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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1996-02-07, Page 510 YEARS AGO February 5, 1986 - A belied owl was found seeking refuge in the entranceway to the AK service center on Highway 4, south of Exet- erelon Saturday morning. D j1�,yhile soWdrsl• aliNt d 11repost; feeling the tremor from Fri- day's earthquake, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Adams of Carling Street a collector's plate brokcr on the floor. The quake rumbled up m an epicentre beneath the American shore of Lake Erie at 11.46 a.m. It measured 5.5 on the Richter scale, the most powerful quake ever recorded in this area. 25 YEARS AGO i February 11, 1971 - Two weeks ago, most school students in the district couldn't get home. Since then, they have had as much trou- ble trying to get back to school. High winds, snow, rain and ice have hit the area during the past St+eek to continue to plug many township roads and reduce visibility to the point where travel has been unsafe. � Area central schools were re -opened last Wednesday, but the bliz- atd conditions returned Thursday morning and most schools were ddlpsed around noon in fear that students would again be stranded. 35 YEARS AGO February 5, 1961 - Principal H.G. Sturgis told the SHDHS board 75t he expected next year's enrolment to reach between 725 and 0 students, an increase of nearly 100 over present enrolment. t A 5245,000 sewage program for EXeter has been accepted as a ISroject by the Ontario Water Resources Commission, co-operating closely with council. The commission will advance the project as iiuickly as possible. It will include construction of a 22 acre lagoon us 15,000 feet of sanitary sewers. Existing storm sewers will be tilized. 40 YEARS AGO • February 6, 1956 - Lambton East MLA E.C. Janes predicted this week that the Pinery will be open for limited public use this sum- mer. r. Town council decided Monday night not to attempt organization Of a civil defence unit for this district because of disinterest in the program. Jack Weber Ltd., Exeter purchased the reserve champion turkey at Ontario Turkey Federation convention last week for $101.56 Then it was auctioned off. The bid amounted to $6.25 per pound. 50 YEARS AGO February 6, 1946 - Five hundred people attended the carnival at the Exeter arena Friday evening. Some prize winners for best cos- %imes were Mrs. Wes Rycktnan, Shirley Appleton, Marjorie Rich- erds, Sterling Ince, Maxine Reeder, Ann Marie Rivers, Peter Cowan and Mrs. Pickard. Races were won by Tim Stire, Art Trites, Clau- dette White, Keith Brifitnell, Gordon Price and Mary McKnight. Mr. E. Maurice Quance has rounded out 40 years as a harness Maker in Exeter. During that time he has been absent from work on rive occasions only. 75 YEARS, AGO February 5, 1921 - Mr. Ben Makins has purchased the 50 acre farm of Mr. Harry Bierling on the Lake Road. Mr. Bierling has pur- hased the Exeter north residence of Mr. Henry Rumehr. f Mr. S.M. Sanders has purchased the large James Pickard block now occupied on the north side by the Jackson Manufacturing Com- Pany and on the south side by the Y.P.C.A. Miss Margaret Hanover is this week opening a dressmaking shop in Hartleib's block in Dashwood. Miss Hanover formerly did dress- making in Buffalo. ,1OQ. a ' A js��'0 weather this wwek has t1 Uashwood's enterprising Saw biie.0 •l1vil- er has resglved stop saw ing until it gets warmer. Mr. LithgoW . f Thedforrdd has purchased a large quantity of lumber which he intends to take away as soon as possible. John Hoffman, Dashwood's furniture dealer and undertak- er visited the mill last week. Preparations for construction of the new Evangelical church in Crediton have been delayed some by the thaw, it being impossible to draw sand. Leap year parties in the area are plentiful. Wheat brought 81 cents a bushel yesterday on the Exeter markets. Exeter should establish a horse and stock market day. Several oth- er towns in the county have established such and find it profitable to the businesses of the towns. Merchants and others should not throw salt on the granolithic pavement as it injures the composition and consequently the walk. Sand is a splendid substitute, as it prevents slipping, and from which no injury will occur to the walk. Brown appointed Downtown Business association Manager LONDON - The Board of Man- agement of the London Downtown Business Association announced last Tuesday the appointment of Karin Brown as the association's new general manager. "Brown's experience in the cor- porate world and as an en- trepreneur, as well as her ex- perience as a senior executive for business improvement are4, led the Executive Committee andjtlfe board to unanimoUsly ratify thii appointment," stated a recent press release. The position will commence Feb. 7 for Brown, the former Exeter Business Association manager. Tl c board indicated it was very im with Brown's com- CT's WUR Ri�siNFss Times -Advocate, February 7,1996 Page 5 Family business. From left, Bruce Bird stands beside his sons, Michael and Nick in front of an HS 125 British Aerospace pressurized twin jet. The trio own and operate Huron Aircraft Re- finishing in Huron Park and have just completed stripping and painting their first elite jet since moving their business into the area. munication skills, which will be es- sential in conducting focus groups with the membership as a whole. The position will also entail meet- ing with City of London's de- partment heads and elected of- ficials to prepare a "Strategy and Planning Document" for the board's consideration. The Exeter B.A. meets tonight and Chairperson Tom Seip said the Administrative Committee will co- ordinate the advertising and inter- view procedure in order to replace Brown. "Karen is a very professional per- son and she is well deserved of her position, that's for sure," said Seip. 'HAVE US ARE YOUR 1995'4 P'ERSQ TAx.REIURN Sends* former/Ay es and Fanusts. CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT AT OUR OFFICE LOCATED M HENSALL 263-3039 or as111 1,40,41#411144 W.H. MacGregor ACCOUNTING SERVICE •ewi 1A Yarns of ExperlM(ce• r, Hensall photographer shoots the stars HENSALL - Photographer Dan- iel Holm of Hensall was honored recently by being chosen as the of- ficial photographer of Winter Dreams on Ice, Lloyd Eisler's and Isabelle Brasseur's celebrity skat- ing benefit held in London January 20. "It was a thrill," said Holm. "I've been watching these skaters on television for years, at the Olympics and World Champion- ships... It was a real privilege not only to photograph them perform- ing, but to have full backstage ac- cess to photograph them in candid moments." Holm was hired by The Bayley Group of London, the conference/ event management company re- sponsible for bringing Winter Dreams on Ice to London as a kick-off to Winterfest '96, which the company also organized. "I've done photography assign- ments for The Bayley group i►e past, in particut5r= the -CateliNen Aerobics Championshipsart lit gala opening of the Canadian Med- ical Hall of Fame," said Holm. "When Cass Bayley asked me if I'd be interested in covering this event, of course I jumped at the chance. There was no question about it!" Two sold -out performances were held at London's Thompson Arena on January 20. Proceeds from the shows benefit the Children's Wish Foundation of Canada, the skaters' favorite charity. Besides Eisler and Brasseur, the photographer captured Brian Orser, Sebastien Britten, Barb Underhill and Paul Martini, Jennifer Robin- son and other world-class skaters in public and private moments be- hind -the -scenes. "It's incredible to witness the de- mands continually made on them by the public - for autographs, pic- tures and so on - yet time and again, I saw each of the skaters demonstrate patience and small acts of generosity: to their fans, to each other and to me as a media representative. There were no egos to deal with." Technically, the performances were very difficult to photograph. "As you'd expect, the skaters are moving very fast: even with the powerful spotlights and high-speed (800 ASA) film, I still had to shoot with lenses wide open, giving very shallow depth of focus and very lit- tle margin for er 9t.; I'M glad jinx photojournalism backgroun :lilt& gave me repeated exposure to the challenge of capturing fleeting moments. That experience has also given me an edge in wedding pho- tography. "I'm very happy with the results Surplus of $122,00 reported to council EXETER- Clerk -Treasurer Liz Bell reported to council the wel- comed news the town concluded the 1995 fiscal year with an- other surplus, making the total accumulating net surplus $122,000. Several projects came in under budget; "windfall" cheques ar- rived and all departments came in at or under budget; and user fees off -set much of the costs. The Cemetery Board also re- ported a $20,000 surplus, pri- marily as a result of a very high number of internments: 99 in 1995 compared to the usual of about 70. In passing on the positive fi- nancial picture, Bell commented she is pleased council is going t to start the yffi with a surplus. additioil,.council will enter into negotiations with the Huron County Board of Education in anticipation of saving up to 10 per cent through bulk - purchasing. of this assignment, and so are The Bayley Group - which in the end, is all that really matters: that my cli- ents are totally satisfied." Holm operates out of his home in Hensall, photographing weddings, portraits and commercial assign- ments across southwestern Ontario. Get your money Ar• 476 Main S. Exeter 235-1153 1-800-524-0231 Open Montiay Friday 9-6 Sat. by appointment John M. Norris is pleased to announce that he has moved his office from 497 Main St. S. to 370 Main St. S., Exeter Please feel free to drop by and see our office in our new location. John M. Norris Chartered Accountant 370 Main St. 8., Exeter, NOM 1S7 235-3240 4 Gainer Kaeale X2110, 254484 • 91 Tata StasjeCt ro de i& Port term rants ewiablt, Segreitestf Fish rata rrfrwlf =Pima returns r s ' • Investments OIC / RSP 1Yr. -5.125%1 3 Yr. - 5.625%. 5yr. -6.125% Segregated Funds 1 YR. - 20.86% 5 YR. - 11.22 Vehicle vandalized in Exeter EXETER - OPP received a report last Tuesday that at 1989 Mustang was vandalized at 216 Eastern Ave. The vehicle was scratched along the total length of the driver side. 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