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WINTER SCENE If you weren't going anywhere. in a
hurry,'the weekend's snowstorm turned .yajJs into
..picture -postcard scenes -as the snowfall blanketed the
Highwa
y
4, froth Blyth to Win,gharn,
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eventually had to be closed Sunday as drifting arra a'
road impassable and Hwy. 21,' north of Goderich, wan
.closed ,on Wednesday,'
17i1'1'ie'y. scale .
(i3notu toy Gt.tW
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wn rais'er
„ ; arDAI E.$Y ES-=_ •.iongid hdacDonaldAie- had- been--teceiving-uck
�,c itr,Ciinton• -• -trustee._
J.,1,2_ -_,--Huron County Board of Education trustees .010e -third more per month than ether board Falconer suggested the board increase
will receive the same $300• t ty-=at= _,members'.end-tiat_stipend:was-inc-ren'sed-te-=---aibweeme-briRpercene:
,pti '' of a -gone hall McDonald's monthly allowance is -..-_” 1L'-s_poor, po =i =sr the 9
now'545b`�"
Monday: __-_-_,.„- --- __.,_,._- - _ . _...,-thing,;'-"..hcsitid: " Iftrusteea were pita
e- patty scale; Several board ' members • indicated a for rubber stamping -they're worth 10
- - - rlowanee this -year follow
board member's allowance sca
e. motion to retain the sa
met'with considerable opposition
hfintt --ul d tiefeeliyhif -8= P`
While board• members voted to . maintain that ben. is im o inflation. Others argued p
their allowance at the .previous rate the dard members. know what they're
motion included an increase for chairman ,'Betting into when seeking office.
round the willingness to raise the member's allowance cent more fora voice."
clalrni�stt #fan d=nxstpue} y rid - �pi y'IVI016 ` -l~alaettr yt w
has• II aT t' t ' ments adding that if a trustee's CO`
muneration increased at half the pace of
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icy OciAer's Canadian Rome Alm. anaf scht ots in •Clintgn, Wingham, 'Exeter and tanker on Highway831 west Of Fieter, on,
c amt. we're kr for violent stern's' Seaforth. There was no bus service for. Sunday 'afternoon during the `storttl: .A
a Qtlyareio ata f Qiie lec'-from-toda until,- •-Seafeth Public. #�riib "sehoois were open- in-, passenger ill the cap. Michael Tre�tfder-
a mit a) holy ,a plcasiing prospect. Clintort.1Ntng'ttt ' •�•'1~xeter. Goderich and_ ' '.
; 3 if :it's ac;y •consolation, the almanac Seaforth but noir tiatdtbus service.. graft, 16, df Grand Bend, is in serious
fai-1; a ltsay right on target. For example, condition in,University Hospital, London as
n r' i1 cfirl pared ct art unsettied'spelt for last In S•eaforth itself, while driving conditions a rest t of the accident.
weretf't the best. Constable Neal' Newman• '
Sa3 aczd Sua^-day. wbeai sever dnft�ng, - said there were only three minor accidents -►i t
a l tecta closed many area highways,GHT-t",ARp1iI,E-UP .
t 7eia. were supposed to be a fair over the weekend the bad weather condi- -
t�� Mary snow only in Saskatchewan tion " didn't bother us much in to*n." North of Blyth, the poor driving conditions-
astlo M.a, .cleat- 'la's obvious travellers .can't Harvey Dolmage. puplic"•works•-fireman. resulted in an eight -car dile-up and injuries
said the snowstorm didn't create any to twcl tg.enstireetin ffi'
Chat anilism when it comes to g-!ra c-at*the' acctdelit
emblems for his crew. but did mean some scene.
t^ter excursions.overtime The crew is -as on. the job'Saturday
morning at- 4-a,,nt. Plowing town streets in.) cloth..cif W}ngham' OPP and Ronald
111 Vac* to Seaforth said all school buses. sanding and cleaning sidevvaliis:-heece�ar Marshall••of .$tratltroy 'both .received minor
f cath Wetiaesd mor but dn't work Sunday. 'bitt' were. ,bac on- the injuries- mien they ,were , Struck at the
lexe statin started to get worse. high". job Monday morning •around 4:30 a.m..and1 accident scene. Both glen were taken to
INapad to pear visibility. the busesreturned also started early Tuesday morning.. Wingham: and ^District Hospital,,, where they.
. C*m4an added Gannet Bus Lines; � werefreiited and released.
iklta b rags * service between Goderich and Mr. Dolmage. said `cite department stow • '
stomp at the Seaforth depot, has the equipment to work with after "Village employees were calico out by -the
Stra(itforde but IS minus fes a �'ien ' the grader slow l OPP to• erect barricades -in= -Blyth to prevent
4 to down cleanup last wee fiire northbound traffic from continuing into 'the i ,
r cite driver told frim if conditions 1 1 d_ a grader, te. snowblower is backfin acrttt as ea �m. "
d tatty further the bus �w nor. - tricking order and the screw has installed a
aetttrt aittip-toGuerictt• life ��av nioty an the dump truck.. Thefi sst;accidentteolvedvehicles`driven
if b-.taa tines operatir4g only in the add W----‘"---4---.
-�. - _:- .� _. . , , by, Mr. Marshall of; .Strathroy-`"and''loyd ., -
iT, area public and separate schools o Herman Of Blyth. Witile'OPP officer' herr.
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t lu t :t!f[a closed or running wills 1'rght Last weekend, 200 tralvellers were strand- was'" iyiv gatitrg this.accident;- a vehicle
atwhillal e. hhe-.. Huron Perth Roman . ed overnight at the Exetertegioe. in Exeter driven, by' Brian Chander collided with the
i' * c :c irate Schoolboardwas forced to homes and at the Dashwood Community rear of the Herman vehicle, inittringboth the
c,,,„ fc iti7chootsrbetatuse,theremeteaux._Centre; as drifting stand whiteouts made .,officer• and Mr. Marshall,, . '
Jacltii{tea, asuperintendentwith the - fig `arl.al•nuast .,passable with visibility
Ytt-g ly ,saki the decision to close the crit t° -aril. "� 1 - --- . _w Five more t ars then coflided with those''
a C cocas made about 7 Wednesday - veffie es dtte-to - he poor visibily, Eventually
An Exeter teenger•` Seott Hasselback. ~" ' hwu etween BI th and Win ham was ; '
illi 4lnkia> __ _ . _ H<$ y -4-b . y g
ez:ttoots to the Huron public system 'T ` stand when- the car he wa..•3clesc-d:'aa'"w_as.`Htghway-4 :'f_rolo-Gudericclr":
+trema t with thn exception of elementary driving slid under•a-Stacey--Bres..,�tilk north to Southampton.
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- ! Tuckersmith Township councilTuesday townshipwill use the gravel pit ee the fair
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night ap(praved increases -In- - salaries, .:foe- for -gravelling township roads_ Te cher costs:..
township--employeesforl981. -` 20-'yeardebentures'wvllrbe toyed:-
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Township clerk treasurer Jack McLachlan Reeve. Robert .Bell suggested that the
had his salary increased to 524,080 from • Vanastra day care centre board should be cut
523;000 and car allowance raised .10-52,000 from nine members to seven as it was
--7 ficin 51.506. Road superintendent ,Allan unwieldy,' but when he 'was, unable to
Nichoisoels salary was increas d to• S 1&9 sit est which, members should be oro oed: '
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Jin ,Stk; and wages�or the grader he decided that perhaps they could manage
operatgr were increased to $7,49 from, 56.50 to. continue. "with- the -nine. members. • The -
per Jkour; mower operator's wage was set at members are; Reeve .Bell. Councillor John
56.27 up ..from. 55.60; and••labour, •S5:.&LBrownridge of Vanastra, both of whom
P ►OU� .r fronrS$1SO,. :• . ren r ' � o, tl .•';3`, ' ' .,c
Mane -uurriin, recreation. manager- at Maureen Penn both of Goderich represen-
Vanastra, had her salary • raised to ting the Family and ,,Children's Services;
515,966.72- from 514.2156; June Tomkins, Margaret Rogerson, R.R. 5, Clinton; Doris
assistant recreation Manager will now Cantelon, R.R. 4, Seaforth; Carol Dixon,
receive 555,241,60 for this position and, 53.696. Lois Evans', and" Betty McLean all of
- --as"Vanastra day care cook. Formerly' she Vanastra.
received 5275 per month. . Herman VanWieren, , R.R- 1,Hensel
a'a 1aret; Wing,rtifte Cohen tin sfra" y " baliglifi `ififg tut' f tltreWiehtil f� t
care centre, will receive $13.615.61 up from that int1980 there had been 65 building and
512,156.80. Beatrice Fleming, assistant renovation permits issued for a •total cost of
director 511,092.48 up front $9,504,; teacher about 5800,000, and 12 -demolition permits,
Marilyn -Koehler, 59.454.96. Mr. VanWieren will be paid in 1981 an
Council paved d -a o of increase in Mileage eats When he on
p �eb rrotving bylaw g c w is
51,250,000, tit'be borrowed on as the needs townslii , •business, -.20_ cents 'per :kilometer.
of the township might -require to_.ca y'on q r ` the .cents per Mile paid last year.
business: euglas Wilson, Brucefield, :.will agaita.,
Re -appointed to the committee of adjust- receive $2:00 for each•'dog tag- he issues in
- .'-meittFare.Jack elkleippen:- tial Jattii 1 #lie towtrshipt '
' Rural Ontario Municipal &,ssortaittnn
5125.00, with the annual convene= to to
1ie1d-i'fi rat fTcvFeb uaty-8t1.
Council will "advertise for tenders for a
new 'heavy duty half -ton truck for use by the
road superintendent as the present 1ct
truck must'be replaced
idatllterint n lent Nici nisoe asked CF -x3
a notice be put in the leer paperii t Val
overnight parking an. township maedi a -•:-S
__streets is prohibited and that police wii to
issuing tickets.
r gie dkc `ton was held %*age
work to be done in the tout itslttp 't, a
Mr. Nicholson said that before too e r h
planning can be done "We'll hate to met to
see what the government is geittg to Levu the
township this year." He said thtax brga
work is subsidized 80 per cent a,:."`.r
maintenance work is 50 per me—
''ajce "ilei r`'slltedih im4Y6 have
bridges `that are not good,"
Mr. Nicholson spoke of the
storm sewer to be done this ytar as a Mae
about 580.000 with the first phase to cat
about S46 000 The reevesuggested
thi7
tgur be_imade of township muds Oils ire
snow cleats fief checklon what OWN*.
done.
ad•fa .payment, were the fanzsr
account's totalling 571,5 :16
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1:98"2; Elgin Thompson, Kippen, ' meg y Membership fees were paid to three
-- January. 1, 1981; •ajtd Cleave . Coombs, associations; Association_ of Municipal clerks.
Egmondville, until January 1, 1984. anir treasurers, $60. and clerk' Jack
Council has purchased the farm on lot 23, . McLachlan will attend thet;onferertce tor:be
concession 4. ItIndop Road survey, from - held in Toronto -later this yearr•ASsaciatioty-
Rick• LeBesu -for 5300.000 where the. of Municipalities . of Ontario; •5307.80 and
«Inside `t is wveek .
New_ Y-ears-=t;aevee
Sea%rill 'Legion- help its'-
-. rtnual l'New, Years Levee on
Sunday: Old acquaintances
.were 'renewed at the
occasion. See pictures on
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1400 muc,Ii ono*
The heavy''snou, falls in the
pintcw ifays ire .put Ideal '
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Vanastra day care acatritts 54:8 3
Vanastra- recreation cetttre3924.; e(445
accounts. 19811: $39.809.18; raid a,:�:
1981.- $2,616.87: general ars czts. s".
$22;942.18.^
End of se
The • industrial'
league's regfhat• sea's
Mott toadose Standee. '
of the final games fefent
• battle between th6 two, t
teams. page p
Teacher hired
the flim z C
a1fbW rlilttOV�1 Criws . a<nd,•: ...,. �yy ,:;, a --
machines on, lull alert. The l
same is true in Hullett. See
picture on page . .. ,.. 18 -
Eiiittati i"5
tsrdere:S ifer&I
many ogees ra.,11'
system. *frit t t
undefsiiid ttt;
Story cat gate .....
Pcsa ��ole. matt. manager of United Tails
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., ai HERB SHOVELLER OPC advisors. 'Seaforth's"police cottimirtee of clisre '44
ietts;heid'wiith them the contmittee
� . tlitt` 1 fifte'niret t Mnneay.aatel, chief Cairns. The purpose of that felt there was enough evidence to rei(uest.a
meetin .if'ttvhsa' tha:eateni'ssion's report formal investigation of the chief: ''explained
from an earlier, informal investigatto ensile th€4erk.
conducted 'on the town's policing- situation. - None o t ie' information at that private
Seaforth clerk James Crocker said at the meeting was made' public.' according• to the
time ofh
to ,first i i
st anon the ,towe clerk because "now that there
may be full.. .
expected the OPC would issue a ,reportiobe - public 'inquiry;$,nobody wants CO prejudice
made public. and it failed to realizeh the hearing. That' -s my interpretation:"
reports do not accomptiiy informal studies. - An;investiga"tion of Chief'Cairns would be
came -beck and met-•• conducted tinderSeetion 56 of the, Ontario
Ca Cr -'13213 P..ace Commission IOPCI will.
a rc'ga :st Com the Seaforth town
(n:7 a formai investigation into the
L:` s pci8 rmaant`e of ditties of the
cut) t) o edict chief, John Cairns.
ffl” t"a+sn's request is -accepted. a public
1n'z` to heti in Seaforth' will be part
c Cha p Ot.'111.
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-.1-11111C4r3' : , �cn ask for a formal
_ "They (OPC advisor
we meeting 'Fe itle the.,pykia 'committee. and .omehe basis Police Act. . '
. • m b • . - ---.„.„..., F „.. ...‹-imar,,,k-er), i 0 , , • ani
41; i` r it ofck %ten all man. David highway, returntl�
'Cates'n e ' C6 Richmond Street Sotith, Swamp, southwes
e« !° ' 9 y Morning -w in :.a .... om Costello,. t
Mai"" .f. r to et along Hwy. 4. three 'South uron - aspi)
tit -30:4 »xa c Eitefer. fractured left ankle
Vatetit3fse l% the seeend area resident accident.. Alt 'm"e
' ? , 4o- _itiforrefobiling mishap in a according to Mr.
safety helmets at tit
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g from anouting in Hay was predeceased ley, his. brother. Robert in
of Hensell. '..._ May, 1979 t r - •
ated and released from ' `' Mr. Vanstone ' is,also Survived ..lay
al-in_Ezeteerr'suffered a.'• gr`andp`arents Mrs. Idn Morris of R.R. 4.
and broken ri iltr the-•--4.04erigh and Mrs. • Elizabeth Brown df
tiers of` .. the. , •party,
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ostello. , were wearing • Mr. Vanstone was employedat *deg -Tile'
time of the accidetfrtr Works, Elghtfreld. •,•
tiat l int' tefident died as a result of David Berry `Veli teietruut s ,o_tn in -_ Seaforth. He,, is -also survived by dear friend':
b leill itt Ste received wrhen the vehicle he Clinton, is the son o Alton (Rolly) an d"IG erg 4kelly, •Miller of Listowel and by 10 nieces `
but ;:; g s itetefedinta the rear of another' Vanstone of •Hens 11. ' He is survived by and rig sews. he funeral service was held
d eet`i by Tom Costello, 21, 0f sisters and broth rs, Peggy, • T.,i'.:1,e,,n,,,:tn,,,,,,Mondav ' from the Michael ,it. O'Connor
's '^at" 3 `' .' OPP spokesmen"reporteffi R'e'steinayer of Habhwogd; Joe oayld;. Funeral Home, Hensel! with Rev. Stag.,
M. Va.. ..='se' had passed a snowmobile Chris., .Mrs_. Carl Wurm of Hrk; McDonald officiating: Temporary
o ' ` "if i •$ f ji . tsaan, Mrs. Bill Stoll of R.R. 2, eand ntombment followed with interment later in
. fez cot a ate• struck the rear of the Mary l i ftehltawitaerl alt mi•le Hensali Union 'Cenfete
ry. .
t "' The t mien were part of a " Car,ultz,..1t:: ► matTteztytrai:eflinualonethe +•Ontest
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StafZhth. optimist,
( ice° s rot: j 'Wittier Canal-
st.-0 be head this year_on
e. of Sanitary 23.
°& nth. Of iiiterest to
. � entl • ails will be
A Mickey mime -
L. -a-4 Friday
laic Y tite if:nal game
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/t/&1 + a'tdtto ares
eitzrs Cb Atm teams from
' tprabute will
for the -•ehatitpiota - . -
niC vx be divided'
�� OM their
t :>. atety 60
itts a' - be- ft-Zert1 in the
vrri g put og
z' 'tis Saterda?r
2 tit e.ilto tact sack
isle Itri iro The
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Once again. the area's young artists .
_ 4nade'it a diffict,ltjob to selecr'the winning ;
Mxaes in the littron Expositor's annual -•-
Christnjas Colouring Contest.
In thefive- yettrsand under class, the first .
Brian 'Love
," 'Tracy Talbot
Love of Walton,, who is seven -years old, took ' '
first pl re. Last year. Brian -won an 4,
honours le mention. and his father advised '
hime _to keep trying. Perseverancpaidoff.
prig g e
Cheryl Ann Storey. 8' of Seaforth, • won
_ prix years second rite in the colouring competition,
' a winner. was Brent Whitmore, 5 cars p
c►lltf,of12.R.4 W°aifon.'whosewithjolly�;Santa• ,40 Jim O'Reilly. or-R.R. 2 Dublin who is
hrr g t, `- cera iiftebs was an attractive enttry."' ?.rikitizyas..the third-place winner in his
age Tgro p -�rcr�'t�rrirr~�-�tinner=�tas�ial►a.-._ . s,•
*Walte . alsiiv
n -c. of R.Ft. "�t41 eandc,,� 'Inthe':scntn 'aragiif or`lifir r 'tilife
Jenny .kwegy' of Brodlfagen; eta -five, was , Tra Talbot, of R.R.3, Kipped Was •
the third -lace 'winner. the first -prize winner with her stainedWats;
In the sia to eight years ,category, Brian (Continued on Page 31 1
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