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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-04-12, Page 26Retum shot - Teresa Petch, of the Grand Bend Public School girls' all-star volleyball team, makes a nice reverse bump, while teammate Jackie VandeVen gets ready for the play, during the semi-finals of the North Lambton Public School volleyball championships at the North Lambton Secondary School in Forest on Saturday. Grand Bend ended up in first place after the regular play. but lost two games to one to Bosanquet in the semi-final series. VIA cutbacks threaten tourism GRAND BEND - Councillor Bruce Woodley told Grand Bend council thatconcern was expressed at a recent Lambton Economic De- velopment Commission Tourist Council meeting that the possibili- ty of cutbacks in VIA rail service might harm the tourist trade from Detroit and Port Huron. • Woodley explained many tourists use the rail service to London and then take the bus to the Grand Bend resort area. He said a letter is to be sent -ex- pressing the committee's objection to this -potential loss. The devastating effects that the implemenatation of a national sales tax will have on tourism in the area were also raised at the Sarnia meet- ing said Woodley. * * * * * *. ,In his report, Woodley said he was informed that two beach patrol members are not returning this summer. He felt the need to replace those leaving with one full time and one part timer, for which ads have been placed in the local pa- pers. He decided not to advertise in the London Free Press because he thought that he would not get enough responses. .. To make up for that, Woodley said he was going to distribute fly- ers at the London YMCA and Fan- shawe College informing the peo- ple there of the positions, to get the best staff available. Woodley also said a meeting with Ralph Ferguson should be set up very soon to get a commitm sot for dredging funds. "Ed Siddell and his boat, the Do- ver, were very effective in meeting the harbor depth challenge. The harbor budget revenue is dependant upon transient and seasonal boats being able to get in and'outof the harbor. This meeting is very impor- tant as boating season is fast ap- proaching, Brian Hall, Terry Crabe and myself would be able to meet with him," said Woodley. Woodley has obtained informa- tion on a new beach patrol boat. He had previously informed council it would be needed before summer. He said Travel Sports in London have been very helpful to himself and Dan Reidy in finding out what is adequate for what they need. He said a new boat would cost about $5,000. The old one is be- yond repair. It will be talked about again after budget deliberations and then quotes will be obtained. Woodley attended the Sarnia Lainbton Economic Development Commission Tourist Council in Sarnia last monday and said Tri - County Driving Tour placemats will be available shortly. If any res- taurant in the area is interested, the cost of these is $20 per 1,000. Chamber of Commerce president Dave Sheppard was also in atten- dance at the meeting with a number of inquiries. The first was to find out about when the washrooms at the bath- house will be opening because many people are coming to the vil- lage on weekends now. With the bathhouse closed, they are frequent- ing local .restaurants to use the fa- cilities there. Council told Sheppard that they are trying to obtain quotes to have the bathhouse renovated but were having a hard time in obtain any. Once it is renovated it will be open all the time. The second was to express his re- gret over the Lambton County Eco- nomic Development Commission's decision to pull $30,000 worth of radio and newspaper advertising in Windsor. Sheppard said many people from the Windsor area attend events in Grand Bend and that lost advertising will mean a great loss of many tourist dollars from the Windsor area Council also passed a resolution at Shepphard's request granting use of the end of the soccer field and parking lot behind the legion to Carter Shows Carnival August 7- 14, providing there are no conflicts with the soccer association and sub- ject to the $1,000 deposit fee to guarantee the surface is left in good condition. The Carter Shows Carnival will be held in conjunction with the Grand Bend Sandcastle Days. Council had granted use of the le- gion parking lot for use of the show in February but Sheppard wanted it to be extended to include part of the soccer field as well at the request of Carter shows. * * * * •* * A bylaw was passed officially naming three new people to the Grand Bend Recreation Committee. They are Don Reid, Stephen Reid, and Bob Mumery. * * * * * * Council also received a request from the Grand Bend Yacht Club to have complimentary dock fees for boats taking part in the Grand Bend 100 yacht race the weekend June 24-25. The Yacht Club felt it would like to offer guest yachts free dockage June 23 before the start of the race since many competitors in the race come from out of town. It was asked that council consider provid- ing required dockage on a flat -rate basis and a traditional fee of $300 has been charged -in the past. Council passed judgement on this until it could be brought up at the next harbor committee meeting. Grand Beiid'church update By Roberta Walker Catholic News GR AND BEND - Members of the Alhambra, Algarva 168, Sirno- bles and their Sultanas, attended a special Mass and Communion breakfast on Sunday. Over 35 Al- hambrans heard Mass at St. Chris- topher's Church in Forest, with Fa- ther McManus as celebrant. They enjoyed a brunch at the Forest Golf and Country Club. Grand Commander Martin Keld- this important meeting and cast They also discussed the question of those who rely on their religious pedigree for their standing with God. Thai deprives us of two things - knowing God and having true righteousness. Doris Peebles closed with prayer. your vote. United Church Rev. Ted Smits officiated at the Sunday Services at the United Church in Grand Bend. For his sermon, Rev. Smits chose John 21:15 as his text, "Simon, soh of John, do you love me more than these?" The question Grand Bend remains, do we love Christ more than the many things we pursue in sthis life? 4H Knit-Wi#s 1ub will be _ UCW three new members to -1 e " "`��rhe United Chtirc' i Women wilt""""'"" y ""'"�"'` - troit, to take part in the ceremonial have their meeting on Thursday af- GRAND BEND - Hello 4-H fans! to become Alhambrans. ternoon at 1:30 p.m. in the Church Did you ever wonder why you itch .10*--sa.,aAd,.F,tttily.Mill- basement. There will be a guest when you're wearing wool? Well, • er received their First Holyt'-oii3 ;ftt};-t bc uwn, w ol. has_ as many as munion at the weekend Masses. All ladies are invited to attend. 2,000 tiny sheep scales which irri- Congratulations to both! Bible Study news tate your skin. Several young parishioners will Sixteen ladies attended the weekly On Monday, April 3, 1989, the be receiving the Sacrament of Con- Bible Study at Sauble Court last Grand Bend Knit Wits gathered for firmation in the near future, at St. Tuesday morning. Eleanor Durie their final meeting at 6:30 in the Christopher's in Forest on April 23 called the group to order and Pat home of Donna Lovie. and at St. Peter's in St. Joseph on Desjardine led a hymn sing. Vera This meeting we learned how to May 2. Brown gave an opening prayer and care for wool and how to judge our The Parkhill Sacred Heart Youth led the discussion. projects, by looking at the general Group has invited the Grand Bend Study five was based on St. appearance, the creativity, colour, Youth Group to a volleyball touma- Paul's letter to the Philippians 3:1- design, materials and craftsmanship. ment, fun day, dinner and dance on 11, the subject titled "Can a person We also learned how to make pom- April 15. Phone 247-3792. be too religious to be Christian?" poms, and how to do the duplicate The Catholic Women's League They considered Paul's warning stitch. will be having their elections meet- about trusting in the circumcision We've all finished our projects ing on Monday, April 17 at 8 p.m. of the flesh (salvation), rather than now, and have learned a lot! Our fi- in the Alhambra Hall. Please attend circumcision of the heart nal meeting adjourned at 9 p.m. 1 14 Council approves restructuring GRAND BEND - At their regular meeting last Tuesday, village coun- cil gave its formal approval for the proposed boundary changes and land annexation as pan of the restructur- ing in Lambton County. Council had given its support in principle in January after a special meeting of county council in Wyo- ming, and presented its proposal to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs two weeks ago in Clearwater, but never formally gave its approval until the vote was taken last Tues- day. * * * * * * Council was informed that a tem- porary clerk will be hired from a pool set up by the Ministry of Mu- nicipal Affairs to help fill the void when former clerk Dianne Mollard left to take another job with Bosan- quet Township. Deputy clerk Christine Srpith had been named acting clerk, treasurer and tax collector after Mollard left but her term was to finish April 3. Council passed another bylaw ex- tending Smith's term until a perma- nent clerk can be named. She also let council know she doesn't want to be full-time clerk. Smith questioned council's hesi- tancy to find a full-time clerk to help ease the burden on the munici- pal office staff, and couldn't under- stand council's reluctancy toadver- tise the position since she is not interested in it. * * * * * * A resolution was passed on behalf of the harbor committee to allow Dick Peevey's H. D. Marine Con- tactors of Bayfield to do a sounding survey in the river. It will be done in 10 to 20 foot increments, paral- Id to the banks of the river. Both harbor committee and coun- cil were undecided on whom they wanted to do the study but the con-- sensus was in favor of Peevey, but he won in a majority vote, with councilors Shirley Mitchell and Bruce Woodley obstaining. The property owners along the river have agreed to bear the 5850 cost. * * * * * * In his report, reeve Bob Sharen suggested council appeal the vil- lage's share of the county appor- tionment. The village's library apportion. ment has risen 9.8 per cent in 1989 and apportionment went up 10.7 percent... * * * * * * Council also received the report from Allan Walper, the village's representative on the Ausable Bay- field Conservation Authority, as to why their 1989 general levy in the ABCA has risen so much. Walper reported urban area land values had increased as opposed to rural. Grand Bend mustpay 4.0151 percent of the ABCA 1989 budget. Council originally felt the percent- age inctease was too high, much higher than the rate of inflation, and asked Walper to check into why. "I don't know why they think ur- ban land values have increased be- cause I think there is a lot more de- velopment evelopment going on in the townships right now than in the village," said Sharen. * * * * * * Public works foreman Bud Mark- ham was given permission to erect a sign on Main St. stating that no turns are allowed for tractor trailers 011 Main St. beyond Huron St. Markham told council that some drivers had been getting stuck down at the foot of main street, when some were not on official business, just sightseeing. "I think we need the sign because the traffic island down there took a beating last weekend from trucks getting stuck that, don't belong down there," said Markham. * * * * *'* A resolution was passed allowing McDonald Sanitation of Crediton to do garbage pickup in the village in the summer. Council had received quotes for four-day pickup and three-day pickup. After some dis- cussion, council decided to goglivith the three-day pickup. Currently, pickup is on Monday and Friday. That will last until May 18. From then until. Thanksgiving, garbage will be picked up Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Commercial businesses will be informed that there will be no Sun- day pickup of trash. r * * * * * * Councillor Mitchell suggested that former reeve Harold Green and former deputy reeve Dennis Snider be given something in recognition of their many years serving the vil- lage. Council also felt it was a good idea but was unsure what to give as a token of their apprecia- tion. Green spent 14 years on council but did not seek re-election in the November municipal election. Snider spent nine years on council but lost in the November election to Sharen as reeve. Hats off to volunteers By Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - This is Volun- teers Week, a time when we re- member the invaluable services rendered to the community by all those who volunteer their time and talents to help others. You meet these unsung heroes and heroines every day, as you drop off your youngster at Scouts, hock ey, soccer, or softball or attend a PTA school function. You see them at work in hospitals and walking countless miles to collect funds to fight a wide range of crip- pling diseases. Volunteer organizations help the handicapped, raise money for our community needs, and try to fill the gaps in government services for the benefit of those less fortunate, with soup kitchens and food banks. What would life be without these unpaid, dedicated workers in our so- ciety? Hats off to our volunteers! Remember that April is Cancer Month, so when your local volun- teering canvasser comes to call, please be generous. In May, can- vassers will be collecting for Flow- ers of Hope,- for the handicapped. Spring brings sun and showers, pretty flowers, and waves of dedi- cated canvassers to your door. ORPHA Club The ORPHA Club met on April 3 at the Legion -Hall with 10 ladies present. Marg Mason opened with "Her Personal Prayer and Thank You" by Helen Steiner Rice. Their next meeting will be on May 1 at 12:30 p.m. at the home of Greta Luther. Plans were made for a potluck luncheon at that meeting, and all donations to the Childrens' Aid So- ciety are to be brought to the May meeting. $200.00 will be sent to GB Golden Agers GRAND BEND - The Grand Bend Golden Agers met last Thurs- day afternoon in St. John's Hall with 31 present. President Loreen Gill read several poems about Spring. A sing -a -long was enjoyed with Nola Love accompanying at the piano. During the 'business session it was announced that the Zone 8 Spring Rally will be held on April 13 at the Legion Hall in Seaforth. At the May 3 meeting; our club will sponsor a potluck luncheon at 12:30 p.m. followed by an audio- visual presentation with Matt Campbell, "Photographer of Gode- rich". It will be held at St. John's Hall, admission by ticket only. For information, phone Nola._I..aV.c..-9 I h,t,ehr it. 238-2948, at noon or after 6 p.m. Carl Niebergall gave them an up- date on the Tri -County Senior Games to be held in June. DorothyCuttings' group was in charge oftheprogram and lunch. Dorothy read several humorous riddles, and Elda Adams gave two readings "The Pump didn't Sump" and "My Dilemma". Annie Morenz contributed two readings, "A Child's View of Retirement in a Mobile Home Park" and "Jokes for Hearing Aid Users". Toe tapping musical entertain- ment was provided by Carl Nieber- gall, with his banjo and Nola Love at the. piano. Games of euchre, bridge, crokinole and solo rounded out the afternoon, followed Children's Aid. Irene Kennedy closed with a read- ing, "Verses - Footprints" and an- nounced that she would try to get a representative from Children's Aid to receive all their donations. Graduate - Len Dietrich, son of Dorothy Dietrich and the late Leonard Dietrich, RR 3, Dash- wood, received his Certificate of Apprenticeship as an Auto Body Repairer on December 16, 1988. Len attended South Hu- ron District High School and has four years experience with Huron Collision. He has started his own business, Len's Quality Collision, at RR3 Dashwood. WANTED • Seed Barley Growers • Hulless Milling Oat Growers Premiums paid q"- For more information contact your local _ --- 1 t - BEANS OM I GRAINS Soaforlh 345-2545 Ailsa Craig 293-3223 Q 1 SEEDS H•nsall 262-2527 ITED FERTILI 7ERS Mikhail 348-8433 Granton 225-2360