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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1989-10-11, Page 1Sports — AB A5 Obttartes — Al 3 Weddings — A14 Births — A14 7,Ntii, tab! w fi i t -tiles. See pave Brussels perfect site for -Huronview. See page Ciftzerismecovrii With o See page Serving the communities and areas of Seatorth Brussels. Dublin Mensal and Waito, Seatorth Ontario HURON EXPOSITOR WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 1 198c 50 cents a copy a Ca urs b4 decision thei for site visit BY BILL HENRI Both Wmgham and Brussels would male ideal sites tor Huronview North. lobby groups from eacn community told county council last weer: A final decision. to be based hoth on the provincial government :; criteria for suitability and individual councillors' reac- tion following a tour of earn site. will wait until next montl • Meanwhue. some councillors were strone- .ly critical of the • populanty contest" as wee as the lack of information available to coun- cillors prior to deciding; "I find it very. very difficult, on behalf o: the residents of Huron County, to make I. good decision if I cion't nave the informattoi put before mc " said Coun. Bill Mickle, Fee eters reeve Mickie complained that reports,. from meetings of the Huronview management committee included recommendations wits no accompanying information "Basically the problem around here is a lack of infor- mation for council to make a judgement and deal properly with these things," Clinton's Huronview county home for tie • aged is to be closed and rebuilt in two loca- tions, one at the Huronview site and one in the northern part of the county. Although tie county applied for a third centre in south • Huron, the provincial government has re• . jetted that request as being unnecessary Of six sites under consideration in the North, the Huronview committee on Sept 26 turned down a motion tq select the ' Wingham site and then narrowly passed a motion recommending building the $5 million -complex in brussels, with Brussels Reeve Gordon Workman passing the deciding vote each time Although that was the motion county councillors arrived at the meeting expecting to vote on, a subsequent committee session • last Wednesday instead recommended delaying the decision until all councillors had seen both sites But Mickle. his fellow Exeter Councillor. Lossey Fuller and others complained that the committee report said nothing about what criteria had been used in the selection. and how the criteria had been determined A motion put forth by the two to have couri- cit establish clear criteria known to all members before reaching a decision. was relecteu almost unanimously which astonished Fulle: "I find it hard to sit here and think that county councll are not interested in the ra- tional of why something is going to be where it 15, especially when we are talking about a $15 million expenditure." Fuller said After a lengthy and contused discussior.. council finally learned from acting commit- tee chairman To Tomes (Stephen Township 1 that only the provincial criteria as highlighted in an Oct, 2 letter to county clerk -administrator Bill Manly was being used. and that the groups m each communi- ty which prepared the reports tor the com- mittee's consideration based the documents on the provincial criteria But everyone involved in the decision pro- bably bably had their own priorities in inind when • examining the two locations, Tomes added. "Each one of us had little things in our own mind that we may have been looking for over and beyond what the ministry calls for.' said Warden Dave Johnstor. The provincial ministry of community and social services, which funds the lion's share of operating costs or Huronview, a well as hell the capital construction costs, . and has final approval of the site, asks that. six factors be considered The building must be close to adequate Turn to page 14 • LANDMARK RESTORED: One of the oldest buildings ir the village of Dublin is currently undergoing renovation and restoro tion steps, in preparation for the opening of o new specialty .business called Dublin Cloekvaorks Co., pori of G.G• Goettleri. Fine Furniture, located*across the main street, Above, Stephen SCHOLARSHIP WINNER - Matt Townsend of R.R. 4 Seatorth finished as the Reserve Champion at the international Plowing Match held recently in Essex County. He won a $2,500 scholarship for his efforts. File photo Ares youtit reserve champ ion An Rh 4 Seaforth youth was the recl- and sly coach," commented the Huron pient of a $2,500 scholarship during the Central Secondary School student. International Plowing Match held recent- "Graeme Craig helped me a lot ly in Essex County. throughout the week." Matt Townsend, 16 -year-old son of Next year Matt -will move up to a level George and Ruth Townsend, not only where coaches are not .permitted. finished first in his age class, but =nag- Plowing is .somewhat of a family tradi- .ed to accumulate the .second highest tion for Matt. Earlier this summer his . number of points overall in .the Junior older brother Murray finished second .in Category to win the Reserve Champion- the Canadian -Plowing Championship, held ship. The Grand Championship .went to on .Prince Edward Island. Carson Btrwn of Ayr, .who also won a Matt himself, has .been plowing for ap- 0,600 scholarship. Matt competed in proximately four years. Class 2, using a .two furrow match plow "I don't know how long 'it'll .last," he whose design .originated in Derunark. said. "It's something .my dad caught on In .edditi`,on to the .scholarship, .'which to first, :and we've all kept working at it, Must beused College eed_towards ttwe ds..edgpation pat .an toile' after a bit, there have ,been mime University of remits." Gne�jph (in a ;two; or .Ecus .year„progiram ), Matt :plans to use .his seholarship rail also: won additional prize .inoney.for ,money at the University .of Guelph, -every day he plowed. where he hoes semeday to study deaf - "It was a big thrill - for both myself tfpg ,or .arehrtecture. U A'� BY ANDY BADER A Dublin landmark has been given a facelift the .past few weeks, in preparation for the opening of a new business operated by the G.G. Goettier family in the village Dublin Clockworks is set for their Grand Opening on Sunday, October 29th at 2 p.m. with a ribbon cutting and a ceremony, con- veniently located across the street from the Goettier Fine Furniture store, The building, last occupied by Cronin Transport Ltd., has been vacant for the better part of a year, and since the struc- ture was still in such good shape and so big, the warehonsing facility was ideal for Goettier's new "specialty store," Stephen Goettler said last week. Originally built in the late 1860s, the ;a Goettle, stands on the front step. lase week as the work con finites in preparation for the business grand opening or. Oc ,ober 29th. The building left vacant after Cronin Transport Ltd, emptied the premises more than o year ago, hos been o general store in the past. rk #fix en's a f and 110 lot 107, 108 et dparts bdown of burnedot 109 ofMill Sheet, in 1879, only to be rebuilt and Unproved upon in the early 1880s by Joseph Kidd, general- ly regarded as the father of Dublin The building has also been a .general store. operated by Peter Dill. Stephen Goettler, in charge of the buy - mg and Marketing for the family-owned business, said the thought of the new store with grandfather clocks and curio cabinets has been around a while. "It's been in the back of our heads,” he said. "Here was a chance to put in specialty store " Initial plans are for the installation of 20-25 clocks on display in the front two rooms of the building, and for 40-45 curio cabinets to be displayed as well. Goettler said that they were "fortunate" to have found a building in great shape. All it needs, basically, he said, is painting and sanding, since the woodwork and the windows are basicaL v "great" and "fan- tastic", Goettier describes. The old cherry staircase will also be restored. A warehouse (in this case, approximate- ly 10,000 square feet , was also a benefit, some place where shipping and receiving could be done effortlessly. "There is a return to nostalgia," Goettler continued, "and people maybt are in- terested in things that were popular 50, 60 Lo 100 years ago. Clocks are a part of that. "We're highly enthused about it," he said. Special] ceremonies planned for annoyers Northside United Church will celebrate the 125th anniversary of the coming of Methodism to Seaforth, with a special elate of activities on Sunday, October 15. Guest speaker will be Dr. Eugene Bannerman, Professor and chaplain at Ryerson PolytechnicaI institute of . Toronto. the school fotinded by Howard Hfllen Kerr of Seaforth, In tracing the history of Methodism in Seaforth, Dr Bannerman will also pay tribute to Egerton Ryerson, the Methodist Church boasts 125 year history EDITOR'S NOTE - The following historical sketch .01 Northside United Church is excerpted from a history compil- ed by Reverend J. Ure Stewart, a retired United Cbur4h 'Minister. Rev. Stewart retired to Seaforth en 1960, and both heand bis..wife Laurie :worked ,on researching this history. This version also appeared in the October 27, 1977 edition of The Huron Ex- positor, when Northside marked its Centen- rufal Sunday. 4WESLEYAN METHODIST BEGINNING In 1856 a small Methodist group gathered for worship in the Seatorth home of James Sperling, The spot for the first church building was chosen on the second conces- sion of •McKillop across from the ;Maitland - bank Cemetery. This building was com- pleted in 1858 during the ministry of Rev. Asabel Hurlbut, and bas since been relocated to James Street in Seaforth. In 1864 :the congregation was separated from ,the Clinton circuit to ,become an in- dependent charge. They ,decided to reioeate in the rapid_y developing village of Seaforth, .and ,selected the repot on which the present church stands. The ,deed reveals that the lot was pur- chased from James ,Beattie -and Samuel Stark. The .costtof;thelot,wps-4$0,and•:the buitdlpg Measured .Y40 _by i8s feet with a gallerysalopg both sldes.,and at the one .end. !Die,aeating capacitywas .800 and the cost $44l00, The ,building • was :opened ,and dedicated -on ifecember725, 1864. :In ,rte ,the church ,was ,refloored ,and ,new Ppews %were -installed ,as ,:well ..As jar kflabogatelyeieeligugd;p04Pit a .eoxnmumon ri ti 1Rletadeon .,and a p �•. a -.If ble � t �ltoir loft,.aat a Leos fol 41.00. In l888 a ,parsonage:.was,erected.:aleng with :0 stable for horse accommodation, on lots 8 and 9. The trustees wrote the mor- tgage for $800 at eight per cent for four years. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH In 1863 another branch' of Methodism, the Methodist Episcopal Church was organized Turn to page 16A = ry minister who founded the public school system of Ontario, and who preached al the dedication of the present church in 1877. Special recognition will be shown members who were present at the tune of the church union in 1925 A display of historical memoriabilia, such as photographs. newspaper clippmgs. family albums and Bibles, and other articles, will be on display. Civic. political and denominational leaders have been invited to attend. One hundred and 25 years in the history of a congregation may not be long com- pared to the two thousand years of church history, but it is long enough for a church to make •a significant contribution to ite community and to society at large NOPTHBIOE UNITED .01-111