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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1985-10-30, Page 16Times -Advocate, October 30, 1985 JUSTIFIABLY PROUD — An idea for a ball park in Hay township conceived by Don Beauchamp, (left), Bernie Denomme and Dave Durand, with a Targe portion of the costs recovered through bingo games, has become a reality. When the ball park is officially opened in the spring of 1985, it ,should be free of all debt. Community builds ball park Around Zurich, baseball and bingo have more in common than beginning with the same letter of the alphabet. Bingo games every other Thursday in the Zurich and area community cen- tre have been the chief means of rais- ing money to pay for a well-equipped, well -patronized ball diamond that opened this spring in Hay township on the southeastern outskirts of the village of Zurich. The project began as a dream in the minds of three men who care about sports, and about their community. Don Beauchamp, Bernie Denomme and Dave Durand were concerned that Zurich's ball diamond was always booked solid. Games that were rained out were never played, as there was no room to fit (hem back into an overcrowded schedule. -r Another local ball park was needed. The three approached Hay Council with a proposal. Would the township back the project with an opening loan of $40,000? As collateral the men pro- mised their blood, sweat, toil and tears to make their dream come true. Council approved the loan. Bingo games have been the chief source of funds. Over $20,000 has been realized since the first one in May 1984. At first the trio were everywhere at once collecting admission at the door, selling cards, calling numbers, dispensing prizes, but soon others volunteered to help. Rick Agar call- ed for the first year, and now John Paul Rau and Don Beauchamp take their turn on alternate Thursdays. Elzer Masse usually mans the door. and Doug McBeath and Paul Mor - BUILT BY THE COMMUNITY — The new Hay ball diamond, complete with well-equipped club house, opened for use this spring. The enter- prise was sparked by the efforts of three men. Mrs, Carmel Sw..n.y Pions: 234.4702 For Hay Township Councillor VOTE TOWNSHIP OF HAY MUNICIPAL ELECTION Notice is hereby given to the Municipal Electors of the Township of Hay. in the County of Huron. that in compliance with the Municipal Elections Act, R.S.O. 1980. Chapter 308. end amendments. a Ballot will be held tor the of- fice Of: REEVE One (1)10 be elected COUNCILLORS Three 13) to be elected Appointment of }person as a voting prosy commences Oct .3 to 5 00 p m on Polling Day Polls will be open as designate4 below on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1985 from 11:00 o'clock in the forenoon to 8:00 o'clock inclusive in the evening at the following places with the undermenlion officers in charge: Poll Polling No. Booths Bessie Campbell Conc 2. Lot 7 2 Pineridge Chalet Conc. 4, PT. Lot 19 3 Hay Township Hall Zurich, Ont 131 Sub Poll 4 5 Blue Water•Rest Home Zurich. Ont.• Morris Webb Conc 15. Lot 16 Earl Guenther Block Dashwood. Ont St. Joseph Service St SI Joseph. Ont Deputy Returning Officer Bessie Campbell Elaine Weido Faye Forrester Lorraine Corriveau Clifford Pepper Howard Datars Joy Hogg Poll Clerks Jane Consitt Pal Love Bernice Eckel Bill Burr Kay Webb Angela Watson Carol Oeitz ADVANCE POLL on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1985 FROM THE HOURS OF 9:00 a.m. to 8-00 p.m. Polling Booth Hay Township Office Cor. Mill and Victoria St. Zurich. Ontario Deputy Clerk Returning Officer Peter Miller Dianne Thiel rison help with most bingos. The crowds that averaged 190 for the first six months have grown to well over 200, drawn from as far away as Goderich, Lucan, Ingersoll and London. The Tender Spot's owner, Leo Masse, recently purchased hundreds of mystery game cards which he gives out on Thursdays with the pur- chase of a weekly special. The community spirit engendered by the original organizers has become contagious. Individuals and businesses have donated labour or money or both. When construction began last spring, McCann Redi-Mix and Lakeland Gravel generously dis- counted their bills. Hodgins and Hayter installed free of charge drainage tile supplied at a discount from Big O. Many individual contractors also contributed. Richard Bedard lent his back hoe, Ed Heard Construction charged half the regular machine time to put in the sewer line. Dick Rau supplied -plumbing materials-aFcost with no charge for labour, and Dave Durand did the same with electrical work. • Clare Masse hauled gravel at cost, Joe Durand supplied a truck and a man for sodding, and C.G. Farm Sup- plies provided .a truck and tractor when the backstop and bleachers were taken down at the old diamond. Hay Township's road superintendent Ross Fisher loaned the use of the township's truck and front end loader. The Eagles, Cobras, Old Timers, Lakers and Bombers ball teams donated their labour for preparing the ground and sodding. The'decision to provide washrooms and other facilities sparked more generosity. Tony Bedard laid the ce- ment block, and Doug Geoffrey Con- struction framed and roofed the 18 foot by 32 Joot building which will house two washrooms, a small kit- chen, a storage room and a dressing room. Louis Farwell and Bill Watson volunteered their labour in construc- ting the building and the bleachers. A bowl-a-thon raised $1,000, and a draw on a ATV last year added $1,440. The Zurich Eagles gave $800, and the Hay Cobras $500. A Wintario grant of almost $10,000 is expected momentarily. By the time the ball park is official- ly opened next spring, the organizers hope the $46,000 project will be free of debt. Beauchamp, Denomme and Durand look back in surprise and awe at what they have accomplished. The park is home base for six teams. and in use at least four nights a week. Hay and Zurich work together, using both diamonds for tournaments. "Srena manager Jerry Rader has been a super help, and we are grateful to the town of Zurich for their cooperation," Beauchamp said. Out-of-town teams have been favourably impressed. "It's not the Blue Jays' stadium, but our facilities are second to none in this area". Denomme remarked. Bayfield people have been asking the three many questions about the mechanics of fund-raising, as they are thinking of a similar project for their village. "We'll give them all the help they want, but we'll never take full t'espon- sibility again for such a big project". Durand commented, adding that 20 years ago, "when we were young and foolish", he and Denomme had built the hall diamond at Ecole Marie, but they had not had to raise the money too. Although the three admit they had no idea at the outset how much time and work were involved, all agree it was worth it. Everyone laboured together for a common goal. and together built something that will benefit the whole community for a long time. "We had a lof of fun working together, and there was never an argument". Denomme revealed. The men still laugh when they recall the time -zealous volunteers (in- cluding a member of the Eagles team), buried a bag of Eagle bats under three feet of sand while digg- ing out an old cement floor on the site of the present clubhouse. The next game was delayed until the bats were dug out again. (The Eagle player was presented with a plastic shovel at the annual hall banquet as a permanent reminder of the incident.) The hall park is not yet complete The three organizers will decide this winter on playground equipment Denomme explained that when families are coming to watch a ball game in Zurich. the children always want to know which diamond, the one with the playground equipment or the one without. The builders of the flay Township hall park have left a double legacy an excellent sports facility. and a deep feeling of community pride Successful charity bingo A successful bingo was held for Bro. Bob MittlehoItz at the Community Centre on Sunday evening with 10 rounds going at $10.00 prizes and two share-the-wealths. The $100 jackpot was won by Jane Lansbergen, Zurich. Coffee, cookies and juice were serv- ed afterwards. Golden Agers The October meeting of the Golden Agers was held Monday, October 21. The meeting was opened by vice president Edwin Strachan, in the absence of our president Gen. Doyle. 0' Canada was sung which was followed by the Lord's Prayer. Secretary Verda Baechler and treasurer Barbara Strachan gave their reports. Ina Neeb gave an ex- cellent report of the U.S.C.O. conven- tion she and Annie Finkbeiner attend- ed in Kingston. A sing song was enjoyed by all, with Beatrice Rader as pianist. This was followed by a Fashion Show given by Jacqueline's Fashions of Exeter. A delicious lunch was served by the October committee. Learn bridge Anyone interested in learning to play bridge every Monday afternoon at the town hall in Zurich beginning at 1:30 p.m. under the direction of Irene Ward are welcome to come out and play.. Penny sale A penny sale will be held by the St. Peter's CWL (St. Joseph) on Sunday, November 3 at 7:00 p.m. Each fami- ly in the parish is asked to please donate an item valued at $5.00, which may be taken to the hall after all the Masses the weekend of November 2. and 3. Maple Woods Male Woods residents enjoyed their October birthday party on the ' 19th. Phil Leger was the only one celebrating his birthday. Hostesses for the evening were Tillie Ziler and Meda O'Brien, who served a lovely lunch of cake and ice arum..- - - - - _. -. After the business Meda played some selections on the piano. Everyone enjoyed a few games of cards afterwards. Kids night It's Kids night at the Mennonite Church on Thursday, October 31, Hallowe'en night, from, 7-9 p.m. for ages three to 13 to play some games and have lots of fun. Paper drive The monthly patter drive will be held as usual, this Thursday, October 31 beginning at 6:00 p.m. Bingo There will be no bingo this Thurs- day night due to Hallowe'en but the next two will be on November 7 and 14. Family birthday A surprise family birthday supper was held at the home of Don and Bet- ty Oke last Friday in honor of their son, Kevin's 21st birthday with all his brothers attending along with their families and family friend, Gertie Fleischauer. Birthday wishes are extended to Kathy Merner on October 26 and Bob- bi Brown on October 24. Both girls turned 15 and to Carol Fisher on November 5. Newlyweds Congratulations to Janet Regier and Doug Willsie who were united in marriage at St. Boniface Church on Saturday, October 26 by Fr. Paul Mooney. Dinner and reception were held at the Zurich Community Centre. The bride is the dauhter of Pat and Evelyn Regier. Following their honeymoon the happy couple will reside in Thedford Personals Ross and Linda Fisher were among several from the surrounding area who recently spent the weekend in Utica, Michigan where Ross played in the Old Timer's Hockey tournament with the Hensall Driftwoods. (Twen- ty teams were in attendance). Sunday dinner guests with Ross and Linda Fisher and family were, her sister Marg and Ray Gautreau and son Blaine of London, also Barb and Peggy Gackstetter and Bob Oesch, Blake The Card Club girls (eight in all) enjoyed an evening together last Wednesday at Freida Moore's apart- ment. They also celebrated Anne Flaxbard's birthday. We wish a speedy recovery to Leona Reichert who has been home convalescing. Several from town along with the United Church members, attended Cougar Column Zurich Public School On October 15 we had picture day. Recently we have had cross-country and have had a fair amount of people in the top ten. 1f you should visit our school in the next month you would find several well done history projects in our hall. AH the projects are done by grades seven and eight and all the projects are on pioneer life. Recently ,we have started a 50 km club. Some have reached 50 km, others are over and some aren't there. The grade five and six class of Zurich Public school is proud to an- nounce that the school is going to have a Hallowe'en party on the 31st. We also had a hot dog sale on Oc- tober 24. The 24th was also a red and white day for all grades. During the Halloween party judges give out prizes for the best costumes. The students in Room 2 will be presenting the Hallowe'en assembly. on October 31. We are learning Hallowe'en songs and some choral reading selections for our assembly the anniversary services on Sunday in Zurich with special guest speaker Rev. Jack Dressler, and music by the Varna Singers and the Swartzen- truber sisters. The grade 1, 2 and 3s and kindergarten pupils of St. Boniface School enjoyed going to bus to Mt. Carmel school last Wednesday mor- ning to a puppet show by "Peddle the Clown" who did pantomiming. Funeral services were held for Margaret Pfaff at the Lutheran Church last Wednesday. Mrs. Pfaff was a former resident of the Blue Water Rest Home. A very good time was had by all who attended the second Octoberfest dinner and dance on Saturday held at Hessenland, hosted by Ernst and Christa Ihrig. Steve, Debbie and little Sarah Wilson, RR 2 Zurich, recently spent a week in Apsley (north of Peter- borough) visiting with his mother, Naomi Wilson, and several sisters and brothers. All enjoyed a family get-together and dinner at Thanksgiving. Last Tuesday visitors with Jerome and Carmel Sweeney and family were my mom, Mrs. Jeanne Bedard along with Aunt and Uncle, Irene and Charlie Tremblay, Windsor. Little Dean Alexander VanRaay, son of Teresa and Martin VanRaay was baptized on Sunday at St: Boniface Church by Fr. Mooney with his godparents being Grace and Scott Heeb of London. Joan Smith spent the last two weeks visiting with her sister, Catherine Burn in Streetsville (near Toronto) who returned to Zurich with her from Saturday to Tuesday of this week. Richard and Cathy Breakey of Ed- monton returned home by train last Thursday after a lovely three-week - vacation in our -area, visiting with his parents, Ken and Dorothy Breakey and her parents and relatives in London. Rev. Andrew Blackwell of Arnprior ( near Ottawa) formerly at St: Peter's Lutheran Church Zurich,' passed away last week. We offer our sym- pathy to his wife Martha and family. On Tuesday evening many ladies from the community were guests of the Mennonite Church ladies group to hear speaker, Doris Kramer talk on "Singles in the Church" followed by a fellowship and social hour in the hall. Dr. Wallace and Mrs.. Visscher have returned to the office again this week after being away on holidays since October 9. After the last CWL meeting held at St. Peter's parish St. Joseph the even- ing ended with refreshments and an Avon demonstration presented by Joy Hogg. The grade 2 and 3 pupils of Sister Maureen O'Rielly's class enjoyed go- ing to the Pumpkin Patch in Bayfield last Tuesday and all coming back home with one for Hallowe'en. They made pumpkin cookies in the afternoon.. LEAVES ARE FUN — Darren Zirk (left) and Damien Willert, Zurich, frolic in a large pile of autumn leaves. 71 1 (,oh(eft l�Jlt�ii��Sc�s The weather for this time of the year is certainly unbelievable. Although many of the trees are strip- ped of their foliage, the flowers sur- rounding the buildings and especial- ly the ones in the courtyard are blooming profusely. Our movies commenced on Monday evening for the season. The films shown were "Camping Ontario" and "Irene Moves In." We are indebted to Miss Loretta Ayotte who transports the films to and from Goderich forts. We welcome Mrs. Mary Gerber to the home. She formerly occupied one of the Blue Water Rest Home apartmehts. Thursday evening will be Hallowe'en. Residents enjoy having costumed children visit and they will be waiting for them with a treat. On Friday evening bingo was played followed by refreshments. We welcome Mr. Marc Chalut back safely from his European trip. On Saturday afternoon he took a bus load of residents out to enjoy the scenery in the surrounding country side. The Sunday evening chapel service was conducted by Mr. Edgar Cud - more of Exeter. PAVING STONE 20% off in stock paving stone until Nov. 15th Come in early while choice of shape and colour is good • Reduced prices on all patio blocks Naberer Concrete Products Ltd. 2 Parkside Ave. 236-4305 Zurich, Ontario 1 To The Electors of Hay Township Re -Elect Lionel Wilder For Reeve If re-elected I will continue to work in the best interests of all the people in Hay ToWnship.1 Your Support Will Be Sincerely Appreciated Re -Elect: LIONEL WILDER As Reeve of Hay Township