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Exeter's. Pioneer Petroleums changes name
EXETER - •1'he manager of the
former Pioneer gas station on Main
Street want. Exeter restde(t. to
know that t en alter the -ianie
change, hell .till ie working there
to serve customer.
Mark ()midi said. however. there
.will he some changes to the busi-
ness now that Sunoco has taken
over.
-First of all, he said, there will he
'no Bonus Buck. offered and a
higher -octane fuel tt 111 be sold. In-
stead of- the Bonus Huck., which
Godin said -were popular with cus-
tomer:, customers will acquire
points and redeem _ them towards
discounts from a CAA mcniher-
.hip.
Another change will'he new un -
forms for the gas station's six em-
ployees and new paint: -colitis and
'decals for the husiness.
(itidin.•w'ho has been manager of
the station for the -past three years.
said he basically had to built- the
business from scratch and -said he
leets the . change of a new- name
will similarly he a freshstart:.
Under Sunoco. Godin said the
gas station %+sill he "more up-to-
date-. adding that the business w
he getting .1 nett ctiinptiter and he
will he taking: fire safet' Moll retail,
Bourses Howard., the end sof the.
month.
Godin said he tants to thank his
customers and stud - he- hopes they.
continue patronizing the new Su
noco station- He added the,husiness
will still -he -accepting major credit
cards and will he opening at,
6:30 a.m. on weekday'', instead of
at 7 a -m.
Granton W.I. holds
breakfast meeting
. By Muriel Lewis
Grantor: correspondent.
GRANTON .Granton
Women's Institute niemhers •
enjoyed ai breakfast meeting at
Westover Inn, St. Marys on
Tuesday morning, Aug. 25.
They have • recently
terminated activities as a branch
organization (since March 18..
1914), but will continue as
caretakers of the Cenotaph
grounds until the .end of the
season. .
Alma Nicholson, Elsie Dann.
Norah Wisscl and Florence
McRoberts enjoyed -42nd Street
at the Huron Country'Playhouse
in Grand Bend on Aug. 28.
Septetnber . brings the:
changing off the seasons and in
spite of scattered falnlall, the
harvest in gencral.has been•
tairly. good.
. At Wesley. Unitt;d Church
with Granton United in
attendance on Sunday,, Aug. 30.
Pasthr Valerie Hodgins entitled
her sermon "Come. sit beside
mC'. Regular services will
resume this Sun:. Sept. 6.
"At St. James Anglican
Church, St. Marys with St.
'Paul's, Kirkton in attendance
On Sunday. Aug- 30, the ReV.
Susan Steers. Director ol• Field
Education, Huron College
celebrated the Holy Eucharist.
A time of fellowship followed
the service.. The 9:15 a.m.
servitor will resume at St.
Paul's, Kirkton next Sunday.
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Mark Godin, manager of the former Pioneer - and now Su
noco - gas station says customers can expect more up -to
date service following new changes to the.business
Junior Farmers Autumn
Profile set for Oct. 24-25
Antonin Profile 1998 will he held
October 24 and 25 at the Reillir.v
Fairgrounds. The livestock • cnnl-
petition .is an annual event hnsted
by .the Junior Farmers' Aanciatiri 1
..of Ontario and is open -to youths
aged 15 to 29. The event draws
spectators -anti competitors frnnr :d1
over Ontario. ,
Alter such a successful ,\utum)
Prolilc lass year the event hats been
expanded Ir, provide an even great'
er opl►urtuniky lir `Jynulr Farmer
a?1enibers. tivents planned,inClude .a
beef and- dairy heifer show. sltcep-
shrnv. •;crit() ••cr irnpetition-. fudging,
cnnipetition. and a super farmer
compctilion. There are nine heel
I)iediets) breeds and 1nr dairy con
formation
•
-i-he Shot%ni:ii, diip classes will he
hperi with ttso different age cat
egories. as well as a ixivice class
ldr first tinge exhibitors •
-
The super farrier • est nt glial.
Icrigcs Junior Farmers' 10 see who
'is the hest all :round agriculturalist
The weekend of frieddly conlpe n
lion will the followed by an :iw':trds
banquet on tiaturday evening with it
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The 'wean /Au hi,.h Many acuv-
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Important message
• -%from Exeter Insurance
Brokers Ltd.
Over the next fell' weeks, von n'ill notice ohr Italie
change to "Thames Insurance Brokers Inc."
Ton will enjoy the sante professional and personal
service from the staff you have delilt with in the past.
Same people, just more of us! 'hitter has expanded
into other areas with offices in Sinlcoe, Brantford,
Woodstock and London. With this expansion, We offi'r
the combined experience and knowledge of over 25
staff members.
Through acquisitions, we have been able to offer von
a wider choice of insurance products and pricing,
and build stronger relationships with the insurance
companies we place your business with.
AS WC eontirllie to grow, you can count on ns far the
Lest in personalized service, for all your insurance
needs.
Thank you for your continued business. If you have
any questions or nye can be of further assistance, do
not hesitate to call or drop by the office.
Ross Long, President
THAMES
INSURANCE BROKERS INC.
186 Main St. Exeter
235-2211 1.800-434-8242
Superior Propane acquires
100 per cent of ICG Propane.
Supcii,ir Propane Inc.. has acquired ItX) per cent
of It( i Piop:u►e Inc. for. net consideration of ap-
pritxtntatel' $175 million.
Together Superior and ICC. Propane and serve
over 1 9),I0 0 customer. through. 257 branches and
satellite units. Combined distribution- volumes ex-
ceed 2.5 "billion hue. (ict ye:ir t+hick, when the
11.l11,,rrtwn i. cunrplrted. wIII make Superior the
Mud I:tge.t propane d.111hunn- in NorIh Antcrica-
Ihe purchase 1. expected to close on or prior 1i0
t ),111hcr 31) iolh;wing review by the Competition
Hureari. •
(;ruff Mackey. the -President antd Chief Operating
t 0I fret of Superior Propane said: "We have in -
mated discussion, with the Competition Bureau
al- ago and will he filing additional in-
tonuaitiun with the ilureau to assist it in completing
its iewicw in a 1111la• lashion. This transaction, will
.ignlrcanlly nnprt,tc the efficiency of propane dis-
tribution in (':u).ida We,has•e seen consolidation
the fuel oil dist! Motion business and we are ex-
pecting increased competition from .electricity •as
that Industry is deregulated and from natural gas as
di.tnhtnion networks to expand. We are
confident that we will he able to address any issues
-that arise during 'the' competition review process. -
Propane represents approximately. two per cent of
Canada's total' energy requirements. it competes
wiih.fuel oil, natural gas, electricity and wood."
Grant Billing, Chairman and Chief Executive Of-
ficer of Superior coinmented that "the transaction is .
expected to result in increased distributions to the -
holders of Units in the Superior .Propane Income
Fund over time as we integrate and rationalize ICG
Propane and . Superior Propane. We have arranged
interim financing for the purchase and we will be -
reviewing pemtanent, financing- alternatives • con-
sistent with our stated objective of maintaining an
in -vestment grade credit rating. This is an excellent
.first step in carrying out our.previously announced
plans for growth of Superior Propane and the -Super -
for Propane Income Fund."
Superior Propane Income Fund trust units and in-
stallnent receipts trade on The Toronto -Stock Ex- -
change under -the trading symbols SPF.• UN and
SPF. IR respectively. There are 45.7 million.- units
outstanding.
Saintsbury residents take in ball game at Sky Dome
By H. Davis
• Saintsbury correspondent
SAIN-TSHURY -Congratulations
to }Farley Davis who won the first
place trophy this weekend in the 80 -
cc• category at Auburn Hills
Raceway. :Ind second plaice in
Super.on August 29. his
twelfth birthday. On Sunday he
won- first place in 80 cc and first
plat'. in Super Mini- He was con-
i.tulated by his sponsors and.head
illiccils for his conte hack racing
alter spending last year in a wheel -
chair with a hroken leg. and shoul-
der-
Ron and Margaret Carroll were
guests of daughter- Brenda and
ferry-Ircdalc and grandchildren
Matthew. Mitchell and Michelle at
:i hall ):alae in Toronto at the Sky
Dome on' Sunday to celebrate
Mitchell's tenth birthday. They' had
lunch at Wayne Gretzsky''s restau-
rant and dinner at the Iredale's on
returning horse. •
Courtney MacGillivray was holi-
- day visitor for a cduplc of days last
week with grandparents Hugh and
Hazel - Davis. On Saturday evening
-Ralph, Joyce and Darren Simpson
of London visited and on Sunday
the Davis's attended the 50th wed-
ding anniversary for friends Ray
.and•Jean ft -eland of London, held at
the Community Bible Church. -
Bob, Heather, Katie -Scarlett,
Caleb and Corbin MacGillivray
were guests at t birthday party hon-
oring Lucas Durnin of Auburn on
his eighth- birthday. Saturday
evening. Katie -Scarlett, Caleb and
Corbin were overnight visitors and
Sunday'Hcather and Courtney,
Katie -Scarlett, Caleb and Corkin
called -tin grandmother and great-
grandmother. Mary Davis at the
Exeter Villa..Calcb and Corkin also
called on Gote Wennerstronl for a
visit-
Travi-s and Starr Davis were
overnight visitors with Hub and
Mary Theil and family "of Zurich
recently.
There -will be. no service this
week at St. Patrick's Church: The
Rev. Stanley Jay will be at St. -
Patrick's -September 12 to celebrate
the Holy Eucharist. • -
Thoughts and prayers of the •
community go to Dennis Johnson.
son of Bill and Betty Johnson of
Owen• Sound who has returned
home from hospital this week fol •
-
lowing a heart attack.
Sympathy goes to Cheryl,
Wayne, Lisa, Julie and Ryan
-Carroll this week from the
Saintshury community, in the death
of Cheryl's mother Shirley Dyer of
.Sarnia, who passed away following
a hattle with cancer. •
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