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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1980-09-18, Page 1.t. • J • No. 38 FIRST -WITH LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 18, 19'80 FESTIVAL AIDS 'MEALS PROGRAM — The Meals on wheels program Festival. Incoming president of the festival Charlie Erb presented Steckle. The funds wilt be used for the purchase of food trays. .- Haberer, Laporte declare election intentions Pr�p�sechame i received a big boost a cheque for $500 to Monday from the Zurich Bean meats secretary -treasurer Kathy Staff photo The Zurich recreation, new format was that it parks and community centre would create a greater in- board appears to be moving terest in recreation by a towards a new format which wider cross-section of the could see input from persons community. including the residing in the surrounding townships. townships. At- their September Councillor Bob Fisher, a meeting the rec committee member of the rec com- were scheduled 'Co meet with mittee told councii•Thursday Al Sinclair of the ministry that the rec committee and culture and recreation belieyed this is the route' to to discuss the reorganization follow in light -of the expected- ••but'Sinclair failed 'to show. higher costs in running the It was suggested that arena and community -park. Sinclair and the committee The- rec committee meet at the earliest possible ,proposal calls for a • date. representative each from Clerk -treasurer Sharon the Chamber of Commerce, Baker said the village would Lions Club. minor athletic have to change the bylaw association. rec ball and rec concerning the makeup of hockey, the Bean Festival the rec committee. Committee, the- Zurich Voicing opposition to the Agricultural -Society, one proposed change was coun- member at large and two - cillor Leroy Thiel who ex - representatives from coun- pressed fear that the village ail. would lose control over its Fisher said the hope of the recreational facilities. Both Fisher and Isidore Laporte disagreed, with Fisher saying that conver- sations with two township councillors had indicated they might be. willing to in- crease the size of their grant if there was some form of in- put from township.residents. In other rec news, Fisher said the committee will re- quest that separate financial statements for the arena and community. park be issued. He said this would provide a more accurate breakdown of the actual costs of running the facilities. Baker said she believed the new park area and its pavilion and washrooms would increase the maintenance costs of the park and she questioned if arena manager Jerry Rader could handle the additional work along with his regular duties. Stanley to go to polls Steckle challenges Consitt It appears that voters in Stanley township will be go- ing to the polls on November 10. Council considered a re-, quest from the. Stanley township recreation com- Clerk-treasurer Mel Graham said Monday that deputy -reeve Paul Steckle will by vying along with in- cumbent Tom Consitt for reeve of the township. Councillors Don McGregor and Clarence Rau indicated at the last meeting of council that they will be seeking re- election while Don Brodie was undecided. In other council news Oc- tober 6 has been set as the date for the court of revision for the Troyer -Jacob drain. At a court of revision for the Vanastra drain tWo appeals from Tuckersmith township were turned down. -Council awarded •the con- tract for two miles of work on the drain to Birnanl Ex- cavating of Forest. A total of five tenders for the job were received. Tile drainage loans total- ing $42.800 were approved by council and approval was also given for the borrowing of up to $6001000 for tile drainage loan purposes. mittee to erect a plaque at -the Stanley community park, west of Varna. ay applies for funds Hay township have given their approval to the con- struction of a.covered liquid manure tank on a farm own- ed by Henry Hendriks of R.R. 3. _Zurich. .- Council gave the approval at their council meeting Monday following the recep- tion of a certificate of com- pliance from the ministry of agriculture and food. The Hay township hall will receive some new colours soon with council approving a quote of $800 from Glavin Brothers of Crediton for the painting of the township hall • roof. In other business. council: Approved tile drainage loan application from Clarence Regier. $6,000; Doug Galloway. $9,000 and Robert Hoffman. $2.500. Will apply to the ministry of housing for Ontario Home Renewal Program funds totalling $40.000 and agreed to adopt OHRP property standard guidelines. Approved an OHRP loan of $3,497. Imposed special rates un- der the shoreline protection act on properties owned by Barbara Rau. Behtz Zettel, G. Neubacher, Joanne Young and Bob Nichol. Set October 1 as the date for the court of revision for the Anderson drain exten- sion. - Approved severance applications from Gerhar- dus and Jenny --Heyink at Concession 15. Lot 8 and Isidore DucharXne at Concession Lake Road West, Lot 8. Approved a quote of $22.95 per imperial ton for the supply of asphalt to the township by Lavis Contrac- ting Limited of Clinton. Approved an , application for an alteration in school support from Leon Coolman of R.R. 1, Exeter. In some good recreation news, Fisher reported that the Fun Day held in July raised $1,400. With municipal elections two months away two members of Zurich council have declared _their inten- tions. • Reeve Fred Haberer who had announced his intentions to run for. Huron .,County. Warden indicated he would be seeking re-election. Haberer said "I'd welcome an election." ' Laporte said he in all likelihood would be seeking re-election while Jim Bedard, Thiel and Fisher ' were undecided. The election. if there is one in Zurich. will be held on November 10. In other business, council: Please turn to page 2 Price per Copy 25 Cents Two men die;n area accidents Two men met violent death in separate area accidents this week. Early Thursday morning, KennethSfnale RR 3 Zurich, died when his car slammed into a tractor trailer on High- way 83 and then a 16 -year-old Stratford area youth died Thursday evening when he was pulled into a corn picker on a farm south of Hensall. The 31 -year-old Smale, father of two, was travelling north on concession. 8-9 of Stephen around 4:00 a;m. and failed to stop at the in- tersection. His older model car went under the flatbed of the westbound truck which was driven by George Bergsma, Alliston. The car was wedged tightly under the flatbed and the truck proceeded a considerable distance before being stopped. Police said the car hit "like an explosion" aqd glass was strewn over a wide area. Smale, whose obituary notice appears elsewhere, was pronounced dead at the scene by Coronor Dr. Charles Wallace, Zurich. Exeter OPP Constable Jack Straughan investigated and set total damage at $2,000. The Smale. vehicle was totally demolished. No inquest will be held in the . death of..16-year- old Barry James Feltz, RR 5 Stratford, who was pulled into a corn harvester on. the farm of William R. Rowcliffe around 7:30 p.m., Thursday. The youth was apparently attempting to clear the machine and had failed to .turn it off. His body was dragged in and he was killed instantly. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan The Feltz. accident was discovered by two other men working in the same field, William Rowcliffe Jr. and Peter Uyl, Hensall. Members of the Exeter Area Fire Department were called to the scene to assist in removing the youth's mangled body from the machinery. _ Constable- Al Quinn in- vestigated, assisted by CO. Dave Woodward and Con- stable Straughan. Dr. Ray Flowers, RR 5 Clinton, was the coroner. The accident attracted a number of onlookers and three drivers who were passing were involved in a rear -end collision at the scene, a mile and a quarter south of Hensall on Highway 4. The vehicles involved were driven by William Rooseboom, RR 3 Zurich; Jane Rooseboom, RR 3 Zurich; and Barry Reid, Wingham. Constable Don Millson 'Please turn to page 9 Bats take over house The village of Zurich has a bat problem and it seems to be concentrated in one va- cant residence. Clerk -treasurer Sharon Baker reported that -an enip ty house in the western por- tion of the village contained several of the night -flyers with building inspector Harvey Clausius . counting 146 of the animals on a visit to the home. Council instructed Baker to send a letter to the house's owner stating that the bats must be removed under the ministry of housing's health and safety code. BERRY PICKERS +-- time residents found looking for the blue Michigan. There's very little one can do on a wet fall day but that a damp Saturday morning was ideal for some items were Barbara, Mark and Tracey Swystun and 406,4 14 four Bayfield part - blueberry picking. Shauna Rolland of Staff photo