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Toughen up on young o
"These kids have to pay the conse-
quences for their actions."
Dear Editor:
Well, isn't this wonderful. I have the opportunity .;
.to have my car repaired yet once again because a
Young Offender decided to break into it. Last year
three youths stole my tsar from my driveway and
took a ride into a corn field miles away. That was
only $4,000 damage. After working a wedding last
weekend at the Legion. my car was damaged to the
tune of $300.1 guess 1 can be thankful I. didn't have
the car stolen like my friend did.
When is this going to stop? i can't afford to be -
ftxing my car -on a bi-yearly basis so some kid can
just wreck ii again. There are break and'enters, car
enders
thefts. home thefts and on and on and because the
Young Offenders Act says nothing can be done.
The federal government says they are finally
going to do something about this mess, too little; too
late.
If you can't even go to a wedding in your own
town with the thought that your car may or may not
be there when you come out, there is a problem. •
The laws have to be tougher. These kids have to
pay the consequences for their -actions. Why am i
being punished by having endless car repairs
because the_government thinks these kids are too
young to be punished.. I've had enough and I'm sure
I don't stand alone.
Esther Hillman,
Exeter
Speeders cause worries on Huron Street
We are in deperate need of a
stop sign, possible at the corner
of Huron East and Pyde Blvd...
Dear Editor:
1. am writing to you today to voice my concerns.
• about the •abhorrent disregard of the speed limit on
Huron Street East here in Excter..There is 'no one
particular time of day that this is occurring, just a
constant stream of traffic sailing- along without a
-care in the world regardingthe50km/h.speed limit,
ti)r the fact that -a small child- may hound out Into
their pathway at any given time. In. fact, just last
week my.hushand. and 1- obser%ed a drag: race be-
tween two vehicles from .the lights on Main Street,
.• past our house and out of view down the•strect! This
was•in broad daylight, during a quite busy time 'Of
day! Ldo not believe that they could have stopped in
time if something hadjumped into their way.
I understand that petitions have been•presented to.
council regarding the issue of erecting a• stop sign
somewhere along this road to stop these vehicles
from speeding, but to no avail. I do believe that it is
time for council to re -address this issue. They are.
welcome to come -and stay at my house and see just
how often this occurs. as well as the speed_ that vehi-
cles travel. at is they head .out of town. We are in
desperate need of a stop sign. possibly at Ihe.corner
of Huron East and Pryde Blvd. for the safety of eve-
ryone on the street. Must there be a tragedy befiire
something is done? I hate to think so. •
Sincerely,
Lotri Morley
Exeter
Ad campaign with taxpayers dollars
-"This is political propaganda of the
big lie variety "
.Dear Editor: -
How much is the Tory "Big Lie" campaign cost-
ing me? -_A full page ad in the weekly paper, an 1 1
inch by 35 inch four colour brochure in my mailbox;
this stuff is not cheap, It is also not public informa-
tion. This:is'political propaganda of the big lie vari-.
ety, The reason I know is some months ago, after tir-
ing of the ad campaign telling us how much money
we were going to save in our taxes, 1 phoned the -
number'given out for more information. Who -
.- answered was a general information operator for one
of the Ministries that didn't even know their number .
was being given out. She did agree with mc that
when government cutbacks and down loading were
figured in 1'd be paying.more and getting less. No
net savings for mc. - . .
As aparent with two -children in our schools I
have been watching the same shell game being
played with their education. -We used to joke about
politicianstrying t(vhuyus-with our own money but
• the Tories have taken this to new extremes. It really
galls me to -be lied to with my own money. to have
them squandering it on politically motivated ads
while they aro stealing it from my children's schools
and my back pocket in user fees and slashed ser- .
vices. So, how much did.their ads cost? I'd like to
see them spending it on education. not gearing up for
a politically motivated battle with parents and teach-
ers this fall.'
Sincerely,
Tony McQuail
Welcome home to our heros
We, the residents of Dashwood
and surrounding area are proud
- of you... .
Dear Editor: - -
-
On behalf -of the parents; grandparents, relatives
and friends, we would like to congratulate [tie Blue
- Water Tug -of -War teams, ladies and mens for going
to . represent Canada in the. World Tug -of -War
• Championship. -Even. though you didn't win the
. world championship' you don't have to be ashamed
and don't Put .your head down- but hold your head
up high, because you were courageous and brave
enough to take on the World Tug -of -War champion-
ship without any assistance from the Federal or Pro-
vincial Government, counties or townships, you.had
to make it mostly on -your own. We, the -residents
from Dashwood and surrounding area are proud of
you;. because you won the Canadian -Tug -of -War •
Championship in Fergus, both teams, the ladies and
mens. - - -
To the family members.and children that took on
the farm chores while you were gone deservemany
praises also and we all are proud of you as well.
Don't give up, some day your hard. Work • is going
- to pay off. In our eyes you are not only the heros
from -Dashwood by the heros from Canada. We he=
lieve. when youput the. Canadian jackets on which
. were donated by Hamather Motors (Huron Motors)-
. you must be really proud to be a Canadian. We
should have more courageous people like you to .
take on the world and not be afraid.
"We, the residents of Dashwood and surrounding
area would like to thank each and everyone that sup-
ported the Blue Water Tug -of -War teams going to
the World Championship to represent Canada in
Rochester, Minnesota. Thanks again."
God bless you all. -
Yours truly:
Kaethee•Freiterand the residents from Dashwood
• and surrounding area.
Sharing the tug-of-war experience
"Although our club did not make it
to the podium stand, we did give it
all our best. -
Dear Editor:
On behalf of the Bluewater Tug -of -War Club,
would like to take a minute to reflect on an experi-
ence that and 22 others of this club had the oppor-
tunity of sharing, it has been a long time since I've
had the chance to quietly sit and reflect on the
accomplishments of this year. it's been a year of -
goal setting, hard work and tons of sacrifices for my
wile and fatnily. To them I owe all my love for their
support and understanding for something that 1
believein.
Although our club did not make it to the podium
stand, we did give it all our best. We came off the
fields with our beans in our hoots, and our hopes
were dashed. But it was made clear to each one of us
that we should walk with our heads held high
because we are representing the best country in the
world, Canada. l personally would not want to live
in another country other than Canada with the
respect and admiration that we received from col-
leagues from 21 other nations. All the work that
went into the training and qualifying was well worth
the right to be there representing our country and
most importantly our own community. We will sure-
ly not be forgotten by all those who we made new
blends with and will surely open our doors when
they come here to compete with us again.
I would also like to'thank and commend the,
efforts of Craig Bradford at Exeter Times -Advocate
in covering our interests in the sport. i1 truly is spe-
cial to live in a small community where people do
care about one another's interests and deserve to be
recognized for.their efforts. It was felt that Craig and
the Times -Advocate staff were part of the team and
that is what tug-of-war is all about...team work! it
has always been in my best interests to promote the
sport of tug-of-war and hopefully our efforts in
attaining world championship status would instill
more interests from other individuals from our com-
munity. We will always lay the rope out for any indi-
vidual who has an interest in expanding the sport.
We need to continue building the sport and be ready
for when the sport does attain Olympic status again.
I would also like to personally thank and acknowl-
edge Bob Hamather for his support in putting our
national jerseys on our back that we all proudly
wore. Also all the other supporters, both financially
and well-wishers who made their way to Rochester,
Minnesota.
As for us, our regular season of competition ends
in October followed by a short break to the new
year. At that time we will once again begin to train
for our next World Championships which will be
held in Bristol, England in the year 2000.
Once again, thank you.
Erich Freitcr,
Bluewater T.O.W. Club
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