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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1980-02-21, Page 3I Back to the polls for the second time this yea Mrs. Marjory Hicks, of 187 Blake Street. Fisher, left, and Irene Todd reported a fairl Beginnings Goderich Township is alive and growing with recreational activities. So it was recognized at the rece,nt recreation meeting on Tuesday, February 12. at, Holmesville. Those at- • tending were Doug Yeo, Hazel McCreath, Alice Porter, Walter Mcillwain,_ Bev Orr,__ Marilyn Forbes, Grant Stirling, and Audrey Middleton. If you look closely at the activities one can see the wee birth of the township soccer club. Our local- 'soccer- en- thusiast Tony Vandongen began an indoor soccer ' training .program with only two members. It has now enlarged' .t6 eight members plus an assistant . coach, John Preston of Clinton. All are bursting with en- thusiasm and encourage others to join on. Tuesday evenings at Holmesville school. In turn, thislrovidesa grand- incentive for-fhe rec committee to make., preparations on the new soccer field as` early as possible. ' Volleyball for juniors • and seniors have Very successfulwinter programs underway. The senior group would welcome more male players so fellows, now's your chance! They play Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. at Holmesville School. Anyone for curling? The township group play Sunday nights at Vanastra so if you care to join, contact Dave Hemingway or any rec member. Alice Porter gave a report on the February township dance held ,at the White Carnation when they realized a profit of $57 which will go to the athletic field project. Secretary Hazel McCreath. volunteered temporary mandgement on any arrangements for --the-next tuwnbhip dance -- on March 8 until Gerry Ginn manager, arrives JANA NATURAL FOODS 75 HAMILTON ST. 524-7561 HOURS: 9:30-5:30 WED. 9:30-12:30 as uriel steady stream of voters at Robertson School on Monday afternoon. (photo by Cath Wooden) GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY,. FEBRUARY 21, 198, Auburn disputes dog bylaw At the regular meeting of the West Wawanosh township council on February 10, a delegation of two Auburn residents spoke to council regar- ding, the Dog Control by- law for Auburn. ' The trustees are taking steps to amend one section pf the by-law which many of the village residents feel is unfair and ambiguous. The delagates' action is the -result of a recent shooting of an Auburn dog by the township. In other -council pusiness, Neil Stapleton appeared before; council to claim land and crop damage caused by logs owned by the municipality being dra wn across his land. Council agreed to pay Stapleton $55 for damages. Resolutions received from the village of Madoc and the township of Brock with regard to current interest rates and the metric system were discussed. Council " concurred with the resolutions that the . Treasurer of Ontario and the federal Ministry of Finance be requested to introduce' programs to 'offer lower interest rates, t,q small, businesses, and that the federal gover. nment be 'requested to defer any further im- plementation of the metric system. Councillors Aitchison and Hickey moved that the clerk by authorized to advertise for sale municipal debentures in the amount of $13,000 at 12 percent interest. soccer club Goderich township ho ` e from holiday. It was decided to advertise the dance in the coming events column of the local newspapers. A motion was received and- passed to don,a $50 to the Holmesville school as a token gift of ap- preciation for the use of... the school.. , An interesting- -and- encouraging report was. made by Hazel McCreath on the forming of a township senior citizens' group who have chosen the ambitious sounding name, - Enterprising Seniors, Congratulations, seniors'! Your imagination and en- thusiasm is aiready_ evident. -ani zna.y-fou. have a happy and fruitful reign! Budget estimates were - discussed in the three areas; community centre parks, and program- ming. Each member was allocated to make a further, study into specific costs and revenue to bring.. -in_ _an=-eclucated� • budget estimate at the March meeting. A letter from Alpha Huron regarding their appreciation of the grand co-operation between Goderich Township. recreation and Alpha was received and filed. - Davidson Well. Drillers will fix the athletic field pu m -p- -.izl- .d • Behind every suc- cessful man is a representative of the Internal Revenue Department. Presumably no ice skating-at the field can be planned until water is available. Sorry about that folks. Patience is a: virtue! It was decided to have the baseball and swim- ming forms' prepared now. tor the. summer. programs. _. Doug Yea. time..-v-u-n-tee•r•ed-to•- make arrangements fora another swim, program at Vanastra, preferably the first two weeks in July. It was also decided to do some comparison shopping on bus services: Reeve Grant Stirling reported that if the community centre is built the school principal _Praposed.._....that its facilities could be used five hours :a day for 120 days by the school. The meeting adjourned until March 12. ,- by Audrey Middleton: A special cake was cut at a Goderich Kinsmen banquet on Tuesday evening to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Kinsmen. Club in Canada. Doing the honors are, left to right, Gerry Paolin, Deputy Governor of Zone K, District 1, -John Green, National President of the Association of Kinsmen Clubs and Mikp Hoyles, Governor of District 1. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) olice report several weekend Goderich 'police report a relatively quiet week _from February 12 tn19.. On February 16 it was reported that someone had stolen a 16 foot by four foot campaign poster from outside the Liberal committee rboms on NewgateStreet. On February 15 about 11:30 p.m. it was reported that two youths had ripped off some aluminum siding from a house on Brock Street. Due to road conditions, there were several motor vehicle accidents over the weekend. accidents At noon on February 16 a vehicle which was parked and left running .on the Square while the driver went into a store, somehow slipped out of gear and ran into the front of. another store causing minor damage. At 4:39 p.m. the same day.a vehicle slid on some ice at the Five Points and hit a traffic island. Ten minutes later at the same location, a truck , hit a cement hydro pole. - .At 10:45,p.m. a Texaco tanker truck negotiating a turn knocked over a light pole at Huron and BORED?? CHECK THIS OUT,... Tuesday and Thursday eights each week you can take ground school towards a pilot's license. No need to take flying lessons to participate in this course. FEE: 60.00 FOR 20 NIGHTS, AT THE GODERICH AIRPORT EXPERIENCED INSTRUCTORS CONTACT: WESTERN AIR SERVICES PHI NE: 524-6261 Britannia Roads causing considerable damage. At 1:10 a.m, in February 16 a driver ran into , a • hydro pole on Victoria Street, breaking it off and 'damaging a highway silgn. There was $1500 damage to the vehicle,and the driver has been charged with careless driving. On February 17 a vehicle which had' had the keys left in it was stolen and driven a short distance. There was no damage. On February 18 at 1:10 p.m. the driver of a van parked his vehicle on North Street and' went into a building for about three minutes. When he eame out, his van wouldn't start and he noticed that the wires had been torn off his engine by someone. Also on February 18 at 10:45 p,m. a woman left her car parked and running while she ran into a store on Hamilton Street. The car ,,slipped out of gear and hit the glass door of a building causing $200 damage. One of the nicest things about growing old is that you find your 'children crossing the generation • gap to -your side. CULBERT'S 49 West St. Goderich 524-7941 SPECIAL THURSDAY, FRIDAY SATURDAY BANANA CAKE RINGS SATURpp Y ONLY LEMON PIES Hot Cross Buns Fresh Daily Birthday, Anniversary 8, Wedding Cakes Our Specialty GRANGER T.V. SALES & SERVICE 92 South St. GODERICH Complete line of: ADMIRAL APPLIANCES ELECTROHOME Colour T.V. Stereo Microwave Ovens 524-8925 SPECIAL THIS WEEK ADMIRAL 30" STOVE . With Timer in White $349.95 q • t➢ 5 or Gold Limited Cuantity vK STAN JONES AGE 3. '904/1913 ANNUAL MARINERS' SERVICE Sunday, February 24th 7:30 p.m. durchKnox Presbyterian Music: The Harbouraires Minister: Rev. G.L. Royal, R.A., M. Div., Director of Praise: Lorne H. 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