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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1987-05-20, Page 3nefateaaratIMMIMISOCI61,010, 4, Five local bowlers go BY NELILJE BLAKE Three men and two women who were the highest scorers of the five -pin bowling 'league for the Seniors Games were chosen to represent Seaforth at the District Games, here in June. ' • • Art and Mary Finlayson, Bert Walters, Bill Harris and Betty Hulley were Chosen over 18 people in the bowling event held April 10 at the Starlight Lanes. , BERT WALTERS • Bert Waltersr at 84 -years -old is the oldest, member of the five -pin ' bowling team and has had some success with bowl-, • ing in the past. His team captured the -league-championshipsin-1975-and-1976-and— he won trophies for highest scorer in 1979 to 1981 with scores of 316 and 319, respectively. • Mr, Walters said he has bowled in the • Seniors Garnes since they Started three years ago and been in the playoffs every year. But he joked, he is getting worse in- stead of better. Mr. Walters. became interested in bowl- ing 'when his son asked 'him to fill in one night for him. The next year he joined the Clinton • and Seaforth bowling leagues where he Played Monday, nights' and Fri- day afternoons, respectively. Mr. Walters has also participated in the euchre eventfor the Happy Citizens held at the Seaforth Legion. He has made a lot of new friends while participating in alley. bowlingand. lawnbowling in the Games. • He began lawnbowling nine or 10 years A farmer before moving to the West in 1923' for 22 years, Mr. Walters ran a. flour mill for 10 years after moving back to Seaforthein 1965. ART AND MARY FINLAYSON Art and Mary Finlayson are two other members of the bowling team. Art, who has bowled for 30 years in Exeter and Seaforth is finishing his term as president of alley bowling this .year. Mary, has bowled for 30 years in mixed teams and has been president of ladies lawnbowling . since September 1986. Both have been Seniors Games participants before. • In addition to bowling the couple enjoys lawnbowling, shuffleboard, euchre and crokinole and added they travel a lot so 'they don't have time to compete in every event. ' • "YoU meet a lot of nice people in these games," said .Mr. Finlayson, who added the senior citizens are very competitive and 'are given advantages with the .use of the Seaforth and District Community Centres. This year•Mr. Finlayson is entered in 11 out of 14 events for the Gamesand Mrs. Finlaysori added lawnbowling in the sum- mer and alley bowling in the winter keeps them in shape. Mr. and Mrs. Finlayson lived in Har- purhey for '16 years before moving to Seaforth -nine years ago. Mr. Finlayson has been retired for 13 years but was a teacher for 35 years 'at the Brookside School near Lucknow. Mrs. Finlayson works one day a week at the Seaforth Manor as activities director. She retired 'from full 'time work three years ago. At that time shelled been a nurse's assistant and activities director. • BETTY HULLEY A newcomer to the Seniors Games, Betty Hulleyhas been bowling for 20 years, two years in the Seniors Oames. She said some 'of the senior citizens she has met and made friends with are very enthusiastic 'about bowling. Mrs..Hulley started bowling in the even- • ings after becoming interested in the sport and added the Objectof the game then was to knock the two -pin in the left corner down before getting points. She said it is easier • to get points in today's gaine because any pin knocked down is a point. Mrs. Hulley 2 drnes SENIORS BOWLING - Bert Walters and 'Bill Harria :are two members of the Seniors Games bowling team that will represent Seaforth in the Tri -County Games to be held.in town June 22 and 23. Other 'members of the team include Art and 'Mary Finlayson, right, and Betty Finney. ' Blake pholo. started bowling in the Seniors Games when heard other seniors Wring abeut, it. , Born and raised in Dutton, Mrs. Hulley has lived in Seaforth since 1967. She wafa nurse's aide at the Kilbarchan Nursing Home for 14 years. She has been involved in the Ladies Auxiliary at the Seaforth Legion for eight years and has also been leader of the United Church Women on and off singe, 1967. BILL HARRIS Bill Harris, another newcomer to the Seniors Games bowling scene, has bowled for 40 years. He started in the Games hist year when he moved to Seaforth from. Hohnesville where he lived for 23 years. Mr. Harris is also involved in cribbage which he organizes, and euchre, and will represent Seaforth in golf at the District Ganies. He also plays pool when not par- ticipating in theSeniors Games events. He Added he is not able to participate in every event because they are sometimes played back to back. His interest 44/ling started when his father asked him to play at the local bowl- ing lanes. Mr. Harris became interested in the Seniors Games when Art Finlayson asked him to keep score at bowling games. Before retiring last year, Mr. Harris was a dairy farmer for 24 years. He also work- ed as a mason for the Canadian govern- ment and was an air gunner in the air - force., This year Seaforth is hosting Middlesex, Perth and Huron counties at the District Seniors Games on June 22 and 23. • Town given go-ahead to purchase fridge ATTEND CONFERENCE Seaforth Town Council, has ' given authorization for Councillors Hazel Hildebrand and Bob Dinsmore and Deputy -Clerk Luanne ,Phair to attend the annual AMO conference in Toronto. That conference will be held August 23 to 26. PURCHASE FRIDGE The Seaforth town office has been given the go-ahead to purchase a five cubic foot refrigerator from Phelan's Place at a cod' of $267.50, Quotations on a refrigerator were received from four local businesses, in - eluding Phelan's Place, who offered the lowest price. SIDEWALKS SLOPED The handicapped in the area will soon find access to Seaforth's downtown tore has improved. The three corners at the main intersec- tion have been retnoved and sloped to ac- .domodate wheelchairs and now need only to be paved. While the cement was removed the Ministry of Transportation and Coln- munications installed new control devices for the traffic lights. LANDFILL SITE Clay has been applied on the slopet of the current landfill site in Order to seal the leachate. Once this is cenipleteci a fen& can be installed on the upper level to eliminate debris from blowing off the site. ENCLOSE DITCH SeafOrth Town Celina, has agreed to enclose en open ditch 011 Brentford Street fer distailde of 140 feet. Fhe decision was Made f011owing a re., quett from Bill Pinder, whose property is adjacent to the open Melt. Mr. Pinder hat agreed to pay one half Of the cost of the tile, approximately $811.79,. With the neighboring land other reSpentibility for the Other half of the cos' L. The ToWit. Will eortiplete the installation of the tile. SUMMER HELP Mike Ball has been lined at part tube summer help for the ThWil of SeafOrth's patine works &pertinent • INSTALL WELLS Seaforth Tewe Connell has authcirthed Ross and Associates to itittall WO ad- ditional iiitinitoting Welt at the existing landfili site. • hittallatiOn of the Wells, directed by the Minittry of the Envirotiniene permit of grOundiVater qaalitY adja= delit to the site. Estithated teat Of the Wells is $2,000 to $2,700. B.M. Ross has also 'been authorized to proceed with the annual monitoring report at a cost of $1,500 to $2,000. PUBLIC MEETING The Town of Seaforth will hold a public Meeting Monday, June 15 at 7 pan. in the council chambers; to consider a proposed toning by-law arnendMent. The amendinent will add a permitted use to the Light Industrial (MI) Zone, on Lot 154, Lot 155 (Birch Street), Plan 899 of the Town of Seaforth. The subject property will be rezoned from Light -Industrial MI to Light Industrial Spedial M1-1 Zone permit- ting a motor vehicle repair shop as an ad- ditional permitted use for the subject pro- perty Only. Any person may' attend the public meeting and/or Make written or verbal representation either in support of 'or op- position to the proposed zoning by-law aniendnient. Additional information is available for inspection at the town office between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. NEW MEMBER Town Council has approved the appoint- ment of Rick Woolf to the Seaforth Rcti- ti on and Parks Committee. Weed fills a position recently vacated. Applications are still being welcomed from other people interested in Serving oti the Recreation and Parks COM- tnittee. Positions are filled on a first-dorrie, first served basis. ATTEND SEMINAR Town Council has agitated a MOM- itieridatioil from its recreation and Parks Cottitnittee, to allow Recreation Director Marty Bedard to attend a tehi-day Sentinel; on pool Managetnent at a total Cott of Pi The seniitiat is being heldin Stratford on June 2atid 3 and will be Ate be attended by employee of the Liona Park and Ptiol. FUNDINGAVAILABLE Town Chantal has been notified thatfun- ding for the Seaforth Floodplain Review Study has been Made available. The studyis ettiniated Cott $12;000 With Seaforth pidlarig Op the tab for 115 per Cent ($1,650) Of that, ainciatiC Provin- dial grants Will pay for 85 per dent of the Cott (estimated to be $10,200) end an Ausable-Bayfield ConserVatithi Authority levy Will Magill LS per dent, or $180. The priniary study area extends froth hitt nerth of the Highway 8 crossing of Sillier Creek 10 the confluence Of Silver Creek and the Bayfield River. The objec- tive of the study is to review the informa- tion, contained in -a 1981 Seaforth Flood Management Study to provide updated in- formation for Flood Damage Curves, Benefit -Cost Analysis and originally pro-, posed remedial measures. NO MONIES Seaforth Town Council was advised the Huron County Library Board has no provi- then for grants which could be used to off- set the cost of installing an elevator at the ' Seaforth Library. COUNCIL WAGES Members of Seaforth Town Council received a total of $2,095 for meetings at-, tended in April. Mayor Alf Ross received11625, Court oilier Carty Osborn $390, Deputy -Reeve Hazel Hildebrand and Councillors Bob Dinsmore and Car olanne Dot $255, Councillor Harry Halt $210 and Councillors Peg Campbell and McLaughliti and Reeve Bill Ben- nett $165. mogrui.NPAYABLES Seaforth Town Council approved mon- thly payables for the month of April in the amount of $58,770.85. BY.LAWS PASSED Seaforth Town council nagged a by-law to establish a reserve fund for the Seaforth and District Coriummity Centres Inffiding Conithittee. • Done annually this by-law states $17,000 be provided in 198tfor the establishment of a funded reserve fol. tallith' working fundskir the Seaforth and District C,ottithuility Centtes. Testi Co* well also passed a bplaw for raising by way of assessment the sum of $125,744 for the County of Huron, $199,928 for the Huron COurity Board of Education, Elementary PatieL $140,160 for the Huron Ctienty Beard of Effiteation, Secondary 'Panel; $50217 for the HUM Pettit Coitrity Retrial' CathOlic Separate School Board, Elementary Panel and $38280 for the 14PCRCSSB, Secondary ParieL This IS the first tithe the WWII hat ratted Money for the Hilton Coe* Hoard of Educatiele, Secondary panel. Previously it Wat done by Menai& HANG HAMER Seaferth Town Couned has granted per - .mission to the Senior Garnes Ceminitthe to hang a banner access the Main Street dur- ing the Tii,Coutity Seniors Garnet. They are being hotted by Seaforth June 22 and 23. , 7 THE HURON EXPOSITOR, MAY 20, 1987 A3 PUC passes financial statement The Seaforth Public Utilities Commission received and passed a final report and• financial staternent from Touche :Ross and Company at their monthly -meeting Wednesday. • The review of Seaforth's electrical utility • showed assets for land, buildings, equip- ment and the transmission and distribution system for 1986 at a total of $589,970 an in- crease of $88,116' from 1985. The 1985 total was $501,854. Current assets such as cash was listed at $70,437 for 1986 an increase of $18,722 from 1985. The 1985 total was$51,715. In ' 1986 the Commission's accounts receivable was 144 456 in 1986 and 134,826 • in 1985, • The Commission's equity ,statement as of December 31, 1986 was $583,403, a decrease of $9,905 from the 1985 total of $593,308. • The greatest noticeable increase was from the sale of energy to residential, com- mercial and street lighting. In 1986, sales generated a total of $968,782 an increase of $108,388. The 1985 total was $860,374. Touche Ross and Company's report of the waterworks utility showed its total assets in ' 1986 as' $61,169, an increase of $14,870 from 1985. In that year the total was $46,299. 'The •Commissions liabilities totalled . $2,864 in 1986 and $7,814 in 1985. Expenditures in .1986 were, up 'to $999,560 An increase Of $87,764 from 1985. In 1985 the total was $911,796. Revenue from sales of water and fire pro- tection in 1986 was $15,680 an increase of $1,780 from the 1986 budget of $113,900. The expenditure on operations like power and pumping, water transmission and distribu- • tion and administration in 1986 was $81,209 an increase from the 1986 budget of $87,200 Reserve, funds set up to help pay for the construction of a, water tower when one is needed are paid into annually from excess funds, From the waterworks utility•in 1986 • there.was $16,258 to transfer into the reserve fund, an increase of $6,660 from the propos- ed 1986 budget of $9;598. In the reserve water fund as of December 31, 1985, the maintenance reserve which will be used for water tower construction had a balance of '$13,635. Transfers to the current revienteniuneinvelsr5 was,$900 and $837'.was edearn- In the reserve funds for 1986 'there was a balance of $5,572. •. • In the capital reserve fund. the balance in 1985 was $29,748 and $13,608 in transfers. from' the current re e n the seserve cash funds of 1986 there was $12,571 and $33,510 from the term deposits. including • • NEW TRANSFORMER PUC manager.Tom Phillips reported on five MBA transformers which were replac- ' ed May' 11, the job was completed May 13. Mr. Phillips said it is.now in full service and • is "running like a clock.", The transformer is larger than the old one and fits on the ce- ment pad better. An oil sample was taken Thursday ' to •check the transformer's performance. Ths PUC' erected a booth at the Home and • Garden Show in Seaforth and held a free draw for an electric popcorn popper. Mrs. A. Y. McLean of Seaforth was the lucky winner. The Ontario Electric League (OEL) is sponsoring a bursary for electrical students in the Seaforth area. The PUC has donate $25. A dinner and dance was held for the Huron County Chapter of the OEL to raise' money to donate to the bursary. The gift donated by Seaforth's PUC .was, won by Elizabeth J. Scott who sent a card of thanks to the -PUC. • to expand. Bus system Two additional routes will be added to the, transportation plan for the Huron County, 'Board of Education (MBE). Board members approved the additions in • order to better service the handicapped. • One route will run in the north end of the school district, and the second will travel through the southerly portion of the county. , HCBE board members reviewed the 1987' transportation schedule at their May meeting. • Currently the school buses on 156 routes 'travel 16,763 km daily in order to provide service to 6,086 students. ' The Huron Board of Education owns and operates 40 school buses on 33 elementary and developmentally handicapped • school • routes. Five spare buses are also available. In addition, there is a board -owned activi- ty bus at four secondary schools, namely at Wingham, Goderich, Seaforth and Exeter. • The board has jurisdiction over 13 bus contractors who supply service on 121 school bus routes. The seven board -owned and two contracted buses at Brookside Public School • at Dungannon also provide transportation • for students attending St. Joseph Separate School at Kingsbridge. • Integrated busing in Ashfield, Colborne, Goderich, Hullett, McKillop, Tuckersmith, Ushorne and West Wawanosh Townships is • shared with other school boards. • The board also has use of a contracted van that supplies weekend transportation for the hard -of -hearing and blind students atten- • ding the Robarts Scheel in London and the McDonald School in Brantford. Two students attending the Sir James Whitney Carroll honor • School in Belleville areTransported to their home in Huron County'via bus, plane and car on alternate weekends. The HCBE is responsible for the cost of transporting Huron County resident pupils • to Hillcrest Public School at Teeswater, Lucknow Central Public School, Listowel District Secondary School, Norwel District Secondary School at Palmerston, Lorne Avenue School and. Forest City School in London. .• Four board -owned buses provide transportation for approximately 208 pupils attending summer school at Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton. A new program undertaken in 1986 sees the use of one board -owned bus and seven contract buses used to transport 45 developmentally handicapped students to McCurdy; Victoria and Wingham Public Schools,. • . . In the annual transportation report, the duties and licensing requirements for bus drivers is outlined. The report further notes, "The safety of our students has at all' times 'been a top priority of this department and therefore more time and effort have been devoted to this important area by intermittent inspec- tion of the drivers and buses. "The management is constantly examin- ing the, entire transportation scene in an at- tempt to provide equal or better service at reduced cost to the community ever bearing in mind the, number of routes, length of routes and length of riding time especially as it pertains to kindergarten pupils." ed for work Five area residents received 1987 Volunteer Service awards for their work in the Van Egmond Foundation. The presenta- tion took place at the Public Library in Owen Sound May 6. Paul Carroll of Seaforth received a trillium -shaped bronze pin for five years of •service to the Van EgMend Foundation. Mr. Carroll is presently on a leave of absetice from the Foundation but from 1984 to 1985; he was in charge of the capital renovation debt that resulted from renova- tient to Van Egmond House, for the con- struction of a new front veranda and the Search for artifacts under the previous veranda. The debt was paid in 1085. He was also involved in the development of a formal planning document that was sometimes 85 to 40 pages long, for the con- struction of the new Veranda, to help the Foundation overeonie government "red "It takes a lot of work to pull that stuffithe planning document) together," said Mr. Carroll. Chairman of the Van Egmond Foundation in 1980, Mr. Carroll tried to make the Ciderfest "as famous as the Klonipenfeest in Clinton"because he believed Seaforth needed an activity the whole community could participate in and to help put Seaforth on the map. He has been involved in the Ciderfest since its beginning in 1976. Mr. Carroll was pleased he received the award but was a bit Surprised he was chosen. "I guess you're kind of grateful for being recognized. You get busy doing things for others and it's kind of nice to have something done for you," he said. He added the Van Egmond story has been poorly told and sometimes ignored. Organizations like the Van Egmond Foundation and the com- munity should spend more time promoting Seaforth's heritage because sometimes peo- ple don't "see the forest for the trees." Mr. Carroll is presently employed with the Huron County Board of Education 'where he has been superintendent of operations for three and half years. Mr. Carroll was prin- cipal and vice-principal at Seaforth Public School, both for five years. He taught in Goderich before moving to Seaforth 1976. He has been teaching for 20 years. The. other recipients of Service Awards chose to remain anonymous because they feel volunteer services should not be publicised. • 'COMMUNITY .CALENDAR If you're organiting a non-profit event of interest to other Seaforth area residents. phone the recreation office at 521-08e2 or the Expositor at 527.0240, or mail the information to Communi- ty calendar. The Huron Expositor, Box 69. Seaforth, Ontario, NOK IWO well in advance of the scheduted date. Space for the COMMunity Calendar is donated by The Huron Expositor. 4.,