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Times-Advocate, 1988-12-28, Page 21Times -Advocate, December 28, 1988 Page 9A a Prime minister visits Huron during 1988 Continued from page 2 July 13 . A tray of 12 rings with an esti- mated retail value of $5,500 was stolen from Earl Campbell Jewelers on Main Street. A male, estimated to bc in his mid 20's who had been in the store in themorning came back around 1. p.m. to rob the place. - The Bell Canada strike was drag- ing into its third week and pickets lines included the one at the switch- ing yard in Exeter. The village of Lucan moved a step closer.to getting a ministry go- ahead for a proposed project com- bining a Lake Huron water pipeline and a sewage treatmeat-cenue. Grand Bend ,reeve Harold Green was accused of holding up a build- ing permit in Gibb's Park to secure a right-of-way to the beach for the pmperty he recently sold. Farmers were facing a 20-30 per cent reduction in yield of crops be- cause of the devastating drought. • parking in front of Sanders on the Beach, Grand Bcnd Council planned to build a fence along the government road blocking access to the lot. The County of Huron was to conduct a feasibility study to deter- mine if it should move its county offices from Goderich .to the present Huronview building just south of Clinton. A bylaw was passed by Exeter council to rename a portion of McNaughton Park to Elliot Park. Tracy Fisher was named Queen of the Zurich Fair for 1988 and runners up were Karen Steckle and Laurie Forrester. August 3 Prime Minister Brian Mulroney was on hand in Goderich to open the new port facilities along with - his wife Mita and son Ben and were guests to •the area of MP Murray Cardiff. Only two weeks after ncw facil- August 17 About 180 Fleck workers. from Huron Park, met to hold a strike vote in which 157 voted in favor of a strike and 10 voted against strik- • ing and -.the rest were spoiled bal- lots. • Three arca residents were charged with a number of offenses follow- ing an altercation at the Exeter Le- gion. . The Exeter Police Department was -given a clean bill of health by the Ontario Police Commission and town council was calling the. report a remarkable achievemeni. within the four years chief. Larry Hardy has been in office. • August 24 " • Responding to a letter from the Public Health Association, Grand Bend council passed a motion Nan- ning smoking in the council cham- bers. A Tate -night fire in Lucan forced Bill Rinn and his family to move Welcome new fire truck --The new pumper for- the Exeter and area fire department arrived Wednes day of last week. Members of the fire area board are shown here with the new vehicle. From the left are Exeter Deputy Reeve Lossy Fuller, Stephen Reeve Tom Tomes, B.J. Rowcliffe of Usborne. Exeter. Reeve Bill Mickle and councillor Dorothy Chapman, Murray Keys of Hay township, Exeter clerk - treasurer Liz Bell, fire chief Gary Middleton, Exeter Mayor Bruce Shaw and Usborne Reeve Gerald Prouty July 20 Former NHLer Cord Brooks, of London, was named, as coach of the Senior B Exeter Mohawks hockey club, replacing Jim -"Guenther and Bob Rowe was- named as general manager, replacing long-timc GM Doc Campbell. Public Utilities Comm -Mon workers were quick to repaira 14 inch watcr main break on Main Street. Exeter council returned a recom- mendation from an ad-hoc commit- tee to set an impost fee on new dc- velopment in town. • It was announced that Prime jVtinister Brian Mulroney was go- ing to visit Huron County later in the month to combine busines with pleasure, the business portion being the opening of thc Goderich Harbor. July 27 Good luck and the Grand Bend Beach Patrol combined to avert tragedy when -no Tess than four swimmers were overcome by strong currents around the pier and were eventually saved by the beach patrol. - In an effort to stop overnight parking and establish ownership of a strip of land currently used for tics were opened for Lucan Arca District Ambulance Services, addi- tional funding was received. Store owners in Grand Bend were keeping an eye on court proceed- ings in Sarnia where Malcolm • "Archie" Gibbs, of Parkhill; was trying to prove ownership of the. main beach, from Main Street to . the Ausable River. Jack Nairn, was named coach of the Exeter Junior D Hawks, George Pratt was named president and Al Quinn 'was also named as general manager for the 1988-89 season. August 10 The residents of the Township of Hibbert started their using their 59,000 recycling bin, located at their landfill site near Staffa, for the first time. B. J.Rowcliffe was the newest member of Osborne council, replac- ing Ross Ballantyne who was forced to resign when he moved to Exeter. A part German Shepherd dog at- tacked a Dashwood teen resulting in cuts to the forehead, both legs and left hand. • • Construction began on a new 35 - unit Senior Citizens project in the village of Lucan. Town of Exeter Garbage Pick up Jan. 2 pick up will be Jan. 3 Remaining days unchanged NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING CONCERNING A POSSIBLE AMENDMENT TO THE TOWN OF EXETER ZONING BY-LAW TAKE NOTICE that a Committee of the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Exeter will hold a Public Meeting on the 8th day of Febru- ary, 1989, at 7:45 p.m., at the Exeter Municipal Building, 406 Main Street South, Exeter, Ontario, to consider a possible Zoning By -Law Amendment under Section 34: of the Planning Act, 1983. The Zoning By -Law Amendment to be considered would amend Zoning By -Law No. 30-1978 to introduce provisions for "Bed and Brcakfast"Es- tablishments" (establishments which provide short-term accommodation for taveliers in private homes). - • The proposed amendment would defile the term "Bed and Breakfast Es- tablishment", would permit these uses in Commercial Zones (C1 and C5) and would establish regulations relating to such' uses. The amend- ment would also create a Residential Zofe•classification (tvith associat regulations), but would not initially apply this zone to any lands. • Elizabeth Bell, CMO Clerk -Treasurer Town of Exctcr 235-0310 from his apartment sooner than he 'intended: - Officcrs from the Exeter detach- ment of the Ontario Provincial Po- lice were looking for a white.Co- vette that was involved in a hit-and- run accident in Huron Park. • Reeve of Stanley Township, Clarence Rau announced his retire• mcnt"aftcr many years of local poli- tics. Pat Ryan, of Clandchove was S207,643.70 richer after winning, the Cottario jackpot. He picked the winning numbers 3-7-16-21-36-38. . • August III; Fourmen were arrested after po- lice were called to a rowdy party in the village of Ailsa Craig. The Huron Perth Roman Catho- lic School Board apnroved a seven per cern raise for teacher's assistants and a five per cent raise for continu- ing education counsellors and driver education instructors. The Exctcr Hawks took to the ice for the first time to get ready for the upcoming season under the direction of ncw coach Jack Nairn. Lucan taxpayers were out in full force on August 23 to challenge vil- lage council's plan to bring in water and. sewage projects into the vil- lage. . . September 7 • ' The Exeter Express baseball team won the provincial Senior D base- ball championships. for the second time tri the last three years. Exeter council received a munici- pal housing statement and assisted housing survey last Tuesday night and it showed that Exeter does need fair housing assistance. R D Securities presented a cheque for S20,000 to help fund the pro- posed Exeter Lions Club- Youth Centre and appeals were out for public support of the project. 'Two Michigan residents were killed after a hit-and-run accident near Greenway. The two were cy- cling on Huron Road 15 .about a mile west of Greenway when they were struck by a west bound truck driven by a 17 year old. • • September 14 Lucan OPP assisted Sebringville OPP in the carrying out of a search warrant which resulted in the seizure of 172 -firearms in West Nissouri Township. The South Huron Rec Centre :board announced -plans for a new color scheme once the building is reclad in new metal sheeting. The Exeter Royals fastball team was eliminated from the South Hu- ron Fastbail League playoffs after being trounced by Hansbury 13-0 in the final game. " September -21 - Paul Pooley, formerly of Exctcr, was named assistant coach of the Ohio State University Buckeyes hockey team in Columbus Ohio, having played there previously. Thanks to the Exeter branch of Ellison Travel, local donations made -to help thc victims of Hurri- cane Gilbert in Jamaica were being forwarded on to the Canadian Red Cross. Two members of Exeter council, Gaylon Josephson and Peter Snell, decided they would not run for re- election in the November 14 munic- ipal election. Grand Bcnd reeve Harold Green announced he would not seek re- election in the November i4 -munic- ipal election, after 14 years on the village council in various capaci- ties. September 28 The 134th edition of the Exeter Fatl•Fair was called an unqualified success with many new exhibitors. Jenni Brcgman, of Exctcr, was crowned the 1988 Exctcr Fall Fair Queen. Times Advocate sports editor Mark Bisset _announced he was leaving Exctcr after a year and a half on the job to take a similar job on the Orillia Packet and Times news- paper: Grand Bcnd clerk Dianne Mollard informed village council that legal fees in the on-going beach dispute with Malcolm "Archie" Gibbs, have reached 541,234.50, not in- cluding expenses, and with no end to the dispute in sight. Three Exeter youths werc_Jined. for Consuming alcohol -while under the legal age. The charges were laid after officers responded to a -large Treasury of Recipes - Norma and Gerald Paul display some of the Klrkton St. Paul's Anglican Church cook 'books now on sale throughout the area. NOTICE OF . PUBLIC MEETING CONCERNING A POSSIBLE AMENDMENT TO THE OFFICIAL PLAN FOR THE TOWN OF EXETER .TAKE NOTICE that a Committee of the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Exeter will hold a Public Meeting on the 8th day of Febru- ary, 1989, at 7:30 p.m., at the Exeter Municipal Building, 406 Main Street South, Exeter, Ontario, to consider a possittte Amendment to the Official Plan under Sections 21. and 17. of the Planning Act, 1983. The Official Plan Amendment to be considered would amend Section 3.4 RESIDENTIAL and Section 3.5 COMMERCIAL to provide for "Bcd and Breakfast Establishments" to be located within Resiaential areas (subject to rezoning) and in Commercial areas. Bed and Breakfast Estab- lishments provide short-term accommodation for travellers in private homes. Elizabeth Bell, CMO Clerk -Treasurer - Town of Exctcr 235-03tiO bush party at the rear of thcalining factory property on August 19. Thirty three . full bottles of beer were seized and each _youth was fined 553.75 and given' 30 days to Pay - October 5 Fleck Manufacturing closedits Huron Park plant on October 1,. af- ter the union membership voted to strike. About 200 people lost their jobs when the company car- ried out its threat to close the plant if the union shut it down. Exeter councillor Tom Hum- phreys announced he would not be seeking re-election. SHDHS students received awards at the annual Commencement. MP Murray Cardiff announced a $450,000 grant to the Blyth Festi- val. Barbara Fotheringham received a special awardfrom the Kippcn East Women's Institute for the rare achievement of completing 18 4-H clubs. Over 200 young soccer players wound up the summer season with a weekend awards banquet. October 12 A date for an examination of dis- covery in the dispute between Us - borne township and Exeter -PUC Over who should pay forrelocation of waterlines when the Anderson bridge was repaired was set for Oc- tober 27. Concerns about grain screenings. shortening the lifespan of the Hen - sail landfill site were raised at the October meeting of Hensall coun- cil. Don's Shoes, already in Scaforth and Goderich, opened a third store in Exctcr, Exeter Hawks are thrashed 8-2 by Lucan Irish in the opening game of the Western Junior D Hockey League season. October 19 Exeter PUC manager Hugh Da- vis informed Exeter councillors that he would soon bc asking for a building permit for -a structure to store PCBs in compliance with ministry of the environment regu- lations. MP Murray Cardiff was again nominated as the Conservative can- didate for Huron -Bruce. Port Elgin mayor Ken Dunlop was chosen to carry the Liberal banner, and Tony McQuail was named to run forthe NDP. Local politicians heard firsthand how much theservice'sof Town and Country Homemakers is appre- ciated by the clients. - A Ministry of Agriculture Cen- tennial Award was presented to Dolores Shapton by MPP Gordon Miller at the annual Huron Federa- tion of A-griculturc meeting in • Blyth. - Senior Panthers whipped Listow- el 40-0. The Grand Bcnd Medical Centre held an Open House to show off the new addition. October 26 • The legal battle over who owns the Grand Bend bcach rcsumcd in court after a three-month adjourn- ment. Hensall councillors and represen- tatives from the local mills arranged to meet to discuss the landfill site. Geneva (Jennie) Rowe, Exeter, was recipient of a Heart of Gold Award from Air Canada. Nominat- ed by the Times -Advocate, she was one of 26 Ontario residents selected by a panel of newspaper editors from the Ontario "Community Newspapers Association. South.. Huron 'District High School hosted the Huron -Perth cross-country meet. Rosemary Re- gicr placed first in senior girls. The senior girls' team came in first, and will advance to the WOSSA com- • petition. November 2 The. front page carried a story about New York Rangers player Dave Shaw awaiting a suspension - . decision after slashing the NHL's • scoring leader Mario Lemieux. Developer Gus Gregus and his lawyer attended the regular October meeting of the Exeter PUC toargue about the money he will be charged for extension of a water main to two lots he plans to build on. Voters packed a Clinton auditori- um for an all -candidates debate prior. to the November 21 federal eke - tip!). . Turn -out for this Year's blood. donor clinic, sponsored by the Aus-• able River Nomads, was not as - good as in previous years. Zurich native Kathy Meurer and partner Paul Armes received a silver medal for their pairs skating at the , . Please turn to page 11A Garbage Collection Village -of Grand Bend Usual Garbage Collection on Monday, December 26, 1988' and January 2, 1989 Dianne Mollard Clerk -Treasurer Administrator Village of Grand Bend HURON COUNTY HOUSIN-G AUTHORITY P.Q. (H.C.) 89-08.. To provide Electrical Mainte- nance on an 'as and when re- quired' basis following a rota- tion system at OHC buildings in Clinton, Seaforth, Exeter and Zurich. Tenders will be received for the above unti11.1:00 a.m. lo- cal time, Wednesday. Janu- ary 11. 1$89. by the .Huron County Housing Authority, 48 The Square, GODERICH, Ontario N7A 1M5. (519) 524- 2637 from whom details and specifica,tions may be ob- tained: quoting reference number as above. THE LOWEST .OR ANY TENDER NOT NECESSARI- LY ACCEPTED —A HURON COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY P.Q. (H.C.) 89.12. To provide Appliance Repair Maintenance on an 'as and when required' basis follow- ing a rotation system at OHC buildings in Huron County. Tenders• will be received for the above unti111:00 a.m. lo- cal time, Wednesday. Janu- ary 11. 1989, by the Huron County Housing Authority, 48 The Square, GODERICH, Onfatio N7A tM5. (519) 524- 2637 from whom details and specifications may be ob- tained, quoting reference number as above. THE LOWEST OR ANY TENDER NOT NECESSARI- LY ACCEPTED NEW LOCATION December 19, 1988 HURON ADDICTION A ESSME�,' & REFERRAL C NTRE 79 WELLINGTON STREET, CLINTON, ONTARIO NEW TELEPHONE NUMBER 482-1767 • AUCTION SALE Of Power carpentry tools and -hand tools to be held at Richard Lobb's Auction Barn, Clinton, Ontario for the Estate of Wallace Jackson and two pianos for Huron Board of Education. Saturday, December 31, at 10 a.m. Note: 2 upright pianos will be sold at 1:00 p.m. . TbOLS ETC: Drill press, National 4" jointer, Beaver 10' bandsaw, Beaver table saw, Craftsman 10" radial arm saw, Craftsman route and table, router bits, homemade portable air compressor, B•$ D Work- mate, 8 & D finish sander, sump pump, B & D.00mmercial skill saw, B 4, 0 belt sander, B & D'3 5/8' hand planer, heavy duty 1/2- drill, B & D 18" drill, disc sander, B & D jig saw, B 8 D workwheel, mitre saw, Dodo blade, saw blades, Rigid pipe cutter, pipe vise and pipe threader set, tap,and die set, set of chain falls, 6 micrometers, battery charger, 6 - wood turning chisels, wrecking bars, hand tools, shop vac, mens and ladies bikes; several wood clamps, C clamps, jacks, camp stove, Coltman lantern, small patio umbrella table and 4 chairs, TV aerial, srnall pool table with balls and cues, odd wooden chairs, chesterfield and chair, 16 ft. eztensign ladder, reel type power mower, furnace fan, car ramps, quantity of wooden legs, plus many more related items. Terms: Cash or cheque with proper I.D. Auctioneers: Richard and Burt Lobb 482-7898 Auction Calendar Sat., Jan. 7 1989 at 10 a.rp. - antique, furniture,. appliances to be held at 'Richard Lobb's Auction Barn, Clinton, Ontario for Bill Met- calf and the Estate of Harld McLeod of Goderich.