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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1999-03-10, Page 1EXETER — A South Huron District High School student hit by a car on March 3 is back at school. Ryan. Groot, 17, was back to his Gr. 11 classes Monday. Groot was hit by a white Ford Tempo at about noon when the car went over the curb while travelling east on Gidley St. and headed towards a group of four teens Groot was in. The other three youths managed to get out of the way. Groot was taken to South Huron Hospital where he was treated and released for minor injuries. The Tempo driver failed to remain at the accident scene and is sought by the OPP as its investiga- tion continues, London OPP Const. Myra Rusk said. EXETER — Hay Township has given a resounding 'no' to the Town of South Huron amalgamation group try- ing to annex parts of the township. The amalgamation group — consisting of Exeter and Stephen and Usborne townships — had been asking Hay for land west of Exeter including the landfill and cemetery and for the entire police. Village of Dashwood, now split down Highway 83 between Stephen and Hay. Hay's denial was the topic of much discussion at the amalgamation committee's March 3 meeting. Stephen Reeve Harvey Ratz said the township supports the notion that Dashwood residents should decide whether their village moves towards the South Huron group. He said Stephen would support a public meeting in Dashwood to hear the residents' opin- ions. The T -A learned Monday there will be a public meeting at the Dashwood Community Centre on March 25 at 7:30 p.m. Committee chairman and Stephen Deputy - Reeve Tom Tomes said if Dashwood residents are in favour of joining the Town of South Huron, the group will go ahead with annexing the land. If Dashwood doesn't want to join South Huron, the group will forget about annexation. Exeter Deputy -Reeve Dave Urlin said he didn't want to see the amalga- mation group's draft pro- posal delayed because of the annexation issue and said the group should proceed without the Hay land. Urlin added he isn't sure what a public meet- ing can accomplish because Hay seemingly won't negotiate. "It's out of our hands nova , we feel," he said, exp. aining that if Dashwood residents want to join South Huron, they'll have to go to Hay council and fight for what they want. Usborne Reeve Robert Morley supported the Dashwood public meet- ing, saying it's only fair residents get to express their opinions. Exeter Mayor Ben Hoogenboom said he was concerned about the Dashwood issue and that many residents have told him they want the village to join South Huron. "I think it's unfortunate that politicians don't lis- ten to the people," Hoogenboom said of Hay council's decision. The South Huron amal- gamation group next meets on March 31 at 7:30 p.m. in the Exeter council chambers. EXETER — An anony- mous letter sent to the T- A last week questioning the marking process at South Huron District High School has been labelled as "rubbish" by principal Deb Homuth. The letter said a "prominent" person in the community appealed a final OAC mark, result- ing in the mark being raised by three per cent. When contacted by the T -A, Homuth said there is no truth at all to that let- ter," and explained that while students are allowed to appeal marks, it has never happened while she has been prin- cipal at SHDHS. EXETER — A thief or thieves ripped off a set rims and tires from a vehicle at Huron Motor Products on Exeter's Main St. between Feb. 27- 28. f4�r • LONDON — Panther pride is alive and well after a great showing by South Huron District High School's choir and bands at the Musicfest Regional competition at London's A.B. Beal Secondary School last week. The senior choir won silver on March 2. Conductor Ruth Claessens said this was the best per- formance by a SHDHS choir under her direction in any level of Musicfest. She said she was pleased with the choir's phrasing and musicality. The senior choir is wait- ing to find out if they'll get an invitation to the Nationals at Toronto in May. SHDHS sent three bands to Musicfest on March 3. The Senior Black Jazz Band performed an all Canadian program and played at a silver stan- dard. The group is invited to the Nationals after qualifying last year. Group director Bob Robilliard praised the rhythm section's strength made up of Dave Robilliard, Cam Dougall, Julie Darling, Dave Creces and Darryl Romphf. .Excellent solos were performed by Romphf on tenor sax and guitar, Marcy Swance on har- monica and flugel horn, Creces on guitar, Dougall on bass, Robilliard on drums and the trombone section led by Karen Passmore. The Intermediate Red Jazz Band received gold in what was the first See HIGH SCHOOL page 2 Medical steering committeepublicgearing up for meeting GRAND BEND — The couple of months. Hospitals Partnership. the area, the population health education and pro - Grand Bend and Area The committee will be While Grand Bend now balloons to 30,000 in the motion, social work and Medical Resources holding a public meeting has a medical centre, summer and 50,000 on counseling, physiothera- Steering Committee is on March 18 at the Grand Tedford said the commit- some summer weekends. py, audiology and foot hoping for a positive Cove Estates Club House tee's goal is to have a The steering committee care. response to its request for at 8 p.m. to show the pub- rural health clinic, which say the existing medical The committee has pro - a new Rural Community lic their work so far. would see all staff paid on centre is inadequate to posed a possible site for Health Centre. Also attending the meet- salary. , serve these people and its the centre be at the exist - The committee has sub- ing, according to chair- According to the coin- three doctors are working ing medical centre if addi- mitted its final proposal to man Don Tedford, will be mittee's proposal, over 20 60 hours a week. tio n a l property can be the Ministry of Health and Lambton MPP Marcel per cent of people in the Major programs for the bought. , the Grey Bruce Huron Beaubien, members from Grand Bend area are proposed centre include: Other possibilities are in and Essex Kent and Grand Bend, Stephen and seniors and 46 per cent urgent care/minor ewer- central Grand Bend or Lambton District Health Bosanquet councils and are over 45. gency care, cancer Stephen Township. Councils and would like Bonnie Adamson. press- While there are 6,000 chemotherapy Infusions, an answer within the next dent of the Huron Perth permanent residents in nutrition counseling, -