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Rebecca's mending the past
by Shelley McPhee "This is a nice room, it's too bad they
A climb up the once elegant old couldn't fix it up but I guess there are
winding staircase leads to the second problems with the building," Rebecca
story of the Clinton library building. added.
Although run down and dirty, the Rebecca has become more or less an
seldom used room is still ar- amateur expert on fixing long forgotten
chitecturally intriguingwith its large things. Since ,June 1 she has in -
windows and deep woodwork. Entering dividually milled through hundreds of
the almost,empty room is like taking a copies of the old Clinton News -Record
step into the past, and on second glance dating from 1920 to 1976 and old copies
it definitely is taking a step into a time of the now extinct Zurich Herald,
gone by, for in one corner stand piles of preparing each for their future
musty old newspapers, bundled into the preservation.
appropriate years dating as far back as
1900.
But these papers, unlike the rest of
the room, are not sitti g idle, collecting
dust. They have been ought in to be
repaired in an attempt to maintain part
of the area's history.
In the midst of the silent room sits
Rebecca Garrett at a large table,
surrounded by yellowed newspapers,
scissors, tape and shredded pieces of
paper around her feet.
Rebecca, a 21 year old from Ball's
Bridge is attempting to mend some of
the area's past by collating, patching
together and bringing some order to
the poorly maintained newspapers so
they may be sent to Toronto where they
will be microfilmed for the use of
present and future generations.
"The working conditions are unusual
here. It's strange to work alone all the
"Some of the older papers have to be
pieced together because they're so old
and have been ripped," she illustrated
by holding a paper with a chunk
missing out of its middle.
"I jdon't think these older papers
would have lasted much longer,"
Rebecca noted.
"They seem to be one of the only
records left of what has gone on around
here."
"Usually you can fit all the pieces
together to find out what was going on.
If not, you just have to send it in and
hope that the missing piece wasn't too
important," she explained as she
continued to cut, piece together and
tape.
Occasionally eyeing the large pile of
papers in the corner, she admitted that
the job, which she is doing for the
time," she claimed as her voice echoed -/sum mer through the Huron County
through the empty expanse. Library, does get a little tedious.
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"1 would just as soon have an arl
related job," explained the second year
fine arts student at the Ontario College
of Art in Toronto.
"But this is educational and I've
learned a lot," she admitted.
"Reading through the old papers is
what I like, but I have to watch myself
so I don't spend /too much ti' . .
reading," Rebecca noted.
"I like the older papers better. The
ads are interesting but I think I like the
1920's the best because everything was
changing so quickly," Rebecc.a said.
She went on "I found a letter in the
1900 issue that said, low down literature
leads to licentious minds. I read that
just about the time that the book ban
was happening here."
"I love the names I know," she ad-
ded.
Along with the occasional bouts of
boredom and noticeable • silence, the
only other real problem that Rebecca
could think of that bothered her was the
smell and dirt of the papers.
"The Heralds are especially dirty
and have mildew along the edges that I
have to clean off. On the newer papers
the ink comes off," she said.
But these are the things that come
through the carelessness of many
years. Rebecca has learned to work in
the evidence of neglect in the old room
above the public library but is at-
tempting to rectify that same neglect in
the old newspapers.
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CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1078,PAGgj
Rebecca Garrett liked the idea of having an unusual
summer job and that's what she got. Rebecca, working
through the Huron County Library is collating and
patching together old copies of the Clinton News -Record
,Registration set for....
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op instead of a private nursery
following the 1977 school year.
It is hoped that through the in-
volvement of parents whose children
are attending the school, the
organization and instruction in the
nursery will progress and improve.
The nursery will be run by pre-school
and certified nursery school teachers.
' Sally McNichol will be coming back to
the nursery as supervisor and Nancy
Wise will continue as the assistant
supervisor.
As well, mothers are being urged to
volunteer a few hours of their time to
help the teachers at the nursery.
"Two -and -a -half hours a month isn't
that long and they can either help with
the morning or afternoon session,"
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and the Zurich Herald before they are sent to Toronto
where they will be permanently preserved through
microfilming. (News -Record photo)
explained Barb Hicks.
"Working mothers needn't be con-
cerned either, they can help at* nights
on committees or helping to plan
events," she explained.
Earlier in the year, the executive
composed of two parents, two Wesley -
Willis church board members, two
businessmen and two teachers was
dissolved and an executive composed
of parents was formed.
The 1978 executive is made up of:
president. Dorothy Boughen, 482-7951
vice-president, Marie Lobb, 482-9016;
secretary, Darlene Morgan, 482-7973;
treasurer, Bernie Pugh, 482-9584.
As well an advisory board was also
formed, made up of: Joyce Cook, 482-
7782 ; Sharon MCCleneghan, 482-7781;
Lois Fitzgerald, 482-3890; Barb Hicks,
482-9572; Pat Hemingway, 482-9202;
Moranne Duddy, 482-3652,
"Medical forms that are needed to
register can be obtained from anyone
on the executive, ' especially Joyce
Cook, Sharon McClenaghan or
Moranne Duddy," Mrs. Hicks noted.
She further explained that e•-er the
summer, the executive has b LA en-
thusiastically meeting and reac ng and
learning as much as possible a out co-
op nursery schools, the lregalit es and
how to make the nursery run smoothly
without putting too much Pressure on
anyone executive member.
"Cooperation among the executive
and the parents is the key and the
executive r, has already displayed ex-
cellent 'cooperation in these past few
months," Mrs. Hicks noted. -
"We won't be incorporated by the
end of October but we've put a lot of
hours into this," she said.
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Holrnesviiie Darrell Abbott and his wife Anne took over the
Holmesville General Store in December and
since then have made some significant
store has changes, including an addition to the building.
The Abbotts, and their two children, Fraser, 12,
and Wanda, 4, find the pace in Holmesville
slower, easier, and more pleasant than other
places they've lived. The store, built almost 100
new owners
years ago, should be ready for its grand
opening soon. (Photo by JimrHagarty)
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youngster and their brightness
never ceases to amaze many.
I was surprised with the
knowledge that youngsters possess
when I judged the Cool Cooking
contest at the Clinton Library, last
Saturday
I was' quite ,wary, of my task at
hand, to think that I'd have to taste
test all the wild concoctions put
together by kids eight to 13 years
old.
Remembering back to when I was
eight years old my cooking consisted
of mud pies or a bowl of ice cream
smothered with nuts, jams, fruits
and anything else in the refrigerator
that struck my fancy.
I was surprised to find that even
children's taste buds have advanced
over the past generation. None of the
creations that I may have come up
with through my Easy Bake Oven
when I was ,young appeared on the
tables at the cooking contest.
Instead these youngsters stood by
beaming at their fruit salads,,
milkshakes, Rice Krispie squares,
chocolate covered bars and assorted
other treats
Each dish was accompanied by its
recipe, written out by the young
contestants, measurements,
ingredients and preparation in-
cluded in each.
And I must say that every dish I
tasted was good, in fact some were
excellent.
As far as I knew, when I was eight
years old, a cup was something you
drank out of and a tablespoon was a
spoon to be only used at table and a
teaspoon, only to be used when
sipping on the hot beverage.
Unfortunately, my cooking talents
haven't advanced very far beyond
that over the years and many
recipes still baffle me. Maybe I
could hire some of those young cooks
to teach me the art of fine cuisine.
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