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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 2009-02-11, Page 22• Page A22 - Goderich Signal -Star, Wednesday, February 11, 2009 • Photo by Dominique Milburn Picking -up the cheque Candlelight Restaurant owner and operator Gus Balkouras and Hospital Foundation representative John Peet attempted to fatten -up an already generous portion of scanner donation last Wednesday. Balkouras set aside a portion of sales from successful events at his restaurant and tavern through- out 2008 in order to fork over $2,000 to the CT Scanner for Huron County campaign. IiYlr�ffisi/• Heritage funding policy sees changes cher Head Dykstra (Central Huron), Ben Sun Mediu Van Diepenbeek (ACW), John Grace (Goderich), Dorothy Kelly (Moms Turnberry), Deb Shewfelt (Goderich) and Neil Vincent (North Huron). In related news, the county's director of cultural services sub- mitted a revised Huron Heritage Fund policy that stipulates ap- plications for funding can only be approved if they are received before the project occurs, that grants are valid for 12 months from the date of approval by council and that applications are eligible to receive on grant per fiscal year. The new criterion for heritage -building projects also requires -that buildings must either have a heritage designa- tion, a conversation easement or a. historic -site designation. Furthermore, the policy requires funds be used primarily for work which restores or reconstructs original heritage resources. Furthermore, the new word- ing requires applicants to repay the grant if an asset that has re- ceived funding is sold within five years of the grant allocation. County council endorsed the re- vised policy. Council endorsed a commit- tee -based resolution to deny Huron Heritage Funding to two projects after concerns were raised about them at county council's January session. The Huron County Histori- cal Society, which was seeking $4;000 for $8,000 historical - notes publications, and Brian Jeffray for 35 West Limited, ask- ing $5,000 for a $16,050 facade update, were denied in their bids for funding. In a recorded committee -level vote, those supporting the re- quests were George Robertson (South Huron), Murray Scott (North Huron), Max Demaray (Howick), Bill Siemon (Huron East), Jim Dietrich (South Hu- ron), Bernie MacLellan (Huron East), Bill Dowson (Bluewater) and Joseph Seili (Huron East). Those opposing the grant ap- plications were Dave Johnston (Bluewater), Neil Rintoul (Ash- field Colborne Wawanosh), Ken Oke (South Huron), James Fergusson (Bluewater), Tim Collyer (Central Huron), Bert - v For more about . Brides, or to res erve yo u radvertising space in this engaging special call your advertisingconsultant today. Brides on Wednesday, Febr'�5, 20n9.`w �' This once-a_year tradition . of The Gode�c �s a special feature ,The Cll The Seaforth nton News -Record & uron..�positor The Lakeshore Adv 1•. . That's over 12,500 homes in which �' sharehlch to • l ��,.•fr- your product or service! ADVERTISING DEADLINE: EADI,INE. co.MO Y, F ‘ebruary 16 , 2009 Book your space can now to early! be aPart of Brides . 004 Phone: 519-524-2614 www. $oderichsignalstar. coin 1 ,'lurine ries era, It,t4nitaf lilitgAce *4 Quilt garners big sum for CT How many raffle tickets must a volunteer group sell on a prized quilt to raise nearly $11,000 for equipment for the local hospital? The answer ' "at about 5,500 tickets need to b, old to present $10,712 on the big cheque to the CT Scanner for Huron 'County Campaign. And that's exactly what the members of the Alexan- dra Marine and General Hospital Ladies Auxiliary did in raising money for the capital campaign. The raffle offered five prizes, with the first prize quilt, donated by Quilters by the Square, going to Danielle Ingram of Stratford. Dorothy Feagan, Goderich, Matt Fisher, Joe Seili and Lori and Dan Ward won prizes donated by itenmiller , Inn._ MocrAge - Basics, Robin Hood tours and • Little Inn, Bayfield. The draw was Made Nov 28, 2008. The Ct Scanner for , Huron county . Campaign reached its goal of $5million in December 2008 and plans ars now in the works to secure the scanner and retrofit an area of the hospital to house the equipment. Shown above, Auxiliary mem- bers embers Betty March (back left), Lynn Bearden (back centre), June Wallace (front left) and Irene Okahashi made the donation to Willi Laurie of the CT Scanner Campaign cabinet and Hospital Foundation Executive Director, Heather Glenister last week.