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of ltti0tlmial. d the new
Commercial g Unit in
Exeter last -ward manager
U.J. White resat the tran-
sition went weetilther than he
thought it would. '
Audrey and Ralph Sprung of
Kitchener -Waterloo have taken
over the_ assets of Hughes Co-
lumbia Inc. at Huron Park after
the boat manufacturing; plant
went into receivership for the
second time and the Sprungs
will operate under the -name of
Aura Yachts Inc.
Ontario Ministry of Environ-
.nrent officials said Friday that
,an $8 to S10 million pre-treated
addition to the Lake Huron wa-
ter treatment plant, north of
Grand Bend could start next
year.
The new clerkitreasurer of Us -
borne township is Larry Stuck
of Harrow.
A revolutionary computerized
grain drying system has been in-
stalled. at. the Hensall and Dis-
trict _Co=Operative. Professor
Edward Rhodes of the Universi-
-ty. of Waterloo chemical engi-
neering - department said the
Heasall prototype is the first
amiable system of its kind in
Canada.
25 Years:Ago
October 3, 1968 Exeter may-
-or Jack Delbridge was "in the
groove when he finished third
in the mayor's plowing division
-at the recent International Plow-
ingmatch held hear Guelph.
Acme Neon Signs (London)
Limited have leased a 10,000
square foot building at Centralia
Industrial Park for the produc-
tion of neon signs for advertis-
ing.and other displays. The sign
company employs 25 persons.
Hon. Charles MacNaughton
said this is the seventh industry
to locate at Centralia.
Less than a year after union of
the United Church of Canada.
and the Evangelical United
Brethren Church, the two Bait-
ed churches in the police *Blip
!Of Creditotr-havt d idea tcejeliii.
,forces'effective:htly 1, 1-969.
The Dashwood Tigers added
the Huron -Penh championship
to their provincial, title. Manag-
er Glenn Webb :and .explain
Dave Itatz acceptedthe trophy
from league president Bob Sad-
ler of Staffa.
`.50Xeliel Bo
November 4, 1943 - Mr. S.M.
Sanders was givea-approval by
Exeter councitotot trove two
soft -maple trees from in front of
his house. They were said to be
in the process of decay and a
menace to hydro lines and to the
Sanders Rey.
There is some demand -for the
Board of Education to open a
commercial coarse in Exeter.
The demand seems to be rea-
sonable and is being considered.
One of the finest opportuni-
ties for reforestation in Huron
county is along the banks of the
Ausable River. What is being
done about it?
The two Exeter grooery
stores, Jones and May and
Soutihcott Bros. have forgone
their weekly grooery ads in this
newspaper for the third straight
week and replaced them with
ads calling for purchases of Vic -
wry Loan bonds.
The third blood donor clinic
for Enterer with 164 donors tit
mares Street Uuited Church was
the largest clinic of its kind to
be held outside large cilia ;.
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:04110Ariatliego
Messrs. Dan Davis and Will
Ilalkwill shipped a carload of
e to Montreal on Monday
Rollins and Williams have
several carloads of
to the Lower provinces.
t•We uadeaand that Mr. R.S.
Wang is about to erect a new
cooper shop to begin the manu-
facturing of burls.
Times -Advocate, November 3,1993
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CLINTON - Everyone knows
how difficult it is to find a job these
days and many know how -hard it -is
to maintain the positive attitude
needed to search for employment.
That's were the Job Club comes
into play.
The club is a new employment
program available in Huron County
through employment services in
Clinton. •
"11 provides intense support for
small groups of people," said Deb-
bie Patterson, general manager of
the Huron Employment Liaison
Program.
The club allows a group of about
twenty people to brainstorm and
support each otherasthey search
for employment.
"The group tell us what they need
help with," said Kim DePutter, one
of the job club facilitators.
She said her role is not necessari-
ly. to teach, but to keep the partici-
pants focussed on their goals.
In many cases the participants
teach each other by trading job
search -strategies .and hints about
what to look out for while at an in-
terview.
"A lot of the program is about
motivation," DePutter said.
And that's -were the facilitators
come into play.
"We try to get them feeling posi-
tive about themselves," she said of
the participants. .
Along with rebuilding self-
esteem, the program also helps peo-
ple with their resume and interview
techniques.
Participants receive professional-
ly typed resumes and cover leuers
within the first week, so they are
-ready to go to an interview at any
_time.
Mock interviews are also done on
videotape so the group can later see
how they present themselves to po-
tential employers.
The group then evaluate the inter-
views and give suggestions.
"Everyone learns something by
:watching the videos," said facilita-
_ dor Sue 'Wove t.
And the interview is the key com-
poneenttoiindtngany job.
IliOsimpy. the. ppna.smesses
the.earicilor.inte vrews,.be,itasin-
fomtllion interview rather thanan
actual job interview.
:'The key is to let the employer
acid you in person," Hrovat said.
''""You have a . greater chance of
getting a job if the employer can
place a face with the resume," she
said.
During the intensive three week
session, the participants spend most
days at the Clinton office using -re-
sources they may not have at home.
This includes computers, laser
printers, directories and phones.
They also learn about putting to-
gether resumes, interview strategies
as well as networking and selling
their skills.
These techniques were of particu-
lar interest to a Crediton woman
who recently lost her job in bank-
ing.
Kathy Mixon, said when she
found herself out of work ih Febru-
ary it was difficult trying to re-enter
the workforce.
"Having worked in the same field
for 26 years, I didn't know how to
_approach the job, search," she said.
Doug Fairbairn, of Exeter, said
the program helped him find job
targets and prepare for interviews.
Fairbairn is a recent computer
-programming graduate from Fan-
;shawe.
He's attempting to enter the work-
force.in a new area after a work re-
lated injury forced him to find a
new ttereer.
He _said while at college they
touched on how to prepare for an
intaidiawd,butdhe.infotttantion,was
too vague.
"Here we worked on scripts that
help you get past the secretary and
through to the employer for an in-
terview," he said.
"We break down barriers," Hro-
vat said of the program.
Many people who participate in
the job clubitave already exhausted
dre'.gtlditional approaches to job
Exeter's
newest
restaurant,
McDonald's
-i peened this
Wednesday
morning.
Manager Jim
Couturier, seen
here standing
below the
famous golden
arches, says he
and his staff
are pleased to
be in town.
1
searching, Hrovat said.
"Almost 80 percent of all jobs
available now are notadvertised, so
you have to let people -know your
looking for employment in a partic-
ular field," she said.
"Por a lot of people this is a new
concept." '
People participating in the pro-
gram come from all -wanes of -life.
The only criteria for attending the
program is to be actively searching
4or employment outside the home
and focused on a job goal, said De -
Putter.
The job find club is by no means
a new concept.
Hrovat said it has been .around
for some.20 y rs-.although it -was
only introduced-.to*iuton in Febnru-
ary.
DePutter said on the average 75
percent of the participants fmd jobs
three months after finishing the
per•
Of .the 10 people in the most re-
cent program, DePutter said three
already have jobs and two more
-have interviews they feel will lead
.tojobs.
"People say there are no jobs out
-there. hut. really 4 just.few-
er " Patters n said. -
"The traditional wayrof getting a
job doesn't work anymore."
She said people cant just scan
.the newspaper for belp-wanted.ads
and then -mail out resumes.
"You have to have a competitive
edge," she said.
And part of that competitive edge
comes from knowing how to tap
into the hidden job market.
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Kim DePutter,
'facilitator with
Tthe Clinton Job
Club, helps
participant Doug
Fairbairn
review his
resume.
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