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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-12-05, Page 12Page 12 -The Wingham Advance -Times, Dec. 5, 1984 SMASHED WINDOWS -in vehicles parked in its storage yard in Wingham are continuing to plague the Joe Ker Ltd. gravel and trucking firm. A number of old vehicles which were being kept for parts have had all the glass smashed out of them, and even some new trucks have been damaged. Mr.f Kerr said he believes youngsters playing in the yard are responsible for the vandalism, adding he doesn't mind their playing there but wishes they wouldn't damage equipment, Smashed windows plague Wingham gravel company A Wingham business is losing hundreds of dollars a year to youthful vandals who smash the windows of vehicles parked in its storage yard. Reeve Joe Kerr, owner of Joe Kerr Ltd., a gravel and trucking business, told town council Monday night he is having a terrible time trying to stop the damage:. Every time he • brings trucks into town and parks them in his yard off Josephine Street they end up with broken windows, he said, and so far, despite discussions with police, he has had no success in solving the problem. "I'd hate to have to take them, out in the country and park them for protection." He added that the problem has been around for some time, "but not as bad as now." In a later interview, Mr. Kerr explained that every window and light has been smashed out of several older vehicles stored on the lot for use as spare parts. In ad- dition, windows have been broken in some newer vehicles. He said that every spring the company has to replace five or six windshields on vehicles which have been stored over the winter but this year has been especially bad, with damage during the summer months as well. He said a conservative estimate would place damage at over $500 during the last three months alone. Mr. Kerr said he believes youngsters playing on the lot are responsible for most of the damage. "Kids want someplace to play," he said, and he has never minded their playing on his 14 -acre lot, but he cannot see why he should have to put up with damaged equipment as a result. "I don't mind kids playing around the (gravel) stock- pile, but don't destroy things." A spokesman for the Wingham police, Sgt. Doug Foxton, said he knowsthe problem with broken win- dows at the Kerr yard has been going on for years, although he was not aware it had worsened in recent months. He agreed it may well be local youngsters who are doing the damage, but said it is not easy to find a solution. Police don't know who is breaking the windows, he MRS. DERRILL HALLMAN said. "We've chased dozens of kids out of there, but they were not doing anything but playing." • "We're keeping an eye on Joe's," he added, "but we haven't had any luck." He also commented that even if police do manage to catch the vandals, if they turn out to be juveniles the new Young Offenders' Act makes it difficult to do anything with them. Club members honored at 4-11 awards night A second -year mathe- matics student at the University of Waterloo was recipient of the Murray Cardiff Citizenship trophy at the Huron County 4-H awards night. The event was held in Clinton on Nov. 30. Greg Hoggarth, 20, of RR 2, Kippen, received the award at the 37th annual cul- mination of year-long work in 4-H agriculture clubs. The citizenship trophy, presented by MP Murray Cardiff, goes to a club member who is outstanding in 4-1-1 work in Huron as well in home and community ac- tivities. Greg has been in 4-H for eight years, completing 19 projects in calf, poultry, snowmobile, financial man- agement, personal finance, youth council and junior leader clubs. He has held a number of 4-H executive positions and has :won several top member awards. Greg has also been a leader of the Computer Club. As a co-operative student, Greg, as part of his university program, will be working in Ottawa for several months with the De- partment of Health and Wel- fare. The C.S. McNaughton trophy for the Huron County 4-H member receiving the highest number of points was awarded to Donna Johnston of RR 2, Bluevale. A member of the Brussels 4-H Dairy Calf Club, Donna received 958 points out of a possible 1,000. She also received the Doug Kennedy award for top 4-H sheep club member and the Huron County Holstein Club award for obtaining most points and exhibiting .a winning Holstein calf. The warden's novice award, presented by Huron Warden Tom Cunningham was won by David Jones of RR 2, Clinton. The award goes to the novice member with the highest points. The J.A. Anstett award, presented to the top beef calf club member was won by Paul Coultes of RR 5, Brussels. He also received the Stan Jackson award for being highest in the beef championship show at the Seaforth Junior Fair. The Huron County Pork Producers' Association • tro- phy was presented to Paul Dodds of RR 1, Seaforth for achieving the highest number of points in a 4-H HIGH POINTS-Owna Johnston of. RR 2. received l/ highest points during the 4-H won the C R McNaughton trophy at the Huron Achreverr l Night Making the presentation is Don Pullen. Huron ,rrtricultural representative. (Photo by • Levesque) Bluevale year and swine club this year. He also won the Neil McGavin award for having the highest score in the 4-H Plowmen's club. The Bank of Montreal award for the top first-year Swine Club member was won by Jeff Robinson off RR 4, Clinton. Andrea Smith of RR 6, Goderich won the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce award for receiving the highest standing in 4-H Dairy Calf Club work. Previous winners are ineligible. The John Franken memorial trophy was awarded to Marie DeBruyn of RR 1, Exeter who had the highest score in 4-H Horse and Pony clubs. The Farm Safety Association award to the 4-H Farm Safety Club member with the highest score was presented to Brenda Hackett of RR 3, Lucknow. The Old Mill award to the top Sheep Club member was presented to Martha Boon of RR 2, Bluevale. William Fotheringham of RR 4, Seaforth, won both the Vincent Farm Equipment trophy to the top Tractor Club member and the Huron • County Soils and Crop Im- provement Association award as top member in the Field Crop Club. Elizabeth Stewart of RR 1, Dublin is another top winner. She received the Arabian Horse Association of Eastern Canada trophy for judging, the Cliff McNeil trophy for exhibiting the champion Holstein calf at the Seaforth Fall Fair, the A. Y. McLean trophy for being the champion showman, and the Huron County Holstein award for excellence in the Senior Dairy Management Club. Robert Rader of Dashwood received both the HuIly Gully trophy for exhibiting outstanding knowledge of snowmobiles and the Pine - ridge Chalet trophy as high scorer in the Snowmobile Club. Jeff McGavin of RR 4, Walton' received two awards, one for having the champion 4-H gilt and the other for being top swine showman. Other individual winners are: Sandra Shelley of RR 2, Gorrie won for having the champion 4-H market pig, Kate Boon of RR 2,' Blue - vale won for exhibiting the top fleece; Amy Workman of RR 2, Brussels for high points at the 4-H horse show ; Heather McIntosh of RR 5, Brussels•for being champion horse showman at the Sea - forth Fair. Kim Rintoul of RR 2, Lucknow for showing the champion Hereford calf. The champion beef show- man award was won by Carol Rintoul of RR 2, Lucknow. Hospital board reps attend Morris meeting Morris Township's two hospital board represen- tatives paid a visit to council at its Monday meeting. Allan Searle is the town- ship's representative on the Seaforth Hospital Board. He reported the Seaforth hospital's emergency wing will be updated next year in a building project, although he did not ask for a monetary commitment. Mr. Searle said a total of 35 patients from Morris Town- ship were treated at the Items from Lakelet Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Klein of Baden visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Dickert. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Scott of Seaforth were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Inglis. The 4-H achievement night for the project "Fitness Fare" was held last Wed- nesday evening at Brussels. Two girls from the Lakelet I club were among several to receive their honors cer- tificates. Vanessa Kavelman received county honors for six completed projects and Maribeth Hallman received advanced honors for 18 projects. • Calf club members win 4H awards BELGRAVE - Members of the Blyth-Belgrave 4-H Beef Calf Club completed another successful year at the County 4-H Awards night in Clinton Nov. 30. Paul Coultes won the J.A. Austett Award for the highest score in beef clubs. Jeff Scott was awarded the CIL Trophy for highest score in swine judging at the judg- ing competition. Taking top honors in section 1 at the Huron County Beef Championship show at Seaforth were: 1st, Paul Coultes, $200; 2nd, Lisa Thompson, $175; 7th, Steven Coultes, $50; 14th, Robert Gordon, $25. Prizes were awarded from the Stan Jackson Memorial Fund. The Blyth-Belgrave Beef Club also won the R.T. Bolton and Sons trophy for championship corn exhibit in the county at the-Seaforth Junior Fair, as well as a 20 - Ib. turkey donated by the Huron County 4-H Club leaders association. • Leaders for the club are: Murray Scott, RR 1, Bel - grave; Neil Vincent, RR 3, Wingham; president, Paul Coultes; vice-president, Anne Procter; secretary - treasurer, Kate Procter; news reporter, Steven Coultes. U 1 Weekend visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Murray and Neil and Mrs. Mabel Murray were Mr. and Mrs. Ted Jablonski and family of Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Inglis spent a few days last week with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Inglis and Jennifer at Milton. Mr. and Mrs. Derril Hallman attended a family gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Hallman on Sunday. The occasion celebrated was •their 55th wedding anniversary. Several neighbors gather- ed at the new home of Mr. and Mrs. Carol Werner of Clifford last Friday evening for a farewell party. The •couple was presented with a picture for which they ex- pressed their thanks. Then lunch was served. We are pleased to report that Ervin Reidt was able to return home last Friday from hospital in Kitchener. Recommended rotation age for commercial harvest- ing of Canada's forests varies from 50 to 100 years depending upon species and location. Seaforth hospital this year. Shirley Garniss, council's representative on the Wing - ham and District Hospital Board, also attended the meeting. Mrs. Garniss re= ported the hospital is in good financial shape, but its new emergency wing project is not proceeding as quickly as the board had hoped. She said she hopes the board's new policy of open meetings will contribute to a better `rapport with the public. In other business, Grant Currie and Nora Cundy of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Wingham attended the meeting to get council's comments on a new payment of accounts system. The new system gives the bank the authority to take over the partial and past -due payment of. taxes, However Morris council members said they do not want to enter into such an agreement at this time since the township looks after its own tax arrears and adds additional charges after three years in arrears. The new system was to have come into effect in 1985, but the bank officials said they now are not sure when it will be implemented. Wayne Caldwell of the county planning department also attended Monday's meeting and informed council that the public meetings dealing with the township's secondary land use plan will be held Feb. 13 and 20 and March 6, 13 and 20 of next year at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre. Council made a. grant of $75 to the Bluevale Ceme- tery. Morris council will meet Dec. 13 at 8 p.m. to decide what grant the township will give to the new Pioneer Mu- seum project at Goderich. Culross couple celebrates 25th The large home of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Colvin on Con, 2 of Culross Township was crammed full on the evening of Nov. 24 to honor them on the happy occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary, which is Dec. 5. Their family had invited friends, neighbors and close relatives to join them,' which was a complete surprise to the parents. At 7 p.m. the immediate family, Wanda and Peter Inglis and their two boys Jeremy and Joshua, Sonya Bradley, Juanita and Shannon together with Bill Graham, Larry Fischer, David Ball, Alan Kieffer, Mrs. Thirza Donaldson and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Colvin had dinner at a Teeswater restaurant. Following the meal, they all journeyed to the Colvin home and were welcomed by guests who had already arrived. During their absence, the seven sisters of the "silver bride" had decorated the house, placing,a three-storey fruit cake, pink carnations and lighted pink candles on the dining room tables. An enjoyable evening of social chatting, cards, music and singing was enjoyed by all. A smorgasbord meal was tastefully served during the evening. The happy occasion with congratulations and many lovely gifts will re- main in the memories of Mr. and Mrs. Colvin for many years to corse. TR •- � n� Microwave Oven with new Even Cook" • Big 1.3 cubic foot oven capacity • Variable power control - five different cooking speeds, including defrost cycle. • Removable glass cooking tray. • Ten-year warranty protection on magnetron tube.. • New "Even Cook" distribution of , microwave energy. • Interior oven light. NOW ONLY • See-through door. • Brown and wood grain styling accents. 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