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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1991-03-20, Page 25�nNrNt»N�zv Times -Advocate, March 20, 1991 Page 25 Stephen township clerk retiring By Cheryl Clark CREDITON - After over a quar- ter of a century of service for Ste- phen Township, clerk -treasurer Wilmar Wein has decided to retire and enjoy some of life's finer things. Wein's first job with the town- ship was as a part-time clerk treas- urer for the Stephen Township School Board in 1956 and since then he has held numerous posi- tions including six years as a part- time land assessor and 25 years working with more than a dozen councils. "I've enjoyedit," said Wein. "I've seen a tremendous amount of changes." When Wein first began as clerk - treasurer on April 1, 1966, his of- fice was located in a small two - room brick building on Main Street and he performed the clerk's duties by himself for a short time. In 1967, the township office was moved to a new site which was constructed on the property of the township's No. 5 school house. Wein says some major changes took place in Canada's Centennial year including the closure of the Royal Canadian Air Force base in Huron Park. When the base closed, the pro- vincial government handed over tax assessment responsibilities to the township and eventually the responsibility for Canada Avenue and residential roads were handed to the township as well. Wein says the 1970s brought Stephen Township's first water system after the Grand Bend - London waterline was completed. Crediton and Centralia were the last villages to get access to water. As the years passed, more re- sponsibilities were handed to the township which were formerly in the province's jurisdiction. Wein says that trend continues and although the responsibilities are the same, he admits the prov- ince's paperwork has increased tre- Seniors meet By Vanessa Cook HENSALL - President Irene Blackwell welcomed Zurich sen- iors to the March meeting of the Three Links Seniors on Tuesday. A minutes silence was observed in memory of the past president Irene Davis. Euchre winners were Annie Fink- beiner, Ernie Chipchase, Evelyn McBeath, Margaret Hess, and Pearl Taylor. Lucky cup was won by Pears Taylor. The next meeting is April 9 at 6:30 p.m. beginning with a potluck dinner. Tammy Antaya and Sally Lawton will speak on Home Care. The next card party will be March 26 at 8 p.m. Eveiyone wel- come. The highest six game winners in shuffleboard were: Eileen Dowson with a score of 534, George Dow - son 464, Ellen Coutts 455, Hugh Mckay 407, Glen Davidson 406, and Thelma Thiel scored 398. Shuffleboard will be played on Monday, March 25 instead of Tues- day, March 26. mendously. The increased paper workload has increased the staff as well. Wein shares the township's respon- sibilities with three full-time secre- tarial strife and one township ad- ministrator. Wein says his days as clerk - treasurer did not cause him too much strife, although he jokes his wife Louise thinks at times it did. "I have good memories with the job," he said. "I weathered the storm very well." Wein has worked with many councillors and reeves over the years and says for the most part, they all have done credible work for the township. He has worked with township reeve Tom Tomes since Tomes was first elected as a councillor in 1979. "He does his homework," he commented. Wein has also devel- oped strong ties with numerous township residents over the years and admits knowing many faces. Wein conceded he has had some close calls with a couple of resi- dents over the years including one welfare recipient who wasn't too happy about not getting his cheque on time - the staff was so con- cerned they tried to coax Wein to get police protection. Overall, Wein who was born and raised in Crediton, believes Ste- phen Township is one of the best - maintained townships ,in Huron County. He is pleased the township took advantage of approximately $400,000 in government tiling loans in the 1970s which he feels has greatly improved crop produc- tion over the years. Environmentally speaking, Wein has had a good working relation- ship with the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority, but admits over the past few years the Authori- ty's increased number of mandatory programs have become increasing- ly difficult to comply with. Wein has watched the education budget expand over the years as well. When he began as Stephen Township School Board's clerk - treasurer, one and two room school houses were still the norm. The Ste- phen Central School which opened m 1959 was one of the first modern schools in the area. And with all that, Wein has watched the municipal election term of office increase as well - from one-year terms in the 1960s to two-year terms in the 1970s and three-year terms in the late '70s. 'For the most pan, I enjoyed election time," said Wein. As for council's future, Wein does not predict too many changes will take place. As for his future, Wein is plan- ning on hitting some golf balls, do- ing a little travelling and enjoying retirement with his wife of 37 years. However, his involvement with the community will not end when he officially retires on March 31. He plans to do odd jobs in the township and is an active member on the Sesquicentennial Commit- tee. Councils of yester-year - Retiring Stephen Township , clerk -treasurer Wilmar Wein has worked with several councils over the last 25 years. Queensway News HENSALL - Quecnsway's activi- ty room was the scene of a quilting bee this week when ladies of the Zurich Mennonite Church visited to quilt Monday afternoon with resi- dents. Wednesday afternoon sever- al Hensall women quilted for us. It is people such as these who self- lessly volunteer their time and tal- ents that we hope to honour at our volunteer appreciation party Wednesday, March 20. We will be selling tickets on our quilt as soon as it Ls completed. Rev. VerHoog of Exeter led our worship service Tuesday afternoon with Marg Coates as pianist. Residents had a great time Wednesday afternoon making Shamrock brooches to wear for our St. Patricks party. It's amazing what you can create with green pipe cleaners, ribbon and a tiny safety pin. The movie Shisum starring John Wayne drew a good crowd of west- ern fans on Thursday night. Thank you to Doug Insley for providing guitar rendiuons of some old Irish Ballads for our combina- tion party and International day on Ireland Friday afternoon. We en- joyed an information session on Ireland, an Irish Quiz and lots of good music. We finished off with green punch and brownies with green mint icing. Everyone had an enlightening and fun afternoon. Coming events: March 20, 2 p.m., Volunteer Appreciation Party; March 23, 10 p.m., Easter Program with Coby and Irvin Ammoraal; March 26, 2 p.m., Easter Commun- ion Service with Rev. Gaskin; March 27, 7 p.m., Birthday Party. Hensall Civic Corner Last Chance to get tickets for the Community Dinner Tuesday, March 26 41111r6:30 p.m. • at the Hensall Arena Quest speaker: Don Pullen, For- mer Agricultural Representative for Huron County. 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