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Homecoming See page 16 Motorcycle fatality CLANDEBOYE-A well-known area businessman died in hospital in London Sunday from injuries he received when the motorcycle he was driving collided with an on- coming vehicle before striking two other vehicles. Giuseppe (Joe) Garagozzo was heading north, rounding the Clandeboye curve at 3:45 p.m. when the accident occurred. Garagozzo, 44, was the president and founder of the Donut Delite Cafe chain which has more than 30 stores including one in Exeter and Lucan. He is survived by his wife and two children. Weigh scale stolen from Cook's Mill HENSALL - A weigh scale val- ued at $3,000 was stolen on July 29 from Cook's Mill. According to police, a padlock was cut from a shed to gain entry. The grey scale was a Mettler, mod- el PM4800, serial number 114113004. OPP report a quiet holiday weekend GRAND BEND - The Grand Bend detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are eXtremely pleased to advise of a quiet Civic Holiday Weekend. The weather has been hot and the vast majority of people who have travelled to Grand Bend have en- joyed and behaved themselves. As of noon on August 5, 96 members of the Ontario Provincial Police had laid a total of 110 charg- es. The majority of them relate to the Liquor Licence Act (42) and the Highway Traffic Act (47). As a result of a theft investigation 23 year old male from London ias been charged with theft under ;5,000.00, possession of stolen woperty under S5,000.00 and traf- icking in a narcotic. The officers have been on ATV patrol, bicycle patrol, foot and vehi- :le patrol. As well, the marine units cave been nut in the waters of Lake furan. DUBLIN - The Huron and Perth Boards of Health have approved resolutions to work towards a plan to merge and restructure, Board ('hairs Ron Murray and Kathy Rae a pounced. .rerger will support the con- , viability of mandatory pub- ,lealth services for residents by combining resources in the face of reduced provincial budgets and growing service pressures. "Ontario's health care system is being restructured and we recog- nize the need to take action locally to achieve administrative and oper- ational cost savings so that we are able to continue to sustain public health services and programs for our communities. This is the goal of the proposed merger", Murray and Rae both emphasized. The restructuring is expected to be completed by September 1997 when a single board should be in place. A merger -.steering committee made up -of Members and senior staff of each current board will be named shortly to oversee planning and implementation. The restructuring will be based on: - an open, equal and mutually beneficial partnership - commitment to communities and tradition of service. - achieving :.dministrative and operational savings to sustain man- datory services. - addressing change with staff in a fair and open manner. Rae said wherever possible, the restructuring will support commu- nities to preserve the local delivery and accessibility of Board services. The focus will be on maintaining front line services and combining resources. The delivery of services will be centred on the existing main offices of each board, located in Clinton and Stratford. Murray noted a number of op- tions were considered by each board to address restructuring needs. Both boards believed that a Hu- ron -Perth partnership was the best solution to ensure the Tong -term in- tegrity and viability of public health services for the communities served by both boards. "We share similar populations, public health needs and have a tradition of coop- eration already." The Joint Steering Committee will be established during the sum- mer to oversee the planning and implementation of the merger. A workplan will be developed and implementation will com- mence in the fall. In addition, there will be consul- tation on the implementation of the merger and regular communica- tions with communities, stakehold- ers and employees on progress. Both Rae and Murray noted that the merger will position the areas' public health service for the future and enable them to continue to make a positive contribution to the communities which are served. Paralympics • Exeter teen will travel to Atlanta for Paralympics EXETER - Three area companies including DeWil Products in London are sponsoring 22 -year-old Exeter resident Nicole Chap- man and her case worker, Dorothy Tanaka, to watch the Par- alympics in Atlanta. Chapman and Tanaka will visit Atlanta from August 13 to 19 and both are excited about watching wheelchair basketball. The owner of DeWil Products is a gold medalist in the Par- alympics and believes it is important for people with disabilities to have opportunities available to them. De Wil makes produces for people with Cerebral Palsy. Chapman lives at the Huron Street Residence, a home for five dis- abled youths run by the Anago Agency which also operates housing for young offenders. Four of the residents attend South Huron Dis- trict High School. The home is licenced as a children's facility and is the only of its kind in Huron County. Mmm... looks good! Jarrett Bullock of Grand Bend took his time carefully choosing a cupcake at Dashwood Friedsburg Days on Saturday. After 1 p.m. all children under 12 years received a free cup- cake. Other children's activities included face painting, mask making, miniature train rides, a sing -a -long and a mini tractor pull. ABCA celebrates 50 years of conservation The foundation has initiated a trust fund to support the Sylvan Conservation Program By Heather Mir T -A Reporter EXETER - Despite a downpour during the ceremonies, the mood of conservationists celebrating the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Au- thority's 50th anniversary was not dampened last Tuesday. Community members who have worked to conserve our watersheds were given the opportunity to share accomplishments with fellow conservationists during the com- memorative ceremonies that were followed by a social and barbecue. Municipal members, ABCA staff and board members as well as dig- nitaries including Huron -Bruce MP Paul Steckle and Perth MP John Rich- ardson attended the ceremonies. 0 Can- ada was sung by Re- beckah Prout and Lindsay Holdsworth and the invocation was given by Pastor Heather Smith. According to Huron Warden Bill Clifford, most Canadians agree our best resource is the environment. However, funding cutbacks threat- en to halt action that protects this resource. With the province close to eliminating all conservation au- thority funding, municipalities can now, for the most part, determine the role conservation will play in "A suc Pas ion indica the fu their communities. The challenge facing local politicians and com- munity partners is to continue pro- grams that benefit all residents with cleaner water and a healthy environment. Past ABCA Chairman Bob Ben- ner warned conservationists of the temptation to revel in past glory. "A successful past is no longer an indication of the future," said Ben- ner. He outlined three stages in the authority's history including the taming of nature, the development of nature and the stage we are now entering, the protection of nature. Creating a safer and more pro- ductive watershed has been the result of the first two stages. Peo- ple have been able to settle in these areas where they live and work. Recreation fa- cilities including na- ture trails, boat launches and picnic ar- eas have been developed. How- ever, throughout these stages the expenditure of money and effort has been sufficient to complete the task. Now society is creating prob- lems for itself through the in- creasing use of chemicals and the generation of more human waste, said Benner. "Society has found the third task, cessful t is no ger an lion of Lure." to protect, much more daunting," said Benner, adding self-control must be used to accomplish this goal. Gerry Houston, chairman of the Association of Conservation Au- thorities of Ontario introduced United States guest speaker, Doug- las Kleine, executive vice- president, Soil and Water Con- servation Society. Kleine spoke about the future for conservation and congratulated the ABCA's efforts to protect the land and create a safer environment on a watershed basis. "If the conservation movement loses this kind of commitment, it will present a danger," said Kleine. "Doing nothing is not an option." According to Kleine, hard work by local people is the only strategy to meet the challenge presented by reduced provincial funding. Sur- vival, he said, lies in the individual and collective effort. Working to continue environ- mental programs for youth who will be responsible for the future, the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Foundation has initiated a fund- raising project to support the Syl- van Conservation Program. The Sylvan Trust Fund will help to guarantee the future of one of the foundation's most successful pro- grams that give our youth the tools to be stewards of the land.