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Auction in Lucan on Saturday
LUCAN — Want to
have an awesome time
this Saturday? If so,
head over to the Lucan
Community Centre, for
An Awesome .April
Auction.
A preview of the items
begins at 10 a.m. with
the live auction begin-
ning an hour later.
Funds raised will go
towards the Lucan and
Area Heritage Society
and the Biddulph Twp.
150th Anniversary
Celebration Committee.
Muriel Abbott, a vol-
unteer with the heritage
society. said there will
probably be about 300
items auctioned off on
Saturday. She described
the items as "an inter-
esting mix."
Some of the items
being auctioned include
tickets to London's
Grand Theatre, hand-
made wooden crafts,
antique machinery,
maple syrup and art-
work. There will also be
Beatles memorabilia.
"We're hoping to have
a lot of fun," Abbott
said of the event,
adding that in addition
to the auction, there
will be a lunch booth
with homemade baking.
Abbott expects the
Awesome April Auction
to last until the middle
of the afternoon. While
there is no specific
fund-raising goal, she
said the two organiza-
tions would like to raise
as much money as pos-
sible to help with the
log cabin and the Lucan
museum.
Admission to the event
is free and Abbott said
she's hoping for a
strong turnout.
"The more the merri-
er," she said.
Anyone wishing to
donate items to the auc-
tion can call the muse-
um at (519) '227-0756.
Amaigarnation
costs hit hardest
in StephenTwp.
By Scott Nixon
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
EXETER — Last week's South Huron amalgamation
meeting offered a surprise for those who believed
Usborne Twp.'s taxes would be the most adversely
affected by amalgamation.
In a financial study done to examine the impact of
amalgamation on Exeter, Usborne and Stephen,
Stephen will be hit the hardest, although the figures
used are from 1998 and are not exact.
Stephen. Twp. administrator and organization com-
mittee coordinator Larry Brown presented the analysis
and explained that it only includes the general tax rate.
Items such as garbage, water and sewage are collect-
ed on a user rate and won't increase after amalgama-
tion, Brown said.
The general tax rate includes services such as roads,
fire, police and municipal administration
The study included the affect on taxes if grants stay
the same, if they are excluded and if police and farm
tax portions of the community reinvestment grant are
rated back to the individual municipalities.
Using 1998 figures and including- current provincial
grants the three former municipalities can see the fol -
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Dixon to be honoured
with stewardship award
AILSA CRAIG — Former
South Huron District High
School teacher Andy
.Dixon will reap the
rewards for his over 20
years of tree research
with a Land Stewardship
Council award.
Dixon, 92, will receive
the award at Ailsa Craig's
Craigwiel Gardens in the
south lounge on April 21
starting at 2 p.m. The
public is invited to the cel-
ebration. Admission miss
ion is
free.
Dixon will describe just
what he's been up to
since 1977 with a slide
show. He said trees can
be harvested as easily or
better than any other
farm product if the prop-
er techniques are used.
"If you treat trees as an
agricultural crop you will
make more money in the
long run than any other
agricultural crop," Dixon
said. "If you give trees
room to grow, they'll
grow fast."
Dixon taught science
and agricultural a
l cou
rses
at South Huron District
High School for 18 years
before his retirement.
Emergency stays open
EXETER — While South Huron Hospital had planned
to close its emergency room for a shift last Wednesday
night administration found a way to keep the ER open.
Site administrator Janice Cosgrove explained that on
Wednesday afternoon the hospital learned Dr. Ming
Lam was available to work the 6 p.m. to midnight shift,
which had been uncovered.
"We were happy to keep the emergency room open,'
Cosgrove said, adding that because the hospital has a
policy of announcing closures 48 hours in advance, it
was difficult to get the word out to the public that the
ER would be staying open.
Last week's T -A, for example, was already on the
streets and featured a story on the ER's scheduled clo-
sure when it fact it remained open.
.Cosgrove said the hospital board is still working to
avert any future ER closures. They've started advertis-
ing in London for a nurse practitioner position, which
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