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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-12-26, Page 1•P- • " k • , ", 4 ..."" Wingham, Ontario, Tuesday, Dec. 26,1989 Department spends 36 hours at a silo fire Wingham area firefighters spent almost 36 hours at the scene of a silo fire in East Wawanosh Town- ship early last week. Wingham Fire Chief Harley Gaunt reports the call came at 6:38 a.m. last Monday, Dec. 18, to the Simon Bleeker property at Lot 29, Con. 10 of East Wawanosh. Spontaneous combustion is being blamed for the fire and no estimate of the loss is available, although Chief Gaunt says at least 150 tons of silage is lost. When firefighters arrived on the scene, they put out all the burning silage. The firemen kept the volatile blaze in the silo under control as the silage was being unloaded, according to the chief. Wingham and area fighters remained on the scene all night and well into the next day, reports Chief Gaunt, who adds that firemen spelled each other off for the 36., hours it took to fight the fire. In the middle of fighting the silo ,fire, department personnel were called to a fatal car crash in Morris Township to extricate an accident victim. That call carne near noon on Tuesday. 1VJaitland Eng. is appointed to Grasby Drain v,t ,,„gr,40sok Maitland Engineering Ltd. has been appointed by Morris Town- ship COuncil as consultants on the r;rasby Dram projeet. Last month the township was notified by the Ministry of -Trans- portation of Ontario (MTO) that the Grasby dram, Which runs across Hwy 4, would have to be moved and extended to make way for the highway , construction project schecluip to begin in 1991. Mait- land g'" sneering will prepare a repo_ on the procedure needed efiltosts involved. Under the province's Drainage Act, the mad authority requesting the work (in this case the MTO) will bear all costa for work on the drain. • NEIGHBORS LEND A HAND—Neighbors Jim Ross, Jim Scott and Jim McGee lent a hand to Simon Bleeker last week when fire struck his East Wawanosh farm. A silo fire at the Bleeker farm was eventually brought under control by the Wingham Area Fire Department, but it took almost 36 hours to do so. 1989: A final look at the year The year 1989 has been one of change throughout the world and in our own community. Here are some of the events that made histo- ry,in Wingham and area and the people who helped shape those events: , xtaiARy "Blue Boxes" should become a familiar sight in Wingham this year as. the- towrt's recycling program is expected to begin in the spring. A two-storey brick home on the fourth concession of Turnberry was in an early -morning fire. The house is owned by Benjamin Riveros and a woodstove is being blamed as the cause. Wingham's first baby of 1989, eight -pound Jamie McGlynn, arrived Jan. 3 at 9:20 p.m. at Wing - ham and District Hospital. He is the firstborn child of Dennis and Karen McGlynn. A visiting team from Denmark edged the Wingham Bantams in hockey action. More than 300 fans crowded the Wingham arena for the match -up. A barn fire in Turnberry Town- ship resulted in a $200,000 loss. The barn is owned by Gerald Van- dekoek. In a tearful farewell, Wingham P4/24,c ,S€1100 ,st440110 said, g900 . e).itharigelti*ti Naoyuki Matsuoka, who was hon- ored at an assembly at the school. "Nao" was presented with a Wing - ham flag and other souvenirs of his stay here. Teens Unlimited, Wingham's new youth group, has been formed. The executive includes: President Jason Purdy, Vice President Jason Richardson, Treasurer Kerri McGrath and Secretary Joanne Crawford. FEBRUARY. Huron County's Huronview Home for the Aged near Clinton will be rebuilt at a cost of $14.3 mil- lion over the next three years, coun- ty council decided at its February meeting. The F. E. Madill Mustangs lost their own tournament in the second week. TRAMS ACROSS A FIELD—.An animal left his tracks on a Morris roadside one cold day last overtime period to Clinton. Frostyfest '89, Wingham's winter celebration, will go down on record as one of the "frostiest" in a num- ber of years. Old Man Winter.coop- , tehreaiwedhrtle7ty, uffldirst inPfiltig4.7 fo,6•11,?!., ---IculiattkilosOivitrihe-OOitiniii- • nity, Ms. Roy(4:agate° Bennett passed away Sunday, F-eb. 5, at Wingham and DistrictHospital. Mrs. Bennett served on town coun- cil and on the Wingham Board of Police Commissioners. A restaurant just south of Wing - ham, Bobbi-Jo's Truck Stop, was gutted by fire Sunday evening. Donut Delight opened at Wing - ham's miniature mall. The decision was eight months in coming, but a welcome one as the National Transportation Agency has ordered Canadian National to continue operating its Kincardine subdivision. Wingham native Doug Wood set a new Canadian record of 5.50 metres in the pole vault at Edmon- ton at the Canadian indoor track and field championships. Wingham's Jeff Bloemberg has been called up to the New York Rangers, realizing a long-time dream of Jeff and his family. Reaction to the release of the recreation master plan survey for Wingham and area was predictable — caution on the part of municipal politicians and enthusiasm on the part of recreation committee mem- bers. The study recommends restoration of the Lower Town Dam, as well as a $2 million aquat- ics centre to be built in three years time. Madill Principal Ken Wood is retiring at the end of the school year. He has been principal since 1984 and at the focal high school for 31 years. MARCH The Howick Non-ProAt Housing Corporation is mounting an all-out effort toward the goal of affordable accommodation for area residents. Stephanie Coll of Wingham is this year's recipient of the Margaret Bennett hulk* Citizen Award. The Wingham Area Fire Board is no closer to reaching a decision on Continued on page 2 Morris man, des in tragic trtiShap, A tragic car crash in Morrisilast week claimed the life of a township resident. ,/ • 4 Robert M. Fraser of RR 5, 13rus- sels, 64, was killed instantly, accord- ing to a spokesman for the Wing - ham detachment of the Ontario, Provincial Police, when' his car went though a yield sign and into the path of an on -coming truck. The mishap occurred atalifirtd;z4: mately 11:30 a,m Iast Tuesday, Dee 19, say the OPP, at theIntersection of Con. 4-5 and Sideroad 15-16 in Morris Township, better known as the "Centre Sideroad". Mr. Fraser was southbotind on the sideroad. A truck driven by Frank Leishman, 43, 'of Dashwoed, was eastbound on the concession road and collided with the Fraser vehicle at the intersection. ,4 • • Mr. Leishman and a passehgeritt • his vehicle, James Leishman of Mt -7c 5, Brussels, were trea-ted and* released from Wingham and Dial.; trict Hospital. The Wingham Area Fire Depart- ment, with its extrication equip- ment, was summoned to the scene. A -T office closed Monday, , for New Year's .• • Advdnat4intea,:,:i 600 *II re d'oge-01:0(t MOti4h3fi jan. 1, for -the New Year's Day-hOli-- The newspaper will publisn uus Wednesday, Jan. 3 and then will'be back to the normal publication date of Tuesday next week. The deadline for classified and display advertising for the Jan. 3 edition is this Friday, Dec. 29, at 5 p.m. •fr A. twe" • , P • • c:roja," Page 7 • Classifieds 'Page 8 • Lloyd Mtclie has received his roads snperintendeat certification from the Ontario Good Roads Asso- ciation. As roads superintendent, of Morris Township Mr. Michie will receive his .certificate af an upcom- ing council meeting. Also certified is -Drainage Super- intendent Gars Nichblson. 4 gplyVp,1,-3;41,:, CAN'T STAY AWAY—Jordana Welsh and Mark and Michele Bai- ley are lost with no school this week, so they do the next best thing — play in the school yard. Children all across the area are trying out their Chrisbnag sleighs, toboggans and skates this week. ).J 11 4 • . " .., , . . 1;441C4J1Rik21;4''' ' " 4).!''S.VOIr','4' 7 4itit'Ai4;;If.' i' 741. ' 40" 4., 4,041? . ,