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Zurich Citizens News, 1977-10-12, Page 1NO,41 FIRST WITH LOCAL NEWS Rain no spoiler at Hully Gully WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1977. Crowds at Motocross Although rain was falling from an overcast sky Sunday af- ternoon, Buffy's Motocross at Hully Gully, near Varna, was anything but a washout. A crowd of about 700 turned out to watch Hay request more lic More police protection is going to be requested by Hay Township Council for Poplar Beach, south of St. Joseph. Residents of the community had written council asking for more patrols because of the vandalism last winter. Council considered a document from the municipal affairs critic for the New Democratic Party, urging that municipal elections be held in October, rather than November. Hay Council decided they would prefer to have them in December. Residents of the Bayview subdivision, south of St. Joseph, will probably have street lights sometime this fall. Hay Township . intends to sign an agreement soon with Ontario Hydro. The township council agreed to support a resolution from McNab Township, Renfrew County, calling for progressive assessments of new houses on one-third their value the first year, two-thirds the second year, and full value the third year. The township's new grader will probably be -delivered in the next week or two. No inspector for Stanley Stanley Township Council examined several applications for .the job of building inspector at its meeting last week, but made no appointment. Councillors decided they needed more time to define the responsibilities of the person receiving the job. The estimated value of buildings for which permits have been issued so far this year is $1,300,000. Actual value was probably closer to $2,000,000. This week council is holding a Please turn to Page 9 148 contestants do their best on the twisting hillside course deep in mud. David McGregor of Toronto carried off Buffy's trophy, as winner of the arduous one -hour - and two -minute 25 -lap endurance race. Wayne Ryerson of Simcoe came second. The same pair placed first and second respectively in the Junior 125 event. Paul Van Oss of Exeter placed third. Thirteen -year-old Chuck Collins, son of Hully Gully owner Randy Collins, came tenth in this tough race. The Pee Wee division, for cyclists eight to 11 years old, was won by Frank Watss of Queen- sville. Ken Bland of Stroud came second. The winner of the Bantam division was Rob Hodgson of Cambridge, while Dave Beatty of Sarnia took second place. Chris Bedard of Zurich was a com- petitor in this event. It was his first race. He did well, though he did not make the prize list. The combined Junior Open and Junior 250 event was won by Wayne Ryerson of Simcoe. Craig Chalk of Tillsonburg was second. Scott McGregor of Kippen placed seventh. The School Boys Big Wheels race was won by Brent Thomson of Belwood. Ken Gilmour of Simcoe came second. It was a family affair, with many parents and family members cheering on the sidelines, and ducking the showers of mud as contestants raced by. Between events they spent their time hosing down cycles and trying to get warm by standing over small open fires or sitting in cars with engines running. Contestants came from near and far - Kippen, Exeter, Zurich, Atwood, Sarnia, Windsor, Kit- chener, Brantford, London, St. Thomas, Tillsonburg, Guelph, Oshawa, Petrolia, Woodstock, Toronto and many other places. The motocross, which was to have been held last weekend, was rescheduled to Thanksgiving Sunday because of rain. It was sponsored by Brian Williams, owner of Buffy's Burgers of Clinton. MOTOCROSS RIDERS — Rain didn't stop the cyclists who turned up Sunday for Buffy's Motocross at Hully Gully. They came from as far as Toronto and Windsor to take part. Andrew Little (left) of Atwood and Scott McGregor (right) of Kippen were among the competitors. Scott came seventh in the Junior 95n PVPn+ Staff photo Zurich vet clinic open and ready for clients Friday morning Zurich's three veterinarians - Doug Thiel, Garnet Leitch and Wes Coxon - opened their new clinic building at the east end of Main Street. Their first patient was an outsider - a dog named Taffy from Exeter, who had been brought in for surgery. When the Citizens News visited the clinic, Taffy was the sole occupant of the kennels. There are four for cats and six for dogs (two for large dogs and four for medium ones). Eventually the capacity will be doubled. There are also facilities for surgery on large animals, such as pigs and cows. The veterinarians perform farm surgery, too. Their new cement block building, which cost well . over $85,000, contains an x-ray room, an operating room, an examination room, a waiting THE PONTIACS-WINNERS K;F THE GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP AND LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP — In Zurich's recreation league fastball, the Pontiacs have carried off two trophies, one for the grand cham- pionship (right, foreground) and the other for the league (left, foreground). Team members shown here are first row, left to right; Rick Bedard, Bob Johnston and Mike Overholt; second row, left to right; pitcher Brian Hodgins, manager Jim Bedard, Doug O'Brien, Carl Finkbeiner, coach Phil Overholt, and Bob Merner; third row, left to right, Barry Overholt, Stephen Meidinger, Don O'Brien, Bob Brown, Eric Smote and team spon- sor Bob Hamather. Bill Case was absent when the photograph was taken by Brian Richman of Hensall. room, a surgical preparation room, two kennel areas, a pharmacy, reception area and shipment receiving room. It is one of the most up-to-date animal clinics in Huron County. The clinic is solely for ailing animals. There will be no boarding. Ann McBride, who lives three miles north of the village on the Goshen Road, has been appointed receptionist. Sale at school Grade eight students at Zurich public school raised $90 at a rummage sale in the gymnasium at noon on Friday. It was the most they had ever raised this way. The money, they hope, will be used for a class trip to Toronto. Long tables were set up the length of the gymnasium, with sections priced from five to 25 cents. Students had ransacked cupboards at home, baked and made candy, popcorn balls, candy apples, and fudge. The offering included everything from a plastic spider to comic books, toys and games. Home baking and candy were the best sellers. Price Per Copy 20 Cents_ Hay clerk leaving for Alberta job Wayne Horner, Hay Township clerk and lifetime resident of the Zurich area, is moving to St. Paul, Alberta, early next month. He will be clerk -administrator of the community, which is about 135 miles northeast of Edmonton. "I always wanted to go out to, Alberta", he said. "It was time for a change." He plans to leave here by car with his wife and two children, and possibly the family cat, about November 3. They will rent a house for a month. Wayne is going to buy a farm on which to keep the 25 horned Herefords he is shipping west, though he intends to continue living in town. Grain and beef cattle are the agricultural specialties of the area. St. Paul has a population of 4,500. A surprising number are from Ontario. In the county health unit alone, five of 11 employees came from this province, Wayne said. He is the son of Mr. & Mrs. Harold Horner of RR 2, Zurich. His wife is the former Helen Grainger. They have two children, Shelley, 11, and Cameron, 7. Wayne attended SS 12 public school in Hay Township. In 1960 he graduated from South Huron District High School in Exeter. The same year, in October, he became a clerk in Zurich's Bank of Montreal. From December 1961 to November 1963 he was in WAYNE HORNER its Grand Bend branch. He then worked for a year at the Highgate branch, near Ridgetown. In December 1964 he was employed by the Hay Municipal Telephone System. He sub- sequently became municipal clerk. He is a member of the Association of Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario. Pontiacs win League championship for 1977 The Pontiacs took the 1977 Zurich Recreation League fastball grand championship last Wednesday night. It was an exciting 1-0 win, featuring a pitching duel between Brian Hodgins of the Pontiacs and Lorne Vincent of the DJ's. The only run of the game was scored in the top half of the first inning, when Bob Merner reached first on an error and was awarded second when the throw sailed over the fence, Bob Johnston then followed with a hit just past the first baseman to drive in the only run. In the balance of the game there was superlative pitching and solid fielding by both teams. A week ago Monday the Pon- tiacs defeated the DJ's 8-1. This put game score at 3-2. Their final win last Wednesday made it 4-2. They were also league champions for 1977. In the consolation cham- pionship series, the Shaws defeated the Patz. A week ago Monday they scored 14-12, giving them a game lead 3-2. Wednesday night they won 4-3, taking the consolation series 4-2.