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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1981-12-30, Page 18Times -Advocate, December 30, 1981 TAKE YOUR PICK — Julia Brown offers cookies to Jason Soldan and Jeff Lingard at the public school's sit-down Christmas dinner last Tuesday. It was the school's first such event and was attended by officials from the county board of education, including chairman Jean McPherson and superintendents Doug Barber and Allan Wells. and district news Annie Morenz 237.3317 Property Owners and Tenants in the Village of Grand Bend Your Municipality Is being Reassessed Your New Assessment In response to a retNest from your municipal council, all properties will be reassessed under the Section 86 Program. The Section 86 Reassessment Program is designed to equalize assessments within property classes, based on 1978 market value. Mailing of Assessment Notices 1981 Assessment Notices have been mailed to all property owners and tenants. The assessed value shown on your Notice will be used for the calculation of your 1982 property and business taxes. A full explanation of the Section 86 Reassessment Program, appeal procedures, and a timetable for Open Houses in your area can be found in the Information Insert which accompanies your new Assessment Notice. Open House Sessions will Answer Questions Open House sessions have been planned at convenient times in your municipality to afford you the opportunity to review your assess- ments with staff of the Regional Assessment Office Assessment staff will be pleased to explain the basis of your property assessment and are authorized to amend all data (school support, assessment, etc.) on your Notice. You are encouraged to take ad- vantage of this service. New School Support Procedures Beginning this year, your school support designation will appear on your Assessment Notice.This designation indicates whether the education port:on of your property taxes will be directed to support public or separate schools. If you wish to review your school support designation, contact your Regional Assessment Office or attend an Open House in your area. Roll Available for Review The Assessment Roli',Al be available for review at the local Municipal Office during regular business hours beginning January 29,1982. If you wish to Appeal If you believe you have been improperly assessed in any way, you may file a formal complaint with the Assessment Review Court. The final date for filing an appeal is February 19, 1982. Information on appeal pro- cedures is provided on the back of your Assessment Notice and Information Insert. Schedule of Open Houses: Council Chamber, Grand Bend Municipal Office Frida yr January 8 Saturday, Januar Ontario 1982 y Ministry of Revenue 1:00 p .m 9:00 p.m. 9, 1982 9:00 a. m.- 5:00 p. R.S. RIDDEIL Regional Assessment Commissioner P.O. Box 1140 Chatham, Ontario 354-5460 or Zenith 65500 J Dozens of villagers spend holidays with friends Marg and Jim Love, John and Patti, Debbie and Wayne Riddell, of Clinton Ginger and Bill Weber, Julie and Jake, were all at Marg's sister's home, Mr. and Mrs. Reg Hogart and family of Exeter area. Rev. and Mrs. John Campbell, Laura and Douglas, were with his brother and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Campbell, in the Blyth area. Rev. and Mrs. Paul Webb and family of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. Don Webb and family of Essex, were with their parents Mrs. and Mrs. Art Webb in Green Acres. Glenda and Tammy Morenz were at their un- cle's, Glenn and Judy Thur- man and family at Dashwood. Dinner and supper guests Christmas Day with Lorne and Loreen Devine were her sister and family, Vera and Ervin Latta, Gary, Lori - Anne, Diane and friend Brian, all of Waterloo, also their aunt, Mrs. Elva Willert, of Dashwood. In the afternoon the family visited Loreen and Vera's father, Mr. Fred Weiberg, at the Blue Water Rest Home. John Moore of Watford and Paul Moore of Sudbury were with their parents, Rev. and Mrs. H. Moore. Barry and Betty Hamilton, of Ottawa, Brad, Rita and Allen Ilamilton, of Windsor with Alex and Clara Hamilton. Visitors with the Hamilton families last Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. Don Day, and sons Kevin, Brian and Jason of Owen Sound. Saturday visitors with Mrs. Mae Holt and Buelah were Mrs. Holt's son Erwin, grandchildren Rob Holt, Diane, Verner and Erik Sorensen, of Dashwood and Debbie and Steve Martin. Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Adams, and Mrs. Susie Devine, visited with the Adam's daughter and fami- ly, Mr. and Mrs. Lanny ScrimegeourAngela and Jeff at London..Also attending were Mr. and Mrs. Don Hen- drick, Pam and Paul, of Wyoming. Mrs. Mary Coxon, of Southcott Pines was at her daughter's, Judy and Glenn Thurman, Dania and Stacey in Dashwood. Roy and Mae Morenz were with Morenz family members for dinner at Les and Marjorie Adams in Ex- eter, and supper with Mae's son, Glenn and Judy Thur- man, Dania and Stacey. Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Wright visited Geri's sister, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Chepeka, at Chatham. Mr. and Mrs. Duncan McVittie, Robin and Lawrence, of Southampton were at Neva's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Johnson. The grandchildren are spen- ding some holidays with Grandma and Grampa John- son. Church of God news Rev. John Campbell's ser- mon text Sunday morning at Church of God was, "For the common good," with scrip- ture from Peter 1, chapter 4, verse 11.' Suzanne Plein, of Elmira, and her sister Esther Storey, of London, sang a duet, "He restoreth my soul,"accom- panied on piano by Betty Campbell. At the evening service at Church of God, Doug Steckle played piano for the service. Doug is home for holidays from Gardner Bible College in Camrose, Alberta. Lori Steckle sang a solo, "Happy am I," accom- panied by her brother Doug. Monday evening 17 youths met at Church of God for a turkey supper. Counsellors are Jim and Judy Snyder who were in charge of the meal. A devotional followed the supper and table games enjoyed. Last Wednesday evening about twenty adults, youth and children from Church of God, went Christmas Caroling in the area of Green Acres, Southcott Pines and Grand Cove. Alt met back at the church for lunch refreshments. United Church news A prayer of Thanksgiving (as written by the Cubs and Scouts of Grand Bend) was read responsively by Rev. H. Moore and the boys and the congregation today. Boy Scouts, Steven and Jeff Mathers, and Cubs Jason Desjardine, Scott Keyes, Alan Campbell, Jarett Kobe, Cullen Kobe, have now com- pleted the requirements for the First Year Religion and Life Badge. Rev. Moore's children's story concerned Christmas and he told the children to enjoy their Christmas 'presents, and continuing said. "material things do not count, they pass away," but - "spiritual things have lasting qualities - they en- dure." Choir anthem today was, "All things new." Respon- sive reading was from Psalm 528. A Christmas Can- ticle. Rev. Moore's sermon topic today was "Keeping Christmas", with Scripture reading from John 1: 1-18 and Luke 2: 15-20. He said we should keep Christmas as Mary did by keeping memories and pondering them in her heart. God answered man's anguished cry by sending His only Son. Announcements The Sacrament of Holy Communion will be observed next Sunday January 3, 1982. Please have all year-end reports In to Rev. Moore by Thursday January 14. Grand Bend U.C. Annual meeting will be Wednesday January 20, at 8:00 p.m. Official Board Annual Meeting will be Monday January 25, at 8:00 p.m. at Greenway. WANTS TO HELP — Three-year-old Tyler Fink of Warwick Street was busy with his mother last Wednesday afternoon clearing the snow. A snowstorm on the previous weekend dumped almost a foot of snow 'n one day. Sewage rate will decline for households Grand Bend households connected to the sewer system can expect a reduc- tion in 1982 in their sewage rate due to a slight error in the Ministry of the En- vironment's treatment charge. Reeve Bob Sharen an- nounced to council last Mon- day night that he had dis- covered the error by calculating the annual amounts to be paid to the ministry from 1982 through to 1985. He said he had notified the branch office in Sarnia about it. Thus, the residential rate for the next four years will be $48 per year instead of $76.50. The commercial rate for the first two years will be $250 for large es- tablishments; $150 for medium. and $75 for small businesses. In the third and fourth years the three levels will rise slightly, to $260, $160 and 80 respectively, and $275. S175. and $80 respec- tively. The 1981 charge to the village for treatment is just over $22.000. Sharen said. -Fig representatives of the Chamber of Commerce were present at the meeting. Reeve Sharen explained to them that the Economic Development Commissioner for Sarnia and the county had asked to do an economic profile of the village. This survey would be done free of charge and would list in detail all the cultural, tourist and business facilities of interest to potential developers, he said. President of the Chamber, Mac Dunlap, said he would bring the response of his members to the next council meeting on January 4 Council also discussed fin- ding a new member to fill Bill Freele's seat on the cemetery committee. Freele died December 14. Council authorized a dona- tion of 320 to go to a charity of his family's choice. A similar motion was made for the samc�mbunt for former village `e ployee Harry Bossenberry, who died in mid-December. There was so .e debate about a written r-'uest to rebate some merc . nts for their garbage collecti fees for that part of the y .r in which no garbage is collected. It was felt tha to institute a pro -rata char:e for everyone affected would be too cumbersome. A letter from Stephen Township council said it was not prepared to pay its share of the cost of the new fire station, now in the planning stage, because there was no written obligation to carry the idea through. The township said in the letter that it would not allow the project to go to tender. The village subsequently planned to ask for a meeting early in January with the councils of Stephen and Bosanquet Townships to dis- cuss the matter further. The fire hall plan had started as a planning project among Grand Bend and the two townships, and an engineer- ing firm had been hired to draft a plan for examination. Keith Crawford later ex- pressed shock at the $7,000 consultation fee, and main- tained that Stephen Township would have to pay its share regardless of the future of the fire station itself. A letter from the Town of Exeter asked the village to take part in a cost-sharing program for municipality - endorsed proclamations. This would reduce the cost of advertising support for occasions such as Legion Week, Canada Week and the like. Council decided against taking part. A decision to appoint a council delegate to the Ausable-Bayfield Conserva- tion Authority for the new year was put off until other council appointments were brought up. A letter from the Ministry of Culture and Recreation confirmed the acceptance of the village's prior applica- tion for a grant to build a soccer and baseball field on a site behind the Legion Hall. The amount of the grant was not specified. The heavy snowfall on December 19 had caused dif- ficulties for some villagers, and both Harold Green and Bob Sharen had received telephone calls about it. Green told council that village crews had worked extensive hours to clear snow. Dennis Snider said he got complaints about iciness in Green Acres. Sharen replied that sand is used first on intersections and hills. The issue of clearing sidewalks received some discussion, and it was even- tually decided to hire Dale Hayter'sservicesto clear the sidewalks along both sides of Ontario Street. The village will be billed monthly. Lists of committees were reviewed and accepted. The recreation committee minutes were accepted, and the accounts payable were reviewed and approved. Village secretary Christine Smith had recently had a baby girl, and so the five councillors each donated $5 of their own money towards a gift. Fashion Two Twenty For free delivery of all your skin care and cosmetic needs Call Ann 238-2650 (after 6 p.m.) GOOlI LACK in \o - from DeJong's & Staff Grand Bend Clothing 47 Main St. Grand Bend Phone 238-2358 A-1 steer outside round steak roasts Reg. Prke 228 $3.08 lb. Limit two roasts per family frozen grade A young ducks 128 lb. save 20Ib. our own summer sausage by the iece only half �prica 6,1 99 No Name Products Available Silverwoods 2% partly skimmed milk16 limit 2 per family 3 qt. kIst ginger ale or Pepsi 294 iso mi. .o. plus 750 ml, ea. plus dep. 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