HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1987-02-11, Page 3Legion:to host .
PrOvinoial.
Oribbage
seawth iiOst annual tiorl
Canadian Legion provincial cribbage finals in
April. A. fait for the town, the crib
tournament means 200 players will converge
on the town for the one day event.
The right to host the provincial finals was
players won won the provincial title, The team,
Cord MacKenzie, Ken Barry JackMuir and
..._____4F.el-Baker',,though-they-won-the-Kovincials-
. last year, are now trying to qualify to get a
• second chance at the title.
Three Seaforth teams could be in the
ProYinciali; should they all win in the district
finals to be held in Mount Forest on March
14. The other teams include Jack Eisler, Bill
• Wilbee, Al Nicholson and Don Eaton; Bill
Harris, Jim Watson, Gordon Scott and Dave
Watson. •
Mel Melanson, sports officer, for the
Seaforth Legion, says 50 cribbage teams will
be in Seaforth for the provincial finals. Games
start at noon. Teams will be thriving from as
far away as Cornwall and Thunder Bay. He
says it will mean accommodation willhave to
be found for some of the entrants.
Hosting the finals is' quite an honor" says
Gord MacKenile. Though he hopes his team
will qualify, he says it all depends en how
they do in the district finals.
.Local residents
enioy .Los Vegas
Nest people who take a winter vacation
always return home telling others about
spending time in the sun, .missing winter -
weather, and wishing to be home. •
A- group of local residents, while in Las
Vegas, probably thought the opposite, and
instead of wishing to be home; "wished you
'were here." Ken Cardno said he had a
"terrific time -and had fun" while in Lea
Vegas on a four day vacation. He returned
home last Sunday and though nobody in the
group won much money at the catinos, he
'said they had fun. '
• Ken Cardno made the trip with • Dave' and
"John Longstaff, Norm MacLean and his son
• Bill, and Jim Etue.
While in Vegas, Iden said he played some
golf and on one occasion, gelled the same day
as Alice Cooper, rock star. "He hits a pretty
good golf ball," says. Ken.
.Com mon •
boundary
needed
The disfranchisement of rural areas and
the need for common boundary lines between
various boards of education werethe focus of
' discussion between trustee members when
they met at the Huron County Board of
Education offices imGkeri torrgebtuily
The discussion wast itecilungndert
tions that will be forwarded to the Ontario
Public School Teachers' Association
(OPSTA ) regarding the report on trustee
apportionment for Ontario's school boards.
The HCBE has noted concern With three
particular areas in the report - 1. "In order to
foster stability of representation and identifi-
cation, boundaries of boards of education and
Roman Catholic separate school boards be
coterminous wherever possible." 2. "That
equalized residential and farm assessment be
discarded as the basis for apportioning
trustee representation for school boards in
the province of Ontario. That the deterntine.
tion of trustee representation be based on
some measure of population." 3. "The
general lack of specific information width
wottld clarify that overall effect on Huron
County of implementing the recommenda-
thins,"
Director of edueation Bob Allan told the
trustees, "I don*t think this report envisioned
the Hurtni-Perth eireuniStariets, There is no
local flavor to this report."
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU -, Members of the Lions Club had a birthday celebration - • 99th birthday' on Tuesday. He 18 seen here withmembers,of the Lions Club, and With ' .':
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Velma Miller, a friend and baker of hiacake. - • • . (McIlwralth photo)
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Results of:Huronview ttOdy ready. in twb,..ironths '..
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• Huron County will have to wait for another
month before the results�f two needs studies -
proposed for Huronview will be known.
The two studies; a needt study showing the .
needs of seniors Hur, n County, and a
'functional needs study, shbwing how these
needs, affect the proposed expansion and
renovations to Huronview, were approved by
,the county at their December meeting. M
that time, the county also hired. the
architectural firm of Robert Ritz and Stinson,
Montgomery and Sisam to do the two studiet
at a cost of $70,000; shared bythe province
andthe county.
However, Huronview Crimrnittee. of Man-
agement Chairman Clarence Rau said the •
studies, originally scheduled to be done by .'
February 18, will be delayed by one month.
"They (the architects) told us that they
would have them ready byFebruary 18,but it
has been delayed one menth. The committee '
had no choice butto accept that," said .a
disappointed Mr. Rau, "We (the committee)
felt the same as some county councillors that
it was a theft time period to have the studies .
done." •
In a lettertrom the architects, they sited "a
delay getting background data" for the
studies which ' has resulted in a "change in
the overall schedule" of the project.
The two studies were approved by the'
county in December after a Meeting with
provincial officials from the Ministry of
Community and Social SerVices on November
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20 of last,year. At the meeting, the province
requested that an "overall approach should
he taken with regards to Huronview and its
many deficiencies" and recommended thth a
needs and functional needs study- be put in
place before funding- would be forthcorning
from the province. •
Under the current timetable for expansion,
and renovations to Huronview; the county -
run home for the aged near Clinton, the -two
rieeds studies would be approved by both
county and provincial governments ; by
March. During the period of May 1987 to
January 1988, 'plans for the expansion and
renovations_to the home mould be prepared
with the tender documents finalized, and alt
funding would be in place. • • • •
• The date expected for the start of
. construction at Huronvjew was set at t he
spring of 1988. The estimated cost of the
project is $3,2. million . , • • ,
Engineers discuss drainage report
Engineer Henry Center'', of R.J: Burnside
and Associates Limited attended the Tucker -
smith Township Council meeting Tuesday
af ternoon. to read the Heyink Drainage Works
report and discuss it with ratepayers
involved.'
The ratepayers included Harold Parker,,
M (Fray Traquair, Ed Roberts, Ross Kercher,
G. Heyink, and George Parker, Harold
Parker questioned the engineer as to the
method of arriving at hit assessment
schedule and felt that it was somewhat high.
Mr. Centen advised him the maioritv of the
cost was associated with the replacement of
the culvert on his property which he had
requested. Mr. Parker'advised council he
wanted to have the report referred back to the
engineer and a revision made to eliminate the
culvert.
Mr. Centen next read the report on the
Alderdice Drainage Works report. Ratepay-
erspresent for this reading were: Vern
Alderdice, Bill Wallace, Bill Kerslake, Alex sidy allocation request to the ministry of .
Miller, H. Britain, Hoy Schwartz, Arnold Van - transportatiOn and communications for one-, '
Miltenburg, John Van Miltenburg. There half of the proposed cost of the new township,
were no concerns expressed as Mr. Centel) shed, as well the township will ask for a•
described the work to be carried out, the subsidy allocation for the sandblasting and'
assessment and the maintenance schedule painting of the 8ftiadfoat bridge. •
for the construction proposed. ' Council gave tentative approval for the
Council approved the bylaw for the ,proposed 1987 budget of the • Day Care and
Alderdice draM 'and set March 3 as the date -Special Day Care at Vanastra and forwarded
for the Court of Revision at.9 p.m: . it to the ministry.'
,Council will spend the minimum necessaryCowell agreed to pay one-half' of the.
to prepare a report on the investigation on the rieductable rate of the insurance claim for the
landfill site forpresentation to the ministry. of Vanastra Curling Club, but in the future the
the environment—in- order toL-deternune--meniaipality-will not -be -responsible for -any-
-whether or not the municipality qualifies for a • portion of the. costs. •
grant under the master plan study program. Passed for payment were, . the folio Wing
-Council tentatively approved the 1987 accounts: Day Care Centre at Vanastra,
proposed budget of the roads department for $7,459.93; Special Day Care 'Centre at
submission to the ministry of transportation Vanastra, $5,868.69; roads, ' $14,164.79;
:and communications; including some pro- Vanastra recreation centre, $12,784.96; and '
posed construction projects. adthinistratioadosts, $46,308.38; fora total of '
Council submitted a supplementary sub- $86,586.75. •
nce requested before SHCF renovated
A Windsor couple, now owners of the elderly membeis of the 'Community. but
• Seaforth Health Care Facility, are preparing stress they will ensure someone is present to
to Rieke Major improvements,to.tlipt,fncitityroplei aid down the stairs, andlor to
*egtareregeeptiegisenLesKttifterlittlip:1„; 1 ectlp, ettioris:.ef, those who don't feel
and ' t y can On nor' fliestairs with' or 'Without '
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Ed an Carolyn Osimek, who also own the assistance.
Queensway Nursing and Retirement Home in
"We v8 will hathe sketches available for
Hensall, in addition tarenovating the SHCF, people to look at, but the facility should
are also considering the • addition of a
retirement home to the facility. It is with that
endeavor they are seeking the Public's input.
"We are particularly interested in what the
seniors in Seaforth want in a retirement home
-- what services they would like provided, and
what they would like to see in the units,” said
Mrs. Osimek. •
"We're prepared to make them (the units)
as hame-like as possible, but would like to
hear from the people themselves as to what
they would like to see in place.'"
For thatreason the Osimeks are holding an
Open House in the council chambers of the
Town Hall on 'Saturday. February 21,
. between 2 and 5 p.m. At that time sketches of
. the planned renovations of the Manor will be
available for viewing, the architect will be an
hand, and the Osimeks will be present to
answer any questions and -or listen to any
suggestions from the public,
The Osimeks said they realize the council
chambers may provide some obstactet for
reflect the needs of the community," said
Mr. Osimek.
"The only way to find out the needs is to
ask the potential customers themselves, so
We will be accessible."
Mayor Alf Ross said he too was excited
about the Osimek's proposals, especially the
provision of self-contained units to those
seniorcitizens not yet ready for nursing home
care, but who no longer feel capable of
maintaining a home.
"'It's quite a move to sell a house and move
into a retirement home,'" he said.
"This way the community gets a chance to
have something to say about what kind of
things are provided in the nursing home. It's
something new, something the town has
never had. And it (the retirement home) is a
relatively new concept in health care, and I
like it. Coupled normally don't get sick at the
same time, and this way, one can be in the
nursing home, and the other in the retirement
home. They're under the Same roof -so can
ethittg AI PIGGY BANK 'deeige. Hildebrand Aim,* dollar penny campaignfoi the purpose of etfijooiiiiro
paint etin to he the beat receptacle to store the pennies he's 'Survival Through Friendship House," the dditerich. Sheffer and
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C011eCted over recent months. Mr. Hildebrand Panted die Support liorne for battered women In Huron County. * 00611(vralth
approximately a hall galleon of the "coppers" last week to Lienees photol
ifteriMer. Dorothy Webster. The Iocal club is ittaftiolOtlat tit a
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visit back and forth.
The main Manor of the Seaforth Health
Care , Facility was designed by a Toronto
architect and built by John Lyons between
' 1883 'and December .1884. for David
Douglas W ilson, a former mayor and reeve of
Seaforth, and once known as the Egg King of
the area. Although the contract price of the
home was $6,200 that figure was, nearly
doubled before the home was completed and
with 13 rooms, a huge basement and three
laige unfinished rooms in the attic it was
easily the largest single family dwelling in'
town.
Shortly
after the home was completed a
tariff imposed by the British caused the
market to go belly up and Mr, Wilson lost
most of his money. 'His family continued to
live in the home for some years, but it was
eventually sold to W.E. Southgate. In 1927
the hospital board bought the James Street
home and comnfenced to make alterations
and improvements to the building, and on
October. 12, 1929 Scott Memorial Hospital
officially opened.
In the spring of 1947 a need for more
accommodation prompted the purchase of a
portion of a frame hospital building at the
liCArstation at Port Albert. That portion was
used to provide material for a new wing of
brick and frame coristraction with a Slate roof,
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which was added to the west of the original
Wilson home. It officially opened in June
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()vent:ending again in the early'
1960s led
'f6 the construdtion df theriew Seeforth
Community Hospital. which was opened in
1964 and in September 1965 the Scott
Memorial Hospital was sold to Jean Hender-•
son,a registered nurse from Kincardine, for
$30,000. She opened the nursing home in
• November of the same year. Since then. the
horde has been owned by a number of people,
most recently Dan Scully. The Osimeks
officially took possession of the property on
January 29. 1987.
In addition ,to owning the Queer.sway
Nursing Home in Hensel!, and having owned
and operated a retirement home in Windsor ,
for 13 years, the Osimeks have an extensive
, background in health care.
Mr. Osimek, has been in the business for
19 years, both at the administrative and
health care levels. In 1968 he was the fiscal
administratorof a 330 bed hospital inDetroit.
He also worked for a company which owned
an American Nursing Home chain. It was
when that company derided to transfer Mr. ,
()shriek to California, that he and his wife,
decided they'd rather come back horne to
Canada. '
'COMMUNITY CALENDAR
If you're organiting a mi -profit event of Interest to Other Seaforth area residents,
phone the recreation office at 5'27-0882 or the Exposit& at 527-0240; or MEM the •
Information to Community Clendar, The Huron Expositor, Box 69. Seaforth,
Ontario, NOK IWO well In advalice of the scheduled date. Space for the Community
Calendar Is donated by The Huron Expositor.
Wednesday, February 11 Saturday cont'd
1-3 p.m Montt and Tote Skating Or 2300-51.1r: 12 0 Penguins vzvsJewtshaits
930-1010 a.M. Fitness is Fun
1:30.4 pan, Senior Shuffleboard and 12:30-1:30 pan. Mites practice
Carpet Bowling 1 30-1, :30 p.m. Petite Rmgette Practice
4:30,520 pan, Tween Ringette Practise 1:30-1:30 Story Hoer at the library
530m. Dance 3-5 yis.
5:30-6:30 p.m. Dame 6-10 AT, 21)
:3-4 pan: Public Skating sponsored by
fOOF Lodge
5:30-6:30 pan. Atom Practise
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6:30-7:30 p.m. Centenaire Practiee-5 p.m. No -trite
5-6:15 pan. Atom
7:30,9 p.m. Minor Broembali
6:15-8 p.M. Pee Wee •
8pan. .Seaforth Horticultural Society 9:30,11 p.in. Midget .
meeting; Seaforth Publies01661. Speaker. Minor Hockey Playoffs Teams Unknown
Torii Lemon. Everyone welcome.
8, -lo p.n. p.m. Mixed Adult Volleyball at
Sunday, February 15
9-11 :30 p.m. tatties, Brimmligi.. 64 pliF-Petitallingette--- ---
8:30 gait Huron Federation of Agricul, 6-7 p.m. Jr. Belle Ritigette
ture in the Blyth Public (tool. lii 781r1OP.0.1c=fivt vFIvt-Ig8rt
speakerwill be Larry Ryloti a lawyer from '
roVggiiillittbfilee4siA0t6erttil'ire Monda8f, February 16
farming dithintmity. . . 4 :30-8:i6 p.:iii. Figure Skating
Thursday, February 12
• 4-:15-o:15 pan. Atom practice
5:15-6:15 p.flL Bantam practice
6:30-730 p.m. Miner Mothball
7:30-1230 a m Men S Mothball
7:30-9 p.m. Ballroom Dancing - Arena
9;11 p.m. Recreational Badminton - Arena
Friday, February 13
9;30-10:30 am. F3tness is Fun
4-5 p.m. Senior HeirSeleag0e•Fra—Ctice
5,6 p.m, Junior Houseleagte Pined '
6-7 pan, Novice Pinetice
7-8 pan, Jr. Belle illigettg Mai&
8:30 Cetitea'airet vsitteity
Saturday, February 14
3(1-11A0 aan. Bruins vs Canadians
846-0:30 aan. Oilers vs North Stars '
n301-10:30 a.m. LealsVALFly..ers,,
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Tuesday, February 17.
6,0-6:.30 p m Pee. WtoPiath&-
03.0-0"0.tri, Beritalit Myats. taint
unknown
6-0 p.m. Midget yOft. , Affint,
UtilitlyWn
Wednesday,. February 18,
9:311-1.0N0 a m fittrea is
Moms and hitt
1,10-4 -Oh. • Senior Sliiiftlehetted and
Catpet. Bowling •
4:3075..:30 p m Tiyeeti Ritigette PraCtiae
5,.530 0:th. Mittel -4 pt.. Parents, Wet&
• Do . .
Dance t Alt At.. Pateht.t. Wadi
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:30 00, Energy Conservation ift len
tage Buildings Workshop at the Town
HAL