HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-11-05, Page 27AND THE WINNER IS — Playhouse manager Marc Quinn closes his eyes and reaches for the winning ticket in the draw for
a weekend at Ben Miller. New playhouse, guild president Al Coo, (left) looks on as outgoing president Nancy Read, Kristie
Mclndoe and Elia Douglas of Christmas Place hold the basket. The guild sponsored the draw as a fund raising event. The
winner was Jayne Huntley of Napean, Staff photo
'Lay it over'
Busineis left for new council
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Remembrance Day 1980
Grand Bend Legion
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Will hold a church service on November 9,
1980 at the United Church, Grand Bend
11:00 a.m. Cenotaph service at 10:45
November 11. All Legion members please
attend.
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Despite the fact that he is
not running for re-election
Bosanquet deputy reeve
Jack McDonald. did moat. of
the talking at an all can-
didates night last week,
North tarobton chamber of.
Commerce sponsored the
evening which was. held at
the ThedfOrd-Bosanquet
arena. Tuesday.
McDonald led an attack on
Gerald Edwards who is
running for the position of
deputy reeve. After Edwards
said that he wanted to make
Bosanquet a, better place to
live, *Donald told him that
he had ample opportunity to
do that while he was on
school board for over 20
years.
114CDOnald said that he sat
on the board of governors of
LaMbtOn College and found
that students corning into the
college had an "atrocious"
.education. He said the
students were reading at a
grade six level. He also
criticized Edwards for not
having information about
how education tax dollars
were spent..
McDonald came to the
defence of councillor Bill
Kingdon when he wad
replying to a question front
the audience on tourism, He
explained what Kingdon
meant when he said that
tourism doesn't pay for it-
self. McDonald explained
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Grand Bend council was
reluctant to take much ac-
tion at Monday night's
meeting because of the
changes which might take
place in next week's election.
Many items were left for
the new council. Dale Hayter
attended the meeting con-
cerning his parking com-
pound, and his job towing
away vehicles blocking
traffic. Hayter said that he
found his work very con-
Friday night at the Lions
club Halloween party, I
remarked about the
imagination parents must
have to come up with
costumes. I was quickly told
that it was the kids who have
the wild imaginations, and
the parents jug help build
the outfits.
There weresome really
great ideas walking on two
legs at the Halloween party,
and I'm sure the judges' jobs
were very tough.
I mean, really, who would
have thoughtofdressing up as
a television? Or putting a
broom stick across your
back, and sticking it out your
sleeves for a scarecrow
costume? Another
imaginative outfit was on a
Miss Piggy:--mile long false
eyelashes and styroforam
cup for a pig nose.
It was great fun seeing
some of the Moms and Dads
dressed up, too! Even if
some of the costumes scared
the wee tots to death.
The Lions are to be
commended on the en-
tertaining evening. Those of
you withoutkids shouldlhave
come along, just for the fun
of it.
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After we left the Lions
Halloween party, my
husband, Victor, and I went
trick or treating, too. We
went as cowboys--the worst
of it was that some people
didn't even realize we were
dressed up. If we lived in
Alberta we wouldn't have
been.
The fact that we were
wearing Lone Ranger style
masks, and bandit type
scarves over our faces
should'have told people that
it was a Halloween costume.
The rest of our outfits can be
seen on the streets anytime.
I remember when I was in
high school, anybody that
wore cowboy boots was
called a "hick" and made
• fun of. Now that "Wester-
-ness" is in, you have to dress
cowboy style.
Anyway we went calling on
friends wearing our cowboy
clothes 'and hiding our faces
behind scarves and masks.
fusing this summer, and was
assured that things will get
better if a by-law en-
forcement officer is hired.
Hayter said that when he
towed a car at council's
direction, the "provincial
police didn't know where it "
was, when the owner
reported it missing,
Hayter also said that there
were sometimes problems
when people didn't have $20
cash to pay the fine. He was
On our way out, we were
stopped by a friendly
policeman who wanted to
know where our horse was.
Victor told him we were
driving a Bronco.
At our first stop, we
carefully drove our truck
around to the ,back of ,the
house where it? couldn't be
seen and quietly went to the
front door, stifling our
giggles. We knocked at the
door and waited.
Pretty soon our friend
came to the door. We didn't
say a word. She looked back
over her shoulder and called
to her husband, "Oh, it's
Victor and Mary," and in-
vited us in--just as if we went
to their house every night
wearing masks and scarves.
What a let down.
We made up for that
disappointment at the next
stop. We walked into our
friends' house and sat for 15
minutes before they guessed
who we were.
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It was good to see so many
interested voters out at the
candidates night Thursday. I
was glad that so many of the
candidates stressed openness
in government. However, I
don't think that the present
council can be criticized for
not being open,
I certainly haven't had too
many problems with
secretiveness. This was
brought home to me when I
attended the weekely
newspapers association
convention in Toronto last
March. The main complaint
of most of the reporters was
the number of "in camera"
and closed door sessions held
by the municipal councils.
By comparison Grand Bend
council seemed very
straightforward.
Which reminds me-- all
their meetings are open to
the public. I expected to see
interested candidates and
voters in the visitors gallery
at Monday's meeting--but
again, not a soul came out. It
will be very interesting to
see if the newly elected
members take the time to
attend the next meeting
before they take over.
For Councillor
Grand Bend
Elect
MAE MORENZ
honest representation
for all citizens
I would appreciate
your support
date of the school study
committee meeting and also
helped get school buses to
detour around sewer con-
struction work. •
Council members also
praised the work of the
sewer construction crew.
They said they were pleased
that the road was only closed
one day and said that the
crew worked very quickly to
reopen the road.
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Harbour improvements and
a bylaw enforcement officer
were among the requests of
the ratepayers of Grand
Bend at an all candidates
meeting Thursday evening.
The Chamber of Com-
merce organized the
meeting which was held at
the Legion Hall. Chamber
president Gene Grenier was
chairman,
Erosion control, im-
provements to the docking,
and better facilities for
boaters were brought up by
ratepayers in their
questioning of the can-
didates. Present council
members told the audience
that washrooms with
showers are being built this
winter in the Wards Court
Parkette near the public
docks. Candidate Dennis
Snider said that he had made
some inquiries into the
establishment of a habour
committee.
Of interest to the
ratepayers was the need for
visible parking lots. Mem-
bers of the audience stressed
parking rules should be
enforced, and the need for a
bylaw enforcement officer
was discussed.
Council members were
taken by surprise when
residents of Southcott Pines
asked the village to
snowplow certain streets.
Councillor Keith Crawford
said that council was under
the impression that South-
cott Pines wanted to be
private. He was told that
some residents are not
members of the Southcott
Pines association, and would
like the village to look after
their roads.
When asked about the
ownership of the beach
property, council said they
would not comment on the
situation, because it was
courts. "We own
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In answer to a question
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fire hall, Sharen said that
council was still waiting for
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"We've got your wheels"
forced to accept credit
cards, he said.
Council members said that
his questions would be dealt
with next spring by the new
council, and they would be
recommending that an of-
ficer to enforce parking laws
be hired. They said that a
representative from the.
Ministry of Transportation
and Communication will be
helping them draft parking,
bylaws: .•
Questions over the pur-
chase of Lee Jennison's
property for• a cemetery for
Bosanquet, Stephen and
Grand Bend were left for the
new council to look after.
Clerk Louise Clipperton was
instructed to write to the
townships to find out
whether they wanted the
cemetery board to be
autonomous.
A letter from the Ministry
of the Solicitor General
concerning recommenda-
tions made by coronor Dr.
William .O'Connor after a
drowning at Grand Bend last
summer, was read. The
ministry wanted to kn,ow if
council had followed Dr.
O'Connor's • suggestions. It
was.decided to lay the letter
over to the next council.
A petition signed by
several residents calling for
standards in rental cottages
was left for the next council.
The petition said that
families were returning to
Grand Bend, and the ac-
commodations should be
improved. Noise and
overcrowding should be
stopped, and adverse con-
ditions eliminated, the letter
said.
A letter from Ivan Grigg
on behalf of his mother asked
council to look into the
question of senior citizen
housing. Reeve Robert'
Sharen said that they would,
ask the Ministry of Housing
to do another survey in the
village on senior citizens
homes and apartments.
Council was able to give a
decision to the Ontario
Humane Society. They voted
to donate one cent for each
resident of Grand Bend to
the society, as requested in a
letter from the organization.
In his report, village
foreman Garry Desjardine
told council that a new
Dodge truck has been or-
dered. Desjardine also told
council that they need a
temporary permit to remove
sand and gravel from their
land fill site.
Council voted to rebate the
tax on garbage collection
and pinball machines to the
Legion. Councillor Keith
Crawford noted that the
Legion performed many
services for the village, and
that they shouldnot be taxed
for having a shuffleboard
and juke box.
Reeve Robert Sharen
praised area board of
education member Gerry
Edwards for "going to bat
for us" last week. Sharen
said that Edwards had
helped the village change the
before the curred on highway 21 near it" was the Greenway Road. There '
were no injuries. Constable
D.J. Cardwell investigated
the. crash.
Provincial Police at
Pinery Park laid 26 charges
under the liquor licence act,
and eight charges under the
.highway traffic act.
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