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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-07-19, Page 3OY Shelia M e,Ph ee Those Initials A.A. - that are w"itteh, on the yellow parking tickets stuck under your' windshield wipers stand for Angelina Arts. Angie =is quick to come to her defense and noted, "Stress the `Angel' in - my r>Game, It sno wonder that Angie wouldd like . to be known as an angel, for presently her rerfutation. around Clinton is not t e:bes h t The 20 -year-old, who hails from Vanastra, is .Clinton's infamous meter maid. You know, the. one who's Out - ting tickets oriiyour'carzeverytime you park downtowl a But .`Angle's not really' ;a mean, despicable' person, she's.. just doing her job, She was hired as the town's J bylaw enforcement officer, and;: has. Y been—wark ng f t -Clinton police • d station since 4 June 1. 4" ,: 0. People have been" .cursing me ever since, she said. not . People parking in, C intoe • have. been accustomed to parking tickets . on such a regular basis and even though Angie onlygoes out on,the -•• F steets twice a daY, she quickly tallies: Pp drivers who haven't fed change into the meters or Made it•back before the violation sign, has popped up. Angie says that people are learing though, When Angle first began her job she was handing out, 40 to - 50 ticketsda now she'sdown to about a, y, -, 30 of the yellow$2 fines. ,r But it hasn't been easy work an_..d. Angie has taken more than her ,fair. share; of complaints. "People have said that I';m. after their 'car ` and, another said I was. l in -for him, People ..�:� ways 'whit $..-. .�..><n<#i_ gni here and .. complain, -"but 1. can't stuck fn the mi1dd cancel tickets unless theyhaye a good reason. �' .... '41f 1 cancel° a ticket on e " she: � � x " won't d it.. in Unless added,. � n ._ o again for an; emergenicy. •; An �ie's not t out to'get anyone, '41. b o �' x chase people across the intersection tellomoney in the meter to them t put ami_ y �;, h . so 1 don't have to' give them a ticket . and a lot of People run<out aid put money in when they see ,rine going. by." The 'complaints and c riti�srn bothered. Angie`at, first,but powiY�b c says she's used.,to:.people.'�calling in, In fact, Angle's biright•bhue eyes light up when -she tells of,xone parking meter evader an Isaac Street who covered the meters and .marked free parking on them, v I "It was a -cute idea, but Tticket them anyway," she said, •.while p e come working,' .tet none of tickets. w "People parking, at such, xrfeter., p � �� should put money. in- anyway, " she' warned.. •, Oa one is exempt in Angie' -line-of p work. 'She's got councillors.and the:. ,g, mayor, all ,,who fortunately had, parkin 'permits, but the weren't parking p Y .,. attached to the car windshield as required, Even a police officer' was! l d. ticketed and the Clinton, NewstEdit'or 1au1iir.eMc . - from gage i Jim Fitzgeral received a kind note u.. t e t s �n i .• cheaper s u be it :would . a gg g wo . �� for him to purchase the ,$15 yearly .parkin- - .er„miti5sue -b town. d the gp .y h t "`Fitzgerald; hiss set the record. for gettingthe most tickets," she said. -Angie has worked at playgrounds in ,,.. previous, summers •but„ h ou � t . o..,ght .the job as bylaw enforcement off icer' would be an interesting _ _ chanes In thle Governor said she was pleased to hear that the circulation in the County library system had increased by, • 19,000 over the previous year. She added, that li)araries were an im- portant asset`'' to our��s.ociety in'that other than he' can , provide - in tion � the news background �inf o ma r ori. opens fall `e a Angie e A will e.i t •th turn o �'n � s r g e t of Windsor where she is entering -her third year in business adminstr tion. • Ourhard u r� w r working mlete ..� .. maid:. finishes her'work in town. on August 15 and then Clinton streets will finally be back :to' normal, At least until next sumo ler when another enthusiastic, • hard working young' person gets. ii,• g again. County Warden, W.I. Morley. her address the Lieutenant- - a bouquet of rose's by -'six- - ea.r»otd BeckyPenn y . and introduced by Huron fla hes of-te1evision-. „ She said,the library is the one place valuable that canrovide background and p back.ground historical information on recent news a x events such as the turmoil in Iran. The Lieutenant -Governor was then presented with bpok �n Huron County and a gold • pen. Mrs'. McGibbon remarked that in her 'six- year reign as Lieutenant -Governor she established an enviable library on the history of towns, counties and people of Ontario, but, she added, the book was the first piece of history she had collected on Huron County. • I never met .anything so rude. He has the nerve to sit inches from my. face, indignantly staring at me. I suppose he has his reasons. I've just massacred three orhis cousins and.. this murderous streak will continue until I Catch this one last .fly. He's the bravest of the bunch and by far the smartest. His poor departed relatives just didn't have his spunk,and ambition, they were content to laze about on my desk, oceasally - making short trips around myhead. Their death was imminent, but their . remaining survivor must secs the soul of-ar-cat,-his1ife-has been ' on the line time, and tirrie again. • But one of these times 1'11 hit it right, this torturous insect will meet his maker and my life can return -to its .relatively normal state. He has ruined hours of creative writing for me and has' me on the verge of insanity. I've been swatting, whacking, stomping and squashing, not to mention cursing, around this office for the past two hours now and still I fail. This fly haunts me. I think he. is out for revenge after seeing the horrifying remains of his relatives lying on the '• back of last ,week's --Time magazine. Wherever I look, whenever I .move, the crafty black creature is there, nose diving into my hair or rubbing his skinny legs together in anticipation of his victory. My defenses have strengthened since our war commenced. I have learned that my 'deadly blow must be accurate and direct, sporadic swapping through the air will not work. He only enjoys the challenge more , and I become more frustrated and desperate. I must keep :.my cool and outwit the monster. A single • sheet of paper is hardly enough to stun him, our Webster's dictionary is too heavy to give the•exact hit needed, • birt •a -rolled up Time magazine b the ideal weapon. ,A fly swapper seems too yucky and germy for my style and the dependable can of. Raid always leaves .me choking while the insect weakly escapes .down some crack in the woodwork. ~� This usually kind and gentle" Writer has, no., compassion when it comes to bugs::I adislike 'them in=_: tensely and • would as soon kill an ' ant ahead of letting him scuttle across the sidewalk. Killing an insect in my apart- ment is usuallyy a major un- dertaking and a traumatic ex perience. ' Thi. ==' century did residence- where I live is the en- torhologist's haven. Along with the ants, spiders, beetles and assorted other unknown creatures, the -most, horrifying are the giant centipedes: They just simply appear, usually when I'm lying on the JIoor. And they can just as quickly vanish on all those legs. Armed with my . Raid, or five paper towels: I can gain enough strength to go after them. But I'll • never get used to their twitching 'legs or one half of the body taking off after my attack has been made. After the kill, a rushed trip to the bathroom and 'a flush or two down the toilet assures me that the bug has f in airy had it. I've got my attacks .on the crawling insects down to a fine science, but these flying creatures present different problems. They have an edge and can take flight at any moment to find save hiding in some spot. Unlike the crawly kind, flies and their cronies can drive a human batty by buzzing around heads, zapping into eyes, up noses and hitting other' parts of the body. If the human is smart enough to keep a watchful eye, sooner or later he'll catch the fly make a slip- up. He'll land in one spot for longer than he should and teen.. , Whbrnp at last I got him. ar . • The Honorable Mrs. McGibbon was appointed Lieutenant -Governor in . April, 1974 and will retire• from. the post in September at the age. of 70. Following the official opening and plaque dedication. the public, was invited to tour the new litarar y, facilities-l-i�ties-.-•-he- ou$t'y-- r a was previously located on Lighhouse Street but County Council purchased. the former . Bethel Pentecostal Tabernacle on the corner of Elgin Avenue and Waterloo Street. • The new, larger facility features .a section .of Canadiana studies as well as artifacts of the Huron Historical society. The new .location also features ,larger office and book - storage facilities. ANSTETT JEWELLERS INTRODUCES THE COMBO •(the first corputer watch that looks like a watch) —— ..iii Seconds - Date • \ J Second Time Zone Chronograph (24 Hour Clock System) Stop -Watch System Chronograph Operating THE PROFESSIONAL QUARTZ WATCH These pre the most logicdl, ultraflat timepieces in the world. Analog for quick referen- ce,,LCD,digital for details: the seconds, the date, a second time zone. a stopwatch that records up to 59 minutes, 59 seconds, then up to 23 hours, 59 minutes. All orto single forig.lasting battery. DESIGNED AND PERFECTED FOR THE PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS EXECUTIVE LAWYER, DOCTOR, ACCOUNTANT, MARKETING AVAILABLE AT ANSTETT JEWELLERS LTD Clinton/Exeter/Seoforth/Walkerton Since Angie Arts began working in Clinton and revenue from the parking meters in town has taken .a big jump. As well, complaints have increased now that a summer meter mild is on duty, but Angie says she's just doing her job as bylaw enforcement officer.. 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