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Times-Advocate, 1987-09-02, Page 18Page 6A Times -Advocate, September 2, 1987 SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY —•On hand to help the Sturdevants celebrate their fortieth sary were the maid of honour Mary Patricia Dale (left) and best man Jack Lovie (right). He Sturdevant were feted by their four daughters and molly friends Saturday in Grand B Receive :90,000 grant 1t was reported at Grand Bend Mundt Meeting on August 17 that the ministry of municipal affairs had ap- proved a grant o('$90,000 to the Village of Grand Bend under the PRIDE pro- gramme. (PRIDE was formerly ONIP, that is Ontario Neighbourhood Improvement Programme). The various projects that the Village planned had been budgeted at a total c't of $259,000, of which '$129,500 ould have come from the govern- ment grant. // "Ninety thousand was less than we dding anni er- n and Wil iom d.T-A ph• o and district news Lynne Deaiardine 238-8768 Sandcastles a wash-out Sandcastle Days just wasn't destin- ed to happen, in spite of efforts of organizer Barbara Bloch -Gower. Many phone calls to the teams of cas- tle builders who had registered for the event on August 23, were to no avail. The groups from London, Sarnia. Toronto and Michigan were unable to return -this Saturday to Grand Bend, even though the weather was much improved. • By Friday night, with only the three local groups able to participate, the castle and sculpture building was called off. Everyone was invited to a return engagement next year• and "let's pray for good weather in 1988" pleaded Barbara. That. pretty well summarizes the feelings of everyone connected to Sandcastle Days including other com- mittee members Kevin Snook (The Thirsty Fox): Carla and Jim Steven- son (Room Mates) ; Ldrna McCarney (B of M.) ; volunteer Melanie Lovell from Exeter (who also made the posters) and Linda Relouw (Country Sampler) who provided the popular "Petting Zoo" in front of the Ontario St. store. Winners of events that did take place last week deserve mention. A free day of advertising from a roving sound van was awarded to The Thirsty Fox whose float in the Satur- day; morning parade ( Aug. 23) was judged on the merits of its overall depiction of lifestyles in Grand Bend. Unique prizes, in the form of Bank of Montreal savings accounts, were awarded to the children who entered the clown costume competition and marched in the parade. A $25 account went to six'year-old first -place winner Amanda Vickers; of Grand Gend; two-year-old Jenna McIntyre; RR 2 Grand Bend, received a $15 account and the third prize, a $10 account was opened for Jamie Doolittle, also two. of RR 5 Forest. The spaghetti -eating contest for youngsters under age 12 was staged on the patio of Our Andrew's. No hands or forks could be used to devour the mounds of spaghetti from the gourmet kitchens of For Goodness Sake. Matthew Miller was the un- contested victor, winning the three- foot stuffed pony donated by Carla Steele and "Roommate". In downing a half dozen oysters on the half shell from The Thirsty Fox, Mark Debois of Sarnia, astounded the crowd on the patio of Hotel Mainstreet. He actually liked raw oysters. His reward for slurping and sliding the oysters in the fastest time was a dinner for two at Coconut Bay and one night's accommodation at the Pinedale's bridal suite. - "Oysters are a well known aphrodisiac so the prize was design- ed to provide a romantic evening for the couple" explained organizer Bloch -Gower with a hint of mischief in her voice. Hopefully the Chamber of Com- merce will have better luck with the weather for the next event planned for October 10 when the Farmer's Market will enliven the main street of Grand Bend. • CWS bazaar a success Ladies of the Catholic Women's League met recently at the Alhambra Hall for their August, meeting. Rose Vanbruaene, president of the ,Im- maculate Heart of Mary Council. presided with Father Paul Beck. spiritual director, in attendance. Rose thanked everyone who helped • to make. the August 19 Bazaar and Bake Sale such a success. earning over $1700. Plans were drawn up for the last bake sale, to be held after Masses on August 29 and 30. A big thank you also went to Em- ma Couckyet and Madelaine Dalton. who arranged an evening of enter- tainment for the seniors at the Zurich Blue Water Rest Home. Church organist Paul Dietrich played the piano and Jeanne Crocker perform- ed on the organ. delighting about 40 residents with old-time toe -tappers that left them asking for more. Six CWL members, accompanied by Father Beck. visited with the old folks, and everyone enjoyed cake and ice cream afterwards. The Harry Hoffman Funeral Home will once again provide religious calendars for the parish in the new year. Any ladies having newspaper clip- pings of CWL events are asked to give them to Annette Pachlary, so that she can p to -copy them for the CWL sera pb k. Father Beck commended the ladies on their Mari an Project for the year AIR BRUSH ARTISTS The considerable talents of Steve Ross (pic- tured here) and his brother Mark. operators of the business called "Splatz" drew fascinated crowds to their boutique in the Torrington Square shops on Main Street, Grand Bend. Let's ake HITACHI A DMea SHOWROOMS With Country Style Pricing Buy or Rent to Own • TV 114", 20", 26", 28" Stereo • VCR's Basic to MTS stereo •- Stereos 15 watt to 100 watt • Video Cameras Camcorders • Antennas & Satellites Towers & Decoders * Sales * Service Installations * Extended warranties Alen tub&T Audio & Video Thedford 296-5565/Exeter 235-1520 { - the repainting of the statue of Our Lady, a beautiful gold. Father Beck also had some requests for the ladies, to provide new altar clothes, and new drapes for the sacristy and offices, and the CWL agreed to this new project. Members of the League are en- couraged to become actively involv- ed in sponsoring and 'supporting potential new Church members. Father Beck will be conducting classes _ of instructions over the winter, so that they may make their profession of faith and become Catholics during the Easter celebration. Members of the Church choir will be enjoying a performance of "Briga- doon" at the Huron Country Playhouse on September 2, sponsored by the CWL treasury. The next meeting will be Tuesday, September 22, at 8 p.m. in the Alham- bra Hall. There ,will be a guest speaker, Chris Little, attorney-at-law, from Exeter, who will speak on Fami- ly Law. All members are encourag- ed to attend, and they may write down any questions they have for Mr. Lit- tle, if they would rather not ask him directly, so that a variety of problems and concerns can be addressed. About people you know Helen and William (Bill) Sturde- vant celebrated their fortieth wedding anniversary this August 30 weekend. Forty guests, friends and family had . a "wedding" brunch together at Oakwood Inn then returned to the Sturdevant's beautiful riverside home on Sable Road to continue the celebra- tion on Sunday, On hand to complete the wedding party were the maid of honour, Mary Patricia Dale (her married name), and Bill's best man" Jack Levie of Grand Bend. Gathered around the couple were their four daughters: Donna (Mrs. Larry Lovie) from RR 3 Parkhill; Ann (Mrs. Doug Russell ) also Parkhill; Mary (Mrs. Ian Fraser) from London; and Susan Broderick of London. In addition there were 11 grandchildren (soon to be 12) on hand for this occasion. In September, Bill Sturdevant will be feted on Lhe occasion of his retire- ment from the position of superinten- dent at the Lake Huron Water Supp- ly buiding. Lia and Marten Vandenberk invited all their family and friends to help celebrate their 50th birthdays, which come up for both -of them this sum- mer. The party took place on Satur- day, August 29lat their farm on the Klondyke Road, with some relatives coming over from Holland for the event. There was a roasted pig, corn- on-the•cob, cake, and plenty of trim- mings. Some folks sampled their pool, others danced to the music of a D.J. • lots of fun for everyone until the wee hours. Happy Birthday Martin and Lia! 4, wanted but we were pleased to get what we did" announced Clerk Diane- Mollard. Council must now formulate a plan Tor spending, and follow public pro- cedure for Community Improvement Plans. . .. A motion was passed to support the resolution -of the Family Court Ad- visory Council iretheir efforts to pre- vent children at Lambton County Family Court being ''placed in dangerous places...adequately super- vised areas should be provided for young offenders'. The funding of this improvement is to come from the pro- vincial government's office of the at- _ lorney-general. The eventual (nosing of the municipal garbage dump and the cost to the Village is still a matter -of discussion. A study was done last year, then further revision was re- quested by the O.M.B., at additional cost to the Village. Sources of funding for .this work were investigated but engineering consultants Proctor and Redfern have responded that no fun- ding is avilable for work that has been completed towards the closing. However, funding is available for the establishment of the site as a transfer station. Grand Bend wishes to pursue this and will notify Reeve Snow, Lambton County waste management chairman, the City of Sarnia, and ' Lambton County planning - department. Six separate requests were receiv- ed by -council to have parking tickets rescinded. After discussion and con- sideration, council refused all six requests. Prepare for Easter Vigil Father Paul Beck was celebrant at all masses over the weekend at Im- maculate Heart of Mary. Billy Spindler was reader at .the 11 a.m. Mass, with Walt Costello and Martin Stokkermans as Eucharistic ministers. Paul Dietrich was . organist, and soloist Roberta Walker performed "Spirit of God" and "Sing of Mary" during the communion. Special guests at the 11 a.m. Mass were some dozen boy scouts and about six leaders from Toledo, Ohio, camping in the area this weekend. In his sermon, Father Beck discuss- ed "taking up your cross" to follow Christ. - Some people inflict their own crosses of drugs or alcohol, but we must all renounce ourselves and take up the inevitable cross of sickness, pain, errors and death that are a nor- mal part of our existance. Reluctant or in pain, we must follow Christ, as did Peter. and the Apostles. The Catholic Women's League held their final bake sale of the season, with fresh vegetables and baked goods, earning about $400 profit. Many thanks to all the ladies who bak- ed and served at the sale tables. The drawing for the quilt and other prizes was held on Saturday, August 29, after Mass. Winner of the first prize, a quilt handmade by CWL members, was Mr. Cliff Simpson of Grand Bend. Jennifer Scafe, of Beech 0' Pines, won second,prize, a hand- made afghan. Miss Roberta Mom- mersteeg, who had won the afghan last year, won third prize this year, a handmade Icelandic sweater. Con- gratulations to all the winners. To prepare well for the 1988 Easter Vigil, Fr. Beck would like to contact anyone who wishes to join the Church, so they can begin instructions. If you want to become Catholic. please call Father Beck at 238-8556. More Grand Bend news on page 18A. Requests by residents to have the street name appear correctly on maps is still being investigated by Clerk Diane Mollard. The first Street east of the lake, north of Lace Rd. ap- pears on some maps as Heaman Drive. Residents wish the street name to appear as Lakeshore Drive North. The second street east of the lake is Heaman Drive. A search through records has not revealed any bylaw naming the street Lakeshore Drive N. The clerk must check with legal counsel as to the procedure; it is not certain whether or not this is a name change or naming the street for the first time, and the two procedures are different. There are some questions that need to be answered as to the status of tilt street as well as the name that the clerk must clarify before Pine St. can return to its older name Beach Lane. Research found-Beah lane on a plan but not part of the original Plan of Subdivision of Plan 24. The site agreement for the Zebro condominium development calls for a fence between the condos and the property of Carman Lovie. Lovie re- quested that there be no fence so that his view of the river would not be ,obstructed. Council agreed with Lovie and moved to make amendments to the Development Agreement. Council authorized the continuation of the snow -fence along the east side of Government Road, to the south end of Bonnie Doone property, to prevent camping and parking in the area. A request from Bruce Helm and Nick Carter to have music on the beach for one day of the Labour Day weekend wasgranted by council, pro- vided the event is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. Councillors were unsure if the request was from individuals or from the chamber. They also questioned the type of music, and the method of broad- casting. A recorded vote passed the motion with only Reeve Green voting "nay". Reeve Green made a special note of thanks to Councillor Barb Southcott on her action regarding the false alarm closing the beach because of a spill of polluted liquids at Huron Park. Southcott quickly reasoned that it would be impossible for the liquids to reach the beaches and lake waters at Grand Bend from that location and so notified the ministry of the environ- ment. Closing the beach in the sum- mer because of water pollution would be a great detriment to the resort town. A bylaw authorizing Doug Jennison Contracting to proceed with the sanitary sewer system connection at the Zebro development was passed. The press advised council that•the group called Holiday Club, who con- ducted religious teaching and after- noon games on the beach during the week of August -10 to 14, were believ- ed to have distributed discount coupons for books and advised the children of a tee for continued membership in the Club. Holiday Club is the volunteer teaching arm of Scripture Union, a publishing house of religious materials situated in Markham, Ontario. The. concern was that this was the same as any- other business that distributed discount coupons along the beach and thus contravened the bylaw concerning soliciting business on the beach.. The request for "a Bible School on. the beach" came through the local ministerial, and council gave then ap= proval on Mav 19. 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