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Club bowled their first special invitation the Hudson
tournament for' 1971 and were Bay Company vessel Non -Such,
hosts to 10 teams. on a leer through the Great
• Lakes; would . not be able to
•- JUNE 10: • • • make' a stop over in Goderich
A special bike-a-thocf • event because of a tight Schedule.
was staged to helpise badly, The Goderich Tittle Theatre
needed; funds . for the Cancer ' 'Presented Plaza Suite at MacKay,
Society 'arid turned out to bo -a Hall as .their third production of
big success despite threatening the year..
clouds present throughout :the °
day. • u MAY 6: -
Rev. Ruben Brubacher St. Peter's 'Catholic Women's
commenced his ministry as' , League celebrated ., the
pastor of Calvary . Baptist anniversary of 50 years service
Church. ' • to God, parish and community.
Under the direction of Golf activity was eginning to
Lieutenant Thomas F. Fortner, speed up at the Maitland. Golf
officer commanding . the local and Country Club as the course
,1axiich of the Frontiersmen, the improved and better weather
-0.60 -viiO's given `ago .ahead 'for, was arriving,
,service at the local harbour. Shirley .Steep was on hand at
Elsa I'iaydon was named to the Board of Education meeting
ill the position oh town council ' to demonstrate the hearing test
ft by Ron Price 'and took portion of work carried out in
office as the only lady on elementary and secondary
council. ' • school health clinics. '
Enthusi astic competitors The* "Mothers M6rning Out"
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from" all grades took part in the service for women with retar
Victoria Public. School Annual pre-schoolers opened
Field Day. ' Most schools in' indications were it was enj
Goderich and • area were ' great popularity.
sponsorin field days and track
meets as w 1 as ,the school year APRIL 29:
drew to & 10 They literally gave food away an apartment building going up
Goderic rat payers got the in Goderich when farmers gave • on Britannia Road , West ° was
bad news that they would be gut milk, eggs and `turnips in a being constructed within the
paying more on their -tax' bills demonstration by farmers to law.
with education taxes up 7.77 helpcreate a better . The Young Canada
•mills, county , up 3:49, and understanding between urban . Tournament got off to an
general rate uil .94 for a total dwellers and the rural workers excellent start locally with 88
increase of 12.20 mills. by telling the consumer of . teams entered inthe . 22nd
• Goderich town council problems faced y is mers. -annual event and Goderich was
• .admitted ..,feeling. , a little.:uneas9 . A .,budget for. ' elementary -,end- —doing well, .
• about: a the. .beginning' ..= of secondary- >. schools . • under.. ,:the : dim Bird, was .gamed ,toe new
operations at the Goderich , jurisdiction of the Huron Board
harbor before the Imperial of ' Education .,.was . approved
Frontiersmen had complied with showing a decrease of 3.5% in
, regulations set .out by the town their budget.
fathers. The Goderich and District
The Maunaloa II,. owned pby Collegiate band were preparing
Upper Lakes Shipping, made her for a two day tour of, area high
last trip to Goderich as plans schools. .
were announced to ,scrap her. Larry Daer captured the
The' majority of , Huron trophy for having the high single
County Secondary School and one ..for being the most
teachers resigned from their improved player in the Youth
positions and the Huron County Bowling Council League..
Board Of Education was pink
listed by the Ontario Federation APRIL 22:
of Teachers. The Goderich •Laketown
A combined inspection of the • Band was again busy preparing
St.. John's Ambulance Corps for a series Of summer Sunday
.from • tratfordl St., : Marys, concerts at Harbour'Park.
Listowel. and Goderich was Goderich and District
witnessed by. about. 200 persons Collegiate Institute held ' its
at the Memorial Arena. annual music night at the school
featuring the „GDCI band, the
MAY 27: s, Goderich .Laketown band, and
- A-i-Iighland Concert was held Grey ^ Highlands . • Secondary
at the Goderich arena with school band from Flesherton.
dancers and -•the Bruce County' Roller skating enthusiasts
Pipe Band. were reminded that skating at
Members •of the newly the Goderich arena was open
formed Goderich Branch of the againor another season.
National Campers and Hikers Taxpayers on St. Vincent
Association enjoyed a camp out Street told town council they
at Pine Lake Camp. ' • ; wanted heavier ;';water mains
: The' annual penny sale and installed in their area since
'-tea, -sponsored by the Women's service was poor.
Hospital Auxiliary, . was held at ' The annual meeting, of the
,Knox .Presbyterian Church. , Hixron Perth TBRD Association
The old town dump site on took -place at the' Candlelight
Maitland Road was closed- for Restaurant on Bayfield Road. ,.
good on May 24. • APRIL 15: •
Herb Murphy was elected . It was learned that in all
president. of the Goderich Lions probability the Maitland Golf
Club for the: 1971-72 term of and Country Club was not for
office. ,_... , sale despite financial difficulties
and
ying
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restriction on the importation of
cheap beef • from Australia and
New Zealand diel not get the
support of . Iiuron 'County
Council. ,
The Goderich Little Theatre
opened at MacKay, Hall with a _
play entitled Spider Island., It
was G.L.T-.'s second production
of the year.
A request was heard at town
council from Fred Barker for a,
stop sign at the corner of
Stonehouse and a- Palmerston
streets.
Meters in Taxi Cabs operating
locally was the subject'of debate
at Goderich town council.
MARCH 25: '
Erosion along the lakefront
within the town of Goderich is a
,problem for the town Council
according to the Department of
Energy and Resources and
council agreed the problem had
- to be studied further.
A report' was heard at town
council outlining a number of
town streets that were to have
work done -on them• during the
summer season.
Town Solicitor Ken Hunter
", pointed out to town council that
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Public. • 'Transportation has the club found itself facing. -
been a problem for the area but The first arrival of the season,
council learned of an alternative the E. B„ Barber,- sailed into
when Doug Hunter or • Sky Goderich Harbour after ,several
Harbour rir Services asked .
council feFf help in promoting
the idea of air service between
Goderich and other Ontario
centres.
MAY, 20:
Mrs, Ruth Alton of Lucknow
was . again given permission to
teach private music lessons at
Brookside- Public School during
school hours.
Ten new teachers were
engaged by the Huronounty
Board of Education to , teach
conversational French in schools
Operated by the board.
Don Reutz was elected
president of the Goderich
Kinsmen . Club at their annual
election of officers evening.
The Ahmeek Chapter of the
Imperial Order of the Daughters
of the Empire celebrated the
70th anniversary of their
chapter. .
Goderich town council
decided to withdraw a previous
offer to purchase the Maitland
Golf and Country Club.
Local members of the
Goderich Art , Club were
encouraged by the interest
• shown in the visit of Kim
Ondaaje from London to exhibit
some of his work.
manager df the Royal ' Bank of
Canada branch at Goderich.
George Salkeld of Godcrrch,
who is a volunteer climatological
station operator in Ontario, was
chosen for special • provincial
award.
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..Rev. G. L. .Royal of Knox •
Presbyterian Church conducted
...theififty seventh annual Mariners
Service.
The Goderich, Figure Skating
Club presented Ice,Nicks 1971 ,
at the' arena to a very receptive
audience.
The deadline „-
a u tomobile hcoi
MARCH 18:
Shareholders in the Maitland ,,
Golf and Country Club were
being called 'upon to vote
whether or . not to sell the;°
installation' for $101,000. If the
move...was 'approved the town of
Goderich might well have
become the new owner. •
Although it meant an increase
of onlytwo teachers across the
, ...,
coixnty over theenext ear the
new credit system
'stem being -Planned`
for . secondary schools operated
by the Huron County Board of
Education would end up costing
.the taxpayers more money.
Business and Commerce
departments at- the
hosted • persons involved in, those
areas ' of Goderich's economic_
life to a tour of their facilities.
Members of Goderich. council
',received ,a letter thanking the
.town for i s hospitality from a
group of ichigan skiers who
were snowbound for two days
during the big storm and forced
to stay at the Goderich Arena.
'As • budget • time was
approaching indications were
that the. newJ'budget might well
force higher taxes upon the
ratepayers of Goderich.
'M'ARCH 11:
Students of • Robertson Public
School staged their ,production
of. the .operetta HMS Pinafore.
Area hydro electric power'
tries at breaking through the ice. „y authorities predicted an increase
Huron County ' Board of • in costs to. consumers.
Education 'members expressed Eleanor McMillan was the
happiness that the educational winner of the Royal Caiadian
television program for children Legion Public speaking contest
"Sesame Street" would be bace{ held its Kincardine. _ •
for another season. Iti was . announced that
Members of the Goderich representatives of the Huron
branch of the Royal Canadian Perth TB Association would' be.
Legion held services in memory represented in the USSR when
of World ' War One veterans, the international union. meets
.especiall3�._those•who died at there in the summer. ,
Vimy Ridge. w- •
The issue facing town council .t;? MARCH 4: •.
with regard to Taxi meters was.,';;' The area drama festival for
settled with a decision the '. schools was Held at the Goderich
metering program would not be Distriet Collegiate Institute-wit'h-
used. entries from all over the'. ;local
Goderich Industrial League region. '
champions for the year were the The ,owners of the Sunset
Conklin „ . Lumber Juveniles Hotel were advised by =town
capturingtheir second council that the veranda on ,the
championship in a row. - structure had collapsed and were
,. asked what the status of the
APRIL 8: 4t ' , • ' building was,.
The ice breaker Griffin was in —11-uroti radio and TV pioneer
harbour at Goderich but there "Doc" Cruickshank died and
wasn't much work for her to do was buried at Wingfiam. ',
with mild weather having done Robertson Public School
most of the ice clearing before, -staged their annual open house•
her arrival. , . and ,all parents were invited to ' Operating expenses for the atted, see he facilities, r the
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-Goderich •,Recreation axtd work and discuss the progress of
Community Centre Board their children as students.
turned out to be lower than the 'The local Red Cross group
previous year. announced that it would be
With certain provisions town .conducting .,pits annual canvass
MAY 13:
• council approved the selling of between March 15 and March
Hosts were being sought to lottery tickets in the : 20Richard Eisler of Britannia
help complete plans for a visit of municipality.
students from 'other parts of The future of a comtnunity Road was' appointed Goderich
Canada under the Young college in Huron County hung in Arthmal Control ' Officer
Voyageur Prdgram. • the balance With little interest • sltcceeding Kenneth Boyce who
Members of the Huron shown by students of Huron. , resigned the positiop.
• County, Board of Bducatio`ti -- fEBRUARV 25:
took two and one half hours ata - APRIL 1:
meeting to study the. Physical Goderich town council voted
-Education program . in their four to two in favor of creating a
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town took a slight drop over the more member of its municipal
same time last year according to council.
a report heard by town council. A resolution froib the county
Council; learned Oat despite"a, of Ferth. advocating , the
s.
• Council gave its approval for
the construction of a neW
apartment building tobe• located
alatie&fAiligfaliiiik04140mainiir
Piston Street west, of Wrellesly.
Former mayor of Goderich
Dr. Frank Mills was appointed
acting Medical Officer of Health
1971
plates
arrived.
Mrs. Morley,. Leeking of "163
Brock,.Street was crowned -queen
of " the Kimette Mardi Gras
festivities.
FEBRUARY 18:
Gandy, stripers at the
Alexandra Marine and General at the arena as. part of Goderich ' G-oderich Public Utilities
IlospitaLrecelved.thArCaps after .- Win.ter,Carnival week... _._Y_ C:o_m.niission . Gerald Whaley
having accumulated More than Due to the' heavy storm elected chairman of the PUC and
100 hours volunteer work at the council' met early, at 3:30 p.m., Bruce Ryan vice chairman.
hospital. and adjourned shortly afterward Principals in Huron .County
Five cars,. two trucks and a so `that coencillors'veld have a were told that lockers would not
school bus were involved in'•rie '`chance,to make it home. bik opened for inspection
accident near Goderich during a The Goderich Kinsmen Club without the students' approval
blinding snow storm. installed five new members to and his presence at the .,'me of
The GDCI wrestling— team their club Tom Hedefine, Glen inspection. ��
finished 'second in the Huron Machan, John Ellacott, Tom • George McCutcheon, a
Perth Conference championship Moffatt and Richard Worsen. Brussels businessman, , and a
meet held in Exeter. o former warden of Huron County
JANUARY 28: was elected chairman of the Mid
FEBRUARY 11: Representatives,of the Huron Western Regional Library
Gpderich Council . authorized County Council and the Huron . System.
an increase in the costs of the County Board of Education- met,
contract at MacKay Hall tb, with a large number of JANUARY 14:
enable all renovations to be ratepayers present, to discuss tax Provincial. Judge Glenn Hays
carried out. structure. ' conducted the official oath
Teachers were commended ,• "Bruce Heath, local director of taking ceremonies during the
for their fine work during the the Huron Perth Children's Aid inaugural meeting of Goderich
great storm that left them for up Society, gave what.was termed a Town Council swearing in Mayor'
to three days stranded in' their thoughtful and frank report to Harry Worsen..
classrowns, • .d • - -oa the._.,..."..,.rDespite-•i.strile•,,h'y.-•workers,
"Unvlck• . Cxarrie re .ort �',. on, the local .outlet of., •tlie4'A.a rl P
hire a licenced mechanic for.the
Public Works deparment and to
purchase another tractor.
Carol - Duckworth ' was
crowned School Queen when the
students at GDCI held their
annual at 'home dance. Princesses members of the group predicted
were Janice ;Palmer and Nancy
MacDonald.
The annual fun n ht " for
Goderich minor hocltey ' was
anno.urlced with the mothers _to
play the squirt all star team as
tfeature event. • ,
FEBRUARY 4: d
The great storm of 1971 hit
with alt its force tieing up
traffic, leaving motorists
stranded, children isolated in
their classrooms for up to three
days, and just generally causing
havoc as it dumped tons of snow
on most of Ontario.
The Goderich Figure Skating
Club staged its first Skate-a-thon
that —• no increase would be
forthcoming.
Hu on _ , County --'Council
ratifid' .a union contract which
covered the majority of workers
at Huronview home for the aged.
JANUARY 21
Jack• •Alekander won ' the
position of Warden of Huron
County on the second ,ballot.
Reeve Paul Carroll of , Goderich
broke a 20-20 tie in voting. •
Goderich town council agreed
to provide funds necessary to
give MacKay Hall a facelift and
to --•provide money up to $5,000
to do the job.
At a regular meeting of the
r the' Maitland Golf and Country,
Club.
JANUARY 7:
Bob Elliot was name 1 Hi.tron
Board of Education chairman at
the board's inaugural meeting.
In other business the board
agreed to investigate • the
possibility of charging' a $1.00
• fee o students using county
l rax r'(acilities and books.
The 6irst baby' of 1971 'vas
born to Mr. and Mrs. Reg Good
of 139 South Street in Goderich
at 8:15 a.m. January 1. Angela
Dawn Good weighed in at seven
. •Goderich: dm -twit. agfeedl to p n
C.A.S. organization. Food Stores announced it would,
Although Huron County be open for business as usual.
Road committee was unable to • Goderich captured the Huron
have its 1971 budget and . Perth High School basketball
program ready for the Januarytitle in games played locally.
session of County. Council,- The first draw for the Mixed
' Farm
Curling .was completed at
pounds nine and. • wine hilt
'"ounces.
New 'own Clerk •treasure,
Harold Walls arrived in town ane"",
took up"hls duties ,at town hall
on Januari4-.
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The . Goderich ' Reereatlon
Comxn ttee� and,. Arena Board'• .
announced that the` community's.
outdoor ink was ready for use.
M Final plans for -the Goderich
Winter Carnival were set, •with''
the activities to take place
January 30 and,_31.
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°West Street Goderich
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to thank you for your
loyal patrona e, znd4. xtend
best knishes, for a Happy
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with luxurious fox collars. Also twills,
worsteds, plushes arid many other fabrics.
There are styles to suit both mother and
daughter.:,Sizes from 7 to 18th `in the
group. A great collection of coats,;that
sold this season. -for 40.00 to 179.00. ..
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most of this season's lengths from
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