Zurich Citizens News, 1977-01-05, Page 7Citizens News, January 5, 1977 -Page 7
1976 mild spell follows ice storm
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ed the ground after one of the
most severe ice storms ever
experienced.
.. Mild spell following the ice
storm caused flood conditions
in many areas and in Hensall
up to 10 inches of water flowed
west on Richmond Street.
Zurich Bantams reach
OMHA playoffs along with the
Zurich Pee Wees.
MARCH 17
... Zurich Lions bust with two
campaigns in the community,
the annual fund-raising drive
for Crippled Children and the
second for used eyeglasses
which are forwarded to the
"Eye glasses for India" head-
quarters.
... Donna Miller of St. Boniface
School recieved the first place
trophy in the Royal Canadian
Legion Branch 468 Hensall
Senior elementary public speak-
ing contest.
. . . Zurich Chamber of Com-
merce held its Rural -Urban
night with MP Bob McKinley
the guest speaker with a slide
presentation of his trip to
Venezuela.
. . . Varna 's pancake supper
proved to be a huge success.
MARCT-I 27
. . . After an absence of some
years a Cub Pack has been or-
ganized in Zurich and meets
weekly in the public school.
The 1975 program for the
Adult Rehabilitation Centre at
Dashwood will be considerably
expanded due to a recent
anouncement of increased
government financing.
... For the second time in two
months the Bendix Homes
Systems Ltd. plant in Hensall
was closed Friday because of
a bomb scare.
Zurich Pee Wees won the
Consolation trophy in the Young
Canada Week Tourney held in
Goderich.
MARCH 31
New executive chosen for
the Hay Township Federation of
Agriculture with Glen Thiel
elected president.
About 50 skaters participa-
ted in Skateathon at the rnensau
Arena to raise funds for the
Hensall Minor Athletic Associa-
tion.
. . . New Executive for the
Stanley Township Federation of
Agriculture has Jake Van Won-
deren as president.
A five generation celebra-
tion was held in the home of
Mrs. Blanche Bechard of
Zurich.
APRIL 7
. . . Village of Hensall will
not participate in the pro-
posed Sports Complex for Exe-
ter, council decided.
. . . Zurich pee wees win
runner-up trophy in their all -
Ontario finals.
. . . The Zurich public school
students visited a sugar bush
north of Varna to learn how
maple syrup is made.
Huron -Middlesex MP
Robert McKinley has been
named to Progressive Conser-
vative leader Joe Clark's 32
member shadow cabinet.
Zurich Chamber of Com-
merce staged its annual sauer-
kraut supper and fed close to
500 people.
. Westlake Funiture in Zurich
sell their business to Herb
Turkheim of Zurich.
... Bill Batten of the News has
been named president of the
Blue Water Regional Newspap-
er Network.
. . Hensall Senior Citizens
opened the "Three Links" club
room on the ground floor of the
I.O.D.E. building.
APRIL 21
Development of a new
subdivision in the northwest
corner of the village will pro-
ceed following a meeting be-
tween the developer, engineers
and Zurich council.
The Zurich Recreation
Committee will be making
appeals to neighbouring muni-
cipalities for financial assist-
ance in operating their pro-
grams.
Changes in the Zurich
hydro and water system in-
creased costs to the village
residents.
APRIL 28
School taxes went up
28.9 percent as the province
cut back on grants.
. Russell Grainger of R.R. 2,
Zurich, was appointed as a
member of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Ontario Society
for Crippled children.
... The Zurich Businessmen's
Association endorsed a plan for
the downtown core redevelop-
ment of the village by Nick
Hill.
MAY 5
.. . A roller-skating marathon
in the Zurich arena continues
for 10 hours with skaters
ranging in age from 8 to 18.
. Grand Bend council en-
dorses arena funds for the
Zurich community arena to
update the structure and
avoid it's closing.
Zurich Citizens News
expands its staff to include
Betty O'Brien as manager, Tim
Stover as dark room technician
and Cathy McKinley as report-
er -photographer.
Maple Woods Apartments
for seniors located just out-
side Zurich starts renting.
MAY 12
. Peggy Campbell of Bayfield
was chosen Bayfield's Centenn-
ial Junior Queen and Mrs.
Kathleen Hill was announced
as Senior Queen.
. . . Zurich Lions Club raises
$582 for the Canadian Cancer
society.
The mill rate of Stanley
township is up 16 mills over
last year.
... Zurich will not be having a
summer recreation program
this year.
Stanley township applies
for a Wintario grant to put
ball lights on the ball field west
of Varna.
MAY 19
... Students from St. Boniface
school in Zurich toured busi-
nesses in Hensall to view how
communities work together.
Hensall's mill rate jumps
24.16 mills.
. Zurich mill rate goes up
11 percent.
. The tender. of Lavis Contrac-
ting of Clinton to carry out
paving of Zurich streets is
accepted.
... Krazy Days, one of the most
extensive promotions under-
taken by the merchants of
Zurich in the past few years
gets underway.
... Zurich Lions donate $1,000
to the Zurich Recreation
committee.
MAY 26
The matter of whether or
not to reduce the number of
representatives to Huron Coun-
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tabled until the June eet-
ing.
Stanley township arid a
campground developer east of
Bayfield lock horns as the town-
ship posts a stop work order
on the development site until
the developer signs an agree-
ment and gets a building per-
mit from the council.
Winner of the first Krazy
Days cash draw was Mrs.
Emma Schilbe.
Zurich Business Associa-
tion sent a letter to the Ontario
Minister of Transportation and
Communications protesting
the condition of Highway 84
in the village of Zurich.
JUNE 2
. A lakefront park in Stanley
Township nears completion.
Huron County Board of
Education sends out letters to
parents of students in Tucker -
smith and Stanley Townships
regarding the possible changes
in school boundaries.
The Zurich Golden Agers
held an open house at the Hay
Township Hall facilities.
Zurich skateathon raises
$1,200 for purchase of sports
equipment.
J
St. Boniface school in
Zurich held their first all -
metric field day with excellent
weather conditions.
Father Durand was honour-
ed by parishioners of St.
Boniface Roman Catholic
Church to mark the 40th
anniversary of his entry into
the priesthood.
... Hensall reeve John Baker
replys to a complaint about the
condition of Hensall streets due
to sewer installlation by saying
"we'll have to live with the dust
for another week".
Chris Denomme received
the most improved pee wee
award as the Zurich Minor
Hockey banquet was held.
JUNE 16
Zurich council decided not
to raise the sewer rates for
home owners until the entire
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