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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1980-11-05, Page 18'TN SHEILA FRANCE Sheila Anne France, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold France, Wing - ham, received her Bach- elor of .Arts dewee in psychology from it* Wil- frid Laurier University in Waterloct,---2:, on Sunday, Nov. 2. -The graduation exercises were held at the Kitchener Memorial Au- ditorium. Following the exercises, a family smor- gasbord dinner was en- loyed in Elmira. ACCEPTS POSITION IN SARNIA Carol Jamieson has ac- cepted a position .as jun- kir analyst at Petrosar I\ Ltd., Sarnia, The young- est daughter of Mr. and , • Mrs. ..Ross Jamieson, • - Wingham, Carol is a :re- cent graduate, of Fan- shaye , College, London, •spcIaUzIng.in Computer rograming. • • MARK TIFFIN Mark Tiffin, son of Audrey Tiffin and the late G. W. Tiffin, graduated with a Bachelor of Busi- ness Adrpinistration de- gree, ctabp option, from Wilfrtie Laurier Univer- sity on Nov. 2. He was on the dean's honor roll. Mr. Tiffin has accepted a positionin the marketing department at General Foods Inc., Toronto. J. Patterson is speaker at Gorrie GORRIE — John Pat- terson of Gowanstown, principal of Wallace Township Public School, was in charge of the joint Wroxeter-Gorrie service of worship held, in Gorrie United Church on Sunday. Mr. Patterson chose as his theme, `Doors'. He said there are doors of gloom and doom; there are also doors of friendship and hope. The children's story was `Imaginary Door'. The choir sang Believe'. Next Sunday, November 9, the service will be held in Wroxeter at 10 am and in Gorrie at 11:30. Sunday School will precede the Gorrie service at 10. Rev. J. D. Martin of Palmerston will be in,charge of the service and members of the Howick branch of the Royal Canadian Legion will beinattendance. • REMINDER Second installment of taxes due November 7, 1980. 1:0: Kelly, A.M.C.T., _Clerk -Treasurer Township of Turnberry JULIE KING- AAIss Julianne King, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George C. King of Tees - water, graduated from Fanshawe College of Ap- plied Arts and Technol- ogy on Friday, Oct. 24, with an advanced di- ploma in legal office administration. Follow- ing the graduation ,exer- cises, a family dinner was held in London. Julie is presently employed by Patrick L. Kelly, Bar- rister and Solicitor, Pais- ley, who sponsored her during her cooperative work term. MRS. WILLIAM SOTHERN i...- ..) Fordwich Mr. and Mrs. Roy Oakley and family of Gore Bay spent several days here last week visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Squire Oakley. Mr. and Mrs, John Lep- pington, Vickie, Tammy and Cindy, visited Sunday with Mr, and Mrs. Brent Telehuis in Walkerton. Mr. and Mrs. Squire Oakley and Rosemary left on the weekend for Grand Prairie, Alberta, where they will be making their home. Miss Agnes Scott of Scarborough spent Thursday with Edna and Harold Doig. Rev. Bill and Mrs. Richards of Spiers, Saskatchewan, visited last week with their grand- parents, Mr. and Mrs. Austin Stinson. Bill attended a conference in Sudbury on the Areekend. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Douglas and Greg spent the weekend in Sarnia with Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Johnston. Mrs. Jim France and family of Ripley are spen- ding this week with Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Lambkin. , Rev. and Mrs. Sheldon Wilson moved their household effects from Prescott to their home here one day last week. ATTENTION SENIORS AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE ABOUT. ONTARIO PROPER TAX GRANTS '- Waiting For Your Grant? • If you sent in your Property Tax. Grant application but haven't received your*Oease be patient. Many of the applications Which contained incomplete information or arrived late because of postal disruptions are still being processed. IT'S NOT NECESSARY TO CALL ABOUT YOUR GRANT. A large number of seniors have already been contacted in this regard. The • remainder will be contacted or have their grants paid by . NOVEMBER 30,1980. Turning 65? • If you reached or will reach age 65 between July 1 and December 31, 1980 and are just becoming eligible for the Old Age Security ' Pension, you may be eligible for Ontario Tax Grants for all of 1980. Property Tax Grant applications and' Sales Tax Grants will be AUTOMATICALLY mailed to you BY JANUARY 1981. -Not Eligible for OAS? • If you are a senior who has not resided in Canada long enough to qualify for the Old Age Security Pension, you may still be eligible for these grants. You should contact the Ministry of Revenue as soon as possible for an eligibility form. Reminder • If your principal residence throughout 1980 is a nursing home, home for the aged, chronic care facility charitable institution, home for special care or other similar institution, you are not eligible for the grant unless the institution in which you reside pays municipal and school taxes and your rent payments are not government subsidized. ' • Applications for the 1980 grant can1* submitted any time before December 31, 1981. Ontario Ministry of Revenue Lorne Maeck Minister IM. Russell Deputy Minister 77 Bloor Street West, Toronto, M7A 2B3 Council regard' 1 Doug Fortune, Turnberry Township councillor, hail to explain some comments he made last month regarding the Bluevale Hall project, during a ratepayer § meeting last Wednesday. The meeting, sponsored by the Bluevale Chamber of Commerce, featured the township's new council, which was elected by ac- clamation — Reeve Brian McBurney, Councillor Fortune, who will become the new deputy reeve, Councillor Ben Malda, John Cox, Raymond Wright, and Deputy Reeve Harold Elliott, who has withdrawn from the race. Bev Brown, a member of the Bluevale Chamber of Commerce, asked Mr. Fortune what his intentions were when hesaid he felt the ratepayers involved in the Bluevale Hall project were not organized. Mr. Fortune explained to the crowd of about 40 ratepayers that a lot of ideas have been presented to council regarding the hall, "but few have been concrete. They have to know where they are going and how they are going to get there," in order for the project to be a success. Bluevale residents in- volved in the project decided first to renovate the existing hall, before they found out Whether it was structurally sound. Then they decided to build a new hall on the existing property before they found out if the property was large enough to support a septic tank system. Added to this was that the hall board didn't realize that .two council members, Mr. Malda and Mr. Fortune, were selected to sit on the board, and therefore neglected to invite them to any meetings. He said these and -other incidents created &tiara'. tions, which resulted in his comments made last month regarding the project. Miss Brown attributed the problem to the awkward" situation of haying , three groups invohret1 in the pro- ject — the Bluevale Chamber of Commerce raising the money, The Blue - vale Hall Board making the decisions and the township council having to have its name on • the deed and describing negotiations for land. purchases • during council meetings, which then become public knowledge. She questioned the possibility - of negotiating land purchases for a new hall, "for a reasonable priee", when the facts are discussed during council meetings, and then made public. • Mr. Fortune suggested the negotiations should be con- ducted by a group other than council members because, "they could be done a lot quieter". 'BohSearson, a member of the Bluevale Chamber of Commerce and the hall board, agreed that the board could use some upgrading in communicating with the other two groups, but he assured the crowd that it is looking 'at- properties for a new hall and "things are getting started". LAKELET KOOKS The fifth meeting was held at the home of Lisa Baumber on October 28. The topic discussed was toaster, broiler and microwave ovens. The next meeting will be held at Mrs. Rae's home. TEMPTING TACOS GORRIE — The girls met at the home of their leader, Mrs. . Norman Fairies. President of the club is Evelyn Zimmerman. The members cooked French Crepes with chicken filling and also made Dessert Crepes with ice cream filling, topped with hot sauce and chbpped nuts. Achievement Day will be held December 6 at Howick Central School. The next meeting will be Saturday at the Fairies home. Assistant leader of this group is Mrs. Larry Bott. The Gorrie III club, Watts Cooking, is under the leadership of Mrs. William Thornton and Mrs. James Gray. for patience from cPiotlivigti,emrebseirdsenatnsd saantidd tbat'sacin decisions will be trade ;.' litimpe Brian McBurney egigatited that council may see11menthusiastic about the project "but we have to be tetaiItious because if the community can't handle it, uC:4181t!tmeanswll Heid eallesresponsible a that was one reasonmny Turnberry tried 03'10 -et into an agreement virtrArtMorris, stating that 00klt, townships would be responsible for operating er:vieata a ff newlt nhoa.'l1. "So far w'l In ;PRIORITIESotherbusinessMr. For- tune explained the top priorities for the township are the Eadie Bridge, the bridge in Lower Wingham andreplacing the township grader. set4clionsuotrtteioe hnasofbethene Eadie Bridge, "but it's going to bevery expensive". In order to keep the mill rate •down, council is building up a reserve fund for construction costs, which he said. is accumulating baguet:that is higher than the current rate of inflation. The councillor explained the bridge's capacity (seven ton maximum), width and the sharp turn just before it have to be corrected, and the township grader cannot cross.itlegally. Regatding the Pits and Quarries Control Act, which will apply to Turnberry as of Jan.. 1, 1981, John Cox, councillorelect, said, "It will probably double the base • price Of gravel." Mr. Cox claimed the pit ,and quarry owners will have to sperid•hetween $3,000 and $4,000 toiomply with the Act' regulations, which • could _farce „small operations to' close. Councillor Malda said the townshiptiarm, which has a number (of gravel deposits on it, is'4iredvantage forXttrn- berry beret* it will cub) downon trucking costs some private areapits Close.' Miss Brown aiked for a report on the township waste disposal site: Mr. Fortune explained that, a new hole has been dug recently and a fence will be placed around it. He estimated the life of the site at between four_and six years.- = . SCHOOLBOARD Bert Morin and Murray Mulvey, Huron County school board trustees who have been elected by ac- clamation, were asked about changes in the educational system and school trips. Miss Brown complained that the system doesn't require students to do their best because it is geared to the average student. As a result, "We're not allowing the cream to float to the top. "We can't even get enough • people interested to have an election in Turnberry." • Mr. Morin agreed 'that some changes are neces- sary, "but the situation is very complex. We have to al- ways be looking 20 years down the road." He claimed that although some "mistakes" were made in the system about 15 years ago, especially in reading, schools are getting back to the basics. In his opening address he explained that motley will have to ,beRspent on sophis- ticated equipment in the schools, "because tech- nology is far advanced, and to keep it under control requires more knowledge". One ratepayer asked why some' schools seem to have a lot of trips while others don't. She wondered if some schools receive more money for trips than others. Mr. Morin explained that trips outside the county mostly are funded by •the csetuadnetyntstrri ,tsbu. t principals do have a set budget for in - One lady asked if the board could curb the amount spent on trips to help cut education costs "Wouldn't they (Students) be better off at school than at a football g Mr Mulvey said the teams allows for so many activity periods for clubs and Mr. Morin added that activity periods usually are after the regular school classes, He said testing and clubs add pride arid opirit to titi. ih. .. shows thatschoolswlthmore category sprit havti*aloi .,I One, sen4ir" ratepayer...:' ::,C,'• iolirfRilrif;S `'''s suggested. that 9410.0:14P .1ht', - t:Inedvsatrin'44 7741:14 141 rdra aa't;Ioth-7:91:40/ .,',fsire ("1114-1-,C-; of• the "strap"iii* contoo. ..,ett .7 students.', di sgtouidre. : ts , Morins4f'1- i , ffilt(tale,to, • three',,,„ i„ , '14.abnikazingratarda VIS,^04,14,?5 Ve litkleafiliantara Vair.v4"matesEconiutunte, • rliii111114111 Just look at the like -new finish on this recently sandblasted home of Dr. A. 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