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Penetanguishene Citizen (1975-1988), 1 Aug 1980, p. 1

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Vol. 4, No. 31, Folio 62 Friday, August 1, 1980 Penetanguishene, Ontario Bystanders rescue girl from bottom of bay A nine-year-old girl who was taken blue and not breathing from Tiffin Bay Tuesday evening had her breathing restored by a man who had only seen artificial respiration given on _ television, Midland police say. Monique Butineau, of Full dock slips concern committee member by Murray Moore Midland Committee Harbour member Gerry VanKlink thinks 353 Borden Crescent, Midland, was taken from the water at the foot of Yonge Street by Terry Cadeau, 15, of 434 Elizabeth Street. Henry Diessel, 45, of Islington, gave her artificial respiration. Cadeau was sitting nearby on shore with something should be done to relieve congestion at the Midland Town Dock. friends when he heard a woman yelling for help. A girl's body was visible in six feet of water about five or six feet from shore. Cadeau took off his clothes as he ran and dove into the water. He brought her up on his According to both VanKlink and Har- bourmaster Gus Brunelle as many boats Work hard, live long, centenarian wisdom. End of Hwy 27 A view of the town dock area from this height shows everything about its layout and design but leaves out the people aspect. If you look closely you'll see If Lucy Quinlan kept to her usual habits yesterday, she smoked three or four cigarettes while - celebrating her ~ 100th: birthday. ie Be She started smoking late in life, she says, blaming her taking up the habit on her sons, who were' always smoking. But she's trying to quit, she ad- ded. She was born on a farm near Wyevale. Her father was an itinerant woodcutter, always on the move. The family never stayed in one place for more than three or four months. She says she doesn't . take pills and never sees the doetor: -Good:-hard.. work is the best thing for a person. 'People say that work kills people, but I don't think that's right. Those who work live longer than those who don't." Only one of her six children is still living, on ae farm_ near Waverley, at age 73. She is a resident of the Villa Nursing Home in Midland. someone is in the Chamber of Commerce office making inquiries. They've had 937 of them this year. The Georgian Queen is out on an afternoon cruise, a boat's tied up shoulder, took her to shore on her back, and handed her to Diessel who was standing on a rock. Butineau was taken to Huronia District Hospital and_ held overnight, Midland ° police report. have docked at the town dock as of July 17 as did all of last year. Brunelle maintains, although he hasn't made an official count that this is the busiest summer in his seven years on the job. Boats arriving at the dock have on occasion been directed to private marinas, for the first time, he says... VanKlink have a solution to the congestion in the peak summer months. He did suggest that the former Canada Steamship Lines berth across the bay could be part of the answer. More room would be available for visitors if the regular year-round boat owners were to moor elsewhere, he o£ = / doesn't Terry Cadeau said. but the dock operation is kept in the black by the regulars, not the visitors. On the other hand the visitors spend money in Midland. The _ har- bourmaster said he had been given an estimate of $65 spent per person in a party of four per visit. The Midland Harbour Committee manages the town dock, federal property, for' the government. VanKlink wants to get together with government representatives to work on a solution, a solution that will require federal money. Last time they approached the government two years passed before the proposal became reality. Citizen briefly Wyebridge woman thinking farm safety Farm Safety Week. July 25 - 31 has slipped by and with it came an excellent suggestion from a farm wife. Noting that many machinery accidents involve young people not totally familiar with the dangers inherent in using farm equip- ment, Sandra Wood, Wyebridge, proposed a farm worker's handbook explaining safe operation of farm equipment and the not so obvious hazards around the farm. It's only farmers who can prevent farm accidents! Auction lovers take note VASEY--Tomorrow, August 2, auction lovers will be in for a treat. The Vasey United Church will hold its auction sale in the Vasey community park. Everything starts at noon, so arrive early for a good spot. Many interesting items will be up for bid, and the church members will -also have a bake and crafts sale. Stolen property recovered in Penetang Police in Penetanguishene have recovered one article of stolen property taken from a boat sitting at Bay Moorings sometime between January and April. The owner, a Toronto man, reported a stereo component receiver, a cassette tape player and a portable radio missing earlier this week. Sgt. Westcott recovered the stereo and Leigh Loughran of Gilwood Bay, Penetang has been charged with possession of stolen property by police. The other two articles reported stolen from the boat have not yet been recovered. We'll be on holiday Monday too With the approach of the long weekend to celebrate Simcoe Day, our three newspaper offices in Midland, Elmvale and Penetanguishene will be closed this coming Monday, August 4. Due to the holiday Monday, we would ask that all classified ads be placed with the appropriate office before our 5 p.m. closing today. We'll re-open at our regular hours Tuesday August 5. Many cultures object of display Proceeding on the premise that Midland is composed of people of many cultures, a special display has been prepared for next Wednesday, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the civic centre. The organizers, the Community Appreciation Project staff, would like groups they have not yet contacted, and who wish to be represented, to contact the CAP staff. Lions carnival, new car draw this weekend The Lions Club of Penetanguishene will stage its annual street carnival tonight on Robert Street West, just past the main in- tersection. ; There will be games of chance, a children's fishing pond, bingo and the dunk tank. Saturday evening the Penetang curling club will hold an elimination car draw at the Owen Street club. The big prize this year is a 1980 Mercury Bobcat, from Bourgeois Motors. Tickets for the draw are $10 each and only 1,000 have been printed. Your ticket is also your admission to the dance tomorrow evening at the curling club. Good luck! at the town launching ramp, the fisherkids have gone for the day, the beer store's open, and Wolfe Street has a new coat of paving from Fox Street down to Nelson Inside the Citizen That's MY Line page 4 Simcoe Day page 6 Classified page 9 Sports page 19

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