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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1993-06-16, Page 1Bright Summer Mixed Bunches 895 e m,ey,d��y t1 COUNTRY flOWEJ:' - -fir Norm, IVitddlese) ..Amfhtoi Gasser k neide Investments Rsp, (11( "A <<'<g Minds 235-2420 inside General Homes Making a comeback in Hensall page 5 1 Field hockey Students in for Ontario team page 14 Hensel) fair Photos and results Starts page .17 Atter-liras Cafe of -the arts at SHIMS page:27 Science Student selected for workshop page 30 Irrigation equipment stolen =in Stephen Township g9333'itR erefPP_are investigating.the.ibcft of some .irri- gation .equipment from a property cast of Eisner over the .weekend. Police -say -some water gauges, an L-shaped pipe with a 10' total Icugth,: and an . onutge .metal lhree- pointhitch ahree door :by ..tbe:a foot square, were.taken from .a .Stephen Township•propertynear Devil's El- bow either on June 11 or 12. The OPP also say they have in lost property a ladder which was found on Highway 84 .west -of Hen - sell last Monday. If anyone can identify their ladder they are invit- ed to call the OPP at 235-1300. On Thursday, .the `OPP were called to a traffic accident on High- way 83 in Stephen Township. Po- lice say Jennifer Glazier of Dash- wood ran off the highway, due to being -blinded by the sun. Glazier was not injured,• but her car suf- fered moderate damage, say police. Last Tuesday, vehicles driven by Brent Robinson of Brucefield and Sheila Penhalc of Woodham collid- ed on Highway 4 in Hay Township. Injuries were minimal, say police, although damage to the vehicles was listed as severe. McGillivray tax jump Tess than one percent WEST McGILLIVRAY - McGiI- Iivray Township council approved a 1993 budget on June 7 which calls for a property tax increase of less than one percent. The mill rate for the township taxes is up slightly to 112.648 mills, representing a 0.41 percent increase over 1992 rates. When mill rate increases for Middlesex County, and the school boards are added in, the McGillivray ratepayer can expect an overall tax bill some 14 percent more than last year's. Township council set their bud- get with the expectation that trans• fer grants from the province will be down some $13.952 when com- pared to 1992 grant_. The overall township budget is S889,170 for municipal operations, with 5433,724 raised from local property taxes. sin other business„ council de- ferred a decision on the rezoning of part of Lot 21, Concession 11 for a new day camp. Council will be re- considering the proposal at their June 21 meeting. When David Gagne and tMllauet Perry were married in Exeter's MacNaughton Park on Saturday afternoon, passers-by were no doubt surprised to seethe bride arrive for the ceremony on a white horse. Margaret practised at a riding stables in preparation for the special day, but got little co-operation from her steed at the critical moment. At right, Margaret gets her horse back under control, and it had settled down enough to pose with them for a memorable wedding photograph. Committee says 'yes' to Health Comicn By Fred Groves T -A staff CLINTON - Despite disapproval from Huron County Council, it looks as though the county is heading towards setting up a District Health Coun- cil, (DHC). Wednesday night in Clinton, the DHC's steering committee said it had Olken the tatipajor step 10 sening.up a DHC in one of onjy two -counties e. Alin Campbell supporter Exeter student delegate at ieadership rally OTTAWA - Terra Ahrens of Ex- eter was among those cheering on The next Prime Minister of Canada at the Conservative leadership con- vention in Ottawa on the weekend. Ahrens, a fourth year honours politics student at the University of Western Ontario, was a voting dela- gate supporting Kim Campbell, the eventual winner in the five - candidate race to become the new Prime Minister to lead the govern - McDonald's sign is endorsed EXETER - Only one formality remains before McDonald's can bc- gin construction of their new 39 - seat restaurant in Exeter. The planning advisory committee gave its endorsement last Wednes- day to a minor variance application to allow the restaurant its tall "gold- en arches" sign in front of the prop- erty at 263 Main St. N. The com- mittee will be forwarding its approval of the miner variance to council on Monday for final pas- sage. The sign, which will be near- ly 11 metres tall, exceeds the present bylaw for single pylon signs by eight metres. The only objection to the sign came from the neighbouring Ken- tucky Fried Chicken restaurant. The committee noted that when that restaurant's rotating bucket sign was installed, there was no sign bylaw in place, and the compa- ny dealt more with the transporta- tion ministry than the town at that time. The committee is recom- mending to Kentucky Fried Chick- en that if they wish to increase their sign height, they should make a similar application. McDonald's predicts that once building permits arc granted for the property, the restaurant will be built and running within 10 weeks. ment into the upcoming election. "It was an exciting weekend for her," said Dianne Ahrens, Tara's mother, who was awaiting her daughter's return from Ottawa Monday evening. Dianne said from what her daughter fuel sold her so far, she ex- posure to the convention process was "a real eye-opener" for the pol- itics student. in the province which does not have a DHC. "We have advised the ministry [of health) the fust decision has been made," said committee chairman Paul Carroll. At the lune county council meeting in Goderich, Huron Warden Tom Tomes,.speaking on behalf of council; said he was against the idea of a DHC. .In a detailed four-page report, Tames said, "in general it is our belief tint programs Wrftr h 'lldel5► Mored should'be manage poo. vincially and planned for provincially with local input from accountable elected representatives." Carroll said he believes the reason county council is against a DHC is simply because it is unaware of the purpose of the group, which has re- ceived 23 briefs and letters from various groups in favour of the DHC. Although concern has been raised by some local government members that consumer input was not high enough, committee resource person Jack Riddell said, through a press release, that a positive input from each of the five community hospital boards was essentially consumer input. "The only group that has said 'no', has said 'yes' to planning but `no' to structure. They want to build on the current Board of Health," said Carroll. He admits the 'Huron DHC has a a lot of work ahead of it now, begin- ning with which county it will link up with. Neighbouring Perth, which is the only other county in Ontario without a DHC, is the likeliest possibility. At its next meeting, June 23, the commiuee will begin to Consider a number of boundary issues. It will also review the merits of joining exist- ing DHC's. The -Huron DHC is also in the midst of joining the other 32 'councils to participate as an equal partner in regional planning decisions for health care delivery. Health Minister Ruth Grier announced on Wednesday the .first step in the regional planning model for southwestern Ontario. What regional planning is. hoping to do is bring the DHC's closer togeth- er and the idea is to seek ways to emphasize, the planning role of the DHC's. Pilot critical after crash HURON PARK - A local pilot remains in critical condition after a light aircraft accident Saturday af- ternoon at the Centralia Airport. Captain Barry Moms, 58, was practising take offs and landings at the airport on Saturday, when at about 2:10 p.m. the two-seater air- craft he was flying icft the runway and crashed into a ditch. Morris was taken to Victoria Hospital in London for treatment of head and, cheat Injuries. As of Monday morning, the hospital said he remained in aridcal condition. A passenger in :the plane, Dennis Simo, 32 ofieiilton,'was treated for bruised 'ribs and an injured foot at South Num Hospital.and released. An ;investigation into the crash is *being conducted by the National "Transport Safety Board. Morris, a Kirkton native, was the operator of Moms Aviation in Hu- ron Park. As a guest speaker at Ex- eter Public School in April, Morris told the students he was pleased with his record of 21,000 flying ?hours without an accident. Zurich budget on hold Z ICH - While other mu- ptss>sirtg eats - with .:their fingers cross&), Zurich council will be waiting a while longer be- fore committing itself to a fi- nancial plan for 1993. At Thursday's council meeting, reeve Bob Fisher and council agreed to post- pone their budget meeting for at least a couple of weeks un- -til.more information is availa- ble on the provincial govern- ment's "social contract". The contract aims at cutting grants to municipalities by re- ducing wage packages to mu- nicipal employees. Clerk Maureen Simmons said she has made calls to the province to seek more infor- mation on what Zurich can expect to lose in grants, but has.not met with any success. Students ofThe Year chosen at SI�DHS formal Friday By Erin Lobb T -A Staff EXETER - To any one about town last Saturday night you may have thought Exeter had been taken over by the cast members of "Be- verley Hills 90210". However, the limo's, tuxedos and party dresses were all part of South Huron high school's formal evening entitled "Ecstasy in Emerald City". The time honoured tradition of a graduation formal has come to rep- resent an important event in a teen- agers lift. Yet, recent debate has arisen over the neccessity of the gala extravaganza they have be- come. A typical evening common- ly includes not only an expensive outfit and flowers, but an elegant meal, occasionally a linm,"and of course the tickets, On average SW - dents have spent anywhere from 5150 to 5300 to create the perfect high school memories. This years theme was organised by Anne Walper, who created, a metallic green and gold wonder- land, complete with a fountain, in the small gym of the high school. Joe Wooden, principal at SHUNS, remembers formals that had been held there since his first year in 1955. "The decorations were very elaborate. i remember one year when we had an actual stream, with fish in it, flowing right through the school gym." According to Wood- en "receiving lines" were popular and it was common for most par- ents to be in attendance. "We didn't have thg same prob- lem with adolescent drinking back then. The formal was the one dance you knew you wouldn't have problems with." Said Wooden. This year was no exception, Wood- en was pleased that the event was a success, with no problems with SU/- dent W- dent behaviour. Wooden felt that there was a good possibility that the formal which has been held, at the Recreation Centre for, the past five years, would be held again at thy. school. The evening was highlighted by the presentation of the "Student of the Year" award to the male and k - male stttdetus .who received the most votes from the student body. This years winners were Stacey Rader aid Casey Lessard were elected dent body. year taoey ' ; : r sey Lessard by the South'Huron District High 4cho0l stu 1 •