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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1982-10-20, Page 18Page 16 Times -Advocate, October 20,1982 Set Oct. 30 for Hallwe'en 6B not all qul.t With Dennis Snider's report to Grand Bend Council, Mon- de). $'rat the docks are emp- ty, the hot water is turned off and the cats are once again running wild in the village, all appearances are that the village is settling for a quiet winter. • However, with the issues of harbour changes and airport iniprovements it isn't that calm. Uneasy ratepayers on the north side of the river have been expressing their concern about a possible change to that location for the proposed welcome building. Once again a group is feeling that decisions are being made without consultation. Questions abx ut negotiation for the airport between the village and owner John Twynstra won't be answered, according to Bob Sharen, un- til clear guidelines from the federal government indicate long and short term implica- tions for the village are presented by MP Ijtalp Ferguson. There has been t date no written directly which would allow the villag to proceed. Meanwhile, the business of the village moves along. There remain only 50 sewer hook-ups left to be done, but the question of the system and Grand Cove Estates still lingers like the sludge about to be spread on the village portion pf the development from the lagoons which serv- ed there before sewers were hooked 'up. A certificate of approval to spread the sludge from one of the lagoons on empty land in the Grand Bend area of the development was sent to council. Councillor Keith Crawford asked where they got permission to dump it within the village. "That allows them to further use our system for which they haven't paid a penny" he said. A letter was read from the h county health unit suggesting o that flouride should be added e to the Grand Bend water. It e was referred back for clarification. Council made a motion to mark October 30 (Saturday) as the day to celebrate Hallowe'en in the village. Snider said it would be a mess if Bosanquet didn't follow through, since "half the peo- ple in the area live in Bosanquet. A letter from the Lions club regr'ested the village share for financing the work and fencing on the playing field. To date, the Lions have put forth $10,000, $2,000 has come from the Lioness club and the Chamber of Commerce has Pledged $2,000 a year for the project. Because of levelling and seeding the field it was decid- ed that fencing could not be completed until spring. FASHION MODELS — More than 400 area ladies at- tended Friday' Ladies Night Out sponsored by the XI Gamma Nu Sorority. Shown during the fashion show poi -tion of the program are Joan Westerhout and Pat Fletcher. T -A photo Some. days • you just feel totally inadequate and very insecure. In fact, I feel like that most days. And I'm overwhelmed with 'inadequacy and insecurity whenever I look at my washer and dryer. Laundry presents a challenge - it's one area where .my mother didn't prepare me for adulthood. And try as I might to achieve her success in laundry, I'm a failure. How did mothers do it week ' after week - clean, bright laundry. with no runn- ing colours. no 'bleach blot- ches and no shrunken disasters? Of course. there are many variables between the way mothers do laundry and the way I have to tackle it. First of all, Mother was always able to set aside an entire day for laundry. The washer started running first thing in the morning, and by bed time, everything was folded, press- ed and hack in the drawers • and closets. I have to do laundry in t evenings during commercia while I watch TV and try get caught up on the mendin Or else 1 come home fro ' Uancfil to a washer full soggy clothes that•have to pitched into the dryer. An you just hope they get dry so that you can put them away before you fall asleep. Or sometimes the laundry gets washed quickly on Saturay morning when we're desperate for clean clothes and in a rush before we have to go out on a wedding photography job. Another major problem in doing laundry is just sortin it out. Sure. my Mom showed me how it was supposed to be done. and for her it's easy. She washes the whites first, coloured things second, .and dark clothes Dad's greasy overalls and my dirty blue jeans last Simple pro c'edure. eh" But things weren't so easy. when I got my own home and my own washer and dryer The old white, coloured, dark . rule just doesn't apply,. You sec, I just don't have any whites or darks. When my Mom was married over 40 years ago she was given an abundance of white bed ••, h ,he Mill uses. ..i . • ,..,,.,,r,h white towels anrd white underwear to make up the load of Mary's musings By Mary Alderson laundry. Now, when I got married three years ago, I was not given one single (or double or queen for that matter) white bed sheet. Oh, sure I was given bed sheets - beige with brown polka dots, gold flowers, green designs, and even some patriotic ones in bold red, white and blue stripes. But not white. Nor do I have any white towels in fact, most of my towels are browns, dark greens and rusts - unheard of shades 40 years ago. And our underwear conies in every colour but white. How is one supposed to make up a white load to fill the washer? Similarly, we don't have any greasy overalls or mud- dy blue jeans to wash, so how can I get together a dark load of laundry? All or our laundry falls in the coloured category and there's just too much for one machine load. Dividing the heap into three presents a new guessing game every week. he My laundry problems Is began soon after the honey - to moon, when I attempted to g. make up a "white" load. I had m some white terry tea towels of that needed brightening. be Thinking that terry and g • velour were in the same category, 1 threw my hus- band's white velour sweater in with the towels. Then I poured some bleach into the new automatic dispenser, and turned on the washer. Unfortunately, the white velour sweater had navy blue collar and cuffs. The navy blue came out of the washer in purple and mauve splot- ches. I've never used bleach since, and my husband still yells when anyone mentions velour -sweaters. I get very little sympathy from my husband concerning my battle with dirty laundry. He just shrugs and suggests thatlhaveiteasy - how would I like to truck the whole works to a laundramat every week? Or better yet, how would I like to have to take the clothes down to the river and beat them on the rocks? And - this is the part that really gets me - while I'm away on a 10 day business trip, he manages to do his own laundry all by himself and ewe n. thing comes out just line If only I could convince him to handle it on a weekly ba:jis. 1 • b. • • • • • . . , _ Colonials move up Thanks to a second place finish in the soccer schedule just completed the Grand Bend Colonials have been pro- moted to the first division of the London and district soccer league. In their final two games, the Colonials edged Goderich 2-1 and came from behind to tie Stratford 4-4 and up their season point total to 19, one less that .the first place finishers from Woodstock. The Colonials won seven games, lost two and tied five in the London and district se- cond division. John Mennen and Kevin Simmons were the marksmen in the win over Goderich while Tony Mennen booted a pair of goals and John Men - 'nen and Dave Nolan added singles against Woodstock. In Ausable league play, the Grand Bend team edged Nairn 3-2 in 'B' playoffs and will meet Lucan Sunday in the final game of the year. Bill Mennen fired two goals and . John Van Leeuwen scored one each in the victory over Nairn. Investigate equipment At the regular meeting of Grand Bend Recreation Com- mittee this week a request came from public schoof prin- cipal Sid Fletcher for assistance in purchasing playground equipment. Of particular interest was a piece of equipment . called Dino -Dinosaur. There had been a request for equipment in 1981 also. Chairlady Jean Gibson sug- gested that members Mae Piggot and Doreen McHarg investigate other creative playgrounds and equipni'ent in the near future. There was a letter from Katimavik, the National Youth Program, now in it's sixth year of operation, offer- ing their services for project development. The group made a motion to donate 110 to the Public School for a Christmas tree this year. A formal letter will be sent to Southcott Pines Park Land Ltd. to request the use of the old river bed for winter recreation. Mrs. Gibson will attend the international Environmental Conference at Hamilton Place next week as a' representative of the committee. Southcott Pines news Welcome to. the Bruce Peats, who moved into their new home on Woodpark last month. Bruce is president of Smith -Peat Roofing Ltd. (and the Grand Bend Cruising Club) ; Dorothy is secretary of Ausable-Bayfield Conserva- tion Authority, Exeter. Also to Father Robert Mor- rissey, new priest of Im- maculate Heart of Mary parish here, who has moved into the former Greg Spindler home on Brewster. Hospitalized are both Elmira (South Huron) and Harold (University) Smith, Princess. Fitness: What it does forit does sr� for your mind. AnMriamillen, • We're celebrating our third anniversay in Exeter with one week of big savings. Prices have - been slashed on everything in our store, including our latest .arrivals. 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