HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-12-11, Page 15Mr. & Mrs. Alec Hamilton
returned last Tuesday from a few
days spent in Ottawa at their
son's home, Mr. & Mrs. Barry
Hamilton and Debbie.
Mrs. Leroy Bariteau spent a
week in Detroit with her sister
Mrs, Lily Moore, and enjoyed the
American thanksgiving with her
sister and family,
Rev. Harley Moore, ac-
companied by the following choir
members, Erwin and Buelah
Holt, Alec Hamilton, Wellwood
Gill, Mrs. Allan Wainer, Mrs,
Don Adams and Mr. & Mrs. Ross
Love, held a service at the
Bluewater Rest Home at Zurich
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Lennea Statton of White
Rock, 13,C., visited this past two
weeks with Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence
Johnson and other friends .and
relatives in Grand Bend, Mrs.
Statton and her son Fred have
now left for Detroit to spend
Christmas with her son and hi$
family, Mr. & Mrs, Gib. Statton,
Recent visitors with Mr. & Mrs.
Roy Morenz, Glenda and Tammy
were Mr. & Mrs. George Maier of
Farmington, Michigan.
Mrs. Alec Hamilton attended a
Women's Institute, Provincial
Board of Directors meeting .at the
Agricultural office in Clinton,
Monday afternoon,
Mr. & .Mrs. Elgin Adams and
Mrs. Susie Devine spent the
weekend in London with Mr. &
Mrs. Lanny Scrimegour, Angela
and Jeffery,
Grand Bend is a community
subject to unseen growth
pressures caused by subdivision
development, local industry, and
the seasonal residency of many of
its citizens.
That's the argument Reeve
Bob Sharen will take to Malcolm
Martini, a planning consultant
who will tour the village this
Friday,
Martini is a member of Hedlin,
Menzies and Associates Ltd.,
hired by a steering committee of
Lambton County council, to
prepare a planning study of the
county regarding desired
population growth and
restructuring.
Martini appeared in Grand
Bend two weeks ago to tell area
reeves and citizens the purpose of
the planning study and hear their
comments.
At that meeting he told Reeve
Sharen that restructuring the
village of Grand Bend with Hay,
Stephen, and Bosanquet town-
ships into a common planning
area with Grand Bend as the
commercial centre, would be
difficult.
Reeve Sharen, however,
believes Martini doesn't un-
derstand the unseen pressures to
expand that are being exerted on
Grand Beal because of sub-
division growth.
"There is a lot of development
pressure," the Reeve says,
referring to Southcott Pines,
Grand Cove Estates, Walden and
Van Dongen subdivisions.
Because many residents in
those subdivisions aren't per-
manent they put seasonal
pressure on Grand Bend com-
mercial services that can't be
Parade slated
for Saturday
Santa Claus will float down
Main St,, Grand Bend, for the
f if th._ cansecutive year, this.
Saturday says Dennis Mathers,
who is organizing Old Nick's
reception.
So far, Santa will be escorted
by 30 different floats and entries,
most of them from the immediate
village.
The parade takes place
.December13,at 2:00 p.m. and will
proceed down Main Street to the
Legion Hall where candy will be
handed out to children who come
to see their favourite elf.
This is the first year the parade
will be sponsored by the Chamber
of Commerce.
Prizes of $15, $10 and $5 will be
awarded to the top three com-
mercial floats, and the three best
non-commercial floats,
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ascertained by existing data,
according to the Reeve.
At their last meeting, the
Reeve told Martini that Grand
Bend supports a year-round
population the size of Exeter if
municipal accounts are
tabulated.
He added that future sewer
services to certain areas in
Stephen township could not be
sufficiently taxed because they
were outside Grand Bend's
boundaries.
The Reeve also plans to point
the "if's" of Bell Areospace. He
says if the industry decides to
expand and develop commercial
Huron County Council awarded
Arc Industries, Dashwood, $9,000
last Monday to be applied to
outstanding mortgages held by
private individuals.
The grant was endorsed
November 28, 1975, by council's
Executive Committee, whose
members toured the facility
during the last year.
ARC (Adult Rehabilitation
Centre) is a school for re-training
The Grand Bend Golden Age
Club held their Christmas
meeting Tuesday afternoon at the
Village Inn Retreat, with 27 in
attendance. Members decided
instead of exchanging Christmas
gifts they would make a charity
donation, and a collection of
•$28.00 was realized, and will be
sent to "Care,"
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added pressure will be put on
housing and business interests in
Grand Bend,
"There was a housing problem
before, when Bell first came here
-- many of the employees went to
Exeter, Hensall, Parkhill, even
London to live," the Reeve says.
The Reeve also wants to
acquaint Martini with some of the
development plans Grand Bend
is considering once the sewers
are installed.
Following his tour of Grand
Bend this Friday, Martini will
visit Watford, Brook and
Euphemia townships.
exceptional adults.
The endorsed recommendation
states a similar grant of $9,000
will be awarded in 1976.
The present county council will
also request the next council
grant a final $9,000 in 1977.
A spokesman for Arc says the
money will help pay off mort-
gages worth $40,000 taken out to
finance the Centre's building
plan.
Mrs. Mary Ravelle read a
poem, "The Magic of Christ-
mas." A reading, "If God would
go on strike," was given by Mrs.
Ross Love.
The ladies were entertained at
this meeting by Mrs. Bill Stur-
devant showing pictures of her
trip through the Grand Canyon,
up west coast to Victoria, and
beautiful flowers in Butchart
gardens.
After a session of games a
Christmas lunch was served by
the Inn staff,
Committee cuts
annual budget
The Grand Bend Recreation
Committee has out $3,000 from
their annual budget at the
request of village council.
Originally pegged at $17,160,
the new estimate of costs for 1070
is $14,180.
IVI,-..jor cutbacks include a $2,000
reduction in overall operating
costs (from $5,000 to $3,000);
cancellation of a $500 operating
costs fund for the Missing Piece
and a $300 reduction in office
supplies and materials.
Purchase of walkie-talkies
worth $180 was also thrown out of
the new preliminary budget.
The revised budget will be
presented to council for approval
December 22, the next regular
municipal meeting.
Bazaar nets
$700 Saturday
A Christmas Bazaar held at the
home of Mrs, Donald E. Brown,
Southcott Pines, was deemed a
"tremendous success" according
to Huron Country Playhouse
Women'scker Guild treasurer, Melva E
The bazaar, which featured the
arts, handicrafts and baking of 75
HCP guild members took place
between the hours of 1:00 p.m.
and 4:00 p.m., last Saturday.
About 112 women from as far
event.
yas North Bay attended the
Total receipts from sales and a
door donation of $2 per person
totalled $700 according to the
treasurer.
A tea was held and tours were
conducted to show the visitors the
extensive Christmas decorations
which included lighted wreathes,
many candles and a decorated
tree nearly 20 feet high.
The $700 provides the guild with
funds to purchase necessities
requested by HCP. Last year, the
guild purchased curtains and
chairs for the Playhouse.
Bread Beaters
meet Tuesday
The Grand Bend Better Batter
Bread Beaters 4-H No. 1 club held
their sixth meeting Tuesday
evening at Mrs. Smeekens home
with 8 girls and 2 leaders present.
Roll call was to name the
supper dish you had made using
bread as the main ingredient.
At this meeting the girls made
several kinds of sweet breads,
including Swedish tea ring,
Hungarian bubbles and chelsea
buns, which they sampled for
lunch,
The record book cover was
designed by Matilda Van
Leeuwen.
80 present at
church meeting
The Christmas Ecumenical
meeting was held Thursday
evening at the Church of God with
about 80 in attendance.
Guests were present from the
Catholic, Anglican and United
churches.
Mrs. Morley Desjardine
chaired the meeting. She read
passages of the Christmas Bible
story which was alternated by all
singing many of the favorite
Christmas carols.
Diane Rood, from the Catholic
church, read a story by Peter
Marshall, "Lets keep Christ-
mas." Mrs. Wm. Blewett from
the United church read several
nostalgic Christmas poems.
Guest speaker was Mrs. John
Campbell and she spoke on
"God's visit to earth,"
A duet, `If I can help somebody
as I pass along," was sung by
Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. M,
Desjardine, accompanied by
Mrs. Campbell at piano.
Couple return from
journey to Ottawa
GRAND BEND
ARC gets $9,000 grant
RAND BE
AND DISTRICT NEWS
December 11, 1975 THE EXETER-TIMES ADVOCATE
page 1A.
Seasonal activity in town
may influence planning study
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Fire Protection offered by the Dashwood
Volunteer Fire Department to the Rural Area of
Hay Township will be
DISCONTINUED
as of January 1st, 1976.
The Police Village of Dashwood has been unable to
negotiate an acceptable contract with Hay
Township for fire protection service and is therefore
forced to discontinue offering fire protection to this
a rea.
To those affected within Hay Township please con-
tact your Township Clerk for information as to
where you should phone in case of future fire
protection requirements.
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