The Windsor Star from Windsor, Ontario, Canada • 6

ll I -y The Wjndior Star Wednesday, July 6, 1977 won LEAMINGTON -There will be no dramatic rise in the price of fresh peaches this summer despite the expected large decline in peach production in Essex and Kent counties, according to the manager of the Ontario Fresh Fruit Marketing Board. Don Tweedle, manager of the St. Catharines-based "The marketing board sets peach prices week by week to reflect mirket conditions, and, the price of the first peaches has not been set yet, Mr. Tweedle said. Mr.

Tweedle said a few teaches have already been arvested in Essex County and the Niagara region but said peach production will not begin in earnest until the end of July and the first week in August. Ray Slater, Leamington-based vice president of the marketing board, said peach production in the area is expected to fall off dramatically because of severe winter damage to peach trees. Mr, Slater estimates that as many as 25 percent of the Eeach trees in the area were illed by the severe cold winter weather. Although peach prices are not expected to rise dramatically, consumers can rri i exPcct somc lncrcase Township wants annex answers ,0 Mr 1 The costs of production for peaches have risen and there will probably be an increase to reflect that increased cost," Mr. Tweedle said.

Peach prices last year fluctuated between $6 and $6.50 per master, a box containing four four-quart baskets of peaches. LEAMINGTON -Mcrsca Township council wunts a letter explaining the purpose behind Leaming ton's desire to annex 1 acres of township land, before it will consider the proposal. On Monday council received a map outlining the north of strip development on Robson Road to Seacliffe Drive und east to Bayvicw Cemetery. Reeve John Dick said it is to consider the proposal until a letter from the town outlining the intended use of the land has been received. Lou Harris owns ubout half of the land and has indicated he wunts to build houses on most of it.

Some of the proposed area to be annexed is now zoned industrial. Township Clerk Lynn Foster said. the map was dropped on his desk last week with no explanatory Georgetown man gets NVinter Fair postition TORONTO (CP) W. D. McDoncll of Georgetown, has been named chairman of the market livestock committee of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, it was announced Tuesday.

note. Leamington developer proposed annexation area, Work on Highway 18 begins Monday Dr. Bernard Glass announces the relocation of his office for the practice of family medicine as of July 4th to 7175 WYANDOTTE ST. E. PHONE 945-2333 The two-lane highway will be idened to four lanes and and old railway bridge will be torn down and replaced with a level crossing.

The work should be completed by October, Mr. Mancini said. AMHERSTBURG -Construction of one mile of Highway 18 and the levelling of a railway bridge immediately south of here will begin Monday. Remo Mancini MPP (L-Essex South) said Tuesday Tecumsch Road Builders, of Windsor was awarded the contract by the ministry of transportaion and communications with a tendered bid of $696,331. He didn't know how many other tenders were received by the ministry.

Photo by STAR STAFF Township into an activities centre for rural senior citizens. Above, Jack Ames pumps, while Elwyn Patterson holds a bucket of water. Ona Ames looks on. The club is also fixing up an old heating stove. JACK AND JILL If modern services fail, members of the Pleasant Valley Com munity Club can always use the well for water.

The club is converting an old one-room schoolhouse in Gosficld North Years later they re back to school for fun games They hope to use the grant to install a new heating system, build a 20-by-24-foot addition, buy games and furniture, do some landscaping and provide parking. Evelyn Griffin, secretary of the community club, said the converted school will serve about 150 rural senior citizens in the area of Concession Road II who must now travel to Essex or Leamington for activities. Ernie Cushman, president of the club, said the age limit could be lowered to include 50-year-olds. The old schoolhouse was Purchased by the Good Neighbor Institute, an affiliation of the Women's In By BRIAN CHRISTMAS COTTAM Elderly folk who attended Gosfield North School Number 16 for the serious business of reading, writing and senior matriculation ill return this year for fun and games. The recently-formed Plea-'sant Valley Community Club secured a SI 2,971 grant Under the federal governments New Horizon 'program to refurbish and make an addition to the stately, one-room schoolhouse, which was built in 1892.

Members of the club have already applied fresh paint to the building, nestled among flat, golden fields of grain. stitute, from the Essex County school board in 1957. It is being leased to the Pleasant Valley Community Club. While the school is now used for meetings, the community club hopes to have a full range of crafts and activities for senior citizens, including shuffle board and sewing. "Maybe if we get enough room we can get a pool table in here, mused Jack Ames, whose father helped build the school.

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