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Times-Advocate, 1983-10-05, Page 14Page 14 Times -Advocate, October 5, 1983 A tidy -up session staged by council It was tidy -up time for Grand Bend council at their meeting, Monday. Members considered committee reports and passed some by-laws which would clear the decks of summer business. One of the by-laws was to delegate authority to the County of Lambton land divi- sion committee to clear minor variances under the zoning by-law, thus eliminating the local committee of adjustment. Another by-law was to enter into agreement with Jean and Robert Simpson for future sewer hook-ups to the Wondergrove Cabin property. There was confirmation from the ministry of environ- ment that the best location for a meter of sewage from Grand Coves Estate would be At the border between Stephen Township and the village of Grand Bend. From Sgt. G. E. Starr, sum- mer OPP detachment chief, came a letter supporting the idea that a by-law enforce- ment officer would be ap- propriate for the village. Discussion over committee minutes resulted in several motions. Concerning the. recreation committee. it was moved to hold funds for playground equipment until the spring when council and committee could decide on a suitable location for the equipment. It was reported that com- mittee members Ila Kayes and Murray Des Jardins had donated committee pay to the Anglican Church for use of the hall as a drop-in centre for The Golden Age Club. With regards to the harbour committee, council passed a motion to allow summer staff compensation for motor vehi- cle use as recommended by the committee. The four staff members will be paid $50 each from government grant funds. There was discussion as a result of the new planning ad- visory committee meeting last week, regarding the pro- posed condominium develop- ment by Jack Eagleson and the need - for re -zoning. Recommendations from Lambton senior planner, Janet Smolders was that a site plan should be agreed upon and that the zoning changes should consitute a final agreement. The committee made a mo- tion to recommend to council that Edward Iskauskas. former prtAdent of the Southcott Pines Park Association, be a member of the committee. In other business, dog cat- cher Hank Beckman ap- peared to report summer ac- tivities. He was instructed to do weekly, random patrols of the village. In connection with animal control, Councillor Des Jardins reported that he had assisted at the rabies clinic, held last week in Grand Bend, had made a list of all dogs not licensed in the village. He requested that owners be billed for dog tags. Councillor Bruce Woodley reported on the repeated break-ins at the bath house. It was suggested that locks should be secured to shutters for the, winter. He was in- structed to open the bath house for a few hours on Saturday and Sunday over the Thanksgiving weekend. A KATIMAVIK FISHERMAN — Jon Porde of the Katimavik group in Exeter caught o 15 pound salmon, Wednesday at the Exeter dam. The Katimavik group will be holding an Open House at their 313 Carling street residence on October 12 from 7 to 10 p.m. About People You Know Fred and hazel Willert have returned home from a • two week holiday, and a visit with their son Dennis in Rock Creek; B.C. in the Okanagan Valley. A highlight was a side trip to Roosevelt Park in North Dakota, where they saw buffalo and drove through a snow storm enroute. The Willerts motored • out and back. Mr. and Mrs. R.oy Hear are home again after a holiday trip where they visited relatives in Toronto. Kingston and the area near Bracebridge. The Grand Bend Women's Institute are holding a bake sale on main street at 10:00 a.m. Saturday October 8 in conjunction with the farmers market. . Alex and Clara Hamilton. along with several folks from Grand Cove were on a Mystery bus tour Friday. Stops were made at the Town and Country gardens at Ac- ton, Olde Hide House, Halton Hilts and Chudleigh's. Twenty-one Girl Guides and leaders enjoyed a nature hike in the Pinery Park Saturday. A guest guide from Toronto, formerly of Grand Bend was invited along. Terry Crabe, Park naturalist went with the girls and pointed out in- teresting facts and answered any questions the girls had. 4 This was followed by a picnic lunch. The Girl Guides will hold a bake sale on the United Church lawn Saturday Oc- tober 8 at 1:00 p.m. Ten Cubs and three leaders camped over the weekend in Pinery Park. The Cubs are having a pop bottle drive Saturday October 8 in the Grand Bend area. A deposit box will be in place at the fire hall for anyone «.fishing to donate. Legion news At the Legion dart game the winners were; first, Keith Crawford and Eve Rubery; second, Bob C'hapdelaine and Kay Allen. The annual Christmas turkey shoot will be Friday, December 2 ( not December 22 as reported last week at the Legion. The Grand Bend Legion is presently having an outside face lift with a new coal of paint Bridge club report There were three tables in play at the last budge game of this season at St. John's Parish hall Wednesday evening. Winners were; first, Mary Ferguson and Dorothy Child; and tied for second were. Flo Murray and Beryl Hogg and Irene Ward and Verna McDonald. COMING HOME — One of the eight fishing tugs licensed to fish from Grand Bend is seen entering the harbour with the usual flurry of sea gulls. The tug holds an average day's catch of one ton. Church groups busy; 4-H continue projects Mass was celebrated Sun- day morning at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church by Father Vincent Van Zutphen from St. Peter's Seminary, London. His ser- mon was based on the gospel of faith the size of a mustard seed. Father emphasized that faith is a gift, freely given to us by a loving God, not something we can ever earn by virtue of our own merits or sacrifices. Often we would do better to act upon the faith we have already been given. . Christ emphasized that even a very little amount of faith, the size of a mustard seed can work miracles. When we petition God, let our faith grow in the belief that our prayers will be answered. Congratulations to Donna Mennen daughter of Mary Mennen and the late Peter Mennen of this parish, and Charles Haueter who were united in holy matrimony this past weekend. Sincere sympathy of this parish is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Case Vandenbygaart and family, on the death of their son-in-law Edward Bertens who died suddenly. He is survived by his wife Harriet, formerly of this parish and two-year-old Lindsay. Church of God news Worldwide Communion was observed Sunday morn- ing at Church of God. Rev. Juhn Campbell spoke on, Trust, Humility and Love. Portraying trust he chose a small child of the congrega- tion, from .the parable, Jesus in . the midst of children. A basin and towel symbolized the humility of foot washing, and the bread and wine was the symbol of love. The special music was a duet by Marian Snider and Phyllis Desjardine. At the evening service, Rev. Campbell spoke from the fifth chapter of James. This was emphasizing pa- tience, as a farmer waits for his crops to ripen and harvest. A solo was sung by Alex Desjardine. • Wednesday evening the first family night of the fall season was held at Church of God with 38 attending. The youths met at the parsonage for Bible study, the Bible mountaineers met in the lower auditorium and the adults met upstairs in the church. Saturday evening there were four car loads of Church of God youths who attended the Youth for Christ meeting at Brucefield and saw the film "High Point" Anglican Church news Rev. J. Sutton's sermon on Sunday morning was taken from Luke 17:5-10. Ile said true faith is like a grain of mustard seed. We could move mouhtains if our faith was strong enough. We are told to keep on serving the Lord, never to stop even when we think our job is done. Coffee hostesses were Mrs Dorothy Cutting and Mrs. Edith Chisholm. Upcoming events - The Anglican Church ladies will hold their October meeting at the Parish Hall, October 6 at 2:00 p.m. The Anglican ladies group will hold a euchre at the Parish Hall on October 14. Lunch and prizes provided. United Church news Worldwide Communion was observed at the United Church, Sunday morning. Rev. R. Peebles morning message was titled, "Salva- tion - Sin's Alternative." Rev. Peebles told us that Jesus words to his disciples were, "Do this in remem- brance of me." The emblems of commu- nion should remind us of the cross. Continuing, he said, without shedding of blood, there is' no remission of sins, we are lost without hope. We are accountable to God. not man. Choir anthem was "Contrition." Orpha club meets The first fall meeting of the Orpha Club was held at Mildred MacLaren's home. Dorothy Cutting opened with a poem. President, Irene Ken- nedy chaired the meeting and Mildred Maclaren was nam- ed vice-president. Guest speaker was Nancy Freele speaking on Youth and Music, Canada. Susie Devine read a poem. Wool was given out to the members for knit- ting scarves and mitts for Children's Aid at Sarnia. A crib quilt made by Susie Devine and clothing donated by Eva Allister were on display. President, Irene read ex- cerpts from Readers Digest and poem for September bir- thdays, and thanked speaker, Nancy, and hostess Mildred. A poem, "Vacation Reflec- tions," from booklet by Liiaan Fache, a former resident of Grand Bend, was read. Next meeting is October 31 at Dorothy Cuttings. UCW evening unit The evening unit of United Church Women held their first meeting of the fall season at the church. They opened with a social time of coffee with hostess Eveleen Jennison. Muriel Maier gave the devotions on "Time out for solitude." Leader, Evelyn Johnson. was in charge of business and led a discussion group on the pros and cons of baptism and the two views of Christian in- itiation, that was published in - the United Church Observer. Joan Eagleson gave a report on the one day school at Alma College that she and other members attended in August. One of the guest speakers was Rev. Ian McLeod, a lecturer at Wind- sor Universty. Upcoming events announc- ed were the Regional at Ex- eter United Church, October 18 and the Ecumenical at the United Church October 27. Mrs. Johnson closed with prayer. Bible coffee hour Thirteen ladies met Tues- day morning at Nita Sinclair's house in Southcott Pines. Nita opened with prayer, followed with a hymn sing. The study time is from the book, "Letters to People in Trouble," on the chapter of how to endure suffering from 1 Peter 4:12-19. Mrs. Vera Brown led the lesson. Some questions asked and discussed were, "What does the expression suffer as a Christian or suffer for being a Christian mean to you? What grounds for comfort and courage does Peter give to Christians facing the prospect of severer trials than they have yet experience." Some thoughts of those at tending were, 1.God will never fail 'us if we keep on trusting and believing in Him; 2.Using the gifts God has given us; 3.Love and help one another; 4.Show Christian joy; 5.Be faithful to God and man. Mrs. Pearl Chamberlain closed with prayer. Meeting next week will be at the home of Annie Morenz. All ladies welcome. 4-H news The "Fitness Fanatics," Grand Bend 4-H club number one, held their third meeting at Rita Smits home. The topic was "Using your Head," on how to be a snfart shopper and how to achieve clean, healthy hair. Roll call was to name one thing you have done recently to earn the smart shopper award. They learned tips on how to shop and were advised to read labels carefully. A hairdresser attended this meeting and gave hints on hair care, washing, brushes and shampoo were discussed. Hair products and blow dryers were explained. They experimented on hair drying, also hair curlers and curling irons. Reported by Cassie Van Dongen. The "Bend's Beauties," 4-H club number two, held meeting two at Bonnie and Wanda Turnbull's home. Roll call was answered by nine members by what fitness means to me. The Canada Food Guide was discussed, they did exer- cises to Barbie Allen records, played a nutrition game and a smart shopper game. Reported by Heather Love. Turnbulls Grove news Bob and Marg Hedley spent a day last week in Brampton with Marg's mother, Mrs. Gertrude Hornsey, who was celebrating her 85th birthday. The family went out to a restaurant for a birthday dinner. Mrs. Hornsey received long distance phone calls with greetings from her son Harold Hornsey, California, a niece Mrs. Ruth Wehner, New York and a call from grand- daughter, Brenda Winhold from Calgary, Alberta. She also received a phone call and roses from another niece, Mrs. Linda Holbrough, Brampton. as well as many cards. Value said over s2 million Fishing flourishes at resort Commercial fishing, one of the mast ancient and honored human enterprises has been quietly flourishing in Grand Bend over the years. This year local fishermenestimate that over two million dollars will represent the gross market value of fish landed at Grand Bend docks: In the area fished from Sar- nia to Goderich, Grand Bend fishermen land over 80 per- cent of all fish taken. Govern- ment statistics have set the harvest by the eight locally licensed fishing groups at over 1,600,000 pounds a year. It was a close look at these figures which encouraged the federal government to have a second look at the value of Grand Bend harbour and the need to keep the harbour mouth free of the ever - drifting silt from the lake. Federal funding came for harbour improvements after the Grand Bend Harbour Committee was formed which drew attention to the value of the fishing industry and the need to encourage boating tourists to the resort. While the validity of the fishing in- dustry turned the tide for the federal government with regards to help for Grand Bend, it was tourist potential which prompted provincial aid. But the fish in Lake Huron flourish with no aid and con- tinue to feed, mostly American customers, with one of the best natural foods to be obtained. Most of the fish landed at Grand Bend end up in New York. Three days z week, a refrigerated truckarrives from Owen Sound, where the 'fish are taken to be process- ed and sold, mostly to U.S. outlets. On alternate days a truck comes from New York to take the fish directly to cen- tres across the border. The brain food from Lake Huron seems to have no great market in Canada. Today the big' tugs, which are licensed from Grand Bend, represent an outlay of a million -and -a -half dollars. They have sophisticated .equipment; radar, depth sounding, radio equipment keep the fishermen in tune with their surroundings. Tugs are from 50 to 70 feet. The 70 -foot tug operated by Green Fisheries weighs 87 tons. Joe Green, a fourth genera- tion Grand Bend fisherman, recounts that his grandfather, Cyrus Green, fished from the beaches. Nets would be secured in the lake by row boats. Fish and nets would be pulled to shore by horses. After the harbour was created by cutting through from the Ausable River to th, lake in the early 1900's, fisller- ment often kept the channel open by scraping through the silted areas with their boats. John Manore recalls keeping the harbour open one fall by going back and forth, churn- ing it up with the big propellor of his tug. Part of the results of government recognition of Grand Bend as a valid fishing port have been an- nouncements that an ex- perimental vacuum device could be installed at the mouth of the harbour to keep the channel clear. Another result is an hydraulic study to be undertaken by Small Craft Harbours of the Depart,..ent of Oceans and Fisheries. The study would chart drifts and currents to determine if a breakwall structure might be possible withoutcausing fur- ther erosion to the shores to the south of Grand Bend. Fishermen report that it has been a good year. Wayne Moody, who pilots the Garry M, a 55 -foot tug, provides a retail fish outlet on River Road and provides fresh fish for the family-owned_ restaurant, Fisherman's Cove came in Sunday with 600 pounds of perch, all of which he will sell fresh in the next few days. While a very small percentage of fresh fish is us- ed in Grand Bend, it is becom- ing more popular in local restaurants. The Moody's Fisherman's Cove didn't see a Sunday all summer without lineups of hungry tourists waiting for a fresh fish meal. The Colonial Hotel restaurant and Finnigans have featured fresh whitefish dinners daily for the past year. Also, in the past year, a new outlet for local retail and wholesale has been opened in one of the old fish buildings by Wayne Forbes, using the harvest of fisherman Andy Pucovsky. Customers at the River Road outlets wait. for the tugs to arrive after 3:00 p.m. for their fresh fish. There will usually be whitefish and perch, sometimes pickerel and sturgeon and now and then salmon. The salmon has been in- troduced to the lake by sports fishermen. Commercial fishermen are allowed to take 1,000 pounds of salmon a year. Although the cycle of whitefish has shown a great increase this year and other species are in abundance, fishermen are uneasy about the seeding of salmon in the lake. They say that the salmon eat their own weight of fingerlings every day and thus prevent the other species from growing to maturity and reproducing. Sports groups have also planted the smaller species of trout in the lake. Commercial fishermen are not allowed to harvest the small trout. There is a feeling that the sporting groups have a fairly strong influence on governmental decisions regarding commercial fishing in the lake. Government hat- cheries are dealing exclusive- ly with sport fish. Statistics gathered by the ministry of natural resources come primarily from the commercial fishermen. They are required to record each day's catch in pounds, loca- tion and kind and submit a monthly report. Moody com- mented that it takes him a whole day each month to organize his report to the ministry. There are lots of regula- tions for Lake Huron com- mercial fishermen. They are allowed to fish only in one of nine specified areas along the shores of the Canadian side of the • lake. For harbour im- provement mprovement they deal with Oceans and Fisheries and. Public Works Canada. They report to Natural Resources about their fish take. The banks of the river, where their fish plants are located, are regulated by CATCH IN — Wayne Moody, pilot of the Grand Bend fishing tug Garry M. is seen on his boat cher having brought in the day's catch of 600 pounds of perch to be sold locally and used in the family restaurant. - .41F Tv 4.14 FISH HARVEST — Seen bringing in a day's catch of fish at Grand Bend are fishermen from the big tug piloted by Andy Pucovsky. A small proportion of 'the fish will stay to be sold fresh at Grand Bend. The rest will be taken to Uc markets. SSIV OPP 1111.4SWGrand Bend - All winter through we will make cakes for you - Made from your choice of our delicious ice-cream flavours and . homemade scratch cake Call anytime 238-8555 Leave your name and number and we will return your call GRAND BEND STORE HOURS: Friday, Saturday & Sunday from 11 a.m. village zoning bylaws and the Ausable-Bayfield Authority. Upstream in the river, the provincial ministry of the en- vironment is the authority. Government organized fish marketing boards are a threat. Now, in Manitoba, such a board markets fish at a deficit. Taxpayers pick up the tab and local fishermen are faced with tougher com- petition for market price in the U.S. markets. Grand Bend fishermen keep on top of information regarding the daily market value of each species of fish before they set their nets for the day. It's comparable to paying the stock market on a daily basis. Because of the abundance of whitefish in the lake, the market price is down, even though there is enough de- mand to warrant setting the bigger gill nets father out in the lake. Last week Green was netting whitefish about 15 miles from Grand Bend. Nets are anchored and marked with buoys bearing the names of their owners. Fish are harvested during the day and the nets set again before the tugs return to port. In spite of the fragile ap- pearance of the nets they will withstand most of Lake Huron's irascibility. To store the variety of nets needed for each species takes a good 400 feet of storage space on shore - more than the space needed to process the fish for retail sales. For the first time in many years, Grand Bend fishermen were able to fish for most of the winter. There was only about a week when the lake was frozen so that they couldn't clear the harbour. This summer there weren't the usual heavy blows from the north-west and there were only a few days they couldn't fish. Moody has praise for the work of the new Harbour Committee. He feels that the different method of dredging helped this year. While some reports earlier were that the harbour mouth was again silting in, depth sounders are registering 6 feet - enough for the tugs but less than enough for the big -keeled pleasure; sailing craft. As long as the weather and the markets hold, the industry in Grand Bend, which is maintained by only 60 per- sons, will continue to grow. 4 Household Garage Sale Sat., Oct. 8 8a.m.-? beside Grand Bend Beer Store BOOKKEEPING TAX FILING Geo. & Lois Eizenga R.R. 5 Forest NON 1J0 Telephone: 873-4915 (formerly Lucan) FALL GARDENER NOW S • THE • TIME • TO •THINK • SPRING • GREEN • Now is the best time to plant large shade trees • Plant your bulbs now for spring beauty • Tulips • Iris • Daffodils • Lily • Crocus • Hyacinth and other bulbs i 25% Off Rose Bushes In stock Lakewood Nursery Ladnscaping and Lawn Care Hwy. 21 Mike Miller Hours: Mon. - Sat. 9 - 6; St. Josephs Closed Sunday 236-4479