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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1994-11-2, Page 1SEIP'S valu-mart 4 & 83 Exeter 235-0262 25% OFF HOUSEHOLD DRY CLEANING Serving Extt_•tw .111(1 ,Ireat since 1873 EIP'S valu-mart 4 &83 Exeter 235-0262 This week Seip's Surprise ROCKETS Wednesday, November 2, 1994 (84C + 6c GST) 90 cents r—MEI ---•..� ' IBSCRIRE ' If you aren't subscribing to The' 'Times -Advocate, you're missing out. Use the coupon below and subscnbe today! 1 Name: I Address City 1 Prov. 1 Postal Code SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada Within 40 miles - (65 km) addressed to non letter carrier addresses $30.00 plus $2.10 G.S.T. I ▪ Outside 40 miles • (65 km) or any letter Carrier address $60.00 + $4.20 G.S.T. Outside Canada 499.00 t sea so po.e.p.) 1 USE YOUR CREDIT CARD 00000000 1 00000000 Card No. I Expiry Date U Visa U Master Card ❑ Cheque enclosed Return to: TIMES ADVOCATE - ` 24 Main St. Exeter, Ont. NOM 1S6_ Nom I — NM — alai 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1' ) Inside Appeal stands Will Hay get a start on its new office? See page 2 Major expansion Andex in Exeter almost doubling plant space See page 5 Lucan candidates Would-be councillors discuss village issues See page 14 Fight back Exeter stores need to band together says consultant Crossroads Second front Eight ina!'ow Field hockey Panthers win WOSSA again See page 18 Classifieds 'pages 2427 Announcements pages 29-30 Experts page 31 A Centralia Hallowe'en Huron Board director agrees with Premier that `average' isn't a good enough standard EXETER - The results are in from a recent On- tario Grade 9 Reading and Writing Test and for Huron County, the results were above average. Paul Carroll, director of the Huron County Board of Education said on Monday that the re- sults show that the level of education from kinder- garten to Grade 9 is on track. "The real trick will be not to sit back on our lau- rels," said Carroll of the results. "Now we have to sit down and see how we can achieve higher re- sults," he said. One way of doing this, Carroll said is by encour- aging students to read more. Provincial education minister Dave Cooke said the ministry report shows that 39 percent of the 130,000 students tested were read to while they were growing up. Testing also found that 31 per- cent of the students said they liked reading and only 19 percent said they liked writing. Meanwhile Premier Bob Rae has been quoted as saying that he's not impressed with the test results. Rae said students should be challenged to read and write at better than an average level. The tests which were conducted in the 1993-94 A tradition in Centralia for more than 30 years is a Hal- lowe'en party ar the community centre hall, after the trick or treating is dont'. Monday evening, all the ghost. and goblins all got together to find out who is the fairest' -?r ;' scariest) of them all. Ten categories of judging won priz- es for the top costumes, followed by hot dogs and pop for everybody. At top Leanne Cronyn found that haying a witch's nose takes some looking after, and below Kelly Cronyn (right) as Minnie Mouse,3 gave Kyle Veri (left) in his Dalmatian costume a hand as they paraded for the six and under age group judging. Grade nine provincial test results in surrounding area READING WRITING PROVINCIAL AVERAGE 89% 93% Huron County Board 94% 95% Perth County board 93% 97% Huron -Perth Catholic 90% 98% Lambton Board 88% 93% Lambton Catholic 96% 96% Landon Board 81% 90% Lndn/Mdlsx Catholic 92% 94% Middlesex County 93% -- 93% Elgin County Board 90% 95% Elgin County Catholic 93% 96% Kent County Board 88% 91% Oxford Board 91% 92% school year showed 88 percent of students read at an acceptable level for the grade. Nine percent were below standard while two percent were above. "We would like to see more students read- ing at an advanced level," Rae said in a speech last week. The tests were marked using a six point scale: superior was level 6; proficient was level 5; com- petent, level 4; adequate, level 3; limited, level 2 and dependent was level 1. While all schools in Huron County placed above the provincial average, Carroll cautioned making comparisons of the quality of education at one school with another. He said many factors have to be added in to the test results, such as how many students with English as a second language partici- pated as well as special needs students. Another province -wide reading and writing test is being administered this school year. � Students at `or above f vii Jai standards for 'rade 9, by school READING WRITING HURON COUNTY Board Average Central Huron F.E. Madill Goderich District Seaforth District South Huron District 94% 93% 94% 96% 93% 91% 95% 99% 97% 89% 92% LONDONAND MIDDLESEX CATHOLIC Board Average 92% 94% Regina Mundi 94% 95% Catholic Central 91% 95% John Paul II 89% 92% St. Thomas Aquinas 94% 96% MIDDLESEX COUNTY BOARD Board Average 93% 93% Glencoe District 95% 96% Lord Dorchester 89% 94% Medway 96% 98% North Middlesex 93% 87% Strathroy District 90% 89% HURON -PERTH CATHOLIC Board Average 90% 98% St. Michaels 90% 98% Crash claims two local teens Two were killed, two injured in collision with a tree Saturday EXETER - Two local teenagers were killed when the Jeep they were riding in struck a tree on a hack road in Stephen•Township just be- fore 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon. Exeter OPP report that Jennifer Sharen, 17, of RR2 Grand Bend was driving the eastbound vehicle when it went out of control on Stephen Side Road 20-21. She died on impact, say po- lice. Also killed in the collision was Johnathon Groot, 14, of RR3 Zurich. injured were two passengers, 16 -year-old Paul Harvey of RR I Grand Bend, and 14 - year -old Barbara Pehlke of RR4 Goderich, who were taken to South Huron Hospital for treatment and transferred to Victoria Hospital in London, where both are listed in stable con- dition. "They're both injured pretty badly, but they're stable," 'lid OPP sergeant Terry De- vine who investigated the accident scene. Police were able to interview the two injured passengers in hospital Monday, after treatment and surgery for fractures and internal injuries. The cause of the accident is still under in- vestigation, but police say preliminary find- ings indicate that excessive speed and in- experience of the unlicensed driver were factors. Devine said a vehicle of the Jeep's type is not suited to travelling at speed on gravelled hack roads. "They've got a short wheelbase, and they're top heavy," said Devine. The Jeep was owned by John Harder, a friend of Sharen. The funeral service for Jennifer Sharen, a student at the Forest high school, was held at St. John's By the Lake Anglican Church in Grand Bend Tuesday. ' A service for Joh- nathon Groot, who transferred from South Hu- ron District High School to the W.D. Sutton School in London earlier this year, is to be held Wednesday morning, at St. Boniface Church in Zurich. Santa Claus parade plans EXETER - Santa Claus will be making his first appearance in Exet- er only a month from now. The an- nual parade held in his honour is in the planning stages. The Santa Claus Parade will be held in Exeter on December 3 at I I a.m., a bit earlier than the 1 p.m. start time used in recent years. Sponsored by the Exeter Business Association and organized by thc Lions Club, the parade will feature a theme this year: A Country Christmas. Organizer Terry Schwartzentrubcr said although floats and entries don't have to pre -register, anyone wishing more information can con- tact him at 235-0160, extension 36. Nine Grand Bend candidates face off One candidate for mayor didn't attend Friday's all -candidates session By Fred Groves T -A staff GRAND BEND - Tourism may be the biggest business Grand Bend has, but when it comes to candidates in the No- vember 14 election, not all agree on its importance. Mayor Tom Lawson, not seeking re-election, was happy with not only the large turnout by the public but the number of candidates running this time. "is it ignorance or apathy that some municipalities have acclamations?" asked Lawson. Friday night at the Grand Bend Legion, two of the three mayor candidates and all seven vying for councillor posi- tions gave a brief speech of why they want to be on council and later were asked questions by the public. Cam Ivey - now deputy -mayor is running for mayor and he said the village cannot continue to increase taxes. "1 want to continue the process of positive change for Grand Bend," said Ivey who just completed his first term on council and has spearheaded thc village's 20 -year vision plan. "We must maintain fiscal responsibility and we must en- hance Grand Bend as a place to live." The village continues to have legal battles with Archie Gibbs over ownership of the main beach and Ivey com- mented, "Grand Bend must have control over its key re- source." Ruth Margaret Kennedy - has no past political experience in Grand Bend is one of the three candidates for mayor. "i am interested in this because 1 have an interest in pol- itics," said Kennedy. Lloyd Guillet - the third mayor candidate was absent from Friday's all -candidate meeting and also has no previous ex- perience on council. He has been vocal in the past with sev- eral issues including an attempt to bring a casino to Grand Bend. Ruth Margaret Kennedy (left) and Cam Ivey em two of three mayoral candidates for Grand Bend. Seven candidates: There are four councillor positions up for grabs and only one incumbent, Phil Maguire, is seeking re-election. Phil Maguire - just completing his first term on council, Maguire said Grand Bend has made many major changes in the past three years and he is proud to be part of those changes. "The seeds of change and direction are in place. Council must (earn how to do business differently in the 90's." Barbara Wheeldon - has no political experience hut is well known for contributions to the Huron Country Play- house. "We are spending too much on tourism and not on our- selves," said Wheeldon who noted Grand Bend shouldn't he concentrating so much on the harbour. "We need to continue to work together to beautify Grand Bend," she said. Bruce Woodley - the former councillor and reeve of the village was defeated by Tom Lawson for the mayor's chair three years ago. He said revitalizing the main street is very important and so is working closely with the police, Board of Education and the service clubs. "The experience i have attained with be an asset," said Woodley. Bob Mann - a newcomer to the village, has been a couri- orPlease see 'Bend, page two.