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Times-Advocate, 1981-12-02, Page 25Times -Advocate, December 2, 1981 Page 9A Grand Bend home of modern water treatment plant When the residents of Grand Bend open a faucet, the water they consume is supplied from a modern, ef- ficient filtration plant only two miles outside them abode. system servicing close to a quarter -million people in the 12 communities and townships. The system is the Lake Huron Water Supply System, and is owned and operated by Ontario Water The village is on part of a Resources Commission for $20 -million water supply the provincial Ministry of 1111111111111011t1111110101101111111101111111IIIIIMMIIIIM111011MIMMIMIIIIMIMMIIMMMIMMIMIMM IL Mary's musings BY MARY ALDERSON 1 Baking Christmas goodies can be a real problem for anyonewho is trying to count calories. It is so easy to taste the treats while they are in process, and of course, you have to sample the finished product. This year, I vowed I was not going to • get into the goodies until December 25. No tasting, no sampling. It's not that I do a lot of baking -1 bake twice a year: Christmas and my husband's birthday. And the latter doesn't really count since it's just a cake from a mix. So I do try to crowd 12 months' baking into December. I decided that the best way to avoid sampling and tasting while the products are still in production was to keep busy. So the other night I made up a batch of carob balls without nibbling at all - the recipe follows: First get the laundry basket out of the closet and divide it into two loads. Find a pot (medium sized) that doesn't have scorch marks on the inside. Mix together one cup of peanut butter with one cup of honey in the pot and put it over medium heat. This is a health food recipe. I figure that we eat enough junk around Christ- mas time. so I try to sneak in some nutritious food. I use "healthy" peanut butter (the crunchy stuff with no sugar or any other additives and pure honey. Now back to the laundry. Throw the light coloured load into the washer. Add detergent and fabric softener (optional). Remember to -check ,your water level, .indicator because the last load was probably a small one, and there's nothing worse than finding out your washer has been through the whole cycle and the sheets are still high and dry. By this time the peanut butter and honey should be softening nicely. Stir it a bit, but don't take time to taste it. because you have to find the carob and measure out a cup. That's right, carob. Not carrots. Carob, as health food people (and semi -health food people) know, is a sub- stitute for chocolate. It looks. tastes, and acts just like cocoa but it's better for you. I'm not sure why, but trust me, it is. All the health food folks say so. As you add the carob powder you have to stir. Things get a little tacky about now. Keep stirring with one hand as you measure out the rest of the • ingredients with the other. This is where you get to be creative - there are several options available. You need three half cups of things to add: my favourite is a half cup of sunflower seeds (shelled I a half .:up of sesame seeds and a half cup of juicy fat raisins. Other op- tions include nuts or coconut. 1 have also tossed in different cereals, but be careful as many cereals aren't too nutritious, and they can spoil the health food aspect. But sometimes they do improve the taste. About now, you can open the door and let in the dog who has been sitting out on the step in the. wet rain and snow. This wasn't a part of my original plan to keep busy. but it lends itself well to the concept. If the dog plans on sticking to his routine and go he on the bed, you'd best towel him off. Wash your hands before you go back to the stove, un- less you plan on serving the carob balls to the dog. He won't mind. Give the concoction one more stir, and then go answer the ringing telephone. While this too, was not part of the plan to keep busy, it certainly achieves the purpose. On your way back to the stove. take the laundry out of the washer and load the dryer. Remember to clean the lint trap. Stir your mixture again. If it seems too wet and gooey add more nuts. seeds and dry stuff. If it seems too dry and tacky. good, that's the way it's supposed to be. But it it's still powdery, add more honey. Ned you r ve ijr to that a wooden s , , , will stand up in it. but not break off when you go to stir, it's ready. Take it off the burner and let it cool while you put the dark load of laundry in the washer. Add detergent and do all that stuff again. Wash your hands and start rolling the mixture into little balls. For a Christmasy look you can plaster the balls with shredded coconut. Bag them up, and put them in the bottom of the freezer, where you won't be tempted to nib- ble. While some cookies can be easily eaten frozen, these are guaranteed to break your teeth if you bite into them before they've thawed. There you have it - a whole batch of Christmas goodies, and you haven't sampled a bit. Just remember to get them out on Christmas eve, or you'll find them next summer when you're hun- ting for hamburger for the barbecue. the Environment. The 14 -year-old water system was originally the in- tention of the city of London, but negotiations with the Commission resulted in the latter corporation taking charge of tete capital con- struction and subsequent maintenance. With that agreement reached, the system was opened in June, 1967, after two years of con- struction. The latest addi- tion was a booster pumping station north of Ailsa Craig which raised the daily pum- ping rate to London to 50 - million gallons. Grand Bend was con- nected in July 1969, before which time villagers had used well water to meet their needs. The same was true of . Londoners and the other current customers prior to the completion of the 30 -mile pipeline. The Commission bills its customers monthly through their respective Public Utilities Commissions (PUC). Today, the communities of Ilderton, Ailsa Craig, Oakwood, Maple Grove, Denfield, and McGillivray Personal items Bob Southcott attended the Huron Perth Presbytery meeting from Grand Bend United Church last Tuesday at Exeter 'United Church. Eva Bariteau and Louise Wilson were supper guests Friday night with Irene and Clarke Kennedy; celebrating the American Thanksgiving for Eva. Donald Hoggarth of Grand Cove is a patient in Victoria Hospital, London. Mrs. Walter Fassold (a former summer resident here) and known to many in this area, underwent sur- gery in a London hospital last Thursday, and at date of news writing is in intensive care. Those from Grand Bend and area who were on the bus trip last Wednesday to Eaton Center in Toronto, sponsored by Dashwood Seniors were Aileen Ravelle, Nola Taylor, Olive Webb, Vera Kuntz, Marjorie Mason, Fern Love, Mabel Gill. Clara Hamilton, Verna Lovie, .Martha Geromette and Jeanne Kading. The weekly Bible coffee hour was held Thursday morning at Mrs. Nita Sinclair's home in Southcott Pines with 14 ladies atten- ding. This week's study time will be a chapter on wealth and poverty from a workshop on Proverbs, meeting to be same time, 9:30 a.m. and same place. All ladies welcome. Mrs. Mabel Gill and Mrs. Fern Love, spent Thursday and Friday last week at Bright's Grove, with Fern's son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Love, and Dick. United Church Women are reminded of their Christmas meeting that will be held December 10, in the S.S. rooms for a pot luck luncheon at 1:00 p.m. Ladies are asked to bring a friend, also their own plate, cup and cutlery. Roll call is to bring your favorite Christmas recipe. iE e to w ti h FOR A JOB WELL DONE — Gene Grenier presented outgoing Secretary -Manager Bob Simpson will a a plaque last Friday night on behalf of the 91 members of the Chamber in appreciation of Mr. Simpson's three years of work. Chamber of Commerce approvesslate of officers The Grand Bend Chamber of Commerce met Friday night for its annual meeting at the Green Forest Motel to hear the president's annual report and review the finan- cial statement for the past year. Members also voted to accept the new slate of of- ficers for 1982. Mac Dunlap was returned as president for his second consecutive term. The other officers are: 1st vice-president, Brad Page; 2nd vice-president, Lloyd Morden; treasurer, Lorne Campbell; directors - Irwin Shotroff, Gene Grenier, Bev Harwood, Ruth Dunlap, Robert Carter, Bob Wright, and Ellwood Lemon. The members accepted with regret the resignation of their secretary -manager Bob Simpson, who has held the job for the past three years. In appreciation of his work, the club presented him with a plaque. A second gift of appreciation came from president Mac Dunlap - a set of suitcases for he and his wife. In his report, Mac Dunlap mentioned that, among other things, the Chamber is going to improve the Christ- mas Street decorations this winter by adding new gar- lands. It is hoped that by next year, local people will be making these decorations, to be used on Highway 21. The Grand Bend Lure Brochure was redesigned and 15,000 new copies ordered. It lists all the ma- jor points of interest in the area for the benefit of tourists and visitors. According to the financial statement, the Chamber had an excess of expenses over revenue leaving a net operating loss of 114,940. However, with profit from its Burgerfest of $8,267 and the bank balance of $16,130, the closing bank balance for this year was $9,457. and East Williams man from the treatment Townships are connected to plant makes routine service the Lake Huron system, hav- checks evEry two days of the ing been brought on-line in- five lift stations in the dividually since 1969. village. In addition, a Dashwood was hooked up telephone alarm from the only last year in July. main lift station and its four The main pipeline feeding cousins warn the plant of the City of London is 48 in- any malfunctions in the ches in diameter and ex- delivery system. Similarly, tends some 30 miles to the a microwave communica- city's 12 -million gallon tion system with the Arva reservoir at Arva, four miles reservoir will immediately north of the •city. From tell the treatment plant of there, the London PUC is any problems. responsible for distribution The three -stage treatment to all its customers. plant at the intersection of The 14 -inch pipe running to Highways 21 and 83 may Grand Bend extends as far seem imposing at first south as the Pinery Provin- glance, but a cross-section cial Park. A maintenance diagram renders its opera- tion simple and understan- dable. The task of any water treatment plant is to draw raw water from the source, treat it chemically to accep- table health standards, and then move it to the customers. The Lake Huron plant does just that, to the extent of 27.3 million gallons on an average July day last year, or 124,244 cubic meters. To draw raw water from the lake, a six-foot pipe en- ding 11/2 miles out in the lake The Huron Country takes in water at a depth of Playhouse recorded its best 26 feet and directs it into a year ever for finances and surge well, a buffer reser- artistic performances, the voir between the lake and Playhouse's Board of the treatment process itself. Trustees was told at its an- nual meeting Thursday night at Sanders Tavern. Artistic director Aileen. Taylor -Smith reported that "it was a big season, and the quality was evenly spread throughout. too. Next year should be even better for us." Financially, the Playhouse's expenses were higher this year, but revenue was also higher, general manager Heather Reddick said. Subscriptions were up by 17 percent, government subsidies rose by $13,000, and support from private, corporate and foundation sources was in excess of $60.000. she said. Box office receipts rose by $30,000 and average atten- dance per show increased percent, she added. The Board met to review the year's financial state- ment and to install the new trustees for 1982. The new Here, in the low lift station, the water is screened before being moved ahead to the treatment plant, where a three -stage process renders the water completely safe for consumption. The treatment process uses a chemical coagulant called alum to cause im- purities to bind it into a material called floc. This oc- curs in the Targe tanks, ap- propriately called floccula- Please turn to page 16A Playhouse shows first-ever profit in ONLY SUPPUER FOR LONDON — Originally conceived to supply the water needs of Lon don, the Lake Huron Water Treatment Plant also pumps water to numerous communities in the area. If the rate of increase in demand hold steady, an addition may be constructed sometime in the next five years. 1 members are John McKen-14.7 percent of its ex zie. Dave Bannister, Rowe penses of $358,342 worked Dinney. William Heinsohn, out to about $49,000, but the Sue Falagario, and Helen Playhouse raised 190.480 in McLaughlin. donations. Thus, in the A bright note in the state -three-year period ending ment of operations was the next September, Wintario is profit of $10.000, the first expected to match every profit ever recorded. Part of donated dollar two-for-one the reason for this was the Which exceeds the 14.7 per - rise in operating donations cent margin. "However, it is from $20.2.54 last year to entirely up to the Ministry of $90.480 this year. Seven fund- Culture and Recreation to raising events yielded $7,535, decide whether it will con - a 100 percent improvement tinue to use these figures in over 1980. Revenue from the future." Mrs. Reddick stage performances topped stressed. $200,000. This year the Playhouse The 110.000 profit was used put on two musicals, which to decrease the working made expenses higher last capital deficiency for this Fear. cushe vaid. Executive member Bill year and some amounts Amos reminded his fellow owed to the Holding Founda- trustees that "the bulk of tion. the Playhouse's capital money here is returned to company. the community. Some people The Playhouse is entering don't recognize the impor- its third year of a support tance of the theatre. It's a program with the Wintario $400.000 industry, and when Arts Program. related effects are included, Under theChallenge program's terms, the total picture is over one Wintario funds will be million dollars. granted to the Playhouse if it The Board also decided to can raise more than 14.7 per- re -appoint its auditors, Ward cent of its operating ex- Mallette of Exeter, for penses for three years. In another year. Si •• ••••••••• •••• ••• •:••••• • •• ••• • • • • _ • ••••• •.... ••Z•�'i"'_�N�iie�iit .00 Sword is :preading .11:3 . „0,._ •Christmas fix" • shop .•• .•• .••• *000 ••• • • ea • • • AF AF • • • ti . •� • • : t• • a. • •• ••• • • • • • • • • •.• O. 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