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Times-Advocate, 1984-06-13, Page 35PARADE BIKERS — Richard Kinsman and Dwayne McNab were two of the many youngsters participating in Tuesday's Hensall Spring Fair parade. T -A photo. Recommend training for police chases High-speed chases should be the subject 'of mandatory study for police across the province with compulsory retraining on a regular basis, a coroner's jury recommend- ed in Goderich Friday, at the end of a three-day inquest. The jury, looking into a high-speed police pursuit last fall which ended in a collision killing OPP constable Bruce Crew, also recommended that a crackdown on drinking and driving be emphasized; "highest priority" be given to completing a province -wide police radio band which would enable OPP to talk directly to local police forces and that warning signs and guardrails be installed on the section of Huron County Road 48 where the fatal accident took place. Evidence before Coroner Raymond Flowers of Clinton, was that Constable Peter Mason of Goderich town police, a native of Exeter, in- itiated a pursuit of two young Lucknow area men about 3 a.m. September 25 after they pulled a U-turn„failed to stop at his signal and ran a number of stop signs. As the 20 -kilometre chase outside of town ensued; a Clin- ton town police cruiser joined the pursuit behind Mason on County Road 18 and a '7 Tien OPP ci'uis`e' -rted—ihefiillY gr e11 'fn y road: to close in on the suspect vehi- cle from the other direction. Former Exeter OPP Con- stable Jack Straughan was with Crew in the cruiser. The OPP came upon the ear first, stoPPed in a gully bet- ween two hills, and Crew was standing beside that car when it was struck from behind by Mason's cruiser. Mason testified he unexpectedly came upon the scene in the ravine and despite efforts to brake could not avoid the collision. Allan Nicholson, 21, driver of the car being chased, has been convicted and fined for failing to stop for police and for driving with more than the legal limit of alcohol in his blood in connection with the incident and Wayne McDonald, 23, owner of the car, for having unauthorized licence plates on the vehicle. Both RR 2 Lucknow men in testimony at the inquest they never knew they were the ob- ject of police pursuit. Flowers earlier indicated to the jury of three men and two women it was not their job to "explore the wisdom” of high- speed chases in a general sense but rather to make recommendations that might improve the safety of such pursuits and which might avert a similar accident in the future. In his submission to the jury, the coroner did advise they recommend police forces regularly review province -wide guidelines on chases with their officers. D.G. Dawson, lawyer for McDonald and the company insuking McDonald's vehicle, argued the guidelines had not been followed in that Mason was travelling too fast for road and traffic conditions on No finder's fees paid No employee of -the Huron County Board of Education receives a finders' fee for in-, vesting school board funds. says Director of Educaiton Robert Allan. Allan was responding to a question by Trustee Art Clarke at the board's June meeting. Clarke said he was asking the question after hav- ing read ,press reports of Huron County Council employees receiving finders' fees. The director said that after he had heard about the situa- tion at county council, he had investigated the school board's situation. "Our investing is done by our chief accountant," said Allan who, when asked if he had ever received a finders' fee replied he hadn't. In other business, the board authorized the personnel committee to select an agent of record to oversee employee fringe benefit plans. Superintendent of person- nel Peter Gryseels said the committee would first have to talk the idea over with the various employee groups. An agent of record would be responsible for the over $600,000 in benefits for the board's employee. The per- sonnel committee report stated this would not cost the board more money since the agent of record receives a commission. Gryseels said a board employee would not be ap- pointed agent because the board is looking for an expert in the benefit or insurance field. The superintendent said some other boards use a con- sulting firm while for the past few years the Huron Board has been tendering the benefits itself since the previous agent of record's contract expired. i I 1 Huron Crown Attorney Garry Hunter disagreed and turned his submission to the training of police officers, saying "it's very unfair to put someone in uniform with no specific training and expect 'them to engage in high-speed chases." The jury had been told a course on high-speed pursuits has only recently been in- troduced at the Ontario Police College near Aylmer .and Mason, a nine-year veteran, testified his only training was a one -day classroom seminar on defensive driving. Evidence was that althost all municipal police forces in Ontario are equipped to com- municate directly on a com- mon provincial channel but plans to' put OPP detachments on the same wavelength have been pushed from 1983 to the end of 1987. The jury recommended that implementation date be moved ahead "if possible" and the plan be given "highest priority." Flowers encouraged he jury to come down hard on drinking and driving as evidenced in the pursuit and recommend someone con- victed of the offence have their licence suspended for "years." The jury wrote: "That measures (such as increased enforcement and more severe penalties) and programs (such as public awareness and education) to discourage drinking and driving be con- tinued and stressed." Finally, Jim Donnelly, lawyer for the town police, paid blunt tribute to Crew: "He's dead because he did his duty." BLYTH BUSTLING Things are bustling at the Blyth Festival these days. Houses are being prepared for the arrival of the first company members and rehearsals for Garrison's Garage, the opening play of the 10th season, begin on May 30. Written by Ted Johns, Gar- rison's Garage takes a humourous look at the tax tangles of a small town garage owner and the hopeless (and helpless) ef- forts of the Revenue Canada man sent to Audit him. Ted Johns is an old favourite with Festival audiences. He has written several hilarious and highly success plays for Blyth including The School Show, He Won't Come in From the Barn, and St. Sam of the Nuke Pile. Mount Carmel athletes capture Iluron's tra cli conii*ion titi. In Monday's track and field meet for Huron county to elementary schools, from Our Lady of Mount Carmel School took 16 first prizes. • St. Boniface in Zurich was second with_ 11 red ribbons followed by St. Columban with five,' Goderich and Seaforth each scored four first place finishers, Clinton had three and Wingham two. The results are as follows with the following legend: ESM - Ecole Ste. Marie; St. B. - Saint Boniface, Zurich; PB - Precious Blood, Exeter; MC - Our Lady of Mount Carmel; St. M - St. Marys, Goderich; St. J. - St. Joseph's, Clinton; SH - Sacred Heart, Wingham; St. Jos. - St. Joseph's, Kingsbridge; St. Jam. - St. James, Seaforth; SC - St. Columban. Girls 9-10 60 metres - Nicole Vanneste MC, Lisa Murray SC,Denise Davies SB; 100 metres - Mur- raty SC, Vanneste MC, Bonita 'fen Hog St. J.; Standing jump - Fiona Bennett St. J., Bryden Gryseels PB, Jean Regier St. B.; Running Broad Jump'- Colleen Overholt St. B.; Karen McCallum St. M., Murray SC; 200 metres - Tracy Bisback St. Jam, McCallum St. M., Bennett St. J.; Standing Jump - Bennett St. J., Gryseels PB, Regier, SB; Ball Throw - Nicole Garon St J., Tammy Rader SB, Giselle Charrette PB; Relay - Mt. Carmel, Goderich, Clinton. Girls 11-12 60 Metres - Kim Van Dongen MC, Anne -Tyndall St. J., Sandra Classens SC; 100 Metres - Barb Nedza MC, Dianne Williamson St. Jam., Sandra Classens SC; Ball Throw - Christine Nirta MC, Tammy Nash St. Jam., San- dra Van Osch St. Jos.; Stan- ding Jump - Nirta MC, Lori Coeck ESM, Denise Garov St. J.; -200 Metres - Patty Maloney SC, Nedza MC, Williamson St. Jam; 400 Metres - Nedza MC, Anne Hartman SB, Maloney SC; Relay - Mount Carmel, Clin- ton, Goderich. Girls 13+ 60 Metres -' Cassie Van Dongen MC; Jackie Kerr St. M. Janice Ducharme SB Ball Throw - Roxanne Overholt SB, Van Dongen KC, Tam tlgy_Kgt'fer S,145tan- ding Jump - Sue Korcirfa MC, Marlene Albers SH, Kerr St. M.; 400 Metres - Rosemary Regier SB, Julie Glavin MC, Pam Nolan St. Jam.; 100 Metres - Van Dongen MC, Kerr St. M., Ducharme SB; 200 Metres - Regier SB, Glavin MC, Chris Connelly St. Jos.; Relay - Goderich, Mount Carmel, Zurich. Boys 9.10 60 Metres - Sisavay Sengkhounmany MC, Chris Poland St. Jam., Gerri Cap- pelli St: J.; 100 Metres - Sengkhounmany MC, Bart Drennan St. M., Poland St. Jam; 200 Metres - Steven VandenBergh MC, Poland St. Jam., Michael Glazier St. M.; Ball Throw Jeff Smith St. M., Brian Melady SC, Teddy Sills St. Jam.; Standing Jump - Sengkhounmany MC, Ber- nhard Hellerschmid St. J.; Jamie Stanley St. M.; Runn- ing Broad Jump - Hellerschmid St, J., Shawn Glatvin MC, Stanley St. M.; Relay - • Mt. Carmel, Goderich, Clinton. Boys 11-12 60 Metres - Henri Debruyn MC, Chris Regier SB, Chris Overholt ESM; 100 Metres - Pheng Troeung St. M., Randy Regier SB, Debruyn MC; 200 HIDDEN BY BALLOONS — Jennifer Selwood is almost hidden by balloons prior to the Hensall Spring Fair parade, Tuesday. . T -A photo. How do you feel about museum? The future of the Huron County Pioneer Museum lies in the hands of Huron County residents, but. to date, only five people have responded to a museum questionnaire. The museum has been undergoing a feasibility study and agriculture and property committee chairman Dave Johnston said the feasibility study team recently had J questionnaire in the county newspapers. "The results of the newspaper survey are not very good. We've•had a total" of five responses from every newspaper across Huron County," Bayfield Reeve Johnston told the June session of Huron County council. The small response has led Reeve Johnston to question if Huron County needs to have a museum if there is so little interest. The questionnaire is also available at the museum and covers such topics as what the visitor liked about the museum and how can the museum be made better. The questionnaire also welcomes ideas. Museum curator Ray Scot- chmer said if Huron County residents are interested in their museum, now is the time to let the study team know. ,, 1 ; The 3tudyaf6arr( wit(' tie holding a public' meeting at the Goderich Township Com- munity Hall in Holmesville on Thursday July 5 at 8 p.m. ,.,, •I,f .r, al Rh sof Imom err' /' "•M�MM.� tior �'O.j�.N• • 14,1 fid • =i Yi. _ • r• •. ..�. •' •r - G< h's •T 'q • • r • TALENT SHOW —The Joy Belles from Ailsa Craig were among those participoting in the talent show at the Hensall Spring Fair. They are (from left) Julie De Vree, Janine and Laurie Macdonald, accompanied by Sharon De Vree. KIDS MAKE A PARADE — The large number of youngsters participoting were responsible for making Tuesday's Hensall spring fair parade o success.T-A photo. Metres - Troeung St. M., Ran- dy Regier SB, Justin O'Rourke MC; 400 Metres - Max Hall SB, Troeung St. M., David O'Connor MC; Ball Throw - Jamie Koopman SH, Marc Mielhausen, Jim Sin - nett; Triple Jump - Keith Ducharme SB, Bill McGlynn, Debruyn MC; Running Long Jump - Randy Regier SB, O'Rourke MC, Andre Cauchi St. M.; Relay - Zurich, Mount Carmel, Goderich. Boys 13+ 60 Metres - Steve O'Connor SC, Pete Menheere St. Jam., John Strickland St. M.; 100 Metres - O'Connor SC, John Williamson ' St. Jam., Strickland St. M.; 200 Metres - Williamson St. Jam., Meng Troeung St. M., Mike Zimmer SB; Ball Throw - Bill Kinahan SH, Mark Ducharme ESM, Dwayne Overholt SB; Triple Jump - Doug Regier SB, Pete Menheere St. Jam. Paul Brand St. J.; 400. Metres - Steven Van Dyk St. Jam, Zimmer SB, Kinahan SH; Relay - SL Columban, Goderich, Wingham. Open 800 Metres f Girls - Rosemary Regier SB, Julie Glavin MC, Pam Nolan St, Jam. Boys - Steven Van Dyk St. Jam., Bill Kinahan SH, Mike Zimmer SB. - To develop county policy Policies on such subjects as purchasing and conflict of in- terest will start to be developed this summer by Huron County department heads and county council's executive committee. At the June session of Huron County Council, ap- proval was given to start the joint meetings with the first one set for July 24. The approval is in response to questions from some coun- ty councillors at the May ses- sion of council regarding a possible conflictof interest for county employees. ^+ Both Exeter- Reeve Bill Mickle and Goderich Deputy Reeve Jim Britnell questioned the fact that coun- ty employees are investing funds for the county. In par- ticular, Reeve Mickle noted that tin_county clerk discuss- ed the reserve fund for the county. Deputy clerk Bill Alcock has said that for the first time this year he and clerk William Hanly received $80 in com- mission as agents of record for trust companies. Alcock said when the money was in- vested it was unknown there would be a commission for the two county employees. Although there was no discussion at the June meeting, Warden Tom Cunn- ingham told the Bluewater Regional Newspaper Net- work he agreed that the con- flict of interest is¢ue is not over. He added that,.a lot of county policies are unwritten and it will be a good thing to have them written down on paper. Cowgirls lose two The Crediton Cowgirls ladies fastball team ended up with two losses in two games this past week. They lost to Parkhill 13-5 Wednesday night and Denfield 10-9 Mon- day night. 'ey play tonight in Ailsa Craig and Monday night at home against Parkhill. In their loss to Parkhill the Cowgirls couldn't seem to get their bats working until the seventh inning which was too late to recover the score. Leading the Cowgirls at the plate was Tammy Regier with three successful trips to first and Wilma. Lagerwerf added two hits. Brenda Wilds pounded out a home run and adding siagles were Teresa Van Raay, Kelly Heywood and Deb Lord. Leading Parkhill at the plate was Theresa McGee with four hits. Sharing pitching duties were Deb Lord and Kelly Heywood. In their loss .to Denfield, Monday night, the Cowgirls had the batting power back but lost the game due to base running. Leading the Cowgirls at the plate was Teresa VanRaay with four successful singles w ch were p11 bunts. Adding twits tete Brenda Curry and Brenda Wilds. Karen Williams pounded out a triple and adding singles were Deb Lord, Wendi Schwindt, Cecile Muller, Wilma Lagerwerf and Marilyn Smithers. Going the full seven innings on the mound was Brenda Wild& TRACTOR PULL PRACTICE —'Joel Smith, Jeff McGregor and Chris McGregor try out the machines to be used in the mini -tractor pull at the Hensall Spring Fair. T -A photo. 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