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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2004-02-04, Page 1414 Exeter Times -Advocate Wednesday, February 4, 2004 Best overall display Dinney Fine Furniture of Exeter was the winner of th e 'Best Concept Display' award last weekend at the Lifestyle Home Show put on by the London Builder's Association."We're pretty excited about it," owner Jon Dinney said of the recog- nition. Dinney's display at the show included a combination of furniture, designs, accessories and stained glass windows.The store's designer, Rae Ann Ladouceur, pictured above, designed the display. For having the best overall display, the busi- ness received a plaque and will have television and magazine exposure. Dinney also took part in the Lifestyle show, held at the Western Fairgrounds, last year. (photo/submitted) Presentations on counterfeiting Huron OPP continue to receive a num- ber of calls about counterfeit bills in the County of Huron, responding to 22 inci- dents in January. The bills are showing up in communi- ties located in the municipalities of South Huron, Bluewater, Central Huron, Goderich and Huron East. Last year Huron County OPP collected 248 counterfeit bills that were sent to the RCMP Central Bureau for Counterfeits in Ottawa for further testing. Goderich received 50 bills, Central Huron 49 , South Huron 38, Huron East seven and Bluewater had five. Of the 248 counterfeits collected, 102 were $20 bills, 94 were $10 bills, 18 were $50 bills, 27 were $100 and seven were $5. In 2001, roughly 130,000 counterfeit bills representing a total value of $6 mil- lion were removed from circulation in Canada. The average Canadian has only a one in 10,000 chance of ever handling a counterfeit bank note. However, those figures represented a 29 per cent increase in the number of counterfeit notes passed and a 52 per cent increase in the total value over the year 2000, prompting the Bank of Canada to renew its strategy, focusing on security, education and compliance. The Bank of Canada is committed to increasing its educational activities to ensure key stakeholders are able to rec- ognize genuine bank notes and to change attitudes so the routine authentication of notes becomes a common, accepted prac- tice. The Huron OPP, along with Manuel Parreira from the Bank of Canada, will be conducting Counterfeit Presentations in Goderich, Clinton, Seaforth, Exeter, Hensall and Zurich. Goderich presentations have been booked for Feb. 11 at the Bedford at 10 a.m., 2 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Please contact Judy from the BIA in Goderich at 440-0176 to make reservations. Clinton presentations will be Feb. 11 at 8 a.m. and Feb. 12 at 1 p.m. These pre- sentations will be held at the Clinton Slots. For reservations call Michelle at 482-7540 ext. 4262. Spaces for these ses- sions are filling up quickly. The Seaforth presentation will be held at the Seaforth town hall Feb. 12 at 9 a.m. To register call Brad Knight at 527- 0160. The Zurich presentation is sponsored by the Bank of Montreal and will be held at the branch office in Zurich Feb. 12 at 3 p.m. On the same day a presentation will be held at the Hensall Legion at 5 p.m. Please call Karen at the bank in Hensall or Kelly in Zurich. The phone numbers are 262-1066 and 236-4385. The next two presentations will be at the Ranch House located on the Main Street of Exeter at 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Feb. 12. For reservations call the Exeter South Huron Chamber of Commerce at 235-4520. A maximum of 30 people will be allowed to attend each presentation. If another organization wishes to spon- sor a presentation in their community there is one time slot available on Thursday morning at 11 a.m. Please call the Huron OPP and speak with Community Service Officer Don Shropshall for these additional bookings if you would like to have a presentation on counterfeiting. Keeping our snowy roads clear Snowplows and salt trucks must travel more slowly than regular traffic in order to be effective. Snowplows have a flash- ing blue light that can serve as a warning for motorists to remain at a safe follow- ing distance. On the 400 series highways, snowplows engage in "echelon plowing." This is the practice of staggered snowplows across a multi -lane highway at one time. This is proven to be the safest and most effective way to remove snow from a multi -lane highway. Motorists should never try to pass a plow engaged in echelon plowing. Sand is spread on roadways as an abrasive to provide traction on slippery road surfaces, but does not melt snow or ice. Sand is used when temperatures are too low for salt to be effective, or below -12 C. Salt is spread on roadways early in a storm to prevent snow and ice from bonding to the road surface, or when the temperature is above -12 C. Even with all these efforts, a severe or long storm may delay restoration to nor- mal conditions. McDonald's Canada CEO at SH Chamber meeting EXETER — The South Huron Chamber of Commerce is cele- brating its 5th anniversary at its annual general meet- ing and dinner at the end of the month. This year's annual Chamber meeting will be held at the Ironwood Golf Club on Feb. 28. Cocktails are at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person and there is a cash bar. The meeting is open to members of the public and not limited to Chamber members. Guest speaker for the evening is McDonald's Canada president, chairper- son and chief executive officer (CEO) Bill Johnson. Johnson started his career with the company in London in 1970 as a crew Johnson person. He held various positions with the company, becoming vice-president of restaurant development in 1992. In 1994, Johnson went to Mexico to become president of McDonald's Mexico where he expanded operations at the franchise -based restaurant operation by 40 per cent in four years. A personal highlight during Johnson's tenure in Mexico was the formation of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Mexico and the opening of Mexico's first Ronald McDonald House. Johnson returned to Canada as execu- tive vice-president in 1998 with respon- sibility for western Canadian operations. He was appointed president and chief operating officer in 2000 and in 2003 he was appointed chairperson, president and CEO of the Canadian corporation. Tickets for the event are limited and should be bought early. You can buy tickets from any Chamber board mem- ber or by calling 235-4520. 12 charged for driving on closed highways HURON — Huron OPP officers were busy investi- gating several crashes that took place on road- ways in Huron County Jan. 28. Many roads in the area were closed due to heavy drifting of snow and high- ways that were down to one lane or less and poor visibility. In response to the weather conditions police officers may close a high- way to vehicles by posting signs or placing traffic control devices. Driving on a closed high- way is prohibited. When signs or traffic control devices have been posted or placed no one is allowed to drive or oper- ate a vehicle on the closed highway or intentionally disobey the signs or traffic control devices. The only exceptions to this are road service vehi- cles, public utility emer- gency vehicles and police vehicles. Everyone using a closed POLICE BRIEFS Cottage break-ins BAYFIELD — On Jan. 31 at 2 p.m. OPP were notified of three sea- sonal residences that had been broken into in Bayfield. The inves- tigating officer learned sometime in the last two weeks two cot- tages on Tuyll Street and one on Dow Street had been forced open through a window or door. The thieves stole TVs, VCRs, a phone, wine, two large speak- ers and TV/VCR combi- nations. If you can help solve these crimes call the Huron OPP or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222- 8477(TIPS). highway closed does so at their own risk and the crown or road authority having juris- diction and control of the high- way is not liable for any dam ages sus tained by a person using the closed highway. On Jan. 28 OPP offi- cers wrote 12 traffic tickets to drivers who failed to obey the road closure signs. This cost each driver $110 and added three demerit points to their driver's licence. Latest batch of winners LUCAN — The latest batch of winners has been drawn from the Lucan Area Heritage Association's cash calan- dar fundraiser. The winners are Peter McKegney of London, Kirk Hall of Lucan, Marilyn Vande Borne of Egmondville, Alana Hoskins of Lucan, Kelly Jones of London, Ken Latta of Lucan and Margaret Armitage of Lucan. Members of the heritage association would also like to inform the public the brochure mailed out to people in the Lucan postal area offering six collector plates of various buildings in Lucan, inculding the Lucan Area Heritage Museum, is not a fundrais- er for the new museum.The offer is from a promotional company in Markham. • USA 25% OFF STOREWI DE BOOKS ^' CHILDREN & ADULT ART SUPPLIES DAY PLANNERS TIMES ADVOCATE 424 Main St. Exeter 235-1331 OPEN MON.-FRI. 8:30 A.M. - 4:30 R.M.