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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1982-03-03, Page 11SIZE MARCH 3.9 ONLY ONE SET TWO SETS OF PRINTS OF PRINTS 110/126-12 110/12620 110-24 135-24 135-36 $2.33 53.34 $3.84 $4.56 $6.46 $2.93 $4.24 $5.04 $5.73 $7.98 Colour pont Mm rolls C11 Process only We use Kodak paper • • Waiting dist at Blue Water -/ Many vacancies in Spruce Villa housing Though there is a waiting lint for senior citizen's housing at the Blue Water Rest Home apartments, seven d the 20 units at the Spruce Villa apartments in Zurich are vacant. Bill Tugwell, manager of the Huron County Housing Authority which administers the Spruce Villa complex said he was not sure why the apartments were empty. "We just happen to be filling up (similar apart- ments in) Exeter and Brussels - Zurich we're not filling up," Tugwell said. The authority operates under the Ontario ministry of municipal affairs and housing. The apartments, which were built with the assistance of Canada Mortgage and Housing (CMHC) and the Ontario housing Corporation (OHC), were opened in _ 1977, about the same time the Maplewoods apartments were opened as part d the Blue Water Rest Home. The Spruce Villa apart- ment's rent is geared -to - income. Tugwell explained that the rent is calculated as 25 percent of a person's monthly income, to a maximum of ;253. Since a person with only a government pension is guaranteed an income of 8505.24, Tugwell said the lowest rent would be about 8120. The manager noted rent for a married couple would range from $247 to *253. The geared -to -income rent is based on a total monthly income including pension, gains and interest. If the resident had gold a home before moving into the apartments, interest on this money would be figured into the geared-to4ncome rent. With property tax and sales tax rebates and talk of a heating grant, Tugwell said the average monthly rent was about 8180 per month. Laurene Corriveau of the Blue Water home said rents for the apartments would be increased to ;204 from 8194 per month beginning in March. She added the apartments were full and though there were not a lot of applicants, there was a waiting list to get into the apartments. Corriveau said the at- traction of an apartment connected with the home was the social programs organized by the residents and that apartment'renters are given priority for rest home entry, if they are no longer able to look after the responsibilities of an apartment. She noted the home's Maplewoods apartments had attracted residents from Spruce Villa. Tugwell confirmed this, but noted the Spruce Villa was a nice building with nice people. He noted the building has laundry room and common room and the residents are very active in social gatherings. The Spruce Villa building has two floors with 11 of the twenty units on the upper level. Tugwell said the second floor units were not a problem, as many seniors are still able to negotiate the stairs and some feel a second floor apartment is more private than a ground floor unit. He noted that the majority of the vancancies were on the second level. On paper both the Spruce Villa and Maplewoods apartments show similar layouts. The living area of the Maplewoods unite are slightly larger. The Maplewoods front room measures 15 by 12 feet which compares with the Spruce Villa 10 by 15 foot room. Both include bath and small kitchen. Any deficit incurred In running the Spruce Villa apartments is shared by the federal and provincial governments. Tugwell said he didn't think the complex could pay its expenses even if the apartments were all rented at the maximum of 8253. The maximum reflects rent standards of the com- munity Tugwell said. "For a singleverson with no assets, the rent is only ;120," Tugwell said. Since, the rent is geared to income it can not be lower than this. If you pay more it is because you have assets, Tugwell added. Corriveau said the rest home corporation is a non- profit corporation, basically a charitable organization, running a home for the aged. Because it Is also a nursing home, it is exempt from property. taxes. Rents are' geared, not to income, but to cover the costs of the home. The apartments were built with the assistance of govern- ment loan subsidies which reduce the interest rate on loans to two percent. A study about three years previous to the 1977 opening established the need for the Spruce Villa building. Tugwell said the survey could not have predicted a slump in renters in 1982, but that the situation reflects current problems across the province. The authority reports vacancies to municipal councils every month. Of 21 vacancies reported in February, seven were in Zurich. There are three vacancies in Bayfield, five in Goderich and single vac- ancies in Exeter and other county facilities. The apartments in Clinton are full with a waiting list. "Exeter gave us a scare for a long time," Tugwell said. He noted residents were brought in from Niagara Falls, Sudbury and Windsor to fill it up. Tugwell said that with tax rebates many people are able to stay longer in their homes before seeking apartment accommodation. Some residents leave for nursing homes, some are deceased, and others transfer to apartments closer to their families "We don't say no," Tugwell said, "we try to arrange transfer. He noted the authority has no control over where or how people go to other facilities. Though ostensibly senior citizen's accommodation neither the Spruce Villa and Blue Water apartments have age limits. Apartments are or can be adapted to disabled or retarded persons. Neither facility is restrained to serving any specific area. "We don't like vacancies," Tugwell said. He offered the reporter a cigar if he knew people who would sign up for an apartment. CHAMPAGNE, WHITE OR YELLOW CHICKEN NOODLE, CHICKEN RICE, TOMATO RICE, CREAM OF .CHICKEN, CREAM OF CELERY OR CHICKEN VEGETABLE 10 oz. TINS FOR NIAGARA FROZEN CONCENTRATED 12.5 oz. TIN ZEHRS LIQUID BLEACH 3.6 LITRE JUG 99 DEL MONTE FANCY CUT GREEN OR WAX BEANS CREAM STYLE CORN OR PEAS 10 FL. OZ. TINS 2/g9` POST HONEYCOMB CEREAL 40x19 9 DEL MONTE FANCY TOMATO JUICE 48 FL. OZ. TIN 99 CLOVER LEAF COHOE SALMON } 179 PN WS DEEP KNOWN BEANS IMIT11 PORK, SURTEC 40, 118 oR 100 WATT IN TOM. SAYCE OR WON MRK & MOLASSES LIBBYS BEANS GARBAGE BAGS SOFTLIGHT BULBS 89' 65' PKG. PACKAGE 14 oz. 100 , OF 2 29 TIN NESTLE - 2 VARIETIES EXTRA CREAMY HOT CHOCOLATE 500 9$211, 29 MONARCH SATE NUT, ORANGE NIR OR BANANA NUT QUICK LOAF 425 g 99 PKG. IN TOMATO SAUCE WITH BEEF HEINZ SCARIOS 15'. oz. 790 TIN SALADA FINEST ORANGE PEKOE TEA BAGS PKG. OF 60 177 WESTCANE FINE GRANULATED 2 Kg BAG BRUSSEL SPROUTS 2 Ib. 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Mar. 3 until closing Tuesday, March 9 We reserve the right to limit purchases to reasonable weekly family requirements. M t ' PUBLIC SPEAKING WINNERS = From Zurich Public Schoolwere:(from left) Brent O'Brien, Sherry Steckle, Heather Westlake, and Kris McAdams. Brent and Heather were in the junior class, Sherri and Kris in the senior speakers. All -things come to an end Well I'm ready. While friends and relatives have been laughing outright, or peering strangely at me over their shoulders because of my eccentricities, I've been preparing myself for the end: As I'm sure you all know, • planets (the asteroid belt being fairly evenly distributed and Mickey's siie not yet determined so as not to figure into the speculation, er, scientific inquiry) it lends its name to the "Effect." As I have noted in this Miscellaneous Rumblings By Rob Chester the world as we know it will come to an end sometime in March. Next month, nine planets in our solar system will line up on one side of the sun. Some predict the ensuing tidal forces (gravity) will be powerful enough to suck water out of a glass. The resulting earthquakes will cause California to sink into the sea...Mu will rise in the west and Atlantis in the east... The tenth planet, Mickey, though its location has yet to be pinpointed, may also have an effect. (For those of you racking your memories and counting planets on your fingers I present: Man •Very Early Made Jars Stand Upright Nearly Per- pendicular, Moron. In other words: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, (asteroid belt), Jupiter, Satrurn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Mickey.) This phenomenon is known as the Jupiter Effect. (Why this is not designated the Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, and possibly Mickey Effect, or the Nine, possibly Ten, planets Effect, or the Celestial Straight Line Effect is beyond me.) Presumably, since Jupiter is the largest of the known column on thousands of occasions (countless?), as well as being therapy for this writer, the column is also doing a public service. (Notwithstanding, the very valuable service of letting the writer blow off steam as necessary - which in some cases is public service enough.) So I feel I am doing a service much akin to the weather bureau (Environment Canada) when it issues a bad weather warning. It warns you of all the horrible winds, light- nings, hail, snow, • ice, freezing rain, tornadoes, floods, beer going up five cents a bottle,...in short any type of natural or manmade disaster which may occur... ...without a whit of what to do about it. So you have fair warning.. The world is going to end and what you do about it is, like the names of celestial phenomenon, beyond me. Buckeyes try for fourth win But if the world happens to last through the next few weeks and you're looking for some , entertainment, the Zurich Buckeyes are .rom- ping through their semi-final games with Centralia. The Zurich team hopes to make it four years in a row that they have won theSouth Golden Glimpses I think you,could say that March is coming in like a lion, particularly in our area, so hopefully winter will blow itself out very soon. There hasn't been too much activity here during the past week, with the exception of the hobby shop. We are still interested in receiving small vinegar jugs for use there, also all sorts of greeting cards, nylons and panty hose. Mr. Harold Barry has been able to return from South Huron Hospital, Exeter but Mr. Gerald Sreenan is still Zurich personals Glen and Donna Thiel recently returned home from a trip to the Sunny South. Mr. and Mrs. Tony Bedard, Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Wilder and Mr. and Mrs. Ross Fisher attended the Good Roads Convention in Toronto at the Royal York Hotel last Sunday to Wed- nesday. Randy and Vicki Geoffrey spent a few days this past week• at the Wheels Motor Inn, Chatham. Marjorie and Elaine Love attended the funeral of their aunt, Mrs. Lucy Belanger in Windsor Wednesday, February 24. e 0soI Geoffrey Constrrdlen vromet. Re,o,olror,. Adddront form budding, 6 Repe,n Arvmmvm Srdmg b Awnmgt Zv,ith 216.4412 Ooyhme Geer. 2334061 Evening, confined to a London hospital. The Sunday evening chapel service was conducted by Rev. Kenneth Knight of Hensall Presbyterian church. Mrs. Blanche Dougall presided at the organ during the service. Huron Intermediate League championship. Ron Rader reported ' the team had several of its better players laid up with injuries. Richard Schilbe,. Randy McKinnon and Rob Grenier have been absent from the Buckeyes lineup. "It's gonna be tough," Rader said, "but I think we can win." The Buckeyes travel to Centralia on Friday, then meet the same team in Zurich Sunday. The Buckeyes could use some home town support. What better way to greet the end of the world than to watch the Zurich lads take a run at their fourth con- secutive championship? Junununnnuuuuunnnlllununn. A Community Project Gingerich's Third World= Store Zurich You" "New To Store Good Used Family Clothing OPEN HOUSE Mar. 5 & 6 Fri. & Sat. 9-5 Regular Store Hours Thurs. - Fri. 10-5 Sat. 9-12 II1111IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIri- PERCTTh BEDARD Carpenter *Custom Built Homes *Renovations *Additions *Repairs *Free Estimates Phone 236-4873 After 6 Zurich NOTICE The Council of the Village of Zurich has declared a vacancy on Council. Any eligible person wishing to fill the position of Coun- cillor, please indicate in writing your in- terest to the Clerk before March 18, 1982. Sharon A. 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