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NEW EXECUTIVE - The 1988 executive of the Exeter
held in Exeter United Church . Seated are president
back left are 2nd v/p Wayne Shapton, Homecraft
grijn and 1st v/p Alan Powe.
Agricultural society was, chosen at
Adnaan Brand and secretary -treasurer
Kathy Seip, School Division
the annual meeting,
Gwen Coward. At
president Ruthanne Ne -
president
1988 Fair will 'Focus on Rutabagas
The approximately 50 people at-
tending the annual meeting of the
Exeter Agricultural Society held in
Exeter United Church looked back
at the 1987 Exeter Fall Fair with
sastisfaction, and ahead to the 1988
fair with anticipation.
Looking ahead, the focus will be
on rutabagas during this year's Exet-
erFall Fair to be held September
23, 24 and 25.
The Society looked back with jus-
tifiable pride at last year's fair. At-
tendance was up, and midway re-
ceipts were more than double the
rcvious year's. The biggest crowd
pleaser was the pig races, and com-
ing a close second was the exhibit
from the Ontario Science Centre.
President Ray Cann reported on
the success of some major changes
inythe layout of the 1987 fair. The
Homecraft Division set up most of
their exhibits in the auditorium,
which left a large portion of the are-
na for the School Division, and
more space available for rent around
the outside walls.
Secretary -treasurer Gwcn Coward
highlighted some of the little-
known expenses that are part of a
thriving fair. As examples, she cit-
ed the S10,559.30 -in prize money
paid out last year to more than 400
exhibitors; the talents, crafts and
livestock entries of these exhibitors
are the foundation of a magnetic fair
that attracts people year after year.
Prize money to the School Division
alone totalled $1,012.30.
Other expenses included $1,000
for prize ribbons, $1,320 for .the
judges in the various divisions, and
S 1,500 to organize the parade.
- The Society donated $960 to vari-
ous causes; $500 of this was desig-
nated for new washrooms in the ag-
ricultural building. The rest was
divided among the many volunteer
organizations who contribute their
valuable time: the IOOF Lodge for
collecting admission at the gates,
the SHDHS student council for
staffing the booth to sell tickets for
the midway, the Exeter Kinsmen for
participating in the Sunday Auto
RECOGNITION OF SERVICE - Shirley Cooper (left) presented the
Exeter Agricultural Society's 1988 award certificate to Mabel and Bob
Hein for their many years of service to the Exeter Fall Fair.
Show, and the South .Huron Junior
Farmers for their help throughout
the year.
Bob and Mabel Hem were the dual
recipients of the annual award given
for long-time service to the Exeter.
Fair.
Two members of the Exeter Agri-
cultural Society are also involved
with the Ontario Association of Ag-
ricultural Societies. Dolores Shap -
ton, OAAS Homecraft President and
a;director on the main board, visited
11 of the 15 districts in Ontario last
year, and attended 105 of the 236
fairs held across Ontario.
Roy Pepper, president of District
8, encouraged Local members to at-
tend an executive workshop to be
held in Scaforth on March_ 26. The
theme will be "Communication -
the key to success".
The evening's guest speaker was
Rev. Rick Hawley, minister of Ex-
eter United Church. Hawley ably
presented a comprehensive profile
on volunteers, focussing on the var-
ious age and interest groups availa-
ble in this community, how to at-
tract them, and how to use them
effectively. •
Heading the new executive are
president Adriaan Brand, 1st yip
Alan Powe, 2nd v/p Wayne Shap -
ton and secretary -treasurer Gwen
Coward. Cathy Seip is president of
the Homecraft Division, and Ru-
thanne Negrijn moves up to presi-
dent of the School Division.
Elected to a three-year term as di-
rector were Leslie Cudmore, Tom
Ellerington, Linda Johns, Gordon
Jones, Alan Powe, Allan Renning,
Mike Ryan and Bob Tindall. Bc-
ginning a two-year term arc past
president Raymond Cann, Donald
Dearing, Jan Hayward, Cliff Hicks,
Elson Lynn, Ruthanne Negrijn,
Barb Passmore and Wayne Shapton.
Elected to one-year terms were Ad-
riaan Brand, Doug Cooper, Robert
Hein, Lori Kerslake, Tom Hern,
Roy Pepper, Cathy Scip and Doris
Weigand. •
Board of education members
vote themselves pay increases
The Huron County Board ofEdu-
hation has voted itself a four per-
cent increase in pay "effective De-
cember 1, 1988 and - each
subsequent year thereafter
The current stipend for a trustee
is S4,800 annually. The chairman
currently gets the regular stipend
plus 50 percent or $7,200 annual-
ly.•These amounts do not change,
egardless of how many meetings
or events arc .attended throughout
the year.
Also approved at the January
meeting. was an increase for the
vice-chairman of the board. Begin-
ning in December this yedr, the
vice-chairman will receive an adi
tional one-quarter over the regular
stipend. In ;1989, the vice -chair
will receive $4,992 plus $1,298
for a total of $6,240. The chairman
will continue to receive an addi-
tional 50 percent, or $7,488.
For many years, the Ontario Ed-
ucation Act fixcd the trustee's sal-
ary according to a scale based on
population. In the term of Educa-
tion Minister Bette Stevenson, On-
tario trustees lobbied hard to have
that legislation changed. They felt
that they should be treated the
same as other municipally elected
officials who could set their own
salaries according to their con-
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Ms. Stevenson responded by
changing the legislation to say that
trustees could grant themselves an
increase only once during a term of
office, and that being immediately -
prior to an election.
This year, 1988, is an election
year. The Huron trustees will get
-an increase effective December 1,
1988 - just prior to the municipal
election date.
Director of Education Bob Allen
called the Stevenson legislation the
"meanest" on the books.
He reports that the Ontario gov-
ernment has given first reading to
legislation that will change the
Stevenson legislation. The molt
'modern new legislation will allow
trustees to set their own stipends.
Court
Continued from front page
Henderson, St. Marys were each
fined $150 after pleading guilty to
charges of possession of narcotics.
Nixon was stoped by police on
January 1 of -this year for a scat belt
violation in Stephen township. Af-
ter smelling a strong odour of
smoke, police searched the vehicle
and found approximately three
grans of a green plant -like sub-
startce. '
The accused admitted it was marl-
/ juana and said he bought it for S40.
Police pulled the vehicle over in
which Henderson was a passenger
on October 4, 1987 in Hay town-
ship for a Highway Traffic act vio-
lation.
Liquor was found and a small
baby food jar which 'contained a
small amount of a green, oily sub-
stance along with a table knife and a
hash pipe.Hcndcrson admitted to
ownership of cannibus resin.
WorksI.. _ could chary e your life
rector Lynne Farquhar before'Janu- day to do something -different -to do-------
ary 29. something constructive and have a
"It's fun," Loftsgard said. "It's a few laughs.
Put a box around Saturday, Feb-
ruary 6 on your calendar -- it could
change your life. Or at least set
you on the way to a more relaxed
style of living. .
Rita Loftsgard, a massage thera-
pist who practices in Goderich and
Clinton, will be conducting a
"deep relaxation and stress release
workshop" at the South Huron Rec
Centre that- day in hopes of bat-
tling the everyday pressure of liv-
ing in the Eighties.
"The point (of the program) is
real)), to give people some practi-
cal tools that they can take home
and use to combat stress and to
create for themselves a relaxed state
of being," Loftsgard said in expla-
nation of the day long workshop.
- The program begins at 9:39 a.m.
and runs until 4:30 in the after-
noon with -a- one- hour break for
lunch. The morning session deals
with such topics as "the body's re-
-action to stress", "chronic muscle
tension" and "why breathing is im-
portant to relaxation".
In the afternoon, Loftsgard will
concentrate on mental aspects of
stress with subjects like "listening
to the mind", "how we hypnotize
ourselves" and "guided deep relaxa-
tion".
"Stress takes many different forms
and there isn't anyone who doesn't
have some form of it in their lives,"
Loftsgard explained.
She noted that there is a difference
between recreation and relaxation
which few people acknowledge.
"In this society we tend to think
of recreation as relaxation. It's not.
It's quite different."
The therapist reasoned that, while
recreation involved activity, "deep
relaxation is seeking a stillness and
creating a stillness inside our-
selves."
The workshop dealswith the bas-
ic techniques involved in deep relax-
ation, Loftsgard will conduct com-
panion workshops in the future if
community' response is good
enough. But even if people attend
just the first session, they will
come away with something of value
she maintains.
"They . begin to grasp the basic
elements of what's involved in be-
ing in a relaxed state," Loftsgard
said. "Some of the techniques can
be grasped in a minute."
A long time yoga instructor and a
massage therapist with eight -years
experience, Loftsgard stems quali-
fied to create the kind of inner still-
ness she describes.
The workshop fee is $35 per per-
son and interested parties should
register with South Huron Rec Di -
THE BUSINESS OF RELAXATION -- Rita Loftsgard, a veteran mas-
sage therapist and Yoga instructor, will be conducting a one day "deep re-
laxation and stress release workshop" at the South Huron Rec Centre,
Saturday February 6. Loftsgard is anxious to share some interesting ideas
about stress and relaxation. "Deep relaxation is seeking a stillness and
creating a stillness inside ourselves," she noted recently.
Motor vehicle fatalities.
down in OPP District 6
A release from Ontario Provin-
cial Police District 6 indicates a
10.7 percent reduction in,the num-
ber of fatal motor vehicle accidents
during 1987in the 15 detachment
districts. •
This decrease is attributed in part
to the special emphasis on the
"Strict is Fair" and R.I.D.E. pro-
grams which will be continued in
1988.
During the eight week R.LD:E.
program concluding on January 9,
1988 a total of 48,939 vehicles
were checked in District 6. This is
an increase from 24,219 vehicles
checked the previous year.
This year 238 licence suspensions
of 12 hours were issued compared to
208 the previous year and Liquor
Licence Act charges rose from 1 17
to I68.
During the same period 106 per-
sons were -charged this year with -al-
cohol related criminal driving of-
fences not arising from• the special
spot checks. A year earlier the fig-
ure was 104. -
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