HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-06-12, Page 9Tia -o e-1ad es-dhtision judgerat'the Spring`Fair, 11IlCGregor,. left and Suzanne Brandon as they
Hazel McCreath of Goderich, and Amy Brown ofud ed the ceramic entries on Friday. (News -
Clinton, y
Clinton, are flanked by Fair Board director Louise Record photo)
Clinton zoning bylaw enforced
Clinton Council has
learned that Harvey
Carter of Clinton has
been fined $103 for a
violation of the zoning
bylaw.
Mr. Carter was
charged after he failed to
clean-up his property,
however Reeve Royce
Macaulay informed.
council that he has
cleaned up the land (lot
Barn fall8
ST. MARYS If 'Henry
Olbach - had remained
sitting for just a few
seconds more on the
conrete.wall on the inside
of his new barn on
Saturday, .he might not
have been around to tell
of the barn's collapse.
The Conroy Corners
area farmer and his two
- sons had been attending.
tosome chores in the
almost completed 12,500
square foot structure on
May 31 when the sky
began- to darken and the
P , winds picked up.
Mr. Olbach's sons left
the barn firstand just as
Mr. Olbach was making
his way out of the he said,
"I just looked over=may
shoulder and there it
went."
He explained that the
barn was completely
blown wn, as well as
the femill, the edge of
the barn having crashed
onto it and the tractor. -
- The barn was covered
by insurance and it is
presently being rebuilt.
Mr. Olbach says the
reconstruction and clean
up will take sometime but
he reasoned, "It could
have been a lot worse. We
could have been killed."
4-H Club news
The third meeting of
the Clinton 3, 4-14 Club
was held on June 9 at
Mrs. Murch's home.
Today we had a special
guest who was James E.
McWhinney, who is an
ambulance driver at
Wingham - and District
Hospital. He lectured and
showed techniques on
first aid.
We were given the
addresses for local
resource offices. We
greatly appreciated the
time he took to show us
the techniques he has
learned on the job and in
First Aid courses.
McKillop...
*from page 7
followed by a dance.
Approved for payment
were the road accounts
totalling $15,923.08.
In other business
council endorsed a
resolution received from
the Town of Exeter
council expressing
council's concern about
reports of the Soviet's
troops killing 40
Afghanistan school
children. Exeter council
said it deplored the action
and demanded the
federal government to
show courage and
determination in - ex-
pressing disgust to the
USSR.
Council turned down a
request from th%Town of
Port Hope requesting a
donation to the disaster
relief fund resulting from
flood damages. in" the
spring.
692 on Piigh's Terrace)
considerably.
' -f- -l- -#-
Council approved a
recommendation .from
the Business
Improvement Area
(BIA) which named Doug
Norman as the new BIA
treasurer. He replaces
Mery Dill who moved out
of Clinton recently.
An engineer will study
portions of sidewalk on
Rattenbury, King,
PeriavalnL Wellington
Streets and. recommend
.the need for repair there.
Council wants to fix
some of these damaged
stretches of walk but area
concerned over the .cost
of the project.
Councillor Ron McKay
noted that some of the
sidewalk considered_ is in'
the centre of town and -its
appearance "doesn't
leave a very good im-
pression."
Deputy ;Reeve Ernie
Brown : noted, "That's
only the start of them and
Rewe Macaulay pointed
out that the toWn's fii st
concern should be to\
repair the - dangerous
sidewalks and those that
have a lot of traffic.
A building permit will
cost $10 -for $2,000 worth
of renovations and for an
excess of $2,000 a fee of $2
per $1,000 up to a
maximum of $150 will be
charged.
Council agreed to the
Changes in the building
permit fees which include
a $10 demolition charge if
the work is being done in
traffic area where it
could be dangerous. No
demoly n fee will be
charg elsewhere, but a
permit must still be
obtained.
Councillor McKay
noted that the prices
compared favorably to
the surrounding area.
Mayor ' Harold . Lobb
suggested, "The building
inspector should be on
call and perhaps he
should be making reports
to council."
Reeve Macaulay also
suggested that the in-
spector, Tom Chuter,
should have a business -
address - listed as , a
building inspector.. so
people could contact him.
Quietweekend in town
The Clinton Police
reported a quite weekend
for the . Clinton Spring
Fair. They . -reported that
two. scuffles broke out on
the fairgrounds near the
mutuel area on June 7.
Two or three people were
—Involved in thei ights, but
were restrained- when
police arrived.
Police reported that on
June 5, Douglas Fraser
reported that he had been
assaulted at the Elm
Haven Motor Hotel. The
incident resulted ; after
Mr. Fraser ejected three
persons from the licenced
premises whenthey
fused to show proper
iderification.
A scar driven by
Leonard,Davies of Lucan
received $8.00 in damages
after the 'driver lost
control of the vehicle and
hit a hydro pole on John
Street in Clinton.
Damage to the pole was
set at $200..
Three separate car
crashes resulted in
thousands of dollars of
damages last week, but
the Goderich OPP
reported that injuries
where minimual.
Jelin Monteiro, 26, of
Chatham escaped injury
after he lost control of the
vehicle he was driving
and went into the ditch.
The June 4 accident
occurred on Highway 8,
north of Holmesville and
the car received $4,000 -in
damages.
A car driven by Mark
Brand, 18, of Crediton
received - $2,000 in
damages following a
June 7 crash. Mr. Brand
was - travelling r;,, in;,.
Tu'ckersm ith , Township
when he lost control on -
loose gravel and rolled
into a creek. The driver
was not injured.
Drivers of two cars, .
Donald Plant, 18, of RR 1,
Londesboro and Neil
Spooner, 28, of London
received minor damages
after they collided at the
intersection along High-
way 4 at Londesboro. The
June 4 accident resulted
in $2,000 damages to the
Plant car and $1,000 in
damages to the -Spooner.
vehicle.
egiou
By .Rene Brochu .
It was still yet 'another
eventful week at our
branch this past week as
our Thursday evening
bingos still, flourish a'nd.
form an .integral part - of
our activities with Steve
Cooke and his team of
associate members again
on the job hosting our
Bingo enthusiasts. Sorry,
we are unableto-report
:on the, winners, of the $20Q,
jackpot 'which was ° split
between' :.two
Our ,"?" Day an-
niversary - TGIF -pub-
_nate .was again well at-
tended and turned out to
be an enjoyable evening
fof our Branch rnernliers
and guests: as Eugene
Bradley and his versatile
instrument--l-ed ..
us in' -the
sing along with many
comrades and guests
volunteering their talents
microphone. /� }� y(y��Qw
'at the microphone. Ivlany
favored the food,, supply
and were treated to meat
pies, cold slaw and rolls
compliments of Billy and
Gladys and the staff. Our
entertainment committee
was on the job
Saturday evening* QUI'
Auditorium was 'occupied.
by the Ex -Cello Cor-
poration social cite) who
held one of their annual
events of dancing and
sociability. Our ` sincere
thanls, to Percy and
. Mary ,Brown vvho took
care of the Bartending
duties for dur guests.
Saturday afternoon
was the Spring Fair Day
,.was
with many Legion
talents on hand to bolster
the colorful parade. Our
Legion-flo t, as ereeved
float,
by our ,associates com-
mittee, was indeed in
itself a display of talent
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ve part iiti Tair parade
and originality. Many
associate members lent ae
helping hand . under they
direction of ,Bill Marsh,
the theme being $0 years
of service to the com-
munity., To bolsterthis'
theme, our float carried a
representation of some of
Our, activities of 'the
community, Two ladies'
from Hurgnview, Miss
Margaret Mitchell_ and
Mays. Margaret Murray
occupied two wheelchairs
which were recently
donated to the Huronview
centre; Comrade Harold
Black represented the
poppy chairman' from
which these donations
flow. Public speaking and
the essay program was
represented by Percy
Brown
with Jeff McNairn
and Susie Walsh, two of
our contest winners. Bill
Harris represented .
sports and had with him
Derek Jefferson (hockey)
and Jeff Turner
(baseball) Susie
Chambers represented
the young ladies of our
'Auxiliary, and Gord Tait
young men of our Branch:
Presidents Annie Saliows
and Slim
Lacroix were
our official represen-
tation on the float. -
acition} also
representing our Branch
was our Legion Pipe and
drum band accompanied
by the color party and
parade. marshal, who
were also an integral part
of the parade. Comrade
Lawson was also on the
scene carrying out fis
customary role as parade
organizer.
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