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Overholts and
Clarkes OK
EXETER — Despite the
rumours surrounding th
crash, members of tw
Exeter families are fin
after a head-on eras
north of the infamou
Clandeboye cury
S turday morning.
Karen Overholt was dri
ving home from, her so
Scott's Exeter Tyke Littl
Hawks game in Strathro
along with Janet Clark
and her son Stephen a
about 9 a.m. Saturda
when Overholt's vehicl
and a pickup collided
head-on, Janet's husban
Matt Clarke said.
Overholt and her three
passengers, along with
the two occupants in the
pickup, were taken to
South Hy,ron Hospital.
Karen, Janet and
Stephen were treated and
released for minor
injuries but Scott was
taken to London's Sick
Children's Hospital where
he was treated for severe
bruising. Scott was
released from hospital on
Monday.
Both vehicles -were
demolished.
Janet and Matt's daugh-
ter Shannon was unable
to compete in the Stars
Unlimited figure skating
competition in Zorra
Sunday due to the crash.
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Surprise birth at South Huron Hospital
EXETER — It's a boy! there, she was taken in
Staff at South Huron an ambulance en route to
Hospital were surprised London's St. Joseph's
Monday afternoon when, Health Centre, with Phil
for the first time in nearly following in his car.
four years, a baby was Phil says at Hensall the
born at the hospital. ambulance began to
Lynda Thompson of speed up and the decision
Teeswater gave birth to was made to have the
Andrew Philip Thompson birth in Exeter. According
just after 3 p.m. Andrew to RN Marg Inson, the last
weighed 9 pounds 13 birth at the South Huron
ounces at birth and mom Hospital was on May 4,
and son were both 1995
healthy.
When Lynda and her
husband Phil discovered
Wingham and District
Hospital wasn't equipped
for Lynda to give birth
Lynda says she wasn't
nervous about the birth
because she knew the
ambulance would make it
to Exeter in time for the
birth. It did — but just
By Craig Bradford
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
EXETER — It took a split recorded vote but Exeter
council chose the Huron County -wide OPP quote over
the Exeteronly quote at Monday night's meeting.
Exeter paid $519,814 for OPP service in '98. Under
the county -wide option for '99, Exeter would pay
$535,254 (the bill from Huron County) while seeing a
projected savings of $42,546.
Under the Exeter -only option, the town would pay
$530,806 but realize a savings of only $32,767.
In his report to council, chief administrative officer
Rick Hundey said the OPP told him the county -wide
and Exeter -only estimates are identical except for the
overtime part.
In the county estimate, all municipalities were pre-
sumed to have overtime needs at seven per cent of
salary while in the Exeter case a different figure was
used since overtime levels in Exeter haven't been that
high.
Hundey also looked at basing policing costs on
assessment. He found Exeter's cos( would be $560,509
based on assessment for '99.
Mayor Ben Hoogenboom resxated the Exeter Police _
Services Board's preference for an Exeter -only quote
and . Coun. Robert Drummond moved for the town to
opt out of a county -wide quote seconded by Deputy
Reeve Dave Urlin.
The three above councillors were the only ones to
vote yea on the motion in a ,recorded vote and were the
only ones to vote nay on Reeve Roy Triebner's motion
to go with the county -wide quote.
See EXETER COUNCIL page 2
West Perth parents don't
want their kids in Usborne
barely. Phil says Lynda
gave birth to Andrew
about 20 minutes after
they arrived at the hospi-
tal,
Inson described the sur-
prise event as "uplifting"
for the hospital and "a
joy."
The Thompsons said
they were thankful for the
staff at South Huron,
which included Dr. Tom
McDonough and Inson,
who assisted with the
birth.
This is the couple's sec-
ond child.
By Scott Nixon
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
USBORNE TWP. — In
the words of Usborne
Central School principal
Jim Binns, committees
concerned about school
boundaries between
Usborne and Mitchell
schools have agreed to
disagree.
The two committees
met at Usborne on Feb. 9
to discuss the boundary
issue which could see stu-
dents from south of
Hibbert going to Usborne
instead of Mitchell
schools. Parents from the
Mitchell area fear that
could result in the closing
of Mitchell schools, while
Usborne says the bound-
ary changes "are essen-
tial to the viability of
Usborne."
Binns, chair of the
Usborne committee,
described Usborne as "a
school on the threshold of
change and a school
worth preserving."
The boundary changes
would affect over 40 stu-
dents in the Hibbert area.
Binns explained that hav-
ing those 40 students
attend Usborne would
result in the school
achieving its 80 per cent
attendance capacity, a
number schools need to
See USBORNE page 2
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