Barrie Historical Newspaper Archive

Barrie Examiner, 31 Dec 1968, p. 3

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SUPERVISOR FREO THOMISON AND INSTRUCTOR SHIRLEY BOOTH FiSh HutsSpring Up As The love Thickens The ice is on Lake Simone and is probably thereto stay until spring According to one fish hut reni lal operator in hlinets Point there is live inches of ice in out from shore and no ter is visible yin Webb the operator said this morning that high wind could still break up the ice but that it is not llkehr This is the first time Ive been able to go out so far be fore Jan info years he said Mr Webb has but three roman will be colder with snowfhrrrles and occasional mowsoualls Wednesday weath er will be cloudy windy and continuing oold with snowflurries and occasional snowsqualls The Toronto weather office predicts low tonight of and high Wednesday oi 16 The temperature ouLstde The Barrie Examiner at noon was sis Brisk westerly winds will bring fresh blast of today Temperatures will drop sharply in Lhn fee of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay fre quent snowflurries and occasion at snovmqualls will develop Only occasional flurry activity is expected elsewhere Windsor bondon Luke Si Clair Lake Erie Soutth Lake Huron Much colder Occasional bareapois as far as seven miles open wa Arctic air to southern Ontario miles off shore and is constructv ing cedar tree windbreak The ice is strongenough for some one whoknows what hes doing he said but he warns against those unfamiliar with the ice fromyenturing out just yet It wont take loaded snow mobile said Mr Webb and it certainly isnt strong enou gh the inland channel is frozen wt to take car Around the lakcshorc marinas report icefour to five indies thick at the shoreline Sport Haven Marine at Shanty Bay reports four inches of smooth ice with no visible cracks snowflurries Wednesday varia ble cloudiness and cold with few snowflurries Winds wester ly 20 to so today Hamilton Toronto Niagara Lake Ontario Haliburton Occa sinnal light show changing to snowflurrics and turning much colder Wednesday variable cloudiness and cold wth few snowflurries Winds westerly 20 to litthis alternoon Northern Lake Huron South ern Georgian Bay Occasional light snow changing to snowflur rics and occasional snowsqualfs Turning much colder Wednee day cloudy windy and cold with snowilurncs and occasional snowsqualls Winds westerly 20 to so today North Bay Sudbury Northern org Bay Temngoml Cochrano Western James Bay Snowvand drifting snow today numng cold Wednesday cloudy Luke Slmcoe Marine at Lelroy reports fish huts on the icevoif De Grassi Point and aboutIlye inches of ice Eidge Road Marina ncar Shan ty Boy reports some sixinch thick spots near shore 0ft shore ice is four inches thick Big Bay Point Marina says id with ice up to 14 inches thick Ice an the lake is four to five inches thick Kempenfelt Bay froze Christ mas Eve the same date as last year Colder Wednesday With Snowflurries with snowflurries and cold Winds westerly 20 to 30 today Forecost Temperature Low tonight high Wednesday Windsor 15 London 10 15 Kitchener 10 15 Mount Fores 10 15 Hamilton 1o 15 SC Cathannes 10 15 Toronto 10 15 Peteribormigh 10 Kingston 1o Owen Sound 10 15 Trenton lo Killaloc hllisknlca 10 North Bay ll Sudbury 10 Earlton 51 Sault Ste Marie lo 15 Kapuskasing White River Moosonee Tilmnlns gt5 SMILING JODEAN BERRY FASTENS SKIS AT FOOT OF SLOPE Youngsters Learn To Ski Youngsters of all ages from tykes to teenagers crowded sunw€0vcred Barrie slope yes tcrdny nftcmoon to shore com mon interest skiing They had enrolled in the parks and recmation commission ski school which will be held on the hill at the foot of Adelaide Sin every afternoon until Friday Fred Thompson who is over seeing the 10 young Instructors said that tho aim of the school is in touch the simple basics of the sport We want to teach the things that accomplished skiers or con fair skiers take for grant ed he said Yestciday sftnrnnon the in structors were running through starting stopping and turning in an attempt to grade their students as to ability At prasr nt there are three age group mgs under years to 11 years and over 12 years We hope to give basic ski in struction to those who may not wish to go to commercial rc sort for lessons yet said parks and recreation director Gary Stoner Many of the students on the slopes ymtcrdny were small children trying out their first pair of skis By far the larger number of students were beginners lchdM INSTRUCTOR JIM MORRIS In Board Instruction will be from pm to 230 pm and from It pm to 430 pm Once we take serious font at the results of this school snidMr Stoner well consider making it regular winter fea ture of our program CITY NEWS THE llltftllIE EXAMINER TUESDAY DECEMBER 31 1965 IN TOWN Brookdale Park InnNew TONIGHT Louucns Years EveParty Continental innNew Years Eve Party BuyshorFKing Herbert and the Rounders QueensThe Changes NottawasagoNew Years Eve Party MOVIES RoxyLive Little Love Little andimidnightl Lady in Cement lmperialShalako and midnight Kill Baby Kill and Mnstervof Terror hr chi thin By nonnnr summon Examiner Staff Reporter Well its time for Auld Lang syne bubbly good cheer wcl come to the new year police safety checks andyall that And what are you doing New Years Eve In my family home theres tradition about the anniial festival At 12 oclock sharp mother opens the front door to let the new year in and my father the back door to let the oldyear out lm not sure whether Its family idiosyncracy or just one of those things my parents be ing British bfmight from the other side of the great pond suspect the latter although no one around this office seems to have heard of it In the nearby farms under stand some of the sixth and seventh generation decendents of the origiual Scottish settlers in this area have Haggis pre pared for the turn of the year But perhaps the most preval ent custom everywhere is the NewYesrs bash Every living room can be Times Square on New Years souoot This top three men on the Simcoe counw board oiled ucation from left to right Thomas Shultz of Newmarlut Variety Of customs To Ring In The New Eve and if you havent got party Io go to at least throe local clubsthe Continental the Broohdale and the Nottawasa gahaveNew Years tings plan nod Tickets range from $15 to $20 couple and usually include whistles and hats Itwont he loam and rival ity for the local police full shift will be on duty tonight answering calls about noisy par ties and the guy next door who is clobizering his wife and of course checking the condition of drivers and their cars This is supposed to be city hall column so we might add that the mayor is halving levee in my Hall Ncw Years day if you havent met your ald crman yet and care to thats the idea of the gathering Wehster says levee is reception held by person of distinction Mayor Bentley will be going to private party tonight Most of the alderman have similar plans but few admit they will be staying home fortelevision Guy Lombardp and the Royal Canadians have little something of my own planned and at 12 prn suppose Ill open the front door and get friend to open the back And well let Jan uary in and December ouL obladi oblada lala Lifegoes OIL County Council ToGetlIew Members Room Members of Simcoe Couruy council found their locker and waiting room on the first floor of the county building closed for renovations yesterday Warden Alex McAuley no ticing the inconvenience to some of the members announced at the morning session that the MO servicoshadmfered use of one of its rooms in the basement floor to the members Thevtormer members room is to be remodelled and usedfor administrative offices The assessment department had used the room for class in struction for assessors fllliHOlilTIES or worn appoh ted as superintendent of businss affairs John Ram director of education and Angus McKay rupenna tenth of academia woo othi lha three men will tom an administrative council that wlllvdlrect the affairs of the countys no affirms beginning Jaouaryd Examiner Photo Walkers will be Is Greeting 0i Oritlil becomes city at mid night tonight For the past few thy hnltaos have been great In each other on the street with the exclamation Sam child see us now llbco the no ruidcol city me info brim at the rlmke of 11 it will indeed have me long way from the time when Prcndr explorer Samuel dc Wain first set foot In the are with band of Huron ln duos in 1615 Sam stopped and ished on the banks ol the narrows strip of water separating Lake Slmcoe Irom Lnko buchlchlns And residents nf Drillla still cat line in that samespot but lot has happened to the community of no persons that was known as Newton in ms lifter at years of develop ment Orillia Meamc village in its and town in mt after furthering and railway boom Town Iathcrs were always hope in of city dcsigrntlon and in 1911 they placed sign saying Funeral Today For Vespra Fire Chief Friends Joined relatives in paying their respects today to James lvan McLean Vcspra township rond superintendent and fire chief who died Satur day night at Royal Victoria Hospital in his 57th year Mr McLean had been ill for some time The funeral was held this alicrnoon from the Stecklcy mineral Home chapel to Barrie Union Cemetery Simone County bunch at its yearend meeting in Barrie yes terday paid tribute to Mr Mc Lean when Vespra Reeve Wel liogton Dohson reported his death His services to the town ship were commended Besides his widow Eva Ruby Stork Mr McLean is survived by thrce dauwers Mrs John Elizabeth but of St Thomas Mrs John Joan Robson ol Barrie and Lorna of Los Anz eles and two sisfcrs Mrs A1 Jeannette Tudbopé at Jar rau and Mrs Clarence Edna Brown of Dalston brother William predeceased him Walkers Manager Accepts New Post Maurlco howorth manager of Walkers Department Store in Barrie will be leaving to as sume the managership oi the Walkers store in stratford MrRonprth who was man ager of Walkers in Barrie for all years will be moving to the Stratiord store Feb An active clilzenin Barrie Mr Rewoth has been mem ber of the St Giles Anglican Church choir the King Edward choir and the Harrie Optimist Club Replacing Mr Roworth at Elli ter Mr Eoiter hasbecn district manager for Walkers and with If Only Sam Could See Us Orillianss Orilila City Hall on the teen hall gt But it was not until 1W when the form stunned so am neighboring Orllln Towns and inhcrilcd LCM cw rc dents that it atlalncd sullc size to make it in city The Ontario liunicinal Bud ppmvcd city status last sari and since then thc lmvncuonal has been busy preparing for st parallcs from Simone Counlyfr STARTS AT MIDNIGHT Tho birthday party will start at midnight tonight in the citys arcno wilh speeches fircwor and dancing and continua on late afternoon New Years Day One of orillias main claims to Iamc was humorst Stcphdi comic whose irenchant wii mode the town known on both sides of the Atlantic as hlnrl posa Leacoclr who died March mt was McGlll University professor who Iivcd an the shores or Lake Conchiching aboirt milecast oi Orillis He used the town as sctling for some of his short stories and mildly as ilrizcd it in his Sunshine Sketches of Little Town Ianch was writing Orillia was husy producing one of the iirstCanadlanrmade curs The Tudhopc Mayor Isahel Post who served six years in Drillln and helped the Iownbecornc city wont be the mayor after Jon She didnt oIIcr herself as candidate for rcclcction and AI bcrt Burt hlclsaac aHyear old hardware manager will take over the mayoral reins Wednesday COACH RESIGNS TUSON Ariz AP Dar rell lludra resigned Monday as head football coed the Uni versity oi Arizona saying he did not won his contract rc newed for next year The sun prise rcsignalion canto after the Wildcats wound up in tie for second in the Western Athletic Conference with anoa record which won them Sun Bowl bid They lost to Aubum IMO mv Broom wmr ADS rnonc 7mm picnics eeroucus The complete effiolcnt method at insurance cov erage and control Call ths trained people at continue in that post while man aging the Barrie store with 74 HOLIDAY cows aces Compliment her this New Years fENDtEYS nouns gun Corsage from lake 7285975 BARRIE SEAfOODS For take out coll noose 103 BrndIord St That was in the toms and as

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