HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1978-07-20, Page 1NO. 29
FIRST WITH LOCAL NEWS
THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1978
CYCLISTS KILLED — Two young motorcyclists, Dennis Leo Hoffman, 14, of RR 3 Zurich and Donald Roderick McPhee, 13, of
London were killed Thursday night when their vehicle collided with .a'car on Huron County Road Two, south of Zurich. The
motorcycle on which they were riding, ended up in a ditch on the west side of the road. Staff photo
Motorcycle tossed 45 meters
Two boys killed in collision
No inquest will be held into
the -death of two teen-age
boys who were killed
Thursday night when their
motorcycle pulled from a
laneway into the path of a
car on Huron County Road 2
north of Sarepta.
Dennis Leo Hoffman, 14,
driver of the motorcycle,
was killed instantly, while a
passenger, 13 -year-old
Donald Roderick McPhee,
London, died enroute to a
London hospital.
The pair suffered multiple
injuries after being hit by
the car driven by Paul
McInnis, 22, of RR 3 Dash-
wood. He was unhurt.
McInnis had been south-
bound on the' county road,
while Hoffman was
proceeding westerly out of his
parents' laneway. The car
driver told police he felt that
the motorcycle was about to
stop as it came out the farm.
laneway, but at the last
minute it darted into the path
of the car.
Hoffman, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Leo Hoffman., RR 3
Zurich, was not licenced to
drive the 1976 Suzuki
motorcycle on the highway.
He and the machine were
tossed 45 meters from the
point of impact, while
McPhee ended up 20 meters
away in the west ditch.
Damage in the accident
was listed at $1,240 .by OPP
Constable Bill Osterloo, who
was assisted in the in-
vestigation by Cpl. Dave
Woodward. Dr. Charles
Wallace, Zurich, attended as
coroner.
The accident was one of
four investigated by the
Exeter OPP this week.
On Friday, John Hall,
Kitchener, suffered .."'minor
injuries after thenar he was
driving went out of control on
Highway 83 east of Exeter
and rolled over three times.
Fair starts tomorrow
This year's version of the
Zurich fair isexpected to be
bigger and better than last
years with three ` en-
tertaining days ahead for the
many fair -goers expected.
The fair kicks off Friday
evening at 8 with the ever
. popular Pirie Mitchell and
Peaches of CFPL TV's
junior talent hour headlining
the talent show. Local talent
from the area will also be
featured.
Also on Friday evening,
will be the fair queen contest
with several area young
ladies expected to vie for the
crown.
The 114th exhibition
swings into high gear, on
Saturday with a parade
starting things off at 12:30
featuring the Queen of the
Furrow, the Haflinger six
horse hitch, the Mocha
Temple horse patrol, the.
Arkona pig team, the Huron
county pork queen, the Tobe-
Cobe float and the Seaforth
• and Dashwood marching
band.
The fair will be officially
opened at 1:15 with fair
president Vince Doyle,
Huron county warden Gerry
Ginn and members of
parliament Jack Riddell and
Bob McKinley doing the
Honour.
Afternoon highlights in-
clude arm wrestling with
western. Ontario champion
Robert Snarley, "Fashion
Focus" presented by the
Huron county home
economist division of the
ministry of agriculture and
food, the baby show and a
micro -mini tractor pull.
In the evening, there will
be dancing to that popular
group from Goderich "Star
Trex" with refreshments
available from the Lion's
Cage.
The fair winds up on
Sunday with a horse show.
The driver•said he swerved
to avoid an animal on the
highway.
Damage in the accident,
which occurred at 1:10 p.m.,
was set at $2,000 by Con-
stable Wally Tomasik.
Damage of $9,500 was
estimated in a three -car
crash on Highway 21, just
north of the Highway 83
intersection on Saturday at
10:15. a.m.
Drivers involved were
Frederick W. May, Toronto;
Harry Widdifield, Forest,
and Stanislaw Brudnicki,
Goderich.
May was northbound and
was stopped for traffic to
clear before making a left
turn when he was hit from
behind by the Forest car.
The May vehicle careened
across the road into the path
of the southboundBrudnicki
vehicle.
There were no injuries
reported by Constable
Tomasik.
• The other accident oc-
curred on Monday at 11:15
a.m., involving vehicles
operated by Pamela DeJong,
Alexander St., Exeter, and
Albert Bacon, Belgrave.
Both vehicles had been
proceeding along Highway 4
just south of Exeter and the
local woman was stopped to
make a left turn when hit
from behind by the other
vehicle.
Price Per Copy 20 Cents
Village to cleanup;
no interest waver
An appearance by Mrs.
Katherine Letts before
council Thursday evening
resulted in a written com-
mitment to clean up
property which had been
effected by the construction
of the John street drain but
the village said no to a re-
quest for the. waving of in-
terest on the outstanding
amount owed to the village.
Mrs. Letts who has been
acting on behalf of the estate
of Ivan Kalbleisch, told
council that she had asked
chairman of the streets,
sidewalks and drains com-
mittee Isidore Laporte in
September of last year for
the removal of rocks and
clay from the Kalbfleisch
side of the drain.
She said she was assured
by Laporte . that something
would be done in the spring
once access could be gained
to the property.
When spring had come and
gone and the area in ques-
tion was still not cleaned up,
the decision was made to
withhold the final payment
until the village had taken
some action, she said.
At the meeting, Mrs. Letts
said she was prepared to
hand over a cheque for over
$10,000 providing that it was
written into the minutes that
action would be taken and
that interest charges. of
$810.61 would be waved,
Reeve Fred Haberer
thanked Mrs. Letts for com-
ing before council but said
with regards to the drain
which had been installed at
the request of residents in
the John street area in 1977,
"All others were assessed
on the same obligation. I see
no reason why the interest
should be waved . I'm
sure Canada Trust (the ad-
ministrators of the
Kalbfleisch estate) would
not wave interest."
Mrs. Letts replied "I'm
sure you wouldn't pay for a
job if it was not done
properly."
Councillor Ray McKinnon
said the village is aware that
the job has not been com-
pleted and the village has a
hold back on the amount ow-
ing to the contractor. He
added that this does not have
any bearing on the amount
owed.
Laporte said the main
problem has been the gain-
ing of access to lands
affected, with. the village
wanting to cleanup the
Kalbfleisch property and
land on the other side of the
drain at the same time. He
said due to the problems in
getting on to the other land,
the village was willing to
cleanup the Kalbfleisch side
of the drain as soon as possi-
ble.
Leroy Thiel told Mrs.
Letts "There's no way we're
going to leave the job un-
satisfactory."
As per Mrs. Letts' re-
quest, a resolution stating
that the removal of clay and
stones would be done, was
passed.
With regards to the re-
quest for a waving of the in-
terest on the amount owed,
Haberer said "I don't know
if council wants to make any
concessions there or not."
When council indicated
they were not in favor of a
tax waver, Mrs. Letts said
"If that's your decision,
, thank you for considering
it."
In another matter relating
to .the John street drain, a
request that a charge in the
amount of $226.75 be waved,
was denied by council.
The–request which was
made by Raymond, McLean
and Gray, Exeter solicitors,
said that their client, Allen
Scott was not notified of the
amount due when the
Verberne property was
purchased. The letter asked
the amount be waved as
there was no legal recourse
to recover the money from
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GET YOUR LEMONADE HERE — One of the many businesses that pops up during the summer inevitably turns out to be a
lemonade stand. Pouring a glass for Steve Consitt and Marty Merner is Mark Johnson while Dave Heimrich and Robert
Demooy look on. Staff photo