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CASEY CASEMORE, Wingham's goodwill
ambassador, has made six trips to Europe in
the past 30 months. When he's home in Wing -
ham, Casey is busy trying to get to all the
meetings of the organizations he belongs to,
which even he admits is almost impossible. In
the photograph Casey is holding his Dwight D.
Eisenhower Award for service in World War
11. Just over 400 of the awards have been
presented.
`Keep the mind busy',
says Casey Casemore
Community involvement has been the spice of life
for Lloyd ,"Casey" Casemore of Wingham, who
belongs to so many organizations even he admits he
couldn't possibly attend all the meetings.
Casey's warm hello and friendly pat are well-
recognized by many local people, as is his
dedication to several local organizations, sports and
his country.
"Keep the mind busy," declares Casey. "It's the
key to everything." Also, he is a strong proponent of
evolution, or change, and Said he believes it is
necessary, natural and good. Some people yearn for
the good old days, but to Casey the days to come will
be just as good and more exciting.
Since his retirement several years ago, and
before that too, Casey has plunged himself into
projects f e r the Lions Club, the curling club and the
Masonic •ge; to name a few.
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The Lions Club is dedicated to working for the
blind and Casey is proud of the club's ac-
complishments. In May of 1970, a "Lions' Eye
Bank" was organized in cooperation with the
Wingham hospital_ An eye cannister is used to
transport donated eyes to a centre where trans-
plants cyan be made.
Perhaps the biggest highlight of Casey's years of
involvement withthe Lions is sponsoring the area's
first seeing -eye leader dog, "Caesar", for fellow
Wingham Lion Stuart Henry.
Casey's never-ending work for the blind was
rewarded in 1978 when he was presented with the
Canadian National Institute for the Blind's Jubilee
Service Award for dedicated service at a Lions
District "A" convention at Brampton.
Casey is an avid curler too and has been involved
with the local club for many years. In 1957,`A` he
curled in the semi-finals fpr the Governor's
Championship of Ontario and has been in the
district Briar play-offs twice.
During the late 1940s and early 1950s, Casey
coached and umpired football, back in the days .,
"when we had the big crowds."
Other organizations which Casey belongs to and is
active in, are the Canadian Order of Foresters,
Court Maitland; the Wingham United Church and
the Wingham Legion.
Born and raised in Lower Town, Casey went to
work when he was 16 years old, and worked until the
early 1940s when he joined the army. After return-
ing from the war, Casey went to work at the
foundry and then went to Stanley -Berry in 1955,
where he was a foreman until his. retirement 25
years later.
Three years ago, Casey suffered what would have
been a major setback to most people: doctors
discovered he had cancer and he was forced to take
chemotherapy treatments.
But he faced' the problem with his usual optimism
and resolved to take a tripto Europe in May of 1980.
Instead of discouraging him from going, Casey
said his doctors urged him to take the trip because
they believed it would be therapeutic. And they
were right ; when he returned, the doctors couldn't
believe what good health and good spirits he was in.
Since then Casey has made five more tris to
Europe to visit friends he made there while he was a
soldier involved in the Allied liberation of the
Netherlands. He has made many more good friends
and ha been made an honorary member of the
Netherland Legion and the Royal British Legion,
Nijmegen -Arnhem Branch.
Casey has had many honors bestowed upon him in
Europe as mementos of his trips there, but the
greatest was awarded to• him in May, 1981: the
Dwight D. Eisenhower Medal for faithful and
'honorable service in the 1939-45 war. Only 436 of
these medals ever have been awarded.
,Today, Casey's cancer is in remission and he said
he' feels great. Doctors are amazed that he has
suffered no discomfort whatsoever from his
chemotherapy treatments, but Casey isn't; he
attributes it all to the power of positive thought.
What has Casey planned for the future? Well, a
trip to China may be in the offing, as well as more
European visits.
What about his philosophy of life? "Share, or give,
your God-given talents and means while you're
alive."
East Wawanosh
Council listens to th sides
in I..,',.1severance disute
Members of East
Wawanosh council listened
to the two sides involved in a
severance dispute over
allowing a Christian high
school to be built in the town-
ship during a meeting held
Monday evening at the town-
ship shed.
Council called the meeting
so it would have an op-
portunity to hear both sides
before it decides whether or
not to pass the zoning bylaw
which would permit the
school's construction. The
bylaw was scheduled to be
passed or turned down. at
Tuesday's regular meeting
of council..
Dr. John Vanderkooy,
Harriston, represented the
Wingham and District
Christian High School
Association (the group that
wishes to build the school) at
the meeting. The group was
formed in January of 1981
and incorporated in Sep-
tember of that year for the
express purpose of
establishing and main-
taining a Christian high
school in the Wingham area.
The association has a
membership of 180 people
from many centres in Huron,
Bruce and Perth counties.
Other associations have
established Christian high
schools, but they are too far
away for local members to
bus their children, he. 'ex-
plained.
The school which the
association hopes to erect on
the 7.9 acres behind the
Hutton Heights sub-
divison,would be large
enough to hold a maximum
of 80-120 pupils and have
seven or eight staff mem-
bers. A complete architec-
tural plan has been drawn up
for the school, but it will not
be constructed"in one go",
according to Dr. Vanderkooy
because it is being financed
by parents and charitable
donations.
"We'are eager to blend in
with the surrounding area
and do not wish to provide an
eyesore, plus it will be
beneficial for our own
people."
Gary Davidson of the
county planning department
gave some background on
the issue. The county land
division committee granted
approval of the severance
Sept. 13, but the severance is
conditional upon the passing
of' a zoning bylaw by the
township council.
The application for the
severance has been appealed
by a group of landowners
from Hutton Heights and an
Ontario Municipal Board
hearing will , be held
sometime in the near future.
AI Ostner, solicitor for the
Hutton Heights group ap-
pealing the land division
committee's decision, asked
council not to pass the
required zoning bylaw. (The
area presently is zoned
agriculture and the change
would allow an institutional
use on the property. )
The previous council did
not recommend consent 'be
given to the severance, but it
was passed anyway, said
Mr. Ostner. The committee,
reported it passed the
Dispute costs of
river bank work
GORRIE — Two Fordwich
ratepayers are still not
happy with the ap-
portionment of costs
regarding the work done this
past summer on the banks of
the Maitland River.
Don Coghlin, manager of
the Fordwich branch of the
Canadian Imperial Bank of
Commerce, and Don King,
owner of King's Home
Hardware, both emphasize
they have no quarrel with the
work done by the Maitland
Valley Conservation
Authority.'
"We think they've done a
good job," Mr. Coghlin said.
Besides improvement and
stabliization of the river
bank, the river bottom was
levelled to improve flow.
Both the bank and the
hardware store have been
subject to flooding during the
spring run-off period over
the years.
Originally the cost of the
project was estimated at
$10,000. However when it was`
learned the cost would be
less, the Authority and the -
township decided to expand
the project another 181 feet
— 106 feet upstream and ' 75
feet downstream.
The total cost of P the
project was still ..under
estimate. The final cost
figure was $9,850 with the
Maitland Valley Con-
servation Authority picking
up 85 percent of it, leaving a
total of $1,477.64 to be paid by
the township, Mr. King, arid
the bank.
' In its original billing the
township apportioned 7.5 per
cent or $738.82 to the
Township of Howick, five per
cent or $492.55 to King's
Home Hardware and 2.5 per
cent or $246.27 to the
Canadian Imperial Bank of
Commerce.
e Arguing that they should
not have to pay for the extra
181 feet of work done, Mr.
Coghlin and Mr. King
proposed the following ap-
portionment : Township , of
Howick $960.72, King's Home
Hardware $166.58, and
Canadian Imperial Bank of
Commerce $350.34.
They attended the Dec. 20
meeting of council to present
their case. At that time, Mr.
Coghlin said the bank was
willing to pick up the' cost of
75 feet of the extra work done
and that he and Mr. King feel
the township should pick up
the cost of the remaining 106
feet of the extra 181 feet.
"That 181 feet was not
included in the original
agreement," Mr. Coghlin
said. 1
Reeve William Newton
explained that when the
project was coming in under
the estimated cost, the
decision was made "to make
a job of it".
Deputy Reeve Jack
Stafford was apprehensive
that the controversy over the
cost would adversely affect
future projects in the. Ford-
wich area.
"I'd say there will be a
darn slim chance of getting
anything done in the future
in Fordwich," the deputy
reeve said.
"Our fight .is not with the
conservation authority," Mr.
Coghlin said.
"You're saying they didn't
come up with the right
proposal to begin with,"
Deputy Reeve Stafford
countered.
"What we're saying is why
should we pay for the work
done from the old bridge to
the dam?" Mr. Coghlin said.
"It was still under
estimate," Coun. Gordon
Kaster said.
"Yes, there aren't many
deals where you get more
done for less than you
figured," Coun. Alex
Graham agreed.
"I know we agreed to go
from A to B," Coun. Gerald
D'Arcey said, "but we got
that extra 106 feet done for
just over $200. I think
Maitland Valley did a super
good job, over there."
Telling Mr. Coghlin and
Mr. King they had presented
a "good case", Reeve
Newton said it would be up to
the new council to decide
what to do about the billing.
New ProposA T.
When the ;-tOvo men
departed council chambers,
members of council decided
to present a new bill for the
15 per cent of the. project
($1477.64), based on a per
lineal foot basis.
On that basis the Township
of Howick will pay $612.42,
King's Home Hardware
$366.74, .and the Canadian
Imperial Bank of Commerce
$498.48.
Late last week Mr. Coghlin
said he and Mr. King will
accept the new billing only if
the township will pay $500 of.
the total . before the
remainder is •'apportioned.
"Under the original
agreement, the township
agr'eed to pay, $500 of the cost
for esthetic purposes," Mr.
Coghlin said. -
However council contends
that the $500 which was in-
cluded in the original 7.5 per
cent apportioned. to the
township, no longer applies..
since Mr. King and Mr.
Coghlin refuse to pay the
original billing.
severance because in-
stitutional uses are thought
to strengthen hamlets, but
council was upset because
that was the only section of
the township's secondary
plan looked at.
The main intent of the plan
is to. strengthen agriculture
in East WaWanosh, not take
it out of production, which is
one of the greatest concerns
of the objectors. Also, said
Mr. Ostner, they are c n-
cerned ,about an increased
traffic flow into the sub-
division, parking problems
and safety hazards created.
An institutional use must
have access to a public high-
way, but Mr. Ostner claimed
the property in question does
not because there is a one -
foot reserve along the edge
of the site.
Dr. Vanderkooy said all
his group wants is to use its
freedom and rights as
Canadian citizens in
establishing a school of its
own choosing. The property
in question is at the in-
tersection of two main high-
ways and is centrally located
for group members. He
asked council members to
consider passing the bylaw
on those merits.
"Can anyone attend this
school?" asked Councillor
Jim Taylor.
Yes, said Dr. Vanderkooy,
as long as he or she meets
the basic requirement, that
is, a tutition fee of apr
proximately $2,500 a year.
Mr. Taylor also expressed
concern that pupils at-
tending the school would not
be able to attend an ac-
credited college or univer-
sity when they graduate, but
Dr. Vanderkooy assured him,
they would.
When asked what services
would be required by the
school, Dr. Vanderkooy
`anstvered the existing
'roadway is plowed by the
township for Hutton Heights
residents anyway, and they
(school representatives)
would plow the school's own
drive: •
Ross Hamilton, a resident
of Hutton Heights, suggested
teaming the Christian school
with the high school which
already is in existence. With
declining enrollment and
severe economic conditions,
Mr. Hamilton said it is
Almost a crime to even
consider building another
school.
"It's not necessary to go
through this exercise with all
that opportunity sitting there
on tap," he commented.
Dr. Vanderkooy said that
had been suggested, but
cautioned that he represent-
ed 180 people ap,,d the major-
ity ruled. -
Virginia Newell, another
Hutton Heights resident,
asked Dr. Vanderkooy how
many association members
live in East Wawanosh and
would be sending their
children to the proposed
school.
He admitted he did not
know, but added some people
have expressed a +desire to
move into the area so their
children could attend.
JOHN LEEDHAM and his father Stewart of Wingham seem to be debating whether or
not to take in a quick nine last Saturday at the Wingham Golf and Curling Club. The
course was bare of snow except for the occasional patch and it would have been
possible to play a round of golf. The Leedhams were at the annual Mayor's Levee
held New Year's Day at the club.
Skiers urged to guard
property against theft
With most ski resorts
operating despite a shortage
of snow so far this winter,
skiers are being urged to be
on guard against the theft of
their valuable equipment,
and to take measures to
protect it.
Every year in Ontario and
in this district, there are
thousands of dollars worth of
ski equipment stolen, warns
Const. Gary Gaeler, - cern-,
munity services coordinator
for OPP District 6, Mount
Forest.
The majority of this
equipment cannot be
properly identified and
police often are left with
recovered ski equipment
with no possibility of tracing
the owner.
Unfortunately, most
people honestly believe they
will not be the victim of a
crime, Const. Gaeler
commented. This applies
particularly to skiing en-
thusiasts who sometimes
leave their equipment
outside for hours unat-
tended, unlocked and
unidentified.
This month, community
services officers from No. 6
district will conduct a ski
equipment identification
program. They will be
working at the Blue
Mountain Ski Resort Jan. 7-
9, 14-16 and 21-23, and will be
on duty, weather permitting,
to mark equipment and
supply hints on how to
protect all your property.
There is no charge for this
service
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There also will be a group
called "Counter Act" at ski
resorts in districts 6 and 7
during the ski season. This
group also offers' a ski
identification program.
This year for the first time,
a special team of officers
will be patrolling the Blue
Mountain Park area, with
special emphasis on thefts,
narcotics and alcohol-
related offences.
More than enough food is
produced every year
throughout the world to feed
every man, woman and child
on earth. There is no scarcity
of food. Enough grain is
harvested globally to give
everyone 3,000 calories a
day, almost twice as much
as is needed to sustain life.
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Township of Turnberry
RE: SNOW PLOWING
Neither Township nor plowmen will be
responsible for vehicles or mailboxes, etc., left
in the way"of snowplows. Ratepayers will be
responsible for any accidents, br damages to
snowplow, caused from snow dumped on
roads, or, if it has to be removed by Township
equipment, ' they will be charged Section
1 16(10) of the Highway Traffic Act reads, "no
person shall park or stand a vehicle on a
highway in such manner as to interfere with the
movement of traffic or the clearing ' of snow
from the, highway".
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