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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1984-01-04, Page 12New Years Eve at Church of God Saturday night was the with a pot luck supper. About New Year's eve fellowship 24 attended and some stayed and played table games after Councillor will OndeStuutidaayy morning, Rev. 's topic was entitled Makes all Things New". Scripture reading came from Revelation 21 verses 1-6 and he sang with the choir "Submission". Rev Campbell said, "how do we decide to accept or reject change... everything changes, therefore we need something stable. We can find answers in God's word. God makes all things new.1' not reconsider Grand Bend Councillor Murray DesJardins, who handed his resignation to village council in late December, stated last week that he would not reconsider Ms decision in spite of urging from other council members. DesJardins fell and broke his hip in early October. He was hospitalized until last week. He is presently in Chateau Gardens, Parkhill. He stated that he felt it wouldn't be fair to the village, to council or to himself to re- main as councillor at this time. DesJardins is one of the few "native sons" to serve as Councillor in the village. He has been active through the years with many local pro- jects beginning with the Boy Scouts and Cubs. He served on the Grand Bend United Church Board and the UC Cemetery Board. In the late -50's he served as clerk -treasurer of the village. He was first elected to coun- A cil in 1971. During his latest session as a councillor, he was active in promoting -an adulLhousing complex in the village. He has given his full support to pro- gressive capital expenditures but has not been hesitant about criticizing expenditures of short-term benefit. 1 St. John's Anglican Rev. Jim Sutton spoke of the shepherds returning from the miracle of the birth of the Christ Child. They wondered what to do with the wondrous knowledge attained by his birth. Like the shepherds, we return to our ordinary lives 4 after Christmas, with the hope that some of the hap- piness and faith generated by the Christ Child's birth, will remain with us in our daily lives. The congregation was greeted by Muriel and Ted Hunt. Coffee hostesses were Dorothy White, John Cole and Edith Chisholm. A meeting of the ladies of St. John's by -the -lake will be held Thursday, Jan. 5 at 2:00. United Church On this first Sunday of the new year, Rev. Peebles topic was "Man's Question, God's Answer". The scripture was read from Habukkuk 1 and 2. Although written some 4000 years ago, Rev. Peebles said it pertains to us today, as Habukkuk asks, "Why does God permit injustice, wickedness, suffering and brutality?" God's answer was: he hears, sees and has acted. Rev. Peebles says God answers prayer. The choir an- them was "All through the Year... Welcoming at the door were Morley, Millie and Richard Desjardine. BII Lovehosts annual celebration On December 30, Bill Love held his annual New Years' dinner in the Sunday school basement. There were about 55 in attendance as some were working, and the Toronto residents arrived late because of weather conditions. Attending were: Alex and Kathy Love, Stewart Love and daughter Holly, with Ryan, Bill's great grandson. Jim, Marg and Patti, daughter Ginger Weber and Jake and Julie; The Ellison Whitings from Parkhill, Gor- don Margarite, Bill, Michael and Katherine; Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Bryan from Granton, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Whiting and son; the Wilf Conway family (Peter, Coralee and Wayne); Doug, Ann, Connie, Alex, Elizabeth and Jill Russell; Ian and Mary Fraser with Kim, Bill and Joe; Don- na, Micheller, Karen and Brian Lovie; Susan and Josh Broderick; Fern Love and Rev. Peebles and family. Roy and Hazel Broad, Grand Cove, returned home Thursday after spending the Christmas holidays with family members Barb -and Norm Chandler, Mike, Donald and Barry.of Toronto and Elaine, Paul, Andrew and David Reeder of Sutton near Lake Simcoe. • The Bible coffee our resumes on Tuesday at a.m. in the home of Ni(((ta' Sinclair in Southcott P/ines. Mrs..Muriel Holdbraved the stormy weather to spend Christmas with her daughter and family,.Lenny and Tony Vermeulen, in their new home in Southcott Pines. Bob and Marg Hedley tried to travel to Exeter Christmas day but, had to cancel until December 27 with Bill and Dot Lenk. They spent Christmas with Stu and Shirley Pole, Elmwood. On Saturday the Lenks brought in the new year with the Hedleys, when long distant calls came from daughter Brenda and Bob Winhold of Calgary and Matt and Dolly Hedley of Mississauga. Mark and Angie Desjardine spent Christmas with his mother, Norma, then travell- ed to Wyoming to Angie's parents. Jean, Art and Janet Chambers spent Christmas with Ed and Jean Jones of St. Thomas. Art and Eve Rubery and Elizabeth Lawrence holidayed with their daughters and families in Cambridge. Janie, Mike and Junior Dayman of Toronto were at their cottage for new years. and visited the Poles and Steve and Eleanor Zaranik. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Widrick'watched the. parade on January 2 with the Devines. 1 J M Sale Continues Hours: Mon.- Sat. 10 - 5:30 Sun. 12 - 5:30 MIn's and ladies - all sizes Sweaters not exactly as4llustrated ITE fE � .� 1 0/2 FACTORY OUTLET ?t7;'1 GRAND SEND 238-806,' ea 16 Main St. I PROVINSIAL GIFT — Holding'the new bicentennial flag, which will be raised on one of the standards at Centennial Park, are Eugene Grenier, president of the Grond Bend and Area Chamber of Commerce, and Grand Bend Reeve Bob Saren. The flag was a gift from the Province of Ontario for the 1984 celebration. Optimism for '84 at resort There was lots of optimism among. the comments from persons involved in the Grand Bend scene when they spoke about 1984 this week. "My personal wish would be to see a better and bigger Grand Bend," said Reeve Bob Sharen. "We've made the first step in the Economic Development report. We've been paying our way as we go and must remember not to forget the good in the old (where the village is concern- ed) and step very carefully." With a broader provincial outlook, the Hon. Lorne C. Henderson (MPP, Lambton) said that he felt that the economic climate would con- tinue to improve in 1984. He had praise for the inland waters fishing industry and felt that cash -crop farming had done `fairly well' in 1983. Henderson was somewhat worried about the viability of the red meat industry, as far _as profit and nutrition are concerned. And he is definite- ' ly worried about future employment for young per- sons, who will be graduating from universities in the next few years. • He mdhtioned, with pride, a reforestation program he has helped to initiate, which will help replenish forests_, which have been over - harvested. The program will also provide summer employ- ment for students' "WP always keep lebking in hopes we can do more," he said. Harbour Committee Chair- man Tom Lawson expressed the resolution to make 1984for GrandBend "just the biggest and best that ever happened - to bring in as many American friends as possible and 'to make them feel welcome." Councillor Dennis Snider's hope is that there can be a resolution to all land -title disputes in the village and also a hope "that we can con- tinue ur cooperation and undersipg with various ratepayers' groups in the area." Ted Hunt, president of the ratepayers group at Grand Coves Estates, expressed the wish to get everyone in the area working together. "We're 532 citizens from all walks of life... and we're part of Grand Bend, although we're not in it. If everybody put their backs to it, they would make it work," he said. Eugene Grenier, president of the Grand Bend and area Chamber of Commerce, had a similar view. He felt that the Chamber might resolve to "get everybody working together - to get everything back on track." Southcott Pines Park Association president Walter Costello, said his aim would be to get 100 percent member- ship in the Association and to continue the excellent response from existing members to meetings of the group. He would like to see total participation in Associa- tion activities. Councillor Murray DesJar- dins, who has expressed hi?; wish to retire from the political scene, just wished one and all a very good 1984. Ralph Ferguson, MP for Lambton-Middlesex, said he intends to work very closely with Grand Bend in 1984 (in particular with the Harbour' Committee). He hopes for "a broader based tourist in- dustry and to work towards more all -season accommoda- ti in for tourists". Ferguson,is also concerned with unemployment among students. "I hope we can have some summer Canadian pro- gram for student employ- ment," he said. He is en- couraged by the declining rate of inflation. Councillor Bruce Woodley had some serious thoughts and some light-hearted resolutions. He would like to see the village encourage new development and to see sum- . Hockey action Due to bad weather, the Parkhill tykes tournament was cancelled until Tuesday, December 27 in Exeter. The tykes met St. Marys and won their first game ever played with a score of 5-1. Goals by Parkhill were scored by Doug Waters with three, 'Drew Anderson and Brad Holden with one each. Assisting these goal -getters were Ryan Walker, Simon Desjardine, Drew Anderson, Michael Stanlake, Craig Scott and Tyler Desjardine. At 6:00 the same day the tykes faced Zurich for the final in the "A" division. This game ended in a 3-3 tie, resulting in sudden death overtime: On a breakaway, Tyler Desjardine scored the overtime goal and the tykes won the "A" championship 4-3. Each player received a gold medallion and an Exeter tournament crest. The team gave three cheers for their stand-in'goalie Kyle Vermeulen and coaches. Parkhill Jets were defeated by Strathroy Kings and 'the Parkhill Flames in December atom league play. They tied llderton 1-1 on December 31. Brad Page scored their only goal in the second period on a pass from defenceman Stanley Whitney. Stormy weather cancelled some league play so the Jets will. have many makeup games iri' the new year. At the John Henry Memorial tournament in Strathroy, the jets won their first game 2-0 against Strathroy, putting them into the : `A" division. David Maguire scored on a pass from Matt Anderson; then Jason Desjardine notched their insurance goal unassisted. On,December 28, the atoms returned to Strathroy to face the Chippewa Muncey team, Parkhill Jets were defeated 8-3. Andy Hicks had a two - goal effort and Shane Green scored their third, assisted by Matt Anderson and. David Maguire. Each player receiv- ed a tournament pin for the super effort. mer entertainment be orien- tated toward families, Woodley's wishes include the hope that the sewer issue with GrandCovesEstates will be resolved "to everyone's satisfaction". On the lighter side, Woodley vows to "act like I'm paying attention during council meetings when I'm bored as a pet rock - bring a dictionary to council meetings to unders- tand the big words Bob Sharen uses - lose 25 pounds - learn to water ski - learn to write notes instead of whispering during council meetings." Also, in the lighter mood, Deputy -Reeve Harold Green said he had resolved not to smoke in 1984. "I tried it when I was 12 and I got dizzy," he. said. "That'seee resolution I know'I can k NEW COUNCILLOR — Grand Bend business lady, Doreen Seguin, has been appointed by village council-tdfill the vacant seat left with the resigna- tion of Murray Desiardins. She has operated o varie- ty store on Main Street since 1975. in 1982, her daughter, Judi assumed the duties of manager of .the store. Doreen has a son, Warren Fink, an of- ficer with the Ontario Pro- vincial Police in Gyelph. Doreen has been active on the committee to establish adult housing in the village. She is also n member of the Planning Advisory Committee for Grand Bend. Best Interest 11'/4% Guaranteed Investment Certificates *subject to change Gaiser•Kneale 411g Insurance Brokers Inc. EXETER 235-2420 GRAND BEND 238-8484 CLINTON GODERICH 482-9747 1524-2118 Taxidermy 'Cohrs' Profits could be mounting', For you in '84 Learn the fascinating art of mounting fish, birds and animals for profit or hobby Starts Jan. 9, 1984 . Phone 432-9830 London 1 Tlm.s-Advocate, January 4. 1484 - Pogo 11 Councfl hark 1984 M mow buildk.g Grand Bend Council ushered in the new year with their first meeting in the new town hall and with the oath of office being sworn by new Councillor Doreen Seguin. While the interior of the building is not totally finish- ed, Council chambers on the lower floor, proved, for the first meeting, to be a bright, more relaxed atmosphere for both councillors and those citizens gathered. New Councillor Seguin was. appointed to take the seat left vacant by Murray DesJar- dins, when he resigned in December because of ill health. Citizens gathered brought greetings from various groups in the community. The Rev. Robert Pebbles of Grand Bend United Church gave the invocation. The Rev. John Campbell represented other area churches. Residents' Association of Grand Cove Estates was represented by vice-president Edna Framp- ton. She congratulated Coun- cil in the success of conver- ting the old Post Office building into "a community theeting place." Billy- Spindler, of the Southcott Pines -Park Association, said that the village could count on support from both the Bosanquet and Grand Bend parts of the sub- division. Both Todd Desaulniers, representing the Property Lovers Association, and Eugene Grenier, speak- ing for the Chamber of Com- merce, expressed the wish that all organizations con- cerned would work together in the new year. Prosper Van Bruaene, Chairman of the -PUC, and Roy Johnson, a member of the Commission brought greetings. Seguin, paid tribute to Des- Don't Miss Our Tremendous AN IIIIIIIIIIIIIUIINIIIIIIIIIIIIII QUALITIF .l(ichmond Come Early For Best Selection, Jardins for his historical knowledge of the village. "I will have to feel my way by learning," she said. Seguin will be in charge of the animal control by-law, the sign by- law and will sit as a member of the recreation committee. Councillor Dennis Snider said he hoped that council could resolve property disputes, continue to improve the harbour and sort out some of the "more cumbersome" sections of the village zoning by-law. He said that he would like to see the village proceed with "some sort of annexation." He also hoped that the village could implement some of the ideas contained in both the Economic Development and the Harbour Study. Deputy -Reeve Harold Green said he would like to see better unity between various groups in the village and a better understanding by citizens about the working of council. "Sometimes our hands are tied with the Municipal Act," he said. Green said he would like to see a contest for the design of a flag for Grand Bend and would like to work at replac- ing trash containers on village streets. He stressed the need in the .village for a by-law enforcement officer. Councillor Bruce Woodley expressed concern that he was sometimes not included in discussions of other coun- cil members. While he ap- proved the appointment of Seguin, he did not vote for the appointment "on principal" because he felt he had not been properly consulted before the meeting. He agreed with the need for by- law enforcement in the village. Reeve Bob Sharen spoke of the new year as a year of hope and promise. He said, "We in Grand Bend should look back at 1983 as a good year with a few set- backs. Much was achieved; more should have been. To dwell on 'the past is not healthy. We as a community must use the positive tradi- tions and happenings of the past, but always keeping our eyes fixed on the future. "New is an adjective which can be applied to many things in 1989: we have achieved a new post office, a new har- bour building, a new fire hall, this new town hall and tonight a new member of council. Add these to the new items of the recent past: paved roads where there was tar and chip before and a new -multimillion dollar sewer system. There are more new projects to come. Sometimes new is seen as the tearing down of the old to be replaced with the new. Progress is in fact the blen- ding of the old and new to bring ,the most good from both. "Council has made mistakes and will make more. This is human. Our real error is not to learn from the mistakes that we make. Our report card is the percentage of correct decisions versus the incorrect ones. In my opi- nion we still have a passing grade. It should be our goal to make the percentage an honours grade. 1984, hopeful- ly will see the formulation of a five year capital forecast, the resolution of the sewer rate matter, the beginning if not the completion of an up- date on the public works building, some' majgr ad- vances in community better- ment, (condos, new year round establishments, etc.) greater harmony amongst community groups for the common good. The list can go on but the message is clear. • "Council collectively must be the Leader: take flack when it comes but always striving ter improvement. It is our role and our respon- sibility to do no less. "Community groups have the obligation.to constructive- ly criticize for `community good. The key word is con- structively which requires those who would criticize to first do a complete job of research and to offer a better alternative. This community has he report on the economic opportunities in Grand Bend. This report will no doubt be less than palatable to some as it contains some very harsh criticisms of the business community. "Rather than lament or make excuses let's as a com- munity look at the report and implement at least some of the changes. We have the strength and the character in this community to do it so let's forget differences and do the job." • Legion plans coming events On December 27, a social night was held with 12 dark players present. Winning first place were Olga and Mike Tateren; second place, Jim Hawke and Keith Crawford. Upcoming events are on Jan. 6 - Friday euchre, Jan. 7 - zone darts start at noon, Jan. 13 - euchre at 8:30 and Jan. 14 - cribbage at 2:30. Jan. 1 was the new year's levee, •n appreciation to membe and friends. There were about 25 attending and they enjoyed clam chowder made by George Gallant. 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