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Exciting events will be wind-up wiener roast
taking place in the fair •. with awards presentation
land of Goderich town- will be held before school
ship., starts for the softball
The usual busy but teams.
interesting monthly Giant Stirling,
meeting of the recreation chairman of the parks
council met in committee and deputy
Holmesville on Wed- reeve of the township
nesday August 16 with the reported -that progress on
following members in the new athletic field has
attendance, Doug Yeo, been halted temporarily
Hazel McCreath, Bev to allow proper and
Orr, Alice Porter, careful procedures on a
Marilyn Forbe,s, Joe new exciting windfall.
Fritzley, Grant Stirling, He then presented the
Audrey Middleton. first plan of- the new
A new appointment to proposed Goderich
the recreation board is township community
expected at the next centre which is ten -
township councilmeeting tatidely planned for
to fill the vacancy by the erection in Holmesville.
recent resignation of Art Immediately eight pair of
Bell. elbows leaned on the
After a slow beginning table as the members
in the summer swimming enthusiastically studied
program offered by the architect's plans.
Goderich township at The parks committee
Vanastra, at the last hour promises that the sports
almost„ the registrations field will definitely be
poured in to the total of 49 ready by next year.
young swimmers. The 10 A fall p.rogi!amme for
day training program the township recreation
which included a bus ride was discussed. Dancing
to and from proved to be (round dance club and
very successful. public dances) is already
The recreation ,com- arranged. It was decided
mittee wishes to thank
those parents who acted
as willing and able bus
supervisors.
The dance committee
reported that the
secretary should send a
letter to the White Car-
.nation manager in-
dicating that the already
scheduled dances for"this
fall and winter will be
fund raising events for
the new athletic field thus
allow'
t h Wh
ing e ite
Carnation to advertise
the said dances. They will
be held in November,
January and March.
The total paid up sof-
tball members this year
totalled 118. A small grant
from Wintario was sought
and received for softball
equipment totalling
$355.00.
An invitational letter
was received to attend
the Lake Huron
Recreation ' Zone Con-
ference in Goderich this
fall. Further plans to
attend will be discussed
at the September
meet]
Sorb* complaints were
received that the town-
ship Picnic, held in July
was poorly advertised. It
was held at the newly
developed lake park at
the et)d, of Black Point
Road iS.If Highway 21 a
beautifu"1 and ideal
location for the township
residents to visit at any
time.
The number . of picnic
tables there has
decreased due to some
unthinking thieves.
Money made from the
township ladies quilt
raffle was used to buy the
tables originally.
Engraved pens with the
inscription "Goderich
township" have been
ordered for mementoes of
appreciation to the
volunteer coaches of the
softball programme. ' .
Bev Orr reported that,
weather .errnitting, a
to offer 2 eight week
programs for the fall and
winter. The I following
courses were suggested:
cross country skiing,
volleyball, oil painting,
yoga, floor hockey,
crafts, weaving, chair
caning and ceramics.
Anyone interested in
these or if they have any
other suggestions please
phone the secretary
Hazel McCreath 524-7436.
If enough- interest is
shown the recreation
committee will en-
deavour to arrange for
classes.
The meeting adjourned
until September 20 at 8:30
p.in.--by Audrey Mid-
dleton
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Laurel Looby of Dublin teaches a special reading
exercise at the summer school at St. Patrick's
School in Dublin for students in the special
education classes of the Huron -Perth Separate
School board. Left to right are Brian Kints of
Exeter, Emmllla McDonagh of Goderich, Miss
Looby, Samantha McDonagh of Goderich and Dale
Regier, of Dashwood. photo by Wilma Oke)
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1$711, -PAGE 23
ts week\ at the Legion
By Rene Brochu
The excitement over
the rising amount of
money to be gained by the
next winner of the weekly
Attendance Draw was
the highlight of the last
TGIF. Comrade
Associate Robert Sem-
ple's name was drawn
but unfortunately for him
he had not registered.
Drop down to the Legion
Robert and register this
week, it could be drawn
twice in a row. Associate
Comrade Brian Reeves
was the winner of the
raffle prize.
In sports, three of our
golf teams qualified for
further competition at the
Preston Golf Tour-
nament. Keep it up
comrades, it's good to see
our members doing so
well.
The fall season is fast
approaching, and our
first Legion Dance is in
September featuring the
Royalaires, so, watch for
further information in the
bulletin, or from your
entertainment chairman,
Harvey Hayter. Further
to fall activities, our
World War 1 Veterans are
being honored at an af-
ternoon of games and
luncheon at Branch 109
Goderich. Anyone in -
Summer students, help separate school students
By Wilma Oke
Six secondary school
and university students
are spending their
summer at Dublin con-
ducting a summer school
for children who are in
special education classes
in the Huron -Perth
County Roman Catholic
Separate School system.
Another six are at the
school board office in
Dublin preparing
materials for special
education teachers and
for the resource centre
being set up there. .
Barbara Lillow of
Bluevale has been hired
as a co-ordinator in
charge of the 12 students -
all paid for by an
Experience '78 grant
through the ministry of
education.
School board
superintendent Joseph
Mills requested.the grant
and set up the programs
and continues to
supervise the activities,
The summer school has
124 students registered,'
the first three weeks were
for students from Perth
County and these last
three weeks for Huron
students. The final ' two
weeks are for making an
evaluation of the
program and doing
reports.
Four teachers are
working withthe students
as well, paid for by a
summer school grant
from the ministry of
education which pays all
the costs for the children
attending the school.
Mr. Mills said the
summer school covers
four areas of con-
centration for the
primary, junior and
intermediate students.
Fir;;.t, an academic
language and art ap-
proach and
mathematics; second,
socialization by group
interaction, plays and
games; third, physical
education through motor
development and fourth,
arts and crafts.
Mr. Mills stated the
Women share monster bingo pot
Two Clinton women
Muriel Byers and Norah
MacDonald were the top
winners at the Clinton
Monster Bingo on
Monday night when they
divided the $1,000 jackpot
between themselves.
In other special games,
Esther Kendall of Clinton
and Mrs. John Shea of
Seaforth split prize
money of $166.25; Pearl
Petzte of Exeter and
Valerie Miller of Clinton
took the 154.50 special
and Leonard Steep of
Clinton was the Ione
News from Middleton
By Blanche Deeves
Church News
Morning prayer was
held 'in St. James
Anglican Church on
Sunday at't1:15. •
Flowers Qh the altar
were placed by Audrey
Middleton and family in
memory of her father
Wilfred Jervis.
Lois Wise played the
organ in the absence of
Sarah Storey. Don
Middleton and Edward
Deeves received the
offering. Rev. Wm.
Bennett was in charge of
the service.
The ladies of St. James
Church are being asked
to help sell tickets and to
display the autographed
quilt that they made at
the Bayfield Fair on
September 2. Please
phone Audrey Middleton
as to the times you can •
assist.
Did anyone find a
clutch purse after the
Galilean Service at
Stewart MiddIeton's
Park? Please call
Edward Wise at 482.9168.
Advafee htnors for completing 18 441 projects
were pregnted to, left to right standing, Diane
Collins of Clinton, Margaret Shortreed of Walton,
and Cotiinfe Marlon of Seaforth. Seated is Jo -Anne
Collin$'of Clinton.'
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Personals
Holiday visitors at the
home of Ross and Mabel
Middleton were Paul and
Elsie St. Jacques of Sault
Ste M,prie, Neale and
Shartity T•wart n&
Julianrl`e orI'or'l vand'
Janice Middleton of
Woodstock.
Ken. and Helen Reid of
Walkerton and George
Feagan of Huron view
were Freday evening
dinner guests. Dawn and
Gordon Lowe of Caledon
were Saturday visitors
and dinner guests.
Paul and Elsie St.
Jacques had a luncheon
at the Old Mill on
Tuesday for David and
Sandra Orr, Angela and
Gentry along with Ross
and Mabel Middleton.
John beeves is home
again after spending
several days in4Cingston,
representing the Golden
Radar Club of Clinton at a
convention. While he was
there, he went on a boat
cruise' through the 1,000
Islands. Then he went
on to Toronto to attend
and march in
theWarrior's Day Parade
at the CNE. On Sunday he
attended the dedication of
the Sherman Tank by the
. Goderich Legion to the
Hurott~elh> t useum ffr
The St. ' James
Congregation would like
to offer their`gbod wishes
to Rev. William Bennett
and his wife Jeanne on,.
their 40th wedding . an-
niversary.
Congratulations to
Georgeand Ann Wise of
Severn Bridge formerly
of the llth concession on
their 25th anniversary.
Mary Atwood of Detroit
visited with her sister and
brother-in-law ,Delores
and Alvin Dutot on the
weekend.
Sorry to hear that Joe
and Sarah Storey are
confined to their home
with the flu. The com-
munity hopes they get
better soon.
Fred Dutot attended
the tractor pull at the
Alymer Fair on Saturday
evening, taking two third
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winner of a special
valued at $157.25.
In -the regular $50
games individual winners
included: - Russ Camp-
bell, Mitchell; Mrs.
Frank Ryan, Dublin;
Heather Forest, Kippen;
Eva Tinkler, Exeter;
prizes in the 10,000 pound
class and second in the
12,000 pound class.
Nic4 and Corrie.' Den
Boer have Nick's parents
from Holland visiting
with them=.sand, they are,
enjoying their stay in
Canada,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles
McNaughton of Toronto
spent three days over the
weekend visiting their
cousin Fred Middleton
and other relatives in the
vicinity.
•
Olga Bell, Goderich;
Lorraine Robinson,
Goderich; Millie Hanley,
Clinton; Myrtle
Goulding, Vanastra;
Louise Beck, Exeter;
Alex McMichael, Clinton;
Mary Theriault,
Seaforth.
Helen Beach of Clinton
and Russ Campbell split
a regular game while
Rita Porter of Goderich,
Valerie Miller of Clinton
and Mrs. Ed Jeffery of
Goderich did the same in
another. Elizabeth
Grainger of Zurich, Alma
Ryan of Goderich, Ena
Shipp of Clinton and Sue
Bgeirg of Mitchel" hook a
game and Leona Littleton
of Kippen and Margaret
Bezzo of Clinton won a
game.
Attendance was 306.
Next Monday's games,
starting at 8 p.m. in the
Clinton Arena, will be the
last evening for bingo this
year.
KENTUCKY FRIED CNICIfEM
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prime function is to get to
know the children better
and to provide a con-
tinuity in their learning
. experience.
The six students
working in the new
resource centre being set
up in the board office to
be opened in September,
are preparing materials
and building up a backlog
that other teachers can
use.
Mr. Mills is responsible
for the centre and for the
material being prepared
by the students. They are
laminating, making
games and activity
cards, flash cards, slides
and tapes,, lettering. kits,
In honour of
their parents'
40th WEDDING -
ANNIVERSARY
the family o,f
Harold & Carrie
Lobb '
wish to invite friends,
neighbours and
relatives to art after-
noon tea
SUNDAY
AUGUST 27
BETWEEN 1 P.M. & 5 P.M
AT THE HOME OF
Dick and Carol Lobb
289 Bayfield Rd.
Clinton
Best Wishes Only
and many other
materials for the
educational resource
centre.
The resource centre
will be open certain
evenings during the
school term for teachers
to come to prepare
materials or to get
materials. They will be
able to take slides and
there is a reviewer to look
at their work. The
teachers may even bring
students in and do theatre
for television on the small
video unit, Mr. Mills said.
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Heywood this weekend
on tour to:
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Including Grand Ole
Opry or travel to
Wheeling/Akron with
them on Oct. 20 and
take in the famous
Cathedral of Tomorrow.
For more information
call:
Hanover
Holiday Tours
364-4911
terested in attending
should contact our
president, John Semple.
Our associates are
planning another function
in the fall, and I suggest
you don't miss thiq one.
Our August bulletin will
have further details.
Our Legion Pipe Band
and color party have
really been on the move
as in this• month alone,
they have been to Orillia
winning first prize, to the
CNE •twice with the mass
band and Colors.. They
were also present at the
dedication ceremonies of
a tank to Branch 109
Goderich. Many of our
members were also
present to witness the
dedication ceremonies,
Our thanks to Mrs,
Scratch for her
thoughtfulness in
donating to tyle poppy
fund in memory of the
late comrade Tom
Herman.
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