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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-03-12, Page 3Open every Fri. Sat.,ncinSou.n. for dining and Appearing Mar. 14 & 15 SALLY DOWN STARDUST RESTAURANT CREDITON PHONE 234-6707 okz) TRY OUR NEW SKILLET DINNERS Fresh and delicious pies, rolls muffins, etc. made on our premises New Hours Starting Monday March 17 Man., - Thurs. 6 a.m. - 11 p.m. Friday 6 a.m. - 12 p.m. Sat. 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Sun. 10 a.m. 11 p.m. Area .mursicipaisties review Zurich arena situation residents use the facilities, arena site, Zurich and Hay have the lion's share of participants. Using the rec hockey league, `rec league ball, minor hockey, minor ball and the Zurich-Grand Bend Figure Skating Club as the basis for her statistics, Westlake said 207 Zurich evenings which are booked, he said. In reply to another query from. Bedard, Rader said the floor repair which cost $1,772 should reduce maintenance costs by a considerable margin'' Rader said the arena was spending $7.5 to clean the floor after a func- tion, Alma Westlake of the rec committee told Eric Fink- beiner from Stephen township that the arena has about 80 hours of paying ice time per week, In another question from Finkbeiner, Fisher said the arena does not charge an increased fee for use of the facilities by residents if they live outside of Zurich. He said a few of the organized sports groups have a fee differential. funds could be derived from In terms of the use of the groups which use the' athletic facilities at the arena and hall and the ball diamond. Bedard made specific mention of the badminton program and the men's rec fastball league, Rader said bookings for the hail are heaviest daring the summer with most Saturday nights being taken. There are only a few Friday A meeting between of- ficials of Hay, Stanley, and Stephen townships and the village of Zurich cleared the air over the financial status of the Zurich arena: Chairman of the meeting Zurich councillor Bob Fisher told the meeting that the village had no intention of suggesting what the town- ships pay. said it would be unfair ask for money without s' Aring what work should be one at the facility, which is ,hirty years old. In a t ,ur of the building, arena ',onager Jerry Rader said the enclosed area above the gym received much use by both hockey and figure skating spectators and the summer playground. Pointing to a hole in the floor Rader said something should be done, about the floor. According to the arena manager, the facility is upgraded on a continual basis with Rader noting the new steel fire doors and the refinishing of hall floor. One project which the arena, parks and recreation . committee has considered is the insulation of the arena's steel walls with a covering of plywood. Both Rader and Fisher said this should lower maintenance costs at the arena. The arena has attempted to hold the line on increasing ` energy costs with Rader saying the installation of mercury vapor lights a ,few years ago cut the arena lighting costs in half. During the ice surface's It operation about $200 a week arena either as sports is spent on lighting, the participants or as spec:- Making of hot water Or ice tators. resurfacing and the heating Another problem which and lighting of the dressing the arena is afflicted with is rooms, Another WOO- per insufficient water pressure week goes out, for the ice for the proper operation Pf plant's operation, the hall's washrooms. It According to Rader from would cost between $6004709 October to April about 1,400 to install larger water lines people per week come tocorreet the problem Rader through the front door of the stated. Returning to the hall, Fisher said there are about Stephen amend sloPO in projects which should be done but which site control law can't be done under the present financial arrangement, In 1079 the village received $3,000 from Hay, $1,000 from Stanley and $800 from Grand Bend. Stephen made no contribution, Tony Bedard of Hay township asked if not more This works out to 45,3 per cent of 457 people Which participate in the five groups.. The following are the number and equivalent percentages of the use of facilities by other area residents: Hay 140 (32.6 per cent); StableY-40 (8,8 per cent); Grand Bend,12 (2.6 per cent) ;. Stephen-23 (5 per cent) and other-35 or 7.7 per cent. Near the close of meeting 'Zurich Reeve Fred Haberer thanked the people for coming out and said he can remember five years ago visiting the various reeves and councils and asking for funds to aid in the operation of the arena. Noting the heavy use of the arena by residents outside of the township, Haberer said the village's current recreation. bylaw does not allow persons from outside of Zurich to sit on the committee "But this doesn't mean it couldn't be changed." Haberer said he hoped that information meetings would suffice. The arena is an important parf of the community A deficit of $22,139. is Haberer stated and that the budgeted for 1000 which wvilillaatgeeVerWouarSistireeeiatht ee wfoorrthse vo4iltlatgoe4. Lablt '373e1 ar7 thin: other municipalities could arena had a deficit of give. $14,000;23. Establish depot for rabies serum will be established at the Wingham and District Hospital in the near future, officer of health for Huron County, reported to eounty council, Thursday. serum, for use in the Dr. Brian Lynch, medical has been available only from treatment of urgent cases, the Ministry of Health Central Pharmacy Bruce and Grey counties and an additional depot in London will also supply Huron. neighboring areas of Huron, A depot for rabies serum In the past the special Wingham will supply the can offer valuable services programs at low cost. such as immunization capita, he reported, and it really felt the money squeeze so far, he can foresee a time when it will have to adapt some of its services to the dollars available, he added. business, council approved a paving of a parking lot at the grant of $5,943.50 toward the South Huron Hospital, Exeter, as well as an ad- ditional grant of $23,675.25 for renovations regarding fire safety. But although Huron hasn't In other health related Although he did not give any figures, the doctor said Huron has' had a low in- cidence of rabies during the past few years. He credited this partly to luck, but also to an effective control • program. In his report 131.. Lynch also discussed briefly the future out-look for health units in the province. The whole package of health services in Ontario is changing rather rapidly and every hospital and health unit has had to adapt to lower funding, he noted. Each year the provincial subsidy has been "a couple of points below the cost of doing business." He said health units are a good investment for the ministry and consequently they haven't suffered too much from funding cuts, The cost of operating the Huron unit is about $11-$12 per e..onnumm08.1110810ila000001188188111818108ilitaiiiiiituiutiummininwitiluiliatl.-: = = F.:-• = _ = = = Sun., Mar. 16 7:00 P.M. Come and hear this talented young Evangelist g• Gary Thomson ministering .1'1 the Gospel in Musical selec- tions and the spoken Word. -5 Tii 11111,11111111111iiiiiiiiimmiliniiiiiliilliiIIIIIIIIIIHM1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111Iffi Stephen township is currently preparing an amended site control bylaw concerning Grand Cove Estate, north of Grand Bend. Clerk Wilmar Wein said objections had been receiv- ed on an earlier circulation and the latest bylaw will set up a site control program amended because of these objections. Council voiced no objec- tion to a spot rezoning change in neighbouring Bid- dulph township. The village of Grand Bend is being asked to supply water to a Stephen resident, Keith Gill on Ausable Concession. Permission has been given to road superintendent Eric Finkbeiner to attend the J.T. Mahoney Road School at the University of Guelph May 4 to 7. Clerk Wilmer Wein and township fence viewers Bruce Shapton, Harvey Hodgins, Harold Finkbeiner and Morley Eagleson will be attending a Wednesday fence viewers seminar in Kitchener. FOR I NFORMATION liole in South HUron rs 235-1834 We Need More Big Brothers Nowi ENROLL. BROWNIES — The Exeter Brownie Pack enrolled three new members Wednesday, Joining the Brownies were Barbara Mortley, Chris O'Toole and Jenny Wareham. T-A photo Centralia Faith Tabernacle Times-Advocate, March I Z, 1989 Par 3 HIGHWAY 84 between Henson and Zurich' • OPEN: Monday-Saturday 8-6 Friday night 'tit 8 pan. 236-4979 Pop Corn 49 lb. Sunflower seeds $1.00 lb. Salted Peanuts 99ct Apple Rings '1.291/2 lb. BAKING PRODUCTS Baking Powder , 85 lb. Baking Soda 5k lb. Choc. Chips . $1.40 lb. Olympia Choc. Chips $1.70 lb. Superior Choc. Chips $2.80 lb. Butterscotch Chips , $1.65 lb. Walnut Pieces $3.79 lb. reg. '4.20 Walnut Crumbs $3.19 lb. Reg. 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