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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1983-07-27, Page 34.4 YOUTH TALENT SEARCH WINNERS — Some of the winners of the talent contest presented by the Exeter Horticultural Society and sponsored by the Western Fair and CFPL London pose with their gold medallions. Shown (back left) are singers Jay Alblas and Kelly Livingston, Destination band members Mark Hartman, Darren Tinney, John Farwell and (front) accordionists Angela Fleming, Irene Deichert, Joanne Verlinde and Robert Hoffman. All will later compete at the Western Fair. Win at Heritage Day event Times -Advocate, July 27, 1983 Pop 3 Serena/ talents picked for Western Fetir The Youth Talent Search presented by the Exeter Agricultural Society and sponsored by the Western Fair Association and CFPL London as part of the town's Heritage Day celebrations turned up a rich lode of local talent. Vocalists Kim Langlois, Goderich, Scott Triebner, Forest, Lori Jewitt, Clinton and Karen Caldwell, Blyth; instumentalists Madonna McQuaid, Seaforth and Robyn Hicks, Clinton; dancers Jeff Bender, Petrolia and Shannon Preszcator, Clinton; variety acts Joanne Wallace, Staffa and Lori Lynn Stapleton, Seaforth; the duo of Jay Alblas, Huron Park and Kelly Livingston, Exeter, the Destination band com- Pays fine for no insurance A London motorcyclist paid the stiffest fine at the court session presided over by Justice of the Peace Douglas Wedlake in Exeter, Tuesday. James Arthur Russell. 1608 Scott St., was fined $500 for failing to have insurance on his machine. He pleaded guil- ty to the charge. He had been stopped when a policeman noted his motor- cycle was being operated without a headlight. Russell was given until December 19 to pay the fine. Edward W. Johns, RR 3 Ex- eter, was found guilty on a careless driving charge and was fined 5128. He was given 15 days in which to pay. Johns was charged on May 5 after his vehicle hit a, guy wire and tree on Huron Street. Ile told court he was attempting to avoid hitting a skunk on the roadway. Evidence revealed that the police were not notified until about two hours after the ac- cident and that Johns had been drinking. The Crown contended he should have been able to react to the presence of the skunk without the ensuing results while defense counsel argued that Johns did attempt a suc- cesscful evasion of the skunk and it was unfortunate he struck a guy wire and tree. A fine of 5125 was levied against James Perry, 196 Huron St. on a charge of con- suming liquor while under the legal age. 1t was his third of- fence, this year and he was given 45 days in which to pay the fine. In the only other case heard on 'Tuesday's docket, Martin C. VanRaay. RR 3 Dashwood. was fined $28 after being con- victed on a charge of tailing to yield. Ile was charged after he hacked onto a roadway and was in collision with an on- coming vehicle. Evidence revealed his view of the road was obstructed by tall grass and trees, but J1r. Wedlake said the accused was familiar with it and gave the oncoming driver no reasonable time to avoid a collision. prising leader Darren Tinney, Mark Hartman and John Farwell, all of Exeter, and ac- cordionists Joanne Verlinde, Hensall, Angela Fleming, Crediton, Irene Dietrich, Dashwood and Robert Hoff- man, Zurich, will all go on to compete at the Western Fair's 1983 talent show. A large crowd viewed 19 acts, MC Ross Daily com- mended the contestants, say- ing he had great respect for all young performers with the confidence and nerve to display their talents before an audience. He said he empathized with them, confiding that he had once played lead guitar with a group which he jokingly claimed had been physically restrained from inflicting its music on inhabitantsof other counties. He told the con- testants of a more recent competition at the Melbourne fair, where bread he had bak- ed in a too -hot oven received second prize. It was the only entry in that particular class. As luck would have it, a rock band from Cambridge scheduled to be the first act after intermission was late, and consequently moved to the end of the program. The band brought the evening's performance to a close by fill- ing the auditorium with a thick cloud of dense grey smoke, the product of little boxes containing some mysterious powder which was set off in a flaming explo- sion as part of the act. Despite the pyrotechnics the band was disqualified by official timekeeper Garnet Hicks for going over the time limit. The 1982 Exeter Fair queen, Deb Taylor, congratulated the winners while presenting each with a gold medallion from the Agricultural society. Jean Hodgert, Ralph Topp and David Rundle said they had enjoyed acting as judges. Mrs. Hodgert said the varie- ty of acts had presented quite a challenge. Dr. Topp agreed, adding that judging was more difficult with free choice than in music festivals where all performed the same test piece. After his first time in such a setting, Dave Rundle said he had learned to "be prepared for anything." Unfortunately, when sound - man Steve Fergusson was packing up his equipment, a $300 microphone he had bor- rowed from the Pentecostal Church had disappeared. He would appreciate its return. PREPARING THE VERDICT — Youth talent search judges David Rundle (left), Dr. Ralph Topp and Jean Hodgert had the difficult task of choosing winners for the talent contest during Heritage Days in Exeter. GET-TOGETHER — MC Ross Daily (left) Western Fair publicist Anne Eadie, talent contest organizer Mabel Hern and husband Bob admire the medallions presented to each winner. They display the attractive logo of the Exeter ,"Agricultural Socie- ty, presenter of the talent search. Liman sailor awaiting next Greenpeace task Greenpeace anti -whaling activitists don't have any plans to mount another foray into Soviet Siberia and that has relieved some tension for Lucan resident Colleen Mercer. whose husbanu, Don. is aboard the flagshir Rain- bow Warrior. Talking to the T -A this week, Mrs. Mercer said she heard from her husband from the bridge of the Rainbow Warrior at 3:45 a.rn. Monday 1 1 1 WANNA St LOVED --- Alissa Gregson of St. Marys was the youngest performer at Wednesday's Kirkton Garden Party. Just after singing "I Wanna Be Loved" she gets a kiss from master of ceremonies lee Paul. as the ship was heading to Vancouver and then on to Seattle The Lucan man, engineer on the ship. has been asked to continue and he and the crew members are awaiting in- structions for their next assignment. Seven shipmates who were captured by the Russians and later released have returned to their homes. Mrs. Mercer said she had never been fearful for her husband. "1 always had some kind of confidence he'd he alright." she explained, quickly adding she was glad he was not among those cap - ?lo rtMrs write Dear ,Mr. Editor: would like to use this col- umn to say 'thank you' to all of the people who helped me to make the Heritage Days parade a success once again. Without the help of all of these people it is a job, hard to do Rather than mention names and forget someone of importance I will just say a giant thank you, thank you. Although 1 do think a large hand should be given to the Main Street Jug Band who so gallantly went to the hospital half an hour before parade time and played for the pa- tients, who had been moved. If possible at all. to the front lawn to view the band 1 also feel the nurses and staff of the hospital should be commended for undertaking such a large feat. It certainly was nice to see some of the patients in their wheel chairs out at the corner of Main and Huron watching the parade as it went along. Also thanks to the local Legion who obtained the Cadet Band from ipperwash and later in the day fed them This all takes time and money. Once again thanks and good luck in the future with your Heritage Days. Yours truly. Don Haines tured by the Russians. She was slightly surprised at the speed in which the Rus- sians released their captives. suggesting it was probably due to the fact they "didn't want to create too many waves." The captives were given a severe tongue-lashing but had faced Russian prison terms of up to three years. Don Mercer was originally scheduled to stay with the Rainbow Warrior until September, and his wife ex- pects he'll probably stay that long. ile's really happy with his shipmates and says they're real super people," the Lucan woman commented on Tuesday. SINGING DUO — Kelly Livingston, Exeter and Jay Alblas, Huron Park were among the winners at the talent contest chosen to compete later at the Western Fair. Annette Cann was their accompanist. McGillivray councillors. compete in area contests The report of the Clandeboye Drain was con- sidered June 27 for McGillivray township council with representatives of Bid- dulph and ratepayers involv- ed with the drain in atten- dance. No major changes were requested and Court of Revision was set for August 8 at 8:00 p.m. Tenders for tfte construc- tion of the Lynn culvert were discussed with Norm Wainer of R.C. Dunn and Associates Ltd. The following tenders were received: Allison Ex- cavating, $38,749.02; C.A. McDowell Ltd., $45,704,80; Omega Contractors, $47,776.00; Robert Nicholson Construction, $57,903.00; Wm. Rovers Construction Ltd., $58,005.00. The tender of Allison Ex- cavating for $38,749.02, the lowest of five received was accepted with construction to be completed in August. A drainage petition of George Glendenning was referred to Haskett-Hodgins Engineering to prepare a report. Tile drain loan applications for $66,530 were approved. Council advertised recently for the position of part-time secretary for the township of- fice. Council interviewed several of the applicants with Mrs..Sharon Craven of Ailsa Craig being selected to fill the position beginningAugust 1. Council discussed plans for changes in the upstairs of the township garage to accom- modate the township office as well as the existing council chambers. Approval was also given for the purchase of a desk and chair for the secretary. Members of counci par- ticipated recently in the tricy- cle races at Frontier Days in Parkhill placing second and in the bed races at Ailsa Craig Gala Days winning their first heat in that event. The next regular meeting is August 8 at 7:00 p.m. Shriners activities are far from fishy ;4fure than 400 hungry peo- ple trooped into the Exeter rec centre agriculture building on Friday evening to the Shriners fish fry. In return for $5, each diner's plate was filled with all the freshly caught Lake Huron white fish a body could eat surrounded by mounds of cole slaw and potato salad, and topped off with ice cream and coffee or chocolate milk. Thirty members of the Blue nater Shriners Club, which takes in the area from Parkhill to Kincardine, were on hand to serve their customers with ease and effi- ciency. The 259 -member club had recently fed 900 people at a Friday night fish fry in Lucknow, and 400 more the next night at h ham supper. All profits from the club's endeavors go to help children. Current president Dr. Mark Raithby, a Goderich veterinarian, explained that recent donations have includ- ed cheques to the day nurseries in Wingham, Vanastra and Dashwood, a specially designed shower for the facilites for developmen- tally handicapped children at- tending the program at GET GROUND RULES — The Exeter firemen and Bluewater Shriners again pitted their skills in a softball game at Heritage Days. Umpire Bill Cook, left, goes over the ground rules prior to the game with Shriner Doug Mann, base umpire Armin Hellman and firefighter Wayne Pearce. The teams hit the field for o real pitching duel at they battled to a 26-26 tie in an antic -filled contest. J.A.D. McCurdy School in Huron Park, a wheelchair ramp built onto a home in Goderich, $1,500 to the Shriners Hospital in Erie, Pennsylvania, $750 to the Crippled Children's Hospital in Montreal, and $750 to the world-famous children's burn unit in Cincinnati, Ohio. The money from the Exeter and other dinners will be presented to the children's hospitals at a speci ceremony in. Brantford this fall. Heritage days Continued from front page Clarke family from Crediton brought along their goats and tooka prize tom top pr ern the juvenile class while the best float overall resulted in a tie between South Huron Hospital and South Huron District, High School. Don MacGregor, Harry Wilson and Jack Essery teamed up to win the antique tractor division and another tie existed when Mr. and Mrs. Ed Anderson of Kippen and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cud - more of RR 1 Hensall displayed their entries in the antique car class. Exeter resident Dorothy Pfaff was among those who could measure the monetary benefits of the weekend. She won the $1,000 bili raffled off by the organizing committee. Orloe Watson, Kitchener, won the Kinsmen quilt draw. Most of the other activities are detailed in pktorial form in this issue. ec[c�cn� Jloweri ...You (ifl't f),ty any more for the .s,ltistac-- ti(►n of knowing they'll 1)e prepared with the care and c'On(('rn for detail that h,JS built our reputation. Gantry Rowers EXETER 235-2350 PRESENTATION — 1982 Exeter Fair queen Debbie Taylor presents o winner's medallion to violinist Madon- na McQuaid, Seaforth while pianist Robyn Hicks, Clin- ton waits her turn at the talent show held during Heritage Days. 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