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Times-Advocate, 1983-02-16, Page 24Pogo 24 Times -Advocate, February 16, 1983 Lions sports banquet another huge success Tuesday's annual Exeter successful was very signifi- of the popular yearly event Province of Ontario had ever Lions Club Sportsmen's Din- cant for two reasons. and marked the first time a ner which againproved verb It was the 10th anniversar Lieutenant Governor of the visited the town. g y Honourable John Aird in, addition to attending the din- ner toured they Huron In- dustrial Park and unveiled plaques at - the Exeter municipal offices and the South Huron Rec Centre. Aird who was accompanied by a member of his security staff former Exeter detach- ment OPP officer Frank Gif- fin said he enjoyed his area visit and was attempting to visit more cornmunities throughout the province. Dur- ing his 27 months as Lieute- nant Governor he has fulfill- ed 1,400 official engagements. In a brief address at the din- ner, Aird said, "This crowd of over 0t10 is a great perfor- mance showing you do care about crippled children and our serving your community." Two of the head table SHDHS ASSEMBLY — Former CFL quarterback Chuck Ealey talks with SHDHS prin- guests have been in Exeter cipal Joe Wooden at a school assembly Tuesday afternoon. • T -A photo before. Dan Altan who was the Timmy at the 1975 dinner travelled through the area June 27, 1982 on his way ross Canada in a wheel- chair. Altan said, "Exeter was the turning point in my across the country trip. I received tremendous encouragement and financial support here. From then on everything lit up and it was virtually all down hill the rest of the way"; Chuck Ealey, former CFL quarterback with Toronto, Hamilton and Winnipeg said he visits Exeter and Huron Tractor in particular a couple of times a month as an area manager for John Deere. Ealey urged everyone in at- tendance, "Continue to do what you are doing here in helping others. Don't let it stop here. Keep working together as a family and a community." • Toronto Blue Jays catcher Ernie Whitt was optimistic about his club's chances in the 1983 season. Whitt feels the number of trades in' which Dave Collins. Mike Morgan and Cliff Johnston came to the club will make them a contender. lie added, "The 1982 season while continuing to be a building year was a cor- nerstone in the life of the franchise." The third standing ovation of the night was given to Calgarian Laurie Skreslet who was on the successful mission in 1982 to reach the top of Mount Everest. The other standing supports were' given the Lieutenant Gover- nor and local Tammy Christine Easterbrook. Skreslett said, "Seeing 600 from a town of 3,600 at this dinner gives me the feeling of a breath of fresh air, a breath AN EXETER WELCOME -- Bruce Shaw Jr. welcomes Bobby Hull to Exeter at Tues- day's Sportsmen's Dinner. looking on are Jim Pfaff and mayor Bruce Shaw. of sanity in an insane world to crippled children not as It's great seeing we can do handicapped, but, as some things that are right." handicapable. He continued, "The people Headline speaker former we carne here tonight to help Chicago ail(' Winnipeg hocla y (crippled children) can teach star Bobby Hull 'called for a us something. To give up return by Canadian to the before your body fails is basics of hockey. unacceptable." hull said, "Let the kids in Another CFL quarterback early minor hockey have fun Condredge riollaway who led and be governed by some nine the Toronto Argonauts to play guy and leave the basics to in the 1982Grey Cupreferred later on and in junior ranks." He continued, "We need to get back to the fine art of hockey. Wayne Gretzky came along when we needed a champion for the cause. We need more like him and Lefleur, PerraUlt and Messier." -Crippled children were well represented by Christine Easterbrook whowas the local dinner Tamthy for the fourth straight rear and former Timmys Dan Altan and Malcolm MacDonald who was the Timmy at the first dinner in 1974. Also.speaking on behalf of the -London Thames Valley Treatment Centre were direc- tor Mike Lyseki and district nurse Sonia Jackson. Former wrestling great Lord Athol Layton was a very capablemasterof ceremonies introducing the athletes in his • own humorous manner. Clarence McDowell was the dinner chairman and Lion president George Godbolt brought closing remarks. Bringing greeting"; from the polictical side were Exeter mayor Bruce -Shaw and Huron -Middlesex MPP Jack Riddell, Father Joe Nelligan of Mount- Carmel said grace prior to to the :dinner. BLUE JAY CHATTER-- Ernie Whitt of the Toronto Blue Jays talks with Father Joe Nelligan at Tuesday's Sport - men's Dinner. T -A photo DINNER CELEBRITIES'— Shown prior to Tuesday's Ex- eter Sportsmen's Dinner are Malcolm MacDonald who was the Timmy for the first dinner 10 years ago and Mount t`verest climber Laurie Skreslet. SPECIAL GUiDE - - Chicago Cubs pitching ace Fergie Jenkins had Andy DeBoer as a special guide to introduce him to local sports fans at the sports banquet, Tuesday. INSIbE JOKE? — Deputy -Reeve lossy Fbller and Councillor Morely Hall appear to be enjoying an inside joke with Lieutenant Governor John Aird, while Coun- cillor Tom Humphreys was obviously not in on it the trio met the town's special guest, Tuesday. - Seek five county: resident to act on museum group Five Huron County or to -renovate the present residents are heft sought for building. - - an advisory committee for Besides the five county the Huron County Pioneer resident., the committee will Museum. include Warden Grant Stiri- County council approved ing, property committee the formation of the commit- chairman Lionel Wilder, a tee at its Feb. 3 session. The member of the planning and committee idea follows a development committee, -a meeting of county officials representative of the Huron with representatives of the Board of Education, a Ministry of Citizenship and representative of the Culture. . Goderich Tourist Council and At that meeting the ex -officio members - clerk - ministry indicated it would treasurer William Hanly and pay 50 percent of any museum curator Ray feasibility studies done and it Scotchmer. would like to meet with a Further 'developments in committee made up ofthe museum includo the go - citizens from the county. The ahead for an engineering Ministry also suggested that • study by B.M. Ross and the county reduce the number Associates of Goderich at an of alternatives for the– approximate cost of $500 to museum. determine the extent of In consideration of the last repairs need to open the point, council agreed that the Museum's first floor. ft is ex - former telecommunications pected the necessary repairs school in Vanastra not be con- can be done by the museum sidered . ag-. an alternative staff. museum site. The school has The county will also con - been turned down because of sider entering into a joint On - anticipated renovation costs tario Neighborhood Improve - and because the county has no ment Program (ONIP) with tenants for the unused space. the Town of Goderich. The The alternatives left for the town is applying for two such committee to consider include programs,but the $600.000 pro - having no museum, building posal for North Street (on a new museum at its present, which the museum is located) site in Goderich or elsewhere, includes $480,000 for , the POLICE CHAT -- OPP Constable Bob Whiteford and Exeter town Constable Jim Barnes talk to Bobby Hull at Tuesday's Sportsmen's Dinner. tit VISIT SCHOOL -- A number of speakers at Tuesday's Sportsmen's Dinner visited SHDHS in the afternoon. Above, student Frank Vermaeten talks with Lord Athol Layton. T -A photo: DINNER GUESTS Shown chatting prior to Tuesday's Exeter Sportsmen's Dinner are former ',Mt star Bobby HuII, Exeter Lions president George Godbolt and On- tario's Lieutenant Governor John Aird. T -A photo • ATTEND PRESS RECEPTION . Shown of the press` reception -prior to Tuesday's Ex- eter Sportsmen's Dinner were lion Gerry Gray, guest Gene Clark and Janie McDowell, wife of dinner chairman Clarence:McDowell. T -A photo THEY WERE LAUGHING During a break in the action at Tuesday's. Sportsmen's Dinner, Glenn Weir of the Montreal Concordes, MC Lord Athol Layton and Ernie Whittof the Blue Jays enjoy a good laugh. ' T -A photo • museum project of which the county pays half. Exeter Reeve Bill Mickle questioned committingcoun- ty council to such a project when no decision has been made regarding the museum. "We're not committing the county to anything", said pro- perty committee chairman Hay Township Reeve Lionel Wilder. It was explained that Goderich will be applying to the Ministry of Municipal Af- fairs and Housing for the ONIP grant, but as the coun- • ty is awaiting a feasibility study on the museum, no commitment- cast be made to the actual rebuilding of the museum. The 1983 budget for the museum reflects the changes occurring there as it is down over $15,000 from the 1982 budget. The museum's 1983 budget is $110,400 compared to the 1982 budget oL8125,650. The county's share is down from $76;550 in 1982 to $70,160 in 1983. Salaries, although reduced from the 1902 budget figure of $84,500 (representing a cut in part time staff), take the largest portion of the budget at $75,000. On the revenue side, the budgeted admissions figure of $12,000 is down from the 1982 budget admissions figure of $18,000. Not as many visitors are expected to visit the museum this year. Not included in the 1903 budget are funds for the an- nioR studies _as plans have been made to take those costs from the eapital works building reserve fund. Dear Sip: During the nineteenth cen- tury Middlesex County Coun- cil adopted the practice of giv- ing its Wardens an il- lumi natcd scroll containing a vote 01 thanks from the members of council. This practice continued until sometime during the depres- sion When a typed vote of thanks was issued. At present, the County is seeking to locate these scrolls so that they may hang in the newly restored County Building. To this date we have obtained Scrolls and typed thank -you': for the following: 1887-88 Simon Mcleod 1906 Neal Ghlbraith 1911 William Moss 1918 Donald Graham 1921 Alton Ryckman 1922 John Cousins 1948 Charles Cousins (typed version ) We would appreciate any help you could give us in locating these Scrolls. For more information please contact: Mark Smith, Middlesex County Building, 399 Ridout St. No., London, Ont. N6A 2P1. 434-7321 or 1-800-265 5939. #•-D orliapitso rocestellogiterliportw4Motere to begin lite again, :men's DIner, Bev McGregor of the Exeter Lioness club i should want it as it was. 1 made donation to Mike lyseki, director of the Thames would only open my eyes a lit - Volley Treatment Centre in London. tie more.