HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1975-07-24, Page 990371.104
DWet Orteetinge iffere,tield
a reent over the Avicultural
eeti Albert S .Peon.The
emae Clutrebill Wee the
idtnt, Mertlber,S, hin' was
year. Attendance was
enc ajraged by having a. bulletUf•
draw 32.00.11 month • If you had
the winning number you.had to be
prasent at the meeting in order to
collect. This fund, if net collected,
butt !ip month by month until. it
Was Won. There was a good New
Year's dance:.held in the Clinton
Town
Hall as well. as One held at
o the • Pavilion at Bayfield in the
summer. The Town Hall was
rented from One year ba the next.
There were several meetings
held at Wilfred Flazier's Chicken
Ranch on No. 8 highway east.
The club purchased the 80
acres on the 14th coneesstan of
Goderich Township from Huron
Murch April 17, 1948. There is a
good stream starting at the top
end of the farm and running
through to the 14th. A darn was
built ten rod up from the 14th.. ,
which was there until this
summer (1978) and is new in the
process of being replaced by a
anew reinforced concrete dam.
The Club planted 5..008 trees
in 1949.with the use of a planter
from Lands & Forests. 3,000 to
4,000 trees were planted each
year after that until the. land ran
out. The Club was helped in this
project by the Junior Club. A
dance floor. made -of plywood.
was built at the, farm -where a
number of dances; weine9r roasts
and odtdoor barbecues were held.
The Club bought the land
where -the clubhouse now stands
from Newt Davis December 17.
1950. The main part of the
clubhouse was built in 1951 by a
-Work party of members. A sub
floor was laid and there • were
meetings and dance* held in the
balding. Rev. David Lane helped
�hsr ibe" :ilding of the clubhouse
and also looked after the Junior
Conservation Club. The building
was Originally heated by a Coal &
Wood heater.,i
,The next year.. a hard wood
floor was laid; everyone pitching
in, ladies and all. The ladies also
fitted the windows with venetian
blinds. The ten -test for the walls
•was paid for by donations from
the members of 32.50 or $5.00.
There were also shares in the
club sold at $10.00 a share,. some
members subsequently donated
their shares back tathe Club.
Ladiesand mens washrooms
were built at the front of the
building in 1955 and an asphalt
bed laid at the entrance. There.
was a big dance and raffle held on
Hallowe'en night. A goat,
donated by . Roy Elliott was
rallied. Tickets were sold for 10
cents each for six weeks before
the raffle. Wally Crich was the
winner. Proceeds from the raffle
amounted to, around $65.00. The
goat was subsequently auctioned
off and Ed Florian bought it for
about $4.75. Since the washrooms
were now finished. some person -
persons, unknown (7)). dec' ed
that the outdoor Parliamnt
building should be burnt down - it
was --. o
There used to be a trap shoot
and rifle range on the grounds.
but that came to an end when the
• area was bull -dozed for a tond
and 'compound to accommodate
wild fowl and animals. There was
skating, broornball and hockey
games, on the pond in the Winter
tithe. Two strings of lights Were
put -up by the late Mr. Wm.
Colquhoun to illuminate the area.
Six lots on Erie St. were
purchased in 1958 and nine for the
playground area.
In 1960 the club became a
licensed premita under the
LCEO. The Club helped in
financing the swimming pool. in
Clinton end also sponsored Junior
C hockey and Ball Teams. There
were dances held .on Friday
-nights as" well as dart tour-
naments
oonaments• on Wednesday night*.
There were ids* shuffleboard
tournaments held periodically.
Antique Club (members -6
years old and over) would meet..
playing cards and *MeV ovt
old times, usually' In the
tern. y.y
The new addition WAS ad d;.
to the South side of the ehM19.4401/4
to 1970 and another ponk
buled outin 1973.
'C Club was chaffe+
ti October 17, 1,. There are
number of deer, wild geese arcs
ducks, wild turkeys, peacoc`
and, ornamental pheasants. also
rabbits and coons in the cam -
Pound,
The Club will be hoiding Zone
6 meeting in September 1975,
General' meetings are held on the
first Monday of each month and
executive meetings on the third
Monday of each • month. Ladies
conservation meetings are held
on the 5th Monday of the month.
Bingos are held every Tuesday
night.
By Harold Clew 1.'w+Cdcilbl ; l 'ilji 1B 5f � sac a tentwry and Hat,00 loway
Christian schooil, ,i
The desire to establish a
Christian elementary school was
firrnly embedded in the hearts of
the people who emigrated from
the Netherlands and settled in
this country. In Clinton and -
surrounding area an organization
meeting -to establish a Christian
School Society was held after the
_worship service on Sunday, -July
19.,1953: Art,eacccutive board -was
appointed consisting of chairman
J.C. Bakelaar, and members I.
Guettcr,_J.G. Heyink. C. DeHaan
and B Bylsnra. That afternoon
forty names were written down of
parents who wanted positive
Christian education for their
children. some time in the future.
The first membership meeting
was - held, on. Jan. 17, 1954. a
memrship fee' was set at $3.00
per ` year. and by 1956 the
membership had increased .to 116
,members. In 1959 the fees were
raised, making it possible on Jan.
19, 1962 for the board to announce
that a new two -room school would
open in September of that year.
Two acres of land was bought
west of the Christian Reform
Church at the east end of Prin-
cess Street. P. Kuiper 'drew up
the plans for the new school and
K. VandenHeuvel was given the
-contract. The school was -'build
during ;the summer months. and
free labour was donated to keep
down the cost of the school.
Themembers of the first
board of Calvin Christian School
were as follows: K. Drost, pies.;
Peter Damsma, vice -prey, and in
charge of public relations;
secretary, Kase Vanden Heuvel;
Murray , Sie.rtsema; Uilke
Dykstra; -treasurer, Cornelius de
• Boer: and Case Maaskant.
The school doors were first
opened on September 1962. with
an enrollment of 54 •pupils in
grades one through eight taught
by one teaeher and ra princiipal,
Over the years several ad-
ditioris have been added to the
school building. and today over
200 children receive a high
e thehrldat1rie
1962
quality Christian elementary
education.
The names of the first
principal was Mr. W. VanWieren,
and Miss Jane Drost was the first
teacher.
• The staff for 1975 are - Mr.
Ralph Schuurman, • Principal:
Grade . 7 - Mr. Clarence Bos;
Grade .;6 - Mr. Lawrence Uyl
Grade 5 - Mr: Chas Exel; Grade 4.
lkli.ss Ann,Uyl:-Grades 3 a-nd 2B -
Miss Linda Wolikroski; Grades 1
and 2A - Mrs. Andy Berg. -4.
• This school is open to,, all
parents who wish to send their
childrep •- for an elementary
education based an the Holy
Bible.
Information by CecilBruinsma
Serving;. Clinton for 52
of her 100 successful. years
Willard Aiken
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