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The Huron Expositor, 1987-08-26, Page 7Flower shovv in Hensall this week. Hensall Correspondent SUSAN HARTMAN 262-2449 ' The second Annual Flower Show of the • Hensall and District Horticultural Society • *ill be held at the Henson United .Church on -Wednesday, September 2. Come and enjoy a walk down the "Garden Path" from 2-4 p.m. • and 7-9 p.m. There will be a tea room so br- ing your friends and spend an hour .or so. 1 OPENINGS LEFT YOUNG PERFORMER Last MondaY, August 17, Victoria Bisback of Hensel] performed for the preliminary judging of the Southwestern Ontario Junior Talent Show at the Western Fair grounds. She sang the song "Tomorrow" from the hit show "Annie." Unfortunately Victoria was not among the small"group, of semi-finalists chosen to ap- pear at the Western Fair next month. The effort displayed by this young lady deserves to be admired and the experience was well worth it despite not winning. Victoria is the daughter of Peter and Janis Bisback. The Henson and District Co-operative Nursery School has some openings left in. u,• their morning or afternoon sessions, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from September through A qualified "Early Childhood Education" • teacher will lead pre-schoolers aged 2-5, through a varied and innovative program. • The bright and beaufifully equipped facility • is located upstairs at the Hensall Arena. To help your child enjoy and grow with field trips, special occasions and parties call Sue Elder 262-3525 or Jackie Blair 262-2108. , Feel free to drop in on any session and see for yourself. ' • near Ayr after spending almost five weeks with his mother in Hensall. SHUFFLEBOARD SCORES Shuffleboard scores for Thursday, August 20 were; Ladies high - Margaret Mole 196, Pearl McKnight 196. Men's high - George DoWson 171, John. Pepper 166. Since the Arena will be in use this Thurs- day, August 27, there will not be shuffling at the Arena. However, weather permitting, ' the group will shuffle"at the outside courts behind the Senior Citizen Hall at 1:30 p.m. The Happy Pushers will meet . as usual September 3 at the Arena. 'Et • • • ATTENDS SHOWERS • Mary Roobol attended two bridal showers and an open house recently in honor of her 'granddaughter, Lynne Dodds. • On Saturday Mary and Sim Roobol attendi ed the marriage of Lynne to Ron Godkin. The wedding took place at Winthrop United: • Church with a, dinner and reception 'after- wards at .the Seaforth and District Com- munity Centres. ' WATERLOO VISITOR Mrs. Ross MacMillan, Waterloo, spent last Friday with her mother, , Mrs.' Laird Mickle. Brother Charles returned .with her to the home of his brother arid sister-in-law GOBBLEIT UP • Fifty-four people turned out on Thursday to "Gobble It Up" at the Hensall Branch Library. The children were delighted to hear such delicasies as "Alligator Pie" and "Hippo Sandwich". They enjoyed visits from Eat -it -all Elaine and The Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly. These guests and --others come from the mind and hands of. Marian Doucette, Huron County's Puppet Lady. • The children made for themselves a delightful pink pig puppet, using the ancient art of Japanese paper -folding -Origami, Newlywed couple congratulated by Kippen many beautiful gifts and lunch Was enjoyed • K ippen Correspondent by all , MRS. M ARGARET HOGGARTH 262-6902 Congratulation, a to Ahnette Blom and Ron Hak who were married on Augtist 15th in St. Boniface Church, Zurich. . Annette is the daughter of Nick and Annie Blom of R.R. 2, Kippen. Ron is the son of Harry and Catherine Hak of Seaforth. :-Before their wedding the bride and groom :Were honored with several showers. The first shower was given on July 22 for An- nette at the home of a neighbor Peggy • Ferguson of Exeter. Peggy was assisted -by Betty McGregor and Tove Bell. Annette ieceived• many lovely gifts and a delicious ;pinch was served by the hostesses. Another- shower was given by Willy Groothius of Kitchener, sister of Annette. A funny poem was read and gag gifts were given out to inform Annette on How To Run a Household. Following this she received On August 9, a wine and cheese party was held. in honor of Ron -and Annette at the home of Tony and Mary Vandenheagel, of R.R. 5, Seaforth. It was a cosy get together and the future bride and groom were presented with many usefurgifts.'The happy afternoon closed with pot luck supper. • PEOPLE The sympathy of the community is ex- - tended to the family of Eleanor Thomson, who passed 'away on Tuesday, August 18. . Weekend,visitors with the Hoggarth fami- ly, were Susan Weprajetzki from Agincourt and Annette Losereit from Auburn. Al and Margaret Hoggarth attended the Greene family reunion in Mitchell on Sunday, , August 23. Mary Greene was the former Mary Hoggarth, sister of Al's father Archie. UNITED CHURCH NEWS - A joint service was held of the Kippen and Brucefield churches on Sunday, August 23 at 10 a.m. Barbara Cooper accompanied the hymns on the organ. Rev. Lorne Keays , presided in the pulpit. The lovely flower ar- rangement in the sanctuary was placed there by the Thomson family in memory of -their dermother Eleanor Thomson. • • GUN CLUB NEWS The shoot on August 18 saw 21 shooters taking part, with Glen Mogk capturing the top score of 25. ' Jack Mills shot 24, Wayne McBride, Dwight Monck, Lloyd Venner, Don Glazier, Ed Steegstra, Fred Brall, all 23, Harrison SChock, Paul Middleton, Bert Mahaffy, Tom Allen, and Bob Baker - 22, Jim Butcher and Brent Da:We - 20, Al Kyle, Ron Lamport, D. Long - 19. Neil Voskamp - 17 and last but not least Grant McGregor with 16. The 10th annual Kyle -Cooper -Memorial shoot will be held on Sunday, August 30 at 10 a.m. at the Kippen Gun Club. Everyone is welcome. Food and refreshments will be on hand for noon. There will be a beef and corn roast to close the day. Current events start week at Queensway Monday • morning at Queensway got started with Current Events in the Day Room, Choir practice took place in the after- noon followed by Drawing Club. There are some talented artists at Queensway though most are too modest to admit it. Tuesday morning residents met for Bak - Police • ing Club. They produced delicious Rhubarb Custard Pies. Fun and Fitness loosened them up later in the Activity Room. Several of the exercises require repetitions of five,to 10. Residents counted time in Gerrnan, Dutch, English and French. A lot of fun. In the afternoon Reverend Alles led the • from page lA package offer has more than kept pace with average of the other 121 police forces in On- the above noted forces," the town Said. ' tario; that the basic hourly rate plus Finally town representatives said benefits is 30 per cent higher than those 18 Seaforth itself is not keeping pace with forces and 20 per cent higher than, the 121 other area municipalities in terms of forces; that the police cost per professional municipal assessment, limiting its ability to hour is 24 per cent higher than the 18 forces pay. The town pointed out in comparison and three per cent lower that the 121 forces; • with Exeter, whose taxable assessment in - that the police cost of municipal revenue is creased from $5,081,677 to $6,277,128 (10.48 six per cent higher than the 18 forces and per cent) between 1982 and 1987, Seaforth's one per cent lower than the 121 forces; that taxable assessment only increased 4.92 per Seaforth's municipal share of the 1987 police cent from $2,809,321 to $2,947,723. budget is 81.34 per cent while the 1987 VACATIONS SETTLED agerage for the 18 forces is 72.40 per cent Prior to the meeting with the arbitrator and the provincial average for the 121 other the Town and the Police were able to reach forces is 83.75 per cent; and that Seaforth's an agreement on vacations. After 14 years per capita cost for policing is $21:87 higher on the force a police constable will be entitl- than the 18 forces and $4.60 lower than the ed to five weeks of holiday with pay. average of the other 121 forces. As to an increment in pay that will be Ieft In further analysis of wages and benefits up to the discretion of the arbitrator, of seven forces the town of Seaforth said it "We recognize the fact that we're the observed the 1986 compensation for lowest paid police force in Huron County Seaforth was 100.86 per cent of the average and we don't mind that," said Charlie Akey, and the 1987 compensation at a five per cent President of the SPA. increase would be 100.59 per cent of the "We just want a fair settlement that will average. They noted the 1987 increase for keep us within reach of the other forces. Seaforth would be .1 per cent below the This arbitration just forced the town to average increase of those seven forces. finally compare us to other police forces, "Seaforth's 1987 total compensation and, in front of an arbitrator." One-stop shopping for fall crop inputs Cook's has everything you need to get your crop into the ground ... and get more out of it. Top yielding winter wheat and canola varieties. Fertilizer blending and custom application. Soil testing and analysis. Plus valuable advice to make your hard work pay off. Make your first stop the right stop: Cook's. For all your cropping reeds. "Where you can trade With confidence" DiVisi�t of Geibro Inc. Hensall Centrcilio Kirkton Walton fillsonhurg 262-2410 228-6661 229-8986 527-1540 842-6979 887-9261 home worship service. Gertie Fleischauer was pianist. Wednesday afternoon had Library Time with everyone browsing through the numerous library books. Luella Hall read a humorous story to everyone from . a book about the old time school houses and some.of the student antics. Thursday evening residents played Bingo with the Zurich Mennonittoladies. It was fun and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the special cupcakes they shared. "A walk In -the Forest" was the movie of the week on Friday. An excellent nature film on wildlife and plants found in the forest was shown. THE HURON EXPOSITOR, AUGUST 24, 1987 '--- 7A BACHERT MEATS Coll us for your cu'itom slaughtering needs SLAUGHTER DAY TUESDAY 'For your freezer, sides of Beef, Pork, Lamb or Veal • Smoked Pork Chops.. 'Great for the B.B.Q. . All meat Gov't. Inspected 1 mile east of •Walton .887-9328 .11.•••• Water Well DRILLING W. D. Hopper and Sons 4 MODERN ROTARY' RIGS Nell Durl Jim 527-1737 527-0828 527-077 TOINISILOJE.SEMORTH Public Meeting' concerning d Proposed •'' Zoning By-.1cm Amendment • TAKE NOTICE that Council of the Corporation of the Town of Seaforth will hold a public meeting on Thursday, October. 1, 1987., at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers, Town Hall, to consider a proposed zoning,b0aw amendment Under Section 34 of' the Planning Act, 1983. , • • • • ' • The proposed zoning by-law amendment will change the zoning .00 Part Lot 12, Con- cession 1, from "Future Development (ED)" to "Residential Low Density (RI)" to permit the establishment of a residence. The area to be rezoned has a frontage of 221 feet (67.4 m) on Brantford Street and a depth of 222 feet (67.6 m) creating On area of 49,062 square feet (4558 square m).*Thefernainder of the total approximate 5 acre (2.ha) 'parcel will remain in the FD zone. The existing buildingsbn the.s.ubject lands are to be demolish- ed. The subject property is shown On the map below. • ANY PERSONMay attend the public"rneeting and/or make written or verbal represen- tation either in support of or in opposition to the proposed 'zoning by-law amendment. .ADDITIONAL INFORMATION relating to the proposed zoning by,law 'amendment is available for inspection between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. at the Municipfil.Office. Dated at the Town of Seaforth this 24th day of August; 1987. JAMES CROCKER Clerk, Tbwn Of Seaforth ' P.O. Box 610 Seaforth, Ontario 1,10K IWO STREET• 519-527-0160 .7.•'•••1 0 Subject Area Pt. Lot 12, Concession 1 Town of Seaforth RAILWAY CD z -11 CC 0) w CO —/ 129 126 R2 RI 2 11 u.1 ELIZABETH ST 5 0 w 3 z BRANTFORD STREET . 7 TOWN mar TOWNSHIP OF TUCKERSMITH UPTO$ ,2 500 IN GRANTS FOR. BETTER. SAFETY, STORAGE, MANAGEMENT AND REPAIRS ON YOUR FARM. • The new Ontario Farm Management, Safety and Repairs program could well be the best place for you to start if you want to make important improvements to your arm. Grants of up to $2„500 are available to farmers for projects begun and completed, or items purchased, between June 1, 1987 and May 31, 1988. But you should apply soon, since funds are available on a first-come, first- served basis. The program consists of four parts: Management. A $300 grant for partici- pation in the Ministry's Farm Manage- ment Analysis program. Farm records must be submitted by May 31, 1988. Safety. A grant of 80% of the cost of eligible projects designed to make your fax a safer place to live and work. liepairs. A grant of 50% of the cost of replacement parts for field machinery and farm shop equipment •Storage. A grant of 400/0 of the cost of improved grain and feed storage facilities. This is a one-year, $50 million program - and applications are, now being accepted. You may have received an appli- cation form in the mail Extra copies may be obtained from your local OMAF office. Ministry of Agriculture aidFood •ONTARIO AP PLY NPOCMI n THE ONTARIO FAFtM MANAGEMENT SAFelne AND HEPAIRPROGRAM