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Clinton News-Record, 1980-04-03, Page 10ri The Bayfield Lions are getting ready for their pancake breakfast later this spring, featuring maple syrup from the village's own trees. Here the buckets can be seen lining Hill Terrace. (photo by Bud Sturgeon) Breakfast planned The sap's running The sap is running and the maple trees in Clan Gregor Square and at various other locations in the village have been tapped. The sap which is being collected and boiled down into maple syrup is for use at the Bayfield Lions Club annual pan- cake breakfast. Who would ever have thought that back in 1882: when the village council leta contract to F. A. Edwards to plant 20 shade' trees in the park (at ' a total cost of $10) they would be serving the community in yet another capacity 88 years later. At today's prices, $10 isn'teven a down payment on a gallon of syrup. Village works foreman John Lindsay (along with able assistants) is again making the two , daily trips with the bulk collection tank emptying the individual buckets. John is no stranger to the maple syrup business as the Lindsay . family operated a "sugar..bush" on the northern skirts of Bayfield for many years. • — The sap run will be over as soon as the maples start to bud, leaving a maximum of two more - weeks of collection. As the sap is collected it is being trucked OCtt`to'Doug and Fred Vanderhaar's "sugar shack" to be reduced to syrup. By the end of the project John estimated 30 gallons of maple syrup will have Lions and LfQnesses from Bayfield attending the 4th annual District 1$ Lions , convention at Stratford on March 28, 29 and 30 were Doug and Sharon Sinnamon, Jack and Joan Merner, Paul and Norma Gosse, Jack and Margaret Scot- chmer, Murray and Jean Holmes and Charlie Scotciuner..:., They all report • a very . good convention. Mrs. Grace Duggan has mourned -to -her home -on - Main Street after spending the winter months with her _ sister, Miss Agnes Petty in Port Credit. Mrs. Doris Reddoch is pleased to announce the birth of her first gran- dchild, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Graham Reddoch of Calgary, Alberta. .Her name is Valerie Ann. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burch of Deseronto were guests of Frank's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burch on the weekend. Their children, Frank, Sherri and Jodi were with them. The Afternoon Bridge Club celebrated the birth- days Of four members which 'occurred during the month of March. They are Dorothy Weston, Esther Makins, Ethel Knight and Lillian Higgins. Two s super - scrumptious birthday cakes, - made and decorated by Jean' Lin-' dsay, rapidly disap- peared when the five tables of bridge stopped for a break in mid- afternoon ! Dawna Westlake had the high score of the day with Dora Warwick having the second highest. The holder of the lowest score shall be nameless. Mr. and Mrs. Ross Merrill returned on Sunday from a trip to Newfountlland to visit their son Brian in St. John's. During their week's stay they travelled to Bonavista and enjoyed a concert at the Arts and Culture Centre in St. John's where they heard the famous Vienna Boys' Choir. Whistling Swans are not the only birds travelling . north these days. Several "Snowbirds" from Florida have been ob- served in and around Bayfield recently. Amongst them are Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Poth, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gammage, Mr. and Mrs. Clair Merner, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Oddliefson, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Penhale and Mrs. Lorraine Fisher. There are probably others not yet spotted.- Mr.- and Mrs. Tom Penhale were ac- companied on their trip to Florida by Mr. --and Mrs. Bert Faber of Kippen and Mrs. Lorraine Fisher of been produced for the Lions Club use. The first pancake breakfast will be on the May 18 weekend with proceeds going towards community work. Project chairman this year is Lion Don Haw. Baseball season starts soon On Thersday, night the Bayfield Baseball - Diamond committee met at Bill Talbot's home. It was learned that tentative approval has been given for the recreation committee bylaws .and will be discussed at the next village council meeting. The rec committee has been in the planning stages for months and will. affect all sporting activities in the village. The "Spring Training Dance" was • also discussed and it seems that ticket sales are going well. The decoration and lunch committees were appointed and all plans La mpooner.... ° by Bud Sturgeon When I think back to all that went on in public school, it's a wonder anything was EARNED AT ALL. We had a great time with things that could only happen in a small village school. Two rooms, two teachers and each handling four separate grades. Overall there were about 75 students. One of the best things that could,happen was getting appointed. You could be appointed to ring the dismissal bell. Two short rings in succession meant fire alarm and always cleared everyone out of the school faster than usual at the end of the day, save for the culprit. You could also be chosen for library duty if you were in Grade 8. First problem was to pick someone from Grade 5 or 6 to help you. Now I always opted for -Handy Randy" because he had a great sense of humor. Our school had a good selection of books but everyone that could read had long since been through them all, So about every other Friday at recess time, you had to go down to the Public Library which was then on Louisa Street and bring back a couple six quart baskets of books. Scanning through the thousands of books on the library shelves or talking to the librarian was no excuse for getting back late. This always brought a stiff reprimand but you were in no danger of losing your turn because everyone did the same. And games! Boy! did we play games. The school was stocked with very inventive gamesters. The duration of these games might only last for minutes or maybe for months depending on their quality. The guys had a .ball they used for "Danish Rounders". It came to pass one day a couple of the more ingenious lads spotted a certain "girl" handling this particular ball..Showing great incentive they quickly proclaimed it to now be contaminated. Nobody remembers who touched the ball after that first but as the game went if yoti were hit with the ball you were thereby con- taminated. The only way to expunge these germs frotn your person was to in turn hit someone else with the ball. The unlucky person that was "it" when the endue.._._ recess bell rang had the dubious duty of carrying the ball to its hiding place and being "contaminated" until the next day. Weren't we crazy? Our education was well rounded. We had music lessons on a regular basis but these were not the most relished points of the school, year. We had one music teacher that had to bribe the students with chocolate bars to get them to sing. Who could sing with a mouth full of chocolate "anyway? The end of the year exam consisted of singing a solo so it was no wonder the majority chose to sing "Take' Me Out to the Ball Game" because it was the shortest song in the book. Time and space doesn't permit us to recall all the stories now, but maybe .in the futt re we can get together again. The "Red Cross Club" meetings, assemblies, fallfair, parades, nature hikes, school trips, Arbour Day, the students and the teachers all have tales to tell. It's unfortunate that today's students don't have the opportunity to experience "the Little Red Schoolhouse" whisked away by bus to a large central school, they soon lose their identity' amongst the horde. What ever happened to SS No. 8? will -be finalized at the April 17 meeting. In other business, the baseball registration , will be held at the arena on Saturday, April 12 from 2 to 4 p.m. this year. All persons interested in playing men's or ladies' slow -pitch, junior boys or girls softball, T -ball or any type of baseball are asked to please register so teams can be made up in time to enter in the various leagues. Registration is not necessary for players currently signed- to the Flyers, Night -Hawks, Babes or the Goodtimes. There is no registration fee. Anyone interested in coaching one of these teams is also asked to come to the arena that,_ day. For further in- _ formation please contact Bill Talbot at 565-2771. Finally, the Bluewater Ladies Slow -Pitch League executive meeting has been ten- tatively scheduled for April 13 at 2 p.m. at the arena. Coaches and captains of existing teams plus those in- terested in entering new teams in the league should attend. Tickets for the Spring Training dance on April 26 are on sale now.`Music is by The Desjardines and all proceeds go towards the Bayfield Baseball diamonds. Advance tickets are available from the ballplayers and will' be in most stores. Everybody is welcome. SHORE PROPERTY HAZARDS ._ --i-Do-sou`Plan To Purchase Shore., Property? • Are You Already A Shore Property Owner?. • Are You Interested In Shore Property Management? Property damage caused by severe shoreline erosion and flooding can be disastrous unless you take appropriate safeguards For more information on how to avoid costly erosion and flooding.damage, write or phone for the fdllowing publications 1. Coping With The Great Lakes 2. Shore Property Hazards 3. Not Ours To Control 4. The. Role of Vegetation In Shoreline . Management 5. What You Aiways`Wanted To Know About Great Lakes Water Levels Information Ser v,r.eg Branch Marini: information Centre ()mann miructry nr Natural rtesnurses Canasta Centre for Inland Waters 99 Wellesley Street West "loronto 867 Lakeshore Roan PO Box 5050. Ontario M7A 1W3 Burrington Ontario L7114A6 .Telephone 14151 965 2756 Telephone (416) 637.4337 I A. T Environment Fisheries and Canada OceansCanada W41.1 rtptcwcos Bayfield, It seems that half the fun was .in the going! In Florida the Penhales were joined by Carol's brother Ken Faber with his -wife and family of three along with the Penhale's daughter Wendy. Mr. and Mrs. Bud Nediger of Scarborough visited with Mr. and Mrs. Matt Nediger in Bayfield last weekend. Mrs. Muriel Althoff of Londdn,-Ontario spent the weeken Mrs. Rob Hunter. A former resident of the village, Mrs. Althoff called on village friends and neighbours on Sunday. She has returned recently from London, England where she spent several weeks visiting with friends and relatives. Mrs. Beulah Smith, her brother Mr. Bill Parker and niece Mrs. Maude Weston were in Dor- chester on Sunday to join in the 25th wedding an- niversary celebration of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rouse. Maxine Rouse is Mrs. Smith's daughter. Mrs. Joyce Chilton entertained friends and neighbours of Mrs. Joyce Granger at a farewell lunch last week', as Mrs. Granger is returning to London to live on Cherry Hill Driv_g,Twelve-guests gathered to. wish her well and to present her with a handmade petit -point cushion to remind her of their friendship. Brian and Gayle (Turner) King and sons Mathew and Tim of Blyth were Sunday guests of Mr.,and.Mrs. Bob Turner, Bayfield. It has been reported that Dick Kaptein was seen catching a couple of trout at- the marina this week. Gary and Edna Hulley of Paris, Ontario spent the weekend at their most westerly . cottage on Howard Street. They had just recently returned from 'Honeysuckle" { on Hilton Head Island where Gary was honing up his golf stroke. Look out Bluewater. It sounds like malarky, but •a recently retired "Bugle" reporter .claims that her "spayed" dog had two pups this week. Mr. and Mrs. Art Latimer, Christy and Mr. and Mrs. Ron Knight all, of Toronto, visited this weekend with Mrs, Ethel Knight at • her Louisa Street home. While in Bayffeld they also visited with Gil and Helen Latimer. The Gammages have returned home from • a vacation in the South and have their 'Totality' shop open again. It won't be long 'til Bill has the lawn covere)d with spring flowers again. ou-dower--lovers---Tu (in case you haven't noticed) the crocuses round about the village are now in full bloom. Those Main Street people are as busy as beavers this week. The painters are in the bank giving it a"fErcelift. Harry Israel has the carpenters working on the Red Pump gift shop. The . "War- drobe" is showing signs of life and Dorothy is back at the antiques again. I ran into the Ken Hulley's of London out for their post -church con- stitutional on Sunday morning. Ken says they • were "weekending" at their Tvyll Street cottage. We also note that the Grants were at their cottage on Howard Street this past weekend. Paul and Connie ,West returned to' Bayfield un Sunday; night after wintering at Woodsoke Camp Florida. Judy Gilpin spent the weekend with friends in Woodstock and also' at- tended Theatre'Londpn's presentation of The Glass 'Menagerie. Rick and Lynda Talbot vacationed with friends froxn the west in Niagara Falls on the weekend;. ,� The roomer i'al fishing season began esd:r-mernfng-eut-of Bayfield harbour as the boats went out•to set nets for' the first: time this season. 'Nl"r, Jin Beattie of Toronto spent the 'weekend at his village cottage. Mr. Frank Dixon of London visited last week with his son David who resides at the Albion Hotel. Mrs. Susie Pollock was the guest for several days with her family, Mr. and Mrs. Doug Curran, Christine and Barbara in Don Mills. Nice to see Mrs. Muriel Althoff back in the village after being in London for the winter months. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Erickson, Luanne and Lydia visited in Port. Huron, Michigan on Sunday. Spring hike Three patrols of the Girl Guides went on a ,spring hike in Rainbow Valley last week and each patrol built a fire to roast their hot dogs. They are looking for- ward to forming a Path- finder group in the fall. Pathfinders are senior Guides, ages from 12 to 15: . years. They are hoping 'for a volunteer 'leader and if anyone is interested 'phone Mrs. Anna Scot- Belated �ppPY Birthday to WENDY PENHALE er broke p on Monday There was an aura., of exoiteznent in the . air Monday morning when honorary project chairman Eric Earl phoned to say he was ready to :open the locked "clock ' box". I rushed through the rainover to Eric's with Lions' president Doug cinnamon'. and secretary Pat` Graham also present. tth the witnesses looking on he opened the lock and drew out the clock. • The time on the clock Was stopped at .16::52 (which for un:W mather'natieal typos late afternoon). 'IN' #o► held. the winning ticket this Year? It was Tom Kelly (former CKS L Oise- jockey) is.ejockeys) from Orford Street in London, Ontario Who will be taking home the cash prize of $200. And what became of the barrels that sat on the ice this spring. We hear they were rescued by Steve Goodman and Andy Turnbull this year. So ends another successful break-up contest. Calendar corrections chmer, President. ' of the Ladies' Auxiliary:- at 565- 2464 or -,Mrs. Joyce Chilton at 5654165. They - will be pleased to' hear that someone ' is available. NOTICE The Huron County Health Unit invites you to attend 'the ° Adult Health Guidance Centre, to be held at the MUNICIPAL BUILDING, BAYFIELD on Tuesday, April 8 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. for Health Surveillance; Anaemia Screening; Fcrot Care; Urine Testing; Blood Pressure. On April 14 at 2 p.m. the Women's Institute of Goderich Township will hold a meeting in the United Church in Rol mesville when the speaker will be Mr. David Newlands, author of the book Early Ontario Pottery: His subject will be The Burns Pottery. Historical Society members are invited to attend this meeting. The second an- nouncement is that the Bayfield Historical Society will have as guests, members of the Huron County Historical Society at a meeting at the Bayfield Town Hall on Monday, April 28 at 8 p.m. The speaker will be Mr. Keith Roulston of Blyth who will speak on the development of the Blyth Summer Festival. These announcements were incorrect last week's edition of the News -Record. In last week's article on the Bayfield floods I would like to. note two corrections for the readers' benefit.The first date should read 1902 not 1907 and the people living at the river should read the Toms', McLeods and "Square Jim" etc. JJ, (JIM) MULHERN GENERAL INSURANCE -PROTECTION FOR— CAR, BUSINESS, HOME, FARM —also— LIFE & INVESTMENTS 46 WEST ST. GODERICH 524-7878 cfhovarndrobe �r can put a little sunshine a lot of fashion into your Easter Weekend. OPEN Good Fri. April 4 thru Easter Mon. April 7 Weekends until May 19 Main St. BAYFIELD 565-2588 w :E. ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE • ARCHIE HAMILTON RES. PHONE 524.9379 that . ARCHIE HAMILTON has joined our Sales Team and that GARY BAXTER is the newest Addition to our Service Team Both Archie and Gary have had numerous years of experience in the Auto industry and look forward to putting their talents to work for youl .h SPECIAL NOTICE TO FORMER CHRYSLER CUSTOMERS: Chrysler owners are MORE THAN WELCOME to drop around to Strickland's. 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