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These are the winners of the recent public speaking contest at Our Lady of
Mount Carmel School. From left:Tara DeKort (second jr. girls), Cathy Conlin (first
jr. girls), David Zwambag (first sr. boys) and Daniel Roelands (third jr. boys).Absent
are Jesse McCann (third sr. boys) and SkylarVanOsch (second sr. boys).
POLICE BRIEFS • POLICE BRIEFS
Mutual Protect
does just that
LONDON — It'll surprise you what
marking up your property will mean to
thieves.
The OPP unveiled its Mutual Protect
program at a recent press conference in
London.
The Mutual Protect program, a part-
nership with Ontario's Farm Mutual
Insurance Companies, is a simple and
effective means of protecting your prop-
erty from theft.
The OPP want all property owners to
use a Mutual Protect engraver to mark
all easily portable valuables in the home
with their vehicle licence plate number.
Once the property has been marked,
Mutual Protect stickers are placed in
plain view at all entry points to a home
or building warning would-be thieves
that the property inside has been
marked for later identification.
The OPP said Mutual Protect works
because marked profit is not easily sold
for profit; marked property is easily
traceable by any police service; your
licence plate number provides a direct
link to you, even if you change vehicles;
the Mutual Protect sticker tells would-be
thieves your property is protected.
Those interested are asked to call their
local OPP detachment or Ontario Farm
Mutual Insurance Company to borrow a
Mutual Protect engraver. Once the
homeowner' marks all their property,
they simply return the engraver and
receive their free stickers.
Repair shop break-in
KI PEN — Numerous tools worth
about $3,000 were stolen from an RR2
Kippen repair shop after a break-in was
reported to the Huron OPP on Feb. 11 at
about 6 a.m.
Huron OPP said someone ripped the
main entrance door from the hinges
sometime during the night. Once inside
the .thieves stole a large black John
Deere tool chest full of tools.
Anyone with information on this crime
are asked to call the Huron OPP at (519)
524-8314 or Crime Stoppers.
Tools taken from Lucan
LUCAN — Thieves walked away with
tools after a break-in to a William St.,
Lucan garage last week.
The theft was reported to the OPP on
Thursday.
Fishtailing nets charge
EXETER — A 25 -year-old St. Marys
man in charged with drunk driving after
the OPP saw his car "fishtailing" on
Wellington St. in Exeter on Saturday.
Electronics stolen
LUCAN — Thieves walked away with
electronic equipment after a break-in at
a St. James Dr. home in Lucan on Feb.
3.
London OPP Const. Myra Rusk said
thieves gained entry by prying open the
front door.
GODERICH - International Plowing
Matches (IPM) of the past, present and
future will be featured at the 89th
Annual Meeting of . the Ontario
Plowmen's Association (OPA) in
Goderich on February 21-23.
About 500 OPA directors, their spouses
and delegates representing nearly every
county in the province will converge on
Goderich at the Knights of Columbus
Centre.
From the past, IPM '98 in Frontenac
County is expected to relate the success-
es of that international plowing match
and farm machinery show from chair-
man Ken Keyes.
The Kingston -area delegates will try to
impart to future IPM organizers what
they learned in organizing an IPM, the
largest outdoor agricultural show in
Canada.
Fran the present, Huron County dele-
gates will generate excitement about its
IPM which is only seven months away.
Now into its third year of planning, the
Huron IPM under chairman Graeme
Craig will be held near Dashwood from
September 21-25 on the farms of Earl
Becker and neighbours.
From the future, Wellington County
Will be making a presentation on its bid
to win IPM 2002 and Ottawa -Carleton
Region will promote what they are
beginning to put together.
The 1999 Ontario Queen of the
Furrow, Andrea Wills, will be intro-
duced during the Queen of the Furrow
Program in Bayfield. Queens of the
Furrow including Huron County Queen
Erb#' McNaughton of the Mensal( .area
will brush up on their speaking skills in
preparation for the big competition at
the IPM '99.
Convention delegates will also get a
175 Nabisco
jobs, not 750
EXETER — The feat
accomplished by the
employees of the Nabisco
plant is even more
astounding when the cor-
rect number of employees
is printed.
The plant was reported
to employ about 750 peo-
ple in a photo caption in
last week's issue of the
Times -Advocate. The
taste test of Huron's Soup of the Match
contest winner, made by Joan Addison
of Clinton. Convention delegates will
arrive in Goderich on Sunday afternoon
where they will be accommodated at
many local hotels, motels and bed and
breakfast establishments.
While the main convention events are
held at the Knights of Columbus Hall in
Goderich, *ditional meetings will be
held at the Renmiller Inn, while the
Queen of the Furrow program runs for
two days at The Little Inn in Bayfield.
Along with the OPA annual meeting,
delegates will also talk part in smaller
workshops and will hear keynote speak-
ers Leslie Lorette and Dennis Guy.
The Ontario Plowman's Association, in
co-operation with the many county or
regional plowmen's associations in the
province have sponsored the
International Plowing Match and Farm
Machinery Show since 1913. The . plow-
ing match is held annually in a different
Ontario County or Region and attracts
more than 150 competitors from across
Canada, and tens of thousands of visi-
tors to the many farm, entertainment
and lifestyle attractions.
The International Plowing Match and
Farm Machinery Shows the premier
agricultural showcase in North America.
It attracts some of t l it best plowpersons
from around the world and is une of the
largest farm machinery show's on the
North American continent. This year the
plowpersons will be competing for more
than $35,000 in prize money.
For more information about the Huron
IPM ,,visit the ' website at
www.ipm99.on.ca or contact secretary
Jeanne Kirkby at Box 31, Walton,
Ontario NOK 1Z0 519-887-6038.
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plant actually employs
about 175 people.
Those 175 employees
helped raise almost
$21,000 through payroll
deduction, special events
and corporate funds for
the Huron United Way.
The Times -Advocate
regrets the error.
Correction
EXETER — A story
gleaned from Exeter
court on Jan. 28 that
appeared in the Feb. 3
issue of the Times -
Advocate was not. accu-
rate.
Matthew Lockhart did
not assault his brother as
reported but was convict-
ed of assaulting another
individual after pleading
guilty. Lockhart was try-
ing to collect a debt owed
to his brother at the time
—of the assault.
The Times -Advocate
regrets the error.
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Substance Abuse Awareness
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Leave an impact on young person's life
Dear Editor:
The Bowl for Millions Bowlathon has
benefited children for the past 18 years
and the South Huron Big Brothers/Big
Sisters Association is counting on mem-
bers from our community to make this
fundraiser a success in 1999.
Each year area league bowlers,
municipal leaders, service club repre-
sentatives, along with the general public
have given their time, energy and dol-
lars to help raise funds.
In the past, hundreds of sponsors have
supported this cause by making a
pledge to a bowler. If you are asked to
make a pledge for South Huron Big
Brothers/Big Sisters please give gener-
ously. Your dollars will be directly
applied to the delivery of services for the
children in your community. Donations
will also be gratefully accepted in lieu of
participation.
League bowlers at the Lucan and
Zurich lanes will bowl during their regu-
lar schedule the week of February 28 to
March 7, 1999. • The "Celebrity
Bowlathon" will be held on March 7 at
the Town and Country Lanes in Zurich
from 1 to 4:30 p.m. The Bowl for
Millions Bowlathon is the only fundrais-
ing event for the South Huron Big
Brothers/Big Sisters contributing to a
large percentage of the agency's operat-
ing costs. If you are interested in coming
out to bowl for the Big Brothers/Big
Sisters, or would like more information,
please call (519) 235-3307.
Help make an impact on a young per-
son's life by sponsoring a bowler. It's
another way of saying you care.
Sincerely,
CHRIS SKALKOS,
Board Member, South Huron Big
Brothers/Big Sisters
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To raise awareness for substance abuse, Hensall Public School, along with.the
Knights of Columbus, held a poster contest.Winners were, from left,Amber-Lea
Elder, Laura Parsons, Lindsay Anne Alten and Jane Simmons.
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