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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1988-07-27, Page 1Births - A6 Obituaries - A6 Sports - A8 -A10 Walton - All Dublin - All Graduates - A14 Weddings - A14 Ball game to raise funds for burn victim. See page A4. Huron • positor Serving the communities and areas of Seaforth, Brussels, Dublin, Hensall and Walton Seaforth, Ontario HURON EXPOSITOR, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1988 FIREFIGHTERS STRUGGLE to raise a crushed automobile roof updating training on, the basic kit of extrication tools In advance of and free the head of a volunteer victim during workshop exercises a plan next fall to introduce county support teams. Henry photo: held recently in Goderich. The 15 county fire departments were Firemen learn about extrictition BY BILI. HENRY Dave Sherratt grins as he scans a circle of about two dozen hot, sweaty and tired Huron County firefighters. They've been toiling in full gear much of this sweltering Friday, learning more about using basic tools to move metal and free trapped accident victims as safely, quickly and efficiently as possible. "It went well. What can I say? Twenty- one minutes (and) you're in and out," Sher- ratt says. Minutes before, a couple of these guys were crumpled up in a retired Chrysler, listening to their peers peel off the roof before pulling them free. "If you were conscious, you'd be damn scared (of the noise)," says one 'victim,' suggesting rescuers do more next time to reassure and inform people trapped inside about what is going on outside. Others suggest stronger leadership, or at least louder instructions, fewer simultaneous activities, more regard for the patient's safety and a few other ideas which would fine-tune the extrication. But th general, they agree the rescue was quick and efficient, although it can always be use improvement. This round -the -horn session, or post- mortem, with everyone having a say, vic- tim, rescuer, ambulance staff, and instruc- tors, is theessential, immediate follow-up to what Sherratt, the chief instructor at the two-day course held in Goderich earlier this month, calls "the evolution." "What did you personally learn and observe that you are going to take home and will make you better to your own depart- ment," asks Sherratt. And everyone has an answer. The workshop was co-ordinated by the On- tario Fire Marshall's Office, in advance of a plan next fall to institute Huron County rescue units in Wingham, Clinton and Exeter. But that county support will function as backup to the 15 existing units, which fire services advisor Bob Beckett says should be able to handle most extrications using the basic, $2,000 tool kit which all 15 county departments now possess. They go first, and then call for county help; hever more than 12 miles away if they need it "Approximately 95 per cent of all extrica- tion can be easily handled with the basic extrication equipment," says Beckett, who is the district fire services advisor. THE TEE OFF - Ann Adams of Seaforth tees off the winning round at the Seaforth Ladies Invitational Golf Tournament on Wednesday. Mrs. Adams won the tournament with a score of 77, and the second place score was 83 by Judy Hunter of Kincardine. This season Mrs. Adams has also won tournaments in Bayfield, Stratford, was runner up in Owen Sound, and third at Sunningdale in London. She also won the Hospital Tournament in Seaforth•on July 6, with a score of 71 -her best round ever. Corbett leo 4; ...K Y { i 'Sv That's what the two-day course In Goderich focused on; making sure all coun- ty departments have had equal and ade- quate training with the basic kit, before the county units move into place to operate more sophisticated hydaulic extrication devices. The workshops, and the rescue dramas acted out at a junkyard northwest of town, also reinforce what the firefighters know about cooperating with police, ambulance workers and others at the accident scene. The workshop, and the planned county support unit are the latest phases, Sherratt says, in the continually evolving role of firefighters as the logical service to perform extrication at accident scenes, as well as industrial and farm sites. That role began to take shape formally after an Ontario government inquiry 10 years ago recognised that many fire ser- vices had the ability, skill and equipment to do the job, but not the mandate. At the same time, there was a disparity in what equipment various fire departments had. Some had sophisticated equipment. Some had very little. Training was also inconsistent. Turn to page 10 • Taxes up Some Seaforth residents will see a 4:9 per cent hike in taxes in 1988, as a result of a reassessment of property values. This reassessment is conducted every five years, and depending on the result of each assess- ment, could mean some homeowners *ill see an increase in their 1988 taxes, while others see a decrease. There will be no more revenue for the town. In fact, Seaforth's. 1988 budget expen- diture itself has been set at $1,833,028, $71,259 lower than the 1987 figure of $1,954,287. Of that amount $665,732 is to be collected through taxation, with $1,062,565 coming from grants and user fees. The re- maining $104,731 represents the 1987 surplus. Using the 1988 Assessment Roll as well as the 1988 mill rates from the county and the Boards of Education, the residential public school supporter with a home assessed at $35,000 will pay $864.72, approximately $40 more than he/she might have in 1987. In terms of expenditures the 1988 budget can be broken down into six categories. Transportation Services will take the greatest allotment of funds ,with $180,980, down almost 50 per cent from last year. 38 charges laid A number, of charges were laid in Seaforth and Harpurhey late Friday night and early Saturday morning as a result of a 'large'lparty in Harpurhey. The Goderich detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police were called to Har- purhey at approximately 11:10 p.m. Once there they laid a total of 27 charges - 22 for liquor violations, and five for trespass to property act violations. The Seaforth Police Department laid an additional 11 charges. "It's a miracle there were no fatais in the area Friday night," commented Police Chief Hal Claus. "I mean whose to say these people who urinated in people's yards didn't get into their cars and firive away drunk." But aside from the action Friday night, Chief Ciao reports the summer of 1988 has Town, police and chief A Princeton woman injured last July when the truck she was driving down Main Street North was hit by a large falling tree limb, is suing the Town of Seaforth, the Seaforth Police Department, the Police Commission and Seaforth Police Chief Hal Claus, for reportedly giving her wrong in- formation about the accident. According to a town employee the Expositor office to be Another holiday Monday is upon us, and as a result The Seaforth Huron Expositor office will be closed August 1. There will not, however, be any change in the date of publication of next week's paper. The only change will be in the deadlines for classified and display adver- 50 cents a copy for some General Government is second on the list re- quiring $51,450 (up $8,000) and Parks and Recreation is next, needing $47,730, more than three times the 1987 allotment. ($39,060 is for the arena lot improvements). Next comes Environmental Services asking $42,000 (down $3,000), then Protection to Persons and Property asking $25,790 (up $8,000) and finally Cultural Services asking $2,300 (up $2,300). Some projects that are already underway or will be undertaken in the near future in the Town of Seaforth include: downtown streetscaping, solid waste management, sewer expansion, the public works shed and capital equipment replacement. Those things, according , t Town Clerk Jim Crocker's report to council, added to the town's contribution to the proposed plan of subdivision, and the difficulty it has in keep- ing the road reconstruction program at par with the deterioration of the roads, justify a general 4.9 per cent increase in the taxes. Council agreed the 4.9 per cent general tax increase was a fair increase for 1988, and indicated it was satisfied the ratepayers were getting good value for their money. Council will not officially accept the in- crease until the August meeting of council. at Harpurhey been a quiet one. "Maybe it's because there are a lot of newcomers in town, or because people are walking up until midnight, or because more people are using Victoria Park for purposes other than destructive - I can't put my finger on it. I have to assume we're doing a good job. But it's really an ex- emplary town," he said. In other police type business Joe Hugill, caretaker of the Cemetery, reports a miss- ing weed eater. Described as a green, gas - powered model 260, the wed eater may have been lost somewhere between the cemetery and TopNotch Feeds, and may have fallen out of the back of his truck, since the tailgate was open. Anyone who may have found the weed eater is asked to please return it to Mr. Hugill or to the police. sued for information woman, whose truck was extensively damaged and who was herself badly in- jured in the 1987 mishap, recently lost her suit against the county, when it was revealed the county was not the party responsible for the tree. In an attempt to regain the monies she lost in her court bat- tle, the woman is now suing the town and the police for leading her to believe the county was the responsible party. closed on holiday tising, and for news. To ensure your advertisements and news copy get into the August 3 edition of The Expositor please have them into The Expositor office by closing (5 p.m.) on Fri- day, July 29. Thank you and have a great holiday weekend. Ann Adams gets another tournament win The winner of the Seaforth Ladies Invita- tional Golf Tournament, Ann Adams of Seaforth, has begun to distinguish herself in ladies golf in Southwestern Ontario. The Seaforth Tournament is only the most recent of Mrs. Adam's victories so far this season, and with more competition to come this summer it will likely not be the last. Earlier in the golf season she won tour- naments in Bayfield, Stratford, was the run- ner up in Owen Sound, and placed third in a tournament at Sunningdale in London. On July 6 she won the hospital tournament in Seaforth and shot her best round ever with a one under par score of 71. This is Mrs. Adams first season of serious competition in five years. Until now she has been busy raising her family, working in her husband's business and making the transi- tions that come from moving into a new town. She and her husband came to Seaforth in April of 1987 to operate the Canadian Tire store. Mrs. Adams had been golfing occasionally but not as competitively as in the past, "so I decided this year I was going to get back to it," she says. • Because she was golfing enough to keep her hand in Mrs. Adams says her long game hasn't really suffered, but her short game needs work after so mqch time off. Mrs. Adams says she first started swing- ing golf clubs when she was eight -years -old. "My dad was an avid golfer," she ex- plains. "Not a great ogle but an avid one, and he taught me to play." Mrs. Adams has three sisters and they all learned the game from their father, but only she played competitively. In her junior years, before she turned 18, Mrs. Adams played in a lot of tournaments in the United States and Canada, travelling across Florida, Missouri, and Oklahoma, and i5"Y`'•':fv•";Y 1 v:S:.. +?. Ty':5:e.fi'{. ^?:i i:F(.M,Y':'+'.�•i? YY visiting cities like Chicago. At that time she was rated sixth in Canada. Before corning to Ontario she lived in Alberta, and played on the provincial team which placed third in Canada. Also while in Alberta she placed second in the provincials in 1981, and was seven months pregnant at the time. In Windsor she played at the Beachgrove golf course, and was the club champion for about nine years straight. With these kinds of credentials one has to ask Mrs. Adams why she didn't turn to pro- fessional golf, especially after being ranked sixth nationally. "I guess I wasn't prepared to dedicate my whole life to golf," she answers. She says she wanted to be married and raise a fami- ly, and not worry about practicing every day and always being away from home. She likes competitive amateur golf, and plans to keep playing at this level rather than pursuing more serious golf. "To me this is fun. I'd like to leave it on the fun side." Mrs. Adams would, however, like to com- pete on the national level again. There was no team from the Owen Sound area (which includes the Seaforth area) in the Provincial tournament in North Bay this year, so she was not able to try for the Ontario team. Next year she hopes the provincials will be held further south than North Bay and she will be able to compete with the Owen Sound region's team. Mrs. Adams won the recent Seaforth ladies tournament with a score of 77, but she had to compete against stiff competition to do so. In her group was: Judy Hunter of Kin- cardine, who placed second in the tourna- ment with an 83; Shirley Lark of Chicago who had won tie tournament for the previous seven consecutive years; and Kathy MacMurdo of Owen Sound. Ms. Mac - ANN ADAMS was the overall Winner of the Seaforth Ladies Invitational Golf Tourna- ment on Wednesday. Mrs. Adams won with a score of 77, and broke the seven year winning streak of Shirley Lark of Chicago. Corbett photo. Murdo and Mrs. Adams played opposite each other once before at the Owen Sound tournament where Mrs. Adams was the run- ner up. Ms. MacMurdo beat her by one stroke. All four ladies in the group were evenly matched, and all have handicaps of about nine.