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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1997-04-16, Page 3IN THE ,NEWS Times -Advocate, April 16, 1997 Page 3 • .Posing for posterity. Bart. DeVries, right, from the Exeter Le- .gion and Exeter Vok,nteei Firefighter Tim Moorepose beside a new display"case at we fire hall. Built with the Exeter Fire De- patrment's portion of the money, raised from .the Fireworks display,during the Legion sponsored Canada Day celebrations,. .it will soon be. filled with antique firefighting equipment, old photographs aria other memorabilia. Donations from the pub - lie are welcome. NDP nomination meeting to be held in Stratford STRi\ I FORD The New I ), critic Party of.Penh-Muldlcse will hold its ni)trinatton meeting April 24 at tlic Stratton! and Disincf.l,a- "hour Centre Thwill open at 6:30 p.m. 'for registration and the meeting • . will begin at / p.m. 'the guest - speakerwill he'Gnrdon Wilson. - resident.of the Ontario Federation has announced her -intention to run. In recent years, she has worked for Women in Rural -Economic Devel- opment.(WRED) and the Perth Foundation for the Enrichment of Education. She -has also wrirked.as a contstituency assistanfor Irene Mathyssen, MPP for Middlesex un- til 1995, who has been elected the 1997 federal candidate for London- -If Labour • - . . Fanshawe. To rJatc Linda Him ot- Str iiford Biddulph receives final grant payment .for sewer study bilin )t-r.r•rt - :\rtei waiting for rule year. Biddulph Township has finally recci\ed the final grant payrnent for the Grantrin Sewer Study The SK S7# is the Irna,_ paytnent uf. a $40.004) pro 'neiai grant the township applied tern .last &prrl to conduct a study on the Granton sewer design system i0 percent of the study's total cost• Althodgli t' e ,Ik.. s ill.�ge tit t �rant.•u needs., ns:w -;ewer sy t nt to replace its inaitanctioaing sceptic tanks at an estimated cost of S1 7 million. tic It' ti.hip will not recerce an. pros int:ialgrants and must fund the nroject uself. A public meettng.rs scheduled for April 23 at 7:30•p m in r Iran ton. ,• . • "This is an iswc the people in Granton would certainly like to ad- dress. said Adnunrnator Lau v Hotton. in other water nes,.; council approvcdto upgrade the Cirantin Wa- ter System up tu.a rnaxrmunianuiunt-ot $12.100" • During ;r.nieeriug un April -4. Ron Hopper submitted,eight pro- posals. on updating the (iranton Pumping•station. Council agreed to go with lice, out .rl die eight proposals and also dss.idcd to sell one of the computers. dela the installation oI a digital flow sensor lor the output side of tlie pumping station and delay the installation Of n additional phone line, - 4 'Hutson said -the 24 -year-old "water system was due for the updates 'and funds for thein are in reserve. . "We're trying to Yet the automatic system. working again Right now its d, ". , .1 n.anuat system. •. Also. Reese kart Mench reported he and councillor Jim Shipley and Hotson :wended the. County Planning Committee' meeting on April 2 to present tirddulpri s ,opposition towards the Middlesex County Official Plan. "We do nod agree with the proposed severance policies because we do not believe _they- are an the hest interest of agriculture." said Hutson. . Question: Wl,at is a funeral for? Apswer: Like other rites of ssage - graduations, weddings, ernent parties - funerals help us. adjust to major life transitions. The funeral recognizes the life that has been lived and offers support fortle living. HOPPER HOCKEY 1 tl N 1 R A I 11 O M 1 Bill Ilaskett 1).in 1lotile 370 V 1IIIiam Street, (529) 235-1220 Ontario es (5i9) Street Parktnj yeei r lumbi like a fret copy o"What is a ,unreal for- . flame /dews �� t'ostal Code Telephone Science fair winners travel to Regina CLINTON Once again the an-. nual Huron County Science Fair was an unqualified success. Ninety- one students from grades seven and eight• representing the Huron. County Puhii. and the Huron Perth.. Separate School Boards of F.duca- hon and the Clinton and District .Christian School. displayed 69 pro - elects at •the (iiidench Knights ,of Columbus Centre on April 9 The projects examined everything -from the flexibility of goalie sticks to waysof improving student learning. in classroom situations. Judges. had . a.very lough time making the final decision. as to which three of the • top notch contenders would repre- sent the county at the Canada -Wide Science Fair .in early May The judges' final decision named David Lisle -and Duane Schiestel: both grade eight students from Wingham Public School, and Curtis McNeil from Colborne- ('entral. Public School as the three winners. These three students will show their pro- jects against similar aged students from across Canada in Regina dur ing the week of May 11. . Organizers of the Huron County Science Fair were encouraged h, the level of projects at the Fair this year.. They believe that this is an in- dication of the quality of science education that the students in this county receive in the local schools in the past two years, the winners at the Huron County Science Fair have won thrcc siker . and two bronze medals at the t'anada-Wide "Science Fair. It is felt that this year's winners will do equally well. 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On your.hunt for treasure you must check off the 12 mystery items, name and location found, have your sheet initialed in the store, fill out the entry form and turn it into.any participating business before closing SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1997. All entries will be checked and winner .drawn and called MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1997 to claim the "booty" of $500.00 Exeter Bucks.• Good Luck! While jou are enjoying the "Treasure Hunt" be sure to see all the treasures offered you all year from your local business people. Be sure to have your item initialed by the sales person. APRIL 17, 1 1h, 1997 Jane & Co. 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