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participate
6th annual. Goderich Lions, Young
Week Pee Wee hockey tournament
off Friday March 8, with a total of 83
es being played before the tourney
.$aturday March 16.
tournament, the longest -running of
tt in Canada, has hosted as many as
utte in its peak years and this year's
VerSi la will feature 62 teams, competing in
five divisions, AA through to 1), for the
trophies and crests awarded in they various
groupings.
Play berms Friday, March 8, at 5:30
p.m., with Zurich facing off against
tupley, Ila tne.1.1 tfyi$ien, followed. by -mo
D.ppl�ay, betwee n�TTv on and Wellesley at
G:4A p,lrrl,,
....Wog Ceremonies will premed the
G 1 erich Lions Pee Wees' first game, a B
division contest against Acton„ at 7:50
p.m. on March 8.
Friday night action concludes with a 9
p.m. B division game, featuring the Byron
Minor Pee Wees and a yet -to -be -named op-
ponent.
Daily action will commence around 8
a.m. and continue until around 10:30 p.m.,
with championship and consolation mat -
the
. dies in:,%fie various c11YI11+
throng otthe week.
;in,he d lt"1, ia, whit
from Igtshener, 804
Waterloo. W bitb,', Militen aril a
St. Miichaels, the consolation' , .. a xn
will be played at 5:30 ilte
followed pb the championahi � 'c. nt�,i t
6:40 p.nt. y hr:
The A division vonsolatiop0-nes at :50
p.m. March 1, with the chpiionship
game scheduled for 9 p.m:.,The B division
titles will be contested on to tournament's
final day, March 16; with the consolation
ournarnent
round set for 1. W 0,.1x1. and tie vh plon-
SNP gargle at 3145 p;nri.
Finals in the C division are also set for
March -16, with --the consolation at 4 p.m
and gm
championship game at 5:30 p.m. In
d
for March grouping,, t 7 50 finals
mf oiltheare c consola-
tion and 9 p.m, for the final game.
There are stillome time slots to be fill-
ed on the schedule, as several teams are
awaiting league playoff outcomes, to see if
they will be eligible to compete: However.,.
Tournament Chairman Jim. Collins says
that there will be a full 62 -team slate by
tournament time.
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Winter
storm
strikes
area
Just when things were pointing toward
Spring mother nature handed us 24 hours
of snow, hail and freezing rain.
The storm mai our fifth major blast of
the winter and it closed area schools,. and
delayed the exams at GDCI until Tuesday.
Over 44 millimetres of precipitation
combined with winds gusting 6Q to 82
kilometres per hour. All of the majorroads
. in the area were closed including•21 North
and South, 4; 23, 8, and 7. The Ontario
Provincial -Police reported there were no
major ,accidents however . they had
problems getting around.
In town there were two minor accidents
and that was theextent of the traffic
problems. •
"Many people stayed off of the roads and
that made our job easier," said Chief
Patrick King.
However, it was a common sight to see
people ,trying to venture out, only to get
stuck_in_their driveways or on the road. On
Wellington Street several cars dotted the
length of the street. And, people went out
and . arrived back home to find their
driveways were full of snow and slush.
Some consolation is in store for some
people who will be heading south, for the
March break For those who will have to
weather the storm, the weather for the
next four days will be wet with warmer
temperatures, according to the London
weather office.
Maitland Manor Nursing ItJoine in
Godef'ieb; has been sold to SOleetire.nn.Owen
Sound based c pa ;
• David Bedford is the owner.of Selecare.
His company owns four other nursing Homes
in the area.
According to Gary Westgart, . Ad
ministrator at Maitland Manpr, Nierir,Good
sold the home for financial and personal
reasons.
"Mr. Good is an insurance agent as well.
as owner of the Manor and both enterprises
demanded a lot of him. Also, tough
economic times and certain financial
con-
siderations were factors," said Mr.
Westgarth.
There were plans to expand the home, but
when the property adjacent to the Manor
was rezoned and sold, these plans fell
through.
Undr the new company, there will be, no
major changes made and the level of care
provided to the 91 extended care patients
will remain the same, However, Mr.
Westgarth will be promoted to Director of
Operations for Selecare. This promotion has
already taken'effect and Mr. Westgarthhandle both positions until late spring when
a new administrator -is hired:
Last year, both Maitland Manor and the
Alexandra Marine and General hospital.
were given two year accreditation
renewals. That means that both Goderich
facilities meet federal standards.
Two arrested
after fight
Two men were arrested and three charges
were laid a a result of.a brawl which broke
out at a hotel on the square and moved inter
the street on Saturday, Feb. 27. -
Charges were laid for causing a distur-
bance and for damage done in the police
car.
A thief or thieves broke into Deerborne
Steel late Mar. 3, or early Mar. 4. An un-
disclosed amount of cash was taken.
There were also a number of minor thefts
in the area including the theft of .'two
bicycles which were found and returned to
their owners.
Chief Patrick King warns both parents
and children about the dangers of riding
their bikes during the spring-like conditions.
"If they (children) have to ride their
bikes, they have to realize that they' can lose
control quickly. I recommend that parents
with younger children keep the bikes away
until the thaw is over," said Chief King.
He also urges parents to talk to their
children about the dangers of climbing on
snow .banks. Children could slip off
snowbanks into the path of an.oncoming car
and be seriously injured.
March storm
causes problems
INSIDE THE.
SIGNAL -STAR
Driving caused problems for the
public and even emergency vehicles
Monday during the worst storm of
the year. Many area roads were
closed because of poor visibility and
drifting. (Photos by Todd Mowatt)
Town expenditures to exceed $5 .million
Goderich town council gave preliminary
approval to expenditures in excess of $5
million far 1985 whe it met in a special
budget session Mond;
Original budget estimates from all town
committees, departments and board put
expenditures over the $5.3 million mark
but council shaved $263,865 from the
budget estimates.
Before council took its knife to the
budget, administrator Larry McCabe
f. 1 G . 1
I raised through taxation. Last year
$1,594,281 was raised through taxation.
By deleting _over $260,000 from the
budget, McCabe said it wouldhave 5 Wei"
effect of a 2.2 per cent increase in the
general municipal mill rate. Without the
deletions, council faced an increase of 18.7
per cent in expenditures.
The administrative committee of council
examined all the budgets submitted by
committee and boards and prepared an
analysis of revenues and expenditures that
were considered by council.
An additional $30,000 was added to the
revenue side of the ledger; $5,000 in
sewage charges; $10,000 more in invest-
ment income and $15,000 from the ONIP
reserve account.
Council saw fit to delete $10,000 from the
administrative budget that was targeted
for the construction of new steps ann. a
computer room.
The fire committee budget got trinuned
3 0 000 was established
as the salary of a full-time fire chief. But in
a trade off, chairman Glen Carey asked
that $20,000 be• left in the committee
hiiiMina ressr_vefeud and that the matter.
of a full-time chief be held over for a year. ,
The committee's projected clothing
budget was trimmed by $2,400 from $6,000
and $1,000 was deleted from the office sup-
ply fund.
The works corrunittee had $23,500
deleted from its budget, 1$10,500 of which
was scheduled to purchase a new truck.
The remaining $13,000 was to have been
A1
spent on leaf sucker.
Council deleted $30,000 from its sidewalk
eepair program and $11,000 was taken
from its BIA sidewalk budget. The parks
and waterfront committee lost $5,000 ear-
marked for Optimist Riverside Park im-
provements and $5;000 for a reserve ac-
count,
Some major deletions were made in the
recreation board's. proposed budget as
$62,465 was slashed from arena capital ex -
e penrit„rPq At least $50,000 of that a haunt
was set aside. for the installation •of an
elevator at the arena and the balance for
the construction of an ice machine and
race-secretary.roor . ___ ..
Council also eliminated $25,000 from the
recreation budget that was to be used for
the construction of outdoor roller skating
facilities. Board members in attendance
told council that the project may appear in
future budget estimates. The board was
allowed to spend $4,560 to purchase a solar
blanket for Judith Gooderham Pool. It was..
suggested the blanket would pay for itself
in two years.
The Goderich economic development
committee had $17,000 clipped from its
budget. The money was3set aside to ser-
vice industrial land along Suncoast Drive
but money from the sale of land will suf-
fice. Council also deleted $20,000 from the
proposed -$350;880%r -road maintenance:
The police budget was slashed by $6,000.
Council passed a motion approving the
additions and deletions to the consolidated
also rcflectcd in
creases in council pay ,honorariums paid
to members of committees and boards and
a new travel schedule. Separate byldws
'mate te passed far- ti -of -those -items -to=
be approved. 'i
The budget, reflecting the additions and
deletions, will be presented to council at a
future meeting. The consolidated mill rate
cannot be established until council learns
the amoiint of county, board of education
and Maitland Valley Conservation
Authority requisitions.
Tows will participate in Square lighting project
If Rob Sherwood's dream becomes a
reality, The Square could become one of
the major winter tourist attractions in the
area.
Sherwood, along with the Kinsmen Club
of Goderich, initiated a multi-year project
that would have service clubs, church
organizations, corporation's and
businesses and the municipality par-
ticipate in developing animated and static
Christmas displays in the park.
The Kinsmen Club erected the first
animated display in the park two winters
ago and Sherwood told council Monday
that now there are six displays. He hopes
the number of displays will double in the
next two years and he urged council to be a
participant in the project by corrimitting
funds over four or ffve-year period to light
trees in the park. Later, during its budget
session, council set aside $2,500 for decora-
tions.
The displays, which Sherwood says
could develop into a major tourist attrac-
tion, are also viewed as a community bet-
terment project by the groups involved.
"We hope to develop it into an attraction
that will entice tourism," Sherwood said.
"It is a community betterment project
that will help the town in general and we
would ask the town to entertain the idea of
committing itself to a long-term situa-
tion."
Sherwood hopes to get all the service
clubs involved in the project and local
churches have been approached to collec-
tively fund a nativity scene. While he is ap-
proaching service clubs and churches in-
itially, corporate participation will also be
sought.
Many communities are getting into the
act of enticing tourists in the winter and
Sherwood cited the work of the cities of
Sarnia, Simcoe and Niagara Falls as
newcomers to thescene.
The city of Niagara Falls has spent $1
million over two years developing a winter
tourist campaign and the Sarnia Chamber
of Commerce and Convention Bureau has
committed $100,000 to decorating the
Bluewater Bridge with lights.
Lauding the efforts of the Kinsmen Club,
Mayor Eileen Palmer said the town had a
natural setting for the project that should °
be capitalized on.
"We .should capitalize onwhat we have
and beautify it," she said. "With a phased
program we could end up with the trees in
the park all lit up."
The displays sponsors by participating
groups cost up to $6,000 but Sherwood said
vandalism has not been a porblem.
But the project requires a total commit-
ment on the part of the sponsor and an at-
titude that it is a community betterment.
program. "It's not a when will I get my
money back situation," he said.
Councillor Jim Searls suggested that
Sherwood's request "for council to par-
ticipate in a phased program was "thrown
at council all of a sudden." He argued that
Sherwood was not listed on the agenda as a
deputation and suggested the matter be
put to Robin Stuart, the town's newly hired
tourism -industrial co-ordinator w}x,
begins work April 1.
Sherwood explained helves not trying, to
put pressure on council to make a decision
but only ask that it get involved in a phased •
project that will entice tourists in the
winter.
Dazzling display
The Goderich Figure Skating Club put on
a dazzling display in a figure skating ex-
travaganza, held in Goderich on the
weekend. Details and photos in Recrea-
tion.
Maitland rinks *in
Maitland Curling Club rinks were vic-
toridus in both draws at a mens' curling
bonspiel, sponsored by Shell oil company,
here on the weekend. There was curling
action on other fronts as well this week.
Story and photos in the Recreation section.
Modern lawman
Many people are puzzeled when they
hear the term "Sheriff" applied to a
modern-day officer of the court. Huron
County Sheriff Fred Jewell says peopleare
often surprised to learn the Sheriff is still
the top law enforcement officer in every
county in Ontario. Jewell and his unique
occupation are profiled in the Signal -Star
series A Day on the Job, inside this section.