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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1977-11-24, Page 7• Wintario grants go to 13 local projects • A curling club in Huron County is among those facilities receiving special Wintario help to correct unsafe conditions. Culture and Recreation Minister Robert Welch said a grant up to $24,750 is to be made to the Seaforth Curling Club, It is among 13 grants announced in the County of Huron recently which have been approved from the proceeds of the Ontario Lottery. The grants total $75,836 with amounts ranging from $33,750 to $103. Besides the grant made to the Seaforth Curling Club, the township of Usborne is to receive a grant up to $33,750 to assist with the costs of constructing a swimming pool at the Kirkton-Woodham Community Centre. A grant of $10,000 is to the Huron Country..Playhouse in Grand Bend to assist with the costs of an audience development campaign. Those are some of the larger grants. A few of the smaller ones go to Goderich and Clinton. A grant of $410 is to be made to the Bayfield Minor Soccer Club in Clinton to share in the 'purchase of soccer balls,' a pair of goal posts and a line marker. A grant of $351 is also to be made to the Clinton Minor Soccer Association to share in the purchase of soccer equipment and awards. A grant of $250 is to be made to the Goderich Township Recreation Board to aid in the purchase of baseball equipment. Other grants go to the South Huron Board of Management Committee in Exeter which will receive $5,000 to defray the costs of celebrations in honor of the Queen's Silver Jubilee. Also in Exeter, the Recreational Sub -Committee is to receive a grant of $389 to assist with the purchase of softball equipment. The E xe; er Minor Hockey Association will receive a grant of $300 to defray the costs of transportation to attend the Invitational Ontario Hockey Association Junior D Championship in Stayner. The Seaforth Recreation Committee is to receive a grant of $237 to assist with the costs of celebrations in honor of the Queen's Silver Jubilee. A grant of $154 is to be made to the First Gorrie- Wroxeter Cub Pack Group Committee to assist with the purchase of six tents. The East Wawanosh Recreation, Parks and Community %Centre Board is to receive a grant of $147 to help buy softball equipment. A grant of $103 is to be made to the South Huron District High School Track Team in Exeter to defray the costs of transportation tc. attend the OFSAA Track ane Field Championships in Sudbury. CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 24 977—PAGE 7 taxt�, ankh • Most of the mess under Clinton's new grandstand is cleaned up by now as workmen put in footings under the centre beams of the new grandstand, as requested by the provincial government. (News -Record photo) Through the weeklies - St. Marys police may be investigated Investigating officers from the Ontario Police Com- mission will be arriving in St. Marys to look at the local police department. The St. Marys Journal- Areported that two of- ficials will determine whether a full-scale in- vestigation of the St. Marys "police department is necessary. Once the preliminary in- vestigation has been com- pleted, the findings will be given to the St. Marys council who would apparently have some discretion in deter- mining whether or not the department should have an actual investigation. held a Remembrance Day service on November 11. However, unlike many other centres, the service in Blyth took place in the Blyth Memorial Hall, instead of at a cenotaph. However, the Blyth Standard reported that Rev. Ted Hoogsteen in his Remembrance Day address called on the people of the community to erect a memorial in the honor of the men of the area who died during th'e war. He noted that they should be remembered so they will not "become unknown soldiers. In his address, Rev. Hoogsteen challenged the peopie of the community to Like most other com- build a memorial in Blyth and munities and municipalities also that Branch 420 be a throughout Canada, Blyth living memorial of peace. The children from St. Joseph's School will be keeping a close eye on this spot next spring as they wait for their tulips, crocus, hyacinths and daffodils to bloom. Mrs. Vandon Hoven along with her grade three and four grade pupils, Lian Doherty, Chris Kerrigan and Margaret Heipel planted the bulbs outside the school last 'week, in the snow. (News -Record photo) Look your Best for the Festive Season Choose from an excellent selection of Vested Suits in shorts, regulars, and talcs. Pinstripes, plain shades, and windowpane checks. Ranging from: $120.00 „ $225.00 *We are now carrying a line of young men's suits as well as regular and executive men's sults. Be sure to enter the "Grand Christmas Give -a -way" artpbcII's MAIN CORNER CLINTON 4824732 The Zurich Citizens -News no longer has its own office. The paper reported that the office has been closed and now will operate as an agency out of Turkheim's Furniture Store. Due to the increasing cost of operating an office for the newspaper, the move was made and former publisher Herb Turkheim noted that he will be prepared to take any news items or classified display ads. Tom Creech will still act as editor but will be working out of a different location. and may be contacted at 236-4672. Walter Scott, 47, of Seaforth has been named the new manager at the Listowel PUC. The Listowel Banner reported that along with the new manager a new motion was passed to allow the PUC manager the authority to fire and hire, not the commission as it was previously. Kincardine is a fast moving, growing, changing' town and the latest proof of this came when Joy Manley was named the new editor at The Kincardine News. Joy, the former news editor at the Uxbridge Times - Journal is replacing Bill Dimmick who was the editor of The News for two and a half years. Meanwhile, Bill has taken on a job in Toronto with Farm and Country, an agricultural paper. Dublin may seem to many to be a quiet little hamlet, but it may gain some recognition through Bob Burchill, an area folksinger. The Mitchell Advocate noted that Burchill has . just released an album, his second which is getting nothing but good reviews from the music critics. "Will I Ever Get to Heaven" is also going into its second pressing since the sales have been so good. Bob has been busy in recent weeks performing in coffee houses in Toronto, Guelph, Hamilton, and Elora and is planning a trip to Sweden where he will perform in the Stockholm Cultural Centre as well as several nightclubs. The Goderich District Collegiate Vikings brought fame and the well known Huron -Perth football title back to their school recently. The Goderich Signal -Star through photographs and story reported the game in which the Vikings overthrew the Exeter Panthers under rather muddy conditions by a score of 18-0. The final win for the senior Vikings topped off a perfect year for the team, who won nine straight games and only,' gave seven points to the opposition: . ,,a•< It seems that you can't hide (or forget) any news without some questioning.. The Wingham Advance - Times realized recently wFien a reader asked why no mention was made in their town police report of one of the police cruisers that was involved in a single car ac- cident involving $2,000 in damages. Several residents knew of the accident and questioned its absence in the paper, but the Advance -Times reported that no mention of it -was made by the police when the information of the weekly story was written. When a reporter called Police Chief Witting he received nothing in the way of facts pertaining to the ac- cident and a statement from the chief that he would never Curling news. Oflt nu ((1 from page 6. leading i1,9ler in thearm.en's division, He had the high single with 237 pins and the high triple with 845. Rub Van Damme took the ,• high average with 212, YBC Majors The Pickles had 31 Points for their first place position and Kathy's Clowns are still in second with 24 points. The L.appers had 18 and the Five Stars are last with 11 points. Jill Jervis had 248 for the ladies' high single and 581 for the high triple. Louise Gib- bings had the high average of 197 pins. Rick Tye was the top men's howler with the high single of ®• ® • 283 and the high triple of 729. Bev Bromley had the high average of 219. . t, Ladies Tuesday Afternoon The ,June Bugs are in first with 51 ,and Hurman's Harem have moved up from third place to second with 47 points leaving Reye's Girls behind with 46. The scoring remains close down the team standings with the Campbell Supers -with 45 points, Nancy's Chics with 43 and Rosies' Repels still in last place with 41 points. Pat Daw had the high single of 248, Lois Human had 603 for the high triple and Nancy Roy had 194 for the high average of the day. Make your way to McGee's Used Car Lot by November 30 Take your pick from our large stock of used cars ALL PRICES HAVE, BEEN REDUCED We will buy your '78 license plate for any safety checked used car or truck purchased by Nov. 30, 1977 HIGHEST POSSIBLE TRADE-IN ALLOWANCE ONE EXAMPLE: '75 BUICK REGAL 2 door hardtop, 350 V8, automatic, power steering, power brakes, vinyl top, radio, rear defogger, accent stripes, radyal white wall tires. Lic. No. JSC 187 SALE PRICE 3350 McGE E PONTIAC BUICK CADILLAC GMC TRUCKS HAMIL'1ON St, GODERICH, 5244391 give facts that might be detrimental to the police department. However, the Chief noted that the facts would he made available to the paper in its next printing. In talking with Mayor William Walden, the Advance -Times learned that the Mayor felt that since the cruiser was public property, and the policemen are town employees, a full account of the accident in which Con. - stable John Nolan struck a CPR light standard, was a legitimate public concern. The Advance -Times Con- cluded by saying that they had given an honest ex- planation of the cir- cumstances and why the accident had. been omitted, but it would be up to the taxpayer to judge whether the information satisfactorily answered their questions pertaining to the incident. To freeze or not to freeze is the question facing the Exeter council at this time. Last week the Exeter Tim es-Adyocate reported that the council put a freeze on the building of a shopping centre in the town but this week they have been advised by their Stratford law firm coat Mucci on page 8, Ramblings from..... :ontlnued from page 6 the bike for owners Orville '\Workman of Kippen and Lloyd Workman. Granny Mathers, owned by the Broken M Stables of Goderich, was second for driver Ray Mathers. Verdun Vanstone finished second with Bay B. Hayfee for Holmesville Valley Farms in the tenth. Tar Daw Duke, owned by Larry Daw of .Clinton and Claude Daw of Mississauga, was fourth with driver Dennis Jewitt at Mohawk on Saturday night. Napal Boykat, a four-year- old black gelding by Kat Byrd -Black Mist, that raced at Clinton earlier this sum- mer for Ken Houston of Holyrood, had his fourth win in a row and his eleventh of the year from 20 starts when he won in 2:02 with driver Ron Waples up. In his second last start with driver Tom Strauss, he took a record of 1:59.4 for his present owner - trainer Ernie Spruce of Rexdale. Monday night at London, Crimson Josie was third wi. her owner -trainer -driver Bruce Volland of Goderich. Trevor Ritchie finished fourth with Mafeking Sandra for Randy McLean and Len Goldfarb FOR THE BEST IN * Parts * Service * Accessories * Rentals IT'S LL yGULL`� SPORTS & RECREATION LIMIT VARNA 262-5809 GENERAL MEETING Clinton Minor Soccer AT THE TOWN HALL SUNDAY, NOV. 27: 7:30 p.m. for the election of officers for the 1978 Season. All interested parents are urged to attend. CONTEST FOR CHILDREN 15 YRS. AND UNDER Design a club crest for the HuIIy-Gully Snowmobile Club If your Crest is selected you will win a safety approved snowmobile helmet with mouth & chin guard. "HuIIy Gully Snowmobile Club -member", must appear on the crest. Submit your entry to MR. 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