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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1993-12-08, Page 2Page 2 -ORM-Advocate, December 8,1993 Regional wrap up Crucial time for Food Bank donations MITCHELL - The number of Mitchell residents who depend on the Community Food Cup- board continues to increase said manager Joyce Kahle. "There's very little on the shelves," she said. And with the Ctuisunas sea- son fast approaching, she won- ders if they will be able to meet demand. According to the Mitchell Ad- vocate, each year more people turn to the food bank for help, but keeping the supplies up is a challenge. "Ever since June, it's been get- tipg worse and worse. People can get along for a while on their own but not for long," she said. Street sign accepted and bursary announced SEAFORTH - World pairs fig- ureskating champion Lloyd Eis- ler accepted the honour of hav- ing a street named after him at a ceremony last Saturday. "It's a great honour and some- thing I'll cherish forever," he said after:accepting a commem- orative sign: from Seaforth may- or Hazel -Hildebrand. Eisleraiso announced the start of a Loyd Eisler Jr. bursary for Most Dedicated Skater who was moving forward to reach their 41111 war champion mg' d young people to reach for their dreams, it was reported in the Seaforth Expositor. "Go for whatever your dream is, show your dedication, reach' that ultimate dream," Eisler -said. Social Contract won 't affect hospital at Christmas ST. MARYS - St Marys Me- morial Hospital won't be ad- veately affected over the Christ- mas holidays by the Ontario government's Social Contract, said Terry Fadelle, Chief Execu- tive Officer. Stratford General Hospital, meanwhile, will face some ma- jor cutbacks over the next few weeks. "In Stratford, they are making some major changes at Christ- mas umc. They're eliminating elective surgery, I think, for something like five weeks," said Fadellc. "Of course we will serve every patient that comes into our emer- gency department, but we're not looking to do Stratford's elec- tive surgery in Si Marys," he told the Journal Argus. Canada 125 recipient CLINTON - Bob Campbell of Clinton was recently recognized with a Canada 125 Award for his contributions in the commu- nity, it was reported in the Clin- ton News -Record. Cwnpbell was a business own- er for more than 40 years as co- owner of the men's clothing store Picket and Campbell Ltd. He became full owner, of what was then called Conipbell's Men Wear, in the mid-"TOs until his retirement in 1985. Community contributions in- clude being chairman of the first KJompenfeest . Farmer's dog shot by Ing gunman EXETER - The Exeter OPP are investigating •a case of cruelty to animals after a Stephen 'Ilawnsuip man's dog was shot. Police say the dog, belonging to Albert Defausses of RR1 Centralia was shot in the front and rear legs with a .22 calibre rifle. The dog, a familiar companion on the Conces- sion 2 farm, had to be destroyed as a result of its injuries. The OPP say there appears to be no underlying motive for the shoot- ing, and appears to be a random act of violence. The only description police have is that the dog may have been shot by someone driving a full-size pickup past the farm. Police have laid c sagUinst two men for causing a at the Town and CounitylBoveling Lanes in Zurich late Thursday eve - Mag. The OPP are also investigat- ing some damage to the property that may have resulted from the in- cident. Friday evening a 1985 Nissan pickup was damaged to the tune of $1,200 after someone kicked in the drivers side of the track while it was parked unattended on Conces- sion 4. in the Hay Swamp. If anyone has any information about these or any other crimes, contact the OPP at 235-1300, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-265-1777. Tomei says goodbye to wardan's chair GODERICH - After a full -year of driving all over Southwestern Onta- rio, spending countless hours on the phone and night after night at meet- ings, Tom Tomes is ready to say good bye to the warden's job. Elected last December to sit in the first Huron County chair of municipal politics, Tomes, the reeve of Stephen Township replaced Zurich's Bob Fisher, the 1992 warden. Yesterday, Tomes was turning over his chain of office to either Marie Hicknell of McKillop Township, Howard Armstrong of Stanley Township or Ashfield Township's Allan Gibson. Voting was to be conducted by means of a secret ballot. While Tomes presented a warden's final report to council yesterday, Thursday in Goderich he made a brief speech touching breifly on his year's experiences. "I want to say that it's been an enjoyable year. I've found you meet a lot of great people," said Tomes. The final report which Tomes was to present, came as an idea originally mated by Fisher as a means to give the warden's views and opinions on :various subjects over the past year. "I was going to go out in a real blaze of glory and give my opinion on siblings but I've decided to tone it down." :'fomes noted he has his own views on the Chaplaincy Service at Huron - i ew, the county's Home for the Aged as well as thoughts on.the Chil- 4ren's Aid Society. ',No doubt those are two key issues which will be touched upon in his "re- . '"I believe we've had a Jot of change in the past year and we'll have a lot :wore whether we like it or not," said Tomes. Friday night in Huhn Park,Tomes and his family were the guest of hon- our at an Appreciation Night which was hosted by Stephen Township. Town 'shafted' over police hearing, sus councillor EXETER - One of Exeter coun- cil's more outspoken members ex- pressed his frustration with the re- sults of the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services Hearing. The hearing, which concluded last week, closed its books declin- ing to continue testimony into ttic 1992 dispute between the town Po - Family injured in car rollover EXETER - A single -car accident on Highway 84 Sunday resulted in a driver and his family being taken to hospital for their injuries. Police say Barry Gollan of Lucan lost control of his car while west- bound on Highway 84 in Hay Township. The car left the slippery road surface and rolled over several limes. Gollan and his family were all injured and taken to South Hu- ron Hospital. Police say the inci- dent could have been worse had not all been wearing seatbelts. Last Monday evening, police in- vestigated a two -vehicle collision on Highway 4 south of Exeter on icy road conditions. A minivan driven by Mathilda Anderson of RR 1 Londesboro was northbound, went out of control and struck a southbound minivan driven by Donna Overholt of Exeter. Datn- age to both vehicle was extensive. Again, police say seatbelts were likely responsible for keeping inju- ries to a minimum. Also during the week, police ar- rested one impaired driver, issued one 12 -hour driving suspension. and laid two Liquor Act charges. Correction: identities reversed in Harry Mashers was the ea jansan who arrived by bicycloat the apart- ment of Ross Langford on August 22. The Times Advocate regrets the error. In last week's issue the circurn- lice Services Board and the former chief of police, Jack Harkness. Councillor Robert Drummond said he was "ticked off" with the conclusion of the hearing, and that he felt the town had been "shafted" by being denied a full investigation into the dispute. Drummond said he was also an- noyed that commission co-chair Douglas Drinkwalter said the corn - mission's mission was not to effect punitive measures, but to •solve dis- putes. "I would like to ask Mr. Drink- walter how he intended to settle several disputes without passing judgement," said Drummond. Drummond said he also didn't buy Drinkwalter's argument that the OPP costing procedure made the hearing unnecessary. Drummond said the town was investigating OPP contract policing well before the hearing commenced. "if its a m4ot point then perhaps Mr. should drop his suit as well," said Drummond, referring to the $500.000 lawsuit against the town filed by Harkness for loss of income and pain and suffering as a result of being fired in September 1992. Other members of council re- ceived Drununond's observations, occasionally nodding in agreement, but without adding further com- mie. Correction: funds to come through grants In last week's article about Lions Club fundraising for a MacNaugh- ton Park garden, it was Rated that the Ausabte Bayfield Conservation Foundation had commiued 550,000 to the project. In fact, the Conservation Fonda. tion will be contributing to trade. veloyraent in the MacNaughton/ Morrison corridor, but not specifi- cally tolbe.,garden- The reining 550.000 sought by tine l,ajppaClub to complete the pro- ject spay be coming from provigpjt - grants which have been applied fpr. The Times Advocate regrets the error. A free bag of garbaga...1bt amitimuo EXETER - Councillor Ben Hoogenboom wants to "Maybe we should promote lags as stocking slut - give each town resident a bag ofr Christ-, fers," quipped administrator Rick Hundey. mas. Hoogenboorn made the st d llMtt coun- Nevertheless, Hoogenboorn said a free garbap cit waive its,requirement for $2 bag tags on garbage bag collection might be a sign of good will for set at the curb after Christmas. He pointed out that holiday season. Christmas usually results in alot of garbase,<psrtic- "Perhaps we oan bring it up at next bees ll,"*. ularly packaging. feredHoogenbbom. __- --- -- "C'ardboard goes in the recytlling (box), paper can "You can start the ball reilih%," said mayor truce be used next year," replied clerk -treasurer Liz Bell. Shaw. "I'm not sure how fart will roll." I:Patents want end to biolance 'Continued from front page. Sooiety. He saidsts curb violence in the school, there r -a need to examine what is going on in society. "Violence doesn't occurin a vac- uum, " he said. Brown said the fltndamental is- sue is what makes a student "bad". He also said there is a need to teach students problem solving skills. "We need to see a greater em- phasis on healthy ways of interact- ing," Brown insisted. Chuck Rowlands, of the educa- tion board, told the panel and audi- t encc that the board is putting to- gether a program to - be implemented in kindergarten that would deal with issues of violence and abuse. Wooden suggested that an alter- native school for problem students might be the best solution. He said some kids just don't learn in the traditional school set- ting. "We have tried alternative ciass- t oomsin Huron County and I ;think an alternative school is something to pursue, `the suggest- ed. Wooden said a committee is in the beginning stages of investigat- ing the possibility. "We're not far down that road," ,said Wooden, adding that they are still looking at possible ways to fund the school. 'Perhaps we can make it a joint -venture with other social service agencies," he said. A number of students voiced their concerns about suggested ac- tions to deal with this problem. One student said a 20 -day sus- pension would make it almost im- possible for even a good student to catch up In school. She said this approach would just make school more difficult for a person who is obviously dealing with a lot of problems. Another said that students need to have a clear understanding of school regulations. Although there is a conduct manual available to the students, it is written In administra- tive lingo that may not be interpret- ed easily. She suggested students work on *ken dramas to be performed for � oklirtlre school that would explain unacceptable behavior and show more- positive ways of resolving conflicts. At the end of the meeting many parents were interested in getting together again and trying to decide some course of action now that they have more information on the subject. The ,parents association was scheduled to meet last night. r a i rt t•, S C" 4 r (7, 0. South Huron District High School principal Joe Wooden (right) and Bill Bengough, organizer of last Wednesday's meeting on violence at the school. Bill Theo and Family 4=: are pleased to announce the opening of Theo's Food 'Town in Huron Park Grand Opening Specials Oil! and his friendly staff are pleased to offer you a full line of Fresh Meat, Garden Fresh Produce. Deli Counter and a full selection of Our Compliments Food City and Value Club Products Food City Potato Chips Assorted varieties 180-190 g. bag 2/ Food City Orange Juice 2 litre jug 794 r Kellogg's 7 CONI j Flakes � 675 g. box, Feature price without coupon $2.59 Valid et Food Town Mon., Dec. 6 until Closing Sat., Dec. 11, 1 1993. Not valid with any other 1 coupon — — — 1 York Meat Pies Frozen, chicken, beef or turkey 200 g. pkg. Duncan Hines Cake Assorted Varieti s 500 g. pkg. 990 Selected varieties, regular or diet, 750 ml. btl. PpsJ or 7UP 24 x 355 ml. tins 5" 59' Hours: Men. - Wed. 8 a.m. - 6 p.m,; Thurs., Fri. 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. ;i+luron Park, rim aside Stephen Township Arena Prices in OiN/t.until cios1ng:fat., roc. 11/83