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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1986-08-27, Page 1AwazifiPalwame nt ' I�' GORPORATI1ViG-THE BLYTH STANDARD -THE BAYFIEL Airmumnimpaolimmormsmisamonow NO. 35 121 YEARS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1986 \, 50 CENTS Five hurt In Au.bu.rn erash, another. dies near Walton Upon their arrival they discovered that the Gulutzen car had been cut in half on impact. The Walden vehicle was also heavily damaged and the driver had to be taken out of the car by firemen who cut through the twisted metal frame with the Jaws of Life. Also on the weekend, August 22, the Blyth Fire Department were called to the scene of a highway fatality east of Walton on County Road 25. The mishap claimed the life of a Toronto area girl, when the car she was driving struck two horses that were loose. The acci- dent occurred shortly after dark. AUBURN - An afternoon accident on suffered $5,000 damage. August 23 after a heavy rainfall left five peo- All five were taken to Alexandra Marine ple with major injuries. and General Hospital in Goderich with ma- A car driven by Alex Gulutzen, 41, of RR3, jor injuries. Dianne Walden has since been Blyth was travelling west on 25 County Road discharged while Garth Walden and Jillian when it slid sideways and struck 'an east- Walden remain in hospital in satisfactory bound automobile driven by 16 -year-old condition. Timothy Walden. Timothy Walden and Gulutzen were Both drivers sustained major injuries and transferred to University Hospital in Lon - were taken to hospital in London. Also in- don. Gulutzen was discharged on. Aug. 25, jured in the Walden car were passengers; while Walden is listed in good condition. Diane Walden, 41, Garth Walden, 43 and Jillian Walden, 7. Damages to Mr. Gulutzen's car are estimated at $3,000, while Mr. Walden's car Thirty-three A three month undercover drug in- vestigation throughout Huron County resulted in an early morning drug raid on Friday, Aug. 22 when 33 persons were ar- rested and 71 charges, 32 of them for traf- ficking drugs, were laid. At 5 a.m. on Friday, 40 police officers from the Goderich and Exeter OPP sta- tions and the Goderich, Seaforth, Clinton and Exeter town police departments raid- ed houses throughout the county and con- fiscated quantities of cannibus marijuana, cannibus resine, hashish, hash oil, LSD and cocaine with an estimated value of $7,650. ••The investigation was a fairly major project. The number of trafficking charges alone is significant," says Corporal Vessey, of the Goderich OPP. Sergeant Jerry Hilgendorff, of the Goderich police agrees saying the project was the biggest operation in the county since two similar drug investigations ap- proximately six years ago. The Clinton Police Department was in- volved in the arrest made in Clinton. "We assisted in taking part in the arrests and searches," Constable Mitch Latham explained. Constable Latham said there are still a few outstanding warrants, one for a part time Clinton resident. The News -Record's Blyth correspondent Kathy Bromley reported that the Blyth Fire Department was called to the scene of the accident. nabbed in drug bust Charges included 29 charges of traffick- ing narcotics, three charges of trafficking restricted drugs, 26 charges of possession, one charge of possession of restricted drugs, six charges of possession of a pro- hibited weapon, four charges of unsafe storage of a firearm, one charge of obstructing a police officer and one charge of escaping lawful custody. The undercover investigation was done by the OPP, the Mount Forest District Crime Unit and the London Drug Enforce- ment Unit. ."Their work was very well done. It's good to see something done. It seems to have been common knowledge that there have been a lot of drugs available locally," says Sergeant Hilgendorff. •'I hope parents take heed to what's go- ing on and not assume this is the end of it," he says. ,He adds that $7,650 doesn't mean a large quantity of drugs. "I think we've only scratched the sur- face here," he says. Of those charged, 10 are from Goderich. They include Betty Begeman, 24; Katherine F. Austin, 23; Pattie A. Sholdice, 25; Kelly J. MacAdam, 19; Steven McLean, 25; Randy N. Chapman, 20; Randall Richard Scholdice, 30; Nor- man M. Knapp, 20; Dale M. Jeffrey, 19 and Darren G. Creamer, 19. Four persons from Clinton were charged including Helen J. Tebrinka, 27; Todd J. Moxam, 23; Andy Van Altena, 21 and Perry Daer, 22. From the Seaforth area, five persons were charged including Cheryl A. Mac- Donald, 19, of RR4 Seaforth; Roy J. Brown, 23, of RR4 Seaforth; Richard A. Swirklis, 21, of Seaforth, William J. Racho, 19, of RR4 Seaforth and Jeffrey L. Elliott, 20, of Staffa. Five persons from the Exeter area were charged including Kenneth G. Dennmme, 27; Eugene M. King, 26, of RR1 Exeter; Gregory K. Bell, 25, of Huron Park; Rowena Schaufler, 19, of RR1 Exeter and Kimberley L. Coleman, 21. Also charged were Paul M. McClinchey, 26, of Hensall; Thomas G. Cyr, 24, of RR1 Zurich; Darin Telford, 21, of Bayfield; Nancy M. Smith, 21, of RR1 Zurich; Wilfred Michael Mdstrey, 23, of RR2 Zurich; Jamie Daer, 19, of RR1 Auburn, Daniel Stanley, 23, -of RR1 Brucefield and Dale R. Reid, 18, of Varna. One person charged was a young of- fender and therefore cannot be named. The court date has been set in Goderich for Oct. 20. Clinton Public Hospital (CPH) is continually up -dating its equipment and the latest addi- tion is an inflatamatic tourniquet purchased with donations from the Dr. Walter A. Oakes Memorial Fund. These funds, totalling $2,360, plus over $3,200 from his wife, Louise Oakes, purchased the machine which will be used in the operating room to control the flow of blood when surgery is performed. Above, Dr. Frank Newland (centre) and Dr. Richard Street demonstrate how the equipment is used with the help of Betty Wilkin, the operating room supervisor. All three worked with Dr. Oakes. (Anne Narejko photo) Dr. Oakes Memorial Fund helps purchase equipment CLINTON - The public hospital here was the recipient of an Inflatamatic Tourniquet obtained from the donations received in memory of Dr. Walter A. Oakes. The monies received locally amounted to $2,360. Louise R. Oakes graciously donated over $3,200 in order for the tourniquet to he purchased. The tourniquet is a piece of equipment us- ed in the operating room to control .the flow of blood when surgef'y is being'performed. The operating room is where Dr. Oakes spent a considersl4e amount of his time when he was practicing medicine in Clinton. Dr. Oakes is well remembered in Clinton and area for his , expertise. He practiced medicine in Clinton for over 35 years. He was a member of the hospital board for 33 years and was chairman of the board from 1946 to 1951. During this time, the 1947 wing of the hospital was constructed under his direction. Dr. Oakes retired in 1970 and moved to the Owen Sound area where he passed away on September 30, 1985. Indusrial park plans look t future needs CLINTON - Eight members of various organizations met in late July to discuss and set long range plans for the town's industrial park at the south-west end of town. The purpose of the meeting was to deter- mine who would pay for what in regards to storm sewers, ditches and culverts. Attending the meeting from Clinton Coun- cil were Mayor John Balfour and Councillor Case Buffinga. Bob Dempsey, Huron County Engineer; Robert Bell, Chairman of the Roads Committee; Gus Boussey of Clinton Public Utilities Commission; Harold Gibb- ings, Public Works Superintendent; town engineer Burns Ross of B.M. Ross and Associates and Bill Boussey, Huron - Middlesex Engineering Ltd. as well•as Clin- ton's Acting Clerk, Marie Jefferson, were also present. Four recommendations from the roads committee were agreeable to all at the meeting. The first was the Town of Clinton would be responsible for the work that is now being done on County Road 13 to the outlet in the roadside ditch. According to Mayor Balfour, the drainage tile needs to be enlarged to carry the water displacement once structures have been built on the property. • He also said the water service has been in- stalled and the roadway will be the next step. All of this work has been budgeted for. The second recommendation was for the present and future proposed work to enclose the open ditch to the pipe crossing under County Road 13 will be funded by both the town and the county. The town will pay one- third of the cost with the county picking up the remaining two-thirds. Future replacement of the culverts under the road and the farmer's lane downstream will be paid fully by Clinton. The fourth recommendation was that all routine maintenance of the storm sewer system shall be at 100 per cent county cost: All special maintenance costs, such as ditch clean outs downstream of County Road 13 and manhole rebuilds shall be shared by the county and the town. Again Clinton will 'pick up one-third of the costs and the county two-thirds. Those representing Clinton at the meeting agreed to notify all parties concerned before any work is carried out on future proposed plans. During council's August 18 meeting. Mayor Balfour said, "It is a very fair agree- ment for the Town of Clinton." Mother Nature stopped the downpour in Bayfield just in time for the Bayfield Fall Fair's parade to begin op August 23. This uniden- tified balloon person seemed to attract almost as much attention from the participants as from the crowd. See inside for a full feature page of pictures of the fair that ran on August 22 and August 23. (David Emslie photo) � ►► 4O,OOO grant for Tuckersmith A $40,000 Ontario Home Renewal (OHRP) grant for the Township of Tuckersmith was announced today by MPP Jack Riddell (Huron -Middlesex), on behalf of Alvin Curl- ing, Minister of Housing. Tuckersmith is among 15 municipalities receiving a total of $650,000 provincial OIIRP funding in today's announcement. Administered by municipalities, the pro- gram assists homeowners to upgrade their homes, with the emphasis on faulty struc- tural and sanitary conditions, and on plumb- ing, insulation, heating and electrical systems. Loans dull to $7,500 are Made available to eligible owner -occupants who wish to bring their homes up to standard. A portion of a loan may be forgiven,.depending on the red - ill pient's ome. Interest rates range from zero tot per cent, again depending on income. Physically -disabled homeowners, or homeowners with physically -disabled relatives living permanently with them, may qualify for loans of up to $9,500. This special maxlm'urri loan recognizes the extra costs involved in alterations that make homes more accessible inside and outside. Por applicants, the maximum annual qualifying income, after allowable deduc- tions are made, is $0,000. Since 1975, Tuckersmith has received $128,000 in grants which have helped upgrade 36 homes. OHRP benefits are available to owner occupants in all municipalities which have adopted minimum housing standards bylaws or resolutions . establishing stan- dards, and have decided to take part in the program. In communities without municipal boundaries, OHRP is ad- ministered by the Ministry of Housing in conjunction with the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. OHBP is one of the province's rehabilita- tion initiatives designed to help conserve housing, The Gini clan were on hand for the opening of the Gerry Ginn Memorial Park in Goderieh Township on August 23. They are, from left to right, Nancy, Jon, Laurie, Jean, Jan and firm. (David iiinslie photo)