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Back in Time...
By Ross Haugh from the archives of
the Exeter Times Advocate
IO YEARS AGO
May -13, 1987. - Two athletes from South Huron Dis(rict High
.School excelled, in this week's Huron -Perth track and field meet and
won individual. championships. Lee O'Rourke won the senior girls
title and Kim Van Dongen was hest in the midget girls category..
Despite extensive searches, the whereabouts of two area men
missing since April 25: during a fishing trip onto Lake Huron has
been undetermined. 'They are Bill Deters of Exeter and Doug
. McKay .from R.R. 2. Kippen.
Huron lire co-ordinator Fred Lobb recently presented an award to
retired Crediton fireman Lorne Voigt for 43 years of dedicated ser-
vice. •
. 20 YEARS AGO
• May 12,(977 - "I'hat•,s the first nice thing that has happened taus
on the project." That was the comment of PUC manager Hugh Da-
vis atter tenders had heen'opened for the installation of two pump--
ing stations at wells to Ushorne and the pipeline bringing the water
into Exeter. The bid .by Logan Construction of Stratford at
$285.611.1') Was %sell below the estimate of $408.000.
Dave Bogart -and Mona Hodgins of SHDHS were -successful in
winntn”! the WOSS:\ junior mixed badminton championship. It was
• the first time for .i local title since Bev Sturgis was a winner in sen-
ior boys singles in 1956.
• 3.5 YEARS AGO
May • 10. 1962 - Monday. the Roman Cathoiid. Separate School
Board for Exeter approved a S55.0O0 dehenture.bylaw to finance
construction of its new schoitl here. -
Hay. Township council. •Monday • night agree(' to become joint
owners of the proposed Dashwood Community Centre and donated
S 1.000 toward its construction.
Wednesday. Guenther -Tuckey Transports Ltd. .hegan `hauling
2.60( tons -of African mahogany logs from. Toronto harbor -to the
.Maple. Leaf Veneer Company in Durham.
Canadian Canners Ltd., have installed a mobile communicating
sytitcm on the new general radio service authorized by the depart-
-meat of transport. Three fieldmen's cars. one truck and the viner sta-
-Mins in Hensall and Exeter are connected to the system.
• 40 YEARS AGO
\fay 11. 1957 -.South Huron District Higli-School 'Board raised ifs-
- maximum ;clary for teachers from. $5.601 to 57.000. Tuesday night.
• Doris and Doreen Brock: 16.year-old twins of Mr. and Mrs. Nor-
• man Brock. R.R. 1. Granton. copped top inarks.at the SHDHS music
festival Tuesday with a duet which adjudicator B.S. McCool termed
"particularly hrilliant.'
R. Ross Tuckey: manager of Tuckey Beverages Ltd. was appoipt-
• ed tothe Exeter Public School Board. Monday night.,
-Friday night shopping hours in Exeter which appear to he gaining
in popularity have been extended until 10 p.m... daring the Daylight
-Saving Time period.
Exeter Players Guild won -its first award. the. Lake Huron Zine
Drama Festival trophy last week with the play. "Rise and Shine."
Directed by James Glaah, the cast included. Mrt. Art Whiismith.
- Bob Russell. Mrs. James Smith and Frank Wildfong. Adjudicator. •
was J. Burke Martin. drama critic of the London.Free Press.
" 50 YEARS AGO
May .12, 1947 - The niaugural meeting of the newly appointed Ex-
eter Comrriunny Parks cximmittec was held Saturday evening with
A.J. Traquair as chairman. - ) .
Rev. J.S. Born of Calvary EUB church in Dashwood has retired.
and. !us successor John Henry Getz will arrive in Dashwood next
t week f
1 75 YEARS AGO -
-Mav 1.1. 1922 .7 The .Exeter junior hasehall team • in the North
Wellington league has been grouped with Luca. n and Kirkton.
. -About- 15 men busted themselves un.rhor.Day in beautifying the •
town. They planted about 45 trees in the parks 'and .1.00 more in oth-
er parts' .
LTA YOUR BUSINESS
Times -Advocate, May 14, 1997
Page 5.
Rotary Trail construction set to begin
GRAND BEND - Hank Krech,
Chairman of the Rotary Trail Com-
mittee. announced "Thursday" that
Rohuck Contracting Limited has
been awarded the contract for the
I! construction of the Nature Trail
l • connecting Grand Bend and the
• Pinery. The contract fors signage
has been awarded to O'Brien Signs
of.Zurich. "
• A public • ground -breaking ccrc-
-mony is planned for ID a.m..: on
May 16 at Pinedale Avenue and.
Highway 21, at the ,uulh end of
•• 80 YEARS AGO GO -
• -- J.A MacDonald of the Bank of Commerce has purchased a new
Chevrolet car and has become quite proficient in running it. •
The morning bulletin of the war news has been discontinued since
Sunday owing to the renewal of the regular train service by which
the Morning papers arrive at 10 a.m.
CMHC offers financial
assistance to seniors
H.\NIIL FON - Canada Mortgage
.roil Housing Corporation (CMHC).
'he federal go%ernrnent's housing
'Agency. will prosaic financial assis-
tance for minor adaptations that
may help seniors live in their own
hornes lunger
those 65 or older. as well as
landlords. inav be eligible for a
grant ,0I up 10 $2.500 under
(.MHC Home Adaptations torr
Seniors" Independence i HASi) pro-
gram.
• These tuiids are to be used to
cover the cost of minor home mods-
'tieaUuns that will allow seniors to
•continue to. live.. independently in
their own • homes. for as lung as
possible. •
Adaptations -made under this pro-
gram could include implcincnting
handrails. easy -to -reach work and
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storage areas. lever handles on
doors, walk-in showers. bathtub
seats or. grab Kars.
TO qualify for the HASi program.
applicants must meet certain in-
come requirements and have: diffi-
culty with activities associated with
daily living. The housing unit to be
adapted must also be a, permanent
residence.
Canada Mortgage and Housing
Corporation ha' .been •fping to
;house Canadians tablishcd
as the federal gover nes hous-
ing agency in 1946. •
CMHC Hamill° Branch is ac-
cepting applications for the HASI
program. now. For more informa-
tion, to determine eligibility. or to
obtain an application package. call
(9051 572-7100 ext. 262.
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RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF
BIDDULPH TOWNSHIP & VILLAGE OF LUCAN
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NOTICJE is hereby given to all persons in possession .of land
in accordance with the Weed Control Act, R.S.O. 1990,
Chapter 'W.5, Section 3, 16 and 23, that unless noxious
weeds growing on their lands within the Municipalities of
Biddulph and Lucan are destroyed by nate of June 2; 1997,
and throughout the season, the Municipalities may enter upon
the said lands and have the weeds destroyed, charging the
costs against the land in taxes, as set out in the Act.
The co-operation of all citizens is earnestly solicited.
John Trott
Weed Inspector
Ron Reymer, Clerk
Village of Lucan
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Grand Bend. Completion of the
trail will take approximately four
Weeks from that date.
The Nature Trail is a seven ki-
lometer trail that runs along the
west side of Highway 21 between
Grand Bend and the Pinery. It will
be constructed' of six inch deep re-
cycled asphalt, and will he 3.1 me-
ters wict0'. The project is being man-
aged by the Rotary Club of Grand
Bend with cooperation from the
J'uwn of Bosanquet. the Ministry of:
Transportation of Ontario, the Min
Exeter UCW donates
money to flood victims
. EXETER The evening unit of
Exeter United Church U.C.W.
met May 5 with unit leader Nor-
ma Cockwill presiding.' She wel-
comed ',everyone' • by reading
"When God Created Mothers."
'shiny -seven members answered
the roll call with a favorite recipe.
helongingto their mothers.
Bev Campbell informed -every-
one of many upcoming social.
events. for the summer.
Jean Mills announced that 573
• people had been served at the
smorgasbord .with a profit of over
$3300. .She thanked everyone
who helped and donated food. .
It .:vas.decided to send 5300 to
helptlood victims in Manitoba.
'The next executive meeting will
he held May 20. The next general
meeting will he held May 26 and
the next regular meeting will he in
the tom of a hus1trip to St. Ja-
cobs to see 'Forever Plaid'. fol-
lowed by supper at the Stone
Crock.
Elsie Hermann ' introduced
speaker )la Mathers. who ,hawed
slides and spoke of her trrp.to In-
dia. While there. Jla visited Broth-
er Bob Minclholtt and attended
the 25th .inmvcrsary of his mis-
sion. She was also privileged to
meet Mother Teresa.
The worship service was con-
ducted by Elsie Hermann. Jean
Mills. • Bev C;imphell. • Barb
Sharpe anti::\ueirev McDonald us-
ing "peace" as their theme. Her-
mann closed devotions with a
poem called "Spring House
Cleaning." -
\ lunch as served by Dorothy
Ta} Jor s : roup. - -
New fashions modelled
at Golden Agers meeting
GRAND BEND - A fashion
show was the highlight of the May
meeting of Grand Bend Gulden Ag-
ers last Wednesday. Shirley Platt of
Grand Bend, a representative and
. fashion co-ordit
natdr of. Katy ,
Closet, sr{rts Mt 1pponsor of the
event. . ";tti'
Some of the models were Grace
Paris. Irene McCann and Paula'
Cormier. • - -
President Larry Cole announced/
the need of the Manitoba flood vic-
tims and indicated that donations
could he left at the Bank of Mon-
treal. or .the Toronto Dominion
. Bank. • • •
Laura Cavalier oiuilined' plans lirr
three bus tsps. if interested phone
her .0 238-212(1.
it was 'announced that the United
Seniors - Citizens or -Ohtani' will
meet August. 11 in Brampton and
.lone. 8 Fall Rally will he. held Oc-
tober. 14.
Shirlej liagleson ' group was in
,;harge of the lunch.
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In the meantime. the Rotary Club
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available at local hanks. businesses
and from any Rotarian. Pledges are
being taken :it $25 per metre. with a
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CORRECTION
NOTICE
We wish o drayv your attention to the
following in our ' Great Gifts for Great
Mom's ' Flyer .
Page 18, 12 -volt- Cooler/Warmer. • 17-
0193. Comes with.l0' cord not 12' .is
stated.
We wish to draw your-aftention to the
following in" our current '75 - Years
Great Outdoor Sale' flyer.
Page '4: Item 6. Lawn Ornaments,'59-
1041..Copy reads: Save _16 to 25%'x.
Should read: Save 15 to.25%. Page 7:
Shimano/Roh Izumi Spinning
Combo. 78-5520-8. ` Descnption
•should 'read: 'Rod and. Reel not as
shown'. •Page -12: hem 3. Sandbox.
50-3983-2. Copy reads: 59.99 Should
read 64.99. Page 17: ` Class 11 & 111
Hitches. -10--7004X. Copy reads: -Sale
118.49 -to 254.99. Should read: Sate
118.99 to 254.99. • • •
We wish to - draw your attention to the
following in our. current 1997 Annual
catalogue. •
Page 71: Item 14. Keyed -Alike
Locks. • 46-1596-8. Illustration is
incorrect.•Page 184: Bike computers.
Transposition error. 473-1254 - 29.99
should read 473-1245.: 19.99. '473-
1245
473-1245 "- 1999 should read 473-1254
29.99. Page 185: Bike Saddles. Copy,
reads: 73-7488. 19.99. Should read:
73-7470X. (4.99:. Copy reads: 73-
7470X. 14.99. Should read: 73:7488.
19.99. Copy reads: 73-7491. 24.99.
Shquld • read: 73.-7472, 19.99. Copy
reads: 73-7472X. 19.99. 'Should read:
73.7491. 24.99. Copy reads: 73-7492.
29.99. Should read: 73=7493. 14.99.
Copy reads 73-7493. 14.99. Should
read 73-7492. 29.99 Copy reads:-13-
-7481.
eads:73-
7481. 29.99 Should read:. 73-7483.
19.99. Copy. reads: 73-7483.' 19.99.
Should read: 73-748-1. 29.99. Page
220. Under item 18. Rig Jon •
Captain's- Pak Downngger. • Copy
reads: 78=4296-8 • - Manual
Model...(6999. Should read: • 78-
4298-4 - Manual .Sidengger.299.99.
Page 27R; • Computer Code Readers.
25-100X: Price should read ea. 20.99
to 84.99:
Page' 297: , Item x & 9. Aced
Superstock. 441-3840X.. • Kit • for
34.99 is refemng to item 48 only.
Page 298:(tent 3. Submersible
Trailer Lights .20-3947-2. The trader
light kits is non -submersible. .
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The 1997 Ontario Budget
"Ontario's economy, is resppnding to the Government's plan to make Ontario. once again.
a province of jobs. and opportunity. Our plan lays the foundations for a better tomorrow by
Investing in the future today."
- The Honourable Ernie Eves, Ontario Minister of Finance
if Income tax cuts, as promised --
, by next January, the Ontario
income tax will have been cut
by 22.4 per cent.
(f Extra tax cuts for 30,000 Ontario
low-income families and individuals.
(s A $40 million child care tax credit
to help 90,000 families and
125,000 children.
(f Funding for health care more than
$18.5 billion this year.
if $2.7 billion investment in community-
based health care system.
(f $650 million to renew existing schools
and build new ones.
(s $500 million endowment to help students
get a university, or college education.
(f $30 million over three years for the new
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