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PICKING UP LITTER LEFT BY CAMPERS — Two workers
from ARC Industries in Dashwood, Francis Knox and Danny
Carter are busy picking up litter left by the thousands of
campers who came to Pinery Park this summer.
CAMPSITE REHABILITATION — After spreading top soil
and seeding gross on sandy campsites, Natural Resources
employees have to block off the area with posts. Digging post
holes are Rob Brownell and Stan Boll, while Teddy Thomas
gets more posts ready. Sandy camp sites cause problems
when tent stakes won't stay in the ground, or trailers get stuck.
Council won't adopt flood plan
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MOVEMENT OF A SAND DUNE STOPPED — When 30,000
plants of beach gross were put into this steep sand dune, wind
erosion was finolly under control. Naturalist Terry Crabe had
a fence erected across the top of the dune to prevent people
from walking on the grass and killing it. As the grass takes
hold, more plants will grow in the sand.
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• • Pinery employees keep busy,
even during off-season
Things seem really quiet
at Pinery Provincial Park.
You don't hear the squeals of
delight as children splash in
the lake. Nor do you hear car
motors as they drive in and
out past the gate. And you
don't hear the sizzle of
hamburgs cooking on
hundreds of barbeques.
But even though it seems
quiet during the off season in
the Pinery, there are still
noises, The noises are dif-
ferent in the fall You'ixemore
apt to hear a rustle in the
long grass as a deer leaps
just out of sight, or the calls
of blue jays that you couldn't
hear in summer,
But the most important
4-H CLUB NEWS
The Rolling Coasters 411
club no 2 held meeting five,
Tuesday evening at Marilyn
Walper 's home. Next
meeeting will be Oct. 16, at
Kathy Allister's home.
Roll Call - Historically
many articles were
needlepointed for personal
use and household items.
Name one. Include picture or
sketch of article in project
manual.
In the work period the
eight girls attending learned
the overcast stitch, and how
to stretch their coasters back
to shape.
noise at this time of year is
the sound of work crews
fixing things up after a busy
summer, and preparations
being made for the coming of
winter.
Park naturalist Terry
Crabe says that after a busy
summer there is much to be
done. And it was a very busy
summer! The park had more
campers than in recent
years -- "families are
Coaling back," Terry says.
The park was filled to
capacity every weekend but
one in August when it was
cold and rainy. The average
attendance on one of the
organized nature walks was
about 55 this summer, up 15
per cent from past years.
For the fall, the 1000
campsites have been
reduced to 450 sites in the
Riverside area. Dunes and
Burley, the other two cam-
ping areas, have been closed
down. Riverside will only
remain open until December
15. However, the large areas
for group camping will
remain open year round.
The campsites in Dunes
area are being looked after
now that they are closed to
campers, As part of Pinery's
campsite rehabilitation
program the sites are given
a layer of top soil and then
seeded with grass. Good
weather this fall has aided
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the rehabilitation program a
great deal.
Sites which have become
sandy through use are
grassed over -- campers
appreciate this after they
become stuck in the loose
sand with their cars or
trailers, or find it difficult to
pitch a tent in the soft sand.
After the sandy areas are
grassed, gravel is put down
in the areas where campers
park their cars, Then the
sites are kept out of use until
next July to make sure the
grass has a chance to grow,
Pinery workers also take
time in the fall to replant
trees to better locations.
After unused roadways or
paths are grassed over,
small trees are then planted
to help the vegetation get
started.
Terry says that trees are
taken from areas where they
are too thick, and then
transplanted. This is the best
time of year for replanting
small trees,
Workers from ARC in-
dustries in Dashwood and
the South Huron Association
for the Mentally Han-
dicapped are hired to scour
the empty campgrounds for
litter. The workers are sent
out with garbage bags and
poles with nails on the ends
to pick up all the scraps left
by a summer of campers.
Other Pinery employees
are busy cleaning the
comfort stations for the last
time. Only one heated
washroom stays open year
round. The rest have the
water drained from their
pipes and anti-freeze poured
into the toilets. Then win-
dows are boarded up and the
buildings locked.
Terry says he likes this
time of year best, because it
gives him an opportunity to
take a closer look at the flora
and fauna of the park, after a
busy summer of dealing with
people.
Terry now has time to
discover unusual wild
flowers like the fringe
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over Nairn
The Grand Bend
"Colonials" soccer team
beat Nairn 3 to 2 Sunday in
overtime,
Regulation play ended in a
2-2 tie with goals by William
Vandenbygaard and Peter
Backx, Net minder Luke
Mommersteeg was kept
busy by the Nairn team.
Dave Nolan scored in the
30 minute' overtime period to
give Grand Bend the win.
Grand Bend will meet
Nairn on thier field next
Sunday as the play-offs
continue. If a third game
against Nairn is necessary it
will be played on neutral
ground.
gentian that's growing in the
meadows of the Burley area.
He also has more time to
keep a close eye on the grass
that was planted on the big
sand dunes.
A year ago the Pinery
purchased 30,000 plants of
North American Beach
grass or Marram grass,
They were planted by hand
on the sand dunes along
Burley beach. The hardy
grass grows quickly and puts
out runners from its roots
which hold the sand in place.
More importantly, the
runners and roots allow
other seeds to get started,
and therefore more
vegetation finds the dunes
inviting.
The sand dunes were
suffering badly from wind
erosion. Terry says that the
area was disturbed when a
comfort station was built in
front of the dunes and what
little vegetation was there
was destroyed. The grass
was planted to repair the
damage man had made,
Armost all the plants
survived on the sandy hill,
and already other plants are
springing up between the
rows of grass. The area was
fenced off for the summer to
prevent people from
destroying the new grass.
For the same reasons
another study is underway to
look at building board walks
over the dunes. So many
pedestrians heading for the
lake have destroyed
vegetation on the sand
dunes. It's expected that a
walkway to the lake will be
built in the dunes area by
next spring.
Terry along with fellow
naturalist Case Van-
denBygaard, is busy in-
specting their trails, as well
as conducting walks on the
weekends, for fall campers
and visitors. Some trails
need repairs after heavy
traffic this summer.
Sawdust and wood chips are
laid on the trails to prevent
them from wearing too far
into the soil,
Grand Bend council'
celebrated .the 25th an-
niversary of Hurricane Hazelt
by taking a closer look at
their flood plain problems,,
Bill Mungall of the
Ausable-Bayfield Conser-
vation Authority attended
the meeting to explain the
authority's flood plain
proposals to council. The
levels used in the flood plain
study were those set 25 years
ago with the flooding caused
by Hurricane Hazel,
Mungall asked council to
support the authority's plan
of regulating the flood plain
areas. Mr. and Mrs. Art
Webb of Green Acres also
attended the meeting to
discuss the erosion problem
on their property.
Mungall said the authority
would like to inspect the
dumping or removal of fill,
or any construction that
might occur in a flood plain
area. Only commercial
fishing buildings or marinas
would be allowed to be
constructed in a flood plain
area. However, Mungall
stressed that each site would
be individually inspected,
and other exemptions might
be considered.
Council questioned
Mungall on the fines and
legal procedure involved if
someone did not comply with
the authority's rulings. When
Mundell explained that
procedures haven't yet been
determined, Reeve Robert
Sharen asked him to come
back at a later date with all
the information written
out. "I hate passing it
without seeing it," Sharen
said.
Council said that adopting
flood plain management
principles will be discussed
at the next meeting of the
planning board. Reeve
Sharen advised council to be
cautious in making flood
plain rulings, because "we
don't want a Bosanquet
situation,"
Bosanquet Township
council is having difficulties
after an old by-law
prohibiting building in flood
plain areas was discovered.
Many homes have already
been built there.
Council also agreed with
Mungall to go on with the
erosion control work into
area E. This area includes
the land behind Green Acres,
the Southcott and Sherwood
properties, and extends to
the Carmen Lovie property.
In another presentation
Council learned that the cost
of paving all the streets in
the village would be more
than they first considered.
Bill Ewing of Dillon Con-
sultants attended the
meeting to discuss the
paving proposals.
In 1975 council earmarked
$15,000 for paving and im-
proving village streets. They
decided that all the streets
will be in better condition
than before sewer con-
struction. With interest they
now have over $20;000. Even
streets not disturbed .by
sewer installation will be
paved and improved,
Most of the paving costs
have already been budgeted
in the sewer expenses. A
good portion of these costs
will be picked up by, the
federal government, and the
provincial Ministry of
Environment. It is estimated
that it will cost between
$25,000 and $30,000 to pave
the rest of the village streets.
Many of the streets have
never been paved before and
have only a tar and chip
surface.
Council decided to look
further into making a
decision on paving Centre
Street by the Brewer's
Retail, Morenz Lane, and the
area in front of the fire hall.
Should they not pave these
areas, the final costs will be
substantially lower.
A report from a meeting of
the Recreation committee
two weeks ago rec-
commended that council put
the $800 surplus from the
swim program towards the
purchase of a $1200 Resusci-
Annie. A Resusci-Annie is a
life size doll used in the
teaching of artificial
respiration and cardio
pulmonary resuscitation.
The Rec committee
reported that Mrs, Helen
Kneale is willing to organize
the program and look after
the maintenence.
Council also suggested
that the Resusci-Annie could
be used as a means to test
life guards applying for jobs,
as well as during the
swimming lessons,
Volunteer firemen,
policemen and CPR trainers
could also use her. Council
agreed with the principle of
purchasing the Resusci-
Annie and decided to apply
for a Wintario Grant to help
with the cost. Service clubs
would also be asked for
assistance.
Sign permits were granted
to Carole Thar far Carole's
Craft Cupboard, and Mary
Morrice for For Goodness
Sake. Councillor Keith
Crawford commented that it
was "nice to see new
businesses in town."
Reeve Sharen reported
that Micheal Owen of The
Village Inn had been fined
$100 and $3 costs for not
getting sign permits for his
'-:October 17, 1979 Page .9
By MRS. HUGH MORENZ,
More than 50 friends and
relatives attended a birthday
party, Sunday at Shipka
Community Centre honoring
Mrs. Martha Sweitzer, of
Exeter, on the occasion of
her 90th birthday.
In the social time, visiting
and program were enjoyed,
and a smorgasbord supper.
She received many
greetings and gifts. Quests
were present from Chatham,
Exeter, Lambeth, Sarnia,
Gravenhurst, London and
Grand Rend.
Cliff and Velma Russell
attended the funeral last
Wednesday of their sister-in-
law, Mrs. Everett (Eileen)
Russell, Detroit, held at
David J. Wysacki Funeral
home, Ryan Road,
Michigan,
Sympathy of this com-
munity is extended to Nancy,
Bill, Jason and Lori Fink-
beiner, in the death of
Nancy's father Jacque
England last week.
Mrs, Gordon Ratz and
Barbara have returned from
a ten day holiday to Van-
couver Island, Victoria, and
in Port Albernie they visited
cousins Melvin and Clara
Lamport.
Ruth Zielman and Wayne
Robson of Essex, and Susie
Zielman, spent a week's
holidays in Chatham., New
Brunswick, with their
cousins Mr. and Mrs. John
Sadler. They travelled
through Canada on way out
and through U.S. on way
home.
Mrs. Betty MacNamara
and Mrs. L. Elliot, of Lon-
don, visited Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Lorne Fenner, and
Herbert Harlton.
Jack and Marilyn
Pickering, Glenda, Jennifer
and Justin, spent the week-
end in Welland. The former
with Marilyn's mother, Mrs.
Elsie Comfort and the latter
three with their cousins Mr.
and Mrs. Brian Anger.
Jackie and Jenny Russell
spent Saturday with Annie
Morenz,
three signs, Sharen said the
permits would have cost $15.
Council agreed to pay
$14,743,40 in accounts
payable for the month of
October, Colonials win Signs marking the trails
are brought in for painting
• and will be put up againnext
summer. Case ana Terry are
also preparing new
brochures for next summer.
Better maps and descrip-
tions of the Pinery will be
included,
But not all preparations
are for the next summer.
There are many plans in the
making for winter activities.
Cross country ski trails are
being groomed, and the
nature display centre is
being slowly dismantled to
convert it back to the ski
chalet. In the meantime, the
nature centre is open
weekends. Preparations for
the skating rink and
toboggan run will soon be
under way.
BY MARY ALDERSON
When we got our new pup,
Pepper, last week, I started
to tell you about my various
pets in my column. Well, you
just heard the beginning of
it,
As a matter of fact, in my
diary of 1967,1 took an in-
ventory of my pets. (Yes, I
always kept a diary, until
this year when I found out
that people would pay me to
write, so I quit writing in
my spare time.)
Anyway one day in 1967,
when there was little else
happening in my life, I took
the time to list each pet by
name, and describe it in
detail, There were two dogs
and a cat, (ordinary stuff,
you say,) two rabbits (soon
after that there were many,
many mote) and three
ducks.
Sometime that year I got
my first rabbit - and named
her Roberta Rabbit. (tier
middle name was Bunny.)
Later however, we
discovered that Roberta was
in fact a Robbie, and I
begged, until my parents let
Me have another real
Roberta,
Before long at all, there
were baby bunnies all over -
too numerous to name. We
just called them "First
litter", "Second litter," and
so on. Except that my
parents didn't let the "and so
on" go on too long.
Soon I agreed to let the
baby bunnies go back to my
cousin's farm where the
originals had come from.
Eventually I learned the
little ones were fattened and
sent to a canning factory for
stew,
The story of my pet ducks
is somewhat similar. One
day a friend of my father's
brought me an old mother
duck and her nest of eggs,
These weren't your average
barn yard ducks, but pretty
coloured wild Mallards,
which had moved in with his
barnyard flock.
Seven eggs hatched and I
spent the summer playing
with the darling black and
yellow balls of fluff. Then in
late fall, five of the young
ducks disappeared, one day
while I was in school. I never
did figure out why there was
so much dark meat on the
chicken that Sunday dinner.
But I still had Mama Duck,
and her two offspring which I
named Sir Francis Drake
and Lady buck. Mama
Duck, although she was
happy to eat the food I put
out for her, never did get too
friendly with people. Sir
Francis, too, always felt it
was necessary to keep a
stately distance. But Lady
Duck became a real pet, She
would come when she was
called, and enjoyed sitting in
the mat right Outside the
back door.
Incest doesn't seem to be a
big problem with ducks and
there were more eggs the
next spring. We even had to
get some hens to help sit on
the eggs. It was great fun
'Watching the look on a
chicken's face, when her
brood Of "chicks " ignores her
clucking and goes swimming
in a big tub.
HE SCORES — An unidentified Nairn player looks on in dismay as Pete Backx of Grand
Bend Colonials goes into the net after the soccer ball. The Nairn goalie k on the ground,
and behind him is John Mennen of Grand Bend, The Colonials won 3-2 in overtime.
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