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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1990-07-25, Page 19Roots rouk ,iter into local basements BY PAULA KLEJO7T Recent heavy rainfalls have several Egmondville readouts up 10 that aleic *MCC acid up 111 arms over thou Municipal Drain and Tuckusmith Township's ;au:Ability for the wafter Hank Binoendyk, Coin Young and LeAnnc McKay, residents of William Si. in Egniondville, ap- peared before Council on July 1710 discuss basement wafer problems that arose after the storm on Sun- day, July 8. Mr. Biru>Ieod in- formed council that, although only approximately 1 ' inches of rain fell at his house, four inches of water wee in his recently finished baseman and did a substantial amount of damage. "We emus sic u w be around $4,000," Ms Buuaaawdyk toed the Expositor, nutuig that while the carpet ,;uuld be saved, the underlay was ruined. Purnituae in the Woman was damaged, and a number of university textbooks were basically dcau uyed. "And then, of course, that we the clean-up costs, because it's not just water, it's mud too," Mr. Bin- nendyk explained. The 12 -inch ale leading frons the properties on Williams SL, in�ied when the seven properties belon- ging to Bill MacLean were sub- divided, leads to the Pappte Municipal Drain which was installed in 1968. It w& suggested to Council that the Papple Dram, in caste proximity two maim Groes, lr0 boon clogpd by routs, cawing Nadu* along the MacLean tic McHale and flooding tie properties. The complatamla wort advised that once a palmae was signed, an engineer would be appointed by the council to investigate the size, capacity and condition of the drain. Lathier, discussion at the council table led to an agreement to have a delegation go to Egmondville and look info the situation. Mr. Binnon- dyk was pmt the following mor- ning when 'Ilickusciutli Road Superintendau Doug Poulton and Councilor Bill Dciong dug through to the Papple Drain and found tree roots burrowed into the tiles. Jack McLachlan, cleft of Tuck- carsmith Township, stated that a contract has been let to have the Papp* Dram cleared, and that the Towmthip know the full extent of the backup until they start digging Council also advised Mr. Binneo- dyk, Mr. Young and Mrs. McKay that if they wish to make any claims apitMt the municipality far damages. letters should be for- warded and they will be dealt with by Tuckersmith's insurance com- pany. Mr. Biru>rendylr rowed that he is considering billing the township for his basement damages, and that he is waiting to sec what action Tuckersmith will take on the problem. "But they'd better du something..", he remarked. Queensway throws their diets out the window Fun and Fitness energized everyone as they waled through their exercise routine Monday mor- ning. It sears to be the ideal way to start the day. In the afternoon, residents tried their hands at baking oatmeal date turnover cookies. As usual, we had to taste -test several before pronouncing than a success! Tuesday's church service was a combination of scripture reading and verses contributed by several residents, which they have found meaningful in their lives. We'd like to thank Phyllis Desjardine for being pianist and Tom and Robert Desjardine for providing special music. A talent show at Northside church in Seaforth, hosted by Maplewood Manor, on Wednesday was the highlight of our week. Several people travelled to Seaforth, some to entertain, several to enjoy being an audience. Stuart McEwen contributed two fiddle tunes, Lloyd McDougall whistled a couple of selections and Mildred Gingerich did a humorous reading entitled "The Joys of Aging". We were thrilled to be a part of the after- noon. Thursday seemed the perfect day to feature "Building Your Own Ice Hensall Library 'Crazy Daze' set for tomorrow Hensall Correa pondeat SUSAN HARTMAN 262-2449 Hensall Library will host a "Crazy Daze" fun time tomorrow, July 26 from 4 - 5 p.m. All five to eleven - year -olds are invited to join us for games, songs and some "crazy" good times. Admission is free. This program is provided by the Huron County Library. Hensall Playground is hallway through its third program week. Activities in the last five days have included a tour of Thompson's, Tie Dyeing and a presentation from "Arrive Alive", an organization to prevent drinking and driving. Shuffleboard scores for July 17 are: Six game winners - E. Campbell (415), G. Moir (369), T. Theil (364), G. Davidson (336) and M. Consitt (333). Five game win- ners were J. Pepper (336), and H. McKay (297). ENGAGEMENT Barbara Winteringham of Mitchell is pleas- ed to announce the engagement of her daughter Tammy Carolynn to Richard Stephen DeJong son of Robbie and Marie DeJong RR 2 Monkton. The wedding is to take place Sept. 7/91 in St. Cotumban An open reception to follow in Mitchell. 4 • b RI. - THURS. PARK THEATRE •:� ULY 20 - 26 • rnoE�lcft 7 & 9 PM NIGHTLY Attila the Hun. Ivan the Terrible. Al Capone. They were all seven once. 574 )R H onp Distance 1-800-265-3438 FOR TOLL FREE MOVIE INFO/ QUEENSWAY Sundae" as the afternoon activity. We threw diets out the window as we auempted to decide what to choose from the array of toppings. Several residents decided on a little bit of everything! "Oklahoma", was the featured video on Thursday evening, well attended by musical lovers. Friday, we recovered from our busy week with relaxing walks outdoors after the rain showers stopped. Gardens and grass smells so fresh after the rain. Please note the change in time for our Birthday Party, it is July 26 at 2 p.m., not 7 with entertainment by Gladys Van Egmond and Group. August 1 at 2 p.m. is our trip to Bill Gibson's home. Bills and more bills BY SUSAN OXFORD If you've aver wondered how the Town of Seaforth spends its money in one month then read on. For the month of June 1990 the town spent $108,730.73 and this amount excludes regular salaries. The largest payment paid out by the town in June was $45,448.50 to the County of Huron as part of Seaforth's levy. McKillop Mutual was paid $7,000.00 and $3,266.25 as payments on debentures. B.M. Ross & Associates received $8,038.08 for engineering services for various projects, including roads. Seaforth and District Community Centre was paid $8,003.00 as its quarterly instalment. Seaforth's monthly sanitary sewer maintenance charges were . $7,578.67 payable to the Ministry of the Environment. The Mid -Huron Landfill Site Board received $4,018.00 as an instalment for yearly operating costs. Seaforth PUC recelved d $1,866.05 and $1,227.96. The Huron County Police Commission System received $1,778.53. Two private companies received $1,721.79 and $1,382.02 for services. THE HURON EXPOSITOR. JULY 25. 1990 IY SUMMERTIME SPECIALS *mums sfiernhill Thumb, Friday & Sibirav Rhas Quotation LAM TASTY -NU 660 v White Stscd BREAD .79 ITALIAN BREAD 89 4509 � WHOLE WHEAT OR WHITE SOFT DINNER ROLLS DOZ 1.29 CARROT MUFFINS 1.99 DOZ. Tasty -Nu Store J niy 1.... .r A Wide Variety Of •. Canadian And imported CHEESES FRESH OFF THE BLOCK OLD CHEDDAR LB 4•99 SPICED OR MILD GOUDA LB 4 . 4 Fresh Salads From Jerry Rader Homeetyte Cooking FOR THE BBC) The summer &npy Tasty -Nu Hamburg b Hot Dog Buns. French Bread. Garlic emsd. 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