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Clinton News-Record, 1987-06-17, Page 6Page 6—CLINTON NEWS-RECORD!WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1987 Councillors inspect Blyth's main strip By David Emslie BLYTH - Council here met on the main strip in Blyth on June 12 to inspect the road conditions. The decision to carry out the inspection came about during council's June 9 meeting when Reeve Albert Wasson pointed out that the Ministry of Transportation and Com- munications 1MTC) had agreed earlier this Year to meet with council. In a letter sent to the village, the MTC stated they would be willing to meet and talk with council about the village concerns within the village limits. "It probably should be on our minds how we intend to present our case, our proposal to the MTC," Reeve Wasson said. In order to be able to present a cornplete case, council agreed to meet on June 12 and have a look at the road conditions, after which they will compile some thoughts and concerns on the subject. "The MTC might very well come along and say, 'This is what we are going to do,' and it could be exactly what we want, but the chances of that are less that 50 per cent," Reeve Wasson pointed out. Bylaw There was some discussion by council on the passing of bylaw 13, a bylaw to adopt the estimates of all sums required during the year and to strike the rate of taxation for 1987. Clerk -treasurer Helen Grubb raised a con- cern over those taxpayers who pay their taxes at the bank. In some cases there is a charge for those payments made at the bank, and for each situation where a charge is applicable it is costing the village 95 cents. Councillor Howson pointed out that most of the tax stubs he has seen from different municipalities point out to the taxpayer that if they pay at the bank, they will be responsi- ble for the applicable charges. He noted that if they left the payment of the bank charges up to the taxpayers, "it's not a thing we'd be alone in doing. I think we're the only ones not doing it." After some further discussion council moved to change the bylaw so it reads that if taxes are paid at the bank, it will be at the cost of the taxpayer. A further change was made before the bylaw was passed to make tax payments easier on those collectiong Canadian pen- sion. While taxes are usually due on November 15, council moved the date back to December 2 to give the pensioners another cheque to work with. 1986 GMC 1/z TON Ln•' 1985 CFIEVErrE. ,u,i„iii,01, 1985 PONTIAC PARISIENNE, 1 161 r ,ur (rmriilloning. low milr•atlr' 1985 BUICK L.eSABRE 1985 DODGE ARIES WAGON 1984 PONTIAC PARISIENNF; 4 DR. STATIONWAGON low mileage. 1981 OLDS DELTA 88 RON ALF. BROUGHAM I I 14 ow 1981 CHFV CITATION 1981 CUTLASS S1;PRF.ME BRO1 (IIAM. I 1979 OLDS REGENCY 98. 1 .1 r I ,ull•II Blyth Standard Severance After months of discussion about a $500 severance tee charged to the village, two councillors approached the Planning and Development Committee of Huron County this month to present their case. Over the past few months Councillors Bill Manning and Lloyd Sippel have both voiced strong opposition over allowing the county to keep the $500 fees, and they volunteered to approach the county representatives. Councillor Manning explained that accor- ding to the count there were a few things the village did wrong in applying for the severance. The first point was that the seller of the property is supposed to take care of the severance. Therefore, the village did not have a right to apply for severance because they were not selling the land. Another point against the village was a document that had the acting clerk - treasurer acting as an agent for the seller. "We tried to point out the fact that the of- fice was in a state of stress, but they kept coming back with the fact that we as a coun- cil should know not to apply for the severance as a municipality," Councillor Manning stated. This point was touched on in earlier meetings as a letter from the county pointed out that the village should have known that municipalities don't pay for a severance. Although no final decision was reached between the two parties, the county clerk - treasurer noted that refunds have been made in the past. However, he didn't state full refunds, but in part. Council will await word from the county before deciding their next move. Drainage Ili other business council dealt with two drainage problems within the village. The first drain they dealt with was brought to their attention by Mason Bailey, who was having drainage problems on his property. When Reeve Wasson and the village foreman, Mery Ritchie, went to inspect the . area they found there was a 1.8 foot fall from the culvert behind the senior citizens' apart- ment to the east end of the culvert on Gypsy Lane. After surveying the area, Reeve Wasson noted that he could relate to Mr. Bailey's concerns, and council decided to go ahead with correcting the problem. Approximately 150 feet of tile or eight inch pipe will be laid, and an eight inch culvert will be run under the Lion's Club Park road. The other problem drain under discussion is on Mill Street, running from McConnell to Wellington. After some discussion between themselves and with Mr. Ritchie, council carne to the conclusion that the drain bet- ween McConnell and Mill had to be upsized to alleviate any flooding problems. Before passing a final decision on how to take care of the problem, council is going to look at sorr.: costs for the work. Her courage and willingness to talk about her experience has made Bev (left) are interviewed by CKNX's Glen Creamer. I Anne Nare- Kathy Bromley somewhat of a celebrity. Kathy recently underwent jko photo) brain surgery to help cure her epilepsy. Here Kathy and her husband, Kathy tells more about her surgery By Kathy Bromley Part 2 BLYTH — I wish to extend a big Hello to everyone. I am feeling better than I could ever dream possible! As great as I feel, though, I have to be frequently reminded to take everything easy. As hard as it is for me to realize when I am feeling so wonderful, I do have to give myself time to recuperate from my brain surgery and enable everything inside to heal. I still have a ten- dancy to overlook this, as I am still on "cloud nine" over this miraculous surgery. People are continuously asking me how I was able to undergo the six hour brain surgery, when I was awake throughout the whole procedure. If you can recall my last article on brain surgery, I Think I can, I Think I can, it was the love and support that I received from everyone since I had become a patient in London's University Hospital back in January, that kept me strong. Their encouragement was my backbone. Thanks to the wonderful surgeons at the hospital, I had the utmost confidence in the surgery that they were about to perform. Also, the numerous advantages of undergo- ing this surgery and possibly controlling my seizures, by far, outweighed the disadvan- tage of backing out and remaining an epilep- tic for the rest of my life. One advantage of being fully awake dur- ing the surgery, was the wonderful recuperation that followed. By being awake throughout the operation, I didn't have near the affects as I had from the 3.5 hour surgery to implant sub-durals. Following that surgery, three days passed with me continuously sleeping. With the brain surgery, even though it is the utmost delicate area to work in, it is also the quickest area to heal. The following day after the surgery, I felt weak of course, but as each day passed, I continuously grew stronger and stronger. Exactly seven days later, I was released. Looking back now, I find one specific stage of the brain surgery to be fascinating! I assisted the doctors to pin -point the exact location of the portion of my memory, on the left side, that was to be removed. I was asked to begin counting and to con- tinue to do so until I was asked to stop. Periodically, I found that the number wouldn't come out! After this had occurred enough to allow the doctors to pin -point the exact location they were after, I was told to stop counting. Dr. Girvin, the head surgeon, then explained exactly what was happening to me. Whenever I found that the number wouldn't come out, he had touched the specific are of the brain that controlled my speech. Being touched it resulted in me losing my ability to talk! This enabled the doctors to know exactly what they could do, and what to avoid. Precautions were then taken accordingly. Thanks to the wonderful success of the surgery, I have taken a whole new outlook on life. With the confidence that I have now, it will enable me to do so many things that prior to this, I was reluctant to do, "just in case..." Now, as each day passes without seizures, two words that have been in the back of my mind for the last 19 years are going further and further away. Those two familiar words are: "What if...?" Seventy-eight attend annual family reunion By Dora Shobbrook LONDESBORO - Some 78 descendents of the John Ball and Sarah Jane Palmer families met on June 14 at Ball's Grove in Hullett Township for their annual reunion. Honorary President Elgin Penfound and Presidents Ken and Joy Vodden welcomed the guests and a pot luck luncheon was held. Get well cards were signed for Stewart and Ada Ball. Minutes of the last reunion were read by Secretary Bev Riley. It was agreed to hold the 1988 reunion on the second Sunday in June at the Clinton Conservation Park. The new slate of officers were elected. They. include: Honorary Presidents, Ken and Joy Vodden; Presidents, Dave and Brenda Scholl; Vice Presidents, Joe and ,Janice Eveleighl Secretary -Treasurers, Ar- nold and Bev Rileyy • Committee MembOrs, Paul and Missy Gibbings, Elgin and Nancy Dearing, Thelma Ellerbv. A sports program washield and conducted by Darrell Ball, Lorna and Dave Durnin, Larry and Kevin Adams. The results were: five and under - first Chris Malhon; second, Darren Scholl; girls eight and under - Ashley Gibbings, Tracy Westerbrook; boys eight and under - Craig Malhon, Chris Dur- nin; girls 15 and under - Chastity Colcluhoun, Duane Durnin; ladies' kick the slipper - Chastity Cofquhoun, Stephane Durnin; men's kick the slipper - Ron and Doug Dur- nin • travelling the greatest distance - Randy and Arva Machan from Elora; birthday closest to the reunion date - Kevin Wright on June 14. United Church News Baptism and communion Sunday were held at the Londesboro United Church on June 14. 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Junior Teachers for June 13 were Connie Van Loo and Kelly Bosman. Bernice Nor- man read the scripture lesson. For the comrnunion service Clara Riley and Bob Trick assisted Rev. Snihur. Dennis Penfound, Elwood Mitchell, Bryan White and Brian Howatt served the bread and the wine was served by Bert Lyon, Murray Howatt, Caroline Thompson and Jim IT'S TIME! Time to deworm your whole herd at tur- nout with Banminth 11• Dalry Cottle ®ewarmor pellets! Get the most out of your herd with Sonminth II • : (1) No Milk Withdrawal) (2) Economical, (3) Convenient! 'Trademark /Authorized user Century 21 All Points Realty Inc. would like to thank everyone who visited our booth at the Clinton Trade Fest. Congratulations to the Teddy Bear Winners: •Faith Mason - R.R.2, Clinton •Robin Martin - R.R.5 Clinton •Roberta Plumsteel - Clinton *Jeremy Phelan - Clinton Could the winners please contact Bill McGregor at 482-7539 or Karen Scruton at 482-9716 to pick up their prize. Jamieson. This coming Sunday, June 21 the Sunday School Promotion and Awards Presenta- tions will be held. Vacation Bible School will be held from August 10-14. Seniors Games Nineteen member of the Londesboro Hap- py Gang Senior Citizens Club attended eniors Days held at Huronview on June 9. A noon luncheon was served, followed by a program that was emceed by Mary Gibb - :rigs. Barb Hodgins sang and played her guitar. The Clinton Wheel 'N Dealers square danced and a piano solo was performed by Grace Jutzi, an RN at Huronview. WI meet The l,ondesboro Women's Institute I WI 1 Turn to page 17 BEST RATE INVESTMENTS FINANCIAL CENTRE, GODERICH 524.2773. 1.800-265.5503 ROTARY HOES Specials 111 15' (1 only) $2750 111 21' (1 only) $3,750 21' mode - Break crusts - KiII small weeds 'heels of HD iron B arings easily replaceable - 15' - 41' width Call now and Save BEVWElla FARM EQUIPMENT LTD. "Sorving You For 55 rears" E>reoter♦���� ®ashw®ald ri' 233-2121 237-3242