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Times -Advocate, January 12, 1994
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Child
molester
jailed.
GODERICH A 26 -year-old
Clinton man was sentenced last
Tuesday to four m—Olths in jail
for molesting two children whiie
they slept in their beds.
Kevin Armstrong pleaded
guilty to the assaults just before
Christmas. The victims, a boy
and a girl were both under the
age of 13, it was reported in the
Goderich Signal -Star,
"This thing must stop," Mr.
Justice James. Donnelly said; as
he sentenced Armstrong.
He was placed on probation
for three years after his release.
OPP
takeover
Monday
ST. MARYS An era in the
town's history ended Monday,
and -another began as the St.
Marys Police Departmet]t\ was
disbanded and replaced by the
St. Marys OPP.
Staff Sergeant Robert Jackson
will head up the new force in St.
Marys, under the leadership of
Sebringville Detachment Com-
mander Al Quinn, it was report-
ed in the Journal Argus.
Garbage
bag scheme
unglued
GODERICH - The town may
be stuck on garbage bag stickers
- but the stickers aren't sticking
to the bags.
"In all my years on council
I've never heard so many unfa-
vourable comments," said reeve
John Doherty at an environment
and works meeting last Tuesday.
Apparently a number of stick-
ers applied to cold, plastic gar-
bage bags came loose or were
blowq off by the wind.
The town hasadvised resi-
dents that stickers should be ap-
plied to warm, empty bags in-
doors; once they stick to the
plastic they are not likely to
come off when the bag is placed
outside, it was reported in the
Goderich Signal -Star.
Town administrator Larry
McCabe told the environment
and works meeting, that in the'
three weeks since the tickets
have been on sale, there have
been only three complaints.
Villages
discuss
sewer plant
BRUSSELS - Brussels village
councillors were meeting with
their counterparts from Blyth
last Tuesday to discuss propo-
sals for the expansion of the
sewage facilities of the two mu-
nicipalities, but councillors
made -it obvious last Monday
they aren't enthusiastic about the
idea.
The two municipalities have
been involved in a study of the
expansion of their respective
sewage treatment plants to allow
more storage of sludge, the solid
wastes left after water has been
treated and discharged.
But councillors in Brussels
feel the proposal is unnecessary,
it was' reported in the North Hu-
ron Citizen.
"We think what we have right
now is suitable," said councillor
Dave Hastings.
Currently Brussels and Blyth
have an agreement with a Moms
Township farmer to store sludge
in an old liquid manure tank un-
til it can be safely spread on
farm fields.
Reeve Gordon Workman said
the Ministry of Energy and En-
vironment is unlikely to go
along with such an arrangement
over the long term.
EXETER - The word bingo con-
jures up many images.
Some view it as a fun way to pass
a few hours.,Others see it as a type_
of sport requiring endurance, aler-
ness and complete concentration.
The game certainly has the com-
petitive edge. Just watching some-
one on the verge of a win sets your
heart racing as you anticipate the
next call.
The game has certainly changed.
The rules are the same, but the
players are different, one could
even say the players are more pro=
fessional.
Those who see it as a game
, played by older women in a church
basement, well they haven't been to
a bingo game recently.
.In -fact, Ontario was labelled the
Bingo capital of North America in
February 1993 according to the
consumer and commercial relations
ministry,
It is estimated that Ontarians bet
more than $1.5 billion on bingo
eveary year.
There are euen bingo tours to the
United States.
Obviously people aren't just play-
ing for little 'prizes such as toasters.
Today theorizes include cash. And
it's not just women playing.
Many are quite serious about the
game and would come out in the
worst weather conditions to play.
That was the case Thursday at the
Exeter Legion as the faithful
braved the stormy weather to enjoy
a night of bin°`
"The tutif6ut was definitely af-
fected by the weather, said Esther
Hillman, who is bingo chairman for
the Legion Auxiliary and caller for
the evening.
She said on an average night
more than 150 people are vying for
the $2,000 in prizes.
And if you're not a seasoned pro
at the game, it can be a little con-
fusing, as you try to figure out if
you need a straight line to win or a
pattern or if you need to fill an en-
tire card.
Of course the game also requires
a little luck too.
As people arrive there is a ritual
to setting up before playing. Many
have lucky seats, charms, pictures,
stuffed animals, ashtrays and col-
oured dabbers that are required for
a successful evening.
The most p odor of the lucky
charms seems to be the tiny, wild-
- more than
haired troll doll.
Once the players are set up, the
game begins.
In a night, said Hillman, there are
usually 15 games over the course of.
three and a half hours.
And if you're lucky, you will
have the opportunity to shout 'bin-
go' at least once during the evening.
If that's the case, the card is verified
by one of the checkers and a prize
is awarded.
"The money stays within the aux-
iliary," said Hillman. "AU the prof-
its go back into the connuhity."
So if you feel bingo may he your
calling or you just feel lucky, there
are many organizations throughout
the county that hold bingo nights.
By Catherine O'Brien
and Adrian Harte
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Mary 1Vlontelth was the winner of a cash prize in one of
Thursday's many games. Roy Hunter confirms her numbers
before paying up $30.
. Carl Thurston checks over his cards and marks them
ly. Not only an experienced player, but a lucky one,
twice Thursday before intermission.
careful-
he..won
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Good luck charms are an essential part of bingo. Lucky coun-
ters, coins, stuffed animals, plastic elephants, and even troll
dolls like this one are a valuable part of the bingo experience
for many players.
Esther Hillman (left) calls the bingo games, aided by the
electronic board that not only lists the numbers, but displays
the game pattern and the number of calls made.
Correction:
page
numbers
outdated
Readers of last week's Times -
Advocate may have been a little
puzzled by the dates on the pages
of the issue.
While the front page correctly
displayed the date of January 5,
1994 the inside pages still showed
last week's date of December 29,
1993.
No one noticed the computer file
on the page numbers and dates had
not correctly updated until the
paper had already been printed.
The Times Advocate regrets this
error and any confusion or incon-
venience this may have caused.
Even In the peak of Thursday's blustery cold winter weather,
scores of people braved the cold and missed Seinfeld on tele-
vision to attend the Exeter Legion Auxiliary's bingo.
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