Zurich Citizens News, 1967-11-30, Page 7tt
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1967
ZURICH CITIZENS Ne1NS
PAGE SEVEN
Official Opening Set For Tomorrow
Big Program Set for Friday Night Opening
It will be a proud day this
Friday, December 1, for the
folks of Zurich and the sur-
rounding area who have worked
so hard toward the official re-
opening of the A. C. "Babe"
Siebert Memorial Arena and
Zurich Community Centre, in
the village,
On hand far the special cere-
mony at 8:30 p.m. will be Hon -
C. S. MacNaughton, provincial
treasurer; R. E. McKinley, MP;
Peter Large, of the Centennial
Commission, and Bob Davidson,
chief scout of the Toronto Ma-
ple Leafs.
Entertainment for the open-
ing includes figure skating
show featuring Ron Shaver, of
Galt, and Pauline and Troyann
Bell, RR g, Hensall, •at 7:30; an
olddtimers' hockey game, pitting
Zurich against Lucan at 8; an
exhibition hockey game be-
tween Exeter Junior Hawks and
Skate Champion
Ron Shaver To
Appear on Show
Ronnie Shaver, aged 15 years,
is a gold medalist figure skater
who come to Zurich through
the courtesy of the Hamilton
Figure Skating Club. Ronnie will
be appearing on Friday evening
at -the new arena and commun-
ity centre during the official
re -opening program.
To ,his credit, Ronnie boasts
the 1963 Western Ontario Juve-
nile Men's Championship; the
1964 Summer International
Novice Men's Championship;
the 1965 Western Ontario Nov-
ice Men's Championship; •the
1966 Western Ontario Junior
Men's Championship; the 1966
Novice Men's Championship of
Canada, and the 1967 Western
Ontario Senior Men's •Cham-
pionship.
Skating through the courtesy
of the St. Thomas Skating Club
will be silver :medallist Pauline
Bell and her sister, Troyann, a
bronze medallist.
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the Zurich Flyers commencing
at 8:45; and dancing beginning
at 10:30 with music by Desjar-
dine Orchestra.
Zurich Centennial Band will
be in attendance as well.
Much Thought
Much thought has gone into
the planning of the enlarged
arena facilities. A totally new
entrance at the southeast cor-
ner of the buildings leads to an
attractive foyer from which ac-
cess is made to the office, four
big dressing rooms (one of
which is available for public
meetings, having its own outside
entrance) and the arena proper.
Ice surface in the renovated
arena is regulation size with
adjacent seating capacity for
1200 persons. It is estimated
that another 200 people could
be •handled' in the standing
roam portion of the arena at
the ends.
Washroom, kitchen and tuck
shop facilities can be dntered
from either •the arena segment
of the building or the auditor-
ium portion. Housed in the
Hoy Nominates;
Election Needed
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left by Hendrick's resignation.
At the nomination meeting,
Wilder asked for an explana-
tion of one item on the pre-
pared treasurer's statement.
In the matter of the Ford
truck purchased at a cost of
$1671.61, Wilder asked someone
to explain why another item on
the same sheet was narked
Ford truck (800 on loan from
H. Krotz Ltd., and had cost the
township $1332,01.
"I always thought when some-
thing was loaned, you didn't
have to pay for it," insisted
Wilder.
Clerk Brokenshire told him
that when Krotz was unable to
supply the truck specified by
council, the dealer had loaned
them another truck until the
required vehicle was available.
Brokenshire said the $1332,01
represented gas, oil and repairs
during the time the truck was
on loan.
Councillor Jack Tinney, re-
turning for another year, told
Wilder, "that was the cheapest
winter snow plowing Hay Town-
ship ever had."
Injecting a little humor, Tin-
ney told the gathering, "When
I came to council I ,thought I
was going to tear everything to
pieces and put it back the way
I wanted it. But it doesn't
work that way."
He warned farmers to make
arrangements for their tile
drain loans before the tile •are
delivered. He reported that
council is replacing quite a few
culverts — "$20,00 for a half
dozen" — and pointed out "even
the water has to run faster
these days".
Third• councillor is Harold
Campbell told the meeting his
first year on council had been
"an eye-opener".
"Every ratepayer would have
a year or so on council," he
mused. "It takes more time
than I expected."
REST WISHES
to all those responsibe for
the reconstruction and additions
to the "Babe" Siebert Memorial Arena
and Zurich Community Centde,
These modern facilities will provide
the citizens of the community with a
much-needed recreation centre.
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middel of the Community Cell- ises is the emergency hardware
tre, the kitchen features plenty on all doors as a special safety
of convenient space suitable for precaution in the event of fire.
large or small groups of Volunteer laborers did many
workers. of the -back-breaking, tedious
The tuck shop contains a tasks such as painting. From
stove, a popcorn machine, cof- the smart grey and red in the
fee maker, a soft drink foun- arena to the sophisticated beige
tain and equipment for mass and bone -white in the auditor -
production of hotdogs. ium, men and women from Zur-
All portions of the buildings, ich and Hay Township have
with the exception of the audi- contributed time and effort
torium and the arena, are beat- which was invaluable when
ed by radiant electric heat. keeping the total cost of the
The original furnace heats the project around $75,000,
auditorium. Come out •this Friday. See
Another feature of the prem- for yourself.
Arena Construction Costs Aided By
Many Valuable Volunteer Workers
The renovations and additions
to the Babe Siebert Memorial
Arena and the Zurich Commun-
ity Centre has been a summer -
long project for many people
in the community. With work
commencing on the project
early in June, final completion
of the project came just a few
days ago.
Total estimated cost of the
project will be close to $80,000.
Of this amount the village of
Zurich is issuing debentures
for $50,000, while the balance
is to be made up from -grants,
donations and public subscvrip-
tions.
The Zurich Lions Club are
donating $5,000 to the project,
while the Zurich Chamber of
Commerce hopes to turn over
close to $1000. Through the
means of centennial grants
there will be another $2100
corning towards the project,
and various people throughout
the area have donated well
over $500. The biggest grant
expected will be from the pro-
vincial government, and •this is
expected to he anywhere from
seven to nine thousand dollars.
Any further donations from in-
dividuals or groups will still be
greatly appreciated,
The project has cost more
than at first anticipated, 'due to
complications arising through-
out the course of construction.
All the trusses in the conmmun-
ity centre had sagged and had
to be re-lnforced with steel
plates and iron rods. A new
roof coating had to be installed
on the community centre prop-
er, and a cement wall had to
be built under the front wall of
the community centre.
In the arena itself a new ce-
ment wall had to be built under
the ice boards around the en-
tire rink, and there were a
number of problems arose
which all added to the cost of
the building. At the same time,
however, thousands of dollars
were saved on the project by
volunteer labor. Many of the
ladies in the community gave
many days of their time to as-
sist in painting and general
clean-up, while the men assisted
in laying the plastic pipes, pour-
ing the cement floor, nailing
new boards around the ice sur-
face and host ,of other small,
tedious jobs. •
Chairman of the building
committee has been Leroy Thiel,
reeve of the village, while other
members were Dr. W. B. Coxon,
Ray McKinnon, Doug O'Brien
and Herb Turkheixn. This com-
mittee spent many long hours
throughout the entire project
in making plans and reaching
difficult decisions. Local build-
ing contractor Donald Oke su-
pervised the construction and
supplied. the necessary trades-
men.
We're Ha
mea:
to have been associated with the
"Babe" Siebert Me:. oriadrena
and
Zurich Community Centre
During the Construction Period
a It was our leasure
to have been entrust-
ed with the complete
electrical and heat -
Iing contract for this
fine new recreation
centre. We hope the
citizens of this com-
munity enjoying us-
ing the new facilities
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It has been our pleasure to work with
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Our Best Wishes
on the
OFFICIAL OPENING AND DEDICATION
of the
"BABE" SIEBERT MEMORIAL ARENA
and
ZURICH COMMUNITY CENTRE
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We are pleased to be able to
supply Refreshments for
this modern Recreation
Centre.
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CONGRAT LATIONS
to the people of Zurich and Surrounding Areas
on the
OFFICIAL RE -OPENING AND DEDICATION
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