The Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-08-22, Page 13A
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SECOND SEC:" I'ION
Tuesday, Aug, 22, 1989
Godfather Pizza promises
good prices, fast delivery
Godfather Pizza and Subs, Wing -
ham's newest pizza outlet, opened
early last week with a splash.
They sold 200 pizzas the first
night.
"We realized after our first day
open that we would need a bigger
pizza oven to handle the business,"
said Pam Baty, Godfather's area
supervisor. "So we ordered a new
oven right away."
The new oven was installed Fri-
day. Now, a 200 (or better) pizza
night will be an easy thing to han-
dle.
Godfather Pizza and Subs, at 343
josepiune St., is one 0E45 such loca-
tions throughout Southern Ontario
from Ottawa to London.
The new pizza store offers take-
out and delivery service on pizza,
subs, salads, pizza bagels and garlic
bread. "This area needs a place for
people to get a fast lunch, or have
son7yething delivered," says Pam.
The first Godfather Pizza was
opened 10 years ago in London by
Al MacDonald. Mr. MacDonald
opened more outlets in that area
over the next few years, then sold
the outlets on a franchise basis.
Now, there are about 30 franchise
locations, and the remainder are
owned by the company. Head office
is ins L uiibeth.
Wingham's Godfather Pizza
branch is company-owned, and
managed by Vicki Urbshott with
Kim Martin as assistant manager.
At the moment, there are 10
employees, mostly students and
part-time workers. The outlet is
looking for full-time help. •
It's biggest feature? "We have a
'buy -one, get one free' policy that
has been working well in our shops
for the past six years," says Pam.
Their small, medium and large
pizzas come in a special 1O -topping
variety .that goes -over well in.. any_
community, she adds. And for a
sir all charge, they'll deliver
throughout the town.
Godfather Pizza will be open
from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Monday to
Thursday, until 2 a.m. Friday and
Saturday, and from 4 p.m. to mid-
night on Sundays.
Grant accepted to
close landfill site
A grant of $22,800 has been pro-
vided under Environment Ontario's
Waste Management Improvement
Program to the town of Wingham
for the improvement of its landfill
site.
The Waste Management Im-
provement Program is intended to
provide financial assistance to mu-
nicipalities in meeting the stan-
dards required for the safe disposal
of domestic waste.
The town of Wingham will use
the funds to assist in closing the
landfill site by 1992. This grant was
the second of three annual grants.
PIZZA TIME—Vicki Urbshott, manager and Kim Martin, assistant
manager of Godfather Pizza and Subs, recently opened 343 Jo-
sephine St., set up some pizzas ready for the new oven installed
last Friday. The oven, a conveyer ;system, will speed up pizza pro-
dttction
Vandals paint road
signs in Brussels
Vandalism is an ongoing commu-
nity problem costing a lot of money
to rectify and affects the safety and
beauty of the surroundings.
Signs are damaged which leads
to accidents.
Property is damaged and the
attractiveness of the area destroyed
when windows are broken and
buildings are painted.
Crime Stoppers of Huron County
and your local police departments
ask for your help to stamp out these
violations.
On June 26, vandals in the village
of Brussels spray painted six park-
ing signs with red paint and two
curve signs with yellow paint. The
perpetrators also painted the east
and north sides of the arena with a
red line and numerous comments.
Suspects for this crime, which took
place between 2 and 6 a.m., are
believed to have been in the area in
Streetlight repairs too slow
Turnberry Township Council is
burning up about the amount of
time it takes to get streetlights
repaired.
Council decided last week to
write Ontario Hydro and shed
some light on their concerns.
"It takes about three weeks to get
a broken streetlight repaired by
Ontario Hydro," says Clerk Trea-
surer Dorothy Kelly.
In past years, the township had
an agreement with Wingham Public
Utilities Commission for streetlight
and line repair. Ontario Hydro,
however, does not allow another
utility company to work on their
poles, Brian McBurney pointed out
to council. "At one time, we were
paying the PVC and Ontario Hydro
both for maintenance costs."
Minimum cost to repair a broken
streetlight is $135, according to Mrs.
Kelly. Several streetlights recently
broken by vandals in the lower
town area cost $1,500 to replace.
However, it is the delay, not the
cost that bothers councillors. "1
think we should hire son'teonle else
to do the repairs if we can get them
done more quickly," Councillor
John Cox remarked.
According to Ontario' Hydro, the
township can hire someone to make
the repairs provided the individual
holds a power lineman certificate,
and that the council forward a letter
to confirm that Ontario Hydro is
not responsible should the individ-
ual be injured while working on the
utility's poles.
New Democrats
elect delegates
The three delegate positions of
the Huron -Bruce New Democratic
Party to the national convention
were hotly contestedat the annual
picnic held at the McQuail farm
near Lucknow. Five people were
nominated on Sunday, Aug. 13.
Each of the nominees gave a brief
speech on his or her work in the
party. Elected were Keith Cleveland
of Beervie, Pran and 'Thirty McQuail
of Lucknow. Others nominated
Were Cathy MacDonald of Port El-
gin and Dave Meehan of lincar-
dine.
An environmental forum will be
sponsored ponsored by the Huron-Bruce•
New Dentn rat& tin oV .15'at sLtc-
knDwu. Waste liiitxt r
wastes will be the t` eiit
ested groups artd individua s e
Invited to attend and
a 302 engine, Ford F-150 and a 1988,
350 engine, Chevy.
If you have information about
this or any other crime, call Crime
Stoppers toll free at 1-800-265-1777
or 524-6851. If an arrest is made,
you will earn a cash reward. Crime
Stoppers pays between $50 and
$1000 in cash rewards. You will
never be asked to reveal your iden-
tity and you will never have to tes-
tify in court.
Remember, Crime doesn't pay
but Crime Stoppers does.
mer vacation > sl r .1,eana
fSkuinding a patch.' ofawi; ,and✓,,sand,
putting your feet up, and''ielaxing.
To Ann Marie Albers, , it means
spending four days walking 160
kilometres through the scenic coun-
tryside, villages, and towns of Hol-
land with about 30,000 other people
from 44 countries.
The 21 -year-old Bluevale area
resident and her friend, Tracy
Mertens of Waterloo, went to Hol-
land in July to join in the country's
73rd annual "Veirdaagse", a four-
day march that starts in Nejmegen,
in central Holland, and heads out in
different directions each day.
"Last year I visited relatives in
Holland, and had to leave just three
days before the start of the march,"
she recalls.. "It sounded so exciting
and interesting, I vowed that this
summer I would return and make
the walk with my cousins and
friends."
The annual walk began in 1916
with a small group of local people
as a summer pastime. "People
didn't take vacations in those
days," Ann Marie explained. "So
they nrgani ed the walk as a sort ef
sporting event."
The walk grew in popularity over
the years as not only Dutch but
other Europeans took part. The
event was suspended from 1940 to
'45 during World War Two, but has
been going strong ever since. Now,
it has become the largest four-day
march in the world.
Ann Marie, an employee at Mid-
western Regional Centre in Palmer-
ston, timed her two-week vacation
this summer so she could visit fam-
ily in Nejmegen, and take part in
the four-day event July 18 to 21. She
took a few long hikes locally, walk-
ing from Bluevale to Wingham and
back a few times, just to get into the
swing of things before going over-
seas.
"Every morning of the four days,
the walk starts in Nejmegen and
takes a different route each day,"
she explains.
There are three different levels of
participation: one route of 30 km
daily, one 40 -km and one 50 -km
walk for the experienced hikers.
Ann Marie, Tracy and the Albers
cousins all opted for the 40 -km
course.
Each morning, they rose early,
packed a Lunch of fruit drinks and
rolls, and headed out on their bicy-
clesfor the 6-a m. start. (The 50 -km
v'i ke tili %U t `Lim.; We said.)
The first day was easy walking, and
they arr ✓ed back Nejmegen at
2.30, p.m., she say„ he following
days were slower; it took them
until 3.30' or 4 p.m. "The third day
was the most difficult," she recalls.
"Our route took us through the
'Seven Hills' country"
At the end of each walk, they still
faced a half-hour bike ride to get
home. "The bike ride sounds tiring,
but actually it was very good for
us," she says. "It prevented us from
stiffening up; and since cycling uses
different muscles from walking, it
felt refreshing."
What impressed her most during
her four days? "The singing," she
says. "A lot of soldiers from differ-
entkountries walked the route, and
they sang songs as they marched.
Pretty soon we got to know the
songs and could sing along with
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This year m ' the fjr t .ti
Soviet troop Lave, .joined ijh*
march, she adds.
The soldiers were also willing to
help anyone with blisters ox other
foot problems With *staid Stations
throughout the Walk..
Ann Marie didn't get blisters �t1
wore comfortable rtinnifg
that I bought here before leaving
for Holland, and woollen socks,"
she says. Two walkers made the
route in wooden shoes, she noted.
"Not everyone can finish the
walk. After the first day, 449
dropped out, and after the second,
1,000 people gave up. Even on the
final day, 200 people had to. drop
�' a wa ed. tllte 11�t of
.participation. One man taking part
was wearing 27 medals, she says,
people w
And many o tier:w, k
'n "With.. maltya-
tion is a tradition. Ono man wail
walking for his Stith, time. The
young people, aged 12 to 15, enter
the 30 -km level. They don't get
medals at that level, but they DO
get certificates for participating."
Her own medal is a decoration of
honor. Ann Marie may not make it
back to Holland next year, but she
is looking forward to participating
again in 1991, for the 75th anniver-
sary W lk:
40 KILOMETRES A DAY—Ann Marie Albers of R.R. 2, Bluevale
displays the medal she received for,participating in Holland's 73rd
annual four-day march held at Nijmegen in July.
WALKING THROUGH HOLLAND— Bluevale area resident
Ann Marie Albers (second from left) and her friend Tracy Mertens
of Waterloo (far right) talk with friends along the route of Vier-
daagse, a four-day, 160 -kilometre walk through Holland. The two
took part in the world's largest march last month along with about
30,000 other people from 44 different countries.
Alex Crawford first car dealer
by CHERYL REECE
Mr. Alex Crawford, a local retail-
er, purchased the first car in Wing -
ham (the second in Huron County),
around 1901.
The car was an Oldsmobile,
which had a speed of 4 miles per
hour. It was purchased in Toronto
and took two days to drive back to
Wingham, because the car fright-
ened horses and drivers along the
roads. Mr