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NOM 1 S6, MB ME M tri MI 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Planning powers at stake Huron may take away some of Exeter's authority if they don't play ball See page 2 Return from `Mudstock' Local teens take trip to music festival See page 3 User -pay garbage Is it the way of the future? See page 5 A pilgrimage to France A Centralia man found remains of his uncle's downed plane Crossroads Second front Hockey school, or hockey camp Either way Lucan's summer school is a 10 year success story See page 14 Classifieds pages 17-18 Announcements pages 19-20 Experts page 21 4 Plus Home Locator and T -A Phone Book Crediton girl braves barn fire to rescue her horse A 14 year-old girl enteric*: 'burni g barn to bring her horse to •fety. The cause of the fire is still undetermined. By Fred Groves T -A staff CREDITON - Faced with tragedy and even possible death, people do some pretty remarkable things. Thursday night, 14 -year-old Shannon Gielen disregarded her own safety and went into a burning barn to save her horse Destiny. The fire, in the barn owned by her par- ents John and Kathy Gielen near Crediton, started around 8:30 p.m. and took fire- fighters from the Stephen Township, Exet- er and Dashwood departments several hours to contain: "I just got finished riding and I saw smoke. I thought dad was burning some- thing," said Shannon. John was in London being fitted for a tuxedo for a family wedding which took place Saturday and Kathy was coming back from Grand Bend. What was burning was the family's barn, which was built in 1909 and has seen three generations put additions on to it over the years. "I called the fire department and then I ran into (the barn) to get my horse." Shannon was able to rescue her horse just minutes before the roof collapsed in flames. "I wanted to get him out. He turned around and he was scared. I just threw the halter on him." She got the chestnut brown horse out into the pasture where the two of them watched as Destiny's home carne crashing down in flames. When she was in the barn, Shannon said she wasn't thinking of what could have happened. Her only concern was getting Destiny to safety. "I just looked up and all the hay was on fire. People were in the barn and threw out two of my saddles." Stephen Township fire chief Robert Pertschy said the cause of the fire is going down as "undetermined." Friday morning, with some firefighters still on the scene, the fire still burned but it was not spreading ;o the adjacent house, pig barn or silos. A trampoline in the front yard had holes in it from the embers. The firefighters' main concern, once they had the fire con- tained, was to pour water on the house and the other buildings. The Gielens operate a cash crop, pig and beef farm and the barn had cattle in it only a month ago. The heat from the flames was so intense it cracked windows 100 feet away in another barn. "There were walnut -sized embers on the driveway," Pertschy. The barn contained hay, straw and a lot of farm equipment including a conveyor and weigh scales. Estimated -amount of damage is as high as $250,000. "It's a big barn and they had a fair amount of equipment in it," said Pertschy. } Shannon Glelen and the horse she rescued from a burning bam Thursday night. The barn was completely destroyed by the blaze. Twodle-as Grand Bend fishing boat sinks The Miss Stephanie operated out of Grand Bend, but police still seek an explanation of why it went down KETTLE POINT - Investigation continues into the sinking of a Grand Bend commercial fishing boat off Kettle Point on Thursday, an incident which resulted in the deaths of a father and son. The Miss Stephanie, a Sarnia - registered boat operating out of Grand Bend sank in approximately 50 to 55 feet of water, and is sitting upright on thc bottom. Police in- vestigators, through the Grand Bend OPP, used videotape to study the 18 -metre fishing tug underwater in an effort to determine the cause of the sinking. Drowned in the incident were Jo- seph Howie, 33 of North Bay, and his two-year-old son Josiah Howie. On board the vessel when it sank were the captain, Timothy Purdy of Sarnia, and the crew including Tim- othy Cressman of Sarnia, James Tiedeman of Grand Bend, and Dave Archer of Sarnia. Scott Austin of Clinton was also on board, under contract with the Ministry of Natural Resources as a fish sampler. The boat sank within sight of Kettle Point about 11 a.m. Some of the survivors were brought ashore at Port Franks. Resuscitation at- tempts were performed on Howie and his son until the two were tak- en to hospital in Sarnia. Earlier reports that a fire or ex- plosion on board caused the in- cident have been discounted. Po- lice are patrolling the area around where the vessel went down while they are still conducting their in- vestigation. Lawyer to help sort out swings GRAND BEND - Something as simple as swing sets has become a legal matter. At the last Grand Bend Council meeting, administrator Paul Turn- bull was directed to seek the village's solicitor over the placement of a swing set on the main beach. Resident John Morris has been knocked back -and -forth between council and the park and recreation committee for over a month and he wants something done about the swings. "i want you to appreciate the urgency of this subject. There's a le- gal problem with having the swings where they arc," said Morris. His two main concerns arc that the swings are blocking his view of Lake Huron and they continue to be a magnet for people to gather at late at night. "At 2:55 a.m. I called the OPP and in 10 minutes there was some- one down there with flashlights getting them off," said Morris. He noted that both the police and the bylaw enforcement officers have been helpful, but in this case the people gathering in the early morning hours simply come hack when the officials arc gone. Morris said that the swings squeak a lot and it makes for difficulty sleeping. He suggested the swings be locked up at night which coun- cil agreed to do. In regards to moving the swings, councillor Bill Uniac said he was opposed to denying the public access to them in daylight hours. Dashwood teen actor wins award Michael Stevens' performance wins best leading actor By Adrian Harte T -A Editor DASHWOOD - Michael Ste- vens still hasn't seen the movie he starred in, but one assumes he must have done a good job. He returned from the Giffoni Chil- dren's Film Festival in Italy as the recipient of the award for the best leading male actor. A mix-up in scheduling saw Stevens arrive late for the pre- miere screening of the film The Return of Tommy Tricker, a se- quel to the successful 1986 Ca- nadian production. "1 never got to see the movie, but I saw 20 minutes of the end," he said. "But still, it's fun to see it all together." He will have to wait until the Canadian premiere October to eventually see the entire finished product. The award, which was pre- sented to him at the close of the 32 -film festival, comes as a big step in an acting career that began with an audition just a year ago. "i just couldn't stop shaking," said Stevens of how he felt after being presented with one of the two biggest acting awards at the international festival. The Return of Tommy Tricker was competing against 11 other new film releases from around the world. Three films were Ca- nadian, and a Norwegian entry, Beyond the Sky, won the best film award, and earned its star the best leading female actress award. Stevens' award may go a long way to help him further his acting career here in Canada, as it will be sure to capture the attention of those auditioning him for other roles. However, the 14 -year old from Dashwood said the attention giv- en him u a young movie star at the Italian festival is 'enough to have to adjust to for now. "i had 17 girls take me out for pizza in one day," he said. 14year old M%llaeI Novena of Dashwood won the best leading male actor award at an International film festival for his role In an upcoming Canadian production. i --Malice chief's lawsuit will continue, council told EXETER - The lawsuit between the town and former police chief Jack Harkness is not over, despite the dissolution of the police force last November. The chief has filed suit with the town for $500,000 for pain and suf- fering and loss of future income over his firing in September 1992 and later return to the force. Mayor Bruce Shaw advised coun- cil Monday evening that Harkness has hired a new lawyer and is con- tinuing to pursue his lawsuit. "If we were hoping the former po- lice chief situation would be re- solved quickly, that anticipation has been laid to rest," said Shaw. "I don't think this is going to he resolved in the near future. it cer- tainly won't he resolved in the life of this council," he warned. Old Town Hall not up to snuff, agrees council EXETER - The future home of town council meetings did not get rave reviews from council Monday evening. Holding the regular meeting at the Old Town Hall was a test of the building's hall as the future council chambers once the Municipal Of- fice is relocated to the "new" build- ing, possibly as soon as next year. "The lighting is terrible, the acoustics are horrible," stated depu- ty -reeve Lossy Fuller. "i can't see how we can operate as a council here." Council agreed with her remarks about thc hall's shortcomings. Full- er said she would bring her com- ments to the Corner Committee meeting Tuesday for suggestions for possible solutions. Architect's plans propose the Old Town Hall be renovated for the council's use, but another possibility is to design another smaller hall downstairs for use as the chambers.