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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1998-01-28, Page 17Back in Time... By Ross Haugh from the , archives of the Exeter Times Advocate 10 .YEARS AGO January 27: 1988 Kathy Whiteford was elected chair- man of the, South Huron Rec Centre Board .Thursday` night during the first regular meet- ing of 1988. Whiteford is the first woman 40 hold the posi- tion. Tom Tomes was elected vice-chairman. -Luella Tiernan of Dash- wood and her twin brother Ar- nold Merrier of Zurich cele- brated their 851h birthdays last Wednesday. 20 YEARS AGO January 28, 1978 - The On- tario Bean Producers Market- ing Board is slowly but surely edging -toward filling forward contracts of 850,000 bags of -100 pounds each, hut it still needs farmers' help says board manager Charles Broadwell. The shortage is occurring because the 1977. crop was devastated by un- ending fall rains. The South Huron -Big Brothers Association organi- zation received its charter this week. Directors are Rob Grant, Marshall Dearing. Bruce Shaw and Jim Chap- man. - The feeder calf club show at this year's Hensall Spring Fair will be the biggest and Best ever. Secretary Gladys McGregor reports that 61 calves are now being -prepared for the 1978 fair. 35 YEARS AGO January 26, 1964 - Miss May Jones who has been su- perintendent of the primary department of James Street United Church for 25 years received recognition during the annual meeting Tuesday night. Mrs. Rohen Southcott presented her with a silver bowl from the congregation Brenner's Red Gables .in Grand Bend has-been gragted a dining licence by the Onta- rio Liquor Licence Board. At a testimonial dinner •at the community "centre Tues- day night, Hensall men paid tribute to a departing bank_ Manager. Ken Christian who . is leaving soon for Napanee. Hon W.A. Stewart. Onta- rio's Minister of- Agriculture, snipped the ribbon to official- ly open Huron's new agricul- tural office in Clinton. 40 YEARS AGO January 27, 1958 - Mrs. Hannah Taylor, Andrew Street,' celebrated her 95th birthday, Thursday. - The rich garden lands in the Thedford-Grand Bend area had the highest yield in history last year and production is expect- ed to reach the one million dol - lair -mark. - Robin Smith, 15 year-old grade 11 student was. chosen i "Posture Queen" at SHDHS during the graduation dance last week. Police village trustees of Dashwood presented a large cake to ,Huron Warden Jack Morrissey at a reception in his honor in Crediton, Friday.' 50 YEARS AGO January 25, 1948 - Members of Exeter High School board have engaged the firm of Page and Steele of Toronto to draw up plans. for Exeter's new dis- trict high school. Mr. William Routly resigned as assessor of the township of Osborne at the inaugural meet- ing.. Firc heavily damaged the in- terior of "Beaver's lunch coun- ter in Exeter north, Wednesday morning. 75 YEARS AGO January 2'6, 1923 -Exeter won the first hockey match with an outside team this sea- son when they defeated the Hensall team 6-4. The Exeter lineup was; goal, Harness„ de- fence, Lawson and Hardy; cen- tre, Hind; right wing, Wells, left wing, Tiernan; substitutes, E. Anderson and W. Davis. Three sleigh loads of young people from Trivitt Memorial Church enjoyed a sleighing party to Saintsbury Thursday evening. The Fraser Presbyteri- an and Saintsbury young peo- 1 plc united in entertaining the visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Dobbs. The Adult Bible Class of James Street Methodist Church met Tuesday evening for fur- ther organization. Mr. W.H. Kcstle was named president and Mrs. J. Harney secretary - treasurer. "Co -Workers" was selected us the name of the class. Mrs. N. Baker and Mrs. k. Skinner were named cap- tains of sides for u membership gamtilest. • I • COMMUNITY SHDHS says goodbye to two teachers Pat Rowe and Peter Aunger have several things in common. They began their teaching careers at South Huron in the same year, Now, "as 1998 begins, their teaching -careers end --once again,. in the same year. Finally, in the 27 years that lie between, they have both dedicated themselves to the school community in exceptional (and quite unique) ways. Pat Rowe. If .yoU were to stroll into the Phys Ed Department at South Huron today, you'd likely find Pat, coaching or teaching. Yet her dedication to students and sports began long before now. In fact, if we could glimpse back into the past, "we'd find Pat in South Huron as far back as the 50's when she was a student and athlete, unaware that she would later return to spend 26. years teaching at the very school where she received her education. Throughout her career, Pat has been extremely active in coaching. Over the past 26 years, she has. coached basketball, track and field, volleyball and badminton (usually. coaching 3 sports per year). During this time she has taken 10 hadmintein teams to OFSAA. The achievements don't stop there. Pat was the Ontario manager at the Canadian Winter Games in 1983 and 1987 ,where silver and gold medals were won. While most of us didn't have a front row seat at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta,. Pat, was there, chosen as a line judge for Badminton"- just one of the highlights of -her life in the sports community. • _ As if her diligent coaching -and teaching weren't enough, Pat hasn't been idle .in her personal "endeavors either. Pat played basketball for two years at U.W:O, while completing an English Degree and a Phys. Ed Specialist. Playing for Ontario Senior A basketball, Pat's team won a provincial championship and went.on to play in the Canadian Championship in B.C. Along with her doubles partner, Pat played in the '85 and '89 World Masters Games. The '85 games were held in Toronto. While Pat's team. didn't score many points, she claims that this is where she learned the art of picking, up birdies. In the '89 games, held in Denmark. Pat went' on to carn bronze and silver medals in the doubles competition. In a biography written by Mary Golding, a former South Huron student, Pat was complimented as "a high achiever and a strong supporter of women's rights...an inspiration who has made an important difference in the lives of many girls." Asked what she would like to say to students in parting. Pat suggests, "get involved in activities in school --be it sports, arts, theatre-- learn to be good at what you do". Advice that many students of Pat's students have taken. • Pat ha,s•certainly worked hard to promote an -active lifestyle and generate interesi in physical fitness. She teaches it and she lives it. Pat will retire without really retiring from any of the' passions that have driven her to such a high level of professional and personal success: As she leaves" South Huron. and a total of 33 years in the education system, Pat plans to remain active cross country skiing, relaxing at her cottage and hiking overseas.- No one would expect anything less. We wish her well. Peter Aunger January is typically a month of new beginnings. Yet this January, South Huron staff and students arc • saying goodbye• to three people --Peter Aunger included. Peter began -his teaching career in January', 1966, spending 26 of those years at South Huron. • During his teaching career, Mr. Aunger has taught Pat Rowe in numerous disciplines, from Math and Computers, to Technology and Science. When asked why he chose teaching as his profession, Peter stated."1 was .always upset with the educational institution". As early as Grade .9,' Peter decided that he wanted to teach in order to correct, or fight, some of the things he saw happening within the education system. Peter's • views occasionally landed bim in some predicaments. As a high school student, Peter wrote an essay protesting the lack of funds allocated to high • schools. "An opinion. that resulted in a request from the principal :that he not return to the • school!- A minor glitch in his plans, Peter went on to complete an Honours Chemistry Degree .at the University of Alberta. At university, Peter was once again'disillusioned by the. . education system, hut decided to enter teaching anyway and hasremained in the profession 'for 32 years. • Peter's career' has certainly been unique. If you were at South Huron 15 years ago, you might have seen Mr. Aunger building greenhouses out of hockey sticks and plastic. Strange hut effective means to grow plants- for science research projects. If you drove by Peter's home over the years you might have seen Peter painting his house with scaffolding once again made out of hockey sticks. Or if you were around in the late 70's; you might' have seen him starting a swim team.. Peter is particularly known by staff for his involvement with the Teacher's Federation,• an involvement spanning 30 years. During this time, Peter has focused upon conditions of work for quality teaching. He is former District President for OSSTF, and for the past few years has worked on the salary Committee. . . . Personal interests for Peter couldn't be more diverse.' He was a cub leader for 5 years, has sang for his church choir for the past 25 years and plays in the . Exeter .Legion Community Band. Peter plays the tuha..an instrument he has been playing since! his high school days. • What's next fur Mr. Aunger'' He plans 10 spend some timeat his cottage in Inberhuron. Continue, with his hand and choir activities, add take a trip to Alberta to visit his one ycar old granddaughters- Bricanna and Coble. to all his years as a teacher. he has never grown. cynical about the youth of today. He comments, "I enjoy teaching more after 32 years than when I started. as I am, better at it. The students today are just as good now as in the .past. The environment of the students has changed but their basic enthusiasm and interest has not". 11 is ironic that a man who questioned the educational- system so much as a student, should end up spending 32 years in that very system as a - teacher. Yet he has brought a great deal to South Huron. working for a better educational experience for all students. We thank him for his efforts and wish him a happy retirement. Goodbye to Mr Aunger. sub»iitecl by Sooth Mom District High School Peter Aunger • • Lucan to get beefed up OPP presence By Craig Bradford 7=A Reporter LUCAN - For the first time in a long time, Lucan council • heard some good news from a provincial agency at last week's meeting. - London OPP new detachment commander Staff Sgt. Karen •Mof- fatt confirmed in person that the Lucan OPP station is getting f0 more officers as of Feb. I as re- ported in last week's issue of the Times -Advocate. That brings the total amount of officers assigned and reporting to the Lucan station to 12. The move is part of an ad- ministrative shake-up with London assuming paperwork duties for the Exeter area including Hay, Osborne and Stephen townships while giv- ing .up the Delaware area to the Strathroy OPP. Moffatt said the change was prompted by the fact the Mount Forest OPP detachment, the one responsible for tele- communications for most of mid- western Ontario, "can't handle the workload. "We feel this blend will be more effecti've," she said. Moffatt said the shift from duties to the south with Delaware to north with Exeter necessitates moving of- ficers to the Lucan detachment. "They'll be there 24 hours a day, seven days a week," Moffatt said. Necessary equipment and cruis- ers for the 10 officers will also be transferred to the Lucan station. The 14 officers assigned to the Exeter detachment will not be af- fected by the change to Lucan, •Moffatt said. What the move means to Lucan residents is a higher police profile in their area, somewhat of a throw - hack to:several years ago before the massive OPP restructuring down- sized the Lucan detachment. Five or six officers will be on duty at all times in the Lucan area. Moffatt said, and when people call the. sta- tion or drop in there will likely be someone to talk to instead of the of- ten vacant office as in recent years. Both Exeter and Lucan_ area res- idents will benefit through a bigger Lucan • detachment 'with a higher level of backup, Moffatt said. in a later interview. Moffatt said while she doesn't yet know what the OPP will charge municipalities for policing service, the beefed up Lucan presence won't impact on those numbers. "This move is totally independent • from any previous costing," she said. But at the meeting. Reeve Robert Ben- ner was concerned that there is still no final word from the province on how much the village will arc, developing for each municipal- ity.is based on the number of-oc- curances officers 'respond to. Es- tahlishing _community policing programs like COP (Citizens on Pa- trot), Neighborhood Watch and Elder Watch could lessen calls for service and therefore costs. she said. Lucan doesn't have a community policing committee or any com- munity policing programs in place and a recent push to start a Neigh= borhood Watch program fizzled. Councillor Perry Caskanette asked if some cost savings could he re- alized by the end of the year if the village. succeeds in getting some community policing programs in place. Moffatt said a small savings may be created. • "Community policing is one of the main philosophies of the OPP," Moffatt later told the T -A. "Maybe with this new shot in the arm it will create interest." Deputy Reeve Harry Wraith asked if the increased number of officers t the Lucan station is only a limit d time deal. Moffatt tried to ease is concerns. • "This change where we've ac- uired Exeter is set in stone," she aid. Sgt. Pat Dale, .a Lucan resident, ill be the chief administrative of- cer at the Luean detachment, Mof- tt said. Another Lucanite, Dennis Blanc,' will also handle a lot of c paperwork and .inquiries at the at ion. "They are all very happy to be oming back here," Moffatt said. service costing equation the OPP "They'll he there 24 hours a day, seven days a week." pay for policing.• a "We will be writing 'a $250,000 c cheque. the" largest ` one we'll h write," he said to underline the im- portance of knowing what the vil- q lage will be charged for OPP ser- s vice and what level of service will be provided. w "The basis of a successful re- fi lationship is both sides understand fa what is expected of them," Benner Le said. "We want a real contract that th tells us what it'll cost when we sign ' st the second part of the contract." Moffatt pointed out much of the c Times -Advocate, January 28,1990 St. Patrick's church service cancelled . By H. Dark Saintsbury correspondent SAINTSBURY There was no service at St. Patrick's this week as a number of the congregation were ill with colds and flu. Ort February I, The Rev. Stanley Jay will be at St. Patrick's at 10:30 a.m.'10 celebrate the Holy Eucharist and to preside over the annual • vestry meting. ' Micheal and Marylou Rumleski visited recently with grandmother Mary Davis at the 'icier Villa. Corkin MacGillivt was a guest at the birthday party Sunday honor- ing friend Scott- Thompson of Lucan. • - Crystal Danis was'a weekend visitor with aunt and Uncle Donna and Mike Martin, Michelle and Jarret of London. • Alpha Tau meets EXETER - The Alpha Tau Chap- ter of Beta Sigma Phi visited the residents of the Exeter Villa on Jan- uary 20. Andrea's Dance Studio provided the entertainment. The dancers performed solo -and team acrobatic and tap dance numbers to anenthusiastic audience. June Es-- sery introduced them and thanked them for their performance. Lunch was served by Mary Jane Taylor, Rosemary Schaefer and June Esscry. A -short business_ meeting was conducted by president Elaine Bo- gart. Shirley Walkom gave thc.City Council report stating • that the Founder's Day banquet will he held April 28 at the Ranch House in Ex- eter. Maude Connon volunteered to serve on this committee. Page 17 Engagement Herb and Betty Blue are very pteased to announce the November 29th, 1997 engagement of their eldest daughter Lisa Marie to Richard Philips, son of Gladys Phillips, Guelph and Peter Phillips, St. Catharines. Lovle - Schnurr • Carrie and Terry, along -with their parents, Gary and Diane Lovie of Centralia, Ontario and Mae Schnurr of Wiarton, Ont. and -Marcel Schnurr of Shallow Lake, Ontario, wish to -announce their marriage. The ceremony took place on December 5, 1997 in Orillia, Ont. The happy couple are now residing in Barrie, Ont. Congratulations and love from your families. 1 Friday .fie GANDHARVAS on their "Sold for a Smile Tour" with special guest ashgrove Tix $6 Advance $9 Door Friday February 13th IAILESH E trerne Hypnotic Perceptions! Rohde - Blythe The wedding ceremony took place at Liliuokalani Botanical Garden, Honolulu on Friday, December 18, 1997'of Nancy Ellen Blythe. daughter of Harvey nd Diane Blythe ano Dan Carr) Rohde. son of Glen nd Marilyn Rohde. The couple are living in" Oakville. McCllnchey - Westlake On October 4, .1997, Cheyenne Westlake and Dan McClinchey were united in marriage at the Exeter United Church. Cheyenne is the "daughter of Floyd and Mary Westlake, . Dan is the son of Don and Gwen McClinchey. Rev. Cordell Parsons offici— ated at' the ceremony and Tracey Gerber was soloist. The bride was attended by Kim Dixon, Shannon Westlake, Andrea McClinchey, Liz Groot and Karen Westlake. Groomsmen were" Jason Phillips, Rob McClinchey,. Mark Deitz, Bill Towton, Brian Cooper and ringbearers were Zachary Smith, Ryan Cooper and Tyler Cooper. Master of Ceremonies was Marvin Taylor. Dan and Cheyenne are now residing in Brucefield, Ont. They wish to thank all their family and friends for making their day so special. • 100 has a new e-mail address ta@eedy.com' Please mark this address down so you can correspond with us. 424 Main St. Exeter • 235-1331 • Fax 235-0766