Zurich Citizens News, 1969-08-14, Page 1No. 32—FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS
ZURICH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1969
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Area Skater Turns Professional
A popular area figure skater,
Pauline Bell, R. R. 2, Hensall,
has turned professional and will
join the skating show "Holiday
on Ice". She leaves this week
for Bismarck, North Dakota.
and will assume a leading role
in the show.
Holiday on Ice will tour the
United States until the middle of
April, after which it leaves for
South America for an extended
performance.
For the hard-working daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Bell,
the contract to tdrn professional
marks the end of a loth period
of training and practicing, which
began when she was only 13 years
old.. She commenced her first
private lessons in Seaforth under
professional instructor, Arthur
Bourke. When he left Seaforth
she transferred to St. Thomas,
where she has been taking lessons
since under the guidance of
professional Gerald Woodstrotu,
of Galt.
Each Sunday, Mrs. Bell has
been driving her daughter to Sr.
Thomas for lessons, and during
the summer months she has been
staying right in St . Thomas for
further studies: During the week-
ends Pauline has been -skating at
Galt and at Briarwood, in Sarnia.
For the past two winters, Paul-
ine has been senior amateur
coach for figure skating clubs
at Zurich, Huron Park and St.
Thomas. She has thrilled
crowds at the Zurich arena on
both the occasion of the official
opening and at a skating carnival
this past winter. Along with her
younger sister, Troyann, who
holds three bronze medals,
she skated as a pair.
A graduate of both Hensall
Public School and Clinton High
School, Pauline first started
walking the length of the arena
on bob skates at the age of 17
months. That same winter she
won prizes at area a'enas for rhe
youngest skater on the ice. Now
Pauline uses two pairs of skates,
one for free style and dance and
the other for figures. The blades
have to be sent to Toronto for
special grinding. The boots
arc made to measure, and need
to be replaced every year.
Pauline told the Citizens News
that to become a figure skater
one roust practice from six to
eight hours a day. Many titres,
she added, she hasracticed on
local ice surfaces after hockey
games, until four o'clock in the
morning.
Last Wednesday at tate Pop
Concert in St. Thomas, Pauline
was presorted with a gift and
corsage by the Figure Skating
School there.
)ler many friends throughout
the area wish her the best of
success in her new role as a
professional member of "Iiol.iday
on Tee."
1969 Hay Tax Rate Shows Little (hange
Ratepa)ers in the Township of
Ilay will not feel the pinch very
severe].) this year, as their
*ettera1 rate has been increased
by less than half a mill for lO00.
The L1ay t*eueral rate is 22.87
mills for Farm and residential
and 25.38 for industrial and
commercial.
Total tax rare for farut and
residential this year in flay
Township will be 85. 02 trills,
while the total for industrial and
commercial will amount to
02.52 mills. Reason for the close
to 13 mill overall increase Ls the
rising cost of education.
The Iluron County Board of
Education rate for primary
purposes is 17.97 nt ills, and for
secondary purposes is 22.81
trills, for residential. For
industrial and commercial rate-
payers, the education levy is
10.9mills and
respectively.
Rate for the Count) of Iluron
general is 21.8.1 mills for farts
Intel residential and :21.81 mills
for industrial and et ututercial.
The iiurott-Perth Separate
School rate is the very sound as
the public school supporters.
Tu the police village of
Dashwood the general road rate
will he nine trills for residential
and 11.110 twills for industrial
and commercial. The general
rate for Dashwood ratepayers is
15 mills for both residential and
comercial.
This year Hay Township has
changed the date when taxes am
to be paid.. The last elate for
pa) meet is November 28, and
after this date a penalty of four
percent interest will be added.
After lute 1, two-thirds of one
percent interest will he added.
In other business at their
meeting last week, the council
asked tine Ontario Hydro to raise
the poles on concession 12 and 13,
to allow more clearance follow-
ing road work which has been
completed. The road has been
raised considerably and therefore
the poles are no longer high
enough above road level.
Approval was given to Ontario
lIydro for the purchase of close. to
half an acre of land from Glen
Thiel, subject to approval from
the Ontario Municipal Board.
hydro wishes to use the land for
a substation to serve this area.
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Hensall Tax Rate
Despite Continuing
(b) Airs. Minnie Noakes)
Ou August 5, the council of
the village of Ileusall met for
its regular meeting. Following
the reading and adoption of the
previous meetings, deputations
were dealt with.
The clerk informed council
that the mill rate Inas been set
for 11000 taxation and will he as
follows; Residential, ; o. 7;
Commercial, 11:1.8. 1i -la)v 1:11,
11109 was given three readings
and passed to set the mill rate.
Tire total assessment for the vill-
age being $1,11,20, 950 The
rated are as follows: village rata,
residential 10, commercial, 25;
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BEAN QUEEN CONTEST
Attention girls! Would you
like to reign as "Bean Queen" at
this year's annual Bean Festival.
.The contest is open to any girls
throughout this area of Western
Ontario, and will take place the
night before, the Festival, on
Friday, August 22. A Beau
Festival dance bas been arranged
for that night, and this is when
the Queen will he crowned by
last year's winner, Miss Debbie
Merner.
Atiy girls interested in entering
this contest should leave their
name at the Citizens News office
any time from now until the. date
of the event. The girls may
enter on their own or may be
sponsored by any area business
concern or group wishing to do so
Valuable cash prizes will be
awarded in the contest, and as
well the winner has been invited
to participate in the contest to
be held at the Exeter Rodeo the
following weekend.
New Home Construction In Zurich
Continues With More Permits Issued
New home construction in
Zurich is still booming as
three more building permits
were approved at last week's
)meeting of the village council.
Permit's were issued to Charles
Bedard, for a new home, in the
value of $14, 050; Paul 1)ucharme
Jr., for a new house in tate value
of $10, 000; to Arnold. Mercer
through Donald Oke. Ltd. , for a
new home in the value of $18, nut(
Another permit was approved
for Dr. C. J. Wallace in the
amount of $25, on, for a new
medical centre he plans to erect
at the easy cod of the village.
The building will be located
.'directly south of the 1.(130 store,
next ro rhe present dental office.
Work on all four new buildings
is already underway, with au
early completion date set itt
each cause.
Oilier permits were issued to
Donald Olcc Ltd., in the amount
of $500, for alterations to his
warehouse; to Mildford Doerr
in the amount of $310 for a new
verandah; to Howard Pinl<beincr
in the amount of $1(100 for
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Remains Lower
Price Increases
high school, residential, 19. 8,
commercial, county rate,
residential 22.4, commercial,
22..1; public school, 10.3,
residential; 18.5 commercial;
separate school, residential, 16.6
commercial, 18.5; park board,
2, residential, 2 commercial;
artificial ice, residential, 1.9,
commercial, 1.9; hydrant rental,
2 residential, 2 commercial.
Lorne Archer was present to
inform council of plans for the
future development as regards
the Ontario Hydro and the village
The reeve explained to council
that a new substation was going
to he constructed and that the
Ontario hydro would like to use
the easement already in use in
the township just south of the
village. The P.U.C. asked
council's opinion regarding a
right of way or street allowance
through property now owned by
the 5c tool. Council dict not
favour the idea bur felt it would
be to the advantage of all if the
Country Planning Board were
contacted to have a representativ
meet with them and perhaps
give guide lines in this area.
Ivlr. Archer asked if council
ilad ever considered taking over
rite street lights in the village
and explained that this way
would prove less expensive over
a period of years. He suggested
that I tr. Sunley, auditor forgthe
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PLAY BALL - Ches Gaiser, a long- time baseball
figure in Dashwood, threw out the first ball
from his wheel chair last Friday night, to off-
icially mark the opening of the new floodlights
at the Dashwood Bali Park. With Ches is his
brother Herb, who also played baseball in the
village many years ago. A crowd of close to
1000 attended the opening affair` which saw the
Dashwood Tigers lose an exhibition game to the
powerful Sarnia Juniors.