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The rodeo returned to Exeter in full force on the weekend. Large crowds enjoy the fast -
paced action of the event sanctioned by the Ontario Rodeo Association. Events included
barrel racing, calf and. steer rowing, steer wrestling, ,bronc and bull riding, mutton busting
and team penning.
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By Kate Monk •
TA Reporter
• very pleased with the weekend. '
• "It was really good.;excelleng.
t." said Karyn. addin.
' EXETER —After a 20 -}ear absence: the rodeo name There way a good crowd. It really, helps when the
hack .to Exeter in .full force.. The weekend event was. crowd gets involved.
dubbed•: sueeess by 'nide() Workers on Sunday -night at • Al Foster echoed -Karyn's -opinion .saying die c.om-
i wrap-up gathering: • • . triunity iiivailsrmcnt and good weather were. key etc,:
• "' "It turned mut really well." said Lynne Farquhar olt merits of the weekend's success. -
the South_ Huron Recreation . Department and -Exeter' _ '.*The to sn .has a ro ko.,atmosphcre. There are id -
Rodeo Coinnnttec- : ; •ready people here alae know enour.h :Mout rodeo. .
- `There w•a'. a liar capacity crowd on Saturday and the - 1:_'eter's rodeo heritage was in Went at Iasi_ week-,
stands were full on Sunda_ afternoon t press time: .end's csent.,Pas presidents of t Exeter's rodeos Were in-
• there were nirfinal:financia:\
l or. attend,in . figures •al-.. traduced and given :t warm 'welcome at the start of Sat
though seating w•as'availahlc t or-inore than 2.000 pco-. urday •s event. .
plc-. The audience was made:up of s isitors from across' Running from • 19b6 to 1977. Exeter's rodeo was
Ontario.• known as the Calgary Stampede of the cast. ltoss Mil -
According to r(dco organisers. the eowhoys said lar. the master of cerentonieu.-said when he's- in Cal -
they were treated tetter in Exeter than anywhere else. •: gar" and people find out he's from Ontario. they often
Telly -five "participants 'ware. in each of the two sho«s retention Exeter's rodeo ' -
- The two and' one -hall hour rodeo featured :t full
menti of rodeo event. Acer wrestling. bareback hronc
riding. saddle'hronc riding, barrel •racing. calf roping
Learn roping and hull riding. Thrum rateg,Irlc. sere in -
_were 1n ,attend: MCC ' eluded in a number of 'events.. The mutton busting
>\Ithough•iumpetrturs.caine from across Cart dr-and—i vi nt gave -youngsters who.arc_a'piring lo_Li cowboy s
• the United States. one of the Champions has a local and cosy girls a chance to start•out on sheep rather- than
• connection. Shawn Turner. I(1.: was the junior steer rid -horses. ,
ing champion and tied for firstojer ll on the weekend The Kinsman's team penning event• was on Saturdity
in his age category. Turner is -the son of -rodeo cum- Hollowing the main rodeo presentation..' - -
petitor Barb Turner (nee Parsonst'and grandson of.Hel- Event organisers anc .already discussing ideas to -
en and Bill Parsons of Exeter. • • • - make next year's rodeo even Nigger and better..
Al and Karyn Foster of Corunna. owners of A Bar.K • For more rodeo coverage turn to page 9 `
Rodeo Productions in:ynaged•Exeter's rodeo and mere _
with more 200 in attendance throughout the weekeml.•
Exeter's. rodeo was a sanctioned event of the Ontario
Rodeo Association with riders competing for plants tor
the pr incial-chantpionship..fvlins nl the top rider.
Windsor death still under investigation
EXETER - Thc shooting death
of John Douglas Windsor, 29. of
73 Sanders St. W.. Exeter. is still
under investigation by Huron
County OPP. Const. John Mar-
shall said.
Windsor':as killed after he was
shot in the neck by a single .20
gauge shotgun blast to the neck at
about 5 pin on July 30 in the Hul-
lett Con .en.iuonArca northeast of
Clinton. Windsor was hunting with
a 52 -year-old companion at the
time and OPP have not released
that man's name.
When• asked about the persistent
rumor about Windsor taking out a
sizable life insurance - policy. re-
cently. Marshall said -investigators
are aware of all • Windsor's in-
surance policies:
"it's still being- considered an
accident." Marshall said: -•
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Policing costs released
Beginning'Jan. 1, Huron house-
holds will each pay $171.80 for
OPP policing -
By Heather Mir
T -A Reporter
EXETER - According to Omani Provincial P6-
lice- 199.1i preliminary climates, - Huron County res-
idents that don't currently pay, for policing can ex-
pect to he charged about $171.80 per household for
their current level of OPP . police; coverage. 'If es
Bolles are correct. Huron will have -
the second • lowest policing bill in
the province.
The release of thts'figure comes stnclal tax -dollars then it's equitable,"
atter months -of speculation that she said. adding some areas in the prov-
made it. difticuli for municipalities ince can't .afford to carry the cost. ' '
facing provincial downloading and After Jan. I, when Goderich switches '
restructuring • to predict' budgets.
to OPPpolicing.1�inghurn •will be the
Consultants preparing -the amal-
•gamauon .study. for' . Exeter, Us -
home. Stephen. (;rand Bend and
Bosanquet used the. fi4ure 5250
aper household in determining .if savings could he
achieved hs restructuring.
,The pros trial tigures were -based on actual work
Toad; in each municipality , tracked over the past
two -years.. This ttital was divided 6y the'numher nt
households in the county to arrive at an average.
The estimated tux per household cost for-Lambton.
County is- S S) 97. =tor Middlesex is $347:30 and
for Penh is $255.23.
That kind of variation did surprise me.".said Ex
eter. Administrator .Rick Huntley of the_ differences
between counties. '- , '. . . .
The Town of Exeter has a contract for OPP police" .
services and- each household pays approximately
5255.56: for policing. The contract will be up for
renewal on Jan. 1 and has been adjusted each year
fsx inflation: '
Usborne Reeve Pat Down said the township has
response time not policing or patrol service.
• It seems like quite a bit for a low service level;"
Said Down of the per household -charge. ."But on
the other hand, we were one -of the lowest.%' -
Down .said, she- believes township residents are
satisfied with the current levet. of OPP,service they ,
receive but suggested they may want more once the
charge is implemented.
Down aided she is. disappointed the , provinciah
government is taking this route to fund an essential,
ser\ ice
"If it comes out of.the genetal pry- ,
"If it comes out
of the general
provincial tax.
dollars then it's
equitable.",
only municipality in HurbnCounty that
still has its own, police _force. , Each
household _in '-Wingha'mpays , ap-
proximately $351' for its police service.
Listowel. in Perth County, also main-
tains-its
ain-
tainsits own municipal force and each hqusehbld is
charged about $281 for policing.
The next steps fir, those mrinieipalities that have
enjoyed free OPP service will, be tip contact thepro-,
vincial police to determine their, current level orf
service. Municipalities, rt}ay,lhoose to set, up a jojnt
pollee
-force with neighboring communities or ne-
gotiate with the OPP for a 'reduction Sri their current
'lesel'of service, td lower the cost..'How•es .r; all. mu- .
nicipatuies are required to lirovidt: their' community
with police services: _ • ,•
Weed burning starts fire
EXETER An attempt by the
town lo remove weeds along mu •
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nicipal streets went -awry when
-smoldering plants set tiro to the -
- wall belonging to the Triangle Dis-
count .store `on Main_ Street last
Tuesday afternoon.- The Bayberry
Cafe was tilled with -smoke and the -
Golden City Restaurant also suf-
fered minor damage. ,
According to Administrator Rick
Hundcy.•the tiiwn's policy is to re=
•rase weeds along roads and side-
walks. as trine permits. , In the past.
chemicals hast been used to kill
weeds but -regulations prevent the
tgwn fromusing high concentra-
• ,tions anywhere chemicals might'en-.
ter storm;drains. -As a result, this
• method proved not as; -effective as
burning Wand was labor intensive
due to, rePeat applications., .
Other municipalities; including
Kitchener -Waterloo have used a
propane torch, to burn weeds and
-found --this .to he: -more 'eost-
effective. In the future, however.
- the administration will ensure burn-
ing instructions are clear and no'
.horning" -takes place beside -build-
ings.
"The potential was there for
sumething_greater." said Huntley.
. adding the issue is of "great con-
cern" to the;town.
According to Exeter. Fire Chief
John Morgan, the 'insulation in the
wall caught f ire,'but it has not been
.determined if store stock was dam-
aged by smoke. Building damage
is estimated at 51,000.
Morgan said the town will not
longer be burning against build- .
inns.
Beaten cabbie comes forward
Fred Ellis believes he knows who is behind the assault
Fred Erns
By Craig Bradford
TA Reporter
"They didn't •take- any. money."
Ellis ,'said • of his twit attackers.
"They 'tried to 'take out my eye-
sight. They tried to take my sight so
I could never'drive taxi again.
Ellis said police reports detailing
the, assault didn't say how serious
the attack was and that he might
.have "permanent .cosmetic damage
to his face as Well as some sight im-
pairment in his right -
,eye.• Ellis received a
--- broken__ :nose.. 29.
stitches to the area
around both eyes •
and serious ,bruin- I'd be
ing.
' At ' about 3:45
a.nt: on Aug. 3 Ellis picked' up two
men at Mr. Mugs in Grand Bend
who. told him they wanted to be
di -tipped -off at- the Oakwood inn.
-When they arrived at the Inn. the
two instructed Ellis to drive down a
sideruad. Once he stopped and
turned on the interior light.so the
two could pay him. the, backseat
passenger 'grabbed him around the
neck, pulled him back and started
punching him in the head. Ellis •
said. Thc front seat passenger
GRAND :BEND - A•taxi driver.
that Was. horribly Neaten early on.
Aug. 3. says the people responsible•
for theattack were trying to blind
hint.
Fred • Ellis. 36. said he has been
threatened several times since he
started. his 'Beyond. the •'Bend cab
and carrier service leading up to the '
attack. - -
"If it
th
security
joined in the fracas at that point. he
added, - -
The two.continued to beat on El-
lis until two Oakwood Inn security
guards arrived on the.scene. The at-
tackers then left the scene. Ellis
said. -
"if it wasn't for those two,secur-
ity guards I'd be dead or blind;" he
said. .
wasn't for
ose two
guards
Ellis said • he be-.
lieves he knows who
is behind the attack
—and he is- still -re-
ceiving • threats
dead or against his life. .
blind.'; "I had to' leave my
house and spend two
days at a friend's house." he said.
"1'm very afraid for my life."
But Ellis will continue .to drive
taxi. - -
"They've got .me :down but not
out," he said. -
Huron County OPP Const. John
Marshall said the investigation into
the attack continues and Ellis' al-
legations are being "looked into by
the Huron County.a, ; Grand Bend
OPP." .
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