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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1978-08-17, Page 1NO, 3a FIRST WITH LOCAL NEWS THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1978 RELUCTANT BATHER — When you're 11 months old it doesn't matter how warm the water is. Getting some reassurance from his motherJane, is Geoffrey while older brother Alex 2 1/2 looks on. Staff photo Village low on priority list Says no to Hensall outlet Hensall residents will still have to drive to get their drinks, Hensall council learned Monday night. R.J. Harris of the Liquor Control Board wrote council that the village does not qualify for. a liquor outlet. Residents would have to continue to depend on outlets in. Exeter and Zurich for their supply. Earlier in the year Hensall council inquired whether an outlet could be opened in the village. Harris said part of the reason for the negative reply was the current restraint program. Towns larger than Hensall LeRoy O'Brien passes away A prominent Zurich resi- dent passed away early Tuesday morning. . _ LeRoy O'Brien, a 'lifelong resident of Zurich and an ac- tive member in the com- munity passed away at South Huron hospital in Ex- eter in his 77th year. Mr. O'Brien operated an egg and cream business in the village for a number of years and was a charter member and past -president of the Zurich and area Lions club. Mr. O'Brien was also on the board of Directors of the Bluewater Rest Home. Mr. O'Brien was the beloved husband of Meda Sararas and the late Mildred Hoffman (February, 1972). Dear father of William H. O'Brien of Burlington, Donald L. O'Brien of Zurich, five grandchildren and dear brother of W. Lloyd O'Brien and Miss Olive O'Brien of Zurich, one brother predeceased in 1954. Resting at the Westlake Funeral Home, Zurich until today where the funeral service. will be held at 2 p.m. with the Reverend Bruce Guy of- ficiating. Interment at Em- manuel United Church cemetery.. The pallbearers are: Jim O'Brien, Jeff O'Brien, Doug O'Brien, Pat O'Brien, Eugene O'Brien and Steve Grainger, with outlets farther away have applied for liquor stores to be opened-. in their municipality: 'These areas will be given priority over the village; Harris wrote. In otlier business, council approved a $50 grant to the Blyth Centre for the Arts. Hensall has already donated funds to the Huron Country Playhouse. A bill from the village- to Robert Baker for cutting grass was retracted after Baker appeared before council. He told council he was away at the tirnnand was never notified that there had been any complaint. _ Reeve Harold Knight said the matter had not been handled diplomatically and in the future residents should be notified of a complaint so they could cut the grass themselves if they wanted to. F.D. Setterington of Union Gas discussed with council the proposed location of a new gas main on Richmond Street South and Mill Street. Council said the company should take the old line out, but Setterington said this , would -be expensive as the line ran under the sidewalk. Town foreman Lorne Archer said the line wasn't under the sidewalk. Setterington said the company would send a man up to definitely locate the line, and would be prepared to remove it ,if it. wasn't under the sidewalk. The engineering report for "the proposed 'Reid sub- division was received by council and turned over to the County engineer for study and comment. The report said there would be no. extra service cost to the municipality from the subdivision. A letter from the county asking if Hensall wanted their 1926 fire truck relocated was received. Council decided to request the truck be brought back to the village for restoration and storage in the new fire hall. Council approved a bylaw allowing the 'government to charge the village in metric units instead of imperial measurements. A request by Douglas Kyle for the village to pay the costs of water damage in his basement was turned down. Kyle said in his letter the damage was caused when Fastball tournament this weekend Zurich and area residents will have the opportunity this week end to see some of the best fastball action in the area as the Zurich recreation and parks board presents its third annual men's fastball tournament. Teams from Lieury, Brussels, Zurich, , Elmira, Goderich, South Zorra, Embro and Clinton will be competing in the day long tournament which has its first game set to go at 8 a.m. The defending champions are Brussels who just recently won their own tournament which featured 16 teams. The winners of the "A" flight will receive $250 plus the Leo's Plumbing, Heating and Electric trophy. The . "B" flight will take home the Shaws dairy store trophy plus $100. Looking after the umpiring will be the Ingersoll Umpires Association which has as one of its members CFPL weatherman Brad Finch, A new feature this year will be the giving of the most valuable player awards of each game by Labatts. At the arena,a sausage and sauerkraut supper can be had for $2.50 while beverages will be available in the same place. Admission for the day is only $1.50. the village damaged a storm sewer: Wilma Hoffman was ap- pointed animal control of- ficer for Hensall. Five Ontario Home Renewal Program grants were approved by council. Plan given first reading Hensall's secondary plan outlining landuse for the village took one more step on the long road to becoming official when council gave the bylaw first reading. Before giving the bylaw first reading, council voted not to change any of the zoning designations in the draft plan. Three changes had been suggested at the public meeting held earlier. County planner Roman Dzus told council changes could be made in the plan by council later, but it takes 60 days. Once the plan is given second and third reading, it will be forwarded to the county planning office. After their examination it will be printed and sent to the Ontario Government for approval. It will likely take a Please turn to page 7 Price Per Copy 20 Cents No action taken on Goshen renewal Council will give some thought before making any definite plans about the repair of Goshen street, north of the main intersec- tion. At Thursday's council meeting, a letter was received from B.M. Ross and Associates of Goderich that presented plans for sidewalk and drainage im- provements. In the proposal which was submitted by the consulting firm, renovations from the intersection of the Highway and Goshen street to the post office could cost over $50,000 with $19,500 of that devoted to storm sewer up- grading. Reeve Fred Haberer said with regards to the proposed expenditure on the drains "We weren't planning on this at all." Both councillors Leroy Thiel and Isidore Laporte felt that the drains were working adequately and would not have to be replac- ed. A portion of the proposal which called for the keeping of the existing asphalt sur- face would cheapen the appearance of the downtown core council felt with the proposed capital expen- diture for road repair in the area costing almost as much as a new road surface. The letter also said to upgrade the sidewalks and road surface from the post office to Rosalie street would cost $11,500. Council deferred any deci- sion on the matter until they had had a chance to meet with Ross. In other business council: Allotted $2,000 for the bringing of a village road fromhlighway 81 to property owned by George Haggitt up to ministry of transportation and communications stan- dards. Learned that letters will be sent to all property owners within 400 feet off property owned by Mrs. Catherine Letts informing them of her intention to have • the property rezoned from development to residential. • Learned from finance committee chairman Ray McKinnon that expenditures and revenues so far this year are in line with the 1978 budget. The village accepted an estimate form Robert Far- quhar Enterprises of $100 for the installation of steel siding on the old municipal building. Gave Leo Meidinger per- mission to use PVC pipe in the construction of sanitary sewers for his housing pro- ject. Filed a resolution from the'' township of Rochester with regards to the regular inspection and proper maintenance of municipal bridges. Collision 'kills Mitchell man A 29 -year-old Mitchell man was killed Saturday af- ternoon when his motorcycle collided with a tractor on Highway 83, just west of Huron County Road 11. Dallas Edward Wettlaufer was eastbound and struck the tractor driven by Grant Hodgert, R.R. 1 Woodham. Hodgert was pulling a wagon and baler and was turning left across the highway into a farm lane when the mishap occurred. Coroner Dr. . Charles Wallace, Zurich, pronounced Wettlaufer dead at the scene. Hodgert had stopped his tractor on the north shoulder of the road to ascertain if traffic was clear behind him, but failed to see the on- coming motorcycle before pulling across the highway. Damage in the fatality was listed at $2,000 by in- vestigating officer Constable Jack Straughan, who was assisted by Cpl. Dave Woodward. On May 18, 1977, another motorcyclist died near the same spot when his machine ran into a transport truck which was crossing . High- way 83 at the County Road 11 intersection. Constable Straughan also investigated that fatality which claimed the life of a Brucefield man, Charles R. Lince, who was also 29. The accident was one of six investigated by the Exeter OPP this week, several of which resulted in injuries, none of which was serious. On Sunday at 10.45 p.m., an Exeter girl, Sheila McLeod, suffered a frac- Please turn to page 7 GRAIN HARVEST UNDERWAY — The grain harvest in this area is underway as dry con- ditions.nhave allowed combines to take the crops off. Combining a crop of mixed grain on the Glen Thiel farm is Walter Vermundt. Staff photo