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Clinton News-Record, 1983-11-09, Page 10PAGE 10—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1983 Hydr ve quote ` f By Wendy Somerville In the past, Road Superintendent Rick Penhale had learned through inquiries that the problem with the wiring of Bayfield's street lights had been the fact that branches were growing amongst wires causing them to fuse. Nineteen street lights have their own control so they can be dealt with singularly, but the remaining lights come under one control which means if one blows the rest follow. Reeve Dave Johnston met with Ontario Hydro to discuss this problem. On Monday, the reeve told council he had met with On- tario Hydro and as a result a survey had been performed to discover the price of upgrading and replacing the lights. Mr. R. Dodds, a spokesman for Ontario Hydro in Clinton, attended council to discuss Hydro's proposals and answer any ques- tions. He said that it would cost $55,000 to replace the existing lights. He broke down the cost at $500 per light with 110 lights to be replaced. He also said tht $55,000 would cover the expense of wiring and labor. Reeve Johnston said that council would have to look into receiving possible grants to pay for the lights. He said, "It is still early to tell, so we can't make a decision right now." fQ 55 Mr. Dodds said that Hyrdro, "is proposing all lights have their own individual con- troller. In the past it one light ran into pro- blems, a third of the village would be in darkness." He said one alternative is to install the new High Pressure Sodium lights. "These are cheaper but they don't last as long." Councillor Ed Strachan added that these lights run for a total of 24,000 hours. According to Mr. Dodds another alter- native would be Mercury Vapor lights that have 175 watts. He said these lights are often used on country roads. The cost would be $42 per light a year. As a comparison he men- tioned that High Pressure Sodium lights are 70 watts and they give off as much light as the 175 watt lights and cost almost $10 less per light a year. Councillor Helen Owen asked that if the present lights are obsolete, "Things are changing so quickly these days that how long will it be before these newer lights become obsolete?" Mr. Dodds said the High Pressure Sodium lights will probably be around for a while, but he suggested council ask the manufac- turers about their life expectancy. MacDonald's restaurant Harry MacDonald's application to have his restaurant renovated was approved by council. Mr. MacDonald asked if he could expand his take out pizza and ice-cream restaurant to have four chairs placed in the expanded section for an ice-cream parlor. An application to add a room to a residence was approved by council for Donald McLeod. Mr. McLeod asked that he build a room eight feet by 16 feet for his son who has Multiple Sclerosis. The room would be attached to the bac i the house and take up a portion of the backgr s d. Road Superintendent P: ` :le asked if council could spare someo o works at the arena to come over cally and clean the Municipal Building. Councillor Ray Morley said that during the wintermonths the arena staff are very busy so it would be asking too much for so- meone to attend to the municipal building on top of his other duties. Councillor Strachan asked if Steve Telford, an employee for the Community Centre and the Roads Department, could sand the roads. Councillor Morley said, "You can't expect Steve to work from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. at the arena and then get up at 2 a.m. and sand the roads. Reeve Johnston suggested council hire a student to clean the municipal building and call for a tender to sand the roads. Clerk Pat Graham said he could look at the cost of loading the sand each time as op- posed to having the road sanded all winter by a tender. Reeve Johnston agreed with the clerk's suggestion and asked him to go ahead with his plans. Garden Club to view slides The next meeting of the Garden Club on November 14, the last of the year, will be offering a program bound to interest its members. Through a series of slides being presented by the more expert photographers of the group, they will have an opportunity of seeing local and singular pictures - maybe even a few candid camera shots! The meeting as usual, will be at 8 p.m. in the Municipal Building. m YOUR WISH IS OUR COMMAND We Are NOW OPEN For Your Convenience With SATURDAY BANKING 9 am -12 noon Monday Thru Thursday 9 am -5 pm Friday 9 am -6 pm OPEN A 1 -ACCOUNT AND CHOOSE THE FEATURES TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS .If you want savings and chequing' ...5100. or more deposited in our savings-chequing 1 -Account will start to earn 7% interest calculated on the minimum monthly balance, and will be credited to your account twice a year - June 30 and December 31. 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A Federally Chartered Trust Company/Member Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Open a 1 -Account at our Goderich Branch Bayfield Council presented a document stating that the last installment of the $100,000 arena loan has finally been paid in full. Citizens of Bayfield have been paying back the loan since 1978 when the Ministry of Labor claimed the 25 -year-old arena to be unsafe. Above, Reeve Dave Johnston hands over the document to Frank McFadden, Chairman of the Arena Committee. (Wendy Somerville photo) Arena loan finally paid off By Wendy Somerville On Monday, Bayfield council presented a document to Mr. Frank McFadden, the pre- sent chairman of the Arena Committee stating that the last installment of the $100,000 arena loan had been paid. Six years ago Bayfield was devastated by a decision from the Ontario Ministry .of Labor to condemn their 25 -year-old arena. The inspection was the result of a ministry decision to investigate all arenas in Ontario because of past disasters caused by collaps- ing roofs. Arenas in areas like Zurich, Seaforth and Brussels were also in- vestigated and condemned. Bayfield was then forced to make a deci- sion to either close the arena's doors or rebuild. They chose to rebuild. Refflinghaus Construction of Goderich was awarded the contract to the new struc- ture with a bid of $365,000. In addition, the village came up with $20,000 for engineers' fees and $20,000 for a handicapped lift. For the total of $400,000, the village had to raise $100,000 of tax free dollars and the rest would be covered by a Wintario grant and a provincial Community Centres Act grant. Reeve Dave Johnston said that villagers have "danced, jogged, sold candy bars and put their hands in their pockets," to reach the $100,000 goal. Frank McFadden jokingly said, "When you get involved in these sort of enterprises, you begin to take in a lot of guilt and I am pleased to have lived long enough to shed this guilt!" Variety night for Holmesville By Blanche Deeves HOLMESVILLE - A variety night concert will be held on Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. in the Goderich Township Community Centre. Everyone is welcome to attend. The Goderich Township WI meeting will be held on Nov. 14, 8 p.m. at the Community Centre. Mrs. Roberta Templeman will be the guest speaker and Mrs. Lois Elliott of Clinton will show slides from the ACWW convention held in Vancouver in June. All ladies are welcome to attend. The WI are again sponsoring card parties at the Community Centre. The first one will be held on Nov. 24 at 8 p.m. Ladies are asked to bring lunch. Church news Many attended the service at Holmesville United Church on Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Bradshaw were welcomed to the congregation as they transferred their membership from Wesley Willis Church in Clinton. Rev. Bechtel told the Sunday School children about Remembrance Day. Harold Yeo and Frank Thompson collected the offering. Please note that practice for the angels will be held on Nov. 12 from 2 to 5 p.m. Beauties s present projects HOLMESVILLE -The seventh meeting of the Budding Beauties 4-H Club was held at Nina Potter's home on Nov. 1. We all presented our special projects to the group which we were marked on. We were told our marks and we continued the meeting. We all contributed ideas for the skit to be presented at Achievement Night. The meeting closed and cookies and juice were served by Nina and her mom. -by Jodi Mustard. 1. it 4'14 Lights ftUOI/tL up to * Table lamps * Floor lamps- * Fixtures * Bathroom Swags * Swags * Pole Lamps Looking at Bayfield ast, Ii`'rese By Doris Hunter We think of many things and people gone from our lives, as we view the very thoughtfuly arranged windows in the Ar- chives° building. The Rev. Major George Youmatoff has managed to assemble memorabilia from two wars which many of us lived through and in one way or another suffered from. Remembrance is a vital experience and a necessary one, but we must look forward to creating this better world these men and women fought and died for. Ottawa this week has been host to a con- ference to discuss Canada Tomorrow. We in Bayfield are not yet unduly concerned about High Tech and micro chips. Nevertheless we are affected by expanding developments, what about Bayfield tomor- row? The Ontario Bicentennial celebrations present us with an excellent reason to do something worthwhile for future Bayfielders, such as the Clan Gregor Square, the town fathers saved for us and wisely planted with our national tree, the maple inrfiaennnr to mor Inr•ality and climate t anrig' futu e or Pioneer Park bravely kept for us, by four people willing to put up the money to ac- quire it and enlist others to carry on in perpetua. Our river is beautiful with expensive boats docking facilities and so forth, but a small boy can no longer build a raft and pole his way in that river. The sail boats are a joy to behold each week and even if one is only a spectator, and yes, they were still to be seen Nov. 7 but what can we do for, that small boy or girl? Turn back the clock. Impossible. We do leave, still, a section of marshy treed land, sometimes called the Stanbury Bush, sometimes known as Blair's woods, they belong together. This is what we should be lending our efforts to preserve and perpetuate. It has been suggested before, by one of our longtime American summer residents, but now is the time for all our organizations and thoughtful people to act, acquire these properties and maintain them as one spot of our natural heritage right in the heart of the village for posterity. Money? remember Lucy Woods Diehl and act now, our pooled efforts can do it. Couple return from Europea tour By Doris Hunter The week has brought news of joy and sor- row to our village families. Loriva and Mert Merner rejoice in the birth of a grandson. Their daughter Colleen and granddaughter Melanie from B.C. drove to Nova Scotia with the Merners to greet this latest member of the clan, born to Janice and Bob Eamon. Lorna is full of beaming smiles after the flying trip. Mr. Harold Beakhust, who in the time he has been with us, since his arrival from England, has made such -a place for himself in the community, has suffered a heart at- tack. We're glad to hear he is now at home in good spirits and recovering well, with a pacemaker lately installed to help things ticking in better rythm. Mr. Bob Scott is undergoing treatment at Victoria Hospital London, while Mrs. Alice Quick was called to her mother and sister's side, after a major collision near Cambridge on Saturday evening. Both are severely in- jured. On a cheerful note, Dr. Darcy Bruce and his wife have just returned from a month's tour in Europe. Jean says they now know where they'd like to return and where to avoid. They particularly loved Oberam- magau, where the villagers will be presen- ting a special anniversary showing of their famous Passion Play in 1984. Never a dull moment during November, the Euchre Club will meet again Nov. 16 at the Municipal Building at 8 p.m. Councillor • Ed Strachan brings word of the last meeting when Ruth George was high lady; Bea Fleetwood, low lady'; Ed Strachan, high gent; low gent, Murdoch Morrison and Mr. Bruce McLinchey won the lone hand. The annual meeting of the Bayfield Agricultural Society will be on Nov. 17. A pot luck supper will precede the business agen- da, as usual at 6:30 p.m. in the municipal building. Churches to gather for Remembrance This Sunday at 11 a.m. the village will observe Armistice Day. All the churches in- cluding St. James Middleton will gather at St. Andrew's United Church where their minister the Rev. Paul Murray will preach, taking for his subject, the Final Battle. Immediately following the church ser- vice, the Canadian Legion Band from Clin- ton will lead, veterans and families to the commemorative observation at the Cenotaph. Representatives from the Pro- vince of Ontario, the Village of Bayfield, members of the Brownies, Guides, Pathfinders Beavers, Scouts and Cubs will be in uniform, and of course the Lions and Lioness, will be in attendance. This is always a moving service, proof that we who owe so much do not forget. Mrs. Dorothy Hovey and her indefatigable groups of garden clubbers, were busily engaged in the fall clean up of the Mara Street Wild Flower Sanctuary. Bravo, Bravo! Gordon Merrill of Vancouver, B.C., and Brian Merrill with his little daughter Caroline, from Sechelt, B.C. have been visiting with their parents Ross and Mildred Merrill in Bayfield. Coming up at Trinity Anglican Church is the annual bazaar to be held in the Parish Hall, Nov. 19 at 2 p m. This event is a most pleasant affair con- vened again this year by Mrs. Lorna Merner and Mrs. Ruby Fitzsimons. The Trinity Ladies Guild are the sponsors, but all the members of the church contribute, by their donations to the success of the party. Nov. 20 promises a real treat for the Villagers as the boy choristers from Saint Stephen's school in Durham will be singing at services both at Trinity and St. James Anglican Churches in the morning and dur- ing the evening a welcome to all to hear them at St. Andrew's United Church. No charge, more about it next week. A new flag pole has been erected by the memorial at Bayfield's Clan Gregor Square. On Sunday morning, following a service at the United Church, a Remembrance Day service will be held at the cenotaph at noon. (George Chapman photo) Keep smiling There are three faithful friends, an old wife, an old dog, and ready money. - Ben- jamin Franklin. %Off 4 Salo Ends November 30, 1983 346 HURON RD., GODERICH 524-93810,524-8411