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Clinton News-Record, 1979-05-17, Page 3Tuckersmith may require tops for manure tanks By Wilma Oke Concerned about safety and odors, Tuckersmith Township council is considering passing a by-law that will require tops to be put on new liquid manure storage tanks that will be constructed in the township by swine and beef farmers. Several townships in Huron County have by-laws with this requirement. Clerk -treasurer Jack McLachlan is studying some of these by-laws to come up with one that will meet the needs of Tuckers mith. At the council session Tuesday night the problem was discussed of ratepayers starting construction, sometime even completing it, before applying for a building permit and having it approved. Consideration is being given to levying fines against offenders. Council decided to give a building permit to John McLellan of Brucefield to put an extension on his workshop because" his business, welding, has grown beyond the capacity of his present workshop. The building will be 60 x 26 feet and attached to present shop. Mr. McLellan indicated he wants the council to amend the by-law to change his property from residential to commercial. Another property, at Vanastra requires a zoning 'change from institutional to commercial --for the former Sandpiper restaurant opened in 1975, but closed for many months. A resident of Brucefield will be notified by the township's solicitor that he is contravening the township's zoning by-law. Larry McGrath of Egmondville 'attended the council session requesting council to provide him with municipal water, otherwise he will have to con- sider putting a . waterline under a county road . to get water from a homeowner with a private well. Council will consider the request. Councillor William .Brown said he would like to see him get municipal water. Council will study a plan at the next meeting .on June 4 on the water problem in Egmondvil,le. One of the considerations may be to drill a new well to'rneet the needs of the increasing number of new homeowners in the hamlet. A petition for a drain was accepted by, council from "Reiny VanLoon, township and only four people have refused to pay for a tag. A warning letter will be mailed. • The township will place two large signs, 4 x 6, near Highway 4 on the west of Vanastra, and near Highway 8, on the northeast, stating that Vanastra has industrial sites for business firms. The tile drainage allocation for the township will be $92,500 compared to $90,200 last year, it was reported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Ontario. Council. has been notified that an Experience '79 grant has been ap- proved for $1,320 to hire one employee to travel across the township to set up summer activities as requested by the township residents where there is in- terest. Council will call a meeting of representatives from the Vafiastra Lions Club- and the Manager of the Vanastra Recreation Centre to work out a time for the Vanastra Cub Pack of 16 boys to be ale to hold their meetings in the Gym at the Centre one night a week from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. A complaint from Maureen Dunsmore and Glen Smith cub leaders, said they were not being given the gym, but were crowded into a small room in 'the Day Care Centre. Council has no final word on what ,grants will be available from the Ministry of Culture and Recreation to help reduce the estimated $93,000 cost to bring the Vanastra curling rink up to meet safety requirements. It was found dangerous to snow loads, wind and fire. Councillor William Brown said he would not like to see the ratepayers called on to pay the difference not covered by government grants. Councillor Frank Falconer said, "It could be decided to have the ratepayers pay the costs." Car falls apart, in single crash William J. Straughan, 31, Clinton went for an unexpected ride that ended up in a single car crash on May 11. The Clinton Police reported that the Straughan car was making a turn onto Raglan Street, from Ontario Street when his car brakes failed and the right rear wheel broke off at the' axle. Mr. Straughan lost control and the rear of Ronald Bedggood, Peter Colyer and . thepear "went up on a lawn, came back Roger Hoornaert. Court of Revision on the Broadfoot Drainage Works was held. There were no appeals on the drain, estimated by the engineer to cost about $22,100. The bylaw for the drain was passed and tenders called for construction. Nick Blom, Merlin . Bender and James McGregor attended the council meeting on the Clark Drain. The plan for the drain is to be sent back to the engineer for revisions. Applications for building permits were approved for Don Papple, a lagoon which he has enclosed with a fence for safety's sake; • William Pepper, storage shed; Howard Dayman, new residence; Bill Hen- derson in Egmondville, a new residence and storage shed. A demolition permit was granted Roberta. Plumsteel, RR 5, Clinton, for a barn on her property. A tile drainage loan for $5,400 was approved. Clerk McLachlan reported that to ,date 380 dog tags have been sold in the down and the wheel flew off. The car spun around and came to rest. Damage to the car was set at $500. Police reported that a 10 -speed bicycle Police, to Douglas Fraser was stolen on May 12. `' The bike, valued at $130, was taken 'from the front of the Elm Haven. The Goderich OPP reported a' .two car crash on May 13 that left one driver, Kimberly Riley, 16, of RR 1, Seaforth with minor injuries. . The Riley vehicle was travelling 'along Concession..6 and 7 in McKillop Township, north of Highway 8 when she struck a tree after the car swerved and hit a parked car sitting in the road, owned by Barbara Rimmer of Seaforth Damage to the Riley vehicle was set at $1,200. A vehicle driven by Edward Becker, 32, of Clinton received $2,000 in_, damages after it was involved in a single car crash on May 12. Mr. Becker was travelling along Concession 15 and 16 in Colborne Township when the vehicle he was driving skidded into a ditch. Watch for our - Grand Opening Specials - Complete details j in next week's paper aakikoo cel ea est s96 e'�o ��OS 9.0�,w S Zb no otorzi vw 00. HAROLD WISE LIMITED. Bay fIoId Rood CLINTON 483-7063 the largest t; Appliance Showroom in town! • �A'. Free coffee and donuts both days Golden memories Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Kuiper were honored by well over 100 people on Saturday when they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. The special day will long be remembered by the Clinton couple with the aid of their guest book that was' signed by friends and family and the party. (News -Record photo) f stuck in the middle Have you ever been made to do things that you really don't want to? Well, that's how I feel about writing a column this week. I don't want to do it. Right now I'd like to be sitting at home, reading a goon: book and sipping on a hot cup of min -t tea; but I really have no choice I have to'write a column. If I didn't do it, there would be a big white space on page three and there -might be a big blank space on my next pay cheque. I"know that there are some things that I' don't like doing that must be done anyway, but I've never been able to understand why I've been made to do what I think are trivial things. Why, for instance, did I always have to eat all the peas on my plate. I hate peas, they make me gag. Nevertheless, mother always, in- sisted th`a't" my dinner plate be cleaned off before desert time. Why did I have to eat those peas, I would have gladly send every single one to all the poor, starving children in the worlds I never thought that it., was really necessary for my per- ' sonal well being to eat those mushy little green things. They didn't seem to better me, physically or mentally. When I was younger, I could never understand why I always had to make my bed. My reasoning was, why waste time smoothing out the sheets when in 12 hours I'd just muss them up again?, Mother's retaliation would be, "What if someone:c;omes to visit?" . My reply, "Just.olose my door and tell the visitors, if by some strange chance they go upstairs, that there's only a closet behind the door." , It made sense to me. Why did I always have,to take math in school. No matter hw hard 1 tried I could never comprehend those formulas. As the result, I'd end up failing math for the year and my overall average would be brought down. I could have survived without math, I'm doing it right now, and I could have saved myself years of mental turmoil. There are many things I'y,e d to do, that seemed completely un- necessary to me and some things that I've not felt like doing must be done anyway. Like writing this column. factory MAY IS DOUBLE MONTH! at OPEN: Sunday through Thursday 4 p.m. -12 midnlpht; Friday and Saturday 4 p.rn.-2 a.m. factory 14 HURON STREET, CLINTON PHONE 482-3565 OR 482-3558 CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1979—PAGE 3 All in a11, it's been 50 years of happiness by Shelley McPhee With a little faith in God, a good outlook, and willingness to do some hard work. life can be satisfying. This is the philosophy of Cornelius and Alice Kuipers and this is the belief that has made the last 50 years for the couple, happy ones. Their theory is not an unfounded one. The Kuipers have had -more than their share of bad times, but they talk about them freely, remembering them as the past not dwelling on them in the present. Moving to Canada from their home in Holland was a major change for the middle aged couple. They both had been raised in Holland, were married there on May 15, 1929 and raised five children. But when their oldest son begged to come to Canada, the family left their home ties and came to a new land in 1953. Life was made a little easier with the assistance of Fred Middleton, whom the family stayed and worked for when they first came to the country. A few years later, Cornelius and his sons were able to establish their own chicken farm on concession 5 in Hullett 'Township. In 1968, life for the Kuipers took a tragic turn. The year began with the death of their son Henry and ended with a fire, destroying the barn and killing 12,000 chickens. In two months a new barn was built and the Kuipers continued to farm until nine years ago , when their son Cor- nelius took over the farm and the parents moved to Victoria Street in Clinton. "We have a happy family, we've been so close," Mrs. Kuiper said. The Kuipers have four children: Peter in New Hamburg, Cornelius, at "I'm always knitting socks, slippers and pullovers for the children," Mrs. Kuiper happily noted. Mr. 'Kuiper spends his days wood- working and carving, creating or- naments, lights and plant holders. Both are also very active in the Christian Reformed Church in Clinton. "There are nice people in Clinton. We have a lot of friends and go to church. We always like to do something,"Mrs. Kuiper bubbled, She went on : "We thank the Lord that we've had these years. "And we hope we'll have more years," Mr. Kuiper added. The secret word to 50 years of suc- cessful marriage for the Kuipers is forgiveness. "If there is something wrong you should forgive. Not one person is wrong, both are," Mrs. Kuiper stressed. Despite the headaches of moving to a strange country and the heartache of losing a son and livelihood, the Kuipers still smile and both agree, "We'd do it all again." Walker Street... • from page 1 complete the storm sewer on the south side of Dunlop Street. The storm sewers were to be finished last year, but they weren't included in the budget. The town hopes to get some MTC subsidy on the cost of the work. Continuing on reconstruction work, council passed a motion giving the PUC, permission to install street lights at a total cost of $8,000. The new lights will be placed on: Townsend Street, from East Street to Smith Street, six pole top units; High Street, from East Street to Ransford RR 1, "Clinton; Mrs. Jennie (Nick) . Street, five pole top units and`' five Heykopp, Clinton and Mrs. Jerrie wooden pole mounted units; North and (John) Boss in Auburn. Twenty-two South Winter Court, two pole top units; grandchildren and one great grand- Smith Street, ,north of High Street, one child are also important members in pole top unit; 10 additional wooden pole the family. mounted_units.for ..dark areasin town. fp If you're looking for an INTERMEDIATE a. COMPACT SIZ.E AUTOMOBILE... Then you must come and see the excellent late model selection at. McGee's 14000 MILES '77 PONTIAC GRAND LEMANS 4 door, luxurious custom interior with individual front seats, vinyl top, tinted windshield, radio, electric rear defogger, power steering, power brakes, automatic, Ziebart rustproofed. '77 MONTE CARLO A black beauty with power windows, tinted windshield, rear defogger, custom tape playing radio, low mileage. '77 CHEVY NOVA 2 door, 6 automatic, power steering, radio, Ziebart rustproofed, a low mileage popular car. '77 PLYMOUTH FURY 4 door, 6 automatic, power steering, power brakes, radio, rear defogger, ex- ceflent economy family car. 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