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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-01-09, Page 2Times-Advocat January 9, 1980. No shortage on wood yet Woodstroves for .fun and heat Every. WEDNESDAY all persons 65 years of age or older upon presentation of their Government Health & Welfare Identity Card on purchase up to $50.00 will get 5% discount. IN LOCATIONS RUNG'S ,imatImIllornemoWirt roPPIIIPPOPPIPRIPPIPPIPPOP,.. LUCAN MON. TO SAT. 9:900 - 6:00 FRI. 9:00 9:00 227-4082 HURON PARK MON TO SAT.' 9:00 - 6:00 FRI. 9:00 - 9:00 228-6754 EXETER MON., TUES., SAT. 9:00 - 6:00 WED., THUR., FRI. 9:00 - 9:00 235-0420 Boneless LEG OF PORK Reg. or With Dressing $ I 39 LB. III FREEZER SPECIALS Whole Pigs LB. 79t Half of Pork 85( Loins of Beef LB. L1 99 Loins of Pork LB. $139 VOTE FOR THE DARLING EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH And Have A Chance To Win A $25.00 Food Voucher Vote for the employee who gave you that little bit of extra attention, or who made your shopping a little more pleasant. It is your chance to give that employee the recognition he or she deserves. EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH AT DARLING'S Name Address Telephone No My choice for Employee Of The Month Is EACH MONTH A DRAW WILL BE MADE AND A LUCKY CUSTOMER WILL RECEIVE A '260D FOOD VOUCHER FOR PARTICIPATING IN OUR CONTEST - NO PURCHASE 'REQUIRED • Homemade SMOKED HAM Whole.or Shank Portion CONGRATULATIONS ' To Rena Wood of our Lucan Store who was voted the Employee of The Month for December. RENA WOOD SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER WINNER WINNER WINNER SHIRLEY WILLIS BEV MAYO VIC NEIL LILY GREB EXETER, was the winner of our $25 food voucher draw. Fresh Sliced - SIDE PORK Fresh Leg of. Pork Shank Portion ROAST LB 8 ( LB 88t • A LOT OF WOOD CHOPPING — It would take a lot of wood to keep all the stoves at The Collectors' Shop in Kirkton fired up. Fortunately, only two of their stoves are used. Verna Burgin shows the importance of an air-tight door. WARM AND COZY — Kim and Keith look on as father Keith Crawford stokes up the fire in their wood stove. The Crawfords heat their home with this stove in the basement. puff of .smoke back in the room. Crawford has the. stove in his basement ree room, and, says that already enough, warm air goes up the Metre, to heat the rest of the house. However, he plans to cut open registers in. the basement ceiling to move the hot air upstairs. The stove also keeps the basement free from moisture. Thee. Crawford family likes their particular style of stove because the doors can be opened and a screen placed over the front so that they can enjoy an open fire. vas wadenbprg at mi Wean sells the Tempwood down draft stove. She says that although she is not impressed with the looks of the stove, she has tried other kinds and found this to be the most efficient. The. Van- The parking lot issue that caused reeve Robert Sharen's brief resignation last fall came back to haunt him at this week's council meeting. Council received five letters complaining about the cost of the new parking lot which is located directly behind the village hall, and they decided to take the issue to the Ontario Municipal Board. Sharen resigned last September 10 during a heated parking committee meeting. Main Street businessmen complained that they should not have to pay the cost of the parking lot, because they felt it benefitted the whole village, and all taxpayers should pay for it. However, 'council ex- plained to them that they would only have to pay for the parking lot if there was a deficit, and the lot could not pay for itself through its own revenue. Council also said that funds from the beach parking lot would subsidize the Albert Street lot, if necessary. It was decided that a maximum of only $50 would be charged to the Main Street businessmen if the lot had a deficit. Sharen withdrew his resignation, and later a letter was sent to the businessmen explaining that the maximum cost would be $50 a year, and that there should be no cost. As a result of the letter, five objections were received. Hans beJong of Grand Bend Clothing wrote that in past years there have been as many Vehicles in the village, and parking space was not needed. 'belong also felt that the lot'was not only for the. benefit of storekeepers, but cottagers and residents, too. Gordon Glazier of Gord and Jean's said that he objected to businessmen having to pay, and he wanted all taxpayers to share the cost. Don and Elizabeth Flear of Flear's Home Bakery expressed the same reasons as Glazier for not wanting to pay for parking lot deficits, and they added that parking lot was pur- chased to clear up an un- desirable area, and therefore all taxpayers were benefitting. Peter Bordon of Bordon's Happy Days wrote council that the greater percentage of the public didn't know of the parking lot's existance, and it was used mainly by city hall, court cases and people going yachting. Bordon said that it was the town's project, and if it needs financing, the town should finance it. A fifth letter was received from Hyman Arlin of The Orchard, who said that his business was not successful last summer, and he was going to discontinue operation, therefore felt he should not have to pay for the parking lot. Sharen said he believed Arlin's business has been sold. After clerk Louise Clip- perton read the complaint letters, the reeve told council they had three alternatives— they could pay for any deficits with the general rate, and "village taxpayers would subsidize Main Street businessmen who do not live in Grand Bend", or they could take the issue to the Ontario Municipal Board, or they could sell the parking lot. Council members selected the second alternative--they decided that they could go the OMB, and if there were still problems they could sell the parking lot later. Councillor Harold Green said that he didn't think there shdUld have been any complaints. "I'm sure they don't understand," Green said. Clerk Louise Clipperton said she was concerned' about Harold Klopp. Klopp, who owns Colonial Hotel, had approached council in September to say he had purchased additonal land to make more parking space for his customers. At that time Sharen had agreed with Klopp that he should not have to pay for the village lot, but council members did not support the reeve. No decision was reached with regards to Klopp and Clip- perton said she was afraid they might be some misunderstandings. The reeve said that Klopp could make any complaints of an OMB hearing. In other business, council met with delegates from the Public Utilities Commission Prosper Vantiruaene and Roy Johnson. Council told the PUC that they would like to make a uniform em- ployment policy for the village employees and PUC employees. The group discussed sick leave benefits and holidays. The PUC delegates did not agree with a request from council to make a parking lot in the area behind the PUC offices. A request for funds from the Ausable Bayfield Con- servation Authority was tabled by council, when they couldn't determine what work was in question. The letter said that some work would be done on a creek in Green Haven, the area owned by councillor Bill Baird. Sharen asked Baird to declare a conflict of interest and explain that Work needed to be done. "I can't tell you because I don't know," Baird replied. Green told council that there were cracks appearing in streets that had been While Iran and Alberta threaten to play havoc with oil costs, and Ontario Hydro announces another price hike, there are some people who won't be objecting quite as much this, year. An ever- increasing number of people have turned to wood as their source of heat this winter. The weodstove is making a come-back, People selling stoves in this area are all reporting an increase in business. Some salesmen are just devoted wood-burners who want to share the idea, while others are full-fledged businessmen. Laverne and Marj Hamilton are heating their home with a woodburning Carmor downdraft space heater. Mrs. Hamilton says that the doWndraft stove is more efficient because it burns longer, Because it is a downdraft, most of the ash is burned up and it needs very little cleaning, she says. This stove is strictly for heating purposes. Mrs. Hamilton keeps a kettle'of water on the stove to put moisture into their home, but she seldom cooks on it, Occasionally she will defrost frozen foods on the stove top, she says. You can see the Carmor stove in action in the Hamilton home, and they can sell similar stoves. The Collectors' Shop in Kirkton reports that sales of stoves are up about two to one over last year. Verna and George Burgin have a large variety of stoves in different sizes on display. The Burgins heat the shop with a stove. Mrs. Burgin says that the Lakewood Cottager is not a dressy stove but it cooks and heats well. Many of their bigger stoves have electric fans which blow the heat out. However, the stoves work well during a power failure, due to their radiant heat, Mrs. Burgin says. Some of the stoves feature glass doors, while others are can be left with the doors open, and a screen put across in front of the open flame. They also dell stoves which can be installed in front of a° traditional fireplace and use' that chimney. Several dealers said that they had heard of people bricking up fireplaces and installing wood stoves in front of them. Keith Crawford sells Lakewood stoves from his home at RR 2, Grand Bend, He stresses the importance of a stack theremometer, and like the Burgins will include a themometer with the price of the stove. A stack theremometer sits in the stove pipe well above the stove, and measures the temperature of the smoke as it is about to go out the chimney.. Crawford says that the stove operates most ef- ficiently when the theremometer is at about 400 to 500 degrees farenheit. Occasionally he will stoke the fire up to about 900 degrees to clean the creosote out of the chimney. Creosote is the build-up which occurs in the chimney when a fire is on constantly. When the build-up becomes too great, it can sometimes be a fire hazard. Exeter fire Chief Gary Middleton says that creosote builds up when wet wood is burned. He also named waxed milk cartons and other products which contain chemicals as dangerous. These paper products make the fires hotter than is safe, Artificial logs should also be avoided in some stoves because of the intense heat they give off. Middleton says that most stovepipes should not be heated beyond 1000 degrees farenheit. Crawford says that he is very concerned with the safety factor. Besides keeping a close eye on the temperature of his stove, he has fastened together the pipes with sheet metal screws, to eliminate any possibility of the pipe coming apart. Sometimes pipes that are just fitted together can come apart. he says. Crawford also says that for nim, artificial logs are a "no- no", not only for safety reasons. He says that he installed the stove to save money and conserve energy, and you can do neither by using the artificial logs. Ile says that by ex- perimenting with the drafts and damper on his stove he has learned how totnake the wood last longer and operate the stove to the right tem- perature. He said that it is important to open the damper before opening the Stove door to avoid getting a recently paved after sewer construction. "Main street is getting worse and worse,"' Green added, "That's .a real mess," Baird agreed. It was decided that the dog catcher would be told to only come to the village once a month during the winter months. The reeve told council he wanted to support the work of the new Cancer Society unit in Grand Bend. He asked that council keep in mind that the group was looking for a chairman. In his first speech of 1980 Sharen said that the high point of '79 was the beginning of work on the sewer system. He said that /council had failed in 1979 because they had been unable to persuade villagers to establish a Business Improvement Association. He said that in 1980 they are going to have to work on their municipal facilities, such as the firehall, village offices, police office and public works garage. He said that Grand Bend had the brightest and best future of any municipality in the county, and it requires the involvment of all the residents. STOP THINK Bea RED CROSS Blood Donor Grand Bend businessmen still objecting to parking lot costs denbergs heat, a large six bedroom, two storey farm house with two Tempwood stoves. Last year they only used one stove and spent $150 on oil for their furnace, Mrs, Vandenberg also does all her cooking on her wood stove during the winter. She estimates that this saves her about $15 a month on her electricity bill. And she says, it's "fun" to cook on a wood stove, Two years ago when she first went into business Mrs. Vandenberg sold about 35 stoves. Last year due -to illness, she didn't promote her business, but still sold 15 stoves. This winter she predicts she will sell 70 stoves. She says that they use the stove to burn all their waste paper, and that once the fire is started, very little wood is needed to keep it going, "People are surprised' how little wood is used," she says. Each seller has his or her own particular reasons for thinking that their stove is best. A potential buyer is advised to line up their priorities - heating, cooking, good looks, open fire, glass doors, and so on - and then go see the different stoves in action before making a decision. Firemen say that if a stove is installed properly and not allowed to over heat, it should not create any problems. The Collectors' Shop §ells chimney brushes, and chimney sweeps can be hired to keep chimneys and pipes clean. Although a recent notice in the paper from Consumer and Commercial Relations minister Frank Drea sayS- that someone installing a wood stove should contact their insurance agent, a quick check around Exeter proved the contrary. Spokesmen for Gaiser- Kneale Insurance and Bev. Morgan Insurance said that the use of a wood stove did not make any difference in .fire insurance. Area wood lot owners are reporting an increase in sales this year.' One lot is selling maple and ash for $24 a quartel cord or face Cord. This is 324bic feet of wood, or a pile one by four by eight feet. A traditional cord is four by four by eight. None of the stove owners had any particular kind of wood that they used, but all agreed that hardwood is the best. Crawford says that he likes to have his cut wood sit for more than a year. Wood that is fresh cut, green or wet should be avoided.