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oot SS rnw OC KH oe eS eee ae a rn eae Coe a Trees fare better than pickup truck Midland police report The unoccupied an accident involving a__ pickup truck, police say, Ford Bronco and a tree was parked on Seventh early Saturday evening. Street on the west side facing north. It rolled Damage to the truck forward, crossed the was assessed at $750. street, and hitatreeon The tree was un- Seventh Street. damaged, police say. Watson's Ladies Wear, Elmvale G&M Shoppe, Midland - AUGUST WINTER COAT Having a good time CBO Parks and Recreation and the Balm Beach Chamber of Commerce combined Saturday to host a sum- merfest at the beach which attracted a large crowd and a parade to boot. Platt carries the ball at Monday's meet Alderman' Richard homework before at- However with the fall Platt left his mark on tending council municipal election Monday night's meeting meetings was again in looming there's a good as he introduced a_ evidence Monday. chance more people will number of resolutions near the end of the session. A notice of motion he had included on the agenda and another he planned to table were both withdrawn for the time being. The Ward 3 alderman who also heads up the town's finance com- mittee easily carried Monday night's meeting which for the most part went off without a hitch. Alderman Platt's ability to do _ his Meanwhile more than 36 spectators attended the meeting however only a few managed to stick it out to the very end. Most were the only to support their pet causes and then leave something which usually occurs. in Midland. Mian. arrested show up (as they always do) to see what goes on before decided if they should run for office or support one of the in- cumbents or set out to seek other candidates who they'll urge to seek office... The routine is a regular as death and taxes. following complaint William Dodds, 40, of Mildred Street. Midland, was arrested Te 2. es Validated ticket parking program still up in the air by Murray Moore The decision as to whether to go ahead with a validated ticket parking program in downtown Midland will be made at a meeting tonight, says Bob Voorzanger. He is the chairman of the parking com- mittee of the Midland downtown Business Improvement Association (BIA). The BIA executive will meet tonight to consider the results of its campaign to drum up support for the idea. The response to the mail canvas was less than the committee had hoped for, although better than the usual response to a mail canvas, Voorzanger said. Forty responses came back in reply to about 150 letters. The committee was hoping for a 75 per cent response. _A door-to-door canvas is being conducted now. Voorzanger hopes the number in favour will increase before Wednesday's meeting. Five or six of the 40 respondents have their business outside the BIA-boundary. This is significant because, while they would not be reimbursed their expense in paying back to shoppers their parking meter money, they still support the idea. Under the scheme, a shopper will park in a parking lot and receive two tickets, instead of one. One goes in his car window, the other he can take to a participating store and get a cash refund. The store-owner in turn gets his money back from the BIA, which gets its funds through an annual levy of all businesses within its boundary. Voorzanger hopes enough businesses will participate so that the publie will not be confused over which stores validate tickets and which stores do not. and charged with fraud Monday morning as the result of a complaint made to police Aug. 7. Meanwhile a report was received by Midland police Sunday from a Manly Street resident, Dave Hudson, that water skis worth $150 had been stolen. A wood - splitter weighing 400 pounds and worth $900 was taken sometime last Wed- nesday or Thursday from the Bike Shop on Bay Street. Police on patrol at 3 Aas. a Salon TAG aby discovered one of the posts holding a chain across the entrance to Pete Petterson park had been sawn off with a chain saw. Diver fractures neck A 25-year-old woman fractured her neck and damaged her spine Sunday around mid- night after she dove off a four foot high dock into less than three feet of water. -Malissa Langevin, an Oakville' resident, struck her head on a rock, Midland OPP reports. Her injuries were diagnosed at Huronia District Hospital. She was continued on to Toronto by ambulance. The accident occurred on the beach along Robin's Point Road, Victoria Harbour. SHOP TODAY AND SAVE WITH THESE SPECIAL PRICES WHILE SELECTION IS AT ITS BEST Watson's Ladies Wear Queen St., Elmvale 322-2151 G&M Shoppe 305 King St., Midland 526-5761 We accept Visa & Mastercharge G&M Shoppe open Mondays till 5:30 Thurs. & Fri. nights till 9 Wednesday, August 13, 1980, Page 7 i atid Se