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There will he a new face at
the Goderich Snug Harbour
Marina thia year as Lee Gareau
takes over from retired Marina
• Manager Alex Wilkins. Mr.
Wilkins'has been responsible
for the Marina for the first six'
years of its existence and last
year retired leaving ' the
position , open.
Councillor Bill Clifford,
Chairman of the Harbour Com-
mittee, interviews several.
people.. before selecting Mr.
Gareau to manage 8. njg Har: •
bour this season.
This year's activities at the
Goderich Marina do not of-
ficially open until May 15 but
Mr. Gareau, has",done a lot of
leg work to •familiarize hgmself
with his new job and the people
he will be dealing with.
He is semi -retired having
,recently received an honorable
discharge .from the anew. He
was involved in administration
work for 25 years in the armed
forces and gained plenty of ex- ,
perience to make him suitable
for his new job.
Mr, Gareau born in Alexan-,
dria, Ontario, and settled - in'
Goderich' after his service
period because this is his wife's
home. He loves the, town and
really intends .to ,publicize its
beaiity to the visitors down at
the -waterfront:,
He is hoping that as many
people -as possible put ,into
Snug Harbor so,that he can
display the beauty of Goderich:
"I intend to recommend to
all the boaters that they go up -
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just look a:r,,nund .and relax
and take in • the sights", said
Mr. Gareau. "You never know
'Who could be impressed enough
to 'make the effort to come, back
here for a' vacation eitlr .in
their car or their ho ty`.
With the ,widespr ad shor-
tage of fuel, M .,Gareau
doesn't know whether the
boating -enthusiasts will be
denied their fuel requirements
be as
dr whether This ver will
town to The Square a,rzd shop
busy as. any other year..,
The Marina, despite its small
size; is very well equipped. ac-
cording' to Mr. Gareau: There
are facilities to effect all types
of repairs, a crane available
on 'short notice to lift boats
from the water and" mechanics
for both gasoline and diesel
motors. If the repair is a major
one, then the boat could be tied.
up for some time waiting for .
CIRBORNE CORNER
Mrs.
Mrs. G. Kaitting
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• TiGER DUNLOP WOMEN'S
INSTITUTE
Tiger Dunlop . omen's In-
sti€ute . held their March
meeting, which was the "annual
meeting, in the,• Carlow Hall
with a pot luck noon luncheon.
Approximately 40 members
assembled for b the dinner
meeting.. ' -
A After this most appetizing
and delicious lu"nckieon
President Mrs. Eric • Reaburn
called the meeting to order and
the business was cmc riducted.
.The roll call "l 'am an Institute
member because -,p' was an-
swered by ,36 members: There
'were' three visitors, one of
which who was the District
President, Mrs. Donald iHairres
of Auburn, special guest on her
special visit to our, meeting.
"'Correspondence 'was read
which' Included ,a letter from
F.W:I.O. re visits .to Erlatid Lee
Home this summer; letter from
District Secretary re spring
lJxecutive meeting in Auburn,
April 3; letter re choice of '
'Senior Training Schools and
Short Courses; letter ' from
'•Dept. of Agriculture and Food.
annound'ing the Food :Forum
"Poultry Please" to be held in
Central Huron Secondary
School, Clinton, - Wednesday.
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April 10 at 8 p.m.; letter from
Goderich and Distri'kt
• Association for the Mentally
:.Retarded -re• aid -for the Camp
Fund.
It was moved by Mrs.
,r Terence Hunter an,d seconded
by Mrs. Ed Montgomery to
send $20 to this cause, the"
camp fund. This was approved.
Mrs. Donald Haines, District,
President,
istrict-
President, gave an interesting
talk, She used the ` thelne
"What has Women's Institute
done 'for you?;
As this was the .,,annual
Meeting reports ,were _ heard •
'from the Conveners of standing
Committees, 'Agriculture and
Canadian ..Industries, Mrs
Bessie Moore; Citizenship and -
World Affairs, Mrs. George'
Robinson; Education and,
Cultural Activities, Mrs. E.
Elliott; Falsity and Consumer
Affairs, Mts. Richard
Buchanan; Curator, Mrs,; Tait
Clark; 'Public Relations Officer,
"Mrs. Robert Bean whoav`e the
report for Mrs. Wilmer Hardy;
secretary -treasurer, Mrs. Gor-
don,
or-don, Kaitting, and resolutions,
Mrs. Elmer Hunter.
M Elmer Hunter then
ptesented the resolutions that
Goderich Peewees
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parts to corse in from; out of
town, he .noted. , •
There are not a greatndeal of
marinas whichstock wide
enough variety of parts or have
access to them to attlease all the
boaters that come into the
shelter.
`The first task the ' new
manager has in"store fors -him is
the cleanup of the docks. There
is going to be one rnan�taken on
in the summer to help with the
chores and to paint the marina
,building. The bollards along__
the -harbour wall are also going
to be painted a bright colour to
enhance the looks of the en-
trance
and rgtaininewalls.
"My feelings towards the
visitors and regulars at the.har-
bour are that five foot or 50.
Ao foot they all get equal .treat-
ment", Mr. -Gareau stated. "I
think that every man who takes `
a boat into the '-harbour . is
gaining the same satisfaction
from sailing it and regardless
of the size of his craft he will
get the' same treatment with
regards to pumping out holding
tanks, refueling or taking on
water'!'.
Mr. Gareau looks on the
• m'arina,as an arm of the town
of Goderich and he intends to
set a good example. ,
"If we offer efficient, per-
sonalized,seivice to the boaters,
.Word-withget around about'tite
effort put 'forth in Snug Har
hour and not only will the same
people come back again but ,
many . more will come on -,the,
recommendation' of some pf our
- visitors", he said.
had been made and, discussed •
at the February meeting, for
final? approval. Mrs. Earl Sher-
wood presented the nominating
committee's 'new slate of of-
ficers who were installed by
Mrs. Haines.
Mrs. Kaitting, on behalf of
she Institute, presented Mrs.
Retta Arnold with a gift for her
approaching marriage early:iq`.
April. ,: • • . b
meeting closed and 4
members paid their Member-
ship Fee to .the• Assistant,
Secretary, 'Mrs. George
MacBride.
The sixth , meeting of 'Tiger
Dunlop 4-H Group .2,
"Glamorous' G,als" was held in
the Carlow Hall Monday
e'v,;ening. . ,
Donna Kellestine read the
.minutes of last meeting. The
roll call "One. Health Rule I
will follow that will help make,
a lovely complexion" was• an-
swered by all present.
The girls then joined Group
1 who were also meeting in the
Kali, 'for a joint meeting to
hear .the special guests of the
evening, Miss Bonnie Beerlstra
and -'Miss Connie Hickey, .who
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,,spoke on the grooming and care
of the hair.- They advised the
girls what style would be most
Suitable, to each individual.
This was of ,special interest` to
the girls and proved to be , a
verir worthwhile meeting.
"After closing exercises
Shelley Bear paesented the
',guests with gifts. Next meeting
for Group 2 w.i'll be 'Sin the
Carlow- Hall next -,Monday
evening.
SOCIAL ,NEWS -
-This is the anniversary of one
;year in business fpr the Village
Store in Saltford. • I3etty and
Bill Reid have enjoyed meeting
the people acid have had very
pleasant `business relations
with their many .customers.
This store this past year has
been a decided advantage for
'Safford residents .and the
vicinity and the warm friendly
welcome it has afforded to the
customers has 'Ven ap-
preciated.
Mrs. Ron Walsh r. and
children, of North Bay spent the
. holiday break'with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Buchanan, Mr: • Walslf joined
on the weekend and accom-
panied them ht'me.
Dearborn weekend to remember
The • Goderich Pee wees
finished off Their hockey season
in grand ,style on their weekend
trip to Dearborn, Michigan.
The American team opened '
their homes, to the Goderich
boys and ,provided .them with.a
fun time. The hospitality was
wonderful for both parents and
players. and0the boys will long
remember the exchange visit.
The Canadian boys found the
,• U,S. goal -tender hard to beat
lout the Lions played well and
both games on the weekend en-
ded in a tie.
Goderich scored first in 'the
'first game' when Mike Hodges
let a hard shot go from the
pcSii3t and Larry Madge deflec-
.t:d it into the net. The Dear-
born Gold diggers later scored
to tie the gates 1-1 which was
all of the scoring allowed by
either side.
A'• arly Sunday. morning the
Lions were down 3-0 at one
pint in the game but scored
three unanswered' goals in.the
third period to even the score
3-3. •
The Lion goal getters were
Ronan Conlon, dim Costello
and 'l obert McDonald while
credited with 'aksists• in the play
were Dann'v Maillet, Trim
Schram, Mike Hodges, Roger
.Lewis and Steven Arbour.
The Lion goal tenders Oerry
Gaynor and Stephen, Gallow
shared the weekend action in
the net.
The exciting '73-'74 hockey
r Police report
A Goderich man escaped in-
jury when the far he was
driving struck a tree fan F4 a
guardrail at Toronto and Elgin
-Streets, March 28.
The car, 'driven by fi James
Heard, 45B West St., received
$2,400 damage and was termed
a writeoff by Goderich police.
Police say he apparently lost.
control of the vehicle at"the in-
tersection.
In other duties, local police
laid four charges under the
Criminal Code, 29 Uncle)* the
Highway Traffic Act, two under
the Liquor Control Act, one un-
der the Narcotics Control Act
and six charges for bylaw
violations.
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season for this fine group of
Goderich boys was make
possible by many people •in-
volved but a.special vote of
thanks -should go, to Coach Don
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Elliott, Manager Bill' Gallow,
Trainer Rbn McDonald, the
Lions Club, Minor Hockey and
the parents for all of their time,'
eff,.orf and support,
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Firstship into harbor
piloted by local man
History was recorded arid repeated Sunday night ire
Goderich.
The Om freighter into Goderich Harbour in 1974 Inas
commarit'od by a native or the town. Captain. Roy Mundy-
has made his home In Goderfch alt his fife and is proud to
have the honor of sailing ,the first ship into his,hometown in•Hq
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The Inst time a local man 'Vas the first captain of the year
was in 1939.
The added plus of"this year's celebration is the fact that
the ship'is ribitied "The Godnricft". The freighter, built in
1902. is owned by the Great ,hakes 'Shipping Co. and has-
been plying the„inland waterways since her, nonstruction.
At the dinner Monday night, for -the .kipper 'rend his
family, Mr. Mundy rrn:ntioned that he was not only proud
to he tho f first ihto Goderich in 197,4'hut he was alfio proud to •
conmand the ship hearing the towns n�anno. He plans to
sail the towel's nal -nes -41w with pride from Chicago to
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