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Zurich Citizens News, 1974-11-14, Page 1(IA trEkg NO. 46 - FIRST WITH THE LOCAL NEWS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1974 15¢ PER COPY OPEN SEASON WITH A BANG - While many area residents travel into the northern part of Ontario in search of deer, these three local residents bagged this big buck early Monday morning right at home. Left to right are Clayton Kuepfer, Howard Ropp and Melvin Melick, all of Zurich. The three were hunting in Hay Township a couple of miles north east of Zurich. Mr. Melick was the marksman. Election in Hensall? An election is a possibility in the village of Hensall, where two men have been nom- inated for the office of reeve and five candidates have been nominated for the four positions on council. All candidates had until five o'clock Wednesday afternoon to decide what course of action they wished to take, Stanley to vote The reeve and three members of Stanley Township council were returned to office by accl- amation following the closing of nomination time on Tuesday, but two men will contest the office of deputy -reeve. Present deputy -reeve Cal Horton is being opposed by vet- eran councillor Tom Consitt for the position. At a ratepayer: meeting Tuesday night Mr. Consitt said he had served on council for seven years, and he felt it was time to make a move. Anson McKinley was returned as reeve of Stanley, and the three councillors are Paul Steckle, Don Brodie and Don McGregor, a newcomer to the municipal scene. A full report of Tuesday nights ratepayers meeting in Stanley will appear in next week's edition of the Citizens News. and it was not known at press time whether there would be an election or not. Incumbent John Baker was nominated for office of reeve along with councillor Len Erb, while the five candidates nom- inated for the office of counc- illors are Paul Neilands, Harold Knight, Len Erb, Janie Bisback and William Fuss. Neilands, Knight and Erb are presently members of the council. Two men were re-elected to the Hensall PUC by acclam- ation. They are Charles Hay and Roger Venner. Dashwood The three trustees of the police village of Dashwood were all returned to office by accl- amation, following the closing of nominations on Tuesday at five o'clock. Doug Riddell, George Tiern- an and Harold Schroeder were all given a vote of confidence . when no other candidates were named for the positions. Bayfield council The council of the village of Bayfield were all returned to office by,acclamation when nominations ended on Tuesday. Reeve is Ed Oddleifson, and the four members of council are Frank Burch, Frank McFad- den, Mrs. Melvina Erickson and Don Warner. Zurich needs Clerk -Treasurer The Village of Zurich is looking for the services of a new clerk -treasurer, following the resignation of W. Douglas Arms- trong from the position, effect- ive, December 10. At the regul- ar meeting of the council last Wednesday afternoon Mr. Arm- strongs resignation was accept- ed, with regret. Mr. Armstrong, who served the village in a dual capacity as clerk -treasurer and manager of the hydro and water system for the past number of years, has accepted the position of clerk -administrator for the Town ship of Smith, adjacent to the City of Peterborough. His serv- ices, both as clerk and as a community -minded citizen, will be greatly missed in this area. At the same meeting last week council agreed to call for applications to fill the vac- ancy created. All applications must be in the hands of the present clerk -treasurer by noon, on Wednesday, November 20. In other business at the same meeting, the council reviewed the plans of sub -division as submitted by T.E.I.G.A., no 40T-25088, for the north-west section of the village. Before approving the application the council are asking for answers to the following five questions: (1) access for existing single family dwelling in the area, belonging to Percy Bedard Jr., (2) blocks "A" and "B" for parkland are too small; (3) where will main services enter the sub -division; (4) lots 1 to 22 are too narrow for single family housing; and (5) is a second outlet required? Council agreed to pass these five quest- ions on to the Ministry of Hous- ing for further clarification. Council turned down an app- lication for water service from Mrs. J.W. Merner, in Hay Township, due to the fact that a policy exists against this sort of extension to the present system. Two applications for sever- • Need extra nomination While another nomination meeting will be necessary in Zurich to fill the fourth seat on council there is also a possibil- ity of an election for the office of reeve. At the close of nom- inations Tuesday afternoon two men had been nominated as reeve, and both had until Wed- nesday at five o'clock to with- draw if they wished. At press time there was no indication of what was going to happen. Two of the present members of council, Isidore Laporte and Leroy Thiel, along with a new- comer to the political scene, Ray McKinnon, were elected by acclamation when they were the only three nominated. Another nomination will have to take place in the vill- age within 45 days to fill the fourth seat on council. If at that time more than one person is nominated, there would be an election held at a later date. ance were approved by the council --one from Jacob Ging- erich, no. B309-74, and the other from David Stark, no. B310-74 and no. B311-74. In both cases the village will accept a sum of money in lieu of the dedication fees prescrib- ed by law. It was agreed at the meeting to refund the sum of $660 to St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church Cemetery for water works frontage which had been Need vote in Hay An election will take place in Hay Township on December 2 for a reeve and three memb- ers of council. The office of deputy -reeve was filled by acclamation when councillor Joe Miller moved up the ladder to that position. Opposing incumbent Joseph Hoffman for the office of reeve will by the present deputy - reeve John Tinney. Four men are seeking the three council seats, two of them presently are councillors. Lionel Wilder and Lloyd Mous- seau are being joined by Tony Bedard and Donald Geiger in the four-way contest for the three open seats on council. 0 Vote at Grand Bend Can an ex -reeve topple the man who succeeded him? That's the question to be answ- ered by Grand Bend voters December 2. John Payne, reeve from August, 1971, to August 1973, has claimed some village serv- ices have been cut since Bob Sharen took over as reeve. Mr. Payne said he is tired of sitting back and watching the village deteriorate. Mr. Sharen contended that the present council has had to overcome problems left by Mr. Payne and his council. Grand Bend is getting back on its feet financially, he says, and he would like a chance to work in the black for a change instead of the red situation passed on to him. Both men have been official- ly nominated for the office of reeve. Mr. Payne resigned from office in 1973, citing a health problem and a lack of co-oper- ation from council. The condition in my leg has cleared up and I feel fine, " the 64 -year old Mr. Payne said Friday night. The way things are shaping up there will be no appointees to Grand Bend council this year. The race for deputy - reeve is a contest between incumbent councillor Tom Webster and Roland Grenier. Vying for the three council seats are Bill Baird, Harold Green, Murray Desjardins and Doug Kincaid. charged against the property. This authority is granted under section 3 (a) and (h) of the Assessment .Act. Five applications for building permits were approved at the meeting. They were to Shaw Dairy Stores, $1500 for alterat- ions; to Milton Oesch, $150 for a roof; to Lloyd Denomme, $500 for a porch; to Dave Stark for $2000 for alterations; and to Phil's Variety for $3500 for new fuel tanks. In other business at the meet- ing council decided; to have a new fluorescent street light installed at the north end of Goshen Street; to support the March of Dimes Ability Fund in their effort to have changes in the Elections Act to provide for better access for the handi- capped persons to cast their ballots at elections; and to ask the Huron County Board of Educ• ation to accept the 1975 school taxes on two dates, June 30 and December 15, instead of four times as set out by law. 0 Trustees returned Four area trustees on the Huron County Board of Educat- ion were returned to office by acclamation at this year's nom- inations while in the Stanley- Bayfield- Tuckersmith-Seaforth jurisdiction there will be an election with four candidates r seeking the two seats. Herb Turkheim was re-elect- ed to represent the Hay Town- ship-Hensall-Zurich constitu- ency for a second term, and Charles Rau, R.R.2, Zurich, was again picked to represent the separate school supporters of Huron on the county board. Two trustees representing Stephen Township-Exeter- Usborne Township were both re-elected for another term. They are Clarence McDonald of Exeter, and Harry Hayter, of Stephen Township. Ted Geoffrey, R.R.2, Zurich was re-elected to another term on the Huron -Perth Roman Catholic Separate School Board, representing the Township of Hay and villages of Hensall and Zurich. Vote for council in Stephen The office of reeve and deputy -reeve in Stephen Town- ship were filled by acclamat- ion, but there will be an elec- tion lec - tion for three members of council. Cecil Desjardine, who has served as deputy -reeve of the township for the past number of years, has been elected to the post of reeve replacing Joseph Dietrich, who chose to retire. Moving up to the post of deputy -reeve is councillor Ken Campbell. The nine candidates who are vying for the three seats on council are Frank Boyle, Jack Jesney, David McClure, Jack O'Neill, Jesse Terrance Reed, Joe Regier, Doug Russell, Alan Walper and Ralph Weber.