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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-09-09, Page 9e>if BACK TO SCHOOL —Grades one and two line up outside St. Boniface Separate School in Zurich waiting for classes to begin. Hay council briefs Council was told that B.M. Ross has decided to seed over the Highway 21 water line to replace the roadside grass, instead of laying the previously -planned sod. It was ex- plained that with the dry weather and no possibility of watering, the sod would likely have died. The decision will realize a possible saving of $13,000 for the water trunk project. Howard Snider's application to sever his gully property into three parcels was approved. The centre portion will likely be sold to a cottage owner whose present property borders on the gully. It was noted that none of the property could be built on anyway. The water project rules and regula- tions bylaw was given its third and CWL planning trip Members of the C.W.L. from St. Joseph's parish in Clinton are plann- ing a bus trip to Cullen Gardens on Wednesday September 23 if anyone in this area is interested in going, please phone Bridget Groot as soon as possi- ble at 236-4743.. Found If anyone has lost a grey and white cloth case for glasses on Bismark St. (behind the Lutheran Church) on Monday they can claim it at my house. Anniversaries Happy 25th wedding anniversary to Melvin and Mary Ellen Gingerich on September 1 and to Martin and Cheryl Gelinas who celebrated their sixth an- niversary on September 5. Also Ron and Sharen Schroeder on their 24th wedding anniversary Monday September 7. Congratulations to Darla Gingerich and Dean Miller who were married on _ Saturday September 5 at the Zurich Mennonite Church with the reception in Zurich. The bride is the daughter of Melvin and Mary Ellen Gingerich. The couple will be living in Center - Ville, Michigan. Reunion Over the nice warm sunny holiday weekend the descendents of the late Paul and Violet Ducharme held their annual family reunion at the Dashwood Community Centre on Saturday September 5 with a very, good attendance and lots coming from various places. Fun and games were enjoyed by the young and old, as was a delicious smorgasbord supper. Welcome back Welcome back to the sisters to the convent as they have been away visiting with their families all sum- lner- and are now ready to begin another year teaching school and I am sure all are happy with all the ex- tra rooms and new additions built on St. Boniface during the past few months. Get well soon Special wishes for a speedy reoovery. are extended to our dear pastor, Father Paul Mooney who • 'spent a few days in the hospital and is now back at the rectory. His brother (Father Tom ) visited on Mon- day and special thanks td the Fran- ciscan Brother (Friars) and Father David who came to our aid and said mass on Saturday evening and twice on Sunday. The Franciscan Monastery is at St. Peter's Church, north of Clandeboye and has just recently moved there this past summer. Father David extended a warm welcome to all of us to drop in and visit them any time and say a few prayers at their monastery chapel. They joked about -having no in -door plumbing or -facilities yet. But we sure hope they do before winter sets in. We wish them the best and they are always welcome to our community. Best wishes Tor a speedy recovery is extended to Father Bensette of St. Peter's parish (St. Joseph) who is a patient in Exeter hospital. They are also grateful to the priest who is say- ing Mass in his absence. End of playground All the kids enjoyed going to playground this summer again. They were kept busy doing a lot of various things. And the last week (on Aug.26) was their bus trip to Toronto where they went to Centre Ville Island. Thanks to bus driver Glen Thiel and several parents who went along as helpers. r They went to see a puppet snow at the library that week also. Thanks to Rita and Cathy for their time and pa- tience with the kids. Personals Well guess it's that time of the year again when summer holidays are done; kids are all back in school again, vacations for some-Reeople are throught till next summer. I hope everyone enjoyed doing their dif- ferent things. Several small children are now starting kindergarten while many teenagers left home to begin univer- sity in different places, so time goes on. Bob and -Anne Besozzi and son Steven returned home to San Fran- cisco on Tuesday September 8 after a month vacation with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kane. All the kids in the neighbourhood will miss Steven. Welcome into the family of God - to Amanda Ducharme daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ducharme and to Amy Christina daughter oil' Gerard and Henrica Masse who were both baptiz- ed recently by Father Mooney at St. Boniface Church. Several relatives from town recent- ly spent the weekend in Owen Sound and attended the wedding of Lori Durand to Richard Lowe on August 22. The bride is the daughter of An- thony and Fern Durand who live in Saudi -Arabia (and came up for some holidays and to attend the Wedding ). Anthony is the son of Maurice and Gert Durand of the Maple Woods Apartments. Congratulations to Joe and Mary Martin who celebrated their 35th wed- ding anniversary with an open house at the Mennonite Church on Sunday September 6. Jerome and I and daughters Renee and Meagan enjoyed a nice holiday in Point Clark from Monday to Satur- day. The weather was sunny and warm most of the time during the day so we could go for walks along the trail and even sit out on the beach the last two days. As usual our trips into Kincardine for shopping and dining out were fun also. Mozart and Julie Gelinas Jr. and three children recently spent a weeks vacation along with her nephew and wife Mark and Cathy Kelly and two children from North Bay. As they travelled various places and camping at Kingston and ,Morrisburg. They went as far as Quebec where they visited St. Anne de Beaupre's Shrine. A special happy 87th birthday wish with to Mrs. Lavina Miller on Monday September 7 when an open house was held in her honour at the Maple Woods Apartments where she lives. Wayne and Laurie Nigh ( neo Leeson) of Seaforth were married at St. Peter's Lutheran Church on Satur- day September 5 with dinner and reception held in Exeter. Wayne is the grandson of Mrs. An- nie Finkbeiner of Zurich' A nice Sunday was enjoyed by the family of Mrs. Juliette Denomme and their spouses who visited - their mother. They were treated to a delicious chicken dinner at the Domi- nion Tavern followed by special enter- tainment on the piano by her son Ben- ny ( who can really make it hop) as an added treat. Afterwards everyone spent the rest of the evening at Juliette's home again as they also were celebrating two hirthdays.for Benny and Eldon Denomme. / NEW EXTENSION —Principal Dave Sharpe is pleased with the ad- dition to St. Boniface School which doubles the size of the facility. final reading. An amendment was added to give township control over installations of sprinkling systems because of health unit regulations concerning such installations. Anyone with property fronting on- to Highway 21 in the township will probably have water service this month, provided pressure tests of the system reveal no problems. i - ♦ r t The Zurich Bean Sprouts Co -Op Nursery School will enter into an agreement with Hay Township to rent the renovated Township Hall for their sessions and meetings. The cost to the school will be $10 per session. Costs $150,000 Times Advocate September 9, 1987 Beavers ruin H�y.. d Page 9 Beavers are causing costly damage to the drains and flitches of Hay township, Reeve Lionel Wilder charg- ed at Tuesday's council meeting. Wilder suggested that the recent necessity to accept tenders for the clearing of the Forcier drain was brought on by an excess population of beavers in the township. "I bet• you there's a thousand beavers in Hay township today," Wilder challenged, adding that "beavers have a lot to do with the $150,000 we're spending." Council approved the application from Lloyd Venner to trap in the township's roadside ditches, but Wilder observed that Venner has no interest in beavers, only muskrats. Wilder would like to see a similar ap- plication from -someone who would lessen the beaver population and the taxpayer's burden. The township of Montague's peti- tion to the provincial government was supported. Montague is suggesting that since beaver populations are causing widespread damage in Eastern Ontario, the government should assume responsibility for con- trolling the pests. Wilder argued that the tree -felling critters are not the ex- clusive problem of Eastern Ontario. In other business, council approv- ed the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority initiative to reduce the number of directors on its board to 15 from 35. Hay township has more than Boniface extends to double size Students returning to St. Boniface Separate School in Zurich in September will find their school near- ly doubled in size since last year. The school has been extended with a 7,720 square foot addition and 1,760 square feet of the original section' have been renovated. These im- provements mean a vast increase in office space for the staff and separate rooms for I.ealth and guidance. The new area allows for a larger library in which the new part-time teacher/librarian will work. Change rooms have been added to the gym- nasium facilities and there is more storage space for school equipment. Principal Dave Sharpe explained that the move of three classrooms for the younger grades into the new ex- tension not -only meant better facilities such as separate washrooms for kindergarten, but also made room for the improvements to the ad- ministration offices in the original school. "We have a top-notch facility here," stated Sharpe. "We're certain- ly pleased that everything is done on time." Enrollment at St. Boniface is 232 students this year, ten percent more than last year, and it is this increase which haspartly necessitated the con- struction of,the $797,000 extension. 1,000 acres of Conservation Authori- ty land, but council saw no difficulty' with sharing representation on the board with Zurich. Road Superintendent Ross Fisher asked council what he was to do with the six extra lengths of pipe left over from the Highway 21 water trunk. Hay acquired the pipe under a grant program and thus paid only 23 per- cent of their actual cost. Wilder noted that this alone meant the pipe must be stored, because at $550 a length, the pipe is too expensive to waste. It was also mentioned that 14 -inch ABS pipe is difficult to come by and that it would be in the best interests of the taxpayer to have some on hand if repairs became necessary. Council eventually agreed that Fisher would investigate the cost of ,building a lean-to on the back of the road works shop to keep the pipe out of the sun. Fisher also presented to council the question of what to do about the repairs to the township's best road grader. Apparently the back wheel fell off the Champion grader and will cost $7,000 in parts to repair. "We are not stuck for snow plow ing," said Wilder, noting that the repairs could be postponed to the spring. A new grader is not in the budget for at least another two years, but the township has about twenty-five kilometers less road to grade this year. • However, Shantz observed that the grader was no use the way it is and it was decided to go ahead with the repairs.• The Exeter and Area Fire Depart- ment is determined to presove the proposed minimum five percent con- tribution from the townships towards the fire servicer It was explained that Hay could increase its area of protec- tion to get more value for its five per- cent by adopting- land from other areas which might seek a reduction in payment. "We're spending too much damn money for fire protection and there isn't anything we can do about it," complained Wilder. Council decided to wait until• the next meeting of the department before.any action would be taken. In a surprise development. Barbara Rau. water project. officer, advised council that some purchasers of land along the Highway 21 water line may want to pay the full cost for their water connection even though the lots had already been placed on the 10 -year debenture program by the previous owner. Council sympathized with the new owners, but decided that escape from the debenture program could not be permitted indefinitely. since all up- front payments for water service were to have been paid by September 1.. Thus it was decided that an offer to pay the cost of connection would be extended to new property owners, provided that it would be paid before September 30. See You At The Western Fair .27 • $500.00 off • Decoder Included • 5 yr. Warranties • Many Models • Guaranteed Service • Largest Dealer in Southwestern Ontario Full Financing - Monthly Terms Alen Stub6.s. Satellite and Antennas Thedford 296-5565/Exeter 235-1520 Re-elect. 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