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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1997-09-17, Page 1Casino question to be placed on local ballots Council also set the dates for advance polls in . the village GRAND BEND - Council carried a motion at its recent meeting to place a question asking "Are you in favor of hav- ing a permanent charity ca- sino in -Grand Bend" placed on the Nov. 10 mu- nicipal election ballots. After dealing with the is- sue for the past six years, council agreed the dis- cu*sion about a casino should be "put to bed" once and for all. "Let the people speak," said Dep- uty Mayor Phil Maguire, who ad- vocated a referendum. h was discussed the province has considered placing a province -wide question regarding on ballots. If this occurs, the village won't du- plicate the province's efforts by writing its 1/et the own question.. Council also dis- people cussed the dates for »• advanced polls which speak - will be held Oct. 25 SEIP'S valu-mart 4 Sr 83 Exeter 235-0262 New Release .Videos .99( and Nov. 1 from 10 a.m, until 4 p.m. Ad- vertisements will be placed in the local newspaper regarding these dates. - Par Ambassador of the Fair contestants HEATHER HARDEMAN Sponsored by Kirktcn Market KRISTiNA. COWELL sponsored by Tim Hortons Serving Exeter and area since 1 S73 Inside Woodshop to be owned by workers 'See page 5 It's Your Business. Kjrkton Falb Fair From farto table See page 8 Terry Fox Run A success See page 10 Roadside logs pose dangerous threat to drivers USBORNE TOWNSHIP - Driv- ing down a dark county road at ' night can pose adangerous threat to the driver if 30 -foot logs are left on the side, stated Osborne Council , -meeting on September 2. "It's a very dangerous situation. said Reeve Patricia Down. "Some loggers are in the habit of stacking them on the side of the road which is dangerous if someone is driving down the road at night and hits one of them." At the September 2 Usborne Council meeting, a disposition was carried, "That Usborne Township Council advise the County of Hu- ron tree commissioner that logs are not to be stored on township road -aliowances." The tree commissioner was also given authorization to enforce this decision and take necessary court action on the township's behalf. "Some of these logs are 30 -feet long," Reeve Down said; adding that Togs are being stored on road- sides all over the county. "We need to prevent any serious accident from happening," said Reeve Down. Benefit raises $1,288 EXETER - The Friday night ben- • efit for the family of Rodney Par- ent, held at Gar's Bar and Grill. raised $1,288 and an estimated 200 people were in attendance. The bands including Stu McCann & The Blaring Knuckleheads, Roy's Garage and Positively Pick- led arranged the event. Wednesday, September 17. 1997 oz• C7 P SEIP'S valu-mart 4 Sr 83 Exeter 235-0262 Kids Video Rentals .49( (93C + 7C G.S.T.) ONE DOLLAR Lucan's Benner says he's ready for reeveship The lawyer and conservation author ity representative feels he has the experience to make -a good reeve By Craig Bradford T -A Reporter LUCAN- -. Robert Benner Weis h1 has the makings of a cod reeve. ., •Benner.•46,.filed his reeve candidacy nomination ptlpers at the t.u- • can municipal office last week- He is' Lucan lawyer.and the vit. 1sge`s-and Biddulph Township's-representative=sm_ tile-Ausabl1T_ Bayfield Conservation Authority for the•last six years. chairing -the - authority. board in /94-95. Benner is also Lucan's. Biddulphis and . Ailsa Craig's solicitor. ,,, , - A. St. Marys .native and- a Leanne. ii►r 18 years. Benner said he hopes to use his knowl- edge of municipal workings -for the betterment -..n1 his. chosen community. Benner, said 'a "sub- star)tial". part of his maw practice. consists of ad- • vising -municipal councils ?and people who deal with councils. • • Whenever an election is. called it makes you think • 'should I., do. something?'," Benner said. Robert Benner "It's my town." . • Benncr said. the three main -issues he wants to address include pro vincial changes affecting municipalities ("are these challenges or op= portuniyies"), amalgamation and placing more of an empliasis Un de= veloping a sense of pridc'in the Lucan community, • "There's so much going on but we never tell people." he said) Benner is married to Connie who owns and operates a Stratbroy ...jewelry store and the-couplc-_have three children Lindsay. 13. Erin, 12, and -Jake, K. ' • - Municipal elections. are on Nov. 10 and the deadline to suhrnit nomination papers is Oct.- 10. Remembering War time heritage. Lucan Legion secretary Ann Marie Riley, left, gives Lucan Area Heritage Museum president Mike An- derson a veterans' memory board while Lucan Legion pres- ident Tom Davidson, right, gives Anderson a veteran collage poster during the Legion meeting last week. The Legion and museum would like to continue the memory board and ask those in the Lucan area with photos from the World Wars to submit them to the museum. All • photos will be photo- graphed and retumed. For information on the memory board, contact Anderson at 227.0700 or the Legion after 4 p.m. at.235-4677. Grand Bend nature trail opens Sept. 28 The $160,000 seven -kilometre trail that runs from Grand Bend to the Pinery will showcase 'Bend area_scenery-while promoting active living along the trail while enjoying the T -A Reporter beauty of the Grand Bead/Pinery arca. Health unit health promotion GRAND. BEND: — As of Sept.- officer Linda Angus said the • trail 28 there'll he a new trail for nature fits. in 'perfectly with one/ of the lovers to tread. unit's mandates. The Rotary Club :of Grand Bend "Physical activity decreases the Nature Trail officially opens that risk of heart disease," she said. "So • day. with activities and entertain- hit the trail. have fun and improve meat running from noon to 4 p.m. : your heart's health.- -- The ealth."The seven -kilometre ' .trail runs The entertainment and 3 p.m. rib- atong the west side of Hwy: 21-bc-i bon cutting ceremony on Sept. 28 -tiveen Pinedale Rd.'in Grand Bend will he held half way between the ii d the Pincij` Provincial Park Pinery and Grand Bend at the pro= gates and connects with (he Pin'- posed Grand Bend Rotary. Club cry's • trail system. The $160,000 ' Recreation Park on the west side of - partnership . between a town (Bo-. Rotary Club and• Lambton Health Hwy: 21' just south of Track and • sanquei),=a county (Lambton) and a Unit projeut was made -possible Trail. The. public is: invited to bring service club like the Rotary to con - with the, co-operation of the Town a. picnic lunch, listen t� live. music vert a . landfill into •a recreational - of Bosanquet,. Village 1 of Grand 1 and a DJ and participate in a Poker: park." Krech said. Bend, • the Pinery, Ministry , of Run while benefiting ` Zurich's - Past club capital projects in its Transportation and others. Blessings Commun_ ity Store food short six-year history . include the The club has only $30,000 left to hank by bringing non-perishable 7'30.000 addition to the Grand Bend . raise to pay off trail costs, club' traih food items. • iibi•iry and the. $27,000 installation committee chairperson `Hank Krech The Elgin -Middlesex Chiefs of - South Huron District .-High said. 'AAA' hockey club . London to School's handicap elevator. "The club's been) working -that ,()rand Bend '97 Bike _Tour will 'Those wishing to make donations hard for three years,"-krechlsaid. • also wind up at the proposed -park . to the. trail project can mail their "This is the most significantunder- in the mid-afternoon • that- day, cheques to: Rotary Club of Grand taking our club has made to date." • Krech added. Bend Nature .Trail. P.O. Box 1261, People can . walk. jog or..hike : With the trail project complete, - Grand Bend. Ontario, NOM ITO. • By Craig Bradford the 30 -member club can focus on . its next and biggest project yet: the Rotary Recreation Park. The club proposes to turn the 23 -acre former - landfill site into a .sports facility 'boasting four soccer pitches, base- ball diamonds, outdoor skating rinks, a pavilion, toboggan runs and a rollerblading pad: Though the 20 - year project is still in its infancy and the Ministry of the Environ- ment is still considering the • idea, Krech is, confident the. project •Will " - move -forward. "It will be the first time there is a IGA holding free picture perfect passports for kids By Chantal' Van Raay,: TA Reporter EXETER - Panic, a racing heart- beat. and horrific images usually fill a parents head when their child suddenly disappears. These fears have led Kraft Canada Inc. and iGA launch a free children's iden- tification event on September 20 - and September 21 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m, so they can do their part in preventing what could be a dev- astating loss. On Saturday and Sunday, parents can visit any local IGA store, in- cluding Haltzmann's IGA in Exet- er. to receive a free safety passport, including a current photo, address. hair colour, eye colour, weight, blood type, identifying features and medical information. The passbook also takes down a fingerprint . record and information about what the parent should do if their child disappears. Holtzmann IGA - owner Dave Holtzmann said that he is glad their store- is being given the opportunity to hold this event. He is a parent and said he would know how it would feel if he were to lose one of his own children. • - "I'm proud to he able to offer this to parents because being a :parent Myself I know that in your wildest dreams you wouldn't want .any- thing to happen to your kids." he said. • He added that he - cause parents usual- ly only have a snap- shot family photo of their children. the Kid Care Iden- tification Event gives parents the opportunity to ob- tain- a photo that can easily be used by police. "It is important • that police have a proper head and shoulders photo of the child with identifiable information. It just makes it easier for police to locate a child if anything happens to them," Holtzmann explained. According to Holtzmann. the first child ID event was held last year in Manitoba. The event was so pop- ular even the smallest stores had at feast 300 people come through dur- • ing the two days; Because of the popularity of the even) Kraft de- cided to hold a nation-wide pro- gram. Although the Exeter—IGA owner isn't sure howmany people will come through the doors on the weekend, he expects to see many • people taking advantage of a worthwhile service. "i hope people come in and take advantage of it." he said. "Because it's the first time we're holding -. this. 1 couldn't give you any figures, but I wouldn't be surprised if we got a great number of people coming in." The Kraft/IGA press release for the event states that more than 56.000 children are reported miss- ing in Canada each year. Police re- port that the most important tool in locating a missing child is a good quality head and shoulders photo- graph-. "In your wildest dreams you wouldn't want anything to happen to your kids" ANNUAL END OF SUMMER SALE It's Dinneys Annual End of Summer Sale. 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