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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1981-08-06, Page 1OUT -OF -THE -ORDINARY PETS — Bill Willemsen's guinea pig was third in the most un- usual class, Brenda Miller's rooster was first in costume with a medical theme, and Kim Kipfer's coon was first in most unusual and mysterious eyes classes at the Dashwood Friedsburg Days pet show. Good crowds attend `Friedsburg Days' A 17 year old resident of R$ 3, Dashwood was crown- ed queen Friday night at Friedsburg days. The judges reviewed contestants several times before selec- ting Sally Ford as Friedsburg Queen. Sally was sponsored by Julie's Family Hairstyling. First runner up was Lisa Miller, 16 of RR 3, Dashwood. Lisa represented La -V -Esta Beauty Salon. Se- cond runner up was Jane Hendrick, 16 of Exeter. Jane was sponsored by Boyles Skills and Quills. Other contestants were Alice Dietrich, 16, of RR 3, Dashwood, representing Small World Travel, Sandy Balmer, 16, of Grand Bend, sponsored by . Jim Becker Construction, Julie Miller, 16, of Zurich, representing Merners Meats, and Rosemary Gielen, 16, or RR 2, Crediton, sponsored by McCann Construction. Donna Hoffman organized the contest. Judges were Sherrie and Jim Hayter, and a former, Friedsburg Queen, Betty Guenther. Prior to the crowning of the queen, Friedsburg goers were entertained by a talent show. The best over-all prize, as top entertainers in the show went to the Bedard Family of St. Joseph. They sang, played piano, guitar and violin, as well as enter- taining with step dancing routines. Praised for their versatility were Gerard, Charlie, Mary Margaret and Elizabeth Bedard. The prize for the best duet Please turn to page 7 FIRST WITH LOCAL NEWS TOUGH TEST — Dove Robinson shows the strain that goes into arm wrestling. He made it to the final in his division at Dashwood, but lost out to Joe Ford for the title. AUGUST 6, 1981 • Hensall annex approved by OMB The Village of Hensall will almost double in size as a result of an Ontario Municipal Board decision this week approving the application to annex 201 acres from the Township of Hay. The village now consists of 212 acres and the annexation order will be effective on January 1, 1982. "The Board is satisfied that the result of the annexa- tion would be for the benefit of all concerned," com- mented Vernon Singer, Q.C., in his decision and he com- mended the council for the efforts expended to explore and satisfy the expressions of concern put forward by certain residents of the property to be annexed. "The Board has no doubt that these expressions of concern were genuine and appropriate but feels they have to a large part been answered at this hearing," he stated. While four property owners in the area to be annexed submitted written objections, only Bill Freeth and Harold Elliott gave evidence at .the hearing. Comment in the OMB report, which was received by Clerk Betty Oke on Fri- day by courier, was as follows: The Township of Hay, in which the lands proposed to be annexed are situate, con- sents to the annexation. The Village of Hensall in in the County of Huron; it is about 212 acres in area, 80 precent of which is in residential use and has a population of 962. The property proposed to be annexed is in the Township of Hay, has an area in Lot 19 of 101 acres and in Lot 22 of 100 acres. Lot 19 immediately abuts the south limit of the village, and Lot 22, the north limit. The Board is satisfied that this application implements major planning policies of - both the Official Plan for the County of Huron and the secondary plan for the Village of Hensall and that there is now hardly any developable land left in Hen- sall. It is important that more land now be added for the various reasons set out. Public meetings took place at which the proposed annexation was discussed and explained. When objec- tions were raised, substan- tial efforts were made to satisfy the concerns of the objectors. Only two objec- tors gave evidence at this hearing. Full and complete evidence has satisfied the. Board that the financial con- cerns arising from the annexation are not of great importance. The estimated changes in taxation rates which would result are, in the Board's opinion, minimal. Servicing of the lands ac- quired presents no problem to the village if future development takes place. The Board accepts the evidence of the village's con- sulting engineer in these matters. Concern was expressed by two of the owners of proper- ties at the south end of Lot 19, Concession 1, Hay Township that they might be forced to accept and pay for municipal sewer and water ' services. The Board is satisfied that there is neither any necessity at the present time for such an Please turn to page 5 Ethanol project's effects benefit Zurich farmer Though his project to produce ethanol fuel -alcohol is progressing slowly, Zurich area farmer Phil Durand is taking advantage of the project's side effects. Solar panels were installed in a building to house the alcohol plant to "save as much energy as we can," Durand said. Much of the water used in the alcohol - producing cooking process will be heated by the solar panels. One of Durand's farm operations is growing seed crops. With last years problems with sprouting wheat still in mind, Durand decided to harvest this crop early. The wheat is put in a large bin and heated air, from the section of his building with a solar panelled wall, is circulated over it. The air in this section is about 20 to 30 degrees higher than the rest of the building Durand notes. The process would have cost quite a bit more Durand said, if con- ventional energy sources were used to generate the required heat. Water preheated for the alcohol process will be brought to temperature with the help of a boiler unit. About 60 to 70 bushels of grain (corn, wheat, barley or even spoiled beans) is combined with 25 gallons of water per bushel, and cooked at 212degrees for 20 minutes, to kill microorganisms which compete with alcohol producing yeasts. "If .we can gain 100 degrees it will make a big difference in the energy needed to cook our batch," Durand says of the effect of the solar panels. The batch is thenpumped to one of four 2,000 gallon fermenting tanks . Cooling coils keep the mixture at an optimium fermenting temperature of 85 degrees for about 65 hours. If we had something to go by, it would be a lot faster," Durrand says of the project. Work is being done between other farm work says and he is still resear- ching to find out what systems have the best features. The solar panels, a tank to store heated water, a grinder for the grains to be used in the mash, the boiler unit, a cooling tank and four fermenting tanks are already installed. In place in an under ground storage tank (5,000 gal) where the fermented batch may be stored before it is cycled to stripping and reflux or purifying columns. Alcohol boils at 173 degrees Durand said, and after purification must be condensed back to a liquid form. The condensor and a tank to hold the fuel are the only major components to be installed. Durand is also awaiting pumps and control guages to finish the plumbing throughout .the system. Durand said he had received confirmation of a provincial grant to pay 40 per cent of the cost up to a maximum of $15,000, of the project. Durand earlier estimated the cost of the project at $60,000. No big problems had been encountered Durand said, noting the project was time consuming. Research and time taken to order equip- ment have slowed the project. It is possible though, he said, to have the system running within a month. talk FARM ALCOHOL PLANT -- Phil Durand, RR 2, Zurich, stands next to four 2,000 gallon fermenting tanks he hopes to use to produce ethanol fuel. Behind is a mash -cooking unit.