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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1984-07-25, Page 7PLAN TO MARRY — Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bloomfield, RR 2 Kerwood and Mr. and Mrs. Peter Rodger, Southcott Pines, Grand Bend are pleased to announce the for- thcoming marriage of their children Ruth Ann and Stuart. The wedding is to take place at Calvary Pentecostal Church, Strathroy on September 8, 1984. 38* Are you between 60 and 71? This may be a good time to find out about your RRSP annuity options. Geo. A. Godbolt C. L.U. Annuity Broker Devon Bldg., Exeter 235-2740 HEARING TESTS No Obligation EXETER PHARMACY Thurs., Aug. 2 - 1 to 3 p.m. Batteries, accessories, repairs to most makes HEARING MOS J. D. FAIR Heor.ng A.d Ser,ce 145 Ontario St. Stratford f (-7 MIN COUPON COUPON S 1 SI teridiel 7414efacks4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 420 Main St. Exeter Hours: Mon. to Sot.; Fri. 9 - 9 14 - 44; 141/2 - 241/2 London, Sarnia SUMMER SALE EXTRA ALL DRESSES, SLACKS, BLOUSES, SWEATERS, COATS, COVER-UPS, UP TO 50% OFF • SIZES 14 - 44 14%2-241 1 1 1 1 1 Clip Coupon for Extra 20% OFF iv The readers write Times -Advocate, July 25, 1984 Page 7 Lament support for youth band and soccer enthusiosts Dear Bill: Last year the Exeter Centennial Soccer Club celebrated its 10th anniver- sary and in this, our 11th year, we are again running a soccer program in this town and our participation by local children now stands at 215 which makes us one of the largest volunteer groups in this town. Personally I have been in- volved for the past seven years as coach and as an ex- ecutive member. A lot of -peo- ple put forward a tremendous amount of work and dedica- tion to bring us to our present situation. The support that we have had from the business- ment of this community has been excellent with their donations and other support and we owe them for that. However, the support that we have had from the council and from the press has been far from excellent in the past. Some of our championships. have barely a mention and some of our pictures never came off because there never was an opportune time. We will keep bugging your paper, Bill, and I am sure that some day soccer will receive the coverage it deserves. As far as council is concerned, I am not so optimistic. Years ago there was a lot of Katimavik seek home On August 29, 12 young Canadians begin the Katimavik program, and the search is under way for a house to rent in or near Exeter. Katimavik is a national youth volunteer program for participants between the age of 17 and 21. It gives young Canadians the opportunity to take part in a training and learning experience, while providing nine months of volunteer service for the community. • Exeter has been involved in Katimavik for the last two years with tremendous suc- cess. This year's work spon- sors are South Huron Recrea- tion Center: ARC Industries, Dashwood; Exeter Public School and Usborne Central School. An ideal house would have three to six bedrooms, a large kitchen, separate dining room, storage space. and in central Exeter, however the Zurich, Hensall, Crediton, Dashwood areas are also acceptable. Once a house is established any and all donations of fur- niture, carpets. appliances, kitchen ware, and tools would be greatly appreciated. If you have any information concerning housing of any kind, questions about the Katimavik program and/or an interest in being on the local Katimavik committee please call 235-2833 South Huron Rec. ('enter. and leave a message. or Elaine McDivitt. Katimavik West District Group Leader in Sea forth at 527-0384 or 527-1750. Wedding Cake Rentals Now Available FOuntui., rental ovadable with decoratod rake within 20 miles of Lucon For op pointment please phone Coke Creations Aleda McComb 227-4817 support for a new arena and its ground development but -once the arena and baseball diamonds were in, support waned to the point that when the money ran out and the on- ly thing still left to be done was the soccer pitch, the council withdrew its support. As you now see, everybody has had what was promised to them in the grounds develop- ment except soccer. The shortage in funds was not divided among different projects. The full impact was felled by the soccer club. For years, we played by the grace of the Canadian Canners and the High School and now we were still without a soccer pitch in this town. That is when we were approached by Don Cameron to join him in finishing the last stage of the project. We responded by collecting money, running a lottery and the club donating $1500.00 towards this. We lined up the drainage contracter, we pick- ed stones, planted trees and fertilized. The grass is grow- ing now and it won't be long and we will be able to start us- • ing the field, but the con- troversy does not end there. The grounds development committer gave us two sets of nets and told us the funds were depleted so as a soccer club we decided to raise the $650.00 that a set of goal posts would cost. However, we then discovered that the grounds committee donated $500.00 to a playground and also a dona- tion for an access road to the new baseball diamond for kids. Money that we had either donated or raised through our soccer club was being spent on the next phase of the project and the soccer had to look after it again. Well Bill, the Exeter Soccer Club has been a quiet one for the past 11 years and I can tell you no more. We will be right up there begging and com- plaining with every other group in town. The squeaky wheels get the grease, or it's not what you know, it's who you know, are sayings that apply well in this community. We demand fair treatment like everyone else and we will make sure we will get it in the future. Yours truly, Martin DeBruyn On behalf of the Exeter Centennial Soccer Club. ¥ ¥ ¥ Dear Sir: On Wednesday July 18 the Ontario Youth Concert Band along with the Canadian Folk Dancers put on a show at the Exeter High School which could only be described as fabulous. Both the band and the dancers have toured Europe and played to packed au- diences of over 1,000 in the finest and largest concert halls. In Canada and the U.S. they have drawn huge crowds at such places as the Stratford and Shaw Theatres. MEETING THE BANDITS — Prior to the start of Saturday's talent show at the Ailsa Craig Gala Days chairman Doug McNair talks to the Bandits Dean Kent, Robert Ivey and Dan McCoy. T -A photo Summer Sale/ 20% off All Summer tt91t Ntw1 y.lit r,*14$1E 4 PrIday nttlrt(10 P 1 OTO F T NS1: NG and film supply headquarters! • Polaroid Cameras and films • Kodak Disc Cameras • Films • Batteries 24-HOUR PROCESSING "We use Kodak paper for the good look" • Finishes available Bordered, Borderless, lustre or glossy • Two sets of prints available for small extra charge • King size prints available too • Money -back guarantee if not satisfied Exeter Pharmacy Ltd. Main Street 235-1570 They are the best in every sense. Yet when they came to perform in the heart of southwestern Ontario, within a 30 -minute driving time of 50,000 people, the total au- dience was 65, 40 adults and 15 children. Eliminating relatives and friends of the performers, less than 40 peo- • ple showed. This performance was sup- plied for an area where at least 300 people each week drive to Toronto -Stratford - Detroit to take in various shows. It is the same area that can muster over 5,000 for a fair, a bean festival or a beauty contest. This performance was to give the public at a cost of on- ly $2.00 a chance to hear and see the finest of Ontario's youth in action. It was part of our Ontario Bicentennial celebration as well as part of the Bicentennial program of Exeter and area. Soon over 2,000 people from the same area will drive miles to get a glimpse of the Pope and later England's Queen, yet we won't walk across the street to support the most important people of our own country, "Our Youth". Sad, isn't it? L.S Mannell, Box 496, Grand Bend, Ont. NOM ITO TOWN OF EXETER 1983 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS MILL RATES Average Current and previous Years' Mill Rates 1983 Residential Commercial and farm and Industrial Town purposes 107.33 126.77 County purposes 29.62 34.84 School Board purposes 133.12 156.43 TOTAL 270.07 318.04 1982 Residential Commercial and farm and Industrial 105.22 28.82 120.97 123.79 33.91 142.35 255.01 300.05 Sources of Financing CONSOLIDATED OPEATIONS 1983 1983 1982 Budget Actual Actual $ $ . $ * Residential and farm taxation * Commercial, industrial and business taxation * Taxation from other governments * User charges 1,038,860. 1,056,801. 979,270. 627,946. 637,826. 612,115. 25,097. 27,526. 26,442. 450,948. 491,727. 441,198. * Deduct amounts received or receivable (1,011,275.) (1,028,431.) (942,213.) for the County and school boards * Grants from the Government of Canada * Grants form the Province of Ontario * Grants from other municipalities * Contributions from developers * Investment income * Other * Proceeds from the issue of long term liabilities Applied To Por current operations * General government * Protection to persons and property * Transportation services * Environment services * Health services * Social and family services * Recreation and cultural services * Planning and development * Other Capital * Transportation service9 * Environmental services * Health services * Recreation and Cultural services Net appropriations * To reserves and reserve funds 7,115. 544,469, 63,645. 1,500. 107,488. 38,351. 7,115. 547,485. 552,746. 54,255. 49,289. 1,500. 500. 119,412. 134,527. 35,201. 44,318. 174,077. 168,553. 174,272. 475,882. 402,983. 380,651. 215,950. 165,051. 142,185. 304,243. 305,730. 404,067. 69,554. 68,719. 65,478. 1,950. 870. 925. 283,703. 298,015. 265,439. 33,280. 31,451. 33,069. 1,5213,639. 259,310. 43,000. 11,250. 21,061. 334.621. 1,441,372. 1,466,086. 214,123. 180,719. 140,527. 46,180. 14,143. 220. 23,929. 10,101. 392.722. 237.220. 125,885. 130,374. 154,169. SIGNIFICANT YEAR END BALANCES OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Unrestricted Assets * Cash * Taxes Receivable * User charges Receivable * Accounts Receivable * Other Current Assets * Long term receivables Assets of Reserve Funds * Cash * Other current assets * Long term receivables *• Investment in own debentures Liabilities and Municipal Fund Balances * Accounts payable and accured liabilities * Other current liabilities * Net long term liabilities * Reserves and reserve funds * To be used to offaet (or to be recovered from) taxation or user charges * Unexpected capital financing 1983 $ 1982 $ 281,485. 295,636. 90,126, 116,762. X8,333. 13,026. 41,051. 21,622. ,205. 4,374. 2,879. 1,765. 394,483. 265,580. 41,094. 41,208. 235,507. 238,554. 15,000. 74,000. 65,442. 122,315. 2,980. 9,794. 1,258,275. 1,317,705. 940,791. 810,417. 115,950. 128,649. 1,352. TRANSACTIONS FOR THE COUNTY AND SCHOOL BOARDS County School Boards * Taxation and user charges * Grants * Requisitions paid 1983 1982 19113 1982 $ $ $ $ 185,650. 1,743. 180,729. 835,698. 1,710. 5,340. 759,873. 5,204. 187,240. 180,329. 839,952. 755,689. These revenues and expenditures are not reflected in the analysis of Consolidated Operations. YEAR END BALANCE OF FUNDS UNDER ADMINISTRATION * Trust Funds 1983 1982 234,735. 218,844. NOTES 1) The 1983 Financial Report consolidates the operations, assets and liabilities of Town and its local boards and municipal enterprises as follows: South Huron Recreation Board and Exeter Cemetery Board. Separate statements for these Boards are available at the Municipal Office, 406 main Street, South. 2) The local boards, enterprises and other entities of the Town whose revenues and expenditures have not been consolidated in the 1983 financial report are t Exeter and Area Fire Board and Exeter Public Utilities Commission (Hydro and water) 3) The above data has been extracted from the audited 1983 Consolidated Financial Report of the Town and its local boards as described in Note 1. Copies of 1983 Consolidated Financial Report and the auditor's report thereon, or the audited financial statements for the local boards, enterprises and other entitles not consolidated (see Note 2) are available at the Municipal Office to any resident who wishes to review or analyze the financial operations of the Town in greater detail. 4) Included in the expenditure of current operations are principal charges for the retirement of long term debt of $59,430 ($54,54¢,in 1982) and interest charges of $139,400, (139,415.in 1982) { 1 f