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Times-Advocate, 1982-02-03, Page 15• Large businesses affect(gl Times -Advocate, February 3, 1982 Page 15 Council votes to accept new commercial sewer rate At its meeting Monday night, Grand Bend council read and accepted the new sewer rates for large commercial establishments as proposed by reeve Bob Sharen as a move to a more equitable cost-sharing. Using the 1981 water billing figures from the PUC, Sharen had calculated three categories of useage within the large commercial level, and derived new sewer rates from them. The rates, effective im- mediately;are 8250, 8400 and 8800 based on 1981 billings of 8400 to 8800, 8801 to 81200, and more than 81200 respec- tively. This was done to determine which businesses were in fact large or small water consumers. Sharen added that the billing formula is still im- perfect, and thus council will Donations approved Hockey and skating clubs to benefit from Lioness Grand Bend Lioness Club held its meeting at the Bayview Tourist Tavern on Thursday January 28, with president Janice Sawyers, in charge. After a delicious supper the business meeting follow- ed. Donations were made to the Parkhill figure skating club and to Parkhill Minor hockey club. A donation was also sent to the Canadian Diabetes Association. The Lioness members will be canvassing this year In Grand Bend area for the March of Dimes. Once again our cheese project was a real success and many thanks to all the people who supported us. The L%ness members will be attending a Lioness Convention and Rally in the near future. Coming events are as follows - Children's movies will be screened on Saturday February 13 at Grand Bend Public School. This movie is entitled, "Escape to Witch Mountain". A Hard Times dance is scheduled for Saturday February 20. Lioness members are selling tickets for the Hard Time�ss dance to be held at Dashwood Com- munity Centre. There will be a disc jockey and lunch provided. Anyone interested in tickets may contact any Lioness member. After other business was discussed the meeting closed with a raffle draw won by Lioness Angie Venning. CDf Pu READ INCOME TAX RETURNS -ANY SIZE - INVESTMENTS IN LEADING TRUST COMPANIES • REST RATES . BEST SECURITY . NO CHARGE BOOKKEEPING FIN. STATEMENTS CANFARM Agent - First Cd1 No O►Ibollon - vawbsn (Opposite Brewers Retail Hwy 21) aRGu ART READ GRAND BEND, ONTARI (519) 238-2388 Church of God news About 40 from the Church of God held a family bowling party last Saturday evening in Zurich. On the way home all stopped in Dashwood at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim. Rumball for 4unch refreshments. Rev. John Campbell's ser- mon topic Sunday morning wsa "Jesus calms the storm," with Scripture from Mark 4: verse 40. Special music was a solo by Lucille -Vincent, entitled, "The song of the singing heart." Rev. Campbell's children's story was "The journey that changed a life." Evening service at Church of God was cancelled. Anglican church news On the fourth Sunday of Epiphany, Rev. Jim Sutton conducted Holy Eucharist Communion at the 9:30 mor- ning service. A vestry meeting followed the morning service, and coffee hour hostessoday was Mrs.. Reta Martin. The regular meeting of the ladies group of St. John's will be held Thursday at 2:00 p m., Feb. 4 in the Parish hall. United Church news • The Sacrament of Baptism was held Sunday morning at the United Church. Children baptised were - Teri Lynn, daughter of Dwight and Bar- bara Sheppard; Shannon Elisa, daughter of Theo and Mary Van Rompaey; and Derik Stanley Johnson son of Larry and Wendy Whiting. Rev. H. Moore's sermon topic was entitled, - "Remember your baptism," with Scripture readings from Isaiah 42:1-4, and Mark 1: 4-11. Flowers in the church sanctuary today were placed in loving memory of Mrs. Wilfred (Edith) Mathers by her family. Mrs. Sharon Soldan and' Mrs. Irene Kennedy provid- ed organ music today. Personals Sincere sympathy is ex- tended to members of the Mathers family in the death of Mrs. Wilfred (Edith) Mathers last Tuesday. Funeral service was held Thursday. Pallbearers were Ted Jones, Frank Allister, Dat Robbins, George Latta, Clayton Lovie and Hugh Adair, United Church women served lunch refreshments to around 75 relatives and friends. Thursday afternoon, following Mrs. Mathers' funeral. Nine executive members of the United Church women met last Wednesday after- noon, at president Mabel Gill's home to plan the programs for 1982. Golden Age ladies and friends met several after- noons last week and Nola Taylor's home and com- pleted a quilting project. Sixteen ladies were out last Thursday morning to the Bible coffee hour at Mrs. Ruth De Brum's home. This week's study time will.be on Reproof and Advice from a Womans workshop on Proverbs. The meeting will - be same time and place. All ladies welcome. Sympathy is extended to members of -the Couckuyt family in the death Monday, January 25, of Celina Couckuyt beloved wife of the late Joseph Couckuvt. Pallbearers were Joe Van Dongen, Kaas Vanden- bygaart, Marcel Collez, Alphonse Goovaerts, William Bishop and Paul Bishop. The Catholic Womens League served lunch refreshments for about .40 relatives and friends of the Couckuyt family, after. the funeral service, at the Alhambra Hall. The. Orpha Club scheduled to meet last Monday evening was cancelled until nicer weather prevails. Ervin and Hedy Devine visited last Thursday after- noon with his mother, Mrs. Susie Devine. Grand Bend Golden Age club will meet today February 3, at the Parisi! Holl at 1:30 p.m. FUN ON THE SNOW — Inner tubes work as well as toboggans or sleds on the snow cis these boys from Grand Bend public school found out at the Pinery park last Tuesday The boys and Keith Crawford, Stephen Chapdelenne, Billy Jennison, Robby Simpson and Scott Keys. Collegeo ffers ni ht school g Lambton College and Grand Bend parks and recreation committee are jointly offering night school classes this winter and organizer Jean Gibson says the classes are protected from cancellation due to a special arrangement bet- ween the college and the teachers. Gibson said that if any of the five courses is in- sufficiently attended, Parks and Recreation will sub- sidize the cost of renting the space while the students pay the teacher directly them- selves, thus avoiding can- cellation. If the space being used is a private home, no subsidy is required. A provision in the budget„ of Parks and Recreation has made this possible this year, Gibson said. Gibson is chairman of the committee and handles the arrangements with Lambton College herself as a com- mittee of one. Beginning the week of February 1, four non-credit evening courses Playhouse director enjoys stage work newspaper advice colum- nist. An. actress from her childhood. Taylor -Smith says she likes acting and directing equally well. Speaking from her Toronto home last week, she said she was given two weeks to prepare for her role as famous wife to Edgar, a bored and Lonely crafts in- structor who has secretly planned an illicit weekend fl- ing with a scatterbrained young student in his opulent Bridle Path home. His inno- cent young mistress,bplayed by Miriam Newhouse, pic- tures herself an expert writer of pulp Harle- quinesque romances, and after' several near -misses she is eventually discovered by a shocked Doris. whose sudden decision to stay home for the weekend for Edgar's sake begins a funny. convoluted plot with a hilarious conclusion. At the moment. she is con- tinuing to perform every night at the Toronto theatre, with tw•o shows on Saturday. When the acting engagement ends February 20. she will begin preparing the new summer season for the Huron Playhouse with inter- views and auditions which begin in April. - Taylor -Smith has played diverse roles such as Aman- da in Tennessee Williams' Glass Menagerie. and Miss Prism in The Importance of Being Ernest. She also acted the part of the mother in Equus and Barefoot in the Park This summer will be her third as artistic director at the Huron Country Playhouse. She worked since 1973 as an actress and later took on the job of directing on top of her acting. Quiet week at Pinery There were no accidents reported to the Pinery OPP during the week of January 24 to 30. However, there were six charges laid under the Liquor Licence Act and three under the Provincial Parks Act. Two were charged with driving while being im- paired, and one person was charged with theft. There were five charges laid under the Highway Traffic Act. Aileen Taylor -Smith, ar- tistic director of the Huron Country Playhouse, says she finds the work pace at the Phoenix Threatre "stimulating. not tiring," despite eight performances a week as Doris Chisholm, the widely -read syndicated Corporation of the Township of Bosanquet PUBLIC NOTICE Take Notice that the Council of the Municipal Corporation of the Township of Bosanquet proposed to enact By-law to stop up, close and sell that part of the original road allowance between Concession Lake Road West and Concession Lake Road East, together with Block "A" Registered Plan 25. 'A- 200 On ft • ._I 9 LAKE HURON SCALE 1:(Zr500 9 ROI. WAY TO BE CLOSED AND XL -.0 TO ADJACENT PROF-RTY OWNERS 'B'- 686 lin II LANDS OWNED FY AUSABLE ESTATE§ LIMITED 15.1;:,91 E :RIVER HIGHWAY N9 21 -LAKE ROAD h The proposed By-law will come before the said Council for con- sideration at its regular meeting at the Township offices, in the Village of Thedford on the 15th. day of February 1982, at the hour of 11 o'clock A.M. and at that time, the Council will hear any person or by his counsel, Solicitor or agent, any person who claims that his land will be prejudicially affected and who applies to be heard. DATED: January 13; 1982. R.F. McCordic Clerk of the Corporations of the Township of Bosanquet will start in the public school and one private home. The courses are floral design, crewel stitchery, photography, and crocheting. A class in "Jazzercise" starts March 29 at a location yet to be found. Gibson pointed out that this year senior citizens get a fifty percent reduction for any courses they take over 820. The success of the project this winter may decide if it will be repeated next winter, she said. In 1981, 51 people enrolled in the fall courses, a turn -out which surprised and pleased her, she said. Registration forms can be left et the village clerk's office. Anyone wishing to get more information on course descriptions and costs can call Jean Gibson at 238-2202. have to make similar ad- justments at the end of the year. He said he believed that unmetered users are undercharged for their consumption ' and con- sequently the metered consumers - the village's many businesses - were indirectly subsidising them. The councillors also reviewed the garbage collection fees for 1982 and agreed to continue the standing policy of not charging 815 Per residence on a commercial property already ' paying the maximum collection cost of 1200. In past years the 815 was charged -for each residence on the premises, but since 1975 council has voted not to charge this extra amount. Councillors reviewed the list of affected businesses and deleted names of those still being charged. Council also voted to rebate the Legion Hall for its 1981 municipal taxes and garbage collection costs. Clerk Louise Clipperton informed council that floodlights and a timer had been installed at the skating rink by the . PUC as requested, at a cost of 8189. A letter from Delcan, the village engineers; said they would proceed with ten - dering for the village's firehall. Advertising and related costs are not to ex- ceed 81,000. Sixty days would be allowed to collect bids. A letter from the Ministry of Culture and Recreation confirmed the village's sports field grant in the amount of $22,250 to be used on the Lions club's soccer and baseball field. There are defects in the traffic signals at Lake Road and Highways 21 and 81, council noted. A letter will be sent to the Ministry of Transportation and Com- munications to this effect. Philip Walden of Green Forest Estates spoke from the floor to ask what sewage rate would be levied against his area if they were con- nected to the village system. Sharen replied that the figure would be 120 percent of the village rate, whatever that may be at the time GRAND BEND PUBLIC .UTILIIES COMMISSION Wish to announce an increase in water rates on all bills issued on and after MARCH 1, 1982 The new rates will be as follows: Domestic water -customers $100.80 annually. ($8.40 monthly) Flat rate commercial $129.60 annually ($10.80 monthly) Metered commercial $1.80 per thousand gallons with a minimum monthly charge of $18.00 , The last increase in water rates was Feb. 1, 1977. Green Forest connects. The household rate ' bas been dropping as more precise calculations are made and more users are hooked up. The original rate of 876.50 dropped to 848 per year in late December. The Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs recognized the village's acceptance of a 1980 housing statement, which clears the way for the village to begin designating housing for senior citizens with provincial funding. The village had been asked in November by the ministry to accept the municipal housing statement drawn up by the ministry, in order to enable the beginning of a project to set aside or build senior citizens' housing facilities. Sharen asked that copies of the letter be sent to the village's clergymen for their information. MOMS! DADS! KIDS! PLEASE ATTEND GRAND BEND'S ANNUAL WINTER FROLIC i AT THE OLD RIVER BED SUNDAY FEB. T 1:30-4 p.m. FREE HOT DOGS AND HOT CHOCOLATE SKATING AND TOBOGGANING Sponsored By Grand Bend Optimists and G.B. Recreation Committee the Tender Spot Markets Quality Foods Low Prices IA Grand Bend 238-2512 Hours Mon. to Thurs., 8 to 6 Fri., 8.9 Sot., 8-6 Zurich 236-4387 Hours Mon. to Wed. 8 to 6 Thurs. & Fri., 8 to 9 Sat. 8 to 6 fresh Ontario pork pork shoulder butt boneless roast or pork shoulder butt chops Ib. 1.28 save 50c Ib. ground daily medium ground beef (over 2 lbs.) or fresh homemade country sausage Ib. ,•ter` save 50c Ib. Tenderspot homemade summer sausage (by the pierce only) 1/2 Price ,1.99 No Name Products Available Plus Many In Store Features Westons peerless, salted or non salted crackers 79( aoo 9,. Silverwoods 2% partly skimmed' Milk 2 Titre bag I 019 Dads original oatmeal cookies Tess than '!i price 450 gr. 99( Clover leaf pirtk salmon 7% oz. .38 Green Giant nibiet5$4 corn ,a, Sunshine sliced white bread 450 gr. 494 We reserve the right to limit quantities to normal family requirements e Florida juicy red or white grapefruit 4/68< fresh Ontario pork picnic shoulder roast limit 2 save 60c Ib. ,, 88( p-rk picnic shoulder chops Ib. 1.28 Burns Pride of Canada wieners Tess than 1/2 price 500 gr. 99 limit 4 per family Prices effective Wed., Feb. 3 to Tues., Feb. 9 a