HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1981-05-07, Page 10PAGE 10—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, MAY 7 ,1981
Bayfield Garden Club members Herb Beatty, left and
Harold Hoppermarked out a new flower bed in the
triangle at Main Street and Clan Gregor Square on
Monday. It is one of the many club projects for 1981. (Bud
Sturgeon photo)
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New ball diamond approved
BAYFIEL.D
by Bud Sturgeon and Helen Owen
The Bayfield Recreation
Committee met last Thur-
sday night at the Municipal
Building to pass the needed
approval for work to \begin
on the new ball diamond at
the extreme south end of the
Agricultural .Park. The
matter was to go before
village council on Monday
La mpoon ery
By Bud Sturgeon
. Early this week, the weather started to warm up
somewhat and it appeared that summer might just be
around the corner afterall.. The cold, weather of late
hadriaetbin;ring back to 1974 when condition were the
same and me, the Moleman and Marblehead took off to
the sunny south for a couple of weeks. No, not Point
Pelee, all the way south to Hollywood Beach, Florida.
The weather was in the 90 degree range the whole time
with only one rainy day.
'While in Florida, we took an overnight bus trip to
Disney World with a group of senior citizens and never
• took a change of clothes. We were thrown out of the
Quality Inn's dining room because we didn't . have.
its. Back in the room, the Moleman called uat room
•service and ordered fried chickens"prep y Was,
"We don't have room service here." The Mole said,
"Then you'd better get It fast!" Momentarily a porter
knocked at the door with dinner. The Moleman, being
of a more than generous nature, flipped him a nickel.
What a might. Chicken bones all over the place, mid -
nits dips in the pool and a forage to the ABC Liquor
Store for supplies. There were streakers at the Inn.
The three of us thought Disney World was a riot even
if it was dry. We got stuck on the mono -rail over the
lake during a violent thunderstorm, on the only rainy
day. From our vantage point high in the air, we could
see several tornadoes in the Sky to the north.
Back at Hollywood Beach we were catching
chameleons and a showing of the movie 'Deep Throat'
in a circus tent. The pile of empty beer cans and liquor
bottles on the floor of the condominium was growing by
leaps and bounds. What a trip.l: can remember It well.
When we returned home via Toronto we found the
weather to be still on the cool side. Someday I would do
itagain but not this year.
Getting back to May of 1 1, it was a sunny but funny
type of weekend. The Girl Guides got me out of bed on
Saturday morning and talked me into buying a box of
their cookies. There is nothing like a Girl Guide cookie
and a glass of milk on a Saturday morning.
That was just the openers. The hilarious part was
when two religious people showed up at the door. There
was a man about 50 years old and accompanying him
was a little boy.
I was tempted to invite them in for a cold beer but 1
remembered that I only had a 12 -pack of Golden on
hand.
"Do you know of the Bible? What do you think about
the Kingdom? Is it like a government? It's a shame
when we all don't have time to read the Bible all the
way through at least once a year." I couldn't believe
what I was hearing and I said to the guy, "Gawd, 1
don't know what you're talking about!"
Then came the pamphlets. The man tried to sell
them to nue at 15 cents a throw. The word 'wickedness'
headlined almost every page. With that 1 grabbed a
beer and walked out back to roto -till the garden and
they left quietly without a fuss.
But it's not to worry as the man assured me that the
world was going to end (because of man's wickedness)
by the year 2000. How can you argue with that kind of
thinking?
After a few pulls on the Golden, I lay back and
thought to myself, "I think I'll live forever."
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night for the final go ahead.
The work which was ap-
proved unanimously by the
committee included the
rolling of both diamonds and
the soccer field as soon as
possible. Topsoil was to be
stripped from the infield of
the new diamond and gravel
was to be trucked in and laid
to form the base. Stone dust
was to be acquired to top it
off. Estimates on the
backstop and _fencing were
not available but will be
ready soon.
Approval was also given
for the committee to pur-
chase soccer equipment for
the two teams from Bayfield
which are registered in the
Huron County Soccer
Association this season.
Approval was also given for
the purchase of baseball
equipment for the four
Bayfield teams which are
entered in the local slo-pitch
leagues.
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Some discussion was held
on the possibility of setting
up the shuffleboard for in-
terested seniors in the
village.
The next Recreation
Committee meeting will be
held on Thursday May 14 at
the Municipal Building.
Ona late note from the
recreation committee, it was
learned that the existing
baseball diamond has
already been rolled, cour-
tesy of Heard Censtruction.
Soccer registration went
well on the weekend and
there should be a practice
early next week.
There was little interest in
the badminton . registration
as cost seemed to be a
prohibitive factor. A new
program will be worked out
using other facilities such as
the Town Hall, in lieu of f'
Arena, thereby cutt
operating expenses con
siderably.
Garden walk set
It's May - the lovely month
of May! The Bayfield
Garden Club has arranged a
very pleasant Garden Walk
for 30th May - circle the date
now.
We have ten gardens to
visit this year - all situated in
the heart of our lovely
village, and each quite dif-
ferent in its appeal.
The normal monthly
meeting will take place in
the Municipal Building on
llth May, when the Rev.
George Younlatoff will be
the speaker. In addition a
plant auction has been ar-
ranged - now's the time to
take advantage to stock your
garden - don't miss this op-
portunity.
Bayfield Garden Club will
be planting a tree in Clan
Gregor Square at 11 a.m. on
May 9,1981.
A.B.C. Bridge
Highest score this week
went to Kelly Ball - 7750,
with Phyllis Heard second -
6100, and low, Mildred
Fellows with 2120.
Health clinic
Although the fine weather
is a temptation to be out and
about, don't forget that the
public health nurses will be
paying their next , visit to
Bayfield on Tuesday, May
llth.
Opinion
uytng a
By Bud Sturgeon
I couldn't believe what I
was reading when I opened a
letter last week from the
Bayfield Ratepayers
Association. In fact, I found
the paragraphs devoted to
the Bayfield Community
Centre and Arena very
misleading.
To refresh your memory,
here is what it said: "This
past year has seen the com-
pletion of the arena
facilities, with the addition
of a building to house the ice
machine and tractor. The
cost of all facilities and
buildings is now approx-
imately $481,313,
"A great deal of time and
effort has gone into raising
funds by certain groups and
individuals who are totally
dedicated to this project. All
ratepayers' should be ex-
tremely.-. thankful to. _ the
Lioness and Lions Clubs for
contributing over $44,000 to
the building fund, with still
more to come.
"The Village of Bayfield
has assumed a bank lean of
$74,000 which represents the
final balance to be paid. We
have an excellent communi-
ty centre, worthy of your
support."
This may be ail well and
good and I can't dispute the
facts in their well polished
and glossed over article, but
they have barely touched the
surface of the problem. I say
problem because the 'arena'
is one of, if not the major
problem facing the Bayfield
Council. It is a brewing pot of
uncontrolled • spending
among other things.
I cannot go along with the
statement, "What the people
don't know won't hurt
them." I also do not go along
with the statement, "Don't
make an issue out of it." The
people hae a right to know
what is happening to tax
money, whether it be good or
bad.
It is not easy to find the
facts and figures of spending
on the arena as some are
well hidden but after several
months of investigation, I
came up with the following
figures from the Village of
Bayfield records.
In an April 1961 report, it is
noted that the bank Joan re-
maining to beepaid on the
arena is $75,700. It also men-
tions that the bank interest
rate on this loan has been in-
creased to 181/4 per cent.
If you want to know who
contributed the most money
to the arena in 1980, a quick
examination of the records
clearly shows it was the
ratepayers of Bayfield. In
1980, the Village of Bayfield
contributed $6,918 to pay in-
terest on the loan. Although
this figure should appear in
the arena budget under
operating costs it was, in
1980, extracted from the
'general account fund' of the
village.
In 1980, the village also
paid out $15,429 in wages to
arena personnel, and that
year the village also paid out
a further $10,867 in capital
expenses for the arena. In
1980, the village also paid
$10,000 on the principal of the
loan owing on the arena.
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This totals an expenditure of
$43,204 by the village in 1
on the arena. And this is a
minimum figure as other ex-
penditures may also have
been made. Is it any wonder
that taxes took a jump last
year?
When thanks is given for
fund raisers, every taxpayer
in Bayfield has a right to
slap himself or herself on the
back.
You would think that the
new 1 :1 council would be
moving to curb this spending
spree but little or no attempt
has been made to date. By a
vote of three to one, the coun-
cil passed the following
d
ig in a poke
Operational Budget for the
Community Centre. This
budget runs in the red!
The expenses: hydro -
$6,500; oil1,600; telephone -
$300; office supplies -$200;
advertising -5200; uniforms -
$150; cleaning supplies -$900;
pop machine rental -$280;
pop for machine -$1,125;
water softener -$270; blade
sharpening -$100; gas for
tractor -$200; floor polisher -
$500; building maintenance
and repairs -$200; grass
cutting -$200; snow blowing -
$200; wages (manager) -
$16,000; wages (casual) -
$6,000; hockey tournament -
$1,400; eqt. maintenance and
Play ball time
All four Bayfield slo-pitch
teams have been on the
practice diamonds for a
week now as they prepare
for the regular season play
which be gins next week.
It was learned Monday
night that the Stanley Stars
(1979 champs and 1980
runners-up) of the Bluewater
Ladies Slo-pitch League
have been forced to suspend
operations for the 1981.
season.-They lacked a coach
and could only find ten
players. A week earlier, the
Bayfield Goodtrimes had also
opted to sit the year out due
to similar reasons.
The league is now down to
four teams and the revised
schedule is as follows:
Bluewater Ladies Slo-Pitch Schedule
Teams Home Diamond Game Time
Bayfield Babes Bayfield 7:00 p.m.
Bayfield Blue Shadows Bayfield 7:00 p.m.
Varna Agricos Varna 7:00 p.m.
Zurich Buckettes Zurich . 9:00 pan.
First Hall
Mon May 11
Wed May 13
Mon May 18
Wed May 20
Mon May 25
Tue May 26
Tue Jun 2
Tue Jun 2
Tue Jun 9
Tue Jun 9
Tue Jun 16
Wed Jun 17
Schedule
Game . Second Half
Babes at Blues Mon Jun 22
Bucks at Agricos Wed Jun 24
Bucks at Blues Mon Jun 29
Babes at Agricos Wed Jul 1
Agricos at Blues Mon Jul 6
Bucks at Babes Tue Jul?
Blues at Babes Tue Jul 14
Agricos at Bucks Tue Jul 14
Blues at Bucks Tue Jul 21
Agricos at Babes Tue Jul 21
Babes at Bucks Tue Jul 28
Blues at Agricos Wed Jul 29
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repairs -$1,000; paint for ice -
$150. These expenditures
total $34,475.
Capital (spending) Projec-
tions for 1981 are: acid
treatment -$1,000; showers in
ref. room - -$1,00.0; painting of
exterior$800; roller skates -
$2,300. These expenses total
$5,100.
The revenues ( which in-
clude a $1,000 donation ,from
Stanlyey Township) total
$35,1,00.
When the expenses are
., subtracted from the
revenues we find that the
arena will operate $2,375 in
the red. By adding the pro-
posed capital spending this
figure balloons to $7,745 in
the red. And the village
council approved this 1981
Anglicise Church
Women
Welcome back to those
ladies who have been away.
We look forward to seeing
you at the ACW meeting on
Thursday, 7th May - 2 p.m.
at the home of Rev. and Mrs.
Bennett.
budget for the arena. Who is
going to make up the $7,475
deficit? The taxpayers
again?
Let's turn to the April 1981
report on the arena. It is bad
news from the word go. Here
are the outstanding ac-
counts: Ontario Hydro -
$1,214.33; Amway (floor
wax) -$70.62; Goderich Glass
Ltd. -$331.18; telephone -
$29.80; Tuckey Beverages -
Turn topage ll•
NOTICE
The Huron County
Health Unit
invites you to attend
the Adult Health
Guidance Centre. to be
held at the
MUNICIPAL BUILDiNG
BAYF1ELo.-::
Tuesday, May 12/81
1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
for Health Surveillance:
Anaemia Screening;
Foot Core; Urine
Testing; Blood Pressure.
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