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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1984-08-15, Page 1ua ity Carpet at rea Professional installation can be arranged Wbitings Phone 235-1964 Would open diamond for more teams May eliminate grass infield The South Huron rec centre ter does not have lights. Carolyn Merner said it was board of management may If the grass was removed important that the board pro - consider taking the grass in- from the hardball diamond in- vide diamond time for minor field off the local hardball dia- field, the facility could be us- teams. She explained that mond so that facility can be ed by softball teams by mov- adult teams could travel to used by softball teams to ing home plate dosed to the - out-of-town diamonds more meet -the increasing diamond screenr The -pitching mound readily if that t was a time. would then not interfere necessity. Facilities manager Cam substantially with the She was advised that Stewardson presented the infielders, several local gams already board with a detailed report At present, the diamond make use of diamonds in the on diamond use at the regular can only be used by the senior area. meeting on Thursday. and junior hardball teams Two recommendations It noted that the hardball and the bantam boys. from the facilities committee diamond serves only about 60 Stewardson said that with were accepted by the board at people during the week, while the demand for diamond time the August meeting. The first the numbers using the two by local teams, the logical was to allow the Exeter lighted softball diamonds step would late to put lights on Figure Skating Club to average 215 and another 95 the hardball diamond and operate the coat check for the play on the recently establish- remove the grass infield, ad- 1984-85 season. ed Legion diamond. The !at- ding that unless the infield The group will pay the grass is removed, the facility board $225 and in return will would not be utilized any charge 50 cents for all patrons more than at present. Cathy Whiteford told the board that people involved with the hardball teams wanted notification before anything was done on the situation. Gaylen Josephson noted that it would be up to the board to make the decision. "It's our diamond and we'll decide," he said. To that, Mrs. Whiteford responded that the people on- ly wanted to be notified before the fact so they could make an appeal to the board if some action is planned. UNUSUAL FLOWERS = Jim and April Lamure show an unusual sunflower plant which has 17 blooms in their Usborne township garden, just north of Highway 83. Firm given loan to help boost jobs Industry 'and Trade Minister Frank Miller has an- nounced a $100,000 Ontario Horses bolt, two injured Usborne Township farmer Kenneth Duncan suffered cuts and bruises after being dragged 20 feet by a pair of heavy horses he had been driving for a wedding party in Exeter, Saturday. Duncan, RR 1 Kirkton, had the team and wagon in town for a wedding procession for Mr. and Mrs. I)avid.Cooper, who had been married earlier in the afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Scott. After the wedding proces- sion through the streets, Dun- can was travelling along William Street around 5:40 p.m. and was making a turn just south of the ilopper- Hockey funeral home when the wheels of the wagon got caught under the wagon, spooking the horses. With Duncan and his son-in- law Don Richardson and his son. Brian. on the wagon. the horses continued dragging the locked wagon about 300 feet south past ,John Street where it struck a tree All three were knocked off the wagon and Duncan was dragged along some 20 feet before the horses were halted Ile was taken to South Iluron Hospital by iloffman's Ambulance as was six-year- old Brian Richardson who was bruised in the fall. in another town collision. damage was set at $400 when motor vehicles driven by Lawrence Estey and Beverly Morgan. both of Exeter, col- lided on Marlborough Street as Estey was backing from his Janeway. Development Corporation term loan for Danbrie Agri - Products Mfg. Ltd. of Exeter. "The loan will contribute to a total capital investment of $150,000 and will assist with the creation of 15 new jobs over the next five years," Miller said. The loan will be used to pur- chase the necessary equip- ment to enable the company to increase production and in- troduce a new product line. At present, •Danbrie Agri - Products Mfg. Ltd. manufac- tures drain tile fittings. Crash kills one, inures two others A former Exeter woman was killed in an accident ear- ly Wednesday evening on the Cameron sideroad, just north of Concession 8 in London township. Pronounced dead at University Hospital in London by Coroner Dr. Archie Grace was 38 -year-old Shirley Taylor of 175 Clarence Street in London. Taylor was a rear seat passenger in a vehicle driven by Barbara Arnezeder, also of London when it was in col- lision with a vehicle driven by Everett Vandeworp of Crediton. Arnezder and another passenger Marie Rether suf- fered. serious injuries and were taken to University Hospital for treatment. Their conditions were reported later in the week as improving. Vandeworp was travelling north on the Cameron sideroad and the three women were returning to London from their jobs at Dashwood Industries. A spokesman from the Lucan OPP detachment said both vehicles went out of con - trot on thegravel road and the Arnezeder vehicle was struck broadside. Vandeworp has been charg- ed with careless drivin ICE CREAM MAKERS — Steve and Becci Farquhar en- joy turning the crank in making old fashioned ice cream at Exeter's summer playground. Friday. T -A photo Followed orders receives charge only two cases were heard in Exeter court, Tues- day, one of which resulted in a fine of $53 for a Lucan area man who was charged with operating an unsafe vehicle. Michel Diagre, RR 3 Lucan, was issued a notice on .July 10 to take his vehicle in for a safety examination. Ile took it in on August 1, and when several defects were found, he was charged. Justice of the Peace Douglas Wedlake was told the vehicle had an unsafe body, an incomplete exhaust system and other defects. Ile levied the minimum fine andgave the accused 15 days in which to pay. Ross Samuel Deer, Auburn. was also fined $53. He was convicted for driving without a complete seat belt assembly on June 26. who check coats at rec centre for some time and town coun- dances and functions. cil recently approved a sug- The second recommenda- gestion from the board that a tion was to charge the tennis new full-time position be club a flat rate of $200 for use created. The appointment is of the courts this season. to be effective August 20 and In the future, the annual sti- must be approved by council. pend will be based on the Agreed to pay Marlene number of club members. Moore and Shari Burton a $50 In other business, the honorarium each for instruc- board; tion given by them to the suc- Approved letters to the Ex- cessful swim 'n trim classes. eter Royals, the Exeter Learned that roller skating Lioness and the Exeter has been cut back to only Fri - Legion for recent capital day nights. due to poor donations to the recreation attendance. department. J Were told that 30 Endorsed the recommenda- youngsters have signed up for tion of the town's hiring com- this summer's ball hockey mittee to appoint Don Camp- league and the Bert and Ernie bell to a full-time position at and Sports programs have the rec centre. Campbell has been averaging around 70 per worked op a part-time basis day. FIDDLE CHAMP — Gerry Smith of Exeter won the Shelburne old time fiddlers contest intermediate cham- pionship on the weekend. T -A photo Serving South Huron, North Middlesex One Hundred and Eleventh Year Fiddler captures trophies •Gerry Smith of Exeter was crowned intermediate cham- pion at the weeke d anadian Open Oldtime Fiddlers con- test in Shelburne. This was the 15th con- secutive appearance for Smith at the Shelburne event which is the top fiddlers con- test in allot Canada. He was accompanied on the piano by his daughter Linda. Other winners at Shelburne were David Jones and John Crozzman, London, Pierre Schryer, Sault Ste. Marie and Frank Leahy, Willowdale. The local father and daughter combination has just returned from fiddlers contests in Edmonton, Alber- ta and Kelowna, British Col- umbia where they each won trophies. ca & North Lambton Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, August 15, 1984 KINGS OF THE CASTLE — The Grand Bend Colonial Turrets team again came up building division of the Sandcastle Day contest. Builders on the team include Pat Jean, Paul Maguire and Tony Vermeulen. big as they won the castle - Breen, Cam Anderson, Jim Two lakeshore subdivisions continue push for water line Although not on the agenda, three spokesmen represen- ting residents in the Highlands and Lakewood Gardens subdivisions attend- ed the first regular Hay township council meeting after a public meeting to hear opinions about whether or not a majority of property owners along Highway 21 and west to Lake Huron want to pay to have a new water system constructed. Two of the respresentatives said of 65 people approached in the highlands subdivision, 64 supported a new pipeline. The spokesman for Lakewood Gardens said he had received almost unanimous agreement to the proposal among the property owners he had spoken to. The three assured council of their backing for proceeding with the water system. The concertsus among coun- cil members was a feel- ing of disappointment and frustration that the matter had not been settled one way or the other at the public meeting. The eight -page synopsis prepared and read by consulting engineer' Burns Ross which outlined the pur- pose of the public meeting, the contents of the necessary bylaws, and the breakdown of frontage, distribution and 1111,111''11U.n11,. THE LIGHTS ARE ON -- The new lighting system for the Exeter tennis courts was officially turned on Sunday night. Above, tennis club president, Ron Cottrell receives a cheque from Exeter Lions representative Doug Ellison for the cost of the lights. From the left ore tennis dub officials Clay Murray, Steve Johns, Shari Burton and Ron Cottrell, Lions Doug Ellison and Glenn Kells and tennis executive Damien Solomon, Kotja Lohman and Bill Din- ney. T -A photo connection charges will be sent to each property owner. A ballot asking for a "yes" or "no" vote indicating sup- port or opposition to the pro- posed pipeline will be included. Council decided that residents will get one vote whether they own one tot or a number of properties. A pro- perty jointly owned by a hus- band and wife will be entitled to only one vote; if a husband and wife each own a lot, each can vote only on the lot registered in that person's name. The deadline for return of ballots to the clerk's office is October 1, 1984. Dave 13allint gave a slide presentation on behalf of the Ausable-Bayfield Conserva- tion Authority, showing the adverse effects of erosion and leachates. He was assured Hay township will work with the Authority to implement ways to control the existing problems. A severance application by Ron and Marjorie Overholt for property on Lake Road West concession, Lot 6, was approved subject to conformi- ty to minimum lot size for land designated recreational, as the severance complies with the township's secondary plan. Building inspector Hubert Miller reported a flurry of ac- tivity in July. He issued three permits for new homes, three for additions to homes, and one addition to a cottage dur- ing July. A tile drainage of $8,000 and a tile drain loan application for $36,452 were approved. Council had called a special afternoon meeting August 3 to approve applications for tile drainage loans of $700 and $5,900. Hodgins and Hayter receiv- ed the remaining sum of money held back until all work on the Drysdale culvert had been completed. Clerk Joan Ducharme received permission to attend a municipal finances seminar in London in September. The meeting adjourned at 11:45 p.m. The next regular Planner consulted over zone. changes Members of Exeter council highway commercial. continue to formulate plans Exeter had a Stratford law on how to oppose proposed zoning changes in the neighboring municipalities of Usborne and Hay Townships. At a special closed meeting, Monday, council met with an independent planner to discuss the rezoning of land on the town's southern and northern outskirts. Hay Township plans to change zoning in the area of Huron Tractor to permit an agri-industrial park, while Usborne is considering ap- plications for zoning changes from Frayne Chev-Olds for highway industrial and from Huron Motor Products to rezone a lot immediately north of Norse Industries to firm represent the town at the public meeting in the two municipalities where the rezoning amendments were discussed. The legal advice following those sessions was to proceed with objections. The matter has never been debated publicly by Exeter council as yet, and a motion passed at last week's meeting was to continue any debate behind closed doors. At Monday's closed session, council passed a resolution endorsing a project by the Ex- eter Minor Hockey Associa- tion to conduct a raffle for a car. Council's endorsement was required under provin- cial regulations. Price Per Copy 50 Cents Detention centre opening delayed p g The completion date for renovations at the Bluewater Centre, which is planned to be turned into a correctional facility for young offenders, has been pushed back to late 1985 or early 1986. The Minister of Correc- tional Services, Nicholas G. Leluk, sent a letter to Goderich town council infor- ming them that the centre should be in operation by late next year. The original com- pletion date for the centre was April, 1985. Leluk also said in his letter that the ministry planned to make a presentation to the Management Board of Cabinet by the end of July. The provincial Wallet board must approve the ministry's plans to use the Bluewater Centre in Goderich to accom- modate 16 and 17 year old offenders. The Ministry of Correc- tional Services was assigned the responsibility to look after offenders of these ages in April 1984 with the passage of the Young Offenders Act. Carl De Grandis, manager responsible for implementing the Young Offenders' Act in the region, said that the ministry made an initial presentation to Cabinet yesterday, Tuesday, August 7. He said the ministry may meeting will be convened on have to meet again with the Cabinet board next Tuesday, August 23. but the board's decisions on the ministry proposal should be made soon. Leluk continuedin his letter that upon approval of their plans by the Cabinet board, the ministry will meet with the present and former staff of the Centre to discuss employment opportunities. The ministry will also hold a public meeting in Goderich to present the plans to the' community. Leluk's letter was in reply to a request by town council to hold a meeting with ministry officials to find out about the ministry's plans dealing with Bluewater Cen- tre, and to impress upon the ministry . the concerns :of council that plans by finaliz- ed as soon* possible. Leluk earlier replied that, since the plans were not yet approved, it would be pointless to meet with the town council. The workers who have re- mained at the Bluewater Cen- tre have not been notified, themselves as to the extent of . possible renovations. There has been a staff change at the centre, however. Just last week, the centre changed security staff, and the four security guards from CORE security have been replaced by Burns International. MORE TRAVEL PLANNED - Anne Dobie, seated left, has been visiting in Ontario since early June as a representative of the Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs. She spent the lost two weeks on the Usborne farm of the Howard and Grace Pym family. Al Pym is shown with the Scottish lass os she makes travel plans with Gail La Croix of Ellison Travel to visit Alberta. Visits Canadian farms Her dream fulfilled When her brother arrived home from an exchange trip to Ontario 10 years ago, Anne Dobie decided that some day she too would make the same trip. That dream came true for the 22 -year-old member of the Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs this summer as she joined 10 other delegates for an Ontario visit. They arrived in Ontario on June 4 and since then Anne has been spending from seven to eight days on various farms across the province, concluding with a two-week stay on the Usborne farm of the Howard and Grace Pym family. On Monday, the group left for Western Canada on a per sonal side -trip "to see the Rockies and the flat fields". Through the pictures and information supplied by her brother, the young lady had some expectations on what Ontario would be like before she arrived. However, she wasn't prepared for the heat and humidity she's experienced over the past few days in Huron County. "We don't have it (high humidity) and I don't want it," she smilingly exclaimed on Thursday after making final arrangements Please turn to page 2 1