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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1983-10-12, Page 1• FU 1 rx O cc- soLa" La Cr, zt 1,.."rti., -._.. M Whitings Phone 235-1964 0 0 r 1. e Zurich man dies in Brucefield crash Stroke victi A Zurich area man died in one area collision this week, while a 77 -year-old Grand Bend man was rescued from his car which was encircled by a grass fire. Dead is 46 -year-old Lorne George Prince, RR 3 Zurich, whose pickup truck left Huron Road 3 west of Brucefield Fri- day night and went into a ditch. Prince was eastbound on the highway around 10:00 p.m. when the vehicle went into the ditch and struck a culvert. Goderich OPP investigated and reported that weather and road conditions were good at the time. Clarence Watt, a resident of Southcott Pins, suffered a mild stroke as he was driving along the Crediton Road west of Shipka around 11:00 p.m. pulled fro on Thursday and his vehicle went into the ditch and then careened to the opposite ditch and ended up in a field own- ed by James Love, RR 1 Dashwood. • May have to butt out Smokers in schools beware - the Huron County Board of Education may be asking you to butt out. Trustee Tony McQuail said he had been contacted by.a ratepayer who, because of an allergic reaction to cigarette smoke had to stop volunteer QUILTERS GUILD AT WORK — More than 40 ladies attended the first meeting of a newly organized Huron -Perth Quilters Guild at the Kirkton-Woodham Communi- ty Centre, Tuesday morning. Above, one of the organizers Rosemary Schaeffer gives quilting tips to Jone Muegge and Kathy Holdsworth. T -A photo Huron hiring consultant to study museum she Another step towards deter- mining the future of the Huron County Pioneer Museum was taken this past week by county council. Council, at its October 5 meeting, approved calling tenders from at least five con- sulting firms for a feasibility study of the museum. The county's agriculture and property committee presented the terms of reference for such a study which were approved b"y the council. Also approved at the session was the authorization to apply for Wintario funding to cover the study cost. The consulting firm chosen, will be considering communi- ty needs as part of Ihestudy . The terms of reference outline two considerations - a place needed to house historic artifacts and a location for these artifacts. In order to determine these needs, the consulting firm will listen to such groups as coun- ty council, Huron County residents, service clubs, boards of education, genealogical societies, chambers of commerce - business improvement areas, historical societies. tourist associations another cultural facilities. Other aspects to be con- sidered by the consulting firm are the needs of the collection, programming, the type of building nerded to house the Grand Bend music series starts soon The exciting 1983-84 Youth and Music concert series is to begin next week • in Grand Bend and Bayfield. Dawn Crabe, president of the Grand Bend Concern Association says. "It looks like a smashing line up." The well loved Tapestry Singers, an ensemble featur- ing six of Canada's finest singers launch the season. Mrs. Crabe says "The singers are renowned for their im- pressive sonority and dazzl- ing versatility." Broadway show -tunes, operatic gems, madrigals, snappy jazz arrangements, folk songs - you name it; the Tapestry Singers will delight you with a program bubbling with freshness and originali- ty." The group sometimes performs as a complete ensemble of six. as a quartet, trio or duo. The Singer's appearance in a series at Roy !Thomson Hall was the very favorite of young families. Mrs. Crabe says that "they are complete entertainers and their show will be a treat for everyone." The Tapestry Singers will be performing in Bayfield on Tuesday October 18 and in Grand Bend on Wednesday October 19. The balance of the series will feature piano, french horn, and violin Trio Caecilia flute and guitar duo Entracte and virtuoso pianist Mare Widner. The bonus concert Sound and Images '84 will feature two photographers and six musicians from the Blue Water area. Solos, duets and trios will be performed on • a variety of instruments; pic- colo, flute, recorder. har- pischord, trumpet, tuba and piano. The natural features of the Blue Water area will be presented in an entertaining slide show. A second bonus concert will be given by the Forest Excelsior Band as part of, their IOOth anniver- sary celebration in Grand Bend. Mrs. Crabe says that some tickets are still available for the series but that this is your last change to buy them. For information call Mrs. Crabe at 243-2054 or Wynn Graham at 565-2847. artifacts, the future operating costs and the cost of both a renovated or new facility. Will protest bridge change Huron County council is ob- jecting "strenuously" to changes in the Ministry of Transportati6n and Com- munications method of sub- sidizing boundary bridges. Road engineer Robert Dempsey told the October session of county council that about 20 percent of the cost of the Ball's Bridge, expected to be under construction in the near future. could- be lost under the change. A $50,000 study is yet to be completed. on the wrought iron bridge located on the boundary of Colbourn. Hullet and Goderich townships. The Ball's bridge is expected to cost over $1.5 million. Dempsey said the present 80 percent subsidy on boun- dary bridges could be reduc- ed to about 55 percent based on an avec age of the surroun- ding townships subsidy percentage. The surrounding townships subsidy will he bas- vd on the individual municipality's requirements instead of the previous method of having subsidies based on the job. i.e. .80 per- cent for bridges. - "It'll be quite costly to Huron County if im- plemented," noted road com- mittee member Brian McBirney. work at her neighbourhood school. McQuail indicated the smoke wasn't from the students, but from teachers and other parent volunteers. He noted the ratepayer, besides her own health, was concerned about the example being set for students. The board's personnel and management committees will consider the question of smoking in schools at a joint meeting later this month. Trustee John Jewitt said, while cigarette smoke doesn't bother him, any policy established for the schools would have to be im- plemented system wide. That would include the administra- tion building and specifically the board room. Currently, smoking is allowed in the board room area and some trustees and press representatives puff their way through the board's monthly sessions. Four area men. Who hap- pened on the scene spotted the vehicle with grass burning around and/ under it. They broke a window to pull the driver from the vehicle, car- ried him to safety and covered him with their jackets to keep him warm un - flame encircled car til medical help arrived. fered only minor bruises in The Grand Bend fire the accident. department arrived to ex- The four men who rescued tinguish the flames and Mr. the victim were John Ross, Watt was taken • to South RR 2 Grand Bend; Tony Huron Hospital by Hoffman's Buggy and Joseph Falsette, Ambulance. He is still a pa- Grand Bend; and John tient there receiving treat- Jongeneel, RR 8 Parkhill. ment for his ailment. He suf- The victim's son, Ron, said he had driven his father to Victoria Hospital in London earlier in the evening to visit the latter's wife, who is a pa- tient there. He watched as his father drove away from his Shipka area home and then called on the telephone a few minutes TOAST NEW STORE — Local CTC dealer Gerry Walker had some novel labels printed up for the wine he served at Monday's special sneak preview of the new facility. He and Mayor Bruce Shaw toast the occasion - with the bottles of "Chateau du CTC". The official opening takes place this morning (Thursday) to launch a three-day celebration. Downtown merchants are also staging a "Harvest of Values" sale to coincide with the opening. Se -di Q xC sg._< cT Imes Serving South Huron, North Middlesex zne�c. One Hundred and Eleventh Year VOC & North Lambton Since 1873 EATER, ONTARIO, October 12, 1983 later to see that he had arriv- ed home safely. When he got no answer, the younger man decided to follow his father's path and came upon the acci- dent scene. Damage to the vehicle was listed at $3,000. Six other people were in- jured in two collisions in- vestigated by the Exeter OPP this week. On Wednesday, vehicles driven by Dave Cyr, RR 3 Ailsa Craig, and Roy Brown, RR 4 Seaforth, collided on concession 2-3 of Hay at sideroad 10. Both drivers and three passengers in the Brown vehi- cle were taken to South Huron Hospital. One of them, Douglas Mason, Dashwood. was transferred to Universi- ty Hospital due to the seriousness of his injuries. The other two passengers sustaining injuries were Brenda Conlan, RR 3 Dashwood, and Richard Dillon, Dashwood. Damage in the collision was estimated at $2,350. The other crash was reported on Saturday when a vehicle operated by Jody Dayman, Lucan. collided. with a light standard on Highway 4 at the junction of Highway 84 in Hensall. The driver was taken to South Huron Hospital for treatment. Price Per Copy 50 Cents BEST SANDCASTLE PHOTOGRAPHERS — Prizes for the photography contest held at the 1983 Grand Bend Sand- castle Days sponsored by Harwood Drugs were presented Soturday. Bev Harwood, second from the left awards the prizes to Marsha Lemon, London; Tony Diodati, Thorndale and Karen Buxton and Noello Bird, both of Grand Bend. T -A photo Huron board of education considering reserve fund The lfuron County Board ul Education may. be consider- ing the establishment of a reserve to reduce next year's budget impact on taxpayers. At its October meeting, the board turned town a recom- mendation from its executive committee which suggested establishing a $25,000 reserve. The $25,000 represents the half a year salary saved since former superintendent of operations Robert Allan became director of education. The vacant posi- tion won't he filled until • January 1. The reserve which was turned down would have been used tor future contracted ad - Pays $200 penalty for leaving scene A motorist who failed to re- main at the scene after col- liding with a bicycle in Huron Park was fined 8200 after pleading guilty to the charge before Justice of the Peace MIDDLESEX PLOW QUEEN CONTESTANTS — During Soturdoy's Middlesex•plow- ing match of the Ilderton area farm of Bev Hughes, 1982 Queen of the Furrow Heather Dawson is shown with this year's contestants Margaret Giles and Karen Peterson. The new Queen will be crowned at o banquet in Delaware Friday night. Douglas Wedlake in Exeter coat, Tuesday. William R. Quesnel, Huron Park, was charged following police investigation into the October 1 collision which resulted in injuries to the cyclist, 19 -year-old Dennis Johnston, also of Iluron Park. The collision occurred at 1:33 a.m. on Algonquin Drive. Johnston was treated at South Huron Hospital. After being contacted by police, Quesnel admitted to being involved in the collision and said he had been drinking prior to the incident. The court was told the accused panicked. Ricky O. Bilcke, RR 3 Ex- eter, was fined $250 after pleading guilty to driving while under suspension on September 3. He was stopped in Usborne Township while riding a motorcycle enroute to taking 'some lunch to a family, member who was working through the supper hour. A In addition to the fine, Mr. Wedlake imposed a further suspension of six months to run consecutive to any cur- rent suspension. ministrative services. "Ildw much contracted ser- vices do we have?" asked Trustee Dr. John Goddard. The director of education said the Mercer report was the only specific contract ser- vice for 1983. To a later ques- tion, superintendent of per- sonnel Peter Gryseels said the report is confidential. But the board didn't com- pletely wipe out the possibili- ty of reserves. At its next _meeting, the executive com- mittee will consider the board's financial statement to date and a general reserve fund could 1,2 recommended. The hoard's financial state- ment to August 26 shows that 60 percent of the elementary budget, 57.7 percent of the secondac v budget and 61.2 41. percent of the administration centre's budget have been spent. With four months re- maining in the year and roughtly 40 percent of the budget left, Allan expects the budget will come in near target. His only concern is the 850,000 for roof repairs which was not included in the budget. Trustee Art Clarke said that since the executive com- mittee will be looking at the financial statements, and since the recommended $25,000 would be restricted to its use, the board should leave the question of a reserve for another month. Other trustees agreed, as they turned down the recom- mended $25,000 reserve by a 7 to 5 unrecorded vote. Stephen ratepayers will pay four times Deputy -reeve Ralph Weber and councillor Ken McCann will be attending the 1984 On- tario -Good Roads convention in Toronto and accommoda- Please turn to page 3 Stephen . township ratepayers will be paying four installments on their 1984 Municipal'taxes:.. ' At a regular meeting Tues- day night council decided to go to the four payments a year system which is now in operation for a number of area municipalities. Due dates for tax payments next year will be March 15. June 15, September 15 and November 30. The final payment on 1983 property taxes is November 30. Council agreed to share with ' Exeter and other municipalities in the cost of proclaiming Agri -Food and Fire Prevention Weeks. Reeve AIIan Walper and councillor Ruth Miller will represent Stephen on the now being formed Landfill Site committee. Two represen- tatives will also be named from Exeter, Hensall, Grand Bend, Zurich, Usborne, Hay, McGillivray, Biddulph and Bosanquet. The tender of Hodgins and Hayter was accepted to in- stall two portions of water line. The lowest of three bids received calls for 65 cents per foot for installation of a six inch line from County road 4 to Stephen Central School and 58 ^ents a foot to put in a four inch line on Concession 10 and 11 south to Lot 9 and north to Lot 22. Six tile drain loan applica- tions totalling $35,600 were ap- proved. Application is being made to the Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Com- munications for the 1983 in- terim road subsidy on expen- ditures up to September 30 of this year. Vet clinics joi.n battle Area residents who may have missed having their pets vaccinated at the recent rabies clinics still have another opportunity to protect their pets and themselves from the dread disease. Veterinarians throughout Ontario are sponsoring two low-cost clinics on Saturday, October 15 and again on Oc- tober 29. The fee per animal (dogs and cats only) is $5. The veterinary profession is holding these rabies vac- cination clinics as an expres- sion of concern over the rising incidence of rabies in the pro- vince and the increased possibility of human exposure to the disease. This program is subsidized by the local veterinarians in an effort to vaccinate those animals that might otherwise not receive this protection. Among those who ar^ offer- ing the special clinics, which will be operated from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. on the dates men- tioned are: The Arva Animal Hospital, Dr. D.S. Adams; Exeter Animal Hospital, Dr. W. Garry Balsdon; Dr. G.F. Rob- son, Ilderton; Kirkton Veterinary Clinic. Dr. II.V. Ledermueller; South Huron Veterinary Clinic, Zurich, Dr. G.L. Leitch. OPEN HOUSE AT MORRISON -- An Open House will be held Saturday, October 22 at the new Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority and Usborne township building at the Morrison Dam. T -A photo New office open for inspection The Ausable Bayfield Con- servation Authority and the Township of Usborne have now moved into their new ad- ministration building at the Morrison Dam To commemorate the move, the two organizations are sponsoring a public open house on Saturday, October 22 from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at the recently con- structed building. The administration centre is being shared by the Conser- vation Authority and the Township. Staff from both organiza- tions will be available at the open house to answer ques- tions, and coffee and donuts will be provided. The open house should not be confused with the official opening of the Administration Centre, which is June 1. The administration centre was constructed in part through financial assistance provided by a provincial - federal employment pro- gram. The facility includes a Conservation Authority library where the public will be able to use library resources. • P •