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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1996-01-17, Page 3Local Steady snow costs more for McKillop All the white !lakes so far this winter have McKillop well over budget for snow removal. The township spent $52,892.34 for plowing until the end of December,. and had only budgeted $34,0(X) liir it. Expenditures for 1995 were tallied at McKillop's regular meeting Jan. 2. The township spent $581,192.85 last year, with asphalting accounting -for most of the biggest part of this at $289,873, some of this being directed to the road reconstruc- tion the process requires. About 6 1/4 miles of township roads had asphalt applied in 190and another -1 1/4 miles of road were reconstructed. - The other biggest expen- ditures for McKillop last year were $64,000 for - road - construction and_ $57,031 for calcium and dust control. Notification has hccn received that- grants to the township from Ontario will decrease by $2,055 this fiscal year, down one per cent but with - fewer provincial strings attac tied. Clerk/treasurer Marion McClure totalled other 1995 figures for council at this first meeting of the New Year: The total cost of the Walton landfill sight for the township last year was $18,234.93. Bluewater Recycling cost $6,293. There wcrc no. fire calls in McKillop for the Blyth firc department for _ the year, whereas $6,(XX) had been budgeted. Seaforth and arca fire calls cost $6,524, when $10,000 had been budgeted. McKillop's share of the operating costs for the Seaforth and area arena last year was $12,180, or 25 per cent. Council also repaid some tile- , drainage loans and approved a general voucher of S70,445.31 'at the meeting, and a road voucher for $8,101.75. Dog tags arc also now available for pick-up at the township office. own land sold Seaforth passed a bylaw at last. Tuesday's regular meeting to sell Huron Ice Co. Inc land for $7,500. Expositor Exposed for Jan. 10 The Ex -Files: Spotted mistakes: 1) Pg. 5 - "may take from the one of four appointments" - should be: "may take from one to four appointments" Judy Lamont - 2) Pg. 4 - In Years Agone - "has he is familiarly called" instead of "as" - Beatrice Stoll. 3) Pg. 11 - "weight it down" - should be "weigh it down" - Elizabeth Van Maanen Usborne & Hibbert Mutual Fire Insurance Company Exeter, Ontario NOM 1S1 (Established in 1876) Provides Full Insurance Coverage for Farm Properties New Applications Are Welcomed DIRECTORS & ADJUSTORS Larry Gardner. R R 2 Slafta 345-2678 Morris noes. R R 2 SI Paas 393-6548 Lome Feeney. Michel 34&8653 Jack Hodgen, R R 1 Kinlen 2296152 Joe Chafe, R R 5 Michel 34&9705 Wheel O'Shea. R R 3 Granton 225-2600 AGENTS Wayne Mayer, Exeter 235-1915 John Moore, Dubin 3452512 Joseph Ureac. Mitchel 348-9012 Head Olke. Exeter 2350350 A refund from surplus wee declared for all policy hold- ers who qualify, are on record and In good standing as at December 31, '994. THE HURON EXCITOR, January 17, 1119S-3 -END CLEARANCE ALL FALL AND WINTER FABRICS UP TO "STYLE PATTERNS Buy One Get 2 FREE OFF V v LACE TRIM OFFONLY$ 30O/0 BROADCLOTH • 99 • Metre COTTON wag COTTON $'OO , Metre MARION McCLURE - Now clerk/treasurer in McKillop Township tortwo-and-a-half decades. Clerk still challenged by job •McKillop Township's clerk/treasurer feels amal- gamation is the biggest chal- lenge facing - municipalities right now. "It is certainly not going to cost less," Marion McClure cautions, and .he should have a good handle n it now ith 25 years on thc ' McClure was recognized for her two -and -half decades of service by Reeve Ron -Murray- at Murrayat the township's .regular meeting at .the start of this month: She got a gold watch and dinner certificate. Times have changed. When McClure started working. part- time -for the township in January -1971 she "learned as went along" following Wilson Little, who • himself had suc- ceeded Jack . Eckert, clerk - treasurer of the -township for many moons. - All -tax notices wcrc cal- culated and written out by hard then. Now it's done by computer, a -skill she picked up on her own two years ago, with much help she says from Pat Taylor in Hibbert Township. "It was a challcngc. I enjoyed it. But it took Tots of over- time," McClure says. - She adds some. feel -learning computer is more difficult lir those not at all familiar with - them, akin to older dogs having Fuel tender selected Seaforth Council accepted the low tender, from three sup- pliers, for fuel in 1996-97 when it met Tuesday night. It was from Dave Moore Fuels for 24.40 cents per litre for 13,0(X) litres of furnace oil ($3,172), and 28.7() cents per litre for 10,(1)) litres of dyed diesel ($2,870), both prices tr) fluctuate with market and sub- ject to GST. The successful tender also included boiler inspection at S35 an hour for labour, parts extra. - difficulty learning new tricks, but the challcngc made her more determined and she didn't want 10 not try. Municipal councils are in- volved in more areas today than they were in the early. 1970s, she says, for -instance zoning. McClure is working on hcr, fourth reeve: Harvey Craig, Allan Campbell, Marie flick- - nell and now Reeve Murray. "I've had good councils to work for, even -when we don't agree," she says, and good, - - knowledgeable support staff too, all of whom she took pains to mention in particular. Mrs. McClure's husband is Ken. They have two daughters, !.ori O'Connell of ,Mitchell and Lisa McClure of Raliegh, North Carolina, and one grand- daughter, Lana. The now long-time clerk/ treasurer says the thing she likes best -about her job- is the people. "I think 1 almost know everyone in the towrhship," she says. Tourism boosts county coffers Last year "was an excep- tionally good one" for tourism in this_ area, according to a review from the County of Huron Planning and Develop- ment Department. Increased numbers of American visitors throughout thc county reflected. the. strong American dollar," its report states. "Provincial statistics showed a 10 per cent increase in the number of U.S. visitors to - Ontario this year; the province also experienced an increase of approximately 25 per cent in the number of Asian and South American visitors to Ontario." According to planning department figures, 7,500 people attended Scaforth's Homecoming '95 weekend in August. Cidcrfcst in Eg- mondvillc the next month attracted 2,5(X). - - The . Trans -Can National Motocross at Walton_ hold over four days in August attracted 5,0(0 spectators -and the annual Threshers Reunion at Blyth in September drew 12,00) people over a three-day period. - BEANS ARE IBI(: By far thc biggest single tourist attraction in the area remains the Zurich Bean Fes- tival, with 25,0(X) people in attendance for the annual one day event near the end of every August. The- Ground Bend/Huron Park Air Show was second biggest, attracting 15,000. I he Celtic Roots Festival for 'three days in August had an attendance of 9,0(X0. Of the two regular summer theatres in the immediate -area £c1924 CAW Wiera MAIN STREET MITCHELL ikofA LADIES', MEN'S & CHILDREN'S WEAR JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE ALL FALL/WINTER MERCHANDISE Store Hours Monday - Saturday 9:00.5:30' • 348-8463 the Huron County Playhouse near Grand Bend remains the largest, attracting 64,000 in 1915, almost twice as many as the Blyth. Festival_ with an attendance of 35,000, up 5,000 from the year before. - ( uurism is this area's second largest industry, next to agriculture, according to the county planning department report. - SPECIAL SELECTION OF FABRICS Regular Price • 45" s2.5Ometre upto$1600 a metre 60" 3.50metre HURRY IN SALE ENDS SAT. JAN. 27 SEAFORTH SEWING CENTRE OPEN MON toFR1 9to6 Sat 9105 Main St Seaforth 527-1900 Fresh! Tasty Nu WINTER WEEKLY SPECIALS . BREAD 567g. ,heed white SOUR DOUGH 450g $ - 29 loaf r 1 COUNTRY BUNS CARROT MUFFINS 1 white, 990 - Delicious $ 99 dozen - 6 for 1 OATMEAL - CHERRY old COOKIES fashioned 99 always PIE Good 4�' 12 for 8" MOZZARELLA F �"' 8 99 Winter Hours Open Mon. to Fri. 8 to 5 Sat. 9 to 5 TastyNu Bakery & Cheese House 1 1 Main St. Seaforth 527-1803 NOTICE G.W. NOBEL SANITATION We have sold our garbage division. As of January 1, 1996 we will be specializing in scrap metals, recycling and bulk pick ups with our 10 - 14 yard containers only. Any of our customers who% have recyclable materials .Nobel's will continue to collect as usual (other than the cardboard bin customers). As the new owners MacDonald 'Sanitation will' be picking up our sj naller 2 - 6 yard containers and- our curbside customers. We are sure that they will provide the same service as we have done over the years. They will honor all Nobel bags and tags. We would like to thank you for your patronage over the years. For further inquiries don't hesitate to call: G.W. Nobel Sanitation MacDonald Sanitation 519-527-1095 . 519-234-6246