HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1984-08-29, Page 15DOCTORS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE — Michelle and
Peter Backx, daughter-in-law and son of Mr. and Mrs.
Gerard Backx of Grand Bend graduated from the
University of Guelph with honours in Doctors of
Veterinary Medicine on May 31, 1984. Michelle has ac-
cepted a position in Beatty Animal Hospital at Brant-
ford. Peter is presently enrolled at the University of
Guelph where he will complete his Masters in
Chemistry this fall. Michelle is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Tony Azan of Toronto.
Colonials knotted;
heading for final
The Grand Bend Colonials
were held to a 1-1 tie by Lon-
don Croatia in London and
district first division soccer
play on the weekend and were
able to hold onto their first
place lead.
The only goal for the Col-
onials was booted by Willie
Patterson early in the second
half. Croatia evened the score
with less than five minutes to
go.
Friday at 8 p.m. the Col-
onials will be at the Cove
Road field in London to meet
London Portuguese in the
League Cup final. Saturday
and Sunday they will be com-
peting in the Molson invita-
tion tournament in Nilestown.
The Grand Bend Ausable
league team had little trouble
in downing Taxandria by a
score of 9-2. Frank Brenner,
Rob Mennen and Bill Mennen
each scored a pair of goals.
Getting single scores were
Joe Mommersteeg, Bob
VandenBygaart and Fred
Bibcouf.
In minor soccer action, the
Grand Bend pee wees played
a 4-4 tie with Exeter I and the
mosquitoes dropped a 4-3
decision to Lucan 1. Bill Jen-
nison was a double scorer for
Grand Bend and Colin Kobe
added a single.
Property Lovers Association welcomes new members
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After the regular monthly
fire practise Monday evening,
the G.B. fire department have
had a busy week with four
calls. On Tuesday, they were
summoned to a fire in an
apartment beside the Golden
Oak Motel, which resulted
mainly in major smoke
damage.
Wednesday, during the
mini -tornado, they rushed to
a lightning fire in the Van-
Dongen Subdivision where a
hydro pole caught a falling
tree and ignited. Captain Don
Flear phoned Ontario Hydro
and the O.P.P. waited at the
scene to warn any traffic.
Answering to a silent alarm
at the S.P. Englert residence
on Lakeshore in Southcott
Pines on Friday, a fireman
summoned Ontario Hydro to
repair shorting wires spark-
ing nearby trees, as a result
of lightning.
Saturday morning at 10:27,
the fire brigade rushed three
miles north of the Bend, to ex-
tinguish a car on fire on
Highway 21.
New Members Welcomed
The Property Lovers
Association held their mon-
thly meeting in the municipal
building on Saturday, with a
good attendance. Joe Nader,
an active member of the
group, was presented with a
mini -trophy for securing the
most new members. He
welcomes 18 new people to the
association.
Mrs. Janet Smolders, plan-
ner with the County of Lamb -
ton, was the guest speaker.
She gave a very informative
outline of just what her job en-
tails each day. As well as at-
tending monthly planning
meetings in Grand Bend,
Point Edward, Alvinston and
Dawn Township, she is in-
volved in matters of zoning
by-laws, site plan
agreements, building permit
regulations, and many more.
Smolder explained that if a
resident disagrees with a site
plan (very, very common in
Grand Bend), she is able to
help with perhaps a minor
variance.
In the question period
following her address,
Smolders explained that a
minor variance is used to help
people obtain changes in the
official plan before they get a
building permit.
Dr. W. Gerald and Bruce
Woodley asked Mrs.
Smolders, if she could get a
definite ruling on beachfront
ownership. It is understood
that no one can own property
free from the vegetation line
to the water's edge. Members
stated that some deeds outline
properties right to the water.
Which is correct? She will let
them know.
The next meeting will be on
September 29 at 7:00 p.m.
President Nan Freele,
reminded members of the
OMB hearing, on October 25
at 10:00 a.m., about the park-
ing lot.
Branch 498 Legion
There were about 75 to 100
people out to the barn dance
held on Saturday, August 25
at the Legion. Music supplied
by Marion Horner and Willis
Desjardine was enjoyed by
all. The legion provided lunch
and thanks go to those who
decorated and made this oc-
cassion a success. ilalina
Crawford and Murray
Given grant
for project
Agriculture Minister Ralph
Ferguson, MP for Lambton
Middlesex in the last Parlia-
ment, announced today on
behalf of Employment and
Immigration Minister John
Roberts that the Corporation
of the Village of Grand Bend,
will receive $13,887 to up-
grade and improve nature
trails and facilities in Pinery
and Ipperwash Parks.
"Since Grand Bend is one of
Ontario's largest Keach
resorts, and employment in
the area is so closely tied to
the summer months," Mr
Ferguson said, " this project,
which will help to revitalize
two of our most important
local tourist resources, is a
good example of the creative
use of government funds."
Section 38 of the l'nemploy-
ment Insurance Act provides
for the use of 111 funds to sup-
port activities which en-
courage economic recovery
or regional development, or
which improve productivity.
In addition. Ul claimants will
be able to use their skills
while they are unemployed.
A total of 45 work weeks will
he shared by three 111
claimants under this job crea-
tion project The Canada
Employment and Immigra-
tion Commission will pay
each worker up to $315 from
(1I funds, while money pro-
vided by the Corporation of
the Village of Grand Bend will
raise the worker's pay to
prevailing rates and cover
any overhead or ad-
ministrative costs.
Bartlett won the door prizes.
Coming events: A general
meeting will be held on Thurs-
day, September 6 at 8:30 p.m.
in the Legion. Watch for the
starting dates for mixed darts
and euchre. Legion week will
be celebrated from
September 16 to the 22.
Last chance for Chip Bingo camp in Thamesford last
this Thursday, August 30 at k week.
8:00 p.m. Jackpot to go! See Dr. David Grubbs, radio
you next summer!! speaker for the Christian
Brotherhood hour, spoke on
Camping Services the theme "Caring Enough to
Quite a number of Grand Share." Doug Steckle, a re -
Bend and area people attend- cent graduate of Gardner Bi -
ed the Church of G9d family ble College, was theorganist
and district news
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Condition of beach
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in this bad shape.
Councillor Dennis Snider
remarked that "we deserve
some of the blame ourselves
probably, as we haven't co-
ordinated our ideas together,
but people are the big
problem."
"I thought there were going
to be announcements about
free garbage bags available,
over the speaker at the
bath -house," retorted Coun-
A petition at the regular
Grand Bend council meeting
of August 20 was presented by
Jeanne Young concerning the
main beach.
The "disturbing condition
of this beach" from man-
made garbage, was the main
concern of all 287 signatures
on the petition. Young went on
to say that other public
beaches of Pt. Franks and Ip-
-uerwash do not appear to be
LOVES THIS RESORT — Modelling this sloganed t -shirt
is active P.L.A. member Joe Nader, who holds the
record for the most new members this year. By the way.
S.O.B. stands for SAVE OUR BEACH, the association's
motto.
Congratulations to Rosa
Griggs, Green Acres, on her
good picture and write-up in
the Encounter Magazine, in
the Saturday, August 25 Lon-
don Free Press, written by
Anne Murphy.
The Golden Age club
members are reminded that
their first meeting will be on
September 5 at 1:30 p.m., in
the St. John's Parish Hall.
A reminder for the ladies of
the community that the Bible
Coffee hour will resume on
September 11, at Mrs. Nita
Sinclair's home in Southcott
Pines. at 9:30 a.m
Visitors with Shirle i and
Stu Pole, Elmwood Subdivi-
sion were his sister Joanne
and Willis Bell, New
Brunswick, Shirley's sister
Phyllis Chapman and
daughter Lori, Fredericton,
New Brunswick and another
sister Louelia and Karen,
Portage -la -Prairie. Karen
will be attending Centralia
College on September 10.
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Congratulations to Pat
Soldan, RR 2 Grand Bend, on
his recent appointment as
principal of J.A.D. McCur-
dy/Huron Hope Schools, ef-
fective September 1.
A large crowd enjoyed the
children's special perfor-
mance at Huron Country
Playhouse, Tuesday, "But
I'm Just a Kid." An children
who attended received a
helium balloon with the
Playhouse logo on it.
An addressed helium
balloon which was let go from
St. Paul, Minnesota on March
9 this year, was found here in
Grand Bend by Mrs. Clara
Station on May 24 She receiv
ed a letter back last week
with a T-shirt bearing the
words "Come join our team",
from Brian J Daub Den-
tistry, St. Paul, Minnesota.
Mrs. Muriel Holden, Lon-
don, attended her grandson
Kyle Vermeulen's birthday
party Wednesday in Southcott
Pines. Happy 6th Birthday,
Kyle.
cillor Doreen Seguin.
Apparently one councillor
forgot to remind the
Iifeguards to do so.
Nan Freele, PLA president,
thought that the old beach
cleaner did a remarkably
good job when tried out last
week, leaving at least four
deep inches of clean sand.
Town foreman, Jack
Stanlake, had toquit after two
hours as the machine broke
down in the damp conditions,
and the early morning is
when the beach has to be
cleaned.
Leo Ducharme has been
summoned by Joe Nader to
repair the old cleaner and he
(Nader) will pay the bill.
Mae Piggott remarked to
council that she noted "a
young kid called Scott picking
up absolutely nothing during
his one and a half hours there,
and that he should move his
butt if he was being paid".
Council will await the out-
come of the repair work,
before deciding on what to do
about future beach
conditions.
In other business, council
voted unanimously to
designate September 16 to 22
as Legion week in Grand
Bend, on Legion president
Keith Crawford's request.
The Coast Guard requested
council to remove the swim-
ming restriction signs from
their standards on the piers.
Members were undecided as
to where they could be plac-
ed. The lifeguards wish to
have the chair on south beach
removed and placed on the
north Keach in the future. The
South Beach Association re-
quested a meeting with all
council members on Friday,
August 31 at 8:15 p.m. in the
municipal building to discuss
their concerns south of the
pier.
The next regular council
meeting is rescheduled for
Thursday, September 6 due to
the September 4 Election
Day.
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By ANNE WALPER
Bonnie Hotson, Heather
Love, Susan Hayter and Lin-
da Allister attended the 4H
Horticulture Club Acheive-
ment program at Central
Huron Secondary School,
Clinton, August 21.
Miss Theresa Hyder of
Nova Scotia visited for a week
with her grandparents Mr.
and Mrs. John Steeper of
Parkhill. She also visited
friends and relatives at
Greenway and Exeter.
Theresa is a music teacher in
schools.
Best Wishes to Ken and
Donna McLinchey who
celebrated their 25th wedding
anniversary at the arena in
Parkhill Saturday night.
Our sympathy goes to Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Bloomfield
because of the death of his
brother who lived in Arizona.
Horses are
at museum
Sunday at camp, while Betty am the tight of the world", he
Campbell was pianist. spoke of all of us being faced
John and Marion Steckle with constant change. There
were the camp managers, are mountains of unsolved
while leading the youth problems, but money is not
groups was Rev. Vince the answer. We must look to,
Guerra, who in his early year, Jesus.
was involved in street gangs Local talent supplied the
and drugs. music when Gail Shaw and
Rev. Guerra will be in Larry Mason of Dashwood,
Grand Bend on October 3 to 7. sang duets accompanied by
Services ort Sunday
September 2 will be at 11:00
a.m. and 3:00 p.m., featuring
The Worship and Praise
group from Kitchener.
United Church Service
Rev. Gordon Pickell led the
worship service at Grand
Bend United, Sunday. This is
the second summer that he
has given excellent leader-
ship, while Rev. Peebles is on
holidays. His messages have
been inspirational and
helpful.
Sunday's meditation was
"A Diamond to Cut a Dia-
mond" with the reading from
John 8:1-19. Basing his text on
verse 12, where Jesus said "I
The newly organized Lamb -
ton Driving Association will
bring its horse-drawn
wagons, cook wagons and
other antique horse-drawn
vehicles to the Lambton
Heritage Museum September
2
Museum curator Bob Tre-
main said the association will
spend the afternoon at the
museum and members will
use the facilities in the
blacksmith shop to repair
horseshoes and wagon
wheels.
The wagon train members
will also cook their supper in
ironhung over open fir
he said.
es,
The museum is located on
Highway 21 south of Grand
Bend and is directly across
the road from Pinery Provin-
cial Park.
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Larry on the gulttar. Their
numbers were One Day at a
Time, Mansion Over the
Hilltop, and God's Grace.
Larry's two young daughters
Jacqueline and Jennifer, Pin-
ed in on the choruses.
Norma and Alan Walper
greeted members and coffee
was served following the
service.
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