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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1993-06-23, Page 36trawbethes U -Pick 1111 Open daily 8 a.m. - dark 1 mile east of Hwy. 4 on Kirkton Rd. and 1/4 mile south. of Exeter Goff Club, Jeff,and Brenda Hera .298176 1104 Anyonb with information on these crimes is invited to contact the OPP or Crime Stoppers. 1 9 -J •ir- �-1 j -..t A TC' 1ilebt441011411Me, June 23,1993 Page 3 Back yard g2ne a!n au�s landslide By Fred Groves T -A staff GRAND BEND - On Monday morning, Earl Schloendorf. awoke to the first official day of summer and to see his back yard fall into the Ausable River. The heavy rains which shit Southwestern Ontario Sunday night, landed in a 'nearby farm- er's field in Grand Bend and then formed a small river which rushed across Gill Road and thresh Schloendorfs 'yard. He and several of his negh- bours came to council Monday.' aimed with a video of the events earlier in the day. Constant erosion at a very' quick pace, saw sseveral tons of .earthedliapse and drop about 20 feet. A lot of it - fell onto 'the docks- below but there was no damage to' the docks. 'Ibis .is not .the -,first time Schloendorf has had his proper- ty fall svietim to a_landstide due to the weather. "I lost the hill next door twice. There was ssupposed to be a drain put in four or five years ago," said Schloendorf who owned one property and moved to his present address of 43 Gill Road. He said water was quite deep along Gill Road Monday morn- ing and several basements were flooded. Schloendorf added he has put a lot of money into mak- ing sure the land does not fall into the river. "I've put a lot of money into it. I've paid s the whole bill myself. I'm not going to pay another $30,000," he said. Apparently, the previous coun- cil was supposed to build drains which would stop the excessive water from running .onto the properties along the river. Grand Bend Administrator Paul Turnbull said the storm ',sewers: a:1m d have been bailt -but atthe time, thev-iliagekiniply did not have the money. "Council couldn't come up with 550,000. It was 50 percent funded so they had to let the Earl Scholeendorf with what's left .of his Gill Road proper- ty in Grand Bend. grant go," said Turnbull. He was making reference to a Pride grant which was available to do :the work. The, cost of the sewers would have been about $100,000 which, through the grant process, the village had to come up with half. Former councillor John McDowell was at Monday's meeting and he said, "we didn't have the money at the :time, that's why it was held up." Deputy -mayor .Cam Ivey told Schloendorf and a group of his neighbours that this is a year of fiscal restraint and council could not guarantee the work would be done. "As long as the water doesn't .come,.acrwss, the i road,. we don't stave e'problem," said:Sahloen- doll. A neighbour who attended the meeting said that the farmer, whose field was the source of all the run-off water, had the water from his field running into a drain instead of a ditch. "Why do we have an agricul- ture drain hooked into a Munici- pal drain?," questioned Ivey who, along with the rest of coun- cil was surprised about this fact. Tuesday, the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority was scheduled to visit Schloendorfs property and Ivey said council was going to talk to the village's engineer, find out why the agri- culture drain was going into the municipal one and determine what could be done about the entire problem. "Until that hill drys up, there is nothing we can do," said Ivey. What Schloendorf was, going to;was.watch even more Of his.property, which was eroding slowlylater . on Monday, stip into te river below. Burglars thwarted by alarm EXETER - A break-in was thwarted by an alarm system at Bumstead Fuels, the Petro Canada station on Highway 4 eastof Credi- ton. The Exeter OPP report that in the early hours of Saturday morn- ing, at 4:25 a.m. someone attempt- ed to break into the building. An alarm systerp alerted police, who arrived four minutes later. No culprits were found on the .'(7.ene. Last Tuesday. at 11:30 p.m., four finales described as being in their 20s, were seen to steal a six-foot steel watering trough from Central- OPP called to two traffic accidents EXETER - The Exeter detach- 'ment of the OPP report two traffic accidents in the past week. On Saturday. vehicles driven by Rhonda Fyvie of RR 1 Kirkton and Douglas Caoperof RR3 Exeter col- lided on County Road 6 in Usborne Township. Police say Cooper's vehicle was written off in the incident, and a passenger, Jan Cooper sustained minor injuries, as did Fyvie. Last Monday afternoon, the OPP were called to investigate a single vehicle accident on Highway 4. Police say a vehicle driven by Neil Hamilton .of London left the high- way, causing moderate damage. The OPP also report the theft of two hubcaps in Hensel' on Friday. Rene Boogemans and a neighbour Peter Toornstra had wire wheel covers stolen from their cars. A bicycle was also stolen from a Hettsall residence on June 8. Po- lice say the bike is a white, wom- en's 12 -speed S utek i i worth about $200. A Dashwood woman has lost a gold watch with a black loather band. Worth about $100, the watch is inscribed "Credit Valley Hospi- tal" -Anyone who can help police with the revery of the above property can contact the detachment at 235 - 1300, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800 265-1777. is Farm Supply. The trough was worth about 5160. Police say the suspects were driving a 4x4 half - ton grey Dodge pickup,. and their identities are still being determined. Canaria D Celebrations July 1 at the Nee Centre We're -glad yoibi asked... lASKl'll. C•fltr�.IY Funeral Hayne' Limited 370 William Street, Exeter, Ontario (519) .235.1220 • 11011 ri.t: ret IEll ' a � a ing of a loved one are always drtfwult. Decisions must be made, arrangements must be put into action. It's important that you know how to go about making this time a little easier. The survivor most seriously affected by a death - a spo o, for example should be comforted by friends who can help with the little sings, like meals or transportation. The [amity ctwgyman should be notified s soon as possi ble, for he will want to offer support to the bereaved. And a call to the funeral director, to make arrangements for services or to put into force plans that were previously mad©, should be made as quickly es possible after the death. That means anytime, day or night. We are available 24 -hours a day to serve the reeds of our community. Business associates, relatives and close friends should be toll of the death, so they can attend funeral services or to be of whatever assistance is need ed In any case, the primary concern is for those cbsest to the deceased, fur they will feel the loss most deeply. your questions and comments are invited. We will answer Uwm in private of publicly, through this column FUNERAL HOME PHONE 2351220 UNIA(,u I(Ir /IAI ',i ;NH I /1.....(14 IA111 Y) HOPPER HOCKEY FUNERAL HOME (i.+rtlrr, Onjario �I first in Canada Mobile McDonald's Is - c to Grand Bend 'tbda'dves ''P"A�Ill�t GRAND -REND - Not only will the Golden Arches of McDonald's soon be going alp in Exeter, buts within a few days, July 1 to be ex- , act, the world-famous restaurant will be coming to Grand Bend. Monday night, village council passed in principal, that the proper paperwork be drawn up so a mini - McDonald's can be hauled in. Hauled in? Grand Bend will be the location for an experiment by the fast food giant as it plans.on bringing in a 14 foot long -by seven foot wide trailer. It's the first of it's kind in Canada and there are only, about 20 in the entire United States. "This is a'temporary unit that will employ four of five people," said McDonald's project manager Jim Behnore. The trailer will goat the comer of Oak St. and Highway 21 on proper- ty owned by Doug Jennison. Bel - more and Jennison expect the prop- erty improvements to cost $90,000 while the trailer itself is about 550,000 U.S. What McDonald's is doing is con- ducting two consecutive experi- ments which will include the opera- tional testing of a Mobile McDonald's Unit and this shall al- low them to test the market condi- tions for business in the communi- ty. "If the market will allow it, it will be a full-fledged restaurant," said Belmore. When asked, he did not know why McDonald's had picked Grand Bend as the site of the first mobile unit. "We are testing the market here, there's no doubt about that," he add- ed. Monday night, Grand Bend Council did have one concern and that was whether or not McDo- nald's would pack up their trailer on Labour Day and never return. That has been the common prac- tice for other businesses who see Grand Bend as a chance to make a quick buck with little commitment to the community. "It's for two months, there's no commitment on an on-going busi- ness, that's my concern," said Dep- uty -mayor Cam Ivey who chaired the meeting in place of absent May- or Tom Lawson. Councillor Ed Fluter said it was in council's best interest to approve the mobile McDonald's because if it did not, it could hamper the chances of a permanent restaurant coming to the village in the future. "What do we get out of it. Any- thing in the way of taxes?." eked Fluter. Administrator Paul Turnbull con- firmed that the mobile McDonald's would have to pay the transient trader fee of 5300. Ivey said the idea has already been brought to the attention of the Lambton County Planning depart- ment which had no objections since the site already has the proper ton- ing and there will be -20 "parking spots made available. Hours of operation for the proto- type will be early morning, to get the breakfast crowd, to midnight. Due to the restraints -of the size of the mobile, hamburgers and french fries will be the primary foods available. Audrey won a J.V.C. video cassette player in a recent contest sponsored by IGA and Nestle's! CongrcLtutations Audrey! Who knows, you could be our next obi- winner.