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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1988-08-09, Page 23 GUIDES DONATE QUILT ® Mary Vair of Belgrave, district Guide commissioner and three junior leaders at Camp Keewaydin near Amberley, Kirsten Keil of Wingham, Crystal Black of Belgrave and Michelle Klages of Goderich, show this lovely quilt tied by Guides at the camp. The quilt has been donated to the Belgrave quilting group for a needy family in that community.' hurch Director St. Paul's Church (ANGLICAN) WINGHAM John Street at Centre Street k.�s._... THE..ANGLICAt. PARISH OI=........._.. WINGHAM AND BELGRAVE All services from the "Book of Common Prayer'° SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 1988 11:00 a.m. - Matins Minister : Rev. D. Madge * * * * * * * * Morris permits Morris Township council ap- proved seven building permits as recommended by Chief Building Official Leo Sanders for: Joel Arkell, Belgrave, storage shed and garage; Bob Wattam, Belgrave, addition to residence; Ross Nichol, Lot 26, Con. 6, steel granary; Henry Devlin, Lot 28, Con. 7, two , steel granary bins; Jane Smith and Hugh Ives, Lot 8, Con, ...6,..entry .._room ...to.... residence; ,,:Jeff Gennings, Bluevale, sun porch and John Albers, Lot 29, Con. 2, addition, to pig barn. okman for Dr. J Mc or of Wingliam.. said 31-y .old Arthur Rita, R. , Wroxeter, suffered:a.soli tjssue jury, but was listed as satisfaetory.; Charged by the Wingham detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police with attempte murder and use of a firearm during a► #114t�rn w► held m e In the Walkerton jail over the week: lend until a bail- hearing at 2 p. d /Monday at provincial court, Goderich. Wingham seeks estitrtate on providing street lights Wingham Town Council is requesting an estimate on the cost of providing "street lights at two locations in town. _ At its regular August meeting, council decided to. ask the Wingham Public Utilities Commission .to provide an estimate on the costs of installing lights on Shuter Street at the rail crossing, and on Park Drive between Josephine Street and Alice Streets. At a Meeting earlier this year, council referred a ratepayer's letter — requesting . the Shuter Street lighting - to the Wingham Board of Police Commissioners for its recommendation. At that time, council also asked the board to " consider the Park -Drive location._:._......_,. In a letter to the board, -read at the August council meeting, Police Chief Robert Wittig reports that the Committee needs chairman Trinity, Belgrave - 9:30 a.m. * * * * * * * * Toot dcvea IN THE MATTER OF THE ONTARIO HERITAGE ACT, R.S.0.1980, CHAPTER 337, AND IN THE MATTER OF THE LANDS AND PREMISES KNOWN MUNICIPALLY AS SOUTHEAST CORNER OF JOHN STREET EAST AND DI- AGONAL ROAD IN THE TOWN OF WINGHAM IN THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO. NOTICE ON INTENTION TO DESIGNATE TAKE NOTICE that theCouncil of the Corporation of the Town of Wingham intends to designate the property, including lands and buildings, at the following municipal address as a prop- erty of architectural and/or historical value or interest under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act, 1974, R.S.O., 1980, Chapter 337. MUNICIPAL ADDRESS - Southeast corner of John Street East and Diagonal Road, Wingham. REASONS FOR THE PROPOSED DESIGNATION - The land for erection of a War Memoriarwas selected over four other sites by a committee of council in conjunction with a committee of the Wingham Lions Club in 1922 and a deben- ture issue for the purpose was approved by the electorate in the election at the end of the same year. The bronze monument was unveilded by Sir Arthur Currie on August 26, 1924. Two bronze column lights, erected by the Women's Patriotic Society were turned on for the first time on November 11, 1924. The property selected already contained a bench mark monu- ment placed by the Geodstic Survey of Canada in 1917. Subsequent additions to the War Memorial commemorate the Second World War and the Korean War. This proper.y has come to be one of the most revered land- marks in the Town of Wingham. Notice of objection to the proposed designation, together with a statement of reasons for the objection and all relevant facts may be served on the Clerk of the Town ot,Wingham before the 9th day of September, 1988. Unless a chairman can be found for the proposed 1989 Old 'Boys' Reunion, that could very well be cancelled, Wingham Town Council learned at its regular August meeting. In a report from its finance and management committee, council was advised that although there is no shortage of volunteers to assist with the reunion, no one has agreed. to act as committee chairman. The report, read by the finance and management committee chair- man, Councillor James McGregor, describes the, position as one which requires an excessive amount of time and work, "but without leadership the proposed Old Boys Reunion will not be held next year." ' Mercer! Beaucoup! ' is hot item for Playhouse 2 By Mark Bisset Those in the cast of "Mercer! Beaucoup" had their work cut out for them when the review of Johnny Mercer music opened at the Huron Country Playhouse. There was' no need to knock the house dead — the heat did that. Performing in Playhouse 2, the smaller of the two Grand Bend stages, Peggy Mahon, Philip McNiven, Jack Northmore and Sena -Lee Wood deserve top marks for the effort put forth despite the adverse conditions. Hot and humid outside, Playhouse 2 was an oven inside. Patrons did their best to enjoy the ,song-and- �r [a11c1.icn` in 9 ifn' le R.R. 2 Lucknow • 5294247 We invite you to come in and see our extensive line of casual furniture products. dance routines being performed competently by the foursome, but the humidity stifled their reactions in the first act. There were some empty seats in the second act through no fault of the actors. Playhouse administration should seriously consider the installation of air conditioning in both sections. It is no good to attract an audience with quality performances, only to drive them away with unbearable con- ditions. Compiled by Northmore, a veteran Canadian actor, "Mercer! Beaucoup ! "- flows along nicely with quicA costume changes and in- novve renditions of the popular Mercer Music. The first act was a bit rough in spots — likely due to opening night pressures — but the cast pulled everything together in the second, inciting the well -baked audience to give a standing ovation at the end. The review reached its height in the first act when Wood and Mahon combined for a spine -tingling ren- dition of "Blues in the Night". That piece alone is worth the price of admission. Northmore's interpretation of an owl left -the audience twittering, and the group's version of "Gloworm" left no doubt as to the talent of the four members of the cast. Those looking for an evening of .:,..light-hearted entertainment would •,‘‘ do, wellw�''hi head fore '"Merc - ! Alpay • u i. ! y- 1 but be sjkup�,yr.`e to wear eodtetdh,ta� "Qiid.bTTT, i it4ih.•°:: request for lighting is justified. Although council ultimately agreed to request the PUC estimates, not all were convinced it was the correct approach. Both Reeve Bruce Machan and Councillor Bill McGrathwere concerned the action will be m vain since the town has nothing in its budget to cover such a project. "There's no budget for this, ' Mr. Machan said. "If we're not going to go ahead with it, then it doesn't matter whether we get the prices now or next fall." Mr: McGrath also expressed his concern that these two lights were perhaps the beginningof what could develop into a widescale. replacement of light 'throughotit lie' town. However, he was assured by others on council that such is not likely to be the case. The PUC will ,he asked to provide the estimates ht time for council's September meeting. In his letter, the police chief also referred to the ratepayer's request that the old mill property in the Shuter Street area be cleaned up. "Any and -all efforts to remove this dangerous area would be welcomed by the citizens of that area," the letter states. Mr. Machan told council that the town's works department has already cleaned up some of the area, but heavier equipment is needed to complete the job. "Just what you've done so far has made it look a whole lot better," Councillor Ron Beecroft said of the project. tl Town wants agreement re -opened (Continued from Page 1) hiring the chief. Mr. Beecroft replied that the meeting had indeed been held several weeks ago at which a Fire Marshal's report recommended that the department have a full-time chief "As I see it, none of the other councils care because Wingham's picking up the lion's share of the cost," Mr. Robertson said of the board's decision to go . ahead. Wingham's portion of the fire board budget is assessed at 36.6 per cent. Mr. McGrath again spoke strongly in support of attempting to reopen the agreemegt and was reminded that the finance and management committee is now awaiting a solicitor's opinion on that likelihood. Mr. Beecroft, however, offered -the opinion that council is tilting at windmills and setting itself up, perhaps, for a costly court battle. "What do you hope to accomplish by opening the fire agreement?" Wingham has tried to do so before, he added, "and we were shot down every time." Others on council, however, sug- gested the new assessment, figures will no* proiride ' reason . for the reopening and Mr. Beecroft agreed to that possibility':