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Zurich Citizens News, 1978-12-14, Page 1NO. 501.4W\ FIRST WITH LOCAL NEWS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1978 Price Per Copy 20 Cents Jack Tinney acclaimed Huron Warden Hay township Reeve, Jack Tinney was acclaimed Warden of Huron county council at its • inaugural meeting Tuesday. Tinney's opposition, Reeve Harold Robinson of Howick township withdrew just prior to Tinney's acclamation. The Howick reeve said in his tours throughout the county it was obvious Tinney had strong support. The Hay farmer and father of eight becomes the first reeve from the township to assume the warden's position since 1955 when Earl Campbell held the post. Make appointments for Hay township At the inaugural meeting of Hay township, se.eral in- dividuals were appointed to township positions. Serving as Hay's representative to the Exeter and Area fire board and the Ausable-Bayfield Conserva- tion Authority will be Reeve Jack Tinney. Council newcomer Tony Bedard will look after the township's interests on the Dashwood Community Board and the Dashwood Recreation Board. Hay's representative to the Hensall and area fire board will be deputy -reeve Lloyd Mousseau while Dick Rau and Lionel Wilder will sit on the Zurich and area fire board. Two new board faces There will be only two new faces on the boards and committees that assist in the running of the village of. Zurich. Appointed to the recrea- tion, parks and community centre board is Alma West- lake replacing Lee Regier. The other new member of the board is council ap- pointee Jim Bedard replac- ing Ray McKinnon Returning to the recrea- tion group are ratepayers George Haggitt and Norm Koehler and the second council appointee Claude Gelinas. • Reappointed to another three year term of the corn - Please turn to page 15 The following is a list of other councilappointments; Poundkeepers - Ray Ingram, Herb Neeb, Laird Jacobe, Leonard Merner, Wes Rader, Mel Gingerich, - Harold Diechert and Ellis Northcott. Fence viewers - Ross Corbett, Lloyd Walper and Donald Rader. Weed Inspector - Joe Gib- son. Returning officer - Joan Ducharme. Solicitor - Kim McLean. Township auditors - Durst, Vodden and Bender. Trench Inspector - Harvey Clausius. Tile drains - Louis Farwell. Court of revision for drainage, municipal drain inspector - Hay, council. Stock evaluator - Herb Klopp. . In other business, Hay council approved drain tileage loans toalling $40,000 from Terry Caldwell of RR 1, Hensall. A special drain tileage rate of $1,576:44 for the next ten years was imposed upon Grant Triebner. The township approved -a certificate of compliance from James Wilkinson of Wheatley for the con- struction of pig barn and covered manure tank at lot 12, concession 7 of the township. A certificate of compliance from the Pig Improvement Group Limited was denied as the township does not allow• open liquid manure tanks. This was Tinney's second try at the highest position in the county losing to Goderich township reeve Gerry Ginn last year. The declared "swamp boy" expressed concern earlier in the month that his fight with Claire Diechert for the reeve's job may have hurt his chances at the coun- ty job. Tinney said the warden's position would in all likelihood be his last stop in politics. NEW HAY COUNCIL — The inaugural meeting for the new Hay township council was held Monday. In the back row is guest Rev. P.F. Mooney, councillor Dick Rau, roads superintendent Karl Haberer, and councillors Tony Bedard and Lionel Wilder. In the front is Deputy -reeve Lloyd Mousseau, clerk -treasurer Joan Ducharme and Reeve Jack Tinney. Staff photo Turkheim queries coverage oard trustees insure themselves By JEFF SEDDON- Trustees on the Huron County board of education bought themselves an acci- dent insurance package Monday night covering them if they are injured or killed while on board business. The insurance carries an $18 premium and is provided for trustees through the Ontario School Trustee's Council, of which Huron county is a member. Two plans were offered board members. One, the $18 package, offered weekly indemnity ranging from_$50 to $300, a $1,000' rider for medical or dental expenses and $50,000 for death or dis- memberment. The other, which costs $43, had the. ALHAMBRA RECEIVES PLAQUE— In' recognition of the financial support and assistance which ARC Industries received from the Alhambra Lodge in the acquisition of the South Huron Bakeshop, a plaque was presented at the bakeshop's„opening Thursday while Lodge members Jim Dalton and GerryBackxlook on. Bob Southcott, president of the South Huron and district association - for the -developmentally handicapped makes the presentation ta” Gene Creces. Staff photo same coverage for trustees on board business but added 'an extra $25,000 death or dis- merriberment for trustees if they are in an accident while not on board business. John Cochrane, director of education; told the board that if trustees wanted the $43 package the board would pay $18 of it and each trustee would have to• pay the remaining $25. He said the board would buy the $18 plan outright. Wingham trustee Bert Morin suggested that the board did not need to spend the money to cover its trustees. He said most of the trustees would already have adequate insurance coverage. The purchase costs a total of $288 for the 16 trustees. Vice chairman Donald McDonald told Morin that his wife would "probably ap- preciate it (the insurance) if you get knocked off on the way home". Zurich trustee Herb Turkheim asked if the $43 package carried any coverage for weekly indem- nity or medical expenses for trustees if they are injured while not on board business. Please turn to page 15 HensaII -council should try restraint says reeve With the village of Hensall in the midst of several ex- pensive undertakings the word "restraint" might have to be worked into next year's budget, according to Reeve Harold Knight. Knight told the inaugural session of Hensall council' Monday "I hope we can be reasonable as possible in our budget.''' He said two of the bigger projects for the new council will be planning and the annexation of surrounding lands. While Knight said "we've Take action Following the receipt of a complaint,village council has taken action on snow- mobiles operating ort village streets. Council has requested all operators of snowmobiles in the village to refrain from using the village's streets except for leaving or enter- ing the municipality. been fairly well on budget for the year" Hensall ratepayers can expect a big jump in their taxes to pay for the storm sewers which are presently being installed. Also expected to go up, are the levies from the county and the school boards, two areas which the village had little control over, he said. Participating in the inaugural ceremonies which saw Richard Packham and Klaas Van Wieren take their places on council, was Reverend Garnet Husser of Hensall United Church. Reverend Husser who has been in Hensall for two months, congratulated the village and council on their "fine attitude" which they have towards newcomers. He said the storm sewer work and the new com- • munity centre ``speaks of a progressive- community". At the meeting, several council appointments were made. Reappointed as the village's representative to the Ausable-Bayfield .Con- servation Authority was Harry Klungel. Looking after the village's interests on the Hensall Parks Board will be coun- cillors Paul Neilands and Packham. Ratepayers ' appointed are Bevan Bon- thron, Melvin Wurm, William Soldan, Wayne Reid and Leonard Hoffman. Serving on the village's dump and fire committee will be Nielands and Packham while Klungel and Van Wieren were appointed. to the drains, streets and property committee. Readers and advertisers of the Citizens News are advised that there will be no paper publish- ed the week of December 25 and that notices and ads for that week should be placed in next week's edition.