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Times Advocate, 1997-12-10, Page 51 , Sewing Machine) Repairs to all mases . Frpe estimates 90 Day Warranty Experienced since 19b2 Sew and Save Centre Ltd. 149 Downie St., Stratford Phone 271-9660 On the Street by Jim Beckett. L , At Teddy Bear Toss set for Friday Bring along a Teddy Bear to • the Hawks game Friday night at the South Huron Rec Centre and . make a child's Christmas a happy • , one. The Jr. D team will be . hosting the 'Toss" again this year on behalf of the Christmas Bureau when fans will be treated to a pretty good hockey game as well when the local Hawks host the Mitchell Hawks. Teddy Bears - in all shapes and sides will be greatly appreciated. As a result oldie generosity from the fans last year. every child reccncd a Teddy Bear. The Hawks need your support to do•it again. Game time is 8:30 p.m. Friend of a friend story Who knows it this story is really true but our husiness manager Don Smith claims it really ' happened. Seems a totally drunk driver was -pulled over by police in a ride program and while -slowing down he managed to hump one of their vehicles. Police hauled him - out of his car and .were:getting set to take him hack to, the station when he bolted...jumped in a vehicle'and took off. This is where the storyrcally gets interesting. The drunk manages to get home, runs upstairs; wakes his wife and instructs her on an alibi if the 'police manage to trace him'. • Moments later the doorbell • rings and two constables ask for the man of the house. The wife demands to know what they want and gives an alibi which, of, , course, places her husband at-home But the drunk had made one mistake: When policeopened •, the garage door the vehicle they discovered inside was a . • cruiser....taken by our friend who was in. such had shape he even stole the wrong vehicle. Lights getting noticed The beautiful display of • - Christmas lights in •MacNaughten' Park has prompted many visitors to townio comment on what a great job the Lions Club has done. We took a drive around -the park last week and noticed,a few people parked in front who were taking time out to admire the view. Take the bus i had a chance recently to attend a hockey game at -Joe Louis . Arena with some of the strongest Red Wing fans around. Because of the chance some of us could have a•couple of libations at the arena we wisely decided to take advantage of the transportation - service offered by Ron Walker. He would do•the driving and. leave the partying to us. The fact we're all a little • older than our memories Of past • hockey trips was driven home by the way we really celebrated the Red Wing victory. One of our . ' companions slept all thc way• ,home...but it didn't matter. Walker drove like a pro, missed every bar and coffee shop (at' , our -instructions) and delivered us safely to our driveways about • three hours earlier than anyone expected. We were so well ' behaved he didn't even have to • vacuum the van. Partying in . your 50's is difierent....but you feel a lot better in the morning. Quote of the week "i don't know where their mail. will go. 1 mean, i suppose something going to Vancouver could end upin Taiwan.' Machines might make some mistakes." This was just 'one of CUPW president. Darrell Tingley's comments made thc day after postal workers were ordered back to work. Fortunately for the. millions of Canadians who are at the mercy of the postal unions, the majority of the mail seems to be going through the system as • efficiently as ever. . Tingley has shown the union can flex its muscles and cost the country hundreds of millions of dollars. However it seems like a pretty high price to pay for 5.15 per cent increase over three years. • IT'.S Y(?I.LR BUS INFS.S Times -Advocate, December 10, 1997 Page 5 Fair Municipal Finance Act poses changes to EBA Bill 106 effects who can become an executive member on the EBA Board of Management By Chantal! Van Raay 7-A Reporter EXE'T'ER - "1f you pay you can play." explained EBA. chair Tom Seip on Bill 106, the Fair Municipal Finance Act. Under the 'Act. which is expected to go into legislature Jan. 1 1998. prop- erty . owners rather than husiness oper- ators can . become executive members of husiness .improvement associ: lions. In Exeter this means -they vote on promotion and heaut • tion issues ettecting the Tow I, ,t Exeter. - Property owners are :thine- who- are.net leasers.of a building. mean- ing they pay the lease of the -build- ing as well- as all taxes on top of that. In contrast, there is a gross leaser, who are those who pay. rent. hut the property owner • pays the taxes. Therefore, unless one "has a net lease or is granted permission from their landlord. they cannot serve on Mt BIA Board of Management. • 'But that doesn't mean people can't come out to meetings id give their ideas 'and views for the Promotion and beautifica- tion of Exeter: explained Seip. • ople can still come out and -be of the husiness :association; said. Tey just can't' be an ex- ccutive member." Seip doesn't think the- hill will have a great effect on those want- ing to become an executive mem-, her: He said -most retailers andmon.- retailers arc normally net leasers "In a small community we're not going to have many changes." anyway. - "In a small community we're not going to have many changes," he predicted. " With Bill 106, •BIA levies are to he imposed against realty assess- ments within BIA houndaries. This means property owners rather than husiness owners will be held re- sponsible for the payment of the 13IA levies. Funds required for various' com- munity projects. have been tradi- tionally -Obtained through the im- 'hosition of a special levy on the husiness assessment of the husiness operators within husiness improve- ment area_ boundaries, But with the passage of Bill 106, husiness oper- ators arc no longer subject to busi- ness taxes as determined by husi- ness assessment. • The hill 1 sees the management of these funds resting with the BiA History in the making Where's my • copy? McGillvray Township author Charlie Cor- bett,. left, signs a copy of the first book he's penned for Grand Bend's Elaine Johnson at ,the official book launch of a History of the "Library in Lucan at the Lucan Library last week. The book documents the events leading from when the first organized library commit- tee was 'founded in 1877 to the present "I'm over- whelmed, "- Corbett said when asked how'he feels about be- ing a ' published author. The book, was' published, by the Middlesex County Library sys- tem and copies- of the book are in the collection of the 'Na- tional Library in Ottawa, Univer- sity niversity of Western Ontario's, Wel- don Library London Room .and the , Lucan Library. ,"It's really not a-fondraiser, " Middlesex li- brarian Marg 'Rule said. "it's More for posterity." The book costs $20 with proceedsto- wards the library and is availa- ble at the library. • `Tis the season to spend and spljrge 1 HURON COUNTY - Like many things in life. most of us accept the , fact that we will be spending extra money at Christinas: Unfortunately, some of. us become so engrossed in' gift giving that we. give little thought to bur budgets. When it comes. to paying off their holiday bills. some people reported that they will still be paying for last, year's Christmas -bills . this season. The majority. however. said they intended t'(i, pay.' off their bilis before Valentine's Day. Still. almost 20 per cent reported that they would continue making holiday bill payments into the summer or until Labour -Day. The best way to curb runaway spending -is too write up a Christmas budget and stick to it. This' may not always he easy. especially at a time when many-consumers'havi; fewer dollars- to spend that they did ten years ago; but. it will make your holiday a lot ' more • enjoyable knowing' there Won't .be bills to he paid in the new_year. Twelve ways to a debt -free Christmas- • I. Dccidc_exactly how much you can affordjo-spend before you even attempt to rind a parking spot at the shopping mall. - 2. Ask your family to consider drawing names to exchange gifts, rather than buying for everyone. It can -be an immense relief to everyone's budget and gives you more . time to'choose a thoughtful gift. 3. Make a gift list and stick to it! Keep a record of all purthases: 4. Remember to include the hidden costs such as decorations, cards. -special meals. gifts when visiting, and work related functions. • . 5. Use cash for purchases., 6.Think .about using layaway as an alternative to credit. 7. it• money is tight. be - honest with your children and give them realistic expectations when they make their "wish lists." 8. Shop only when you are well rested: and. if you have kids. beg, borrow or barter for a babysitter. Ever notice that calm. blissful shoppers are never those ,with circles under their eyes or squirming children? 9. Be creative and look for alternatives for decorations, wrapping and cards, that may also save the environment. 10. Research your community for free or low cost holiday activities like caroling, ice-skating or potluck 1 Suppers, I1. Consider giving of yourself), through your linie or talents - these gifts are often more deeply appreciated. 12. Keep a written account of, . your total holiday spending in order to plan for next year. 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The Exeter Busi- ness Association board consists of 12 executive members including positions of chair, vice chair, secretary. • treasurer. committee heads and . promotion. beautification, and administration chairs. Currently, there are 170 non-executive mem- bers. Seip said he hopes people from retail and non -retail will come out to the -next business meeting which takes place on Jan. 6. 1998 at p.m. in the council chambers.. "i want to get rid of the stig- lord. matism that the BIA is retail only. We try to represent both sides. retail and noii-retail," said Seip. Seip be s the reason the act contains the word "fair" is be- cause, "the per- son paying should be the per- sofl who has the right to say what happens to the town." Seip said there were those who 'weren't paying taxes, such as tenants, and they were making decisions on behalf of their land- lords, even if the landlord didn't agree with the decisions. Under the act, the .tenant cannot make unless granted per- mission to do so from their land - "I want to get rid of the stigmatism that the BIA is retail only. We try to repre- sent both sides, retail and :ion -retail." 7 decisions i FOUR SEASONS 7 -JEWELLERY DESIGN - J 423 MAIN ST. EXETER CaII 235-2666 20 All off Jewellery in store Guaranteed lowest prices in town • excludes custom jewellery & repairs - Wishing You the Warmest of the Season 370 MAIN STREET, S. EXETER, ONT. 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