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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1979-08-22, Page 1371, 'HAY •Z.,#7070., • GRAND BEND'S DREAM — Reeve Bob Sharen was presented with a sketch of how he'd like to see the north pier. Sharen thinks Grand Bend should have its own "Ontario Place". Council has dreams for old pier MAKING AN ATLAS — Assistant Curator at Lambton Heritage Museum Chris Andreae is now seeking funds to have a historical atlas printed. He has been working or, the book for several years, 0 PP investigate crash :4. 410 77.0 -1,21 -406 '4 2.!•, Nog `Here Kitty, Kitty, Kitty...' • • f .4 .• nt. Curator writes book, seeks publishing funds "MY DEAR NATASHA" — One of the big attractions at Ted Relouw's Zoo just off highway 21 south of Grand Bend is Natasha, the baby cougar. At left the young mountain lion dances with the zookeeper's son Matt Relouw, Above, Natasha purrs while Matt's brother Ron scratches her behind the ears. And at right, she decides she's bored with the whole thing, and leans on a stump. Natasha's mother was a Florida cougar, while her father was a mountain lion from Western Canada. At age 1 1/2 , Natasha is getting pretty stong, and sometimes breaks her chain. Then she has a good time chasing ducks and other birds around the zoo. The Relouws have had the big playful kitten declawed. Imes wocate Se mop; V&A Munn., Yonh hi( ik&f....t ,mn•FP *i Surf-sailers-cross lake morning, waiting for wind for several hours before they abandoned the trip. By this time funds were running short, and the young people decided that they couldn't afford to stay in Sanilac any longer. The only hotel didn't take credit cards, Debbie said. "We were all running right out of money, so Mark and I decided to drive home," Debbie said. She said that she and her husband still plan to cross the Lake on the surf-sailers this summer. "It's not a defeat, just a delay," she added. Only Larry and Wayne were able to make the 15 hour trip. The two were dressed in full length wet suits. They spent five hours travelling after dark. Winds were good, at about 15 knots, according to Debbie. At about a mile from Grand Bend's shore the winds died, and it took them longer to reach land than they had anticipated. "They were wearing breast lights and we could moo= see them bobbing around out there," Debbie said. At press time Larry and Wayne were still sleeping after their tiring journey and were not available for comment. The assistant curator at Lambton Heritage Museum, Chris Andreae, is in the final stages of preparation on an atlas he is planning to have published. Andreae has been working on the book since 1975. He's calling it "A Historical Railway and Canal Atlas of Canada." He admits that it won't become a best seller, but he does think it will be a valuable reference book in libraries and other areas where people -Warit *to do historical research. He spent over two years researching the book. This study was a natural follow- up to a previous book he had worked on. His first book was a much smaller work entitled "A Railway Atlas of Southwestern Ontario." Because railways and canals were the main modes of transportation in Canada, Andreae says his book will be a fairly corn- Damages came to $1550.00 as the result of a two car accident on highway 21 about 11/2 miles south of Grand Bend on August 13. The vehicles were driven by Rudolf Kroeber of Port Franks and Erwin Heissenberger of RR 2, Grand Bend, Kroeber received minor injuries. On August 12 a car driven by Gaetan Dupuis of Hamilton collided with a van driven by Bruce Wilson of Thedforci, There were no plete study of early travel. Andreae has written the text and had it prepared by a typist, and has worked on the maps. He hopes to have a professional cartographer do the mapping for the book. Although hiring a professional map-maker is very expensive, Andreae feels it is necessary to have the maps and labelling done well. Andreae has had a "prespectuS" (a small sample of his text and maps) printed, and at present he is busy sending the sample to different groups and people he thinks might be able to back him financially. Andreae estimates that the book will sell for $45 but that will not begin to cover ex- penses. The cost will vary depending, on the type of paper and cover he decides to use, but it will be in the tens of thousands of dollars His decisions on the quality injuries and damage was estimated at $936.00. A motorcycle collided with a mailbox on Yogi Bear drive August 14. Driver of the motorcycle, David McChesney of Arkona, was taken to Strathroy General Hospital by ambulance, Property damage was estimated at $400,00. The Pinery Park detach- ment of the Ontario Provincial Police laid 41 charges under the liquor licence Act, Grand Bend of printing will depend on the number of grants he is able to get. The atlas will be a large format book and only about a half dozen presses in Canada can handle a book that big, Andreae says. Because of the other difficulties in reproducing maps, many publishers are unwilling to do it. Andreae is planning on having only 2,000 copies printed. Andreae has had some success with his fund raising campaign, and he says that many people are interested in his work. "It's riding partly on the nostalgia kick-- people are more interested in railways now," Andreae says, Andreae says the book will not only have a complete history of railways in Canada, but will also bring it up to date. The book will include several "family" trees of rail companies and how they evolved. OPP laid 24 liquor charges. Three people were charged by the Pinery OPP under the narcotic control act, while Grand Bend OPP charged one person. Pinery police charged 28 people under the provincial parks act, and 23 under the highway traffic act. Two criminal code charges were laid, and one in- vestigation for a missing person took place. Pinery OPP also investigated one theft. Well, we celebrated our eighth anniversary the other night--or maybe it was just our second. It depends on how you want to look at it-- weeks or months, Either way I figure Victor and I are still in the newlywed stage--which is a nice way of saying we still have "adjustments" to make. For example, I am lear- ning to like Johnny Carson. I feel that liking Johnny is an adjustment I'll have to make, since Johnny seems to spend a lot of time in our living room. Now, I don't dislike Johnny, occasionally his jokes are pretty funny. But every night? Night after night Ed McMahon says "Everything you want to know about (whatever topic they're discussing) is in that book," and night after night Johnny will reply "Wrong again, bubonic plague breath," or another pet name equally as sweet, Now the first time I saw this little routine a few weeks ago, I laughed. The'next time I saw it I chuckled, and the third time they did it, I smiled. After seeing this little skit several times, I can barely groan. Victor, on the other hand, insists he's been watching the Tonight Show since he was 12 years old. And he laughs uproariously as soon as Johnny starts lecturing on a topic because he knows that soon Ed will go into the "Everything you'd wanta know" line and then Johnny will give him a put down about his breath, Victor finds the whole thing hilarious night after night. He'll even invite friends over and they'll go through the routine together. As I said, I'm trying to like Johnny-I'm adjusting. As for the domestic ad- jus tments-w ell, don't let anyone tell you that material possessions won't bring happiness. There's been a lot less hassle in Adjusting to please 'hien to page 2A No word from Gibbs The August deadline that "Archie" Gibbs gave to Grand Bend council for the purchase of the beach came and went without mishap, according to Clerk Louise Clipperton. Gibbs claims to have purchased the beach from his uncle Harold Gibbs who says that the popular spot in Grand Bend has been in his possession for some time. The younger Gibbs attended a village council meeting in Grand Bend on August 7 and offered to sell the beach to the village. He left the meeting abruptly, and has not officially contacted council again, Clipperton says. Grand Bend made no offer to buy the beach, because according to Reeve Bob Sharen, "We own it." Gibbs has not announced any plans for the beach since the deadline he gave council has expired. Grand Bend council is still dreaming of the day when they can have their very own "Ontario Place" standing at the mouth of the river in Lake Huron. Gerry Mac of Lambton Engineering in Sarnia presented council with a sketch of a complex he would like to see on the end of the north pier. Mac came to Monday night's council meeting with his drawing, and offered his services to council to do a feasability study of the recreational complex. In his picture he sketched a lighthouse and expansive docking facilities, As well, there would be a recreational area, Grand Bend council agreed that "it would be nice". Secretary manager of the Grand Bend Chamber of Commerce Bob Simpson attended the council meeting to discuss sewer connections on Main Street, As a representative of the Chamber, Simpson is con- tacting people on Main Street so that connections can be made as efficiently as possible. Simpson has made arrangements with San- dercotts Construction to make the sewer connections. Sandercotts will then bill the village for the work, and the village will have to bill the individuals involved. Council decided to draw up a letter that Simpson will give to the businessmen on Main Street. The individuals will sign an agreement saying they will pay the village for the work. Sewer work on Main Street will start the day after Labour Day, according to Simpson. John Williams, Paul Thompson and Bob Riddell of the La nib ton-Ken t assessment office attended the council meeting to discuss the assessment equilization factor, Council members were concerned about the discrepency between the assessment of homes on the north and south sides of the river."No other municipality has such a great variance in home values," said Reeve Sharen. The assessor explained how sales and appraisals were considered in the assessment. Council voted to raise the Grand Bend's volunteer firemen paid a surprise visit to council at Monday night's meeting. Council agreed to give the firemen 10 minutes to speak, even though they weren't listed on the prepared agenda. Fireman Prosper Van- bruaene said they could talk in five minutes "When will this fire agreement be straightened out--it makes us look like a bunch of dum- mies," Van Bruaene said. Fireman Stan Lovie echoed Van Bruaene's statement. "We get a lot of flak, and we're the ones that look bad because we're the firemen," Lovie said. About a dozen firemen attended the meeting, Grand Bend's council has not been able to come to an agreement with the councils of Bosanquet and Stephen townships for fire protection, One of the volunteers pointed out that several of the firemen live in Bosanquet and Stephen townships and they want to see those areas protected, The last fire agreement between the three municipalities was signed in 1969, interest on tax arrears. The tax arrears penalty was raised from 12 per cent per annum to 15 per cent per annum. The charge will be 1 1/4 per cent per month in 1980. Councillor Keith Crawford declared a conflict of in- terest when council voted to reduce taxes on some property he owns. Taxes were reduced or cancelled on several businesses and properties in Grand Bend. where circumstances have changed recently. Reeve Bob Sharen said that Bosanquet "got an agreement, then they reneged." Councillor Keith Crawford said, "We've received that agreement, it's not that far out of whack," Stan Lovie asked that Grand Bend hold a meeting with the other two councils and come to an agreement. Councillor Harold Green told him that that would be the third that Grand Bend had taken the initiative. "They don't bargain in good faith, Sharen said. Council agreed to invite the township councils to a meeting in September to settle the dispute, Prosper Van Bruaene asked if the firemen could attend the meeting, and Reeve Sharen said that their presence would be beneficial. The dispute centres around the cost of fire protection, and the owner- ship of equipment. There are also problems concerning the cost and ownership of a new fireball, which Grand Bend council would like to have built, The firemen came to the meeting after their regular practise. Page 1A From Sanilac to Grand Bend Mary's SilligS BY MARY ALDERSON AUGUST 22, 1979. Price Per Copy 25 Cents Larry Ebbs picked a strange way to celebrate his 24th birthday Monday. He spent the entire day standing on a board in Lake Huron. Larry along with Wayne Kapitaniuk, both summer residents of Grand Bend, might get into the Guiness World Records by the first crossing of Lake Huron on a surf-sailer. Surf-sailers are surf boards with sails on them, made popular a few years ago by beer com- mercials on television. The sport is also called wind surfing. Larry and Wayne left Sanilac, Michigan at 11.00 a.m. Monday and arrived on shore in Grand Bend at 2.00 a.m. Tuesday. They were accompanied by John Mitchell in his sailing yacht "F-Stop". Friends greeted them on the beach and celebrated the crossing with a late night dinner of corn .and birthday cake. The two sailors were tired and hungry. The plan for the Lake Huron trip originated with Mark and Debbie Stewart-- the husband and wife team who owns "Watersport Rentals" in the old casino in Grand Bend. This is the second season that the two have been renting surf- sailers in Grand Bend, They decided along with four friends that it would be fun to cross Lake Huron. They had hoped that all six of them would be able to make the trip. Unfortunately weather conditions were not favourable, Four of the would-be- sailots--Larry,Wayne, Bob Ferguson and Steve Taylor- left Grand Bend early Friday morning on the "F- Stop" with the six surf boards tied on top of the boat. Mark and Debbie drove to Sanilac with the sails strapped on top of their car. All six of them set out Saturday morning to cross the lake. About five miles from shore the wind died and they were stranded. They returned to Sanilac. They went through the same procedure Sunday Firemen want agreement •