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Clinton News-Record, 1985-1-2, Page 1:04 INCORPORATING -THE BLYTH STANDARD -THE BAYFIELD BUGLE WEEKLY 15tCEIVIBER 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 WEATHER 1984 1983 3 0 7 —12 0 3 —a) —18 —1 — 6 2 —10 —5 —20 5 —4 1 —14 2 5 12 —18 1 —5 12 —16 Rain 9mm 18uun Snow 3cm 23cm •r" 50 CENTS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2,1985 120TH YEAR -NO. 1 Hopes ind ambitions for 1985 tz *9'VW —434Y 1 A4 Onlookers cheered Andrewledko (left) of Kincardine and Nora Cundy (right) of Clinton in their 60 second shopping sprees at Corrie's Red and White Clinton. Mr. Fedko, assisted by his wife, took home $448 in groceries and Mrs. Cundy, assisted by Mary Gibb- ings, took home $359 in meat and seafood. The draw was sponsored by the Junior "C" Hockey Club. Over 1,000 tickets were sold and the club made a profit of more than $1,200. Judging from the success of the draw, more shopping spree contests will be held in the future. (Shelley McPhee photo) Christmas tragedy for Clinton family • CLINTON - A 21 year old Clinton man died Dec. 21 when the vehicle in which he .was a passenger struck a tree. Rene Cote died as a result of injuries sustained in the early.even- ing accident. The car Mr. Cote was in, driven by Brian Meriam, 27, of Goderich, was northbound on Highway 4, just south of of Clinton, when the vehicle left the road, struck a pole and .con- tinued to strike the tree. Mr. Meriam suffered major injuries in the accident and the vehicle received $1,200 damage. Joseph Rene Cote lived at 88 Princess St., Clinton and worked as a carpenter and con - 11, struction worker. He was a graduate of Cen- tfAl Huron Secondary School. He was born on October 23, 1963 in Goderich to Joseph Rock Alexander ' Cote and Mary Eliza (Goddard) of Clinton. Mr. Cote is survived by his parents, brothers Dwight (Ike) and D'Arcy, both at home. He is also survived by his maternal, . grandmother Ethel (Mrs. William God- dard) of Goderich and his paternal grand- father Mr, F.E. Cote of Huronview. He was predeceased by his paternal grandrnother Marie (Mrs. F.B. Cote) and his maternal grandfather, Mr. William Goddard, • The funeral service was held Dec, 24, 1984 at Ball and F lconer Funeral Home in Clin- ton. Reveren John Pluta of St. Joseph's hurch officiated. Roman batholi The pallbearer were David Bernard of London, Cameron Grigg and Peter McMahon of Clinton, Conrad Kuiper of RR 1 Clinton, Joseph Wall of Goderich and Paul -Madill of Toronto. Interment was held in Clinton Cemetary. By STEPHANIE LEVESQUE Ding -Dong. Ding -Dong. The tolling of the clock indicates that aneither year has gone by. 1984, the year many held in trepidation because of a novel written by George Orwell. There were many great tragedies over the past year, what with the famine in Ethiopia and the poisonous gas leak in In- dia, yet there have been numerous trium- phs. For Canada there was the culmination of years of hard work by our athletes at the Olympics. Locally, the Perth County Plowmen's Association worked hard to be able to host the 1988 International Plowing Match. .. , In Huron, the county Queen of the Furrow Lynne Dodds went on to become the Ontario Queen of the Furrow. This is a small sampl- ing of the past year. And ' now everyone takes time to con- template the coming year. The Bluewater Regional Newspaper Net- work, of which this newsp r is a member, has endeavoured to obi • the new year's resolutions of county warden,sschool board chairmen and federation of agriculture presidents. The purpose is to let you know what they hope to accomplish in 1985. HURON COUNTY ' Hurontuity Board of Education Chair- man. Eug e Frayne - of R.R. 3, Goderich was acclaimed recently to his second year 'as school board chairman. He said the board will be taking a serious look at French Im- mersion and Computers in the coming year. "There's going to be a lot of discussion between the Huron County Board of Educa- tion and the Huron -Perth Roman Catholic Separate School Board in regards to Catholic secondary school funding," said Mr. Frayne. His main resolution though, is to "have a good rapport between the board and teachers and administration. Huron County Warden Paul Steckle - of R.R. 2, Zurich, would like to see a more general awareness ' of what the county departments do. He saidlie hat 'ques- tioned about them in the past. Warden Steckle said it will be his task to be an am- bassador within the county. Rental scheme in the, works CLINTON - Rental fees, booking schedules, minor adjustments and future plans for the Clinton Town Hall Auditorium were discussed at length by the town council at their last meeting. Council is waiting for a fee schedule and, rental agreement proposal which is current- ly being drawn up by the Recreation Arts Committee. When this is presented, rental charges will be debated and discussed at further length. How much to charge, when to charge and who to charge are ,three of the main con- cerns of town council members. The old town hall meeting room rental agreement operated under judgement Orstem and Clerk Cam Procttir noted that olds were charged "depending ,on our judgement," whether a group renting the facility was profit or non-profit. Basic rates were setat $15 per meeting, or up to $35 for the who).day rental. The old system was satisfactory, but council is now looking at a precise booking policy and fee schedule for use at the auditorium and town hall committee rooms. Councillor Gord Gerrits, council's representative on the arts committee, said that the aim of the rental policy would be, "to pay for expenses and kick back a small amount to the town." The. committee has also established an equipment fund and they propose that a percentage of proceeds be directed to this, budget. Councillor Gerrits said that the rental agreement draft would be completed in January. It will be similar to the agreement used for renting the Clinton Arena facilities. Councillor John Deeves voiced his con- cern about the posiibility of low rental rates, taking business away from the Clin- Mr. Steckle also said he wants to promote more openness within county council. The new warden would like to create an environment in Huron that would encourage blish in the county. He businesses to said Huron tax base an of the God county. He wouldn' the Huron 'to .,•d economic base and g with the expansion sur will enhance the as a- so those alo ich har di ige his own standing on e41 Pioneer Museum issue, yet he hopes the situation is resolved this year. "On the lighter side, I hope to tip the scales on the lighter side," joked the warden. Huron County Federation of Agriculture president Doug Garniss - of R.R. 4, Wingham said he hopes for some improve- ment in the financial situation with the agriculture community. Mr. Garniss said he hopes the govern- ment, both provincially and federally, takes some action to improve the continued plight of some farmers. "For the Huron County Federation of Agriculture, I hope we can take the actions that will be in the best interest of the farm community," he said. The Wingham area farmer said he would like more farmers to get involved in the federation so it will be taking actions that truly represent the farm community. Huron -Perth Counties Roman Catholic Separate School Board chairman Ronald Marcy - of Stratford said he will attempt to run the school board meetings in an efficient manner. The chairman would also like to see French Immersion in Goderich and Strat- ford phased -in with the least possible ,disruption to present programs. The school board will also have to finish studying the recommendations made earlier this year by the Co-operative Evaluation and,Development of the School System (CEDSS) and act on the board ap- proved recommendations. ' "I would like to attempt to provide a great degree of thoughtful, co-operative and • meaningful discussion and consultation with the Huron Board of Education and Perth Board of Education before making a .final decision on the opening of a Catholic secon- dary School," he said. 11 PERTH COUNTY Perth County Board of Education chair- man David Hammond - of It -a7; St. Marys said he will endeavour to make the office of school board chairman open to everyone with a problem or question regarding the welfare of the students in Perth. "I would like to think that we as a board and the educators of the county have provid- ed students with the best education in this Province that money and talent could buy," he said. Mr. Hammond added that he wants to see this high quality education continue. "I would like to see everyone strive to help students, to ease some of the fiou.stration in the process of their education and future employment. I am sure if we can ac- complish this, young people will have more faith in their future and their country," he said. " Perth County Warden Oliver McIntosh - of R.R. 1, St. Marys said he would like to see the question of financial assistance to the Stratford General Hospital building fund settled. Warden McIntosh revised an old word - restraint - saying the county would have to continue to practise restraint in 1985. "I don't see any big changes," he said. Perth County Federation of Agriculture president Dave Smith - of R.R. 1, Sebr- ingville would like to see the membership of the provinCial organization - the Ontario • Federation of Agriculture - increased. Locally he would like the county federa- tion to have closer contact with county coun- cil. Mr. Smith said it is hoped a meeting with federation representatives and county coun- cillors will be held in the near future, to go over the agricultural scene. Also, the president said the federation, in conjunction with Women in Support of Agriculture hope to sponsor a professional development day with school teachers in this county. • Mr. Smith would also like to see com- munication between the federation and • commodity groups Unproved. • From all of these people to you, the reader, Have a Safe and Happy New Year. •Avit, .,04*444101&104A,C ton Legion. Mayor Chester Archibald emphasized, "We've stated that we're not running this in competition with the Legion or the arena. The town hall will be rented with discretion and the rules will be flexible." He further noted, "Profit making events will be looked at differently. But we're not Out to make money on local cultural events." Councillor Gerrits pointed out that the prime role of the town hall auditorium is for, arts and culture, "Bingo and, such can be run at the arena or *Legion." Council memberA also voiced .concern about setting- up a better system to allow ac- cessibility to the elevator at the town hall. Operational only with a key, available et the municipal offices, access to the elevator is limited after the offices close. It especially becomes a problem on Saturdays and dur- ing the evening. Clerk Cam Proctor said that during regular business hours, the key is available and staff are on hand to help operate'the elevator. "Why isn't it an open access elevator?" Councillor Jim Hunter asked. "What's the reasoning behind this?" Clerk Proctor reminded council that they chose that type of elevator because it was less expensive. He also noted that the elevator was, "tricky to use, you'd need a long list of in- structions." Council agreed to post a sign by the elevator, noting thara key is available at the clerk's office. It was also agreed that during the time when the municipal offices are closed, the person who is organizing events in the auditorium will have access to the elevator key and will be responsible for its operation. Goderich Township celebrates its 150th birthday in 1985 and celebrations are already off to a good start. Township residents got an opportunity to study the history of the township before the new year when the Goderich Township History Book was made available to the public just before Christmas. Authors met at the Goderich Township Community Centre for a special autograph signing party. (Shelley McPhee photo) Christmas present from council Town departments get new vehicles CLINTON - At last, the request4rom the Clinton Public Works department has been approved by Clinton Council. The municipal works department have a new truck. Council approved the purchase of the new truck last month. They will pay $29,185 for a 1985 Chevrolet chassis and truck cab. The purchase will be made from Lorne Brown Motors. As well, a second tender from Frink Canada was accepted to supply the two way box and snow plow attachments for the truck, at a price tag'of $17,205. Frink Canada was the only application for the additional equipment. The Brown tender was chosen over three others which ranged in price from the lowest at $29,185 to the highest price, $40,157. The Clinton Police Department received an extra Christmas present this year too, when town council voted at their December meeting to purchase a new cruiser. Council considered three tenders, ranging in price from $13,341 to $12,604. The final decision west to Carter's West End for the purchase of a Ford Crown Victoria, costing $12,604.60. Before the car is put on the'road it will re- ' quire propane changes. , The present cruiser is also propane operated and Deputy Reeve Frank Van Altena noted 'that it provided better mileage, was less expensive to fuel and of- fered better performance standards. The last propane conversion cost $1,500, of which the government funded $1,000. Council hopes that the same program can be utilized again. Council debated the futUre of the old cruiser, out many accepteu tne recommen- dation to keep it on the road. The car will be used by the town's bylaw enforcement of- ficer. He has also been given duties as dog catcher and Deputy Reeve Van Altena noted the necessity of having a car for this work. "Keeping the car on the road is cheaper than hiring a dog catcher to do the job," he commented. Councillor John Deeves supported the recommendation to have two cars available to police oficers. He said, "Our cruiser is out of town at least one day a week for court and transporting prisoners. tie extra car will _get extra use by police. Now the police are using their own cars." Councillor Gord Gerrits advised council to keep a close eye on the expenses involved in operating ,two cars.