Times-Advocate, 1985-01-09, Page 27Page 14A Times -Advocate, January 9, 1985.
LOTTERY DREAMERS — Zehrs clerk Undo Soldon was busy keeping up with ticket buyers for Saturday's
$10.4 million draw.
Grand Bend approves
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sewer, wage increases
Grand Bend council met on Monday
for their first meeting in the new year.
Many increases were discussed in dif-
ferent areas.
Clerk Dianne Mollard received cor-
respondence from the ministry of the
Environment suggesting a further in-
crease in the sewage system rates for
'85. The primary rate was increased
to 111.1 from 105.8. MOE suggested
that if the rate be increased according
to calculations, it should be 123.2.
Mollard sent a letter to the Township
of Stephen on December 18 for their
agreement on..this_ Matter.... ..., .._ .._
Alan Walper, Reeve of Stephen,
feels that the ministry is projecting
costs too high for the operation of the
system. Stephen council does not feel
a higher rate (over the 5%) should be
requested at this time. The MOE felt
the increase would keep 1986 rates
more in line.
Reeve Bob Sharen said "our rates
here are the lowest in Southwestern
Ontario."
it was moved by Councillor Bruce
Woodley and seconded by Deputy -
Reeve Harold Green, to approve the
proposed Public Utilities Commission
rates. The PUC chairmen will receive
$60.00 per regualer meeting, raised
from $50, and $20.00 from $15.00 for a
special meeting. The Commissioners
will receive $55.00 and $15 for special
meetings with a maximum of six
specials per year.
Employees wage increases are to
be reviewed at a 3:00 p.In. meeting
with the PUC on Tuesday, Janu,ry.8.
The Reeve will remain at the same
level, $60.00 per meeting and $20 per
special, while the Deputy -reeve re-
mains at $57.50 and $17.50 respective-
ly. All three councillors will also re-
main with the same regular meeting
pay of $55.00 and $15 per special
meeting, with no increase for '85.
Vacancies due to terms expiring on
the following boards were discussed.
One on (Mae Piggott) recreation, one
on planning (Ted Hunt) and two
terms expiring on harbour. c Russ
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Clerk Mollard received her percen-
tage increase which brings the wage
to $20,000.00 and secretary Christine
Smith will receive $14,472.50 in 1985.
Village foreman, Jack Stanlake will
earn $18.746.00 and roadsman Paul
Bossenberry will increase to
$17,425.00.
Clerk Mollard brought two com-
plaints expressed by concerned
citizens to the regular meeting. Ap-
parently the blade on the sidewalk
tractor is too wide and when it ex-
tends around the poles it has cut into
NEARLY LOST -- Waterford Tri -
Cot hockey player, Dove Scott,
almost lost his little finger after
it was severed in a game against
the Hawks at the annual Junior
"D" tournament in Exeter, Satur-
day. The dangling digit was sewn
back together at South Huron
Hospital and Scott returned to Ex-
eter, Sunday, to be o spectator at
his team's final two games.
Puckster gets
finger stitched
A visiting player from Waterford
had the end of one of his fingers
severely severed in one of the games
(hiring the eighth annual Exeter
Ilawks tournament over the weekend.
During a Saturday evening game
against the host Hawks, Dave Scott
caught an errant stick on his hand and
the end of his little finger was left
dangling.
The puckster tossed his gloves to
the ice and raced to the bench and
then dropped hack onto the ice in pain
as team officials scurried to his
assistance
They had to race to the Waterford
dressing room for their first aid kit,
while Ilawks trainers Ralph Batten,
Gary Ford and Don Field raced from
their bench to help stem the flow of
blood from the youth's injured digit
Scott was carried from the ice and
taken to South Huron Hospital, where
the finger was sewn up •
Scott travelled back to Exeter with
the team for Sunday's games.
the lawns with the blade. The tractor
is used to clean snow from the
walkways.
The second complaint was a dog
problem. It was referred to by-law of-
ficer Keith Crawford who will talk to
the complainant and the owner to see
if the problem can be resolved. This
was not a trespassing problem but
one of noise.
In other business the Colonial Hotel
wanted approval to reclassify from
hotel to tavern. The hotel wished to
eliminate their guest bedroom ac-
camnaodation% It was noted that the
Colonial Hotey-is zoned C -T1-.2, which
allows a restaurant accessory to
tourist establishment. Therefore a
zoning by-law is required to changje
the status from the present accom-
modations. The Liquor Licence Board
of Ontario is to be notified of this
varience.
The village garbage charges for
each village business was reviewed
and increased or decreased to suit
their needs for the new year.
Parking will be banned on the north
side of King St. to Huron St., on the
east side of Hill St. from Centre to Oak
and on the west side of Hill from Oak
to Oakwood. No parking will be
allowed on 8l Crescent to Sauble Rd.
and the remainder of the parking by-
laws are to be posted.
1t was agreed to remove the
bicentennial flags due to their extent
of damage.
Head Lifeguard, Bruce Helm, was
requested to attend the first meeting
in February for the final agreements
on his bathouse proposals for '85.
Municipal Affairs & Housing
notified council of the new Municipal
Tax Sales Act effective January 1.
1985. In the past, the proceeds of a tax
sale went to the municipality,
whereas under the new Act, the
monies are paid into court. The pro-
perty can be advertised -for sale by
public auction or by tender. The only
amount to be collected is enough to
cover the tax arrears. The court will
deduct the arrears of taxes, interest,
costs and anyone who has an interest
in the property, with the remainder
to be paid to the owner of the
property.
Wondergrove owner, Bob Simpson.
was granted a minor varience for the
trailers located in his park.
Local government week, January
14-19 will be observed throughout the
area. Skits are to be planned in the
schools. Sharen suggested that a
recycling theme or a water quality
theme would be beneficial to this
community.
The meeting adjourned at 9:55 p.m.
for an incamera session re wages.
By MRS. HUGH MORENZ
Dick and Annie Zielman, hosted a
Christmas -New Year family dinner
gathering at their home on December
30. As well as their immediate fami-
ly, it included Janzen relatives, on An
nie's side of the family. There were
about 40 in attendance that came
from Leamington, Essex, London,
Dashwood, Exeter and Zurich.
John, Bev, Sherrie Lynn and
Stephen Keller spent a week's
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Mrs. Roy Kirk, at Rothsay. They all
enjoyed a family dinner along with
Bev's sisters, Barbara and Gerald
Higdon and Scottie, Donna and Bill
Burnett and family and David Kirk,
all of Rothsay area.
Due to the ice storm many New
years day dinners had to be postpon-
ed. With Lorne and Dorothy Fenner
on January 2 were Clyde and Evelyn
Nicholson, Shirley Nicholson, with
Bradley, Angela, Aaran and Corey,
all of Courtright, Leona Moore, Julie
and Brent of Sarnia, and Mabel
Guenther.
Harold and Lucille Vincent, Lori,
Mike and Michelle spent some
holidays in Evart, Michigan, with
Lucille's sisters, Janet and Bruce
Navarre, Beverley and Horst Kovit-
zki and their families. They also
visited Lucille's mother, Mrs. Fred
Hoffman who is hospitalized.
Colleen and Wayne Cunningham,
with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Willis
Hodgins. at Parkhill.
Intended for last week
Seventy nine members of the fami-
ly, of the late Elmer Pickering.
gathered at the Shipka Community
Centre on Christmas day to celebrate
a family dinner with relatives coming
from London, Grand Bend and
Parkhill.
Cathy and Doug Walper, were din-
ner guests at his parents, Harvey and
Anne Walper, al Greenway, on
Christmas day. Joining Doug and
Cathy on Boxing Day were her
parents Mr. and Mrs. Don Harmden,
of London.
Visiting with Ella, Willis and
Michelle Mable Desjardine, were
Clara and Alvin Statton, Grand Bend.
Gloria Ferguson. Exeter and Debbie.
Harry and Eric Plantenga of Huron
Park.
With Sid, Eleanor and Glenn Durie,
were Dennis and Sharon Durie, of
Strathroy, Sharon's parents, Stella
and Ron McDougall, of Manitoulin
island, Pam and Norbert Hererrias.
and the Durie's grandsons Sebastian
and Emanuel Hererrias of London.
Boxing day family guests with Fer-
man and Leota Snyder were her
sister, Kaletta Musselman. of Kit-
chener, Suzanne and Otto Plein,
Christopher and Melissa, of Elmira.
Esther and Ric Storey, London, Keith
and Nancy Snyder, of Greenway, Ed-
win and Gail Snyder of Strathroy, Jim
and Judy Snyder.
Garson and Elsie Brady, Helen and
Mike Prisciak and Mrs. Elsie Com-
fort, all of Welland and St. Catharines
area, visited here on the weekend
with Mrs. Comfort's three daughters.
Doris Sweitzer, Marilyn Pickering
and Eva and Milton Sweitzer, when
they all enjoyed a Christmas -New
Years supper, Saturday evening.
Christmas dinner guests with Ken
and Ortha Baker and Garry on
December 27th were, Ken Jr. and
Carol Baker with Tracey and Sheltie
from Stratford, Sandra and Tony
Regier, Chris, Heather and Jillian,
Detroit, Don, Sharon and Jamie
Baker. A special guest was Mike Yar-
row, of Edmonton, Donna Baker's
fiance, who flew up to London to
spend Christmas with his parents and
joined the "Bakers" for their dinner.
Ken and Ortha visited Sunday with
his brother, Earl and Minerva Baker,
at St. Thomas.
With Wray and Madeline Sweitzer
on Christmas day were daughter
Barb and Don Dundas and family of
Crediton, and their son Ron and fami-
__ lx from Stratford.
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Area residents seek millions
Fever on the increase
Business was brisk at lottery outlets
Monday as area dreamers with vi-
sions of a $10.4 million Lotto 6/49
jackpot lined up to buy a piece of the
magic.
At the Exeter Zehr's, lottery clerk
Linda Soldan said she expected it to
be busier than usual all week,
"especially towards the end of the
week when people get their payche-
ques." Soldan was cashing a ticket
from last week's draw for Wayne and
Susan Chong of Exeter. The Chongs
had picked four out of six numbers
correctly, and that netted them $67.60.
But nobody won last Saturday's $8.8
million jackpot, so this week's is ex-
pected to hit $10.4 million, the second
largest in Canadian history.
The extra -large jackpot had some
people buying more tickets than
usual. The Chongs bought 12 Lotto
6/49 tickets, twice their usual six.
They said they pick their numbers at
random.
Peter Hurkens of Granton, buying
his tickets at the Shaw's Dairy Store
in Lucan, said he's buying 36 this
week, up from 10 normally. He also
chooses numbers randomly.
Janis Dougall of Exeter, who
doesn't generally buy lottery tickets,
was buying two chances on the 6/49
dream. And Janice Latta of Lucan
was buying three tickets, keeping her
New Year's resolution to"start buy-
ing two or three every week".
The large jackpot didn't affect
some regular buyers like Judy
Cronyn of Huron Park, who says she
buys five tickets every week and
always uses the sane numbers, or
Rick Quesnel of Huron Park. who
buys 18 every week, "hit or miss".
Some ticket buyers have special
systems for choosing their numbers.
Bev Lindenfield of Exeter bought six
tickets, choosing numbers based on
the birthdates of his nurses in
hospital -- he was just released on Fri-
day. Percy Noels of Exeter buys a
ticket every week. using five family
birthdays and his wedding anniver-
sary date.
John Eberle of Exeter gets one
ticket each week, using dates based
on the beginning and end of both
World Wars and the Great
Depression.
The most complicated system
seems to be the one used by Mery
Cowing of Lucan, who always buys at
least eight tickets, and uses 48 of the
49 numbers. "I feel it gives me a bet-
Given- ' ante
for early sewer job
Although services for the southwest
section of Exeter are included on the
list of projects to be undertaken if pro-
vincial funds are made available
through the town's ONIP application,
a property owner from that area was
not given much hope of any im-
mediate action on sewer services.
Elmore McBride, who purchased
the former Easterbrook property
west of the CNR tracks in 1981, said
he had read of the proposed projects
and wondered when he could expect
sewers for the property.
He explained that with sewers, the
property would be subdivided into six
lots, whereas there could only be four
if septic tanks were required. Many
of the trees on the property would also
have to be eliminated.
Mayor Bruce Shaw explained that
sewers for the southwest section were
not in the top two priority list and he
emphasized that it was not known
how much money the town could ex-
pect under the Ontario
Neighbourhood Improvement Plan
(ONIP).
"If any," Councillor Dorothy Chap-
man quickly added.
Mrs. Chapman went on to explain
that it was not a simple matter to pro-
vide sanitary sewers to that section
as a lift station would be required.
Councillor Ben Hoogenboom
Christmas at his sister's Mrs. Hazel
Corbett, in Hensall
Out of the area, drop in holiday
visitors with us have been, Sue Anne
Schroeder. of Ottawa: Wayne, Jen-
nifer and Ian Parker, Goderich:
Rosanne, Jackie and Jenny Russell of
Cottam.
Sympathy is expressed to Olive and
Earl Ratz in the death of her mother.
Mrs. Elizabeth A.
Ed Turnbull has moved from this
area and taken up residence at
Spruce Villa Apts. in Zurich.
A former area resident, Ed Lippert
of Gravenhurst passed away
December 24.
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ment for roads could be diverted for
one year to provide services for the
southwest corner.
Thal suggestion met with silence
from other members of council.
Works superintendent Glenn Kells
was asked what the cost of sanitary
sewers would be and he replied that
a previous estimate suggested that
with the cost of the lift station includ-
ed, the town would be looking at a
figure in the area of $300,000.
"That's a lot of money," Shaw
responded.
The Mayor said the matter would
be turned over to the public works
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committee for their consideration and
McBride would be advised of their
recommendation.
When McBride commented that he
was running out of time, Mrs. Chap-
man noted that her area in the nor-
theast corner of town was also without
sanitary sewers and she didn't expect
to see them there in her lifetime.
ter chance," Cowing said, "I've had
good luck this way." This week Cow-
ing was tripling his usual ticket buy-
ing and getting 24.
Local councillors
not big spenders
In some municipalities, the con-
ference expenditures and other
"perks" enjoyed by elected officials
often cost taxpayers more than the
basic stipends of those elected
officials.
That is clearly not the case in Ex-
eter again.
In the past year, four of the nine
members received nothing over their
basic $2,300 annual fee. They were
Morley Hall, Ben Hoogenboom.
Gaylan Josephson and Bill Rose.
Conference registration fees for
Dorothy Chapman, Lossy Fuller.
Tom Humphreys, Bill Mickle and
Bruce Shaw amounted to $660 in total.
Their lodging, mileage and meals to
those conferences was another
$2,353.83.
The totals include $1,091.32 incurred
con erences and other industrial
promotion business undertaken by
Reeve Mickle and Mayor Shaw.
The total of stipends and expenses
was $24,780.95.
At a meeting in December,
members concurred with a sugges-
tion from Mayor Shaw that stipends
be based on those being paid to other
elected officials in the area towns.
A survey was to be undertaken to
determine what the average is and
local council members will consider
paying themselves that fee in the
future. It was noted by Shaw that Ex-
eter will always be a year behind.
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