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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-04-22, Page 9Predict '87 tax increase of up to 6 percent Stanley ended year with :3Z8 surplus Stanley Township ended 1986 with a surplus of *328 on a total actual budget of $1,814,643. Clerk -treasurer Mel Graham didn't know whether to attribute the surplus to good luck or good budgeting, but said the township did not want a deficit, as there is no reserve fund. That was used up in the building and equipping of Stanley Complex. A final payment of $90,000 has cleared all debt on the Complex. WI MEMBER HONOURED — Margaret Hoggarth of the Kippen East Women's Institute presents a gift to Frances Kinsman, who is leav- ing the community. T -A photo olden ltmpses What a beautiful weekend to celebrate Easter. I am sure a great many families were together for the occasion. The movies on Monday evening were "Switzerland" which proved to be very interesting, since Mr. Risi is a native of there, which provoked many questions'concerning life in that country. The regular monthly birthday par- ty was held on Tuesday evening, spon- sored by the ladies of the Zurich Men- nonite Church. The program con- sisted of several Easter numbers sung by the church choir accom- panied on the organ by Grace Martin and on the piano by Pearl Ann Mar- tin. Some Easter poems were also read. Catherine Shantz played the piano and accompanied her daughter Sonya who played the clarinet. Karen Steckle played the flute accompanied on the piano by her mother, Carol Steckle. Residents having birthdays during the month of April and receiving gifts, courtesy of the Ladies Auziliary, were Mrs. Genevieve Ducharme, Mr. Stanley Mitchell, Mr. Wellington Riehl, Mrs. Alice Thompson, Mrs. Verlyn Fisher and Mrs. Ann Willert. Bingo was played on Thursday evening. Mrs. Oriole Westlake and Mr. Alvin Steckle won two large chocolate bunnies and the other three feature prizes (Easter eggs) were won by Mrs. Genevieve Ducharme, Mrs. Louse Rapien and Mrs. Violet Dunn. Holy Week was observed on Wednesday afternoon by Rev. Vipper- man of Exeter and Grand Bend Anglican churches by serving the Lord's Supper to all who wished to participate. Fr. Mooney celebrated mass in the chapel on Thursday after- noon and Rev. Robert Sinasac and Rev. Clayton Kuepfer held a combin- ed communion service on Friday afternoon. The Sunday evening chapel service was conducted by Rev. Robert Sinasac of Dashwood and Zurich United Churches. Final play on at Grand The Grand Theatre in London hosts the Canadian touring production of the award-winning, Broadway hit musical Pump Boys and Dinettes, conceived and written by John Foley. Mark Hardwick, Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel and Jim Wann. Opening April 24 and running until May 16, Pump Boys and Dinettes is produced by Brian Robertson by ar- rangement with Dodger Productions. directed by Patrick Rose and stars Jamie Alcron, Doug Balfour, Jodie Friesen, Randy Kempf, Janet Macewen and Robert Maciag. The production is designed by Judith Lee, lighting is designed by Robett Thom- son and Lesley Wilkinson and sound is designed by Terry Crack. Pump Boys and Dinettes is a rous- ing blend of country, blues, gospel and rockability music, woven into a tale of life in a roadside diner and gas sta- tion. A message of friendship and life's simple pleasures is told in this energetic, toe -tapping musical about four gas station jockeys and two waitresses who work at the Double Cupp Diner. The writers and original cast members, Jopn Foley, Mark Hard- wick, Debra Monk, Cass Morgan, John Schimmel and Jim Wann, join- ed forces several years ago to bring Pump Boys and Dinettes to life. The musical first appeared on the stage at New York's Westside Arts Theatre in 1981 to an overwhelming response. Pump Boys and Dinettes was on the move • to Off-Broadway later in 1981 and finally to Broadway in February 01 1982. Now touring in Canada with an all -Canadian cast, Pump Boys and Dinettes has been winning over ernwds wherever it plays. The 1987 budget will be presented at the second regular April council meeting. Graham predicts an overall increase of between five -and -one-half and six percent. Stanley Sesquicentennial coor- dinators Gord Hill and Phil Durand attend the first regular April meeting of council to submit a final report on the 150th birthday celebration last year. All minutes of the steerink com- mittee and the sub -committees and the final report will be put in a binder and placed in the township vault for future historians. The $5,062.95 donated by the Ses- quicentennial Committee to the township for recreation purposes will be used to purchase playground equipment. A large number of grants have been dispensed for the year 1987. Reci- pients include the Bayfield Agriculture Society - $100; Hensall South Huron Agriculture Society - $75; Town and Country Homemakers - $500; St. John Ambulance - $100; Huron County Farm and Safety Association - $100; Ontario March of Dimes - $100; Salvation Army - $100, Children's Hospital of Western On- tario - $125; Blyth Festival - $100; On- tario Federation of Agriculture - $500 and Seaforth Agricultural Society - $75. A grant of $500 has been approved for the Tuckersmith Day Care Centre. It will be accompanied by a letter stating that all support will be discon- tinued at the end of 1987. Recreation grants were also paid, with Zurich, Hensall, Bayfield and Clinton each receiving 81,700. Vanastra Sports and Recreation will get $1,000. The Zurich and area fire board 'budget of 825,748 was accepted. Stanley's share is 25 percent. A number of tenders were opened at the second regular March meeting. George RadfoO's•bid to crush and haul 20,000 toms of gravel atl2.88 per ton, plus 81 per ton to load on township trucks, was accepted as the lowest of three tenders received. A tender from Bob Webster to act as groundskeeper for the township's wage of $6.71 per hour for part-time work was accepted subject to the ap- proval of the recreation committee. It was the lower of two received. Julie and Nancy Webster will be do- ing the grass cutting. They will be paid 815 per cutting for diamond A, $22 for diamond B, $6 for around the Cenotaph and $21 at the complex, plus $4 for ditches when needed. The two other bids were much higher. Tenders for dog counting were awarded to Russell Oesch for the west side of the township at 82 per dog, and to Carol Stephenson for the east side at 82.50 per dog for 1987. Merner Contracting's low tender of 8165 for each time garbage at the landfill site is compacted and covered was accepted. Three higher bids were also received. Harvey Hayter's tender of $40 per day to supervise the landfill site was accepted. Mavis Turner will pay $75.80 to operate the concession booth for the year. Times -Advocate, April 22, 1987 Page 9 DRAW WINNER — Bill Parker was the lucky winner of the Easter egg at Ken and Shirley Boyce's general store in Varna. shown with Shirley. Marie Voison made the draw. By MARY Rev. Sam Parker held three wor- ship services this past Holy Week for members of the Varna -Goshen pastoral charge. On Thursday even- ing there was an informal service of song and prayer, with the elements of Communion shared around the table. On Friday a very moving service was held at Goshen. The choir sang two athems and several members portrayed people in olved in the Crucifixion, telling -Weir story of the events leading up to it. A large wooden cross was erected, and the members brought nails and dropped them at the foot of the cross in recognition that each one's sin was Jti huge He is CHESSELL dealt with at that time. The Easter Sunday celebration was held in both churches, with special music and a good attendance. Information meeting For people who would like to have some input into plans for playground equipmentfor the township, the Recreation Committee has scheduled -an information meeting at the Com- plex on April 28. Personals Bill and Eleanor McAsh arrived home from Florida last Wednesday. Pat and Jenny Shields also got hack recently, and Bob and Margaret Reid got home on Tuesday of last week. Mr. Farmer: This spring let Thompson's supply your 1987 Crop Inputs - Expert advice by a qualified staff to assist you in your planning. 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