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By Ross Haugh from the
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Exeter Times Advocate
10 YEARS AGO
December 24, 1970 - Ron
Denham, the reeve of the
township of Blanshard has
been named warden for the
county of Perth for 1986.
Hay township has received
a very welcome pre -
Christmas gift from the pro-
vincial government. A phone
call from environment minis-
ter Jim Bradley's office offi-
cially informed clerk Joan
Ducharme that a grant of
$750,000 is being provided to
financially assist in the build-
ing of a pipeline to bring pota-
ble water from the water-
works
aterworks plant at Port Blake
along Highway 21 to Drys-
dale.
The General Homes Sys-
tems plant in Hensall will step
confidently into the new year.
The Ontario Development
Corporation has approved a
guarantee of $200,000 for the
important village industry.
The Wingham office of the
Ministry of Natural Resources
had some bad news and some
good news this week. The bad
news is for the so-called fish-
ermen who had 38 chinook
taken from them after they
were caught illegally by net-
ting and snagging activities.
The salmon weighing 200 kil-
ograms were turned over to
the Salvation Army in Wing -
ham for distribution to needy
families.
25 YEARS AGO
December 23, 1970 - Exeter
council received one of the
longest petitions ever present-
ed locally. as students of Ex-
eter Public School have start-
ed a campaign to keep "our
friend" Hank Greene as cross-
ing guard. Greene is to be re-
tired at the end of the year, al-
though he has let it be known
he is not pleased with the situ-
ation.
Clerk Eric Carscadden in-
formed council that there was
no policy that made it manda-
tory to retire at age 65. Coun-
cil will make a decision at a
later date.
40 YEARS AGO
Christmas carols were sung
in the corridor of South Huron
Hospital, Tuesday evening by
the C.G.I.T. of James Street
United Church. The leaders
were Mrs. H.J. Snell, Mrs.
Lloyd Cushman and Miss V.
Ballagh.
50 YEARS AGO
December 27, 1945 - During
the thaw the day before Christ-
mas the basement of the Exet-
er Public School was flooded
and a pumping outfit from
Grand Bend had to be used.
Privates Gerald Glenn,
Wilmer Dalrymple. William
Snow and Gerald Campbell of
Hensall and district will arrive
home from overseas on the
Queen Elizabeth which docks
in New York about December
28.
Douglas Pryde, who has
been with the RCAF at Co-
mox, British Columbia has re-
ceived his discharge and is vis-
iting his parents.
75 YEARS AGO
December 28, 1920 - Mr. E.
Christie, the genial postmaster,
says the Christmas mails both
coming and going are the heav-
iest in many years. This is an
evident sign of prosperity.
Ernest Elliott, Exeter has
opened up a law office over
J.H. Holtzmann's store in Cre-
diton and will be at the office
every Thursday.
Miss Curliss and Miss
McDonald have closed their
millinery establishments in
town and have returned to their
homes in Belton and Wood-
stock. respectively.
100 YEARS AGO
December 27, 1895 - The re-
opening of the Dashwood Ev-
angelical Church on Sunday
was attended with unprece-
dented success. The sermons
were preached by Bishop
Horn. Collections and sub-
scriptions on Sunday and Mon-
day amounted to $2,200 with
further expected and the sum
of $2,300 for a building fund
which will wipe out the entire
debt. The edifice is a hand-
some one with seating capacity
of 500. It cost $5,000 besides
volunteer labour and stands as
a lasting monument to the zeal
of the popular pastor Mr. Ebig
and the noble adherents.
The Cheap Store in Crediton
operated by Brown and Prater
offers Christmas gifts in abun-
dance with all at A-1 value at
bargain prices.
Lucan Public School held its Christmas concert on Dec. 19.
Times -Advocate, December 28, 1995
Septem heir
September 6
■ Dashwood Industries slashes 24 positions from
salaried staff. It is believed which most of the cuts,
which are permanent, are at the local plant although
some jobs have been lost in other company
operations. •
■ MacNaughton park -from concept to reality. Many
Exeter residents turned out for the opening
ceremonies of the MacNaughton Park Scenic
Gardens. John MacNaughton and other guests spoke
about what the park and the man who it was named
after means to them.
■ Quiet Labor Day long weekend in Grand Bend. A
total of 139 charges were laid during the weekend
vith most of the charges (86) being issued under the
Liquor Licence Act.
September 13
■ Standoff continues. The standoff between natives
and the OPP at Ipperwash Provincial Park continued.
Natives occupying the camp remain defiant after
native, Anthony O'Brian George was killed in a
violent clash with police.
• Board facing unbudgeted funding cutback. An $8
funding reduction per pupil was only the start to
further cutbacks. The Queens Park update of July 21
announced $1.9 billion in cuts and reductions to be
achieved by the end of the Province's fiscal year.
• No danger at Central Hotel. The building which
burned earlier this year does not present any
immediate danger to anyone outside the building.
•Phis conclusion does not relieve the owner from
securing an engineer to verify and analyze the
building's safety level during the winter months.
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September 20
• Seasonal docking fee on the rise in Grand Bend.
Grand Bend boaters will pay a little more to dock and
they will be watching their speed more carefully next
year. The harbor advisory committee made
recommendations the waterway speed limit be
enforced and seasonal docking rates be increased.
• Council rejects downsizing as mayor breaks the
vote. Reeve Bill Fickle, tried to persuade Exeter
council to downsize its composition by two members.
The motion was defeated when Mayor Ben
Hoogenboom cast the deciding vote.
• Nearly $10,000 raised in Exeter Terry Fox runs.
Terry Fox runs in Exeter, Zurich and Lucan raised u
total of $9,472.50. Although participation and
fundraising in Zurich has dropped in comparison to
last year's totals it raised the most funds this year.
September 27
• Strangers approach area youth. An eight year-old
girl was followed by an older man and woman. Police
are investigating what an Exeter OPP press release
describes as "a suspicious approach."
• Low cost rabies clinic geared toward protecting
people. Public Health Inspection Department of the
Huron County Health unit and local veterinarians
hosted a low cost anti rabies vaccination clinic. The
low cost clinics are designed to fight the spread of
rabies by protecting domestic pets that may not be
regularly vaccinated.
• Rec Centre holds annual hockey pool. Hockey fans
were given a chance to test their knowledge of the
game and win valuable prizes at the same time.
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