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Times Advocate, 1997-12-31, Page 3• da \ 1 January January 1 • Seventeen residents of Braemar Manor have hcen tFan,terred to other areas•of the province following the hath of the owner and opera- tor. Sybil Lodge: Braemar Manor provides special care for psychiatric patients. • The Huron -Perth -Hospital and Related Services Task Fi,rce will receive a -hospital restructuring option developed by the district's eight hospitals. Such an option must he approved by the hoards of the -eight htlspttals. - ••The provincial government allows retailer: to,open On Boxing flay for the first' time. since 1975. Many 'area merchants choose to remain closed. -• Five Huron. Perth and-Lambton residents received over HO charges im'illving lex JI thefts. vehicle thefts and damage. residential and busi- ness break. enter And thefts. and propertydamagc. Police had received a detailed description of the five from a witness. - - January 8 , • • First baby of 1997 to a T=A subscriber arrived on January's; to par- ent; Terri.and'Darcy-Vanneste of'Fxeter.•Madisun. weighing 7 Bounds, 15 ounces is the couple's Second child. • • Administrators and hoard chairs -from Huron -Perth hospitals Meet 'to prepare an option to' present -to the •District Health Board. They agree the key issues moa be access and quality 'care. • Exeter Council brings up annual discussion of banning snowmo Niles following complaints of snownlohilers violating the current by- law. Several council memhersagree it,ntay lie time to completely hon. snowmobiles within the town limits. • • A.county councillor is worried, that, die antalganlilutin of too,many. small.munieipalities• will lead to. the decay of -democracy and allow dicatoral forces to take'cuntreil. January 1'5 '4 Highway #134 ritua he renamed. warns 91 1 coordinator'Mikc Pullen.• Hensall. Zurich. and' Hay roust all agree tin a dame. After many -suggestions. they have decided -to use the name Zurich-Hensall Road.- - • Education reform annlunced.hs the province includes the ainalga- mation of the Huton and Perth Puhlic School Boards: The dtlucation - reform will he. impl'entented in January 1998. - • Perth and Huron county hospital 'hoards have deecloped-a proposal which will keep all dight of the hl,spitals open. and save' 13 -f kr cent over:three years The proposal will leave all hospital.with hospital care and emergency services• . 1 January 22 • The town hall cluck gets ft'ur new tacos. reinlacing the old wooden faces that date hack to .1 X X. The new faces are ipade of a strong. weather resistant plastic and wilt light up ;it night. •-Two coupcillors urge.council to han snowmobiles because of snow- mobilers who are violating the Liss by sninvmobiline where they aren't allowed. knhcking over signs and traveling through:parks :n alugh rate of speed. They deciyle•t,o reassess the situation at the end 'of the season. • Municipalities. in Huron County try ,to rovi • • - February February 5 • More. than 2(() Hureu► County secondary school leachers met to dis- cuss .111.i action plan designed to raise public .iwe!ne.s on the 'impact ,n1. educ:uiunal changes in Ontario • I-.eter I. ant• ut..ix pacathlr Iocat►in►s m HWhin-Pi:alb fear .t new'shi mullion wheat fractionation plant. which w ill employ ,haat 51) people. The plant will process -wheat into Raid 'products and ethanol, mainly lilr interested American cinnpanies • • Stephen Township Council teas passed a minion supporting anialga-• elation With Exeter. 1. Shorne 'fow•nship and Grand Bend during the January 21 regular meeting. • The Grand Bend -Council will donate •up to $2..5()) to the London 2001 Canada Sumpter (i:une: bid. The dimattan was requested by 1.i,ndan.to help promote the London area. - . February lD • :\ local boy_. Brian Webber w•111 get .r letter that lie ,voile aired .,n C�loh,il felevisu,n GVehher ~roleabout the safety 1.nowniohilme altere 1 1s Alt AV to the aetin e.,asked for viewers to .peak up- • Mcr.yville_ described as ',i place where alt -sr welcome.... has recently established itself in Huron Hall at Centralia International' r\cademy Mercy vine, an arm of• United Christian f=ellowship. offers ' spiritual nurturing, Accommodation. education and retraining. • - • Several Huron municipalities are considering hiring a consultant to look into the ad\ -anlage- and disadvantages 01 an►algan►ation Rolloff- Zurich-Fl:ry-Ba)•tietd- h -,S Tuckersnuttinky Reform Committee are hup- tng to research status quo shared services and -Amalgamation Nisei! on 12_ service areas - • Massive change.,hy Ihe prov•.ice will aril Hurn taxpayer,.u► esu= mated S 12 million the change. liu•luile education being funded by Ihe pro\ ince in eschan e -tor 1y,eltare family henelits. roads and policing i,., he funded by the mumupahte�. , February i9 • Hie tld.f)enficid General Store has lilund ,i new home.;lt,thr - Fanshawe Pioneer Village' in London I'Ite .tore- was hudt. in 1 8H-' and has not 'operated for nulrc thiln -iti years. The General Stine will he . restored -soul showcased atiing with More than 25 other 1 )111 .cntiu :buildings • .Ct:PI'._employees in. Florian County hold :i moment of silence tr mourn possible lob losses as a result hi the Feuer School Bnard� .\it .Thr legislation nl:iy altect.1541 secondary andlemeitia y'etnplosee... including teachers' assistants. secretaries, computer rechnIcratis. new u -d of irce as:I;l:ml, :►rid_ sonic ll�tadlalll.. , • ‘1.11c Huron C . aunty slydii-:ll Sotacly. has -:I•ise.1 'w,..illiitail..I t e:n 1 Ing the preferred option released by the Hui N1 -Perth 1)tstrIct Hearth Council. '1-hey'recotnntend :aunty sueernance,r.ither than a single gait ernance structure for hoth Huron and,Perth and 10 return hods to the Huron hospriars . . . February 36 Jetern)ine hitt the recent • Twenty ,line year old Allam t),usoul-uc:rr:-iiisrtreei-hy-+tr-n Uur:►nd. and a neighbor -alter hr: trick overturned in .i low-lying area :omatnine run -of! water, He- was napped inside the cab artily above the,water until his uncle and the, neighbor freed hon using .► from end hotter to hoist the truck .►hove thewater. then pried the door open.. • • An Exeter loan. Jim Ahrens: travelled to Colombia to help the lire:i- rtvauun Slcrping'Children Around the,Wolrld. S(':\W. nuses•lhittlti to provide bedkns 10 needy 'children in underdeyefnped mutons :\ hcdlot cantons hod equipment: heddine,'Jlylanlas.:hsihing and pen.onal cart. I items. Mire as trip Included supervisltig the dtstritilitlon .tad.phi,- t igraphing the receo\cr.. • Tai, .t:.borne Township teens have been hosprtaliied after_.etting . tt an explososo 0 enc of then farms using _un pl . ter . Pie hi t. suf tered burns and shrapnel wounds. hot the mimics .0 not lifesthrcateI1- ing. ' t. tSII aftut.then ltttd_ets. Under the reforms. municipalities now have the rirsponsrhihiv ''f fund- ' ing things Such as social services. • 4ftcr.3.3 years: -lis al area principal. Bruce. -Shaw retires He 'Spent - th'e'entire time• in Huron County as a teacher and then:r'principal Shuw spent a few of his years teaching ar SHDHS. He is heur_� heinelred'at GDCi with a-lihrary'to he named after . i , . January 29 South,Hurob. Recreation and Community Centre Board has decided to tiring,'live roiicu ar, E tetur this summer 1 -he etenb_e illsl'cature sad- dle breinc riding. bareback ceding, steer ivre.tlul'e and mare Exeter Council has llegtin preparations- to dissolve the Exeter Cemetery Board to. stream -line townoperat1uns. It has Been ji,tiggested that cemetery operatjtens he combined with Park: and''Recreation. Thi. 'decision is a result.id -a reduction of transfer payments from the province. as -well as•the downloading of roads'►o the municipalities • All eight hospitals to Huron :P rth will remain open' under the pre- ferred option proposal. The...option creates a ;ingle.hosptt,al, system., with a Single heart; and (Inc_ adnunisttative team: under the leadership of one chief ailmtnistratur. ' • The South Huron Recreation and Community Centre' Board have voted. in a new chairperson and vice -chairperson. Chad Livington replaces Mike .Scltdan as the chairperson. and Kathy Campbell: is the 'new s ice -chairperson. THIRSTY VERYTHIRSTY? at rtsk la diabetes. Om coat/ k ElCANADIAN ASSOCIATION DIABETES CANAOIENNE ASSOCIATION OU OIABETE CALL 1-300-BANTING Charitable organizations coming to Grand Bend By Chantal! Van Raay -T A Reporter GRAND BEND - The Childrens' Htspual of Western , Ontario. the Heart and Stroke Foundation and a campaign. for. the.Multiple Sclerosis Stxiety will he in. Grand Benti.,in the not•.o-distant future to raise funds for the causes each founds-' thin supports. • - . t,Jntil May. •1998. -the Children's Grand Bend - ' assumes functions GRAND BEND - As of Thurs- day. the Village of Grand Bend will have taken -over the administrative ,. functions of the Public Utilities Commission. meaning a substantial amount of money will be sated: The Public Utilities Commission and the Village of'Grand Bend will consolidate the administrative func- ttuns of the two bodies and ' tllage administration staff will assume -the administrative functions of the . P U.C: This means the vtllage,will' perform all the billing. collection and accounting functic'ns. currently performed by P.U.C. front office staff. - AdministraturPaul Turnbull said the village approached the P.U.C. about taking over these functions because they already had the.capa- hilities at the village office to do the killing. Although Turnbull could not as, • sess how much the village will save because of the change. he did say it will be a substantial amour 1. One of the down sides to handing over the administrative functions to the village is that two jobs could be lost. Hospital of .k''estgrn.Ontanu will'he selling rattle tickets' at' various ti- nanctal institutions. • :'Each year. financial institutions throughout mid and ;t uthwestorn Ontario join together to raise funds "for the Chr,tdrern's .Miracle Network Telethon. the single; largest fund- raiser.. event in support of Chil- dren's Hospital." repiilrted a release to -the voltage. , 'The release stated approximately 55 per cent of all children admitted to the Children's Hospital' are tonic areas outside i,ondon. The Heart and Stroke Foundation will he launching a lottery in Grand Bend On Dcc 29 :\n early bird • draw will take place on Feb • 25.1998 And the final draw will he on March 12. 1998.. - . . To purchase lottery tickets phone 1 -8tH)- t60-1 • • The :MtaUpte ,t Icreisis Society • A Canada.will he ,elfin« :arnations raise awareness of its toundation. The purpose: of the catmpaign is til support research weirk'heing ClIn- .ducted in•hnspuals and universities across Canada." stated a newsletter to the.village... . T!)e, 1998 ' Carnation .Cainpaiiin will be held on May 8 and 9. The day-pnorto Mother's Da, L Times Advocate Holiday Office Hours December 31 CLOSED at 3 p.m. January 1 CLOSED 424 MAIN ST. EXETER 235-1331 Ti,,ws-Advocate, December 31, 1997 Page 3 Exeter part of County Road 83 detour this summer Traffic will be- detoured • thrdugh Exeter when . one bridge is closed By Kate Monk T -A Repgrtgr EXETER Get ready, for more .traffic in Exeter this .unnner With the bridge 'lust west of Exeter on Huron County Road 83• closed to - tral'tic dunng construction this,um mgrs traffic - tvdl he detoured through Exeter. - - \i kms Dec I mertiig.-Exeter Council discussed .I -longi titan Sandia t..iwson. the • Huron 1 441)11\ engineer regarding -the road wi,rk :\ceorditie to the letter: the work on the three bridges between Exeter and Highway .21 .will -begin in the early _sprung and completed in the fall. Stephen 1'ow•mhtp Concession 2-7; •,urd Hurn n Street in Exeter will form the mato part of. the detour route. : . - - .Exeter public - wort:, super- intendent Glenn- Kell said Huron (,,m1ty will ate:IJd nil the complete . • aspect of having the bridge com- pletely closed is that the job can he undertaken relatively quickly. Councillor George Rohertson ex- prssed concern shout the effect of the heavy triflic on Huron .Street. . "What happens -if Huron .Street decay; because of -the traffic?" he asked . Kelly said he didn't foresee any problems:since Exeter streets were built to handle such traffic.' Councillor - Pete, Armstrong thought a route .round Exeter ui Hay •'•Fownship .vould he better. Kell'. ;aid the',!1a,r•1 mails would not he able ui withstand the loads. - 1\vu bridges will nc lett open to traffic with half rhe• hrrdgc span closed at a Mite:. l'ratlic ;ignal..,tvill he' installed -and the ;peed limit re- duced to. ht) kilometers per hour- at the bodges - -. The riuf 'Work will include- the. cold in-place reclamation 'of the. ex- . fisting asphalt' pavetne-nt and -a -layer of hot -nix asphalt The ;road re- . surfacing -1'. schedui :d to start on - approxun:tely July - I and cont- fileted in slid -fall - - .,.nue thr.,wth 1- Teter The positive • Spirit:+ alar dnij - joy abounds! _' So deck die Bale, • and gather 'round, to raise your voice in mernj mea- - i i'eras--affeit jriy Utt� SFtt'Su t pleasures. Louise "s Unique ue .Noa+e©� \I� Interiors p\tnTs� 436 MAIN ST., S., EXETER 235-4086 .I DASHWDQP WINDOW AND DOOR CENTRE /1///7. ALL OF US 'AT D & D GLASS AND DASHWOOD WINDOW AND DOOR CENTRE THANK YOU FOR YOUR BUSINESS THE PAST YEAR. WE LOOK FORWARD TO 1998. BACK ROW 1,-R: Tony Van Dyke. 'Fergie Ferguson. Dave Miller, Toby Krtlby, Rick Parsons. FRONT ROW L•R: Marg Miller, Brad Mount,:Maryanne Hallahan. 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