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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1982-11-03, Page 131 Sheila Fink speaks to VAI about illiteracy The October meeting of Tiger Dunlop Women's Institute was held in Colborne Township Hall on Thursday, October 28 at 1:45 p.m. Due to the absence of the President, Mrs. R. Buchanan, Mrs. G. Kaitting chaired -the ,meeting and welcomed all present. She opened the meeting with a poem, "Don't Quit" and members joined in the Opening Ode, Mary Stewart Collect and 0 Canada with Mrs. A. Stoll at the piano. The roll call, ''news item pertaining to education", was answered by 15 mem- bers after which the secretary, Mrs. Allan Stoll read the minutes of last meeting and correspondence including an invitation from Auburn Institute to attend their 60th anniversary Tuesday, November 2 with luncheon at 12�i30 and cardk. The guest speaker, Mrs. Sheila Fink, was then in- troduced by Mrs. Dorothy Feagan. Mrs. Fink spoke on, "The Burden of Illiteracy" and in a very interesting way COLBORNE COINER . I®ertr ude Kaltkig, 5iR4®litO703 told of her work in this regard and the joy and satisfaction she derives from teaching adults to read. Members were all back in school as they had a glimpse of a lesson learning "a,b,c,d". Mrs. Brock thanked the speaker and presented her with a gift. One of Mrs. Fink's helpers, Mrs. Hazel McMichael, formerly of Colborne, w s present and spoke brieflj' of how she enjoyed teaching this curriculum and the pleasure at the results. Mrs. Henry Brindley gave a splendid report of the 31st Huron County Women's Institute Fall Rally held in Grand Bend on October 4. 1 Mrs. Marguerite Horton advised that the Blyth Institute meeting that some members attended was very interesting with the topic being CSA ( Canadian Standard Association) with Don Young of Auburn as guest speaker. Information was received and read regarding the Adult Workshop "MORE CENTS THAN DOLLARS" to be held at Goderich Township Hall, Holmesville on Wendesday, December 8 or Thursday, December 9 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Christmas casseroles, using leftovers, etc. is the subject and two from an organization or group are to learn the short course and take it back to teach their group. It is hoped Linda Bisset will be one of the women to take this workshop on Wednesday, December 8 and she would appreciate hearing from anyone interested in joining her. Some of the members had donated to the Homemaker request for funds at the last meeting and members who had not given and are wishing to give to this, did so at this meeting. Mrs. R. Brock gave an interesting and appropriate motto on Thanskgiving The November meeting will be Thursday, November 25 when Mrs. Linda Bissett will be the speaker talking of 4-11 work. Donations for Family and Children's Services appeal will be brought to the November meeting. A special thank you was given to all who had assisted in the meeting and it closed with The Queen and The Grace and all enjoyed a social half hour with lunch served by Mrs. J. Horton, Attendance at Colborne Township Ratepayers' meeting is poor BY GERTRUDE KA ITTING The attendance at the Colborne Township Ratepayers' meeting in Colborne Township Hall, Carlow, Tuesday evening, October 26 was poor. About 25 to 30 men and women showed up with 15 of them giving reports. The weather was favourable but people either forgot, weren't in- terested or are quite satisfied with the way things are run by Colborne Township Council and staff and aren't really interested if the tax rate is increased or why this might have to be done. This was the bi-annual ratepayers' meeting and as those in office now are for a three year term, apparently there won't be another ratepayers \ meeting for three years. Those, present were welcomed by Mr. H. (Jud) Milburn, Clerk of the Township who then called for a motion from the house for a chairman. William Bogie nominated Doug McNeil, former Reeve and an ex - Warden of Huron County, to be chairman. Mr. McNeil consented, the meeting commenced and the various speakers were called to the platform to give their reports. Reeve .William (Bill)' Bogie gave his report stating the 1982 budget for Huron County was set at ap- proximately $12,981,000. He explained what it cost the township for the upkeep of roads and the replacement of three bridges, Hullett- McKillop Bridge, Forester's Bridge and Ball's Bridge. He said the work on the Hullett- McKillop Bridge is nearing completion. It has been suggested that Ball's Bridge be considered a Heritage Bridge as it is of wrought, iron construction. The resurfacing program is falling far behind as, due to inflation, there are not .sufficient grants from the government. In order to cut back on costs, council decided to cut back on grass cutting. They saved ap- proximately $30,000 'by not cutting the grass oftener and found it necessary to pur- chase a grass cutter for approximately $5,000. Reeve Bogie talked of the tree cutting • bylaw, new manure bylaw, waste disposal site and mentioned the controversy regarding the museum. He said there will be considerable discussion in this regard before the museum question is settled. - He mentioned that com- prehensive zoning is prac- tically in force and the councilhas had extreme pressure for urban development. 'Reeve -Bogie -hag sp14-111- years .on the township council, and while .it has taken considerable time, he ..has -.enjoyed --every minute. He served four years in -county work which.has been. interesting and a real learn- ing experience. He enjoyed working with the council and thanked the ratepayers for the privilege of serving them and now turns this over to his suc- cessor, Russel Kernighan. Deputy Reeve Russell Kerighan gave his report of the work as representative on the Maitland Valley ,' Conservation Authority and other committees in this field. This work involves flood control on the Maitland River. Flood control is the mandate from the govern- ment and apparently the government funds a large portion of this. A flood warning system is one of the special projects this year. Deputy -reeve Kernighan's .. work was also in regard to the parks committee, such as Benmiller Park which is nearly paying its way this year. He said that tile drainage is an important factor and takes time and money and also said when you demand service, it costs the ratepayers. Deputy - Reeve Kernighan stated he was looking forward to serving with the new council as he has stepped up to the position of Reeve. Mrs. Joan Van Den Broeck, representative on the Huron County Board of Education, gave her report stating the school budget is very high and it too has escalated. One gathered from her remarks that the greater part of the school budget is set by the gover- nment and that the board representatives, such as our representative, do not have a great deal of influence in changes they might wish to enforce. Mrs. Vap Den Broeck is on the Education Committee and the Staff Improvement Committee. ' Councillor Grant MacPhee gave his report on the work of the Landfill Committee and the Fire Department Committee, mentioning costs in this department will in all probability go up next year and there isn't any way services can he cut. There has been a big change in the landfill and fire costs in the last few years and he praised the work of the Goderich Fire Department, saying their response to calls has been prompt. Councillor Glen Ribey gave his report on Road Department operations, stating the budget for this work including maintenance and construction in 1981 of approximately $333,000 was spent and the council cut this down in 1982 to $298,000. The township had to purchase a new pick-up truck. Ribey, who has retired from council this year, en- joyed his four years. Councillor Bill Vanstone, who will be stepping up to deputy -reeve next term, gave his report ' on recreation. Recreation has included softball games during the summer with Bert Bean in charge; swimming classes for Colborne boys and girls in Goderich planned by Mrs. Helen (Jim) Fisher; and the euchre card parties in Colborne Town- ship Hall during the winter Months with Mr. and Mrs. Reg Riehl in charge. At Benmiller special work =has-been-done-te-the-neWtall " diamond, park and playground and. .work is underway to provide an .entr-ance.tathe small parkat the back of the Roman Catholic Cemetery. Vanstone ejso looks for- ward to serving Colborne Township to the best of his ability in the coming term. Ron Durnin, Road Superintendent, then gave his report stating the budget for the roads was $298,000 and the snow removal this past winter was a very heavy cost and seems to be that way every year. He looks forward, to serving to the best of his ability, ever keeping in mind the heavy expense and doing all possible to keep costs at a minimum. Leonard Fisher, Colborne Cemetery Manager, said this summer council planted some trees to , add to the beauty of the cemetery and this fall they have a stock pile of top soil which will certainly help in future. This year they.hired a 17 -year-old youth to help for the sununer months as • due to the abundance of rain, the grass was quite a factor to keep mowed. Leonard enjoys his work and the beauty of the cemetery is a proof of his interest and untiring efforts: Mrs. Margaret Jewell reported for the MacKay Centre for Seniors as she represents Colborne Township on the Centre's committee. She has served for two years and has en- joyed this position. Mem- bership is open to seniors 55 - years and over and at present only about 10 from Colborne are members. Margaret welcomed, any from Colborne to join, stating she was sure they would enjoy it. Murray Rourke, who lives on the boundary between Nile and Auburn, represents Colborne Township on the Alexandra Marine and General Hospital Board. and 'also enjoyed his office and work during the past 13 months on committees during the ' Intensive Care Unit project. Colborne Township gave a donation. of $6,000 to the fund for the Intensive Care Unit. Benson Straughan, treasurer, summed up his few remarks in that at times the flow of funds is very low and informed those present that next year there will be three times a year tax payments as this is necessary to meet the school taxes and other demands. During the past year payment of taxes have been slower in coming in and in some cases there a; a arrears of taxes. It is hoped that by - the end of the year all taxes will be paid up in full. H. (Jud) Milburn, Clerk of the Township, mentioned he was just about completing the end of his second year at this position. He informed all that they had issued 31 building permits for farm buildings and home im- provements but none for building houses; 276 dog tags were issued at the individual residences; and 39 local business licenses were issued,, He said it has been a busy xear but things seem to be looking fairly well and it is hoped by the end of the year the ratepayers will be able to give special attention to payment of taxes and the township will be ready to start a new term. There •were two new councillors elected for the conp�,g term, Douglas A. Stoll who lives on Huron County Road 25 west of Carlow, and Ross Pan- nabecker who also lives on Huron County Road 25, east of Carlow, having purchased Jim MacPhee's farm about seven years ago. Both men spoke briefly and said they were looking forward to a term on the council and will do their best to be of service, ever remembering to serve Colborne Township to the ,best of their ability. Chairman Doug. McNeil congratulated the speakers on their fine reports. He Said we may have to tighten our belts .con- siderably but always remember that the council as a whole is working for the good of Colborne Township no matter what committee they serve on. 539.95 SPECIAL LIVING ROOM, DINING ROOM, HALL S&L MAGIC CARPET CLEANING UPHOLSTERY SPECIALISTS 'Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed' Goderich call collect 395.5627 or 396-2254 A graduate Engineer with an interest in serving the community HELP BRING NEW LIFE, FRESH IDEAS AND A BUSINESS -LIKE APPROACH TO YOUR PUBLIC UTILITIES Mrs. Ila Bean, Mrs. ii. Brindley and Mrs. R. Brock. Social News Sincere sympathy to Mrs. Lottie Pope, who is a patient in A.M. & G. Hospital, in the loss of her daughter, Mrs. Velma Lowson of Toronto, and to Mr. R. Buchanan in the loss of his sister. Funeral services were held Saturday in Toronto. a Mrs. Cora Sherwood at- tended the Area Convention of the Women's Institute last week as a delegate from Tiger Dunlop W.I. Remember the Rotary Club of Goderich paper drive this Saturday, November 6. Have your papers in Goderich on the boulevard of a friend's home if you like, by 10 a.m. Do your best to help. November 5 will be P.A. Day, November 11 will be Remembrance Day and November 19 will be first term reports at Colborne Central School. NEWBORN NEWS COURTNEY Des and Linda are pleased to announce the arrival of a beautiful baby boy, Kevin Christopher, 8 lbs. 11314 oz., born October 24, 1982, at Alexandra Marine and General Hospital, Goderich. A brother for Sheila, Leo and Desmond. Another grandson for Mrs. Marcella Courtney, Goderich; Mr. and Mrs. John Halley, Kitchener. EVERETT Jim and Kim are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Scott James, born October 15, 1982, at Ravenswood Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. Scott weighed 7 lbs. 7 oz. Proud grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. F. Koskosky of Chicago, I11. and Mrs. Barbara M. Everett of Port Huron, Mich. , FABER Steve and Sheila are pleased to announce the arrival of their daughter, Sheri Lyn, on October 23, 1982, at Alexandra Marine and General Hospital. A new sister for Scott and Melissa. Proud grandparents are Jean Faber of Exeter and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Blain of Bothwell. GRAF-GRAF Paul and Joanne are happy to announce the arrival of Nicole's baby brothers, Jay Michael, 6 lbs. 11 oz. and Adam Paul, 5 lbs. 10 oz., born on October 25, 1982, at St. Joseph's Hospital, London. Proud grandparents are Ken and Ruth McCosh and Kay and Pete Graf, all of Goderich. SCOTT - NORTON Stephen Norton and Diana Scott are pleased to an- nounce the birth of their third child, ., Lucas Gordon Scott Norton, on Wednesday, October 27, 1982, at Goderich Alexandra Marine and General Hospital. We would like to thank Dr. Neal, the nursing staff at the hospital, and the excellent support services of Huron County Home Care and the V.O.N. who all contributed to making it possible for us to bring our baby home within 24 hours of birth and still provide first class ongoing medical and domestic support for five more days. -44x STURDY Larry and Judy Sturdy are happy to announce the birth of ,heir son, Jesse George Nixon, on October 4, 1982, at Alexandra Marine and General Hospital, He weighed 6 lbs. 7 oz. A wee brother for Travis. Gran- dparents are Mr. and Mrs. Chester Sturdy, Goderich and Mr. and Mrs. George Ives, Blyth. SWITZER Dave, Nancy, Mark and Kristie welcome with love Angela Jean, born October 26, 1982. She tipped the scales at 8 lbs. 4 oz. in Alexandra Marine and General Hospital's Nursery. Proud grandparents are Rev. and Mrs. Reuben Brubacher, Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Switzer, all of Goderich. MILLEY Shannon is thrilled to an- nounce the arrival of Shawn Peter Wallace, weighing 10 lbs., on October 29, 1982, at Alexandra ' Hospital, Goderich. Proud parents are Mike and Diana. Grand- parents are Mari and Frank Sawchuk, and. June and Wally Milley, all of Goderich. ( Hs WORTH THE DRIVE! •SU'ITS •SPORTSCOATS •BLAZERS ' SIZES 38 TO 48 • REG • TALL • SHORT ALBERT ST. CLINTON MEN'S WEAR 482-9351J The Royal Canadian L.e glon Together we remember tel HOUSE TO HOUSE POP PYCANVASS. BY MEMBERS OF LEGION BRANCH 109 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7th 1 PM -4 PM EGR N BR.A 1-09 invites you to join them for the LEGION CHURCH PARADE at STe GEORGE'S ANGLICAN CHURCH SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 7 cit 11 AM Legion Members and Auxiliary will form up at the Legion Hall at 10:30 a.m. Dress: Beret and Medals GODERICH SIGNALSTAR, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1982—PAGE 13 The Bluewater Centre's annual Christmas bazaar was held last Wednesday in the centre's auditorium and featured crafts, plants and baked goods contributed by residents, Mali and volunteers, Here, some visitors to the bazaar inspect some ceramic Christmas trees on display. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) i OU lake. CC sniCe.thing`'•• tighten youetnot,n Sunday Afternoon 7 Christmas ht" a alas letting ,°Ut 1) Uggestions Clinton e rLle lit you in all ar�.,und e Arbor Clinton • 43 Albert Street, Boarduna Ba t o Clint()q Ratienb It�1 Gl aurY, Clinton. Galbrof Albert and. Batten Corner FOR COUNCIL VOTE o Ed Ciesbrecflt 149 WIDDER ST., GODERICH Previous 5 Years Experience on Council and Planning Board FOR A RIDE TO THE POLLS CALL 4-7129 VOTE FOR A MAN WHO CARES On Monday, November 8 Vote BOB CORNISH FOR COUNCIL A Recent Recreation Board Representative And Chairman VOTE BOB CORNISH