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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1977-02-17, Page 13• • • Khieues entertain Huronview The Kinette Club of Clinton held their monthly dinner meeting on February, 8 at the Vanastra Shillelagh. Guest speaker, Elaine Townsend gave the club an excellent address on the organization ALPHA Huron and its ob- jectives for handicapped people in this area. A candlelight initiation service was held for new members ,of the club: Marg Hoskin, Marg Makins, Ann Quinn and Mary Stauttener. During the business -meeting, the club decided to accept an invitation from the Kinette Club of Mitchell to attend their March 10th meeting. Five members volunteered to travel to Huronview on Monday. morning, February 14th to hold a Valentine Tea for the residents. Also it was reported that Valentine decorations and flower arrangements had been delivered to Huronview. Wool was distributed amongst the girls to knit squares for an afghan • to be included in the Unitarian Take Time project. This project is the National Kinette Service Project. Working in conjunction with the Unitarian Society of Canada, each club collects articles of clothing and toiletries.for all age groups to be sent to the Third World Countries. The Kinette Club also agreed. ,to help the Kinsmen Club in Clinton on April 24th when they will be holding a District 1 Canoe Race on the Maitland River. This race will be open to public ap- plicants and all proceeds will go to Cystic Fibrosis.. The next meeting will be held in the form of a mother and daughter banquet ori March 8th at tie Vanastra Shillelagh. In business at the January meeting, which' was held in the' form of a pot -luck dinner at the home of president Carol Bowker, it was decided to donate 150 to the Early Childhood Living and Learning Centre in Clinton. Also $1,000 was donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, the cheque to be presented at the Kinsmen District Con- vention in May. This is. the National Service Project of the Kinsmen Club and at each district convention in the spring, the money that has been made at the individual clubs, is collected. A committee of Bev Riley, Lorie Corrie, Barb Norman and Marie Jefferson was set up to look into avenues of dispersing some of the ser- vice money. It was decided to continue to -hold our New Year's dance next year and to book the arena and Disc Jockey right away. Girls that were able, volunteered to., drive a day patient up to the Psychiatric Unit twice a week. Barb Norman volunteered to drive the person home each everting. Thank -you notes were read from the Children's Aid Society for their $50 cheque to support their Christmas project, from the Hospital Auxiliary for a, subscription to the Chatelaine magazine for the Clinton Hospital .and from Huronview for . the club's -support in the purchase of a lift for bedridden patients. During the evening, the girls enjoyed visiting .with members from the newly formed Mitchell Kinette Club who were bringing the districts"Travelling Boot to the Clinton Kinette Club. This is a district project which encourages visits to neigh- bouring clubs during the Kinette year. The evening closed with movies shown by Graham and Carol Bowker on their recent trip to Greece. Tuckersmith taxes ,up.... (continued from page 1) Mr. Schneider, a part owner of the Huron Acoustic firm, lost his frame building in a recent fire and presently is carrying on his business in •a temporary building space with no decision as to whether he will rebuild. • Mr. Archer said five business men at Vanastra had formed the Vanastra Fire • Area committee several months ago and were hoping to get a fire department at Vanastra. "I think we have a good indication from the recent fire (at Huron Acoustic) that we need a fire truck," he said. The Fire Insurance Underwriters consider Vanastra an unprotected area because it is just over two miles from a Fire Department, Mr. Archer explained anti this results in~ bigh insurance rates. He estimated that $50,000 in insurance could be saved at Vanastra among the property owners if they had a fire department. Mr. Archer had contacted Don Owen of the Ontario Fire Marshal's Office, who had come to Vanastra to talk to -him. Mr. Archer said he was unable to meet Mr. Owen the day. he came and was surprised to learn later Mr. Owen • had decided to attend the Tuckersmith Council meeting being held that day. It was arranged at the council meeting that Mr. Owen would make a survey of the fire protection needs of the whole township, not just Vanastra. Mr. Archer wondered where this decisionMeft his committee, "where do we go from here?" ,„ Reeve Ervin Sillery said the council would await the results of Mr. Owen's survey which he thought would be • ready by May. -4Mr. Schneider objected to it being a confidential report as requested by Mr. Owen. Mr. Archer said Tucker - smith has done well by Vanastra but it has been directed to the homeowners, not the industrial area. "You are not encouraging more industry to come 'to Vanastra,'"ihe said. +111 Industry provides more • taxes than houses he ex- plained Councillor Frank Falconer suggested that even if a firetruck was stationed at Vanastra it could have been storm -stayed by drifts the night of the Huron Acoustic plant fire. Mr. Archer agreed, but said, "It's economics we're looking at." Reeve Sillery said he was not sure how Ontario Fire Marshal's owa adding a fourthffice fireould depar- lookt tment to an area where there are three fire departments now - Clinton - just over two miles from Vanastra.,. Brucefi:eld - just over three .miles and Seaforth - just over six miles. The delegation 'will follow up Mr. R�*''••• lV" up Mr: Ra.thwell a ,omgmittee estiont contact Mr. Owen reporting the Fire Insurance Under- writers assessment of Vanastra being an un- protected area. Road superintendent Allan Nicholson said Ministry of Transporation and Com- munications will grant maintenance subsidy of $67,500 on proposed. • road maintenance expenditures of $134,880 and subsidy of $65,000 on proposed road con-, struction expenditures of $106,600. Township workmen, grader operators .- were given an 8 per cent increase in wages. Mr. Nicholson said about $20,000 costs were incurred fallowing the recent snow storms by hiring local far- mers with snowblowers to assist in clearing township roads. In answer to a question from the press on total snow removal costs, Mr. Nicholson said he didn't have all the accounts in yet but estimated it would be around $130,000. Mr. Nicholson was given permission to attend the annual three-day road school at Guelph University in May. He said the course this year is based on metrics to prepare road superintendents for the change -over in all road signs across Canada to the metric system. Gravel; tenders will be advertised to bein by 2 p.m. ANNOUNCEMENT Phil Gamester is pleased to announce that has been appointed . Sales Representative for this area Need some Fresh Ideas? Contact J. Amsing for Calendars • Adv. Specialties Book Matches • Balloons Rulers. • Yardsticks 0 Ballpoint; Pens Truck Decals • Lighters Pencils • i.abels + Decals Car Rmblerris + .Ashtrays playing Cards +, "Magnetic Signs" Flags + Pennants + Safety Awards 482.9252 J. AIMING -�4 44444'•4♦AI. •♦♦4 i• •J4►41.1.44••'A414 ••4,16.4.4444•.4 • ••'1►•• .1 on March 1. Burns Ross firm of Goderich was appointed to appraise all bridges in the township as to safety stan- dards. Council took rio action until more information is received on a request from Town of . Seaforth for a grant of $1,300 for 19.77 towards the arena operating deficit. This grant of 19 percent of the deficit is based on the number of Tuckersmith residents participating in • organized sports at the arena. Council wants to know if this grant would allow Tuckersmith ratepayers to use arena without paying the surcharge of $15 charged last two years when grant not paid as requested. The meeting was adjourned at 2 a.nT. Wednesday and remainder of- business -to be carried over to March 1 meeting. Deputy reeve Robert Bell was absent from meeting as he was on a holiday to Florida., A front end loader, complete with V -plow, moves along the 1 4thconcession of Goderich Township last Wednesday, Feb. 9th in an attempt to clear one of the last stretches of township road still buried by the last snowfall almost three weeks ago. (News -Record photo) • Goderich twp.. • (continued from page 3) pleted. The other two phases are to be completed by November 29, 1980. Council passed no. motion on the subject. R.M. Elliott presented a letter of ,appreciation to council on behalf of himself and patrons of his bulk milk haulage firm. The letter praised the efforts of the township road crew during the recent storm that paralyzed the area in keeping roads clear to allow the milk truck to get to farmers to pick up milk. Council also agreed to purchase a general two-way radio system to be installed in township road equipment to • keep . them' •;'i'it cont act with road superi?nten'lent Joe .:Potter. Council approved three building permit applications, delayed one and turned down another. Kase Van -den Homeowners Contractors SAVE ENERGY Loose Blown Insulation cellulose fibre - FREE ESTIMATES Phone Scott Pearson G.ODERICH INSULATION 524-6844 (Call Collect) Heuvel got permission .to build a pig barn and Pine Lake Camp received per- mission to. build one recreation hall and add on to another. Frances Powell applied for a permit. for a permanent residence on Concession 15 but the application was filed ,pending further information. Albert Brall asked per- mission to put up a mobile home but council chose to wait and see how Mr. Brall's fish farming operation succeeded. Mr. Brall was asked to prove the viability of fish farming when he requested a land severance last year and council wants to see if his claims hold true before they permit erection of" a house. An application for a per- manent residence for Jim Durst was turned down due to. zoning restrictions. CLINTON NEW^a•RECOI#p';'�'#�f1X;'I Board decides to keep policy on kindergatten The Huron County Board of Education adopted a recommendation Monday made by director of education John Cochrane to continue its age admission policy for kindergarten classes in Huron. The board's 'current policy allows children who will reach the age of five on or before December 31 of the enrolment .year fr,o become a resident pupil in a kin- .derga'ten program. A child may be enrolled in, a junior kindergarten classat, four years of age .if there is such a program offered in the system. The admission age decision was put before the board because of three "underage" children attending kin- dergarten. classes in the county. Two of the children were admitted by special resolutions of the board on the request of medical authorities at the Robarts School; London, who felt that the therapeutic value of association in group sessions with other children would be of benefit before the children attended the Rebarts School. The third child was ad- mitted to kindergarten because he had already been enrolled in a junior kin- dergarten in another area and the enrollment was treated as a transfer from another system. In a report to the board 1 1r. Cochrane said several parents in the county had asked that the board reconsider its policy on early admission. One of the petitioners had heard of the three exceptions in the county and requested early admission for her son who was bornFebruary 1, 1972.. The request was supported by the results of a test as by ;.cotty Hamilton administered by a staff member at the Huron County Hezilth Unit and by a letter of recommendation from the supervisor of the Tucker - smith Day Care Centre in Vanastra. Another group of parents asked 'the board to reconsider its policy and Mr. Cochrane pointed out that all the requests raised questions concerning the role of the health unit in deterxniiting readiness for school and whether or not confidential health records were used, for personal use to obtain, background information on the pupils atrea,dy enrolled. ' Mr. Cochrane offered the board several alternatives to its policy. He suggested that if the present policy was changed the board could consider making the enrolment age five by the end of February next following enrollment. He also suggested eligibility for admission be determined by a testing program. The director remarked that in his opinion pressure to admit children to school at an early age should be resisted. He claimed every youngster has a right to an early childhood • free of the regimentaion of the school system pointing out that society comes.to everyone all too soon. He said the whole question of trying too soon to make adults out of youth at the other end of the spectrum had not entered into the decision at all. Smile Did you know that you can find whatever you want when you don't need it by looking where it wouldn't be if you did want it and needed it. MATERNITY WEAR • AT The Separate Shoppe MAIN CORNER, CLINTON R 482-7778 (NEXT TO CAMPBELL'S MEN'S WEAR) OPEN_ 1-6 OPEN 1-6 Mail hour=`jprob1ekhi pact" c -o this paper. ►# ,I ters will be answered prov d a stamped•addr'essed envelo is enclosed. Some of general interest will be published., Letters must be signed but we virile NOT. reveal your identity.` "These Questions and ..An- swers based on Ontario Law, are published to inform end., not to advise. No one should try to apply or interpret the law without the aid and advice of a trained expert who knows' the facts, since the facts '01 'each case .may change the application of . the law." NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE FRED J. HHDIE ' LIMITED.. li LUMBER BLDG. HOW. PAINT WALLPAPER WIEWA Y CARPETS - LIGHTING HOME & BUILDING CENTRE 482-3441 230,BAYFIELD RD. CLINTON When I returned to pick up my car at a downtown Toronto parking ,lot one of my headlights was smashed. The manager, claimed NO RE'S"PONSIBILITY and pointed to a sign which read in part, "We are not responsible for any loss or damage whatsoever, however caused." Is he right? It would appear from what you have told us, that the lot manager or owner is in the clear, because you don't have to sign anything to form a contract. If reasonable efforts have been made by the lot owner, by posting a sign or signs to inform you of the terms on which you can park your car, you are bound by the term he. posts, whether or not you read it, or sign anything. • Clinton Communit Credit Union Good Dividends Convenient office hours" Permanent Wave SPECIAL During February and March All Permanent Waves 482- 3467 • TO Ontario �s s Street My- widowed sister paid $150.00 for a German Shepherd pup from a breeding kennel. •After she had it for about ten days it became very ill and she took it to the Vet who performed an operation costing 5110.00. The kennel owner refuses to pay any part of this bill, and we'd like to know who we can report this woman to. The kennel in question is not a registered one, but a reply we received from the owner of the kennel states that, "all the pups in,,his litter were healthy when born and sold." The kennel owner also claims that when she phoned the Vet he told her that the pup suffered from a grossly distended stomach, due to overfeeding. PAINTING AIDS ROLLER KIT TA" ROLLER AND TRAY 3/4" WIDE 180 FT. ROLLS MASKING TAPE 59 EA. Ruth Ann come's here after con- siderable hairdressing experience in Kincardine, Ontario. To celebrate Ruth -Ann's joining our staff - Susan Maloney and Millie Carrol - we are pleased to money -saving perm special. We hope you'll drop in and meet Ruth -Ann, or call for an ap- pointment. We have many ways to make you look your best. • A new hair pattern • A nice new permanent • A new short haircut • Or have your hair tipped or streaked. . Senior Citizen's Special! TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY 1O% OAF YEAR ROUND 1r n n I rryae &'SoLtd.. __ District Representative 1 Don Denomme 75 HAMILTON GODERICH MONUMENTS • MARKERS LETTERING 524 2373 or 6_62 1 . -- appointments _ anytime 4111.111,1 [want to return to Ontario to live but am a bit apprehensive about old debts. How many years are they valid for? Time varies according to the Ontario Limitations Act. 'Here are some excerpts. 6 Years for any arrears of rentor •damages for arrears of rent; 20 years, action to en- force any judgment which a court has •-gr-anted against you; 20 years for a suit or a bond, or -other contract under seal; 6 years for a suit for trespass or any simple con- tract, (such as the contract for the purchase of a car;) 1 year to sue for damages or death caused by.a motor vehicle; 6 years to sue on a cheque or promissory note. Be aware however, that old debts may be revived by written acknowledgement of indebetedness. Ball & Mutch 8"x 12" PLASTIC Clinton Home HurdWae 24 ALBERT STREET 462.1023 LTD. ""'fi HOME FURNISHINGS FLOOR: COVERINGS CARPET. IHG • HOME FURNISHINGS OLIN ION 71 ALBERT ST. 482-9505