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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1984-08-01, Page 16Page 4A Times -Advocate, August 1, 1984 FIRE CLAIMS CLINCHERS At 8:20 a.m. on Saturday, firemen were summoned to fight a fire at the once well- known fast-food booth Jack & Dins, now Clinchers. Attending the the ladder are volunteer firemen X. Booger- mons, L. Whiting and G. Desjardine, as smoke and flames engulf the .main street area. Should be the best What's The monthly- meeting of the P.L.A. was held Saturday night at the municipal building, where everyone at - tending thoroughly enjoyed the guest speaker Laurie Mannell. giving his "scat- tergun attack'•. Nan F'reele, president, opened the meeting and Mae Piggott conducted new business after the minutes. A Canadian by birth. serv- ing 40 years on different boards. commissions etc. in Oakville. 1annetl likes to preserve trees. the ent•iron- ment, historic buildings and mankind itself. Ater 18 years on the Municipal Contractors holding resort back? Association board he moved to Grand Bend and lives in Southcott Pines where he en- joys this village very much, but declares that it can be and should be the greatest tourist attraction in the area. But why isn't it'' Laurie Mannell walks around in Grand Bend with "an axe in one hand and a horn in the other." Economic Grand Bend in- cludes the north from the water works. south to the Pinery Park and east to the Huron County Playhouse. says Manned. YOU. thecom- munity, are anybody and everybody that invests in this village. (;rand Bend is within mstrong • Brand Nate Carpeting and Vinyls • Benjclmin Moore Paints • Wallpaper • Sundries • Vertical Drapes Armstrong floor fashion • GRAND BEND DECORATING odrMed and FLOORING CENTRE HWY. #21 238-8603 VISA three hours drive of a poten- tial three million people from all directions. This village has the finest beaches, a great provincial park with ski trails for winter sports, one of the best, small museums in Ontario with good management and displays, a good zoo and one of the largest one -day flea markets anywhere. "We've also got an excellent operated theatre. excellent water, good. roads, fire department and we've got one helluva lot of nice, people''. - Planning! A tourist town is unique and has to be planned accordingly, states Mannell. The businesses can't get together; there's more fighting in Grand Bend than in Lebanon!! This fiction has destroyed the economy of this community. When talking to over 40 'businesses people, Mannell, explained that only half of them have read the study which cost $5000.00. informing what is wrong here. One third of them say there is no business on the highway. there are too many senior citizens; 50 percent say that if Oakwood packed up and left it would be a better village: and two thirds of the business people say that Grand Cove Estates should be evacuated. The boaters are of no use to this community and 60 per- cent of the business people do not shop in Grand Bend. Th('y do not even support their own fellow businesses! ;Mannell believes that one main improvement would be to get rid of the parking lot on main beach, and make it all beach with an enclosed pool. get rid of the hath -house. and rebuild it with clean bathrooms, a sauna and a top floor with a control tower. where liveguards have visual inspection of the water and sun shop ANNUAI, tiUM111•:R CLEARANCE ViSI Continues BEACH WEARssnsnssCIA, ,ter •,r. int. ,,n ,,ur enure rceular .tor) ut yu,rlrtt hr,rnd name Sl•ooktkear ( \1 \ , Pao. Starr. h,'ret or ( alrtornra, Isar,•. lematt.. 1.0\ \nnc. O I'. Nothing Held Rack - .Shop Lull for hest selection SAVINGS OF 20% ,. 50% Of 1 Regular Pikes 3SWIM WEAR Hundreds of fashion suits M S;r,saf, ..Sandcasrlc. ('ole of California. Christina. (4cruer, f)anskin, Speedo. Ocean Pacific Al I SA1 E;S I -/NA/ )ecn ? 1)a , •t ((ccA 10 am - 9 f m the sun shop R1 MAIN STREET — (:RANI► REM) 23R-2511 r r every swimmer in it. Everything for the children has been taken away; There are no amusement parks with bumper cars and things for kids to enjoy any more. What made Grand Bend famous was the great dance floor! Why not rebuild a new one, with a fine dining room and have a gambling centre on the next floor. People could park on a new lot developed out on Hwy. 81, and take the provided transportation into the core area, Mannell went on to say. He said that the highway 21 should have stores from the lights to the Pinery Park; like the Christmas Place, fine restaurants and motels now existing. but many more. From Beach 'o' Pines to the park are 3000 trees and two old gravel pits. Why not develop this land to benefit Grand Bend`'" There could be a Canadian Tire Store to the north by the new Warner Auto Marine property and I could go on and on," declared Mannell. "Basically". concluded Mannell, "there are two ne- cessities needed here: No. 1. Training --people to serve the public, and No. 2 Know grand Bend --when a tourist asked directions, all employees should be able to direct them right to the door.'' Mr. F'reele, a resident of (:rand Bend, stood up and thanked Mannell for giving us a vision and showing the conflict in the village. Ile quoted the old cliche "united we stand. divided we fall". 11 appears that 90 percent of the business people prefer the latter. in othe business. Joe Nader announced that the old equip- ment for cleaning the beach is beyond repair. Ile is looking into designing a new machine at a much lesser cost than the $17,000.(0) one proposed by council \piss Ugh contest On July 21, fifteen girls and their two leaders from the (;rand Bend Girl Guide Com- pany. ,joined up with the Forest Guide Company. al ('atop Dahina for a four day camp in Rock (;len. After the camp was set up, they all en- joyed a swim in the pond. The girls cooked most of their own meals on open fires. which was a new experience for most of them. There was something for everyone. from the nature walks. stalking and trailing. to crafts, songs and games On Sunday afternoon. a water Olympics was held. topped off with a Miss Ugly Contest which was enjoyed by all After a nature walk through Rock (;len. the girls cooked lunch on tin can stoves and then proceeded to the water slide. ('amp was closed up on Tuesday morning with a mid- day flag ceremony and finals farewells for the summer. Mixed vcgies Last week the Grand Bend 14-11 club, "Mixed Vegies" met for their fifth and last meeting for this project. Landscaping with trees and flowers was the topic. The meinhers discussed how these features give character of the home. Rockgardens were also discussed. The girls were told about the exhibiting of vegetables and how to prepare the exhibit. instructions were given on how to judge the exhibits for their Achievement day M he held in August- By Erika ('neck One 'of three local blazes Fire Shortly after 8:00 a.m. on Saturday the Grand Bend volunteer firs, brigade were summoned to fight a blaze at Clinchers, downtown. Three people escaped from the bur- ing booth after being awaken- ed by a neighbour, who ran across to the local police sta- tion to phone the fire department. Arriving at the scene, firemen found the 50 -year-old booth engulfed in smoke and flames, already gutted by the fire. Firemen kept flames from spreading to nearby areas, leaving scorched pat- ches on the Bavarian Nut booth a few feet just to the west of Clinchers. Speculation is that the fire originated in the grill area, due to faulty wiring. Pro- prietor Randy McClinchey met with his insurance agent early Sunday morning to evaluate his loss. Previous owners, Jack and Din Wilmore, Stratford. were up on the weekend and couldn't believe what they saw happened to their once famous "Jack & Dins". The clean operation of Clin- chers will be missed, but McClinchey hopes to be open for business this weekend if a trailer can be situated on the same site. The second alarm rang after 1:00 p.m. the same afternoon, when the fire brigade rushed to the Iiar- bour building at the end of River Road. A boat was refueling when a hose rup- tured at the nozzle, blowing gas over the cruiser, touching the motor. The firemen condemned all the hoses, thoroughly washed the entire area and extensive- ly flushed water over the boat to dilute the gas' A mechanic was summoned from Warner Marine, who brought some special cleaning agents and restored the boat to running order. A third alarm rang out .a Iter 11:00 p.m. that night. when the trucks rushed to the FLOPSY - Bouncing around the Parish Hall Fri- day, to the enjoyment of everyone, was Flopsy (Doug Campbell) the Clown. He joined the final celebration of the Vaca- tion Bible School. guts well-known Mullard Line, just east of the village. Huge straw bales had ignated and firemen kept flames from spreading on the nearby farm. Surprise ending Over 40 children registererd and attended the Vacation Bible School held at the St. John's Anglican by - the -Lake Church and parish hall last week. Helping out with the groups from pre -kindergarden, kindergarden, primary, niid- dlers to juniors were Mrs. Donna Lovie, Sandra Stanlake, Susan Rumball, Ed- na Mennel, Marlene Desjar- dine, Miss Carol Peebles, Marion Steckle, Kathy Vin- cent, Nita Sinclair and Irene Read. Special music was provided by Betty and Laura Camp- bell, while Janet Kobe and Doug Campbell organized the games. Crafts were very well done and were headed by Jackie Schottroff, Doris Peelbes and Kathleen Sutton. Joan Dargent was in charge of the kitchen. The Couples Club of Grand Bend United made and brought cookies each day for snack time. Rev. R. Peebles thanked each of these people and special thanks to Mrs. Laye and Mrs. MacGregor ( Parkhill) for the delicious cake and cup cakes served to the children and their parents on Friday to conclude their week. A big hand was given for Cory and Chistopher, the two puppets who amused everyone immensely, run by John Campbell and James Sutton. While enjoying the cake. Flopsey the ('town bounced in making the day complete and everyone left with a happy feeling. • Personals Visitors during the week with Mrs. Rosie Grigg, were Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Grigg, Kitchener; Russell end Helen Grigg, Strathroy; and Mrs. Lillian Brown. The U.C.W. will be holding their annual bake, craft and vegetable sale on Wednes- day, August 8 at 2 p.m. on the church lawn, main street. On August 4 at 10 a.m. there will be a lawn and bake sale at the Anglican Parish Hall sponsored by the Anglican Church ladies. Legion members and the community extend their syumpathy to Mrs. Vilda Clark and family, for the loss of Buster Clark. Sunday. Ile was a well-known Grand Bend resident. On .one of those decorative flags displayed throughout Grand Bend and along Highway 21 is the name rides. Where are the rides asked a small child last week? Visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Desjardine last week were Mr. and Mrs. George Lewis and their son and daughter-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Lewis of Vancouver B.C. They called on relatives at Grand Bend, Dashwood. Walton, Exeter, Lambeth and Strathroy. On Thursday even- ing, Mr. and Mrs. Leeland Desjardine entertained 16 relatives in their honour. Attendance up On Saturday, the legion COUNTRY CLIPPERIII 1 UNISEX HAIRSTYLING 1 1 1 Mt. Carmel Lsmaw= I. Is . os . J 537.3778 flflltflfl•-- Branch 496 held their second summer streak barbecue and pub night. A good time was had by all 140 who attended and the new addition was opened up to set up more tables until the crowd dwindl- ed later on. , Door prizes were won by Betty Smith, John Carson and Vern Fischer. Bob Hedley thanked those responsbile for helping to make this event the success it was; and for all donations brought in. "Ran- dy" entertained on the piano for the happy hours from 4:30 until 8:30 which everyone enjoyed. Church of God Family night was held Fri- day, with a ball game at the booth public school and a barbecue following. On Sunday morning, Pastor Campbell referred to Peter as a remarkable man whom God used tremendously. After the discouragement of many leaving Christ, the disciples said "to whom shall we go?" "You have the words of eter- nal life". In the evening, two sets of slides were shown; one of the missions around the world and the other Global Partner- ship with God, which celebrates its 75th year of Missionary Board of the Church of God. United Church Joan Eagleson greeted everyone Sunday morning at this outdoor service. Special music was supplied by Mrs. Roberta Walker. "You cannot hide from God" was the meditation topic based on the scriptures taken from Psalm 139:1-12, wherein Rev. Peebles asked "What are we here for?" He asked for progress re: the conference coming up. Guilt causes us to run away and hide, and in life we do keep running away from God. The Biblical examples of the prodical son, Jacob and Adam all tried to run away, but they finally all came to grips with themselves. Sit dow n and evaluate your pro- blems an ask God for help, stated Rev. Peebles. and district psi Lynne D.sjardit»ur 2341:81.$ Colonials continue streak, Ausable team follows suit The Grand Bend Colonials with three second half goals scored an impressive 4-0 vic- tory over St. Columban this week in London and district first division soccer play. Tony Mennen led the Col- onials scoring attack with a pair of successful shots. Scor- ing in single fashion were Alex Harregatte and Greg Ryan. Barry Bauer was in goal to record the shutout. The Colonials were in Lon- don last night, Tuesday to meet the German Canadians in League Cup semi-finals and will host London Croatia in regular league play Sunday at 4 p.m. at the West Williams field. The Grand Bend Ausable league team is well on its way in defending their six aside tournament title as they defeated Mount Brydges 17-3 and the Exeter Driller 10-6. The tourney continues Satur- day at West Williams at 9:30 a.m. - Peter Donaldson scored four times, Colin Kobe scored twice and single goals were added by Darrell Demeers and Corey Oleruk as the Grand Bend mosquitos blank- ed Ilderton 8-0. a The peg wees will be in Ex- eter tonight, Wednesday to meet Exeter II and the squirts travel to Denfield for a Thursday contest. '0 Come, 0, ParkYourself. Park yoursel#- by the campfirein an Ontario Provincial Park. Provincial Parks are inexpensive, and there's sure to be one conveniently close to you. So don't miss out. — Come, park yourself. 1r r NAME ADDRESS CiTY PROVINCE ®,Ans, l N aou.,c.s POSTAI. CODF ont.,b iAIP/,rpt/ . PGde4P. 0 For more information write: ) Ontario Havel — Parks, Dept. N.D., Queen's Park, lbronto M7A 2E5. 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