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Times Advocate, 1997-02-26, Page 5Back in Time... By Ross Haugh from the archives of the Exeter Times Advocate ' 10 YEARS AGO February 25, 1987 - Ontario Minister of .Agriculture and Food Jack Riddell took the opportunity of buying his crop insurance from Dashwood Crop Insurance agent Don Weigand at the 20th anniver- sary banquet of crop insurance agents early in February. Last year more than 18,000 Ontario farmers purchased crop insurance. A new power corridor which will run through Huron and Middles- ex counties to carry energy from the Bruce Nuclear Power Develop-. mens to a new transmission station southwest of London ha- been approved by a joint hoard. • More than 92 cases of animal rabies were reported in Huron Counts 'in 1986.compared to 36 in 1985. As a result, 56 people re - •i' . u the anti -rabies vaccine after coming in. contact with a rabid animal. • 20 YEARS AGO February 24, 1977 - More than 2,000 persons participated in -the Crippled Kids weekend at the Pineridgc Chalet and one of the most excited visitors was London's Timmy, Larry Furby. Bill Brady of CFPL Radio was chief cook for the sixth year and Ralph Duffusof the London Crippled Children's Association was there for the fourth time. The T. Harry Hoffman Funeral Home in Dashwood recently comp pleted a.40 by 16 foot addition to the existing establishment huilt.in 1942, marking the first residential Funeral Home in the surrounding area,at the time and now 35 years of service to the community. 35 YEARS AGO February 24, 1962 - A 17 year-old ..Crediton ,Queen's Scout, Charles E. Browning Jr. has been commemorated by the Governor General for helping to extinguish gasoline flames which engulfed. the youth's father in an explosion last year. - • Charles Micklc of Hensall was chosenby the international affairs commission of UWO to represent the university at the Model Unit-'- ed'Nations Security. Council at St. Lawrence University in -Canton,. iNew York. - . Sunday night many travellers went to jail, that is• if they were- lucky.'A heavy -snowstorm that made travel north of Exeter impossi- ble: caused many 'motorists to seek shelter in the town jail. Many others, Tess -fortunate, spent the night in their cars stranded. between London and Exeter.' • . - • , 40 YEARS AGO • February 25.-1957--' Bill Merle and Billy MacDonald were the Exeter Mohawks most prolific scorers in the Tribe's first year in the O.H.A. senior competition. - . , SHDHS students raised money to provide several paintings for the new rooms in the new _addition. - - 50 YEARS -AGO February 24. 1.947:- A new Canadian four cent stamp will he is- s'ued•shortll to commemorate the centenary of Alexander' Graham Bell. The Red Crnss campaign commences, across'Canada on Mon'dav next for $5.0(X).090. ' Farm Forums were held Monday night at Lumley .School and at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Johns; Mr. and Mrs: T. Ballan- , •i tync.and Mr.,apd Mrs: C. Allen. . The Huron County Road Commission has purchased 117 garages at the Port Albert Airport to he used for equipment • 75 YEARS AGO .February 25. 1922 -.The contract for the new school to be built in the village of Dashwood was let on Thursday last to Mr. Henry Wil- Icrt. ' Mr. Henn Strang took the service ih C,aven Presbyterian Church on Sunday rfiornin•owing to theillness of the pastor Rev. J. Foote. -= 85 }'EARS AGO ' • - Februan• 22. 1912,- For a gond everyday household angel, give us a. womarl who laughs. Home is not a battlefield, nor life one uhend- ingrrow. A.Irick of always seeing the the right side, or shining up the dark .onc. is a vetry important. faculty and onc,of the things no wom- an should he without We are not all 'born with the sunshine in our ., hearts. as' the Irish prettil put it. hut we can'cultivatc a cheerful sense of humor if we only try. • . . The pay of the men of dye non -permanent militia forces in Canada has been increased from 50 cents a day .to 75 cents a day.'i'he effi clerics pa has -been done away with and it's now 75 cents a day with 85 cents a day for those serving two years in succession. There arc some things that money cannot buy. Still if we have the money we can usually manage to struggle along Without them. f .' t5 CWL executive installed MT.•CARMEL - The new execu- tive for the Mt. Carmel C.W.L. for 1997 10 1999 were installed at the 11 a.m. Mass on February 16 by Fr. John Burczyk. -tire president is Diane Kaak: first . vice president. Helen Koricina: sec= and vice president. Mary Conlin. recording secretary, Betty Cronyn: - correspondence secretary. Barb Dietrich: Treasurer. Barb Hartman: past pretsident Barb McCann. At the February meetings presi- dcnt Diane Kaak opened with.thc • League Prayer. The convention this year is at the Wheels Inn in Chat ham on April 28-30. The theme will be "Through Service to the People of God". Mt. Carmel CW,L is hosting the World Day of Prayer on March 7 at 2 p.m. at Mt. Carmel Church, guest speaker is Elinor Clarke. Memberships are now due.. The group needs new members to maintain the orgnanization. A video was shown by Mary Moser on the Notre Dame' Basilica in Montreal, which houses';ome of the finest examples , of religious sculpture, painting ,and stained) glass in North America. - • Times -Advocate, .Pt hrpary 26, 1997 Page 5 • 111 ��>_4�• New business.: Lisa Hewitt, owner of Qne Hour Photo Lab pose's with Al! -Inclusive -owners Debbie and Clif young and sales manager Kim: Bilcke., fai right. Hewitt is sharing her store space with the new computer sales and service company. All -Inclusive is all for service EXETER - Service what you sell is, to motto that •ha, served Ciil Young well .. . That's why Young and his wile Dehhic recently opened a cotnpuler sales and service - companj named All,hu'lusive located inside Exeter One Hour Photo Lab and Framing. according. to.theni. the word "ser- vice'( is what makes,this'ncti busi- ness venture uhi9uc because it is,a rare cc,ncept among computer con panies... • • "The 'Computer .industry; is in a sell mode right now-, and when it comes to service they give yoti a 1- 800 number, ' said' Ctil ;Young, "We realized there was a void in the marketplace...a need for some- one to service what they -sell." Clif. a certified, computer pro - grommet. .said he was receiving ,t: number of requests by'triend4 to reg, pair their - computers when he 'and Dehhic decided to open 'this store which is .11 branch o'f: Ai! -Inclusive -7emporart • brewers. afive,ycar-old business he runs out of his home in Denfield. •-- - ; ' - Besides selling . and servicing computers: Internet junkies can surf the •net for $5 an hour on one of the two in-hbusc computers. Chat lines are also popular among teenagers. says Clif.' ` .. - Offering electronic . • • imaging through .the use of a photographic scanner and - 5 photo quality 600 DPI' color printer seems to conflict • with ;the services .offered :hy. One Hour. Photo which houses All - Inclusive. However. Clif said the two businesses" integrated well and lab owner. Lisa Hewitt said she en- joys the energy level. that the Youngs and• sales manager Kim •Bilcke have brought into her store. Clif said All -Inclusive has, been busy since it opened on, Feb.,' 2. Some people design their own wed- ding invitations. and students.:often research a topic for school projects. He said tinny of them are down- loading images from the internes .Ind" adding th(_Folol print, to their "Volcanoes seem • mo prnlccts. - lately." •he said. - be pnpulm EXe`i'er� RJ.0 • �NOTICE TO WATER RATEPAYERS An offensi4'odour .and taste occurred in parts of ,our-watersystem on Frr<day and Saturday; February_ 21 and 22, 1997. - - • This was :caused thv a water &Indy-"rollover" which happensaiccasionally/whets extreme temperature_ changestakeplace as we had last'week. -One of our 5 wells 'was affected and has been shut down until the effect settles down and:tests are completed. The water system has been flushed through the' fire hydrants and appears to be back to cgsr normal high quafi,ty of, water., Smalls pockets of the foul water could stili he in the system. If you detect a bad taste or odpur we ,recommend_ running a tap for Approximately one hour. If the smell and taste persists, call the -Exeter P.U.C. at 235-1350 at any time.: We will then flush the hydrant near your 'ovation. ` in thlking with the' Huron County Health Board and the Ministry of the Environment, we feel no health hazards are or were present. - , We sincerely apologize foram' inconvenience and we thank you for your cooperation. ' - Exeter Public Utilities Contntission Seips win award TORONTO-Scip's valu-man is one of 26 Ontario food retailers to win awards'for their display of - Ontario -grown produce. • The -local store was judged to have the best seasonal display. Gaiser Kneale 235-2420, 2384484 • GIC rotes subJ•ci 1, change. Short rem, rot•! available. Ilegregaud Ands rate, reflect actual past perfornann. 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