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Huron Expositor, 2001-07-18, Page 3News Scott Hilgendorff photos Making music... Matt Devereaux performs on keyboard his first number after working with sister Lindsay Devereaux at right. Lindday is now in the second session of a summer music camp she is providing at the family home in McKillop. She has been teaching music, singing and dance to children from a range of ages. Here, the young students performed for friends and family as the first session ended earlier this month. County hiring ambulance manager By Sarah Caldwell Goderich Signal -Star Staff The county will be hiring a manager of ambulance operations, to look after the day-to-day operation of ambulance services for the county. County council voted to hire the manager, after Jon Hambides, Pomax Inc., the county's consultant on ambulance issues presented a report recommending the county hire a manager. Since taking over the ambulance service from the province, as of Jan. 1, the service ,has been administered by a team made up of the county's clerk -administrator, director of planning, county engineer, a county planner and a consultant. The system is evolving where more of the focus for ambulance administration rests with the county engineer. Specific content knowledge about the operation and administration of ambulance services has been available by Hambides. "The county should continue to nurture the existing organization, but at the same time move forwards to hire a manager of ambulance operations," said Hambides in his report. In Huron County it would be reasonable for ambulance services responsibility to rest in the Vincent's expands to Exeter Vincent Farm Equipment, based in McKillop Township, has expanded it's Team Vincent into a fifth location Vincent Farm Equipment, based in McKillop Township, has expanded it's Team Vincent into a fifth location after announcing this week it has purchased Becker Farm Equipment in Exeter. The Main Street location will be called. Vincent Farm Equipment (Exeter) Inc. and makes the fifth location for the farm equipment dealership. All former employees are joining Team Vincent as service now expands into more of Huron County and Perth, Middlesex and Lambton Counties. The Case IH mainline is an anchor product for the business which now boasts more than 70 employees in locations that also include Cambridge and Woodstock. While many of the Vincent family now live in the Seaforth area, it's home operation is at its Ayr location where the business was founded in 1923. Bryan Vincent will manage the new location. Turnout was disappointing at meeting to save Hensall Fair Nineteen people attended Monday night's meeting to save the Hensall Spring Fair, but only one of them was a potential new volunteer. "We had a disappointing show of interest from the public," said secretary Anne Mousseau Tuesday morning. But directors didn't make an official decision on the state of the fair, they'll wait until Aug. 20 when they've planned another meeting at 8 p.m. at the Hensall Community Centre. Mousseau said interested persons could telephone board members, adding all they need are people to sit on committees to help plan events like the school arts and crafts competition. Tug of War event organizers Erich Freiter and Matt Metzger also attended, saying they are pleased with the growth of their event at the fair. By Nellie Evans Three charged with drinking offenses A 20 -year-old Grey Township man has been charged for OPP Report driving unlicenced and without insurance after being stopped on his motorcycle by OPP near Main Street in Ethel on July 16. The driver of the motorcycle was stopped at 11:45 a.m.. under investigation when the officer discovered the driver was not licenced. Youths; licences suspended A 17 -year-old Goderich Township youth had his licence suspended for 12 hours after being stopped by OPP July 14 at 12:30 a.m. on Front Road in Tuckersmith Township. Several youths were in the vehilce and the driver was found with alcohol on his breath. He was given a roadside breath test which registered enough alcohol in his system to warrant a licence suspension. Meanwhile, another 17 - year -old Grey Township youth also had his driver's licence suspended for 12 - hours after registering a "warn" on a breath test given by OPP on July 14 at 3 a.m. The youth was stopped on Perth Road #180 in McKillop Township and the officer determined the youth had been drinking. Drinking driver charged A 35 -year-old Vanastra man has been charged with a drinking and driving offence and driving while his licence was suspended. He was stopped July 14 at 11 p.m. on Toronto Blvd. in Vanastra when an OPP officer detected alcohol in his breath. He failed a subsequent breath test and was ' charged. engineering department. as the County Engineer's rule has evolved to have more of a focus on ambulance administration. The county should expect to pay a salary of $60.000 to $65,000 a year to find someone that has several years of experience in hospital management. Hambides in another ambulance staffing recommendation didn't recommend that superintendents should he hired for the ambulance stations. "I don't think there is any need to hire superintendents for the paramedics. they are doing well, and are happy to he treated as adults." said Hambides. THE HURON EXPOSITOR, July 18, 2001-3 MUNICIPALITY OF CENTRAL HURON COUNCIL MEETING DATE CHANGE The regular monthly Council Meeting of the Municipality of Central Huron which wos scheduled for Monday, August 20, 2001 has been changed to Monday. August 13.2001. ALSO please note that the regular scheduled Committee of the Whole meeting has been cancelled for the month of August. ALC)RE! Check Out Our Greenhouses for... LOTS OF DISCOUNTED PRICES on Hanging Baskets, Annuals, Perennials, Nursery Stock, Potted Containers, Geraniums & More! 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