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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1998-04-08, Page 5Back in Time... By Ross Haugh from the archives of the Exeter Times Advocate 10 YEARS AGO April 6, 1988 - The old and the new got together Thurs- day afternoon and evening at • the Dashwood Industries plant near Centralia and a good time was had by all. The 60th birthday celebration of the well known wood window company brought out .most of the close to 500 employees and their families along with officials from Trus Joist Cor- poration in Boise, Idaho. Roy- alty was present as Maurice Klumpp and Phyllis Haugh were named King and Queen, respectively. The Exeter Mohawks and Lanark Flyers are tied at two games apiece in the all - Ontario Hardy Cup champion- ship. Mohawks captain Randy Kraul suffered a broken jaw in game three. Huron -Bruce MP Murray Cardiff was in Exeter Monday night to present additional Challenge '88 awards for out- standing contributions to the community.' Receiving . the award were Lloyd Moore. Jack Chipchase, Glen Mickle, Gaylan Josephson, Dan Brint- nell, Ron Horn, Janice Brock, Dave Urlin, Tom McCann, Gary Middleton, Marie Tie - man, Al Horton, Marshall Dearing, Ross Haugh, Lec Webber, George Shaw and Jill Tuckey. 20 YEARS AGO April 6, 1978 - Action on the Fleck picket lines contin- ued to blow "hot and cold" this week and there is an indi- cation that atmosphere will continue: However, United Auto Workers have hinted they will attempt to bring the matter to a head in the imme-. diate future. Glenn Thurman has been named the new manager of the Dashwood Tigers of the Huron -Perth baseball league. The present day Tigers were organized in 1964 and the first 'manager was Ron ' Mern- er. He was followed by Mil- ton Wcbb, Lorne Klcinstivcr, Glenn Webb, George Tiernan, Jack Schade and Joe Fulop. . 35 YEARS AGO April 7, 1963 - Exeter's last hitching post, symbol of a past era, will soon disappear. The post, located near the cor- ner of Huron and Main streets will. be removed along with the tress in that arca to make room for the new highway en- trance. Exeter Kinetics, with only about a dozen members have donated $500 to the Exeter and district Swimming Pool cam- paign. Mrs. Art Clarke present- ed the cheque to campaign -chairman John Goman. Exeter midgetsfailed in their bid for the town's first Ontario hockey championship Tuesday night. They lost the final game of a good series to Huntsville 8-7. Rev. Brcn DeVries, Angli can rector here for the past five years announced Sunday he has been appointed to a mis- sion parish in the Edmonton Doiocese. He will- assume his duties there in June. 40 YEARS AGO April 6, 1958 - Huge crowd's jammed A&H Food Market , over the past 10 days to help the firm celebrate its first anni- versary. Bishop G.N. Luxton of Lon- don announced this week that the Rev. Bren Dc Vries will succeed Rev. N.D. Knox as rector of Trivitt Memorial Church in •Exeter and St. Paul's Anglican Church in Hensall. The district cancer campaign with an objective of $4,000, started this week in Exeter and Dashwood and will continue in other municipalities through- out the month. Members of the Exeter Legion Ladies Auxil- iary conducted the canvass in Exeter. SO YEARS AGO April 5, 1948 - Elmer Bell was elected president of the Huron -Perth Baseball Associa= t,ion at a meeting in the Hensall Town Hall last Thursday. Messrs. Russell Snell, Ben Borland and Roy • Campbell have just completed a ten - week course in carbueration and electrical work in London. 75 YEARS AGO April 7, 1923 - Mr. Charles Coward who has been visiting here from the west, left for his home this week. --i • A • IT'S YQJI1LB1JSJJ\JESS Computer academy opens By Brenda Burke T -A Reporter EXETER - With the opening of a new computer training academy on Main Street, Exeter is now even more up to speed in the megabyte world. ' "We've been requested many times to open a facility here," said Director of Training George Mor- fopoulos, who has operated an academy branch in Clinton.for the past tour years. "We're already quite well known in the Exeter community." The academy has 1600 graduates across Huroin County, one of them being Exeter academy owner Alan Monteith, who looks after -the -sales and service part ofthe business._ Besides dealing with computer -rentals, leases and trade-ins, .the academy sells the !new' DVDs or digital video discs — movie discs .for the computer. . "They're just starting to come out in the price range where people can afford them," said Monteith, adding the discs have been ag- gressively promoted within the in- dustry during the past few months. The academy training lab is equipped with -printers, scanners, ln= ternet access, video conferencng equipment and even a limit room for students. "The training is very painless. We don't have any training failures," claims Morlopo tilos. - Using a "hands-on, learn -by - doing approach" pioneered at the Harvard School of Business, the academy claims its students retain 70 per cent of the materials learned. According to Morfopoulos, teach- ing computer skills through the common lecture style results in only 30 per cent retention, even with the guidance of a gifted instructor. He said academy students are ahlc to learn quickly in "little .(byte) sized pieces." "We make it fun. We make sure we relate it to their life ex- periences," he explained. "We're not just teaching them the times ta- bles. We're teaching them how to make change." • More. than 275 courses are self- taught through tutorials al 14 Pen- tium• terminals, with instructors nearby to help students through the trouble spots. "It's all hands-on and at the tiger's own pact, said Mor - 1 Poulos. "About 35 percent of the people (who) come in have never touched a computer before." .Three training levels arc offered including five-hour introductory c9urses in "everything from Win- d;►ws to the Internet." These arc well-suited liar beginners and ex- perienced students seeking up- grading. . In addition there are I5 -hour 'quick courses' and 25 -hour ad- vanced courses. Course materials are sold for home study, and gradu- ates arc offered "six months of fret technical support .as well as re- fresher courses. Also availiahle.- are special chil dren's courses and year 2000 crisis reprogramming. • Stephen While, left, and Jason Monteith check out a computer game at the newly opened Computer Training Academy on Exeter's Main Street. Games, including non-violent types, may be 'tested' before purchased at the academy. "After 3 (p.m.) it gets to be a noisier en- vironment," said George Morfopoulos, director of training. Bed and Breakfast workshop in Hensall HENSALL -.You've found the perfect house and location. You've learned what is required to set up a bed and breakfast. Everything is in order but no one•is knocking at your door! 'Binging the World to Your B&B' is designed to help you develop a comprehensive market- ing •plan and to ensure that your reservation book is. full. "Looking at future trends in tourism, Huron County is well positioned to offer travellers the type of experiences they will he looking for - agri-tourism, culture, heritage. and nature". stated Cass Bayley, Project Manager of 'Explore Ontario's West Coast'. "We need to provide these people with a variety of accommodation choices and service must be excep- tional." Joan Karstens of Brentwood on the Beach B&B, noted at the recent Huron Tourism Brochure Swap held in Hensall, "We can never learn enough about marketing our businesses. It will determine whether we thrive or just survive." Facilitating 'Bringing the World to Your B&B' on April 20 and May 4, 7 to 10 p.m. will he Rosemary Pcer, Rosecliffe B&B. Wiarton. This event is sponsored by thc Hensall Economic Development Committee and 'Explore Ontario's West Coast'. Cost per person is $40 and a hoard - room has been provided by W.G. • Thompson's and Sons, Hensall. To register please call thc Hensall . Municipal Office, 262-2812. Space is limited to 20 participants. ✓ --------------- 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 •1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 J SUBSCRIBE I� YOU AR[N'T SUBSCRIBING TO T1 -IC TI MES-ADVOCATQ, YOUR[ MISSING OUT. Use the coupon below and subscribe today! Name: Address City Prov. 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A Free Dump pass may be obtained for stoves, washers, dryers, water heaters, etc. Glenn Kells Works Superintendent SPECIAL GARBAGE PICKUP May, 1998 Spring Clean Up TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1998- West Side Pick up tree limbs, branches and garden ONLY waste Tuesday, May 12, 1998 - East Side Pick up tree limbs, branches and garden waste ONLY NO LARGE HOUSEHOLD ITEMS . LARGE HOUSEHOLD GARBAGE PICK -U1 SEPTEMBER, 1998 Tuesday, September 1, 1998 - Large household iter West Side (excluding appliances, dem - debris, normal garbage, or recyclables) Tuesday, September 8, 1998 - Same as above East Side Glenn Exeter Works Superintendent ASN Mat FM Solna Set Up & Installation Available THIS WEEKS MANAGERS SPECIAL TKO V 12C 200mmx Cyrix Processor • VX Pro Motherboard 51 2k cache USB supported • 16 Meg of Ram . • 24X CD -Rom • 2.1 Gig Ultra DMA Hard Drive • 33.6K Fax/Voice/Data Modem • 14" Digital Monitor • !MB Video Card • Soundcard w/ESS chipset • 55 Watt Speakers • 1.44 FDD • Windows Keyboard w/wrist rest • Microphone • Mouse, Mouse pad • Windows 95 w/Internet Explorer 4 MANAGERS CHOICE TKOATID • 233mmx MD K6 PROCESSOR • TX motherboard 512k pipeline burst cache USB supported • 32 Meg of SDram • 24X CD -Rom • 4.3 Gig Ultra DMA hard drive • 56K fax/voice/data modem • 15" digital monitor • 2 MB 3D video card • Soundcard w1ESS chipset • 70 watt speakers • 1.44 FDD • Windows keyboard w/wrist rest .• Microphone • 3 button mouse •. Mousepad • Windows 95 w/Internet Explorer 4 • Microsoft Homepack Intel Pentiumll 233 • Intel 233 Pentium 11 • LX 440 Motherboard AGP Video Support USB Supported • 32 Meg of SDram • 24X Quiet CD -Rom (BTC) • 4.3 Gig Ultra DMA Hard Drive • 56K Fax/Voice/Data Modem • 15" Digital Monitor Irmigo • 2 MB ATi 3D Rage + ii $2199 • Soundcard w/ESS chipset • 70 Watt Speakers • 1:44 FDD • Windows Keyboard w/wrist rest • Microphone ' • Logitech 3 Button Mouse • Mousepad • Windows 95w/Interne Explorer 4 Lel 4%4 $1245.• • $1749.00 ■ Some restrictions,may apply 370 MAIN STREET, S. EXETER, ONT. 519-235-0996 (John Norris Building) LONDON: 106-30 Adelaide St. N. 667-0897