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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1996-03-20, Page 5Back in 'erre.;; By Ross Haugh from the archives of the Exeter Times Advocate 10 YEARS AGO March 19, 1986 - Officials of the Heritage Museum at Grand Bend must have a good information pipeline with the weatherman. For weeks now a sign has proclaimed that the return of the tundra swans would be Sunday, March 16. Saturday afternoon only about 200 hundred of the white feathered friend showed up, but on the exact date on Sun- day, Terry Crabe of the Min- istry of Natural Resources es- timated the amount of swans and geese at about 3,000. An oddity happened in Sat- urday night's Exeter Mo- hawks hockey game against New Hamburg. As referee Hugh Devin raised his arm to call a New Hamburg penalty, Exeter goalie Louie Arts raced for the bench. Dale Gib- bons of the Mohawks passed from behind the opposing net out . to the blueline, but, the puck went right down the middle of the ice and into the empty Exeter net. It counted as no New Hamburg player touched the puck .after the penalty was called. 25 YEARS AGO March 22, 1971 - At a re- cent meeting Grand Bend vil- lage council ratified the' ap- pointment of two new officials. Cam Chapman be- comes a member of the Grand Bend Public Utilities Com- mission and Harry Hamilton is the new fire chief. At the Exeter Bowling Lanes last week in minor league action, Jim Brintnell threw two consecutive games f.303 and his cousin Danny me up with scores of 299 .And 260. 35 YEARS AGO March 21, 196 - Anne Grayer was crowned Queen at the annual At Horne dance at SHDHS Friday night. Sheila Fahner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Fahner of Stephen township won two first prizes in clarinet solo classes .at ihe.Kiwanis Music 1Fe€liNfli)pttrtrlffrrl last week.ii . 40 YEARS AGO March 19, 1956 - The Hirtzel brothers of Crediton, Harry and Maurice purchased Donald Domino 20H, a $3,000 bull at the Bull Sales in Calgary last week. It is one of the highest priced bulls to ever come to Huron county. "The Dear Departed", a play directed by W.G. Cochrane won first prize at a one -act dra- ma festival held held at SHDHS Wednesday night. The cast included Anne Hockey, Alma Godbolt, Bob Dinney, Len Dilkes, Lyall Riddell and, Gwyn Whilsmith. 50 YEARS AGO March 20, 1946 = Bandsman Gerald Skinner arrived home Sunday after several months overseas. Norma E.J. Cook of Hensall has been successful in the final year of examinations of the University of Western Ontario Medical School. Dr. Cook was one of a class of 38, three of whom were girls. After carrying the Dashwood mail for more than 44 years, Henry Hoffman Sr. has retired. During the early years, Mr. Hoffman made the trip twice daily and brought pupils from Dashwood to Exeter High School. At a community gathering at Hurondale , A.W. Morgan on pehalf of Usborne township, presented an address and gold rings to Egar Wurm, Allison Morgan, Richard Etherington, Gerald Glenn and Wesley Ab- ram. 75 YEARS AGO Mr. E.J. Wethey is in Toron- to this week attending the � eachers' Association meet - ng. , Mrs. Edward Fahner is tak- ing possession of the Hotel at Crediton this week. Mr. Ezra Willard who bought the old 100 acre Rus- sell farm on the Thames Road, about two years ago, has' dis- posed of the property to Mr. George Armstrong. 1 Mr. Lattimer Grieve has pur- Shased a drug business in trathroy and will take over Shortly. Mr. Clyde Heaman has taken it position as junior at Mol - Son's Bank. 100 YEARS AGO ' `J.Thompson who recently fold his farm on Concession 10 Of Stephen township to C. Stade Has, left this station with Ibis household effects, imple- thecnts, etc., on Tuesday last for Sanilac county, Michigan. IT',S YO1Ji1_RH,SfESS Times -Advocate, March 20, 1996 Page 5 Council will consider additional businesses Four applicants will be ac- cepted for the Main Street sidewalk cafe test market Heather Mir T -A staff GRAND BEND - Council passed a motion at its Monday night meeting indicating it will accept four applications from Main Street businesses to par- ticipate in the one-year sidewalk cafe trial and will consider additional applicants it they are interested and meet all requirements. This motion was made after council realized it would be unfair to choose from applicants if all candidates had not been made aware of the test market at the same time. "What happens if we get six applications? How do we choose?" Mayor Cam Ivey asked council. Administration was instructed by council to send a letter to all property owners on Main Street ex- plaining the proposed sidewalk cafe trial and out- lining many of the terms and standads in a draft encroachment agreement. Oincil will ask for a response from these letters no later than April 2. Council also discussed the number of parking spots the sidewalk cafe project would take away from Main Street and agreed a maximum of ap- proximately 20 would be appropriate. Gord Byan, owner of Gordy's Beach Club, 11 Main St., attended council's meeting to express in- terest in participating in the sidewalk cafe test mar- ket. He provided a proposal for developing a rear outside patio, a front patio and an enclosed patio. The plans, he added, would meet council standards, building code and remain in keeping with the nau- tical design style adopted by the Main Street Task Force. "I'd like to dress up my building," he said adding, "I'd like to be mentioned as one of the four." Southcott sewers A delegation from Southcott Pines subdivision ap- proached c'uncil to ask for an extension of the deadline for responses to a letter regarding the pro- posed installation of sanitary sewers. Council agreed to extend the March 29 deadline until May 1 for those ratepayers that have not replied in order to gather an accurate indication of support for the pro- ject. In further business council announced it will hold a public meeting in chambers at 7 p.m. on Wednes- day night. Fanshawe College students will present their concepts for the development of a permanent board walk on the north beach. Council gave Bylaw 6485 of 1996 a third reading, subject to amendments, to execute a co -collection agreement with Bluewater Recycling Association for collection of solid waste and recyclable materi- als. #111 Making maple syrup is an Urquhart family hobby Chris Skalkos T -A staff KIRKTON - Maple syrup pro- duction in Canada is a multi- million dollar industry. • But for the Urquharts, their ma- ple syrup operation isn't a busi- ness... it's a family adventure. Gary Urquhart, his wife Maria and sons John and Greg, produce maple syrup on their farm located two miles east of Kirkton. With ap- proximately 200 young trees on eight acres of land, the Urquhart's maple syrup operation is small compared to most others; but that's tiiel Ways the like ft. �kl It�4 dht lonset'of s�'rin�;1th�' (fr1 quhai`ts make the daily journey on All Terrain Vehicles to their maple sugar bush, a short distance behind their farm. Together, they tap ma- ple trees, collect the sap and trans- port it back to the house where it is processed into maple syrup. Last year the Urquhart's pro- duced' only 15 gallons of maple syr- up which they mostly use for per- sonal consumption and share with family and friends. However, Gary said he hopes to double his pro- duction this season with a new evaporator - a stainless steel tank with a wood burning heat source that removes moisture from the sap by boiling it.. "It's smaller than what most oth- er [producers) use, but it's big enough for us," said Gary who spend an average of 12 hours a day processing the syrup in a small shack behind his barn. Gary 'still remembers the first time he witnessed the process while visiting a maple sugar bush during a school trip. "I burnt my finger when I touched the evaporator," Gary re- calls. From then on it kind of stuck With As a child,'dary'used ib eicp�ri ment with maple syrup, boiling sap in a flat pan. "I remember the first time I tried boiling. I did it in the house and loosened the wall paper," he said. Maple syrup is derived from the sap that comes from the maple tree. Maple sap is composed of 95 to 98 per cent water and two to five per cent sugar and minerals. The sugar mixes with water from the tree's roots to make a watery sap. In mid-March the sap starts to run for about six to eight weeks, giving the tree energy to grow. Gary and Marla 'Urquhart pose beside a wood burning evaporator which bolls the water from the sap to make maple syrup. The Urquharts tap approximately 200 trees to process maple syrup for their own consumption. AERNARD COMPUTER training centre OPENING OF SUOMI 93 VICTORIA ST. EXETER (235.4890) Come By and Find Out More LOOK FOR CURRENT COMPUTER tt N COURSES IN CLASSIFIED ADS Pat Bernard Shannon McNeil Many trees produce sugary sap, but maple trees produce sweeter sap than other trees, and more of it. It takes an average 40 litres of sap• to make one litre of syrup. For 20 years, Gary hasbeen pro- ducing maple syrup as a hobby and enjoys the many products made from it such as maple butter, maple candy, and brown sugar. He said Maria often uses maple syrup as a substitute for sugar when baking muffins, cookies and maple bread. Larger producers have moved to new methods of production using multiple tubing and vacuum pumps to draw the sap into large tanks. However, the Urquharts have kept with the older tradition of col- lecting the dripping sap in hanging buckets. They don't produce enough to re- tail their syrup or maple products but Gary said in 10 years his trees will mature, enabling him to in- crease his operation. For now the Urquharts enjoy sharing their ma- ple syrup products while continuing to operate their system together as a family. "It's an adventure for the kids and we enjoy the final product," said Gary. 1 Board forms partnership ARVA - The Huron County Board of Education and HOME - town Community Network are pleased to announce that they have formed a partnership agreement de- signed to provide affordable, uni- versal and equitable access to the Internet as a learning and informa- tion resource for teachers, students and families in the Huron Public Education System and through this partnership to the broader clientele who are residents of Huron County and of the five county region served by HOMEtown (Huron, Perth, Middlesex, Oxford and Elgin). 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