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Clinton News-Record, 1980-08-21, Page 11Barge must be moved:.. • from page 10 (gees no difference bet- ween the' gh and low Water mark. At this point, President George Fellows refused to allow any more discussion on the 'river flats' topic. Gary Davidson from, the +Huron County Planning Board, stood up and stated that he had been invited to attend and • speak on the topic of the 'proposed marina' and the work currently taking place east of the bridge. He had to attend another meeting elsewhere that morning, so it was `speak now' or not at all. • Fellows relented to allow Mr. Davidson to speak (not wit out pressure) but again warned those in at- tendance he would limit the discussion. To sum up Huron County's view, the request for a zoning change for the marina was refused, as a balance of all recreational ac- tivities (boats, fishing, swimming, hiking) is to be maintained. The work presently being done is to upgrade the access tothe-property for 'personal' use only. Even though the river bank has been bulldozed, and the •environment ruined, nothing can be done (legally) until a structure is started. If a structure is started, the County will im- mediately get a court injunction for a restraining order. This includes the driving of piles along the .river bank. The village has in its possession, a letter stating that no permit will be issued by the M.T.C. for an upgrading of the access- to the property for commercial use. . In actual terms, the 'personal' permit that ' Mr. Peever already possesses and the 'commercial' one that has been denied, don't differ in the building or upgrading of the road. A motion was made to investigate the possibility of purchasing the land in question from Mr. Peevers (price is estimated at $50,000 plus improvements). In a close 'show of hands', the motion was apparently defeated. Mr. Fellows refused to allow any more discussion on the 'access road' topic. "You have to crawl over a goat path and around a marina, if you don't get challenged, to get to the North Pier." The discussion was on again much to the liking of the majority. Is the barge anchored in the river, east of the bridge already in violation of the law? Is the barge (which is now an obstruction and creating a land bridge to the island) legally in the river? Mr. Knight of the ----M-14-ATL-answered these questions stating to the effect that the Ministry has been assured by Mr. Peevers, that the barge will be moved within the next two weeks. On a motion (suggestion) by Jack Pounder, .the village will be asked to investigate obtaining the 'water rights' east of the bridge. Further discussion also included Bruce Boland speaking on behalf of the Ministry of Environment Round about.. • from page l0 in Hensall, over the weekend, the occasion being the arrival of a new baby oy for 'Rob and `Kay' (thereby affording the need for a babysitter. Sherry Postma, Clinton, was the Monday guest of Kelso and Marie Fitzsimons In Bayfield. Sherry says elle is in Bayfield 'every other day', but Marie says 'only when she can't remember. where she parked her truck'. Guests with George and Nellie Klumper this weekend, included, Marg Van Nynatten and Shelley Groenestege, both of Mitchell. as to their Stand an the 'marina' issue. With the big problem 'settled' most left the hall at noon or shortly thereafter, leaving a handful to investigate the other important, but Tess serious issues in *he village, Lampoonery "By Bud Sturgeon Remember when you were a little kid hnd everything seemed to be bigger and faster, And louder and there was more of it. Some things could even scare the liver right out of you. . Older brothers and sisters who realized how scary things could be made' to appear, played this 'characteristic' to its fullest for their own gains. This story takes place in the mid -1930's but for all practical purposes could remain timeless. f a deranged..derer_run ning loose in Bayfield, supposedly came about as a way of discouraging the smaller kids from 'tagging along', when not wanted. Jack `the Hugger' was a grotesque, ogre like misfit, who walked with a decided limp, dragging his bad leg at an awkward angle every step. These 'senior children were very adept at making this figure sound 'real' to the younger kids. Prac- tically everyone had heard the 'Jack the Ripper' stories from England, so 'the Hugger' haunting the lane in Bayfield seemed more believable. The Lane, or 'Jack the Hugger's Lane' as it was called during the 1930's, was situated in the area now known as Jane Street. It was little more than a cow path through the swamp, covered with arches of huge willow trees dangling their limbs down like tenacles ready to snatch their prey. 11 presented an eerie and menacing aura in the twilight hours. After leaving Lake Shore Road, and the stray beams of light from the street lamp at Robinson's Cottage, it w6s a world of pitch black in the,swamp.. There would be no more light until you made it all. -the way through and came to the lamp" at the old public schools ' As the younger tykes tagged along behind their brothers and sisters, a voice erupted from the total blackness, "I'm Jack the Hugger, and I'm coming to get . you." Voices' screamed, "Run for your lives!" Fear overcame thekidsand they fled in panic. Then you were off the trail, mired in knee deep mud, and yet the voice was still closing in. In desperation they tore themselves from the quag, struggled back to the path and ran like never before. Suddenly they hit something soft and warm. That split second when the dread thought of running straight into 'Jack's' powerful arms tookan eternity to pass. Then comes the realization that it's only an old milk cow, stopped to graze on the path. But now the eerie screams are coming from a different direction, and the hideous laughter seems closer. Fora moment the legs seem like they are heavily weighted and when you start moving again they are like rubber. Almost sobbing aloud, and living in terror you pray 'for a clear path out of danger still tumble to see your hand in front of your face. Morebloodcurdling screams echo close by and then, there it is. The street lamp! You're back on Lake Shore Road again and safe!' What happened to the older kids? LMd they run through to the school? Did Jack the Hugger get them? What was really happening on 'the Lane'? Today, those that remember the spooky scares in the swamp, seem to think that 'Jack the Hugger' was a glorified ruse thought up by the teenagers of the day. Sure, it seemed pretty real at the time. 'Maybe it was a tall tale and then again maybe it wasn't, but that was down at 'Jack the Hugger's Lane'. Part of the swamp still remains today if you care fora midnight stroll to try and find out for sure. by Gwen Pemberton . and Bud Sturgeon ighthawks downe In South Huron Men's Slo-pitch League playoff action, the Bayfield Rnighthawks were ousted front further 'A'. division. play when they were edged by Dashwood, 8-7, in Wednesday night's game in Bayfield. The quarter -final series saw all three games end with close scores, making for exciting baseball. The Knighthawks will now•- m eet-the- -Bayfield-- Flyers in consolation round play. This series is expected to begin later in the week. The Flyers had previously dropped their quarter -final opening series, 2 games to nil to the Zurich Eagles. The Bluewater Ladies Slo-pitch semi-finals opened up, on Tuesday and Wednesday, as the scheduled games on Monday were both rained out. Playing in Bayfield on Tuesday night, the Babes beat the Varna Agrico's the hard way. After opening up a 14-7 lead through the seventh in- ning, the Babes dropped behind in the final inning,; 15-14 after an eight run outburst by the Agrico's, sparked by Varna's Sandra Webster. With two out in the bottom ,of the eighth, Katey Walden tripled, . driving in two Babes runners as Bayfield slipped by 16-15 to take a one to nil lead in the best -of -five series. Wednesday evening in Zurich, the Bayfield Goodtimes put up a good battle, but went down to a 7-3 defeat at the hands of the Stanley Stars. The Stars took a 1-0 lead in their series by virtue of the win. Monday, the Babes travelled -to Varna; and lost 13-10 to the Agricos', to tie the series at one game each. The lead switched back and forth throughout the contest until the sixth inning when Varna went ahead to stay. On the first play of the game, Wendy Tyndall, the Babes leadoff hitter slid into second base (safe) but fractured her ankle. She will be in a cast for several weeks and is finished playing for this season as a result. Everybody says "Keep the spirits up Wendy, and get well soon!" Monday night also, t e Goodtimes tried o hofild the Stanley Stars, ut loist a tight one, 14-8 at tie Bayfield diamond. The Stars now take a 2-0 lead in the series: Wednesday night the Babes will again be Best Interest *12% SEMI-ANNUAL We represent, many Trust Companies. We -bre- often able to arrange for the highest interest being offered on Guaranteed Investment Certificates. * Subject to change 1r . EXETER 235-2420 Gaiser-Kneale -Insurance Agency Inc, CLINTON 482-9747 SIMPLY CASH YOUR BABY BONUS CHEQUE AT THE MET - WITH A MINIMUM $5 PURCHASE AND FILL OUT AN"ENTRY FORM • LAST MONTH'S WINNER - JANET ECKERT R.R. 3 GODERICH meeting the Varna. Agricos at CLINTON NHWS.RECORD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21,1980 Over400 honor couple Over 106 peePle ., at- tended the45th wedding anniversary party held for Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Gemeinhardt., last Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Phil 'Tiny' Gerneinhardt, on Main' Street. Guests arrived from Saginaw, Orillia, Whitby and Mooretown t0 name a few places, Unfortunately Doug had taken sick earlier in, the week and was a patient ' in :University Hospital in London. However reports on Monday indicate he is now on the road + to recovery AGE The 'tete' included lots of good company and good food, with 'Tiny's' BBQ Chicken (done with 'maple syrup) taking a back seat to nothing. Doug and Pat wish to thank everyone for at, tending and for their best wishes on the occasion of. their anniversary. The Bayfield Goodtimes ladies ball team lived up. to their name and joined in the festivities at the Vanastra Country Fair parade on Saturday.. The half-hour long parade included bands, clowns, floats, horses and a number of other entries and displays. (Shelley McPhee photo) Seniors help others at conventio '• from page 10 , insurance Plan (OHIP) and Canada's Health Care system a top priority concern during the coming year. Speakers at the Con- ference were Mr. Jim Dahl, Director, Ontario New Horizons, the Hon. Keith Norton, Minister of Community and Social Services and Dr. Charles McDonald, president National Pensioners and Senior Citizens Federation. Mr. J. L. Lerette, Past President, USCO has represented the organization at the last five International Senior Citizens' Conferences in Strasbourg, France, Los Angeles, California, wi 1 hosted by the U CQ on 1981 conference be May 19, 20 and 21 in Toronto. This may be a once in .a life -time op- portunity to attend a world congress. We urge all groups which can afford it to. send representatives. We look for assistance and a large participation from our members, not only in Ontario but also across 'Canada, Mr. Lerette said. I asked Mrs. Wright what impressed her particularly about the conference; her reply was so well planned and executed through the voluntary effort of many dedicated senior citiizens. To look after 700 --people is , not easy. She referred also to the untiring effort which obviously goes into the in-between activities of the executive and the committees. The delegates wish to •• - express t eir ap- preciation to he Bayf eld Ever Young lub for the privilege of attending this important convention. Ball teams play at Sportsfest events Two Bayfield teams travelled to Goderich last weekend to represent the village in the Lake Huron Zone Sportsfest 80. These 'summer games' at- tracted slo-pitch teams from all over Huron and Perth Counties. In the ladies slo-pitch section of the tour- nament, the Bayfield Babes were grouped with teams from Rostock, Milverton, Clinton, Goderich, and Walkerton, and made it as far as the 'B' semi-finals before being eliminated. In the opening game on Saturday, they came up against tough com- petition playing Rostock. Although the Babes led' most of the way, a let- Turn to page 13 we can do it 0111' We specialize in cutting, permanent waving, coloring, and make-up. CaII today for an appoin- tment. the St cID "the friendly shop that cores" CORNER OF 5,IBBINGS AND RATTENBURY STREETS, CLINTON PHONE FOR AN APPOINTMENT 1118 I"wu.rr C411 WE USE AND RECOMMEND • (*)RED lN" HAIR AND SKIN CARE PRODUCTS OPEN All DAY TUESDAY TO FRIDAY PLUS THURSDAY EVENINGS AND SATURDAY MORNINGS