Times-Advocate, 1979-03-21, Page 13Mprch 21,1979 Times-Advocate, Page 13
Institute hears I.G.A. ombudsman
Groups still disagree on diamond
Park renovations may be delayed
Plans to redevelop
Exeter’s community park,
add a second ball diamond,
soccer field and drainage
have moved only marginally
since last fall and unless
there is a quick and suc
cessful fund-raising cam
paign, it may have to be
delayed until next year.
Cost of the project has
been estimated at $55,000
and application has been
made to Wintario for half
that amount.
However, Al Sinclair of the
ministry of culture and
recreation who attended
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Thursday’s meeting of the
South Huron rec centre
board of management,
explained that no approval
would be received from
Wintario until the com
munity has raised its half.
He warned that no con
struction could start until
Wintario approval has been
received, pointing out that
the application would be null
and void if there is any in
dication construction has
started before approval has
been received.
Former mayor Bruce
Shaw, who attended the
meeting in the hope of get
ting some action on the ball
diamond, said that the two to
three-month delay suggested
by Sinclair’s comments was
in fact a 12-month delay
because it would be too late
at any rate to start work for
the coming season.
“The problem is that
there’sno guaranteewe’ll get
funds (Wintario) if we do
raise our half,’’ Don
Cameron added.
“That’s faint,’’ Sinclair
replied, adding that Wintario
may make an 'exception and
give tentative approval in
view of the time element
involved.
Shaw advised the board
that some of the minor
hardball enthusiasts had
canvassed industries and
businesses in the area and
had raised over $2,500 for
team sponsorship and for
work on the diamond and
there were promises for
more money.
On questioning from board
members, Shaw said that to
be “frank and candid”, there
was some conflict within the
local ball community as to
whether a hardball or soft-
ball diamond should be
considered.
However, he said he felt
• the two groups could settle
the matter.
Bill Brock suggested the in
fighting between baseball
groups could hurt the
project. “We have to stick
together,” he opined.
“That’s the first thing ball
people have to do,” board
member Bob Down said.
He went on to say that the
key thing was to get out and
raise the necessary funds,
and asked what had hap
pened to the Exeter
recreation sub-committee
who had been asked last fall
to spearhead the project by
the board.
Chairman Kenley Camp
bell said her group had
meetings on the subject to
consider the timing and who
Was going to conduct the
canvass, but no definite
action had been taken as yet.
“We’re moving as fast as
we were last year,” Jerry
MacLean said to former
board member Shaw,
Need plan?
There was also a hint from
Sinclair that such projects
could be stalled by a new
edict from the ministry that
communities would have to
have long-range master
plans for recreation before
capital funds would be
provided for facilities.
He suggested that one
reason for the decision was
the fact Wintario is low on
funds, but .from a more
positive standpoint it would
force municipalities to slow
down and look at their
present needs before em
barking on anything new.
He said it was evident
from the recent building
boom on arenas that some
long-range planning was
needed. Some of the arenas
built in the last three or four
years should not have been,
he hinted, noting that some
were now “squeaking” for
operating funds.
In fact, Sinclair predicted
that had masterplans been
required, the four-county
area served by his ministry
office in London would have
had about 20 new arenas
instead of the 50 that were
erected.
“What we’re saying is that
now before we give you
money, you have to do a
valid study to prove you
really need it (the project)
and that you can afford to
build it and operate it.”
He said the master plans
would not establish hard
rules, but would be used to
help set priorities.
Sinclair advised that
Wintario would pay 50 percent
of the cost involved and he
estimated it could cost up to
$20,000 total for such a study
of recreation in the South
Huron area.
“I’d have a hard job
selling that (study cost) to
council,” Mayor Derry
Boyle exclaimed, after being
advised that the other 50
percent can come from
municipal funds.
Organize
GB scouts
Nineteen citizens of the
Grand Bend area as well as
the Commissioner of
scouting for the district of
Huron, Mr. Walter Thomas,
met in the town hall March
17 for the purpose of in
vestigating the details of
forming a Cub pack in the
village.
The Commissioner and
Mr. Cris Patchett, a cub
master from Toronto who
was visiting in the area
answered questions from
the floor. At the end of the
hour and a half meeting
there was little doubt as to
the responsibilities of a cub
leader, group committee or
sponsors.
About half of the people
present volunteered to work
on a committee to establish
a group committee, choose
leaders and sign a sponsor.
The working committee
consists of people from the
greater Grand Bend area,
the village of Grand Bend
and the village of Dashwood.
Mr. Thomas was very
pleased to see such a large
and enthusiastic turn-out
and after the meeting said
“that Grand Bend could cer
tainly have a Cub Pack in
operation this September.”
Registration set
for soccer club
The Grand Bend and
district soccer registration
for the 1979 season will be
held Saturday morning,
April 7 at 10:00 a.m. through
to 2:00 p.m. in Alhambra
Hall, which is three miles
south of Grand Bend, (sign
at Highway 21).
Registration is open to
everyone aged 6 to 16. A
second registration session
will be held a week later on
April 14th at the same place
and same time.
April 7 is also the date for
the Soccer Association’s first
annual dance to be held at
the Old Theatre in downtown
Grand Bend, (now Gord and
Jean’s banquet hall). Doors
will be open at 8:30 p.m. with
music being supplied by
“The Serenades.” Lunch will
be provided after the dance
and tickets are still available
at $5 each from committee
members and coaches.
Finally, a district general
meeting is scheduled for
April 18 at 8:00 p.m. in
Alhambra Hall with
everyone welcome.
The March meeting of
Clandeboye Women’s
Institute was held in St.
James church Wednesday
afternoon. They had as their
guests, Riverview Institute
of Ailsa Craig and Clover
dale Institute of Parkhill.
President Mrs. Art
Hodgins opened the meeting
with the Institute Ode, Mary
Stewart Collect, followed by
the Lord’s Prayer. Mrs. Pete
Groenewegen, Convener of
Family and Consumer
Affairs arranged the
program. ; ’
Mrs. Jack Hodgson ‘ in
troduced the speaker Marie-
Paule Green of Toronto,
National Director of Con
sumer Affairs for I.G.A. She
acts as Ombudsman or
contact, for all food shoppers
in general and I.G.A.
customers and relays con
cerns, or problems, to
management.
She explained the metric
system of packaging also
measuring utensils used in
baking and cooking. She was
accompanied by an assistant
from Toronto, also the
general manager for all IGA
stores and two of the Darling
Good dart
tournament
for $1,000 in
Boaden team
won the main
The Exeter Legion was
host to a very successful
mixed dart tournament
Saturday with 52 teams
participating
cash prizes.
The Mike
from London
event. Mike teamed with Dot
Macfie to place second in
doubles.
Dave Green and Sheila
Hurley, London were the
doubles champions and Mr.
and Mrs. George Edginton
were third.
The four men that won the
all Ontario dart cham
pionship in 1978 were in
Exeter Saturday and
played on different teams.
Dave Green, Frank Varley
and Mike Boaden had seven
games of 180 between them,
Marg Thomas recorded
the highest score for the
women with a 142.
we can be very pushy.
EXETER'S
LARGEST
DEPARTMENT
STORE
Decorating? We enjoy getting involved!
Draperies? Selection and craftsmanship, including installation.
Drapery Hardware? A better stock than anywhere else.
Flooring? Hard surface or carpeting, we do it well 'cause we know
what we're doing.
Wallcoverings? Enough to blow your mind ... in stock or
ordered in
Paints?We tint them to a tee. $4.95 qt. or $13.95 gal.
Blinds? Sure we carry them and you get what you pay for (cutting
included). Gets the heat off.
Shades?Roll-ups or Roman . . . good looking all the way to the
top.
to
brothers of I.G.A. Lucan and
Exeter.
They answered many
questions asked by the W.I.
members. To promote
several I.G.A products on
the market, they had made
up five bags of groceries,
including these products,
each bag valued at$5 which
they drew names for.
Two bags went
Cloverdale members, two to
Clandeboye and one to a
Riverview member. Mrs.
Groenewegen thanked the
speaker and her assistants
and the meeting continued
with a game that introduced
each guest as well as the
Clandeboye members.
The Roll Call, “The most
unusual food I have eaten”
was answered by 16 mem
bers and 20 guests. During
the business, Mrs. Arthur
Hodgins donated a Colonial
patchwork quilt to the W.I.
so a lottery will be held
during the next three months
on an afghan and the quilt to
raise money for W.I. work.
Lunch conveners, Ruth
Hill, Mary Scott, Isobel
Simpson, Aggie
Groenewegen and Kay
Armstrong served a lovely
lunch and a social time was
enjoyed together. Mrs.
Craven of Riverview and
Mrs. Ritchie of Cloverdale
extended their thanks to
Clandeboye on behalf of their
members.
Much to the surprise of the
ladies when they stepped
outside to go home, they
faced a very bad snowstorm
and icy road conditions.
Hopefully, everyone arrived
home safely.
Card party
St. James A.C.W. spon
sored an euchre party
Wednesday evening. The
stormy weather didn’t seem
to scare the people away as
they had seven tables in
play.
Prizes went to Ladies high,
Mrs. Maurice McDonald;
men’s high, Andy Thomp
son; lone hands, Mrs. Cecil
Neil and Tom Tomes; low
scores, Mrs. Lloyd Elliott
and Evan Hodgins. Con
veners were Joan and Hazel
Cunningham.
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Sweet Adelines win
The London Chapter of
Sweet Adelines” travelled to
.Grand Rapids, Michigan on
the weekend where they
placed first in competition
with nineteen choruses.
Members from this area
are Rhea Markus, Clan
deboye, Sonny Edwards of
4th Con. of McGillivray and
from Lucan area, Beulah
Hardy, Loretta Dickson,
Mary De Graw, Shirley
Jones, Judy Darling. Julie
Beadle and Maxine Parnell.
The Country Plus I Quartet
placed first in the Novice
Award. Sonny Edwards,
Mary De Graw and Maxine
Parnell are a part of that
quartet.
Personals
Mr. & Mrs. Russell Brock,
Goderich and Mr. & Mrs.
Don Brock, Bruce and Beth
of Wasaga were Saturday
dinner guests of Mr. & Mrs.
Arthur Hodgins.
Marie Cunningham, Janet
Spruyette and Ronna Hughes
are enjoying the March
break in Florida with
McNaughton Tours.
Marilyn Groenewegen,
Commercial student at
North Middlesex District
High School was at Stewart
Seeds at Ailsa Craig last
week on work experience
arranged by the school.
Carolyn Hardy
CHECK SAP TANKS — Erinn and Kelley Grant peer into the
sap storage tanks at the Jack Ford sugar bush operation in
Stephen township. The youngsters were part of the South
Huron Big Brothers Association visit. T-A photo
companied by friends from
Chatham is spending this
week in Jamaica.
Mrs. Arnold Blake is a
patient in University
Hospital where she had
surgeiry on her hands,
Tuesday.
Lucan leads
Shelbourne
The Lucan juveniles have
taken a quick two game lead
over Shelbourne in Ontario
Minor Hockey Association
juvenile “D” playoffs.
The Lucan club defeated
Shelbourne by scores of 8-1
and 8-5 over the weekend.
The third game is being
played tonight, Wednesday
in Shelbourne. If a fourth
contest is necessary it will go
Friday night in Lucan at 8
p.m.
In OMHA pee wee playoffs
Smithville defeated Lucan
by scores of 6-3 and 8-5 in
Friday and Sunday games
after Lucari won the first
game a week earlier.
The fourth game goes
Thursday night in Smith
ville.
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