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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1993-02-03, Page 1inside Beach Ease Business booms for Lucan men page 5 Creativity Enrichment program for students page 8 Swine research Record attendance at CCAT page 11 Goalies Coverage in the crease Second front Fire depart- ment budget set at $210,100 EXE IbR - The budget for the Exeter and Area Fire Board has been set and is being presented to the member municipal councils for approval. Exeter town council Monday eve- ning approved.the budget which calls for $210;100 to operate the volunteer department for 1993, a reduction of $1,900 from the 1992 budget w, - ` - One main reason for the reduc- tion in the budget is that capital ex- penditures for 1993 are down sig- nificantly after the board spent $87,000 on the new tanker truck last year. Councillor Bob Spears told coun- cil that the fire board is puuing aside 310,000, however, in case the opportunity to purchase a used staff vehicle arises. That item of the budget was reduced from 320,000 originally projected for the pur- chase of a four-wheel drive vehicle to replace the chiefs 1984 car after member municipalities objected. Thc fire board budget must be also ratified by the councils of Hay, Stephen, and Usbome Townships. The actual expenditures for 1992 came in some 39,073.45 under bud- get. Snake stolen, or just in hiding? EXETER - Town police respond- ed to a complaint of a possible break, enter and theft! on Thursday. Missing from a residence on 'Thom- as St. was a Burmese Python snake. Police say they are still investi- gating the possible theft and say they have some leads as to who may have taken the snake. Howev- er, they arc also not ruling out the ,possibility the snake may have es- caped by itself and is either in hid- ing in the house, or escaped out- doors to perish in the cold. Last Monday, police arrested a 16 year old male for uttering death threats against another youth. He 'appeared at a bail hearing in Gale - :rich on Wednesday and was re- leased on various conditions for an ,. appearance in Goderich Youth 'Court on February 4. Last Tuesday, police responded to a complaint of an intruder in a William St. residence. Although they evicted a youth from the prop- erty, further investigation revealed a case of mistaken identity and they say no charges will be laid. A small child suffered minor in- juries on Saturday at the interaec- tiossof Andrew and Victoria Streets after being struck by a car. Police say the child ran out into the street and no charges will be laid against the motorist. Solutions offered for tough times on the farm By Adrian Harte T•A Editor CLINTON - As one observer re- marked "at least they're doing something and not just sitting around complaining about it all". Indeed there is much for Huron County farmers to complain about these days. A disastrous 1992 har- vest, but without any sign of im- proving crop prices has been the source of much distress on many local farms. Some will fare better than others, but for those who find thetnselves running on the ragged edge until things improve, there is a group trying to offer some relief. Dubbed HEART, for Huron Emit ency Agriculture Response T '(or Huron Emergency Assis- t' lief Team, depending on whose brochure yowl read) the group is a subcommittee of the Hu- ron Federation of Agriculture and is aimed at making sure those in need are aware of the services available to them. HEART held a meeting last Tues - Optimists receive charter Twenty eeven members (above) of the Opthniat Club of Ht Sall and District were inducted as charter members at a Sat- urday avastiagiroxprat. At right, president of the new club, Pat'Pryie, ntaeiresere club charter b'ont,-Optinist past gov- ernor ov- ern r lolarren Becheraid. About .150 attended the banquet to ollieiNy+ else welite new club to the organisation. The Hen- . eatitehlkitesirereatafripleneed several ardieilias for dm corn- 'at■rtllitroltttrth Korey Youmans of Exeter - heading to California as one of a handful of possible new models. Exeterteen one of select few for cover .model test EXETER - A student of South Huron District High School is heading to California as one of a select few chosen for a chance at a modelling career. , Korey Youmans, 15, will be in Santa Ana, California on the Valentines weekend for the 1993 International Cover Model Search. She is one of 40 girls selected from over 7.0(X) appli- cants to attend the cover test. Youmans will be photo- graphed by three world class fashion photographers and the resulting photographs will be sent to 107 modelling agencies around the world. The company which runs the cover test claims responsibility for the discovery of several famous top models through the same process. "Tlhis�is going to be an oppor- tunity I didn't want to pass up," said Youmans, who notes she has had no prior modelling expe- rience - she just sent her photo- graph to the agency. Much of the cover test means going first class: limousines, top hotels, and top restaurants. Youmans said from eyeqpiiiqg she has heard, the models (and their accompanying mothers) are going to be treated like queens for the weekend. Despite the discounted rates on the hotels, and thc fact that the photographers are working for only 20 percent of their usual wages, Youmans said the trip will still be expensive. Conse- quently, she is canvassing local businesses for sponsorships. "I've got two weeks to raise the money," she said. One of the highlights of the trip is a Valentine's Day meal at the restaurant jointly owned by Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarrenegger. Who knows? One of them may make an appearance. While Youmans said she is de- termined to complete her educa- tion, the possibility of a model- ling career can't be ignored. If even one of the 107 agencies seeing her photos sees some- thing it likes, it could mean fame and fortune. "There's a good chance some- one will like my face," said Youmans. 4 Kartoons For Kids day evening at the Clinton High School and about 50 people came out to hear an outline of those ser- vices which could make the differ- ence for those who don't know how they will put food on the table in the coming months, how they will make Their loan payments, or how 'they will find the funds to plant their 1993 crops. Bonnie Johnson of Rural Connec- tions, a program of the. Canadian Mental Health Association, ex- plained that HEART now has 520,000 or more from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food to offer to farm families as immediate relief, up to $1,000 a month until the end of March. Johnson said the funds are to cover "basic necessities", like food and heating fuel for self- employed farmers who aren't eligi- ble for welfare. Items like feed, crops, and live- stock arc not being considered as pan of the family's assets when making an application for the aid. Anyone needing such assistance can contact either the OMAF office or Social Services directly. "Some farm families will be eli- gible, depending on the circum- stances," said Johnson, who later said she received three applications from families indire circumstanc- es, two of which said they could -wait until the beginning of Febru- ary for the funds to become availa- ble. "I wish all families in Huron County were as brave as farm fami- lies. They figure if they have pota- toes and eggs, give the money to someone else who needs it," said Johnson. If demand for the aid is great enough, Johnson said OMAF has already hinted that more money may become available and the pro- gram might be extended beyond the Continued on page 3 Grand Bend ready for 10 days of winter fun By Fred Groves T -A staff GRAND BEND - Tom MacMillan has put in his weather re - Wiest. He'd like two more feet of snow please and thank you. On Friday, MacMillan, the vice-chairman of the Grand Bend Winter Carnival, was busy making sure preparations for the 70) annual event were going smoothly. Thc camival, one of the largest winter festivals in Ontario, begins Friday night with the Fashion Show at the Legion and concludes ten days later with a reception on Valentine's Day. When asked if there was enough snow, MacMillan said, "1 would wish a couple of feet on the town all at once and then cold weather. The snow is not dropping in Grand Bend." The weather has already been unco-operative for the organizers which means one of the show piec- es of the carnival, a castle made en- tirely out of snow, has had to be re- built. But on Friday, volunteers worked diligently, to haul, pack and shape snow into a masterpiece which will be admired for weeks. "It's one of the centre pieces," said Macivlillan of the castle which is being built in the parking lot of the Colonial Hotel. "It's something new, were fighting -the weather, that's for sure." The castle will be surrounded by as many as 20 sculptures as teams of three will once again compete in the Ontsrio International Snow Sculpting Competition. MacMillan says the castle will be big enough to walk through. "it's a lot of work. Jt takes a lot of manpower. People have been very generous in helping." Indeed, on Friday Grand Bead deputy -mayor 1 Cam Ivey was even seen helping to build the forms for the castle. While snow is very important to a winter carnival, there are several other activities which are indoors which do not require any snow. The 1992 Grand Bend Winter Carnival has chosen as its theme this year, Kartoons For Kids'. MacMillan however, has pointed out that the carnival is for kids of all ages. "We decided the last two years we had serious themes and it was time for something a little more fun." MacMillan has taken over the chairman's job from Dave Shep- pard who' was very successful in organizing a Hole -In -One contest in the summer which proved to be a large fundraiser for the carnival. Volunteers are what makes the carnival a success and this year is no exception. Marian Ogilvie, one of nearly 200 volunteers is also on the execu- tive committee which plans the Grand Bend Winter Carnival 12 months a year. "I enjoy it. It's something to do in the winter. We plan this all year long," said Ogilvie now in her sixth year with the camival. Grand Bend is known as being a summer resort community, but in the winter, people who own cottag- ers show up in masses to take part and cnjoy the many events. Continued on page 2 Few complaints sQ far Is Exeter ready to accept $2 tags for garbage bags? EXETER - Although the public meeting about the town's proposed Waste Management Plan is not un- til this coming Tuesday, works su- perintendent Glenn KF1Ls noted at Monday's council meeting there have been few complaints so far about the plan to charge residents 52 for each bag of garbage thrown away. Mayor Bruce Shaw agreed, and said while he knew of a few phone calls to councillors, he only re- ceived one letter himself. (Editor's note: a letter to the editor from an- other resident complaining about the proposal is in this week's issue.) Councillor Ben Hoogenboom, however, said that does not mean the proposal is not without its flaws. He said a car wash operator in town frequently finds bags of household garbage dumped in thc bins,beside the car wash. Hoogen- boom speculated that they were possibly taken to Exeter for dump- ing by residents of Grand Bend, who have been under a 32 per bag user pay system since October. "I think we should check with Stephen [Township) to see if they've had an increase in dumpod garbage since Grand Bend went to tag collection," insisted Hoogen- boom. The public meeting, at which the bag -and -tag garbage collection pro- gram will be fully explained along with other waste management plans aimed 'at improving the environ- ment and extending the town's landfill capacity, will be hest Tues- day February 9 at 7 p.m. at the South Huron Recreation Centre. An open house type of information session will be held earlier in the day from 2.6 pan. 4 1 1