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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-07-31, Page 1eathei 198 979 ,lel `Co WI LO July 22 25 15 29 13 23 24. 8 34 14 24 26 8 30.5 19. '25 27 12 25 204 26 22.5 18 22 '15 27 26 17 25' 13. 28 21 , 17.5 23 13.5 Rain 46.4 mm Rain 36 mm anastta residents want cost sharing on centre... By Wilma Oke Residents are hoping to force an Tuckersmith Township council's Ontario Municipal Board hearing on intention to correct a six-year-old by- the issue by flooding the township law is meeting opposition from office with protests against the by- residents yresidents and property owners of' law. Deadline for protests is today Vanastra. ' (Thursday). —About-55---ariast-ra-residents-tu-rnen -- - a---inot-i ieat-ion--of- Monday meeting to residents, Rev. Peter Mantel of the Vanastra Christian -Church said the new by-law is. township council's attempt "to'rtake legal that which has' been done , illegally for six years, namely . to out Monday night at a meeting in ,. Vanastra to protest the, ''unfairness and injustice" of a proposed bylaw which .would leave them responsible`, for a $130,000 debenture for the hamlet's recreation and community' centre. Replacing the roof on the swimming pool change,room became a community affair last week, as volunteers worked at stripping off the old shingles in preparation for a new roof. Here Clinton recreation committee member and town councillor Ron McKay gets help fro _.on McKay Jr. and Paul Wright. (James Fitzgerald photo l Rabies con increase but no clinics{ set By Jason Abillle Rabies, the disease which attacks. the nervous system of man and animals and causes madness and death, is on the increase in the Clinton area, says the Health of Animals Branchof the Federal department of Agriculture at Seaforth. W.J. Thompson, the District: Veterinarian for the branch, said that there have been 27 reported cases of rabies this year, up from only nine cases re• ported at this time one year ago.The predominant carrier of the virus is the fox, andthat animal is passing it off to other, domesticated animals such as dogs and cats. Thompson said that _some cattle have died from the disease and many more have been quarantined. If exposed;. nan animal:: must xbeh isolated 'for "six months during,which time it cannot be sold. "Exposure constitutes being in the vicinity of a rabid animal and having : any contact with it," he said. Even a person shooting a diseased animal then handling it could be subject to the highly contagious condition, although the virus is, usually Iran- -sported in die saliva. - The- Huron -County -Health Unit, in Goderich, said that there have been reported cases of rabid wildlife this year, but that there has been no human involvement as yet. However, precautionary injections have been administered to several people who are believed to have handled animals diagnosed as rabid. The Health Unit said that there are no pet vaccination clinics planned ---because _the outbreak is not serious enough -to warrant such action and because clinics do not, often fulfill_ -their purpose.. In light of the. fact that the outbreak has tripled in 1980, people are asked to • beware of the situation. The Health of Animals, Branch warnedthat a_fox or skunk . seen in the daylight hours is suspect and that these animals may bite whatever moves. Real estate sales equal last year Despite a record number of houses for sale in Clinton, sales of property so this year_are only slightly behind last year, says Clinton real, estate agent John Duddy. Mr. Duddy says that so far in the first six months of 1980 in Clinton, 34 properties worth $1,144,125 have, changed , hands, down only slightly from last year, when 35 properties worth $1,260,750 were sold. Unlike other years, he said, the best month for his firm this year was June, unlike other years when the best sellin g month was A -ril: P "People will be getting the wrong impression of. Clinton," Mr. Duddy said about a story in last week's News -Record about a record' number of homes for sale in Clinton. "The situation is no different in other towns or cities," he added, "there's just as many homes for sale there as well. It's a buyers market." "Dad,"'the eager five-year-old in our house asked the other day, "when does kindergarten start?" "Pretty soon," I replied ab- sentmindedly, before suddenly realizing that this weekend marks e half -way holidays, and as any older kid knows, once the calendar flips into August, it's downhill all the way until September and the first day of school. • Little Andrea is -'rearing to get into school, but I'm not so sure all the other kids are as willing, Some parents will be glad to see school start again,,especially after a wet, dreary -weekend like last weekend when rain kept the kids under mom's feet. + + + Yes, Civic holiday weekend is here again and Monday will be a holiday for most people here in Ontario. Most stores, and ,all government offices will be closed Monday, including the post office, where only the lock box lobby Will be open. As well, no banking services will be available and the community spirit stores will also be dried up: + + + With all the traffic expected on the highway this weekend, the \Main Street Wit says that people should drive as if your family were in the ether car. "It takes thousands of.nuts to put art automobile together," says the Wit, "but only one to scatter it all over the road. + + + Because this weekend also contains the first Saturday in the month, the Londesboro Lions will be out bright and early to stage their monthly newspaper' pick-up in town. Try ;and have them out to the curb before 9 am. + + + It seems the department of revenue is slighlty annoyed with a report that all of the $25 cost of point in the sumer those tickets to the -gala pool party on September are The revenue boys say only a part of the ticket can be considered a donation. Well, the committee has it,set up that if you give a $25 or more donation to the pool fund, you will get a ticket to they party, whether you come or not. The food for the. . bash is being supplied by the town's service clubs as part of their continuing pledge to help -pay for the pool, so that all the ticket money goestothe pool. + + + The pool fund also grew by $300 last week, when Joe Dunsmore, area representative for Molson's Brewery, turned over a cheque to the town. + + The Wit says that donation is very appropriate, as both Molsons and the pool are trying to keep things "wet." + + + In a story in last week's paper on the recreation and relaxation summer program. in Clinton, we should have left the impression .the hard-working Steve Campbell is the co-ordinator of the project, and the driving force behind the whole excellent scheme. Vandals were out on Clinton's Main Street on Monday night,' and broke ofa - tree In one of the planters, and scattered flowers over the sidewalk from another. Police questioned severalyouths, but no arrests were made ((James Fitzgerald photo) make the Vanastra people only pay for the original loan of $130,000 on the recreation centre, instead of spreading this debt fairly over all the people of Tuckersmith Township, as all the people in the township have the opportunity to make use and benefit from the facilities". Six years ago in April, 1974, Tuckersmith council accepted a " petition bearing 96 names, reported to be 79 per cent of the names of registered property owners at Vanastra, to set up the recreation area by buying the curling rink and one of the churches at Vanastra, which was the former Canadian Forces Base, located about two miles south of Clinton." At that time, spokesman for the group presenting the petition, Dick Lehnen, said the petitioners would support the project through taxes levied against their respective properties (12 mills for 1974) which called for the establishment of a community hall, a swimming pool, park and skating arena. —Mr .L iNWWitt life clfil "would be used as a community hall; the curling rink would be. used for minor hockey, curling,figure skating, broomball, ice rentals, a club lounge and in summer indoor tennis; -far-- mers' market, bowling, etc.; a picnic pavilion would be erected in the park and a baseball diamond and a new outdoor . swimming pool would be constructed: He - estimated total ex- penditures would amount to $163,012. At that time, council agreed to finance the project b rdebenture sales, of $130-,000 payable in 20 years with Vanastra residents assuming the debt and through grants from the ministry of. community and social services estimated to amount to $30,060: Tuckersmith submitted a by-law covering the project to the Ontario Municipal Board for approval. However, for some reason that has not been determined at this time, the by-law No, • 40 1974 authorized a debenture issue of $130,000 over 20 years at 93/ per cent for the acquisition of an auditorium, arena and swimming pool at the community known as Vanastra and with the levy of such debentures to be made on all the rateable property in the Township of Tuckersmith. In spite of the by-law spreading the cost over all the residents . of - Tuckers rnith-, council has -in _--fact charged it only against Vanastra ratepayers for the past six years. This discrepancy came to light Wet land delays grain harvest may seem like we're never satisfied," said Huron's agricultural representative Don Pullen on 'Tuesday about the state of crops in the county. Last week, he said, farmers in the central part of the county were complaining because of the dry conditions and were hoping for a few good showers, while their peers in the North and south sections of the county, particularly the Exeter area, were praying for dry weather: Now, after,a weekend of heavy rain 0-m"h-m res of rain (2 inches) dumped on all of the county, all the farmers are hoping for warm, dry weather so they can get the ' fall wheat and spring grains harvested, and the second cut hay off. Should the dry weather return this week, Mr. Pullen said a bumper crop of winter wheat and spring grains could be harvested, and the second cut hay crop is second to none, just like the first cut. Other than the concern over too much moisture. Mr. Pullen said there -1-++ You know, we here at the News - Record just love to print news, and we're busting our seams trying to contain a "biggy" .over a Bayfield. So hold on, we let you know as soon as the news breaks. Downed line puts Bayfield in black Hundreds of people on the Bayfield area were without power on Saturday night for up to 51/2 bo'hrs, after a tree fell across,a large power line. A spokesman' for the Clinton office of Ontario Hydro office said the tree took out a 27,000 volt feeder line just north of Bayfield, blacking out a large area. ,. Because the line . runs across country, the Hydro crews had to patrol it on foot until they could locate and fix the break, and electrical power was restored about 2:30 am. A spokesman for Hydra said the tree may have been laying across the line since a' wind storm several weeks ago, and Only brought the line down when the limbs became heavy in the weekend rain stores. wasn't really anything to too upset over.' "Despite a nearly disastorous start, the corn crop has caug#a.t right up and prospects now are for an average yield," Mr. Pullen said. The crop is lush and green because of good nitrogen take-up and much of it us coming into tassel "We sure couldn't have said that a few weeks ago," he said, referring to the cold June that saw four frosts, and the corn only ankle high by the first of July. "We have a lot to be thankful for here in Huron," he said, citing parts of Canada and the world that are suffering this year from adverse weather and crop failures. Mr. Pullen said the wheat • and spring grain harvest would get un- derway simultaneously later this week when fields dry out. So far, he said thdre were no signs of bean beetle or white mould in the white beans, and said if producers wished to spray a fungicide for bean mould it would be as a preventative measure. Further details on bean .. - • le n the farm at Clinton track Two speedy horses sailed their way around the Clinton Kinsmen Raceway - -on Sunday, setting new track records Beau Jim, owned by Larry W. Ainsworth of Petrolia and driven by Terry Kerr, stopped the clock in two minutes, and • one-fifth second,. eclipsing the old mark of 2:02.1 set by ' Scarlet Son on July 3,1977. Beau JirrI's feat was acomplished in the eighth race,, the first division of the Ontario Sired . Stake for three- year-old colt pacers: Then in the tenth race, the second division 'of the OSS stake, Teddy Be Ready also broke the old mark when he was timed in 2:01.4. Both horses take home about $3,850 each for their efforts. • A' crowd of 1,427 turned out to see the exciting races, and put $88,217 through the mutuel machines:: -the highest bet this year. The all-time record for the 11, years of the Clinton track was $98,000 bet in July of 1979. So far this year, crowds and mutuel fax page.' when Councillor William Brown 'of Egmondville wag combing through old township documents. The council is now trying to ,rectify the problem by passing an amending. by-law No. 11-1980. which if approved would restrict such levy to the rateable properly n� the unin- corporated hamlet of Vanastra. Ratepayers may within 21 days after , the first publication of the notice of application by Tuckersmith for the amending by-law, which was dated July 9, 1980, make a written objection to the amendment and his reasons. The deadline for protests is Thursday. Then• should.. the Ontario Municipal Board hold a public hearing, those people who have objected may attend the meeting, and have the opportunity to speak. Mr. Mant' l said the original intent ' of the people of Vanastra has not been lived up to and it should be paid by all the township ratepayers. He said he sees outside buses linedup before the recreation centre and Saturday night, cars from a wide area bring people into the dance held there. Vince Fowlie, a, -former Tucker - smith Township councillor, said, "I think the greatest misunderstanding is that the people thought they would own. the recreation facility. and . that.. the community would be responsible for its -management, but this has not come to pass." He pointed out that the township owns the recreation centre and the residents only of Vanastra are being heldresponsible for the $130,000 debenture. He said the hamlet -....of..... Vanastra had been designated a recreation area by the township when it made Vanastra responsible for the debenture debt. "The people will have to look at the removal of that designation," he said. (Mr. Fowlie was acclaimed. in.. November, 1972 election to Tucker - smith Council, but resigned in May, .1974, citing that the community of Vanastra was being ruthlessly ex- ploited by the township in an ac - Turn to page 3 Track record set ba lightly in - Clinton from last year. r• 44, A full schedule of activities is keeping the children busy this summer At the Clinton playground. Thesday was balloon day at the park and in one game, the children had to pass a water -filled balloon between their legs.