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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1986-02-05, Page 7383 attend snowmobile poker rally By Betty McCall WALTON - The Walton Annual Snowmobile Poker Rally, sponsored by the Area Sports Club, was held on February 2 with 383 hands sold. Attendance was down from last year due to the weather of the past week and there seemed to be many other ac- tivities on that day. Cash prize winners for.best poker hands ill were Glen Van Wonderen, RR1, Varna - $150; Shirley Coleman, RR1, Seaforth - $75; John Brecker, RR4, Walton; Chris Ryan, Brussels -$25. There were many other door prizes drawn for and the lunch booth was in good demand. The Walton Area Sports Club drew the names for the monthly draw. Winners were Walton Intermediate Ball Team - $100 and $25 went to Gary Morrison. There will be a sports club meeting on February 10. Hullett Central holds Bear Day HULLETT - On January 29, the Grade 1 class at Hullett Central School held Bear Day. They made bread in the shape of bears and watched a film on real bears. Volleyball The volleyball teams are preparing for the tournament on February 15. Coaches Mr. Griffin and Mrs. Cooke have been working hard to get their players ready for the tournament. Members of the 1986 Executive of the Bluewater Shrine Club: Left to right: Noble, Jim Elliott, Kincardine; 2nd Vice -President, Rev. Charles Carpentier, Brussels; 1st Vice - President, Past Potentate, Spence Cummings, London; Noble, Bill Riehl, Clinton, 1986 President. Potentate of Mocha Temple, Raymond Watson, St. Thomas; Noble Gordon Bax- ter, Wingham; Secretary„Nppble Ted East, Blyth, Treasurer. Other members of this year's executive are: Dues Seel'-etary, Bucky Graham, Goderich; Auditor, Ken Flett, Clinton; Publicity, Howard Aitken, Goderich; Ways and Means, Bob Alexander, Goderich. Direc- tors: Bruce Stanlake, Grand Bend; Glen Chesney, Seaforth; George Bacon, Goderich; Ron Turner, Parkhill; Jim Howson, Blyth; Don Bell, Clinton; Lorne Kleinstiver, Dashwood; Earl Love, Exeter; Dave Hynes, Wingham; Fred Thuell, Brussels; Martin Andrews, Bayfield; Ron Cross, Lucknow; Len Lovell, Brucefield; Ken Hodgins, London. During the past year the Bluewater Shrine Club, through profits from their fish frys in Goderich and Holmesville and Ripley, their golf tournament .in Grand Bend, plus transfers from their funds in trust, donated $8,450.00 to the Montreal Shriners Hospital; $3,500.00 to the Erie Shriners Hospital; $1,500.00 to the Burns Institute; $1,200.00 to the Goderich and District Association for the Mentally Retarded, as well as paying for the travel expenses of area children who received treatment at these facilities. •Preparations made for music festival WALKERTON-Preparations for the Fifth Annual Midwestern Ontario Rotary Music Festival are accelerating due to the arrival of registrations for the Festival to be held daily from April 28 to May 3. Executive Secretary Ileen Kaake and Assistant Secretary Marg Kelly reported that entry forms have been arriving since Christmas,. well before the February 1 deadline. Work on the Festival begins the week after the previous Festival is held. Music for nearly 500 classes must be selected with syllabus revisions and printing to be com- pleted during the summer. Adjudicators must be hired a. year ahead, and this year excellent adjudicators have again been selected to give competitors encouragement and help as well as an evaluation of their musical skills. The Midwestern Ontario Rotary Music Festival, organized and sponsored by the Hanover -Walkerton branch of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association and the Walkerton Rotary Club, has grown each year since its inception in 1982. Last year 6,000 competitors participated in the Festival. Entrants are attracted by the wide variety of classes offered in vocal, in- strumental, keyboard, bands, dance, and choirs, and the Festival draws contestants from the communities in the counties of Per- th, Huron, Wellington, Grey, and Bruce. About 200 volunteers from the com- munities in the area assist annually in the five Festival halls during Festival week. Organizations, businesses, professionals, and individuals from the surrounding com- munities have also been . generous in previous years with scholarship and patron donations, which is essential to a Festival of this size. The 1986 executive is as follows: Founder and Charter President - Gertrude Weber; President -'Jean Allison; Vice President - Bev Hopwood; Managing Chairman - Dick Marshall; Treasurer - Bill Read; Executive Secretary - Ileen Kaake; Assistant Secretary - Marg , •Kelly; Recording Secretary - Pat O'Rourke. Chairpersons of Committees: Production - Ron Gibson; Scholarship and Patron - Gerald O'Gorman; Budget and Finance - Bill Read; Music and Syllabus - Jean Allison; Adjudicator - Penny Code; Publicity - Gertrude Weber; Festival Highlights Concert - Bev Hopwood. Featured evenings of bands, choirs, vocal, instrumental, piano and dance are again be- ing planned by the executive, culminating in the Festival Highlights Concert on May 3. Sing -song held at Knox United • from page 6 Coultes, David Beecroft; Board of Stewards, George Inglis, Roy Dawson; Trustee - Gordon McBurney, all for a three year term. UCW representative, Mrs. Donald Dow; Sunday School Superintendent, Donald Dow; Ushers and Offering Stewards, Donald McBurney, Jim McGee, Wayne Lamb, Stephen Dow, Grady Lamb, Darcy Lamb, Cathy Dow, Angela Coultes, Heather Shiell, Jason Coultes, Bradley Shiell, Joanne Olson and Maryon Dow; Music Com- mittee, Mrs. Donald Dow, Mrs. Norman Coultes, Mrs. George McGee and Mrs. Wayne Lamb; Auditors, Mrs. George McGee and Mrs. Donald Dow. Gordon McBurney stated that 39 families were receiving the United Church Observer. It was agreed to continue with the Every Family Plan. A vote of thanks was extended to Rev. and Mrs. John Roberts for their leadership dur- ing the year. Rev. Roberts closed the meeting with prayer. • Weekly Euchre Eight tables were in play at the weekly euchre which was held in the Women's In- stitute Hall on January 29. Winners were: Agnes Bieman, Mrs. Robert Grasby, Verena Bone, George Johnston, Jim Coultes and Leslie Vincent. There will be euchre 'again on February 5 at 8 p.m. People Muriel Coultes, Wilma Higgins, Mary Hunter, Barbara Anderson and Edith Vin- cent attended the Annual Meeting of the Huron -Perth Presbyterial of the United Chtirel Wdnien he jiti;,Exeter'' United Church ort January 27A-!'' ., • Muriel was presented with a UCW Life Membership Certificate and pin in ap- preciation of her leadership as president of the Huron -Perth Presbyterial for the past two years. Grace Pym, past president of the Presbyterial, made the presentation and thanked Muriel for the great ainount of time, hard work and enthusiasm she had put into the work of the United Church Women. Word was received that Mrs. Murray McDowell of Cookstown had passed away in the Barrie Hospital. Syrdpathy is extended to Murray and Heather McDowell of Cookstown and Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Walsh and other relatives of this area. Lyon family welcomes grandson • from page 6 Thank you notes were received from June Fothergill and Russell Good. An invitation was received from the Blyth Swinging Seniors for an event on March 26. The roll call was answered with 19 members present. The treasurer's report was read by Hazel Reid. Eight games of euchre were also played. The winners were: ladies' high - Margaret Taylor; lone hands - Audrey Thompson; ladies' low - Estella Adams; men's high - Addie Hunking (playing as,.a man); lone hands - Les Reid and men's low - Ted Fothergill A draw prize donated by Clare Vincent was won by Lorne Hunking. Lunch was served by Vietta Hoggart and Margaret Taylor. Happy Birthday was sung for Florence Routzon. WI Cards ROAD CLOSING Take notice that the Township of Goderlch proposes to close a section of the original road allowance In the Township of Goderich, in the County of Huron, being between lots 36 and 37 of the Maitland Concession (on the asst side) and lot 13 - Huron Rd Concession and lot 82 Maitland Concession (on the east side, and being that part of the said road nilowance Tying north of that closed by •he Township of Goderich by By.Law He. 23-19e4). Any person objecting to the said closing s to ao „„44y the Clerk of the°fownship Goder....1 on or before February 20th. 7 b. R.E. Thompson Clerk There were 11 tables of euchre in play on January 31. Winners were: ladies' high - Marion Snell; lone hands - Dora Shobbrook; ladies' low - Barbara Thom; men's high Harvey Dolmage; lone hands - Ted Fothergill; men's low - Grace Evans (playing as a man). In charge of the card party were Hazel Reid and Dora Shobbrook. The next card party will be held in two weeks on February 14. Shuffleboard There were 10 players in attendance at the shuffleboard games on January 29. The winner was Audrey Thompson. The next round of shuffleboard games will be held on February 5. United Church Greeting the congregation for the Sunday service were Rev. Snihur and Gordon Shobbrook. Stanley Airdrie, Kevin Wright and Gerbin and Dennis Wilts served as ushers. Rev. Snihur announced the youth group will meet at the school next week. On February 16, a special sing -time will be held before services from 10:50 to 11:50 a.m. Prior to the services on February 23, the new electric organ will be dedicated. On February 9, Rev. Siebrand Wilts will be leading the worship as Rev. Snihur will be preaching in his "home" church in Owen Soupd. For children's time, the youngsters listened to the story Grow With God. The junior teachers for February 2 were Tracy Salverda and Denise Hulley. The anthem anthem was sung with Lisa Duizer providing the accompaniment. Directing the choir was Marsha-Szusz. 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'er A FOR THE INFORMATION OF AND LANDLORDS Bill 77 was recently passed by the Ontario Legislature, setting a 4% rent rediew guideline for any rent increase since August 1, 1985 for private ',rental units occupied prior to January 1st, 1976. This guideline applies unless the Residential Tenancy Commission approves a higher increase. For more information about how this legislation affects you, please contact the Residential Tenancy Commission Office nearest you (as listed below), or dial "O" and ask for Zenith 9-6000 (toll-free). Residential Tenancy Barrie (705) 737-2111 Hamilton (416) 528-8701 Kingston (613) 547-2244 Kitchener (519) 579-5790 London (519) 673-1660 Mississauga (416) 270-3280 North Bay (705).476-1231 Oshawa (416) 723-8135 Ottawa (613) 230-5114 Owen Sound (519) 376-3202 Peterborough (705) 743-9511 Commission Offices St. Catharines (416) 684-6562 Sudbury (705) 675-4373 Thunder Bay (807) 475-1595 Timmins (705) 264-9555 Windsor (519) 2533532 Metro Toronto East York (416) 429-0664 Etobicoke (416) 236-2681 North York (416) 224-7643 Scarborough (416) 438-3452 Toronto (416) 964-8281 Further legislation has been introduced to reform rent review for all private rental housing, including those units occupied after January 1, 1976. This legislation is presently being considered by the Ontario Legislature. Ministry of Housing Ontario Minister, Hon. Alvin Curling Premier, Hon. David Peterson