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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1984-11-14, Page 1C. LL ving the communities areas o4 ssels; Dublin, Hensall Walton SE/WORTH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1984 — 20 PAGES ,OLD??— eeth of deer Shot In the four It1 in Hon County were checked for of th deer. Doug Ptiffer, wildlife 1 at e Hullett Conservation Area Cilthe jawbones from deer and checks 'tlarks. Al' .lessink p111113:0 Deer season over in Huron The four day deer season 1:nded in Huron County on Thursday. And so far 1/6 deer have been checked at five check stations throughout the county. Thursda %vas the best day for hunters with 83 . _ / a en in a day to day breakdown. 22 d=cr er ch. ked Monday, 20 on Tucsdav, 3 on We day; 83 on Thursday and 12 were checked on Friday. Check stations were located at Wingham, Point Farms Park in Goderich; Hullett Wildlife Area, Zurich. and a mobile station. This year, 838 tags were issued to hunters and 27S tags to farmer -landowners. in comparison, 168 deer were checked at the end of the 1983 hunting season. But when final mandatory reports were sent in by hunters. it was learned that 191 deer were harvested. The deadline for mandatory reports this year is Nov. 22. "We need the mandatory reports hcrause the information tells as what the hunting pressure was and where the deer weir taken." said Terry Matz. Mr. Mat is an enforcement co-ordinator for thc Ministry of Natural Resources in Wingham. The mandatory reports are important, said Mr. Matz. Hunters are required to hand deliver or send by 'registered mail such reports to the Ministry of Natural Resources office near Wingham. Failure to do so could Lady doing her part for McDonald house The need for a Ronald McDonald house in southwestern Ontario s in he met if Seaforth and area t'esidents have anything to say about it. Known as the "House that love built Ronald McDonald House is a home-awa% from•home. a temporary lodging facility where families of children being treated for cancer. leukemia and other serious illnesses can reside while the child receives treat• ment at a nearby hospital. in the past, construction of the homes has been financed by McDonalds. various service groups and individual efforts. The house. to be built in London- will be the 10th house constructed in Canada and %ill service families from the surrounding counties of. Lambton, Essex. Middlesex. Waterloo. Huron, Grey. Elgin. Bruce. Oxford and Perth. Major fundraising is currently being undertaken by local Lion's Clubs, with their brick selling campaign. and hs individuals in Seaforth. Betty Glanville has initiated a fundraising project of her own Prompted into action by a recent comment that appeared in the newspaper after this community's poor showing at the Terry Fox Run, that "people soon forget". Mrs. Glanville has organized a raffle to he held on Dec. 19 at the Seaforth and District Community Centres. "People don't forget cancer" People don t forget •cancer. Everywhere they look they see relatives, friends and neighbors getting the disease, so 1 don't think they ever forget about it." says Mrs. Glanville. Mrs. Glanville says she thought she could contribute something to the fundraising effort by hosting the raffle. She has known families in the Seaforth district who could have been greatly helped by a Ronald McDonald House "It's a hell of an experience" "It is a hell of an experience for a little kid to go through. it's a big load on little kids. Adults have leached the facts of life, so can usually cope with things that happen to them, the travel back and forth to doctors. but it's hard on a kid. especially if they're sick." "If we have someplace like a Ronald McDonald House, that could make it any easier on the child. then that's great. Most of the time they really don't know what's coming at them. They're separated from their family". Mrs, Glanville says she and her family hope to start pounding on doors in the next week. And she hopes people will be receptive to her project. Tickets for the raffle sell for Si each or six for S5. Prizes in the draw include a cedar chest. 510 grocery voucher, handmade afghan, large planter and Ronald McDonald t -shirt. Approximately 1,200 tickets will be sold. The cedar chest will be on display at Hildebrand's Paint and Paper store. "it's something you hope you never have to go through with your own family, your own kids. Cancer is something you'd like to forget, but everyday you hear or read about somebody, somewhere who has it. 1 just thought that this was something 1 could do to help." she says. make a hunter ineligible to hunt in a controlled deer hum next year On the whole, thc deer season was very quiet said Mr. Mate. "There was only one violation for hunting without a license. We had a few trespass complaints. hut they were resolved. it was a good. quiet hunt " "The largest deer shot was a 4' i year old buck. It would weigh about 300 pounds live weight. It field dressed at 220 pounds." said Mr. Mat7. He said fawns and yearlings composed the majority of the animals taken. This indicates DEER SEE PAGE THREE 50c a copy Fire damages McKillop home A fire that started in the basement in a house owned by Nick Whyte, lot 33, concession four, McKillop township result ed in fire, smoke, and water damage on Monday night. The Seaforth fire department was called to the -scene during the Supper hour and battled the -blaze for four hours.. The home was' the residenced of Jim Thqmpson and family. The fire travelled up the walls into the attic of the house. The east wall was gutted as was the bathroom and one bedroom, says Harry Hak, fire chief. The rest of the house sustained water and smoke damage. "The fire never really got out of control, but it was hard to get at. Most of the fire was inside the walls. The walls weren't insulated so they acted like a chimney, carrying the fire into the attic," says Chief Hak. "We had to chop holes in the walls and' roof tq fight the fire, Everything went well -- the fire never got a real start: And 1 never thought for a moment that we'd lose the' house." Much of the furniture was salvaged as linemen foueht the blaze, But bedding and clothing were damaged. An exact cause hasn't been determined. An estimate of damage isn't known. 'CHIMNEY FIRE A chimney fire at the home of Reiny Van Loon, concession nine of Tuckersmith Township resulted in a call to the Seaforth fire department on=Thursday. Firemen were called at 9:30 a.m. and were on the scene for about one hdur. The home sustained minor smoke dam- age, says Chief Hak. Tuckersmith discusses spending of9 rant Mel Graham and Lloyd Ferguson of the Tuckersmith 'Telephone System informed council of its proposal to make the system a private telephone patron system rather than the present four -party, Mr. Graham said the changeover. which would start with its Clinton area, could cost about 5600,000 with the work to be carried out over a period of six to seven years. Council was invited to attend a public meeting called for Nov. 12 to discuss the program. Clerk Jack McLachlan reported that Bell Telephone is • planning to put its lines underground in Vanastra. "1n' -answer tit aitf inquiry' from Huron County. council decided it will continue to collect its own tax arrears and will inform the county of its decision. BY WiLMA OKE Tuckersmith Township council met Tues- day afternoon with Tom Moran, Toronto, of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Council discussed the township's proposals on how it will use its 5175.000 grant, the Ontario Neighbourhood Improve- mentGrant, in upgrading the hamlet of Vanastra. The only information given the press was that a community plan was being developed and that it would be released to the public when completed. Gwen Whilsmitil of Grand Bend. who is editing the, Tuckersmith Township hioi,l+, hook 'svhieli has been researched and written' by • five area residents, discussed the publishing of the book. Council decided on the type and size of the print, on the possible number of pages. and pictures and that it will be a hard -cover book to be printed in Exeter. Council agreed that the book will have patrons. eligible will be Tuckersmith or former Tuckersmith residents. The book is expected to be on the market in the spring. Passed for payment were the following accounts: Day Care at Vanastra, 57,568.41. Special Day Care at Vanastra, 54,710,62: Vanastra Recreation Centre 512,521.80. roads S24.530.50 and general accounts 535,064.17 for a total of 584,395.50. Optimists are friends ;of youth This is a special week for local youth as the town and local Optimist Club have proclaim- ed it Youth Appreciation Week. Over the next few days the Seaforth Optimist Club. who are "Friends of Youth", are doing extra things for the youth in town. in their effort to proclaim that they recognize the youth as Canada's future. Developed by the Optimists International. Youth Appreciation Week is observed at PERSONAL TRIBUTE—Merle Laycox lost In the World Wars at Remembrance Day ahares•a private moment In memory of those Services at Victoria Park Sunday. (Mcllwraith phOtO) s. some po`hwifithe yeavarious Opt iniists clubs. During that week t ay try to recognirc and to people in the co munity recognize the youth in their community. • In Seaforth, the Optimists will be sending one delegate from the high school to a leadership development program held in the United States. That program is set up by the Hugh O'Brien Foundation. The Optimist Club will also donate to the Junior "D" hockey club. the equivalent of $10 per goal scored at their next hockey game. and will pick up the tab for public skating this Saturday. Every cent we get we like to donate hack into programs, whether locally or interna- tionally, said Bill Henderson. Lieutenant• Governor for the Zone and Past President nt the Seaforth Club. "There are over 150.000 Optirpists in North America. And. statistics show that for every Optimist 25 to 27 youths are being taken care of." 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