Times Advocate, 1997-02-19, Page 18Page 18 • Titres -Advocate, February 19, 1997
COMMIINITY
Truck fire
The Exeter Volunteer Fire Department responded to a truck fire on Thursday afternoon.
According to Fire Chief John Morgan, a 1986 G.M. C pick-up truck belonging to Doug
Geoffrey caught fire on concession 4, lot 6. The vehicle was a write-off: •
Communities support fall fairs.
KIRK1ON , Kirkton Fair Board
hell its :uul(ial meeting, rcccntly. It
I.1kes a lot of: volunteers and a lot of
11.1111. work lig keep siiiall rural fairs
,ih%e :ind. deriving: 1I)esliite .rainy
%%e,1i t i laa fall that caused the
eancc11atlun, of most or Saturday's
outsi.k activities and Sunday's
Demolition Derby the •Kirkion Fair
under the direction of its very hard
working president Carol Danidn is
very duels alive and kicking:
At it.: annual meeting last week
plans were put in place to run, a full
lair wain on September 12. 13. I.3
- with the usual Friday- evening
show.. Saturday. parade. 4. 11 show.
horse shoe pitching. baby show.
'Picks and Sticks'. pct parade and
1,►riner o1v motes. Sunday will again
feature the Demolition Derby. the
-Fiddlers Jamboree and Feature Fair
sulipe r.
In order te► make up for lost rev'c-
nuc at last years lair the Kirkton
Fair Board have hcen running a few•
money- making events. -The recent
successful Euchre :i'uurnament in
which prizes were won by such lo-
cal celebrities .as. Gordon Johns.
Stewart Laing. Jack Switzer-. Albert
Wecrnink..Iva.• Blair. and Pearl
Brine have prompted another such
.tournament on Sat. Feb. 22 starting
at 10 a:m: at-thc Kirkton Woodham
Community Centre. Where else can
you have do much fun and good
Iiiid for only, $5.?
It is indced.a credit to the cooper-
ation and• willingness of the resi-
dents of _such rural communities
that these' fairs still survive. Their
existence (rural fairs) should send a
strong message to oururhan friends
and to our politicians that the rural
our Vigws
Letters to the editor
Bank cards
Only when we demand will we re-
ceive dayandevening counter.
service.... •
1►c.n 1tlilur:
f„ is iterate :1' eumnuln phrase in a different per-
+pecii'r.I have enclosed an editorial that hopefully
-will '•Iiic,lk the Silence". on an issue we all have
duioI over if "wc but exercise our rights and re-
sr,msihilities towards our youths,and he the judges
Hill Mc .% iotrols.
. Harry A. Schroeder
• Ile a Robin Hood
'iake from the rich. give to the poor
Is v our son looking lin a' job? •
I. y our daughter looking for a job"'
Are y oil looking for ;i job''
Lo,,k into the moon fl: you wish to see one Iva
--
son wIn they ean'I lold u11C. Have you a banking or
ulhel II,isliC money- card? Y,ttl s,iv •11's .1 e•()11VC11-
lChli. 'm For Who? You or the Bank '
Thousands of Canadian youths arc attempting sui-
cide. Iiec:Rise of a Zack of employment opportunities.
Why ' 'Because millions of Canadians- are "brain
washed". into using banking cards instead of de-
manding personalized counter service at their local
Inl,nlcial institutes. • - -
()lily when w•e demand will we receive day and
evening counter servicc.which we are paying fors
Less call use means more oohs. Icwcr suicides. •
This Is 111' 1111miaied response to an indignant rc-
,Juesl 111.II iii wily use lire kinking card 1u cash a
s 111 I 1Ic doll ll cheque .1,!,nnsl another account.
Be a Robin Hood
Harry A. Schroeder
community providiest •art quality of
life that is unsurpasscd'�and is not
measured by..dollars - and cents
alone. Scc you at the fair in Sep-
tember!
Correction
A photo of Lioncss donations in
last week's T -A incorrectly iden-
•tilued.Liz Stephens as Liz Sangster.
.The T -A apologizes for the error. -
Have a news tip?
Call the Times -Advocate
. 235-1331
' This is a royal Stick Up!
For sixty years we've lived around here '
Been a customer loyal and true
Now our integrity. honesty and faithfulness
1)ucsn'1 mean a damn 1(1)'Ou.
Our lain ily followed -our lint steps
We lead them to your front dour ;
That :till doesn't credit our %:due
You worship our banking card more.. --
My wife worked. slaved and sacrificed
Raised a responsible family of live .
You say "without your Royal hank card .
We won't acknowledge she's even alive"..
Us senior citizens have paid our due '
Now Ave can't communicate with you••
You forget. we kept your hank on the road .
Now you burden iis.w•ith your computer Toad.
If I can't sign my own money out
�l' ow'n Inu111\ wonI Le l'()Illillg 111 bol e
1' 'u can 1ake y our mtxlern eonhpuler
and stick it right up your rear..
When your Nanking card's mord important than one
I'm one customer you'll never see
May you rest in peace by your'rusting till
Rigorniortis set in before your over the hill. •
•
Then call mc. a No Account Farrier • .
Judge me hay Aly Bottom Linc
It's funny!. we can't take it with us
When we Come 11, the end of the 1111e.
• Ijalr' ;\ Schiocder
Centralia
Some ' common sense' needed
"...the dog chewed up an expen-
sive oriental carpet and a $300
pair of shoes."
Dear Editor:
It has been reported that Al Leach, ministcr'of
nnuucoil affairs and housing, said that his dog. a
I h.isa :Ips() cost ium $10ii Xl recently. Apparently
he said he had to buy a new king-size bed because
the dog insists on sleeping with him and his wife
and the dog chewed up an expensive oriental carpet
and a S30() pair of shoes. •
If Mr. Leach had any "Common Sense" he would
send the dog to obedience school. It would he a lot
cheaper. •
• Sincerely.
Fran Ritchie
Council in
brief
EXETER - The OPP submitted
its pop ised.hudget for 1997 -
$443.4tt4 - the:ligtire iy still about
$50.0(X) less than that projected
tour years ago by the.Policc Servic-
es Board prior to contracting with
the OPP.
Council will net longer participate
financially in several - organizr
lions. Starting this ycar..Exeter will
not renew membership in: Fedora=
Min of Canatlian Municipalities.
Ontario Municipal Management
Association. Ontario association of
Police Scryice Boards. Ontario As-
sociation of Committee of Adjust-
ment and the Economic Develop=
ment Association ofCanada. '
Last year was a good year for the.
Oldc Town Hall. Its budget was
underspent by $14.000. Th.ttinon-
cy will now he placed into a re-
serve for future expenditures on -the
building.
The Exeter Cemetery Board met.
last week and passed the necessary.
motions that. in effect; turn that
body inti.) an advisory committee:.
Work is under -way in preparation
for another successful year.
Steckle joins
fisheries and
oceans
committee
OTTAWA - Paul Stecklc, M.P.
for Huron -Bruce has been invited
to join the Standing Committee. of
Fisheries and Oceans, effective
Fchruary 10. •
- "I am very pleased that Paul
Stecklc has been appointed as a
member of the Standing Committee
of•Fishcries and Oceans said the
Hi►norahle Fred Mifflin. Minister. .
of Fisheries and Oceans, "Mr. • •
Stecklc, who has already demon
stratid his.kecn interest in fisheries_
isstics by working on the ad hoc
group for thc Sca Lamprey- Control-
Program.will he a strong voice on
the committee for Ontario inter-
ests."
'Las3ycar funding for the Sca
[arhprcy Control Program. .
(SLCP), in the Great Lakes was .
threatened by thc federal govern:
mcnt..Sca Lamprey isa Great '
Lakes predator that manifests itself
by preying on 'valuable sport and
commercial 1ishcries.'The ad hoc
conulittec of Liberal Menihcrs of
Parliament. and other siakcholders
such as the Ontario Federation of
Anglers and Hunters. Collectively
expressed their support for this pro -
,gr in. By working -together on an
issue as important as SLCP. Mem-
hers of Parliament and concerned
citizens and organizations were
successful in their quest to maintain
funding.
"it is a privilege to sit on the
Standing Committee of Fisheries
antl Oceans. 1 will have the oppor-
tunity to be directly involved with
"issues that relate to our Great Lakes
and Oceans, especially considering
that Huron -Bruce is hound by the
beautiful beaches of Lake Huron."
"stated Steckle. -
Although Mr. Stecklc is.now.an
official member of the Standing
Committee of Fisheries and
Oceans, his duties to serve as a
member of the Standing Committee
of the Environment and as an asso-
ciate member of the Standing Com-
mittee of Agriculture and Agri -food
will continue. -
"l•am looking forward to this
next session," 'added Stecklc. "1
may be busier because Iny, involve-
ment with standing committees has
increased. hut. I feel that it will
Kelp me comprehend and address
concerns that arc important to the
constituents of Huron -Bruce."
Exeter
hospital not
hit as hard
as others
by cuts
EXETER - Hospital cuts an-
nounced recently mark the sec-
ond year in a -three-year plan
hy the province to cut $1.3 hil-
linn in funding to hpitals.
Exeter was not hit as hard as
some facilities Wingham and
Sealorih had more than seven
. per cent chopped from their- •
budgets. South Huron Hospital
funding was reduced hy
$198.000. according to Admin-
istrator Don Currell,
"They changed the formula
mid -stream," explained Currell
who added the. hospital doesn't
yet have the formula. •
He said it's too early to say .
how further savings will he
achieved. ,
Rec Centre
busy place- .
for break
EXETER -The South Huron Rec.
Centre has announced several
activities for youth during the -.
March break. -
A bingo is scheduled for youth 13
and under on Wed.. Mar. 12 frim - -
1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m.
'Admissions is $1.00 per child.
Sponsors arc. the Legion Ladies
Auxiliary and' New Orleans Pizza,
MacLcans Source for Sports is
sponsoring a youth road hockey .
tournament during the week of -Mai. •
17-21. There are boys and girls .-
categories for ages 7 to 14. Each
feain consists of four players and.
Costs $20.(X) per team. Teams must
pre -register at the Rec. Centre
office by Mar. 5. •- • "
On Thurs.,-Mar. 20 a concert will
feature Peter W. Snell -at the Excter .
Public Library. It starts at,2:30.
Admission is $2.(0 per person. •
For more details on March break
activities contact the Rec. Centre.at
235-2833. •-
Panther Profile
By Bill Kline
•Thank you to everyone who came out to .Sinoochic Pantplemoussic
on Thursday: It went over really well. Thank you. also to the chape-
rones and custodians who helped out..
The music groups arc competing at Music Fcst -in London this week, '
On .Thursday, choirs are playing .it -al Lucas. Concert Choir is at 9:3(1
and Chamber Choir is at 11:30:- On Friday,.Concert Band and Wind -
Ensemble play at -4:30 and 6 p.m: at Oakridge. On Saturday. the I3lack-
Jazz Band plays -at -10:30 a.m. at•St. Thomas Aquinas.. -
On Tuesday: March -4 at 4 p.111. there is a Student Advisory C'ouricil
\letting -in the library. Any parents who -wish to come out are weF-
c• onte.
The Lion King production is coming up: It starts on Wednesday
Fchruary 26 and runs until Saturday. March I. It is in•thc small gym at
the school. Tickets arc $5 and can he purchased at specific stores in = .
Exeter. •
The South•.Huron Recreation Centre will he hosting an N.C.C.P. • -
(National Coaching Certification Program) Theory Level I- course this
•
April. ' .-
The course •covers important principles in coaching such .is. plan-
ning. spurt -safety. skill analysis. growth and development and also
helps thc:coach•undcrstand- why athletes participate: This t.vo day
course also helps prepare the coach to teach skills and design s,IIc. en-
joyable and, challenging practices.
Course information
• • Saturday. April 5 and Sunday. April 6. 9 a.m..to 5 p.m..(hith day s
- • South Huron District. High- Sohl, !. Room 77 - • • - -
• $60 fee (includes manual and workbook) •.
• minimum of 15 participants required to proceed • - - 1• • all participants must -be 16 years ()loge and-ovcr
-' • participants must pre register and pre -pay at the South Huron Rec-.'
rcation Centre office, weekdays, 9-12 and I-51 - ••
Until next weck...Bill Kline -
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