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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1998-04-15, Page 1SEIP'S valu-mart 4 4c $3 Exeter 235-0262 Delicious Hot Dell Foods To Go SEIP'S valu-mart 4 & 83 Exeter 235-0262 Fllt�n Developing 4.9914 roe Wednesday, April 1 ,, 1998 Lucan looking to be In bloom See page 2 Junior Snowbird Program See Crossroads Second front Lucan Bantams win OMHA title I See pagei 151 Taylor returns froth trade mission See page 19 I 1 OPP search for Subway robber Happy hunting Look Datil Mac Hayter of Lucan, left, shows his dad Tim one of the eggs -he found during the Lucan Optimist Club's 15th annual Easter Egg Hunt at Elm St. Park on Friday morhipg,' About 150 .children descended )upon the park for the traditional Easter event. t ,1 EXETER) --The Exeter OPP think ' they know who brandished a machete to -rob the Exeter -Subway •IonApril -5. I •I I OPP said they've. identified the •armed robbery suspect asPhilipl • L'hInier,'25,11>if,np 11ited address but formally ()lithe London arca. 'Tic by', have issued a warrant. for Chcnier's arrest in relationito the Subway robbery as well as other criminal activity. a I Lucan Heritage Days Aug. '15-16 ILUCAN - You'll be humming . the tunic to 'Takc Mc Out to the Ball Game' after attending the Lu - can ArealHcritagc Days on Aug. 15-16. This year's theme is 'Baseball I Reunion'. Lucan Arca Heritage president Mike Anderson said they, want as many former Lucan area baseball players to come hack for the festival. l Other events include an outdoor farmers/crafts market; children's activities at Market St. park, a bar- becue chicken dinner on Aug. 15 from 5 p.m. -7 p.m. and the second annual Great Canadian Potato Race. This year everyone is invited to enter a spud in the races and there will be prizes for the fastest (pers. There will also.be historicd dis- plays. Call Lucan Arca Heritage at 227- 0756 for more information. Public works----� foreman retiring EXETER - The Exeter Public Works Department is losing two staff to retirement later this year. • Superintendent Glenn Kells retires at the end of April. Last Monday night, Exeter coun- cil has accepted the early retire- ment ofpuhlic works foreman Bill Hirtzel who has been with the town for 27 years. The retirement will be effective October 31. Council has approved interim ar- rangements to replace Kells. Public works planning, manage- ment, budgeting, co-ordinating functions will tie assigned to the ad- . ministration office (C.A.O., clerk - treasurer, chief building official) with input as necessary from the engineer and public works staff. An acting public works supervis- or position will be created to as • - sume operations supervision, cer- tain technical requirements, monitoring and reporting functions under the administrator's direction. The pay grid will be reviewed to. create an interim pay scale for the new position. Town staff will be invited to sub- mit applications for the position. I • Exeter, Liquor) Store smash and grub' I•I 1 EXETER - Crirnc doesn't pay Ifni onq 1 *etgr area .man after Exeter -OPP say they caught hire Icavling the front r'►f the,f:xetcr Liquor Storelafter -an attcyttpted hreak, cn}cr ilndttfleft.) - Nicolas Parsons, 2f), of no fixed address but formally cif the. Crediton slid Lucan area`; is charged With v;lrrous offencgs after the Exeter OPP . 'say they arrested hitn leaving the front of the Exeter Liquor Store -at about f:30 a.rn. Sunday. He -was still in OPP custody (awaiting a hail hearing that was set for yesterday whilcihe T -A went to pren. , - ' - • .),•-rexcaer OPP %ay suspects jimrnied to front glass door oil the store oto pain entry and then loaded alcohol onto an Exeter PUCiickup stolen from clsewhcrclinttown carlicr.that morning. All liquor was recovered... The Eixetyf OPP believe there is. another suspect -involved with the 1 attcrnpted theft and the vehicle theft. 1 - - An unknown amount of damage was done to the Liquor Store's front door and one suspect smashed a washroom' window trying to escape the •1 OPP.. The OPP wart to remind people.to tock their vehickldoor; and take the keys with them to cul down the risk of their schicics hcing.stolen hy opportunistic thieves. • Local musicians perform for High 'on Life project HENSALL - Get' high on life. And while you're at it, you may as well get high on music. - - That's the. message thea Alcohol and Drug *Recovery Association of Ontario wants to send through a gospel concert at Hensall United Church on April 19 at 3 p.m. The newly -formed hand includes Hensall musician, Betty Beer and Al. Aldso en, a musician from St. Marys. Other hand ntellnhcrs are from Stratford and Kitchener. "People can really come out for a couple of hours and get high on the music." said Jeff Wilhee. executicc director of ADR.AO. "We have a whole different approach...The idea is to give .a very subtle anti-drug message." A plod will offering will he split between ADRAO,( the. hand. and the church's native healing fund. The drug prevention program promines healthy lifestyle choices and activities such as music, an. drama and sports.. High on Gospel. This Sunday, a newly -formed band sends a positive message to listeners at Hensall United Church. In back, from left, Trevor Teed of Stratford, Doug Dietrich of Wa- terloo, Jeff Wilbee, executive director of the Alcohol and Drug Recovery Association of Ontario, Doug McNaughton of Strat- ford, and Alan Aldsoren of St. Marys. In front, Hensall musi- cian Betty Beer sits between members of the church's Mis- sions Outreach and Communication. At left is Anne Marie McGregor and at right is Tracy McIntosh. i Exeter favors two tier governance EXETER - Although uncertain'of its dancing partners, Exeter Coun- cil is certain it prefers two tier kcal government rather than single tier. At its meeting last week. counvil reviewed Huron County's. Strategic Planning Day report and identified Several concerns. The report presented main op- tions, alternatives, directions and . conclusions from previous reports. Both one tier and twi► tier options and their alternatives are included. ' Reeve Roy Triehner, who repre- sents Exeter at County Council, highlighted several points. - One of the premises of the county report is that the Special Transition • Fund and the Com- - -munity Re -investment Fund are ex peeled to: he temporary. Triehner believes provincial policy is that • the Community Re -investment Fund (the larger of 'the two funds) will he permanent. This has been confirmed in.a discussion with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs in London. "The CRF should he viewed the -same way• municipal unconditional grants have • heen viewed,. in the • past.) ie. as. part of the' revenue pie- 1 tire." Triehner: report states. r He was also concerned with the report s statement that only "mini- straight forward: policing. welfare. mal cost savings" in services have home for the aged and planning." been -shown through local municipal Triehner stated. . amalgamation studies. According tri. In these areas, legislation other Triehner, the- South Huron study than, the restructuring Legislation identified annual savings . of comes into play. ccording to. Tri - $770,000 for the taxpayers of Ste ehner. The provincial ministries phen, Exeter. U`horne, Grand Bend that administer these -four areas .of and part s►f Bosanquet. - - nubile _service •would have 10 he The county report states• a single conrilted and would have to ap- tier government is the hest way to prove' the movement of- functions , save service costs hy. from the county to the, eliminating dupl►ca- focal level tion. .As well. some "TheChe veal of the Hu - of the new services%t'e.Ctructllring ron-Co►unty process is downloaded from the Order can to have .i plan ready Province have been by January 1. 1999 to assigned in legisla specify the allow County Council tion to the County- 1 vel at which ;10 ;tart ihe_proccss of* level. Triehner thinkssuch function .ceding the triple -ma- this reyuircdfour would he io!rity. - approval re- ification. .Bored restructuring (0 " Ot►r review 'Of the performed, place...I r legislation and dis- generally cter is- alio keep- cus`lon with. •MMA. Speaking." ins its opIut ns c)ps;n suggess Thai mil ...kith municipalities in nicipal .services. can '. • sil irth' • . Mukllesex,' indeed be moved from the County North 1.amhton and South Huron. Level to the. local level. a -, .: I Municipal .oimcils have met on at -"The ...Restructuring Order can .leas, three occasions .and will meet Specify the level at which each again It (*ednesclay) in Exet- , function would he. -performed. gen-. er to decide whether: or not to pro- erally speaking' in four areas. as-- ,,cccdwith restructuring discussions. signing functions is not quite .15 - Hospital restructures food and nutrition services Expected to hit Exeter's ihospitali by late,May, the program calls, for retraining and reduced staff hours, ' By Brenda Burke I -A Reporter 111 - •EXETER - As part ofitheir massive cost-cutting -re- structuring process.. Huron -.Perth hospital'sare changing the way they feed staff arid patients, 1. Under the program that aims to collectively save S.1.8 million. South Huroii Hospital! Administrator Don Cur rell claims the. hospital's 10 nutrition and food service staff (three full-time and seven part-timervyill have re duced hoeis and will require retraining. -• Although Currell is uncertain about downsizing de talk. he admitted early exit package~ may he offered.. / "We need to know how much time it takes to do the lob because itWs?' so new," ekplained Dawn t* Guffin-Town. di- rector of nutrition and food services, also a clinicclinical!dieti4:Ian. A retraining program including in- struction in.diet. Brod handling and safe- • y hegair at the ho' pita) botwo weeks ago hut staff appar- ently knew about the program rn the spring of 1997 "This isn't just being flopped in.- stressed Carrell. 'There were no secrets." ' r The.changes will result in more prepared food for the ospital. Collectively. the hospufalx purchased carts that ontain hot and cold food scctrons •Mlost food Is now repared on site and delivered to -patients by nurses hut foodder the new system. foowill he delivered in carts. Currell assured the program mt;olves an easily rr.on• mored common menu for all eight. hospitals in a set-ujt r . .thafi "ii dao as labor. intensive.•', with. other advantages - 'including improved -nutritional value and cost savings through hulk buying. ' , • - Details are still, being hashed out for th'c'system Cull -reit claims is/ common in larger cities, especially . in- Europe W'ingharn s hospital is set to hegin chances this month. with Exeter next on the list in Tate May and. St. Mary's to June; • "When Wingham gets organized. then We'll ;tart.'` sato MkGuffin-Town.-Wingham will tell the tale." "Our hud:iet restraints rare greater than the 'rest r of r i them t Huron -Penh ' hospitals)." said • • Curren "We couldn't afford to wait,- 'l fust being r,, us it-; normal huffiness." he • r erahoratcd. "This may he a little larger d in... There than some of the shaping'and molding no secrets." over time but is kindeed no differ- ent...You're ninning, out • of money and you've never had to look in all the • • corners bel;ure...(dietary services) lust v'asn't lucked at in small hospitals in our area. Now • t'sour turn. Under guidelines Of tf)e Health Services Re- structuring Commission. Huron -Perth hospital - re- structuring involves lour ongoing projects: nutrrnon/ f.pkl. services. senior management. material. man- agement and finance/ mfor,ntation. - "They have absolute power.-.- :said Curren of the HSRC. "We were more'or less forced...The important Odd of the story Is -we're moving forward. s "This isn floppe were • h 1` P u A log cabin for Lucan's main drag? That's what Lucan Area Heritage president Mike Anderson is prp- posing is the centre -piece of a potential permanent museum facility By Craig Bradford T -A Reporter LUCAN - Ah. the sights of Lu - can's Main Street. The Lucan Me= morial Community Centre. Haskell Funeral Home. The water tower. The genuine log cabin. If you don't recall the. last sights that's because it's the new proposal from Lucan Area Heritage. Heritage committee president Mike' Anderson has written village council requesting its support for the project Including the $3.500'the village has in a reserve account for the group. . Here's the plan: Anderson pro- poses to purchase the circa mid - 1800s 20' X 25 -foot storey -and -a - half cabin from a Port Elgin lumber business for $20,000 and transport to Lucan, at an additional $10.000 cost. The proposed cabin site is on the empty lot between the Bank of Montreal and Wraith Family Hard- ware. Anderson has approached the Lu - can Lions Club about purchasing - the lot and donating if to Lucan Heritage. Arfother S10.000 is need- ed for a foundation and other repair work. Lucan Heritagerhas S20.000 in a building fund and Anderson said they have pledges 'totalling �S 10.00( from Lucan area clubs. businesses and private citizens. He is confident the committee can raise the rest of the money needed but. wants council's bless- ing. Anderson hopes to achieve charitable status by the end of the summer to help 'attract donations. If the Lions Club doesn't donate the lot to Lucan Heritage, Ander- son said it'll need another $60,000. The committee is ready to maintain and operate the cabin site and will offer it to the vil- lage as a gift. "This is the first step in a number of directions," Anderson said of ac- quiring the cabin. "It is also the firsst step in setting up a permanent - museum site." He added thin the cabin would be an "instant tourism attraction" and "the first major step td show that Lucan is alive .and -well and proud of Itself." • Council had a favorable view of the project at last week's meeting, but wants more information.' Main Street Is the number one option of the committee on where the cabin should go. • "I We want to) revitalize It," An- derson said of 'Main Street. (Hwy. 4 is) one of the busiest high- ways in Ontario but we've never done anything to . Make people stop (in Lucan)." The 50 .X 175 - foot downtown lot could also 'be home to a permanent museum. Anderson said the committee's "dream" would beto put the cabin back from the road far enough to build a modern building behind it. "(Hwy. 4 is) one of the busiest highways in Ontario but we've never done anything to make people stop (in Lucan)."