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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1980-10-16, Page 1No. 42 / ..,; FIRST WITH LOCAL NEWS Name fire department officers T+BER 16, 1980 Residence comes back Hensall council Monday night gave approval to a request by Ira Geiger to have his property annexed into the village. Due to a change to provincial assessment in 1976, Mr. Geiger's assessment was changed from Hensall to Tuckersmith township. Mr. Geiger attending Monday's meeting said, . "I have paid taxes for 76 years to Hensall and should never -Wave been separated." In his request Mr. Geiger asked to be exempt from a sewer hookup as he has a new satisfactory septic tank system. Council in learning that there is not a sewer con- nection in front of this property agreed to the exemption. Mr. Geiger will be returned to the Hensall hydro and water systems. As a Tuckersmith resident he has been paying a double water rate. A request will be made to Tuckersmith asking for their approval of the annexation. Similarily, council gave approval in principle to Bob Cook _to enlarge a present commercial lot by an- nexation of a small parcel of land. Approval froln .the Huron planningdepartment will be necessary. Plans and specifications on the reconstruction of Oxford and Brock streets have been forwarded to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications for their approval. Council endorsed a con- cern from AMO regarding the possible discontinuance of the community services contribution program which assists Canadian municipalities with neighbourhood improvement and water and sewer projects in a 1978 com- mitment to a long-term agreement with all provinces by the Federal Government. A request from Bel -1 Telephone for municipal consent for buried cables and pedestals along Lorne Avenue was granted. Village PUC and works department to be notified 48 hours before digging starts. A resolution, was passed requiring any services going underground be installed through roadways by boring rather than digging. A bylaw was passed naming -officers for the Hensall fire department. Theya1e fire chief Gary Maxwell, deputy -chief Len Huffman, captains Jim Hyde and Bruce Moir and engineers Don Reid, Frank Varley and Peter Swaan. The Huron Board of Education has given council assurance that bus tran- sportation for pupils from proposed annexation properties along Highway 4 Please turn to page 9 Will offer first aid Residents of Zurich and area who are 'interested in upgrading their first aid skills will have the oppor- tunity to do so, starting in about a week's time. The St. Johns Ambulance Brigrade will be offering a first aid course at Zurich Public School beginning Oc- tober 22. Enrollment of the five week course is limited to 20 and more information can be obtained by phoning 2364365 or 236-4060. Price per Copy 25 Cents FINE RSH — Area fishermen are well aware that the Lake Huron salmon have begun their return to their spawning grounds. Catching a 31 pound example in Bayfield River last week was Andy Sturgeon.. Photo by Bud Sturgeon Farmers having difficulty harvesting area corn Some Huron County far- mers are having a bit of trouble in harvesting their corn according to Ag. ST. BONIFACE WINS — The senior girls team from St. Boniface school. won their division championship in Friday's Huron- . Perth Separate School -cross country meet. From the left are Carmel Mathonia, Mary Ann Hendricks, Pauline Regier, Colleen Bedard and Colleen Regier. Staff photo tar lands in river, driver okay A Dashwood man miraculously escaped death following a three vehicle collision east of Exeter Wednesday. Lloyd Mordon of RR 1, Dashwood received only minor injuries when his vehicle left Highway 83 and plunged into the Black Creek, three miles east of the town. Also involved in the ac- cident were Kathryn Gielen of RR 2,_ Crediton and Archibald Lochrie of . Lon- don. Both Gielen and Mordon were taken to South Huron Hospital by Hoffman's Ambulance, Dashwood where they were treated for minor injuries. The Mordon vehicle landed in about two and half feet of water on the north side of the first of the two bridges which cross the stream. At the time of the accident Mordon was wearing a seat belt in the General Motors product which ended up facing in the opposite direction which Mordon was travelling. Constable Jim Rogers_ of the Exeter detachment of the OPP estimated damage to the three vehicles at $3,000. A total of nine people were injured in the four accidents investigated by the Exeter OPP this week. However, all the injuries were listed as minor. Seven of those injuries were the result of a two car collision at the Kippen in- teresection on Highway 4, Sunday. Drivers involved were Marilyn WhikZley, RR 4 Elmira, and Scott Williams, Goderich. Damage was estimated at $4,000 by Constable Jim Rogers. Both drivers and five passengers in the two vehicles were hurt. Also on Sunday, a vehicle driven by Scott Sullivan, Birmingham, Michigan, rolled over onto its roof on Highway 21 north of High- way 83, but the driver escaped unhurt. Damage was set at $1,000 by Constable Frank Giffin. A single vehicle collision was also reported on Friday. James Davidson, Parkhill, lost control of his vehicle on Stephen Road 22 and went into the ditch and struck the embankment. Damage was set at =1,000 and the driver sustained minor iniuries. Representative Don Pullen. Pullen told the ZCN Thursday, "I have never seen the like of corn borer rootworm and stalk rot." He continued, "On August 1, we would have never dreamptof acomplicatedrorn harvest. There is trouble harvesting corn that is broken, below the cob, also, cobs on the ground are moulding." On the subject of white beans, Pullen said, "The quality has been excellent and processors should be tickled pink with Huron beans." The Ag. Rep. said wheat yields were good this year and hay was 'fantastic.' Pullen said he was very alarmed with the number of incidences of cars driving through corn fields causing damage. He added. "It's a stupid thing to do." Producers' Marketing Board in London said Tuesday. • With about three percent , of the harvest yet to come in, the harvest has hit an unexpected 1,350,000 bags (100 pounds each) and already 388,000 bags have been sold at $30 to ;34 each. "That's the highest price range we've ever ex- perienced at the opening of selling. Something funny's happening out there and we're not sure what it is," said Broadwell, "but we hope it keeps happening." Ontario is the world's second largest white bean producer behind Michigan, but Michigan's harvest this year is behind schedule because of rain and the quality is down because of moisture damage, he said. The Ontario board had expected a total of only 1,300,000 bushels, but renewed forecasts put it at 1,400,000 bushels or higher. Ontario's 1980 corn crop will be a record this year., but because of stalk rot brought on by wet weather the harvest won't reach the magjc 200 million bushels the industry has sought for many years, said the chairman of the Ontario Grain Corn Council, Ken Patterson. Patterson expects the 1980 harvest will be 175 to 180 million bushels, down from earlier estimates of 200 million bushels. However, that would beat last year's record of 169 bushels, and the previous record in 1977 of 152 million. Otis McGregor, manager of the Ontario Soya -Bean Grower's Marketing Board in Chatham, said the soybean harvest is behind schedule because rain has kept farmers from the fields. But with 15 percent of the harvest complete, yields are high and quality good, he said. "1 think our average yield could come out to 34 or 35 bushels an acre, down only slightly from last year's 36 bushels," he said. Ontario white bean producers have hit an unexpected bonanza, manager Charles Broadwell of the Ontario Bean Tinney says he'll retire An 18 year veteran of Hay township council has an- nounced that he will not seek reelection in the upcoming municipal elections. Reeve Jack Tinney said there was no particular reason why he divided to step down. "I've had a very successful political career and I've enjoyed my time on council," he said. Tinney has been reeve of the township for the past six years, served two years as deputy -reeve and was a member of council for a decade . One of the highlights of his career was in 1978 when he was named warden of the county Tiney said. Deputy -reeve Lloyd Mousseau announced last week that he would be running for reeve in the township.