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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2004-05-12, Page 1212 Exeter Times–Advocate Wednesday, May 12, 2004 FrontierAwards Banquet to be heldThurs. May 20 By Carmel Sweeney ZURICH CORRESPONDENT ZURICH - The 140th anniversary dinner for the Zurich Agricultural Society was a big suc- cess last Saturday night at the new Blue Water Community Centre which began with a deli- cious roast beef dinner and all the trimmings from Jerry Rader's. Afterwards a musical program and fashion show was held along with guest speakers and greetings from various people. Highlights of the past 140 years were outlined by Margaret Deichert. Several past presidents were intro- duced. Door prizes and share the wealth draws were given out. Master of ceremonies was Paul Klopp. The Hensall communi- ty yard sale will be held on Saturday, May 29. The formal for gradu- ating students at South Huron District High School in Exeter is on Sat., May 15. Hubert and Vesta Miller of Dashwood spent the past week vis- iting their daughter Vicki and Bob Hutchinson in Houston, Texas and attended the confirmation of grand- daughters, Emilie and Megan. Also visiting for a few days were daughter's, Dianne and Bob Biggam of Toronto and Lisa and Frank Giffin and two children. They also cele- brated Mother's Day. This will be the last trip to Texas for the Miller family as B o b , ✓ ickie and girls will be spend- ing the summer months at their home in Grand Bend at Southcott Pines before leaving in August for Saudi -Arabia where Bob has been working since last January. Lindsay Anita Elizabeth Merner daughter of Lisa and Marty was baptized at St. Boniface Church recently. Once again a delicious Mother's Day breakfast, prepared by the Knights of Columbus, was held at St. Boniface Parish Hall after mass. Best wishes for a speedy recovery goes out to Martha Overholt who had a hip opera- tions recently in Owen Sound. A lovely birthday cele- bration for Heather Klopp and Mother's Day family get-together was held on Sunday in Grand Bend at the cot- tage of Carrie and Dan Eybergen with several attending and enjoyed a delicious barbecue supper. A Mother's Day Tea was held at the Adult Resource Centre in Dashwood last Friday afternoon. There was a Buck and Doe held for Damion Willert and Janet Thiel on May 7 at the Blue Water Community Centre in Zurich. Damion is the son of Greg and Agnes Willert of Grand Bend. Janet is ZURICH NEWS the daughter of Hub and Mary Thiel of Zurich. The couple are being married in July. A buck and doe party for Julie Semple and Geoff Maver was held May 1 at the Recreation Centre in Exeter. She is the daughter of Keith and Susan Semple of Zurich. He is the son of Jack and Sue Maver of Exeter. The couple are being married in June. Blue Water Auxiliary Meet The women's auxiliary meeting of the Blue Water Rest Home was held on May 4, which began with a nice musi- cal program by Andrew Rau and his group. Following lunch 14 members attended the business portion of the evening. In the absence of president Jean Armstrong, Hilda and Carmel ran the meeting. Patti Groot handed out the program for May and invited everyone to come out and help at any time they could. Members of the Lake HuronWater Supply System GRAND BEND — Pumping an average of 157 million litres per day, the Lake Huron Water Supply System employs 10 full-time staff and had a 2003 maximum day pro- duction of 265 million litres. The water treatment system employs chemically assisted sedi- mentation, filtration and gaseous chlorine as the primary disinfectant. It is monitored using online anaylzers and computerized Supervisor Control and Data Acquistion systems. The intake crib for the water treat- ment facility is located two kilome- tres offshore in about 10 metres of water. The intake crib is designed for the plant's ultimate treatment capacity of 454 million lites per day for when the plant eventually expands. The water treatment plant has a generator on-site in the event of a power failure to supply power to pumps and treatment, control and monitoring systems for seven to 10 days. The total annual operating budget for the Lake Huron system is $14 million, of which the largest portion goes to electricity, accounting for $3.2 million in 2003. Other Facts: • a faucet that drips once per sec- ond wastes 4,600 lites of water per year (for each faucet). • in summer months up to 75 per cent of water applied to a lawn between 10 a.m and 4 p.m. is lost through evaporation and never reaches the plants' roots. • between 70 and 80 per cent of the earth is covered with water, but less than one per cent of the surface water can be treated for drinking water using conventional treatment systems. Of all the water in the world, 97 per cent is in the oceans, (which requires costly desalination systems for treament), two per cent is in ice caps and glaciers and 0.3 per cent is deep underground (too deep to be usable). 0.3 per cent is underground rela- tively near the surface (only about half of which has low enough salt content to be usable), 0.3 per cent in the atmosphere and only 0.1 per cent is in streams, rivers and lakes (fresh water). POLICE BRIEFS Van window smashed HURON PARK — On May 7 at 11 p.m. OPP were called to a residence on Algonquin Drive in Huron Park over vehicle damage. The officer learned that within the last two hours a person smashed the rear window out of a blue 1993 GMC Safari van while it sat in the driveway. If you can help solve this crime call the Exeter OPP office or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS). Truck stolen EXETER — On May 5 at 7:15 a.m. a vehicle was reported stolen from a residence on Senior Street in Exeter. The victim told police sometime through the night a person entered an unlocked royal blue/silver 1992 Chevrolet Silverado 4x4 extend -a - cab with a black tonneau cover while it sat in the driveway and drove away with it. The truck has Ontario plates #3278ER. If you have seen this vehi- cle call the local OPP or Crime Stoppers at 1-800- 222-8477 (TIPS). Single vehicle accident BLUEWATER — While swerving to avoid a dog, a driver rolled a tractor trailer in a single vehicle crash on Hurondale Road in Bluewater May 8 at 9 a.m. According to police, an International semi -tractor trailer was eastbound on Hurondale Road just east of Bell's Line with a par- tial load of fertilizer when it swerved to avoid a dog. The unit slid into the north ditch where it rolled spilling its load. The driver, Lloyd Smith, 47, of Bluewater, was working at the time for W.G. Thompson & Sons. He was taken to South Huron Hospital by a co- worker, treated for minor injuries and released. No charges will be laid. Trafficking charges laid EXETER — On May 6 at 11:15 a.m. an officer responded to a call about a suspicious vehicle in the parking lot of South Huron District High School. An officer attended the park- ing lot at the intersection of Gidley and Senior streets to find a grey four - door Buick with three males inside. The officer detected an odour of cannabis marijuana and searched the vehicle, find- ing drug paraphernalia. One male inside the vehicle was found with several baggies of suspect- ed cannabis marijuana on his person. As a result 18 - year -old male of Hensall was arrested and charged with possession of a con- trolled drug for the pur- pose of trafficking. He was released and will attend court in Exeter June 24. CORRECTION NOTICE We wish to draw your attention to the following in our current '2004 Catalogue'. Page 33 - (Underlisting to Item 5) - Base for 60-0123- 4, 60-0113-8 Copy reads: 60- 0113-8. 289.99. Should read: 60-0107-4.299.99 Page 248 - Item 7 - Sentry Fire Safe, 46-0070-4. Copy reads: 59.97. Should read. 159.97. Page 249 - Safety 1st Assortment, 46-2113- 2/2125-4/2214X. Copy reads: Each 1.89-9.99. Should read: Each 1.89-29.99. We sincerely regret any inconvenience we may have caused you. Cnote 2004 catalogue -Zones 0/1 Women's Institute are coming to the home on Tuesdays to take around the Tuck shop cart to the residents. There are now 22 paid up members. A motion was made that 5. fee will be charged for next year. Hilda Lansbergen handed out the Bean Festival Quilt tickets. The draw is to be made on Sat., August 28. The quilt will be on display at the Blue Water Rest Home. It was decided to sell tickets at the Zurich Fair on July 24. The next meeting will be Aug. 3. Blue Water Rest Home News The Grand Bend Senior's Band will entertain the residents at the Rest Home in Zurich on Fri., May 14 at 2:30 p.m. Gladys Van Egmond and her group will be at the home on Mon., May 17 at 2 p.m. The monthly birthday party is Tues., May 18 at 6:30 p.m. hosted by the Grand Bend United Church women. Everyone is welcome to come out. Carol Deitz of Grand Bend is happy to announce the arrival of her granddaughter, Abbey Taylor born on April 14 to Kerry and Jeff Ansems of Exeter. Cub News The Zurich Cubs have been busy lately. The weekend of Apr. 30 they attended Cuberee Western Camp at Londesborough, where they slept in tents and went horseback riding with other cubs from various places. On May 10 they travelled to Morrison Dam to canoe. The Frontier Awards Banquet and Leaders Appreciation Night will be held on Thurs., May 20 at 7 p.m. at the Army and Navy Air Force Hall in Stratford where Pat Haggitt will receive a five-year award. Hub Thiel and Jerry Neilands will receive their 20 - year award. A family birthday sup- per was held at the home of Karen and Danny Masse on May 7 to celebrate the first birthday for their grandson, Curtis Gower with about 55 relatives attending. He is the son of Laura and Dennis of Huron Park. Grade 7 and 8 stu- dents of the Zurich Public School put on a terrific play last Wednesday and Thursday called Gone With The Breeze, which was really good. 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