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Page 17
Sewers in Gibbs Park
may not be possible
Several homes in Gibbs
Park may not be connected
into Grand Bend's sewer
system because ,one lan-
downer won't give up a piece
of his property for a pumping
station, village council
learned Monday night.
Councillor Harold Green
who lives in that area said
the situation is very unfair,
because many homeowners
believe they are going to get
sewers. They will have to
pay more if the sewers are
added later.
Last summer landowner
Peter Dud agreed to give a 10
foot easement of his property
for the building of a pumping
station. He later changed his
mind, council was told in a
report from the sewer liaison
committee, Oud is presently
on vacation in Florida and
won't be home until Satur-
day.
The land in question was
recently purchased by Oud
and a portion was severed
and purchased by Harold
Amy. Both men agreed at
the time of the severence
that they would each give 10
feet for the pumping.station,
and engineers went ahead,
making plans on that
assumption. About $10,000
was spent on engineering
studies, councillor Harold
Green said,
Green said that unless Oud
agrees to give the easement,
homes on. Lakeside Circle
won't get sewer connections.
It might also mean that Amy
could not build on his
property, and Oud could not
put an addition on his house,
Green added.
Green told council that he
would like to talk to Oud and
explain the situation. "I
don't think he fully un-
derstands," Green said. °
Green asked if tenders for
the sewer work in that area
could be held until after he
talks to Oud this Saturday.
Clerk Louise Clipperton said
that she thought the tenders
would notbe called for until
after that time.
Council fears helicopter rides
may produce noise complaints
HOLDING TANK — Piles are being driven 50 feet into the
ground on highway 81 at the east edge of Grand Bend. This
will be the main pumping station in the sewer system, and is
one of the most expensive projects. Difficulties were en-
countered last week when the piles hit hard clay and some
buckling occurred. T-A photo
4-H club news
Several members of bank of Montreal.
Grand Bend council were The only delegate at Mon-
worried about noise corn- day's meeting was Jean
plaints when they considered Monteith of Monteith and
a request to operate a associates representing
helicopter in the village on developer Paul Fraleigh.
weekends during the Fraleigh owns the old
summer. Casino and some beach
Greg Kunderman of property. Ms. Monteith
Tillsonburg asked councillor came before council hoping
Harold Green if the village to clarify some questions on
would allow him to operate property zoning.
helicopter rides this In other business, council
summer. Kunderman would decided that all summer
take people on rides over the jobs available with them
village at a cost of $7 for an would soon be advertised.
adult and $5 for children. Employees are needed for
Deputy reeve Judy Uniac manning parking lots, look-
said that council would get ing after the docks, caring
complaints from the for the boathouse, and as life
villagers about the constant guards.
noise. "It's a good idea, Council decided to approve
but..." Liniac said, in principle a request for
Green said that Kunder- support from the Chamber
man had indicated that of Commerce in planning a
mufflers might be used if way to honour the late Eric
there were complaints about Mc Ilr oy, The chamber
the noise. Councillor Keith suggested that a plaque
Crawford said that he would might be erected and that
go along with the idea as other citizens who have
long as Kunderman paid his helped Grand Bend in the
transient trader's fee. ,past might be honoured.
Another problem was Clerk LouisA Clipperton
ding ,..site for, thehelicopterd. reported that-Slie jiad,receiv:-
to 1,a'n d and take of eta a complaitt from Mel
Suggested sites included the: Gaiser of GKiRealty on 81
soccer field, the new sports Crescent. Gainer said that
area, and the area beside the he did not like' having the
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Grand Bend 4-H club
number one, the "Better
Bedsides," met last week at
' Teresa Baltessens home.
This was meeting five. Roll
call was answered by
"Describing the furniture in
your bedroom and how you
use it."
Bedroom color schemes
were discussed, how to
arrange pictures on the walls
and the different types of
hooks to hang them by.
They also discussed what
they had done in macrame
and what else they would like
to do in macrame.
Press report by Shelly
Laporte.
Grand Bend 4-H club
number two met last
Either my dog covered'the
better part of Bosanquet
Township Sunday morning,
or a lot of well-meaning
people out there lied to me.
The day started bright and
early when Pepper and I got
up at 6:00 a.m. to see off my
husband as he headed for a
convention in Toronto.
I thought the logical thing
to do after that would be to
jump back into that warm
bed I had just climbed out of.
I tried to convince a very
wide• awake and exuberant
overgrown puppy that he
should go back to his warm
and cozy bed in the
basement.
Nothing doing. The sun
was up and he wanted out.
Fine, until he started
barking at the sunrise. The
neighbours wouldn't ap-
preciate a "woof-woof-woof"
at 6:15 . I went to the door
and called Pepper. tie
danced around, begging me
to go for a walk with him. I
put on my red fuzzy
housecoat and snowmobile
boots, and chased the
bouncing dog. (Now I know
why they call them
"springer" spaniels).
After a lot of dancing and
dodging, I grabbed him by
the collar and hauled him
back into the house. I was
quite definite about getting
back into that warm bed,
now. If the only way I was
going to get there, was to let
the dog join me, so be it.
Have you ever had a
bunkie that picks ice balls
out from between his toes
with his teeth, and then spits
them at you? It's really
refreshing to roll over on top
of a tiny chunk of ice.
7:00 a.m. - Pepper decides
that the most comfortable
place in the bed is my pillow
and sprawls himself across
my face. I wake up when
breathing becomes difficult,
get out of bed and haul him
down to the foot. 7:15 -
Pepper decides my pillow
needs plumping up. He grabs
it in his teeth and gives it a
good shaking, making the
appropriate growling noises.
7:30 - Pepper becomes
very affectionate. A couple
of swipes with his wet tongue
Tuesday evening at the town
hall for their organization
meeting, on "Your corner of
the world." Leader is Marg
Desjardine with assistants
Norma Walper and Nancy
Turnbull. Officers elected
were-President-Arlene
Walper Vice President-
Sherrie Desj'ardine
Secretary rotating, and
press reporter, Allyson
Shepherd.
The leaders gave an in-
troduction and history talk
on macrame.
The girls made a chart of
what their bedroom looks
like now and how they would
like it changed. DeCoration
ideas and , color; schemes
were discussed.
Loreen Devine spent last
Wednesday afternoon with
her father, Fred Weiberg, on
the occasion of his 89th birth-
day. They enjoyed birthday
cake with compliments of
the Blue Water Rest hoine.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Eagleson, of Grand Cove,
returned home from Florida
to attend the funeral of their
brother-in-law, Stuart Wolfe,
held last Friday in Dash-
wood.
Mr. and Mrs. Brent
Harrington, of London,
visited a day here last week
with her great grandmother,
Mrs. Mae Holt, a great aunt,
Beulah Holt, and her
grandfather, Erwin Holt.
Congratulations to Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Desjardine, on the
arrival of their first great
grandchild, with the birth
recently of a baby boy to
Diane and Stephen Kadlecik.
Barbara and 'James
Murphy of Toronto, (for-
merly of Huron Country
Playhouse), received a
special Valentine this year.
Baby daughter Deirdre was
born February 14 weighing
11 pounds. A little sister for
Nevin.
"Almost no one showed up
and the objections were
minimal," he said. Srokosz
said that building will be
allowed in the flood plain
area if certain criteria are
met. All new homes must be
180.6 meters above sea level,
as would any additions or
remodelling. Existing homes
would be allowed to remain
as they are.
"I think we've been able to
resolve most fears," Srokosz
said. He said that the
engineering firm who
prepared the study for the
township would be willing to
provide individual lan-
downers with their
elevations, if the owners
were organized.
Srokosz said that he had
talked to Bert Pearce, one of
the landowners who had filed
suit against the township.
Srokosz said that Pearce was
"totally satisfied".
Karen McArthur, • of Port
Elgin, spent a week's
holidays here at the home of
her grandparents, Lawrence
and Enid Johnson.
A reminder to Women's
Institute members for those
wishing dinner reservations
at 12.30, for the March
meeting at A.R.C.
IndUstries, to phone Elda
Adams at 238-8112, by March
6th.
Eva, Bariteau was a
Sunday dinner guest with
Susie Devine. ,
Ivan and Shirley Grigg
have returned after a three
week holiday visiting
relatives in the south and in
Florida and also two days in
Arizona With his brother, Mr.
and Mrs. Alvin Grigg.
Rev, John Campbell, at-
tended Central States
ministers meetings, Mon-
day, Tuesday and Wed-
nesday at. St. Joseph,
Michigan.
Winners of the duplicate
bridge game held last
Wednesday evening at St.
John's Parish hall were,
north-south, Helen and
Manning Jamieson, east-
west, Dorothy Child and
Olga Keay.
tourist information bureau
located next to his office
building. The Chamber of
Commerce moved the
tourist information booth to
that site Thursday morning.
Reeve Robert Sharen said
that Gaiser should attend
more .chamber meetings.
The chamber had planned
the move last year.
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covers most of my face
before I can pull the covers
over my head. His wagging
tail thump-thump-thumps in
my stomach.
7:45 to 8:15 - I wake up
when things become
suspiciously quiet. I find.
Pepper in the bathroOm with
the contents of waste basket
spread around him and a
kleenex in his mouth. He
hangs his head and wags his
tail.
8:30 - Pepper wants out.
8:35 - Pepper wants back in.
8:45 - Pepper wants to play
tug of war with the quilt that
happens to be keeping me
warm. 9:00 - I surrender.
Pepper wants out again.
I pour myself a glass of
orange juice and.look out the
window. There is my dog
high-tailing it downthe frozen
river after a snowmobile, He
thinks he's a greyhound,
A group of children
tobogganing down the river
bank and across the river
catches Pepper's eye. If
there's anything he likes
better than chasing
snowmobiles, it's kids.
I watch as one tiny tyke in
a very bulky red snow suit
tries desperately to climb
the hill, pulling her sled
behind her. Each time she
reaches the half way point,
Pepper bounces down to
meet her, and bowls her
over, sending her sliding
down the hill on her back.
The sled escapes her grasp.
I decide I'd better call off
my dog, before the child
staffers some severe
psychological damage and
hates spaniels forever.
I throw on my jeans and a
parka. By the time I get to
the hill, there are no kids
playing, no dog, Nothing.
I flag down a group of,
snowmobilers. Sure they saw
a black and white dog - he
was following a group of kids
down the river towards Port
Franks.
I start walking on the
river, I every so often hear
a loud crack and the ice
shudders beneath my feet.
Snowmobilers zoom by, not
hearing the cracking,
Please turn to page 24
No more problems
on flood plain plan
Bosanquet reeve Charlie
Srokosz is hoping that law
suits against his township
will now be withdrawn,
following a meeting con-
cerning flood plain proposals
recently.
Several land owners filed
law suits against the
township last fall when an
old by-law prohibiting
building in flood plains was
unearthed. People hoping to
erect homes in the sub-
divisions along the Ausable
River cut were unable to get
building permits, and
homeowners were told they
would be unable to rebuild in
the event of fire.
About 200 worried lan-
downers and residents at-
tended the meeting in early
November where Lambton
County planner Bill Hollo
proposed that the area be
rezoned residential.
Last week's meeting went
well according to Srokosz.
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