HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2017-08-17, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 2017.
Two -vehicle collision closes intersection
Closed road
A collision between two vehicles closed the intersection of
Londesborough and London Roads last Friday. Reports
indicate there were no major injuries sustained. (Photo
submitted)
PEOPLE AROUND
LONDESBORO
By BRENDA
RADFORD
Call
523-4296
The main intersection of the
village, the intersection of
Londesborough and London Roads,
was the scene of another accident just
before the noon hour on Friday, Aug.
4. It seems a gray SUV heading west
up the church hill left the stop sign on
the east side of the road prematurely.
A northbound SUV, unable to stop in
time, attempted to drive around the
gray vehicle but ended up colliding
with the side of it. There were four
occupants in each car who were
somewhat shook up. 'The only injury,
a bruised arm, appeared to be the
result of an air bag going off.
Residents were quickly on the
scene to offer assistance and reroute
traffic around the collision.
Emergency personnel were on the
scene quite quickly as well but the
intersection was closed for a time.
Many times when I have been in
charge of my grandchildren I have
been concerned that something
unfortunate might happen to
them in my care, on my watch so to
speak.
Occupants in one of the vehicles
involved in this fender bender were
grandparents with two of their
grandchildren. I can only imagine
how they must have felt that day.
Thankfully all turned out well.
One of the Shakespearean plays
being offered at Stratford this year is
Romeo and Juliet. A familiar tale of
feuding families, the Monagues and
Capulets and a romantic balcony
scene. Leonard Bernstein and
Stephen Sondheim with help from
dramatist Arthur Laurents updated
the idea from Shakespeare when
they wrote West Side Story in 1957.
The feuding was between teenage
street gangs, the Sharks and Jets.
The balcony scene in this case was
played out on a fire escape with
Tony and Maria singing "Tonight".
Incidentally I have seen two shows
this summer at Stratford. Guys and
Dolls is marvellous. The singing and
dancing are spectacular. The story
itself takes second place to the music
and costumes. Great performances
by the actors as well.
Last week I saw Treasure Island
with my 14 -year-old granddaughter.
There were many much younger
children there as well completely
taken with the action and the scene
changes.
It is an adaptation, of course, so
some features were included to
appeal to the younger persons in the
audience. My granddaughter takes
aerial arts at a dance studio and we
were excited to watch the actress,
Ben Gunn, performing these stunts
in the second half of the play -
think vines on the island. Very
interesting.
FROM LONDESBORO
Library accessibility
a concern: Wark
The Clinton branch of the Huron
County Library continues to be an
accessibility concern according to
Meighan Wark, former director of
cultural services and new acting
chief administrative officer.
Wark spoke to Central Huron
Council at its Aug. 8 meeting
regarding the library, saying that the
Huron County library system
received organization -wide
accreditation through the Facility
Accessibility Design Standards
Spells mark 50th wedding anniversary
A big moment
Harvey and Deanna Snell welcomed well-wishers to their
home on Hullett-McKillop Road in Central Huron over the
weekend to mark their 50th wedding anniversary. (Denny Scott
photo)
Harvey and Deanna Snell of
Hullett-McKillop Road in Central
Huron, the former Hullett Township,
celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary on Sunday, Aug. 13.
On Aug. 16, 1967, Deanna
Marjorie Dale, the daughter of
William J. and Marjorie Dale of
Hullett Township, married Harvey
Alvin Snell, the son of Alvin and
Gene Snell of Blyth. The two were
wed by Rev. J. Clifford Britton at
Northside United Church in
Seaforth.
The bride was attended by Wilma
Scott and Kathy Dale (sisters of the
bride), as well as Barbara (Wasson)
Richmond (friend of the bride). The
groom was attended by his brother
Cliff Snell and brothers-in-law Jim
Timpany and the late Don Glousher.
For their honeymoon, Deanna and
Harvey travelled to Niagara Falls,
Honey Harbour and parts of northern
Ontario.
Harvey assumed ownership of
Snell's Grocery from his father
Alvin in 1968, operating it for 20
years before retiring in 1988.
Deanna taught Grade 5 at Howick
Central School near Gorrie and
Blyth Public School. She would later
help out at the grocery store as well.
The couple would then move from
Blyth to their country home on
Hullett-McKillop Road in 1985.
In 1989, Deanna, along with her
sister Wilma, purchased Christmas
and Country, Blyth, operating it as a
gift and fresh flower shop until 1996.
Harvey and Deanna opened their
home in 2000 as Locust Leaf bed
and breakfast, which they are still
operating. Summers have been very
busy over the years, meeting guests
from as far away as England,
Florida, California and British
Columbia, as well as from all over
Ontario.
They have two children: Shane,
who lives in Durham and works as
the grocery and bulk food manager
at Chicory Commons and Shannon,
who owns and operates Elements of
Design in Bayfield. Shannon is
married to Tony Latour, owner of
TLC Computers. The couple lives in
Seaforth.
Harvey and Deanna have two
granddaughters: Dana and Faye
Latour.
They are both members of Living
Water Christian Fellowship, where
Harvey has served for most of
the past 17 years as either an elder
or on the church council. Both are
avid gardeners, having added
several flower gardens, shrub
gardens, fruit bushes and trees to
their nine -and -a -half -acre property
over the years.
Deanna is a member of the
Walkerburn Club and enjoys quilting
and other forms of needlework
during the winter months.
The couple celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary with an open
house at their home where they
enjoyed visiting with many friends,
relatives and neighbours.
Both Harvey and Deanna said it
was a very special day full of fond
memories shared, plenty of hugs and
well -wishes on a day in which they
were blessed with sunshine. A
family meal served in their bed and
breakfast's sunset suite concluded
the day.
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of the Clinton branch.
In her presentation, Wark told
councillors that the library is not
able to deliver Huron County library
services at full capacity. The library
needs to be fully accessible, there
must be adequate space to meet
library standards for the size of the
community served, it needs to be
attractive and welcoming with an
open and flexible layout and it needs
to be a "people place" that's
reflective of its home community.
The next steps, Wark said, would
be to run the building's components
through templates to assess the
library's space needs and then she
hoped that an architect could
prepare draft drawings for input
from the library committee, Central
Huron Council and the community.
While the library has been
identified as being non-compliant
since 2015, some councillors were
still wondering if the library was
able to remain as -is. Wark said that
while there are no real consequences
at the Huron County level, the
library will remain a barrier to the
county becoming fully compliant
and certified on the FADS scale.
Current problems facing the
library include limited access to the
front door of the library and limited
accessibility for those inside the
library, meaning that there is no
elevator inside the building.
Wark also said that the building
isn't big enough for the library
programming and its collection.
While no decision was made,
Wark's report was accepted for
information purposes and council
will discuss the issue again at a later
date.
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