Times Advocate, 1997-01-01, Page 7Times -Advocate, January 1, 1997
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..- JULY 3
•Flood clean-up. The Huron County -Health Unit recommends many
steps be taken in an effort to Clean up after flood damage. It is rec-
pnimended mud and debris be Scraped and washed off walls, .and
•. floorsbe disinfected. The unit instructs victims to dispose .of items
exposed to flood waters, and air nut their home's to, prevent mold
growth, ,.
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•Hay Days'96,Homcconting Days. Many townships enter floats in
the Hay Daysparade held in Zurich. Events includetug-of-war and
beard -shaving contests. .
•Committee is suspended. Stephen Township Council p' , es a
lion• to put the South Huron Liaison Committee on holddatnti t ' 1 26
details -are known.-
•Car wash -opens. Lucan opens its first car wash in 15 years.
JULY 10 •
•New greenhouse for Ushorne Township. Huron Produce expands
from rutabaga and garlic growing to tomatoes. A 10.6 acre green-
house was expected to. he completed in three months. Employees
ivereto be hired to build the greenhouse and later pick tomatoes.
•Flood victims sifts"creed. Residents attend a council meeting to
express concern ,tbotn future flooding. Council explains although the
primps were .working. they couldn't handle the excessive water (low..
Residents arc assured drinking water .is. tested regularly for con-
tamination and disinfected with chlorine.
.Ontario.Scholars and Honor Roll students. Many students are hon-
ored at South Huron District High School for their high -scoring
grades and achievements. Darryl Hartman and Kim Campbell finish
with top grades of the year. _
!Council rejects library idea. Lucan Council puts a hold on a pro=
poral for a new village library,, At its July 2 meeting, Deputy.Reeve
Harry Wraith makes it.clear he doesn't feel the library is a.current ne-.
•cessity:_Mort and Muriel -Culbert were ready to go ahead with the
plans, to build the 2.766 square Toot library On Main Street. .
JULY 17 -
• •Fiindi'aiscr for playhouse.- The Huron County Playhouse presents
Tour of a Special Sumrrier Home in Oakwood Park to raisemoneyfor
its new rehearsal hall. The home was built in 1956 hy.Mickey Webb: .
•Budget surplus for Ontario Provincial Police. A surplus of
S32.332 •iii the OPP budget .for this year is due to a reduction .in the
percentage Exctcr, pays for a staff sergeant. The surplus was to be put
in a reserve hind for police overruns,
- •insur,uue hike. for Grand Bcnd. Although claims -were• not levied- -
against the Village of Grand Bend, it faces a 30 per cent insurance
- tike for 1996-97. Toni Kncalc;an insurance broker for. Frank Cowans
hisurancc. a delegate at the July 15 conned -meeting, doesn't•fccl_the
-30 percent increase is uiurasonable, given the circurnsianccs:.
•lldcrton Heritage -and Antique Show. The 2O111 annual show is .held.
on July 13 and 14.at the liderton Fair Grounds. Numerous exhibits in-
. ,
elude steam engines, tractors ad crafts.
JULY 24 •
•Study for amalgamation. A comparison between surrounding com-
Anunitics-and internal restructuring 'was 'to he made through a study
that would evaluate possible efficicncips, A 'Made in Exeter: study is.
planned in an effort to allow the town to conduct. its own examination,
oldie municipality and:PUC. _ .
•Pinery Park fundraiser. Hikers take`an educational tour at Pinery
Provinciaj,Park in an :attempt to raise funds for a $25;000- hike path. '
-Eighty -people raise a total -Of $548. in the Take -A -Hike tour. The goal
i. to build a 12-kilunictrc path for cyclists and roller -blasters:
•Amalgamation workshops -inform public. Grand Bend workshops
.are held in an effort to gain public input in' the study process. Amal
gamation consultant Mike Follett is disappointed with the format and
turnout of the meeting, ••
JULY 31 •
•Fricdshurg days. The' 25th anniversary of Dashwood's Friedsburg
days icetconie•more than 1,000 visitors for a week -end that. features a
parade, face painting and tug-of-war.
•Ncw Store opens.; A new Co-op Do-lt Center with ,more than
30.000 s(juare .feet opens in Exeter with plans to employ_ at least 30
people.
•Sunny weekend for Zurich fair. The petting zoo and parade arcfa-
vorites among children at the.arinual Zurich fair.
..Grass -Roots group distrihutes,petition. Gras3. Runts for a. Unified
Grand Bend circulates a petition calling for support of a unified
Grand Bend arca under any amalgamation. The group is, concerned
Areas such as Southcou Pines maybe split into separate municipal,
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Corrections
• in an Dec. 23 article entitled
Good Samaritan skills a part of life
long learning for volunteer driver,
Linda Butler was incorrectly identi-4?
feed.
Also, in the same issue. Sheila's
..Shortbread recipe included an incor-
rect temperature in an article enti-
tled Baking champs gear up for ltol-
idays. The correct temperature is
300 degrees Fahrenheit.
The T -A regrets the errors.
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Instrumentalists perform at
a `Salutation to Yuletide'
GRAND. BEND - At the fourth
Advent Sunday yin Grand, f3enSi -
United Church, December 22, the
'Candle of Love' was lit ,by Mat-
thew Tremain. Rev, R. Putman
talked to the children about the four
Advent Sundays:.Tire_ candlelight:
hi song was "Jesus Caine." -
.Rev. tan's sernion topic wa$
t "Christm s Story". Scriptures
were read Giena Horner, • -
oir's anthem was "Thou
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On Sunday afternoon, December -
22 •a 'Salutation to Yuletide'. took
place at Grand Bend 'Unites!
Church, as the. choir offered a pres-
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readings. '
Instrumentalists were' Lynn Tre- -
main on the flute and Norm Abbott.,
on the cello.
Grand Bend United Church held
a Carols and Communion service at
8'p.m. on Christmas Eve.
Prclpiano musi - and accom-
pan ingon the organ the con -
Preis* piano
hymn's was EI a McIn-
tyre: in the absence .of, Norm
Abbott on December 29:
Rev. R. Putman talked to the chil-
dren about how Jesus came as a
child hut also a king. -
The sermon topic by Rev. Put-
man was "Expecting the Unexpect-
ed" with scriptures read by Glena
Hornet. • .
The Grand Bbnd United Church
Choir' will present 'June in Janu-
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p.m. It will he a -night of sentimen-
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-singalong. Tickets can he picked up
from choir .members when they're
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