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EXETER - Progress on ex-
panding .Exeter's water supply
by tieing in to Stephen Town-
ship's pipeline appears to be on
hold.
Mayor Bruce Shaw told town
council that even though an "in-
formal agreement" has been
worked out with the township,
no progress can really be made
until funding is available.
A provincial subsidy will like-
ly be needed to construct the
pipeline connection, expected to
cost up to $3 million.
Shaw told council the project
will likely have to wait another
year until a new provincial bud-
get allocates funds to such mu-
nicipal projects.
cause I don't know where they're
going to barbeque," said Hebden of
Grand Bend residents who live in
higtirise condominiums.
He said he has seen letters from
local people who plan: to fight -the
proposed bylaw "toothanduail."
With the many residents in the
village who do barbeque on their
balconies, council decided to have
Hebden and Administrator Paul
Turnbull talk to various condomin-
ium groups and find out what there
suggestions are.
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Lunwater :upfrr
:'RICAN - Residents of the vil-
lage of Lucan who wish to pay
their water project invoices now in-
stead of being charged by deben-
ture over the next 10 years have a
few days left to make payment.
Village clerk Ron Reymer said
this -week that ,debenturing :is :ex-
.petxed=to beputin place on -April 1.
:iBefore.that: late; paymentnf4he in-
-aoices:with penalties addW=odllbe
:accepted.
Keymer says that 72 percent of
rpmperty owners have paid their
aeeaeraeapital invoices up front.
'Me clerk also said that invoices
.for he sewer system would prob-
.ablyrbegoing out to property own-
'byslate inrsquarter
e will:iie=$2.500 for up
to ftxtrinchJines and for anything
larger :the atayment asked will be
a
55,000.
Council has asked villageplanner
Liz Howson to peepaie a general
bylaw amendment z2o ie -establish
both laundromats and carwashes as
allowable uses in the village.
The law to allow the use of laun-
::dr+omats and carwashes was re-
ascinded a couple of years ago when
:.a ban was put on water use in the
village.
`With an adequate supply of water
from the new Lake Huron system
and a number of inquiries, the by-
law will be put back in place as
soon as possible.
Rev. Bruce Pocock and Frank
Goring have agreed to sit on a com-
mittee to establish .and oversee .an
annual .citizenship award. A .third
person is expected to respond in the
near future.
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Pancake and Sausage Brunch
Saturday March 2711 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Sunday March 2812 noon - 3 p.m.
Phone 2324460
and sit Aker plate with a pk *e of
disc 1511 it which he "was
witting tolialtfOr 52,650.
The tankard, which was sixteen -
and -a -half inches high was going
for•$1,695. Elson said if the paint-
ing was of lions it would have been
worth several thousand.
Some of Elson's wares were red -
doted which he said, signify they
are of higher quality and therefore
fetch a much higher price.
Local shop owner: Of the many
dealers at the show was Jeannie
Blythe, who, along with her bus -
band Brian, own an antique store in
Lucan.
Jeannie said they usually don't go
to Mows but since this one was in
their own village, decided to bring
their antique furniture to the show.
"A lot of people come to these
shows because they have stuff and
they want to know what it's worth,"
she said.
Dressed in a turn -of -the -century
costume, Blythe said it's Brian who
has the keen eye for antiques.
"He has a taste for unusual items
and he picks up a lot of stuff."
Sunday's show gave people a
chance to wonder through the many
displays and talk to the dealers.
And, if you were in the mood to
buy, there was lots to purchase.
Positively
Stompin' on
TV Sunday
LONDON - A popular local
band, Positively Stompin', will
make its television debut this Sun-
day.
On CFPL television, channels
eight and ten, the band will be fea-
tured on the music show Up and
Coming.
The show, filmed several weeks
ago, airs Sunday March 28 at 9:30
p.m.
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Tl ttiO4& wale, March 24,1993
Tax .payment
sore du #e
questioned
GRAND BEND -
Iles in tieetad'lend ton=
et lainaid'pay'theit
es.
• •Atdaialtday night's wawa maet-
1tion
s from a month to
n0t3>t;year were discussed.
Abstinistrator Paul Turii-
Witslielilliedtaut that cotiectior► of
SOWS on a monthly basis would be
nearly impossible.
"Fran our perspective, were not
computerized and it would triple
ache work," said Turnbull.
Mayor Tom Lawson said there
'-ware some cottage owners who
would prefer'tosimy -just once a
year.
"No matter what you do, you're
not going to please everyone," said
councillor Cam Ivey.
Currently, residents pay taxes
four times per year, which is in line
with the frequency in which the
-municipality pays the tax bill to
Lambton County and the Board of
Education.
Township
fiistory follow
up may have
to wait
EXETER - The group which put
.,together the comprehensive history
rof Usbome Township for the mu-
nicipality's 150th anniversary last
year has hopes to produce a supple-
ment to focus on the history of the
::township's various schools over the
years.
The Usbome Historians, Fern and
.:Bill Dougall, Garnet Hicks, and
•'Mary Bladder, attended:the March
2 mating of townshipoeuncil to
, :request financial support for their
supplement to "Between the Fenc-
_ :es". Council, however, said they
were unable to provide the finances
rand recommended the book be pre-
sold.
Council also proposed that the
supplement be postponed for a: -kw
. years.
.rIgafter
*lain St. tor
rash
EXETER - 'Town police say
Highway Traffic • Act lcbarges are
.pendingahera,twoacaraollision c^
Main Street ,South in .Exeter last
Tuesday.
Police tt~port that .cars driven by
Carrie Stuart of Exeter and Kathe-
rine Hayter of Dashwood collided,
but no injuries resulted.
Police also report they seised two
radar detectors this past week.
Both drivers have been charged
with Highway Traffic Act offenses.
A car abandoned on Andrew
Street in Exeter on Saturday was
found to have been stolen earlier
::from the Strathroy area.
WVOTCH group
raising funds
for future
addition
EXETER - A much-needed addi-
tion to the Western Ontario Thera-
,peutic Community Hostel
(WOTCH) building in Exeter will
likely have to be built with funds
raised in lite oxxna�wtity.
There are little or no government
funds available for the addition, ex-
pected to cost about 517,900, and
officials say they have only about
53,500 set aside for it so far.
A fashion show, to be held , at
Frenchman's inn on April 1 will be'
helping to raise money for the,fu-
ture addition. Two businesses,
Peckitt's Mens Wear of Grand
Bend and Melba Tuckers of Exeter
will be showing .off their spring
.,fashions at the evening program.
sjpwever, the 527.50 tickets for the
"how have already sold out.
Another fuodtaising project for
WOTCH is a raffle for a watercol-
our of Devil's Elbow by Sarnia art-
ist Jane Hunter. Draw tickets arc
Ie at several places in Exeter
52 each, or three for $5.
When it Gust opened nearly six
Years Ago in its building behind
AIS Ccmuntrnicauons on Highway
83, the WOTCH program had 25
clients in its day program. Sil<lee
then, however those numbers have
swelled to over 75 clients, making
the need for mord rosea" essential.
Jeannie Blythe of Lucan was dressed in an old-fashioned
dress during the Antique Show and Sale on Sunday.
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LUCAN - A guitar for $1,000
and a mate -whillt°'was sold for
52,250.
While many of* ndreds of
pule who attended the Lucan An-
tique Show and Sale, were there to
browse, there were others who
went home with treasurers.
On Sunday, Charlie Elson of Lu -
can had several antique plates and
vases, one which he sold for
52,250. Antique sales often mean
both the seller and the buyer have
to barter a bit, and in this particular
transaction was no exception.
Elson put a price tag of 52,600
on the 1905 RS Prussia mold bowf-
in -bowl that had a painting of os-
trichs on it's ten -and -a -half inch
wide surface.
"I bought it at an auction. It's the
very best china. It's like a bone chi-
na," said Elson.
He buys and re -sells antique
dishware and among the items he
had for sale on Sunday were a RS
Prussia tankard with a mill scene
Balcony barbeques not bannyet
GRAND BEND - Summer may
be closing in on the residents of
Grand Bend, and that means time
to get the barbeque out.
But those who light up the old
grill on their balcony could be do-
ing it illegally.
Monday night at Grand Bend
Council, the village's Fire 'Chief
Jack Hebden once again empha-
sized to council howsimportantitis
to .have a bylaw in place which"
would stop balcony cookouts.
"If we have a fire:on.a balcony,
it's going to be awful hard for.us to
get in there and get the fire out,"
said Hebden.
But as pointed out by both Heb-
den and councillor Cam Ivey, peo-
ple will no doubt continue to bar-
beque on their balconies even
though a bylaw is in place.
"We've got people here who no
smatter what we say, they're going
.to do it, said Ivey.
He even suggested the bylaw:be
..worded so that barbequessretpro-
:thibited only on balconies where it
:isthe only access to the -residence.
have sympathy for them be-
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