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The Wingham Advance Times, 1995-06-14, Page 50 THE WOW1101fAPCE II$I )9,, mix ins Turnberry council has renewed its insurance coverage for 1995-96 with the Frank Cowan Company. The new coverage premium reflects a 22 per cent increase over - 1994. Up With People to hold auditions in Hanover Support for Festiyal...CKNX Radio made a $2,000 donation to the Blyth Festi- val for the Roulston-Roy New Play Development Fund last Wednesday. The funds Is to develop Jack new Canadian scripts. CKNX Festival develop ment co--ordl arator generalio yndLentz ac epted iwas e cheque fromCKNX program Fest di- rector Dan Gall. Kind donation me de Dear Editor: I would like to thank all the peo- ple who responded to the publica- tion of my letter to the editor re- garding the theft of my children's basketball set. On Thursday, June l , a very kind stranger delivered a brand new Lit- • tle Tykes basketball set to Greg and Janine. They • were thrilled to re- ceive this gift from Mr. Bob Mac- Tavish. ' The staff of National Trust phoned offering to collect funds to replace the set. It is good to know that there are kind, caring people in this community. Thanks to Mr. MacTavish for his generosity and the the National trust staff members for their kind offer, which was declined. On Saturday, June 3, I received a call from the Wingham Police Ser- vices stating that the stolen set had been recovered. It was retrieved at the river sometime after the letter appeared in the paper. Thanks to the young men who took it to the police station. "We were lucky to recover the basketball set and would like to share our good fortune. Mr. Mac- Tavish is in agreement with donat- ing one of the basketball sets to the shelter for battered and abused women (and their children) located in •Goderich. The Women's Shelter and Counselling Services of Huron accepts donations of toys, clothing, and toiletries for distribution to their clients. I am certain some'Oth- er children will enjoy playing bas- ketball as much as mine do. I would like to pass along some advice from the Wingham Police — mark any items kept outside with indelible marker, so they can be identified if stolen. Thanks agiin to all who helped. Joan van -den Meer, Wingham ED. NOTE: Isn't it great that we have people like Bob MacTavish in our community? That's what being neighbors is all about. Bill and Holly. Keil, representing Keil Insurance of Wingham, local Cowan Insurance brokers and Randy Fisher of Cowan's attended the first monthly meeting of Turn - berry council to provide an insu- rance review. The policy was briefly highlight- ed, with few comments from coun- cil members. Mr. Keil noted that the Frank Cowan Company insured the Greenock Township office and shed, which was destroyed by fire earlier this year. He said Cowan's had a cheque for a half -million dol- lars delivered to Greenock officials within 12 hours of the fire. The 1995-96 Turnberty insu- rance premium is $19,170, up from $14,880 in 1994. The chance of a lifetime is com- ing your way! From Norway and Nicaragua, the international cast of Up With People is coming`to Han- over! Up With People will be perform- ing their dynamic two-hour show on Friday, June 23• and Saturday, June 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hano- ver Coliseum. Tickets will be 415 for adults and $ 10 for students and senior citizens. These tickets will be available at the Hanover Coli- seum and Hanover Municipal Building. The visit of the cast is sponsored by the Hanover Lions, Optimists, Kinsmen, Legion Br. 130, and Ro- tary Clubs. All proceeds go to- wards the Regional Aquatic Cen- tre, Library Expansion, and the youth Centre. The 160 cast members will be in Hanover from Thursday, June 22 'through Sunday, June 25. Local families can have the opportunity to bring one or more of these col- lege -aged students from 23 differ- ent countries into their homes. Have breakfast with a Belgian and practice your Spanish with a Mexi- can over dinner! ' Volunteering families need to provide lodging, a few meals as well as limited trans- portation. In return, all host fail -li- lies receive two complimentary tickets to the performance at the. Hanover Coliseum. After the show there will be in- terviews for future show members. So, if you are interested, and are between the ages of 17-25, single, and in good health, don't miss out on learning about this . one year travelling opportunity! It will d>lfi- nitely be the chance of a lifetime! If you have any questions about hosting or becoming a member, oral, about the performance, please•feef free to call 364-7215. Thanks to all who made baldness worthwhile An Open Letter to the students of F.E. Madill Secondary School: Dear ladies and Gentlemen:, Let me take this opportunity to • thank you once again for your do- nations of $1,200 to the 1995 Law Enforcement Torch Run for the Special Olympics. I must admit that when I issued the "head shave challenge", I had my doubts about whether you could do it. But you proved me wrong and on June 5, I became bald for the first time in my life. I had one student say to me; "This year, $1,200 for your head, next year, $1,500 to shave your legs." I'll have to think about that one guys! Thanks again for your donation and a clean shave. Lincoln Dinning, OPP AKA: Officer Smoothy PS: A special thanks to the Ad- vance -Times and CKNX radio and TV for their coverage of the event. ED NOTE: Thanks to you, Consta- ble Dinning, for your efforts — and those of your comrades — for put- ting in that extra effort for the Spe- cial Olympics. As we all know, this - great event provides an excellent opportunity for people to put forth their own best effort in athletic ac- tivities and realize their personal goals. Closure not democratic Dear Editor: Despite the fact that at least an- other 50 MPs were scheduled to speak on Bill C-68, An Act Re- specting Firearms and Other weap- ons, Justice Minister Allan Rock and his government forced a vote to close off debate and pass the bill for second reading on April 6. The vote against democracy was 173 to 53, with three Liberals from Onta- rio voting against the bill: Rex Crawford (Kent), Benoit Serre (French River), and Paul Steckle (Huron -Bruce) These three MPs should be con- gratulated for suppgrting your rights and risking ostracization by the party. We have learned that these three brave MPs have been thrown off all committees as pun- ishment. As far as we can deter- mine from our research, this is the first time in Canadian history that closure has been used to stop de- bate on a gun control bill. Another first Mr. Rock can claim in the his- tory books. As reported in an earlier update to the clubs, the Reform Party had introduced a motion to split the bill into its crime control and gun con- trol portions. This would ensure quick passage of the crime control measures and allow thorough eval- uation of the gun control proposals. This motion was also voted down by the Liberal majority. There are several reasons why Mr. Rock has forced this action in the House of Commons. The first is that he did not want to be embar- rassed by any more Liberals speak- ing out against his legislation. The second is that the government is de- termined to pass the bill before its backbenchers have to face angry constituents during the summer re- cess. The third, Mr. Rock wants to force it through the House of Com- inons before more voters learn about the serious flaws in the legis- lation and the real reasons why the Chiefs of Police support his bill. A responsible government would allow a full debate on such a con- • troversial subject to ensure the leg- islation is justifiable. That is appar- ently not the Liberal way. To further demonstrate the Liberal government's arrogance in dealing with the matter, many organiza- tions who applied to appear before the Liberal dominated Standing Committee on Justice were not in- vited, including the OHA, Ontario Council of Shooters and the OFAH, three of the largest shooting organi- zations in Canada. This action was taken despite assurance given in the House of Commons on March 13, 1995, by the Chairman of the Com- mittee, Mr. Warren Allmand, that "everyone will be given their full right to be heard." The committee hearings are scheduled to run from April 24 to May 19. After that the committee will start a clause by inspection of the bill with third reading slated for sometime in June. YOU COULD GET PAID $500 A MONTH BY SIMPLY OPENING AN ACCOUNT. 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The service at the cenotaph will include the unveiling of two plaques, recognition of the city's 75th anniversary end the Kirking of The Tartans. The parade will then return to Branch 6 via 1st avenue west. It is hoped that residents of Owen Sound and district will come out to watch this parade which also commemorates the final stages of & Drums World War II. The Ontario Massed Legion Pipes & Drums were in London, England for the V.E. Day celebra- tions and received a special inspec- tion by Queen Elizabeth and Prin- cess Margaret .at the Buckingham Palace ceremonies. Thank you for your co ;operation • in helping to promote this event. 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