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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1995-12-28, Page 61 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Page 6 Times -Advocate, December 28,1995 .��.irjp,- i 1 April 5 • No violence. At a general meeting parents were assured by the Huron County Board of Education and South Huron District High School administration that violence would not be tolerated at the school. The issue of most immediate concern involved a grade nine student who was charged with carrying a concealed weapon at the school in March. • Elderly theft victims. Police issued a description of a suspect in a series of thefts from elderly females. The man had a habit of approaching women in seniors' complexes to see if they wanted door peeps changed or drafty door and windows fixed. The thief would then distract the seniors and steal their purses. Such incidents occurred in Exeter, Lucan, St. Marys, Fergus, St. Thomas, Aylmer and London. • Students of technology. Grade seven and eight students from Exeter Public School experienced the technology 21 Centre at Central Huron Secondary School. Alternative technological concepts such as interior design remote control, graphic art and telecommunications were explored. • Helen Johns opens campaign office. The Huron PC candidate opened her Exeter campaign headquarters. Area offices were also to be opened in Clinton and Wingham, with a local campaign office in Goderich. April 12 • Donation box stolen. The description of a thief suspected of taking money from a donation box at the South Huron Recreation Centre was FAMTLY released. The box held about $50. Police and Crime Stoppers requested help in identifying the thief. ■ Composting awareness week. In response to a request, Hensall Council passed a motion to designate the week of May 1-7 as Composting Awareness Week. The week was to include tours of the Hensall Compost Facility as well as sale of compost. ■ Klopp denies claim. Huron MPP Paul Klopp said a lobby group's claim that his pension was worth $658,000 didn't add up. He said if he was re-elected he would only be entitled to a refund of his pension contributions plus a six per cent interest rate. IN Time and talent. Held at Crediton United Church, the Time and Talent Auction raised close to $9,000 for community and church projects. April 19 IN Cash stolen from clerk's office. About $580 was stolen from a vault at the clerk's office in Zurich. Thieves used a lower level window as an entry point. They left behind $75 in small bills. ■ Faster water testing. A faster bacteria testing method for recreational waters was planned to be in place by May 24. A meeting of Stephen and Bosanquet Townships as well as Grand Bend confirmed the municipalities' commitment to support the Mobile Testing Laboratory. ■ Man trapped in car. Johnathon Turner was removed from his car after colliding with the rear of a truck parked on the roadside on the Hay - Stanley Town Line west of Kippen. • Rock bands raise money. New Life Crisis, an Exeter area band, Atticus Finch, a band from the Lucan area and Mercy Tree, a Zurich band, planned to hold a concert to raise money for the Exeter Food Bank. The first two bands consisted of local high school students. April 26 • Hensall strike. Employees worried about their company's move to hire less costly casual labor picketed outside General Coach after negotiations with management came to a halt. • Tim Horton's a go. Exeter Council approved the site plan from the drive-through donut shop. Construction of the Main Street shop, owned by Eric and Elizabeth Campbell, was to begin in early May. • White Squirrel Week. The week of June 25 to July 1 was proclaimed White Squirrel Week by Exeter Council and June 30 was named White Squirrel Day. The Exeter Business Improvement Association purchas • a new s • irrel costume and vowed to make the mascot a more prominen pa of the celebrations. • Students adopt highways. Mo than 40 SHDHS students adopted two stretches of Hwy 4 north and Hwy 83 south, both beginning at the town limits. The environmental science students were committed to keeping the three kilometers of highways clear of garbage by cleaning up four times a year. To kick off their project they collected an estimated 40 garbage bags full of litter. Staff donation Doug Ellison, Bonnie Sitter and Sandra Tryon of Ellison Travel/Carlson Wagonlit presented Town and Country Homemakers representative Jean Young with a donation of $737. The gift was raised by the Ellison staff through an auction held at the Christmas party Dec. 2. May 3 1995 ■ Money raised for conservation. The Ausable Bayfield Conservation foundation and the Exeter Lions Club teamed up to raise $27,000 for conservation -related projects. Red Green made a guest appearance, performed by Jon Dinney in his plaid shirt and fishing hat. 1 Local candidates gear up for provincial election. Helen Johns, P.C. candidate was busy with campaign activities including going door-to-door in Clinton and Goderich. • Seat belt campaign held by OPP. Approximately 4,000 vehicles were checked and 57 seatbelt charges were laid. Local scouts participated in the one -day seatbelt blitz helping police spot violations. • Hot rods return to Grand Bend. The old speedway East of Highway 21 came under new ownership and is prepared to open the track to drag -racers within four weeks. The venture cost four investors $1.5 million to purchase and upgrade the facility. ■ Merchants oppose new village position. Business owners in Hensall supported the idea of promoting the village but few were in favor of creating the position of Community Development Officer. After speaking with several local merchants, Councillor Jeff Reaburn told council they feel it is not the right time to create the position. ■ Few attend Non -Violence Day presentation in Zurich. Despite much publicity, groups scheduled to speak on non-violence at the Zurich Community Centre were left only to talk among themselves. Although attendance was disappointing, all present realized the issue is difficult to rally crowd support around. May 17 1995 • Shunpikers soak up Exeter hospitality. The tour brought 11,000 people on its way through town. The event is organized by the London Free Press and attracts people from all over the region. Stops are kept secret until the day of the tour. ■ General Coach management makes final offer. The company offered striking employees wage increases of $.75 per hour including increases every six months. Workers went on strike April 21 demanding higher pay for employees. The company lost some orders as a result of the strike. • Lions gain community support for park. The MacNaughton Scenic Gardens was in its final stages of completion. The project, coordinated by the Exeter Lions Club, is supported by the Ausable Bayfield Foundation and the Town of Exeter. Absolutely no tax dollars were needed to finance the construction._ May 24 1995 IN Over 400 charges were laid in Grand Bend over long weekend. Police said the holiday was relatively calm with no serious incidents. The majority of charges were laid under the Liquor Licence Act. OPP estimated over 40,000 tourists visited the village on the long weekend, most of whom were teenagers. ■ Drug search conducted at South Huron District High School. OPP officers guided K9 units down school hallways in search of drugs. The search was part of a routine check of all high schools in the region. No drugs were found. ■ Interior show venue for local design talent. Cottage Country Interiors featured three Exeter designers in the three-day event held in Grand Bend. Money raised by the tour will help the Make -A -Wish Foundation of South Western Ontario grant seriously ill children a wish. May 31 1995 • Harris visits local voters in Exeter. Mike Harris, leader of the Provincial Conservative Party passed through Exeter greeting local merchants as he walked down Main Street. He announced he would release agricultural policies later that day. ■ Everyone back to work at General Coach. It was work as usual for the 140 employees after workers voted 80 to 32 in favor of accepting management's new contract offer. The offer included a raise of $.15 at six month intervals totalling $.75 retroactively from September. ■ All candidates meeting held in Grand Bend. Candidates for the Larnbton County riding including PC Marcel Beaubien, Liberal Larry O'Neill, NDP Dona Stewardson and Jim Hopper, from the Family Coalition Party gathered to field questions from both an audience and a moderator. Police busy EXETER - Last week alcohol re- lated charges and minor accidents kept Exeter OPP busy. Besides investigating nine minor accidents, police charged people with liquor -related offences includ- ing two with impaired driving, three with intoxicated in a public place and three others with related chat;g- es. On Dec. 23 an Usborne area man reported the theft of his vehicle from his driveway during the night. On the same day the Zurich Liq- uor Store was once again victim of a break in. NEVALMMIIMPINIO Man, 11 Scum R M NEW YEARS SPECIAL! FREE 2nd SET OF PRINTS For The Entire Month of January! 301 Moh St. S.. Exeler. Ontario NOM- 'S6151912354713 Food bank items wanted Liz Sangster HENSALL - The Hensall United Church congregation are asked to bring a nonperishable food item, for the food bank, to the services beginning January 7. Lights tour The Carmel Presbyterian congre- gation and friends will be touring Hay township to view the Christ- mas lights, December 28. Solo games Beginning January 4, there will be games of Solo, from 7 to 9:30 p.m., every Thursday night for the next 10. weeks, at the Legion. If you are a Solo player you are invit- ed to attend. Tree collection Christmas trees will be collected in Hensall on Friday, January 5, 1996. All decorations must be re- moved from trees for collection. Trees should be at curbside by 7:00 a.m., to ensure pick-up. By-law Residents of Hensall and area are reminded of By-law #009-93, regu- lating the use of motorized snow machines within the Village of Hensall. Snow vehicles are prohib- ited from travelling on Village sidewalks, boulevards and private property. Direct routes to and from Village destinations are required, and travelling must be done on roadways. Nursery School Hensall Tinker Tots Co-op Nur- sery School is pleased to announce the arrival of Stacey Purdon as the teacher for 1996. Purdon will be fulfilling a maternity leave position with the school. She has her Bache- lor of Child Studies from the Uni- versity of Guelph, as well as her Bachelor of Education. She will be an asset to the school. Tinker Tots also extends the very best of wish- es to Dianne Shapton. She•will be missed on her leave. Becker's Milk Store 198 Main Street S., Exeter will now be a second outlet for the sale of garbage tags Capsule Comments with Ernie Miatello Our first comment of 1996 is about the Mor- mons. Devout followers of the faith abstain from alcohol, cigarettes, tea and coffee and they have much reduced rates of cancer than the rest of the population. Mormon men have one-third the lung and throat cancer and 40% less bowel cancer. if Here's an astonishing fact: In a lifetime, the average North American eats more than 50 tons of food and drinks more than 13,000 gallons of fluid. The feelings produced by falling in love and eating chocolate are caused by the chemical phenylethylamine. This chemical has recently been isolated byan Australian researcher. The Australian press calls it the "love molecule' and foresees future widespread use to help people duplicate these euphoric feelings. A reminder for those who are travelling to warmer climes this winter: Carry an adequate supply of your prescription medication to last the en- tire trip. Carry your medication in the original labelled container and keep them with your carry -on luggage in case your luggage gets lost. 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