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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1973-09-27, Page 10PAGE o' ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1973 BABY SHOW WINNERS - Winners in the one to four months class at the Zurich Fall Fair Annual Baby Show were, first, Benjamin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Rathwell, R.R.1, Brucefield; second, Cynthia, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gingerich, R.R.2, Zurich; and third, Jason, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hayter, of R.R,1, Varna. NINE TO 13 MONTHS - Winders are first, Joanne, daughter of ivIr. and Mrs. James Consitt, of R.R.1, Zurich; Mrs. Leo Hoffman, holding Paul, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Goldsmith, who placed third; and second Dana Lynn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Fisher, of Zurich. FOURTEEN TO EIGHTEEN MONTHS - In the oldest class at the Baby Show at the Zurich Fall Fair the winners were; fourth, Paul, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Rickert, of Zurich; third, Leon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Bedard, of Warren, Michigan; second, Steven, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rau, R.R.2, Zurich, and first, Richard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Gingerich, of Zurich. ZURICH CENTENNIAL BAND LEADS 'PARADE FIVE TO EIGHT MONTH CLASS - Winners at the Zurich Fall Fair were; second, Douglas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Willert, of Zurich; and first, Wayne, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Manson, of R. R.1, Zurich Delays sign re An application for a permit to erect a new sign in the vill- age of Grand Bend was tempor- arily delayed while another for a sign replacement was approv- ed, last Monday night. After considerable discussion following the application from John Aselstyne to erect a real estate sign on private property in the village, the village's newest councillor Tom Webster submitted a motion. The motion read, "in view of the present situation of signs and the strong opinion of some members of council, a decision on all sign permits will be del- ayed for 21 days. At a meeting several months ago, council decided to freeze all signs until an agreement witl Championship Displays was completed or dropped, The agreement with Champ- ionship had 20 days to go at the time of Monday's meeting. According to the village byla, everyone must apply for a perm- it for a sign regardless of the location of the proposed sign. Councillor Murray DesJardins argues saying, "it's a little bit of dictatorship when we tell people where and what kind of sign they may put up. Reeve Bob Sharon agreed that according to the bylaw everyone should apply and Doug. las Martin recommended the owner of the property involved make the application. Councillor Tom Webster who is a commission agent for a sign company said he felt the bylaw was a good one. He add- ed, "if some larger centres had a bylaw like this they would be doing something." Webster continued, "I think we should review the sign sit- uation. A $5 permit doesn't seem to be enough. It should be $25 for a four by eight foot sign and $50 for anything larger. Council did tell Aselstyne who was present at the meeting that the owner of the land should make application after a period of 21 days and it would be considered. Later in the same meeting council gave permission to Gerald Sanders, owner of the former Monetta Menard Tavern property near the beach to replace an existing sign. Sanders wished to move the sign closer to Government road so it can be more easily seen from the Main street intersection. When council first re fused to agree to the moving forward of the sign, Sanders said "with the new turnaround at the end of Main Street, a lot of people make the turn without heading towards the pier and thus can't see my sign unless it is moved westerly. " Imminent He was given the okay to re -erect the sign nearer the road providing construction does riot interfere with an ex- isting underground line, As the result of a split 3-2 recorded vote Peter Rumble was given approval to establish a body shop on the Supertest property on Main Street form- erly owned by the late Law- rence Mason. Councillors Teevins and Webster voted against the app- lication while Reeve Sharon and councillors Martin and Desjardine gave approval, Village legal counsel Bill Dyer who was at the meeting said in his opinion the applic- ation was valid. He said the bylaw included operations whicl were incidental to a business and he felt a body shop was incidental to a service station. Rumble said he would sign an agreement with the village whereby he would construct a screen to hide any vehicles which may be stored on the property. Councillor Webster said he couldn't agree that business should go on the main street of a lovely village while Reeve Sharon contered with "I wel- come a viable business where we get our taxes." 0 Storage for glads By now, gladiolus blooms are little more than a fond memory. Gardeners should dig and store their gladiolii corms in October, .advises Burke McNeill, horticultural special- ist, Ontario Ministry of Agricul- ture and Food, The best time to do this is on a warm, sunny day towards the end of the month. Dig up the corms and let them dry in the sun for an hour or so. That way, the soil around the corms will come off easily. As well, re- move the old leaves, cutting about half inch from each corm. To allow the corms to dry, place them in a paper bag, old nylon stocking, or a flat, and take them indoors. Wait about two weeks and then remove the old corms and roots from the bottoms of the new corms. Store the new corms in a cool dry place (about 50 deg.) Even in storage, thrips pose a threat to corms. To thwart thrips, dust the corms before storing; use either a 5% Sevin dust, a 5% methoxychlor dust, or a 50/o chlordane dust. Come spring, all you have to do is remove the husks and plant the corms, e