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Times-Advocate, 1979-11-14, Page 16ARENA MANAGERS MEET — A regular meeting of the Ontario Arenas Association was held Wednesday in Exeter. Shown from the left are South Huron Rec Centre administrator Ian Smith; vice-president Harry Reid, Woodbridge; zone director Barry Milner, Kitchener; secretary-manager Jada Dahmer, Niagara Falls and Thelma Learn, manager of the Brantford Civic Centre. T-A photo Addition at Vanastra Vote yes to have vote FOR INFORMATION ON rs in South Huron Phone 235-1834 We Need More Big Brothers Now! Exeter Lions Club New Year's Eve Dance SOUTH HURON REC CENTRE Music by MOZART & HIS MELODY MAKERS $25.00 per couple TICKETS AVAILABLE at Livingstone's Stationery & Gifts passers. THE FORRESTERS RESTAURANT GRANTON, ONT. 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Sun.-Thurs. 10 a.m. - 11 p.m. Fri.- Sat. 10 a.m. - midnight 234-6707 Qrvp Now Open CREDITON PIZZA WEST PIZZA PIZZA STARDUST RESTAURANT CREDITON , Pasta 16 Times-Advocate, November 14, 1979 Obituaries Addition at Clinton SS gets $80,000 allocation ALICE DENOMME In the Blue Water Rest Horne, Zurich, Ontario, on Saturday, November 10, 1979, Alice May ,(Ducharrne) Denomme. Beloved wife of the late William Denomme, In her 80th year. Dear Tether of John Denomme of Windsor, Bob of Exeter, Lotl5 of Halifax, Mrs. Leonard (Gertrude) Etue of Tecumseh, Mrs. Martin (Anastasia) Martens of RR 1, Dashwood, Mrs. Roy (Elva) Albright of Tharnesford,Ontario. Fourty- one grandchildren and fifty- one great-grandchildren. Predeceased by one daughter, Mrs. Leonard (Theresa) Debus (1974). Dear sister of Mrs. Maurice (Gertrude) Durand of RR 1, Dashwood, Mrs. Lydia Regier of RR 2, Zurich. Three brothers and one sister, predeceased. The funeral was held Monday from St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, St. Joseph with Rev. Father Bennesette officiating. Westlake Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were Sonny Thibodeau, Michael Etue, Michael Albright, Will Denomme, Doug Debus and Leroy Hoffman, SUSAN SNIDER At the Blue Water Rest Home Zurich, on Monday, November 12, 1979. Susan Elizabeth (Schroeder), 'widow of the late Duncan Snider (1952), formerly of Dashwood, in her 94 th year. Dear sister of Mrs. Elfrieda Bruer of Toronto. Sister-in- law of Marie Schroeder of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Also surviving are a number of nieces and nephews. Resting at the T. Harry Hoffman Funeral Home, Dashwood where funeral services will take place on Wednesday, November 14 at 2 p.m. Interment Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Dashwood. Rev. M. Mellecke officiating. MARJORIE BEIERLING In St. Joseph's Hospital, London, on Saturday, November 10, 1979, Marjorie Phyllis (Vivian) Beierling. Beloved wife of Herbert H. Beierling. In her 57th year. Dear mother of Gordon Harold Beierling of Exeter, Wayne Edward Beierling of Varna, Mrs. Donald (Joyce Edith) Kirk of Zurich, Mrs. Robert (Ruby Elizabeth) Sebben of RR 4, Stratford. Nine grandchildren. Dear daughter of Mrs. Charlotte Vivian and the late John Vivian. Dear sister of Keith, Vivian and Mrs. Florence Sebbeh of Stratford. Predeceased by one brother. Funeral service was held Tuesday from the Westlake Funeral Home, Zurich with Rev. Laing officiating. Interment Emmanuel United Church Cemetery, Zurich. ADELE WILLIAMS At the Semonile Memorial Hospital Florida on Sunday November 4, 1979. Mrs. Adele (LaFond) Williams in her 76th year. Beloved wife of Willis Williams, Dear mother of Don Williams, Oxnard California and loved by grandchildren Lynette, Kirk, Laura, Scott. Sister of Ecron LaFond Monrovia California and Pearl Miller, Dashwood and several nieces and nephew's in this area. Predeceased by her Father and Mother and Brothers and Sisters Selina, Hattie Edward, Victoria, Francis Leasum, Matilda, Henry. Funeral service was held November 7. DAVID SANGSTER At South Huron Hospital, Exeter on Saturday November 10 David W.R. Sangster, Hensall passed away in his 59th year. Beloved husband of Janeth (Simpson) Sangster, father of Robbi lain Sangster, Hensall, Gail, Hensall, Pamela Toronto, Mrs. Terry (Sheila) Davenport, Toronto, Heather Elizabeth, Hensall. Predeceased by a son David Andrew, (1961) one grandaughter surviving Stacey Davenport, Toronto Brother James Sangster, Hensall, John, Zurich and sisters Mrs. Leonard Noakes, Hensall and Mrs. Marion Peebles London also survive. Funeral service was held from the Bonthron Funeral Home on Tuesday with Rev. Stan McDonald officiating. Interment in Baird's Cemetery. T.G. BRINTNELL At South Huron Hospital, Exeter on Saturday November 10, 1979 Thomas Gerald Brintnell, beloved husband of Dorothy (Watts) Brintnell, in his 67th year. One son Douglas, London and grandchildren Christine and Michael, London, sur- vive. Also brother Clifford and Wilson, Exeter, survive. Predeceased by three sisters Isobel, Edna and Mae and one brother Bruce William. Funeral service was held on Monday November 12 at the Bonthron Funeral Home with Rev. Stan McDonald officiating. Interment in MacTaggarts Cemetery. Pall bearers were Messers Gerald Glenn, Sim Roobol, Dick Taylor, Don McLellan, Jack Brintnell, Ted Taylor, Flower bearers Gerald Brintnell and Wilmer Dalrymple. HARRY UBELACKER At his late residence, Beach O'Pines, Grand Bend, on Tuesday, November 6th, Harry N. Ubelacker, for- merly of Woodstock. Beloved husband of Sarah Avis (Steer) Ubelacker, in his 88th year. Dear father of (Nora) Mrs. James A. Spence of Woodstock, (Helen) Mrs. James A. Kneale of Beach O'Pines, Grand Bend, (Sara Jane) Mrs. Ross Graham of Durham. Dear brother of Mrs. A. Swanson of Lambeth and Lorne of Toronto. Also surviving are ten grand- children. Funeral service was held from the T. Harry Hoffman Funeral Home, Dashwood with interment in Exeter Cemetery. By WILMA OKE Tuckersmith township council was asked at a ratepayers meeting Monday night to consider a plebiscite the township, whether people are for or against the proposed quarter of a million dollar addition to Vanastra recreation centre, prior to any construction. The meeting,. called by council to discuss the addi- tion, was well attended. Following about three hours of talk for and against the addition, interrupted at time by shouting and applause, the plebiscite was, proposed to end the weeks of debate. There were 44 votes for the plebiscite and 37 against it. Michael Connolly of Kippen, at the request by council, was chairman for the meeting. Reeve Ervin Sillery outlined the stormy history of the recreation centre from when it was es- tablished by council in 1974 until the present time. Diane Durnin, manager of the centre, spoke of the plan to provide a program of aquatics and fitness for the mentally and physically han- dicapped and senior citizens. She explained the need to ex- pand the centre to make way for additional areas in- cluding showers and dress- ing rooms that could be used by wheel chair patients. She stated too, that the patients come from across the whole country. Clerk Jack McLachlan gave the financial outline of the centre and spoke of the available grants for con- struction and operating costs. He said of the total cost of $283,056, grants would cover $220,235 of this, leaving $62,802 to be raised, and of this $31,401 had to be raised locally. Reeve Ervin Sillery, Deputy reeve Robert Bell' and councillors Frank Falconer and Robert Fotheringham supported the 'addition. Councillor William Brown said he was "op- posed unless it goes county wide". (Loud applause) Ask- ed why he opposed it, he said taxes are high enough now. (More loud applause). Lloyd Eisler of Egmond- ville asked Reeve Sillery if it was fair to the people of Vanastra only to be respon- sible for the recreation cen- tre. He also asked if the reeve would be willing for the debenture debt of $119,- 000 and the new addition to be paid by all the residents of the township. Reeve Sillery said as far as he was concerned the whole township should be responsi- ble but his council had voted against taking over the debenture debt of $119,000 and he respected their deci- sion. He said the township would be responsible for any operating deficits in the future, but he did not an- ticipate there would be any. The reeve then remarked from whispering at the coun- cil table that some of council did not agree with this. He said council thought they had only voted that the township pay off the $58,293 operating deficit but not future deficits. Reeve Sillery said he had raised about $300 in the On- tario Society for Crippled Children Snowarama, organized by Whipper Billy Watson. He suggested some of that money could be used to help the handicapped adults using the Vanastra pool if the organizers were approached. A Vanastra resident asked if under the present tax structure as set up now if the Vanastra ratepayers would be responsible for the recreation costs. He was told they would be. (Under a township by-law passed about 1974, Vanastra was designated a school and recreation area with Vanastra residents finan- cially responsible .for the recreation ,complex. ) One man said he had been a resident in Vanastra since 1972 and had seen the recrea- tion centre grow and grow but the taxes are so high he could not afford to join the recreation programs at the centre. He suggested that the recreation costs should be spread out over the whole township, or even over the whole county. It was remarked that the money should be put into more things that people can do, The man complained that visitors said Vanastra looked like a dump and suggested that money be spent cleaning up the area, He asked how can a person get his house looking nice when he is taxed to the hilt. (Loud applause from the audience.) Another resident said council should have the privately owned lot across the road from the centre cleaned up. A larger parking lot should be established and better lighted. To save money the man said gas rather than hydro. One woman asked if the complex is going to be for the handicapped or for all Vanastra residents. Mrs. Durnin replied that it would be for all at Vanastra and that was why full 100 percent grants were not being received. Replying to a remark made by Councillor Frank Falconer, the woman said, "That's why you can call us a crybaby - because we are paying the ,bill." Another Vanastra resident asked, "Why do you not take down the fence - rescind the bylaw separating the township from Vanastra? Why not put the matter to a vote as to whether the township as a whole, wants the addition?" One woman from Vanastra stated, "At Vanastra we are not able to give any more money than we have already." Reeve Sillery said there were people with money in the area who would pay or help to work to pay the money needed for the addi- tion. Steve Rathwell of Vanastra asked the reeve if it was his intention to go to the county to seek support for the new addition. The reeve replied that he would seek a grant and the township would continue to manage the centre. Walter Armes of Egmond- ville asked, "Mr. Sillery, do you feel it is better to get free money from the province than to give the Bowling Mon Afternoon Min C Hendy 693 C Smith 441 G Busch 433 B Etherington 430 B Lamport 362 G Glen 386 Minors Juniors HG T Jones 172 CS J McFalls 242 S Skinner 242 PE T Moore 186 KK D Rooth 262 Huron Hope C Weston 117 T Masse 93 E Klungel 88 Minors Seniors D Melkle 283 M Steven 341 J Perry 331 B Bell 301 B MacDonald 423 Brunzelow 322 Wed. Morning Ladies E Bushe 476 N Cleman 521 M Lovell 470 D Kipfer 469 E Dietz 451 L Snell 445 Senior Citizens A Toonk 288 B Lamport 266 G Glenn 291 C Hendy 362 M McKnight 257 B Etherington -293 Tuckersmith residents what they want?" Reeve Sillery said the province of Ontario has money available for certain uses and if the township turned down the recreation grant money some other community would get that allotment, "If you turn it down, you are missing the boat," the reeve stated, "We have to give this opportunity and uphold the aid to these handicapped. Mrs. Harvey Hammond asked what the recreation talc was on the average home in Vanastra and was told by the clerk that it is in the neighbourhood of $30. She asked what it was in Tuckersmith and was told there is none. Allan Sinclair, a ministry of recreation official at the meeting, outlined his think- ing on the proposed com- plex. He said because it had been operating with a small deficit the last three years and in the black this year the ministry was behind the ad- dition. He said it was not only for the handicapped but accessible for all citizens. Sinclair was asked if the mechanical efficiency of .the pool had been investigated to make sure it would meet the increased use, as he had been told the pool loses a foot of water a day. Sinclair said that was checked by county health officials, He also stated that he could not guarantee that Goderich or some other town would not establish a centre for the handicapped, killing the Vanastra Complex but he said several had looked at them but found operating ex- penses too high. Lloyd Eisler asked Sinclair if it was true he had stated the average operating costs had increased 20 per- cent and was told this was so. Sinclair said at Vanastra that might mean they would go up $40,000. Eisler questioned only one additional person would need to be hired to handle the handicapped and Sinclair said this was true. Some reported that each han- dicapped person brings an attendant to care for them while at the pool. George Townsend asked if the costs were spread over the whole county, if another centre was built in another area, then Tuckersmith would have to support it. Dick Lehnen spoke saying he had been one of the original promoters of the complex and that it had been well planned and con- structed, and well managed by council. He said council was elected to make decisions and if they decided to build an addition that was their right. Another man from Vanastra said for the sake of a few dollars everyone was worried about paying more taxes. He thought the com- plex would supply aid to the handicapped and "why deny our own people when we are spending thousands of dollars on people in other lands? I think we would feel a lot better for it," he con- cluded. (Loud applause). Although the vote on whether to hold a plebicite indicated the wishes of the audience was to have one, Dance KIRKTON WOODHAM COMMUNITY CENTRE Sat. Nov. 17 Music by COUNTRY Admission restricted to age of majority unless ac- companied by a parent. Proceeds for Hall Maintenance. Ns. An allocation of $80,000 has been granted to provide for capital improvements at St. Joseph's School, Clinton. At a meeting of the Huron- Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School board Monday night the information was given that, the ministry of education' had approved the grant for the project which was in- cluded in the board's 1979 capital expenditure forecast. The plans for the addition of a relocatable structure are now in the, working drawing stage and call for a multi-purpose room, one standard classroom and one special education classroom, in addition to a connecting link containing a new staff room and storage room. William Eekert,Director of Education said the new special education class is to become a central facility for students from Clinton and the County of Huron with learning disabilities whose needs can best be met in a self-contained atmosphere. This new special education class will be open to meet the needs of those students in Huron County who have been diagnosed as exceptional and who would require more than fifty percent of the day in a special setting with a specially trained teacher, By regulation, such students are assessed by a placement and review committee to determine needs and to make program suggestions. He said the class will be equipped with the ap- propriate learning materials to accommodate the special needs of the children in the. class: Pending final approval of the plans by the ministry of education, Mr. Eckert stated the contractor--Canadian Portable Structures of Burlington--is expected to commence construction later thismonth,at the south end of the school. Mr. Eckert explained the present school has three classrooms and two por- tables. With completion of the addition, one portable will be removed. Declining enrolments and provincial restraints im- posed on capital building projects by the ministry of education have caused the Huron-Perth County separate school board to examine alternatives to permanent and costly buildings for educational purposes. Mr. Eckert said the relocatable school, or a relocatable addition to a school, to meet needs which Reeve Ervin Sillery when questioned by the press said one might not be held. The , reeve said the time to hold the plebiscite might take too long and lose the township the grant money. A decision will be made by council at a meeting. exist today may be moved in whole' or in part as enrolment dwindles at that location, to meet a growing need at another school. Historically, schools were built in a permanent nature and as enrolments decline, classrooms are vacated and eventually the school is closed with the remaining pupils being transferred to anothdr school. In the board's five-year capital expenditure forecast approved Monday night, the board has requested an allocation of funds from the ministry of $380,000 for relocatable structures. If and when the ministry gives its approval, the board will determine the locations for such additions in an im- provement to the facilities at any school can be given until the ministry has approved the board's request. Mr. Eckert pointed out the cost of the relocatable structure is of particular interest. He said the facilities which may be provided in the board's forecast for $380,000 would cost in excess of $1 million if built in the , conventional manner. Of equal .im- portance, he said, is the portability aspect which allows for meeting new needs caused by student population shifts from one community to another, or within a community. Nancy Park, Grades 2 and 3 teacher at St.Joseph's School, Kingsbridge, was granted a leave of absence without pay for the school year 1980-81 to further her music studies at the University of' Western Ontario. Carol McDonnell, a teacher q0 percent at Precious Blood School, Exeter, was nominated as a candidate for assignment for a loan of service to teach in the Department of National Defence dependants' schools Overseas for a two-year of duty, BENNY HINN Will Be At UPPER THAMES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Francis St., Mitchell Wed„ Nov. 27 7:30 p.m. Call 348-8305 for Reserved Seat 1 5 3 4 2 4 4 7 AC SS ST FC 13113 RO 1 3 5 11 3 6 4 5 6 10 2 10 • • BUILDER'S SALVAGE Aluminum Storms and Screen windown (any size) Painted White Double Hung, Your choice WHILE SUPPLIES LAST Complete '18.00. 70 Sq. 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