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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1996-02-14, Page 5AINOMMEImmiilmmr- By Ross Haugh from the archives of the Exeter Times Advocate 10 YEARS AGO February 12, 1986 - Jill Burgin was crowned Queen of the 1986 Kirkton Winter Carnival by last year's winner Sherri Spence. The 13th annual Exeter Li- ons Sportsmen's dinner pro- duced more than $8,000 for the cause of crippled children. Special guests were Gordie Tapp and Maurice Richard. 25 YEARS AGO February 18, 1971 - After two sleepless nights, Mrs. Marjorie Dilkes of Exeter re- ceived word that her daughter Mrs. Iris Gratton of Monterey Park, California which is situ- ated close to the area struck by last week's powerful earth- quake, was safe and well. When the quake struck at 6 a.m. Mrs. Gratton and her children were thrown out of bed, " but they were not in- jured. 35 YEARS AGO February 15, 1961 - General Coach Works of Canada Ltd. has added 40 men to its Hen- sall plant staff bringing the overall total on staff to about 60. Joseph B. Creech, former Exeter resident has been ap- pointed principal of St. Marys District Collegiate Institute. Sandra Middleton, R.R. 2, Bayfield won the 1961 spelling championship spon- sored by the Times Advocate this week at the PTA meeting. Mary Corbett was second. Mr. Douglas Wein of Exet- er has been accepted for ser- vice in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. 40 YEARS AGO February 13, 1956 - The sponsorship of the new Hensall Kinette club was discussed by the Exeter Kinette club Mon- day night at the home of presi- dent Mrs. Cliff Ersman. Eric Ostand, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ostland has ac- cepted a position of clerk- accpuntan( with • Schott and Mct1{ 1 tT tr ndri 50 YEARS AGO February 14, 1946 - Miss El- sie Gaiser was crowned Belle of the Ball by students at Exet- er High.School at the school's At Home on Friday night. Mr. William Warren of Us - borne township has sold his farm to Mr. Frank Lostell of Hay township who gets posses- sion on April 1. Reeve B.W. and Mrs. Tuck- ey spent a couple of days visit- ing with Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Hunkin of Belmore. Reeve Tuckey took part in a curling bonspiel on Wednesday. Miss Mary Gardiner enter tained at her home in honor of Mrs. Nelson Swain who has re- signed her position with Dr. Fletcher. 75 YEARS AGO February 13, 1921 - Mr. M.M. Russell of Concession 2 of Hay township has purchased the pasture farm of 100 acres on the Blind Line of Hay town- ship from Mr. Frank Wood. Mr. Harper Rivers who has been operating a butcher shop in London has sold out his business. Mr. Ezra Haist has been cutting ice. for Mr. Thomas Willis of Centralia on the Exet- er pond. Mr. Clyde Heaman was in London last week where he competed in the athletic trials of secondary schools of West- ern Ontario which are sending a team to Baltimore. 100 YEARS AGO February 13, 1896 - At the carnival on Friday evening several of the boys from Hen- sall and Exeter behaved in a manner very unbecoming to young gentlemen. A.Q. Bobier after many months of work and much ex- pense has struck a splendid spring and an abundance of water for his creamery. His in- stitution has suffered seriously for want of water in the past and the new spring is capable of supplying many such facto- ries. A butcher shop is about to be opened in Centralia by Samuel Brock of Elimville. In Crediton H. Eilber has dis- posed of his office to Samuel Lamport who we understand will open ice cream parlours The building committee of the Crediton Evangelical Church met last week with an architect from London and plan to build the new church similarly to one recently erect- ed in Lambeth. 1 IT'S YOUR B USI NF..S: Times -Advocate, February 14, 1996 Page 5 1 EBA cuts business manag'er's position to 12 hours per week Chris Skalkos T -A staff EXETER - The recent departure of the Exeter Business Association manager has left members with the task of de- ciding how to fill the vacancy while saving money. The EBA defeated a motion to scale -down the position of manager to eight hours and cut the salary close to $6.85 an hour. In- stead, they passed a motion to reinstate the position to 12 hours per week with a nego- tiable hourly wage and a tentative salary cap. The change could save the association over $6,000 a year in administration costs. Karen Brown held the position for three years but resigned to work for the London Downtown Business Association on Jan 5. The EBA administrative committee sub- mitted a proposal at a general meeting last Wednesday night recommending the position of business manager be re-evaluated in order to save administration costs. The proposal suggested the position be scaled-down to eliminate jurisdictional duplications and cut the required hours of work from 22 hours per week to six or eight. It also recommended the current $9 per hour wage be re- duced to an hourly rate close to minimum wage. Some EBA members doubt the manager's du- ties can be accomplished with reduced hours and are concerned the low pay will not attract a qualified candidate for the job. "It's not realistic. That's just not enough hours to do the job," said EBA executive Ron Bogart. Cathy Seip, chairperson of the Promotions Committee agrees. "The business manager has to get out on the street to find out what the business owners want. With those hours we're not going to get a caring person," she said. Some of the executive members said vol- unteers are scarce and down -sizing the manag- er's position would require members to sacrifice time from running their businesses. "I'm not about to go out like a madwoman [volunteering all my time] like I did last year," said Seip, adding busi- ness owners are needed in their stores. "We need a busi- "We need a business manager we can count on to be there. We don't have volunteers coming out of our ears." ness manager we can count on to be there. We don't have volusteers coming out of our ears." Karen Pfaff, chairperson of the Administrative Com- mittee, said she disagrees with the 12 hour work week al- lotted for the business manager position. Pfaff has re- searched data from a number of records and documents and is adamant eight hours a week is more than enough to do the job. Tom Seip, EBA chairperson, said he feels it is important the association has a business manager, however, the real question is deciding what the association requires from the position. "We should see how far we can down -size the position and still get what we're looking for," he said. "Right now we're lacking volunteers and we don't want to put a strain on our members." Currently, the EBA is delegating the functions of the business manager among its members until a suitable ap- plicant is found." Everyone is going to have to pitch in until we get this sorted out," said Tom Seip. Action program designed to help Province tables strengthen management skills final OPSEU offer SEAFORTH - As provincial and federal budget cuts continue, com- munity organizations and individu- als need to take a more active role in their community. Ten Steps to Community Action is a hands-on leadership program designed to help participants strengthen their organization, management and community awareness skills. More specifically, the 23 participants of the program will develop commu- nication skills, conflict resolution skills, time management skills, presentation skills, networking skills and audio-visual equipment skills. The participants will also learn how to chair effective meet- ings, organize special events, use flip charts properly, motivate peo- ple and will develop an under- standing of various personalities. Informative and educational The program is designed to be action packed, informative and ed- ucational. It is also designed to in- spire and motivate individuals and this is encouraged through interest- ing and unusual weekly meeting places. To make participants more familiar with the County the meet- ing locations include: the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (O.M.A.F.R.A.), Clinton, The Art Gallery at the Blyth Festi- val, W.G. Thompson and Sons, Hensall, the Maitland Valley and Conservation Authority, Wroxeter, the Huron County Museum, Gode- rich and Centralia International Lake Huron pipeline to go ahead STEPHEN TOWNSHIP - Coun- cil was informed the Ontario Clean Water Agency Lake Huron pipeline twinning project will begin this summer. Bill Chisholm, of Acres & Asso- ciates Environmental Limited and Maureen Looby, of OCWA, attend- ed the meeting to provide the up- date. Usborne & Hibbert Mutual Fire Insurance Company Exeter, Ontario NOM 1S1 (Established in 1878) Provides Full Insurance Coverage for Farm Properties New Applications are Welcomed DIRECTORS & ADJUSTERS Laity 0arrlr>tr, F912, Stena ..641.067$ Mont, YAW" 1412 lit. Paurs......3S3464$ Lome Feeney, ~el .3411ee66 Jack Hodgert, tilt, Iadaon. 2194112 Woe $tete. AM Michels*e47o6 UMWO'9hes RR3 Qtanlon......fl5 so0 AGENTS Maw Easter John Moors Dublin Joseph Union, 191chal Hood Moo, ewer .216.161s $45.2512 )454012 21641110 A rehand from surplus watt de - Named for all policy holders who qualify, aro on record and in good standings ae at Decem- brarSt, MOIL. Academy, Centralia. At each meet- ing there will be such guest speak- ers as Jane Muegge, rural leader- ship advisor, O.M.A.F.R.A., Carolanne Doig, co-chair home- coming committee, Seaforth, Cass Bayley, owner, The Bayley Group, and Jeanne Dionne, human re- sources, Huron Public Education System. Familiarization tour On Friday March 1 the partici- pants will be taking a day tour of selected sites throughout the county. The purpose of the tour is to educate and familiarize the par- ticipants on activities of interest within the county. The sites have been chosen because they are sel- dom visited and yet, make a great contribution to the county's local communities.,, : . ;;;tu,; The 10 Steps program is housed and supported by the Huron Busi- ness Centre, Seaforth. Other fund- ing and technical assistance has been provided by the Huron Busi- ness Development Corporation, Human Resources Development, Canada, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Af- fairs, Huron Public Education Sys- tems, Huron Stewardship Council and the Community Services Work. For more information about the program or if you would like to. join us at any one of the meetings, please feel free to call either Mary Lynn McDonald, 10 Steps Program coorindator at 519 527-0305 or 519 262-3123; Dick Packham, par- ticipant media liaison at 519 262- 2531; or Dwayne Evans, partici- pant, media liaison 519 524-2188. Agenda Wednesday February 21, Lounge, Museum, Goderich (tour by staff at 6:30). Communication and political correctness. Jeanne Dionne, Human Resources, Huron Public Education System. Huron County quiz show, Huron Commu- nity Action Kit for new Huron County Official Plan. Friday March 1, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Familiarization tour. Agribusiness, Compost facility, Bluewater Recy- cling, Huron Country Playhouse, Bluewater Correctional Service, Gorrie Mill, Western Machining, Huronview, County Council, Hu ronCounty Museum, Home Town Network etc. '`Wednesday March 6, Centralia Irnational Academy. (tour 6 - 7 pan.) Networking - The essential skills of the '90s. Rose Peer. Alumni invited - R.S.V.P. Sponsorship is greatly appreciat- ed from: Huron Business Develop- ment Corporation, Human Re- sources Development Canada, Huron Public Education System, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Huron Community Network and Huron Stewardship Council. BUSINESS IN DIRECTORY AUCTIONEERS Fuson i Robson FULLY LICENSED & BONDED, CALL OR Fti1X (519) 666.0833 3 Auctloassrs for the Price et 1 With modern espdpasent Pickup and sell oonllNta or estates in Real Estate as*R*F seise Advertise here and watch your business grow Bob Heywood Ucensed Auctioneer Serving Exeter area for 10 years Large Auction Centre at 586 Main St. 8. We will consign anything you want to sell or we will buy outright for cash. 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