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Vol. 1 No. 13
Friday, December 4, 2015
YOUR FREE COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER
Proposed operating budgets for water,
sewer and solid waste presented at
Nov. 30 Council meeting
By Dan Rankin
South Huron Environment Services manager
Don Giberson presented the proposed 2016
operating budgets for
a number of services
including water, sewers and solid waste at
the afternoon budget
meeting Council held
earlier this week. Total
expenses in the proposed solid waste operating budget are down
compared to last year,
as are total expenses in
sewer operating, however water operating
expenses are expected
to rise in 2016. Projected revenue is expected
to decline next year on
all three fronts.
The Exeter Lions Club had their annual Grey Cup ticket draw this past year.
This year’s winners include Jeff Beauchamp winning $50 for the first quarter
prize. Mike Wood won $100 in the second quarter draw. The third quarter
draw was won by Ross Beaver taking home $150 and Barb Turnbull (pictured,
receiving her prize) was the grand prize winner for the fourth quarter taking
home $500. Congratulations to all the winners! The Lions Club is now
focussing on a Super Bowl draw, and tickets will be going on sale soon.
Water
Compared to the 2015,
the proposed 2016
South Huron water operating budget revenue
is 5.1 percent below
last year, and expenses
are 0.6 percent higher
than 2015, Giberson
said. That budget will
be affected by a staffing increase due to the
addition of a new meter
reader/locator position.
The projected revenue
for the 2016 water budget is $3,817,452, down
just over 5 percent, or
around $200,000 compared to last year.
“User rates and charges
have decreased slightly
as a result of continued
water conservation by
water users,” Giberson
told Council.
More money ($70,000,
up from $60,000) is proposed to cover water
utilities costs in 2016,
“to reflect increasing
hydro costs,” Giberson
said. By 2020, utilities
are projected to cost
$90,000. The 2015 actual cost for utilities was
$55,207.48.
Christmas Magic
Starts @
Sewers
The Grand Bend Sewer
operating budget is separated out in the budget.
Proposed Grand Bend
sewer revenue is 9.8
percent higher than in
the 2015 budget, with
expenses up 23.6 percent. The reason for the
spike in expenses is
an increase of around
$140,000 (or about 459
percent) due to costs
“associated with the new
mechanical
sewage
treatment plant,” reads
the report. That alone
does not represent a
balanced budget, however when combined
with the South Huron
sewers operating budget, the combined budget is balanced, Giberson said. The proposed
2015 South Huron sewer operating budget is
2.8 percent below the
2015 budget, with expenses 4.2 percent lowContinued on page 12
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Perth South and South Huron councils hold
joint meeting Nov. 24 in Kirkton
By Dan Rankin
Discuss Kirkton landfill site, pool, community centre
sibility features, such
as updated washrooms
and changerooms and
a lift, installed at the
pool
erations, the number
of people coming out,”
Mayors,
councillors
Fields
said. “The parts
and staff from both the
were
ordered
but they
St. Pauls-based Perth
didn’t come in until the
South Council and the
end
of the summer. In
Exeter-based
South “I know we have to be
2015,
to entice people
Huron Council met at in compliance by 2025,”
the Kirkton-Woodham Henderson said. “The to come back, a motion
Community Centre on parking lot and grades was passed by council,
Tuesday, Nov. 24. For up to the pool have to that passes would be
some new councillors be looked at as well. offered at half price and
on both sides of the There’s too much of an that seemed to bring
county line, it was their incline. Right now our people back in.”
first time taking part in a facility is not up to ac- A 2016 budget projecjoint meeting between cessibility compliance. tion for the pool showed
the judicial bodies to This is something we provisions of $18,525
discuss their shared need to do to keep it vi- from each municipality
property in Kirkton. able and accessible for contributing, along with
Topics on the agenda all.”
registration and other
included the closed South Huron may also donations, to a gross
Kirkton Area Landfill set aside budget funds revenue of $58,050.
Site, the Kirkton-Wood- for accessibility at the After wages, mainteham Pool, and the com- pool, she added. “We nance and other exmunity centre itself.
do also have some fun- penses, the pool would
South Huron Mayor draising dollars that the show a net profit/loss of
Maureen Cole, who Kirkton Woodham Op- $0 for the year.
called the special meeting, presided over the
discussions. She was
buffered at the head
table by Perth South
Mayor Robert Wilhelm
and South Huron CAO
Genevieve Scharback.
South Huron Environment Services Manager Don Giberson kicked
off the evening by presenting two reports
on the closed Kirkton
landfill site. Though a
Ministry of the Environment inspection report
into the landfill site was
closed to the MOE’s
satisfaction earlier this
year, Giberson said annual costs associated
with the site including
“ongoing groundwater
monitoring” will continue “probably in perpetuity.”
Presenting on behalf of
the Kirkton-Woodham
Pool Committee were
chair Sonya Henderson and secretary Lori
Bearss. They said the
committee is in the middle of a Trillium Grant
application process that
would see more acces-
timists are holding for The final presentation
us,” Bearss said.
was by Rob Morley,
Bearss called the sum- chair of the Kirktonmer 2015 season a Woodham Community
“very busy” one at the Centre board, and treapool. Over 240 children surer Tim Shute. The
received swimming les- community centre curson instruction, while rently receives about
37 people participated $7,500 in support per
in their “Aqua Fit,” and year from each municinine children were pality, but that number
members of their swim may need to go up in
team. They increased the future to keep up
their hours on week- with renovation needs,
ends, and are interest- they said.
ed in further promoting
their bronze cross and
bronze medallion certification courses.
“We saw a lot of parents from communities
we don’t normally see,”
Henderson said. “That
really helped us out a
lot. I think our biggest
problem last year was
keeping up with staff.”
“We have been doing
some capital projects in
the last couple of years
to keep the facility in
good shape,” Shute
said, indicating some
updates that have taken place on the building’s ceiling tiles, windows and lighting. “It’s
being recommended to
us now that we need to
look at maybe upgrading some of our washroom facilities. Our toilets are old style highwater volume toilets,
so that’ll be a bit of an
upgrade.”
South Huron Community Services Manager
Jo-Anne said 2015 was
a bounceback year
after 2013, when the
pool’s heater broke
down. “The water was
very, very cold and it While the centre rereally impacted the op- mains busy throughout most week days
with community group
meetings,
weekend
weddings and dances
have become less popular than in year’s past,
largely driven by provincial liquor regulations,
they said. Speaking of
booking the community centre, there was
a bit of tension Tuesday evening as Shute
pointed out that whoever had called the meeting had failed to book
the building’s hall. “If
you start to hear some
noise behind us right
now [in the kitchen], it
will be the Girl Guides,”
he said. “They are here
Tuesday nights. I’m not
sure how this meeting
is even happening here
tonight. No one booked
this hall tonight, which
is an over sight.”
Weekend Quiz
Find the answers to the weekend quiz on page 23
1. Which team has
won the most Grey
Cups?
2. What is the only
planet not named
after a god?
3. Who was the first
US President to
resign while in
office?
4. Which German
airship crashed in
New Jersey in 1937?
5. In which country
was the Titanic
launched?
6. In Sesame Street,
for many years Big
Bird’s best friend
was whom?
7. Under which name
did American author
Samuel Langhorne
Clemens write?
8. What was Long
John Silver’s
parrot’s name?
9. Which lady socked
it to the Harper
Valley PTA?
10. The alien ET drank
what brand of beer?
Mayor Cole took the
blame and apologized
for not calling ahead to
check on the availability of the hall.
Continued on page 10
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Editorial
Don’t Believe Everything You Read on the Internet: Exeter Edition
By Stewart Grant
Imagine my surprise when I walked into Thomas Hartai’s Menswear Store
this week and was greeted by a nice man standing nearly 6 foot 4 inches!
Just a day earlier, I had read on the Exeter Buy & Sell Facebook page that
Tom was a “greedy little man”. Does this mean that not everything that I read
on the internet is true? Shocking.
Mayor Maureen Cole was also thrown under the bus within the viral Facebook message. Although the post spoke of “a bunch of town bylaw problems”, the Mayor maintains that the municipality was never approached to
clarify such bylaws, and “there appears to be plenty of space in Exeter to
accommodate a business such as Noah’s Ark with space for bins”. A list of
possible locations was provided, however this fact became twisted around on
Facebook with a negative spin. In politics, sometimes you’re damned if you
do, damned if you don’t.
Yes, I’m being sarcastic. But seriously, it is amazing to me how many people
are willing to blindly accept anything they read on the internet as being the
truth. And this week, it led to a very sad day for one of the true “good guys” A request for comment was sent out to Noah’s Ark but not returned as of
press time.
in our community.
For those unaware of what transpired, here’s a quick recap of the key events: In a 2006 Open Letter from Mark Zuckerberg, the company’s founder stated
that his goal for Facebook was “to help people understand what was going
- Noah’s Ark is a little second hand store in Exeter that has been open for 23 on in their world a little better.”
years but has been having financial difficulties
It’s unfortunate that Zuckerberg’s vision for Facebook was not realized in this
- Noah’s Ark had recently looked into alternate locations for the store to lower case. This week in Exeter, the Facebook platform was used to give people a
its rent cost, including an inquiry into the store located beside Thomas H misguided view about what is happening in their community.
Menswear, however this was ultimately a “no go” due to a number of factors
including rent/utilities costs, as well as having nowhere at that location to So what is happening? Well, Noah’s Ark has announced that it is closing,
and it is inspiring to see that there are so many passionate people who are
place their bin for donated goods.
voicing their support for a local business such as this. There are lots of great
- Noah’s Ark announced their decision to close up shop late last month.
local businesses, and we should support them. Not just vocally, but by mak- On Monday, a supporter of Noah’s Ark posted a “Human Interest Story” on ing decisions each day to spend money at our local stores instead of going
multiple local Buy & Sell Facebook pages telling a story of how Noah’s Ark’s to the big cities. Finally, we should all take a look around and think about all
of the people that volunteer their time, money and energy to charities and to
closure is basically all the fault of Thomas H and our Mayor.
good local causes, without seeking anything in return. And if we aren’t one
- Others piled on and announced their plans to boycott Thomas’ store.
of those people who volunteers to make our community better, then maybe
- Within 24 hours, this story, for which I have been unable to find any factual that’s something we should reconsider.
support, has spread like wildfire across the area, with more than 30 “shares”,
dozens upon dozens of comments (some of them quite hurtful), and seen by
Bravo
Boo
thousands.
In speaking with people around town, and meeting Tom in person, it didn’t
take me long to discover what an amazing person he is. I’ve learned that
Tom is a past president and still-active member of the Exeter Lions Club, and
one of the first to stand up to volunteer to help families in need. For a number of years, he has donated his time as well as the space above his store
to run a free “hockey exchange” where families can find gently-used hockey
equipment for their sons or daughters, thus easing the cost of putting their
kids in sports. Finally, as a survivor of a brain tumor himself, he has been active within the Brain Tumour Foundation and has worked with many affected
families, providing both hope and support.
We have two Bravos this week. Our
first bravo goes “to the Lions Club for
the excellent production of this year’s
Santa Claus parade. Couldn’t have
been done any better.” Our second
Bravo goes “to all of our local businesses that have decorated their stores for
the Christmas holidays.”
We have one Boo this week. Our Boo
goes “to careless drivers who don’t
pay attention to what they are doing. A
friend of mine is lucky to be alive after being struck by someone running a
stop sign.”
*Please note all Boo’s and Bravo’s must be signed in
order to be considered.
Bravos and Boos are submitted by community members and
do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Exeter Examiner
You wouldn’t have read any of these things on Facebook this week. But
spend any amount of time with Tom and you’ll quickly see for yourself that he
is one of many pillars in our community.
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WinterFest to return in 2016 on Family Day
Community groups, businesses work together to bring back popular Family Day
WinterFest South Huron on Holiday Monday, February 15, 2016
The weather in November was so mild it might
have been hard to think
of winter and snow but
warm
temperatures
didn’t stop community
groups in the South
Huron area from thinking ahead to the annual
Family Day WinterFest
South Huron event.
More than a dozen
people from Exeter-area
community groups met
on November 25 to start
plans for the Holiday
Monday winter celebration to be held in Exeter
on February 15, 2016.
ing example of community members working
together to enjoy our
time with families during
a traditional Canadian
winter,” he said.
More than 20 community groups and sponsors
help to get the festival
ready. More than a dozen groups had representatives at the first organizational meeting which
was held on November It was only November but the community groups working together to bring back the popular Family Day
25, 2015.
WinterFest South Huron were already meeting in the Exeter area to prepare for events on the Family Day
The schedule of events Holiday Monday on February 15, 2016. Shown at the first organizational meeting are (from left to right) Dan
is growing and is to be Turkheim, of the Exeter Lions Club Annual Family Day Breakfast; Dave Frayne, of the Friends of the South
posted in the coming Huron Trail Free Family Snowshoeing Event; Orca Josling and Claudette Léger, of Exeter Senior Picklers
weeks at familyday- Pickleball Event; Jeff Musser, Exeter District Chief, South Huron Fire Department – Fireworks by Exeter
Thousands of people, winterfest.ca.
Some Station Firefighters’ Association and Outdoor Skating; Jo-Anne Fields, Community Services Manager with
including locals and visi- events are at South Hu- the Municipality of South Huron; George Finch, WinterFest coordinator; Vanessa Finch, Youth Representators, have taken part in ron Recreation Centre tive; Terry Wilhelm, Friends of the South Huron Trail Snowshoeing Event; Amy Wilhelm, Big Brothers, Big
the Family Day events and some events are Sisters of South Huron Free Move event; Doug Westlake, Disc Jockey; and Jon Corbett, President, Royal
since 2010 when the Ex- at MacNaughton Park Canadian Legion R.E. Pooley Branch 167 – Exeter.
(Submitted Photo)
eter Lions Club first held as well as other Exeter face painting, and to- shoeing to take place new event last year was ciation.
its popular Family Day locations. Most events bogganing.
this year from 11 a.m. to archery with the South Family Day WinterFest
Breakfast. Other com- are free. Visit familyday1
p.m. The South Huron Huron Archery Club and
munity groups joined winterfest.ca for times The Exeter Lions Club is Optimist Club plans to the plans are for that South Huron is only
forces with the Lions and locations and to see bringing back the popu- bring back the scaven- to return as well. The possible thanks to all
Club starting in 2011 to which events are free lar Family Day Breakfast ger hunt to be held in the Royal Canadian Legion the donors, businessadd other family-friendly and which ones require that draws hundreds of South Huron Recreation R.E. Pooley Branch 167 es, community groups,
activities for the holiday admission. Keep posted people each year and Centre in Exeter from 10 – Exeter will host Eu- and volunteers, Finch
said. Anyone who would
Monday. The one-day as well to the growing started the snowball roll- a.m. to 12 p.m.
chreama, Billiards, and like to host an event or
ing
in
terms
of
Family
winter festival has been list of sponsors.
Day activities in South Pickleball was a new Darts. For information donate to the event is
growing ever since.
“We are proud of the Huron. The cost is $8 for addition to the celebra- on darts and billiards asked to contact him.
The one-day winter fes- partnerships in South adults and $5 for chil- tion last year thanks phone 519-614-0630. A More events are extival always gets a boost Huron,” said Jo-Anne dren. It is to take place to volunteers from the free chance to try out pected and are to be
when there is lots of Fields, Community Ser- from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Exeter Senior Picklers. curling takes place at confirmed and added to
snow but “snow or no vices Manager with the
Pickleball is a growing the Exeter Curling Club familydaywinterfest.ca.
snow” the show goes Municipality of South Big Brothers Big Sis- racquet sport that com- at 205 Riverside Drive
on. George Finch is Huron. “These partner- ters of South Huron is bines some aspects of in Exeter. Bring clean There are events for
the volunteer organizer ships engage families in offering a free, family- badminton, table tennis, and dry running shoes all ages, he said, and
like
picklewho gets all these com- play in South Huron. A friendly G-rated movie and tennis. The Exeter to take part, from 2 events
ball,
snowshoeing,
bilat
Exeter
Elementary
munity groups together full slate of activities is
Senior Picklers welcome p.m. to 4 p.m. on Fam- liards, and archery are
School.
The
movie
each year. If you will being organized to eneveryone to come out ily Day. Other popular
pardon the pun, George tice all family members takes place, thanks to and experience the fun returning events include a chance for people to
support from the Starsays this family-friendly to participate.”
the fireworks at 7 p.m., try out new things even
lite Drive-in Theatre in of Pickleball from 12:30 weather permitting, at if they have never done
event has “snowballed”
to 2:00 p.m. at the South
since its beginnings A number of popular Grand Bend, from 3 p.m. Huron Recreation Cen- MacNaughton Park, run it before. “Come on out
about seven years ago. events are returning to to 5 p.m. The Friends of tre. All that is required by the South Huron Fire and give one of these
“Family Day WinterFest the 2016 WinterFest in- the South Huron Trail is enthusiasm and run- Department, Exeter Sta- things a try,” he said.
South Huron is a shin- cluding indoor and out- volunteers are bringing ning shoes. Another tion Firefighters’ Assodoor free family skating, back free family snow-
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Health & Wellness:
Optimal Balance
I’ll Just wait till Jan 1st
Have you gotten to that point? Where you have set your health and wellness
on the back burner till after the holidays? Given yourself permission to eat what
ever you want because you will start eating right and working out on Jan 1st
because there is just too much to do right now, and you aren’t sure how it will all
get done? Or you are worried that you can’t face down those plates and plates
of Christmas goodies?
Not to be a pessimist, but I encourage you to look back to earlier this year, Jan
1st, in fact. Did you start eating right, working out, or were you nursing a hangover, and still eating the holiday leftovers to get them out of the house? Have
you accomplished your New Years Resolutions from this year yet?
Why did I start this article on such a lousy note? Well, I wanted us to take a look
at ourselves realistically, and face the truth. If you can take a look at the truth
and acknowledge it and still choose to wait till Jan 1, then all the power to you.
If you are one of the many lying to themselves, well, I want to open your eyes
to the lies, and then let you choose your pathway.
New Years Resolutions are great, and I am a huge fan of them, however, most
of them tend to fall to the side by the end of the first 3 days in January, leaving
us with a sense of failure so early in the year. We are coming up on that time of
year again, where there is an over abundance of food and goodies, and an over
abundance of reasons to eat said goodies. No one really judges us for indulging
at Christmas time, it is almost expected, and then we start into the New Years
and our new goal is about 15 pounds heavier on average.
I want to give you some tips to avoid those 15 pounds and just create a healthier
mental game plan for your holidays this year, and see if you can enjoy the season and maintain your health.
Steps:
1. First of all, decide what you want. Do you want to be able to indulge and eat
whatever you want, or do you want to maintain, or lose weight? Whatever path
you take, decide, and OWN THAT DECISION. Just be sure that you pick the
pathway that you really want to be on, not the one you feel pressured to walk on.
2. The rest of the tips are for those that want to maintain or lose over the holidays. If you choose to indulge, there is no judgment here; I just want you to
recognize that it was a choice. Elves did not step into your closet and stitch your
clothes into a smaller size or two over the holidays.
3. If at all possible, have a small plate of food before you go out to your functions. If you have already eaten, you are less likely to over indulge at holiday
functions.
4. Give yourself permission to have a treat. There is no reason to punish yourself. Pick out a small treat, and enjoy it. Really savor it. One small treat will not
sabotage all of your efforts, or share the treat if it is a larger portion.
Where Are We?
5. Limit your alcohol. There is a lot of unneeded and unwanted calories in those
alcoholic drinks, not to mention the tummy bloat that comes along with them. If
you do have some drinks, have an 8 oz glass of water in between each alcoholic drink.
6. At meals, enjoy smaller portions instead of piling your plate high. Know that
you can always go back for seconds if still hungry.
7. Stop eating before you feel full. It does take a little bit for our brain and tummy
to communicate with each other. Stop eating and avoid the food coma.
8. Keep your water bottle with you to sip on, and keep your hands busy. You
will be less likely to indulge if you are hydrated and already have something in
your hands.
9. Stand as far away from the buffet tables. Out of sight, hopefully out of mind!
10. Prepare yourself ahead of time, mentally for what you really want, and be
prepared for food saboteurs. You know the ones that say: oh, one won’t hurt
you…..or…..I made this just for you. Have your responses practiced ahead of
time
11. Move every day. Get in some activity. It will help you not only physically but
mentally as well.
THE BOTTOM LINE
Enjoy your holidays, Enjoy your food. Take a realistic look at what you want to
achieve in December for your Health and Fitness goals. Then Decide and Commit. Most important, as I said earlier- Own your Decision. No one is forcing you
to gain 15 or more pounds through the holidays. The choice is yours- whether
you start now or wait till Jan.
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Riddles
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How many balls of string
would it take to reach the
moon?
Just one if it’s long
enough
What kind of hair do
oceans have?
Wavy
Why did the child study
in the airplane?
He wanted a higher
education
What happens when you
throw a green stone in the
red sea?
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Its tail
How did the telephones get
married?
In a double ring ceremony
What is a polygon?
It gets wet
A dead parrot
Why do birds fly south in
the winter?
If two’s company and three
a crowd, what are four and
five?
Because it’s too far to walk
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Favourite past-time: Swimming
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Senior of the Week
Our senior of the week is Hal Snoddy, an avid golfer who, at the
age of 91, still has a great game and has even shot his age a few
times. Hal was born and raised in St. Marys, leaving in 1943 to
join the air force in WWII. Hal spent most of his career working at
London Life and living in Byron, but has called Exeter home since
1994. He and his wife Barbara have built a wonderful family with 4
children, 9 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.
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he has studied at Fanshawe
College, the
Our Business of the
week belongs to Dr. D’Arcy Lane Institute in
Jonathan Keys, who London, the Saba Unihas already begun ac- versity School of Medicepting new patients in cine in the Dutch Caribanticipation of the new bean where he got his
Lucan Medical Centre M.D., and done three
(located at 268 Main years of residency at
Street in Lucan) open- Michigan State University.
ing early in 2016.
Dr. Keys grew up on For the past few weeks,
a cash crop farm out- Dr. Keys has been opside Bayfield and said erating in the clinic unhe always wanted to der the Prince George
help people. “I decided Retirement Residence
i didn’t want to stay on in Lucan (139 Main
the farm, so I went back Street) with his friend
to school and wanted to and mentor Dr. John E.
do something in health Swift. Dr. Keys offers
care,” he said. “That’s general family medicine
with special interests
what led me here.”
in sports medicine, fitIn the intervening years, ness, preventative care
and cosmetic medicine.
time they leave from
Beginning next year, their appointment, they
however, the services should have pretty
offered at the Lucan much everything other
Medical Centre will in- than referrals. That’s
clude x-ray, ultrasound, going to be nice for evmammography, bone eryone.”
densitometry
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density scanning) and Main Street in Lucan inphysical therapy, Dr. dicates, Dr. Keys is curKeys said. The facility, rently accepting new
which will begin with patients. New patient
two doctors but have acceptance application
the space to expand forms can be found at
to accommodate three, the current clinic locawill also feature a medi- tion, in the basement at
cal laboratory and dis- Prince George Retirement Residence, and
pensary, he said.
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First-time evening parade deemed a success
by all
Exeters first-ever evening Santa Claus Parade was held last Saturday night with an estimated crowd of over
4,000 spectators and
floats from over 50 business and organizations.
kicked off with record
crowds attending the
Lioness’ annual ‘Lighting of the Park’ event
on Friday night. Immediately following the
tree lighting ceremony,
over 80 people joined
“The parade could not the new ‘Lantern Walk’
have gone better for event, hosted by the
the first night parade – Huron Arts and Herieven timing of the snow tage Network, in Macwas perfect,” says Naughton Park that saw
Lion Craig Hebert, pa- a path lit with glowing
rade co-chair. “We are hand-made lanterns.
thrilled with the amount The “Turkey Dinner with
of community support the Hawks” event on
and involvement.”
Friday night was also
Feedback
collected a great success with
so far suggests that over 300 in attendance.
spectators were just Tickets were $20, which
as impressed with the included the meal and
night parade as event a hockey game, where
organizers.
Organiz- the Hawks defeated
ers say that with such a Port Stanley 7 to 3.
successful parade, it is Hayter’s Turkey Prodlikely that there will be ucts donated the turkey
an evening parade next for the meal.
year.
“Christmas
weekend
“We have received a ton
in Exeter” of great feedback on
festivities the meal and everyone
Christmas spirit, participating retailers will be
open late on Thursdays
and open Sundays from
12-4pm, from now until
Christmas, to make it
easier for locals to shop
Over 80 kids and par- in Exeter this holiday
ents had a blast at the season.
‘VogelJoy’ performance Funds are still being
at Exeter Elementary raised to support the
on Saturday afternoon. “Christmas in Exeter”
Admission was by do- weekend
festivities
nation and raised funds through the sales of the
for Big Brothers and Big Exeter Coupon Book.
Sisters of South Huron. Please purchase a
Other weekend events Coupon Book at particiincluded a ‘Christmas pating businesses and
Carol Sing Along’ and save big when shopa ‘Christmas Tea’ at the ping locally this ChristExeter Library; a ‘Com- mas!
stayed for the game
too. You can count on
us hosting this event
next year!” says Jeremy Geoffery, Vice
President of the Exeter
Hawks.
munity Church Service’
at Trivitt Church; free
public skating; plus extended shopping hours
and special offers at
participating businesses – all of which were
also deemed successful.
Now that Exeter is in the
Councils hold joint meeting
Nov. 24
required to be present
whenever
the centre
Moving on, Morley estimates a $100,000 holds a function, Morrefurbishment of the ley requested the councentre’s parking lot will cils help them advertise
be needed sometime in their need for more volthe near future. “In your unteer members on the
five year forecast, it’s board to help fill those
“People
probably in your best in- vacancies.
terest to rehabilitate the aren’t volunteering like
parking lot, because they used to,” he said.
you’re going to lose it Closing the meeting,
someday and then it’s Mayor Cole said she
going to be a lot more looked forward to conthan $100,000,” he ducting more meetings
in Kirkton, possibly on
said.
an
annual basis. ExFinally, as at least
pect
the next one to be
one community centre board member is booked well in advance.
Continued from page 2
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Bach Festival presents Handel’s Messiah Dec. 20 at Exeter’s Trivitt Memorial Church
but the first half is more
having to do with the
birth of Christ,” said
Bach Music Festival of
Canada Artistic Director
Gerald Fagan. “In that
way, it’s a chronological
story. It is the most popular oratorio written, and
is performed more often
than any other oratorio
regardless of the season, by far.”
By Dan Rankin
Church on Dec. 20 beFor the musically unin- ginning at 3:00 pm. Tickformed, an “oratorio” is a ets are $20.
type of musical compo- Audiences first saw
sition dating back to the George
Frederic
Renaissance in Europe Handel’s “Messiah” in
featuring an orchestra, Dublin in 1742, but,
choir and soloists. The while the famous oraBach Festival is bring- torio has become a
ing one of the world’s Christmastime
tradimost well-known and tion in concert halls the
most-performed orato- world over, the first perrios, Handel’s Messiah, formance actually took
complete with a nine- place in April to coincide
piece orchestra and with Easter.
28-person choir, back to “Fully half of it incorpoExeter’s Trivitt Memorial rates the Easter story,
The Ex Files
- You may notice a bunch of red scarves and ribbons along
Main Street in Exeter Tuesday. The Huron County Health
Unit, along with the Regional HIV/AIDs connection is
bringing the Red Scarf project to Exeter, as part of World
Aids Day December 1st. The yarn was donated and staff
and volunteers helped knit and crochet the scarves. Officials will be out on Tuesday morning, putting the red
scarves on lamps and sign posts and will be handing out
scarves and ribbons, in hopes of starting more conversations about HIV/AIDS in our communities, especially the
importance of education and services for people living
with HIV/AIDS and their caregivers. The red scarves are
big versions of the red ribbon, the international symbol of
AIDS awareness.
- Congratulations to Huron Ridge Acres in Zurich, whose
Annual Poinsettia Festival and Candlelight Event was
recognized recently by wheels.ca as being one of the 8
Best Christmas Light Shows in Canada
- Over 100 people attended the 21st Gala Auction put on
by the Foundation for Education Perth-Huron. The night
took place at the Revival House in Stratford and featured
a live and a silent auction. The event helped raise $34,000
this year. This year’s Gala Auction raised $2,000 more
than the one in 2014. The Foundation for Education is a
charitable organization that hires artists and professionals to bring hands-on experiences to approximately 7,000
Avon Maitland students per year.
Speaking of the talented Chor Amica choir,
Fagan described some
of the unique flare that
they’ll be including as
part of the Dec. 20 performance. “Traditionally
there are four soloists: a
soprano, alto, tenor and
bass – but, we are using 12 soloists,” he said.
“That shows the number
of people in Chor Amica
In Exeter on the after- that can be solo singers
noon of Sunday, Dec. whenever they want to
20, the audience will be be.”
treated to a nearly two- Some audience parhour performance fea- ticipation will also be a
turing the Chor Amica part of the performance.
choir, as well as an or- During the Messiah’s
chestra including violin, famous “Hallelujah Choviola, cello, harpsichord, rus,” “we are inviting
trumpet, oboe and bas- people who have sung
soon. Fagan estimates it before to come to the
that between himself front,” Fagan said “We’ll
(who will be conduct- give them the music
ing on Dec. 20) and his and they can sing that
wife Marlene (who will one chorus with us durbe playing harpsichord), ing the performance.”
they’ve done Handel’s He said a similar feaMessiah “well over 100 ture was added into the
times.”
Messiah the last time it
The other musicians all
have a great deal of experience with the piece
as well. “I’m thinking the
cello player in particular
has probably played the
Messiah with us for 25
years,” he said.
man Baroque composer, Handel spent many
years living in England;
thus, the Messiah is in
English and can be enjoyed by all ages.
Tickets for the show are
$20 and can be purchased online at TicketScene.ca, by phone
by calling Trivitt Memorial Church at 519-235-
2565 (ex. 223), or in person from Bach Festival
directors or the following storefront locations
in Exeter: Willow Valley
on Main, Godbolt Ciufo
Insurance & Financial
Services Inc., and Exeter Animal Hospital;
in Grand Bend at Pine
Dale Motor Inn; and in
Zurich at The Music Box.
was performed in Exeter
in 2013. “It was well received so I think we’ll do
that again,” he said.
Finally, it’s worth noting that, while Handel,
like Bach, was a Ger-
Looking Ahead
Friday Dec. 4 - The Exeter Hawks take on the
Thamesford Trojans at home at 8pm. The game
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Proposed operating budgets presented at Nov. 30 Council meeting
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er than the 2015 budget.
South Huron sewer
user fees/charges are
down 1.26 percent for
2016 compared to 2015,
unlike in Grand Bend
where rates will jump
9.83 percent. However,
looking ahead to 2017
and beyond, both areas can expect annual
increases of roughly 10
percent for the foreseeable future. “Those rate
increases are intended
to decrease operating
costs,” Giberson said.
In 2017, Council will
be expected to conduct
a rate study to help
them establish sewer
user rates for the years
2018-2020.
curbside garbage bins
fees,” reads the report.
“The increase in tipping
fees revenue also resulted in an increase to
the contribution to the
Land fill Perpetual Care
Reserve.” Total expenses are also projected
to be 3.3 percent lower
than the 2015 budget.
In 2015 Council approved an increase
of 6.12 percent in the
curbside collection fees
and an increase in the
landfill tipping fee from
$82 per tonne to $129
per tonne. According to
the report, the tipping
fee increase resulted
in the loss of one large
commercial customer,
however, the majority of
customers adjusted to
the new fees and were
financially motivated to
participate in the lowercost recycling options
offered at the landfill
site, resulting in an increase in waste diversion.
According to Giberson,
more waste diversion
“enormously” improves
the life span of the
landfill site. “That’s incredibly valuable,” he
said. With less material
going into the landfill
compared to when it
was cheaper to bring in
refuse, “it actually helps
us financially,” said Giberson.
Reduced tipping fee
revenue at the landfill
site has led to the proposed 2016 solid waste
operating budget revenue falling by 6.6 percent. “This is offset by
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Movies – Disney and Lucasfilm have begun their search for who will play a young
Han Solo in an upcoming planned Star Wars spinoff prequel (and, let’s face it,
probably one or two more after that). The Hollywood Reporter reported that sources
told them over 2,000 actors have met casting director Jeanne McCarthy for the part. Most
actors being considered are in their early to mid-20s, as they will be tasked with playing a
younger version of Solo than viewers saw in A New Hope (Ford was 35 when the original film
was released). The spinoff film will be directed by 21 and 22 Jump Street directors Phil Lord and
Chris Miller and will begin shooting in January 2017 for a May 2018 release. In the meantime,
Harrison Ford, 73, will once again portray the part he made famous in Star Wars: The Force
Awakens, which opens Dec. 18. In other news, a new study asking parents how they feel about
film ratings found that American parents are more concerned with sexual content and nudity
than violence and language (except that one grand-daddy of four-letter words). According to the
2015 Parents Ratings Advisory Study, a majority of parents think most types of sexual content
should automatically warrant an R rating and that even one use of the F-word is inappropriate
for PG-13 movies.
Music – This week it was announced that performing at halftime of the 2016 Super
Bowl (Super Bowl 50) will be British rock group Coldplay, who are behind such
hits as “Clocks” and “The Scientist.” The Wall Street Journal reports that Beyoncé
is also in talks to make a guest appearance. Beyoncé collaborated with the group on their new
album, A Head Full of Dreams, which was released today, as did past Super Bowl halftime show
headliner Bruno Mars. The Super Bowl will take place Feb. 7, 2016 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa
Clara, California. The San Francisco 49ers (3-8) are not expected to attend. Also celebrating
a landmark anniversary next year is the music festival Lollapalooza, which will mark its 25th
anniversary next July by expanding to a four-day event at Grant Park in Chicago. Running from
July 27 to 31, it’s expected to feature a lineup of over 170 artists. Four-day general admission
tickets will be priced at $335, with one-day tickets available for $120 each. The lineup and onsale date for tickets are expected next spring.
Tech – This year, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)
is celebrating its 60th anniversary tracking Santa’s yuletide journey. You can visit
NoradSanta.org to follow Santa’s journey on Christmas Eve, play games, see a
countdown to Christmas, and more. The website is available in eight languages including
English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Chinese. Official
“NORAD Tracks Santa” apps are also available in the Windows, Apple and Google Play stores,
so parents and children can countdown the days until Santa’s launch on their smart phones
and tablets. NORAD’s “Santa Cams” will stream videos on the website as Santa makes his way
over various locations. Beginning at 6:00 am on Christmas Eve, trackers worldwide can speak
with a live phone operator to inquire as to Santa’s whereabouts by dialing the toll-free number
1-877-Hi-NORAD (1-877-446-6723) or by sending an email to [email protected].
Huron Bruce MP Ben Lobb gets
new role in official opposition
This morning in Ottawa,
Conservative
Interim
leader Rona Ambrose
announced her party’s
shadow cabinet. Newly
re-elected MP Ben Lobb
has been appointed
Deputy Critic for Transport “This role reflects
key priorities not only
for Huron-Bruce, but
throughout Ontario and
across Canada,” Lobb
said. “It is an honour,
and I plan to work with
my colleagues as well
as stakeholders to bring
to the forefront areas of
concern within the transport file.”
Lobb will be tasked with
ensuring that the newly
elected Liberal Government is held accountable for transportation
programs and policies
that include working with
the provinces, municipalities and stakeholders to support our economy, protect and create
jobs across Canada with
respect to transport as
well as keeping a close
eye on projects that
build and maintain roads,
bridges, ports, airports
and railways.
Lobb previously served
as Chair of the Standing
Committee on Health
and as a member of
numerous committees
including Human Resources, Skills, Social
Development and the
Status of Persons with
Disabilities, Public Safety and National Security,
Veterans Affairs and Agriculture and Agri-Food.
Lobb was sworn in for
the 3rd time on December 1st. The House is
set to commence on December 3rd and the first
order of business will be
electing a new speaker.
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Bringing history to the parade
By Stephanie Egelton
that as a retirement gift,
With the festive season the Dashwood Fire Dein full swing, holiday pa- partment members had
rades have become a contacted the owner of
weekly staple in Huron the 1954 Chevy, and
County. Within these restored it enough to
parades is a holiday show to Jim on his birthshowcase of local his- day, July 31, 2010 (and
tory, businesses and also drive it in the Frecommunity groups. One idsburg Days Parade
of these showcases is the next day).
a 1954 Chevy Firetruck “The guys had planned
from the Dashwood Fire that Jim would drive it
Department, owned by in the parade, so they
Jim Hoffman.
made sure he was able
This fire truck has been to see it the Friday night
a part of the commu- before the Saturday panity since Jim joined rade,” said wife Donna
the fire service in the Hoffman.
early 1970’s, before
working his way up to
being Fire Chief. Eventually however, as with
all good things, it was
time for the fire truck to
be retired from active
service. The truck was
retired and given to the
Dashwood Fireman’s
Association, put in storage and eventually sold
22 years ago to an individual in nearby Varna.
Like the firetruck, Jim
also decided at 60 he
would retire from the
service as Fire Chief
but he still wanted to
be an active member of
the department, which
he is. Little did he know
It was an emotional time
for Jim when he heard
the sirens, and his fellow firemen arriving in
his driveway with the
old truck; he humorously accused a friend
(who also owns an old
firetruck) of being the
cause of the lights and
noise coming up the
main street, but soon
found out that it was
planned for him to drive
the truck! Jim enjoyed
his time with the truck,
but then it was time to
return it to the owner for
storage.
firetruck in Varna contacted Jim to purchase
the truck. Jim happily
purchased it, had it restored with the help of
two local retired mechanics, and has since
driven it in the 2015
Freidsburg Days, the
Parkhill Santa Claus
Parade and will be participating in many local
parades to come.
Grayson Gilmore, Jim
and Donna Hoffman’s
youngest grandson was
happy to talk to the Examiner about his grandJim and Donna Hoffman shown with their firetruck over the summer of 2015.
pa’s truck.
“When I have sleepovers,
I ask to go to school in
grandpa’s fire truck,”
said Grayson. Not everyone’s grandpa has
an awesome piece of
history to take them to
school with.
Today, the 1954 Chevy
fire truck’s new home
is with Jim and Donna
Hoffman, owners of
T. Harry Hoffman and
Sons Funeral Home in
Dashwood. Jim’s piece
of history will also participate at the Mt. Carmel Santa Claus Parade on Dec. 18, and
Fast forward to Decem- will be an important part Jim Hoffman and his grandson Grayson Gilmore pose with the famous 1954
ber 2014, when the un- of Dashwood history for Chevy Fire Truck just outside of Grand Bend to “gas up” the truck before the
identified owner of the years to come.
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World News Briefs
Cameroon – On Wednesday,
the national army of the Western African nation of Cameroon
announced that they had killed
100 members of the militant
group Boko Haram and freed
roughly 900 of their hostages
after a three-day raid last week.
A spokesperson from the government said the raid had been
conducted by joint forces from
Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad and
Benin in the Sambisa Forest
in remote northeastern Cameroon and bordering Nigeria.
Besides kidnapping people,
Boko Haram had also recently
been training teenage suicide
bombers and planting land
mines. Two suicide attacks in
northern Cameroon this week
left at least six people dead.
A third suicide bomber was
neutralized before they could
detonate their explosives. After the raid, the joint military
forces were able to seize large
amounts of munitions and firearms, as well as black-andwhite Islamic State flags. Boko
Haram pledged allegiance to
IS in March this year.
1909 – The Montreal Canadiens ice hockey club, the
oldest surviving professional
hockey franchise in the world,
is founded – Amateur hockey teams in Eastern Canada
competed for the Stanley Cup,
then sometimes described as
a decorative punch bowl, as
early as 1893. As the game
became more popular, some
leagues, such as the Eastern
Canadian Hockey Association,
went all-professional. On Nov.
25, 1909, The ECHA, which
was the holder of the Stanley
Cup at the time, dissolved after
a series of ownership disputes.
At a meeting in a Montreal hotel, some teams that had been
a part of that league formed the
Canadian Hockey Association,
but they rejected the application of the Montreal Wanderers
(who had been league champions for three consecutive
seasons from 1906-1908). The
Wanderers’ representative Jimmy Gardner and rich Ontario
businessman Ambrose O’Brien
(whose application for a team
in Renfrew, Ontario was also
rejected) got to talking after the
meeting at that hotel and, a few
days later, formed the National
Hockey Association on Dec. 2,
1909. The Anglophone founders wanted to attract French
fans to their new league, so
two days later, on this date,
the Montreal Canadiens were
founded as a charter member
of the NHA, with O’Brien the
founding owner. The following
year, O’Brien was forced to
sell the Canadiens to Montreal
USA - In San Bernardino, California Wednesday, two heavilyarmed shooters opened fire at a
social services center, killing 14
people and wounding at least 17.
Two suspects, the married couple
Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik,
were later killed by police. The
shooting took place at the Inland
Regional Center, which provides
services to people with disabilities. It was the worst mass shooting in the US since the massacre
at Sandy Hook Elementary in
Newtown, Connecticut just over
three years ago, when a gunman
killed 27 people, including 20
children, and himself. According
to San Bernardino’s Police Chief,
Farook had attended a Christmas party at the Center earlier
in the day before leaving after a
dispute of some kind. He later returned with his wife and opened
fire. The investigation is ongoing.
Responding to the news, President Obama said, “we should
come together in a bipartisan basis at every level of government
to make these rare as opposed
to normal.” Over 460 people
have died in mass shootings in
the United States in 2015.
India – As world leaders meet at
the COP21 climate conference
in Paris this week, a negotiator
from India has said his country
will dial back its coal industry
if they can receive funds to invest in renewable energy. India
is currently planning to expand
its coal production to meet the
needs of the aprox. 300 million
Indians without electricty. Meanwhile, the southern city of Chennai is experiencing catastrophic
flooding that has killed at least
269 people and cut off basic services for more than three million
people. The flooding has been
described as the worst in more
than a century. On Wednesday,
one of India’s oldest newspapers, The Hindu, was not printed
for the first time in 137 years
because the printing presses
were inaccessible due to flooding. In the neighbouring state of
Andhra Pradesh, over 50 people
have died due to the flooding. Data from the UN refugee
agency shows that an average
of one person every second is
displaced by climate-related
weather events every second.
Canada – In January, Prime Minister Trudeau will appoint five new
senators as he begins reforms to
make the upper chamber less partisan. The new senators will hail
from Ontario, Manitoba and Quebec and serve as Independents in
the Senate. They will be chosen
from a list of appointees as suggested by a new advisory body being established this month. There
are 22 current vacancies expected
to be filled by the end of 2016. As
there is no longer a government
house leader in the Senate, one
of the five senators appointed next
month will be denoted as the Liberal government’s “representative”
in the Senate. Trudeau has also
appointed current Newfoundland
Liberal senator George Furey to be
speaker of the Senate, replacing
Conservative senator Leo Housakos, who was appointed speaker
in May by then-prime minister Stephen Harper. Furey has been a
senator since 1999, when he was
appointed to the chamber by former prime minister Jean Chrétien.
Trudeau said the new advisory
body for appointments will help the
government “begin restoring the
trust of Canadian” in the Senate.
Canada – Yesterday the provin- UK – The British Ministry of Decial government announced an
fence has confirmed that RAF
updated agreement with Bruce Tornado jets have carried out
Power that will see the Lake Hu- their first air strikes against the
ron nuclear power operator refur- so-called Islamic State in Syria.
bish six of its eight nuclear reac- Four Tornados from a British air
tors. The multi-billion dollar proj- force base in Cyprus took part
ect will keep the site operational
in the operation soon after MPs
until the 2060s and secure thou- voted to approve bombing. After
sands of jobs. According to Bruce
a 10-hour debate in the House
Power, the agreement could
of Commons Wednesday, MPs
account for as many as 23,000
voted 397 to 223 in favour
jobs, and is expected to generate
of UK military action against
$6.3 billion in annual economic
IS (also known as Daesh) in
benefits – not to mention 6,300
Syria. The initial strikes on the
megawatts of clean, reliable elec- IS-controlled Omar oil fields in
tricity from the world’s largest op- eastern Syria have been claserating nuclear facility. This could
sified a success. The objective,
reduce household electricity bills
according to defence secretary
by “about $66 each year over the
Michael Fallon was to strike a
next decade,” they said in a state- “very real blow on the oil and revment. Bruce Power president and
enue on which Daesh depends.”
CEO Duncan Hawthorne said it
Prime Minister David Cameron
was a “major milestone in the his- said the British people would
tory of Bruce Power as we build “need to be patient and persison our existing agreement with
tent,” and that the campaign
the province and extensive ex- would take time. The Prime
perience to enter the next phase
Minister of Iraq reportedly does
of our site development.” Refur- not want Western troops on the
bishing the Bruce site was part of
ground fighting IS. Fallon said
the province’s Long-Term Energy
that the UK could still achieve
Plan. Negotiations had been tak- much from the air, however.
ing place for the past two years.
This Day in History – December 4th
entrepreneur George W. Kendall, owner of a wrestling school
called “Le Club Athlétique Canadien,” who threatened to
sue the league over copyright
infringement. Kendall became
the new owner of the team for
the bargain price of $7,500.
The Habs competed in a Stanley Cup playoff for the first time
in 1914, losing to the Toronto
Hockey Club. They would win
the Cup for the first time two
years later, beating the Portland Rosebuds in a best-of-five
series. They’ve gone on to win
it a league-leading total of 24
times, most recently in 1993.
1921 – The first manslaughter trial against silent film
star Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle
ends in a hung jury – Throughout the 1910s, one of the biggest stars in Hollywood was
the rotund comedic writer, actor
and director Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle. During these years, he
worked with all the big names
of the silent era comedies, including Harold Lloyd, Charlie
Chaplin and Buster Keaton.
By 1920, he became one of
the richest actors in Hollywood
when he signed a contract with
Paramount Pictures for $1 million. Then, on Sept. 5, 1921,
at a party in his hotel room in
San Francisco, Arbuckle’s life
changed. A film actress named
Virginia Caroline Rappe was
found seriously ill in his room,
later hospitalized and died
several days later of peritonitis
caused by a ruptured bladder. A
woman who had also attended
the party accused Arbuckle of
violently sexually assaulting
Rappe, and it became one of
Hollywood’s first major scandals. The media latched onto
the story, portraying Arbuckle
as a gross, lecherous man
who preyed on young women.
His first trial for manslaughter
in the death of Rappe began
Sept. 17, 1921 and lasted until this date in 1921, when the
jury returned after five days of
deliberation deadlocked 10-2
and a mistrial was declared. By
February 1922, Arbuckle’s second trial had resulted in another
hung jury and another mistrial.
In April 1922, following a third
trial, Arbuckle was finally acquitted and presented an apology by the jury who felt there
was no evidence against him.
By this time, however, many of
his films were banned from theatres and the public had turned
against him. It was later discov-
ered that Rappe suffered from
chronic urinary tract infections,
a condition worsened by drinking alcohol, which could explain
her ruptured bladder. Newspaper magnate William Randolph
Hearst later said the Arbuckle
scandal “sold more newspapers than any event since the
sinking of the RMS Lucitania.”
1956 – “The Million Dollar
Quarter,” Elvis Presley, Jerry
Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and
Johnny Cash, record several
songs together at Sun Studio
in Memphis – By pure chance,
on this date in 1956, four pioneers in modern country and
rock’n’roll music all happened
to be present at the famous Sun
Studio in Memphis, Tennessee and, lucky us, somebody
hit record. The story goes that
on the morning of Dec. 4, then
24-year-old rockabilly guitarist
Carl Perkins arrived at the studio to record with his band. He
By Dan Rankin
had already established himself 1971 – The Montreux Casino
with the hit “Blue Suede Shoes,” in Switzerland burns down
which he wrote. Studio owner
after a fire starts at a Frank
Sam Phillips wanted to have
Zappa concert – In late 1971,
some piano on the tracks, so
the members of the English
he invited the still-relatively un- rock band Deep Purple, then
known 21-year-old piano player
known for their hits “Hush” and
Jerry Lee Lewis to come play “Speed King,” were preparing
with them. Johnny Cash, who
to record a new album. They
was just a couple months older
rented a mobile recording stuthan Perkins, had heard their
dio from the Rolling Stones and
band would be recording that
secured a casino theatre in
day and showed up to watch
Montreux, Switzerland as the
them play. By then, Cash had
venue where they would set up
recorded some mildly popular
camp to record. It was ideal as,
country songs at Sun but was
since the casino had to close for
not yet the superstar he would
some winter renovations, Deep
become. Sometime that after- Purple would have a big empty
noon, 21-year-old Elvis Presley, theatre space to lay down their
tracks. The casino just had one
who had pressed his first hit
singles at Sun but had since be- last event booked before they
come a national sensation and
closed for the winter: a Frank
signed with RCA, stopped by to
Zappa and The Mothers of Invisit his old pals. Soon, all four
vention concert. In the middle
of them were jamming together, of that concert, on this date in
with Perkins on guitar and Elvis 1971, a fan shot a flare gun
playing piano, singing some
into the ceiling. The entire caof the traditional gospel songs
sino, and all of Zappa’s band’s
they had grown up playing. En- equipment, were destroyed in
gineer Jack Clement wisely de- the resulting fire. From their
cided to record the songs and
nearby hotel rooms, Deep
the entertainment editor for the
Purple watched the massive
local newspaper was called
blaze grow as smoke billowed
over to report on the event. It
out over Lake Geneva. Luckily,
would be the last time all four
there were no fatalities. After
musicians collaborated on a
some searching, Deep Purple
recording. Sun Studio is still
found another hotel hall where
open in Memphis, where visi- they could record their new altors can tour the sound stage, bum. The product was 1972’s
learn about rock’n’roll history, “Machine Head,” which became
and buy the record by “The Mil- their most commercially suclion Dollar Quartet.” Lewis, 80, cessful album, in large part due
is the quartet’s only surviving
to the hit song “Smoke on the
member.
Water,” which details the fateful
night.
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World Sports Roundup
CFL - The CFL’s 2015 season
concluded Sunday with it’s last
and biggest week of the season.
The 103rd Grey Cup was held in
Winnipeg, and saw the Edmonton Eskimos take on the Ottawa
Redblacks, who were playing in
their first Grey Cup as a franchise. The Redblacks started
off the game well, as two touchdowns in the first 6:09 gave
them a 13-0 lead to start, but
Edmonton got on the board with
a field goal and a touchdown before the end of the first quarter.
The Eskimos built on that with
a strong second to give them
a 17-16 lead at halftime. Ottawa rebounded in the third, as
a field goal helped them regain
the lead, and it was 19-18 heading into the last quarter. An early
punt single gave Ottawa a 20-18
lead, but a late touchdown and
two-point conversion from Edmonton gave them a 26-20 lead,
which they would hang onto for
the rest of the game to win the
Grey Cup. It was their 14th, but
first since 2005. Mike Reilly was
awarded the most valuable player in the game, while Shamawd
Chambers won the most outstanding Canadian award.
NBA East – After coming back
from a 17-point deficit to upset the Atlanta Hawks 96-86
in their league-leading 13th
road game Wednesday, the
Raptors (12-7) began a sixgame homestand last night
versus Denver (6-13). In the
win Wednesday, Kyle Lowry
scored 31 points, setting a
franchise record by burying 22 of those in the fourth
quarter alone. Toronto is next
in action Saturday when they
will have a chance to hand
the undefeated Golden State
Warriors (20-0) their first loss
of the season. We can probably pencil that one in for a
loss, although when they last
met in Oakland, the defending
champs only eked out a 115110 victory over the Raptors.
Toronto is well-positioned to
win its third consecutive Atlantic Division title. Fourth in
the East, Toronto is the only
Atlantic squad poised to enter the post season, ahead
of ninth-place Boston (10-8),
11th-place New York (9-10),
15th-place Brooklyn (5-13),
and lowly, last-place Philadelphia (1-19).
NBA West - Reigning NBA
MVP Steph Curry recently became the fastest player to sink
100 3-Pointers in a season.
It could be due to the mighty
Warriors knocking down every Western opponent they
face, or perhaps it’s because
teams like the Rockets (811) and Pelicans (4-15) have
been performing well below
expectations, but this season
has seen a slight resurgence
among Eastern Conference
teams. In each of the past
three seasons, a sub-.500
Eastern team squeaked into
the playoffs as an eight seed,
while winning teams in the
Western conference were left
on the outside looking in because of the unbalanced competition. So far this season,
however, a total of 10 Eastern Conference teams have
already banked 10 wins and
sit above .500. Out west, only
six teams can make that claim.
The Los Angeles Lakers (315) are not one of them. On
Dec. 1, the Lakers became
the first team this season to
come out on the losing side of
a contest with the 76ers.
NFL - Week 12 kicked off with
three Thanksgiving matchups.
The Eagles (4-7) thought they
had an easy win against the
Lions (4-7), but the Lions blew
them out in a 45-14 win. The
Panthers (11-0) will continue
their perfect season, thanks
to a 33-14 win over the Cowboys (3-8), while the Bears
(5-6) upset their rival in Green
Bay (7-4) with a 17-13 victory.
The Giants (5-6) surrendered
their division lead to the Redskins (5-6), after Washington
beat him 20-14. The Bills (56) playoff hopes are beginning to fade away, after losing 30-22 to the Chiefs (6-5),
while the Jets (6-5) regained
some confidence after a 3820 win over the Dolphins (4-7).
The Patriots (10-1) suffered
their first loss of the season,
falling 30-24 to the Peyton
Manning-less Broncos (9-2).
The Ravens (4-7) and Browns
(2-9) duked it out on Monday
night, with the Ravens scoring
on the last play of the game to
win. It was a blocked field goal
attempt that they returned the
other way for a touchdown.
NHL East - The Leafs (8-12-5)
have made plenty of headlines
this week, starting with a lackluster performance from Jonathan Bernier in a 4-2 loss to the
Capitals (17-5-1). This led to
rookie goaltender Garret Sparks
making his NHL debut in a 3-0
win over the Oilers, the first time
a Leafs goalie had a shutout
in their first NHL game. With
James Reimer returning from
injury, one goalie had to be sent
down to the AHL. It was Bernier
who got the call, for a “conditioning stint” (so he’s not on waivers). Sparks got lit up in his next
game, although he had no help
from the defense in a 6-1 loss to
the Jets. The Canadiens (19-43) have a six-game point streak
right now, thanks to a 3-2 win
and OT loss with the Devils (1210-2) in a home and home, followed by a 2-1 win over the Blue
Jackets (10-16). The Senators
(12-7-5) are currently on a twogame losing streak, with a 4-3
loss to the Coyotes, as well as a
4-2 loss to the struggling Flyers
(10-10-5). The Capitals (17-5-1)
are the East’s hottest team right
now, as they are on a five-game
winning streak.
NHL West - After a rough month
of November, which saw them
go 4-9-1, the Jets (12-12-2)
started off December on the
right foot, with a 6-1 win over
the Maple Leafs. Since Michael
Hutchinson has continued to
struggle with the starting the
role, coach Paul Maurice has
turned to Connor Hellebuyck,
who has been solid in his two
starts. The Canucks (9-9-8)
are riding a three-game winless streak, after a 3-2 shootout
loss to the Stars (19-5-1), a 4-0
loss to the Ducks (9-12-5), and
a 2-1 OT loss to the Kings (158-1). The Battle of Alberta has
seen its best action in recent
years, but instead of a battle for
the top of the Pacific standings,
it’s been a battle for last place.
Despite both teams’ poor performances, they both won their
previous game, with the Flames
(9-14-2) beating the Stars 4-3 in
the shootout after being down
3-0, while the Oilers (9-15-2)
beat the Bruins 3-2 in a shootout. The hottest team in the
West is the Stars who, despite
falling to the Flames, are in the
middle of a 7-1-1 stretch.
By Dan Rankin & Scott Maxwell
Minor Hockey Report
Weekly highlights
The Novice Girls HL team extended their winning and shutout streak to
three games on Nov. 21 and 22. They started with a 6-0 win over the Kent
County Fillies, and followed it up with a 1-0 win over the Ilderton Jets.
Jaden Dietrich got the shutout in both games for the Sabres. The team is
3-1 in the second half, good for second in the division. They have a few
upcoming weekend games, including tomorrow at 12:00 pm against the
Zorra Fuzion, and Sunday, Dec. 6 at 6:30 pm against the Woodstock
Wildcats. Next weekend, they have a road game at the Ridgetown arena
against the Kent County Fillies on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 2:00 pm.
The PeeWee Girls HL team had an up and down couple of weeks,
starting with a 2-1 win over the St. Thomas Panthers, then a 10-0 loss to
the Petrolia Oilers. They bounced back with a 4-1 win over the Zorra
Fuzion. They currently have a 5-1 record, which puts them second in their
division. They have a few upcoming games, with a game tomorrow at the
Ridgetown Arena against the Kent County Fillies at 2:00 pm, then a home
game on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 4:00 pm against the Petrolia Oilers. After
that, they'll head to a game on Sunday, Dec. 13 at the St. Thomas Timken
Community Centre against the Panthers at 5:30 pm.
The Novice Girls C team had a successful tournament in Stratford,
winning all six of their games. They continued their winning ways with a
1-0 against the Lambeth Lancers, followed by a 4-1 win over the North
Middlesex Jr. Stars. That gives them a 3-1 record, good for second in the
division. This weekend, they have a tournament in St. Thomas, followed
by two home games against the Chatham Outlaws (Saturday, Dec. 12 at
1:00 pm) and North Middlesex (Thursday, Dec. 17 at 6:00 pm).
The PeeWee Girls C team played just one game in the last couple of
weeks, that being a 4-2 loss to the East Lambton Eagles. The team is
1-1-1 to start the second half, good for fourth in the division. They have a
couple home games this upcoming week, first a rematch against the
Eagles at 2:30 pm on Sunday, Dec. 6, followed by a game against the
North Middlesex Stars at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, Dec. 8.
The Atom Rep team started off their Silver Stick tournament with a win,
beating Goderich by a score of 4-1, and then, in regular season play,
bested that with a 9-1 win over the North Middlesex Stars. They have a
record of 7-7-1, good for sixth in the division. The atoms finish up Silver
Stick this weekend, and also have a couple home games against the West
Lorne Comets (tomorrow at 4:00 pm) and the Mt. Brydges Cougars
(Sunday, Dec. 13 at 4:20 pm).
The Atom Girls HL team suffered their first non-win of the season, a 1-1
tie with BCH Ice Stars. Despite the tie, they are still first with a 3-0-1
record in the second half of the season. They have a couple games this
weekend, with a rematch against the BCH Ice Stars at the Seaforth Arena
at 6:30 pm tonight, and a home game against the Ingersoll Ice tomorrow
at 2:00 pm. They have a Tuesday, Dec. 8 home game against the Lucan
Irish at 5:00 pm.
The Atom Girls C team had an unsuccessful tournament in Straford,
which saw them lose all four of their games, but rebounded with a 2-0
win over the Lambeth Lancers, and a 1-1 tie to the Petrolia Oilers. This
gives them a record of 2-1-1, good for third in their division. They have a
couple games over the next couple weeks, including a game tomorrow at
the Thamesford Arena against the Zorra Fuzion at 5:30 pm, followed by a
home game against the Windsor Wildcats on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 3:00
pm.
The Bantam Girls C team extended their undefeated streak in the
second half to three games with a 5-1 win over the Petrolia Oilers. They
sit first in their division, thanks to their 3-0-0 record. They have a couple
road games this weekend, with a game tomorrow at 3:00 pm at the
Ridgetown Arena against the Kent County Fillies, followed by a Sunday,
Dec. 6 game at 2:50 pm at the Ilderton Arena against the Jets. They then
have a home game against the Fillies on Sunday, Dec. 13 at 5:10 pm.
The Bantam Girls B team saw a four game winning streak come to an
end against Sarnia in a 2-0 loss. Before that, they were on a three-game
shutout streak, with a 3-0 win over St. Thomas, a 4-0 win over Mitchell,
and a 1-0 win over St. Thomas. They have a couple home games this
weekend, as they take on Milverton tomorrow at 6:00 pm, and a game
against Ingersoll on Sunday, Dec. 6 at 3:50 pm.
The Midget Girls B team had a successful tournament in Stratford,
winning all six games. They followed it up with a couple of losses to
tough teams, a 3-1 loss to Blyth/Brussels, and a 1-0 loss to Walkerton.
Next week, they head to the Mount Forest & District Sports Complex on
Sunday, Dec. 6 at 6:00 pm to play Mount Forest, followed by a home
game against Mitchell on Thursday, Dec. 10 at 9:00 pm.
The Atom Rep team had a strong game on Saturday, Nov. 28, as they
beat the Port Stanley Sailors by a score of 5-1. The team currently sits in
seventh in their division with a 6-9-0 record. This weekend, they are in
the Tobacco Town Tournament in Delhi, ON, followed by a game on Friday,
Dec. 11 at the North Middlesex & District Arena against the Stars at 7:05
pm, and a Saturday Dec. 12 home game against the St. Marys Rock at
2:00 pm.
The PeeWee Rep team had a successful tournament in Saugeen Shores,
winning all four games, and followed it up with a 9-2 win over the Port
Stanley Sailors, and a 1-1 tie with the South Huron Sabres. The team is
currently seventh in their division, with a 4-6-3 record. They have a couple
home games this weekend, with a game tomorrow at 4:00 pm against
the Thamesford Attack, and a game on Sunday, Dec. 6 at 6:10 pm against
the South Huron Sabres.
The PeeWee Girls C team played just one regular season game, that
being a 1-0 win over the Lambeth Lancers. The team has a record of 4-0-1
record, which puts them in first in the division. They have no games this
upcoming week, but the week after that they have a game against the
Ilderton Jets (Saturday, Dec. 12 at 5:10 pm), a game at the Lambton-Kent
Memorial Agriculture Arena against the Fillies (Sunday, Dec. 13 at 3:00
pm), and a game at the Gemini Sportsplex against the Bluewater Hawks
(Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 7:15 pm).
The Bantam Rep team have a three-game winning streak right now,
thanks to a 5-4 win over South Huron, a 4-2 win over Ilderton, and a 5-3
win over Port Stanley. The team has an 8-4-1 record, good for third in the
division. They have a couple games this weekend, with a home game
tonight against the West Lorne Comets at 7:00 pm, followed by a game at
the Belmont Arena tomorrow against the Rangers at 2:15 pm.
The Bantam Girls C team won their sixth game in a row to start the
second half of the season, with a 2-0 win against Ingersoll, a 3-2 win
against Lambeth, and 6-1 and 3-0 wins over Wallaceburg. The team is
6-0-0, which puts them in first in the division. They have two home
games next weekend, with a game against the BAD Blazers on Saturday,
Dec. 12 at 6:20 pm, and a Sunday, Dec. 13 game against the Wallaceburg
Lakers at 6:10 pm.
The Midget Rep team won their most recent game against the South
Huron Sabres, a 6-3 win. The team is fifth in their division with a 5-7-0
record. They kick off the weekend with a home game tonight against the
West Lorne Comets at 8:30 pm, as well as another home game tomorrow
against the Belmont Rangers at 7:30 pm.
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Exeter Examiner
Exeter Examiner
Hawks move into tie for first with 11-2 win over Stars
By Scott Maxwell
it would be the closest
The Exeter Hawks (20- that they would be in the
5) needed a win last Sat- game. Shortly after, Exurday to draw even with eter got two goals in 16
the first-place Dorches- seconds from Coleman
ter Dolphins (20-3), and and Dalton to give them
they got just that with a 3-1 lead going into the
a massive 11-2 victory dressing room.
over the North Middle- The Hawks got off to a
sex Stars (1-21) on Nov. hot start in the second,
28.
as 2:33 into the period,
All but three players they scored another
got on the scoresheet two goals in 16 secfor Exeter, including a onds, including David
hat trick from Brett Dal- Norris’ first of the seaton, and four-point ef- son, to give the team a
forts from Tyler Kettler, 5-1 lead. 2:01 later, the
Chase Thornton, and Stars scored to make it
Tyler Coleman. Pat- 5-2, but that would be all
rick Do was solid in net, that they could muster
stopping 21 of the 23 past Do for the rest of
the game. Exeter would
shots he faced.
get three more goals in
It didn’t take too long the second, from Thornfor the scoring to start, ton (assisted by Vokes
as shortly after the and Austin Elkin), Norris
five-minute mark, Sam (assisted by Austin CartVokes scored, with as- er and Tyler Clark), and
sists from Coleman Dalton’s hat trick goal
and Cody Hern to give (assisted by Kettler and
the Hawks a 1-0 lead. Thornton). They had an
Seven minutes later, the 8-2 lead going into the
Stars tied the game, but
second intermission.
Less than three minutes
into the third, the Hawks
got on the board again,
as Elkin scored, with
assists from Vokes and
Max Naus. After a rare
10 minutes of scoreless play, Naus scored
on the powerplay, with
assists from Coleman
and Thornton to give Exeter a 10-2 lead. Three
minutes later, Coleman
scored, with Thornton
and Naus getting some
assists for an 11-2 lead,
which stood as the final
score.
That win came on the
heels of an 8-4 win over
the Mt. Brydges Bulldogs (13-10) on Nov. 27.
The game was a backand-forth scoring affair,
but it was the Hawks
who pulled ahead with
four unanswered goals
for the win. Kettler and
Coleman put on a show,
with both of them getting
five points in the game.
Trevor Fleming stopped
30 of 34 shots in the win.
As has been the story all
season, Exeter continues to kill the competition with offense; they
have a league-best 165
goals. They also have
six of the top fourteen
scorers in the league, in
Thornton, Kettler, Coleman, Dalton, Naus, and
Vokes, with all six players well above a point
per game. They also
have two of the top five
scoring
defensemen,
as Jon Baker and Elkin
sit third and fifth in the
league.
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SOJHL Jr. C Standings
Team
W
Dorchester
Exeter
Aylmer
Thamesford
Mt. Brydges
Lucan
Port Stanley
Lambeth
N. Middlesex
20
20
15
14
13
10
5
2
1
L
3
5
5
7
10
13
16
20
21
T
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
PTS
40
40
30
28
26
21
11
4
2
SOJHL Scoring Leaders
Name
Chase Thornton (Exeter)
Tyler Kettler (Exeter)
Ryan Tuffin (Dorchester)
Chris Carreiro (Dorchester)
Liam Billings (Thamesford)
Nathan Marcil (Lucan)
Lucas Wilson (Mount Brydges)
Tyler Coleman (Exeter)
Tyler Beaulieu (Port Stanley)
Brett Dalton (Exeter)
G
20
22
24
24
19
16
24
16
23
25
A
47
38
31
27
32
28
19
27
19
16
PTS
67
60
55
51
51
44
43
43
42
41
PIM
22
29
16
8
6
18
41
91
8
14
The Hawks look to pull
ahead of Dorchester in
the standings this weekend, with a home game
tonight
against
the
Thamesford Trojans (147) at 8:00 pm, followed
by a game tomorrow
evening in Port Stanley
against the Sailors (516-1) at 7:30 pm.
Irish extend win streak to six games with 6-3 win over Lancers
By Scott Maxwell
get out of the period unThe Lucan Irish (11-13- scathed, as Lambeth’s
1) haven’t slowed down Jordan Rear scored his
yet, as they won their first of the evening to
sixth game in a row with cut the lead in half with
a 6-3 win over the Lam- shortly under five minbeth Lancers (2-21-0) utes left. Lucan ended
on Wednesday evening. the period with the lead
in both goals and shots,
The Irish won thanks to outshooting Lambeth
a five-point effort from 14-12.
Nathan Marcil, who had
one goal and four as- The Lancers continued
sists. Ian Vandenheuvel the rally early in the
also contributed with a second, as Mike Frizgoal and two assists, zell scored at the 4:33
while Lucan’s power- mark to tie the game at
play was on fire, scor- two apiece. The period
ing four goals on five was back and forth, with
both teams exchanging
attempts.
chances, but no one
Lucan started the game capitalizing on those
off with a bang, as Noah chances. That came to
Campbell scored 51 an end with just over
seconds into the game, five minutes left in the
with assists from Van- period, as Cook scored,
denheuvel and Marcil. with assists from VanThey built on that lead denheuvel and Marcil to
at the 6:36 mark of the regain the lead for the
period, as Vandenheu- Irish. They narrowly outvel scored, with assists shot the Lancers 11-8 in
from Dawson Cook and the period.
Marcil, and the Irish
had an early 2-0 lead. It didn’t take long for LuHowever, they wouldn’t can to build on their lead,
as Mitch Morin scored
(assisted by Marcil and
Jamie Brzozowski) 2:43
into the final period to
create a 4-2 lead. Lucan’s defense took over
from there, as they shut
down numerous Lancers attempts for a majority of the period. A
late penalty by Frizzell
proved costly, as Marcil
scored to give the Irish
a 5-2 lead. Rear put his
team back in the game
when he scored his second of the night to make
it 5-3 with 2:28 left in the
period. Connor Velikonja thwarted that comeback, giving Lucan a
6-3 lead with an empty
net goal. Goaltender
Mike Linder stopped 25
of 28 shots in a solid
performance for the win.
The Irish also played the
previous Wednesday,
which was a 6-1 blowout win over the North
Middlesex Stars (1-210). Lucan exploded with
five goals in the second,
with Marcil and Connor
Lyttle scoring two each
in that period. A strong
performance from Tyler
Beattie, who stopped
35 of 36 shots, also
contributed to the win.
Lucan’s offense has
really picked up during
this winning streak, as
they have scored six
or more goals in all six
games, good for a 6.5
goals per game. While
they’ve allowed four or
fewer goals in three of
their last four games,
during
their
streak
they’ve also allowed 4.5
goals per game. They
could still stand to improve their defence if
they hope to continue
this stretch.
Next on the agenda, the
Irish head to Dorchester tonight to take on
the Dolphins (20-3-0)
at 7:30 pm. They’ve
also got a home game
Wednesday night game
against the Thamesford
Trojans (14-7-0) at 7:45
pm.
Zurich Town & Country Bowling Lanes
Weekly bowling scores:
Wednesday Morning Ladies - Nov. 25/15
Lane 1: Dorothy Gaiser - 166,426
Lane 2: Marie Brunzlow- 156, 389
Wednesday Cannonballs - Nov. 18/15
Ashley Jones- 126, Bev Claus- 72,132, Brent Storey-168,174,
Brittany Taylor-116,141, Bruce Stubbs-98,114, Chris Alexnder- 67,78,
Cassie Heron- 123,122, Christopher Playfoot- 110, Chris Grotentraast- 95,104,
Chris Rowcliffe- 88,136, Devin Scott- 106,111, Evan Boyle- 99,92,
Gerda Peters- 59,122, Janice Sharrow-119,110, Joe Fahie- 106,120,
Judy Hansen-99,88, Karl Verbeek-202,116, Larry Rowe- 86,89,
Lillian Chojicki- 111,88, Marley Baker0 107,82, Mary Lou Masse-108,103,
Melissa Lamont- 90,83, Penny Hasson- 87, Rebecca Pickering- 107,80,
Richard Meyer- 133,133, Roger Rammeloo- 95,125, Roy Tebow-153,137,
Ryan Jewitt- 121,79, Scot Ferguson- 97,123, Shelly Vandenberg- 81,106,
Steph Kinsmen- 73, Tammy Dayman- 101, Theresa Market- 103,120,
Thursday Morning Grand Cove & Friends - Nov. 26/15
Lane 1: Grace Foskett- 222,505,
Lane 2: Mike Ludanyi- 233,624
Thursday Night Mixed - Nov. 28/15
Lane 1: Jacqui Regier- 166,469, Lane 2: Bob Pellow- 361, 778
Lane 3: Brent Ducharm- 273, 717, Lane 4: Les Coleman- 289,661
Saturday Morning YBC - Nov. 14/15
Ariana Maier- 129,289, Allan Timmermans- 124,328,
Jadyn Patterson-166,407, Charlie Burton- 97,269, Blake Oesch- 183,495
Wyatt Gower-146,402, Cassie Maier-186,487, Brady LaPort- 229,587,
Ashley Jones- 164,431, Lauren Regier-272,666, Brandon Pellow- 234,572
Monday Night Ladies - Nov. 23/15
Lane 1: Brittany Meidinger- 211,520 ,Lane 2: Cindy Hendrick- 198,536,
Lane 3: Sharon Lagerwerf- 178,463, Lane 4: Elaine Daters- 172,472
Tuesday Night Men's - Nov. 24/15
Lane 1: Paul Rood- 218,581, Lane 2: Bob Pellow- 293, 746
Lane 3: Les Coleman- 277, Brent Ducharm- 638, Lame 4: Gerry Roeder- 228,620
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Exeter Examiner
Out and About, a Travel Feature
"Toronto Christmas Market 2015"
By Larissa McCutcheon
Photos by Randall Sauer
You can hear the music and see the lights
from a block away, but
it’s when you get a little
closer that it hits you.
That sweet smell of
roasted nuts, coated
in sugar and cinnamon. It overwhelms
the senses and warms
you from the inside
out. That’s what the
Toronto Christmas Market excels at. It is such
an experience for all
the senses. Lights are
hung everywhere you
look and pathways are
lined with little wooden
shops filled with all
sorts of goodies. If you
weren’t already excited
for Christmas, you will
be. You can grab a cup
of hot chocolate or cider
and browse the shops
while humming along
to the classic Christmas tunes playing. And
if you’re hungry there’s
an endless amount of
options from Bavarian
bratwurst to the classic
Canadian poutine. The
key thing is that it really
is for the whole family,
with rides for kids and a
chance to sit on Santa’s
lap. People of all ages
will be enchanted by
this modern day Dickens Village. Toronto’s
Distillery District is the
perfect location as it
is the oldest collec-
tion of Victorian Industrial buildings in North
America. It’s Christmas
magic at it’s finest.
So if you’re feeling like
a trip to the big city, be
sure to make a stop at
Toronto’s
Christmas
Market. It has become
a tradition for the city
and one that welcomes
newcomers every year.
The market runs until
Dec. 20, so there’s still
plenty of time.
After you leave you’ll be
left with a warm fuzzy
feeling, and not just
from the mulled wine,
but from knowing that
Christmas is only 21
days away and counting.
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This Week In Agriculture
Market Prices
(Cash bids as of Thursday, 4 p.m.)
#2 YELLOW CORN
Old Crop – $4.61
New Crop – $4.83
SOYBEANS
Old Crop – $11.43
New Crop – $11.22
SOFT RED WHEAT
Guelph Soil Series named Ontario’s official provincial soil
To commemorate World
Soil Day, which is Saturday, Dec. 5, Ontario
recently joined six other provinces including
Manitoba, Nova Scotia,
New Brunswick, Prince
Edward Island and Alberta in naming its own
official provincial soil.
ince, the Guelph Soil
Series is made up of
loams, sandy loams
and silt loams. A 2012
American soil survey
said the Guelph Series
“consists of very deep,
well-drained or moderately well-drained soils
formed in loamy till on
Ontario’s selection, an- ground moraines and
nounced Nov. 30, is the end moraines.
Guelph Series, which “Soil is the foundation
can be found on more of Ontario agriculture
than 70,000 hectares and that is why our
of soil throughout the government is commitprovince. Nearby Perth, ted to a soil strategy
Lambton, Wellington in our province,” said
and Oxford Counties, Jeff Leal, Ontario Minas well as Brant and ister of Agriculture. “By
Dufferin Counties, the designating the Guelph
regions of Halton and Soil Series as Ontario’s
Waterloo and the City provincial soil, we are
of Hamilton are all commemorating one of
home to the Guelph the things that makes
Soil Series. It can also Ontario’s agri-food secbe found in Michigan tor so highly producand Ohio in the United tive.”
States.
The soil series is in-
aiding in the production of corn, soybeans,
wheat, alfalfa and other
crops across Ontario.
Not only is tomorrow
World Soil Day, December is also the
final month of 2015,
which was the International Year of Soils.
British Columbia was
expected to name its
own official provincial
soil today. In Alberta,
Breton Soil was selected, Manitoba chose
Newdale Soil, Quebec’s official soil is Ste.
Rosalie, while Nova
Scotia, New Brunswick
and PEI chose Queens,
Holmesville and Charlottetown, respectively.
Old Crop – $5.62
New Crop – $5.36
tario Soil and Crop Improvement Association
President Alan Kruszel.
“Ontario Soil and Crop
Improvement
Association has had a lot of
support in bringing this
proposal forward and
we are very happy to
have been able to work
with the Ministry to
designate the Guelph
Soil Series as Ontario’s
Provincial Soil.”
“Designating a provincial soil during the
International Year of
Soils is a great way to
raise awareness of the
importance of soil to all
According to the prov- deed very productive, Ontarians,” said On-
Tree Tips: Holiday Decorating
When decorating for
the holidays, there
is a wide variety of
evergreen species to
choose from. As a result, we will look at the
different species and
the challenges encountered with each. As
there are a number of
species to choose from,
we will just be considering a few of the most
common.
Holly
Holly is an evergreen
in the Aquifoliaceae
family, and the only living genus in that family.
Though it is often used
for decorating, it can
be uncomfortable to
work with due to spiny
toothed leaves. It is
also not child friendly as the fruit is considered poisonous.
careful as some people
are allergic to the plant,
showing similar symptoms to Poison Ivy. The
seed within the fruit is
extremely poisonous if
chewed by children.
Douglas Fir
The Douglas Fir is a
fairly common choice
English Yew
for decorating, though
An evergreen common- it is not a true fir tree, it
ly used to make long is easy to work with and
bows by English bow- not extremely messy
yers throughout history. as some other possible
Though not prickly to choices. The worst
touch, one should be problem would be to
find one as the species
is not that common in
this area. Something
else to consider is that
some people complain
that the tree smells as
it begins to die over the
season.
If you have a question,
you can email me at [email protected], and
I will respond either by
email or in a future article. If you would like me
to come and assess
one of your trees, you
can call me at
Spending most of the
Joel Hackett is a Certi- year running Joel’s
fied Arborist Residing Tree Service, he also
in the St Marys Area. teaches Arborculture at
Lambton College.
519-272-5742.
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The Municipality of South Huron is
undertaking a study to review the land
uses permitted in the Thames
Road/Highway 83 Corridor of Exeter. The Thames Road Corridor
Study will examine existing permitted uses and evaluate the
merits for the expansion of permitted uses in this area.
Take Notice that the Municipality of South Huron has scheduled
an Open House for the purpose of public consultation on the
Thames Road Corridor Study, to be held:
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at 5:00pm- 7:00pm at the
South Huron Municipal Office, Carling Room, 322 Main
Street S., Exeter
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Dated at the Municipality of South Huron
this 26th day of November, 2015.
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322 Main St. S., Exeter, ON N0M 1S6
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 519-235-0310 Fax: 519-235-3304
Letter to the Editor
Chalice stolen from church
Huron County Ontario
Provincial Police (OPP)
officers, including members from the Huron
County OPP Property
Crimes Unit are investigating a recent break,
enter and theft occurrence that took place at
the Our Lady of Mount
Carmel Catholic Church
located on Bronson Line
in Mount Carmel. Those
responsible stole several
religious items of high
importance to the church.
Police believe the break
& enter took place sometime between 8:00 p.m.
on November 26th and
6:30 p.m. on November
28, 2015.
To the many faithful ing people! You have
supporters of Noah’s blessed thousands of
and incense.
Ark in Exeter, thank you. people, including visit- A small silver host box.
ing missionaries and
This object is used as Thanks to the wonderful those recovering from
a container to hold the people who have made unfortunate situations.
this labour of love such
tered into the church
through an unlocked
door. Once inside they
located the religious
items that were being host.
stored in a back room.
a blessing to the town
The following items were - A small ciborium and and surrounding area.
four ciborium lids.
stolen:
To the volunteers and
- A gold plated chalice In total, the value of the staff who have kept the
and paten. The chalice stolen property is $9,150.
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We are sad to an- And again, thank you
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Board of Noah’s Ark
for good in December
Ark afloat for almost 23 The bins for donations Pastors’ Council of ExAny person with infor- years, you are amaz- will no longer be open eter Pentecostal Tabermation regarding this
nacle.
is a standing cup and the
paten is a plate the cup
rests on. Both objects crime should immediare used in the celebra- ately contact Huron OPP
tion of the Eucharist.
at (519) 524-8314 or at
1-888-310-1122.
Should
- A gold plated monyou
wish
to
remain
strance.
The monanonymous,
you
may
strance is used in the
call
Crime
Stoppers
at
Catholic Church to dis1-800-222-TIPS (8477),
play the Eucharist.
where you may be eli- A gold plated censer. gible to receive a cash
Those responsible en- This object is used to reward of up to $2,000.
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HAMATHER: It is with profound sadness that the
family of Jessica Marie Hamather of Exeter, age 22,
announce her passing, after a courageous battle with
cancer, at L.H.S.C. – Victoria Hospital, London on
Tuesday, December 1, 2015. Beloved daughter of
Timothy “Tim” and Maria (Danos) Hamather of Exeter.
Loved sister of Nicole Hamather and Kyle Hamather
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Treasured granddaughter of Bob and Donna Hamather
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niece of Cathy and Jason Brown of London, Wayne
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David Grant of Toronto, Paul and Judy Danos of
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Jessica will be fondly remembered by Ralph and Josey
Christmas, their children and Jessica’s many friends.
Resting at the T. Harry Hoffman & Sons Funeral
Home, Dashwood with visitation on Friday, December
4, 2015 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. The Funeral
Service will be held at Exeter United Church, 42
James St., Exeter, on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at
11:00 a.m. The Rev. Dr. Kate Crawford Officiating.
Interment Exeter Cemetery. If desired, memorial
donations payable to South Huron Hospital Foundation,
O.S.P.C.A. or a charity of choice would be appreciated
by the family. Jessica graduated with distinction from
the University of Guelph, with an Honours Bachelor
of Science in June of 2015. Jessica was to continue her
studies at Veterinary College. Condolences at
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