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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-11-02, Page 1me The Goderich arena roof project was officially paid for Friday afternoon by the Arena Building Committee which boasted that not one tax dollar had been spent on the project. The committee witnessed mayor Deb Shewfelt and town clerk Larry McCabe signing two cheques totalling just over $23,000. One was to Logan Contracting, builders of the arena, and'the other to architect C.C. Parker and Associates. Watching the signing are building committee members Mary Donnelly, Jon Ginn, Mike Dymond and Bob Allen. Not available for the photo were John Doherty and Pete McCauley. (photo by Jeff Seddon) Hallowe'en the fairly quiet oderic in town Ghosts goblins, witches and a galaxy of Star Wars imitators bargained for sweet treats over the threat of ghoulish. pranks Tuesday evening in traditional Halloween style. Hundreds of Goderich children prowled the streets in various disguises in sparch of sweet treats with a convincing Hallowepn approach of 'trick or treat'. Halloween night was rather serene in Goderich and Police Chief Pat King said there were but a few mischievous incidents to report. "It was a good Halloween as far as we were concerned," the Chief noted. "There were a few minor incidents in town and credit has to be given to the kids themselves." — -Oh Tuesday there -were ,f wItibidelfff ..of burning leaf piles reported to police and two fire hydrants were also activated • but two arrests were made in connection with the in- cidents. The police department also received a call about garbage bags being thrown onto the street, but the contents,.of the garbage bags remained intact and there was only one report of an egg being thrown. The most senseless incident occurred at a Champion Road Machinery building in the Industrial Park where pranksters spray painted over a recently completed painting that decorates the west wall of the building facing Highway 21. Much of the credit for the quiet atmosphere must also be given to the Goderich Police Department and the auxiliary constables who donated their time to assist police in Halloween • 'patrols. Nine regular officers were on duty Tuesday and their efforts were augmented by - nine special constables. Chief King stated the effort and cooperation of the Circle City CB club has also been in- strumental in curbing Halloween vandalism. The local CB club had eight members patrolling eight zones in town for four nights up to and including Halloween. The Club's patrol was organized by members Ken Scheerer and Roy Kaminska. The annual Halloween dance sponsored by the Goderich Recreation department drew a record crowd of 382 at the high school. The Rocky Howell Band provided the en- tertainment at the fourth annual dance. The Goderich Lions Club again assisted the recreation department. Candidates in demand Voters in Goderich will have several op- portunitiesto get a first hand impression of candidates running for municipal office in the November 13 election. Several candidate forums have been scheduled for the two week period preceding the election and any voter wanting to meet a candidate or ask a question personally can do so at one of thOse candidate nights. The first of the forums was held Wednesday morning when Women's Day Out invited the Candidates to speak and asked that the politicians be prepared to field questions from , the audience. The Goderich Rotary Club is sponsoring a candidate forum on Cable Television, the first of which was set for Wednesday night at 9:00 p.m. ,on Channel 12. The candidates for coun- cillor and for board of education trustee are slated for appearance on the first program. The second of the series will feature candidates for reeve and mayor and will be aired Tuesday, November 7 at 900 p.tn. The ROtary Club is also monitoring election results on Channel 12, on NoVertiber 13 beginning at 9 :00 p.m. • The Goderich Ratepayers Association is sponsoring an all candidates night at WitKay Hall on Wednesday, November 8 and the Goderich Lions Club is holding an all can- didates night for club members on Thursday, Nove tribe'. 9. as JEFF4EDD01‘,1 The final installment for the new roof on the .'Goderich and District Memorial Arena was paid in a brief ceremony Friday afternoon when the arena building committee paid off Logan Contracting, contractor for the new roof, and C.C. Parker and Associates, architects for the project, The payments totalling over $23,000 endedthe controversy surrounding the steel used for the, arena woof. The building committee of the _Goderieb,Recre•ation Board were in a dispute with the/ contractor and architect over the new steel'beams after they began to rust shortly after their installation. The rust problem was halted with the installation of special cir- culating fans inside the arena but the town wanted the contractor and architect to settle on paying costs for the beams to be sandblasted and repainted. In a letter to the recreation board town solicitor Dan. Murphy recommended that an out of court settlement between Logan Con- , , tracting-,--.QC ,--Parker 'and- Lenclon-Steeli---s4p:T pliers of -the -beam, 'be accepted.' Murphy advised the board that the town's share of the repainting costs, $1,192, was far less than the costs would be to take the issue into court. The settlement was a cost sharing agreement to cover the $7,942 bid of Standard Painting Limited to sandblast and paint the beams. C.C. Parker agreed Jo pay $2,500 of that, Logan Contracting $1,250 and London Steel $3,000 with the town paying the remainder. The recreation board agreed to take the risk that the qtiote to paint the beams would be the, sarno in the spring as it is now and accepted the deal. The delay is necessary,to permit use of the arena how. The board did not want to eloSe the facility to permit the painting tO be don,' now choosing to wait until spring -when the ice is taken out for the 4ummer. The final installments paid by the town totalled $23,539.37. Parker was paid $4,625 and Logan Contracting $19,289.37. "That completes the arena project without a tax dollar being spent," mayor Deb Shewfelt told the rec board. Index Vikings number one • ...page 14 Jackzo-Lanterno - winners From hobby to business ...page 1A. Trigon preparation ...page 3 ...page 7 131 YEAR -44 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1978 35 CENTS PER COPY ownshi voters have at least one decision • '• •:,•BY JEFF S EDDON. •,Ti .A0 , Election fever may not have hit a high pitch in the townships' surrounding Goderich but it is at least hot enough to.demand voters go to the polls November 13 and vote for at least one representative to either county council, township council or county board of education. The townships of 'Goderich, Colborne, East and West Wawanosh and Ashfield all will have at least one position in municipal government filled by an election. Goderich township voters will have the greatest selection of candidates with six running for three council seats and two candidates vying for one seat on the county board of education. The reeve anti deputy -reeve for the township were acclaimed. East Wawanosh need only•select a trustee for the board of education when voters go to the polls. The township council was acclaimed but Lloyd Barth, who spearheaded the movement that resulted in the banning of Margaret Laurence's The Diviners from the list of ap- proved texts for county high schools0,opposing board of education chairman John Elliott as township trustee. GODERICH TOWNSHIP Gerry Ginh ended a career in municipal politics that spanned nearly two decades when he retired from Goderich township council this year. Ginn, who served as township councillor, deputy -reeve and reeve, and this year was warden of Huron County, said. early in 1978 when he was elected warden that this would be his final year in politics. He said he had promised his family more of his time and kept that promise. Township deputy -reeve Grant Stirling will fill Ginn's vacancy as the township reeve while Garnet Wright, who for the past three terms has been a township councillor, will be the deputy -reeve. 13oth candidates were acclaimed to the posts. Half a dozen candidates will be seeking council seats in the township. Of those two are incumbents and four are newcomers to 'municipal politics. Jake Redet and Joe Frit- zley, both veteran council members; are • ...seeking analier term' oroffice. Lawrence' Cox, Chester Sturdy and -Walter Mcllwain, all far- mers, are nominated for council as is Ron • Sam -ways, a businessman who makes his home in the township. A rematch is in the works for township trustee for the county board' of education. Shirley Hazlitt and John Westbrook are once again opposing -each other for the township's seat on the board. The winner of the election • will represent the townships of Goderich and Colborne. Hazlitt is completing her first two year ter of office and won her seat in the 1976 election defeating Westbrook. Westbrook was ,the cumbent in the 1976 electionand Hazii- newcomer to politics, managed to -enough votes to win a seat at the board. COLBORNE TOWNSHIP Colborne township voters will ns vote for a county representative in the 1978 elections but will have two new faces in the Co •orne seats on county council. Reeve Doug cNeil, who was warden of the county in 77, retired from politics as did deputy -re ve Norman Durst. Both men were acclaimed to their posts in 1976 and their replacements in 1978 were also ac- claimed. Former councillors Bill Bogie and Robert Jewell Will represent Colborne at county council, Bogie as reeve and Jewell as Deputy -reeve. There will be only one loser in the election of Colborne's council. Four candidates are seeking three seats. Incumbent Russell Ker- nighan is after another term of office and Grant McPhee, who in 1976 lost a bid for a council seat, is trying..again. Newcomers Glen Ribey • and Ernest Sherwood will fill out the ballot for council. Both are farmers in the township. mtlAitS1V: McD'onald there is no2Par- ticular iss e he took Zinn to task over but said he felt a change was needed. He said it was time for inn to give someone else a chance as .ree,v.e and.tirtie. he gave someorieelse a chance to serve as deputy -reeve. John Austin, a former councillor, was ac - Turn to page 19 • ASHFIELD TOWNSHIP Ashfield township voters will have to decide between their incumbent deputy -reeve and reeve. Both men are locked in a battle for reeve of the township. Incumbent reeve Warren Zinn is seeking another term of office and is being challenged by incumbent deputy -reeve Findlay Senior citizens complex clears final obstacle • BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER At a special closed council meeting Monday, Williard Legg and the members of town councii were able to reach an amicable agreement which has removed the last obstacle from the path of the new senior 'citizens apartment complex at the corner of Waterloo and West Streets, Legg has withdrawn- his objection to the proposed facility which he said, would restrict entry to his own property adjacent to the site. Council has agreed to deed a four -foot strip of land to Legg and in return, Legg dropped his objectiptis tothe height of the building which, h hadlpreviously Charged would restrict light and air to his home. ----Now that Legg's objections have been cleared away, the property can be rezoned to permit the construction: of the, apartment complex, Once the site is rezoned, a Central Mortlige and litouiting Corporation grant of , 4,1,0,0U0 Lowdi Us Ult.: pLUJcL,L, will be paid and the purchase of the property from Photo Investments of London can be finalized. It i understood some members of council felt the town had a good chance of winning a battle in a court of law, but time was an important factor. There was concern that the town's option on the land would run out before the matter could be settled but there was even more fear that the badly needed projett could be delayed a year or more by going through the lengthy legal procedures. Mayor Deb Shewfelt said after the meeting the Ontario Housing Corporation had Suggegreer the answer to the dilemma. The majority of council members felt satisfied it' was the best course of action in the circumstances. Later this year, the sites will be prepared for construction .and existing buildings will be removed..The Senior citizens apartments will begin to take shape early in the new year for occupancy -probably next fall. Over 250 pumpkins Were lined up an tables in the main null at the'Stmeoast Mall shopping centre Saturday for a jack -o -lantern contest, sponsored by the mall:merchants. The contest was open to children from five, to 10 years of age ipeOne category and front !II to 15 years of age In another. Well over 250eople lined the mall to view the artistic efforts of the youngsters and wait the final decisions Of judges Jim Coulter, Deb- Shewfelt and OPP constable Phil Gingerich. (photo by Jeff Seddon) •