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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1994-05-18, Page 51 Back in Time from the archives of the Times - Advocate 10 Years Ago May 16 - 1984 - A $242,000 agricultural engineering services building offering expanded fa- cilities for instruction and re- search was officially opened at Centralia College of Agricultu- ral Technology, Friday after- noon. Earlier the same day, only a few hours before the opening of the engineering building, it took a prolonged argument in the Legislature before Liberal Agri- culture critic Jack Riddell got his invitation. An outraged Riddell told the legislature that the facility would be opened by Agriculture Minister Dennis Timhrell who had failed to invite Riddell to at- tend in his own back yard. Rid - dell's invitation was finally lo- cated at 10.30 Friday morning. Among the gifts presented to area mothers Sunday was an un- usual one offered by the weath- erman. Shortly after noon, a Tight drizzle turned into a heavy snowfall. Get over Main Street Jug Band. At last week's Celebra- tions in Music at Exeter Public School, a special number was provided by the school's Side Street Jug Band. 25 Years Ago May 15, 1969 - The Dash- wood baseball park will now be officially known as an athletic field under regulations of the Ontario Community Centres Act. One of the projects at hand for the new committee is to in- stall floodlights at the park. Exeter council decided Friday night to debenture $40,000 to cover part of the cost of Main street reconstruction to keep this year's tax increase to a reason- able increase of eight mills. 35 Years Ago May 17, 1959 - The Clande- boye station on the Canadian National Railways line has been sold by tender and is to be re- moved. Between campaign speeches at . ingham and Stratford, Pre- miek Leslie Frost attended a lun"cheon meeting at Arm- strong's Restaurant in Exeter, Friday afternoon. Joanne Mair of Exeter and Audrey Rhodes an outstanding athlete from Stratford, whose parents now live in Exeter were among the nurses who graduat- ed from St. Joseph's Hospital School of Nursing in London. 40Years Ago May 18, 1954 - Over 100,000 trees are being planted in the Ausable Forest in Hay township this spring. The big planting program is part of the reforest - ration scheme of the Ausable Valley Conservtion Authority. The cornerstone for the new addition to the Huron County Home at Clinton was laid by Thomas Pryde, Huron MLA at an impressive ceremony Wednesday afternoon. The Exeter Boy Scout Troupe after being inactive for several years has been reorganized with a membership of over 30. The troupe holds the first charter in Ontario. Harvey Pfaff is Scout- master with assistants Bob Lux- ton and Glenn Northcott. A.J. Sweirzer, former presi- dent of the Exeter Lions was elected Deputy District Govern- or of clubs in this area at a Li- ons rally in Si Thomas. SO Wart Ago , May 19, 1944 - Three mem- bers of the Schroeder family now with the RCAF have been visiting with their parents Mr. and Mrs. William Schroeder. They are FO Gerald Schroeder of Prince Edward Island; FO Leroy Schroeder. Montreal and LAC Orville Schroeder of Belleville. 75 Y. is Ago May 18, 1919 - Hon. Melville Martin, Premier of Saskatche- wan and his mother of London were visitors over the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. F.W. Glad - man. Mr. A.E. Kuhn, manager of the Exeter branch of the Canadi- an Bank of Commerce who has been ill for several weeks fof- lowing an attack of influenza has been given three months leave of absence. Sergeant Hillary Horton, who went overseas with the 161st Battalion, arrived home last week. During most of the time he was with the blacksmith ser- vice. IT'S YOUR BUSINESS Times -Advocate, May 18, 1994 Page k Entrepreneurs embark on Exeter ventures By Erin Lobb T -A staff EXETER - Business in the Exeter area will soon be growing thanks to a course in entrepreneurship. A small business course offered by Conestoga College has provided the opportunity for entrepreneurs to take the steps necessary to opening their own businesses. "Ninety-five percent of new jobs come from small business. For that reason the government is focusing on them," says David Barth Instruc- tor for the course. Barth, along with course co-ordinator John Hen- derson have put together a course with the assistance of Huron Indus- trial training Advisory Committee and U.I.C. "Do they have the stamina? Are they able to work with no supervi- sion? We try to marry the business with each type of personality," says Barth, who believes its a tremen- Usa Rempel's homebased Designer Decor business will soon get underway. Along with Rose Hoffman, Rempel will be running her store out of Hensall. Here she explains her design to the graduating class of small business. Hensall BIA may dissolve unless support increases By Catherine O'Brien T -A staff HENSALL - This could be the last year for the BIA in Hensall unless businesses in the village start taking an active role in its function. Alex Irvine, the BIA chair, told council last Monday night that the proposal was discussed by BIA members at a May 2 meeting . "No one spoke out in opposition," he said. Irvine said there are usually no more than six representatives at- tending the meetings although there are some 54 businesses , part of the BIA. The BIA recommen- dation stated that the Hensall Economic De- velopment Committee would he able to provide the same services, but more efficiently. "The Economic Development Committee does a super job," Ir- vine said. "But they're not the same thing,' said reeve Cecil Pepper. "The committee tries to get new businesses," he said. Pepper went on to say that the BIA's role is pri- marily to improve the downtown core. "The BIA was formed basically to fix up the downtown and it's fixed," Irvine said. "The two com- mittees are really doing the same thing whether they were designed to or not." Councillor Dick Packham agreed there was a duplication of members on the two boards, but he said an organization similar to the BIA was needed in the village to tie business people together. Clerk -treasurer Luanne Phair said dismantling the BIA would take more than simply agreeing to the recommenda- tion.. "We have to sit down and see what our options are," she said. One option Phair mentioned would be to establish a Cham- ber of Commerce similar to Zurich. But she said there was still hope for the BIA. "If you had someone in there who was pro-business and wanted to really promote it... the BIA could turn around," Phair said. Pepper said he would be disap- pointed if the BIA was dissolved. "A lot of time and effort was put into setting it up, it would be a shame to sec it fall apart," he said. Council will continue to look into the recommendation. 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Exeter hosts HOBY workshop EXETER - The first ever Hu- ron -Perth Hugh O'Brian Youth Foundation Community Lead- ership Educational Workshop was held Friday at the Lions Youth Centre. The theme of the workshop was entrepreneurship. Local business people talking about what it takes to be an entrepren- eur included: Linda Wuerth of Wuerth Shoes, Bob Geahen, of Stedmans and Jim Beckett of the Times -Advocate. South Huron District High School student and HOBY member Anita Wein said the workshops are designed to help motivate and educate youth. The foundation was founded in 1958 by actor Hugh O'Brian. dous advantage to have your eyes open before you get involved in a new business. The course covers business plans, pricing, marketing, finances, and operating costs. Catherine McE- wen-Shugar, creator of McShugar's barbeque sauce, says that taking the course helped her "get everything into gear". Despite the statistics, which say 80% of new businesses fail in the first five years, McEwan-Shugar says she is not concerned ,About failure because the business is oper- ated out of her home in Hensall. "We are going to build slowly, es- tablish good customers, and hope it fly's." Beeline Apiaries is Larry Ma- son's new business idea. An inter- est in bees prompted him to special- ize in pollination. "I can't say it (new business prospects) doesn't in- timidate me, but I love my work and according to my plan I'll be where I want to be in four years." Mason will be based in Hensall. Each year the course has been of- fered more and more graduates have sought out the Exeter area to embark on their ideas. In five years Barth says they would like to see CONSIDERING BANKRUPTCY? Call For Alternatives Non -Profit Credit Counselling now available in Huron County 273-1020 Family Counselling e more and more small businesses prosper. "In comparison with other towns we are better than holding our own. We get complaints about empty store fronts, but there really isn't all that many," says Don Romphf, chairperson of the BIA. Romphf says, "Exeter has a positiveness about it. That's what makes it worthwhile opening a business here." He explains that any existing business would be more than happy to sit down and offer consultation to anyone thinking about starting their own small business. "We'd be anxious to hear from people, bounce ideas around, or give guid- ance on some ideas that have al- ready been tried and failed." Romphf says he would rather see someone get the facts and change their mind about going into busi- ness, than to fail. Susan McGhee felt her business plan, for her country crafts store, was lacking so she took the course and revised her idea. "What I have now is a road map for the first year," says McGhee. 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