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As Clinton's 100th. bifid ,'
nears, the Centennial com-
mittee is fast 'rounding out
their Progra0 for the big
Week Tot-04. to August 4,
One of, the highlights of the
Centennial parade, on August
2, will feature Bobby Gimby,
who will lead the chi dren of
the area one t e route.
Presently, the children
three • public schools .of •
Clinton, 4 who are all par'
ticipating in then parade, are
.busily preparing for their
,Later In theday,°Bobby an f
t1�►e children will, present a
concert.' at the massive,
barbecue planned at the
Community park, and a
grandday will be • wound up
at night when Debby:' dx
his,+p►r. hestra wiltplay at e.
gala
w pot cern has been
hired for .Clinton, councj
decidedlastMQrnday night.
is. Garry weir of
` 16 and ham. -
seven yea df xp�ein
police work eCaurrently,rience
works for the Regional.
---(April lel All gist's shewit g la the to,*op -parkins;meter
as. Walter Gordln+e�r des to: clear- ssme of the J5Inch
snowfall from in; ['vont of his barbershop on AlbertStreet.
Mosthighways in the Clinton /urea remained open during
the storm, but our nefighltoUrs,in Blyth and north weren't
as luckless up to two feet felt in that,area.
Thursday, April 24,19x5
The committee for the
Meals on Wheels met in the
Board Room as. the hospital
on Tuesday afternoon April 11
Thursday, April1e,1975
A freak April snowstorm
described as the worst April
storm in 53 years, slammed
into ' 'the area last week,,
catching most peep a off
guard and dumping between -1
12 and 18 inches of snow on
the area. '
High' winds on Thursday `
and, Friday whipped the sn
into ten foot drifts in, dime
places, closing roa and
keeping students outof school
fortwo days.
Donald Noakes of Hensall.
and:': four o er second ' year
Universit of Guelph
enginee 'ng students, were
awar • d ° the first prize of •
SI , a r a by Lobatts Brewery in
competition to design safety
barriers for auto race tracks.
The five youths will split.the
Prize , money given for the
cross .. Canada competition
and received their award last
Saturday in Toronto. Donald
is the son of lir. and Mrs.
Leonard Noakes ofilensall.
Huron County residents will
pay - $2' for inspection of
priv t`e sewage disposal
sy ems in new homes, it was
nounced Monday.'
The fee, an increase of 510,
coincides withthe takeoVer of
sewage inspection by the
plumbing division of the
Huron County health unit..
Gerald Vanderwiel. 31. of 69
London Rd., Hensall, .was.
killed Sunday near Seaforth
when hi's snowrhabile collided
with a car driven by Richard
Elliott of RR 1, Rental'.
Huron County's first indoor
public pool is now open, at
V anastra. On Saturday
evening, April 5, recreation
directors and recreation
committee members from
many Huron County
Municipalities attended an
open swim followedby a wine
and cheese party.
and final preparations were
completed .to. start the
project, which starts on
Monday April 28.
A heavyrrain storm late last
Friday night in. Huron County
caused thousands pf dollars
damage in flooding that was.
described as the'w'or " , since
Hurricane Hazel in 1954.
Over three inches of • rain
fell on tate Clinton. areain to Less
than five hours Friday night
and - aided to ,,creeks.. and
rivers ;already ***lien from
the run-off of the 18" snow
storm of two weeks before.
The' directors fie Clinton -
Spriing Fair ave received
written 00Airmation that the'
Spring/Fair hat been moved
ugg from a Class "C" to a •
Class "B" fair.
A Clinton taxi driver was
refused license Monday
night by% Mint* " o►n
tPholeicerCh myddWatgisoalteof
Andrew Berg of # o ,
Ciinto
who has been driving a taxi'i
town, for ten years was told
that his license would not be
renewed because of his poor
driving habits, police told
council
Last year, council passed a
new taxi by -1w that among
other things, cal ' for a once a
year inspection and appr-ovaai. ,
from the chief of police.
Chief ,W!estiake. told council
that Mr.. Berg had three
convictions under the High-
way Traffic Act, including
two fox speeding and one for
passing on the right.
`I'll not except th
responsibility of putting e
public in his car," said r.
Westlake.
4April' 20 Small rivers ow.reid Oi,ir many stis in
Clinton wiring the rain. *term lastFriday night fling
dozens of base stents, and warihing out parts of some
roads. Iere the Public- Works dep ►rtment puts in fresh
gravel on a wash out on Plantes* Street West amide the
Clinton Electric Shop. At the height of the flood, a river 2
feet deep was flowing over this. spot. (News -Record
' photo)
ony, marking- the -past, the present find the
.i Apel 17) An impressive candtelighting car~r+� .m
'f'utu're of the Clinton branch of the Women.'/ `lnsiit*kte, was a highlight col the 70th an-
niversary of the group, field in the Legion halt Clinton`on Wednesday, April eth..Seen here
participating at. the --ceremony , were, left to right, Mrs. 'Alfred Colclough, Mrs. Charles
Lockhart and Mrs. O. Popp. ,,were,
Krt. Colclough and~; irs�. Popp werepast presidents of
the Clinton "branch, all three have served as presidents of the District of Huron -West.
(photo by Muriel Trott):
Our heartiest congratulations
on a great year! ,
From Bill Fleming, family/Is staff at
Best` wishes for another 100 years!
From the mana0einent` and staff of
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