The Huron Expositor, 1994-12-21, Page 3J
Community
GREGOR CAMPBELL PHOTO
ACROSS THE GENERATIONS - Grade 4 students at St. James School in Seaforth brought a bit of
seasonal laughter and song to residents at the Seaforth Manor Nursing home Friday morning.
Town retains food booth
Seaforth Council decided to give
the food booth at Optimist Park
another shot at finishing in the
black next summer at its regular
meeting last Tuesday.
The booth lost almost $1,000 last
year, most of that due to wages, so
council confirmed Recreation
Director Marty Bedard's plan to
shut the booth down at 9 p.m.
rather than 11 p.m. next summer.
"I feel confident we can make a
small profit," the recreation
director's report states. "We can
increase the food prices, bring in
hot food to cook in a microwave
and close the booth earlier in the
evening. The booth was open until
all ball was finished and the late
games were not attracting many
fans."
Coun. William Teall asked how
the town got in the food booth
business in the first place, and
wondered whether the precedent
might come back to haunt council.
Clerk -Treasurer Jim Crocker
noted Seaforth owns the land on
which the park is situated and the
town took the booth over last year
when the Optimist Club was having
difficulty staffing it with volunteers,
but agreed council might have to
re -think the arrangement.
"We are not in business to lose
money," he said.
Council also approved the
expenditure of $500 in next year's
budget for some registration
software for Recreation Director
Bedard. At November's regular
meeting it had nixed a similar
system for $8,907, that required
more juice than Bedard's existing
computers could put out, and asked
the rec director to shop around for
other local alternatives, and firm up
his funding from the groups that
would benefit.
Bedard reported that Rick Billson
at the Computer Planning Centre
will make a similar system, and he
will ask minor hockey, ball and
soccer to chip in S500 each, to help
defray the total cost of $2,000,
S6,907 less than the original
proposal which might have been
defrayed by a provincial
government grant.
The three minor sports groups all
currently use the recreation
department's computers for
registrations.
Towns to mee
At `its regular meeting las!'`'
Wednesday,. Seaforth's notice •
Services Board asked clerk -treasurer
Jim Crocker to set up a meeting
soonest with representatives from
Clinton and Goderich on the
informal liaison committee on
Ontario Provincial Police
contracting proposals.
Correspondence indicated Deputy -
Reeve Ron McKay and Mayor Case
Buffinga will represent Clinton on
this informal committee, and Coun.
Maurice Jenkins will represent
Goderich.
• The Seaforth Police Board also
received notification that the
Clinton Fire Area Board will no
McKillop
approves general
account
McKillop Council also approved
November's general voucher of
$479,031.20, which included final
payments to the county and school
boards, and its road
superintendent's voucher o
$29,230.54.
McKillop expresses
concern over
election coverage
McKillop Township Council was
sworn in, then made its board
appointments at its Dec. 5 regular
meeting.
The following will represent the
township: Ausable-Bayfield, Ron
Murray and William Siemon;
Maitland Valley; Siemon (re-
appointment); Seaforth Community
Hospital, Sharon McClure; Blyth
Fire Area, Siemon (re -appoint);
Seaforth Fire Area, James S. Ryan;
Seaforth and District Community
Centres, Fergus Kelly; Walton
Landfill, Ryan and Kelly; Bluewater
Recycling, Murray; Central Huron
Mobility, Ryan; Central Huron
Economic Development, Sharom
McClure and Marion McClure;
Community Based Policing, Sharon
McClure.
Council supported resolutions that
opposed provincial Bill 173,
concerning long-term health care in
the province, and another voicing
concern over CKNX broadcasting's
coverage of the recent municipal
election coverage in the area.
McKillop also turned down a
funding request from Stratford
General Hospital for more
equipment, and endorsed Joe
Gibson as a multi -municipality
representative on the Ausable-
Bayfield Conservation Authority.
Tile -drain loans of $88,600 were
approved. Council next meets at the
township office on Dec. 20 at 1
p.m.
THE HURON EXPOSITOR, December 21, 10114-3
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GROUND PORK 2.59 ib.
GROUND BEEF 2.59 ib.
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SIDE RIBS 1.99 .b.
Bruce Packers
SELECT BACON 2.89 Ib.
PEAMEAL BACON 4.59 tb.
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so I'eiminate its arrangement on
'D'ec n1 "with"the rdctenc1ll''otiee'
Communication System, for which
it was responsible for about three
per cent of the costs. This will
increase costs for other members,
such as Seaforth.
The Board also approved the
purchase of new tires for one of
Seaforth's police cruisers.
It was noted in reviewing
financial reports up until the end of
November, that the Seaforth Board
had used only 48.6 per cent of. its
budgeted expenditures, but had
exceeded budgeted revenues which
stood at 102.4 per cent at the end
of last month.
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Hope your
Christmas is sparkling!
Thank You For Your Patronage
from the Staff at
Hoffmeyer' s
Saluting all our good patrons
and hoping an endless stream of good things
comes your way. We appreciate your business.
Sat. Dec. 24 - 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Sun. Dec. 25 - CLOSED
Mon. Dec. 26 - 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Tues. Dec. 27 - 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Wed. Dec. 28 - 7 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Thur. Dec. 29 - 7 a.m. - 11 p.m.
Fri. Dec. 30 - 7 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Sat. Dec. 31 - 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Sun. Jan. 1 - 9 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Mon. Jan. 2 - Business as usual
24 Goderich St. EastySeaforth 527-0881
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May the feeling of friendship
inspire you with warmth
and wonder all year
Seaforth Manor Nursing Home Staff: Front Row (L) - Linda Morrison, Cathy Leeming, Keith Gingerich, Nora
Eckert, Elizabeth De Brower, Cheryl Campbell, Jannette Stoll.
2nd Row (L) - Cathy Scott, Dianne Anderson, Cheryl McClure, Betty Hiusser, Deb Hill.
3rd Row (L) - Joanne Flanagan, Brenda Dalton, Lynne Coombs, Betty Bennett, Chris Ryan, Rita Powell,
Cynthia Blackwood, Joanne Ryan.
4th Row (L) - Ruth Hildebrand, Pat Reid, Dorothy Williamson, Dianne Muir, Julie Rutledge, Trudy MacDonald,
Pat Bisback, Ruth Campbell, Bep Klaver.
Back Row (L) - Anne Coyne, Cathy Broome, Judy McLean, Ivy Broadfoot, Mary Fotheringham.
Seaforth Manor Retirement Home Staff: Front Row (L) - Wendy Gowan,
Cindy DeGroof, Charlene Foxton, Kelly Bosman.
Back Row (L) - Joanne Ryan, Barb Shannon, Jan Savelle, Lisa Kennedy,
Jody Brown, Amy Harman, Ruth Hildebrand.
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RETIREMENT HOME AND NURSING HOME
100 JAMES STREET, SEAFORTH 527-0030
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