The Huron Expositor, 1987-06-03, Page 3SWEAT NG IT OUT Seniors managed to "sweat it out" at the ' Lawnbowling Club, The team of Bert Walters and Edna and Neil
Seniors Games lawnbowling event held Friday at the Seaforth Bell • won'the event by a total score of 34 points.
Blake photo.
Senior.... Iawnbowlers conquer heat .
BY NELLIE BLAKE
' The Seniors- Games lawnbowling event .
,was played under a hot sun Friday after-
noon, but seniors managed to conquer the
. heat ea well as their opponents at the
Seaforth ,Lawnbdwling, Club. The .team: of
Neil and Edna Bell and Bert Walters emerg-
ed as winners.
The team, with .Neil Bell as skip, won
three,gamcs with a total aggregate score of
34 points.
Mr. Bell started lawnbowling in the
• Seniors Games three years ago and has won
the event all three years. He got involved in
the Games when he became a member of
the Seniors Games Committee and organiz-
ed the lawnbowling event. He has been
president of the local lawnbowling club, as
well: as a greenskeeper. He has also been a
• president of the alley. bowling club. .
THE HURON EXPOSITOR, JUNE 3, 1987 —, •A3
Bell Canada contributes
$44G000 to local tax base
" .Hell ' Canada's tax contribution in.
Seaforth, as a result .of telecommunications
operations in 1986, totalled $44;000.
Last year Bell spent $100,000 in this area
to maintain and upgrade telephone service.
The 1987 cost is exbected .to be $351000. •
Bell employs 83 people in the .Stratford
area, with an annual payroll of $2.6 million.
There were 1,288 customers in. the Seaforth
exchange at the end of 1986,
In 1986 Bell 'paid $44,356.14 in taxes to
Seaforth as follows: real estath, $2,573.38;
busims—, $1;219:61—aud osb c eceipts,
$40,563.75 or $28.51 per phone.
In 1987, gross receipts• tax will total
$44,640.45.,.•,
The gross receiptstax is a levy of five per
cent • of all telecommunications revenue
derjved from Bell operations in' Ontario thg
previous year- and apportioned ,to each ex-
change based on the number of Bell owned
telephones in use in the exchange.
Company -wide, Bell's capital expen-
ditures this year will likely total $1.787
billion, with Ontario's share more than $1
billion.
Some highlights of Bell's local spending in
1986: *. Additional telephone line capacity' in
switching centre. Some highlights' of Bell's
198-7—local-plans. Gable rehabilitation on
Huron County Rd. 12 for four concessions;
Fiber optic route,; Clinton to Seaforth and
Facility modernization, Huron County Rd.
17. from Winthrop W to -County Rd. 15.
Brucefield youth scores highest
•' A native of Mount Forest, Mr. Bell started fear of competing against other experienc-
bowling there. 41 years ago. Thirty-five ed lawnbowlers,
years ago he Moved to Seaforth with his Bert Walters is the oldest member of this
wife Edna. He worked in the shoe factory lawnbowling team at 84 years of age. He
maintenance department for 10 to 12. years - started lawnbowling 10 years ago at the urg-
and'also. owned a service station for. 17 • ing of his lifetime friend, Edgar Allen.
years. From then on he's been hooked. He began
Unlike her husband Mrs. Bell only started Competing in the Seniors Games event three
lawnbowling in the Seniors Games this. years ago,
year, and she said, she has enjoyed every Mr. Walters is also involved in alley bowl -
minute of it, Just retired last year from a ing and will represent Seaforth in that 'sport
30 -year -.teaching career, Mrs, Bell has
volunteered for every event and activity she
could find. She helped organize the
crokinole event and is .social convenor for'
the Lawnbowling club,
Mrs. Bell has been lawnbowling for 37.
years but has only played seriously for the
last five. She started entering tournaments
three ,years ago after finally overcoming a
at the tri -county level, as well. He also pays
euchre at the Seafnrth Legion and -goes to
the. Happy Citizens events.
A Seaforth area native; Mr. Walters farm-
ed for 10 years, ran a flour mill for 10 years
befrre•that, and in 1923 moved west for 22
yearb. He has been back in the Seaforth
area since 1965. •
Steven Beane, Rlt 1, Brucefield .won the Scott Johnston, RR 2, Blueyale won the 4-H
United Co-operatives of Ontario Trophy for Club Leaders' Award as. Top Junior.
being the 4-H member with the highest score The top novice and winner of the Canadiap •
at the annual 4-H , Judging Competition, National Exhibition Shield was Carol.Hop-
Steve also 'won the Cyanamid of Canada per, RR.
5,' Brussels. '
Award for being „the 'High Intermediate Adriaan Brand, President of the 4-H Club
Judge. Leaded' Association -presented an award -to
One hundred and thirteen 4=H members Lyle Martin of Ethel for being the 4-H
from across Huron County participated in Leader or Parent with the highest score on
the competition held May 23 in Clinton.. The
competitors judged and gave oral reasons
on hay, dairy, cows, horses, eggs and gate
signs. They also wrote two quizzes.
Sandra Shelley; RR 2, Gorrie won the
C.I.L.' Trophy as High Senior Judge, and
the general 4-H quiz.
In second place in their classes were:
Novice - Sean Melady, No. 5, Seaforth,
Junior - Darren Johnston, No. 2, Bluevale,
Intermediate - Audrey.Bos, No. 3, Auburn
and Senior'- Jim Campbell, No. 5, Seaforth.
High school student wins $500.
The Scratch -a -Patch draw to raise money Mayor Alf Ross and two executives.of the,
for the Seniors Games was held Saturday at Seniors Games committee, Mary Finlayson
1 p.m. at the Seaforth Lawnbowling Club. and Betty Felker, drew the winning tickets.
The first prize winner of $500 was Kim
Hoffman,, of Egmondville, a Grade 13, stu-
dent at Seaforth' District High School.
Miss Hoffman said; she was "shocked" •
when she heard she had won $500. Her father
had bought the ticket and signed her name
to it, without telling her. Saturday was' the
first,
time she learned of the purchase.
Taking the second prize of $200 was Lori
Scherbarth of RR 1 Bornholm. Cliff Yantha
of Kitchener won $100.
Seaforth Optimists want, true- Sister City program
. Members of the Seaforth Optimist Club Bedard also made a presentation and
travelled to West Branch, Michigan recent- answered questions on the way recreation is
ly as part , of , an effort to develop a run in Seaforth.
vocational -educational exchange between "The Town of` W.est'Branch -has no paid
the two towns. They already share a recrea- recreation employee. Everything is left up
tional exchange every year over the to the volunteer groups," he noted.
Heritage Day weekend. Must of the athletics is run through the
The recreational exchange, known locally schools byan' Education Athletic Director.
as the. Seaforth-West Branch Can-AniThey havto raisetheir own funds for
'theGames, provides adults and youths with the anything else they warn."
opportunity to exchange views and feelings •
Mr. Bedard said, as a result, events such
through competition. Members of the Op-
timist Club want to .take that exchange a as the Can -Am Games are a big undertaking
step further, by including cultural as well as . for West Branch.
recreational activities, and developing a The Can -Am Games are scheduled for Ju -
true sister city exchange program. ly 30 to August 2 in Seaforth. West Branch
To rio that the club has already "twinned" • will be sending representatives to compete
itself with the West Branch Optimist Club. in Such events as: boys and girls basketball;
Their, recent trip to West Branch allowed swimming; boys baseball; girls softball;
them the chance tomake a pi•esentativn to golf; slo pitch; adult mixed two -pitch; track
the City of West Branch and their Optimist and field; tennis; karate and Senior shut -
members about the town of Seaforth and fieboard. Volunteers on the West Branch
how it compares to and is different from Can -Am Games committee had never heard
West Branch. Recreation Director Marty of lawnbowling.
AMERICAN COUNTERPARTS - Members of the Seaforth. Optimist Club travelled to
West Branch, Michigan recently to visit their American cousins and to learn more about
the town that is Seaforth's twin, Members of the two Optimist Clubs hope to expand on
what is already an annual sporting event between the two towns. Among those who
travelled to the States were Jack Bedard, Trevor Price, Terry Morey, Gerard Ryan and
Randy Gridzak. Mcllwraith photo,
-Hull-ett Council imposes special drainage rates at' its May meeting
was signed by the reeve and clerk of Hullett
Township Council. •
The road superintendent was instructed to
invite tenders for road construction of
Turn to page 5
A by-law to impose special drainage rates retroactive to January 1,1987. . the chance of P.R.I.D.E. funding.
on land was passed by Hullett Township Councillors accepted the proposed elec.. At their May 19 meeting, Hullett township
Council May 5 and two drainage petitions tion boundaries for Hullett township and -council accepted a petition for the Kennedy
were accepted May 19. Both were dates of recommended they be used by alt three Drain under Section 78 of the Drainage Act
the meetings held at the Township levels of government. and a petition from Pat Hunking and T. Ver -
Municipal Buildings. A tile drain loan was approved for Lot 24, burg. Henry Centen of R. J. Burnside and
According to the by-law the drainage Concession 2 of Hullett which is subject to Associates was named• engineer for both
rates will be calculated annually "in respect township by-laws and availability of funds. petitions. He is to submit a preliminary
of which money is, borrowed under the Tile A zone change to Pt. Lot 20, Concession 14 report for the Kennedy Drain petition and
',Drainage Act of 1971, in the amount of to AG4 from AG2 was approved by council. an interim report under Section 4 of the
$4,200•" Council also agreed with West Wawanosh Drainage Act for the Hunking and Verburg
In other business, council made a motion township it iS not time to construct petition. ,
to pay the building inspector $24 per call sidewalks in Auburn because of possible An,agreement with the Hendry family for
plus $35 once a week at his discretion, construction of drains along Main street and the purchase of fill for road construction
FLY UP -The Seaforth Brownies and Guides held their annual Fly their Mother and Daughter banquet, Twelve Bro
Up Ceremony May 26 at the Seaforth Legion where they also held Guides flew up (0 a higher level.
OOPS -The annual Fly Up' Oe'reinony and Mother and lD ughte'r banquet held May 26 at
the Seaforth Legion celebrated twelve Brownies and five Guides' prtinietion to a higher
levet, A G g
Guide ivies a Brownie a candle, sy"rhboli2i110 the Guides acceptance of the
., er group. ....
Brownie Into h r
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•Brownies._:
Met and five'
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Phillips and Sasha Hills.
To earn all-round cords the girls must
complete excersises that requires than to
either earn badges or just complete the pro-
gram. Depending on the program, the girls
have earned between 3-10 badges each:
They must learn about Pathfinders and
three area organizations in the ;progratrt:
Some of the badges they have earned were:
beekeeper, bird Watcher, dancer on skates
and campfire leader". They must also have a
camping badge before given permission to
go on a sit -day camping trip.
Reports given by Brownies leader, Ruth
Hildebrand, Guides leader, Gail Hills and
tither club members focussed on' a very sue=
cessful year, good attendance and an ex-
citing camping trip. For the Brownies the
Indian Pow -wow Was another highlight _Of
the past year.
The Seaforth Brownies and Guides belong
to the Silver Maple°District which includes
Mitchell and I'irkton: •
Dublin students win
Students from St: Patrick's School,
Dublin were winners in the annual' art con-
test sponsored by the Stratford and District
Right to :Life. There were 271 entries, in the
contest.
Jamie Maloney, Aimee De Vries and
Kristi Jo Torrance finished first, second and
third respectively in the Grades 1 and 2
category.
Marianne Cook and Angela Poppe finish-
ed second and third in the Grades 7 and 8
category.,
Optimists' donate $500
The Seaforth Optimist Club has donated
$500 to the Central Ontario Ride For Sight.
Set for June 13 and 14, Ride For Sight, is
an annual national motorcycle rally which
raises •funds for Retinitis Pigmentosa
( RP) Eye Research.
RP is the name for a closely related
group of retinal eye disorders which cause
vision to deteriorate and frequently lead to
blindness. In Canada, more than 100,000
people are affected by this disease.
Ride for Sight is the largest known
motorcycle rally for a common cause in
the world. Through this event, motor-
cyclists have since 1979, raised over 1.3
million dollars for the RP Eye Research
Foundation......
Correction
Last week's Huron Expositor contained
an article concerning a purchase made by
the Seaforth Community Hospital's
Physiotherapy department.
The . article said an ankle and knee
rehabilitation machine, called Fitter, will
eventually replace ice and heat treatment,
muscle strengthening and temporary sup-
ports. In fact the machine is to be used in
addition to these other rehabilitative
measures.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
If you're organizing a non-profit event of interest to other Seaforth area residents, phone the
recreation otlice at 527.0882.or the Expositor at 527-0240, or mail the information to Conimuni•
ty, Calendar, The Huron Expositor, Box 69. Seaforth, Ontario, NOK 1WO well in advance of the
scheduled date. Space for the Community Calendar is donated by The Huron Expositor.
Wed., June 3
4:30 p.m. Thorndaie at Seaforth Merchants
(Double Header)
7:30 p.nl The Canadian Cancer Society Huron 2:00 p.m, The Central Huron Strings School
Unit Presents The Art Christmas (young violinist) Concert at Northside
Aggregation "That's Entertainment" at United Church, Seaforth
South Huron District High School. 8:00 p.m. `foo Cochrane and Red Rider
Infos cell 527.0153 Concert - doors open at 7:00 p.m.
1:30 p,m, Senior Shuffleboard 8:00 p.m. Blyth vs. Walton in Bantam
7:00 p.m. Seaforth vs. Walton Mites Girls ' Baseball action at Walton'
at Walton 7:00 p.m. Creamery vs. Turf Ciub
7:00 p.m. Winthrop vs. Walt'On Mites in Boys 8,30 p.m. Firemen vs.,Topnotch
Baseball at Watton (Men's Rec Bali Lions Park)
7[00 p.m, Mafnstreet vs: Creamery .
MonJ
8:00 p.m. Ladies Ball Hockey Mon., r ,une 8
Q
8:00 p.m. Fitness Is Fun7 OO p:m. Bears vs. Queens (Optimist
9:00 pp. Park)
9:00 m. yvs. Walton Bantams in Girls 8:30 Slo-Pitch action a Walton ball d Ladies
p.m.
Sio-Pitch action at Walton Ball Diamond ! 00 m. Slabtown vs. Walton In
P Blythiamond
Softball at Walton Tues., June 9.
Thurs., June 4 8:30 a.m. Fitness is Fun
8:30 a.m, Fitness is Fun at Arena 6:30 p.m. Seaforth Hospital Auxiliay June
l2i30 p.m. Seaforth Happy Citizens Pot Luck Meeting & Dinner, Seaforth Legion, Guest
Dinner, at the Legion, please bring dishes speaker, Mrs. Mel Kerlin
and cutlery 7:00 p.m. Walton Mites vs. Bluevale in
7:00 p.m: Belmore vs, Walton Pee Wee Boys Boys Baseball at
Walton
at Walton 7:00 p.m. Ladies' Rec Ball
7:30 p.nf. Cents• vs. Komakosy 11:15 a.m. Seaforth Women s Institute will
8:30 p.m. Topnotch vs. Beachwood gather at Olive Pappe to go to Triple K
9:30 p.m. Brewers vs. Boitersmith Restaurant for dinner arid then to Wmgham
(Men's Bali Hockey at Arena) • to visit Royal Homes
6:30 p.m. Pee Wee GirIs vs. Listowel
8:00 p.m. Pee Wee Boys vs, Atwood \Ned., June 10
9:30 p.m. Dublin Dukes vs. Warriors
(at Winthrop)
9:00 p.m. Sebringville Jrs. at Walton
Fri„ June 5
8:00 a.m. Dublin r
Dublin -vs. Roadrunners„
(at Wlnthr p)
7:060.r. Walton Bantam's vs: Brussels in
Girl's Softball at Walton
1:00 p.m. tNingharrt vs', Walton Squirt
Boys at 'Walton
Sat., June 6
10:00 • 1:00 p.m. Swimming =Lesson
Registration at Lions Park
1:30 pan. Senior Shuffleboard '
6:30 p.rn. Walton Squirt Boys vs: Clinton
7 .m.igrave vg.. Walton` Mite Girl
At Welter!
's
7.00 p.m, Queens VS, Firemen
8:10 p.m. Topitotc'h' vs: Turf Club
8:30 p.m The Huron County Federation of
• Agriculture M'eimbeis; monthly meeting.
This meeting is open to all' Farmers ,
and their families:.
Farm Safety,is on Our mind
at this time of year With alt the work on the
land and around the building's. There is a'
film oh safety arid a speaker at the meeting.
East Wavianosh School, Belgrave'.
9:00 p.m, Walton vs. rlublin in Ladies
Sun., June 7 ctionaf Walton
_ ,, Slo- itch action _....... _ ...... .-
8:30 arm. Van Egmond Foundation OOunty� 9:00 p•m. Wmthrdp vs: Walton in Bantam
Breakfast and Flea Market Girls Softball at Waiton