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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-07-01, Page 16PAGE 16--GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1987 Cornrnunit News Hamiltons have a new baby girl DUNGANNON DOINGS Marie Park, 529-7719 Congratulations to John and Nancy (Er- rington) Hamilton on the birth of a 9 Ib. 3 oz. daughter, Julie Amanda, on Wednes- day, June 24, a sister for Tyler. Bonnie Hodges will be taking over the Arthritis Campaign for Dungannon and area .in September. She will be succeeding Olive Chisholm who is retiring after six ' • years. Olive succeeded Olive Blake of Glenn's apartments, Lucknow, in 1981. Bonnie is looking forward to working with the canvassers of the area come September. Leoja Hartung and son Luke of R. R. 1, Gowanstown visited for a couple of days last week with her parents, Leonard and Olive Chisholm and family, while her sister Virginia Caesar was on a week's vacation. , Congratulations to Jim and Joanne 'Pentland on the birth of their daughter, Jocelyn Nicole, on June 23, weighing 8Ib. 2 oz, another grandchild for Ron and Yvonne Pentland. Winner of the barbecue at the Dungan- non Tempo Gas Bar customer apprecia- tion days, Friday and Saturday was Steven Durnin. On Saturday the youth group held •a very successful car wash. By the amount of traffic flow on both days, John and the gang were kept busy. At 'the <Seniors' Centre euchre on Wednesday evening high lady was Bertha Olson, low lady Grace Finnigan, high man Stanley Dennis, low man Tom Culbert. Happy birthday congratulations were ex- tended to Betty Bowers, Ken Hodges, Beth Hodges, Hohn Harris, Cora Sherwood, Jim Errington, Helen Sothers and Femmie Groen. Also celebrating June birthdays are Joel Wright,„Trisha Ohm, Rosalind Jervis, Dana Par, Denise Curran, David Adams, Tenille Cranston, Luke Sproul, Justin Brown,, Debbie Patterson and Erica Baer, Congratulations, also to Art and Mary Stewart who celebrated their 57th anniver^: sary on June 28. Many more are wished for the young couple. • Callers on Sunday with Gertrude Park were Norval and Ruth Anderson of Toron- to and Port Albert and Tom and Verna Hallam of Auburn. • Hugh and Willetta McWhinney were treated to a luncheon on Saturday at Joe's Landing and an airplane ride on Sunday as .an anniversary gift from their family.'Rob and Sandy of Kincardine, Clair and James and families were present. Jim, Janice and family of Meaford were unable to at- tend and Loxie and Ken Murch and family of Clinton were not present due to illness. A few from our area attended the largest truck and tractor pull in Canada held in Fergus on Saturday and Sunday. Those at- tending were Tim and Wanda Hodges, Doug and Kathy Dougherty, Tom Park, Dirk Walterbeek, .Jeff Hakkers, Wayne Park,. Karen Eckenswiller, John Stanbury and son Jason. Lee Shetler and grandson Matthew have returned from a two week visit to British Columbia. The .first weeek they visited with daughter Jane §hetleron the island at Ladysmith, then back to Castlegar with daughter Donna Kingdon and family for a week: While there ” she attendee' the graduation of her garndson Don Kingdon from Castlegar High School. They flew • back to Toronto on Wednesday and arrived home on Thursday. Memorial services were held at Dungan- non cemetery on Sunday afternoon. The' prelude music was offered by Roberta Lin skill, the call to worship was given by Reverend R. Roberts, as well as the scrip- • ture reading. Ralph Henderson favored with two beautiful solos. A minutes silence was observed for the Honour Roll 1986-87, Dorothy Errington, Ruby Fowler, Roger Pentland, Melvin Stewart, Murray Robt. ' Pentland, Charles Brown, Bruce Bennett, Leslie Pentland, Miss Flora Durnin and, Mary Glenn. Matthew Ott of -Kitchener visited fortwo weeks with his grandparents, Irvine and Colleen Eedy. On Sunday they took him to Port Elgin to his parents' summer home and visited. On their return horde Andrew came with them for a two week visit. Ardonna Symes, a member of the Maitland Manor staff, gets a little help in her rocking from her two sons Jarred and baby Cody. They, along with 21 other residents and volunteers participated in a rock-a-thon at the senior home last week to raise money for Alzheimer's disease. They rocked for 15 minutes and collected pledges totaling almost $600. The home also conducted a strawberry social two weeks ago and they should be able to donate $750 IA the cause. The fund raisers were organized as part of National Nursing Home Week..(photo by Ted Spooner) Vandoc: new and old I watched her,steaming up the St. Clair this Spring. Freshly painted in the black and white livery of the, N.M. Paterson line, the Vandoc was a hand- some sight. But it wasn't just her fine appearance that caught my eye. There was something vaguely familiar about her. To shipwatchers along the St. Clair, Paterson boats are almost as familiar as any plying that waterway. But ships of that fleet are not frequent visitors to the ports of Lake Huron. Much of''tkeir trade seems to be carryjng grain direct from their home port of Thunder Bay , all the way to the lower lakes and beyond. To my eye, the Paterson bulk freighters have pleasing lines, a nice blend of the traditional with modern touches. The Vandoc is one of those. At • first glance, she actually looked quite similar to her sisterships Mantadoc and Canadoc. Could they be identical? The shipping directory told me the Vandoc was formerly the Algoma Cen- tral Railway's straight -decker Sir Denys Lowson, and that explained why she looked familiar. When she was laun- ched at Collingwood in 1964, my ship - watching was done along the shores of Geprgian Bay and the Lowson was then, a familiar sight in those ports, often wintering there along with a number of Paterson boats. But why was she so similar to the Mantadoc and Canadoc, which were built for and owned by a direct com- petitor of Algoma Central? The direc- tory offered some hints. They are all about the same vintage: early to late 1960s. They are all about the same size THE SHIPWATCHER !iy Dick With ""(Vandoc 605 by 62 feet; Mantadoc 608 by 62; Canadoc 605 by 62). And Vandoe and Mantadoc came from Collingwood Shipyards, (Canadoc was built by Davie in Lauzon, Que.) So it's likely those two are products of the same design team. Their most noticeable similarity is a high but short curve -fronted forward superstructure, designed to permit maximum cargo space between fore and aft cabins. and masts and enlarged "picture" win- - dows in some cabins. But it was done with an eye to functionality, which kept them looking like proper ships, not like the enormous slab -sided floating box- cars that have succeeded them. The lat- ter may be more cost-effective, but are nowhere near as attractive. It seems they stopped making ships that looked the part in the Sixties. The Vandoc is not the first Paterson ship of that name. Her predecessor was built in 1898, a coal-fired steamer of 6,800 tons capacity measuring 408 by 50 feet. Spas probably owned by one or two other operators before joining ; Paterson. Unfortunately, the Vandoc is now a victim of the current shipping slump, and°has been laid up in Sarnia's north !slip. Maybe there will be enough work atter the grain harvest to re -activate her. Happy Gang Dancers entertain Seniors .The Happy Gang Dancers met at the •MacKay Centre every Wednesday in June for an afternoon of fun and dance. - Russell & Margaret Alton looked after the Card Party on June 10. Prizes for High score in Euchre went to Florence Reed and Esther Dennis, in 500 to Bill Caesar and Greta Zoethout and Lucky Draw winners were Howard Currie and Margaret Swan. Janet Kalbfleisch arranged an enter- taining program for the Variety Concert on June 24. As well as arranging the pro- gram, Janet also announced the enter- -tainers. Joan Henwood played piano for ' "0 Canada" and "God Save,•The Queen". The Chapelites opened the evening's pro- gram with "City of Gold" which has become their theme song. Playing and. singing that evening were Don & Shirley McMillan, Helen & John Baumbach, Doran Rowston and Phyliss Boak. John Baumbach was the group's announced for the evening. Doran and Shirley sang a cou- ple of duets as well as playing the sax- aphone and guitar. Helen Baumbach sang two solos- and Phyliss Boak, played the piano. The Chapelites concluded the first part of their performance and Janet introduced Marion Doucette and her puppets. A cou- ple of years ago Marion was asked to find a way to attract children to the Huron Coun- ty Library in Clinton and came up with the idea of using puppets. Since then she has earned quite a reputation£or her work and now has 150 puppets and travels ..around entertaining in Ontario. Marion had brought along two of her puppets - The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly and an old gentleman who had specialed in privy Mrs. Kalbfleisch thanked Marion and in- troduced a short film about the beautiful island of Maderia. The audience then took part in the program and community sing- ing was enjoyed by all. The Chapelites returned to the stage and played some well-known hymns, bringing the evening's program to a close. The MacKay Choristers had a busy month. They entered the Choir Festival on June 3 and placed lst for the second year running. On June 9 they sang at Huron Day Centre as part of their Senior Citizen Month celebrations. Several MacKay Centre members and Golden Gates Seniors attended an after- noon program at Huronview on June 16. Lunch was served followed by a presenta- tion by the Fog Horns. MacKay Centre will be open during the summer months in the afternoon forcard players and pool players. Our drop-in lounge will also be open. Regular pro- grams start up again m September. The MacKay Messenger will go out at the end of August so watch out for it. Kathleen Buckley (co-ordinator) will be away in Ju- ly but will be in the office in August from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday to Friday. Anyone needing information regarding booking the hall can contact Mrs. Buckley 'at 524-6585. MVCA Experience '87 program on Once again the Maitland Valley Conser- vation Authority 4s carrying out its Ex- perience '87 Program which involves the employment of ten students (one co-. ordinator and nine field staff) from within the Authority's watershed. The program starts on June 22 and • will run until August 14. This program, which is provincially funded; tries to , combine 'a working ex- perience with a learning one. The main goal of the program is to allow the students to acquaint themselves with the actual operation, programs and projects of M.V.C.A. The main emphasis is ontonser- vation and resource management (such as streambank and erosion control, forest Management, wildlife habitat and inter- pretive trail development) but the students will also participate in the daily operation and inaintenance of the Authority's Conservation areas. The Experience '87 Program Co • ordinator's position is filled this year by Alison Hahn who is presently residing in Brussels. Her duties include clerical and office duties, hiring the students and organizing them thereafter. She is con - sidered an intermediate between the Ex- perience '87 crew and the rest of the Authority staff. Her work term started on May 11 and will run for 15 weeks to finish August 21. Falls Reserve Conservation Area out- side of Benmiller has employed four of the nine Experience '87 crew. Karen Dam, of Goderich, and Diane Raynard of Lucknow, will be working at the gatehouse. Pam Wilkenson, of Goderich and Bruce Russell of Clinton will be working at the park doing general maintenance. Four other Experience '87 crew members will be working out of • the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority headquarters, in Wroxeter, Trevor Ham- mer, of Listowel, Chris Michie, of Brussels, Jennifer Pyke, of Wroxetet and Heather Shiell, of Wingham. These four students will be periodically joined by the Galbraith Conservation Area Park .Assis- tant, Assis-tant, Sandy Shelley of Gorrie. She will spend most of ,her time at Galbraith Con- servation .Area assisting the park super. - visor' with park ,admissions and general maintenance, but wile carry out the same duties as the rest of the experience crew when in Wroxeter. In addition to their'regular duties, the crew at MVCA will also participate in education days. An orientation day was held on the first day of work. The students were allowed to get acquainted with each other, the Authority staff and the area within the watershed. With the help of slide shows, films, safety demonstations and a tour of various sites and projects around 'the watershed the students were able to , feel more comfortable and confident with their surroundings. A second education day will include the crew taking a Red ' Cross First Aid Course which will be held at the Wingham and District Hospital. The course will provide the students with the ability to cope with emergency situations and to ensure a safe summer for park patrons and themselves. A further educa- tion day is scheduled for, later on in the sunirner. • . The MVCA has been an active part in the Experience Program since 1975 and has employed over 160 students. This year's crew is looking forward to an enjoyable working experience. REAL ESTATE, Spacious, custom built, 3 bedroom home located 5 minutes north of, Goderich on 47 acres. 1500 sq. ft. living area, fireplace, finished 2 car garage. CaII 524-4228 after.5 p.m. Beatrice Sparing, president of the MacKay Centre for seniors, receives a $1,000 cheque for Bob Woodall, president of the Goderich Lions Club. Woodall said.:the Lionsannually donate money, usually in the $1,000 range, to the Centre for improvement projects. According to 'Sparing the money will go towards a new "elevator -type lift."(photo by Ted Spooner) GDCI music teacher, Al Mullin (left) receives -a Kinsmen Club. The money goes to Music B students at Robertson school and sheet music platform dieters at GDCI, a $6,000-8,000 project. W.J. HUGHES REALTY LIMITED 30 Kingston 5t. Goderich 524-7373 524-8100 $1,000 cheque from Jim Hayter, of Goderich oosters who buy musical instruments for for GDCI. The money will also go towards (photo by Ted Spooner) New Listing, Bungalow Tree lined Cameron St. Quiet residential area. Well maintained honee for early possession. 1/2 Acre Building Lots 2 only, mature trees, close to Goderich. - Port Albert Lot 1/2 acre. Any reasonable offer considered. Rita Allen 524-8480 "SUDDENLY IT'S SOLD" CLINTON 482-9371 LUCKNOW: Large frame home on Bob Street with 3 bay garage. Nicely land- scaped. INVESTMENT PROPERTY: Office building and apartment. APARTMENT BUILDING: 8 units, Kincar- dine, assumable mortgage. AUBURN: REDUCED: 1 floor frame home. In good condition. Asking $23.500.00. 6 ACRES: H • dstone home and small barn. 91/2 ACRES: Vacant land next to Drive -In Theatre. HWY. PROPETY: adjacent to),ucknow. 1 floor home, large new 3 bay garage and mall barn. COMMERCIAL BUILDING: REDUCED. Ideal for office or store, apartment above. All, redone •like new,• main street Auburn. Under 530,000.00. CLINTON: htfjegteck bungalow on quiet street near spital. '/a ACRES: With modern brick bungalow, heated workshop, 12 miles from Goderich. owner will consider financing. CLINTON: Duplex RQn'Huron Street, show- ing excellent returR,)t A good investment property., 1 ACRE: 13th Hulleti Twp brick home, garage, needs no repairs 2 ACRES: With brick home and lots of buildings, near Zurich. EOLYTH: Stately red brick home in excellent condition. on large lot. 220 ACRE ler Township 195 acres workable. FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Anyone who has children must get used to tears, Not always theirs.