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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1996-09-11, Page 9HURON FAMIT. Times -Advocate, September 11, 1996 Page 9 ac 1 By Ross Haugh from the archives of the Exeter Times Advocate 10 YEARS AGO September 10, 1986 - Us - borne Township council learned this week that a sam- pling of water wells in Wood- ham by the Huron County Health Unit has found that some are unsuitable to be used for drinking water. A Health Unit spokesman said that while the water was found unsuitable, he noted that most water from dug wells is listed in that category and there was no need for alarm. The 75th anniversary of the South Huron Camp of Gide- ons International in Canada was celebrated Monday night in Egmondville. The only member of the seven originals in attendance Monday night was Edgar Cudmore. The first Gideon Bibles in Canada were placed in the King Ed- ward Hotel in Toronto in 1911. Union workers at Fleck Manufacturing at Huron Park voted Sunday to accept a new two-year pact that will give them a 6.3 percent pay hike in each year. There seems to be general agreement that the 1986 sea- son at Grand Bend was very successful. This summer will be re- membered as the year of a record number of red flag days at the beach when swim- ming in rough water was a chargeable offence; the sum- mer of a record number of fantastic hot weekends in a row with beach parties and beach blankets; the year of such high water levels that the gas docks at the harbor were under water; the year of brightly patterned jams, Cana- da cooler, long dangling ear- rings and pink flamingoes everywhere. 25 YEARS AGO September 9, 1971 - De- spite the fact, the Ontario De- ��ppearrttment of . Transportation !ibesn't think traffic lights are required in Exeter, council Monday night approved the installation of lights at the corner of Main and Sanders Streets. Most business people in Grand Bend agree that the summer season that conclud- ed on Labor Day weekend was one of the best ever expe- rienced in the Lake Huron summer resort. Furniture store owner Griff Thomas said it was they Feer season since 35 YEARS AGO September 9, 1961 Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. Tom Pryde, wife of the late Tom Pryde, former MPP for Huron and Premier Leslie Frost laid the cornerstone for the new $3,500,000 Ontario Hospital building near Gode- rich. Tributes were paid to Mr. Pryde for his energetic efforts to have the hospital become a reality. Kinsmen Governor Bill Mickle of Hensall and his Dis- trict 1 executive climaxed a successful year over the week- end by winning a record num- ber of awards at the national convention in Toronto. Mr. Douglas Gould has pur- chased the home formerly owned by Mrs. Audrey Green. Miss Lorna Taylor has re- turned from a jet tour around the world. 40 YEARS AGO September 10, 1956 - Jack Boa of Hensall and Fred Har- burn of Cromarty won open ti- tles at the Western Ontario horseshoe pitching competition at the Ontario Bean Festival at Hensall and chosen as inaugu- ral Queen was Greta Pfaff, 16 year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Pfaff, R.R. 1, Cro- marty. 50 YEARS AGO September 12, 1946 - Mr. W.E. Middleton has sold his bakery business to Mr. Edward Dorey of Stouffville. The new business will be known as Mayfair Bakery. %I South Huron Recreation Centre offers two new fall programs Beginning Landscaping and an in- troductory Quilt Making course will be offered this fall By Heather Mir T -A Reporter EXETER - In addition to many regular fall pro- grams, the South Huron Recreation Centre has added two introductory classes including Beginner Land- scaping and a Quilt Making course. Beginner Landscaping Land; cape Instructor Jennie Girard has designed this program as an introduction to plant design. She came up with the idea when she noted the lack of landscaping programs in the area. She hopes to be able to help homeowners upgrade or design a new garden landscape. Girard describes landscaping as a mental release as well as source of physical exercise. She attributes the re- newed interest in gardening to a co- cooning effect of people spending more time at home. People are also in- volved in a growing organic movement and are inter- ested in increasing the value of their home. "It's like creating a living piece of art," explained Girard. Girard has worked at Lakewood Nursery as a land- scape designer for the past six years and also teaches the Landscape Design program at Fanshawe College. The program will be held on Tuesday nights at South Huron District High School in room 106 be - "It's creati living p of ginning October 1 and running for six weeks. The cost is $40. Girard plans to expand the program, if response is good, to include an advanced course and perhaps specific project classes such as creating water gar- dens, retaining walls and flagstone walkways. By bringing in photos of your home and yard, Gir- ard will be able to help design a garden that suits the architecture as well as soil conditions and the time the owner has to devote to maintenance. Quilt Making Patti Spence will be instructing a Quilt Making course that will be offered in the Exeter Public School library beginning October 9, each Wednesday night from 7 to 9 p.m. Spence has instructed at Quilts and Calicos and will teach participants how to strip -piece a log cabin quilt. She said completing this quilt is "foolproof' and stressed anyone can sew. Strip -piecing is one of simplest methods of quilting and this project offers 16 variations. "It really boots your confidence in corn- pleting it," she said. "It's something to be proud of when you're done." Although no quilting experience is nec- essary, participants should have a portable sewing machine they are familiar with. A cutting mat, ro- tary cutter, ruler, sewing supplies and material are re- quired for the course. Fabric requirements will be available at the recreation office. The cost of the eight-week course is $40 and a maximum of 15 participants will be accepted. If interest warrants, Spence hopes to offer more ad- vanced quilt -making classes. like ng a iece art." All `kids' can read? EXETER - Children who experi- ence difficulty reading need some extra help to make sense of it all. Poor readers experience problems that likely will affect their self- concept. As well, reading prob- lems have been linked with emo- tional problems, school drop-out, and even criminal behavior (Julie - bo, Norman & Malicky, 1989). In order to address this problem, Exeter Public School initiated an Early Reading Intervention Pro- gram (ERIP) last spring. It was started as an early, short term inter- vention for at -risk students in order to accelerate their learning so that they could catch up with their peers and could profit from classroom in- struction. Another goal was to ena- ble these students to make acceler- ated program and become competent, independent readers. The program was made possible by the assistance of many adult vol- unteers who committed a minimum of 1/2 hour of their time per day in order to work with one child on a regular basis for a period of eight to 10 weeks. The volunteers were prepared for their job by in-service training. Exeter Public School had four students in the program last year. Significant gains were made by all participants. Because of the program's suc- cess, Exeter Public School will be setting up an Early Reading Inter- vention Program again this year. Ideally the school will be able to offer three eight-week sessions. Exeter Public School is looking for volunteers to deliver the program to as many students as possible. Volunteers would work under the School Resource Teacher. A train- ing session will be offered. There will be ongoing assistance and evaluation. If you would like more ' information on the program or feel that you could assist a student for, any amount of time you have avail- able, please contact Karen Wallen, SRT, at Exeter Public School 235- 2630. FAMILY HAiR CARE PROFESSIONALS Xheeating tett (Beside Murphy's) 235 -HAIR (4247) Vicki Parsons Kim Scott Terri Farquhar-Vanneste Rhonda Lightfoot Hours: Mon. -Fri. 9-7•Sat. 9-4 • Waxing and ear piercing SENIORS DISCOUNT on Mon., Tues., Wed. Wedding in Toronto By Annie Moment Shipka correspondent SHIPKA - Sympathy of this com- munity is expressed to the family, grand and great grandchildren, in the death of Mrs. Kathleen Houla- han, last Wednesday. Funeral service was Saturday morning at Our Lady of Mount Carmel church. Don and Sharon Baker, held Open House at their home on Sun- day September 1, to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. A boun- tiful smorgasbord meal was served during the afternoon to the many visitors. Happy birthday wishes this month to Mabel Fraser and Ferman Snyder. Harold and Lucille Vincent, and Ron and Georgina Desjardine of Grand Bend, spent Labor Day weekend in the Owen Sound area on a fishing trip. Garry and Sheona and Jeffrey Baker, recently holidayed at Mani- toulin Island. Sandra and Tony Regier, Chris, Heather and Jillian, of Clinton, Michigan, spent holidays at their cottage near St. Joseph in August. Tanya Dell, daughter of Shirley (Coleman) Dell and Clifford Dell, of Belleville, was married Septem- ber 8 to Axel Binneboise at the Ho- tel Intercontinental in Toronto. Guests attended from Trollhattan, Sweden, Berlin Germany, Los An- geles, California, Victoria B.C. and Toronto. Ken and Marg Baker were recent visitors with Ken and Caryl Baker, Goderich, and with Gerald and Cora Wurrn, of Exeter. Back to School Special All your Weight! -for '88 235-3088 HERBAL MAGiC Question; If 1 prepay my funeral, is my money protected? -t iii tlpswen Yes, in two ways. First prepaid are protected by a Compensations `' Mlr'td funded by all Ontario funeral homes and administered by the Board of Funeral Services, the regulatory board in the Province of Ontario. Secondly, funds deposited In a trust account with a bank ; or credit union are guaranteed by the Wait Insures Corporation. Bill Haskett 370 William Street! (519) 235-1220 Exeter, Ontaribr Of Street Parking ...eswF'- i. ::.>y lfY lti ..► ...... 14. a•,.w:,w..+rw 44'1,,1.1.1 Yes! r would like a free copy of the brochure "The Time to Plan" Name Address Town Telephone Postal Code 94 N WHY CI 1 A1ZOU 1 SPECIAL PRICED ITEMS so" OFF _IX-400 WE ARE ENDING SUMMER WITH A BANS! 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A University of Toronto study found that applying an anaesthetic cream to the penis can significantly delay ejaculation by 5-10 minutes. See your doctor. Estrogen -replacement has been proven to reduce the risk of osteoporo- sis In post -menopausal women. A new study has shown It reduces the loss of teeth as weft. Actually, tooth loss can be an early sign of osteo- porosis. Many years ago nothing much was said to people about the drugs pre- scribed and dispensed for them. Today, it's your right to know about the medications you are taking. Ft's our job to help you gain that knowledge. - APOTHECARY tn. Phone 235-1982 440 Main St., Exeter 'Your Health Care Pharmacy MAYTAO'S BEST SELLER Deluxe 19 cu. ft. ONLY '11169 Including FREE Icemaker MAYTAQ DELUXE 22 cu. ft. SIDE BY SIDE ONLY $2099 ($1974 AFTER FACTORY REBATE) 1