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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1980-07-24, Page 2orkb ood WS-R,ECOR», TOUR AY, n ra IN 24, 1980 ood By Roue BrocJ u Our gLegion .Ri aneh again was thecentre, Of attraction in our. com- mlunity ° as• our associate :members,, under 'ways and means. chairman' Steve Maguire, were againhard at work with the third annual bar- beque and dance last Satttrday, evening,. Compliments voiced by • the members and guests said, the food was terrific, the, music by the "Star DRYSDALE MAJOR APPLIANCE CENTRE LTD. SALES WITH SERVICE The Place To Buy Appliances NEW AND USED Henson 262.2728 Closed Mondays d music Te*!' WAS at its best,and the service Was . "ex- cellent". Hats Off to our associate members Who really did an ,exCelient job as hosts. We look forward to still, more activities planned by o. Associate members who display suck zealous energy- . Qur"._bingo was again active last Thursday evehing With . team captain wilt Castle and his mew of volunteers on the. job, It was one of our regular attenders, Mrs. Gra" Lawson, getting the $200 jackpot prize. Our TGIF last Friday evening was again a successful Venture. A special treat was in store for all who attended as. Mabel Schrieber ani Kaye Pyke provided the potato salad which added a welcomed added variety to our customary food table. Our ap- preciative thanks to Mabel and Kaye for their thoughtful gesture, We'll have more surprises from our thoughtful members at our usual "Friday TGIF's, "Good news, another pub night is scheduled to take place August 1st with Eugene Bradley providing the entertainment. At an Executive. meeting, which was held last Monday evening, the *committee ,.chairman. were appointed' by •our• new president Percy Pugh for the ensuing year: entertainment, Stan Batt, bar, ',George Yeats; poppy, George. Rumball property,, Steve Maguire, membership, Bob Irwin; P.lt.O., ,Tohn Deeves;; sports, Don Armstrong, ways and means, Steve Maguire.;, bingo, Eric Switzer, community program, Garnet Harland; service bureau, Hal Hartley. We are really optimistic that this years officer and executive and committee chairman, will enhance . our Branch's image in rAPPLIANC REPAIR Large or .small, we'll fix n, " Our ..repair 0,5, ? have your :appliance hi tip tooshape fast. Gail 9 to- day. PECK APPLIANCES "IIN. THE HEART Q DOWNTOWN V'ARN,A'� V A RN A 482-7103 WISHES A HAPPY BIRTHDAY To On Lori Powell Dwight Caldwell Gebadia Haverkamp Julie Johnston Bobbie Wallace Suzanne Kennedy Kimberly Cook Scott Eastom Timothy UyI Kirt Kumm Clinton Auburn Clinton Clinton Clinton R.R. 2 Kemptville Clinton Bayfield Clinton Clinton July 24 July 25 July 25 July 27 July 27 July 29 July 30 July. 30. July 30. July 30 To Join - lust come into the News -Record office, 53 Albert St., Clinton` or phone 482-3443 and have your name entered in the Birthday Book and get your FREE button. corn " nity projects an venture in the year which lies before us. Our Executive also 'approved a $100 donation to the Cancer Society Fund, in support of and in appreciation of "Terry Fox", a one -legged runner who is presently crossing our Country raising.. funds for the Cancer Society. Well folks, we'll see you again in about two weeks time as my wife and I go on holidays west to celebrate the 75th an-' niversary.. of both of our home towns in Saskatchewan. Taking a 1,000 mile trip from Novi, Michigan to Manitoulin Island and back isn't that difficult, unless of course one does the whole trip by bicycle. ouncil notes Beginning . in 1981, Clinton will be making quarterly payments to the Huron County Board of Education. At their July 7 meeting council agreed to comply with the request from the board to make the ,requisition payments four times a UNION /Ante& lollA Cas. ff Dick Carter of Clinton has always used the charcoal and starter fluid to cook his steaks, but now Dick can throw away his matches and his old barbecue, for that matter, as he is the proud new owner of a gas operated model. Dick was presented the bar- becue by Val Marriage, secretary of the Clinton Minor Ball Association in a club draw to raise funds. (Shelly McPhee photo)< Daniel Dong Moves Written by Kathryn MacKay _ Illustrated by Lesley Fairfield When Daniel moved *in sults' new neighbourhood he didn't know it this was had or was good He liked his new room. no -dews t -hou t 4-11-a{- --i- sant . 4 :410- F} -'for -I r-S4oysran4 a p ks a -f f lits hat And he liked the whole house. he thought It was great. he liked the hack yard with the swinging hack gate He liked the htg tree. it would he good for a game He liked the front porch andhe liked the street's name But owhen Daniel moved to 10 his new neighbourhood he didn't know if this was lousy or good - I rust don't know if I like it, he thought I do like this house ms parents has e bought. hut there's something quite wrong What s an it he' Parhaipc'1 ni itr.atd)hat the kids won't like me That must he rt. why 1 don't feel so gond I'm afraid of the kids in the neighbourhood I think that they'll laugh at my name Daniel Dong. They'll make fun ofAsivs name and they won't he far wrong. 'Daniel's' not had, its a bland sort of name. hut i have to admit that 'Dong' is fair game And I think that they'll laugh when I can't tateh a -hall, when I can't spell a word. when 1 trip and fall. when they look at my feet because they're too nig. when I eat so much food they'll F all me a pig rom his new bedroom window Dan saw. the street. and saw there were plenty of kids there to meet But he wouldn't go down and outside to play Frankly he didn't quite know what to say 1 know what will happen if I g(' nuside now — 1'11 fall down the; stairs. they'll call me a cow i'll splutter and stutter. "How do -do you do'My name is Dan -Dan and who -who are you' I'm new -new -new here. let's have some fun -fun. let's play ca -catch. let's lump -lump and run " No wonder they'll laugh when they hear my voice talk. thought sad Dame[ Dong as he pulled on his sock But I can't stay Inside. 1 can't he so shy. 1 have to go out and give it a try He sat on his hed and put on his hat. he gathered some toys and his.hasehall hat He looked in the mirror. he looked at his face. if only my nose were -in the right -place. And just look at this --- just look at my hair. Why does it have to stick up over there'' He put on his shoes, nut popped his big toe. and poor Daniel sighed, just wouldn't you know that today of all days everything's wrong. And 1 wish, oh i wish. my name wasn't Dong. Oh well. he thought, oh well and here goes. l hope those kids don't laugh at my nose. He marched down the stairs and opened the door, he stood on the step and worried some more. He saw some kids playing way down the street. l have to go over. come on my big feet. •- So he walked through the yard and past the big tree. Oh no, he thought, they're looking for Me. One kid stood up and • waved hard at him, "Hi," she eiiikd, "My name is Kim." Dan tried to .mile. to wase with his hand. hut his knees. as he walked. could -hardly Mand Oh please, he iii night. don't laugh at my toes, don't laugh at ms name.,khin't laugh at m' nose yelled Kim, "You're ncss .-round here." and Daniel could fea his, heart in high gear "Come oyer," she said. "We're playing a game We need some more kid. - whaus your name'" Could [).lniel .peak' No way that he i uld He tilt like his throat was mads- of dry wood Then he ik -d. he stunerid. he whispered out loud his'horrihle name in front of the crowd 1 warted. he Shook. he watched, but oh toy' Nobody laughed •,t h•s name for a hos "Dan [)nags"' said kim. "I'd like you to meet Si'e• en Lac two who Ines up the street And this is RtiL his last n imc so -fang tis too-hardm-nre: our easy ikc [)ons! [illi shrugged said. "i wish it were Brown, hot t try not to let my name get me down ••"So welcome. Dan. to the neighbourhood. 1 h,,pe you find it pretty good As Ktrn talked she covered her nose and Steven's shoes were showing his toes Dan shuffled his feet .and blurted out "fir ' All of sudden he didn't feel shy year instead or the present semi-annually system. It was explained that over $70,000 could have been saved in in- terest 'if the payments had been made on a quarterly basis last year. A special study to check water , and chemical flows in the ground will be made by' the ministry of the en- vironment at the Holmesville Landfill Site -Wore— Marc h 1.0 — Clinton council gave their apporval _for the study which must be done before the site's license will be approved by the ministry again. No final cost has been set for the tests but the ministry will provide funds of up to $10,000 if the work is carried out before the deadline. + ++ An emergency,' measures' plan could be set up in Clinton. The ministry of community and social services is advising .^ hunicipalities that such a -plan, to in- clude evacuation and she ltetclflans, should be devised .and approved by councils as a bylaw. Clerk Cam Proctor noted and this is probably a direct result from emergencies ' that have recently taken place in the province. Mayor Harold Lobb noted that such a plan was.• done on a county basis over 20 years ago, but all the emergency equipment had . been disposed of. Council voiced no opposition to a proposal by the Royal Bank and Wesley -Willis United Church to share parking facilities at the bank's new site, behind the church: That's • what Ed and Eileen Carothers and sons Chris and Adam have been doing for the last month. The family stopped off at Clinton over the weekend. (photo by Steve Cooke) Overhead Doors Soles at Service. * qSiDENTIAL * INDUSTRIAL * COMMERCIAL --------__ELEiCTRlCOPERAT.ORS PHONE:482-3821 - . t CLINTON BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY REPAIR -1 + + Council accepted the resignation of Tim St. Louis from the Business Improvement Area board of management. Jane Groves will replace Mr. and St. Louis on the board. + + + Deb Shewfelt, developer of the Cen- tennial Park subdivision in the northwest end of Clinton was given an extension for his draft approval until' December 30, 1980. His recent ex- tension expired 'on June 30 and was the third one given to him by council. Council agreed to give the new extension if Mr. Shewfelt pays the town $5,164^.16, expenses he has incurred during the last two years. • + + The health inspector got a parking ticket while working in Clinton. Council agreed to give him a free parking per mit for the year since he is working for the welfare of the town. + + No decision has been made ort the Alilovic fence tissue and council agreed to send the problem to the committee of adjustment for. an unbiased solution. The fende extends beyond the allowed limits set by the zoning bylaw Clint • Electric. White -Westinghouse ++O1p_+cvire. t Appliances Sales and Service INSURANCE ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE 90 ALBERT ST. 482.3646 GAISER4NEALE.., INSURANCE AGENCY INC. Insurance -Real Estate • Investments Isaac St., Clinton Phone Office 482-9747 L'en T h e e d o m. 482-7994 Hal Hartley 482-3693 C. Buruma 482=3287 ELECTRIC APPLIANCE and REFRIGERATION REPAIR SERVICE Jim Broadfoot 482-7032 Lloyd Garland • : FURNITURE REFINISHING : • ▪ AND UPHOLSTERY . O • • Corner 5th Avenue and Halifax St., Vanastra Phone 482-9576 PIANO TUNING • Repairs • Rebuilding • Keys Recovered • Dampp-Chasers .BRUCE PULSIFIR 348-9223 Mitchell JOHN WISE. 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