The Huron Expositor, 1986-08-27, Page 1INDEX
Births 1A4
Classifieds IA8, 9, 10
Dublin /A5
Entertainment /Al2
Family /A11
Farm /A4
Hensel! IA4
Legion /Al2
Obituaries IA11
People iA11
Sports i A6, 7
Walton I A5
Weddings IA11
Tuckersmith gets '40,000 OHRP grant See page A3
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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1986 — 12 PAGES
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Seven locals charged Friday
in early morningdrug raid
A three-month undercover drug investiga-
tion throughout Huron County resulted in an
early morning drug raid on Friday, August 22
when 33 persons were arrested and 71
charges, 32 of them for trafficking drugs,
were laid.
At 5 a.m. on Friday 40 police officers from
the Goderich and Exeter OPP station and the
Goderich. Seaforth. Clinton and Exeter town
police departments raided houses throughout
the county and confiscated quantities of
cannabis marijauna, cannabis resin, hashish,
hash oil, LSD and cocaine with an estimated
value of $7,650.
The investigation was a fairly major
project. The number of trafficking charges
alone is significant" says Corporal Vessey of
the Goderich OPP.
Sergeant Jerry Hilgendorffof the Goderich
Police agrees, saying the project was the
biggest operation in the county since two
similar drug investigations approximately six
years ago.
Charges included 29 charges of trafficking
narcotics, three charges of trafficking re-
stricted drugs, 26 charges of possession, one
charge of possession of restricted drugs, six
charges of possession of a prohibited
weapon, four charges of unsafe storage of
firearms, one charge of obstructing a police
officer and one charge of escaping lawful
custody.
The undercover investigation was done by
the Mount Forest District Crime Unit and the
London Drug Enforcement Unit of the OPP.
"Their work was very well done. It's good
to see something done. It seems to have been
common knowledge that there have been a lot
of drugs available locally," says Sergeant
Hildgendorff.
"I hope parents take heed to what's going
on and not assume this is the end of it," he
says. fie adds that $7,650 doesn't mean a
large quantity of drugs.
"1 think we've only scratched the surface
here," he says.
From the Seaforth area five persons were
charged including; Cheryl A. MacDonald, 19,
of RR 4, Seaforth, Roy J. Brown, 23, of RR
4, Seaforth, Richard A. Swirklis, 21, of
Seaforth, William J. Racho, 19, of RR 4,
Seaforth and Jeffrey L Elliott, 20, of Staffa.
Paul M. McClinchey, 26, of Hensel' and
Daniel Stanley, 23, of RR 1, Brucefield were
also charged.
One person charged was a young offender
and therefore cannot be named. The court
date has been set in Goderich for October 20.
Committee optimistic re Kootstra site
JUNIOR RANGER—Judy Nigh of Seaforth lust recently returned home from a two-month
stint In Northern Ontarlo where she was a Junlor Ranger. The Junlor Ranger program Is
sponsored by the M inlstry of Natural Resources. Mcllwralth photo
Seaforth teen finds
program worthwhile
it meant having to share three toilets, two
showers. five sinks and one washing machine
with 24 other girls, but for Judy Nigh of
Seaforth. the experience was well worth it
Judy spent two months in a camp near
Thessalon, a email town east of Sault. Ste.
Marie, working in the Ministry of Natural
Resources Junior Ranger program There
were four camps within an hour of Thessalon.
Judy became interested in the program
three or four years ago when she read about it
in a local newspaper. Since Junior Rangers
have to be 17 -years -old she was ineligible for
the program at that time, but stared the
article away. Last year she pulled it out again,
then wrote to the ministry to inquire whether
the program was still in operation. It was, and
Judy subsequently mailed an application.
She was accepted just prior to the Easter
weekend.
As a Junior Ranger Judy was required to
work 5.5 days per week at a rate of $15 per
day. The average workday began at 8 a.m.
and finished at 4:30 p.m. and consisted of
such tasks as planting, pruning and cutting
down trees. Junior Rangers were also
exposed to a number of educational clinics
and lectures.
Fbr Judy, who• said she expected to be
worked hard, the job was relatively easy, and
the work "okay once you caught on to it."
"I figured we'd work every single day. But
in the two months I was up there, there were
only about 20 full working days. The rest of
the time we attended lectures," she said.
Attending the lectures enabled Judy to get
her Red Cross certificate and to "learn things
about trees I never knew before." The Job
was, she said, a real learning experience.
If there was one thing about the camp Judy
didn't like, it was the lack of recreational
facilities. The girls. she said., were limited to
playing volleyball, while the guys at some of
the other camps in the area, had access to
nearby schools and were able to play
basketball.
Since the camps were so far from home • in
Judy's case 13 hours by bus • there were little
or no viaits from home. As a result the
rangers grew to be like "a great big family."
"It's really sad too, when it's time to come
home. Everyone is crying....," said Judy.
But despite the fact that parting is such a
sad event, Judy said it feels great to be home.
And her mother, while admitting her
daughter was missed, commented as well on
how quiet things were around the house over
the last two months, and an how little laundry
there was for her to do.
i guess summer is over.
Police kept busy on weekend
The Seaforth Police Department was kept
busy on the weekend trying to keep peau
between a number of youths looking for
something to happen.
Police Chief Hal Claus reported the police
laid at least three charges -against individuals
who were causing disturbances by fighting.
"It was bound to happen. Things have
been pretty quiet all summer," said Chief
Claus.
This weekend it was just a case of the
straight guys deciding to take on the motleys.
And a lot of young people were aware of what
was supposed to happen so there were a lot
milling around all weekend," he said.
Chief Claus added "when there are a lot of
kids wandering around looking for something
to happen, ' something usually does.
FIAGTHFkT
One of the victims of the weekend was
Cardno Hall. For the third time vandals stole
the flag from the dock tower, and in the
Subject to the approval of the Ministry of
the Environment it appears the Kootstra site
may well be the new landfill site.
At a meeting last week with members of
the landfill committee Conestoga Rovers, the
company that did test drilling of the site, gave
what Seaforth Town Councillor and landfill
committee member Carolanne Doig, calls a
favorable report.
Everyone went away from the meeting
optimistic it • (the Koothtra 'site) would be
approved," she said.
"So far with the two levels, of drilling
everything seems to be okay."
Miss Doig added that at the last.meeting
members of the landfill committee were a
little discouraged at the finding of sand
lenses in the soil. At this meeting members
learned the lenses would reduce the size of
the site suitable for landfilling purposes but
would not hinder it altogether.
"There is still plenty of area suitable for a
landfill site," said Miss Doig.
"What they've done is divide the property
into a number of cells. The cell we want to
start with can go unseen by the public for at
least two years because it is at a low
elevation, so there won't be mach visual
impact. And by the time two yyears have
passed there should be trees andbushes•and
such hi place to hide it," she explained. --
According to the Ministry of the Environ-
ment guidelines whatever site is chosen must
have a minimum life span of 20 years.
According to the Conestoga Rovers the
Koostra site offers a 20 to 30 year life span
plus the possibility of expansion. However,
because the sand lenses are dispersed
throughout the Kootstra property, expansion
may not be done by expanding the original
site, but rather by creating a number of
smaller sites around the property.
"The expansion site might have to be
engineered through the lining of areas of the
property or similar things," said Miss Doig.
"But we're talking 50 years with expan-
sion. And with technological and environ-
mental changes who knows what we can do
after 20 years. Right now we just want to
concentrate on what's good so it gets
--approved,"_ _.. r.. .
So far there's been no oppostfon from the
ministry. They've said nothing to show they
wouldn't be in favor of this site."
Neighbors of the Kootstra site have shown
no oppostion either.
"W a didn't think they would. They have,
of course, the same concerns as anyone else -
they're worded about burning, rats and doggs
but when it gets to the actual operationals,
they'll have an input into what goes on."
process damaged the east clock face.
Ken Cardno, owner of the tower said he
was angryabout the lack of respect shown the
clode
"ft just makes me so darn diad," he said.
"You trytodo something to make the town
look good, and these people just don't care, tf
Ileftafl. outside they wouldn't take it. They
have to c3vnb inside the tower and onto the
shafts of the dock, then up through the trap
door leading to the flag. There's a ladder
there, but they don't even use it," he said.
Despite having spent a great deal of time
and moneyto restore the doektwo years ago,
Mr. Canino admits he's tempted to shut
the whole thing down.
' `That's the second flag I've lost in as many
months, and the ted one in two years- I
don't care so mutt about the flag but it's an
old dock and it can't take too much. And it
costs afair chunk of money to repair the clock
every Wile,"
Minor injuries
Four Injured In cera accident
A rearender sent four people to hospital
and caused approximately $6,000 damage to
two vehicles last Saturdayh afternoon.
Catharine tea and iFree; passengers in
her 1985'Chevette were taken to nospltal after
their vehicle was rearendedon Main Street
North. Felice Chief Hal Claus said the
injuries appear to be of a Miner natant.
Mrs. Teall was tiaf northbound
i On
ealt
Main Street North and preparing
hen the stai SOU&
from by 7onto Franklin Street. 0 Pontiac, driven by
J J. Campbell of RR 1, Seaforth. MF.
C���ell was not injured in the mishap, and
has been charged with careless driving.
In another accident Thtu'bday two cars
sustained a total Of $5,500 damage.
At applitilmately 715 p.m. Nelson Ii.
Dorsch of New Hamburgtravelling east
on Goderich Street when he was struck by a
westbound 1979 Firebird, turning south onto
Victoria Street. The driver ria" of the car, Mu
J. Drake, of Staffs; has been charged with
Making a torn while there was apprtfachidg
169E AND MY BS1` 1:RiEND—Five-year-old Steven Phillipa
seemed to have no qualms shout taking a date to the Teddy Bear
picnic, held last Week -at the Sbeiorth Library, His beery good
friend, apprepffately hared Teddy, kept
throughout the afternoon.
Steven Company
Mch'wratth photo