HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1980-07-10, Page 1WHAT A TEAM - Providing llie o n for the CFPL Super -Stars at the Zurich Fun -Day Friday will be this formidable
collection of ball enthusiasts know collectively os the Bean Team: Displaying their talents are (back row) Birdie Finkbeiner,
Doug Erb, Laura Overholt, Kevin McKinnon, Bob Fisher and Alma Westlake. The front row is made up of Ken Clarke, Mike
Masse, Dove Stark, coach Jerry Rader, Sharon Bullock and Ron Rader. Staff photo
Bean Team set to
go for Fun Day
With the first ever Zurich
Fun Day only a day away,
everything is ready for a
great time which should help.
the recreation scene in
Zurich.
The evening kicks off with
a pork barbeque from 5 until
8 p.m. at the arena.
For those people who have
not purchased tickets, arena
manager Jerry Rader said
persons wanting tickets
should be there early as
there are only 100 tickets
available at the door. In
addition to the pork, one of
the food features will be
home-made pie.
-What should prove to be
the highlight of the evening
will be the softball game
between the Zurich &an
team and the CFPL Radio
Super. Stars.
Coach Jerry Rader has
been putting his charges
through a rigorous training
schedule which has included
the identification of " all
known types of beans.
Expected to take to the
field are Gerry Thiel,
Richard Schilbe, Jack Eckel,
Ken Clarke, Mike Masse,
Dave Stark, Ron Rader,
Sharon Bullock, Alma
Westlake. Kevin McKinnon,
Bob Fisher, Laura Overholt,
Doug Erb and Birdie Fink-
beiner.
Coach, of the radio squad
Barry Marles emphasized
that his team is looking
forward to their ap-
pearance in Zurich and are
quite serious about planting
the bean squad. Growling
over the phone Marles said
"We're going to give our best
shot."
Marles would not confirm
the rumour that CFPL has
signed former London TV
Cable pitching great Dick
Hames to coach their
hurlers. Half -joking Marles
told the Citizens News
"We're happyto getthe ball
over the plate five or six
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FIRST WITH LOCAL NEWS
By SHARON DIETZ
Huron County Council,
learned at their July '3
meeting there has been a
dramatic increase in the
*,..,,,,,..number of people reosiving
general welfare aleilleiltiCe
Tin June this year compared
to the number of cases in
June I9W.
According to the ad-
ministrator of the Huron
County's social services,
John McKinnon, . there is
usually a customary
decrease of the number on
welfare in the month of June
but is hasn't happened this
year. He said he believes this
reflects the general state of
the country's economy.
Last year he noted, several
people, who had been on
welfare roles for a con-
siderable length of time,
found jobs working on the
construction of highway 21
south in Goderich.. But this
year he commented there
just seems to be no work.
There were 47 employable
people on welfare rolls this
June compared to only 21
last year. The rolls are
usually.much lower in June;
t1.341 on the rolls this
June.compared to only 186 in
June, 1979.
The numbers on welfare
rolls are up across the
province this year said
McKinnon but it is the first
year Huron County has been
up. Of thecounty's total
population normally .4
Hay suggests compromise
Hay township has come up
with a compromise sugges-
tion for the cutting of grass
at . the soccer: field and ball
diamond just outside of
Zurich.
Zurich council made the
. request for the change in
grass cutting at the facility
which is owned by the Zurich
Agricultural Society.
O ' . ' •ing the request in -
GRADUATES — Pam
O'Brien, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Don O'Brien- recently
graduated from the Dental
Assistant Program at
Fanshawe College. Pam is
presently working with Dr.
Teti Clement in London.
itially was councillor Tony
Bedard who said two-thirds
of the children who use the
soccer grounds live in Zurich
and that there was no char*
for the use of the Facility.
Councillor Lionel Wilder
suggested that the grass cut-
ting duties be split 50/50.
Council expressed agree-
ment with Wilder's sugges-
tion.
Claims -totalling slightly
over $200 have been received
in recent weeks concerning
the killing of fowl and rab-
bits by dogs in the township.
Council expressed some
concern about the validity of
a few of the claims and
decided to ask stock
evaluator Herb Klopp to at-
tend the next council meeting
to explain the criteria used
in determining what is a
valid claim.
"It's a sensitive issue,"
Reeve Jack Tinney said.
In other business. council:
Instructed roads
superintendent Ross Fisher
to look into the problems of
vehicles gaining access to
the beach at Port Blake.
Requested Fisher to ob-
tain other prices on the in-
stallation of a 1.000 gallon
underground diesel fuel tank
at the township's roads
department site.
Approved drain tileage
loans for Robert Moore, Ray
Ducharme and the Pig Im-
provement Group.
Approved an Ontario
Home Renewal Program
loan for George Gossman of
Dashwood.
Approved a severance
application from Edwin
Gascho in the Shadyview
subdivision south of St.
Joseph.
Approved the attendance
of clerk -treasurer Joan
Ducharme at a municipal
finance seminar in London
the week of September 21.
Learned that a severance
application from Elmer
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Discuss plan
tomorrow
Residents of Hay township
will have the opportunity to
voice their approval or
disapproval to proposed
changes in the draft version
of the Hay township
secondary plan.
A meeting will be held
Friday, at X7:30 p.m. at the
Hay township hall to discuss
several change to the plan.
George Penfold of the
Huron County planning
department said a nrieeting
held two weeks ago dealt
with several proposed
changes to the plan south of
St. Joseph.
Penfold said these changes
along with changes in
wording to the plan will be
discussed at the July lith
meeting.
percent are receiving
welfare assistance. This rose
to .7 percent in December
1979.
Huron County's social
ae rKv efta.: committee
reeommeniin their report
to cat:tidy;'council on July 3
that they - concur with a
report prepared by the
Ontario Municipal Social
Services Association
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(OMSSA), which asks the
Ontario Ministry of =Com-
munity and Social Services,
to increase the basic needs
calculations for general
welfare assist ace.
The report also asks that
the General Welfare
Assistance Act be amended
to provide an increase in the
budgetary allowance up to
an amount which reflects
reasonable cost and which
takes in to account local
conditions.
Municipalities are
especially concerned about
the inadequacy of basic
needs allowances for people
on General Welfare
Assistance. This is par-
ticularly true with respect to
shelter allowances and
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AND AS THE SUN GOES DOWN.. - - One of the traditional sights at this time of year are
the beautiful sunsets over Lake Huron. Watching the sun Tuesday at St. Joseph were Jenny
and Steve Hayes, children of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hayes of Monroe, Michigan. Staff photo