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Clinton News-Record, 1981-12-09, Page 10PAGE 10—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9 ,1 1 The high winds last week blew over a large tree on Tuyll Street in Bayfield, and it fell across a car owned by R.C. It takes work to make the park beautiful Although all through the summer Pioneer Park is a much appreciated beauty spot of which the village can be duly proud, perhaps it is not always realized that it does involve its executive in many responsibilities with regard to maintenance and administration. This year, under the guidance of the president, Prof. Walter Thompson, a number of younger people have greatly assisted in the activities of the park. This is encouraging. They are the ideal people to participate, not only for the present, but more importantly, in planning for the future.. Residents may have noticed that the entrance to the park has been blocked off for the winter, the reason being that in previous years, when it has been left open, damage. has; been caused to the 'road and .grass byv cars which have become stuck in the mud Drainage con- struction is needed from the entrance over the bank, and it is hoped that this will be achieved next year. The past year has been notable in that there has been a considerable reduction in vandalism of the park and beach, as well as in the amount of litter left around. This results in a diminution of work for the members who help with the upkeep, as well as in ex- penditure xpenditure deployed for this purpose. It is to be hoped that this is an indication that we are gaining a more responsible group of citizens. The new assessment notices for the park property have just been received. The market value of the. Tuyll Street property is shown as $40,000, and of the lands on the south bank of the river as $97,000. The main revenues for the upkeep of the park come from the annual rummage . . sale, which has the support of at least 100 workers, and many more who donate items for sale. Nevertheless, the numbers who attend the annual meeting are quite small, and these remarks are written to note some current developments. The major expenditures for the past several years have been on the restoration of the beach below the park, There are several lots here that are below the water. With the work that has been carried out on the groynes, these are being exposed more each year. From having no beach five, years,„,, ago there is now, one of the best beaches in the village. The prime necessity for increasing the beach is to prevent the loss of land on the bluff, which is respon- sible for the slumping on the top of the bank. The Pioneer Park Association is grateful for a Wintario grant which, over the past three years, has paid for one third of the cost of the groynes. On December 15th, the official opening of the Bayfield Laboratories of the Federal Hydrographic Surveys is being celebrated, with several members of the Historical Society attending. It is encouraging that we have been assured by the Director General of this establishment that he will Turn to page l l Hulley of London, Ontario. The Conger suffered major damage. (George Chapman photo) LAC:4C gets ready to start a new year Members of the Bayfield L.A.C.A.C. committee met on December 6th, to discuss their future plans and outline policies. At this early st-; a it is difficult for them to do more than review events to date. However, some of the members have been busy covering meetings in the area and presented reports which provided much useful information. On November 7th representatives were in Cambridge where they had an opportunity to see an interesting audio-visual presentation of historic buildings in Huron County. During the morning session which covered heritage legislation, Heather Broadbent, first vice- president of the Ontario Historical Society spoke about the designation of individual buildings. Her talk was followed by one given by Pamela Craig, architectural conservation officer for the ministry of culture and recreation, who dealt with conservation districts. Joy Rayner, planner for the city of Cambridge, who acts as liaison between the city planning department and the city, provided an account of the public per- spective; whilst the private perspective was presented by Peter J. Stokes, the restoration architect from Niagara on the Lane. As some may recall, Mr. Stokes has spoken in Bayfield It is interesting tondethat this particular meeting had been sponsored by the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, an encouraging indication of the increasing involvement. It was arranged for municipal politicians and members of their staff, as well as representatives of L.A.C.A.C. committees, the theme being to develop a better understanding bet- ween all concerned. Gary Davidson, Director of Planning for the County of Huron made the closing remarks. The annual meeting of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario was held on the same day at Dundurn Castle, and attended by Mrs. Peg Willock. An important document for careful study by L.A.C.A.C. Committees `Guidelines for the Designation of Buildings' was recommended as a must, and the Bayfield group have now acquired a copy. A close call A somewhat amusing but serious incident occurred last week in front of the municipal building which BAYFIELD OugLE by Helen Owen and Keith Crittenden 3 ACWcelebrates St. Andrew's Day Monday, November 30th was St. Andrew's Day, and the ladies of Trinity Anglican Church marked the occasion with the Celebration of Holy Communion by the Rev. Wm. Bennett, assisted by the Rev. Douglas Pitts. In his address the Rev. Bennett dwelt on the life of the saint with particular emphasis on the fact that he was a man whose dedication to the work of Christ was the, predominating factor of his life. As such he was one of the earliest examples in the Christian church of a man -who' stressed the, positive aspects of Christianity and the total involvement of such a doctrine. Following the service the ladies entertained the clergy Anglicans give to others Next Sunday, December ,13th is `White Gift Sunday'. Contributions will be welcomed at the 10 a.m. service. Gifts will be handed over to the Family and Children's Service, and whether in the form ' of money, canned goods, toys or infants' clothing, will be very welcome. •P1ATURALIZERS •GQLOCR • SS •CONTURA •CLAIt1C •RiEJAYS *COUGARS *WRANGLERS ROSS SHOE SHOP 142 SH=;PPERS SQUARE GO p-ERICH "ONE STEP AHEAD 111 QUALITY FAMILY FOOTWEAR" MOM.-THURS. 9-6 FRI. 9-9 SAT. 9-6 and other ladies of the Parish to a magnificent pot- luck luncheon in the Parish Hall, for which the Rev. George Youmatoff thanked them on behalf of their guests. No official business was conducted at this meeting but a series of slides was shown. Issued by the Leprosy Mission, they portrayed leper patients, their environment and the work to alleviate their suffering in Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea. The first pictures showed the ravages of the disease, which affects some 20,000,000 people of whom about only a fifth receive treatment. Despite, the fact that a cure is now available incidence of the disease is still on the in- crease. In the accompanying commentary it was stated that the reason for this was because of the remoteness and isolation of the areas in which the disease prevails, together with superstition and ignorance. Dr. Stanley Browne, Medical Consultant to the Leprosy Missions was quoted as saying: "If existing knowledge was conscientiously and per- sistently applied the disease could be controlled in this generation and eradicated in the next." The slides portrayed the appalling conditions en- countered by the members of a Mobile Clinic Team. In one instance the patient had been discovered lying helpless in a dilapidated shack, covered in ulcers and unable to fend Turn to page 11 Vacant positions filed despite poor response On Thursday December 3, the Bayfield Recreation Committee held an open public meeting for the pur- pose of receiving nomina' tions for the 1982 committee. Public response to the meeting, which had been advertised, was very poor but two new vacancies were filled. Winnie Darnborough, Mat- ty Francis, Allun Thomas, and Lloyd Huffman of this year's 'committee all ac- cepted their nominations for another term, while Steve Shanahan and Joan Cluff will replace Ron Whetstone and Bill Talbot who are step- ping down. Because there were only six nominees, elections were not necessary. Although these are the six public representatives, other members include council reps. John Chapman, Reg Wilson, and George Fellows, Lions' rep. Jerry Johnson and agricultural society rep. Frank McFadden. The committee has been successful the past year in setting up lines of com- munication ornmunication between council and the committee, as well as setting up rules and bylaws concerning recrea- tional use in Bayfield. The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday night (Dec. 10). 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Further complicating the situation was the fact that the keys were left in the igni- tion. The child, being too small, was unable to lift the lock or even roll down the window, but the window being down ever so slightly made it possible to use the old `Detroit coat hanger' method to raise the latch. Probably nothing would ever 'develop from such in- cidents but young parents should realize that when you're gone to get help that child is alone so you can let your own imagination finish the story from there. Bridge scores There were four tables out when the group met on December 2nd. High score went to Ethel Knight (her first high) - 6350. Beryl Hogg was second with 6100, and low was Jessie Blair with 2000. There are aireadrover 100 L.A.C.A.C. committees operating throughout Ontario, a positive sign of the widening interest and serious concern with regard to conservation, Con- sequently it has been seen fit to organize a conference specifically for these committees and this will be held from May 27th 30th, 1 ! ; , at Sheridan College, Oakville. Members who attended the meeting were Reeve George Fellows, Councillor Gwen Pemberton, Mrs. Peg Mock, Mr. Alex Shevchuk and Mrs. Arlene Kok. Mr. David Johnston was not available. A resume of the meeting is being presented to Bayfield Village Council at the next meeting. FLORIDA VACATION CLUB INTERNATIONAL Will guarantee you and your family, every year for the rest of your Ilf•, fun in the sun at our beautiful ocean front resort hotel, with a fully -equipped kit- chen In every suite — all for a one-time only cost of '1,430. 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