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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-07-16, Page 13Apartments now renting Times -Advocate, July 16, 1986 Page 13 Hensall taxes to go up by �ver 5 percent A bylaw setting the 1086 mill rate was passed at the regular July meeting of Hensall council. Public school supporters face a 5.86 percent increase to 865,49 mills (from 250.80 in 1985) on residential assessments, and the commercial rate has risen to M2.34 (295.06). The corresponding rates for separate school supporters are 266.05 (252.39) residential and 313.00 (296.93) commercial for a percentage in- crease of 5.41 percent. Of the sums raised through taxa- tion, 8220,328 will be used for general municipal purposes by Hensall, 884,384 will go to Huron County, and 8290,561 to the school boards. Brad Okedropped in to report that the rents on the six apartments being built in the former hardware store under the provincial convert -to -rent program have been set by provincial authorities at 8250 monthly for the two 600 square feet units, 8275 for the two 700 -square -feet ones, and 8300 for the two containing 800 square feet of space. Rental application forms are now Queensway activities The Queensway residents and staff wish to thank Drysdales Appliances, The Flower Basket, Solway's, Ron's Health Centre, Reid's Kosy Korner, Williams Hairstyling, Gaiser-Kneale Insurance, The Spinning Wheel and The Birch Tree for displaying our Seniors' month posters. in their businesses for the month of June. Your kindness and cooperation is appreciated. This week our church service was performed by Pastor Bob Donnan of the Exeter Pentescostal Church. Mrs. Donnan was our pianist for the service. "Maderia, Island of Flowers" was the title of our movie presentation this week. It was a very good film show- ing the beautiful sights and attrac- tions o f. the Island. Our residents held their very own sing -song in our dining room on Fri- day. Lorne Johnston played his violin and Theodore Gray played the piano as several took part in singing their favourite hymns. Afterwards we sat at the dining room tables to enjoy a cup of tea and cookies. On Saturday afternoon several of us met in the Activity Room for a social tea. This is a popular event at Queensway. It gives us a chance to relax and enjoy the company of fellow residents while sipping on a nice cup of tea. Also on Saturday, our Rest Home residents had a special performance during their lunch hour. John Wurm, who is the grandson of Mrs. Irene Heaman, a resident here at our home, and Mike Eedy entertained in our din- ing room. John played the fiddle and Mike played the piano. They had several toes tapping. Lorne Johnston, another resident of Queensway, even got up and danced to the music. We certainly hope John and Mike will come and visit us again soon! All of us here at Queensway wish to extend 'an invitation to all our volunteers to come to our Volunteer Party on Wednesday, July 23 at 2:00 p.m. Hope you can be here! Quote of the week: "You never get a second chance to make a first impression." Susan Hartman 262-2449 RARE SIGHT — Rachel Schwalm, Hensall, found a pair of seldom - seen Cecropia moths in her garden. United Church remembers past A picture of the church and Manse taken about 1890 was the front cover of the folder on Sunday morning at the United Church. Each Sunday a dif- ferent picture of the past history of the congregation is recorded as the building of the sanctuary was celebrated 100 years ago. This picture showed the fence enclosure around the church and Manse with the gas lanterns at the gateway to the church and the open verandah on the Manse. The service was conducted by Rev. McDonald. Robert Gackstetter was soloist, accompanied by the organist Norma Pryde. Robert sang two very beautiful solos, "Morning Has Broken" and "Builders". During the service Amber Elizabeth Preszcator, daughter of Darrell and Tammy Preszcator, and Craig Robert Bakker, son of Lorne and Betsy Bakker, were received in- to the Christian church through iloly Baptism. Mr. McDonald continued his • •thoughts on Discovering God through the parables when he turned to the Parable of the Talents for his sermon. "The Parable of the Talents tells us of our creative God who calls us to be co -creators with Him in His evolving strategy of history," he said. God ex- pects a return on His investment . The question for us today is not "what would you have done with your in- vestment" but "what are you doing with it today?" He went on to say, "It is rather ex- citing when we (eel an urgent purpose which demands the best we believe and the very best we can give for each one of us are accountable for the way we use our talents that (rod has given to us." Each Sunday during the summer months a favourite hymn of someone in the congregation is sung. This S n - day the hymn "Leaning on cite Everlasting Arms" was the favourite hymn. The congregation were reminded that the coffee -craft hour will he held each Tuesday mcrning at t0:00 a.m. as a congregational project in assisting the Sunday School in prepar- ing for the new curriculum being us- ed next year. Barbara Gackstetter greeted the congregation and Lorne Gackstetter and Charlie Hay were the ushers. Lois Ilayter and Mona Alderdicewere in charge of the Nursery Toddler care. Following the service lerponade and cookies were enjoyed under the trees at the side of the church with Barbara Gackstetter as hostess assisted by Hazel Corbett and Mary Kinsman. The flowers at the front of the church were placed in honour of the marriage of Mary Jane McGregor and Jake Kunudslien in our church on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Dick of Ottawa visited this past week with Rev McDonald. Mrs. Dick was the former M.E. Elder and a great -great grand- daughter of the Rev. John I.ogie, the first minister of the Hensall district. Rev. Logie came to Rodgerville in 1948 and Mrs. Dick's greatgrand- mother was Margaret Logie, one pf the seventeen children born to Rev. yrrand Mrs. Logie while they were here. Mrs. Dick brought a number of pic- tures, as well as history of the church which confirmed our historical records. it was indeed a real thrill to have Mr. and IVlrs. Dick visit the village and to go over the historical past with them. Mrs. Edna Jolly of Regina, Saskat- chewan, and Barry Garden of Wellesley, Saskatchewan, have been visiting their cousins Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Kipfer and also visited with Rev. McDonald. Barry was a former member of Mr. McDonald's con- gregation at Regina. Mrs. Rose Bakker of Duncan, B.C., is visiting with her son and daughter- in-law [.erne and Betty Bakker, King Street, and also attended the bap- tismal service of Craig Robert Bak- ker at the United Church on Sunday morning. available at the Woodsmith otttce in the complex on a first-come, first- served basis. Oke said he was pleased with the progress of the work, and when finish- • ed, the soundproofing, fire coding and new windows will mean the apart- ments will be of the same standard as those in new buildings. He thanked council for their support of the project. Council was notified that the BMX club to. provide supervised bicycle ra ' on the track built in the village last year has collapad because of lack of adult support. A unanimous decision was made to switch the town's account from the Bank of Montreal to the Canadian Im- perial Bank of Commerce for a term. Reeve Jim Robinson agreed with Councillor Cecil Pepper that the village should rotate its business bet- ween Hensall's two banks, adding that he was not dissatisfied with ser- vice, but the change was being made out of a sense of fairness "just the same as the to n truck buys gas month by month from the vatrtous local gas stations". During a discussion of the waste 'management task idree being set up by Huron County, works superinten- dent John Baker said the biggest pro- blem at the Hensel! landfill "site was what seemed to be an increasing amount of grain screenings. He noted that "if we got rid of the mill garbage, it would make an awful difference." Councillor Peter Groot suggested that Hensall investigate what mills in other centres do. Baker's request that Pat Kyle be retained until the end of October. even though the Futures program expires on July 18, was approved. ilROCHURE — Mary Lynn Pryde, a summer employee at t e Hensa municipal office, holds a fact -filled brochure of the village compiled by the staff in the clerk's office. Summer student finds clerk's office busy Mary Lynn Pryde, the second sum- mer student to be hired this year by the village of Hensall under the pro- vincial Involvement in Municipal Ad- ministration program, has discovered that a municipal office is a continual- ly busy place. Mary Lynn's duties include coor- ditfation between the office and the tourist information booth, the sum- mer playground and economic development officer Inge Mowat. She is also updating and adding to the pro- file of the village on which last year's summer student did a great deal of background work. A mini -profile prepared by the municipal staff is now available for newcomers to Hensall, and anyone else wanting information. The attrac- tive brochure, with a cover sketch by Mary Lynn's friend Lisa Rundle, Ex- eter, lists all municipal employees, emergency information, recreation in the area, service clubs and other organizations, and every retail opera-, tion in the village from hairdressing to the mills. Maps pinpoint the loca- tion of each business. A list of facts at the back details the number of households, apartments, Dog wins TV Mrs. Betty Grenier and her dog Angel were winners of a 26 inch col- our TV from a Master Roundup dog food draw sponsored by CKNX. To qualify for the draw, the dog had to bark into -the phone and be heard on the air. Motocross racing Jim Dickins travelled to Durham on July 13 where he rode his Hully Gully Honda to a fifth place finish in a class of 23 in the 80A class of Motocross. Jim will be aboard his Honda again July 20 when he will be tackling a new track in Wilberforce. Newcomers Hensall again welcomes newcomers to the community. Greetings to Pete and Wendy Case and family as well as Mr. and Mrs. Dave Mahood. We also welcome back Ken and Chz is Bower and boys. All of the above families are located on King St. E. in Hensall. Playground underway Hensall playground is well under- way with swimming lessons taking place in Vanastra this week and'next. Other planned events include a bike rodeo and trips to places near and far. such as the Grand Bend Zoo, Bingeman Park and Rock Glen Con- servation Area. Shuffleboard There was a very good turnout on Thursday at the Hensall arena where the winning scores were the highest since the Happy Pushers began. Scores were: Ladies- Olga Chipchase, 562, Eileen Dowson, 430 and Dorothy Brintnell, 410. Men's: Walter Knowles, 537, Dave Kyle, 530 and John Consitt, 503. Personals Mr. and Mrs. Bob Erb of Hensall and family returned recently from a three-week holiday' trip through western Canada to Yellowknife in the N.W.T. While in Yellowknife they at- tended the wedding of Sharon's cousin Cathy tee Cowles and stayed with Sharon's aunt Betty Cowles. They enjoyed their visit to the land of the midnight sun and toured Yellowknife and the surrounding countryside. Along the way the Erbs visited with Jack and Gloria Cooper, Grand Prairie, Alta., Bob and Donna Lavery, Banff, Clair and Rosemary Cowles and family, Red Deer, and with Larry and Barb Cowles and family of Edgewater, B.C. Mr. and Mrs, Brian Collins and family, Waterloo, spent a day recent- ly with the latter's mother, Mrs. Laird Mickle. Mr. and Mrs. Randy Pollock, Mr. and Mrs. John Muckle, London, visited with their grandmother, Mrs. Laird Mickle. commercial properties, number of jobs held by residents and non- residents, and anything else one could think of asking. Mary Lynn also helped put together a smaller leaflet containing pictures and data on the village, and directions on coming through Hensall on day trips from Goderioh, Grand Bend and Stratford. The leaflets have been placed in every tourist information booth in southwestern Ontario, and a reorder has already been received from Windsor. Mary Lynn is now compiling a more extensive folder to send to in- dustries looking for a place to locate or expand. The loose page format will make additions and amendments easy to do. Mary Lynn caught a glimpse of what goes on in a municipal office when she worked as playground super •isor last year. She is still amaz- ed at the number of people who come to the municipal office in the course of a day. Mary Lynn will return to her se- cond year at the University of Wind- sor in September. She is majoring in political science, with a minor in public administration. 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