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Clinton News-Record, 1979-11-22, Page 10v The second annual`River Rats Luncheon was held last week in Bayfield. Those attending included, clockwise left to right Don Maxford, David Dixon, Gord Stein, Andy Turnbull, Andy Webster; Monty Smith, Tony Shepherd, Steve Goodman, and Eric Shilbe. (photo by. Milvena Erickson) BA YFIELD the by Gv ren Pemberton and Milvena Erickson) bugle Many taxpayers will pay leis At the Monday meeting of the' Bayfield Council a resolution was passed to ask for assessment of the village under section 86 of the Assessment Act for • 11980 tax bills. Under the new standard assessment system, properties will be taxed according to 1975 market values. At present older properties are taxed on assessments dating back for many years, while newer buildings are taxed on much higher recent market values. Under the new system, 333 of the residential taxpay s in Bayfield will payss - varying from much less to a lot less. The remainder will pay more - varying fromnot much more to a lot more. For the majority of homeowners however, it appears from the com- plicated .chart the changes will be minimal and it will not always follow that older properties will have higher tax rates, nor that taxes will be reduced on newer ones. Vacant lots and summer cottages will no longer be classed in separate categories. An O.M.B. hearing is set for December 10th at 2 p.m. in the Municipal building to consider the village's application for reduction in its Education levy. A special meeting of clerks and treasurers in the county has considered the appeal and voted in favor of the Huron County Board of Education requisition from Bayfield. But the village is not satisfied with their decision and has ap- pealed to the Ontario Municipal Board. A special• council meeting will be held on Thursday, November 29th at 8 p.m. to come to a decision on thelinal draft of the Heritage Con- servation District study for Main St., Clan Gregor Square, and Elgin Place. The final draft was, presented to Council in September by George Kapelos, Planner with the Heritage Adininistration Branch of the Ministry of Culture and Recreation, and Nicholas Hill who prepared the plan. It has been approved by the Ministry and it now remains for the village to come to its decision, before the Government grant is received. A public meeting will be called to consider the final proposals. Councillor Warner thanked the Council on behalf of the Bayfield. Fire Department for the use of the Municipal Building to hold the First Aid course which is sponsored. Nineteen signed tip for the course which was given by the St. JOhii Ambidlance. As s?"ciati' i . e . sti1d that it f nay;be gi en again as deVertil b'th r0 have in- dicated interest. He also presented a plan for increasing the parking facilities on the long hill leading to the south pier where parking problems presently exist. .The plan including some angle parking will require the marking of spaces and in some areas, clearing of eight feet of trees and shrubs. from along the side of the road. An interesting letter just received by Reeve MacFadden was cir- culated for quick perusal. It was signed with many dozens of names of residents of Southern Ontario who wished to 'show their approval of village Council's decision to oppose the develop- ment of.a Marina on the east side of the Highway 21 bridge. Meeting agendas are long because of the need to finalize many proiects as the year's end ap- proaches. The meeting' lasted until well after, midnight. Round about the village IP A gala shower was held Monday evening at the home of Lulu Scothmer to honour Lorraine Fisher a bride of 35 years. Many delightful games and hilarious conversation ensued as well, Lorraine was presented with several unusual and useless gifts, to which she fittingly replied. A delicious lunch closed a most , enjoyable get together. Members of the family and 35 villager friends gathered at the Chapel in Bayfield Cemetery for a memorial service to honour the late Harold Ormond on Friday af- ternoon. Mr. Ormond's ashes were then tran- sferred to the family .plot there. The service was under the direction of Rev. William M. Bennett of Trinity Church. Following interment, the mourners were invited to Trinity Church for lunch served by the Ladies Guild. Mr. and Mrs. William C. Parker; Charles, Kim and Jennifer, London, Mr. and. Mrs. Robert Parker, Jack and David, Dorchester and Mr. and Mrs. K. Hodgins (Pam Parker) , Dorchester returned to their respective homes after being in the Village most of the 'week with their father and grandfather, Bill Parker, following the sudden death of their mother and grandmother Vina-on Monday evening. Weekend guests with Mr. and,; Mrs. Gilbert Latimer `were Bob Scott, Joe Lockhart, Suzanne Chuter and Brenda Porter all of Toronto. Another 'season of mixed .curling got under way Sunday evening in the new Bayfield Arena and I am told a lot of sore muscles were being felt on Monday. The Afternoon Bridge Club held a surprise birthday party for Mamie Walden at the home of Ruby Uniac on Wednesday afternoon' last week. After a sub.. stantial lunch which included birthday cakes made by Esther Marina and Fern Baker, the,- guests he;-guests settled down to an afternoon of bridge at the end of which Lill`ait Higgins was decla're'd, the Winner with the iglu score; Phyllis 1'ea eld the second hi est. larbat MacVean held the low score. It was Lillian's lucky day *as she also won the travelling _score. Mr. and Mrs. Don Lance were at their home inthe village on the weekend. They visited recently for two weeks with their son, William and his wife Veronica and grand -daughters Katherine and Heather in Newton, Massachusettes. Mr: and Mrs. Ken Kilpatrick of Camp- bellville were weekend guests at the Little Inn. Ken is the book editor of the Hamilton Spectator and his wife Suzanne is a freelance reporter. They were here to prepare a story for the Hamilton Spectator about the village. Best wishes • are ex- tended to Fred Telford who is presently a patient in Alexandra Marine and General Hospital, Goderich. Miss Beverley Gale, Banff Springs, Alberta is home on an etendedvisit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gale and brothers, Michael and Herb. Mr. and Mrs: Bernard F. Sturgeon, Jeff and Rollie, Orangeville, were at. their Village home for the weekend and also called on his family, Mr. and Mrs. Jack B. Sturgeon and Andrew, Mrs. John Sturgeon and Mr. and Mrs. Bud Sturgeon. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Latimer, Weston visited for the weekend with his grandmother, Mrs. Ethel Knight. Mrs. Myrtle Pease and Irvin, London, spent the weekend at their residence in Bayfield. John McLeod, who is attending University of Western Ontario, London was with his parents Donald R. and Kathryn McLeod for the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Eckert and B.J. of Port Albert called on her relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Erickson, Andrew, Luanne and Lydia on Sunday. Mr. end Mrs. Clarence Larson;, London visited during the week with his. parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.J. Larson and on Thursday attended the funeral! of ' his aunt, the late Vin Parker. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gerracci of Windsor ,and Mrs. Carol Lynn of Etobicoke visited during the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lynn. Monday guests with Rev. William M. and Mrs. Bennett were their son and family, Rev. Robert and Mrs. Bennett, Jessica and Meagan of Chesley. Robert has been Rector of the three-point parish of Chesley, Tara and Paisley for the past four years. On January 1, 1980;. he will be Rector of St. George's Anglican Church in Kitchener through an appointment just announced by Bishop David Ragg. Congratulations on his appointment are ex- tended from Trinity and friends in the Village. Mr. George Fellows, Bayfield, Mr. John beeves, Middleton and Rev. William Bennett, Bayfield -Middleton Parish were in London on Saturday to attend a one day Synod of Diocese of Huron in Althouse College. Bishop of Huron David Ragg chaired the meeting at which 500 delegates discussed the budget for 1980. The dispute over a developer's proposal for a 10Q -berth marina in Bayfield will probably have to be resolved by the Ontario Municipal Board. London businessman Dick Peever said that ,att because of local op- position to the project, it is unlikely an QMB hearing can be avoided. When the proposal for the marina, just east of the: Highway 21 bridge on the Bayfield River, was 1 ely to get unveiled last year, more than 100 of the village's 500 residents. signed a petition opposing it, They argued that a marina would destroy the river's ecology, that oil" from motorboats would barn' fishing and the appearance of the area would he marred. Several weeks ago, village council, rejected a bid by Peever to have the proposed;- site rezoned from developmental to iver Rats enjoy mooseburgers It was a distinct pleasure to be a guest at the second annual Bayfield River Rats luncheon held at Dry Dock Restaurant, Friday noon, November 15. Giant sized mooseburgers were the fare of the day with the moosemeat provided by Andy Turnbull of Tur- nbull Marine Service, who had shot the moose calf during a hunting trip near Wawa in Northern Ontario. Representatives of College Sports, North Shore Marine, Bayfield Marina and Turnbull Marine Service attended and celebrated the last of more than 250 pleasure craft being hauled out of the Bayfield harbour. The men remarked that four years ago they had to have Ed. Siddall, a nornmercial fisherman. Vina Parker breaking ice around some of the craft before theY could be hauled out, but with new modern equipment in the past two years and the weather conditions somewhat favourable, had made it a much easier task to haul out the boats and lay them up for winter. The marine industry in the Village has become quite an industry of late and now rather than shutting down this time of year it is a year round business employing several men. They will work all winter overhauling engines, refurbishing, painting and general main- tenance. A new trend this year is custom painting where the owners express their own individuality in colours,.and decorations. Tony Shepherd who does most of the. customizing, remarked that this year the majority are asking for bold stripes, . letters, colours etc., and he said in a year or two the trend could change again to plain colours and away from this drastic ap- proach., Discussion also centered around the newest and most modern detector and sound equipment and in-• strument devices. Congratulations were extended to Eric Schilbe who became the father of a son; born Thurs. evening at St. Joseph's Hospital, London and to Don Maxford on his recent marriage. Regrets were voiced for the fact that John • Crosthwaite wasunable to attend and give his report because of an earlier committment Former teacher dies Trinity Anglican Church in Bayfield was packed full of mourners last Thursday November 15, 1979 for the funeral of one of the village's best known` citizens, Mrs. Lavina (Vina) Evelyn Parker; who died sud- denly on Monday, November 12 at the age of 72. x. Rev. William Bennett conducted the service for the late Mrs. Parker, who was an active community woman, being involved in the Bayfield Historical Society, the Huron County Historical Society,, the Agricultural Society,*the; rifpweer Park Association; tfie" Anglican Church Guild, the Bayfield Garden Club, and the Ever Young Senior Citiznes group. Mrs. Parker was born the former Lavina Herbert in Mitchell on October 31, 1907, to the late William and Ann Herbert. The family lived in Listowel for a short time. She attended public schools in Listowel and Mitchell, and furthered her education at the Mitchell High School and the Stratford Normal School. In 1933, she married W.E. Parker in Mitchell. He survives her, and following their marriage, Mrs. Parker taught. school in Bayfield for many years and was well- known to hundreds of THE FLOWERS ARTS CRAFTS THINGS SHOP. 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