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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-08-20, Page 19Pool tables pinball, niachine$ New recreation facility now open The Lambton County Board of Education SCHOOL OPENING ANNOUNCEMENT 1980- 1981 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS: Forest Central, Woodside, Kinnaird, Grand Bend, Bosanquet Central, Warwick Central, Aberarder, Errol Public. Elementary pupils will commence school at 9:00 a,ln. on Tuesday, September 2, 1980, and will complete a half-day session. All classes will be dismissed at noon on September 2, 1980. That afternoon has been designated for professional activities for the teachers iii the elementary schools and clases for the trainable retarded. For further information about registration, etc., parents may contact the local school principal during the week of August 25. In Forest, kindergarten to Grade 4 pupils will enrol at Central Public School, and Grades 5 to 8 at Woodside Public School. Bus transportation to Kinnaird and Bosanquet Central will follow the usual routes with necessary adjustments in the first week of school. Students living north and east of the Pinery entrance will attend Grand Bend Public School. The same bus schedule as 1979-80 will be continued for Aberarder, Errol Public and Warwick schools. SECONDARY SCHOOLS: Secondary schools Will, operate a regular school program on Wednesday, September 3, 1980, beginning at 8:45 a.m. and dismissing at the end of classes in the afternoon. Tuesday, September 2 is a Professional Activity Day for curriculum development. NORTH LAMBTON SECONDARY SCHOOL — All students attending North Lamb- ton, please 'contact Kernohan Bus Lines, 873-239T. At LAMBTON CENTRAL COLLEGIATE VOCATIONAL INSTITUTE, students photographs will be taken at the time of registration on August 27 and 28 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon and 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Wm. M. McLean, N.L. Cheeseman, Chairman Director of Education Tines-Advocate, A1,0140001 1980 P9010 AFTERNOON DELIGHT — Many people ' including these boys from Hensall, are delighted with the opening of the new Family Billiards in Exeter. Brdd Stewart is in action while Brian Stewart and Jamie McClinchey look on. Staff photo Car & Truck ReltalS Low rates by *oda% woo*, month ,"Welye got your wheels" Tho4444ireer Plymouth-Chrysler Open 7 Days. They Need Your Help! 1 Morning Per Week - 9 - 11:30 Mon., Tues., Wed.,. & Thurs. The Handicapped children at Huron Hope Nursery need your help) Based on a volunteer to assist with each child (2 to 11 yrs.) the program includes: Therapy Stimulation Circle 'and play activities Body Awareness Self h,elp skills Language and communication skills Arts and crafts Motor development The need is urgent. The service is meaningful and rewarding. Experience is not necessary. Please call the Association office (237-3637) to learn more about how you can help. Huron Hope Nursery A service provided by South Hdron and District' Association for the Mentally Handicapped, DON CAMPBELL FAYE BLAIR Executive-Director Nursery Supervisor NEW ENTERTAINMENT — Eddie Totten and Darryl Simpson, Exeter, hayerfoUrid ' way to put in' time on a warm weekday afternoon now that Family Billiards has opened. Staff photo Grand Bend personals Attend Scottish Festival • If you rent, your grant will total 20% of your rent or $500, whichever is less. • If you own your principal residence your grant will equal the amount of your property taxes or $500, whichever is less. • If you share your home with anyone other than your spouse, the grant will be apportioned according to rent or property tax paid. EXCEPIIONS: Only one grant will be paid to a married couple or to unmarried seniors sharing accommodation. People living in homes for the aged or similar insti- tutions are not eligible for this grant. SALES TAX GRANTS A $50 grant will be paid annually to every senior citizen. Of • T.M. Russell Revenue Deputy Minister Ministry Lorne Maeck Minister HOW'D CLAIM YOUR GRAMS 4. If you receive the federal Old Age Security pension, an application form for your Property Tax Grant will be mailed to you automatically before September 1980. An information pamphlet outlining the program has been mailed to you. Your Sales Tax Grant will be mailed to you automatically before October 1980. * If you do not receive the federal Old Age Security pension and are 65 or over, please phone our Information Centre toll-free after September 1, 1980 for full details. * In Metro Toronto, call 965-8470. In area code 807, ask the Operator for Zenith 8-2000. All other areas, dial 1-800-268-7121. For further information or bilingual litera- ture call one of the numbers listed above. REGISTRATION For the 1980-81 school year GRAND BEND NURSERY SCHOOL Thursday, Aug. 28 - 3 p.m. Located at GRAND BEND UNITED CHURCH 1 by MARY VAN ESSEN As. I climbed the three flights of stairs leading to the new Family Billiards which recently opened above the old Chainway store, I wondered what the new facility would be like. Never having been in such a place before, and knowing about the state of Exeter's previous pool ball before it was closed, I approached the, door cautiously. The sign on the door requiring all persons to wear A full staff of 97 is now working at Bell Aerospace near Grand Bend, and they are no longer hiring, Council briefs Confirmed from page lA • terest when it was discussed Whether or not Bill Uniac and Don Labelle should be reimburse for sods and flowers they put in on village property at the quarter deck. The Uniacs, Labelles and Crawfords jointly own the adjacent property. Reeve Sharen and coun- cillors Harold Green and Bill Baird decided that they would repay Uniac ap- proximately $30 for the sods, but not for the flowers. They also specified that. Uniac would have to look after the cutting of the grass, and that if the home was ever sold, the new 'owners would also have to take over the maintenance of the area. "We can't buy flowers every year," Green said. In other business: ---council looked at a proposed fire hall sketch sent to them by the firemen. Reeve Sharen said he would have to show the sketch to representatives of Bosanquet and Stephen township councils. —John Aselstyne met with council and received per- mission to erect a cairn in honour of Eric Mcllroy in Centennial Park on the corner of highway 81 and 81 Crescent. Aselstyne also talked about plans for a memorial 'day next June. • ---a letter was read from M.M. Dillon engineers .about the costs of the sewage lagoon, main pumping station and force main to Grand Cove Estates. ---a complaint was received from David Gray about dogs on the beach in Grand Bend. The letter will forwarded to dog catcher Donna Aitken. ---complaints were received from residents on Oak, Cemetery and Pine Streets about catch basins backing up. Baird said that the ex- cessive amount of rain caused it. The village for- man Gary Desjardine will be asked to look into• the problem. ---council discussed issuing a permit for posting when a business pays a transient traders fee. ---council was informed that a new employee at the PUC will be hired to replace David Desjardine. Darrell Gill will start work next week. shirts and. shoes Was. reassuring, Expecting to hear a lot of noise and rowdiness coming from the pool players and pinball machines, I was, surprised when greeted with a calm, subdued atmosphere. The first thing I noticed upon entering the room was the clean bar and the cosy corner of tables set off to one side of the room, The wall-to- wall carpeting and cream- colored walls made the room look comfortable and clean. Manager Jim Mills says that "things are going very well." The company is presently working on eight air cushion vehicles for the United States army, Plans are now in the making for an ad- ditional four hovercraft, making a total of 12 for the American government, Mills says they are still waiting to hear from a,Mid- East country which has a great interest in the vehicles. Mills, who is op- timistic about the deal, says it might possibly be for three or four more air cushion vehicles. Soccer 1 13's are defeated The Grand Bend B's soccer team suffered a disappointing loss to Forest this week. Raymond Vlemmix scored the only grand Bend goal of the ame, while Forest had four. ) The girls team continues to play well with a 2-1 win over Stratford, The Colonials had the week off but will meet West Williams at home next Sunday afternoon. No injuries in crash No one was injured in a three car crash at the en- trance to Lambton Heritage Museum on highway 21 August 10. Allison Bycraft of RR 2, Ilderton was driving a 1976 Buick and failed to stop for a 1980 Cutlas in front of her, driven by George J. Couckuyt of Merlin. The impact from this accident pushed Couckuyt's car into a 1979 Chrysler driven by Bruce MacAlpine of Strat- ford. Bycraft's car received an estimated $2000 damage, while Couckuyt's car received approximately $4000 damage. The third car needed only minor repairs. Constable Rick Sawyers investigated the accident. During the week of August 10 to 16 Pinery OPP laid a total of 39 charges under the liquor licence act. Seven people were charged under the provincial parks act, while only six highway traffic act charges were laid. Five thefts were in- vestigated, and two trespass complaints' were handled. One \disturbance was in- vestigated. Four pool tables, all in I,LSOI occupied the main portion of the room and four pinball machines lined the back wall, 'One of the first things to strike my attention were the numerous signs along the walls reading such things aa, "NO vulgar language allowed", "Don't sit on the tables," and "Don't interfere with the players": Although the odd unfavorable word slipped out, the language wag held in check by the management, I witnessed a couple of people being told to leave because they had no shoes or shirts on, It appeared that the signs were being en- forced. The place also seemed to be living up to its name, Family Billiards. It didn't appear to be a hangout for the teenage male population. One couple was there with their baby, several younger kids thought it was a good way' to spend an afternoon, and the place even attracted two couples passing through from the Kitchener area, celebrating a twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. Bryan and Laura Hogg, ,the operators of the new billiard room, intend to do their utmost to live up to the name. Bryan said they are going to organize pool tournaments, have family nights where children may only be admitted with a parent, and have nights A group of over 20 from Grand Bend, organized by' Mrs. Nola Taylor, attended the Scottish Festival at the Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto last Friday, on , a McNaughton tour bus. Mrs. Marjorie Mason, representing Grand Bend Senior Citizens, attended the (U.S.C.O.) United Senior Citizens of Ontario, con- ference, held last Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at Kingston. A special guest speaker was the Hon. Keith Norton, Minister of Com- munity and social services. Mr, and Mrs. Elgin Adams and Mrs. Susie Devine visited and had dinner with Edna Willert, of Mitchell, last Tuesday. Anyone in Grand Bend and area interested in joining the next 4H club project, "Food for friends," being spon- sored by Grand Bend Womens Institute, please contact Norma Wainer at 238-2756. Mrs. Jessie Firikbeiner, accompanied by her daughter and son-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. Borden Sanders, all of Welland, visited Sunday with friends and relatives in Grand Bend and Bayfield. Recent visitors and supper guests with Mrs. Susie when only girls or only guys can play, '"Irs going to take a lot of promotion though," Bryan said, "At first we were scared that families wouldn't show up," Laura said, "We didn't know What older people would say about there being another billiard room set up in Exeter after the last one," But 14aura said that their opening day on August 5 was very successftd and they had many favorable comments. Some Exeter town coun- cillors came that night and couldn't get a table because the place was filled: to capacity, And there have been .people there who wouldn't set a foot into the last podl hall, Laura said. Laura, who used to work at the old pool hall but quit a year before it closed, said that they are still drawing a lot of the same crowd. But she said that they've quietened" down a bit. "They're not as rowdy as they used to be." "We have to be quiet here," she said, They don't want any noise to carry into the mall downstairs. "And we don't want this place to become a hangout." Bryan said that they really haven't had any problems up to date. "The kids have been pretty good;" he said. "It's the teenage group that gives you more problems." Laura said that she's even had problems with the language of some adults. , The problem with some teenagers, Laura said, is, that they could get away with anything in the last pool hall, A lot of them either don't read the signs or just ignore them, Laura and Bryan decided to open the place last May. Laura is an avid pool player and it has always been her dream to own' a pool table. "Now, I've got four!" she exclaimed. "I've been playing pool since I was seven years old," Laura said. Her father was digabled and used to frequent the old pool hall. "He showed me how to play," she said. Laura is kept pretty busy managing the place but she still is able to get the odd game of pool in when it isn't too busy. "I really enjoy talking to people too," she added. The only real disad- vantage about the new place which' Laura pointed out, is having to climb the three flights of stairs. "It's really hard for older people to get up here," she said. She mentioned one elderly person who comes almost every day with his grand- daughter and has to sit down to rest for ten minutes after climbing the stairs. After the Western Fair, Bryan and Laura plan to add about 13 more pinball machines to the room. PROPERTY TAX GRAMS You are eligible for an Ontario Property Tax Grant if: *You are 65 years of age or older and *You paid rent or property taxes on your principal residence in 1980. HOW MUCH DO YOU RECEIVE? UP TO $500, STARTING IN 1980. Full staff at , Bell Aerospace Devine were her grand- Emery Desjardine is a daughter and family, patient in Strathroy hospital. Yvonne and Howard Hen- drick, Julie, Kathy, Denise, Steven and Gregory, of Crediton. Glen Miller is a patient in Victoria hospital, London. United Church Women catered 'to a bus load from the Chatham and Thamesville area for a supper meal, and then the group attended Huron Country Playhouse to see the play, "Free at last," last Wednesday evening. Due to health reasons, Lawrence Johnson 'has stopped working, after driving a bus for more than 35 years. Beulah Holt returned home, Sunday, from Strathroy General hospital, where she was hospitalized for a week. Grand Bend Couples club met a week ago Saturday. Six families and their children visited Lambton County museum and had a picnic supper. Couples in charge were' Jean and Don Weigand and Paula and'Larry Taylor. Lorne and Loreen Devine visited Tuesday evening in Zurich with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Widrick. Ontario's Property Tax Grant applications were mailed this week to all senior citizens receiving the federal Old Age Security pension. If you are eligible, complete the application and return it as quickly as you can. Your Grant will soon be on the way. These Property Tax Grants of up to $500 help offset municipal and school taxes for Ontario's Senior Citizens. There is also a Sales Tax Grant of $50 each for every senior citizen starting in 1980. For seniors, these Grants replace Ontario Tax Credits pre- viouslyclaimed by filing income tax returns. all6M1111111.1.1.0.1....1•111010111191011.1.11 "Ifyou're 65 or oldet, watch your mailbox this week:' Ontario ONTARIO'S NEW TAX GRANTS FOR SENIOR CHUB% Because Onto cams