The Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-07-29, Page 1Joc1er1ch
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GODERICH,, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY. JULY 29. 1987
Various children's events were heldlast week in Courthouse
Park: Sponsored by the Goderich Tourist Bureau, the events
consisted of a Thursday evening Cabbage Patch Fashion Show,
a stuffed animal contest on Friday and games and relays on
Saturday. The above photos depict some of the activities. At
left, five and one -half -year-old J.D. McGuire and his Smurf pal
were just two of the approximately 42 children whn took part in.
the stuffed animal contest. Roslynn. Gottschalk,- top.right, and
her two Cabbage Patch dolls Kristina and Abbie, stole the
fashion show dressed alike in outfits made by Roslynn's grand -
Mother Johanna Gottschalk. Activities such as the game of leap
frog, bottom right, kept the children occupied Saturday morn-
ing. (photos by Yvette Zandbergen and Lou -Ann Hope)
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Plenty of fun
for children
at celebration
There will be lots of fun activities for
children on July 31 to August 3,- during
Goderich's 160th Anniversary --Tiger
Dunlop Days.
The Recreation Department's 'Annual
Penny Carnival, Friday, July 31 at 1 pm to
4 pm in Court House Park will feature lots
of fun activities for the children to enjoy.
On Saturday, August 1, the action gets
underway at 10 am in Court House Park
with the Frisbee Frolic. Bring your frisbee
and participate in the distance, skills and
pairs competitions. At 10:30 am, also in
Court House Park, the Fun Vegetable con-
test takes centre stage. Enter your longest
bean, smallest radish, biggest . beet or
shortest carrot. Make up a vegetable
animal too for the judges to examine,
Adults can join in the Fun Vegetable Con-
test too.
After the Fun Vegetable competition, a
Children's Decorated Bicycle, Trike and
Wagon Contest takes place in Court House
Park at 11 am. At 11:30 am parade with the
town criers down to Harbour Park. Bring
along a picnic lunch and stay for an after-
noon of fun. Children's games begin at 2:15
pm in the park and then it will be all wig-
gles; giggles, splish and splash when the
dew worm racing and minnow wrestling
action gets' undzrway at 3:15 pm at the
Town Beach. Adults are welcome to get in
on this fast paced action tool.
Dress up and enter the Kids Costume
parade, Sunday, August 2, at 1 pm in Court
House Park and then it's time to follow up
with some "Fun Art in the Park." At ap-
proximately 2:45 pm ( after the historic
parade), "Family Contest Capers," also in
Court House Park are sure to tickle your
fancy with bubble gum blowing, banana
eating, count the peanuts and a crazy cap
competition all in store.
Monday, August 3 .you .can catch the
Model Airplane Aerial Display at 10 am
near the Goderich Pollution -Control Plant,
watch the Windsurfing races at 11 am at
St.. Christopher's Beach or drop by the
municipal pool 2:30 to 4:30 pm for the
Recreation Department Public Swim and
get a free drink of cider. '
Goderich's 160th Anniversary --Tiger
Dunlop Days, July 31 to August 3, will
feature lots of fun for the whole family too.
For more information contact the
Goderich Tourism Office --Bureau at
524-6600 or 524-2513. -
Landowners advised to seek opinion
inion
piofessionai
high waves to crash into the shoreline.
Moulton said man has little control over
lake water levels, even though some diver-
sions of water such as Ontario Hyrdo
diversions at Long Lac and Ogoki can in-
crease levels and the removal of water
from Lake Erie into the Mississippi River
system at Chicago can decrease it.
BY PATRICK'RAFTIS
"You can't stop erosion. You can only
slow it down.," Craig Bishop, of the Na-
tional Water Research Institute told about
45 Lake Huron shoreline landowners at a
recent open meeting on Lakeshore erosion.
The meeting, held at The Livery on July
23, was sponsored by the Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority and featured three
federal government experts on .erosion
along the great lakes.
Bishop advised against homeowners im-
provising their own shoreline protection
devices, without guidance from qualified
personnel.
"Many people think shoreline protection
is easy," Bishop said. "However, no one
solution is going to fit every situation," he
added.
While various types of "reasonably ef-
fective," shoreline protection are
available, it requires a trained expert to
decide which of such devices as gabian
baskets, groynes, vertical walls, etc., will
work on a given shoreline.
"Designing an effective shore protection
structure is as difficult as designing a
bridge," he said.
OTHER OPTIONS
Bishop advises landowners facing ero-
sion problems that physical shore protec-
tion is only one of several options available
to them. The others include: relocating
their building, raising the structure on
stilts, selling the property, or doing
nothing.
Suprisingly, he said, "in many cases the
best idea is to do nothing," as erosion pro-
blems often correct themselves over time
due to changes in weather and lake
conditions.
The Ministry of Natural resources,
Bishop notes, has a techical advisory pro-
gram, a free service through which they.
will send an experienced engineer to ex-
amine your property and make recom-
mendations on protection options.
From there, said Bishop, the landowner
must "evaluate the risks and options and
decide who is right".
Potential owners, said Bishop, should:
investigate local water recession rates;
evaluate the local situation with respect to
weather, lake levels etc. and "plan for
flexibility".
"For landowners, shore protection is an
emotional issue for those who've ex-
perienced a loss of property," Bishop
stated, cautioning owners to take a ra-
tional look at their situation before pro-
ceeding with any corrective or preven-
tative measures.
AMAZINGLY CONSISTENT
Gary Boyd, of the Federal Department
of Fisheries and Oceans cautioned against
over -reacting to short-term problems.
"Beaches, are amazingly dynamic over
a period of months and years — but amaz-
ingly consistent over time " he said.
"What that means, is that the beaches
around here aren't going to disappear," he
added.
"With some constraints, it really doesn't
matter what the water levels are, erosion
will occur at the same rate," he notes.
Ralph Moulton, manager of the Great
Lakes Water Level Control Centre, Burl-
ington, said the main causes for fluctua-
tions in lake water levels are changes in
Great Lakes Basin precipitation. Per-
cipitation levels in the basin, he said, have
been increasing steadily since 1965, when
low water levels on the Great Lakes left
docks high and dry all over the shoreline.
Dramaticerosion is often the result of
storms, he said, which can cause 4 -metre
Culture minister to visit here
Ontario Minister of Citizenship and
Cult e Lily Munro whirs xttirds� Cis
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for.artd
dell, MPP for Huron.
The minister will be given a brief tour
of the eenstruetion site, then attend a
reception for'invited guests at the
Maitland Country Club In the evening,
Onto will attend a production at the
lly Festival, where she is impeded to
Mae an iiiiitatterilent on'fundit% for the
'festival,
Munro will be staying overnight at the
l3etialer inn,, and returning ing to Toronto
Ate,
oltty£ Ceuta has ago con -
Li Million to the project, which
e pcetcd to take about three years to
corripiete.
•
The diversions, he said, come close to
"balancing out".
"Really, the resiilt of man's actions on
lake levels has been very small."
For more information on lake water
levels, or lakeshore erosion contact the
Maitland Valley Conservation Authority,
335-3557.
Awareness Day planned
for physically disabled
BY YVETTE'ZANDBERGEN
Everyday. things like brushing your teeth
in the morning to walking down to the cor-
ner store are taken for granted by many of
us. But for some, these activities become
chores that are hard to master.
Awareness of Social Agencies Day for the
physically disabled, to be held Thursday,
August 6th from 10 am to 2:30 pm at the
Goderich Legion in the Jubilee room, is
designed to be "an eye-opener" for those
who take part. The general public is
welcome.
Joan Spittal, social worker at Alexandra
Marine and General Hospital and a member
of the Huron County Awareness Days com-
mittee said the day holds many activities.
There will be displays for public view
from various groups that service thg
physically handicapped. One of the attrac-
tions include Seaforth resident Alf Dale
demonstrating how he paints by mouth. Also
included is a movie entitled "It's A New
Day."
Local personalities and dignitaries will be
simulating tasks with various equipment us--
ed
s=ed by physically disabled persons such as
wheelchairs, walkers, or quadriplegic
canes. The participant will be sent out in the
community to perferm their tasks and will
be invited back to discuss their experiences.
"A great deal of impact will be pedple tak-
ing part in activities, '.she said. She said it is
like the saying, "walk a mile in my shoes,"
and it may let the participant feel what it is
like to be disabled.
She said the sponsors consist of communi-
ty service organizations throughout the
county. The groups sponsoring include
Grey -Bruce -Huron Post -Polio Chapter of
the Ontario March of Dimes, Alexandra
Marine and General Hospital, Huron County
Home Care Program, Town and Country
Homemakers, Huron Day Centre for the
Homebound; Canadian Paraplegic Associa-
tion, Easter Seal Society and the Ontario
March of Dimes.
This program was held in Clinton on July
24 and Spittal said she was disappointed
with the walk-in traffic and hopes for a bet-
ter response from Goderich. The same pro-
gram will be held in Exeter sometime in the
fall.
This is the first year for Awareness of
Social Agencies program.
Spittal said the program is not a new con-
cept and was started in this area by March
of Dimes, Canadian Paraplegic Association
and Easter Seals.
She said it has a two -fold purpose.
"It is a chance for the services to get bet-
ter acquainted with the community and it
makes the services better known to the
area," she said.
"The focus is on accessibility to public
buildings and the needs of the physically
disabled."
Biker hurt in crash
A motorcyclist was seriously injured in a
collision with a car at the corner of Cam-
bria Road and Brock Street, in Goderich,
Monday night.
Goderich Police Constable Rick Livesy
said the accident occurred around 11:25
p.m. on Monday, July 27.
Police could not release identifying in-
formation on the incident because of the
possibility of violating the Young Of-
fenders Act, Livesy, said.
The driver of the car was also injured in
the collision and both drivers were taken
by ambulance to the Alexandra Marine
and General Hospital. The .motorcycle
driver was more 'seriously injured and was
transferred to hospital in London.
The Goderich Police Force are contin
ing their investigation of the incident.
Beachclosing
rumors ors untrue
Contrary to persistent rumors which
circulated last week, none of the beaches
in or around Goderich were closed, nor in
any danger of being posted, despite the
consistent hot, humid weather.
Ed Harrison Director of Public Health
Inspections, Huron County Health Unit
said his office was "inundated with
calls," last Thursday and Friday by
members of the public concerned about
rumors the local beach was unsafe for
swimming.
Regular weekly testing showed no
unusually high levels of E. -cob bacteria,
which would indicate the presence of
disease -causing bacteria.
"In fact, the ( test) results are relative-
ly good, considering the heat and humidi-
ty," Harrision said.
Harrison also noted that the first step
in protecting public health would not be
closing of the beaches, but rather the
posting of warning signs.
"When we • get three or four samples
that are over the limit, we post them ( the
beaches (, we'don't close them. Then peo-
ple can swim if they want, but at their
own risk," he explained.
If bacteria levels at the beach were to
necessitate safety measures, the public ,
would be made well aware of the pro-
blems, Harrision said.
"The public can rest assured, if we
were going to post a beach we would cer-
tainly use all the media available to let
them know about it, as Well as posting
warning signs."
First accident
at new lights
The first traffic accident to occur at the
corner of Bayfield Road and Suncoast
Drive since the installation of the new
traffic lights, July 14, resulted in over
$13,000 damage to three vehicles involv-
ed and minor injuries to one person.
The three -vehicle collision occurred at
noon, July 26, when a northbound vehicle
and a southbound vehicle entered the in-
tersection as the lights turned yellow.
The northbound vehicle attempted a left
turn onto Suncoast and collided with the
southbound vehicle, was spun around
and collided with an eastbound vehicle.
Damage is estimated at $10,000 to the
first vehicle, a 1983 Chrysler; $3,000 to
the second vehicle, a 1981 Oldsmobile and
minor damage to the third vehicle.
Goderich Police laid charges as a
result of the incident, which Constable
Peter Mason said was not a result of the
drivers being unfamiliar with the new
signals.
Champion gets
defence work
Champion Road Machinery Sales Ltd.
of Goderich has been awarded a $1.1
million contract from the Government of
Canada to supply road. graders to Na-
tional Defence.
Murray Cardiff, Member of Parlia-
ment for Huron -Bruce made the an-
nouncement on behalf of Supply and Ser-
vices Minister Monique Vezina.
The contract calls for the company to
supply 10 graders, technical manuals
and familiarization courses.
INSIDE TI --HE
SIGNAL -STAR
Baseball tourney
Goderich was the site for the weekend
Peewee and Squirt Boys WOAA Baseball
Tournament which attracted a number
of teams. Although Friday night's rain
delayed play for the evening, games
resumed Saturday. For story and pic-
tures, see the Sports section.
Bush Fire review
Bush Fire, a play based on an actual
murder involving the Thomas Easby
family, opened at Blyth on July 21. See
the Community front page for a picture
and The Signal -Star's review of the
suspenseful play.
Hobby publisher
Goderich resident Barry Page has put
his computer centre to good use becom-
ing a hobby publisher. For pictures and
a story on destk-top publishing, see the
front page of the iunity section.