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Times-Advocate, 1988-03-16, Page 7n the Street By Jim Beckett r If you want to combine the best of nostalgia and good times you better set aside Saturday, April 16. This is the date the Exeter Lions Club will present their farewell to Joe Overholt and the Stand- bys at the Pincridgc Chalet. It only seems fitting this popular group hold their last performance in the arca at the-Pineridge whcrc-so aanx.peQ_ple have enjoyed their entertainment so many times. _ -- Lion member and former Pincridgc operator Dunc Mousseau re- ports tickets arc selling fast. If you want to be a part of the fun con- tact any member of the Lions club. Congratulations to our sister paper, the St. Marys Journal - Argus for winning six first place awards out of a possible seven at the recent Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association convention in Toronto. Company president Lorne Eedy was elected third vice- president of the organization. * * * An acquaintance of ours (an executive at another newspaper) is happy to be home in his small town.after a couple of experiences in the big city. Smooth Phil, a handsome; unattachedrogue, didn;t take long in meeting a few members of the opposite scx. This is something he's quite good at in the smaller towns but he seemed to be jinxed right from the start in Toronto.' His first close encounter ended in disaster when the elevator he and his beautiful companion were travelling in broke down between the second and third floor. For those of you w±No arc afraid of heights, you'll be interested in knowing it was the outside elevator of the Hil- ton Hotel on .Richmond Street. The maintenance crcw took forty-five minutes getting Phil and his companion through a small hole in the top of the elevator. - Phi► can't exactly pinpoint just exactly when his new friend lost interest in continuing their newly -formed relationship. The second escapade had trusting Phil asking a pretty city lady to hold his recently -borrowed bottle of Crown Royal for him while he strutted down the hall for some mix. You guessed it....when Phil returned with the mix his new friend and the Crown Royal were nowhere to be found. "R just proves you can't trust city girls and elevators," Phil la- mented. * * * Canada's largest muffler and brake business is represented in Exeter with the opening of Thruway Muffler and Brake Centre at the cor- ner of Hwys. 4 and 83. Bill Stanbury is vice-president of the company that owns three Thruway Centres. The others arc in Goderich and Orangeville. * * * While several stores have opened and more arc in the works, the re- cent closing of Creative Lady and The Beat have added a couple of additional empty spaces in the core area. * * * Recent weeks have sten the salaries and expenses of several arca politicians listed in the pages of the T -A. Before you join several others I've heard criticizing those whose expenses arc the high- est...consider this. If the expenses are low, orin some cases zero, all it means is these people did not represent us at various events across the province. Having the highest expenses doesn't mean money is being wasted just as having the lowest expenses doesn't guarantee that person is 'better at saving taxpayers' money. * * * The newest presage address in Exeter could be the Simcoe and Ed- ward streets' arca. This is the site chosen by Jack Taylor's Stoney Ridge -De- velopments Inc. to build five luxury condominiums. Apparently one unit is already sold in the project which will feature lots of oak and other luxury appointments. Construction is expected to begin soon. * * If you're tired of being a tenant and yet you want affordable hous- ing, perhaps Co -Op is the answer. A public information meeting 'will be held Tuesday, March 22 at the Olde Town Hall in Exeter at 7:30 p.m. For additional information contact Laurie Dykstra at thc Exeter Municipal. Office or call 235-0310. * * * It's a sure sign of spring when Bruce Shaw was applauding the decision by County Council to adopt county -wide market value as- sessment for county and school purposes at last week's council meet- ing. In simple terms, -we should be paying lower taxes while other property owners with lower assessments will have this advantage eliminated under the new plan. It translates into everybody paying their fair share. Times -Advocate, March 16, 1988 Page 7 Coping with the biggest lunch in town By Adrian Harte For most of us deciding what to make for our own lunch is diffi- cult. Imagine having to make the lunches of hundreds of teenagers on a daily basis. This is what the three ladies in the. South Huron District High School cafeteria face every day of the school year. The cafeteria opens at 8:20 when most of the school buses are arriv- ing and some students are looking for breakfast.. "Breakfast consists of a chocolate chip cookie and whatever," says supervisor Jennie Rowe, adding --that while a cookie might not be an ideal breakfast, the demand for them.is so great that she bakes 12- 13 dozen daily along with 4-5 doz- en muffins. . A few students seeking a snack will file through later in the morn- ing after the daily announcements, but it isn't until 11:30 that the lunch rush begins and stays busy until the students are due back in class at 1:00. The cafeteria closes at 2:00 after the afternoon break. It's a short day, but Rowe ex- plains that 400-450 hungry teenag- ers are served in less than six hours. The most popular combination for lunch is a plate of french fries with a chicken burger.' "The only thing that tells you is we have good chicken burgers," says Rowe. Rowc estimates that the students 'also consume 60-901bs of frozen fries every day. She regrets she is unable to make them fresh. She knows they taste better, but her staff does not have the facilities to cut the potatoes quickly enough. Rowe has worked at the school for 23 years and has noticed changes in the eating habits of teenagers over the course of time. Selling hot lunches with mashed potatoes was once possible, she ob- serves. "Not many kids in this school ca't, mashed potatoes now," she says, claiming all they want are french fries. She also points out a few years ago 200-250 fish and chip din- ners could be sold on Fridays. Nowadays she would be lucky to sell one-fifth as many; "There are now more fast food - places in Exeter," Rowe notes, and this draws more students away from the school at lunch hour than ever before. She also points to the new ban on smoking on school grounds as forcing smoking students to eat lunch elsewhere. Rowe also believes that grade nine students are more likely to leave the school during lunch. The novelty of lunchtime freedom wears off with the senior grades. The cafeteria tries hard to offer nu- tritional alternatives, including brown and white bread, salads and soups, but Rowe knows she has to supply what sells best. "We offer them something nutri- tious. We can't make them eat it." Rowe handles the occasional hassle from the students, but other- wise fords she gets along well with most of them. One thing she says does amuse her is how little they know about her work in the cafete- ria. "1 get a kick out of the kids who ask: Did you make the sandwich- es?" says Rowe, adding .that even the daily special,which might be lasagna, roast beef sandwiches, or pizza fingers, is made right there in the school kitchen. "This is a business," explains It's Your Business Rowe, "It's my own business with- in the school. She also holds the cafeteria contracts for Nabisco Brands' cannery and the high school in Goderich. Anyone who doesn't like kids shouldn't work in this place," cau- tions Rowe, who says she not only likes the students, but also has a lot of fun working with them. She of- ten gets invited to students' parties, is asked to read essays before they are handed in, and is sometimes asked for advice on personal prob- lems. "I've felt like a mom for some of the kids," she says. -_ LUNCH PARADE Janice Regier (left) town at South Huron District High School. and supervisor Jennie Rowe prepare lunch in the biggest cafeteria Lucan treatment plant 1990 -possibility If all goes according to M.M. Dillon consulting engineers' plans, Lucan may be cutting the ribbon to opena new sewage treatment plant by the summer of 1990. Representatives from the compa- ny and the ministry of the environ- ment were on hand at a public open house held in the village's council chambers on Thursday, March 10 to explain the details of the proposal and to justify why the project may eventually cost Lu - can's taxpayers $1.1 million. Stephen Pyke, an environmental engineer with M.M. Dillon point- ed to capacity problems with the current sewage lagoon as the main thrust behind the proposal. "1t's not providing the proper treatment," said Pyke adding that overflow is a possibility. A sew- age treatment plant, while a more expensive option than expanding the lagoons, will be able to meet the more stringent discharge re- strictions from the MOE and can be easily expanded to accommodate future population growth. The idea is to build the plant to handle sewage from a Lucan popu- lation of up to 2,400 persons and to expand it after the turn of the century if needed. The current vil- lage population is between 1,700 and 1,8(X) people. If the proposal meets with MOE, council and OMB approval, then a final design for the plant may be drawn up in September this year. The projected cost of the entire pro- ject is S5.4 million, engineering costs not included. A 79 percent provincial grant would reduce the municipality's share to SI.1 million which, when combined with thc DASH WO O D INDUSTRIES LIMITED John L. Cook Senior Vice President window operations for Trus Joist Corporation of Boise, Idaho has an- nounced several organizational changes for both window divisions of Trus Joist; Dashwood Industries Limited of Centralia, Ontario and` Norco Windows Limited of Hawkins, Wisconsin. TONY HALL Vice President of Finance and Administration, is appointed Vice President, Group Finance, for window operations, respon- sible for the coordination of poli- cy and finanolal standards within both Norco and Dashwood.Divi- sions TOM DUFFY Senior Vice President, is ap- pointed Vice President and General Manager of Dashwood, with responsibility for all.Canadi- an activities of the Division.. JIM GENNO Production Manager, is appoint- ed Vice President, Manufactur- ing of Dashwood, with responsi- bility for all Manufacturing activities at the Centralia Opera- tion. • WAYNE FENLON Direct Sales Manager, Ontario, is appointed Vice President, Sales of Dashwood, with re- sponsibility for sales activities. cost of the Huron pipeline project, would exceed Lucan's allowable debt load, and the OMB could reject the treatment plant proposal. If approval is given, then con- struction is scheduled to begin in the spring of 1989. If the new plant is in place, the existing la- goons can be returned to agricultural land. "It's not any new or innovative technology," said Pyke of the plant's preliminary design for meet- ing the six effluent restrictions specified by the ministry of the en- vironment. Similar designs are in use in other Ontario municipalities. Instead of using the more com- mon method of removing bacteria from the effluent with chlorination, M.M. Dillon is advocating the use of ultraviolet sterilizers. "Ultraviolet disinfection has been recommended by the MOE," said Pyke. While the UV lights do consume large amounts of electrici- ty, Pykc noted that this cost is overridden by the maintenance problems associated with.chlorine and its handling risk. The plant itself is quite compact, covering only two acres of land, but it requires a total of 34 acres to include a surrounding 150 metre buffer zone. "If you wanted to, you could grow corn all around the plant," said Dick Soper, a senior associate with M.M. Dillon. The plant is also claimed to be odor -free, beyond the buffer zone. Soper said that treatment plant workers would experience "an earthy odor, but it's not offensive." Effluent from the plant could be discharged directly into the Heenan Drain even during the summer months, but Pyke cautions the wa- ter could not be considered drinka- ble because of its bacterial content even after treatment. The plant's design should be capable of reduc- ing a bacteria count of 50,000 per 100mI in the raw sewage to ,around 2(0 per IOWA. Waste sludge from the plant can be applied to farmland as`oth a soil conditioner and fertilizer be- cause Lucan's sewage docs not contain toxic chemicals or heavy metals. A residue of alum, used in the treatment process, is claimed to have little effect on the sludge for farming. . The bottom line for the taxpayer is estimated at a yearly hookup charge of S223.23 for each of the village's 631 connections to pay for the treatment plant through a 25 -year debenture. , Operating costs for the plant are- another S135,000 yearly. This averages out to a little more than S36 a month per household, again based on 631 connections. Lucan clerk Ed Melanson also wishes to point out the communi- ty cable television channel being installed by Mitchell-Scaforth Cable TV in the town hall will be looked after by Linda Hackney. Hackney will update the computer- ized billboard on her own time be- fore she starts her day's work at thc village office. - 4 in PLANT PROPOSAL - Dick Soper, a senior associate with M.M. Dillon consulting engineers, explains his company's plans to design a sewage treatment plant to meet the needs of Lucan. ANCA HAPS t;1: r izit$4PAY To sof A .A Aii 4.1.4 e ai igt o� Areal , bi ly -Pine da lI..GG Apr A green can�-ion Y 1 or -� er (n yam' p eke'... exeFer 2 � 4T PAI '4 I'�s.Y -944,0 day MAtvGst COUNTPY fLOW5 n 9v5 win �rx,35* • 2 O