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Last-minute Liberal rush Between 1,300 and 1,400 people are eligible to vote this Saturday at the Simcoe East Liberal nomination meeting. "It will be the biggest nomination meeting we ever had if they all come out," Simcoe East Liberal Association President Ken McPherson said. Two years ago Geroge MacDonald of Midland was acclaimed as the Liberal candidate in Sim- coe East. Thirty-five people attended that nomination meeting. "You can hardly credit the difference,"' McPherson said. "Bullen (NDP) and McLean (Conservative) will have a fight on their hands with the Liberals this time," McPherson said. Liberals will gather in the Coldwater arena at 12 noon Saturday to choose one of three candidates: Myron Humeniuk, Harl "Butch" Orser, both of Tiny Township, and Jerry Wink of Orillia. The two leading can- didates between them turn- ed in nearly 1,200 of the memberships. Noon last Saturday was the deadline for joining the Simcoe East Liberal Association and becoming eligible to vote this Saturday. One of the candidates produced 700 member- ships; another, just under 500. McPherson would have preferred holding the nomination meeting last Saturday. Farmers will be in the middle of haying by this Saturday. Farmers ab- sent attending to their hay would be more of a pro- blem for Orser than Wink, McPherson said. Orser's support is more rural than Wink's. Rain on Saturday however will mean no haying. Red Cross seeks blood The Midland-Penetang Red Cross is out for blood. The Red Cross will hold a blood-donor clinic at the Civic Centre in Midland tomorrow (Wednesday) from noon until 8 p.m. Organizers. have set a goal - they are aiming for 300 units of blood. Ship ahoy The Midland Power and Sail Squadron celebrated the graduation of the Let's Be Boatwise children's safety classes last Wednesday night at Mamma Maria Trat- toria's restaurant on King Street. The children, age seven to 13, learned about all aspects of boating safety, preparing Second time success for grant Midland town council has granted $1,000 to the organizers of the upcom- ing step-dance and fiddle contest. If the event is a money-maker, the money will be repaid. The request for $1,000 first went to the finance committee, which recom- mended a "no" answer. Councillor Carolyn White, the chairman of the group organizing the event, re- quested, when the council received the committee's report, that the finance committee consider the re- quest for $1,000 a second time. The second look was given by the public works committee, because the finance committee would not have a chance to review it before the June 8 council meeting. Deputy-reeve Nancy Keefe's comment to the council on June 8, after ap- proval for the $1,000 was given, was that the council members should make up their mind about such Rescue contest Gary Desormeaux believes that Midland did well again at the annual In- ternational Automobile Ex- trication Competition. In March of 1986 in Florida the Midland team placed in the top 10. Scoring results from the competition, held last Wednesday through Friday at York University, won't' be received for a couple of months, he said. The other members of the extrication team representing the Midland Fire Department were Mike Gagnon, Joey Gagnon, Dave Hamelin, Peter Grigg, and Jamie Rogers. Twenty-three teams took part last week. Extrication rescue teams used hydraulically- powered tools, such as the ELMVALE SALES STABLE Lp. 1 mile west of Elmvate on Hwy. 92 Featuring LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS 'Y THURSDAY EVENING 9am, tot 7. Page 4, Tuesday, June 16, 1987 Jaws of Life, to free from cars crumpled in accidents people trapped because of a jammed door or a flatten- ed roof items at budget time. Keefe was the 1987 budget chairman. The finance committee, during the same meeting where it recommended "no" to $1,000 for the step dance event, turned down a request for a donation from the Tiny-Tay Agricultural Society. The money wasn't marked in the budget, and that was also the reason given for saying "no"' to a donation to the Midland Fall Fair. Councillor White declared a conflict of in- terest and left the council meeting while the council dealt with the public works recommendation that $1,000 be 'forwarded to the organizers of the step dance and fiddle contest and they be notified that if the project is successful and is continued in ensu- ing years, the municipality would expect repayment in full."" Fundraiser A fundraiser to fight Alzheimer's Disease will be held at The Villa Care Centre in Midland this Saturday. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the centre there will be a barbecue, a dunking tank, craft and bake table, Molson's Hot Air Balloon and more - all to raise money to fight Alzheimer's Disease. Alzheimer's affects about 300,000 middle-aged and elderly Canadians. REMEMBER 9 Men's Clothier 46° Main St.- them for a lifetime of safety on the lake. The grads are: Krissie Jilesen, Andrew Boucher, Christopher Burns, Regan Douglas, Katie Jilesen, Kristen Douglas, Zena Burns, Heather McKeown, Alison Riddy, Ben Hauck, Stacey Douglas, Jen- nifer McKeown, Mathew Riddy, Jennifer Forster, Danny Young and Nancy Nicholls. This is the third year of the Let's Be Boatwise program. It was run by Com- mander Marg Thompson and Lieutenant- Commander Everett Thompson. : 5 yéar term. Rates subject F to change. 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