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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-04-26, Page 23Unexpected donation - The grade 8 class from Usborne Central got a surprise when the students attended a session of Usborne council. They were presented with a cheque for $150 to Show the township's appreciation for the new signs the children made for the landfill site. . Student council president Sheri Regier ac- cepts the cheque from Reeve Gerry Prout while grade 8 teacher Al Beattie looks on. St, Patrick School LUCAN Signs of spring, nutri- tion and agriculture, student council activities, sport events, education Ailsa Craig by Doug McNair AILSA CRAIG - At the latest Ailsa Craig Gala Day Bingo April 13 Lyn Burns organizer reported they had coined more than $300. Every cent made at the bingo's goes toward the costly fireworks that close he Friday Night Gala Days. Ron Whitmore was at Thursday Nights Gala Day Meting to describe what he needed to get ready for him to set the fireworks off, at Gala Days. Gala Days are going to prove to be great ones this year. with more. things added to the original old fa- vors tentatively booked O.P.P. PipeBand, Hobo the Clown, ven,. triloquist, and Sunday afternoon or-. ganizer Elaine McNair has been busy getting groups like The Ranch Hands from Sarnia, The Constella- tions from Carodoc Township, plus a Senior group fro Woodstock. The Gala Day Committee is pull- ing together nicely with Flo Barnes needing more items for a flea mar- ket and Doug McNair will soon be out getting ads for the turtle race booklet. Again this year, no gate admission on the weekend but we arc considering a pass the hat at the fireworks and on Sunday's gospel sing. • Gala Days are July 14,15,and 16. The new recreation committee for Ailsa Craig has gni the green light with a committee starting to put some ideas to work. Some of the small 'r things like a consignment sale in the park, road race, bike race, purple tustle float down the • Ausable river or bigger ventures like a car draw. Next meeting May 3 will be in- teresting to finalize some of these events. Eight hundred thousand dollars estimated costs of this new structure already has some money set aside plus Ailsa Craig village could debenture $2(X),(X)0. VON needs volunteers week and religious celebrations are all in the news from St. Patrick School. - - A walk through the school would show you experiments in evapora- tion of water, sprouting seeds, ma- ple syrup projects, bulletin boards depicting the four seasons on the farm and various nutrition ideas. All classes participated in a varie- ty of ways to nutrition month in March and as a follow-up the stu- dents will be provided a nutritious lunch by the C.P.T.A. A not so nutritious by equally tasty 6 metre long sundae will be enjoyed by the grade 6-7 class on April 27 for rais- ing the most amount of money in a recent school fund raiser. • On Sunday, April 9 at St. Patrick Church the grade four class received the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The Grade Two children arc busy preparing to receive the Sacrament of the Eucharist. The student council organized a lipsinging contest on April 12. The winners are as follows: Junior - 1st place - Lisa Theunisscn, 2nd place Renee Pcttypicce, Mcghan Stanscll; Adam Percival and Jennie Malone. Senior - 1st place - Angela Flani- gan, 2nd - Melissa O'Leary, Erin Morris, Jenny Needham. Two all day floor hockey tourna- ments held at the school with al- most 100 percent participation from Grade four to eight had the follow- ing results. The team captains Jen- ny Needham, Jason Feddema, Holly Fairweather and Mark Maslen will be taking their teams to participate in the System wide tournament to be held at Altfiouse College. The junior boys basketball house league and school team have started their games. The school team par- ticipated in one tournament and has had several exhibition games. Education week begins on April 23 with an open house. Some of the week's activities include a com- puter lab arriving in the school, school pictures, school luncheon (April 25 and 26) and guest speak- ers will be visiting the grade eight room. LUCAN - The Victorian Order of Nurses were looking for volunteer help and financial support from Lu - can, residents last Wednesday as Jackie Wells addressed the Lucan 1Tcing !lands organization at the community centre. Wells described the Palliative. Care Volunteer Programme admin- istered 'by the London -St. Thomas - Brlrrch of the VON to offer support and care for terminally ill patients. The need for such volunteers is great, explained Wells, noting that two years ago the Strathroy VON alone were caring for 75 patients. This new Middlesex -wide pro- gram is expected to cat up an annu- al budget of S62,000, which ac- counts for the need for aggressive fundraising efforts. "We're hoping for the program to begin try June 1," said Wells. , Part of the fundraising effort is.,,_,,. • had sornc on hand at Wedncs ay's meeting. but was also calling for lunteers to help with the pro- .n's bingo evenings to help raise the necessary funds. Grand Bend Nursery School Registration for fall 1989 Fri., May 5 9 - 11 a.m. at United Church, Main St., Grand Bend • For Information 238-8193 or 238-2139 Times -Advocate, April 26, 1989 Page 23 Legion makes many community contributions By Sid Daley LUCAN - It sure •is a great feel- ing to be a member of the Royal Canadian Legion. If you happen to see someone walking down the • Thames Road by Rhoda Rohde THAMES ROAD - Rev. Sheila Macgregor was in charge of the Fifth Sunday after Easter church service. We sang the children's hymn All Glory Laud and Honour and Rev. Sheila told the children about "Theodulph of Orleans" who wrote that hymn. Rev. Sheila's sermon was entitled "The Women Around the Cross: Part 1, Joanna". Rev. Macgregor will be in Charge of the worship services at the Exet- er Villa on Wednesday, April 26 at 2:30 p.m. Volunteers needed. Coming events The May meeting of the United Church Women will be held Mon- day, May 1 at 8 p.m. Mrs. Bernice Santor of Siloam United Church, London, will show a display of wall hangings that 1;he has designed and quilted and the story behind them, The roll call to be answered by "What ancestry are you?" The Sunbeams or pre-schoolers are to meet Wednesday, May 10 at 9:30 a.m. at Thames Road church. Volunteers needed. Please bring something for show and tell. There will be baptism on Moth- er's Day, Sunday, May 14 at 11:15 a.m. If you wish to have your child baptized, please meet at the manse on Wednesday, May 10 at 7 p.m. Personals Mr. and Mrs. Phil Johns, Elim- ville, visited last Monday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rohde. Mrs. Ross Hodgert returned home on Wednesday after having been a patient in South Huron Hospital since Sunday evening. Get well wishes are extended. - Mr. and Mrs. Murray Dawson spent part of last week at their cot- tage on Lake Timiskaming. Mr. and Mrs. Ian Macdonald of Windsor spent the weekend with their daughter and son-in-law Rev. Sheila and Richard Macgregor and Alexandra. On Saturday they were guests at the wedding of Elizabeth Rickcrley to Jerald Alexander in To- ronto. The bride has been a friend of Sheila's since childhood. About town EXETER - Sunday Dinner guests with Violet Rader, Exeter, were Vera and Lloyd Guenther, Exeter, Laureen and Barney Diebel, Exeter, Carl Oesch, Stratford, and Susie and Bert Faber, Kippen, the occa- sion -being Laureen and Barney's tenth anniversary. There were also nieces and nephews present from Atwood, Parkhill, St. Marys, Zu- rich and Blake. A. John Hughes, C.D. Denture Therapist Box 839 37 Green Acres, Grand Bend, Ontario. (519) 238-5300 409 Baker St. (Rear) London, Ontario (519) 439-9386 street with a broad smile and an air of well being you can make a safe bet they are members of the Royal Canadian Legion. My friends have every right to feel this way and let me explain why. Jim Murphy, Len Maslen, Jim Simpson and I attended the District A Convention of the Legion held in London over the weekend and spent a pile of money from the District Hospital Trust Funds to enhance the quality of lifefor our .veterans in Parkwood Hospital and the New Counties Wing. Here goes: $10,000 toward the construction of a planned patio and pavilion, $13,000 to furnish the new chapel, $15,000 to purchase an organ for the chapel, $25,000 to- ward the construction of a two lane bowling alley at the new Counties Wing, $2,800 with which to pur- chase bowling balls, ramps, shoes, etc. etc., $1,300 with which to pur- chase 10 Blue Jays baseball tickets for 10 games for our hospital vete- rans in Sunnybrook Hospital, To- ronto. This is the LEGION at work for the betterment of life for those who served their country many of whom are still suffering the effects. Sure is a great feeling to be a Legion - aim!!! Did you know the Lucan Leeion have on hand hospital equipment such as wheel chairs,hospital beds, crutches, walking sticks, raised toi- let seats, etc. This is a free Legion service to anyone requiring same. All we ask is that they be returned when no longer required and in good condition. Comrades, it is only through your continued support of your Branch of the Legion that enables us to continue with our good works for our hospitalized veterans and the community. And thats 30 for this week. Re- member - Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status. PUBLIC MEETINGS CONCERNING PROPOSED ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENTS TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Corporation of the Village of Grand Bend will hold two public meetings on Monday, May 29, 1989 in the Council Chambers at the Grand Bend Municipal Office, 4 Ontario Street, North, to consider proposed zoning by-law amendments under Section 34 of the Planning Act, 1983. THE FIRST PUBLIC MEETING will convene at 7:00 p.m. at which time Council will consider a pro- posed zoning by-law amendment that would change the zone category on lands described as Part of Lots 2, 3 and 4, Registered PLan 540, Ontario Street.South (as shown on Map 1 below) from "commercial Tourist (CT.2)" and "One -family Residential.2 (R1.2)" to "Development (D)". This zone change would place the lands into a development zone category which would not permit any devel- opment on the site until development plans are approved by the Village. THE SECOND PUBLIC MEETING will convene at 7:15 p.m. when Council will consider a number of proposed zoning by-law amendments. The proposed Zoning by-law amendments would: i) restrict the maximum height of any building or structure erected within the village of Grand Bend to 11 metres (36 feet). ii) delete "Accessory Dwelling Unit" from the list of permitted uses in the C1.1 and C1.2 and replace it with "Dwelling Unit within a permitted commercial, building". This change will al- low for persons other than owners or employees to occupy such dwelling units. iii) change the zone category on lands described as Lots 64, 65, and 66, Registered Pian 7, located at the intersection of Lakeshore Drive, Brewster Blvd., and Albert Street in Southcott Pines (as shown on Map 2 below) from "One -Family Residential 2 (R1.2)" to "Open Space 3 (OS.3)". The zone change would permit the property to be used for a private park. iv) restrict the establishment of "Adult Entertainment Parlours" within the Village of Grand Bend. ANY PERSON may attend the public meetings and/or make written or verbal representation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed zoning by-law amendments. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to the proposed zoning by-law amendments is available at the Grand Bend Municipal Office or the County of Lambton,Planning and Development Department in Wyoming, (845-3303) during regular office hours. DATED AT THE VILLAGE OF GRAND BEND THIS 24th DAY OF APRIL, 1989. Christine Smith, Deputy -Clerk Village of Grand Bend, P.O. Box 340, GRAND BEND, Ontario NOM 1TO (519) 238-8461 KEY MAP 1 LAN= TO R■ REZONED PROS R1.2 TO D KIONWAY 21 r. LANDa TO SE REZONED FROM CT.2 TO D KEY MAP 2 LANDS TO 8E REZONED YROX R1.2 TO 08.3 L 4 K € Y,. INSTANT: - 1 •>t:..�, SAVES $100. OR MORE* ON SELECTED ARMSTRONG FLOORING WITH THIS GREAT INSTANT REBATE! SAVE. $5. DESIGNER SOLARIAN® SAVE $4. PER CRAR, SAV E -s3: CANSQ. 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