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NOM 1S6J — ar. a>• MN M Mt 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Baseball Exeter Juveniles OBA provincial champions See page 14 Experts page 18 Classifieds pages 19-22 Announcements pages 23-24 Farmer dies EXETER - A Labour Day farm accident has claimed the life of a Lucan-area farmer, Raphael Dev- laeminck, 59. He was killed Monday morning when a heavy rack he was remov- ing from the rear of a farm trailer fell on him. He was pronounced dead at South Huron Hospital after being taken there by ambulance. The funeral will be Thursday at 11 a.m. at our Lady of Mount Car- mel church. i SEIP'S valu-mart 4 & 83 Exeter 235-0262 Dashwood Industries slashes 24 positions from salaried staff CENTRALIA-A faxed press release from Dashwood industries last Wednesday announced the immediate layoff of 24 salaried employees. it is believed most of the cuts, which are permanent, are at the local plant, although some jobs.have been lost in other company operations. The release attributed the cuts to a sluggish Canadian economy and a decrease in the number of new housing starts. All employees affected by the cuts will receive complete severance packages. The press release quoted Tom Duffy, general manager, as saying "the window industry con- tinues to be seriously affected by the slow turnaround in the new housing....business conditions require us to make adjustments by realigning and consolidating some jobs 10 position the company competitively for the future." According to Duffy, cuts were made across all departments in the com- pany in an effort to realign for efficiency and effectiveness. When contacted by the T -A company spokesperson Bruce Laing de- clined to elaborate on the layoffs. He would only refer to an article he said was in the London Free Press stating there were 555 -single housing starts in London in 1994; compared to 305 starts this year. He cited other statis- tics which also pointed to dramatic decreases in housing projects in gener- al. -These kinds of changes are extremely significant," said Laing. Dashwood Industries has been in business for 67 years and is a major employer in the area. It was recently sold to a large American company, Andersen Corporation of Bayport, Minnesota. Hollywood "party vessel" in Grand Bend Historic 86 foot yacht largest sailboat to visit Grand Bend ChrO'Skatkos T -A GRAND BEND A little bit of Hollywood history was docked in Grand Bend Harbor over the labor day long weekend. Captain Ron Pouliot from Florida sailed his 86 foot long wooden sail- boat to Grand Bend to visit an old friend -Joe Green, owner of Fisher- man's Cove restaurant. The 110 ton yacht once belonged to legendary actor John Wayne and Sam Spiegel, owner of Hollywood based MGM.Production Studios. The boat has been used for a va- riety of different movies and ac- cording to Pouliot, during the 50's and 60's it was MGM's "party ves- sel" for famous celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe, Humphrey Bo- gart, Clark Gable Errol Flynn Bing Crosby and Bob Hope. While docked outside Green's restaurant, facing the harbor on River Road, a very friendly Captain Pouliot welcomed all onlookers aboard for a brief tour of the vessel. "I've showed hundreds of people the boat already and the tourists have yet to come," said . Pouliot who was expecting a number of visitors over the holiday weekend. "No matter where I dock this boat attracts a lot of attention," he said. Pouliot has been coming to Grand Bend for over 30 years, however, this is the first time he or Continued on page 2 Cruise Night sot 12 Ae& South Huron starts year off with Wecome Week The activities planned will help new students settle in Heather Mir T -A staff EXETER - School is back in session and the South Huron Dis- trict High School Student Coun- cil has many activities planned for the second week of classes to help new students settle in. Enrollment is expected to re- main about the same as last year with approximately 950 students, enough to make the change from elementary to secondary school quite an adjustment This year, Welcome Week is scheduled for Monday to Wednesday of the second week students return to school. The or- ientation includes an assembly on Monday and council has come up with new ideas, some of which are "possibly embarrassing," said one council member. Council recommends grade 9 students wear old clothes during orientation as some of the activ- ities may get a bit messy. Some Welcome Week plans include a dress -up day with theme yet to be announced, a Thursday night dance and grade 9 apprenticeship day (politically corrected slave day). The money raised from this event will be used to treat ap- prentices to pizza and a movie. "The idea is to participate and have fun - get involved is our motto," said Adam Jean, student council president. The first dance of the school year is "always really good," said Krysty Ahrens, but students should keep in mind police of- ficers will be present and any problems will he dealt with by them. "Don't let peer pressure make the decision for you, " said one council member. During the first week back to school two representatives of the Guidance Support Team (GST) will be assigned to each grade nine homeroom class to help new students make themselves fa- miliar with new surroundings. Here is a short list of tips council recommends for all new students: • participate!!! • bring your own lock and don't give out the combination • bring a pen and paper on the first day - you'll need them • don't be afraid to try out for sports 'teams • join clubs • don't bring a lot of money to school • use the guidance councillor - ir Continued on page 2 South Huron District High School Student Council has a few tips to help new students ad- just to high school life. Pictured from foreground to back are Andrew Hern, vice president, Lindsay McKay, treasurer, Jeff DeBlock, trustee, Melissa Brock, social convener, Bryan McAllister, athletic chairperson, Krysty Ahrens, secretary and Adam Jean, president. Anita Wein, second vice-president was not available for the picture. MacNaughton Park - concept to reality Monday's opening ceremony involved many guests irTcluding the MacNaughton family EXETER - Many Exeter residents turned out Monday afternoon for the opening ceremonies of the Mac - Naughton Park Scenic Gardens. The opening and dedication was attended by MP for Huron -Bruce. Paul Steckle, Huron MPP Helen Johns, Mayor Ben Hoogenboom, Vice Chairman, ABCA, Don Bro- die, 2nd Vice President Exeter 1_1 - ons Club Paul Anstett, Landscape Designer Mario Levesque and rep- resenting the MacNaughton family, John MacNaughton. The park ded- ication was performed by Rev. Pictured above Mrs. Addis MacNaughton is assisted In, the ribbon cutting for the opening of MacNaughton Perk Scenic Gardens by Mayor Ben Hoogenboom and Ted Jones. Cordell Parsons of Exeter United Church. The master of ceremonies was John Stephens, chairman of the park project committee, who has been involved with the project since its conception. John MacNaughton and many of the other guests spoke with el- oquence about what the park and the man who it was named for means to them. Charles "Charlie" MacNaughton was one of Exeter's most outstanding citizens and Mac - Naughton Park should bring a sense of pride to all the town's res- idents. The following is the story of the MacNaughton Park Scenic Gar- dens project from concept to re- ality. The official opening cer- emony was hosted by the Exeter Lions Club and the Town of Exet- er on Monday afternoon from 4.5 pm. By John Stephens EXETER - In recent years, in- creasing concern has been ex- pressed by various government agencies, organizations and privarp citizens regarding the importance of maintaining and enhancing river and stream valley corridors as nat- ural wetland wildlife areas. The role of the Ausable River Corridor as fundamentally sup- portive to agriculture for ground water recharge, drainage, erosion control and wildlife habitat was for- mally recognized by Usborne Township in 1970. In 1971, the Town of Exeter rec- ommended the flood plain of the Ausable River be protected from fu- ture development and maintained and enhanced as a major open space area for natural protection and pub- lic use. In the late 1970s or early 1980s the Exeter -Morrison corridor was identified as an Environmentally Significant Area in the Ausable- Bayfield Conservation Authority Interim Watershed Plan. In 1984, as a result of these con- cerns, the Ausable-Bayfield Con- servation Authority developed the Exeter -Morrison Corridor Master Plan to serve as a guide for the fu- ture development of the Exeter - Morrison Corridor. The goals and objectives for the corridor were: - to conserve the Exeter -Morrison Corridor as a public open space sys- tem which provides for compatible recreation and outdoor education opportunities. - to prevent encroachment on the Ausable River through the main- tenance of a greenbelt system. - to provide for a multi-purpose trail system available for year round use. - to provide opportunities for ex- tensive day use recreation. - to initiate a wild life man- agement program which will in- crease the diversity and quality of native wildlife species for the area. - to provide an interpretive pro- gram for the corridor which will communicate to the public, wise re- source management practices. in July of 1986, the Exeter - Morrison Corridor Planning Com- mittee was formed with Jon Dinney serving as chairman. The com- mittees objective was to develop a plan which would recognize and protect the resource management functions of the Exeter -Morrison Corridor while introducing op- portunities for users. Some preliminary plans were drafted for the Corridor Project. This was viewed as a long-term project requiring a substantial amount of money. In August of 1991, a proposal by the Exeter Lions Club for "The Town of Exeter, the Ausable- Bayfield Conservation Authority and the Exeter Lions Club to coop- erate in developing MacNaughton Park as Phase I of a long term pro- ject to develop the Exeter -Morrison Corridor". This proposal was ac- cepted with Jon Dinney to serve as chairman. In September of 1993, the Exeter Lions Club agreed to spearhead the MacNaughton Park Project with John Stephens serving as chairman of a Lions Park Committee. +' Continued on page 2