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II Michael "Pinball" Clemons, Chief
Executive Officer of the Toronto Ar-
gonauts and national icon of sporting
excellence, community leadership,
personal character and integrity is
bringing his inspirational message to
Huron County for a special one-night
speaking eugagement in Goderich.
The Huron Women's Shelter, Sec-
ond Stage Housing and Counselling
Services is pleased to host "An Eve-
ning with Pinball Clemons: Inspiring
Excellence in our Community" on
Friday, April 17 at the Knights of Co-
lumbus Hall on Parsons Court.
Proceeds from the event will be di-
rected to the Huron Women's Shelter.
Clemons, renowned .as one of the
CFL's most electrifying players held
the league's all-time, all-purpose yard-
age record when he retired as a run-
ning back with Toronto Argonauts.
One of the most popular athletes in
Toronto, Clemons #31 jersey is one of
only four that .has been retired by the
Argos.
An economics graduate from the
College of William and Mary where
he played running back, Clemons
Hope Blooms! April is Daffodil
Month. Join the Canadian Cancer Society
in the fight against cancer.
Daffodil Days:
$7 a bunch or two,bunches for $12
Buy yours in Goderich:
Thursday, April 2 and Friday, April 3
on the Square
Friday, April 3 and Saturday, April 4
at Food Basics, LCBO, The Beer Store, Zehrs, & Zellers
Daffodil Month door-to-door canvass:
Please give generously when a Canadian Cancer
Society .volunteer knocks on your dtor.
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Michael "Pinball" Clemons:
Chief Executive Officer of the
Toronto Argonauts will be
speaking on April 17 at the
Knights of Columbus Hall.
played with the Argos for 12 seasons
and twice served as their head coach.
He became head coach after ending
his playing career on Sept. 15 of the
2000 CFL season and the following
year he was promoted to President of
the Argonauts. He returned as coach
in 2002 and he stepped down from the
coaching position in 2007, with one
Grey cup victory in hand, to become
the teams Chief Executive Officer.
It is his exceptional character, how-
ever, in addition to his outstanding
athletic ability, that has made him a
remarkable fan favourite in Canada.
His tireless community involvement
and participation in countless chari-
table causes exemplify the qualities
he possesses. His presentations are at
once captivating and empowering and
clearly demonstrate the capabilities of
teamwork and leadership.
At only 5 foot 6 inches and 170
pounds he inspires his audiences by
illustrating what is possible and what
it means to beat the odds. Clemons
communicates his heartfelt stories
with a passionate spirit and his pat-
ented, contagious smile.
Clemons resides in Oakville with
his wife, Diane and three daughters
who were all born in Canada.
For information or to reserve tick-
ets, call 519-524-5333. Tickets are
$40 per person and include dinner and
presentation.
Society helps with genealogical research
The Huron County Branch of the
Ontario Genealogical Society has
announced its 2009 season which
includes a varied menu of interest-
ing presentations. Check out the ad-
vertisement in this issue for a list of
the topics.
This is the year to get serious
about family research, finding your
roots, looking up the family tree,
finding the ancestors — whatever you
want to call this growing activity.
Whether you are an Internet user or
not, there are more resources avail-
able to you than ever before to help
you in your search. The first step is
relatively easy: jotting down all of
the members of the immediate fam-
ily, most of whom are known and
remembered. Then you move into
unknown territory. Many beginners
experience a situation where they
cannot get past a certain generation
of ancestors. This point is known as
a "brick wall". They may need some
help figuring our what to do next.
We admit that the research task
sometimes becomes very intense
and even frustrating. But the satis-
faction of discovering another fam-
ily link, &previously unknown story
about the family, the solving of a
family mystery — these make up for
all the head scratching and the baf-
fling days. The satisfaction has to be
experienced to be understood.
You have a great resource avail-
able to you right here in Huron
County: the Huron County Branch
of the Ontario Genealogical Society.
This group holds monthly meetings
that feature topics that are both in-
teresting and useful, but the group
offers much more to both the "new-
bie" family researcher and those
with lots of experience. Everyone
is welcome to attend their meetings.
You can join the society if you wish
to get their publications.
The Branch has an excellent li-
brary, replete with all kinds of ,use-
ful information resources many of
which are not available anywhere
else. They not only cover Huron
County, but many items related
to surrounding counties as well as
other parts of the world. Most im-
portant of all, there is a group of
dedicated volunteers who are ready
to help you find what you need and
give suggestions to you on your
research. The library is located in
the log cabin in front of the Huron
County Museum, 110 North St.,
Goderich and is open from 1:30 to
4:00 p.m. Wednesday and Friday,
April to Nov. 4.
For further information about the
Ontario Genealogical Society or the
meetings, contact Brock Vodden,
chairperson, at 519-523-9393 or
hbvodden @ezlink.on.ca
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