Zurich Citizens News, 1980-12-24, Page 3New home for family
Citizens News, December 24, 1980
Page 3
Residents come to aid of
A Varna family was left
homeless Saturday night
when a fire .'wiped out their
two-storey frame house and
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all its contents, including
Christmas gifts.
Residents are meeting this
morning to see what help
,they can offer to John and
Chris • Coultis and their two
children, aged 6 and 3.
"It's_ a complete toss,"
Brucefield Fire Chief
Stewart Broadfoot said Sun-
day. '"!'hey didn't Save a
thing."
Firefighters from
Brucefield were at the scene
for fide hours after passers-
by who spotted smoke ran to
the home of neighbors to call
Area: county reps
get appointments
Huron County Council held
its first meeting of the 1981-
82 term Wednesday and
adopted , the striking com-
mittee report organizing the
10 committees of the 31-
member council.
The • following are the
members of the 10 com-
mittees with the first person
named as chairman
Road Committee; Lloyd
Mousseau, Reeve of Hay;
R.M. Williamson, Joseph
Kerr, Harold Robinson and
William Bogie.
Huronview; D.C. Russell,
Reeve of Stephen; Murray
Dawson, B.W. McBurney
and J.C.Krauter.
Health; Paul Steckle,
Reeve of Stanley; Alvin Epp,
G.H. Stirling, T.W. Cronin,
and William Morley,.
Provincial . representative.
Library; R.M. Bell, Reeve
of Tuckersmith; Ernest
Brown J.D. Durnin, Noreen
Gnay, H. Elliott and E.
Thompson. .
Property; Bob Bell, Reeve
of Tuckersmith; Ernest
Brown, J.D. Durnin and P.H.
Neilands. •
Planning; William Elston,
Reeve of Morris; Don
MacGregor, George Fellows
and Alan Walper.
Development; Thomas
Cunningham, Reeve of
Hullett; W.J. Dale, Don
Wheeler and Lionel Wilder.
Social Services: Bob Allen.
deputy -reeve of Goderich;
Warren Zinn, Harvey Craig
and Simon Hallahan.
Executive; Fred Haberer,
Huron County Warden; Bob
Allen, R.M. Bell, Thomas
Cunningham, William
Elston; Lloyd Mousseau,
D.C. Russell and Paul
Steckle.
Land Division; Jack
McCutcheon, J. Miller, C.
Desjardine, Gerry Ginn and
Allan Campbell.
The next full meeting of
Huron County Council will be
January, 1981.
in the alarm.
John Coultis was believed
to have been Christmas
shopping at the time, while
Chane Coultis worked and the
two•children were at a baby-
sitter's home. No one was in-
jured in the blaze: The fami-
ly is believed to be stdying
with friends in the area.
s ne generosity pi me peo--
ple of Varna and surroun-
ding areas was evldettrat a
meeting held on Monday
morning in the Church base-
ment to organize help for the-
Coultis family. In an hour's'
time there were enough
appliances and furniture•
offered, to furnish a house,
and an offer of the Reid
house at the west end of the
village rent free until spring,
With one hundred gallons of
heating oil donated by Ross
Scott Fuels. Offers of im-
mediate financial 'assistance
came from organizations
and businesses in Bayfield,
Brucefield; Seaforth,
Goshen and Varna. The
Zurich Mennonite Church
brought in a comforter.
Proceeds from the Orange
Lodge's first card party on
January 9 will be donated to
the fund. A benefit dance is
being planned for early spT
ing.
A box was placed in the
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store - post office to receive
cash donations, another for
food; Linens, Christmas
gifts and clothing are being
left at the church. A co-
ordinating committee was
set up consisting of Jim and
Dianne Kirton, Dave and
Bonnie Roy (treasurers),
Bev and Shirley Hill,
Charles and 'Bernice Reid,
Bill and Mary. Chessell and
Rev. Wilena Brown.
On Wednesday evening,
the Brucefield fire depart -
fire family
ment was called to the home
of Stan and Betty Smith, the
former Flora Dowson home
when a malfunction inthe
furnace caused an explosion
and flames were coming out
the door of the fire chamber.
Stan had the presence of
mind to shutoff the value on
the oil line and it had almost
burned itself out by the lime
the firemen arrived. Stan
and Betty were pleased with
how quickly the firemen
arrived.
By Monday afternoon .a
fund for the family had
reached 11.000.
P.rsonals
Bill and Helen Taylor have
another grandson, born to
Rod and Cathy Paterson of
Clinton on Saturday. They're
calling him Danny.
The kind of success that
turns a man's head leaves
him facing in the wrong
direction.
HOUSE DESTROYED — A Varna family of four was left homeless for Tess than 72 hours
when fire destroyed their frame structure Saturday night. John and Chris Coultis and their
two children were scheduled to be in their new residence near their burned -out home Tues-
day evening. Staff photo
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1V'11ay the old fashioned delights of Christmas
make yours a wonderful holiday.
Our sincere thanks for your friendship.
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TILLING SANTA SICRITS -- Santa Claus paid a visit to the Zurich Arena Saturday
thanks to the Zurich lions'Club. Visiting with Santo was Matthewlittle of Blenheim, a great
nephew of Mr. and Mrs. Orlen Schwartzentruber of the village. Staff photo
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