Times-Advocate, 1996-05-08, Page 1Body found in
Black Creek
KIRKTON - Foul play is not sus-
pected in the death of William
Freer who was discovered in the
Black Creek last Wednesday.
Freer, 62, was last seen working
behind his RR1 Kirkton, residence
on the South East border of Us -
borne Township, west of the creek
at approximately 1 p.m.
A relative and neighbor located
his body at approximately 3:50
p.m. Ambulance, fire and police
were called to the scene where
Freer was pronounced dead.
An autopsy was performed on
Thursday in Stratford and it was
determined Freer died as a result
of drowning. It is believed the vic-
tim fell into the creek.
Council in
enviable
financial
position
EXETER - For the second con-
secutive year council received good
news concerning its finances. Dan
Daum of Kime, Mills, Dunlop
Chartered Accountants told coun-
cil it is in a very enviable position:
taxes receivable were less than
three per cent of the total taxes paid
(at approximately $118,000), the
town's share of the surplus is over
$113,000 and reserves are now sit-
ting at over $ 1.2 million. Those fig-
ures indicate the town is very well
positioned to meet future obliga-
tions.
EXETER - Town Council was
advised Monday night that long-
time member of Exeter Council
Bob Spears, is resigning as of the
end of May. As he read his letter
of resignation to the members of
council, he remarked that events
moved much faster than either he
or his wife, Dorothy, imagined.
There house was quickly sold,
and, in fact, they have taken pos-
session of another home in Lon-
don.
ouflc l mem
Spears added the primary rea-
son for the move was the new de-
mands placed upon him by his
job.
Reeve Bill Mickle expressed
the regrets of council as it is los-
ing someone "... who has corn=
mitted a great deal to his com-
munity through not only council
activities but also through his in-
volvement in service clubs. The
town owes you a debt of grat-
itude. You were an excellent
1
mem _.council." Mayor Ben
HoogenilBom added, ` "We have
all seen this coming, but it is still
a shock. You made decisions
based on common sense."
The matter of a replacement, if
any, was turned over to the Ex-
ecutive Committee for an ex-
amination of all the alternatives
and a recommendation to council,
presumably to be made at the
next meeting.
Hearing tests available
at local doctor's office
The new sound
booth opened
Friday afternoon
EXETER - The town's first hear-
ing test sound booth opened on Fri-
day in Dr. Jadd's office.
Audiologist Jim Nelles, who will
operate the booth two to three days
each week, will perform hearing
tests for children as young as four
months old and expects to soon be
testing newborns as well.
Before the booth was built, his
patients had to travel to St. Jo-
seph's Health Centre in London to
see him. However, he has been test-
ing patients in the Exeter area with
portable equipment he intends to
continue using for patients that
can't get to him, for example those
in retirement and nursing homes.
His booth equipment includes an
audiometer that emits tones through
headphones for testing hearing, an
impedance bridge to check ear-
drums and their inside reflexes, and
an auditory evoked potential that
examines sound travelling from the
inner ear to the brain. He'll also use
a hearing aid analyzer to check the
devices and determine pre-
scriptions.
"We're really trying to bring au-
diology to the area," he said while
helping to construct the booth that
was made soundproof for accurate
hearing tea measurements. "We
felt the demand was there so we de-
cided to go ahead with the in-
stallment of the sound booth."
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Plane crash claims one IIfe
HURON PARK - A tragic plane
crash near the Centralia airport
claimed the life of a local pilot Fri-
day morning.
Terry Stuart, 54, of RR2 Zurich
received fatal injuries when the
homemade aircraft he was flying
went down in a wooded area west
of the Centralia Airport.
Stuart, who owned TerryAir, an
aircraft maintenance and repair
business in Huron Park was test -
flying a 1995, homemade aircraft
"velocity" DMO -162 for a custom-
er. The cause of the crash is un-
known, but officials from the
Transport Safety Board of Canada
are investigating.
This was the second incident in-
volving a downed plane near the
airport in Tess than three months.
On February 26, a 1980 Cessna
172 single engine aircraft crashed
near the airport after it clipped a
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Airport on Friday claiming the life of pilot Terry Stuart.
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A
no boon for
local bars
EXETER - Last Wednesday marked the first day of an extension to
the closing hour for bars and restaurants until 2 a.m. and under con-
trolled circumstances, to allow the sale and service of alcoholic bever-
ages on the playing areas of golf courses.
The change has resulted in a number of revisions to modernize the
Liquor Licence Act and the Liquor Control Act including adjusting
beer prices to be more responsive to market forces. As well, posses-
sion of alcohol will be prohibited in two provincial parks on Victoria
Day weekend.
"The decision to extend the hours of bars and res-
taurants is based on the experience of other
jurisdictions with later hours and special
events in Ontario that were allowed later
hours and which did not experience
any significant problems," said Min-
ister of Consumer and Commercial
Relations Norman Sterling in a re-
cent press release. "I believe the
one-hour extension will help the
tourism and hospitality sector."
When asked how this legislation
will impact policing, the official
position taken by the Ontario Pro-
vincial Police is that although they
does not make the laws, they will "con-
tinue to provide appropriate enforcemer..
of all laws in a fair and equitable manner."
Gar's Bar and Grill
Gar Penhale, owner of Gar's Bar and Grill
in Exeter, doesn't feel having the option to open his establishment
an hour later will make much difference in his alcohol sales. I'm Dot
upset about it but at the same time it's not a big deal either."
Although he admitted he likes the opportunity for an extra hour's
business, instead of arriving at 10:30 or 11:00 p.m., he expects cus-
tomers will simply show up an hour later.
'They're not going to drink more than they did before because
they're coming out later," he said. "People only have so much to
sem."
Also, the bar's entertainment will start half an hour later than it usu-
ally does and by the time encores are included, performances will last
until after 1:30.
"If you want them to play an extra hour, your costs go up."
While he believes border and resort areas will have a more com-
petitive edge due to the change, "Around here," he explained, "90 per
cent of your clientele through the week have to get up and go to work
the next morning."
Penhale has decided to stay open until 2 a.m. only on Thursdays, Fri-
days and Saturdays because through the week, he said, it won't be
worthwhile. Being open an extra hour will cost him an additional
$3,000 per year in staff costs, a figure he said is not a huge factor
when broken down from night to night, but makes a difference over
the long term.
Lisa Thyssen, Gar's manager, admitted staffing hours will have to be
shuffled, her main concern being those who have to work until 3 a.m.
due to an hour of clean-up after the bar closes, then are expected to
work the next shift at 10:30 or 11:00 a.m. Although she sees the ex-
tended bar hours benefitting Grand Bend, "For small towns," she said,
"I don't think it's necessary." or Continued on page 2
Natasha Hewitt, 7, of Zurich, Is the first to get her hearing
tested on Friday by audiologist Jim Nelles at Exeter's new
sound booth.
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