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Times-Advocate, 1988-06-29, Page 3Top their classes at South Huron BARBARA TIEMAN - GRADE 9 DAVID THIEL - GRADE 10 LISA MELOCHE - GRADE 11 SAiD OSMAN - GRADE 12 Large USBORNE TOWNSHIP - Os- borne township's capital budget this year will include the purchase of a road grader, and the town- ship's share of a new pumper for the Exctcr and area fire board. At a special meeting in early June, council accepted a tender from Southwest" Tractor, Lamb- eth. Articulation and wet disc brakes were standard equipment. on the John •Deer machine, but would have been an option cost- ing over 57,000more on the competing bid from Champion Road Machinery. The price from capital expenditures in Southwest, including sales tax, is 5127,308.24. The municipality will cut back on construction this year to free money for the grader purchase. During the regular June 21 council meeting, all members of council voted affirmatively in a recorded vote approving the rec- ommendation that the Exeter fire department purchase a pumper truck, with Usborne's share set at $56,711. Only $19,009 remains to be raised, as S37.612 has al' ready been set aside in a reserve fund. Thrcc tenders for shouldering construction on Huron St. East were opened. C.E. Reid and Sons bid of S16,870 was the lowest, and the one accepted. A partial payment of S61,000 to Jennison Construction for gravell- ing was approved. Road superintendent Ken Parker advised council that dust control measures are now completed, but some corners will be touched up. A timber sale agreement from Jake Hovius Jr. was accepted. He will pay the township S1,800 to Osborne cut down 31 hickory, 18 ash, sev- en hard maple and one white oak at the Webber farm on part lot 25, con- cession 8. Clerk Sandra Strang was instructed to send a tenet to the owner of lot 7, concession 11, advising that the mu- nicipality will not be responsible for any damage done to trees he has - planted on township property. The property owner will be asked to move the trees back onto his own property by May 31., 1989. The next regular council meeting is scheduled for July 12. Highway Tratflp Act violations EXETER - The majority of the cases before J. P. Doug Wedlake in Exctcr court on June 21 pertained to violations of the Highway Traf- fic Act. The mother of Stephen J. Morri- scy, RR2 Crediton, appeared to ex- plain why her son had produced more than one driver's licence when stopped for a driving infrac- tion on county road 5 in Stephen township on June 18. She said her son had been temporarily suspend- ed, and had kept the second licence received after the suspension. He did not destroy the one licence on getting his trucker's licence, she explained. Morrissey was fined 553.75 with 15 days to pay. Tracy H. Livingston, RR7 Luck - now, was fined •$500 with four months to pay for driving in Hay township on May 25 with no insu- rance. Hendrikus Hendriks, RR3 Zu- ' rich, pleaded guilty to having no slow-moving vehicle sign. Police were called when another vehicle ran into the back of the sprayer he was towing behind his tractor on county road 2 in Hay township on May 2. The sprayer did not have .a sign on it, and the one on the tractor was not visible. Hendriks paid his S53.75 fine that day- Shannon P.G. Hrudka, 74 Rich- mond St., Hensall, pleaded guilty after a charge of careless driving was amended tc''lcavc road not in safety". The charge arosc out of an incident at 12:30 a.m. on May 21 on concession 4-5 of Hay town- ship, when the accused, driving five passengers in a vehicle be- longing to Larry Eveland, lost con- trol and struck a tree. There were no injuries. Damage was $1,500. " A fine of $53.75 was imposed, with one month to pay. Hrudka also pleaded guilty and 'was fined an additional S53.75 for operating a vehicle without a proper licence. Police had been called on May 27 about a motorcycle racing. on the Rec Centre parking lot, and stopped the vehicle on John St.. E. The vehicle was registered to Daniel Deer struck in area mishap EXETER - A deer was involved in one of the six accidents investi- gated this week by officers of the Exeier detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police. Damage was estimated as light when a vehicle operated by Alan Pcnnic ol'Godcrich struck the ani- mal on Highway 84 on Friday. Sunday June 19, a vehicle -driven. by Mark Mero, Scaforth backcd out of a private driveway and struck a parked vehicle owned by Bryan Fink, Hensall. Damage was light. The next day, vehicles driven by Laura Spragg, Toronto and Paul Snocys, London collided on High- way 81, south of Huron road 4. • The same day, officers set dam- age as light when vehicles driven by Jerome Denomme, Zurich and Warren Harrison, Durham were in collision on Highway 4, north of Highway 83. Damage was moderate when a ve- hicle driven by Alan Clark, RR 1, Hay struck a road sign on Victoria street in Centralia on Tuesday. The next day, a vehicle driven by Andrew Wcrle of Hanover went out of control on Concession 22 , north of •Huton road 5 and went into the ditch rolling over. Minor injuries were suffered by the driver and two passengers Glenn McBcath, Zurich and Donald Skinner, Hensall. During the week officers investi- gated 49 general occurrences which included one sexual assault, two thefts and one incident of break and enter. Three people were charged with impaired driving and driving suspen- sions of 12 hours each were issued to six drivers. . Included in charges laid were 13 Criminal Code, 13 Liquor Licence Act and 62 under the Highway Traf- fic Act. NOTICE TO PUBLIC UTILITIES WATER CONSUMERS To conserve water, the Exeter Public Utili- ties will limit the use of hoses for the wa- tering of lawns and gardens. This require- ment includes new lawns and sod. Effective immediately and until further no-' tice, the following schedule for ,the use of hoses will be permitted. Residential Customers (households) Sunday to ,Saturday inclusive 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Commercial Customers (businesses) Monday, Wednesday & Friday 9 a.m. - 11 a.m .We have been advised that some customers are wa- tering lawns and gardens at the rear of their house during the restricted hours. These customers are risking Immediate disconnection of their water ser- vice and a possible fine before service Is restored. Watering by some cutomers during the restricted hours could result In the discontinuing of lawn and garden watering completely. The co-operation of all customers will be appreciated Exeter Public Utilities Commission Wurm. The 16 -year-old, who had a begin- ner's licence, was advised to walk the vehicle home. Donald Geiger, RR2 Exeter, pleaded guilty to driving with a ra- dar warning device.. He had been stopped in a RIDE check-up on Jan- uary 11 on Highway 84 in Hensall, and the officer noticed a coil of wire under the driver's scat. Geiger was fined S68.75, with 15- days 5-days to pay, and the detector was seize}. Timothy P. McQuiggan, 344 An- drew St., Exeter, had his 5250 fine_ for driving while suspended reduced to S 125 after Wedlake heard his sto- 'ry.. McQuiggan had been told on July 29., 1987. that he could not re- new his licence because of an un- paid fine of $66.25. He paid the .fine on August 20, and was told it would take 10 days to reinstate his licence. On August 28, McQuiggan was notified his licence was suspended for not paying a fine. He found.out he had been fined twice, once for having liquour readily available, and again for an invalid sticker. Both. fines were for an identical 566.25. His first cheque had been p d against the liquor charg, and no one had advised him he' had two fines. Wedlake said this was not the or- dinary "drive while suspended". However, he suspended the accusesl's licence for six months. Four cxparte cases were heard. All had entered not guilty pleas. Although absent, Ronald Riley, RR1 Hensall, was fined S250 for driving while suspended when stopped in a RIDE check on January 12 on Highway 84 in Hensall. His licence had been suspended indefi- nitely on November 24 for unpaid fines. John W. Creaser, Cambridge, was fined $45.75 with 15 days to pay for speeding 108 km in an 80 zone on county road 6 in Usborne on May 14. Four collisions investigated EXETER - Four two -vehicle col- lisions were investigated by Exeter police between June 17 and June" 27. Chad Dalrymple; 256 William St., was riding his bike across the crosswalk when a vehicle south- bound on Main St. driven by Lee Maurine of RR2 Ailsa Craig failed to stop for the crossing guard and hit the boy." There were no inju- ries. On June 20 a vehicle driven by Ellen Sockett, RR 1 Lucan, was proceeding south on Andrew St. when a vehicle eastbound on John St. driven by David Wood of 174 Sanders St. East, Exeter, ran into the side of the Sockett vehicle. That same day, a vehicle owned by James Gardiner, Kirkton, was parked in the rear parking lot of G.K Realty at 284 Main St.. when it slipped into gear and struck the building. Another collision occurred June 23. Patricia Masse of 46 Devon Drive, Exeter, was southbound after coming out of the plaza in the north end of town when her vehicle was struck by a vehicle eastbound on Thames Road driven by Brenda Pin- combc, RR3 Exctcr. Two days later, a vehicle driven by Carlos Brand, Clinton, was stopped southbound on Main St. waiting to turn left when struck by another southbound vehicle driven by Vinzenz Krainz, Hensall. Michael Shane Cannon, South- ampton, was given 15 days to pay a S47.25 fine for being clocked on ra- dar speeding 109 in an 80 zone on Highway 4 in Stephen township on November 19, 1987. Mark S. Sutherland, 234 Algon- quin Dr., Huron Park, was fined $53.75 with 15 days to pay after a motorcycle was observed going through a stop sign on Canada Ave. in Huron Park on April 2. Robert, Ellis, RR2 Zurich, sent in a guilty plea and a cheque for S18.75 for speeding at 75 km in a 60 zone on Highway 83 on May 3, 1987. 'Maxie P. Prince, 78 Oxford W. London, mailed- in a• cheque frit- S47.50 orS47.50 for speeding along Highway 23 in Usborne township on- April 6. - Times -Advocate, June 29, 1988 Page 3 County changes could be harmful locally GODERICH - A number of area politicians warned a provincial task force last week that the many changes proposed to strengthen Ontario's county government sys- tlrm could at the same time be harmful to local councils. Exeter Reeve Bill Mickle said , "Giving countiesithe option of tak- ing over such municipal services as planning, recreation and eco- nomic development would be the first step towards regionalization." Others said counties should con- tinue to assume administration of services as each becomes too ex- pensive or unmanageable for mu- nicipal councils. Turnberry reeve and former war- den Brian McBurney said, "We are not out on a power grab to take over these soles. It's a matter of the local municipality coming and ask- ing the county to take over what they can no longer handle." Although another former warden Tom Cunningham agreed about welfare, libraries and planning be- ing handled by the county, he later said services like recreation, sewer and water and municipal drains should remain with local councils. Micklc said that although the current council may not envision taking services from member coun- cils against their wishes , subse- quent councils may, once counties legally have the power." Once you give the power, it is taken and'will be used." The Exeter reeve added that an al- ternative would be for counties and local councils to contractually, agree that services be operated by the county for a fee. The task force which visited Godcrich included Oxford MPP Charlie Tatham and Cornwall MPP John Cleary. The MPP's are visiting every Ontario county seek= ing input, on the "Patterns for the Future" report released in Novem- ber , 1987. Three mayors including Bruce Shaw of Exeter said hectic sched- ules would prevent them from sit- ting effectively on county council. The report suggests all heads of council represent. their municipali- ties at the county level. They said the change should only be implemented if a designate could be appointed by each council to teprescnt the mayor. Exeter council briefs EXETER - Permission has been given to the student body of Cen- tralia College to canvass Exeter residents on behalf of the Arthritis Association of Canada. The canvass is planned for Tues- day, September 28. In 1987 more than S2,600 was raised in the Exet- er arca. * * * * Mayor Bruce Shaw reported that one grant in the amount of S38,000 has been approved for en- crgy reduction by steel cladding at the South Huron Rec Centre and another, application was in the works. ' Reeve Bill Mickle. said on the same subject," Savings from a suggested Enushare program were not worth the cost." * * * * Exeter's Business Improvement Association has asked permission to block off parking spaces on ?-lain street during the annual Side- walk Sales promotion set for July 2-1 and 22. Works siperitcndcnt Glenn Kells said he needed sonic guidance as last year a number of merchants re- moved the blockades from in front of their businesses, on the perimeter of the BIA area which basically runs from Huron street to Gidlcy street. Newly appointed BIA manager . Dolly Creccs said this week she is working on getting additional asso- ciate memberships from businesses located off Main street. Currently there arc 140 full memberships and 30 of the associate designation. * * * * A bylaw was passed which re- scirtls a total of 29 previous bylaws that are considered redundant and ob- solete. Deputy clerk -treasurer Lau- rie Dykstra said she spent five days going through reams of bylaws to weed out those which do not have any further application to town business. • The oldest bylaws rescinded were - a bylaw in 1950 to provide for the establishment and regulation of a volunteer fire brigade and one in 1947 to sign an agreement betwen the town and Bell Telephone Com- pany of Canada. We Appreciate Your DSA CAAEF9LII senors Erni 1 r"' 1 .411,1.. It's Brigittes ummer Sale All Summer Stock Reduced 207. 50% Bathing Suits °Koret Fracisca Tan Jay Parlour Dresses uwto SOZoff Shorts Cotton Skirt & Short Sets Blouses 2Ooff 3O'off up to50% off 2O5O' off 20'35off 2OO off Skirts, Slacks 20'50' Off Open Thurs. Until 9 p.m. MTV r 1OOI, nt Yriung ,incl titylr'h" :lbll 11ain St., Exeter 235-0442