The Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-07-23, Page 1Goderice
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GODERICH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1986
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Everyone loves a parade, and the thousands of excited onlookers at area Mocha Temple leads the way in the parade. It is estimated
Colborne Township's Sesquicentennial Paradeon Saturday were no nearly 5,000 people came to the township to take part in the celebra-
exception. Lasting almost one and a half hours, the parade featured tions last weekend. (photo by Mike Ferguson)
over 150 floats of all descriptions. Above, the Horse ,Patrol of an
Colborne celebrated its
irthday in grand style
Shirley Hazlitt says months of planning paid off
BY MIKE FERGUSON
Colborne Township celebrated in grand
style on the weekend, and Sesquicentennial
Chairman Shirley Hazlitt described the
festivities as "extremely successful."
,Hazlitt estimates almost 5,000 people at-
tended all or part of the weekend events,
and she credits the hard work of the celebra-
tion committees for helping to make it such
a success.
"We all managed to endure the heat," she
says, noting that on parade day Saturday
there were literally "thousands of onlookers
lining the route." With over 150 floats, the
parade lasted, one and a half hours.
"Many people stayed right through" on
Saturday, watching the parade, par-
ticipating in various sports events, and then
listening and dancing to. Walter Ostanek in
the evening, Hazlitt says.
All the months of planning were "well
worth it," indicates Hazlitt. "We have been
getting nothing but compliments: It's
almost' kind of embarrassing they're so
nice."
"I appreciate the fact of all the volunteers
committing their time," she adds, offering
that she also appreciates people noticing the
fruits of their labor.
With a budget of nearly $107,000 Hazlitt
suggests the planning committee hopes to
break even. She says they are now . in the
process of "adding up the bills" to deter-
mine their financial position, but Hazlitt
notes "we budgeted well, so I'm
optimistic."
If a profit is made from the weekend,
Hazlitt says they hope to decorate a wall in
the Township. Hall to commemorate Col-
borne's 150th birthday.
One of the most popular spectator events
at the celebrations was the Tug -of- War on
Saturday. Sports chairman John Hazlitt
notes, however, that it perhaps "was the
biggest disappointment." Challenges to.
local municipalities were issued, he says,
with only Stanley Township, Port Albert and
Auburn taking on a team from Colborne, the
eventual winners.
The weekend concluded with a Soap Box
Derby on Sunday morning, followed by an
open air Church Service with Colborne men
who have entered the Ministry conducting
the ceremony. A balloon release capped off
the climax of a spectacular weekend staged'
to celebrate Colborne Township's
Sesquicentennial.
Sitting in a horse-drawn carriage nearly as old as Colborne
Township itself, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Allin transport a copy of
"Colborite'Condections" to Shirley Hazlitt, the book's>Mite) for Its
official utiveiling`l+riday night at Colborne School. (photo by Mike
Ferguson)
BY SHARON DIETZ
Three young offenders appeared in
Goderich Provincial Court Monday to face
charges arising from incidents which oc-
curred following an escape at the
Bluewater Centre for Young Offendef s,
July 16. Nineteen charges have been laid
including robbery, break, enter and theft,
theft of a motor vehicle, attempted theft of
a motor vehicle. possession of a concealed
weapon, theft under $1,000 and escape
from custody.
The three, a seventeen year old and two
sixteen year olds, were remanded in
' custody until July 28.' They are being held
at the London Middlesex Detention Centre.
The three were reported missing at 11:08
1 p.m. and 15 officers including Goderich
Town Police, Goderich Provincial Police ..
and correctional officers from the
Bluewater Centre were called in to search.
Shortly afterward, prowlers were
reported at the home of James Walling, on
Highway 21 south of the Bluewater Centre
where police found Walling had been
assaulted with a baseball bat in an attempt
to discourage three youths who were try-
ing to steal his van. Walling was treated
for an injury to his hand at Alexandra
Marine and General Hospital • and
released.
• A short time later police received a call
that intruders had broken,into-the home of
Norman McHolm,- a neighbour. of Wall-
ng's across the road, where a carving
knife and the McHolm 'car had been stolen.
Police were positioned at the end. of the
gHolrn driveway . pursued the vehicle
et ti roiiH. ghvajN1,fbriboilt One-quarter^ :
mile. The car was purposely ditched and '
twd youths ran.from the car into the wood-
ed area along the side of the ,road.
A youth was apprehended at 1:50 a.m.
hiding in the bush and another was ar-
rested at 4:15 a.m. just south of the Kit-
thigami Sideroad on Highway 21.
A third youth was arrested at Kit-
chigami Camp at 9:50 a.m. the next morn -
h
hg trying to purchase cigarettes in the
c mp store.
The subsequent invesigation has deter-
mined that prior to the attempted theft of
the Walling van, intruders broke into a 1d lying shed at the residence of Ray Mc-
was aincht cabandonedestolen.
baseball.. _ bat... and... e
otorcycle were stolen. The motorcylce
because it would not
run.
Intruders also attempted to steal three
parked vehicles at the residence of Betty
Bedard Bidwell on the same night when
cassette tapes and jackets were taken.
DeGrandis
to discuss
Linda Reid
wins medals
in Calgary
Goderich swimmer Linda Reid has won
two golds and two silvers at the Special
Olympics held in Calgary July 15 - 20.
Each athlete competing at°the games is
permitted to enter four events and Linda
won medals in all of the events she
entered, breaking alt her previous time
records for each event.
Linda won gold in the 50 metre
backstroke with a lead of more than nine
metres and the 50 metre freestyle. She won
silver medals in the 25 metre freestyle and
the 25 metre backstroke.
A competitive swimmer since 1974, Lin-
da has more than 40 ribbons and medals to
her credit.
While attending the games, the athletes
will have the opportunity to tour Calgary
and Banff and attend a mini rodeo at a
nearby ranch.
Fifeen athletes from this area competed
in track and field events and bowling as
well as swimming at the games which
were officially opened by Prime Minister
Brian Mulroney.
security with
neighbours
BY SHARON DIETZ
Every reasonable action is being taken
to prevent ahother escape from the
Bluewater Centre for Young Offenders,
short of turning the institution into a
pe itentiary, says the centre's superinten-
de t Carl DeGrandis. •
he program at the centre has been suc-
ce sful for some of the young offenders
wh have benefited from this type of facili-
ty. "There have been so many good.things
happening with ' offenders at the cen-
tre...We can't turn it into a penitentiary."
says DeGrandis. wHe wonders whether
turning a centre for young offenders into a
penitentiary is the' kind of effect, in the
longterm, we want -for 16 and 17 year olds,
DeGrandis said a thorough internal in-
vestigation has been undertaken following
the escape of three young offenders last
week. A ministry inspector was at the cen-
tre for three days this week.
The three youths appeared in Goderich
Provincial Court on 'Monday and were
remanded in custody on charges of theft,
concealing a weapon, es!aping custody
and assault. Goderich Provincial Police
reported several homes in the area of the
Bluewater Centre were broken into, a man
was assaulted when three youths tried to
steal his van and another area resident
reported intruders had stolen his car and
carving knife from a kitchen drawer, the'
same night the three were reported miss-
• ing from the Biuewater Ctre, Police ap-
prehended the three itt the area the same
night and early the next morning.
DeGrandis said he knows how the escape
happened and how to prevent an escape
again under the same circumstances. The •
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Moody to
appeal charge
Goderich fisherman Ron Moody has
been fined $900 for unlawfully taking fish
with an improper size gill net. He was
found guilty in Sarnia Provincial Court on
July 15 on two charges which dated back to
December 2, 1984. Moody will appeal.
Earlier this year, a provincial court
judge ruled Moody did not exceed his fish
quotas after he was charged by the natural
resources ministry in February of 1985.
The charges were laid when an Ontario
supreme court decision stating that the
quotas were invalid was overturned by the
appeal court.
The judge also dismissed charges of
fishing with an improper size ,net at the
trial which was held in May.
Information
needed for
handbook
Did you know that the Town of Goderich
is preparing a Recreation Master Plan and
Feasibility Study?
A public meeting introducing the Plan
was held on June 19. The Master Plan con-
sultants, John A. Stevenson Associates are
presently conducting telephone interviews
of households in the town and surrounding
townships.
During the next few weeks, represen-
tatives of community groups and associa-
tions in the Town of Goderich will be,
, receiving a Community Group Assessment
Handbook. -The, handbook is part ..of .the,
public participation process for the
development of the Master Plan. Groups.
will be asked to provide information on
their activities, membership, problems
and issues as well as to identify the group's
priorities for the future.
If you are a member of a community
group or association which privides pro-
grams in the Town' or uses municipal
facilities, your group should be receiving a
copy of the handbook: '
If you would like to ensure that your
group is on the list of groups to receive the
handbook, please contact the town's
recreation department at 524-2125.
INSIDE THF
SIGNAL -STAR
Classic Run
John Smallwood of Goderich gave his all
in the 10 Km Classic Run Saturday morn-
ing when a field of 87 runners braved the
hot humid weather to run the annual race,
Saturday morning.
Celebration
Thousands of people turned out to
celebrate Colborne Townshi*'s 150th birth-
day on the weekend when a host of events
were held to honour the township ses-
quicentennial See today's community
.front fit a picture story