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Lions’ new waterless duck race a success: Radford
After the tremendous rainfall we
experienced last Saturday, the ducks
might have swum very well this
year. But the report I heard was that
the waterless duck race held by the
Londesborough Lions Club on May
26 was also a success.
The first duck picked out of the
barrel for $100 was duck number
356 owned by Cody Bos of Auburn.
The duck left by itself as number
500 for $500 was number 210
owned by Rick Finch of Clinton.
The second-last duck to be drawn
for $200 had been purchased by
Alan Caldwell of Londesborough.
Winners of $25 each were Ben
Storey, Kaylee Haak, Kaitlyn Fisher
and Nadine Van Amersfoort.
One of Londesborough’s
teenagers became a cover girl in the
Saturday edition of the London Free
Press. Emma Bernier was pictured
on the front page of the sports
section winning the Junior Girls
high jump at the WOSSA track and
field meet at TD Waterhouse
Stadium on day two of the event.
Congratulations, Emma.
Yes, I made the five-kilometre
walk on Saturday in support of the
Alzheimer Society’s Walk for
Memories. The walk started just
after 10 a.m. and the sun shone for
the duration of the walk. It was an
easy walk/run/stroll along the streets
of Clinton, mostly in the core area.
My sister and I walked in memory
of our mother and everyone involved
that day had a story to tell as to why
they participated; all were
heartwarming. The walk raised just
over $13,000 for the society’s work.
Thank you to everyone who
sponsored my walk. Why don’t you
consider participating another year?
The Londesborough community
was saddened by two more deaths
last week.
Steve Chesney of RR 1,
Londesborough passed away
suddenly mid-week. Marita
Salverda, the daughter of Adrian and
Dorothy Salverda died on Friday
after a brief illness. The sympathy of
the community is extended to the
family and friends of these persons.
Hopefully as we end the month of
May, this lengthy rainy and wet spell
will end as well. Some notable
persons were born in the month.
Canadian comedian Mike Myers
celebrates a May birthday. The first
woman in space and the youngest
American to do so in 1983 was Sally
Ride who is also a May celebrant.
President John F. Kennedy was born
May 29, 1917.
NEWS
FROM LONDESBORO
By BRENDA
RADFORD
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PEOPLE AROUND
LONDESBORO
Trish MacGregor led the morning
worship at Londesborough United
Church on Sunday, May 26. This
coming Sunday, June 2, the Sunday
School and the Outreach Committee
invite the community again this year
to the service and barbecue at the
Londesborough ball diamond. There
are games planned for the early
afternoon as well.
Members of the official board are
reminded of their meeting on June 4.
The UCW enjoyed a very pleasant
hour on Monday, May 20 with
Michelle Greydanus. On the holiday
Monday and in spite of a very busy
weekend at the greenhouse,
Michelle offered what she has
learned about succulents with the
ladies. Through her conversation
and pictures, the ladies learned a
great deal about these very popular
plants. She offered tips for their
care, how to incorporate them in
various ways and how to propagate
them.
Michelle demonstrated an
interesting way to display a type of
garden for succulents on those old
picture frames we all seem to have.
Then, with Michelle’s help, the
ladies present planted a take-home
pot of succulents.
Laura Scott offered a short
worship time which had the group
singing along with John Denver to
“The Garden Song”.
President Bev Riley conducted the
business part of the evening which
included information about
upcoming UCW events. The group
will meet again on Monday, June 17.
New take, old tradition
The annual Londesborough Lions duck race went waterless
this past weekend. Lions members like Mike Boven, front,
and Al Bosman, back, drew ducks for prizes instead of
floating them down a creek. (Quinn Talbot photo)
MacGregor leads service
Central Huron Council has
pledged to support a project at the
former St. Paul’s Anglican Church
in Clinton that will determine
whether there have been burials at
the site.
The plan for the property is to
construct a new senior living
complex with several dozen units,
once the church building has been
demolished. However, records are
spotty as to whether bodies had been
buried at the site. Ken van Riesen
spoke to Central Huron Council at
its May 21 meeting, saying that
numerous investigations, including
one with the municipality, haven’t
yielded anything definitive.
Van Riesen said that the
inconclusive research has led those
involved with the project to seek out
a study that could cost between
$2,500 and $3,200 plus HST.
Because the site used to be a
municipal burial ground, van Riesen
was hoping the municipality would
help with the study costs.
Councillor Alison Lobb made a
motion, which was passed by
council, that the municipality pay
100 per cent of the study costs up to
a maximum of $5,000.
Some councillors, however, were
concerned about setting a precedent.
Not only would the municipality be
assisting in a study for a private
development, but if the study did
turn up some buried bodies, it would
then cost taxpayers even more to
remove them and relocate them to
another nearby cemetery.
Clerk Brenda MacIsaac, however,
said that it definitely used to be a
municipal burial ground, so the
municipality should bear some of
the responsibility.
As for costs associated if bodies
are found, MacIsaac said, the
municipality would have to cross
that bridge when it came to it.
Westerhout was satisfied with
MacIsaac’s explanation and council
passed the motion, authorizing
payment for the study up to $5,000.
Because the municipality would be
paying for the study, Mayor Jim
Ginn stated that council would make
the decision as to which company to
hire. Van Riesen said he was
agreeable to that.
Council to fund Clinton
cemetery project study
By Shawn Loughlin
The Citizen
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