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Clinton News-Record, 1986-05-14, Page 10Page 10—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1986 BayfieId IZagIQ High calibre diamon By Alan Rivett BAYFIELD - After eight years of plann- ing and fund raising, the recreation commit- tee is confident the John Street baseball dia- mond will be ready by August. At the recreation committee's meeting on April 28, they said the next phase of the ball diamond will be completed, with plans for a fence and light standards for the ball dia- mond being approved. In the fall of last rl,A age Fnr rhc. diamond was vPar to be bu.ilt completed. According to Reeve Dave Johnston, a member of the committee, the fence will en- compass the entire diamond with eight foot high fence in the outfield, four, foot high fence along the perimeterand six foot high fence around the players. He said the fenc- ing around the players, not originally in- cluded in the plans, was accepted in order to separate the players from the fans. The cost AIME WATERFRONT ERBSIOII CONTROL OO •STEELWALL *PILES *GROYNES *DOCKS *JETTIES *MARINE SALVAGE Highway 24 South, Boa 36, Bayfield, Ontario NOM 100 (519) 565.2563 of the additional fencing is expected to be approximately $800. Reeve Johnston also said the fence com- pany has yet to be chosen for the project but will be finalized shortly. The committee also voted to have the fencing installed. by the company supplying the fencing because the work would be guaranteed if problems oc- cur at a later date. In respect to lighting, Reeve Johnston said the diamond will be fitted with six light standards beyond thefence. The automatic system will bet equipped shut-off mechanism to prevent the lights be- ing left on overnight. He said the lights may be set to shut-off at a reasonable hour such as 12:30 a.m. as is the case at the Goderich baseball diamonds. "We just don't want to see taxpayers go- ing past the diamond and seeing the lights on and a bunch of kids still playing," said Reeve Johnston. Each of the managers of the baseball teams in Bayfield will be given a key to turn on or shut-off the lights, he said. Ruth Wise, the chairperson of the com- mitee, said work on the fencing and lights will begin as soon as possible. After this phase of the work is completed, work will begin on the infield, with stone dust to be us- ed for the playing area. She said $27,000 of the $30,000 needed for the ball diamond project has been raised through, grants, fund raising and donations. In fact, the corrunittee recently app ied for and received a government grant for $7,680 to be put towards the ball diamond. She says the community has given the project their support with many individuals donating money, buying draw tickets and attending fund-raising events. One person, Bob Cluff, laid out the measurements and plans for the entire diamond. The members of the agricultural society also gave their full permission to do the work at the ball diamond. The need for this calibre of diamond will be even greater as more and more people in the area are signing up on ball teams, she said. This year alone, there are four adult teams and three minor league teams with 51 players already signed up to play this year. The Bayfield Recreation Committee has also implemented another monthly twhole with one ticket being good year. The tickets are $12 each with only 200 to be sold. All the money will go towards the ball diamond renovations. LAKEFRONT EROSION CONTROL Steel Walls, Pilings, Groynes SERVING GRAND BEND - BAYFIELD - GODERICH & AREA SII sorts of Q -TIPS 180's $1 19 • Rolair SPINDLE or REFILL Ultra Balance SHAMPOO 225 MI. .99 VASELINE INTENSIVE. CARE LOTION 400 MI. 4Rid House & Garden Gillette Foamy, 300 MI. 13.9 SHAVE $229 CREAM • • UG SPRAY 350 G. 79 • Stayfree, Reg. or Deodorant WIELD MARKET Saturday S Sunday 1O am - Spm OPENING MAY 171106 Bayfield Community Centre PANTY SHIELDS $59 30's • Wampole STRESS FORMULA 69 VITAMINS 100's WI • Come in today and enjoy Triangle's many Spring Savings! TRIANO LE DISCOUNT .I 972 Tho Square, Goderich; Main Corner, Clinton; Main Corner;.Seaforth FREE ADMISSION for reservations and information call: 1-455-9228 Marg Makins is the proud new owner of Times and Places, located in Bayfield. She is seen here seated on, and surrounded by some of the antiques which she sells, along with Inuit art. (David Emslie photo) New antique store opens By David Emslie BAYFIELD - As of May 1, residents and visitors to Bayfield may have noticed a new antique and inuit art store had opened in their midst. That store is called Times and Places. The store, which sells anything from anti- que furniture to German hat boxes to sculptures carved from whale bones, was built and opened by Marg and Bill Makins, who have been Bayfield • residents for the past five years. -"I decided to do it because we seemed to be getting too many antiques in our .house," Mrs. Makins said. "It was getting difficult to move around." With 'their 'decisaoti to build and open the • store, they bought out all of • the remaining stock from an antique shop that was closing in Hensall called the Gresham House. Before the store was built, though, there was a little bugalow in the lot, Mrs. Makins explained. "This is a°brand, spankin' new Mrs. Makins said their decision to sell In - building," she said. Those who do decide to visit the store and make a purchase will have their purchase uit art along with their other goods stemmed rung up on a 1902 National Cash Register from a trip she and her husband took to Baf- that is still in working condition. family Mayis month been there since the beginning of time. Is it By Helen Owen a sign of the times that government "offers BAYFIELD - Although this is the twelfth a special resource for people to experience year that Province of Ontario has proclaim- the diversity and importance of family as ed May as Family Month, family units have the basis on which communities are formed"? Some families are fortunate irl that family ties are strong, and with people living longer grandparents, parents, grandchildren and great grandchildren share each others time, company and experience. Family pride and loyalty are two aspects which enrich. these relationships and the direct contacts main- tain a treasury of memories, traditions and responsibility. • Unfortunately in today's society, more and more families are split and diversified by broken marriages and re -marriages or extra -marital relationships which for the children must fragment the eldse ..family groupings and create divided loyalties #n� confuse perceptions. The home environ- ment, instead of being thefocal point is. all too often a place to eat and sleep Shred custody of children means time .splif'bet- ween two households so that the, cortoe t of. 'home' as a specific place no longer applies. There are conStant adaptations,to 1ie',ii Lade Turn to *4011 'THE tilPli TUCK SHOP' ®Bayfield— OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK �I' IlIiT 6 vi/nIITfif 11111111111111111111m MINIM I ,,,\ `�' 111. 1�1/►"� IIIA i . . 1 47ted NeatPtaeleox 649 WE SPECIALIZE IN FAST and FRIENDLYRIEFRIENDLYRVIOI (AND THAT'S THIN TRUTH) RESIDENTS OF BAYFIELD Spring Trash Pick Up Wednesday, May 21, at 12 noon. All residents north of Main St., west of Catherine St. and east of Hwy. No. 21. Thursday, May 22 at 12 noon All residents south of Main St., east of Catherine St. and west of Hwy. No. 21. fin Island approximately six years ago. "We fell in love with the people and their crafts," she said. "It's a fantastic part of Canada." Aside from this, she said, no one else in Bayfield handles Inuit carvings. "It's a purely Canadian work of art, so the Americans can take it home duty free," Mrs. Makins said while giving another reason for their' selling of the art. Although Mr. Makins will not be involved in the buying and selling for the store., his wife pointed out, "He is totally involved financially." Times and Places has had a lot of lookers, with the Inuit art selling very well, and the German hat boxes starting to move ,{l?ut none have been 'at profitable d§'titieirlfirst 'customers. "Our first customers 'were from Ann Ar- bor, Michigan, and they spent over $1,800 in a few minutes," Mrs. Makins said. "We haven't had any like them since." HEY! BAYFIELD We Deliver to YOU WITH SAME DAY SERVICE! • FLOWERS FOR GIIFTS FOREVER AY 166 THE SQUARE, GODERICH PHONE 524-8761 Evenings and Sundays phone 529-7253 Culligan BUYING OR SELLING IT'S AS EASY AS 1, 2. 3. SPECIAL INVITATION visit our New location -- MAIN STREET BAYFIELD kejth (Willie) Bunn 565-5055 NOTICE The Council of the Village of Bayfield will discuss the VILLAGE FLOOD PLAIN at the Council Meeting TUESDAY MAY ,20 AT 7 P.M. Patrick M::rah sim CLERIC-TREASURE1 1