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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1985-01-02, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, January 2, 1985 Looking back at the past yea's biqblkb#s ron page The 60 men entered in the Blanshard township was charged p murder When Among those marking leap beard contest for the Hensa d centennial held a fun that included a pie ea (and throwing) contest. April 11 Employees at Aerospace at Grand returned to work afte eight-week strike. Addie and Cha McNaughton assisted i ribbon cuttng cermeon the opening of the new mercial banking unit a Bank of Montreal. Sheila Copps spoke to Liberals annual meetin Exeter, while John C was here to speak to the gressive Conservatives. Huron Country Playh general manager Hee Redick was presented Victor Polley award for ministrative end of th and general management. Hensall Sherwo defeated the Exeter Moha to win the South Huron termediate hoc championship. F ,ye Gaiser, SHD basketball star was na winner of the Mike M scholarship. The high sch gymnastic' team won Huron -Perth championsh Granton's Mike O'Shea the Outstanding You Farmer award for the Gr Lakes Region. April 18 Meetings were held organize Block Par organizations in Usborne a Stephen Township. Stanley Reeve Paul Stec was elected president of t Huron Municipal Office Association; Exeter's Liz B vice-president: a Tuckersmith's Bob Bell cond vice-president. Opposition leader Bri Mulroney named Huro Bruce MP Murray Cardiff eputy critic of agricultur A burglar alarm was tailed at the Exeter poli ffice. South Huron's gymast eam won the WOSSA title f he third straight year. Sheila Reaburn opened ift store in Hensall. Grand Bend was select s the site for the first sy olic planting of a white pi o mark Ontario icentennial. April 25 Former Exeter OP ember, ('pl. Bill Mclnty as found murdered in h akville apartment. Students at SHDHS held a reciation week for a embers of the school staf The Exeter Region ba ms won a hockey tourn ent in Buffalo. Federal funding was a unced for the new senio tizen's apartments in Gran end. The 100 year-old Fores nd performed to complet e concert series of th rand Bend Concer socia tion . An accommodation review mmittee recommende at J.A.D. McCurdy schoo Huron Park remain ope der its present format. May 2 The 125th anniversary o ivitt Memorial Anglica urch was held Sunday. Cut g the cake were Bishop o ron Rt. Rev. Berwin Jones ivitt pastor Rev. Jim Sutto d Church wardens To imphreys and Joh eslinga Gregus Construction of Ex r and Slaught Plumbing o editon were awarded con cts for the addition to ecious Blood School in eter. ;xeter Pentecostal Taber - le has purchased four es of land at the south edge Exeter to construct a new rch to seat 550. he main topic at a public eting of the Ausahle- yfield Conservation hority was the Biddulph nship landfill site. illow Wiper. a six year - pacer owned by Bob mather set a season record he meadowlands winning re in .532. May 9f cnnifer White of Hensall killed when the all- ain vehicle she was driv- was in collision with a car Highway 4, south of sail. embers of the Claybird club participated in a Pitch -In cleanup program in Hay township. South Huron Hospital has purchased five more safety • approved infant rental car seats. Workers at Dunline Divi- sion of Dunlop Industries have ratified a new three year contract which offerd no pay increases, but promises to keep pace with inflation through cost -of -living payments. Terry William McCurdy of cour- t the the g in rosbie Pro- ouse Cher the ad- atree arts ods wks in - key HS med ose ool the ip. won ng c eat g to c ent P nd c kle A he t rs w ell nd se - an t n - as k e. in- d ce O b is or r nastics championship i termediate bars. The SHDHS badmi team wins Huron -Perth WOSSA championships. n in- June 20 The new Exeter Optimist nton club received it's . charter and Saturday night. The first president is Kevin Short. Mildred McGregor was ure honoured Friday after 15 and years as a teacher at the rge Huron Hope School at Huron new Park. Cen- Tony Jones was named the best cadet at Friday's annual red inspection of the Huron- daynMiddlesex Cadet Corps. The Ausable River Nomads ich, and the Ausable-Bayfield ate Conservation Authority have er- combined to provide over- cial night camping facilities on En- the west side of Highway 4. ent opposite Riverview park. Celebrating 50th wedding ua- anniversaries this week were iia Doug and Eva Triebner, Ex- ral eter and Oscar and Laura ker Miller, Dashwood. an- At the annual SIIDHs or athletics award banquet, Faye Gaiser received the HS Mike Moser Scholarship for rls outstanding efforts as a senior ron- girls basketball player. t. The 13th annual Hensall fid - or dlers' contest drew a large he crowd and Karen Reed was as the grand champion. er June 27 The estimated cost of a pro- posed water system for the rd township of Hay has been set sy at over two million dollars. up Fleck Manufacturing of on Huron Park was honoured by ne the Ford Motor Company and received a quality production n award. Lively interest was shown has been named governor if District A-15 of Lon International. The 1984 mill rate for the township of Usborne goes up by eight percent. More than 100 persons at- tended an annual potluck din- ner for the South Huron Big Brothers and Sisters. Bright sunshine prevailed to make the 1984 Hensel! Spring Fair a huge success. the comment heard from s many following Hensall's Centennial celebrations. The weather was perfect for four days of fun and reminiscing. Exeter's nominee for a native son designation in the Bicentennial section of the Huron County Atlas will be Charles Trick Currelly. He was born in Exeter in 1876 and was the first direcor of the Royal Ontario Museum. SHDHS teacher Joanne Young was suspended by the Huron Board of Education un- til further nos without pay. Construction has begun on the former May Jones.proper- ty at the corner of Main and Sanders streets. The main te- nant will be Big. V Pharmacies. . An Ontario Supreme Court judge has dismissed a motion by Peter and Erika Nlppa, RR 1, Lucan to have the Bid- dulph dump site closed. Eleanor Salmon of Dashwood has returned after a 23 day tour of continental Europe. May 16 Ontario Agricult Minister Dennis Timbre!! Services Minister Geo Ashe officially opened a engineering building at tralia College. Two inches of snow cove the ground in the area Su for Mother's Day. James Britnell of Goder the unsuccessful candid for the Progressive Cons vatives in the last provin election was named to the vironmenlal Assessor Board. At Friday's annual grad tion ceremonies at Centra College of Agricultu Technology, guest spea Molly McGhee stressed fin ial management f raduates. Susan McClure of 'SHD was tied for the senior gi hampionship in the Hur track and field mee The spring blood don linic sponsored by t usable River Nomads w ermed one of the best ev ith 254 donors. May 23 Two men from Stratfo were killed early Saturd morning when their pick ruck struck a , tree Highway 83, about ni ilometres east of Exeter. Exeter council did not e orse a resolution calling f ntario to become official ilingual. Area clergymen voted eject a controversial repo calling for the ordination of self declared homosexuals in the United Church of Canada. The new Grand Beni village hall and office facili- ty was officially opened Monday. a ed m- ne 's P re is P 11 f. n- a- n - r d e e d n f n f n Tom John f f t or by Southcott Pines residents 1y in a discussion of Grand Bend to boundaries. t Former Centralia College May 30 NDP critic Brian Charlton calls for the closing of the Bid- dulph township dump. Biddulph township taxes rise by 7.8 percent. The liquidation of merchan- dise from The Junction, one of Exeter's oldest and largest department stores was con- ducted this week by Gardner Auctions. - The Gerry Smith family of Exeter has just released their second fiddle album which is simply called Gerry Smith with Wayne and Linda. The Northcrest senior citizens apartments were of- ficially opened in Hensall, Sunday. The Karner blue butterfly which exists only on 100 acres of land near Grand Bend will soon be announced as On- tario's 15th endangered species. Paul and Perry Pooley sign two year free agent contracts with the Winnipeg Jets of the NHL after four successful years with the Ohio State Buckeyes. June 6 Assistant Natural Resources Minister Paul Yakabuski officially opened the new combined ad- ministration building for the Ausable-Bayfield Conserva- tion Authority and the township of Stephen Friday afternoon. Huron -Perth separate school teachers have given up part of a three percent salary increase to help the school board cover costs of additions to three schools. A ribbon was cut at Craigholme Sunday afternoon to get a fund raising cam- paign underway to combat Alzheimer Disease. Stephen township council decided to purchase a new road grader. The Exeter police depart- ment received their ALERT roadside screening device to combat drinking drivers. Grand Bend residents push for immediate action in nam- ing a bylaw enforcement officer. June 13 SHDHS math teacher Joanne 'Young is back in jail. She was arrested Monday white protesting at Ontario Hydro headquarters in Toronto. At the annual meeting of the South Huron Association for the Mentally Handicap- ped, the audiences told the organization is growing because of a waiting list of those wishing services and programs. John Stephens of Exeter vice-principal Molly McGhee outlined directions for women at a conference at CCAT on the weekend. Strawberry suppers at Dashwood, Greenway and Thames Road draw large , crowds. Paul Pooley was named college hockey player of the year in and received the Hockey News trophy from editor Bob McKenzie. July 4 1 "Wasn't that a party" was July 11 A small twister hit an area of Biddulph township, southwest of Lucan Friday morning causing heavy damage to the General Airspray airstrip located on the farm of Roscoe Hodgins. The tax rate for 198$ for the township of Stephen will be in- creased by eight percent. Eleven grade 13 students at South Huron District High School have qualified as On- tario Scholars. The annual quilt show at the Lambton Heritage Museum was again a huge success. The township of Tuckersmith will receive a special assistance grant of $132,000 from the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. July 18 The South Huron Rec Cen- tre board of management has delayed its verdict on their five year capital cost forecast of $169,100. Zurich resident Heather Redick announced this week that she would seek the Liberal nomination for the Huron -Bruce riding in the next federal election. She is general manager of the Huron Cipanta Playhouse. In a fettei'lTo the editor, former Exeter residents Mollie and Cat Heywood describe Exeter as the pret- tiest town they saw during a 2,000 mile trip. Cathy Seip of Exeter was named Ontario Hostess of the ear by the Welcome Wagon organization. July 25 The Huron Board of Educa- tion has writtefi a letter to On- tario Minister of Education Bette Stephenson asking per- mission to dismiss high school teacher and nuclear arms protester Joanne Young. Plans have been released for major renovations to the Stephen township arena at Huron Park. Comedian Billy Meek was one of the feature attractions at the 40th edition of the Kic4ton Garden Party. The residents of Ailsa Craig were upset after two members, of the Gala Days committee were arrested on gaming charges in connection with the weekend turtle races. ' To the surprise of no one, Murray Cardiff gets the Pro- gressive Conservative nomination for the next federal election in the riding of Huron -Bruce. August 1 The sod was turned Wednesday by the -Grand Bend Non -Profit Housing Cor- poration for construction of senior citizens' apartments. Separate accidents at Win- chelsea and Whalen's Corners this week claimed the lives of two men. Bruce McDonald was_nam- ed the Liberal candidate for Huron -Bruce in the next federal election. Kathy Kenney was named Queen of the 1984 Zurich Fall Fair. Arnold Mathers of Exeter, principal at Huron Centennial at Brucefield has been nam- ed a superintendent with the Huron County Board of Education. Paul and Heather Klopp of Zurich attended the sixth an- nual Young Couples con- ference sponsored by UCO. Centralia College principal Doug Jamieson and head of ' livestock section Dennis McKnight were named presi- dent and secretary - treasurer, respectively of the eastern branch of the Cana- dian Society of Animal Science. August 8 Residents of Winchelsea have petitioned Huron Coun- ty council for better traffic control at their main intersec- tion following a number Of fatal accidents. Residents of Hay township requested a vote on the pro- posal for a water system along Highway 21 from Highway 83 to Drysdale. Joe Yundt, a Brussels area BEST BEARDS — Posing with t eir and -w• o• n trop ies a to winning the Hensa Centennial beard -growing contest ore Bob Baker (left), roost colourful; Gerry Neilands, longest; Harold Knight, best moustache and beard; Alphonse Grenier, best beard and Dan McGlinchey, best trimmed. A •v HENSALL TO HENSALL — Among those travelling o long diS' nce to' the Hensall centennial were Hensall, England, residents Mr. and Mrs. Derek Ptckerill and their family. They were welcomed by ambassador Harold Knight and ambassadress Irene Davis. The English pair visited Hensoll lost yeor as well. GETTING TRIMMED - Betty Grenier prepares to remove husband Alp nse's six- month -old beard, judged best all-round beard at the Hensall Centennial beard - growing contest. farmer will represent the Libertarian party in the. riding of Huron -Bruce in the next federal election. A new wildlife pond and ll servationlogcabin on areathe propertyParkhiawn- ed by the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority was officially opened Wednesday. The Richard Ivey Foundation donated $5,000. Sergeant Kevin Short of the Exeter police department received top marks and glow- ing praise in a recent junoir management course at the Aylmer Police College. The llth annual Friedsburg Days celebra- tions at Dashwood were very successful. Cheryl Dowson of Exeter was crowned Queen. August 15 ban Brie Agri -Products of Exeter will be receiving an Ontario Development Cor- poration term loan of;100,000. Opening of the detention centre at the Bluewater Ce tre in Goderich has been delayed to late 1985 or early 1986Fo. rmer Exeter resident Shirley Taylor was killed in an accident on the Cameron sideroad. South Huron teacher Joanne Young was released from jail in Toronto on her own recognizance following a demonstration Thursday at the Litton Systems Canada plant. Improper practices at the Hensall dump concern members of council. The second annual Ontario open Sandcastle competition at Grand Bend was won by the Colonial Hotel Turrets. The new lighting system at the Exeter Lions tennis cowl was turned on Sunday it. Gerry Smith of Exeter wasnig crowned intermediate cham- pion at the weekend Canadian Fiddlers championships in Shelburne. August 22 Pat Soldan has been named principal of J.A.D. McCurdy u School at Huron Park. n Ernst Beilharz of Baier- sron, Germany was a guest at a the successful weekend Sum- merfest Days in Crediton. Sherri Welts was crowned w dl Junior Queen. Lots of sunshine Sunday D afternoon and the appearance of singer Jeannie C. Riley a Saturday night contributed to H a successful Lucan Lions Fair. t Many area residents took in f the visit of tall ships to Goderich during the week. August 29 The 500 workers at Fleck f Manufacturing at Huron Park s averted a strike by ratifying la a new contract. Five office workers at the a General Homes System plant s at Hensel! went on strike, Monday morning.ed The 91 students at Precious Blood separate school in Ex- C eter received an extra four N days of summer holidays when the school renovations T were not finished on time for re the usual school opening on the Tuesday following Labour Day. Kenneth Upshall of Staffa F was killed in an accident on an Highway 83, east of Exeter. The 19th annual Zurich Bean Festival again attracted large and hungry crowds. area public schools. The jority of Huron -Pert Catholic school suDpoo favour such a program. Area residents travelled Midland or Downsview to the Pope. Gerald Dearing, RR 1, eter, showed the top lamb the Western Fair. September 26 The 1984 Exeter Fair one of the best ever. H deputy reeve Tony Bed won the corn -eating cont Entries were up in the Lad Division. The Terry Fox run in eter set a record by rais $3,000. Bryan Smith was accla ed at a meeting in So Huron District High Schoo run for the Conservatives Huron -Middlesex. Traffic signs have be ma- met to. see it a costly OMB h's hearing over a change rters for Huron Far could be avoided. - to Former fighter pilot John see "Gibby" Gibson was guest speaker at Exeter Legion's Ex- Remembrance Day dinner. at Darling's AGA bounced back in two days from a cost- ly fire that insurance ad - was justors had predicted would ay's close operations for two and weeks. est. The Ausable Bayfield Con- ies' servation Authority presented its 1984 Conservation Award Ex- to local weatherman Jay ing Campbell. South Huron Panthers won un_ the Huron -Perth junior foot- uth bail championship. 1 to Exeter hosted the district in fair officials' annual meeting. November 21 en Exeter Pharmacy will close erected at Winchelsea, sce of two recent fatalities. Grand Bend groups disc Burgerfest changes. The Kints family aga cleaned up with their sc fair exhibits. The furloughing Brewst family visited the Luc Revival Centre. Dashwood ladies attended Lutheran convention Stratford. October 3 Council debated allowi commercial trucks to park residential area. Marlene Taylor, Hensa began a fight to keep t secondary school eurriculu at the Roberts School in Lo don, rather than moving t program to Milton. Grand Bend was awarded provincial grant of $10,000 help pay for a study -an upgrading of its landfill sit Retired college head Ji McDonald opened the Ilde ton Fair. A blitz was planned i Lucan for a Scout -Guide hal ne when the Big V opens. The merger of the two companies will result in the Exeter staff headed by Esmail Merani in moving up the street to the new store. hool The Exeter planning ad- er visory committee decided on an a split vote to deny a request to allow a truck to be parked a at a Sherwood Crescent in residence. A contract has been award- ed for a new breakwater at ng Grand Bend. The new Lucan Scout Hall in opened on Saturday. 11, Hunters in Huron bagged he 176 deer. n- The Exeter R.E. Pooley he branch of the Royal Canadian Legion donated $10,000 to the a Exeter fire department for to the purchase of vehicle ex - d traction equipment. e. Former Exeter mayor m Judge William G. Cochrane r- retired from the bench. Anti-nuclear activist, October 10 MPP Jack Riddell wa omination meeting. The final ATV series ended began in Exeter. The number of entrants as lower at the 1984 Mid exex plowing match, held a oug Glenn's Sylvan Farms. A beef herd improvement ssociation was formed in uron. Usborne bantam boys won he league and tournament astball championships. October 17 Darling's IGA began con- truction on a 6,240 square oot addition to the present tore. The majority of Hay keshore residents voted for new privately funded water ystem. Exeter swimming pool end - the season in the black. Exeter Precision Skating lub held a successful Ladies ight Out. Valedictorians George omes and Lisa Rundle ceived awards at the HDHS commencement. Huron ag reg Don Pullen as the recipient of the Huron ederation of Agriculture's nual ward. Visitors f-om Natal attend- ed a Lucan UCW meeting. Twenty-five Grand Bend merchants presented council with a petition to establish a BIA in the village. October 24 Consultants found local businesses are optimistic Exeter PUC manager Hugh Davis warned of unavoidable increases in 1985. A former Exeter yacht builder was sentenced to a year in jail on two counts of fraud and three of theft. Huron Women Teachers Association held their annual meeting at the Pineridge Chalet. SEIDHS's field hockey team won the WOSSA champion- ship for the fourth con- secutive year. Hensall Block Parents, formed earlier in the year, now has 45 members. CCAT held it annual open house. November 7 Exeter council shifted its position on truck parking and detoured stiffer regulations. The November meeting of the Huron board of education left the future of anit-nuclear activist and teacher Joanne Young still unresolved. Agreement was reached among Environment On- tario, the village of Grand Bend and Stephen township on sewer rates for Grand Cove. Exeter Kinettes' annual Christmas craft show and sale was very successful Huron Country Playhouse announced measures to reduce its deficit. Allsa Craig celebrated On- tario's Bicentennial with a special evening at the town hall. November 14 Exeter and Hay councillors • Joanne Young was dismissed 1. by the Huron County board of education. The Lucan Flyers won the 1 A championship in the oldtimers' tournament. Dave Shepherd was elected president of the board of directors of Hiiron Country Playhouse. December 5 Exeter will take its dispute with Hay township to the OMB. Kirkton's Jamie Westman will be one of the soloists with the Toronto Symphony at its Chrismtas performance. Greg Hoggarth, Kippen, won the Cardiff trnphy presented annually to the outstanding 4 -Her in Huron. Area corn started on its way to Ethiopia. Grand Bend and landowner Tim Fraleigh reached ten- tative agreement on some - areas of their land dispute. December 12 A new workshop was of- ficially opened in Dashwood. The first snowfall of the winter caused a numbei• of ac- cidents in the area. Huron County elementary teachers settled for a four percent increase in 1985. The County rejected salary hikes for its employees. . Huron bean producers heard at their district's an- nual meeting that 1983 was the third-besi in the OBPMB's history, and prospects for the 1984 crop are excellent. Fifty-five county citizens received Bicentennial medals at a ceremony in Seaforth. Kippen East Women's In- stitute celebrated its fiftieth birthday; three first-year members were present. December is Stanley township reeve Paul Steckle emerged the vic- tor after a close, four -ballot contest for Huron County warden. closed its doors permanently on December 31i A Hensel, man is awarded $1,500 by the Criminal In- juries CompenSation Board for pain and suffering incur- red in a stabbing incident. Centralia and Zurich held Santa Claus parades. The jol- ly old chap in the red suit also visited Dashwood. September 5 MP Murray Cardiff was re- elected in the riding of litIron- Bruce, easily defeating nearest opponent Liberal Bruce McDonald by 23,969 votes to 8,802. NDP candidate Valerie Bolton came in a dis- tant third. Hay council discussed Ex- eter's opposition to a zoning bylaw to create an agri- industrial park at Huron Farms. Exeter juvenile girls won the PMW fastball A 4-H computer club was formed in Huron county. The new Stanley complex, housing the municipal offices, a work garage and a -large community centre, was of- ficially opened with an ap- propriate ceremony attended by local dignitaries. September 12 Area car accidents claimed two lives. Attendance was down at this year's Kirkton Fair. Dr. John Corbett, long-time Exeter dentist, retired. The Huron board of educa- tion said the public school at Vanastra will not close. A severe rootworm infesta- tion affected local corn crops. September 19 Exeter council turned down duck hunters' request to hunt at the local lagoon. The end of the soccer season saw Exeter teams with three of the four league titles, two of four A playoff tities and two of four B playoff t'oor attendance at a public meeting indicated little sup- port for French Immersion in Exeter PUC Centinued from front page Agreed to increase the rent on the apartment over the of- fice from $106 per month to $112.36. The tenant pays for heat and utilities on top of that. Were advised by Davis that 1985 could he another busy year with indications that one subdivision will be developed and the next step in the mobile home park could also get underway. Agreed to write off $1,330.9 i in delinquent accounts. Learned that the Christmas lights set up in the parkette at the office had been taken down prematurely after 40 bulbs had been stolen in one night. Vandals also made off with several bulbs last year.