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Clinton News-Record, 1979-11-08, Page 7' Huron County council aPProN Pd a r,ePOrn- niendatiOn of the road cOintaittee Thursday to increase the land pur- chase price for road .widenings from $500 an acre to $2,400 an acre plus $12 a rod for' fence allowance, If •a new fence is to be constructed hy county staff,,at a price of $12 per rod, it .Will be deducted from .the land purchase price. Council members were told by county engineer. Bill Dempsey that the first metric construction project will be un- dertaken on County Road 11 in Usborne Township, next spring. Dempsey said land purchases after that time will be made on hectare rather than acre measurements, and the conversion will mean a slight increase in the value of the land. Council also approved the purchase of a diesel motor grader, complete with snow plow equip- ment, from Champion :Road Machinery Sales .1.4td. of Goderich for a tender price of $79,715. • The Huron County Library board reported that three branch supervisors over retirement age, have agreed to serve another year. They are Mrs. *Isabel Scott . in the Brucefield branch, Mrs. Letherland in Auburn and Miss Minnie McElwain in the Ford- wich library. The Wingham District Office of the Ministry of Natural Resources. ad- vised council it would agree to grant written permits to trappers on behalf of the county on any Agreement Forest. The social services committee reported to council that there are 270 county residents presently receiving welfa,re assistance from the county, an increase of 21 cases over .the same period in 1978. Council approved an amendment to the county's official plan changing the designation of the Sandpiper Inn restaurant in -Vanastra Seaforth curling. • from page 6 club has earned a good reputation for hosting successful Bonspiels and already plans are un- derway for the first one scheduled for December 12th. Dancing to music by pound Unlimited followed •the ideal and the highlight proved to be a spot dance for which a prize was donated by a small boutique in Clinton. This correspondent has • decided not to report the names of the Clinton residents winning the prize or on. the 'floor - show' which followed (to protect the guilty), so she won't suggest that a .certain hot -tub owner should sign up the un- named lady as the nucleus of his dancing - girl staff at his, yet unopened, "Plato's Paradise" Club! However, she will mention that she has it on • • good authority that said lady will be appearing in a return engagement at the New Year's Eve Dance. Those members who were too busy with their corn crop to attend the pot -luck will be able to see what they missed. Regular curling commenced last week for the ladies and Mixed teams. There are two full draws for the mixed on Thursdays and nine teams entered for Wednesday nights, Spokesman Dave Beattie, has predicted two full draws on Wednesdays after Christmas. • Com- petitive curling should be underwayshortly and it is hoped that Seaforth will be well represented once again in this area, and that last year's successful men's team can equal if not exceed their record in the British Consuls. Let's wish them luck! NOTICE TOWNSHIP OF STANLEY Second and Final payment of 1979 TAXES are due on or, before November 15,1979 " Mel Graham Clerk Treasurer 1 from serviCe-oonimPrcial to institutional:It was reported that a public. meeting called to debate the change was attended only by Jack McLaughlin„, Tucker - smith Township Township clerk and a planner from the county. The re- classification was. requested to pave the way for -resale of the restaurant. ++± A tender was acCepted. from Ross Scott Fuels, Brucefield, to supply industrial fuel oil to the Goderich courthouse for the next two years. Huron County scholarships of $150 each were awarded to John Charles Mustard of Brucefield and Linda Marie Blake of Holmesville, both students at the University of Western Ontario. The same scholarship was awarded to Joan L. Coulter. of Goderich and Ron Kaufman of R.R.2, Gorrie, both students at the University of Waterloo and .to Margaret Haak of R.R.2, Clinton, who is attending the Ridgetown College of Agricultural Technology. A whirlpool bath has been donated to Huronview, Clinton by the I.O.O.F. and Rebekah Lodges of Huron County. Mr. Wayne Lester has been appointed as the administrator of Huronview„ effective January 1, 1980. Lester, presently the assistant administrator at Huronview, • will be replacing • C. , R. Archibald, who is retiring. Applications will now be accepted for "the position of assistant administrator. Ray Scotchmer, curator of the Huron County Pioneer Museum, reported attendance at the museum was down slightly from 1978 figures. He said the museum has „reeeived donations from 65 sources in the past IT PAYS TO SHOP EXETE THIS FRIDAY IT'S OUR BIGGEST EVER MIDNIGHT MADNESS SUPER VALUES 6 P.M. - MIDNIGHT 'Reduce Rising Energy Costs by Insulating your Home or • Eliminating Air lifiltrationiq Ail. Sealing your Windows, Doors, Exterior Openings with Permanent Urethane Caulking • * Contractors Welcome * * Enquire About * Grant Certified Applicators of: * 'Sprayed Urethane * Blown Insulation * Revco Cavity Foam Ph 344-4249 OR 345-6072 • Duro Foam Insulation Chatham, pm. NIM 5J8 Free' Estinicste/tirato. Name t)ift: , Adolreise 'Mono 0 year, including .4 -40 collacttonr, 'formerly housed.in the ,,is.ertbAch Museum in e*and .D.end; oun Indian artifacts collected by William Turnbull Hay Township betwee 1909-1918 and fou L. photographs taken by R. R. Sallow, a prominent Goderich,photographer. 4. Former New York Ranger star Andy Bathgate, right, was one of the popular stars who signed autographs at the Oldtimers hockey game last Friday night in Clinton. The NHL'ers beat Clinton 7-5. (News -Record photo) The readers write... • from page 4 and a daycare facility attached, one curling rink, used as a curling rink and leased to a private club at the cost of $1 per annum, and no picnic facilities at all. It has been said that we should Let— council do their job. If the job had been done properly in the first place, there would" not be any concern* ex- pressed now. We agree that the Tuckersmith council. has been very progressive. in providing a heated indoor pool and recreation facilities (the only indoor pool in Huron Co.) If everyone in the township is so proud facilities, and the progressive thinking recreational field, let's of these Council's in the have the deficit and the debenture for the Recreation Centre., the responsibility of\ ALL Tuckersmith taxpayers, not just the taxpayers of Vanastra. Let's tear down the fence that is around Vanastra and.let us be part of Tuckersmith. All Tuckersmith Township together could easily support the recreation centre with any new additions the Council deems necessary. Ken Mcllveen, Vanastra 11 0,m+A CLINT0N 11gWS. CO,Itri! '71:10 .13,$,PAY'r NQVEMB 8,979PAGZ7 s BY ALIO qinb Construction #' Will be starting sdon on the new headqUarters of the Huron. County ...Library after countycouncil accepted tenders for 'fenovations of the former Bethel Pentecostal Church, Goderich. Council purchased the church building last spring as the future Huron County Library headquarters. A tender of $87,810 was accepted frOm Bratt Construction Co. Ltd. of Hyde Park, Ontario. The next lowest tender for the renovations was sub- mitted at a cost of $97,393 by Frank Van Busse' and Sons Ltd., R.12.3, Lucan. When the church was purchased last spring, council was told a Fire leaves people homeless LUCKNOW - An October 26 apartment fire in Lucknow sent two people to hospital and left seven people homeless. Hank den Boer was taken . to Wingham hospital, suffering from first and second degree burns to his hands, feet, arms, legs and chest. Ruby Webb, another resident in the ,main -street apartments, was taken to hospital were she was treated for second degree burns. The blaze started in the living 'room of the apartment owned by Mr. den Boer above their bake • shop, Lucknow Home Bakery, on the south side of the main street. The fire quickly spread into the hallway and to the adjoining building; ,above a variety store, east of the bakery. number of rPnOva.tions There are now would be necoOarY to branches in the Huron bring the builcling up to County Librarysystem, the rbquired standards*. ripw in its 12th year of for a public facility, operation. irculation in The building was 1978 was 367,093, well up C purchased for$70,000 and from 1977. One of the it wasimiSed that with the main ptoPlerns with the renovations, the total cost present library to the county would be' headquarters has been $100,000. That figure has, the lack of storage space now risen- to $169,000, if a for books circulating in number of items are the couiltYPystem, deleted from the renovation. ' The prite of con- structing a loader con- veyor for books will be an additional $3,500 over and above the tender price quoted for renovationS. Although the construction costs are higher than originally proposed, the architect's fee will remain the same, at $5,67m0o A. ng the items deleted were construction of an asphalt driveway, the front entry and metal soffits, eaves and downspouts. The library headquarters will remain in the present Lighthouse Street location until renovations at the former church are completed. Thepresent lease expires at the end of December 'Reeve Ervin Sillery of Tuckersmith Township, past chairman of coun- cil's property committee, told council the com- mittee pretty well had to accept the lowest tender since everything was in order. Another council member asked why no local contractors had bid on the renovation con- tract. Clerk -treasurer Bill Hanly said a bid bond was required with the con- tract; and local con- tractors indicated they had enpugh work ahead where bid bonds weren't necessary. FEDERAL BUS.INE4S PEYEI,9PI.NT BANK K.D. 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