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This Week'
L.a Batters 3$ vs. C tears 3
Downtown Dollies 18 vs. Huron Park Sharkettes 5
Sundowners 21 vs. F.L.T. 12
Inn Gids 5 vs. Purina Chicks 6
Big 'O' Sockettes 14 vs. Angels 5
Ctuissy's Playgirls 4 vs. South Huron Hospital 7
Standings
W L T
3 0 0
3 0 0
Team
Big '0' Sockettes
L,aBauers
Angels
Chrissy's Playgirls
lnn Girls
Purina Chicks
Cheers
Downtown rtglies
Sundowners
• South Huron Hospital
F.L.T.
Huron Park Sharkeues
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1
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4
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2
2
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This Weers$eores - May 17
Murphy's 15 vs.•RSD 2
liltison Travel 9 vs. Sulks forge 0 (fbtlWt)
Big V 14 vs. itlrens 13
Crediton 14, vs..lntitiiatts 12
May 19
Albatross 13 vs, Nighthawks 9
ETR Sluggers 28 vs. Kirtcton 2
Murphy's 9 vs. 'medians 0 (forfeit)
RSD 16 vs. Ellison Travel 9
Standings
MVV
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Team
ETR Sluggers
Big V
Murphy s
0
Ellison Travel
0
Strike Force
0
2 0 Albatross
2 0 Creditors
,2 0 Mudhens,
2 0 Kirkton
+0 3 0 RSD
Inndians
0 3 0 Nighthawks
'Future Games Future Games
Thursday: S.H. Hospital .vs. Purina Chicks, 7 p.m.; Cheers vs. Big 0, Wednesday: Ellison's vs. Murphy's, 8 p.m.; RSD vs. Crediton, 8
8:15 p.m.; Playgirls vs. Lafauers, 9:30 pin. (all games in Exeter); p.m.; Strike Force vs. Inndians, 9:30 p.m.; ETR vs. Big V.
Sharkeues vs. F.L.T., 7 p.m.; Dollies vs. Inn Girls, 8:15 p.m.; Sun- Mooney: Nighthawks vs. Kirkton, 8 p.m.; Albatross vs. Mudths. 8
downers vs. Angels, 9:30 p.m. (all games in Kirkton). p n.;1Big V vs. Ellison's, 9:30 p.m.; Murphy's vs. ETR, 9 30pan.
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.otter to Editor
Carol Simons
and Phyllis
Campbell
peruse some of
the many items
on display and
on sale at the
',Varna
.Community Yard
Sale on
Saturday at the
Stanley
Township
Community
.Complex. The
sale is an
annual feature
vf►e firstlong
iwekend of the
.mummer
season.
41.4 :JVatarrs.,
in support of graduate*" censing
Dear Editor.
Today, I flied into a folder the lives of eight young
people, and marked the file T.A.D. Caledon
'93. T.A.D. is the course. identificatitx %for
Technical: Auto Driving, Caledon '93 signi-
fied the terrible tragedy of a few weeks ago.
lino this file I. placed the cover section of the
Toronto Star, the page three spread by the
London Free Press, a Star article on the grief
of the families and a final article entitled "the Final
Hours of the Caledon Crash."
This file will go into the top drawer of my cabinet
with many other files. Over the next few years I will
pull it to show my classes how immortal we can be
in a split second.
1t is no secret that I am a proponent of and support-
er of the Graduated Licensing system and this paper
has quoted me on my views. There are things that
need to be said and I direct my -comments to parents
specifically and teen drivers generally.
Graduated licensing is being introduced because
parents have not been doing their jobs as parents.
The Government of Ontario has been forced by pub-
lic opinion to legislate because parents have failed.
Two teenaged driaers in our household haKe been
on a graduated licensing program for several years.
They have had a night curfew much similar to the
one being introduced. I.don't helievc teenagers
should be out at .three or four a.m. They arc also
warned that the car has only five seatbelts and if I
ever saw more people than belts, the car would not
be available to them for some time.
Proper and safe conditions for driving have be-
come the steadfast rule. If it is stormy, if the roads
we slippery, if it is foggy then the car stays in the
driveway and plans will have to be rescheduled. Our
teen drivers have cone to accept and understand this
and most often without parental involvement will
make the decision and reschedule their plans. There
is no argument about this.
There should never be a confrontation or "Fight"
over the car. If parents need the car that should end
the discussion. Having the car is a privilege and it
should never become a battle with a youngster. if so,
then the youngster is not showing and demonstrating
piature behaviour expected from a licensed driver.
• At the same time as I have graduated my childrens
driving, parents must be fair. if conditions do not
warrant having the car tonight then the youngster
may have it lagurrow night Whoo_ceadit ons have
Unproved.
it is important to know where your child is going
with your car and with whom. it is not unreasonable
to ask and it is not uareasonable to ask fora phone
number in case of an emergency. it is also not unrea-
sonable to expect your teenager to phone when plans
Change and inform you for example that they arc go-
ing to a show in London rather than the hockey
game in Exeter. In other words communicate and
know.
Botts parents and teenagers can feel better about
outings when they arc batted on communication. con-
cern and respect for each other. If these things break
down, you as a parent still control the schedule for the car
and you need to act upon it or you may be in for a
lot of sleepless nights.
The best thing that happened in our household
was the installation of a car phone. The phone was
free under a promotion from a cellular company. I
installed it myself and the only cost was for the
aerial. We pay only for our air time. This technology
gves us open conununication between ourselves and our
teen drivers. There is a peace of mind that if car trouble
developed a phone call can solve the dilemma. If I have a
concern I can reach my children en route. Incidentally the
phone is not a toy and you -don't chat with friends on il.
There are specific safety measures for eking a car phone.
Driving along and chatting to a friend can be hazardous
to your health.
Times and destinations are important. Set limitations
and reach an agreement with your children. It must be
mutual or it won't work. Our agreement is for 1 a.m.
There are circumstances when we agree to waive that
time. Those special occasions are discussed before the
-event. A courteous phone call that our tees will be later
lthan expected alleviates worry and opens the line of com-
•i atinicalion.
?aero tolerance alcohol has always been standard in our
household. If this rule is broken the next car our WAS
drive wi:ll.be the one they purchase as an adult.
I am not ignorant of young people but they and parents
must learn that socializing with alcohol and driving activ-
ities cannot be done simultaneously. They must plan
ahead to know how they get somesGttere, how they will
get home and who will be driving. No human being can
make a decision after they have been drinking. This leads
to statements like "I've only had a few, I'm•okay to drive,
we'll take the back way, its only a few miles." Worse they
may decide to ride with someone who has been drinking,
rationalizing that they won't lose their licence if their
friend is caught. Thus all the wrong decisions are made
because no one planned ahead.
Parents who buy alcohol for their underaged teens are
only fooling themselves if they think small quantity buy-
ing will help control their children's activities. Under no
circumstances should parents purchase alcohol for minors
yet this has become a norm. "Other parents do it" be-
comes the argument. There are good meaning parents
who feel it is better to have young people in their back
yard or rec room than out on the roads. The legal conse-
quences of this are frightening and our good intentions
can result in a law suit.
I'm not perfect and neither arc my kids but I'm not
afraid to say NO once in a while and I'm not afraid to lay
down a few basic rules and expectations, I'm not afraid to
take a stand about the use of the family car or the use of
alcohol.
If you don't know what your kids are doing its your
fault as a parent and now Graduated Licensing is going to
do the job you haven't been doing. if you think 1 don't
know what I'm talking abaft taw and sec my file cabi-
net. Ask for T.A.D. Ca1r fl'93.
Mike Soldan, Enter'
i
Exeter Legion
Ladies Auxiliary
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COMING EVENTS
Thursday. Alm 27/93 - GENERAL MEETING - 8:00 D.M. Final
nominations and election of officers service medals will be available
for those who missed previous meetings. Lunch to follow
Sunday. June 27/93 DEDICATION OF PORTRAITS - Exeter and
Area men who were killed during 'WW1, WW2, and Korea
Thursday.. July 1/93- CANADA DAY CELEBRATIONS
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ANNUAL MEETING
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CHILDREN'S AID SOCIETY OF HURON COUNTY
9n Wednesday. June 2. 1993
at the Maitland Country Club Dining Room
North Harbour Rd. Goderich, Ontario
The business portion of the Annual Meeting begins at 7:00 p.m.
and will be followed at 7:45 p.m.
by Keynote Speaker, Ms. Kim Way.
Ms. Way is a former foster child, and advocate for youth in foster
care. Kim is employed at the Ontario Association of
Children's Aid Societies offices for the summer.
A brief reception will follow, and refreshments will be served.
Memberships($6) will be available at the door, or may be
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