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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1981-04-23, Page 1jk Anniversary souvenirs discussed Zurich's 125th Anniversary Committee discussed souvenirs at their April meeting, Thursday. Committee member Edith Hohner reported progress on a -booklet of area history to be printed and sold at the an- niversary celebration. The booklet will be about 44 pages. The committee voted torint 1,500 copies at a cost of $1989. It -was originally thought only 1,000 copies would be printed. Don O'Brien suggested the books would be in demand in the future and it should be planned to keep some in storage for later sales. Sharon Baker said about $1,200 of the costs for the printing would be recovered in advertising printed in the booklet. Only about 270 would have to be sold to break even, she said. It was also suggested the books could be sold later in the summer at the bean festival. Baker also reported for Linda Hendrick who was un- able to attend the meeting. Hendrick had been In touch with a company in Goderich which sells promotional items. It was suggested more t - shirts could be sold if the message was more general or a catchy saying for Zurich, rather than the 125th anniversary. Shirts and other promotional items could then be sold at other Zurich activities. The committee's last meeting approved purchase of 19 dozen t -shirts. The shirts will have the Zurich crest and the dates 1856-1981. The committee noted there would be a problem of staffing and organizing a method of selling anniver- sary souvenirs. It is planned to sell the shirts and booklets at events like the dance and distribute them through local stores before the celebration. O'Brien said the shirts were to be sold before the an- niversary weekend July 1 to 5, as advertising for the event. The committee has the problem he said, of sell- ing promotional items for the anniversary, or selling a souvenir for Zurich. Other promotional items suggested were beer mugs or coffee cups with a crest on them, baseball caps, linen towels, or wooden bar tokens and other novelties. The advertising - promotional sub -committee headed by Hendrick will be allowed to spend up to $5,000 on souvenirs and publicity, the committee decided. Chairman Fred Haberer reminded the committee that programs, of the celebration events, must soon be printed. Molson's Brewery has offered to print posters for. tie event as soon as they are advised of the program. Tickets for the dinner - dance held on the Saturday Please turn to page 6 FIRST WITH LOCAL NEWS APRIL 23, 1981 PIONEER DISPLAY — Raymond Scotchmere, curator of the Huron County Pioneer Museum in Goderich, works on a wom belt that powers a mechanical model showing early wood cutting techniques. The models are part of a display set Op at Zurich Public School by the museum as part of the 125th anniversary celebration. This display, and another at St. Boniface school, will be in Zurich for about four weeks. _Price Per Copy 25 Cents Hay to hire inspector, endorse Hensall project Tendering problems caus- ed a delay in the letting of a sand cushion contract at Hay Township council's April meeting. Tenders were to include a certified cheque for a 10 per- cent bond. The first tender opened had a letter from the company's bank explaining the company's solvency, but no cheque. A second also did not have a cheque. A third included a cheque with two amounts marked on it and quoted a third amount in the applica- tion. Auote� accepted at the mneeng-was later rejected because of an error. Pollard Brothers, Harrow, will provide calcium chloride for township roads in 1981. This was the only tender received for the material and was at a price of $135.85 per flake ton. Auction adds $600 to coffers An auction of a variety of treasures stored for years in the Hensall town hall added over $600 to the village coffers. Items sold included an antique organ stool, two heavy cast iron buckets believed used by prisoners in the old jail and pew type benches. At las( Monday's meeting, council approved the pur- chase of a new hot water heater for the town hall. Also council voted to continue the tree replacement program in the village, and will buy 25 trees. These will be planted inside sidewalk allowances and it will be up to homeowners to maintain the trees. Building inspector Her- man Van Wieren reported permits were issued to George Parker, Richmond Street N., for home renovations; to L.J. Hoff- man, Queen Street, for kitchen renovations and to Terry Haugh of Queen Street, for the installation of a garage door. Works superintendent Don Towton reported he graded Oxford and Brock Streets in the past month, trimmed trees around the village and repaired the drain behind Don's Food Market. He advised council some of the village streets required shouldering work. Reeve Paul Neilands, clerk Betty Oke and coun- cillor Dick Packham will attend an economic development seminar sponsored by the county Tuesday in Clinton. Paul Neilands and Cecil Pepper will represent Hensall at a seminar on the preservations of historic buildings, sponsored by the Seaforth and Goderich LACAC committees at the Van Egmond House, Egmondville, April 25. Tenders will be called on the Richmond Street South drainage project, connecting the drains to the village's major storm sewage system. B.M. Ross, project engineer, was notified by the Ministry of Transportation and Communication that subsidy monies are available to proceed with the project. Tenders are being called and will be opened at a Line-up for tickets, crowds hit Playhouse Even though opening night is still many weeks away, there were line ups at Huron Country Playhouse Monday. Season ticket holders were given first opportunity to exchange vouchers for ac- tual ticket seats. Office manager Lynn Alderdice said that at 9:00 a.m. the Playhouse yard was filled with cars. and there were line ups of people at the ticket wicket. However, the cold temperatures forced the sellers to close the wickets, and the line-ups moved indoors. Ticket handler Janice McIntosh says there was no break in the line until noon, and then business was steady all afternoon. More than 400 subscribers exchanged their vouchers for the seats of their choice, Monday. There were about 2,000 individual tickets given out. The Playhouse expects to be busy for the next two weeks supplying subscribers with tickets. There have been 1497 subscriptions sold for this season, while last year at this time there had only been about 900 sold. No individual tickets will be sold until May 16. special meeting of council on April 27 at 7:30 p.m. Resolutions from Tilbury West Township on the patriation of the Canadian constitution and from West Nissouri Township, on natural gas distribution companies expanding transmission lines to rural and small urban areas were noted and filed. Council members en- dorsed a resolution from the town of Aylmer objecting to wage settlements recently reported with respect to O.P.P. and provincial em- ployees. The resolution objected to the secret manner in which negotiations were held prior to the election and the fact. settlements were in excess of the guidelines for municipal, civic and government em- ployees. The resolution stated, "in the case of small town police forces, such action over control of all policing in Ontario, by forcing us out of business with wage set- tlements beyond our abilities." LOSE AN HOUR Area residents will lose an hour's sleep this weekend. Daylight Saving Time commences on Sunday mor- ning. The official start is 2:00 a.m. Council accepted a tender from John Finlay for enumerating Hay Township dogs. The cost will be $2.10 for every dog tag issued. Four applications for the building inspector's position were received. Council members express- ed concern at getting an in- spector located somewhere near the center of the township. This would limit inconvenience to anyone travelling to pick-up building permits, and limit the costs of mileage to the township if the inspector drops off the permits at the applicant's home. Council will interview two of the four applicants. Budgets of the Exeter and area fire board and the Zurich and area fire board were accepted. The Exeter budget was $83,3000. Hay township's share is $4,998. The Zurich budget totaled 15,345, of which Hay will pay $7,366. Councillor Tony Bedard said he thought the cost was high for the Exeter board coverage of about six per- cent of the township. He also stressed the importance of fire department personnel being well trained in first aid methods. Three a s s lications for municipal drains were accepted. Council member Gerald Shantz will represent Hay on the court of revision for the repair and improvement of the Mud Creek municipal drain in Stephen Township. The court will be held in the Stephen council chambers on May 5. Rudy Engel will be ap- pointed drainage com- missioner for 1981 in Hay Township. Clerk Joan Ducharme said additional government grants for drain repairs could be received if the township has a drainage commissioner. In other business: Grants will be given to the Zurich Agricultural Society, for $350, and St. John's Am- bulance, for $25. Council refused a request for a grant from the Zurich and District Chamber of Commerce. Hay will support one quarter of the c osts of hiring a summer student, in con- junction with Stephen, Stanley and Usborne Townships. The student will be hired to assist in studies for the preparation of a zon- ing by-law in the area. The township will send a letter to Hensall supporting Please turn to a e ANNIVERSARY DISPLAY — Raymond Scotchmere of the Huron County Pioneer Museum, Goderich, was at Zurich Public School, Tuesday, to set up an exhibit of the museum's artifacts. The display is in conjunction with the 125th anniver- sary.