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Huron Expositor, 1999-04-28, Page 22 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, AprII 28, 1999 )� imizzam Work to be competed June z Mark Melody of KEECON PLUS drywallers works away. Auditorium will with an office, c and much room From Page where the -services will be held, a kitchen off of the multi-purpose room, two handicapped - accessible washrooms, a church office and a Sunday school room. "It will be fairly basic. We don't need anything elaborate. Our goal is to get in here and hold regular services." says Corrivcau. Thc auditorium will be ablc•to seat 'about 220 people and have stackable chairs. "We're hoping that in just 10 minutes' time; we can have all the chairs moved to the side for a luncheon or some other community.cvent," he says. . Corrivcau says the auditorium . provides enoughseating for Bethel Bible to be able to double the size of its current congregation of 110. "He says the congregation outgrew its building in Egmondvillc,. which has room for about 60 people. about four years ago. seat 220 people lassrooms. for expansion "We're really excited to be. on Seaforth's Main Street hccause it's a really accessible location.. No one knew we existed ► in Egmondville." he says. "Eight• years ago. we only had 20 people in the congregation on Sunday mornings- and we're looking forward to having a lot of new people coming to . our new building:" There are also plans to turn the offices on the third floor into -a nursery and toddler room while about 6000 square feet of space used for storage by Canadian -Tire will remain as a play area for children during the church's children's club or Vacation Bible School: The 7000 square feet of space on the first floor -will remain untouched for now. "We have some vague plans about what we'll do on the first tloor hut it's too soon to say what we'll do with it, says Corrivcau: He says the renovations should he completed by June 1. - McClure remembers office fire n 1979 during her 28 years and remarks thatpoliticians in McKillop Township are more often acclaimed than elected to their positions on township council. "We must have a very satisfied bunch 'in McKillop Township because therle's very rarely an elec�tiQn. During the last election' in 1997, we didn't receive one enquiry about running for council." she says. McClure says that even though she doesn't always agree with township council, she's enjoyedworking with all the councillors and doing the work of carrying out their decisions. = And, along with accounting. a part of her job which_ she _enjoys doing. M_ cClure says she's enjoyed interaction with the people of McKillop Township. - "I know almost everyone -and where they live in the whole township," she says. From Page 1 well with an assistant who will be chosen out ofthe 16 applicants who have applied for the. -job. 71' think a lot of municipal clerk -treasurers are choosing to retire right now with all the amalgamations happening. it's.nice•that it can be done through retirements. rather than anybody being forced to leave their job." she says. One of. McClure's most. vivid memories from the past -2ti years is the fire at the' township office in 1979.. which wasstarted by someone who'd broken into the vault but found nothing valuable to steal. "There was.a lot of smoke • damage and we had— 0 --- replace the panelling and the .floor -coverings and a•few minute hooks were destroyed but it was more of a nuisance than a disaster. it took two months to. get things hack in order:" she recalls. •Over the years-. she's watched the township changing with declining. populations and declining `numbers of farm owners with thc rise'of larger farming operations. She's also been part: of zoning by-laws that stipulate where buildings must he located on farms and how far away livestock must he located from neighboring residents. As well. she's participated in a program which has asphalted 27 and a half miles. of township roads since _199477 •. _- . McClure has worked with only four different reeves, including Allan Campbell, Harvey Craig. Marie Hicknell and Ron Murray. ASPHALT SEALING WHY GET DIRTY? "LET ME!" * RENEW AND PROTECT ASPHALT SURFACES * DRIVEWAYS APPROXIMATELY 15'x50' $50: RONALD W. RYAN RR 2 Dublin (519) 345-2560 Mailbox vandalized A Tdckcrsmith.' Township mailbox was shot full of holes and pulled from the ground in the middle of the night April 17. • A resident of Concession 2 in Tuckersmith - was awakened by thc sound of gun shots at 2:30 a.m. and looked out the window to - see a large light-colored older model car stopped next to the mailbox with four people in it. 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