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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1981-11-18, Page 24READY, SET... -- Eric Brown, in Grade 8 at the Grand Bend Public School, winds up for a shot in the noon -hour game of foursquare against three of his friends. He and the other boys arid girls were glad to take advantage of the good weather or} Monday to take a break from the routine of classroom work. A TRICKY SHOT -- Jeff Hayter reaches for a low shot in his game of foursquare on Monday at the public school. The children customarily step outside to play during the remainder of their lunch period, according to principal Syd Fletcher. PROPANE Birch Bark Trailer Park Hwy 83 - 1 1/2 mile E. of Hwy. 21 OPEN 7 DAYS 9 -Dusk Phone 238-8256 Inquire at House Beside Propane Tank i Gilly': Service Centre Huron Park FREE GLASS with each $10.00 worth of gas Margaret Forrest R.R. 1 Centralia winner of our clock radio draw DROP IN AND CHECK OUR SPECIALS HOURS: 9-8 Mon. - Sat. 11-7 Sun. aebv Council looks at plans for new fire hall Grand Bend may be get- ting a new fire station if the Fire Committee members can get the support of their respective councils of the proposed design presented to council Monday night. Council heard a brief presentation from a techni- cian from the consulting engineering firm Delcan who pointed out the major features of a plan for a $115,- 000 facility. The hall will serve the village of Grand Bend, Stephen Township and Bosanquet Township. Accor- dinghy,the reeve of Bosan- quet, one of his councillors, and the deputy reeve of Stephen Township were in attendance to examine the drawings. One of the old hall's faults is that trucks have to be angle -parked to fit inside. The new hall design over- comes this and has a second floor which would be suitable for training pur- poses. Floor area on both floors is just under 2,000 square feet on the plan. The three'parties will con- vene Wednesday morning as the Fire Committee debates whether or not to use the Deccan design. If accepted by the Com- mittee, the final decision will then have to come from the councils of Grand Bend, Sure, people will tell you that woodstoves are energy efficient. What they don't tell you is that woodstoves actually require a lot of energy - human energy. We recently replaced our not -so -efficient acorn fireplace with an energy ef- ficient woodstove. While our oil bill may be reduced, as we cut back on that precious natural resource, we find ourselves spending a lot more of our own energy. It's just a good thing we don't have to pay ourselves to operate the woodstove. Even at minimum wage, we have already eaten up any savings from cutting back on oil. - And then you have to pay for the wood, the kindling, all those matches that don't catch. and of course, all that newspaper you use trying to start the fire. I don't know how other people keep their wood stoves going, but I'm just thankful we subscribe to one daily newspaper, three weeklies, and numerous magazines. Since we got a woodstove, I'm even thankful for junk mail. When you go shopping for a woodstove, all the salesmen stress how much money you'll save. They even tell you how the government will give you a rebate if you buy a woodstove. But as the con- versation continues, you will learn that it actually isn't a good idea to apply for the "off -oil" money. You see, I4'RI%E fi EMU) 4HWPY V.'. EIHRISTM.415 DONATE A TOY Every child deserves a toy at Christmas time - something to call his very own. You con put a gift under the child's tree by donating a toy to the `HURON COUNTY CHRISTMAS BUREAU" •. "Huron County Christmas Bureau" There are hundreds of boys and girls, aged two to teens, who County. You may not know a needy child at Christmas, but we do Toy Donations Can Be Dropped Off At: vett ovorintrottette-eotteentottlit Canadian Tire Corporation The Junction Zehrs Area Public and Separate Schools Don's Food Market, Hensall Hruon Park I.O.A. or At the Bureau, 351 Main Street South during the week of December 7th Sponsored by the 'Lioness Club of hetet w*i phimweMwaw►wrawaratW+awlt►WAWA%OW**WOektio ►tloVii arnw►arnwvsr►a+oatlsnw►MlwMraswtwr and the two townships. Council also approved in principal the mapping of the flood plain of the Walker Drain by the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority. The Authority's general manager, Tom Prout, assured the coun- cillors that the cost to the village "would be 5200 at the most" due to the heavy fun- ding available from the province and the federal government. Reeve Bob Sharen asked him to submit a firm cost estimate for the village budget as a pre- condition of its consent. Council also approved the installation of an un- derground telephone line along the south side of Lan- caster Ave. to connect an electronic alarm from the pumping station to the main pumping station and thence to the Water Resources Commission filtration plant two miles north of the village. Bob Hendrick of the Hay Municipal Telephone System was at council to receive its decision. The line will also allow the homes on Lancaster Ave. to use the buried cable for their own telephone. There was some discus- sion of raising the beach parking lot fees because it was felt the present rates Mary's musings By Mary Alderson you can only get such a grant once. and if you live in a house with an antiquated oil furnace that is soon going to need replacing, it makes more sense to replace that furnace with another type of energy. and be eligible for a better grant. So the stove ends up costing you a lot more than you first thought. Finally, the stove is in- stalled, and the salesman suggests that to really cut back on the oil, you should keep the stove going 24 hours a day. A half hour before you leave for work in the mor- ning, just fill the stove up, and it will go all day, the salesman recommends. Well. he hasn't spent too much time in our house - a half hour before we leave for work, we're still in bed. Carrying in wood on a chilly morning is not my idea of waking up. Going to the ther- mostat and warming up the oil furnace makes those morning showers much more bearable. Then. of course, there's the next small problem. Woodstoves require wood. We had a healthy stockpile of wood in our garage, left over from our acorn fireplace days. It wasn't long before the new woodstove had devoured a good portion of that pile. Pricing ready chopped wood sure makes going to your parents' bush more at- tractive. And if your parents have a woodpile, and don't miss a few pieces you've got it made. But there's still the carrying. toting, trucking, splitting, stacking and carrying into the house. And, it seems, these chores are generally done on cold, mis- erable days. But once you've got a wood supply, what more do you need? Well, as I said, it helps if you subscribe to several newspapers, and have a friend with a match collection. You come home from work, and find the temperature in your house down in the mid fifties. Don't ask me what that is in Celsius, but it's darn chilly. All you have to do is light the fire, and soon everything's cozy and warm. right? You make a nice bed of crumpled newspapers, and lay several pieces of kindl- ing. On top of that you put a carefully selected split log, and some smaller logs. And you srike a match to the paper You leave the screen on the front to watch the fire as it merrily crackles into life. Once it is going strong, you close up the doors, and carefully adjust the damper and drafts. And you go about getting supper ready. In a little while you notice the house isn't as warm as it should be. You check inside the stove door. The newspaper and kindling has been consumed, but the logs still sit there. You go through the newspaper and kindling building again, us- ing up several more matches. This routine con- tinues for the next few hours. And before you know it there, isn't a piece of newspaper left in the house to clean the bird cage. were too low. Eventually, it was decided to raise the fees to 52 per day during the week, and 53 per day on weekends and Canadian statutory holidays. Dock fees were also rais- ed. The new rates are *6 per day for a boat less than 20 feet long, 88 for a boat under 30 feet, and 810 for a boat over 30 feet. There is also a chargeof $l2daily for a se- cond hydro connection. Council voted to raise the bathhouse rates to 50 cents for a change and 50 cents for a clothes basket. It was also decided to rebate the Legion Hall for its municipal taxes, less charges for garbage collection. Another major point of discussion was the matter of sewerage rates for 1982. Reeve Bob Sharen asked the council to consider how to charge and bill commercial PUC notes poor revenue for 1981 Grand Bend's Public Utilities Commission recorded an unusually high water consumption rate this summer as well as a deficit in its water budget. PUC secretary -treasurer Orian Gunning estimated that the loss would reach 512,000 by the end of this year if the trend continued. The consumption figure for July last year was 34,156 cubic metres, compared to 52,342 this July, she reported at the PUC meeting this week. Superintendent Stan Lovie reported that his crews have done several repairs to leaks and that he feels the con- sumption surge is at- tributable to village customers, not leaks in the pipes. He also noted that October of this year showed a one - million gallon drop in useage from the previous month, from 19,200 Cubic meters to. 14,700. "It was the lowest month of the year," he said. He asked the Commission whether a rate increase would be approved for the new year. "We must get something done about this, such as bringing in an auditor," he said in reference to the utility 's water bill deficit. The last water rate increase was in 1977. Reeve Bob Sharen suggested more meters be installed to curb excessive users. Grand Bend has 714 customers. both metered and unmetered. Grand Bend also has a by- law requiring all residents to pay a water bill regardless of whether or not they are connected to the water system. The -deadline is December 31, 1982. The Commission delayed a decision on raising their travel allowance from 15 cents per mile to 20 cents. Krishner Roy Johnson said he was satisfied with the current figure. Bob Sharen reminded his colleagues that council members get 20 cents per mile. PUC chair- man Prosper Van Bruaene decided to defer the matter to the new year. Stan Lovie reported on the completion of various repair jobs to light standards and supervision of sewer in- stallations. Two water leaks, at Southcott Pines and the Toronto -Dominion Bank, were sealed. He reminded Please turn to page 14A consumers in the new year. The options were to bill monthly based on meter readings, or to include the service on the tax bill. Currently, 28 'commercial firms are on meters. Sharen posed the problem of determining what a reasonable flat rate would be. Councillor Keith Craw- ford suggested that it would be helpful to know the water and sewage rates of neighbouring townships and villages for comparative purposes. The council clerk agreed to get the data for the November 30 meeting. Sharen reminded the coun- cil that the new rates from Ontario Hydro for 1982 would raise electrical bills by 9.6 percent. i+ JIIIIl1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111n1111111111111111111111111III1111111111111111111L E Arnold`s Furnace E & Service Repair Tom Arnold E has taken over heating E and furnace repair Li from Jerry Arnold & Sons E 2 Plumbing & Healing g. Tom welcomes all former — and new customers to call him at 228-6789 a1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111U111111111111QIIIIIIIl111111111111111UI111UII1111M11111111111G IIIIIIIIIIIIIII1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII niiiIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIItl11111111111t11111111111111= Clinton Community CREDIT UNIONI 374 Main St. Box 126, EXETER NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING E. NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the Clinton Community Credit Union Limited will be held in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Board Room at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 24th, 1981 for the purpose of receiv- ing reports and financial statements for the year ending on September 30, 1981; electing Directors and Credit Committee officers; appointing auditors; for the pur- pose of amending By -Laws and of transacting all other business of an Annuol Meeting. Lunch will follow the meeting. Door- Prizes DATED at Clinton, this 16 day of November, 1981 Thomas Eadie, Secretary alll1111111111111IllililmIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIniniIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIItllllllll111IIIIIniniIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIt1111I111IIIIIIIlli1111111iuniIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIa CHRIN'11111611 NILENov. zo to Dec. 5 CHRISTMAS DRAW PRIZES: 1st Recliner 2nd Painting One ticket for every purchase of $5.00 or over Draw closes 6 p.m. Dec. 24 SUPER SPECIALS 3 -Two Piece Chesterfield Suites Reg. Price $650.00 NOW 1/2 PRICE Chesterfield Suites Li Bedroom Suites Recliners Lamps Tables j Hassocks Kitchen Sets Occasional Chairs �► Pictures etc. ALL FURNITURE 15% OFF TIEMAN'S FURNITURE and HARDWARE Dashwood 237-3681 November 18, Page 7A • Chained Lightning... Stop in today for a demonstration on the new line of John Deere Chain Sows. Choose from sever models - 30 to 78cc.12 to 27 -inch spocket-nose guidebar. Each has a chisel or semichisel chain, automatic oiler, and counterbalanced crankshaft. 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