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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1981-11-18, Page 15at– AUXILIARY TEA — Rose Regier (centre) serves tea to Elizabeth Grainger and Marg Talbot at the Blue Water Rest Home ladies auxiliary tea held at the home Saturday. Golden Glimpse: Thursday. November 12 was a big day for Miss Marie Gelinas who celebrated her 104th birthday. She, is men- tally alert and reasonably physically healthy, and en- joyed the fuss of having the reporters asking questions and taking pictures. Friends and relatives gathered in the afternoon to help celebrate the rather rare occasion. Music was supplied by Mr. Joseph Boland and Mr. Don Walker. Exeter and Mr. Alfred Denomme of Zurich. Birthday cake and coffee was served to the guests. Bingo was played on Fri- day evening followed by refreshments. 1 am sure the Auxiliary of the home wish to extend a sincere thank you to all who attended the tea, donated bazaar items, provided home baking and articles for the penny sale. Perhaps we should give the weather part of the credit for one of our largest and most successful bazaars for some years. The penny sale winners were as follows: hamburg cooker. Gertrude Fleischauer, Christmas wreath and mugs, Mary Lou Denomme: rag doll, Mary Drysdale; large measuring pitcher. Reta Vander- burgt: the crocheted pillow, Lorraine Schwartzentruber; neck warmer and colored or- nament, Annie Finkbelner;. the poodle. Marie Sawa; or- nament. Mrs. Margaret Talbot; African violet, Belle Merner: cup and saucer, Mrs. Clifton Jaques; pillow, Miss Olive O'Brien; pillow cases. Dorothy Corbett; doiley. Vera Thiel. The sympathy of residents and staff is extended to the family of the late Mrs. Ella Jory. The Sunday evening chapel service was con- ducted by Mr. Merlin Bender of the Conservative Mennonite church. Bean fest profits go back to Zurich The Zurich Bean Festival committee decided upon a number of donations to the community at the com- mittee's annual meeting, November 4. • Committee president Chuck Erb said the group plans donations of: $2,000 to the conservation authority park in Zurich; $1,000 to the arena for washroom repairs; $500 to the meals on wheels program; and the committee has arranged for free skating for the children of Zurich at the arena throughout the winter (Saturday afternoons). Erb said this year's bean festival was "as a whole, one of the better (festivals) we've had." The group took in about $5- 6,000 profit, 'Erb said. The president passed along thanks to all those in the commiunity who helped make the 1981 festival such a success, and said he hopes the committee continues to get the same favourable response for future bean festivals. The committee executive would be remaining the same Erb said, but he noted the group was looking for a second vice-president, as Al Scott had dropped out to devote more time to his duties as president of the Zurich minor ' athletic association. Question annual pay increases Times -Advocate, November 18, 1981 Page 15 Zurich council passes tax, recreation bylaws Bylaws to regulate tax certificates and to establish a program of recreation were the topics of discussion at Zurich council's November meeting, Wednesday. Clerk Sharon Baker said the tax certificates bylaw would set the rate for issuing the certificates at $5. The documents identify proper- ties, state tax level and list any arrears or overdue tax- es. Baker said the certificates had to be requested in writing by a lawyer and are usually required when sell- ing a house. Councillor Bob Fisher ask- ed what would happen if a person bought their house without a lawyer. Baker said the assessment rolls were public informa- tion but the tax roll (showing arrears) was not public. She said a buyer consulting the municipal office would be told it there were arrears, but not told the amount. She added the person selling the house should tell the buyer the information anyway. A second bylaw formalizes a Zurich recreation, • parks and community centre board. The committee would be made up of two represen- tatives from council, three from the village of Zurich and one each from the coun- cils of Stanley and Hay townships. The chairman of the com- mittee must be one of the three representatives from the village. Council members had questioned why township representatives had the same voting rights on the recreation committee. Baker said the board would still appoint the chair- man from a non -council Zurich member. Copies of the by-law will be sent to the townships to have them appoint members to the board in January. A letter was received from Agriculture Canada explain- ing why Zurich was skipped last year as a site for a rabies vaccination clinic. The letter said the clinics were of questionable use in village areas, as pets are better looked after, and ad- vised Zurich residents to visit clinics in Exeter or Grand Bend. Leroy Thiel said the letter contradicts itself, by saying the vaccine isn't needed in urban areas and the group holds its clinics in the larger towns. Fisher said it was probably cheaper to go to the vet than pay taxes for a so- called free clinic. Since the letter advised there would be no clinics in 1981, reeve Fred Haberer suggested the villag ake a. request to be the locat n of a clinic next year. Dan Turkheim questioned why the council gave its employees and annual pay increase. He said it seemed like everyone in a govern- ment Job got an automatic increase every January. Thiel agreed saying the cost of living was a "damn poor" excuse for the in- creases and it only added to down in the village. The The Zurich and Area fire Robert Merner be appointed board regretfully accepted the resignation of Chuck Erb as fire chief. Council accepted the recommendation of the volunteer firemen that 'nflation. wood is becoming expensive Haberer said the county as it is in demand he said. got off lucky this year as It Some wood from trees cut had made a twb year agree- down last week was stacked ment with its workers to behind the arena and has give pay increases of 10 per- since disappeared. cent this year and 12 percent in 1982. He said arbitration k,Z,Z9t4.4144 t 4 44•44444'1, 4:11 :0 board were generally granClk• - ting workers 14 percent in- creases. He suggested the council ,„ look at what the employees want as an increase and work with some of the figures. In othe business: Council continued its, debate on building permit costs. Fisher said he didn't un- derstand the system which profits on some inspections ci and loses money on others.,:_ Turkheim suggested the w► building inspector determine ICA► the number of inspections cols required and charge the builder for the work done. „ The fees he said, should at (east cover the costs of the vb, permit and inspection.z. Haberer said there was still some vandalism being kit done by children playing on the roof of the picnic Open 7 Days A Weekpavilion. ru The quickest way to cure that is to catch somebody �1► Thiel said, and ,make them10 a.m. to 5 do some community work as # p'h1 • restitution.�_ Turkheim noted vandals had been seen at the park, but nobody would stand up .' and say who it was. Haberer suggekted a �; policy for selling or giving away wood from trees cut Ciay.4w. chief beginning in January. Turkheim expressed the feelings of council when he said he was sorry to see Erb leave the position. 2 Months Til Christmas! 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