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Times-Advocate, 1983-08-10, Page 12Page 12 Times -Advocate, August 10, 1983 Celebrate new street with three-day party To compensate customers for the inconvenience of shop- ping in Hensall during major construction of the village's main street, the local mer- chants are sponsoring a "thank you" celebration. Special sales, draws, bingos and breakfast are among the events scheduled for August 18, 19 and 20. There will be sidewalk sales on the brand new sidewalks during the three days. Thursday night a bingo in the arena will dispense a $1,000 jackpot, and another $1,000 or store' in share -the - wealth, early bird special and regular games. The dabber bingo begins at 8 p.m., admis- sion is $1, and books of tickets at $4 will be eligible for all but the share -the -wealth game. Extra cards will be available: Among the events planned for Friday is a talent show do be held in the parkette west of the hotel beginning at 7:30. (Anyone interested in par- ticipating may call Diane Gersterkorn at 262-2446 or 262-2117. Participants will have to supply their own musical accompaniment live or on tape.) After the show, the winning tickets sold previously for the grand draw will be selected for a first prize of $1,000, a se- cond of $400 and 10 prizes of $10 each. Saturday morning the Hen- sall volunteer firemen will serve a sunrise breakfast at the fire hall from 7:00 until 10 a.m. An early bird sale will be taking place at the same time on main street. The Huron county library will be presenting a puppet show in front of the town hall at 10 a.m. with a repeat per- formance at 2 pari. During the three days, businesses will be giving out free bonanza bingo cards for an umbrella, table and four chairs donated by the Hensall Merchants Association. All cards should be turned in by 4:30 on Saturdajr afternoon. In case of a tie, a play -carat five o'clock will determine the winner. The others will receive consolation prizes of $50 each. The lawn set is on display in the window of the former Bon- thron furniture store. Various flea markets and bake sales will be found along the main street throughout the three-day event.. The Hensel! merchants ad- mit they lost business while their main street was being torn up. However, all the mud and mess will soon be only a painful memory; the contrac- tors have promised at least one layer of asphalt will be down by August 18. Bill Smith, president of the Hensall Merchants Associa- tion, spoke for his fellow retailers when he said the Bonanza Sidewalk Days are the Hensall merchants way of saying to their customers "We've missed you. Come on back." SPACIOUS SHOWROOM — Jack Brintnell, plant manager of Cook's Division Ger- bro Ltd., talks to customer Don Cole, RR 2 Staff°, in Cook's new facilities. In background is September MacAlpine. NEW PLANT OFFICE Cook's recently opened their new Hensoll plant at Rich- mond and Wellington streets. New plant office for Cook's Cook's Division of Gerbro moved into their new Ilensall plant office at the corner of Richmond and Wellington Streets recently. "We wanted to enlarge the plant office to better accom- modate local trade. We need- ed more room", spokesman Bill Strong explained. The renovated former house includes a spacious showroom, a grading room and offices. Jack Brintnell is the new plant manager. The former office is being remodelled to serve as head- quarters for all Cook's operations. _71oweri lOO important .1'O1 to rr 11' on the ('tf)vrr('n( (' and (hilt( ,1ttOn (11 (Jur (•t - ')(F1 (/(51g1c,-s. Countr P.I0wei5 EXETER 235-2350 ensall and district news Mrs. Bertha MacGregor, Phone 262.2025 BONANZA BINGO PRIZE — Hensel' merchants Ed Taylor and Bill Smith try out two of the lawn choirs that are part of the lawn set the Hensall Merchants Associci- tion is donating as a prize in the bonanza bingo during the three-day sidewalk days celebration in the village on August 18, 19 and 20. Entrance costs double The cost of opening a new commercial entrance to Highway 4 at 7th Avenue at Vanastra will cost more than twice as much as first estimated Tuckersmith Township council. Tuesday was given the engineer's calculation of $13,000 which includes the engineer's fees. "This is an appreciable in- crease". said Reeve Robert Bell, comparing. it to the original estimate of $5,000. He said the road superintendent, Allan Nicholson, had felt this was a low estimate right from the time it was first made of the opening after it was re- quested by Vanastra residents. Tenders are to be called for the construction work. Council approved purchase of a propane air furnace to heat the swimming pool area in the Vanastra Recreation centre, from Bailey's Heating, Kippen for $5,665. Reeve Bell presented a cer- tificate to Nicholson from the C.S. Anderson Road School at Guelph for his successful completion of a three-day school in road work in May. The road superintendent ex- pressed his appreciation to council for sending him to this school which provides wor- thwhile instruction. Council passt.d a $400,000 borrowing bylaw to carry on council business until taxes are collected. An application for a tile drainage loan for 820,000 was approved. Councillor John Brownridge asked council to request that a financial state- ment by provided on a regular basis of the Vanastra Water and Sewage system. Concerned about Ise s . trailing costs of the propos- Limbs and leaves covered Lovell and after Monda 's storm Homer Campbell gets the chainsaw going In Hensall ed new Seaforth landfill site and the lack of definite infor- mation Councillor Robert Broadfoot has asked for on site meeting with McKillop and Seaforth councils. Clerk Jack McLachlanis to apply for a grant to meet the costs of compiling a history of the township to :park the ses- quicentennial birthday in 1985. Committees are being set up to plan and carry out the festivities to mark the event. A request from the city of Mississauga for endorsement of a resolution to conserve the old railway stations as heritage buildings was turned down with only councillor Brownridge voting for saving the historic old buildings from the wreckers' hammer in the coming year. The Ausable-Bayfield Con- servation Authority's offer of giving the township the privilege of maintaining the Clinton Conservation area in the northwest •part of the township was not accepted. Council agreed with coun- cillor Brownrid e's statement that Tuckersmith gets very little from the Authority now for the amount of money levied against the citizens of the township and that most of its money goes to the southern areas of the Authority's coverage where large staffs are hired to run them. Passed tor payment were the following accounts totall- ing $79,015.86. including: Day Care at Vanastra, $5,552.11; Vanastra Recreation Centre. 812,409.19; roads, $18,274.55 and general, 842380.01.. In preparation for the ses- quicentenial birthday celebrations of the Township of Tuckersmith coming up in 1985 the history committee is requesting storiesiof the ear- ly days in the township-- of people, of events or of early life. Anyone wishing to share memories is asked to please phone Mrs. Rena Caldwell of Kippen at 262-5935; Mrs. Or- ville Workman of 'Kippen at 262-5044 or Mrs. J.E. MacLean of Seaforth at 527-1608. NEW KIPPEN WRITER — Former correspondent Rena Caldwell (right) passes the job on to Margaret Hoggarth. Kippen club meet By Mrs. Margaret Hoggarth A bridal shower was held at the home of Rose Rader in Dashwood for Liz Gibson, fiancee of Robert McGregor of Kippen. Robert's aunts and a cousin of the Baker family were present'; also Cathy Taylor, Carole Luther and Joanne Bengough. Margaret and ,toe Lostell, Phyllis and Harold. Jim and Mary Jane Parson, attended the Tinney family picnic at Kirkton. Congratulations to Dennis McBride and Mary Ellen Ducharme on their marriage in Zurich on July 30th. Jean Stewart has returned home from hospital. We wish her a speedy recovery. A number of Kippen Gun dub members attended a weekend meet at St. Thomas. Those present were Wilma and Shortie Caldwell, Bob and Eudora Caldwell, Jamie and Barb Caldwell, Grant and Gladys McGregor, John and Janice Baker, Al and Val Kyle, and Dan and Linda ('rerar. Linda Vanneste, daughter of Marcel and Simonne Van- neste, is home from Toronto. She will be leaving shortly for a two week visit to Calgary, Alberta. Congratulations to Grant and Helen MacLean on their 25th wedding anniversary on August 9. Filter Queen "IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN VARNA" 482.7103 Open House and Corner Stone Laying of the Hensall Senior Citizens Homes Corner of Queen and Albert St. An apartment is fully furnished, compliments of Whiting's Warehouse Exeter and Corner stone donated by Pryde Monuments of Exeter Sunday, August 14, 2-4 Coffee and cookies will be served Roobols Sim and Mary Roobol celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, Saturday at the Hensall United Church. Before their marraige they were neighbours in their native Oud-Beyerland, Holland. They immigrated to Canada withtheir only daughter Maja who was ten years old in 1947. Sim worked on farms until 1954 when he found employment at Cen- tralia airport. He was super- visor when it closed and was transferred to Clinton air - base. Nine ye rs ago he retired as custodian at Hen- sall Public School. Mrs. Roobol worked for four dif- ferent families. They built their home on Queen Street in 1965. The Roobols found Cana- dian informality refreshing and they learned English from their daughter's school books and friends. Their family, who farm at RR 1 Seaforth, are daughter Maja, a nurse, her husband Don Dodds, who is as helpful as a son to them; grand- children Lynne 19, Paul 16 and Joan 14. They hostad a family dinner and reception at the Fellowship Hall of the United Church on Saturday. Thirty guests from Brampton, Brad fort, Ridgetown, Blue Water Rest Home, Zurich, Woodstock, Seaforth, Atwood, Goderich and Quebec attend- ed the dinner. The table was decorated 'with flowers, candelabra, and centered with the anniversary cake served by the U.C.W. ladies. Mrs. Mabel Glenn was the oldest guest present at the dinner. She is a very close . friend of the Roobols. An Open House followed Gifts included a wall plaque from Premier Bill Davis and scroll from Prime Minister Trudeau and congratulations from MPP Jack Riddell. Hensall United Church There was a large atten- dance at the United Church on Sunday morning when a Bap- tismal service was held. Received through baptism were Krista Jean Dayman, daughter of Greg and Brenda (Campbell) Dayman, Allan Douglas Mallette, son of Charles and Pamela (Williams) Mallette and Ashley Lynn Nixon, daughter of Kevin and Shirley (Rooseboom) Nixon. Mr. McDonald's subject was "The Rainbow in the Clouds." He spoke of the covenant God made with min, the rainbow being the symbol of that covenant, and Christ being the symbol of the New Covenant with man. Christine Tremeer, Seaforth,' was guest soloist and the ushers were David Rowcliffe and John McAllister. Steve Corbett greeted the congregation. Personals Mrs. Carl Payne is a patient in Stratford General Hospital where she is undergoing testy prior to surgery. Mr. and Mrs. Carrie Joynt, Bethlehem, New York, - visited relatives and friends last week while holidaying at Southcott Pines with relatives. married 50 years Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cooper left on Tuesday for Ridgetown and visited with O.P.P. Don Mason, Mrs. Mason and family. They also visited with Mrs. Coopers' son, Mr. and Mrs. John For- rest and family, returning home on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mickle, Jamie and Craig, Ayr, spent Sunday and Mon- day with the former's mother Mrs. Laird Mickle. On Mon- day they spent the day in Bayfield and Grand Bend. Rey. Kenneth Knight resumed worship service at Carmel Presbyterian Church on Friday evening, speaking on the text Matthew 5:20. Mr. Doug Klopp, Zurich presided at the organ for the service of song. Miss Mary Beth Jantzi 'returned from a pleasant vacation to Calgary. Mrs. Anthony Van Dyke of Three Rivers, Quebec attend- ed the fiftieth wedding an- niversary of her niece and nephew Mr. and Mrs. Sim Roobol and will spend several weeks with them.- Mr. hem.Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jones and Mrs. Herbert Jones of the Blue Water Rest Home called on Mr. and Mrs. Sim Roobol who were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. Misses Carla Dalton and Lerie Parker spent holidays last week with• their grand- parents Mr. and Mrs. Harold Parker. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tobey. Fenton, Michigan spent a few days last week visiting with Miss Margaret Mousseau and also with Wilfred Mousseau who is a patient in South Huron Hospital, Exeter. Miss Margaret Mousseau enjoyed a bus trip to Toronto on Sunday and attended the Pro -Life Rally at Queen's Park. Queensway news Rev. Stanley McDonald conducted worship at Queensway Nursing home on Tuesday accompanied by Mrs. Myrtle Sherritt at the piano. Donna and Bob Lavery, Banff, called on residents at the home. - Iva Hatter and Ilia Dunn visited Mrs. Lammie. Mrs, Allan Schwartzentruber, Gladys and Ruth..Beckler, Shirley and Darlene Steckle, Marlene and Jason Hamilton visited Mr. and Mrs. Pat Oesch. Philip Eisenbach visited his sister Lizzie Eisenbach. George and Joy LeGier visited Earl Kinsman. Mrs. Mitchell visited with her son Les Mitchell, Crediton, Mr. and Mrs. Denroch and Audrey Potbin accompanied them on a pic- nic to Bayfield. Frank and Janet Winters visited Mrs. Debackere. Rosemary Regan and Bob Murray took Neil Regan to visit Tom and Helen Morkin at their farm for dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Doug Shirray, Lynda and 'Bryan, have returned from a two-week vacation on Vancouver Island, B.C. While there they visited with Mr. and Mrs. Ron Brundson, David and Katie, Brentwood Bay, and also with Mr. and Mrs. Quentin Laws, Vancouver. Mrs. Brundson and Mrs. Laws are Mrs. Shir- ray's sisters. They also toured the island, seeing many ;n- teresting sights, including giantredwoods in the rain forest area, oyster farming and beautiful mountain scenery. The flowers in the church were placed in honour of the Roobols' anniversary which was celebrated in the church on Saturday, as well as in honour of the marriages of Grant Love to Lauren Webb, and of Douglas Kyle to Sharon Jacobi, both on Saturday. Next Sunday Peter Snell of Exeter will be the guest speaker and Shirley Luther and Nan Britton will bring the special music for the service. Dora Shobbrook of Londesborough, and Cheryl, Sarah, and Muriel Millson of Woodstock were dinner guests at the Manse on Sun- day with Mr. McDonald Woman injured in Exeter crash -A Goderich area woman suffered minor neck injuries in one of the two collisions in- vestigated by the Exeter police department this week. The collision occurred on Friday on Sanders St. near Main. Drivers involved were 'Jeffrey VanHarlem, 73 Huron St., Exeter, and Susan McKee, RR 4 Goderich. Constable Dan Kierstead reported damage was minimal. The other was investigated on Tuesday when' vehicles driven by Barbara McGregor, RR 2 Kippen, and Margaret Miller, RR 2 Staffa collided on Main St. near the Highway 83 intersection. Constable George Robert- son estimated damage at 82,000. APPLIANCE REPAIR Largo or small, we'll fix them all.... Our repair exports will haw* your appliance In tip top shape fast. Call us to -day at PECK APPLIANCES "IN THE HEART Of DOWNTOWN VARNA" VARNA 482-7103 Hensall Merchants Association Presents BONANZA SIDEWALK DAYS August 18, 19, 20, 1983 MONSTER BINGO August 18 Jackpot $1,000.00 MUST (,o "BAKE SALES" "FLEA MARKETS" EVERY DAY EVERY DAY TALENT SHOW & GRAND PRIZE DRAW SUNRISE BREAKFAST — SAT. 7:00 - '10:00 a.m. EARLY BiRD SALE — 7:00 - 10:00 a.m. Participating Merchants PUPPET SHOW — SAT. 10:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. BONANZA BINGO CARDS — Customers receive card when shopping at (Must be 16 Years & over to be eligible) participating merchants. No Purchase Necessary Grand Prize Draw 1,000 Tickets to be sold Get your tickets from any Hensall Merchant