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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-07-30, Page 14• Times -Advocate, July 30, 1986 b VOLUNTEERS — Some of the volunteers who spend many ours at t e e ueensway ' ursing ' ome were honoured with Queensway pins at an appreciation party for all the volunteers. Resident Louella Hall, (centre) handed out pins to Iva Reid (left), Mary Roobal, Jessie Archer, Lil Baker, Rev. Stan McDonald and Judy Parker. Missing: Dorothy Elder and Bill Gibson. Telegram from the Queen Something very exciting happened here at Queensawy last Monday mor- ning. A cablegram was sent to Mrs. Mary Gower from Buckingham Palace! Best wishes were extended to Mary from the Queen herself on Mary's 100th birthday. On Tuesday Rev. Richard Hawley of the Exeter United Church perform- ed our church service. Robert Cameron was our pianist for the service. On Wednesday we held our Volunteer Appreciation Party. It was terrific to see so many of our volunteers attend. Our theme was "A Taste of the Tropics." Our dining room was decorated with palm trees and tropical fruit and our dietary staff did an excellent job preparing a Stanley Homecoming for this weekend • By Mary Chessell This weekend the Sesquicentennial celebrations come to .a climax with the big Homecoming events. Sunday was a beautiful, warm day for the Varna -Goshen annual lakeside church service. The sermon topic was about acceptance of ourselves as we are. Rev. Sam Parker and his wife Barbara demonstrated this for the children ( we all enjoyed it) with pup- pets, a bunny and a raccoon. Barbara and her mother, Mrs. Marilyn Phillips, sang and played ac- cordion and flute. Marjorie Hayter led the hymns and choruses with ukulele accompaniment. A picnic lunch followed, then games and races for the children and a sing song with Michael Stephenson keep- ing time,With his spoons. We were plea3sed to have a visit . with Margaret Taylor, wife of the late Rev. Alex Taylor, who attended with Elizabeth Clarke. Attendance was good. but one would expect a big crowd for such a beautiful service. Other events the same day included the cricket mat- ches at Bayfield. An interdenominational church ser- vice will be held at the work centre at Stanley Township Complex next Sun- day at 10:30 a.m. If you like to sing, be there shortly after 10 for the sing song. The following two Sundays are vacation time for Varna and Goshen charges. History hooks on sale The Stanley Township history books have arrived and are on sale at the Complex. Judging by the first few chapters. which 1 saw some time ago, it is a very interesting book. Those who worked on it spent countless hours in assembling material and assuring its accuracy. Personals Bill. Ilelen and Mark Taylor attend- ed the Taylor family reunion, held at their niece Sandra's home in (;ravenhurst, on Saturda tropical lunch of fruit bread, fruit cocktail, cheese, fruit punch, tea and coffee. The program was put on by the Queensway residents. Lorne Johnston and Theodore Gray did four duets on the violin and piano. Lloyd McDougall whistled, "The Little Brown .Jug." Luella Hall recited a poem to our volunteers which was composed by our residents. The Queensway Choir sang several songs to end off our program. During our program eight volunteers were given Queensway Pins for their many hours of volunteering, caring and dedication to our residents over the years. Those who received pins were Jessie Ar- cher, Mary Robol, Judy Parker, Lil Baker, Iva Reid and Rev. Stan McDonald. Bill Gibson and Dorothy Elder also will be receiving pins but were unable to be at our party. On Thursday 16 of our residents en- joyed a picnic at Iva Reid's trailer in Bayfield. We enjoyed, fried chicken and salads while taking advantage of the lovely summer weather. We had a great day! On Friday afternoon several` residents enjoyed our movie presen- tation entitled, "The Amish" which told about their history and way of life United Church A picture of the Rev. J.S. Hender- son and Mrs. Henderson was the historic picture on the front of the church bulletin on Sunday morning at the United Church. Rev. Mr. Hender- son served the church from 1887 to 1903. just after the Sanctuary was built. Mind y Bell was the soloist for the service.singing,two very Lonely solos, "Little Moses in the Basket" and "I Will Keep On Trusting You." Audrey Christie greeted the congregation and Bill Fuss and Ken McLean were the ushers, assisted by Eileen McLean and Betty Simons for the offering. Mr. McDonald continued his series of thoughts of "Getting to Know God Through the Parables." He spoke of the parable of the new wineskins and the New Patch. Following the service fellowship was enjoyed at the side of the curch when Elva Forrest was hostess for the lemonade and cookies. The flowers at the front of the church were placed in loving memory of Mrs. Ida Munn and also in honour of the marriage of Jacqueline Cottrell and Paul Elder held in the church on Saturday. Next Sunday everyone is invited to worship at the Presbyterian Church at 9:00 a.m. when Mr. McDonald will be on holidays. An excellent attendance come out to the Annual Memorial Serive at the llensall Union Cemetery on Sunday afternoon. Many of the graves were decorated with memorial flowers. Mr. McDonald conducted the ser - TOURIST INFORMATION — Chris Reaburn and Maureen Van•en- boomen are staffing the tourist bureau in the Village Walk in Hen- sall. The booth opened July 1 and will stay open to assist tourists until the Labour Day weekend. Huron Apothecary Ltd. J T WILSON PHARMACIST PHONE 235-1982 440 MAIN ST . EXETER. ONT PRE RITI'N We accept most motor drug plans Blue Cross, Green Shield, Drug Benefit, etc. Hours Mon. Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Wed. 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sat. 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. "Your Independent Pharmacist" • • 1 vice and spoke on the subject of Be- ing Prepared. Robert Cameron was the organist for the service and Nelson Howe was the piper who played two numbers for the ministry of music. The beautiful day and the lovely cool breeze under the trees added to the setting for the service and much appreciation was expressed to the committee for arranging for the service. It is expected that the service will again be held next year on the last Sunday of July. More newcomers Welcome to the Prest family who have come to Hensall from Exeter and are now living on Richmond St. S. Welcome also to the Robert Nor- man family who are living on Albert St. after moving here from Clinton Shuffleboard • Shuffling continued on Thursday at Hensall Arena despite the hot weather. Highest scores were Eileen Dowson 357, George Dowson 311, Olga Chipchase 255, John Peper 252. Hensall playground news Our trip to Grand Bend zoo ran smoothly and all the kids had fun. We also went to Exeter pool last Tues- day and that was a great success. Thanks to all the parents who took the time to drive the kids. On July 19 we had a very successful bottle drive in which approximately $100 was raised. On Friday July 25 we held a car wash and lemonade sale. Our trip to Rock Glen was cancell- ed due to lack of funds but we are still planning trips to Bingeman Park, London' Children's Museum and Story Book Gardens. By the way its not too late for children to join in the fun at playground so give us a call ot''bring kids to the pavilion at the park. Library With summer half over and school still six weeks away some of you may be wondering how to pass your lime. Why not come to the library. Drop in to see what's new and don't forget to bring the kids. For all of you newcomers the library hours are Tuesday, Thursday 2-5 and 7-9 p.m., Friday evenings 7-9 and Saturday morning 9-12. The library .is located in the townhall on King St. and visitors are welcome anytime. Personals Congratulations to Jacqueline Cot- trell and Paul Elder who were mar- ried al Hensall United Church on Saturday, July 26. Jacqui is the daugther of Agnes Cottrell of Exeter and Graham Cottrell of Kitchener and Paul's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Harold Elder of Hensall. Mrs. Robert Watson of Seaforth spent last week with her sister Mrs. Audrey Christie of Hensall. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Slade are pro- ud parents of a lovely baby girl nam- ed Amanda and proud grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Slade, also of Hensall. 1 Expect to end year in the black Stanleytoes6.3percent up __ Stanley township ratepayers wW tab wits meat $8,000 this year, com- see an average increase of 6.3 percent p� to X660 in 1985. Thincrease figures that balancesheetsheet showed a in Stanltheirey taxesTownshithis p year.Council approv- digging a new waste disposalwas budgeted with the anticipation of deficit of $21,000. With that in mind, ed the 1986 budget of $1,820,281 at their July meeting. This year's figure is up over 885,000 more than the 1985 figure 01 $1,734,521.• This year's budget saw a general increase across the board. The 1986 numbers, with - 1985 figures in brackets included: general govern- ment -$266,750 ($258,468) ; fire protec- tion - $49,700 ($41,031); protection to persons and property and the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority levies -$15,500 ($13,821); transporta- tion service - 8350,800 ($342,211); en- vironment services -$10,150 ($6,396) ; health services - $3,400 (81,325) ; day nursery and social , and family ser- vices - $500 ($348) ; recreation - $54,500 ($52,752) ; planning, drainage and shoreline protection - $289,050 ($276,947). - The county education levies for the township are: elementary - 8298,325 ( $274,030) ; secondary - $256,014 ($253,050); separate - $41,026 e$36,884) . The 1986 levy set by tl)e County of Huron is 8184,566, compared with the 1985 figure of $177,258. Individual increase for the Stanley Township taxpayer shows that the residential and farm public supporter will see an increase of 6.3 percent in the tax bill with the mill rates climb- ing from 284.50 to 302.62. The residential and farm separate school supporter will see similar in- creases with rates from 1985 to 1986 going from 285.26 to 302.26. On the business and commercial side of the budget similar increases will be seen. The public supporter's rate will increase from 335.48 mills to 355.92, while the separate §upporter will see and increase frons 336.18 to 355.60 mills. In dollars and cents, based on a $4,000 assessment, the residential public school supporter will pay $1,210 in taxes this year, compared to $1,138 paid in the previous year. The 1986 budget showed general in- creases in all areas. Breaking down the budget, showed significant expen- diture increases in the area of fire protection. The coverage for the Zurich Fire Area Board rose from $4,489 in 1985 to $12,000 this year to cover the cost of a new tanker truck. Garbage disposal services and ren - Motocross Jim Dickins of Hensall travelled to Wilberforce on Sunday July 20 to race his Hully Gully Honda in the 80A class motocross. Jim enjoyed the sand track although the nand caught his front wheel, and flipped him i4, tihe first Moto and caused him to drop from second to eighth. Jim was able to come back in the next Moto and rode to a strong second to give him a fourth place for the day. Jim and his family spent the week touring Northern Ontario. ending their holiday at Motopark on Sunday July 27 where Jim participated once again. Jim finished second in the first Moto and seemed to have second sewn up in the second Moto as well when, with two laps to go, the chain flew off his bike, leaving him no choice but to push his bike off the track. Jim had enought points built up to place sixth overall. Jim will be back at his home track of Hully Gully next weekend. Filter Queen "IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN VARNA 482-7103 Call Health and under Canada listed Un ent °f the Government 11 A major expenditure came with the township history book, set at 828,200. This figure will be offset by book sales. In health care services, a grant given to the Clinton Public Hospital this year put that portion of the budget up to 82,000, compared to $125 in 1985. On the other side, decreases were noted on the working funds, down $12,000 from 1985 and the interest on temporary borowing provision for reserves, from $38,845 in 1985 to $28,000 this year. This year's financial statement showed the township finished the year in the black, with a reserves fund of 860,000. However when the final council agreed to shift some of the surplus funds to cover for the negative ku e. Clerk MerGraham pointed out that the surplus fund is available to cover any extra costs incurred by the township throughout the year. Money from this can be used for a variety of means. Clerk'Graham anticipated that the township will finish- the 1987 year in a better financial position as payments for the Stanley Township Complex should be completed by that time. 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