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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1980-10-16, Page 11Bees aid, hurt Hensall driver A Hensall youth who hit a tree and sign when he was distracted by a bee, escaped a "sting" in Exeter court, Tuesday. Sam. M. Toornstra, 17, had been charged with careless driving as a result of the accident at the corner of Andrew and Hill Street in Exeter on September 16, but the charge was dismissed. In his defence, the accused said he had just come from Zurich "Buckettes" Car Wash Support Zurich's first ringette team - the "Buckettes". Sat., Oct. 18 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. THE FIRE HALL, • ZURICH Interior and Exterior Car Wash. All proceeds go directly to offsetting cost of equipment. Bayfield Lioness Club Halowe'en Dance d Sat., Oct. 25th 9 - 1 a.m. BAYFIELD COMMUNITY CENTRE Music by Special Appointment Buffet Luncheon $8.00 per couple The Huron County Board of Education Tenders Sale Of used School Buses Plainly marked sealed tenders for thepurchaseof three used school buses will be received by: Mr. W.D. Kenwell, Superintendent (Academic Services), The Huron County Board of Education, 103 Albert Street, Clinton, Ont., NOM 110 Vehicles will be sold un- certified, as is, where is, without licence plates, and may be inspected by contacting Mr. R.L. Cun- ningham, Transportation Manager at (519) 482- 3496. Tender will close 12 o'clock noon, Monday, October,27, 1980. Tender forms are available at the Board Office. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. D. McDonald Chairman D.J. Cochrane Director J the park shortly after lunch and had a pastry beside him on the seat of the car. He noticed a bee on the pastry and when he looked over a second time to see the insect, he hit a sign and then rammed into a tree a short distance away Damage to his vehicle was $1,200 and Toornstra sustained a cut lip. Exeter Constable Dan Kierstead testified there were several wasps or bees in the vicinity of the accident when he arrived to in- vestigate Zurich WI meets The Zurich Women's Institute held their regular meeting in the Hay Township Hall on Monday. Mrs. M. McKinnon, Mrs. F. Kane and Mrs. L. Regier were members of the committee in charge. Mrs. M. McKinnon acted as chairlady. The program opened with "0 Canada," followed by singing the Institute Ode, then repeating the Mary Stewart Collect. Mrs. Grace Martin was pianist. In keeping with the thanksgiving season the group sang "Now thank we all our God." The groups enjoyed Mrs. Grace Martin at the piano accompaning her son Derek on the Kazoo. The theme for October was "Citizenship and World Affairs," for which Mrs. McKinnon prepared and presented a very interesting paper, in which she stated a good example in The home has the greatest possibility of producing a better citizen, and in turn good citizenship is essential to shape the future of World Affairs. If consideration of others was more prevailent it would help to establish a better unified Canada and World. She also mentioned our Canadian freedom should be better appreciated. Mrs. H. Hohner will be a delegate to the Area Con- vention to be held in St. Marys October 27-28. Mrs. W. Neeb to be alternate. The November regular meeting will be held Wed- nesday, November 5 at 7:30 p.m. at which time a demonstration and display of Christmas articles will be presented by the manager of "Christmas Place" in Grand Bend. ' An invitation from Seaforth to attend their October meeting was ac- cepted. Mrs. W. Neeb and Mrs. V. Fisher reported on the County Rally held in Gorrie October 6. Citizens News, October 16, 1980 Page 1 1 In dismissing the charge, Justice of the Peace Douglas Wedlake said there ap- parently was . a distraction and added that the driver did not appear to bedrivingat a high rate of speed. However, he cautioned Toornstra to stop his car next time he attempts to get rid of a bee. In the only other case, Martin D. Traquair, RR 3 Exeter, was found guilty of a charge of careless driving on September 3 and was fined $128. On the date, he struck a school bus full of youngsters from Huron Park. There were no injuries and the driver of the bus had pulled onto the shoulder of the road when she realized that the vehicle driven by Traquair was about to collide. The accused had been following a pickup truck, and when the latter started to turn left, Traquair pulled to the right and lost control of Exeter court Continued from page 1 mischief charges. They had been charged with destroying three town traffic signs in Exeter on Sep- tember 21. Charged were Joseph Grenier, Seaforth; Richard Marvin Kehn, Brucefield; and Sheldon Leonard, Simcoe. They were ordered to make restitution of $30 each for the $90 worth of damage caused. his vehicle and it crossed the roadway into the side of the oncoming school bus. Total damage was set at $2,800 in the accident. Traquair said he did not see any signal lights on the pickup truck which was turning ahead of him. In December of last year and in January of this year, he received gas or cash in the amount of $59.91 from a local service station by false pretences. The court learned restitution had been made and Barrett was given six months in which- to pay the fines. He was fined $125 or 12 days on each of the four counts. LAST NIGHT WEDNESDAY, OCT. 15 WA'-' t1ERB1E GOES DISNEY PIRODIJCTOONSI BANANAS • Starts THURSDAY! OCT. 16 -OCT. 21 SHOWTIMES: FRI. - SAT. TWO SHOWS 7 & 9 P.M. SUN.-TUES. 8:00 P.M. ALL ABOARD... IF YOU DARE! TERROR TIAIN 410:4 STARTS WED., OCT. 22 EIG'ri'.-- E B AIERTA�NMEMI99g EN PeferSeN Jo o J,Ma.cbu PARK GODERICH 30 THE SQUARE PHONE 524-7811 AIR CONDITIONED Zurich bowling AUNI1ON:. Senior Mixed League S S. Doxtator 535 W L. Sureurus 587 B D. Groot 548 . R' D.Foreman 484 JS H. Hendrick 644 12 HS C. Groot 275 H. Hendrick 275 HT A. Gascho 630 HA A. Gascho 197 • Ladies Bowling League Oct. 6 19 PP T. Stark 556 16 S D. Becker 639 9 RR' J. Bedard 515 0 P Zurich Ladies Intertown Zurich at Lucan 5 points to 2 for Lucan High Triple for Zurich June Fisher 673 High Triple for Lucan Helen Hardy 674 Mens League R B. Smith 637 D K. Radar 662 B D. Debris 578 P T. Bedard 588 F A. Gascho 500 HR K. Wilfong 501 I. Bedard 501 R P. Bedard 474 R B. Hay 548 HS B. Hay 281 HT J. Dietrich 666 HA K. Radar 209 2 13 5 19 5 10 F R. Vanderhoek 416 2 7 SS D. Laporte 400 5 13 HA J. Lesperance 445 2 7 TH D. Denomme 413 FF P. Miller 4 0 4 LD D. Smith 331 7 11 HA. P. Miller 164 RD TC UD AO HG LA PH AK HS HT HA L. Reichert 593 D. Lesperance 657 H. Vanderhoek 553 L. Riddell 597 M. Laporte 571 S. Stade 555 B. Riddell 582 M. Martens 457 S. Hooernert 550 S. Dickert 277 E. Datars 658 D. Lesperance 196 7 2C 3 31 0 0 4 24 7 27 2 16 0 12 5 31 7 23 4 6 0 15 3 5 Juniors Begin The junior bowling league is now underway with an ex- ceptionally good attendance. Teenage League :.: HT P. Miller 4 HS J. Smith 209 :•: 2 5 25 52 HAVE 6ROUPS�ti WILL TRAVEL Two Family Trips To DETROIT LIONS FOOTBALL GAMES Sunday Nov. 2 San Francisco at Detroit Sunday Nov. 16 Baltimore at Detroit (includes game ticket and fare on an air conditioned coach) Departure Old Town Hall Exeter 8:30 a.m. (Limited number of seats available) Cost $28.00 SPECIAL CRUISE NIGHT PRESENTATION Wednesday, October 29 at 7 p.m. Upstairs in Old Town Hall 3 DAY SKI TRIP to Blue Mountain January 8. Call for Details RAM SUBJECT T • CHAN E WI '''• T NOT Mayors,RreChiefs, PoliceCh'iefs,Medical Officers of Health, Mtinicipal Emeiiency Planners. Register now to attend a conference entitled Emergency Preparedness for the Eighties. This important confer- ence will deal with practical issues facing all those involved in emergency planning in government and industry. Issues to be covered include the nature of emergencies and the c;:pabilities of response; the role of the local emergency planner and the responsibility of elected officials. The Mississauga train derailment will be used as an example of the sort of emergency for which you must be prepared. Emergency Preparedness for the Eighties. November 16-19,1980, at the Harbour Castle Hilton, Toronto. To register, phone (416) 961-6505. Telex 06-986766. Ask for Emergency Conference Secretariat. Address is: Emergency Conference, Conference Secretariat, 112 St. Clair Ave. West, Suite 303, Toronto, Ontario M4V 2Y3. Please note — the date for this Conference is November 16-19, 1980 at the Harbour Castle Hilton, Toronto, not October as printed in last week's advertisement. Sponsored by the Ontario Government and the Association of Municipalities of Ontario.