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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1998-02-04, Page 2Sharon Doxtator Secretary -Manager 4 Page 2 ' Times -Advocate, February 4, 1998 1 INTHE N Regional wrap up Games coming to Mitchell MITCHELL - Mitchell will host the'TriCouty District_Senior Games this June.. stated the Mitchell Advocate. The two-day event is. sched- uled for June 15-16 and will likely involve 500 participants from the counties of Perth. Hu- ronand Middlesex. The Games will feature 17 different autivi ties from carpet howling to ten- - nis and walking. Man charged after accident GODERICH A 24 --Year-old Auburn man is in fair condition- at the London •Health. Sciences Centre after his, vehicle was launched about •37 metres off a bridge just above/the North Har - 'hour Road in Goderich Jan. .16. . reported the Goderich Signal - Star. Andre ltrvfanowski: was taken to hospital- after spending about one-hour in his vehicle where„it landed on the Maitland Golf Course.- It' took 'ambulance and fire crews about, another hour to remove • Kryzanowski from his vehicle. •, Kryzanowski was arrested ear- lier that same ,day for drinking and driving.,He has sinci~ been . charged with two drinking and driting offences arid having ati - open container of alcohol in the vehicle. Fire guts home SEAFURTH . ,A fire totally engulfed a home just • north of Winthrop last i Satiurday,'nig,ht., stated the -Huron Expositor. -)The home, located on Conc. 10-1 1 was (totally ,engulfed 'in flame when• firefighters.. arrived on the scene shortly after 10:30 p,m. No lives were lost and the cause is still under mvestrgation: Addition to hospital WINGHAM • - Wingham and District Hospital have been giy,- en permission from the Ministry of Health for the construction of an adjoining medical clinic. re- ported the North Huron Citizen. • 'The' $850.000 project will he funded by the hospital , • and through: donations to the Hospi- tal Foundation: • The year-long •building princct will include 'renovations to the lower floor and an addition to the west side!. Homemaking services on hold •MOUNT FDREST - Home- making services will not he available in Wellington Countl until' spring except under ex- treme - cases. stated the Mount Forest Confederate. - • Community Care Access Cen- • tre of Wellington-Duffenn. which coordinates . home care. services has run out of money. explained Louis Marshall Hospi- tal Board Administrator Bob Emerson. Homemaking service which includes shopping. cooking. cleaning. bathing and other es- sentials while a patient recuper- ates at•home instead of in a hos- pital has been suspended • until the end of March. Women charged after chase L1STOWEL -. An 18 -year-old Listowel area women faces -nu- merous charges following a high-speed pursuit Sunday morning which started just out- side of Listowel and ended in Walkenon. stated the Walkerton Herald -Times; Pursuit speeds reached 130 kilometers ner hour. The driver was apprehended and placed under arrest when the ve- hicle pulled in a private drive at a Walkerton residence and the driver fled on foot. Exeter Produce computers stolen EXETER - Thieves stole $5,000 worth of computers and other electronic equipment from Exeter Produce at 215.Thames Rd. W. over the weekend. Exeter OPP said. The offices were all ransacked and evidence was left behind by the thieves. That evidence is now -being examined by the OPP identiticaucin unit.•• The OPP arc asking anyone with inforrnation on the crime to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. Booze -y pickup stolen McGiLLiVRAY,TWP. - A '90 black and silver- Ches. pickup with a white topper and licence. VW2 827 was stolen -sometime after 3 a.m. cin Feb. 1' from a driveshed on Maguire Rd. London OPP Const- Donna Shuhsi said. ' The pickup was loaded with alcohol,left over from a stag •and dcic. About 7 km away from thescene-a stolen tryick from Strathroy was Lound stuck in the ditch and torched. OPP believe the two thefts arc linked. Car stolen from Ailsa Craig AILSA CRAIG - A '90 maroon! Chrysler Dynasts with licence TED 334 was stolen overnight Jan.'28 from a Queen St. residence in Ailsa Craig.,Shulisl said Police chase ends in charges - HENSALL - Richard Vdc•hcor. 46. of RR I Bay field i Stanley,Twor6 is charged with impaired (Iris ing. resi a arrest ands failing to stop after a 29 km long chase, Huron Counts OPP Const. John Marshall said. Exctbr OPP officers stopped tci check a parked -88 Ford pickup on Hwy. 4 south of Hensall at about 2 a.tn (-}n Jan. 30 when the truck sped away The officers pursued. the piau* hut were ignored its driver. Marshall said. Speeds, up,to 100 kin/h wcrc•rcached over the 40 -minute chase. The pickup'stopried when it ran ovtr•a spike kelt which flattened all itk tires. The driver fled the scene on forst hut was .aught by the , OPP.:! , , , Charity cooking Doing their part. The Exeter Legion held their Ice, Storm Re- lief Fund fundraising barbecue on Saturday for those suf- fering uffering through the aftermatli of the ice storm of the century In eastern Ontario and Quebec. Seen here flipping burgers are Legion executives 'Casey Zeehuisen. left. Bob Jones • and Dave Frayne. The barbecue raised $200 which will be added to the $500 the Legion. has already given towards the cause. It's a boy! Joey Russell Roy Bell, just about one month old, seems content, to be one of the first ba- bies of 1998. He was bom Jan. 8 at Clinton Public Hospital. to Times -Advocate subscribers Darlene and. Scott Bell of Kippen. Joey, bom at 4:12 a.m. weighing ,9 lbs 1 oz., is the new brother of Amanda, 8 and Jenna, 6. Joey's sisters have a lot to teach their brother when he gets a little older. Amanda said she wants to teach Joey his ABC's, his numbers and how to spell his own name. Jenna said she wants to tech her brother how to ride a tricycle, how to crawl and how'to drink from a cup. Joey is t grandchild of Spike and Joanne Bell, of Hen- sall and Russel/ and Anita Faber of Kippen. As the first baby of the New Year to Times-, Advocate subscribers, mom and dad will receive a one-year Times -Advocate subscription ex- tension; a $20 gift certificate from Dinney's Fine Furniture; a $20 certificate from the Exeter Decor Centre; a $25 certificate from Shoppers Drug Mart, Exeter; a $25 certificate from The Purple Turtle; a $25 certificate from V&S: one share valued at; $5. from the Clinton Com: munity Credit Union; -two $5 certificates from Tim Hortons, Exeter: 'one case of Heinz baby food from Darling's Foodland. Exeter and a $25 certificate from Exeter Flowers. Amalgamation deal for Lucan and Biddulph no closer lir Continued from front page ales ,and their staff in separate meetings. H'e will now draw up a n,imher of merger. scenarios for county' council's consideration. If progress is still being made: -Thom - sop and municipal staff will ar- range public meetings to solicit in- put on the merger•prciflosals. Thomson said once • municipal- ities will only contro1.10c-20e of 'every property tax 'dollar afteriall provincial downloading is ac- counted for. He also -said the goal in the. completed Perth Cottrity re- structuring was to come . up with merged municipalities. of •6.500 8.500 population. Lucan and Bid- dulph'y. combined - population would fall far under those totals Benner said Lucan' council will wait for Thomson's report and whether the province will rectify the Farm Tax Rebate problem. Lu - can pulled away from the nego- tiating table with Biddulph last year after staff found out Lucan tax- payers ma) he on the hook to pick up -the rural tax slack after the prov- ince scuttled the Farm Tax Rebate. 'ave' a news tip; call 235-1331 Host families needed for Chernobyl children 14 Judy Renner BRUCEFIELD• - A group of 17 interested 'people attended a Children of Chernobyl information night held in the library at Huron Centennial School in Brucefield on the evening of January 22. . Guest speakers Jeff and Logs. Fawcett and Peter Fedyk from the St. Marys group provided much information regarding the prugram to help the children til Chernobyl. In April of 1986. a reactor exploded. spiUmg over •200 tons of radio active waste and contaminat- ing everything. for many. may miles. Two years later. a program was organized to allow the children of Chernobyl• to visit uncontaminat ed countries in order that they might receive six weeks of fresh air and. nutritious meals. In February 1993. St. Marys began a group and• in their first year eight active mem- bers promoted the cause. generat- ing host families and raising $12,000. allowing them to bring .12 children, aged nine to 11. and an interpreter. to Canada for six weeks. Several families from Huron County became involved as hosts and now wish to organize a group in Huron County. Several of the • guests attending the information evening were interested in volun- tecnng to -work on a local commit.- tee.- The 1998 summer visiting Orr. - gram is quickly approaching and the comrnitiee must begin fundrais; ing. It costs approximately $1.500 to .have one child come to Canada. This include;; visas. transportation and insurance. Host families must also be recruited. The children arrive from Belarus in mid-July and stay with the host family for six weeks. A host .family is responsible for the care and food for a c1titd. The chil- dren have very poor teeth and because they are used to the ham- mer and chisel method of tooth extraction. they'are terrified to mention that their teeth hurt. Therefore. dental visits are a must and over' the years several:dentists have donated their time and talents. The children. speak Russian and although some host families have chosen to learn Russian. it is very beneficial for the children to learn to speak English. Those involved as host families are encouraged to attend weekly 'family gatherings so that the chil- dren may visit with their friends from Belarus. This also provides a great support network for the host families. A security check. which is a process of ensuring a safe home for the visitors. is also required. This is not only for the ,protection of the children. but it is also a legal and moral obligation of the group. Several of those who have been involved with the Chi'Idren of Chernobyl in prior years shared their experiences as •host families. The children come from very poor homes apd are very appreciative of the simple things life in Canada has to offer, such as car rides. a day at the beach or the pool—grocery shopping. dentists and lots of fresh fruit: They arrive in Canada •with very little and go home with lots of memories of a place that has so much to offer. Although the chil- dren go home to poverty and conta- mination. they feel healthier and do much better in school with hopes of making their own country a beuer place to live. Lifelong friendships have also been created. For further information about the program. to volunteer as a host family or a committee member, or to make a donation, please call John or Leesa Martene of Ailsa Craig at 519-228-6861, or Shelley Bender at 519-236-4270. i TOWN OF EXETER H H N H H , : / H H. Alum 'Effective January 1, 1998, the Toon of Exeter raised the sewer surcharge rate on the water bill from 120% 'to 1.50%. ,With.' the N withdrawal of provincial grant't. it is necessary for the 'Town to ,H, build. a reserve 'fund to finance a proposed $5M expansion to N the Town's sewer system: What .this means to the average household is; 1 ►H, Previous fate ' 120% of'$13.31 Rat water $15.98 N ' New rate 40,150% of $13.31 flat rate water , $19.97 H Increase in monthly P.U.C. billing .will be approxirrlately $4.00 Town Council' •• H 04 H H N H H H N, N 04 H H • RBC Dominion Securities Inc. H 's pleased to announce that N Mr. Doug Lamond has joined 'ia the London office as an N Investment Advisor. Since P414 graduating from the, University • of Guelph in 1989. Doug has H worked. as a commodity trader RBC DOMINION SECURITIES 04 N H H N N N N ti H H N H H and -a consultant .in the agricultural industry RBC Dominion Securities is a full service investment dealer offering a wide; variety of mutual funds. bonds. stocks, GIC's and RRSP's. For a free consultation please eve Doug a call at 519-675-2023 Doug Lamond xxxxxxZZSZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ [ Usborne & Hibbert Mutual * Fire Insurance- Company ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the policyholders of the . Usborne & Hibbert Mutual Fire Insurance Company will be held in the Kirkton-Woodham Community Centre at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, February 23, 1998 to receive and dispose of the Financial and Auditor's Reports; to elect Directors and to transact any business that may rightly come before the meeting. Nominations will be received for the election of two Directors for a three year term. The Directors whose term of office expires are Joe Chaffe and Morris Willows, both of whom are eligible for re- election. Michael O'Shea ik President