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ATTEND HOCKEY SCHOOL — A number of players from the Zurich minor hockey program are attending
the Huron Hockey School at Huron Park this week. Above, instructor Ron Mason talks with Brian Steckle, Tim
Westlake, Cameron Steckle, Paul Johnston and Dean Armstrong. T -A photo.
PAY ATTENTION—These children watch as their instructor, Linda
Soldan, shows them how to construct their own piggy bank from
plastic containers. Photo by T. Stover
Playground begins this week
The playground program in the
town of Hensall began this week
with some 40 children enrolled.
The program this year will run
for three alternating weeks on
Monday, Wednesday and Thurs-
day of those weeks from 2:00 till
4:00 p.m. The children will
occupy their time making arts
and crafts and doing regular
playground activities. But there
is a special trip to the Grand Bend
Zoo slated for the kids.
The Hensall swimming lessons
which are in progress, continue,
with the first session nearly com-
pleted. The swimming program,
which is three weeks long per
session, has three sessions sched-
uled this summer, the first one,
having 52 kids registered, while
the second and third have 32
and 15 respectively.
Kippen personals
Mr. Glen Stelch, Clearwater
Florida, who has not been in the,
vicinity for 50 years visited with
Mr. W.L. Mellis and Mr. Elgar
Mousseau on Saturday evening.
A number of children from the
Kippen area have been attending
Bible School at Bruc efield.
Mrs. Steve Pine and daughter
Sherri Lynn of Sault Ste. Marie
have been visiting with Mr. &
Mrs. Ed McBride. They were
joined by Mr. Steve Pine and all
attended the wedding of Mrs.
Bonnie Dalyrmple of Brucefield
on Saturday.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Kinsman,
Lyle and Bill have holidayed in
the Western Provinces.
Mr. & Mrs. Garry Alderdice
and family of Nova Scotia are
visiting relatives in the area.
Facelift for core area
From page 1
south side from the new munici-
pal building to the bowling alley.
Mr. Hill suggested a 3 -man
working committee be appointed
to work as a team with Mr. Hill
as one way to ensure the pro-
ject is followed through after
Mr. Hill has presented his
detailed plan. If there are three
key people in the community to
follow up on the project there
will be less chance of the plan
falling through.
• Mr. Hill plans to start the
detailed plan in the latter part
of August and does not expect
it to take too long as he intends
to make the best use possible of
existing structures.
No injuries
this week
Only three accidents were
investigated by the Exeter OPP
this week, and for the first time in
some weeks there were no in-
juries reported.
On Thursday, vehicles
operated by Walter Bowley,
London, and Roy A. Westcott, RR
3 Exeter, collided on concessions
2-3 of Usborne. Constable Don
Mason set damage at $1,625.
The other two crashes occurred
on Saturday. A vehicle driven by
Kenneth Denomme, Exeter,
rolled over on sideroad 20 in
Stephen Township at Devil's
Elbow. Damage was set at $175
by Constable Bill Lewis.
The other accident was a two -
vehicle collision on Highway 83,
two and a half miles west of
County Road 11. Drivers involved
were Wendy Scott, Milverton,
and John Langdon, RR 2
Tavistock.
Damage in that was listed at
$2,500 by Constable W. Tomasik.
During the week, the local
detachment officers charged 71
drivers under the Highway
Traffic Act and issued warnings
to another 60. There were nine
charges under the Criminal Code
and a similar number under the
Liquor Licence Act.
Three thefts and three break
and enters were also in-
vestigated.
. Zurich hydro
The committee .of council
operating the Zurich Hydro and
Water System has decided to
investigate the possibility of
financing a new bucket truck for
the village.
The meeting took place in the
P.U.C. office at 7:30 p.m.,
July 13. The committee also
passed the following accounts to
be passed as presented; hydro
total $16,113.39 and water total
$3,051.27.
LADDERS
Remodeling, painting, and
general, home repairs are tasks
we seem to save for this time
of year. If you are using a ladder
for any job, be sure it is in good
condition, warns the Ontario
Safety League. Especially check
wooden ladders for signs of .
splitting...and don't attempt a,
quick repair job. When in use,
brace the ladder at the bottom
or have someone hold it. Don't
over -reach. Move the ladder
and adjust it's height. Use a
little safety -consciousness around
the home.
G.B. taxes up 1:iy.
Most ratepayers in the village
of Grand Bend will be facing a
tax increase this year of 15.7
mills. This amounts to a hike of 12
percent for residential property
owners.
The 1976 tax rate and budget
was accepted at Monday's
regular meeting of council.
The overall rate for residential
taxpayers will be 145.7 mills. Last
year's mill rate was 130. The
commercial rate will be 160 mills
compared to 140 mills in 1975.
Despite the total increase of
15.7 mills, the general rate from
which the village derives its
monies is down a half mill to 37.7
mills.
The largest rise comes in the
secondary school levy which is up
to 35.2 mills from 25.9 mills a year
Queensway n
The church service at the
Queensway Nursing Home was
conducted by the Rev. H.
VanEssen accompanied by Mrs.
VanEssen.
Mr. & Mrs. Dormer Reid and
Mr. & Mrs. Adrian Hopper of
Beadle Lake, Battle Creek, Mich.
visited with Mrs. Lynn Latimer,
Mrs. Shirley Prouty also visited
with Mrs. Latimer. Visitors with
Mrs. Almeeda Parsons were her
nephew Howard Ferguson,
Thamesford, and Mr. & Mrs.
Robert Parsons. Visiting with
Mrs. Pauline Jeffrey were
Edmund Jeffrey and Marjorie
Oesch, Mr. & Mrs. Len Jeffrey,
Goderich.
Mrs. Wilmer Adkins, Exeter
ago.
The elementary school rate will
be 39.3 mills up from 34,5 mills.
The County of Lambton rate has
risen 1.7 mills to 25 mills.
The fire protection levy has
risen by a half mill to 6.5 mills
while the Ausable-Bayfield
Conservation authority rate
remains at two mills.
The third and final instalment
on 1976 Grand Bend taxes is .due
on September 30. Interim
payments were due on March 1
and May 31.
The 1976 budget calls for ex-
penditures totalling $437,253.
Highest on the list is education at
$160,090 followed by public works
and Lambton County at $59,268
and $56,473 respectively.
ursing home
Louise Mitchell. The Chiselhurst
ladies' entertained the residents
on Wednesday with games and
treats.
and son Bruce, Cochrane visited
with Louise Mitchell. Jean
Triebner and Violet Northcott
visited with Roy McDonald, Lynn
Latimer, Vera Lammie, Mrs.
Parsons. Mr. & Mrs. Howard
Johns visited with Mrs. Mabel
Johns. Mr. & Mrs. Clarence
Dilling and family of
Scarborough visited the for-
mer's mother Mrs. Anna Dilling.
Mrs. Pearl Passmore and Mrs.
Rosa Harris visited with Mrs.
Lavery. Mr. & Mrs. Leo A.
Zimmer, Kerrobert, Sask. visted
their aunts Mrs. Florence and
Possible fire hazards
Ontario Hydro's electrical in- , unit should have its own wall
receptacle capable of carrying
15 amperes. Hydro inspectors
reported one Windsor house
suffered $21,000 damages re-
cently traced to an overloaded
extension cord behind a chester-
field.
Another common fault is plac-
ing the cord beneath a rug. When
overheating occurs in the cord, it
can start a serious fire. Blowing
of fuses is another warning that
attention is required.
"Follow the instructions which
accompany each air conditioner
when it is purchased," Mr. Dick-
er said.
spection department is "concern-
ed" about possible fire hazards
associated with air conditioners
as the province enters its annual
hot and humid season.
Jack Dicker, department man-
ager, warns that improper install-
ation of these units has already
caused a number of fires in homes
and apartments in various parts
of the province.
"The most common cause is
using overloaded extension cords
and plugging them into recepta-
cles .not designated for this
purpose."
He said each air conditioning
TR1E DSBUP$
DAYS
July
30 and 31
in
DASHWOOD
6 pm
6pm
6 pm
8 pm
Friday, July 30
Midway Opens
Sauerkraut/Sausage
Bavarian Garden
Talent Show and Beauty Queen
Saturday, July 31
10:30 Soap Box Derby = 2.00 Colossal Parade
Noon Bavarian Garden • = 3.30 Arm Wrestling
Noon Sauerkraut/Sausage E. 4.00 Pet Show
1.00 Midway & Games 4.00 Tug of War
1.00 Judging Floats 7.00 Sports Finals
9.00 Dancing