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Exeter Times Advocate
10 YEARS.AGO •
January 20. 1988 - A
huilding boom was on in 1987
for. the town of Exeter. Chief
huilding official- Brian John-
slon's report to council Mon-
' day night revealed •a new high
' • had been reached in the value
of huilding permits issued
One single year. Earlier in the•
year -Johnston had set a.tiggre
• of six million dollars toshhttt
for in 1987 and.he surpassed
that amount by $3.385. The
total figure ;or 1986 was.
. S4.088348.
Adman Brand is' the 1918
president of the Exeter. Agri-
cultural Society. He succeeds
Ray Cann. The theme for the
1988 Exeter Fall Fair will he
"Focus on Rutahaea..'. . ,
The first baby horn in 1988 -
at Clinton Public Hospital
was Grady -Kieran. Kai Bea-
ver. son of .Janco and Don
Braver Of Zurich.
20 YEARS AGO
. January 19. 1978 - In Code -
rich on Thursday.- Godcrich
township Rccvc Gerry Ginn
was elected Warden of Huron
•C'oiupt%. He -defeated Hay
township Reeve. Jack.Tinne
on the second ballot.
Specials at Darling's IGA
grocer in Exeter this week
are Schncrdcr's _Red Hot. for
99 cents. •pound. sirloin and
t -hone steaks at $1.89•a pound
and three loaves• of bread for
•$1.15. • '
At the A&H Superior Mar,
ket. shoppers can buy side ha-
cbn for $1.39. a pound. bolog-
na at 59•cents a pound. fancy
vegetables. three -.14 'ounce
tins for one dollar and pink
salmon at 88.cents. • •
The firs) baby horn in 1978
-at South Huron Hospital in
Exeter was Michael Anthony
Kirkby. son of Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Kirkhv.9F Huron Park.
35 YEARS AGO •
Januar 19. 1963 - Exeter's
nese RAP committee. comhin-
, ing recreation: arena and
parks • 'hoard. elected • Tom
McMillan as its chairman.
A special appeal, is being
made_ for the final $1,100 to
finish the Dashwood Commu-
nity Centre. Exterior work has
been finished and much of the
interior framing has ' been
done.. . •
Hcnsall-Zurich Combines
continue to lead in the Shan -
nock junior hoc,key league der
spite numeriius injuncs: The
. most recent I. Larry Bedard.
who will he out of action tor
more than a . rlronth with a
, broken ankle.
Deputy .Zone Commander
Dwight Ball installed Mrs. Pat
Crudge as •president of Lucan
Legion Ladies. Auxiliary
411 YEARS AGO
January 18. 1958 - Jack Mor-
rissey; Reeve of Stephen town-
-. ship was elected Warden of
Huron County at Goderit•h.
Tuesday. He is the first warden
from the township since 1935
New manager of the Exeter
branch . of _the Bank of Mon -
areal is Charles L. Smith. He
a.surned his new- duties on
Monday
Twelve merchants in Exeter
have . agreed 'to open • Friday
nights and close Saturday
nights tor the months of Febru-
ary and March only
The Speech front the. Throne
at tlic Ontario Legislature on
Monday: made the Toni Prydc
Memorial Hospital in .Huron a
certainty
50 YEARS AGO
January 19, 1948 - _ Hugh
Bern. Reeve of Ushorne town-
ship was this week appointed
Warden of Huron County.
The South Huron Young
Progressive Conservative As-
. sociation was organized last
Friday -night in Exeter with
Ray Wuerth as president of the
new organization. •
Morlock was appointed
clerk of Stephen township at
the inaugural meeting.
- The Exeter Lions are span-
soring food parcels for Britain.
Ten dollars sends a food parcel
to a needy family in Britain.
Mr. Jack Doerr. photogra
pher moved his wife and fami-
ly to town front Mitchell this
week.
75 YEARS AGO
January 20, 1923 - On
Wednesday evening last a very
enjoyable skating party was
held in the Dome rink with Mr.
Howard Dignan and Miss Hel-
en Dignan as host and hostess.
After skating, the young peo-
ple went to the home of Mr.
and Mrs.. Wilbur Marlin for a
social lime.
Tentative plans made for
Social and Spring Tea
Pam Hayes led the
meeting when the main
topics were ideas for
things to do and enlarg-
ing
nlarging the membership.
By Muriel.Lewis
Granton correspondent
GRANTON - Clandehoyc Wtim-
ens institute invited Granton WI as
guests•at their meeting at St. James
.Church on Wednesday. January
•-14th__when Sandy Hodgins of Lon-
don was the guest speaker on hi -east
cancer.
Becky Kindrec and Cathie West -
man hosted the Euchre Luncheon at
the Lions Club Hallon Friday, Jan-
uary,16th. Mary Kindrec had the
high score and Jim Bakker the most
lone' hands. Everybody received
consolation prizes.
Ucw
Unit 2 met on Wednesday eve-
ning, January 14th at the home of
Pam Hayes when officers for '98
weds elected as follow s president
Pam Hayes, secretary Julie -Riddell.
treasurer Nancy Mills,. 'Sunshine.
Sherri Me..Rohert: and socia) Deh • -
hie To 1. •
Pam Hayes led -the meeting When
the main topics were ideas for
things to do and enlarging. the •
memhership.
Tentative plans were made for a
Valentine's Box Social and Spring
Tea.
At the Granton united Church on
Sunday, Jan. 18th Pastor- Normahe
Voakes entitled her sennon.'Rcnie•
dial Action' based on the lessons
from Isaiah 62, 1st Cortnthrans 112 --
and John 1 -
• Sunday School teacher Nancy
Mills led the children in making
hand -dipped candles illustrating the
theme 'Jesus is our light'.
.On .Sunday January 18 at the St
Pauls Anglican Church. Kirkton
Rex. Glenda Meakin'. message was
about turning to Jesus; when` things
go wrong. The lessons were redo .
by John Urquhart and the minister.
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Salt and pepper sets displayed
at Blue Water Rest Home
• ZURICH - Monday afternoon the.residents of Blue.
Water Resi Home gaihered in the auditorium to
watch a video on touring Iceland produced by
Nattonal •(.eo►graphic
Tuesday afternoon the residents attended a Salt
and Pepper tlrsplay in he atahlortinn. Salt and pepper
shakers of every - kind. shape and fond wcrc on dts-i
play: about 5(1 sets in -all. Some. were front Israel.
some' were antryuc. some were animal clown. bird
shapes. A large collection were from the home col
Ronnie Keller. R-:P:N. Fry to Steinmann. Maintenance
Pt1rsoirnel hroughi in los antique collection. The rest -
dent. examined cash one -and talked about what-
iheme is represented and the kinds they had used dur-
ing their lifetime..,,
Wednesday evening. while many •played games oI
all kinds. Peggy Heipcl and her dog 'Midnight'. visit-
ed with the residents. Most "residents had a dog of.
some description during their youth and enjoyed pet -
ung and watching .Midnight in action. 'Midnight has
completed his dog -training therapy program with 'St•
Johns Ambulance and was rluite gentle.with the rest -
dents Peggy and Midnight will visit with the resi-
dents every Wednesday evening
Pastor John Tre, tttlak. Zion Lutheran Church.
Dash nod .conducted Thursday al ternoon Chapel
Service.: Fr Matthias. Wronskr. St Boniface
Zuricli celebrated Mass May "f)iichanne 'and :The
'I'o%nlrncrs entertained at the Home on Thursday
evening -Max play ing viofurs Doug Insley with his
Hawaiian pillar. Andrew Rau playing guitar and
soloist. Carol "Taylor playing keyboard and .olor.t
and Ralph Sic%enson as pianist played man oI the .
residents' -old favorites. Some residents tapped then
toes. some swayed to the rnusie and other. gathered
on the dance floor io their favorite
ti Friday afternoon the residents pulled the rhythm
instruments from the storage box and filled the audr-
torture with musical sound. Evers "instrument. of -
every scrape. site and tonti was put to the test lo cre-
ate music. Most residents.have no previous schooling
in music. hut were able to keep their -Irish -went to
the heat. •
• Pokeno was. enjoyed by the 'residents on .Saturday
-afternoon with the assistance of Jane Campbell.
Adjuvant Afternoon tea was ,enjoyed on' Sunday
afternoon in the west wing lounge.
• Mark• Gelinas. Auxiliary volunteer. who re'eentk
celebrated her 800h birthday. managed •to run the'
=fuck Shop. and play hridgc on Friday afternoon SIie
is a dcdit ateil volunteer in running the Tuck Shop ori
Friday afternoons and helping on Auxiliary commit-
-- tees. Her bridge prates were resident 1•.:Ihcr •Mak-,i s:
apattnrenl tenant Hilda Rader and Dorothy. Eder tot
Hensall. She also -assists on Wednesday evening
when the Homers short card player. I i"iearites night,
'The reorients look forward to Rihlc Study and the
Chnsuan Reliornud t 1, irch on January' 2(l-. a birth-
day part with Dashwoold Wlinr4n. In utute'January
2i: a slumber party January 2222: Art ('okei January
23: and the Rant r Januar_ 24 - -
Select Shoes for Senior.- v ill tltspla-y ihetr
footwear -on February 5 from 9 30 to I t 3(1 a m The
residcnts.are checking the inventory in iheclosets tar
their nerd:_ Seniors to the communtly are welcome
ro come and browse the selection as well - '-
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