The Huron Expositor, 1990-02-14, Page 66A -- THE ,H JRQN 'EXPOSITOR, FEBRUARY 94, 1990.
The annual r ieetiing of the policyholders Qf.the Iljsborne &
Hibbert Mutual Fire Insurance Company will -be held in the
Kirkton-Woodham Community Centre at ZOO p.m. on Mon-
day, February 19, 1990 to receive and dispose of the Finan-
cial and Auditor's Reports; to elect Directors and to tran-
sact any business that may rightly come before the meeting.
Nominations will be received for the election of two Direc-
tors for a three year term. The Directors whose term of of-
fice expires are Lorne Feeney and Jack Harrigan, both of
whom are eligible for re-election.
Jack Harrigan
President
F.J. Caers
Secretary -Manager
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const each of fraud and their in Decem-
ber, after attempting "to transfer nearly
$700,000 from illegal cattle sales and
another $100,000 from She stockyard safe
to a Swiss bank, ,r
Judge Garry Holter said he took into
account Henschel's cooperation with
authorities, including his voluntary return
from Germany to face the charges.
"You did plead guilty, and given the
complicated nature of (this case) there's
no doubt in my mind that you saved the
court a lot of time and Money," Judge
Hunter said as he sentenced Henschel,
who sat quietly, looking down at the table
throughout the proceedings.
A "very important factor" is that the
losses in the case were "kept to a
minimum, when I consider the amount
taken at the outset," added Judge Hunter.
Henschel's lawyer had with him a bank
draft for $12,000, the last of the money
needed to satisfy the claims of creditors.
"CAREFULLY CALCULATED"
Judge. Hunter also pointed out that
Henschel had no prior convictions, a
"good background," and an "excellent"
pre -sentence report he has been steadily
employed since returning to Canada and,
although the family has virtually lost
everything, he has managed to make
restitution for the money stolen.
"On the down side,' Henschel's at-
tempts at fraud were "obviously a careful-
I,- calculated scheme to defraud the
people who shipped cattle to your
business," said the judge.
Crown Attorney Bob Morris asked for
a 30 -month jail sentence, because "we're
dealing here with a very large theft. But
for the bank authorities, this money would
have been long gone, out of the country."
"This case is notable for Huron County,
and it should reflect the deterrent value
from the court's point of view," said
Morris. Henschel hr t no previous
crimin ! record "but 1 t doesn't detract
from the gravity of this case," considering
how "nearly successful" the r , ud scheme
was.
In a lengthy plea on behalf of his client,
Henschel's lawyer, Fletcher Dawson of
London, asked for a one-year jail sen-
tence because Henschel "knows he has to
pay I .e piper" but his actions were
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SEVERAL FACTORS INVOLVED
Dawson said Henschel, who came c40
Canada' 44 '00 age of nine m the 0,4 -
OMR with+bis parents, had workedd:
all his life and had several successful)
business ventutlrrs behind him However,
in 1974 an acquaintance had. advanced
Henschel about $150,000 during.a'trip to
German
Henschel, who by this time was mar-
ried, returned to Canada and set up a
business selling items such as roofing,
siding, awnings and so on, in the London
area. It was a "reputable" business that
did extremely well, said Dawson.
Henschel built a new, expanded site for
the business to move into, but in 1984, a
few months after the move, , the business
burned to the ground. It was found to be
arson and a man was later convicted in
connection with it. Henschel's insurance
did pay for the damage, but the loss was
still "devastating," Dawson added. Over
the next few months both Henschel's
parents died within a short time of each
other, and "it may be the seeds of what
later happened started to build at that
time," Dawson said.
Music students
p•lss theory exams
Music theory exams were held in Strat-
ford recently by the Royal Conservatory of
MttSic.: ,.
Among the grdtip Wea two from
Seaforth area: Grade 'I Rudiments First
Class honours with distinction Mary Lou
Stewart and Kate Papple. They are
students of Mr;t. Jane Vincent.
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Dawson said several factorsfihfluenced
Henschel", attempted fraud, inoludmg a
belief that the fondly that had sold WO
the stockyard was not honoring the non-
compezaign clause included in the purr,
chase contract, the discovery that a
former employee of she stockyard had left
just before Henschel took over and
opened up a competing business in the
area, and pressure to return the $150,000
advanced to him by his German acquain-
tance.
Fifteen joint charges were laid against
Henschel and his wife Kristin after they
returned from Germany and surrendered
to the OPP in London in late 1988. All
charges were withdrawn except for the
two Henschel pleaded guilty to.
Henschel's sentence will be served in a
reformatory, and Judge Hunter said he
would recommend Henschel be approved
for the Temporary Absence Program
when he qualified for it. He also said he
saw "no need" for a period of probation
following Henschel's release.
Blyth Festival announces
election of, board members
New members elected to the board of
directors at the annual meeting of the
Blyth Centre of the Arts include Marie
McGavin of Walton, Claudia Spink of
Brussels and Jim Fitzgerald of Clinton.
New Board member Marie McGavin
grew up in Morris Township and lives with
her husband 'Neil on a farm outside
Seaforth. She has always been active in
the community, is a member of Duff's
United Church in Walton and is on the Ad-
visory Board of the Centralia College of
Agriculture and Technology. Their family
business, McGavin's Farm Equipment, has
been a good friend and supporter of the
festival for many years. Claudia Spink has
lived in Brussels for seven years where
her husband rill is a dentist. She grew up
M Waterloo and is a graduate. in Early
Childhood Education from Humber College.
Jim Fitzgerald is a former editor of the
Clinton News -Record and long-time Ex-
ecutive Assistant to Hon. Jack Riddell at
Queen's Park. An active person in the
community, Jim was recently appointed
general manager of the Rural Voice.
"As 1 look back on this year of our 15th
Anniversary - 15 years of hard work and
dedication of the part of all who are in-
volved with this great organization, I have
a wonderful feeling of pride and en-
thusiasm," says President Carol Irwin. "As
our statistics point out, our membership,
our patron list, our donations for both the
Operating and Capital campaign, our box
office revenue, our voucher sales, are all
up over the previous_year and more pect
ple than ever saw playa in Memortsil 1Ia51:
Artistic Director Katheriii'h` Kaszas put
together an exciting, challenging season
with the largest acting company in our The success of the Blyth Festival
history. The attendance for the season was represents the contributions of many peo-
over 47,000 people, with an overall average ple.
of 93 per cent paid attendance. The Right
One sold -out well before its opening night
and The Dreamland had very few unsold
tickets after the first week of perfor-
mances."
Next season, the festival looks forward to
the return of Dan Needles' The Perils of
Persephone, which will be the Festival's
touring play for the fall of 1990. This year,
The Mail Order Bride toured southern and
northern Ontario for six weeks following
the Blyth season, performing in 22 com-
munities. The new garage space proved to
be very popular with everyone this season,
especially the production staff. The enlarg-
ed facility is a great improvement over the
cramped space they had worked in since
the inception of the festival in 1975.
Blyth's Youth Workshops, so much a
part of summer for youngsters from the
area, were well attended. Under the direc-
tion of local students Heather Morton and
Joanne Olson, they had an exciting two
weeks with a final puppet show on July 14.
The Young Company had 20 participants
this summer under the direction of
Associate Artistic Director Peter Smith.
Creating a link between the festival's first
production fifteen years ago, Keith
Roulston was commissioned to write a
script Christmas in Clover from the stories
of Harry J. Boyle. The Young Company's
production was well received. These
workshops were made possible through the
generous support of: CKNX Broadcasting
Limited, Imperial Oil Limited, Mabel
Wheeler, Charles Ivey Foundation, Bill
Farnell, and Art Steed and Janie
Gattinger.
4-H club holds meeting for officers
The McKillop #1 "Your Best Foot For-
ward" 4-H club held its first meeting on
February 6 at the home of the Stewarts.
The meeting was opened with the 4-H
pledge. After members introduced
themselves they had the elections for of-
ficers. The results were as follows: Presi-
dsnt - Barb Forrest, Vice President -
Tracy Malone, secretary - Kim Neigel,
Treasurer - Nancy Stewart and Press
Reporter - Debbie Malone.
• Members split up into partners and
discussed household manners, how to
politely answer the phone and a few table
manners.
The next meeting will be held on
February 21 at Barb Forrest's house.
WINTER INTERLUD
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The Government of Canada, through Canada Mortgage and
Housing Corporation, and the Province of Ontario, through the
Ministry of Housing, are making funding available to non-profit
and co-operative organizations, churches, service clubs and other
community groups interested in sponsoring affordable housing.
For more information, your community groups should con-
tact the nearest regional office of the Ministry of Housing listed
below. The deadline for applications is April 30,1990. Help build
for the future. Get involved in non-profit housing today.
Non-profit housing—everyone benefits.
Canada ® Ontario
Regional Offices of the Ministry of Housing:
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and Michael Blake of Seaforth, the winners of the seven day
trip to Madiera Beach Yacht Club courtesy of Carousel Travel.
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THANK YOU
The Winter Interlude II Committee would like to thank everyone
who helped make this event such a success. Special thanks to:
Carousel Tours; Bonnie Johnston; Steve Hildebrand; Jean
Wolfe; Ross Ribey; Joyce Ribey; Optimist Club of Seaforth;
Marlen Vincent; Doug Smith.
DOOR PRIZE WINNERS
CHIPPERS CHICKEN HOUSE, SEAFORTH: Mary & Don Diegel; SPECIAL EXTRAS, MIT-
CHELL: Merle & Rhonda Hoegy; FRENCHMAN'S INN, EXETER: Jayne Delaney; LOCKHART
FURNITURE, MITCHELL: Gord Wright; HESSENLAND: Doug & Gail Hugill; NEW WAVE,
DUBLIN: Leonard & Mabel Strong; WALDEN PHOTOGRAPHY: Henry & Dianne Moro; ROBIN -
DALE'S, GODERICH: Lorraine & Rob Noakes; HOEGY FARM EQUIPMENT: Margaret & Glen
McClure; CULLIGAN REAL ESTATE: Wanda & Milton Dietz; CHUCK HASSONS
PHOTOGRAPHY, SEAFORTH: Tony & Karen Van Bakal; KREB'S OF STRATFORD: Anne
Howlett; HARPER DIESEL: Jane & Bob McNaughton; TOPNOTCH, SEAFORTH: Richard &
Marjorie Horst; KEATING'S PHARMACY, SEAFORTH: Sandra Smithers; ANSTETT'S
JEWELLERS,'SEAFORTH: Erich & Lillian Matzold; ACROPOL: William & Joan Chesney; HAIR
DESIGN BY J.e., SEAFORTH: Janice & Doug Leonhardt; BRUSSEL AGROMART, BRUSSELS:
Rowena & Bill Wallace; COOP, SEAFORTH: Ben & Arlene VandenAkker; EAST SIDE MARIO'S,
STRATFORD: Ken & Lois McLiwaln; BOUSSEY'S BEAUTY BOUTIQUE, SEAFORTH: David
& Mary Longstaff; SEAFORTH JEWELLER'S, SEAFORTH: Pat & Charlene Delaney; WONG'S,
SEAFORTH: Mary Catherine & Jack Lane; FLOWER MAGIC BY JEAN, SEAFORTH: Judy &
Brian Nuhn; BOX FURNITURE, SEAFORTH: Don & Vanessa Smith; OLDE ENGLISH
PARLOUR: Dave & Christine Tremeer; BOB & BETTY'S VARIETY, SEAFORTH: Mary & Jim
Barnes; STEWART'S, SEAFORTH: Doug & Diane Lockhart; GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB,
SEAFORTH: Esther & Richard Rose; CROSSWINDS: Ralph & Mary Ann Smith; TOWN & COUN-
TRY FLORISTS, MITCHELL: Bonnie & Tom Johnston; BENMILLER INN: Irene & Ron Nicholson;
GREGOR CAMPBELL PHOTOGRAPHY, SEAFORTH: Bryan & Linda O'Rourke; THE LITTLE
INN OF BAYFIELD, BAYFIELD: Ken & Pat Rodney; RHEO THOMPSON, STRATFORD: Harvey
& Pat Dale; LUCKHART TRANSPORT: Carol & Graham Bowker; COGNAC GLASSES: BIII
& Sharon Carnochan; BLACK VELVET: Maynard & Lynn Hoegy.
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