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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1986-09-17, Page 6Page 6—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1986 Blyth Standard Funds reimbursed through insurance BLYTH - Insurance coverage for the village has covered the loss of close to $79,000 in municipal funds. Council here announced last week that a cheque in the,amount of $78,960.27 has been received to reimburse the losses involving the misappropriation of money for the municipality. Former clerk -treasurer of the village, Larry Walsh, was charged earlier this year regarding this incident. A breakdown of the cash losses includes: ONIP grant, 1984-$16,880.00; ONIP grant, 1985-$23.712.25: ONIP grant. 1988-$19.700. Musical winn By Kathy Bromley BLYTH - The following are a list of the results from last week's Thresher's Reunion in various open competitions. On September 5, the Jamboree was held with 43 musicians taking part from different localities. On September 6, the Fiddler's contest was held. For the open class, Eddie Mole was the Huron County Housing, 1986 taxes -$1,392.00; PUC billings, 1986 -totalling $14,880.42; com- munity centre auditorium rentals,, bar sales and petty cash, 1986 -totalling $2,625.60. At their September 9 meeting, council members studied the figure sheet as prepared by accountant Bill Vodden of Clin- ton. It was noted that between $15,000 and $20,000 in losses is still being investigated. Regarding the issues, Councillor William Manning asked council, "Should 'we be. holding a public meeting to explain these issues. I think we're under some obligation to explain." from err Thre over-all champion, winning the 1986 Fid- dler's Trophy. Second place went to Marg DeLong of St. Marys, while third place was taken by Ron Hughes of Creamor. In the junior divison, 16 and under, 12”year-old Denise Johnson of Stratford took first, in second place was 15 -year-old Mur- ray Perkins of Dobbington and third place was taken by five-yea'r-old Matthew Councillor Bill Howson offered a differing opinion, noting that holding a public meeting on the issue, "would only bring it all out again." "I'm hearing from the people that we're in limbo, we're not doing anything to rectify this matter," Councillor Manning explained. Councillor Howson said that the financial. statement sheet shows that remedy measures are being made. The Walsh trial is continuing in provincial court. The next court date has been set for September 24 in Wingham. shermen's WheeI in These tw'Saving4 1986 GMC '/2 TON PICKUP - V8, automatic. 1986 MERCURY MARQUIS, 4 door, V6, air conditioning. 1985 PONTIAC PARISIENNE, 4 door, air conditioning 1985 PONTIAC 1000 1984 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE, 4 door, air conditioning 1984 BUICK PARK AVENUE 4 door, loaded 1982 CUTLASS SUPREME BROUGHAM, 4 door, air 1982 FORD F-150 SUPER CAB 1981 DATSUN WAGON 1979 CUTLASS STATIONWAGON 1979 FORD LTD II, 4 door 1979 OLDS REGENCY 98, 4 door, loaded HAMMS CAR SALES LTD. - BLYTH - SALES DEPT. , - .. 523-4342 SERVICE DEPT..... 523-9581 BLYTH HOCKEY REGISTRATION Saturday, Sept. 20 10 a.m. • 2 p.m. at the Blyth Arena BEGINNERS 525. TYKES 535. NOVICE 550. ATOMS 580. RINGETTE 525. 55': PENALTY for late registration To be covered by insurance, a kid's registration form must be paid before being allowed on the ice. Cadman Irrigation Equipment Friday, September 26 continuous from 10 a.m. at the farm of Tom Williamson 13/4 miles east of Walton on Con. 18 Grey Twp. [Monkton Road] . EVERYONE WELCOME BOOK NOW FOR FALL PUMPING Valtao 9Pet Division of Cadman Power Equipment Walton 887-6080 or 1-800-265-9683 Johnson (a brother of Denise). In the intermediate division, there were two categories. For the 64 and under, first place winner was Laurie Edger from At- wood; second place winner was Betty Mit- chell of Owen Sound and placing third was Bill dark of Kippen. In the 65 and over class, a Kerwood resi- dent, Reg Freer placed first, second .place winner was George Gagne of Sombia and the third place winner was Jack Warwick of Brussels. The judges of the fiddling contest were Kathy O'Neill of Kitchener and Jim Flannigan from London. In the step -dancing competition, there were 27 entries this year, an increase from last year of 15 participants. The competition was held on September 7. The overall champion for 1986 in the open class was a local girl, Lisa Beattie of Clinton who took home the trophy for this year. There was a tie for second place going to Lenn Harris of Stratford and Sherri Preszcatorof RR 3 Clinton. Susan Elliott of Tiverton went home , with the third place position. In the class of nine years and under, Lori Nicholson of Monkton was first, Carly Huitema of Stratford was second and Jen- nifer Szusz of Londesboro was third. In the 12 and under division, there were two classes. The first class was the Ole Time Reel, Lee Ann Wammes of RR 3 Clinton came in first, Krista Dalzell of RR 5 Clinton came in second, while Lesley Dal placed third. In the clog, jig and reel, Chadd Wolfe of Kitchener and Tracy Harris of Stratford tied for first place. Rebbecca Grant of Strat- ford tratford was second, while third went to Lee Ann Storey of RR 5 Goderich. For the junior group step dancing - Friends -4 -Ever from Clinton were first place winners and placing second were sweet Dreams of Londesboro. The judges were Ulla Storey of Seaforth and Nancy Norris of Staffa. Rain, Rain, Rain The same weather conditions that cancell- ed the parade also played havic in Blyth and surrounding areaslast week. From Wednes- .day morning, straight, through until • Friday 'morning, precip4ap,on fell causing• wash- outs and floods as the grater had nowhere to go, but down drains, basements, and into streams and rivers, at a . rapid flow. The weather forecasters stated that had it been snow, over seven feet of flakes' would have fallen. I don't know of anyone who would have been prepared for that. As much rain as we did receive and entered into our basements, we•can be very thankful not to have been hit by the twister that went through Brussels, causing much damage. There is always another side to the coin. During the storm, Blyth firemen were called outto the farm of Ernie Parker on the. 8th of Morris, Wednesday evening at 7:45 p.m. to attend a barn fire. The fire was kept under control, unable to spread and held damages down. Social News Sympathy is extended to Kay Hesslewood daughters Verna, Brenda (Finlayson)- ancd. son Ken on the death of their husband and father Keith, who passed away September 10 in his 68th year. Get well wishes are extended to Adam Blair, son of Alex and Bev Blair, who is a pa- tient in St. Joseph's Hospital. Quote Of The Week: He who invents dishes and cutlery that are edible like cones, will become a multi -millionaire. Dan Hallahan was one of the founders of the Huron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby Associa- tion 25 years ago. Today, the 80 -year-old is proud of the reunion which has been received so well by not only the Blyth residents, but all those interested in the history of threshing. (Anne Narejko photo) Thre shermen'us improved yearly, says Thresherrnan By AennNarejko BLYTH - Dan Hallahan remembers it well. He remembers the first meeting at his brother Simon's home on May 28, 1962. He remembers when only four steam engines were at the show, and he remebers the co- operation the association has received from the village and, its people throughout the years. Mr. Hallahan was one of the original members of the Huron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby Association which celebrated its 25th annual reunion on September 5, 6, and 7. And of those 25 reunions, the 80 -year-old has. yet to miss one. "I've riever missed a year," he said, ad- ding, "We always seem to have success." Mr. Hallahan has noticed many changes over the years and is quick to recall whit the reunion was like in the beginning. "The women used to put on the meals in the agricultural shed," he said. But today, the women prepare the meals in the kitchen of the arena auditorium. Another change Mr. Hallahan pointed out was the storing of the equipment. "We built two sheds to put the equipment in and we bought a saw mill (approximately 20 years ago) with the help of the people," he explained. Today, the saw mill remains on the grounds at the Blyth and District Communi- ty Centre permanently. THE BLYTH STANDARD 1 VSIDTESS DIREC Robert Worsen Plumbing Heating Sales & Service Box 68, Auburn 526-7597 H.T. DALE SEPTIC TANK PUMPING SERVICE CLINTON PHONE 482-3320 or 527-0284 INSURANCE GENERAL J. itiehnrd 4:Ili,�tt rii91 3234725 LIFE • It. John Elliott • 59523-4323 ELLIOTT INSURANCE afgo utsLTft 1NSIlIIAN('1'. IN ALL BRANI, H141. 1.:4tatbllI IWd 1410 • r ' • BLYTH, ONTARIO) NOM 100 ,. ,519423.4481 LIVESTOCK MORTALITY INSURAN E" alr OPTOMETRY David longstaff Ltd. 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In the early years "it used to take 20 or 30 minutes to line up," said Mr. Hallahan who was previously the parade chairman. One element of today's reunion that pleases Mr. Hallahan most of all is the fact that the younger generation is becoming involved. "Today younger people have taken a great interest in the reunion, helping to get ready and helping to clean up," he said. "The book they put out this year for the an- niversary is also very good. All who worked on it deserve a lot of credit." One element of today's reunion that con- cerns Mr. Hallahan is the insurance. "Insurance has more than tripled over the years. It makes it difficult now," he said. Mr. Hallahan is pleased with the way an idea from a few people has spread, but he did not think it would catch on this well. "We had no idea it would ever reach this much success. When we started, we had to throw in our own money to be able to do the trucking," he laughed. QIP program By David Emslie LONDESBORO - The Values, Influences and Peers (VIP) -program, put together by the Ministry of Education and the Ontario Provincial Police, began its second year of running last week. The program, which was adopted by the Huron County Board of Education for all Grade 6 students this year, is•primarily run to teach the children about values, in- fluences and peers. Among the topics discussed during the 14 week program are shop lifting, dangerous drugs, friends and friendship and peer pressure. • Constable John Marshall of the Goderich OPP began his once a week course for the Grade 6 students in Rosemarie Cooke's class at Hullett Central School on September 10. In his first lesson Constable Marshall had tite students fill out an 18 question survey, which he discussed with the students after they handed their answers in to Mrs. Cooke. The first question was, "Is personal grooming important to you?" The 31 students all answered yes to this question. Constable Marshall noted that in some classes people will say this isn't important because they think it is a big deal to wash and brush their hair in the morning. "Some people's sense of values are different than others," he said. ' There was a small amount of disagree- ment among the class to the next question, "Po you care whether your homework. is d on time?" Only two of the students arereg that they didn't care. .ltlOtt the survey asked whether they shbuld obey the laws of their country. Most of the students, 28, answered this question in the affirmative. There was a fairly even split when the students were asked whether they wanted to be like' their friends, With 18 saying no and • begins year the rest yes. One of the students pointed out that if everyone was like their friends, no one would be different. Constable Marshall agreed and said, "We'd all be like clones. You have to be like yourself, this is what the program is about." He added, "Some people are timid, this program brings more of yourself out." _.. _... _ .. . The students agreed unanimously when asked the next question, "Should you follow your parents' directions in most things?" When asked if they should be kind to animals only one child replied with a no. . There was also only one negative reply when the class was asked whether it was wrong to steal. "Is it ever right to steal?" Constable Mar- shall asked the students. "People steal all of the time, especially in baseball. In all of the question there _are some yes and some no io answers." For the next few questions, three children thought it was all right to throw their candy wrappers in the street, and six of the 31 students did not think it was important to be polite. . Only one student answered no when they were asked, "If you accidentally throw a ball through someone's window, should you tell him or her?" Seventeen students said they like to follow instructions given to them by others, while all agreed it is wrong to make fun of others. "People make fun of other people all of the time, think about all of the people who wear glasses, or all of the people who have bright red lair," Constable Marshall said. "People like to make fun of other people." The next question on the survey asked the class, "Do you like situations that might be dangerous?" Seven of the students said they did. "Usually the boys say yes and girls say Turn to page 7