The Bayfield Post, 1981-12-11, Page 3Snowmobile
and Motorcycle Repairs
PIONEER PARK ASSCCIATICN
by Brigadier G. L. Morgan Smith
The new assessment notices for park pro-
perty have just been received. The mar-
ket value of the Tuyll St. property is
shown as $0,000 and of the lands on the
South bank of the river at $97,000.
The main revenues for the upkeep of the
park come from the annual rummage sale,
which has the support of at least one
hundred workers and many more who donate
items for sale. Nevertheless the numbers
who attend the annual meeting are quite
small, and these remarks are written tc
note some current developments.
Under the guidance of the president,
Prof. Walter Thompson, there have been a
number of younger people who have greatly
assisted in the activities of the park.
j eople, not only for the
present, but :: the planning for the
future.
Our
CHRISTMAS TREES
have arrived
Also for Christmas
we have:
the traditional POINSETTIAS
CHRISTMAS CACTUS
JERUSALEM CHERRY
You're still in time to
protect your trees & shrubs
for the winter with:
-tree guards
-winterwrap
-Arborguard
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You are WELCOME to
browse through our
greenhouses
for GIFT IDEAS:
-a fresh new houseplant
-a gift certificate for
spring plants
We have in storage
a good supply of
-Carrots-Cabbage-Brussel Sprouts
a limited supply of
-Apples-Apple Butter -Potatoes
Dave & Carol%.�teckle & Family
R. R. #2, Phone:
Zurich, Ont 565-2122
The major expenditures for the past several
years have been on the restoration of the teac:h
below the park. There are several lots here
that are below the water. With the work on the
groins these are being exposed more each year.
From having no beach five years ago there is
now one of the best beaches in the Village.
The prime necessity for increasing the beach
is to prevent the loss of land on the bluff,
which is responsible for the slumping on the
top of the bank. Weare grateful for a Win-
tario grant for the past three years that has
paid for one third of these costs of the groins.
On 15 December the official opening of the
Bayfield Laboritories of the Federal. Hydro-
graphic Surveys is being celebrated, with
several members of the Historical Society
attending. We have been assured by the
Director General of this establishment that
he will provide technical assistance on the
restoration of the beach and bluff. It is
hoped to have some of his scientists conduct
a seminar on this subject next summer, to which
any interested people with the same problems
will be welcome. Further details will be
made known later.
CLOSED SUNDAYS
You may have noticed that the entrance to the
park is blocked off for the winter. In the
past when this has been left open damage has
been caused to the road and grass by cars
stuck in the mud. We need drainage construc-
tion from the entrance over the bank, and hope
to do this next year.
We have noticed a considerable reduction in
littering and vandalism of the park and
beach during the past year. This saves work
and expense for our members who help in the
upkeep of the grounds. Are we gaining a more
responsible group of citizens?
The Pioneer Park Association is not an exclusive
organization. The annual meeting is held on the
second Saturday in August and anyone is welcome
to attend.
ONTARIO HOSPITALS
From Sunday, November 29 until Wednesday,
December 2, Dawna Westlake found herself
busily beating a path between two Toronto
hotels.
The Sheraton Hotel was the scene of the
Ontario Hospitals Association (O.H.A.)
Convention and the Hospital Auxiliaries
Association Convention (H.A.A.) was held
at the Royal York.
The highlight of the H.A.A. was seeing
Mrs. Beecher Menzies of Clinton installed
as President and Mrs. Ken Wood as her
Secretary.
The main message taken from the O.H.A.
was that each community is pretty well
responsible for the funding of its own
hospital.