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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2004-02-11, Page 19Wednesday, February 11, 2004 Exeter Times -Advocate 19 It's Your Business Little Pizzaria opens in Hensall By Scott Nixon TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF HENSALL — Hensall's newest restaurant is off to a successful start. The Little Pizzaria opened on King Street in early December and owner Jackie Schutz said things have gone well. She said business has been "excellent. I'm really glad I did this. People have been really support- ive in town." Schutz, who has prior experience in the pizza business, said she opened The Little Pizzaria because she wanted to work for herself. A Hensall native, Schutz can now walk to work. Schutz said while there are now three restaurants in Hensall, each "does it's own thing." In addition to pizzas, The Little Pizzaria offers panzerotti, subs, wings and salads. It only took Schutz about a month to prepare for the store's opening because, since there was a pizza shop in the loca- tion before, the equip- ment was already there. Once some painting and decorating was done, the store was ready to open. There are five employees Little Pizzaria owner Jackie Schutz prepares a pizza in her Hensall shop last week. The business opened in December. Schutz says she is pleased with the support she has received from the community. (photo/Scott Nixon) at The Little Pizzaria, including Schutz's two daughters. Open six days a week, Schutz admits it's been a lot of work for her — she estimates she works 60- 65 hours a week. "I'm not used to that, but it's worth it," she says. As an example of the brisk business Schutz is doing, she recently had to shut down on a Friday night because, after sell- ing 75 pizzas in a four- hour period she ran out of dough. Schutz is quick to thank the people of Hensall for being supportive and helpful. "Hensall's been just awesome," she said. Presenta• tions on counterfeiting Huron OPP continue to receive a number of calls about counterfeit bills in the County of Huron, responding to 22 incidents in January. The bills are showing up in communities 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 million were removed from circula- tion 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 strate- gy, focusing on security, education and compliance. The Bank of Canada is committed to increasing its educational activities to ensure key stakeholders are able to recognize genuine bank notes and to change atti- tudes so the routine authentication of notes becomes a common, accepted practice. 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 presentations will be held at the Clinton Slots. For reservations call Michelle at 482-7540 ext. 4262. Spaces for these sessions are filling up quick- ly. 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 num- bers 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 sponsor a presenta- tion 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 book- ings if you would like to have a presentation on counter- feiting. Beware of scams NORTH BAY — The OPP is reminding people to be on the alert for suspicious e-mails, faxes or letters that ask for money. People who have received suspicious materi- al are asked to forward copies of the letters to PhoneBusters via fax at 888-654-9426 or by e-mail at wafl@phonebusters.com. E-mails related to an advanced fee letter fraud are being sent to computers in Ontario. Most people believe it is normally seniors who fall victim to these types of frauds, but research shows most victims are between 30 and 40 years of age. Advanced fee letter fraud Throughout Canada and the United States letters con- cerning the "request for urgent business transaction" — usually the transfer of millions of dollars — are being sent out to consumers and businesses via mail, e-mail and fax transmission. The letter asks for bank account information so money can be deposited into your account, or an advance fee to show good faith. These letters are commonly referred to as Nigerian letter scams or West African fraud letters. Overpayment fraud There is a new variant of the Nigerian e-mail scam that cheats consumers who sell goods on line. The over- payment fraud is when the person receiving the cheque is actually owed money for goods sold. The seller receives a counterfeit cashier's cheque from the "pur- chaser." The amount of the cheque is in excess of what is owed; the seller is then asked to deposit the cheque and wire the balance of excess funds immediately back to the sender/purchaser. Steckle and Ur to participate in the BSE debate OTTAWA — Huron -Bruce MP Paul Steckle and Lambton-Kent-Middlesex MP Rose -Marie Ur commended the government for opting to call an emergency debate on BSE and its impact on the Canadian agricultural industry. This decision, announced Feb. 3 in the House of Commons, was prompted by a formal request from Ur and Steckle Jan. 7. "Canadian farmers in all sectors are facing the negative impacts of BSE. As a government and as a member representing a riding in which agri- culture is the primary industry, it is our duty to take any and all possible steps to make sure that the sector regains its position as a world leader in beef production. This government is here for our farmers and I will continue to act in the best interests of the industry," Ur said. "The government has already begun to deliv- er on its Throne Speech commitment to ensure that farmers have a seat at the national policy table. Today, our agricultural sectors are fac- ing one of their greatest challenges ever. Without question, this is a national issue that deserves to be dealt with at the highest possi- ble levels. We must make certain that all of our farmers, not just our beef farmers, know that we are standing with them during this dif- ficult time," Steckle said. "We must make certain that all of our farmers, not just our beef farmers, know that we are standing with them during this difficult time," HURON -BRUCE MP PAUL STECKLE POLICE BRIEFS Stereo stolen from vehicle SOUTH HURON — On Feb. 6 at 2:30 p.m. a citi- zen reported a theft from a vehicle that caused considerable damage in the interior. The victim told police sometime during the night someone entered a locked blue 1990 Buick Park Avenue car while it sat in the family driveway on Huron Street in Exeter. A 2001 Pioneer am/fm/CD radio/player was ripped from the dash. Also stolen from the vehicle was a Visor style CD holder with 25 CDs. 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