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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1995-12-28, Page 3February 1 IN New names. In an effort to prepare for 911 emergency telephone service, McGillivray Township presented a new road map at a public meeting which involved the discussion of new names for concessions and side roads. • Popular chairman dies. Eighty-one-year-old Maurice Klumpp passed away in his office at Dashwood Industries. In 1973 Klumpp was honored by the federal government for his part in designing the original production equipment used in the manufacture of windows, equipment that became a standard in the industry. • Band exits. UIC, the most successful rock band to originate in Exeter, gave its farewell performance in Toronto. The 12 -year-old band broke up because lead singer Dave Robinson was to leave for extensive world travelling. Former UIC members Ted Triebner and Murray Heywood, who had left the band years prior to form Positively Stompin,' joined their former colleages to play one last time. ■ It's a long way to Staffa. The Times -Advocate reacted to the complaint that Staffa and area subscribers were receiving issues of the paper days late. After being sorted through London, Stoney Creek and then Mitchell, the papers would finally arrive in the Staffa area. February 8 IN Exeter closed in. Following an unusual mild spell in December and January, a severe snow storm hit the area, at its worst near Grand Bend and between London and Lucan. OPP reported all roads were closed surrounding Exeter. Schools were also closed and snow squall and wind chill warnings were in effect for the day. ■ New PUC manager. Sherman Roth brought 35 years of experience with him from managing both the Tavistock and Elora PUCs. He said Exeter's utility would focus on streamlining rather than big projects. ■ Too many secrets? An Exeter councillor concerned about secretive Committee of the Whole discussions failed to gather support for the recording and publishing of the meeting's minutes. He was worried some items on the committee agenda may be outside guidelines recommended by provincial legislation, which states only legal, property and personnel matters may be discussed without the public's awareness. ■ Robin stuck in. storm. Exeter resident Mildred Thomson reported a sighting of a robin in Saturday's snow storm. February 15 • Teen program ends. After lack of interest on the part of teens, the Youth Drop -In Club at the Lions Youth Centre closed. Although the program had attracted up to 60 teens a night the year before. attendance had been down for months. ■ No CO2. According to two tests on Zurich Arena's ice surface. there was no detection of carbon monoxide. However, it was recommended the village consider adding an exhaust fan to the tractor room to clear the fumes while the tractor warms up. ■ Bag tags pay. Due to higher revenues and lower expenditures than forecast, Exeter's user pay garbage tag program generated S34,729.27 more than expected. Although residents were purchasing fewer tags than anticipated, all costs of waste disposal, collection, recycling and landfill were removed from the town's regular budget. ■ Hong Kong team wins snow sculpting. The Shangri-La Hotel team won first place at the Grand Bend Winter Carnival with their dragon sculpture. Judges claimed if the weather had been a few degrees warmer, the snow would not have supported the delicate structure. February 22 ■ MP bucks party line. Huron -Bruce MP Paul Steckle announced he would vote against the proposed gun control legislation. Being one of the most vocal opposers of the controversial issue. he stuck to his guns. ■ Seven snowmobiles stolen near Lucan. Valued at a total of $40,000, the sleds, with keys left in the ignitions, had all been driven from the scene. Reported thefts at the time tended to be from dealerships rather than residences. • Bowling funds up. The South Huron Big Brothers,and Big Sisters held their annual howl-a-thon in Zurich and found their funds, which totalled $4.100, were up by at least 5700 from totals the year before. • Hensall woman dies in accident. Forty -two-year-old Wendy Camphell died in an automobile accident in the Ingersoll area. She was a passenger in a van that collided with a car attempting to pass a transport truck. IU THEn]FWS Times -Advocate, December 28, 1995 Page 3 March 1 ■ Nine homeless after fire. A short in a car battery was believed to be the cause of the fire which caused an estimated $160,000 in damages to a farmhouse near Zurich. Two area fire departments were called to the scene. ■ Goodbye Yankee Clipper. Gerry Smith, who operated Gerry's Barber Shop since 1935, passed away at the age of 77. His business on Main Street in Exeter was a gathering place for many area baseball and hockey fans. Smith had also participated in local sports. • Final Walk. After five years of organizing the annual Walk for Sick Kids in Exeter, Audrey and Steve Skinner announced this year would be the last. The four walks, which raised $80,000, were begun as a fundraiser for Children's Hospital in London in memory of the Skinners' daughter. Stephanie. ■ New clothing store. Sisters was getting ready to open its alternative clothing shop on the main street of Exeter. The store was scheduled to open March 13. March 8 ■ A trip down memory lane. The Zurich and Area Figure Skating Club participated in their annual carnival which included dancing the Charleston, the Bird Dance and The Twist. • Local man jailed. Stanley Partridge of Exeter was sentenced 110 days in jail for assault, mischief and breach of probation. During a domestic dispute, Partridge supposedly carried his victim out of a house by the neck. ■ Sex offender petition. Exeter resident Anne Gould -Sullivan decided to carry on the petition begun by Steve Carpenter after his daughter Melanie was murdered in British Columbia. Carpenter stressed dangerous criminals should be locked up. Gould -Sullivan became interested in the petition when her brother, John Gould, a detective for the RCMP in Vancouver, was assigned to Carpenter's case. March 15 • Gun dropped in class. A South Huron•District High School Student was given the maximum 10 - day suspension from school after dropping a crossman pellet pistol during class. ■ By -Law. officer resigns. Alex Irvine ended his two-year term effective June 1 last year. Irvine admitted he found by-laws difficult to enforce because of the judgement call required. He had attempted to be fair and keep business coming to Hensall at the same time. ■ The big bad flu. What began as the Goderich flu expanded to Huron County, affecting an increased number of students and staff at SHDHS. ■ Custodian retires. After 20 years as a custodian in Zurich, Gertie Fleischauer announced her retirement would begin April I last year. Her position was taken over by Bonnie Groot. March 22 • Harbormaster hiring questioned. Councillor Bob Mann objected to the way Bob Roney became a municipal employee. While he had no objection to the actual hiring, Mann was concerned because council members were involved with the administrator in the interviewing. Mann suggested if future hiring was be be done by the administrator, council members should be allowed to inform the public who did the hiring. ■ Teen featured in ad. Joshua Watson, a 17 -year-old grade 11 student at SHDHS was featured in an Easter Seals print ad. In 1990 he was selected as the Easter Seals Timmy for Ontario. • Chain letter fraud. Exeter OPP confirmed a get rich scheme addressed to a local person was an illegal chain letter based on a basic pyramid plan. ■ Huge puppet show. The Exeter Library basement was filled with children attending the puppet show of puppeteer Marion Doucette of the Huron Library staff. March 29 ■ Jewellery and music. Jos Bervoets, a local jeweller and musician, returned from Nashville where he recorded three singles. In the 1970's he was vocalist for a rock band he formed in London. ■ Big expansion. Huron Motor Products announced a major expansion after being awarded the Chevrolet, Oldsmobile and Geo franchise by General Motors. Products were to be sold in Exeter beginning April 1. ■ Landfill extension. Stephen Council decided to expand the township landfill site. Purchased was the south section of Lot 4, Concession 14 from Patrick and Paul Carey. • Arson suspected. A suspicious fire at the home of George Troyer on March 18 in Hay Township was under investigation. No injuries resulted from the fire that was estimated at causing 550,000 in damages. The family had relocated to an alternative residence. Minor by-law changes STEPHEN TOWNSHIP - Changes to a re -zoning bylaw al- lowing the addition of basements in Grand Cove Estates residences were considered minor by council at its Dec. 18 meeting despite the fact residents were concerned about the changes. Roger Howard of Grand Cove Estates provided a lot grading plan showing storm drainage, ex- plaining the basements would re- main in the ownership of Ridge Pine Park Inc. Larry Brown provided the re- vised bylaw that defined the units for single family use only. and as- sured future buildings would meet the Ontario Building Code and re- tain architectural resemblance to existing structures. c'.DDASHWOOD WINDOW AND DOOR CENTRE i FROM ALL OF US AT D&D GLASS AND DASHWOOD WINDOW AND DOOR CENTRE FRONT ROW: L -R: Lori Van Valkengoed, Dove Miller, Marg Miller. BACK ROW: L -R: Scott Ducharme, John Moore, Tony VanDyke, Clarence "Fergie" Ferguson, Rick Parsons, Rob Fickling ABSENT: Sharon Stone. INSET Marg Dale c 3DASHWOOD WINDOW AND DOOR CENTRE 190 Themes Rd. East EXETER 235-0390 ROM DOORSSs SIDING... ,. ,„ . NA t tN,0N. M17 NOM Ile 111 AVI'M/, VAMA$10AI SERVK1E restAll Most 482-7869 In other council matters, the re- establishment of Huron Hockey School at Stehphen Township Arena was supported subject to comments of the arena board. A Fraud warning ORILLIA - OPP detachments have been receiving enquiries about solicitations from representatives of magazines selling ads and request- ing donations. Some of the publications are named "Our Provincial Police News," "Provincial Police News," "OPP News," and "Ontario Police Magazine." OPP are not associated with any of these publications and is not in- volved in any fundraising activities associated with these ventures. The matter of these solicitations is presently under investigation. 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