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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-07-18, Page 2PAGE 2. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1990. 90th birthday AnnieThynnewassurrounded by friendsand relatives Sunday afternoon when she celebrated her 90th birthday at St. John’s Anglican Church in Brussels. Walton area toddler drowns in trough Belgrave project explained An 18-rnonth-old Walton-area girl drowned last Friday in less than two feet of water after slipping into a trough on the family’s farm. Tannis Gwen Smith of RR 1, Walton, was playing outside with her sisters, according to a spokes­ person from the Goderich OPP, when she went behind the house to the barn and climbed onto the trough, which was filled with 55 centimetres of water (21 Vi inches). Police stated that Tannis fell into Walton post office closing creates anger Continued from page 1 Humphries who’s to blame for the closing of the Walton post office.” Mr. Bowler said *‘l’m not going to tell you what she’s telling you is not the truth” but suggested there were no plans to close the Walton Post Office if Mrs. Humphries had not wished to retire. Beyond that, he said, discussions between Canada Post and an employee were confidential. At another table Mr. Craig answered the same question saying Mrs. Humphries got an incentive to retire now that gives her a better financial settlement than she would have if she had waited for another two years from now. “She ends up getting a financial opportunity by retiring now,” he said. Mrs. Hum­ phries did not attend the meeting. Oz Cole Arnal complained that the problem is Canada Post has changed the nature of the post office from a service industry to a profit-making business. the trough at approximately 5:45 p.m. When the child’s mother, Vera Smith, was unable to locate her she ran next door to her in-laws to enlist their help. Tannis was dis­ covered by her grandfather, Mer- vin Smith, only minutes after falling in. Efforts to revive the girl failed and she was rushed to Seaforth Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Several onlookers expressed fru­ stration with the format of the meeting. At one table a participant said it was impossible to trust the post office but Mr. Craig shot back that there was so much that he knew was untrue about the post office in the media that he wonder­ ed if the media could be trusted to get information on other news. Brussels A family picnic was held at the home of Lawrie and Pieta Cousins of Redwood Lane, London on Sunday celebrating the 84th birth­ day of Roy Cousins, and also the wedding anniversary of Roy and Reta. There were 42 family mem­ bers present. Continued from page 1 facilities such as offices in an urban community. The Kinsmen had been looking for a project and approached council about combining efforts to improve the Belgrave arena. The Kinsmen proposed the township buy the house in question. The township, Councillor Meier said, at first considered renovating the house but felt it would be nearly as costly and less satisfactory in the long run. Besides, he said, unless the house is removed it will be difficult to put in a proper roadway and parking area. It’s essential to get cars of those using the facility off the side of Highway 4, he said. Councillor Meier said that he felt the combined plans of the township and the Kinsmen would make the arena much more usuable. He had been present when the Public Facilities Inspection Panel from the Ministry of the Attorney General visited the arena and ‘‘their report sure wasn’t good”. If changes aren’t made to improve the facility there will be questions why, he said. A former reeve Neil Vincent wondered what options the council had looked at as alternatives. He wondered if part of the current garage couldn’t be used for ex­ panded office space and new bays added onto the garage. Ralph Campbell, the township road superintendent, said that a mini­ BRUSSELS LIONS CLUB Rubber Duck River Run FINALW RESULTS 2nd Prize-Barbeque with tank-Connie Alcock 3rd Prize-Mountain Bike-Greg Fritz 4th Prize-Mountain Bike-Pegqv Humphries 5th Prize-AM/FM Stereo-Jane Draper THE FOLLOWING PRIZES WERE DONATED BY LOCAL BUSINESSES & THEIR SUPPLIERS 6th-0ldfield Pro Hardware-lawn chair & umbrella -R.J. Dicker! 7th-B.A.S.F. Canada-2 lawn chairs-Joan Wissler 8th-Dow Elanco CD A Inc.-Cooler & jug-Edna Pearson 9th-ICI Chipman-2 lawn chairs-Pat Engel 10th-Monsanto Canada Inc.-fan-Pat & Jane Robson 11th-Sandoz Agro Canada Inc.-Picnic basket-Michael Stephenson 12th-Hoechst Canada Inc.-cooler-Madelene Steiss 13th-Niagara Rhone Poulene Can. Inc.-lawn chair -Cathy Cardiff 14th-McDonald Lumber Co.-2 lawn chairs-Harry Worsell 15th-Cyanamid CDA Inc.-Lounger lawn chair-Mary Dilworth 50th-Country Garden Flowers-fresh flower arr.-Don Fischer 10Oth-Brussels Pharmacy-Gift certificate-Wm. Bennett 150th-Maitland Valley Ins.-Fire Extinguisher-Corey Newman 200th-Topnotch Feeds-Bag of dog food-Wayne Hopper 250th-Todd’s Bakery-Gift Certificate-Curtis & Matt Ryan 300th-Just For You Gifts-Brass Ice Bucket-Melinda Hamilton 350th-The Citizen-Gift Certificate-Laurence Miller 400th-B & G Electric & Heating-Tap set-Debbie Thomas 450th-Tripple ‘T’-Gift Certificate-Geo. Mutter 500th-Cardiff & Mulvey Ins.-Smoke Detector-John Harrison 550th-Brussels Agromart-Gift Certificate-Justin Phelan 600th-Ken’s Men’s Wear-Men’s Tie & Socks-Shawn Jamieson 650th-Golden Lantern Rest.-Gift Certificate-John W. Lowe 700th-Dauphin Feed & Supplies-Bag of Dog food-Carla Ezewski 750th-Brussels Auto Sales-Gift Certificate-R.J Dicker! 800th-EMA Foods-Fruit basket-Sean & Laurin Hoegy 850th-Brussels Motors Inc.-Gift Certificate-Murray Hoover 900th-Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce-Safety Dep. Box-Karen Bridge 950th-Georgeof B russels-G ift Certificate-Frank Thompson 1000th-Cook’s Feed Mill-Bag of Dog Food-Oscar Ducharme 1050th-J. L. McCutcheon Motors-Gift Certificate- -Marie Turnbull 1100th-Blyth Distributors-Case of fruit juice-Karen Taylor 1150th-Humphries General Store-Gift Certificate -Joan Wissler 1200th-Thompson Meats-Gift Certificate-Helen Wheeler 1250th-Radford Auto-Tape Measure-George Stormont 1300th-Radford Auto-Tape Measure-Charleen Malott 1350th-Radford Auto-Tape Measure-Colin Campbell 1400th-McGavin Farm Equipment-Toy Tractor -J. McIntosh 1450th-Radford Auto-Tape Measure-Neil Madill 1500th-Radford Auto-Tape Measure-C. McCutcheon THANKS TO ALL CORPORATE DONORS BRUSSELS LIONS CLUB mum three heated bays are needed in the garage to maintain the township’s three graders. Chris Palmer was one of those expressing doubts about the plan for a new office in Belgrave. ‘‘Other than the fact of the parking lot we would all appreciate, the money appears to be wasted,” he said. Former councillor Vaughn Toll said he felt there could have been a cheaper way to get more office space. John Gaunt was skeptical saying, ‘‘If we need more office space get it, but do we really need it?” Some residents worried about the cost of operating the new facility provided by the Kinsmen club. While the township now contributes only $1,000 to the operation of the arena and ball park some wondered if the new, larger facility would cost more to operate. Mike Malhiot from the Kinsmen said the club felt the increased rentals the building would draw would offset any additional upkeep. Others worried about the pro­ blem of trying to support two public meeting halls in the same commun­ ity noting the Belgrave Women’s Institute is also planning renova­ tions to its hall. Mr. Malhiot said the Kinsmen had hoped the W.I. wouLd join them in the project but the W.I. decided to go ahead with its own project and the Kinsmen decided the arena needed a new front. Former councillor Jim Taylor worried that the larger facility would put an extra burden on the arena board. With the relatively minor use of the present facility the volunteers could do the work, he said, but with a larger facility it might be more than volunteers wanted to handle. It might be hard to get people to sit on the board,” DAVID DEMARAY David M. Demaray of Brussels graduated June 17 from the University of Windsor with his B.A. with a major in philosophy. Best wishes for the future Dave from family and friends.