Times Advocate, 1997-01-01, Page 15October
OCTOBER 2
'Students receive scholarships. South Huron District (High• School •
'students 'Kim Campbell and -Darryl Hartman receive the Moncur
Scholarships at the school's annual commencement. Campbell and
Hartman finish with the highest scores among grade 13 graduates..
Community centre needs help. Concerned residents gather for a
public meeting at the Zurich Arena and Community Centre• in an ef-
fort.to decide bow funds can be raised to keep the facility open. Many
agree Hay Township should contribute more money. _
•New fundraiser for highschool. Hopes to raise money for South
Huron District High School's enhancement projects lead participants
to Fun Night, where a local restaurant donates 15 per cent of each .
food order to the school.
•Largest pumpkin. Lucan resident Michael Hargan wins first prize
for the largest pumpkin at the llderton-Fall Fair. 1 ' 'tart vegetable
weighs in -at 504 pounds. - -
OCTOBER
*Elementary students eat in classrooinss'Following complaints of
parents, .Exeter Public School students are moved from: the gym-
nasium floor -hack to classrooms to eat lunch. Although the Health
Unit is not concerned, parents feel eating lunch on the floor is un-
acceptable.
•Seizure of marijuana plants. Ontario Provincial Police conduct an
eradication program that leads to findings of hundreds -of marijuana
plants in Huron and Perth Counties. The street value of the plants is
approximately $100.000. Up to 3.500 plants arc located and •-de-
- slroyed:
•Services fair informs public. The South Huron Recreational Centre
_ holds a Community Services Fair in an effort to inform the public of
health services. .Many booth displays attempt t� follow the theme of
Child Abuse Prevention Month. -
•Garbage coming to Exeter? it's possible -Monis Township and Ex-
eter landfill sites could be getting the rest of the county's garbage dur-
ing the next -30 years. County council decides in favor of the continu-
ous use of Moms and Exeter dumpsites, instead of the new. mega -
dump plan for the entire county_ •
L ` -O _BER 16 -
sing local hydro could save rhillions
•U . A study for the Public Util
itics 'Commission concludes ratepayers 'in Usborne and Stephen -
Townships will save -millions of dollars if they amalgamate with Ex-
eter and buy. -their hydro locall. According to Rogar White: president
of ECMi Energy Cost Management Incorporated, thc two ruraf areas
• will save $1.4 million during a five year period if they purchase hydro
from Exeter PUC:
•Lucan residents demand infiltration solution. At a public meeting,
residents of Lucan say they don't want spend money on changing
Sewer -and sump pump connections: They would. -rather improve lot.
gradings andeavestroughs to help address the problem. The high
amount of rainfall had Caused basement •flooding and sewage back-
ap. but the public -wants to consider their options before spending
thousands of dollars.' • .
- •Telephone fraud becomes -Widespread. race. receive ritimerous
calls regarding telemarketing.fraud and warn people not CO trust any:
onc'calling with a promotion or investment opportunity.
-*Award presented to'Ailsa Craig native. Jackie Wells, a woman
who has volunteered her help for'manyyears, is presented with an
Award' of_Distinctionby the Victorian Orderof'Nursec.
• - OCTOBER 23
•1=raj•ne's -has-first attempted robbery. -After 42 years in business
Fraine -s General Store experiences its first attempted -robbery. A man
demands money after purchasing a pack of cigarettes -and is•caught
off- g ard' when --Cashier Marion Fravne refuses. and shins the -U.11.
causi uspectJo flee the premises:
•Gras. is sends, petition -letters. A delegation from 'the group
Grassroots for a Greater Grand -Bend Area attends an amalgamation
committee meeting to state 563 petition letters have been sent to the
Minister of Municipal Affairs. The letters ask communities making
up the Greater Grand Bend Area not be divided by municipal boun-
•daries.-•
• •Woodworking artist goes to the stage. Exeter residenqt Don McCaf-
frey puts his woodworking skills -to use in theatre. McCaffrybegan to
design props after he became involved with completing projects for
the Blyth Centre for the. Arts. : His projects 'include • styrofoam veg-
etables, a trap door and a 'mortgage burning' kiosk. =
;Youth Centre opens' doors. A new Youth Centre in Grand Bend
opens for teen activities. located between; the fire hall -and the Le-
gion, the 1,300 square foot building is lo• host creative actlivities for
teens between the ages of 14 and 19. -
OCTOBER 30 •
•Dashwood Industries cuts jobs. Fifty-four jobs are 'eliminated fol-
lowing restructuring plans for the company are announced.. According
• to General Manager Tom Duffy. more layoffs were to come. Em
ployees affected by the loss are hourlyproduction workers; some had
been working at DI since 1981.
•Week of the Child. Hensall holds its annual Week of the Child cel-
ebrations. Events include- hockey. ringette. story hour. and a costume
parade as well as parent -tot skating. This year's` Hensall tradition is
organized by Barb Westlake -Power. who say's tele week takes place to
inform communities and governments of.childrens'• activ;ities..
?Student receives Microsoft program scholarship. Al Harvey is
studying to complete his high school diploma and participating in the
Pace (Preparation and..Counselling for Employment) Program at
• South Huron District High School when he 'is chosen to receive full
funding in an effort to complete the Sterling Business Academy Mi-
crosoft Certified System Engineer course in London.
•Cancer support group meets. Lil McLellan and Aggie Groe-
newegen. both diagnosed with breast cancer. decide to start up a local
support group. The Living With Cancer program is run -by volunteers
. who receive training through the Canadian Cancer Society.
Rebekahs visit
Villa members
EXETER - Several- sisters had
visited the Villa to see members
living there. Sisters Dorothy Jones
Helen Jory PNG, Sis. Olive Hicks
PIQG, Bro. Garnet Hicks, and Sis.
Mable McKnight were visited. Sis.
Barbara Tiedeman PNG and Sis.
Jean Noels had visited Sis. Isabel
Cann in her apartment. Sis. Bev
Campbell and_Sis. Mavis Atthitl
visited Sis. Evelyn McBeath in
South Huron Hospital and gave her
a plant.
Next euchre will be January 8 in
the lodge hall. Donations were giv-
en to Huron United Way, Palliative
Care and to Huron Day Care. Ilder-
ton euchre has been changed to Jan.
17 at 8 p.m. in the Legion. Cost $3.
There will be a Loonic Dri1I includ-
ed with our Penny Drill at the next
meeting to raise money for the UN
Pilgrimage for Youth Committee.
Ten sisters went to Brussels on
December 10 for the visit of VP
Srs. Margaret Tremblay. After a
beef dinner in the United Church, a
meeting was held in the Lodge
Rooms. Each sister received an an-
gel made by DDP Sis. Irene Rich-
ardson.
Next meeung.is January 15 when
Secret Sisters will be revealed, and
new ones chosen. Everyone is wel-
come whether you have a Secret
Sister of not.
1
NOVEMBER 6 , •
%Small group meets to .disc°uss hospital. A meeting held at South
Huron Recreation„Centre focuses its discussion gp the future of health ..
care. in Huron and Perth Counties. Area residents are asked what they
think 'of the system. Hospital reductions as -well as service access-
ibility and proximity are major concerns expressed. •
-- *Child care in theschool. A ttfore and after school .program that
began in -September for children aged four to 12,1s operated by E=arly -
.Childhood Educator Diane Vanbergen at Exeter Public School. -
•KPMG recommends dual county model..A final draft of the South
Huron -North Lambton amalgamation study completed by consultants
for Bosanquet, Grand Bend, Exeter. Stephen and Usbornc Townships .
is presented. The -model that places the new municipatityin Lartihton
County saves the most. yet the preferred option maintains Itarticipa
tion 'it both Lambton and Huron lei ;f period of at least three -years. - . . - _ The title of._Rev. Tolmay's ser-
•tiur�in Park for sale again? "Once again, Huron -Park residences mon was ':Christ Is 'A Promise
may be on the selling block. Dlrector,of Agency Relations Juni Or.: Kept.
gill, With the Ministry of Eci�nomic bevektpment and Trade, says op- Jack and Ferne Stewart received
tions are being examined. - . r - - - - -the offering.
.All repeated the Benediction:
- NOVEMBER 13: - -The flowers on the communion
*Take Our Kids to Work. Grade 9 students at South Huron District table were placed there in memory =
High School -participate 'in a day of working with adults. Take Our ,/'cif the late Lloyd Ballantyne by his
Kids to Work day is 'organized by SHDHS-teacher Janice Walker,( tastily.• - •
who says the event helps students make heuereareer choices. More Life and work of therongrega-
than 220 students take part in •the -activity. - lion - -
•Exeter pulis-out of amalgamation talks. Exeter decides to withdravte -On January b the Thames Road
from amalgamation talks before- the issue -of Bosanquet is: resolved. UCW will meet. Program: Helen
After neatlyone .year .01 discussion: the frustration les�el of those in- Webber, Joan Morgan; Sharon
.volved -with the South Huron/Northtambton amalgamation process -•Passmore, Alma Ballantyne. Roll
readies a, peak.• 1 = , call: A Christmas Gift That Meant
• 'Hospital concerns grow. South -Huron Hospital Adritinisirator Don The. Most To -You. Lunch Group
Currell enter=s an -agreement with the hospital board for financial corn- C: • -
pensation.if the hospital is closed -or amalgamated. -Board chairperson On Thursday January 9 the Sun-
.Verla Russell insists the agreement won't affect his fight for the facil- beams will meet at- Thames Road.
ity's future. - -- at 9:30 a.m.. • • '
•Street patrol halts vandalism. A group of.eight volunteers patrol Cengregational meeting
'the streets -of Lucan on Halloween -night in aneffor to prevent the ac- - The Vision Committee will de- _
lion of would-be trouble -makers. As a result, residents experience -no liver their report- of recommends=
more than a little egg -throwing and pumpkin -smashing. Compared to.tions for a discussion on January
last year when a girl was hit by a pellet gun and. the Post Office win- , 14 at 7:30 p.in.:: in the Thames
down were shot out, -the village's. 1996 Hallowe'en is a big improve-- Road United -.Church sanctuary.
stent. _ - For the purpose of this meeting
members :will be those whose
v - NOVEMBER 20 - -. - name appears on the historical roll
•Bureau begins Christmas drive. An estimated 300 area children - • of -each congregation: Adherents
and their families -depend on the -Huron County Christmas Bureau in are welcome to participate in dis-
1996. For at•ieasi 35 years; the Children's Aid Society has worked=-cussion but may not vote. This. is
with area churches to supply children with gifts of food, clothing and in .accordance with the United
1oys •Church of Canada manual. -
•Shed fire in Crediton. Firefighters who battle a shed fire in Credi- There were 43 < people front
ton are unable to save the building. The structure of the "shed proves- Thames Road that' attended , the
to be a problem for firefighters who. in order to expose flames inside.- Christmas Eve Joint . Service at
' are forced to rip through a layer of styrofoam, Wood sheets and 2x4 - Elinvillc Tuesday evening..--.
studs between steel -clad -walls. - The joint Christmas Concert was. -
•Christmas home tour begins. Five Bed and- Breakfasts in Perth, • well- done and much :enjoyed on
Middlesex and Huron 'counties participate in the 1996 Heritage -Home Monday evening at Thames Road
Christmas Tour. Proceeds were to help support local community thea Church. An: offering was received
tic,_. - -- • of $111.00 -for the Christmas Bu -
'Building permits'douhle. Exeter issues:building permits are valued: reau. A good crowd was in atten-
at more than $4 million over last year. dance. Santa Claus arrived and
• many- gifts were handed out. Re-
: _NOVEMBER 27 - freshments were partaken, of after
•Hospital battles Mr future.' An announcement at the Huron Perth 1 the concert..
District Health Council headquarters in Mitchell spreads through Ex- • - ; -Personals -
eter. It tells of an uncertain future for the delivery of medical services -Many people called the Hopper,
at South Huron Hospital The best scenario for the hospital will have. Hockey Funeral Home last Sunday
it reduced to either a Primary Care Centre. providing only basic emer- and attended the funeral on Mon--
gency service through an on-site nurse and on-call practitioner, or a day of the Late Lloyd Ballantyne.
Primary Hospital Frith no:beds which Would provide emergency ser- - Sympathy of the community is ex -
vices, as well as clinics. lab and diagnostic imaging: Also, it - possible tended to his family and relatives.
the hospital will close. ' ' • Sean and Sandra Richardson and
. Janice Stewart of British Columbia
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• THAMESROAD - Rev. Tolmay
was in charge of the regular church
service on Sunday morning. The
Gathering Doxology was sung.
Rev. Tolmay told the children's
story about "Siineon and Anna."
The Choir sang "Another Year Is
Dawning" accompanied by the or-
ganist Agnes Bray: The minister
read from Isaiah 61 mod from ► tike
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celehrated,their 4th Sunday in Ad-
vent. Sunday December 22 at 10:30
a.m. with the Children's Christmas
Pageant and Celebration of The
Holy. Eucharist with Rev. Stanley
Jay officient, Harley -Davis assisted
with the lighting of the Advent 'can-
dle for Love.
The children in the pageant were:
Starr Davis, Caleb MacGillivray,
Corbin MacGillivray, Katie -
Scarlett . MacGillivray, Brittany
Kelley, Alaina and Mary Katherine
Jay, Harley Davis, Cody Kelley,
Travis Davis, Courtney MacGilliv-
ray, Crystal Davis, Hazel Davis
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for the service and Cathy Jay visit-
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A special time of fellowship fol-
lowed' in the Parish Hall with the
singing of Christmas Carols as San-
ta was welcomed with gifts for all.
Rev, Jay presented Courtney, Ka-
tie -Scarlett, Caleb and Corbin Mac-
Gillivray, :Travis and Starr Davis
with gifts for Sunday School Per-
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Visitors this week with Mary Da-
vis were Harry and Marion Noels,
Larry Greenlee and Ruth Pugh.
A good crowd attended St. Pat-
rick's ^ Candlelight Service on
Christmas Eve, despite the weather.
The church was lit with only the
light from the Christmas tree, small
lamps and candles on the altar.
Each person was holding a taper lit
from the Christ Candle, signifying
the Light of the World had come.
The service of carols and readings
was led by Heather MacGillivray.
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