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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-06-19, Page 14Page 2A Times-Advocate,June 19, 1975 Grand.8end.council sets aside funds for roads .Council set aside $15,000 for a reserve ftlnd for road repair following the installation of sewers. It is planned to do the same for the next three years which will leave a fund of $60,000 plus interest plus provincial grants for work on roads following sewer installations, *Council, authorized the reeve and clerkto act on behalf of the town in entering into a lease operate a taxi and delivery service in the village. Council will check on Ministry of Tran- sportation and Communication regulations and contact Mr, Bouillon, ,Council will send letters to main street businesses remin- ding owners that sweeping of the sidewalks in front of their property is their responsibility. , . .A motion was passed to send a letter to Knapp Amusements requesting that machinery being stored on a lot zoned residential be removed. Olympic Physique Contest. .Council received a letter from Hay Township requesting rates for fire protection. At present the village does not have a retainer fee set. Fire costs are shared with Iosanquet and Stephen Town- ships on a 40-30-30 percentage basis. , *Council approved the removal of curbing in front of a vacant lot east of the Tenderspot Grocery for parking purposes. , .Council received an ap- plication from Art Bouillon to renting dock, space to Thompson- Warner Limited. Details had not been finalized. .Council also authorized the setting up of a reserve fund for the purchase of equipment. No amounts were mentioned at this time. .Council approved a motion to send a letter of congratulations and thanks to the Grand Bend and Area Chamber of Commerce regarding their successful Buffaloburger Fest. Letters were also to be sent to mayors and reeves participating in the Pre- British Army at Ipperwash British Army . Cadets will be taking part in training programs at Ipperwash Army Cadet camp, part of the annual Canada- Britain Army Cadet Exchange. Eighteen cadets will be par- ticipating in either the two week cadet leader course or the cadet leader instructor course at Ipperwash, Over 1600 army cadets from Ontario will be involved in training programs at the cadet camp, near Grand Bend from July 7 until August 16. Cadets from Britain will be training at Ipperwash from July 26 until August 8. Two officers and a non-commissioned officer will be travelling with the cadets. After landing at Toronto International Airport on July 23 and following the training programs, the British group will visit places of national and historical interest in Southern Ontario, Points include Niagara Falls, Old Fort York, Ontario Place and the Ontario Science Centre, Twenty Royal Canadian Army as guests of the British Army Cadet Force Association, The Army Cadet League of Canada provided the cadets with spending money and gift presentations for the British hosts. Cadets selected from last sum- mer's cadet camps across Canada, spent a week in March on a cultural tour of London, England. Between March 23 and 31, the cadets stayed in London at Hollyhedge House, Blackheath, PIPERS POPULAR — One of the most entliusiastic responses came from the Buffaloburger Fest audience when members of the Chatham Legion Pipe Band paraded down Grand Bend's main street onto the Buf- faloburger Fest scene. T-A photo NOTHING HELPED — Even with assistance, Grand Bend reeve Bob Sharen couldn't win the Mayors and Reeves Pre-Olympic Physique Contest held during Buffaloburger Fest. Here a youngster from the crowd hoists the weights onto the stage much to the amusement of the audience who had been watching the mayors and reeves struggle with the barbell. T-A photo ,teed, Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Morenz were Sunday guests with the Nicklom family in London. *;. T-SHIRT WINNER — Ten-year-old Kathy Allister of Grand Bend was one of the winners of Grand Bend Recreation T-shirts during the Treasure Hunt sponsored by the recreation committee. Seen with Kathy is Roy Harris of the recreation committee who organized the event. T-A photo LUCKY HORSESHOES — All day Saturday the sound of 'ringers' was heard around the Buffaloburger Fest tent. Here some of the contestants in the horseshcie tournament count their scores while others take aim. Champs were L. Venner of Hensall and H. Salt of Mitchell. Runners-up were E. Anderson and J. Randell of Kippen. T-A photo Shipka residents grandparents Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Ken Baker Sr., on the arrival of their first grandson, when their daughter Sandra and son-in-law Tony Regier, of Detroit, became parents of a son, Christopher Nathan, last Thursday in Detroit. On Sunday the "Baker's" Sr., Mr. & Mrs. Don Baker, and Gary , Baker, visited in Detroit with the Regier family, and with Sandra and baby in the hospital. Tom and Roseanne Russell visited on the weekend in London with Lynda and Bill Morenz. Mr. & Mrs. Roy Young of Toronto visited on the weekend with the latter's parents, Mr. & Mrs. Murray Reid. Weekend guests with Mr. & Mrs. Sid Durie and Glenn were her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. & Mrs. Ed Wardlaw, Brad and Scott of Oshawa. Those from this area who were on the bus trip, last Wednesday, to the Science Centre in Toronto were: Mr. & Mrs. Harold Vin- cent, Lori, Michael and Michelle, Mr. & Mrs. Ferman Snyder and Mr. & Mrs. Earl Vincent and Sharon. Esther Snyder of Kitchener spent the weekend with her parents Mr. & Mrs. Ferman Snyder. MMM! GOOD — Keith and Helena Crawford and Shirley Rowcliffe enjoy the pancakes at the breakfast staged by the Grand Bend United Church Women. Patrons had the choice of eating inside or enjoying the sunshine on the church lawn Saturday morning. T-A photo SAVE $100 SAVE $200 SAVE $300 IGHWAY 7 AT HWY. 8 GOOD APPETITE — One of the oldest patrons of the Grand Bend Buf- faloburger Fest on the weekend was 85-year-old Henry Chatwell of Takhummah, Manitoulin Island. Seen above enjoying his first buf- faloburger, Mr. Chatwell is the great-grandfather of Shirley Nelder of Grand Bend. T-A photo Southcott resident wants streetlight TOP VALU CREAMERY BUTTER Reg. $1.26 Limit One Limited Quantity To Customer arrangement, they. should let the association know. Council agreed to write a letter to the person complaining ex- plaining that this work was the responsibility of the Southcott Pines Association.A copy of the letter was to be sent to the association. 0 p.m. Cirtl/o MEN'SANOMEN'S•CHILDREN'S eF While They Last • Running Shoes • Jogging Shoes • Top Siders • Dress Shoes • Casual Shoes SUMMER _SHOE CLEARANCE That's right . . . Country Corner Stores in Mt:Carmel offers you savings of $100 onthe Bolens G-8, $200 on the Bolens G-10 and $300 on the Bolens H-14. As a special offer, you can save Money and: still get the best lawn and garden tractor ' available. Rugged, tough and.dependable, you'll have no worries about parts or service when you buy Bolens from Country Corner Stores in Mt. Carmel. YOUR CHOICE $4" o $500 Spring & Summer YARD GOODS Assorted Plains and Cheeks Sizes 30-42 ,MEN'S SHORTS SO% Prices off As Marked The possibility of Southcott Pities residents receiving more municipal services from the village of Grand Bend sparked a lively debate at Monday night's meeting of the village council. A letter from a Southcott Pines resident, asking for a streetlight near his home and complaining about the condition of a roadway following grading, was read to council. Reeve Bob Sharen, himself a resident of Southcott Pines, suggested that council must refer the matter to the Southcott Pines Association since the area is private property, Councillor Harold Green said he couldn't understand why the village wasn't obligated to provide services, "He's a taxpayer, we take his money but don't give him ser- vices, I don't go along with that idea," said councillor Green. Reeve Sharen contended that since the town did not own the roadways in Southcott Pines, it could not,provide services. If the roadways were turned, Over to the village legally, or if an agreement was drawn up bet- ween .Southcott Pines and the village,. _services could be provide,d. Coufitillor ,Green pointed out that the hotifeowner did not own the road. "But neither do we," said councillor Robert Simpson, "We don't have the right to spend public funds on private property," said Reeve Sharerelt would be the same think if Someone asked us to put a light on his property." Connell& SiMpton suggested that if the residents Of Southcott Place did not like the current MI. CARMEL ONT, 237-3456 Reg, $14,95 $ 9,5 speciAL 4.24eork, S OPP 9 Main St., Grand Bend /313.21511 OPEN DAILY TIL 10 P.M. SUNDAYSIO 6 Open Mon. Thurs. 9-6 Fri. SO Sato 9-6 SOn, 1-5 .`101.1S,