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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1981-05-13, Page 27Pinery prepares for summer Continued from page IA bygaart records the infor- mation daily, and it is sent in to the Canadain At- mospheric Environment ser- vice, and the University of Western Ontario. The readings are combined to predict the fire hazard in the park, as well. Crabe says that because of heavey rainfall in April, the fire hazard is not severe in the Pinery. However, he adds, that the Ministry of Natural Resources in prepared for fires in northern Ontario, and most of the staff is trained to fight fires. They are ready to be moved to northern Ontario if they are needed. Crabe said that the reser- vation system has been ex- panded and improved in the Pinery. This year the park will be taking telephone reservations, and they will hold the site until 6:00 p.m. on the day the reservation is made. The park is also accepting reservations by mail. They, will not guarantee specific sites, and only about 25 percent of the campsites will be reserved, Crabe said. Reservations can also be made in person. The control office has been transformed into a reservation office. It will cost the camper $2 extra to reserve a site. The maximum stay in the park is 23 days. Crabe said that it is now easier to get refunds from the park, if the camper has to leave early. Prior to this the camper had to apply for a refund from the Ministry of Natural Resources, and would get a cheque later in the mail. Now, clerks can make refunds at the camp offices. Crabe added that the MInistry of Natural Resources is staging a cam- paign to increase use of the parks by six percent. He said that last summer, the Pinery was full every weekend, and usually full on Wednesdays. It will be dif- ficult to increase use, when the park is full, Crabe ex- plained, laughing. He said that it would not be good for the park to be full all the time, because the staff needs time to catch up on work. Crabe said that while their neighboring Ipperwash Park has an alcohol ban during the Victoria holiday. no ban has been issued at Pinery. Although he admitted that they may have some problems, he was confident that staff could handle them. 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Staff photo Big days planned at Heritage Museum Lambton Heritage Museum has announced five special event days for its 1981 season. These special events will be modelled after two experimental days held last year, which together drew 3,400 visitors to the museum and area from throughout southwestern Ontario. The Heritage Museum finished its year with over 20,000 visitors. Curator Robert Tremaine reports that because of last year's success, the number of special event days has been increased. On Sunday May 24, the Lambton Heritage Museum will host an Antique Engine Festival, from noon to five. Operating engines of all types will be emphasized, including tractors and autos. Forgotten pioneer skills such as blacksmithing, harnessmaking, chair caning, and cornhusk dolls will also be presented by volunteer Lambton artisans. Some of these events have been scheduled for the off- peak "shoulder months", to assist and encourage a lengthening of the main tourist season, Tremain said. The month of June has been reserved exclusively for the use of school classes, and teachers' professional development days. The Lambton Heritage Museum Pioneer Craft Programme offers elementary level children the chance to participate directly, and try their hand at pioneer skills such as spinning, candle dipping and buttermaking. Last year, the museum staff toured 108 busloads of seniors, school classes, and clubs from throughout western Ontario. On July 4 and 5, the museum will hang close to 300 quilts in its first Heritage Quilt Show. The second - annual Heritage Craft Sale will be held July 26. At last year's event, over 1,500 people admired and took home crafts by Lambton County artists. Antique Auto buffs will have a chance to view 70 autos, with many drivers in period clothes, on August 16. The museum has invited five local clubs to this regional Antique Auto Rally. Finally, on October 18, a Heritage Craft Sale has been scheduled to provide shoppers a chance to meet the Lambton-area craftsmen prior to the Christmas rush. Community residents who are interested in assisting with any of these events are invited to join the Lambton Heritage Volunteers, an active group involved with school tours, craft demon- strations, artifact restoration, and special events. For further information, contact the museum staff at 12432600. Playhouse Guild holds luncheon Interior An interior designer is a "Mother-in-law with a licence". That definition brought much laughter from the 85 members of the Huron Country Playhouse Guild at their Oakwoodlnn luncheon Tuesday. Guest speaker was in- terior designer Robert Young of Robert Young Interiors, London. Young ex- plained that he was presen- ting a fashion show for homes. A native of London, he attended Beal Technical school, and Parson's School of Design in New York. As well as operating his own in- terior decorating business, Young is vice-president of Young's Jewellers. Young stressed the impor- tance of not only decorating your home in good taste, but also making it as comfor- table as possible for others. A mix of aesthetic and eclectic design do combine well in a room. Young said. He added that a melage of the best Chippendale, American, European, and other styles can and do look well. He told the ladies to keep the best groupings of their nice things, and weed out the "junk". Young pointed out that it is important to hold on to your older pieces of furniture, because they might be of sgjid wood, or solid spring construction. Today's fur- niture is mostly plastic, and not constructed as soundly as older pieces. Young said that homes are presently as big as they are going to be, due to high con- struction costs. The large mansion type homes will seldom be seen any more. The readers write Dear Sir, On the 30th of April, there was a floor hockey game between a team from Arc Industries and Palmerston in Huron Park. This year, as you will already know, is the Year of the Disabled. We decided this would be the perfect time for our Brownie Pack to do something. When their game was over, the older girls served them lemonade and cookies. As the Brownies are only 6-9 years old, this was the first time many of them had anything to do with handicapped people. The girls seemed to enjoy the game. We asked some of the girls to write a story about the game. We thought some of your readers might enjoy sharing them with us. Yours truly (Mrs.) Lori Lavier 1st Huron Park Brownies By Tracy Day age Last night we watched a game. It was floor hockey. The disabled played. I think it great. Some times when I feel sorry for myself then I see a handy capped person I don't feel sorry for myself =1nnnnulunnnnntnnl➢nMmm11nitmmm1tnnrmmnmm11mm11nnnnmtunnmm1nlL Z.. PINERY FLEA MARKET Open Every Sunday May 3 — Sept. 27 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 3 Miles S. of Grand Bend Ont. Hwy 21 238-8382 illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll nur Winner of Draw Prize Thompson -Warner In -Water Boat Show Grand Bend Congratulations go out to Mary Alderson of Grand Bend on winning the midget yacht at the In -Water Boat Show. Presenting her with the prize is Peter Warner. Thompson -Warner wish to thank everyone who helped to make the show a huge success. any more. I feel sorry for them and go see if I can help them or play with them. By Michelle age 8 On Thursday April 29 the Dashwood Dragons played against Palmerston. The score was three to one. Palmerston won the game. The Huron Park Brownies served them lemonade and cookies. They played really well. Even though one won they were both good! It was fun to watch. The Dashwood Dragons were from A.R.C. Industries. It was a really good game! By Cynthia Osbourne age 10 We watch the people play hockey. They had something wrong with them. But they played good. After a while some other people came in. They had something wrong with them too. There was a old man he look really nice. He sat down and watched too. At quarter to eight we went and gave them some drinks and cookies. One player said to bring beer next time. Then we went home. It was a good game. By Susan Hamilton age9 We saw a hockey game April 30 at Brownies. The Brownies were standing on the balcony. When we were watching the game some people came in.Then at 7:45 some Brownies went down to serve lemonade and cookies. The Brownies names were Susan Hamilton, Cynthia Osborne, Beverly Burge, Tammy Haist, Tara Cassie, Karen Gage, Sharlene Crawley, (packey) Bonnie Kooy and Towny Owl. Towny Owl spilled some lemonade on the floor. She told Cynthia Osborne and Tammy Haist to get a paper towel. They cleaned it up. One of the players said why can't you buy beer next time. Towny Owl said lemonade tastes beter then Neer. All of the Brownies laughed that were serving lemonade and cookies. One of the players from Ponersten said what are thoes brown dresses which have bages on. Towny Owl said they are Browne uniforms. And then he said where do you get them. Towny Owl said you get them at the guide store in London. One of the players from Dashwood said 1 would like another cookie for good luck. Sharlene Crawley and Karen Gage went down to a lady which was holding a sign that said Come on Dashwood Dragons Corne on. The teams were Ponersten and Dashwood Dragons. The score was when we left 1 for Ponersten and 4 for Dash- wood. The Brownies left at 7:50 to go to Mrs. Wedaters class to say tonight we went home at 8:00. designer speaks He said that an interior designer can offer practical advice such as energy saving drapes. Drapes can be lined or louvered to retain or keep out heat. Colour plays a very impor- tant role, according to Young. He suggested a psy- chology of colour such as, red for an outgoing per- sonality, orange for con- vivial, or blue for well- educated. Plush carpeting is now in vogue, according to Young. He said that burgundy colours for carpeting has once again come around in the "in" cycle, as well as muted blues, greens, and beige -browns. One suggestion made by Young was that where there is a chair. their must he a table. He went on to say that there should be a light on the table, suitable for reading purposes. Young said that rooms in pictures in decorator magazine may be nice to look at with their austere white walls, rugs and glass tables. But, he pointed out the lack of visi- ble lighting. He jokingly referred to this type of decorating as "Early Groping". Young showed the ladies samples of fabric, carpeting and wall paper. He said that bordered wall paper is now in style again. He concluded his speech with a suggestion that the ladies go home and obtain a new look by searching through cupboards and at- tics for an old accessory piece that hasn't been used in several years. He said that an old item can be brought out and a new look built around it. Young was thanked for his talk by Phyl Wilkins. On the committee which organized the luncheon alongwith Mrs. Wilkins were Pat Denton and Melba Lynstrom. Guests were welcomed at the luncheon by guild presi- dent Al Coo. A nightgown donated by "Just for You" boutique was won by guild member Nan Cumming in a raffle. New trustee on school board John Moons Jr., a Bosanquet township cash crop farmer who lives near Forest, has been appointed to the Lambton County Board of Education as a separate school trustee. Moons was appointed after Patricia Rounding resigned when two other trustees questioned her , eligibility. Mrs. Rounding was elected to the board last fall, soon after she had changed her tax support from the public system to the separate system. Three Roman Catholic trustees sit on the Board of Education to look after the needs of Catholic students who cannot attend separate elementary or secondary schools, usually due to distance. The two other Roman Catholic trustees, Edwin Fraser and Jack Fullarton, selected Moons' application to the board. Also at Monday night's board of education meeting, Vie hoard administration reported that they were looking into how many out - of -county students were attending schools in Lamb - ton, before they could make a decision on waiving or lowering tuition fees. Some Huron county residents living near the village limits of Grand Bend have requested that their children be allowed to attend Grand Bend Public School. Break in winning streak The Grand Bend Colonials soccer team failed to con- tinue their three game win- ning streak Sunday when they lost to Kincardine 1-0 in a close match. The Grand Bend B's, however, rallied to take a 1-0 win over West Williams. The B's only goal was scored by Guy Wilde. Times -Advocate, May 13, 1981 Pose 3A REGISTRATION for September, 1981 GRAND BEND NURSERY SCHOOL Wednesday, May 27, 1981 From 9 a.m. till 12 noon and from 1 till 4p.m. Located in Grand Bend United Church Phone 238-8514 or 238-8265 for further information. v Resort Wear THE SUN SHOP FEATURES A FABULOUS COLLECTION OF CASUAL CLOTHES FOR CAREFREE SUMMER LIVING FOR THE BEACH OR POOLSIDE YOU WON'T FIND A FINER SELECTION OF GLAMOROUS SWIMWEAR ANYWHERE IN SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK MASTER CARD -VISA ACCEPTED the sun shop 83 MAIN STREET GRAND BEND — 238-2511 A 1 1 DI -MALL Port Franks "One Stop Does It All" Fk Saturday, May 16, 1981 Aux Sauble Construction Limited 243-2017 HANDI-MAN CENTRE 243-2017 Hardware - Lumber - Rentals Camping Supplies Gardening Supplies SPECIALS Stain - Redwood 8.99 gal. Name Brands - Walnut req. 12.99 gal. Caulking - Geocel 3.99 tube req. 5.99 Free draw on trip to Hawaii Box of Plants To the first 50 customer's with o purchase of 510 or more. WARD'S MEAT MARKE 243-2463 Fully Serviced Meat Dept. Deli - Vegi - Grocery B.B.Q. Specialties SPECIALS Farm Fresh Eggs - 89c doz. Deli Sliced Bacon 1 .49 Ib. Come & Join Us For Coffee & Cookies Fill in a ticket on a WEST BEND GAS B.B.Q. Draw To Be Made July 1, 1981 12 noon req 1 19 reg. 1 97 To the fir st 50 customers 1 Ib. of macaroni salad with the purchase of a B B O chicken OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Hwy 21 near Hwy 82 Hours 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday