HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1981-04-08, Page 51WIN DART TOURNEY — The "Bombers" took the Tenderspot Trophy as Dart League champs in Grand Cove Estates. On
the winning' team are Bill Wilson, Pat O'Connon, Bill Kershaw, Dolly Abbott and lan Urquhart. The Bombers edged our the
Sharp Shooters in the Finals to take the trophy. Staff photo
Volleyball teams
make semi-finals
Both the boys and girls,
volleyballteams at Grand
Bend Public School have
done well at recent tour-
naments.
Two weeks ago, the boys
team played a good match,
winning 10 of the 12 regular
games. They advanced to
the semi-finals where, unfor-
tunately they lost. .The tour-
nament was won by the
Aberarder team, while
Bosanquet school came in
second.
Co -captains of the boys
team are Peter Brenner and
Dave Gratton. The team is
coached by =a parent -
volunteer, Dr. Russ Lingard
and teacher John Moore.
The girls, playing at North
Lambton Secondary School
in Forest, 'advanced to the
semi-finals on a winning
streak. Unfortunately the
girls lost to Woodside school
which took first place, and
Bosanquet school which got
second place.
Captain of the girls team
is Laura Campbell. Prin-
cipal Betty Fitchett coached
the volleyball team.
Seven schools took part in
the tournament. They in-
cluded Grand Bend, Bosan-
quet, Kinnaird, Woodside,
Aberarder, Watford, and
Warwick.
Police investigate
two accidents
Damage was estimated at
$500 in a single car crash on
Riverside Drive in Port
Franks Tuesday. The car
was driven by Gary Mark
Hunt of RR 1, Thedford. He
and his two passengers
sustained injuries. The crash
was investigated by Con-
stable H. Marissen of the
Pinery detachment of the
Ontario Provincial Police.
Constable D.J. Cardwell
investigated a car -truck
accident on Ontario Street,
Grand Bend, on Wednesday,
when a car driven by
Eleanor Hayter of Grand
Bend collided with a truck
,driven by James McCallum
of RR 1, Glencoe. Damage
was estimated at $590 to the
lattmor
Hayter vehicle, and there
were no injuries.
A total of 17 charges were
laid by Pinery OPP under
theliquor licence act during
the week of April 5 to 11. Six
charges were laid under the
highway traffic act, and one
charge was laid under the
narcotic control act.
One theft was in-
vestigated, and one impaired
driver was charged. One
driver was charged for
driving while under
suspension, and one charge
was laid under the com-
pulsory insurance act.
There were 16 additional
miscellaneous occurrences
investigated.
Mary's
musings
BY MARY ALDERSON
•The test run went about as
good as the space shuttle's
first attempt to blast off. We
just didn't leave the ground.
But likethe shuttle, we even-
tually got into the air.
Somehow a comparison
bef ween the American space
program and a Sunday
School class at Grand Bend
United Church just doesn't
work. But to the boys of the
class, getting their kites fly-
ing is just as important as
seeing the shuttle go into or-
bit.
I've been teaching the pie -
Easter series at Sunday
School to four boys in' the 11
to 12 age bracket. When peo-
ple ask me what I gave up
for Lent, I tell them I gave
up sleeping in on Sunday
mornings.
You have to get up early to
keep ahead of those fellows!
The lesson books
suggested a study of the pre -
Easter events in Jesus' life.
The. it went to tell how Sun-
day school children in Iler-
muda celebrate Easter. In
that island country, it is a
tradition that children fly
kites for Easter. The wooden
sticks in the kite symbolize
the cross, and the fact that
the kite flies reminds the
children that Jesus rose
from the dead. The book
suggested that the kites
could be decorated with
palm branches to symbolize
the waving of the palms on
Palm Sunday.
It was decided that we
would build the kites in our
class, and then on Palm Sun-
day we would go down to the
beach and fly them.
A few days before, I decid-
ed 1 needed a test run —
and as I said, it was about as
useful as the space shuttle's
first attempt.
First, I couldn't really call
myself a kite expert, so I had
to beg my husband, Victor,
to come outside with me and
help me fly my kite. Now,
he's told me on numerous oc-
casions to go fly a kite, but
he's never given me instruc-
tions.
Soon after we got outside
we realized we were missing
one very important in-
gredient. Wind.
Pepper, *or fun -loving
springer spaniel, enjoyed
chasing the kite as we dragg-
ed it across the ground. We
felt a little foolish, too, as
the neigbourhood watched
our efforts.
Alas, it did not fly - aria
before I knew it, Victor and I
were taking four boys to the
beach, each of them clut-
ching their inventions, and
we had no idea if they would
ever be airborn.
One of the young men in-
formed me that old panty
hose would make a better
kite tail, than the string of
crepe paper bows.
Somehow. I was reluctant to
bring my old panty hose to
church.
A light rain was falling as
we headed towardthe beach,
but the boys were game to
give the kites a chance.
At first, no luck at all. But
after some technical ad-
justments, one kite wobbled
into the air. Soon each boy
had his kite flying for at
least a few minutes.
The first kite to fly took a
nose dive and was destroyed
in the crash. But another
kept going and going until all
the string on the handle was
let out, By this time the kite
was well out over the water,
half way across Lake Huron.
Before we knew it, it was
time to get back to the
church, or there would be
parents thinking their boys
had been kidnapped. But
that one kite that was flying
so well just didn't want to
come down. We yanked and
pulled, and had our fingers
cut on the cord.
Finally the string broke,
and down came the kite --
right into the lake. The
water was a little too cold
for wading, so we waited on
shore to see if a wave would
bring it in. But it just floated
back and forth, out of reach.
The boys would have glad-
ly waited much longer, but I
insisted it was time to go. As
we climbed back into the
truck, they suggested that
Victor drive the Bronco
down the beach. Unfor-
tunately, I had to veto the
idea, too. It's not easy being
a Sunday School teacher.
Times -Advocate, April 15, 1981
Page 21
Schools will stay open
In a close vote of 8 to 6, the
Lambton County Board of
Education decided to sup-
port the recommendations of
the school study committee
and keep Grand Bend,
Kinnaird and Bosanquet
schools open for at least two
more years, without any
boundary changes.
Prior to the vote,
Bosanquet township trustee
Dorothy Wight repeated
some of the reasons for the
committee's report. Mrs.
Wight pointed out that at
present it was just "not
comfortable" to relocate any
READY TO KICK -- Jimmy Dietrich and Kenneth Desjardine enjoy the spring weather when
their nursery school teachers in Grand Bend take them outdoors. Staff photo
Club's future uncertain
Curlers get awards
Thedford Curling Club
wrapped up another season
Saturday with the awards
banquet and dance at the
arena. Several club
members from the Grand
Bend area received trophies
at the gala night.
A rink skipped by Max
Tiedeman took the Jamieson
trophy this year. Playing
with Tiedeman were Cathy
Donald, John Walters and
Lorna Burch.
Gary Struyf's rink won the
Defore trophy. Playing on
that rink were Doris Elliott,
Trish Murdock, and Lloyd
Stewart.
• Max Tiedeman also took
the Skips Trophy. Playing
with Max in that bonspiel
were Perry Carrothers, Jim
Balcom and John Murdock.
The Schenley's trophy was
won by Gary Struyf's rink,
including Carof Carrothers.
Bob Hamilton and Ron
Gilpin.
Harold MacLachlan
skipped the team that won'
the Labatts trophy. On that
team were Carole Arm-
bruste)r, Lloyd Stewart and
Trish Murdock.
Ron Carrothers skipped
the team that took the
Sterling -Ultramar trophy,
with Carol Carrothers,
Archie Donald and Cathy
Donald playing together.
The Molsons' trophy was
won by Ron Carrthers' team
with Doris Elliott, Wilfred
Sadler and Rick Davidson
Playing.
Te erna Moloy trophy in
the ladies bonspiel was won
by a rink skipped by Carol
Carrothers. Playing with her
were Cathy Donald, Bev
Beernick and Marla Bryson.
Many of the speakers at
the banquet expressed con-
cern about the future of the
Thedford Curling Club. Poor
ice conditions and high costs
at the Thedford-Bosanquet
arena have given the club
reason to look elsewhere.
Several members said that
they might consider joining
the Forest Curling Club
while others suggested that
the Thedford Club rent an
evening at the Forest Club's
rink Still others strongly
felt that because they had
contributed to the rebuilding
of the Thedford-Bosanquet
arena. they should be able to
use facilities there. No final
decision was reached.
President of the curling
club was Doug Jamieson,
while the ladies club presi-
dent was Sandra Norris.
Secretary -treasurers are
(eorgA and Lil Sitter.
of the students,. Among the
three schools, there are too
many pupils to be put into
two schools without the use
of portables.
Mrs. Wight also em-
phasized that she and the
study committee firmly
believes the projected
growth figures for the north
Bosanquet and Grand Bend
area. To back this up, Mrs.
Wight said she learned
recently that Ontario Hydro
has spent $21/2 million on new
transformers and lines to
Grand Bend on the basis of
load growth in the area.
She added that the
population growth rate for
Grand Bend is in the range of
seven to 12 percent, while
the provincial average is
three and a half percent.
She indicated that such
growth is already taking
place. At present there is a
total of 59 kindergarten
children in the three schools,
while next year there will be
72 to 74.
Superintendant of business
for the board, Al Ewasko
said that Grand Bend,
because it is a small school
meets the requirements for
additional grants. The
grants are available to
schools with less than 20
pupils per grade, and located
more than five road miles to
another school At present
Grand Bend school has only
17.1 pupils per grade.
Trustee Mary Anne Miller
said that she had visited the
three schools, and now
agreed that they should all
be maintained. She said that
closing Grand Bend or
Kinnaird schools could result
in a 50 minute bus ride for
some children, and she felt
that that was too long for
little children.
She said that she had been
assured that the schools
were carrying out quality
education programs, despite
their small size.
Just before the vote was
called, trustee Ken Gray of
Wyoming read a prepared
statement saying that the
Bosanquet and Grand Bend
area along the lake shore is
the most rapidly growing
part of Lambton County.
Gray commented on the
fact that some trustees had
tried to make the school
closing a city versus county
battle, demanding that a
rural school be closed for
every school in the city
closed.
Gray pointed out that
having schools closed is not a
new development for people
in small villages and rural
communities. He said that
schools had been closed in
Thedford, Arkona, Alvin-
ston, Oil Springs, Petrolia
and Blackwell.
Earlier in the meeting
Pauline Lingard spoke to the
trustees on behalf of SETOC
(School is Essential to Our
Community) group of Grand
Bend. Mrs. Lingard asked
the trustees to consider not
only the education of the
children, but the after hours
community life that Grand
Bend school provides. She
said that reports in the
Sarnia media had indicated
that city taxpayers are
subsidizing county schools
TOTE THAT LINE - - Grand Bend nursery school teacher Sharon Jacobe leads4he way,while ConnieHodgnrsbrings up the
rear, as the children head down Main Street for a walk to the beach. The teachers have found the "hold the rope method"
the best way to go for a walk. Staff photo
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because they pay more taxes
than rural residents. She
pointed out that the Lambton
average is 81088 per
elementary school pupil,
while the residents of Grand
Bend and poll nine of
Bosanquet which is the
Grand Bend school area are
paying 51272 per pupil, 17
percent above the Lambton
average.
Pauline Matheson spoke
on behalf of the concerned
parents of Kinnaird school.
She presented the board with
a petition of 400 signatures
supporting the quality of
education at Kinnaird
school.
Trustee Mary Anne Miller
asked that the board vote on
the report submitted by the
administration, rather than
the recommendation
prepared by the study
committee. The ad-
ministration's report did not
call for another study if the
enrolment drops, but simply
the closing of the school, if
enrolment drops below 60
percent of the capacity at
Kinnaird, if Grand Bend
drops below a four room
school, or if kindergarten
enrolment drops below 10 in
any two or three successive
years at either Grand Bend
or Kinnaird.
It was decided that the
board would vote on the
study committee's report
which called for another
study in two years if the
combined enrolment at all
three schools drops below 60
percent of capacity.
A brief discussion took
place on the study com-
mittee's suggestion that the
board consider reducing
tuition fees so that children
living in Huron county within
walking distance to Grand
Bend school can attend it.
The board has received two
requests from parents in the
Grand Bend area, who ac-
tually live in Huron county.
Their children will be bussed
eight miles to Stephen
school, but could walk to
Grand Bend school.
At present the board
charges 879 per month (8790
Sharen tries to
open meetings
Grand Bend's reeve
Robert Sharen isonceagain
trying to convince Lambton
county council to open their
committee meetings to the
public and press.
Sharen is preparing a mo-
tion for the May meeting
which will call for a reversal
of the council's current
policy which does not allow
press at most committee
meetings.
"It appears as if we're
hiding something when we
go in camera at a committee
meeting," Sharen said.
His colleague at county
council. deputy reeve Harold
Green disagrees with the
proposal. Green says that
it's necessary to meet
behind closed doors so that
committee members can get
all discussion out in the
open.
Green says that the closed
meetings allow for "knock
down. drag out fights,"
before the mattergoes before
full county council.
Green also pointed out
that at a committee such as
museums. many of the
matters dealt with are per-
sonel problems which would
be in camera in any case. He
added that many of the com-
mittee meetings can by very
boring, and wouldn't interest
the public anyway.
Another councillor feared
that if the press attended
committee meetings and
reported on recommen-
dations. the public might
think a firm decision had
been made, when in fact,
council hadn't voted on the
issue yet.
There are eight council
committees which meet at
least once a month. Only the
planning board is open, as
required by provincial
statute Budget sessions are
held in private.
Sharen said that at times
county council has been
portrayed in an ''un-
favourable light" simply
because reporters don't have
adequate information.
Last year. Sharen made a
similar proposal, but council
defeated the motion. The
recommendation came from
the legislative, policy and
public relations committee.
Council will be meeting in
their chambers at the new
building in Wyoming for the
firt time May 6. The staff
has already moved into the
new facility.
Cancer can
be beaten
Cancer can he beaten. This
year. 74.000 nes% cancer
patients will he diagnosed for
the lira time but at least half
of these people ssr11 he aline
and ssell lise years after
treatment. says the Canadian
( ;rnicr-ucirt\
per year) for out-of•county
students. However, Lambton
county residents who wish to
send their children to South
Huron District High School
in Exeter are only charged
8100 per year.
Turstee Mary Anne Miller
said she could not consider
such a request, because the
board would not be getting
any assessment from these
people. "We're running a
business," she said. Later
trustee Dorothy Wight said
that the board would have to
look again at these requests.
Wight said that another
recommendation in the
study committee's report –
to change Grand Bend
kindergarten from a half
days kindergarten to a full
day, every other day – will
be dealt with by the ad-
ministration.
Mrs. Wight said that the
kindergarten change will
depend on how many
children will walk to school,
and how many ride the bus.
No transportation is
provided at noon hour for the
bus pupils.
No date was set for a
meeting of the trustees, the
SETOC group and Grand
Bend council. Mrs. Wight
suggested four dates, which
had been given to her by
Reeve Robert Sharen. The
trustees and Grand Bend
council want to meet
together to discuss financial
and other problems at Grand
Bend school.
The board room was
packed with supporters of
the three schools, and ap-
plause broke out when the 8
to 6 vote was tallied.
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Notice To All Property Owners
In The
Village Of Grand Bend
And All Property Owners
In Township Of Bosanquet And Stephen
Within 400 Ft. Radius
Of The Village Of Grand Bend.
Village Of Grand Bend
Restricted Area (Zoning)
By -Law No. 5012 Of 1981
Being a By-law to amend By-law 5010 of 1980.
Whereas the Council of the Corporation of the Village of Grand Bend
did puss a comprehensive Restricted Area (Zoning) By-law 5010on the
21st day of October, 1980; and
Whereas the Council deems it desirable and in the public interest to
amend By -low 5010 of 1980; and
Whereas this By-law conforms to the Official Plan of the Grand Bend
Planning Area;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Corporation of the Village of
Grand Bend enacts as follows:
1.Section 5.12 of By -low 5010 of 1980, "Lot Development Re-
quirements", is hereby amended by adding thereto o new sub-
section as follows:
"5.12.5 Existing Undersized Lots
Where one or more lots exist and are held in separate
ownership in any Residential Zone on the dote of the passing
of this By-law, and such lots have insufficient lot area and/or
lot frontage, then this By-law shall not prevent the erection of
a one -family dwelling thereon provided that all other
provisions of this By-law have been complied with.-
2.This By-law shall come into force and effect on the day of its passing
subject to the approval of the Ontario Municipal Board.
Read a first and second time this 16th day of March 1981.
Read a third time and finally passed this 16th day of March, 1981.
s.creo Louise Ciippe'ton
Clerk Sox 340 Grono8enci, Ont.