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Times Advocate, 1992-08-12, Page 1M1el Carnations fi Baby's Breath 595 lunch ('ash & Carr, lb COUNTRY fNOWfkS Exeter Serving South Huron et (iaiwr-Knape Insurance Service Experience Value 235-2420 North Middlesex & Lambton Erosion control Cottage owners criticize plan page 3 Local historic portraits on display at Town Hall next week EXETER - As promised earlier this year, the Exeter and District Heritage Foundation will be unveil- ing the collection of portraits by Exeter artist Harry Burke. The portraits are a collection of local people, most from the turn of the century, which Burke created from old photographs. While most of the personages are of well- known townsfolk. a few are from photographs of people unidentified. It is quite possible when the dis- play is unveiled, a few people may recognize relatives in the collec- tion. The "Portraits of Exeter's Past" will go on display in the Old Town Hall upstairs auditorium next Wednesday evening, August 19 at 7:30 p.m. The Heritage Foundation are hop- ing the display will help to boost support for their group and its en- deavors to. -preserve local histone: culttrc. New fines to make people clean up their act? EXETER - Council is consider- -mg, penalizing property owners who set their garbage out too early Councillor Ben Hoogenbooni brought the subject up at last Tues- day's council meeting, saying mounds of garbage outside homes for several days. especially before large -item collections, is becoming an increasingly common sight. it is disrespectful of the neigh- bourhood and the neighbours," said Hoogcnboom "This -really makes our town look bad. There are plac- es where mattresses sit out over the weekend. It's about time we clamped down on this... • Works superintendent Glen Kelps was asked about the town's bylaws regarding garbage collecuon. He replied that the bylaw docs state garbage should be set out no more than 24 hours before collection, but there is no penalty . Council agreed the bylaw should be considered for strengthening li Nothing quenches a summer thirst like a good, cold glass of lemonade. Shown making 0 a profit at their lemonade stand in Exeter during Thursday's hot summer weather were Mara Denney (left;. Thomas Verberne, and Jayden Dinney. Dashwood man dies in car crash HENSALL - A 23 -year-old Dashwood arca man was killed Wednesday, after his car collided with another vehicle at the mterscc- uon of sideroad 6 and concession 12-13 of Tuckersmith Township, about four kilometres north of Hen- sall. George Ducharme Jr., of RR 1 Dashwood, died on his way to lend a hand on a friend's farm near his home. Goderich OPP, who investi- gated the accident, said Ducharme was travelhng north on sideroad 6 when his car was struck broadside after failing to yield to a westbound vehicle driven by 19 -year-old Mark Brock of RR2 Staffa. Brock was treated for a head input' at. South Huron Hospital in Exeter and re- leased. Ducharme had just completed his first year in a data processing course at Fanshawe College. An active community member. much of his ume was devoted to his church group at St. Josephs parish. Ducharme also coached a novice girls baseball teary: in Zurich, and was a graduate of South Huron Dis- trict High School in 1988. Htl,,.is ..atrvived by ....his.. lather, George Sr., mother Elaine, brother Mark. 22, and sister Peggy -Lynn., 14. Nocharges were laid in the acci- dent. Originally for motel. Council goes to tender for delayed storm sewer EXETER - The summer's heavy rains are back- ing ap ii sevvei; i>lthougfi riot lathe. normal seriisc. . Works superintendent Glen Kelps explained to council last Tuesday that the summer's heavy tains have meant extra hours cutting grass for town works crews. Consequently. work on installing a new storm sewer on Francis Street has been de- layed to the point where Kelps asked council if he could tender the job for a construction company. Council found the request disturbing, mainly be- cause the pnmary reason for the sewer's construc- tion was to dram a proposed motel's parking lot. but the motel project has since been cancelled by builder Harold Devries, due -partly to concerns over the costs of We sewer. Keats Told- e.ouneii the statin sewer plan COilld be -shortened. to serve the other homes and abattoir on Francis Street. "Should we provide for it m the luture''' asked mayor Bruce Shave. "We could extend it in the future.. explained Kelps Reeve Bill Mickle objected and said he understood the only reason for the sewer to be built in 1992 was to serve the motel. so why build it now'' Kelps said die sweet needs the improved drainage anyway, and so does the abattoir. Councilkir Ben Huogenboom suggested tendering Continued on page 3 500 riders, $180.000 Grand Bend Multiple Sclerosis bicycle ride already second largest in Canada GRAND BEND - In only its second year. the Grand Bend/London/ Grand Bend Multiple Sclerosis ride has become the second largest event of its kind in Canada - Organizers say Mist over 300 riders braved the pim weather Saturday morning to start the 150 kilometre, two-day round trip from the Lambton Museum to Western University and back again. In all, They raised about 51,60.000, and with corporate donations that number will reach about $180,000. Last year's ride had 300 riders and raised about 560.000 less. "We never thought we'd climb to 500 Vidal)." said organizer Kevin Smith. The route this year was altered from 1991's in an effort to avoid the heavy traffic of Highway 4 and make the tide afer for riders and motor- ists. Smith acknowledged that most participants in the ride are from London, Sarnia, or Toronto. He would like to see, over the next few years, the Grand Bend MS 1S0K become a more "locally supported" event with in creased local participation and spoxnsorshiip. Airport. facelift er'ot- By Fred Groves T -A staff HURON PARK - The runways at the Huron Park airport will be under- going a face lift within the next month and according to the president of Clearwater Aircraft, it couldn't have come too soon. "It's going to help us in accommodating customers," said Dennis Pear- son. When the actual work will begin is not yet known because tenders have to go out. The job will take three months to complete and is expected to create about 40 person-years of work. Officials flew into the airport on Friday morning and briefly looked at the runway. Last week, the provincial government announced it would spend 52.4 million to upgrade the runways. lighting and security fencing. This project is part of the government's jobsOntario Capital program. The five-year 52.3 billion capital program supports jobs and economic re- structuring and promotes community and social progress throughout the province. In a press release, Huron County MPP Paul Klopp said. "thys is good news for Huron Park and the surrounding communities. Not only will this project pmvide much needed jobs in this area. hut it will spur further eco- nomic growth." The runway and Huron Industrial Park is -owned and operated by Onta- no Development Corporation (ODCi which is a crown agency of the Min- istry of Industry, Trade and Technology There are three paved runways at Huron Park. the main one is 150 feet wide and 5,012 feet long. "The one end of the runway is breaking up. The center of another is rough and pilots are complaining they can't get full power." said Pearson. He added that when the Canadian Forces Snowbirds landed at the airport in May. one of the planes suffered some damage. Hopefully the upgrading to the runways will bnng more aviation busi- nesses to the Park. "Clearwater is hopefully the first of many to locate in the Park," said An- nette Geldbert of ODC. Pearson said fixing the runways will help bring in more business. "1f they are going to attract further avieuon business they have to up- grade the runway." Ctearwater. which opened m February, currently has about 9() employ- ees and. according to Pearson. services planes which cost between 55-12 million He and his company would like to see that changed to have the bigger planes, up to 526 million come to Clearwater. With the upgrading of the runways, that now could be possible. . "The corporate people are very fussy about their aircraft," said Pearson. Terry Stuart of Terryair which is based at the Huron Park airport, said he has heard from other private pilots that the runway does need to be re- p "Th bigger the airplane, the worse it is," he said of the condiuons. Huron Park airport was .known at one time as the Centralia Air -Force Base which was built during World War II for pilot training. • Lucan cancels fall metal pickup for this - year LUCAN - At a regular meeting last Tuesday night, Lucan village council agreed to conduct only one large cleanup each year. On the recommendation of works superintendent Doug John stun, a fall pickup of metals and --huge'appliances wiii'bc"cancelled tor this year. According to reeve Toni McLaughlin thie recent spnng cleanup was tamed out at a cost of 55,400. The regular garbage pickups car reed rut each Fnday will now ac- commodate sonic larger items. Johnston and council members are in favour of a second annual • used lire disposal in September or October. Discussing a suggestion of ester) fishing a bin for disposing of metal, clerk Ron Reymer said, " It would be nice to have a bin for metal, but 11 could beabused." Deputy reeve Harry Wraith added. "1 wouldn't mind having a bin for steel an my yard so it could be policed" and keep-. thesc . articles out of the landfill site. Wraith has for a long time been lobbying for a program to educa- tion residents on recychng and re- ducing garbage. Ori this subject. McLaughlin agreed saying, "Reduction of refuse and garbage is certainly what we need Last year s collection of used tires was successful and it is expected to be repeated this September or Octo- ber. Five hundred cyclists left the Lambton Museum Saturday morning on their 150 -kilometre ride to raise money for Multi pie Sclerosis. The Grand Bond ride is one of five MS 150K rides in Ontario and Is also the second largest in Canada. 1