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The Huron Expositor, 1994-12-28, Page 15THE HURON EXPOSITOR, December 28, 1884.15 Local municipalities join to start mobility bus in '94 continued from page six A lawyer told a large crowd of Tuckersmith telephone system users that the municipal system had to become a corporation. He said no one was hijacking the system by turning it Into a cooperative. * * * A safe encased in concrete was removed from the Seaforth Legion in what appeared to be a string of thefts from area Legions. • * Top steers in the Huron Beef Carcass Competition were entered by Paul Coultes (first), Bill Atton (second) and Les Coleman (third). Top heifers belonged to Bill Milison (first), Sheldon Dinsmore (second) and Peter Dinsmore (third). * * * A fire in Goderich Township claimed the lives of two local residents and destroyed their home. OCTOBER 1994 Dublin -area native Darrell Dietz took part in the Ironman Triathalon World Championship in Hawaii on Oct. 15. He is the son of Mervin and Norma Dietz of RR 1 Dublin. * * * The Parr Line women's broomball team is headed to the National Broomball Championships in Barrie in April. * * * Seaforth Mayor Hazel Hildebrand says in a newspaper interview that she was not going to seek re-elec- tion to the Mayor's post but that she would miss municipal service. Deputy -Reeve Garry Osborn also did not seek re-election. Bill Scott and Dr. John Turnbull received the Lions Club Inter- national President's Certificate of Appreciation. * * * Sixteen combines and a team of volunteers joined to harvest the 114 -acre growing facility east of Seaforth to aid the world's starving. It was a moving testimonial to community cooperation. * * * Dave Campbell, of Seaforth, is a member of Pastime, a quartet which finished second in Ontario cham- pionships for barbershop singing. * * * New signs were erected at Seaforth Lions Park in memory of James A. Stewart. * * * Charlie Malcolm, of Seaforth, has won the Ontario Pipe Band As- sociation Ontario Champion Supreme, Grade 2 solo Drumming title. * * * Mitchell is announced as the preferred site for the new Huron - Perth District Health Council. * * * Gordon and Ada Blanchard, of Seaforth, were honoured by the Children's Aid Society for their years of service as foster parents. NOVEMBER 1994 Carl McNeill, a Fullarton bachelor who passed away at the age of 100, donated close to $40,000 in his will to pay off his share of the national debt. * * * Bob and Pat Down, of RR 1 Hensall, were recipients of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture Award. * ** Bob Fotheringham was named a new commissioner for the proposed Tuckersmith telephone cooperative. * ** Ontario Agriculture Minister Elmer Buchanan spoke to the an- nual meeting of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture in Brus- sels. * ** What once looked like a proje doomed to failure received a ne lease on life from municipal coun cils. Five municipalities in the Central Huron region joined to sign an agreement in Scaforth for the Central Huron Mobility Service (CHuMS) mobility bus project. * ** Lloyd Eisler Jr, and Isabelle Bras- seur, professional figure skaters from Scaforth and Ste. Jean -sur - Richelieu, Quebec, opened the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair with a gala horse show. In a three-person race Heather Robinet won the last remaining seat on Seaforth Council. All other positions were vacant. * * * Former Councillor Ron Murray captured the Reeve's position in a two-way race in McKillop Township. Fergus Kelly also joined the council. * ** Tuckersmith Township Reeve Bill Carnochan was acclaimed but Larry McGrath won a three-way contest for Deputy -Reeve. New councillors on Tuckersmith Council were Doug Vock, of Egmondville, and Bernie MacLellan, of Bruceficld. * ** In Hullett Township Tom Cunnin- gham narrowly beat out a challenge from Hugh Flynn for the Reeve's spot. Sharon Chuter, of RR 1 Varna, was named new General Manager of the Tuckersmith Municipal Telephone System which may become a cooperative in the new year. * ** A 38 -year-old Seaforth hunter was hit by a stray bullet while hunting near Hanover. * ** The selection of Mitchell as home for the new District Health Council raised the ire of Seaforth Council which felt the decision was made hastily. * * * Angie Southgate, of Seaforth, won from among 200 schools in the Canadian Living Foundation's Breakfast for Learning program for her coffee mug design and slogan. * * * Seaforth residents were honoured for their contributions to the town with Citizenship Awards. Winners were Helen McNaughton, for civic service; Lynn Devereaux, for ser- vice to sports and Mary Nolan for Humanitarian Service. * * * Recreation awards were presented to Norah Eckert and Terry Johnston at the Seaforth Business Improvement Association (BIA) banquet. Businessman Bob Fisher received a BIA service award. * * * A ribbon -cutting and reception was held at Seaforth Community Hospital to open the helicopter launching pad at the hospital. * ** Seaforth native Boyd Devereaux is named to the Ontario under -17 hockey team. * ** William, John and Les Coleman, of Kippen area, had World Cham- pion Oats at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto. DECEMBER 1994 Doreen Kilmer, a former Seaforth resident, donated $10,000 to the Van Egmond House in Eg- mondville. * * * The Huron -Perth Roman Catholic Separate School Board announced that a demountable gym for St. Columban school was purchased at a cost of $50,000. * * * A local high school teacher criticized a local cable company's marketing of a new movie network service. Other, larger cable com- panies also became targets of at- tacks for requiring people to phone to cancel the service even if they never asked for it. * * * Hibbert Township saw an election re-count but Lou Maloney retained his seat despite the recount. * * * Stringent new smoking regulations required teachers and students to buu out on school property. *** Helen Johns beat four other can- didates for the nomination. of the Huron County Progressive Conser- vatives for the provincial election. * Seaforth medicalstaff branched into Brussels by opening the Brus- sels-Seaforth Medical Clinic in that community. * ** The Province of Ontario an- nounced it would freeze spending for hospitals. * * * A new company started up production of the Sherlock -Manning piano business in Vanastra years after its closing. * * * About 3,000 people attended the popular Farm Toy and Doll Show sponsored by the Seaforth Agricul- tural Society. ** The Huron Plowmen's As- sociation announced it would seek to host the International Ploughing Match in 1999. * * * The Mid -Huron Landfill Site Board was pleased to hear it would be spared a costly hearing under the Environmental Protection Act. A provincial change in regulations lifted the need for the hearing which would have cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to the par- ticipating municipalities. • ** The Huron Soil and Crop Improvement Association presented its Booster Awards to Fred and Larry Elder, Glen Warwick, Jim O'Toole (on behalf of OMAFRA staff) and Steve Carruthers. * * * At the 4-H Awards night in Clin- ton Darcy Flanagan, of RR 1 Dublin, received the Townsend Tire Award for the youngest 4-H mem- ber active in the Sodbuster Club. Other Sodbuster awards went to Charlene Townsend, of RR 4 Seaforth and Jeff Grobbink, of RR 3 Walton. * * * Wingham Reeve Bruce Machan was acclaimed as Warden of Huron County. * * * Phone scams bilked Hensall, Egmondville and other Seniors out of tens of thousands of dollars in December. * * * Seaforth's last living veteran of World War I, Harry Palin, passed away. He was 96. * * * Harry and Dianne Mero, of Eg- mondville, won first prize in the Seaforth Optimist Club's annual Christmas house decoration contest. Dave and Kathy Nigh were second and Hugh and Bernice McPherson were third. * * * In a rare occurrence, the three school boards serving Huron and Perth had a joint meeting. They met in Seaforth where they made such suggestions as a common school calendar. * * * Hibbert Reeve Walter McKenzie became Reeve of Perth County in a three-person, two -ballot election. * ** The District Health Council held a meeting at Seaforth Community Hospital. The Huron -Perth DHC does not yet have a permanent office in Mitchell. 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