Clinton News-Record, 1977-10-20, Page 31
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S -RECORD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1977—PAGg 3
home new novelty forminister Hensall should expand planner says
' by Shelley•1VIcPhee
There are a few obvious changes when
one moves from one of the largest
metropolitan areas in Canada to a small
rural town, but Rev. R. Norman Pick is
learning to adjust to the Clinton way of
Iife.after living in Toronto.
0 "Clinton's a nice little town," he ex-
plained, "but I'm having some trouble
adjusting to the silence. When I sit at
home for a brief moment I can hear the
clock in the stove."
Not ' only must Rev. Pick adjust to
quiet, slow paced life of his new com-
munity, but he must also adjust to a new
congregation and a new church, the
Ontario Street United Church. -
Although his previous charge in
4 Scarboro, St. John's United Church, was
pproximately the same size as the
ntario Street church with 400 families
in the congregation, he is now faced with
a new set of faces, new names and new
personalities.
"The biggest thing at first is to sort out
the congregation by name and by
families. There's no way to do that ex-
cept to get out amongst them and talk,"
he explained.
4 "When I'm in a place for the first year
I like to sit and listen to what's going
on," he noted, "I like to find out where
the people are at."
Like many other ministers taking over,
a new charge is not an unknown ex-
perience for, Rev. Pick. Preaching for
the past 35 years, Rev. Pick took his first
job as an ordained minister in Alberta,
then he moved to Windsor, the city
where he was raised, and preached
there. Then Rev. Pick worked in
orunna, Owen Sound, Markham,
iiewmarket and Scarboro.
Before he was ordained in 1943, Rev.
Pick also worked as a student minister
and had two full time charges while he
was in school.
He received his training at Emmanuel
-College, the United Church training
school, where he spent three years
studying theology and took three years
i of arts at Assumption College in Win-
dsor.
His-e)-ioice to enter into the ministry
was a decision made when he was young.
Rev. Pick remembered at camp that he
learned there,was a great shortage'of
ministers and he then decided to make
that his career and profession.
'For as long as I can remember, I've
been in the church in some manner," he
explained despite the fact that he said he
didn't come from an overly religious
family.
Over the years, Rev. Pick has seen
many changes, in the church, from the
war years when there was ' a ''great -
spiritual need to the 1960's when religion
.died down. ,
"These are just the ups and downs of
the community. You always have
0
moments of happiness and despair," he
explained.
bespite the change,, he has seen, Rev.
Pick and his wife Doreen were con-
fronted with another new change when
they moved to Clinton, having a house of
their own.
Since the Ontario Street Church docs
not have a manse, the minister and his
wife are residing at 202 Mary Street.
"We've enjoyed the manses over the
years but this is the first time we've had
a home of our own," he laughed.
"We're now part of the mortgage
paying community," he added, "but it
involves you in the community when you
start to pay taxes and you want to know
where your money is going."
When Rev. Pick is not trying out his
new home, he can often be found at the
church, usually between 9 a.m. and noon
each day.
During this time he prepares his
sermon and visits with people who drop
in to say hello or welcome him to the
C'(1i11I11unity.
Through pastoral calls, visiting the
hospitals, Bible study and counselling,
Rev. Pick is also familiarizing himself
with the people of the area.
"At the last church I didn't know about
50 per cent of the people other than on
Sunday .contact.' .Here I anticipate
meeting people on the street and people
from the other churches," he explained
with enthusiasm.
Rev. Pick seems to be adjusting well
to the sound of the clock, his very own
house, finding people at home when he,:,
makes calls, the community spirit, the
new faces and the town of Clinton.
In college, Rev. Pick was taught that it should take one hour of research for every
minute that you preach. He isn't quite sure whether his methods of preparing
sermons follow this, but Ontario Street's new minister spends every weekday
morning in the church working on Sunday's service. (News -Record photo)
Next tixpe you're in town, call on
the Commerce manager.
Ask him about the Commerce
Farm Sert ices he has for cattlemen, to
cover short and intermediate term
financing.
-And while you're at it, ask him
about the other Commerce Farm
Services he has.
After all, that's why the Commerce
has Commerce Farm Services — to help
you with the business of farming.
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CANADIAN IMPERIAL
BANK OF COMMERCE
is
Huron . County planning
officer Roman Duz told
Hensall's council last week
that the village should plan to
encourage growth of
population'and industry.
"I think 1978 will be a very
busy year and a lot of things
will take place in Hensall", he
aid. "We are doing what we
can to make things happen.
After that it's 'lip to the
private sector."
' He described the village as
a major industrial area for
the county. If annexation
talks between tl,e village,
Tuckersmith and Hay
Townships prove fruitful,
Hensall should submit an
application for annexation of
additional lands to the
Ontario Municipal Board,
Hensall might then be in line
for "a major development".
Hensall's industrial
development would logically
he to the north, he said. while
expansion of residential
areas would be to the south in
the vicinity of the school.
Development of residences
east of the village would
mean children would have to
cross -'busy highway four.
Also. that area was still
unserviced. Growth to the
west would be more costly,
because of the necessity of
pumping water and sewage
up, hill.
Mr. Duz commented that •
Gerry and Allen Reid, who
proposed a subdivision south
of the village. would probably
soon be applying to rezone
their property from
agricultural to residential. He
expressed the opinion that
Hensall's sanitary sewer
capacity would be. more than
adequate for this expansion.
In fact. he thought it would
support a population of 1,800 -
almost twice the present
population of 955,
Mr. Duz also referred to
Gerrie Glenn's proposed
apartment complex between
King"and Queen Streets in the
centre of town. He recom-
mended that the -village draw
up a development agreement.
It would probably specify
requirements for parking
spaces.
" The Glenn proposal might
be eligible for a • n)uni.cipal
incentive grant' ofl $1,000 per
unit from Central Mortgage
and Housing. Such grants are
offered to stimulate the
opening of areas for
residential use. Mr., Glenn's
plan would have to meet
certain density requirements
in order to qualify.
Bendix Home Systems
Limited might be invited to
set up a model modular home
subdivision in Hensall, Mr.
Duz suggested. If council
favoured the idea, it should
make the propogal very soon.
If Hensall's final official
plan did not specifically
permit modular homes, he
said, "the effect will 'be to
prohibit such development."
Such a subdivision , would
include only 'doable modular
homes, permanently secured
and connected to municipal
services. (Single modular
units, defined as mobile
homes, would not be per-
mitted.)
Three meetings will be held
between Hensall's council
and Mr. Duz to discuss the
draft of the secondary plan
for the village. Public
meetings will be called in
January, 1978.
The first of the series will
take place November 30, the
second and third probably
December 7 and 14. Copies of
the dl'aft plan meanwhile will
be mailed to members of
council. ,
Hay clerk resigns
Wayne Horner, Hay
Township clerk and lifetime
resident of the Zurich area, is
moving to St, Paul, Alberta,
early next month. He will be
clerk -administrator of the
community, which is about
135 miles northeast of
Edmonton.
Separate board...::
continued from page 1
October 26, 1977 to October 26,
1978 for a net renewal
premium of $24,150.00.
The board approved the
continued use of the (St.
Patrick's, Dublin) school
facilities by the Dublin and
District community council
and that subject to receiving
the renewed community
school development grant of
`(;10,000 the board continue to
assist in the funding of the
project in an amount equal to
the costs of providing heat
and hydro and the use of other
school resources at a cost of
approximately $500.
The first community school
grant for'$10,000 was received
Tuckersmith
satisried with the service supplied by the
Society in picking up stray dogs.
Council turned down a request from
Rensall Minor Athletic Association for a
donation to the minor hockey program.
Councillor Robert Drummond said "no"
and councillor Robert Fotheringham
said, "We can't give to one and not the
others" and seconded the motion which
was passed.
Council endorsed the .two resolutions
for 1977 and a request for
another $10,000 has ' been
made for 1978.
The board recommended
that Giustino Tomasulo be
nominated as a candidate for
assignment for a loan of
service to teach in Depart-
ment of National Defence
dependants' schools for a two-
year tour of duty overseas.
He -has been a teacher with
the board since 1971.
The board will be spon-
soring a "Focus on Faith
Day" on Sunday, November
20, at St. Patrick's School,
Dublin. It is an evolvement
from the Focus—on.. Faith
progranns designed by the
'Ontario Separate School
Trustees' Association to
continued from page 1
Brown, garage; Harold Nicholson, R.R.
2, Seaforth, garage; Fernand Van-
tyghen, R.R. 4, Seaforth, manure tank.
Clerk Jack McLachlan reported he is
receiving many complaints about dog
problems in the township, especially at
Brucefield and Vanastra. He was
authorized to write to the London
Humane Society that council is not
rr
40.
"I always wanted to go out
to Alberta," he said. "It was
time for a change."
He plans to leave here by
car with his wife and two
children, and possibly the
family cat, about November
3. They will rent a house for a
month.
enable trustees, parents,
teachers, priests and ad-
ministrative personnel to
share the faith dimension of
their respective roles and
thus provide the best possible
catholic education for the
children in separate schools,
Participants in the day will
be representative of each
school community - parents,
priest, principals, teachers,
and spouses with ad-
ministrative staff and
'trustees and their spouses.
Bishop Sherlock of London
Will be attending.
A professional activity day
will be held at St. Patrick's
School, Dublin, on October 17
with theme "What Makes Our
Schools Catholic" with
Bishop Sherlock taking part.
from the township of Charlotteborough
near the Quebec border calling for op-
position to giving a salary bonus of $800 '
to a bilingual employee and calling for a
general vote on the question of capital
punishment.
The Ontario Municipal Board in-
formed council its zoning by-law had
been accepted subject to four. minor
amendments. The meeting adjourned at
1:50 a.m. Wednesday.
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