Clinton News-Record, 1980-10-23, Page 11•
Election candidates behind Bayfield
At the ratepayers
meeting on Monday
evening in the Municipal
Building, the 30 persons
in attendance learned
that five - villager, s, are
seeking the four council
seats. Tossing their hat
into the ring were Jiih'n
Chapman,, David W.
Johnston, Gwen Pem-
berton, Barb ' 'Sturgeon
and Reg Wilson. The
Reeves chair will not be
tested at the polls and
George Fellows' • will
assume the position by
acclamation.
Retiring Reeve Frank
McFadden opened the
meeting by addressing
the crowd with a short
speech, stating. that
Bayfield had been kind to
— in. marry ways; -mad
his long tenure in the
villages political
spotlight had been both
unique and rewarding..
Mr. McFadden also
noted that during his
terms on council and as
reeve, he had seen many
important changes take
place ie; the building of
the arena,' the senior
citizens' housing project,
the village survey, the
'relief .stations' at. the,
South Shore Marina, the
garbage collection, the
'committee of ad-
justment' which is unique
to Bayfield as far as other
v1uron County towns and
Rages are concerned,
the Library (which now
has the largest cir-
culation of any village in
the County - and larger`
than some of thetowns)
and an improved, but
more expensive fire
department,,. to name • a
few.
As a closing reznark,, he
mentioned that when
Bayfield was rein-
corporated," a Stanley
Township Official had
said, '... we would not be
able to manage our own
affairs and soon would be
back under the guidance
of the township ....', but
now some 16. years later,
we seem to be doing all
right."
A short speech was
then heard from the five
prospective council
members and incoming -
Reeve.
Gwen Pemberton
stated that she had first
joined council with 'great
fear and trepidation'
out uo ets T
that some foresight
;' should be used in`regards
to avoiding future
problems in the village.
David Johnston noted
That .although, "he its just
a baby in Bayfield only
moving here five years
ago, he came 'here
because he wanted to."
Preserving the village is
a major concern and he
will work witlii the council
to preserve it in the
manner requested (by
the villagers) if elected,.
Barb -Sturgeon con-
sidered „Sturgeon
nomination
very seriously before
throwing her hat in- the
ring. She stated that
being op council would be
a great challenge and she
has a list of goalsVo ac-
complish if elec e .
"Young ideas mixed with
a balance of experience
would make . a good
council", was her closing
remark. ,
Reeve to be George
"Fellows also had his turn
on the floor and stated
that it will be a privilege
to act ..as Reeve for the
next two years. "Bayfield
is a very desirable place
comfortable with
proceedings. After her 46
years in and around
Bayfield, if she had an
.election slogan it would
be, "Keep .Rayfield
Beautiful". If elected she
will strive to maintain the
village the way itis.
Reg Wilson, who first
came to Bayfield in 1934,
and has visited or lived
here ever since, stated
that, he finds council very
interesting. He noted that
council has solved a .few
problems, there are still a
few problems and
probably 'still more to
cosine.
John Chapman wishes
to "take care of the
village's ' concerns in a
business -like manner" if
elected. He went on to say
that quantity •should not
be confused with quality
in terms of dollars, and
Lampoonery
Mud pies and how to sling them
I don't know whether Indian Summer has
passed us by this time around or if the winds of
the Equinox have descended a little early, but at
any rate the weather seems to be warping sortie
minds around the village more than usual.
One 'excavator' of the river is no sooner
stopped and another one goes right to work in a
, different location. It's getting to the point where
if you put a shovel in a man's hand, the first
place he heads to dig a hole is the Bayfield River.
I've heard they sell'mud from the bottoni of the
Missippissi, Mippissippi, well whatever it is, to
baseball teams (at $100 an ounce) to scuff up
baseballs, to make them easier to grip. It's not
quite as valuable as gold .yet but it's getting
there.
What puzzles me is the question, "What is it
that is so° valuable at:tine bottom of the Bayfield
River? Is there something on the bottom that we
should all know about?" I've heard there's
Fool's Gold' in them thar hills.
I also heard there. was some sort of a gravel
deal and a trench was supposed to be dug beside
the river. Be that as it may, where do you think
we fourld the big `scoop shovel' late last week?
You guessed it, right smack dab in the middle of
the river and working like crazy! The river
bottom was riled up and quite frankly, it was
another sorry mess.
"What's that you say ... the Town Council?
Naw, it's ludicrous to think that they would be
involved in such a thing. They set the examples
for everyone to follow."
I checked with some local ball teams, but they
denied buyingw.,'mud' . from local , sources
preferring the imported kind over the no -name
brand. I'm fairly . sure it is not a gigantic
'crayfishing' operation and taking salmon with a
backhoe is definitely taboo, so I'm still at a loss
as to why the ecology 'of the river must be
destroyed for monetary interests.
Diggers in the river, rgrasshoppers in a wheat
field, twitch grass on a lawn, the plague, stink on
... WHAT DO WE HAVE -TO DO TO SAVE THE
BAYFIELD RIVER?
Dear Lampoonery Readers;
-.r If my writing normally offends you, do not
read the next line. °
What the hell do we have to do to save the
~' Bayfield River???
•
to live in with respect to
its heritage, budget
balancing, Cold buildings
and businesses. We
should preserve the
esirabie parts- of, the
village and work together
to ensure that nothing
dramatic happens to spoil.
it. We should take a goad
look at our by-laws and
live within them.''
There was only one,
question from the floor
directed to the can-
didates. The question
asked was "for an opinion
on 'public washrooms
being built on Main
Street". It was answered
as follows:
Gwen Pemberton
stated that she has been
'consistently' for public'
was ,
Reg Wilson said yes
and no, he would like to
see there first, where
they were to be built, the
cost and 'the cost of
maintenance.
Dave Johnston stated
that he didn't make
'snap' decisions and
although not opposed he
would want a lot of
questions answered first,
IIP
John Chapman stated
.that he didn't think they
were warranted Unless
the business people pay
for the land, erect them
and maintain them at
their own expense.. He
could not see them being
beneficial to the village in
the long run.
Barb Sturgeon stated
that if there was a
..,'proven' need for public
washrooms, it would , be
possible., . but noted that
when she visits another
town's .business section
she doesn't expect there
to be found within arms
reach. A lot of questions
would have to be an-
swered first.
t.xeorge Fellows stated
1 ed pi's - Iemlaer oT—the tions' r'isEi ng Derby committee
are interested they
should `get together' and _ pose behind the prize table at Rainbow Valley
make a recommendation Camp. Left to right are Eric Earl, George Clark,
to the new council with
regards to 'where, the
numbers and policing
with respect .to van-
dalism.'
"And that's the way I
heard it from my seat in
the gallery". Bud
Sturgeon.
CLINTON' MIMS-RECORD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23,11$1 PAGl
BAYFIELD
by Helen Owen 1,
and Bud Sturgeon
OugLE
Colleen and Ron Rawson of London display all the goodies they won at the
Bayfield Lions fishing derby last weekend. The couple took home the Molson's •
trophy, the Lions Trophy and a cheque for $400. (Bud: Sturgeon photo)
i-OUtpeOpie you -know
Mr. and Mrs. Ron
Diemert and Karen, St.
Marys, spent the
weekend with his
parents; Mr. and Mrs.
Floyd Diemert and
brothers Rick and
Wayne. Mr. Norman
Diemert, Wellesley, a
brother of Floyd's, also
visited on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave
;OverboeTeresa and
Scott, Londesboro,
_visited during the
weekend with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Donald McLeod.
Bayfield Lion Ross
Merrill has asked ust't5a'
. remind all the village
'trick and treaters' of the
annual Halloween
Masquerade Party at 7
Ever. Youngs host Radars
The / Bayfield Ever
Young Club entertained
the Golden Raders from
Clintqn last Thursday
eveniing in the Town Hall.
President of the Bayfield
Club, Len Carter,
welcomed the audience
and expressed that these
type of get togethers are
good for everyone..
President Rurnlia.11 of
Clinton, thanked the
Bayfield Club for their
kind invitation and hoped
they would be able to
come back again.
Clare Merner took over
for the entertainment
portion and all began by
singing 0' Canada and
repeating the Lord's
Prayer. Nellie McRae
presided at the piano for
the sing -song that
followed.
Steve Argyle provided
several violin and guitar
numbers, accompanied
by Rose Taman on the
piano.
Grace Duggan gave
two self -composed
readings, which took the
audience back in time to
the little old parlor with
the rag carpet, the velvet
covered settee, the little
table with the family
Bible, the hanging lamp
and the organ where the
family gathered every
Sunday afternoon to sing
hymns and the old songs.
The second reading gave
good tips on the different
types of wood burned in
the old fashioned stoves
and todays modern ones.
Very well done Grace!
The Town Hall was
filled to capacity for the
'get together', with 21
tables of euchre. Winners
were as follows: ladies'
high, Viola LampMan;
ladies' low - Jean Sin-
namon; men's high,
Harold Tyndall; men's
low, Ernest Brown;
ladies' lone hands Esther
1Vfakins; men's lone
hands, Chas Wallis.
Oldest lady present was
Ellison Cox, and the lady
with the nearest birthday
was Jean Bell.
Bridge
Club results
At the October 15
session ofthe ladies'
bridge club the top scorer
was Dorothy Beattie with
6,300; second was Phyllis
Heard with 5,580 and
lowest went ` to Lilian
Higgins with 2,320.
Smile
So few movies have
happy endings now. And
considering what yo'u pay
to get in, not many have
happy beginnings either.
A
p.m., October 31, at the
Town Hall, sponsored by
the Lions Club. There are
prizes for costumes and
treats as usual, so come
on out and have a good
time.
The Bluewater Shrine
Club entertained their
wives with a party and
dance at the Paul Bunyan
Camp Pavilion last
Saturday evening.
Council mews...
• from page 10
effect would be un-
dertaken in the,, near
future.
Following the ad-
vertisements in the
Clinton News -Record
somereplies had already
been received for the
vacancies of Clerk-
Treasurer and Road
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Superintendent.
With regard to the
vacancy for a clerk -
treasurer' it was ag"reed
that the advertisement
should appear for a
second time and that the
-d-ate- fat- appli-c-attuns
should be extended•until
November 15.
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Round about
the village
On, Sunday afternoon,
October 12th, a very
enjoyable surprise party
was held at the home of
Reverend Msgr. \ W.
Bourdeau, to celebrate
his 79 birthday. Present
were the' Beechies, Joe,
his wife Mary Lou and
their child Mary Clair;
the Laudenbachs, Joe
and Marg, his wife and
the Tillmans, Bill, his
wife Anne and eight of
their children.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert H.
Windebank, London,
were visiting .at their
cottage in the village one
day last week, along with
some of their family. The
Windebank Family have
been summer residents
here for about 45 years.,
Did you know that
moles can get sick? Wee
gremlins have passed on
the news that our own,
the Bayfield Molernan, is
down and out and crabby
as heck.
Aside from the big run
Of salmon in the river,
local commercial
fishermen have also run
into a bonanza of late as
they are recording good
catches of perch.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Hannebury,'and son Dan,
St. Marys, were in the
village on the weekend,
visiting with friends and
eyeing up the fishing.
Mr. and Mrs. Matt
Smith and family,
London, inhabited their
Bayfield hideaway over
the weekend.
Mrs. Ethel Knight
returned to the village
after spending a few days
in Toronto last week.
Mr. Ronald 'Leaf'
Knight, Toronto, was the
weekend guest of his
mother, Mrs. Ethel
Knight, at her residence.
Mr. Iry Pease, London,
was at his Bayfield
residence over the
weekend:" "-"
Judge John and Mrs.
McCart, Sarnia, Mrs.
Joan Floyd, Beach of
Pines, Grand Bend were
the weekend guests of
Mr. and.Mrs. Joe Beechie
of London at their cottage
in Bayfield.
Robert Barnes bf
London was the weekend
guest of his sister
Katherine McLeod, and
brother=m-law Donald R.
McLeod.
Rob Irwin, Chris Scott
and Al Dutton, all of
London, were the
weekend guests of the
formers mother, Milvena
Erickson;. and sisters
Luanne and Lydia. They
also visited with Walter
Erickson and brother
Andrew, and, all were
entrants in the 'Trout
Derby'.
TOWNSHIP OF STANLEY
NOTICE is hereby given to tl` Municipal Electors of the
Township of Stanley that an Election will be held on
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1980
for the offices of Reeve, Deputy Reeve and Three Coun-
cillors.
Polls will be open in the following places from the
hours of 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Poll No. is Milton Schreiber, Pt. Lot 2, Plan 2, Con.1
Poll No. 2:.Everett Robinson, Lot 7, Con. 3
Poll No. 3: Township Hall, Varna,
Poll No. 4: Gladwin Westlake, Lot 12, Con. LRE
Poll No. 5: Russell Snider, 144021, 11: Con. LRE
An advance Poll will be held on MONDAY, NOVEMBER
1, 1980 from the hours of 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. POLLING
PLACE: Municipal Office, Lot 19, Con. 3, Township of
Stanley.
Last day for applying for a certificate to vote by
proxy is November 10, 1980 -at 5 p.m.
Mel Graham,
Returning Officer.
Township of Stanley.
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