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Times-Advocate, 1988-01-20, Page 11favourite bear to school and a varie- ing, ordering according to ty of math activities such as count- f� A g ■ i'1 /� i w ■rs w forego INVESTMENTS A Snowmobile operations restricted A bylaw to control the use of mo- torized snowmobiles within thc vil- lage of Zurich was passed at -the reg- ular .lanuary meeting of Zurich council with all members present except Councillor Ken Fenwick '-`--Operatimrof-snowmubitcs-is pro- hibited, -manta- except by_ persons leaving and returning to their residences by the most direct route on the road- way. The vehicles may not be. driv- en along any sidewalk or boulevard, nor on private property without the written consent of the owner. Permission to operate the vehicles may be granted -at the discretion of the council in cast of emergency. Anyone contravening the bylaw is liable to a fine of not more than $300 on summary conviction. The bylaw enforcement oficer has the authority to enforce the bylaw. Another bylaw sct the water rates for 1988. Overall increases average 7.6 percent. A domestic consumer• in a single family dwelling who paid 5110.40 last year will pay S118,20 this year. The rate for small commercial operations such as the post office, township office, fire hall, liquor store, doctor and dentist offices, meat market, lunch. and grocery stores will go - from S94 yearly to S 100.80. Speaking for the economic devel- opment committee, Councillor Herb Turkheim noted that applica- tions for inclusion in the Opportu- nities Tour arranged for this fall by the ministry of industry,trade and technology to bring together Onta- rio entrepreneurs and American in- vestors should be in by the end of January. Turkheim•explaincd that any arca businessman who wants fi- nancial assistance, or someone who has ideas for starting up a business, is eligible. "If anyone is interested in having capital put into a project, they should get in touch with us quick- ly", Turkheim said. Enrolllng Every Tuesday evening the Brownies (25 girls between the ages of six and nine) meet at St. Boni- face School gym for their meetings under the direction of their leaders Vicki Wilder, Debbie Overholt, Pat- ty Geoffrey and Cathy Overholt. Tuesday January 26 will be "Brownie Enrollment" night begin- ning at 6:30 p.m. St. Boniface Beginning tonight (Wednesday January 20) there will be a five week course in "Christian Daily Living" from a standpoint of the church's social doctrine held at St. Boniface Schoai after Mass at 8:00 p.m. Some topics will include La- bour. Unions, The Arms Race, World Hunger and the Politics of Food. Anyone interested is welcome to attend. (Use the side door.) Dance Tickets arc now available for the Zurich and arca figure skating club - dance from any club member, Shaw's store or you can get one at the door. (S12.00 a couple includes lunch.) 1t's being called a 50's dance but a variety of music -will be sup- plied by a D.J. - Golden Agers The January meeting'' of the Zu- rich Golden Agers was held Monday afternoon January 11 with 28 in at- tendance. Vcrda Bacchlcr, secretary, and Bar- - bara Strachan, treasurer, gave their reports. Card Secretary Eileen Con- sitt ,reported that .five- Christmas plants were given to hospitalized members. The door prize was won by Cece- lia Farewell. - Happy Birthday was sung for An- nie Finkbeincr, Marie Gelinas, har- vey Kohncr, Arnold Mcrncr, Fricda Moore and Genic Flcischauer. Games of euchre were enjoyed by all. This was followed by a deli- cious lunch served by Lottic Gascho and her January group. Personals• A surprise birthday party was held for Tilly Rau at her home on Satur- day evening January 9 when some of her children, friends and mother Juliette Denommc popped in for some fun. They enjoyed playing some games, followed by lunch and birth- day cakc which -they had brought with them. - Mr. Nocl LaPorte is presently spendingsome time with his daugh- ter, Bridget and Lco Overholt and family in London as he is recuperat- Council agreed unanimously to inform county council that Zurich is for full market value assessment. Reeve Bob Fisher pointed out that under this option, only multiple - residence building‘in 7arickivoidLi face a noticeable tax increase. "Under the new system, a severed house or a cottage will be hit hard- est", he added. .Councillor McKinnon noted that the only difference between thc two options being discussed was that "section 70 -does it all at once, and if you arc going to do it (go to full market value assessment) ydu might as well do it all at once and get it over with". The formal session ended at 8:15. Members of council stayed on for another of the ongoing sessions with Huron County planner Scott Tousaw on the zoning bylaw being drafted. Brownies Tuesday ing on release from South Huron. John and .Bridget Groot Sr.. re- turned home. Sunday night after a lovely and restful 10 -day holiday in Mexico. They had nice hot -weather all the time and came back with a tan. - All the hockey fans had an inter- esting weekend when they cheered on their favourite teams that took part in a tournament at the arena which began on Friday evening and ended on Sunday night (in spite of the rain we had outside). Doug and Ruth Ocsch and two children along with Bonnie returned home on Saturday after spending two weeks in Florida. Brothers Doug Doug, Dan and Garry Masse and wife Liz spent last week - -on a holiday in the Dominican Re- public (which was arranged through the store). - A surprise party and a belated weddingreception was held in honor • Times -Advocate, January 20, 1988 Page 11 LOOKING. FOR EXPANSION - Brad Clausius, Zurich arena manager, stands in the Community Centre's au- of Jim and Marlen Regier in Exeter ditorium, which was completed in 1949. If the recreation committee and village council locate funding, the expan- on Saturday January 16 at the Le- sion of the auditorium may become reality in the next few years. gion Hall, and attended by several of their friends, relatives and neigh- Renovationshours, as the couple were married in , sought for - area December in Kitchener and gave the ria ones from this arca a chance to ex- tend their best wishes to them. (Jinn is the son of Pat and Evelyn Regi- er.) Best wishes for a speedy recovery are extended to Randy Regier who is a patient in St. Joseph's hospital. And to Sylvia Mittleholtzz in Uni- versity hospital, London. Also to Debbie Fisher who is now home from the hospital. A delicious birthday supper was enjoyed at the home of Paul and Heather Klopp on Sunday by our family along with Bob King from Listowel as we celebrated birthdays for Paul on January' 14 and Jerome on January 18. ante :;) D.§ Mrs. Carmel Sweeney Phone: 230.4702 eport from. CDCS January 4, 1988 was the first day at Clinton and District Christian School for Jessica Gelcynse. She comes to us fngn Drayton and is in Grade one. We also welcome back our co-op program students from CHSS: Sor- ry about the mix-up in the names last month, girls. We'll correct our- selves. Our helpers arc: Bernice Raidt in grade two with Miss Sonya Vannet- ten, and Stacey Elliott in *radone with Mrs. Alice Kuiper. Wee\also arc looking forward to Ron Greida- nus coming in to work with grade four, especially in the area of mu, sic, namely playing the recorder. The kindergarten class recently had Bear Day to reinforce the sound and letter B. Each child brought his five and Mrs. Roorda of grad four attcndcd a Junior Program Day at the Woodstock Christian School. The subjects of Social Studies and Art were stressed in informative workshops and curriculum discus- sions. . . - The new year and second term arc well underway. The weeks seem to pass quickly with many activities on a regular basis. Skating is en- joyed by many students on Tuesday The 39 year-old Zurich communi- ty centre may undergo extensive renovation if the recreation commit- tee and village council can locate a source of funding. Arcna manager Brad Clausius said that while repairs to the centre's au- ditorium are perhaps the most ur- gent items on the planning table, proposals to increase the seating ca- - pacity of the auditorium are also be- ing discussed. Clausius cited frequent capacity problems with events at the arena. With dancing, the hall can hold about 200 people, which means that organizers of larger events seek out the rental of the more capacious au- ditoriums in Hensall and Exeter. "If you can't hold 300, they don't want to use your hall," said Clau- sius. The preferred method of enlarging the auditorium is to extend the building 20 feet southward, towards the highway along the full 100 foot length of the hall. Because of the support structure of the wall, Clau- sins described the likelihood of us- ing archways between the new and old sections, so that the new section could be closed off if the entire floor space was not required. "It would sure make the bingo go a little smoother," Clausius sug- gested. While blueprints or estimates have yet to be seen for the project, village clerk -treasurer Maureen Re- gicr said that a ballpark figure of 558,000 for the extension alone had been suggested. Zurich reeve Bob'Fisher made it quite clear he did not wish to see any funds for extending or repairing the arena to come from tax dollars. "This money would have to be iced," said Fisher, listing possible ources of such funds as PRIDE rants, fundraising events, or dona- ons. The arena renovations are, howev- , third on the list of Zurich's pri- ities for PRIDE grants from the inistry of municipal affairs. The urich drain project and sidewalk re- ir requests must be dealt with ra Arena; volley afternoon at Clinton Arc s g ball is on Wednesday after school; ti hot dogs and chocolate milk make Friday lunch special. Some students have missed a fcw Cror days because of snowy conditions. m We trust that wintcr may be fun and safe for all. pa first. PRIDE grants will cover up to one half the cost of community improvement projects. Other capital projects in the com- munity centre's future include re- pairs to the floor and roof. Clausius observes that the origi- nal hardwood floorin the auditori- um has reached its limit for wear. It will not withstand another refi- nishing.. "Last time the crew were in here to do it -they hit nails," Clausius said of the floor's most recent sand- ing and finishing about eight years ago. . With the' present cost of hardwood flooring, Clausius 'suggested it - would be more. economical to. rip out the existing -`floor, level . the joists, and replace it -,with plywood and linoleum. Past sporting events such as basketball required. tShard • - wood surface., but Claugius said these games ac no longer a major use of the auditorium. "Now it's mostly just dances, said.Clausius. The walls, ceiling, and trim in the • •auditorium were pairjted last sum- mer at a cost of. S2,075. • If the funds for enlarging and re- pairing the hall can be found, Clau- sius expects actual' work will not begin for two ycars� sifying and grouping were done u. all h be 1988 vy January 14, Mrs. Vriend of graden erease Celebrates 90th birthday Mrs. Marie (Mary) Oesch cele- There are four children, Russell Ocsch who reside, .1-e family farm at RR I, Varna, N,. , nobert (Kathleen) Bell, Gcx.,•ric i• .Nu . Earl (Ann ) Flaxbard. L it :h :.1,r Mrs. Harry (Mac) Keep, i crgis. She has 23 grandchildren with one grandson deceased, 45 great grand children and one granddaughter de- ceased. Marie was treated with many lovely flowers, gifts and memories.. Refreshments were screed to guests. bratcd her 90th birthday Sunday, January 17 at the Blucwatcr Rest Home in Zurich. Congratulations and best wishes word extended by family and friends on this happy occasion. Prior to making her new home at Blucwater, Marie, the former Mary Bedard and her deceased husband Sam Ocsch farmed in Stanley township until 1958 when they moved to j-Iensall. Zurich councillors will give vil- lage ratepayers a break this year. They decided not to give themselves a pay increase this year. As in 1987rthe reeve will be paid $67.50 for.cach regular council mectinc. Councillors will continue to receive S57 for each meeting attended. Remuneration for board and com- mittee meetings will still he $26; members of council will he paid 531.20 for other half-day meetings, and S57 for full day special ses- sions. Village employee§ were given four percent pay increases, plus ex- tended group insurance coverage which includes health, life; acciden- tal death and dismemberment, dental and vision benefits. In 1988 clerk Maureen Regier will be paid $19,968, road superinten- dent Dennis Regier will get S21,197 and arcna manager Brad Clausius will receive S18,720. 1 olden Glimpses It's not often that one can manage without snow boots in the middle of January; however, the grass is quit. Preen on the lawns and the cm .!rc making their whereabouts kr wn in the surrounding wooded L Monday evening the movies we c "Game Reserves of South Af- "Any Old Port." dents who have been taking advantage of the mild weather and have been out recently were: Alice Ferg, Lucinda Keller, Helen Bedard, Aaron Gingcrich, Margaret Snell, Francis Dunn, Marcella Dietrich, Jean Levine, Fred Teeter, Mary Ger- ber and Genevieve Ducharme. Perhaps some people are getting in the mood to do some houseclean- ing and weeding out. If you have something we could make use of in the hobby shop, we would' be pleased to receive iL One item you might have around is the styrofoam pellets that arc used for packing fra- gile items. 3ingo was played on Friday even- ing followed by refreshments. Congratulations to Mrs. Marie Oesch on her 90th birthday. Her family and friends gathered on Sun- day afternoon in the auditorium to help celebrate the event. The Sunday evening chapel ser- vice was conducted on Sunday even- ing by Rev. Chas. Henderson of Thames Road Untied Church. Going Out of Business Sale . Due to i11 health X up to 60off on yams and craft supplies Everything must go by Jan. 30th Lorraine's Crafts 236-4651 Victoria St. ZOpen 9:30 tilly5hfor month of January 13-cuJs:Er©�� ACCOUNTANT -PUBLIC NORRIS, HOMUTH, TAYLOR PINI)ER & McNEILLY Chartered Accountants Main St . Exeter. Ontario NOM 1S0 519) 235-0101 '519) 235-0120 519-235-0345 KIME. OITCI--IFIELO. MILLS S, OUNLOF) CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS GERALD W. MILLS. C.A. 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