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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1975-03-06, Page 11Thursday, March 6, 1975 r ecoud Seel ion 110th Year- No. 10 Guide, Sfout inovement a two attractingarea youngsters After several years of movements. disinterest,,the young people in Most of the stories were • the area are turning out hi written by the youngsters great numbers and joining the themselves, with the help of local Brownies, Girl, Guides, their volunteer leaders, and Rangers, and this year -- for will give readers some insight the first time in several years into their activities. —the Cubs, for young boys. There.is always more room in In this special feature, the the clubs for more girls and News -.Record looks at what the ,boys, and it is hoped that many youngsters are doing and how , of the boys now in Cubs will they are getting along in the will retue pand the rn to Clinton gaincouts various Guide and Scouting Guides meet weekly in Clinton The Girl Guides, this year, have their weekly meetings at the Legion Hall on Mondays with Mrs. Menzies as captain, and Mrs. C. Kerrigan and Mrs. Don Armstrong as lieutenants. The girls have been quite qc- tive. The guides have four groups with Elizabeth Reid, Jeanette Dutot, Marianne Menzies and Jennifer Malpass as patrol leaders. As well as trying to earn their own badges, these girls learn and practise leadership within their groups. Some of the badges earned are in the area of fire brigade, knots,' 'local knowledge, and emergency helper. The highest merit badge to earn in the guide There are two Brownie Packs in Clinton. Pictured above is the Second Brownie Pack, who meet at the Public School every TuesdayOwl,afternoon. Here the andLorrie Corrie, rown Owl..roup of �(NewsSRecordls poe with heir phot leaders, Arlene Strickland, left, Tawny Cubs back in full swing Under the leadership of Gil Laurin, Dr. Graham Bowker and the Kinsmen of Clinton, the cubpack is back operating again inClinton. The Kinsmen began promoting the start of the cub _pack a year ago. This year 1974- 1975 with a generous donation of $500 by the Kinsmen, the cub pack is its full swing. Gil Laurin, Vanastra 'is the leader. His years of experience in cub groups will certainly benefit the 50 boys that are now enrolled. Dr. Graham Bowker, a member of the Kinsmen and Mr. Laurin meet with the boys at C.H.S.S. auditorium every Thursday from 7-8:30 p.m. Most boys are fittedfor uniforms which are the Kin- smen colors, maroon and gold. The group has been divided into four packs which provides ample apportunity for the older boys to show and practice leadership. All boys from 7-11 are involved in the activities of the club including such things as handicrafts, learning to tie knots, hikes and outdoor camping. Last month, a trip was planned to tour the fire hall, as Local girl to travel One of the newest movements„ in Girl Guides of Canada is Guiding on the Move -- to have guides from all over the World meeting each other in various places. It isn't easy as yet to become one of the 'lucky' guides to be "on the move", but the Radar District is proud to say that they do have one. Elizabeth Reid of Clinton was chosen from seven districts to be a guide on the move. As yet, she is not certain as to where in Canada she will be spending Aug. 5 to Aug. 16, but the choices are Ottawa, the Yukon, Prince Edward Island or the Northwest Territories. Elizabeth Reid was chosen as Radar District representative for sevr'al reasons. As a Brownie for four years, she earned her "Golden Hand" and now as a Guide, she has earned her All Round Cord. At present she is working on her Canada Cord badge which is the highest merit in Guiding. She is a patrol leader in the Guide company 1 and displays many leadership qualities. Elizabeth is , planning on joining Rangers next year, so well, they attended the annual church parade at the Catholic church,on F-ebruary 23. Involvement is the key to the success of any group, but even more so. w;here.. youngsters are concerned. Six other Kinsmen members are on call for out- door camping trips, or any other group activities where supervision is needed. Let's hope the enthusiasm continues so that when the boys, now cub age, become scout age, there will be interested leaders to carry on with the now established cub pack. she can continue in the Guiding movement. Good Luck Elizabeth, on your summer venture! Rangers enjoy outing On January 25 Mrs. Keith Allen and the Rangers from Clinton set out to go on an all day outing with the Goderich Rangers. They decided to go to a place' in the woods outside of Goderich, near Dungannon. The girls had intended on going snow shoeing, but un- fortunately the weather was wet, and snowing was im- possible. When they arrived with the Goderich Rangers, they went back in the woods and looked around for some time. Then they made snowmen, ope Ranger groui5 against the other, to see whose was the best. No ones really ended up looking the best. After completing this the girls built a fire and tried to cook their lunch. Most of them succeeded, but a few of . us didn't. Then to top the day off the Clinton Rangers were enrolled by the Goderich Leader Mrs. Ann Cooper. To get enrolled they had to complete a task which was to plan the Fun Fair at Clinton Public School, and say the Ranger Promise. Then they received their pins and all left for home cold and wet. The girls that are now Rangers are: Maryanne Cummings, Nancy Clynick, Terri Flowers, Gayle Cun- ningham, Sheila and, Barb Lawson. area is the Canada Card. This year the guides have taken part in the "Fun Fair" at the public school, the Remembrance Day Parade, Thinking Day excursion to Toronto, and the annual church parade. Last fall, three girls, Janette, Jennifer, and Elizabeth, at- tended a three day patrol Leaders' Camp in Owen Sound. As well as meeting other guides from the area, new leadership games were learned, as all three girls enjoyed their trip. Corning up in the Spring is the Volleyball tournament in May, Cookie Day and the mother and daughter banquet. John McLeod is invested by Cub leaders Dr. Graham Bowker, left, and Gil Laurin of Vanastra at a- recent ceremony of the Pack. Sponsored by the Clinton Kinsmen, the Pack has swelled to nearly 50 boys. (News -Record photo) The first Brownie Pack of Clinton recently held a look at the world at Thinking Day and many dressed in native costume. Left to rightare Susan Tideswell, Ann Marie Powell, Jennifer Wood, Carol Beane, Brown Owl Mrs. Betty Hall, Angela Demer, Angela Gower, Commissioner Mrs. Donna Wood, Belinda Cudmore, Janine Mayhew, Tawny Owl Margaret Coventry, Ann Lavis, Anne Marie Hall, and Samantha Poisson. In front is Lorene Craig. (photo by Jack Hunt) Two brownie packs in ,Clinton In Clinton, there are two Brownie packs. The first Clinton Pack meets after school on Wednesday with Mrs. Don Hall as Brown Owl , and Mrs. Coventry as the Tawny Owl. The second Brownie pack meets Mondays at the Clinton Public School, with Mrs. Currie as Brown Owl and Mrs. Strickland as Tawny Owl. So far this year the girls have participated in a fund raising 'Fun Fair' held at the school. They were responsible for. crafts, items for -the white elephant table and the bake table. Both of the packs have held a skating and tobogganing party and have joined in on an outdoor hike. Presently the girls are working on badges such as pet keepers, housekeepers, cooking etc. They are also working on their golden bars, golden ladders and golden hands, - all necessary requirements of the Brownies. The Brownies participated in a trip to 50 Merton Street, Toronto which is the Ontario Girl Guide Headquarters. This was in celebration of Thinking Day. For the Kinsmen, the girls have helped to sell Centennial Christmas cards. They have also sold Guide Calendars, and will be participating in Cookie Day in May. The Brownies have made favours for the hospital trays, potted tomato plants and worked on various crafts the whole year. If your daughter is between the ages of 7 and 11 and would like to join the Clinton Brownies contact Mrs. Corrie or Mrs. Coventry. Thinking Day celebrates Founders birththiy Thinking . Day is celebrated on February 22, the joint birth- days of the Boy Scout Founder and of the World Chief Guide, Lord and Lady Baden-Powell. Each year on Thinking–Day, Girl Guides and Girl Scouts throughout the world give special emphasis to in- ternational friendship. Division Annual This year, the Beaver Division annual get together is being hosted by Radar District. An eventful day is planned for April 26, starting with a gathering of all the guiders and rangers of the division at Wesley Willis United Church. The groups will separate to discuss future plans and outings for the area. A luncheon will be prepared by the Legion Ladies and served in the Legion Hall. Further discussion with guest speakers will continue after lunch. This annual-- "gathering provides opportunities for the guiders from Goderich to Mount Forest, to plan and discuss amongst themselves, Each and everyone of the guiders as well as the com- missioner of the Division, Mrs. Angus MacLennan are in- terested in the betterment of the girl guide movement and are willing to give much of their own time to do so. "Fun Fair" highlight of all On Friday, November 29th, the Ranger group in the Clinton area under Pat Allen held a "Fun Fair" at the Clinton Public School. The area groups, consisting of the Brownies, Guides and Rangers, each had exhibits. The Brownie? displays inc'.uded such things as Christmat decorations, sucker trees and bath crystals. The Guides sold such things as placemats and leather belts. Decoupage, candles and stuffed animals were shown at the Ranger's table. All the Guides contributed to the White Elephant bake and candy tables which, were sold out quickly. Under the supervision of Cheryl Jefferson, such popular games as bean bag toss, fish ' pond and ring toss were set up. Thanks to the help of all the Girl Guiding leaders, this first challenge of the Clinton Rangers was met. The success of the "Fun Fair" was shown by the large attendance of the public school students, girls and their parents. The Clinton Cub pack has only been under way for several months, and already there are 50 boys- enrolled. Cubs and Scouts have been absent from Clinton for several years. A Cub pack is also enjoying success in Bayfield. Here the Clinton pack hold a session during a recent meeting at Central Huron Secondary School. The Cubs are funded by the Clinton Kin- smen, and wear the 1{insmen colors. (News Record photo) The Girl Guide movement is very active regularly every Monday night during the Clinton Legion. Here they learn knots at a to right are Jane Coventry, Mary Helen in Clinton and meet winter months in the recent meeting. Left Clynick, Laura Hill, It Wendy Bell, Mary Hill, Erika Lyon, Elizabeth Reid, faders Mrs. Beecher Menzies and Mrs. Don Armstrong, Jeanette Dutot, Lyn Armstrong, Coleen Hill, Marianne Menzies, Carolyn Wood, and Chris Corrie.('tfews-Record photo)