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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-08-14, Page 1Residents on King and James Street enjoyed an im- promtu clean-up on Tuesday afternoon when the children of the Clinton playground grabbed garbage bags and • tidied up the boulevards. They .also invited the seniors in the two• apartment buildings. for a fun day on Friday at the park.Vaines Fitzgerald photo) ty oy likes Huron., rural life By Jason Ainslie Many youn,g=- peoplefrom the ,pity have no idea what life on a farm would be like. And so the 1VfiniStry of 'Agriculture and Food offers , .a program whereby the "u'r'ban' can Meet the "rural' and, hopefully, corne away with a better understanding of what the agriculture industry is all about. . Andy Newbury, a 16 -year-old Kitchener youth, has been' working. on , the farm of Martin VanNinhuyS of R.R. 2, Bayfield for eight weeksunder a• program called the Junior Agriculturalists. The program is offered through the Ministry of Agriculture and. Food, which pays the worker $6 per day, and the farmer, who pays another $6 per day plus room and board: It is set up to provide an employment 'op- portunity for youths aged 16 to 18 who have had no experience whatever in the farm trade. There are 25 "junior aggies" Milt Van Patter .J The ,, Ministry, hopes that each student's involved will leave the ex- perience with a realistic, outlook on the fanning business. According to Barb Moore, the project co-ordinator in Stratford, once a worker such as Newbury has worked a nine -week stint, he May not participate in this program again. But Andy said that he will look for a farm job next year regardless. While living in the area, his hosts have taken him for picnics and beach outings. Re fits into the family well, although he keeps having this p• recurring dream that :he 10 toying in the field. "I wane up and :look around and half of what 1 see is hay and the other half' is my bedroom," be said. "I've dreamt that about fourtee times." When Newbury's tern, In Huron. County is finished, he plans to go en vacation with his parents before returning to school this fall. Andy's completion will mark the end of the fourth year that Martin VanNinhuys has used the program. In the past, he has•also made nee Of an Agriorew to help finish some of the endless jobs that farming presents. rt W,-aterloo ,i -- region at present, most of whom come € ' from Kitchener and Toronto. Their jobs include everything from haying to barn construction to painting. On VanNinhuys' farm, which is solely a dairy operation, Andy Newbury milks cows before break- fast, feeds the animals, runs the tractor, bails hay, chauffeurs, and does general maintenance. And all between six in the morning and 7:30 at night. For Newbury, who was a lifeguard in previous .years, "this is a lot har- der. I really enjoy being outside so much. It feels a'lothealthier." The grade 13 student said that he hasn't visited a farm since his grade 10 class went to one for a field trip. "It took a little getting used to," he said, ' "but they (the VanNinhuys family) broke me in easy." Newbury heard of the program when he read an article in the newspaper about another person's experience with the same program. Wdeci-det that he -would liketo -work—, on a farm and tend to the animals because, somewhere in the future, he wants to study veterinary medicine. Former Bayfield councillor faces charges Milton Van Patter who resigned from his post as finance chairman of Bayfield village council last week citing personal reasons, was charged in Goderich provincial court Monday with three" counts of fraud involving - $30,000. More charges may be pen- ding. Mr. Van Patter, 52, a real estate agent was arrested, on Monday morning and was released later in the day on a surety ,of $25,000 on condition Thieves hit Wildexplant Clinton Police. are presently in- vestigating a $600 theft from Ex -cello Wildex. Clinton Police Chief Lloyd Westlake explained . that the theft occurred. sometime between August 10 and ri at the industrial plant on George Street. Over $600 in -cash along a number of &mployee pay cheques were taken during the break, enter and theft, In other news -police reported that charges are pending In a theft of a tape deck from a car owned -by John Little. Police are also investigating a hit and run single car crash on August 9. The early morning accident resulted in an unknown car, southbound on Erie Street, accelerated while turning onto Dunlop Street and struck a hydro . pole. Damage to the pole, which had to be replaced, is set at $300. The Goderich OPP reported that • Brian Van • Aaken, 17, of RR 3, Bayfield escaped injury following a August 10 accident. Mr. Van Aaken was travelling on County Road 3 when the vehicle he was driving struck a tree. Damage to the truck was set at $1;000. Two Goderich men were uninjured following a August 9 collision on Concession road 3-4, in Goderich Township. . A car driven by John McKeown, 30, received $200 in damages and a second vehicle driven by John Trebish, 18, received $800 in damages when the two crashed. Weather-:: 1980 1979 'HI - LO HI 1.0 AUGUST 5 . 28 18 27 17 6 28.5 16 24 11.5 _7 29 18.5 29 12 8 27 17- 25 11 9 25 14 24 6 10 22 15 22.5 16 11 26 12.5 21 10 Rain4.5mm Rain 6.0 mm he stay within the court's jurisdiction and report weekly to provincial police at Goderich. He will appear in court again on August 25 on the charges which in- volve loans by local persons. Mr: Nan --Patter's' arrest follows% three weeksoof investigation by Det. Sgt,. Ormsby of the OPP anti - rackets squad in Toronto. Det. Sgt. Ormsby, who described Van Patter as "a well-respected man" in the community, said that in the last two weeks,_:many of Mr. Van Patter's possessions, including two homes and antiques, have been seized by the county sheriff's office. "Everything is gone," said Det. Sgt. Ormsby. "You'll never get to write a story about me in your-- paper," Mr. Van Patter had 'told the News -Record just last week. Bayfield Reeve Frank McFadden, who said Mr. Van Patter "loved the arts and antiques," was on council for three years and was a "good coun- cillor.„ 1-lre performed, well on behalf of t&village." In his first municipal election, he was a runner-up on council and didn't take a spot until Doug Sinnamon resigned in,1977. In the 1978 election, he kept the postion by acclamation. Mr: Van. Patter came to Bayfield from Hamilton, ' where he .was also.a real estate agent. The fresh air and hard work farm. He is taking part in the Ainslie) are to'Andy Newbury's liking at a Clinton area Junior Agriculturalist program. (photo by Jason New 4-H project proves successful By Shelley McPhee Traditionally 4-H has involved agriculture and homemaking for young men and women. The learning projects, sponsored by the ministry of agriculture and food, have included . everything from canning to cattle, from sewing to swine. This • year the Huron County 4-H organization offered a new program, somewhat different from the usual clubs, but equally successful. Some. 500 teenagers learned first aid, how to make fires, press flowers, :fitness and even pitching a tent in a r The Main Street Wit says that if you haven't got your summer project started yet,. you'd better hurry up as there's not much time left. already the days are getting shorter and the ' nights noticable longer. Says the Wit, "Most of us spend half our lives wishing for things we could have had if we hadn't spent so much time wishing." + + + Well Bayfield, the big story is out. As the old-time newspaper hawkers used to say: "Read all about it!" ++ + We'd like to extend a warm welcome to our sidekick, Shelley McPhee, who has returned after a two-week vacation in beautiful Bennett's B.C. She reports that things aren't as great out there as everyone would have us believe. There just as nuts out there as they think we are back east. Now if I just get her to quit wearing that white cowboy hat here in the office and yelling, "howdy partner. Shelley reports that the Okanogan Valley indeed lives up to its billing as the sunniest place in Canada by far, but she says that it's so dry that they even have to Irrigate the cactus out there. This week also sort of marks a milestone for your's truly, as it's -exactly two years since I've had a smoke, except for inhaling some second-hand -stuff from other smokers. It still feels great to be free of the butts, and I don't have any desire to go back. + + + The Wit however, says that chain smoking is much better for you than cigarette smoking. + + + Well, the pendulum has finally swung back. Those of us over 30 and quite a few bankrupt barbers will remember when short hair went out and the long hair craze created by The Beatles hit us in the mid 60's. • } You guessed it. Short hair and I mean short, is back in according to stylists who look at trends in the big cities and it won't be long until it hits Huron County, although in many cases, it never left. That's all well and good for some guys, but what about fellows like this writer who used long hair for years as a cover-up fora receding hairline. Now -the truth will be known to all! + -1- + The Wit argues that all along there has only been three basic styles for men's hair: " parted, unparted, and departed." project entitled Outdoor Living. The project, which has been available to provincial 4-H clubs for the past three years, was offered for the first time. this summer in the county and according to Huron home economist Loralee Marshall, it was a great success. Although club attendance, which usually reaches over 700 in the county for fall and winter projects, was lower for .Outdoor Living, Mrs. Marshall reasoned that the summer season may have caused the slight decrease in attendance. However she noted that for -a first ttrrie'attempt Outdoor Living proved to be a popular course for girls and boys. Although Outdoor Living was classified as'Ta homemaking project Mrs. Marshall said that for the first time a number of boys were active in the club. "Some have even shown interest in taking the fall Food For Frie project," she enthused. Not only did 4=H members have an opportunity to learn something 'new and entertaining, but.the club leaders as we.11tnught things far different from preparing Rodeo Weiners and decorating a bedroom. -"We had men and women leaders," Mrs. Marshall said, "And some senior members of the clubs were leaders." In training schools the leaders learned the details of first aid. fire s preparation, prevention and nature studies, all in preparation for an hike or overnight outing with their clubs. "Learning to pitch a tent was a trial and error •job," Mrs. Marshall laughed. Although ' Outdoor Living was a basic introduction to ` camping.. and nature, it was enjoyed by over 85 teenagers in the Clinton area and Mrs. Marshall says they hope to offer a more advanced course in the next few years. Twelve clubs in the Clinton area gathered for a special Achivement Night on August 11. Although a rain shower moved the 4-H'ers, their friends and family inside the Clinton Public School, the evening included an informative and entertaining, selection of skits and presentations. The Clinton 3 Kooky Campers presented social recreation activity and the Londesboro Three Moun- taineers introduced the various clubs.. Camp Champ was the skit put on by the McKillop 2 Happy Hikers and the Parr Line Camping Cuties performed Take Nothing . But Pictures, Leave Nothing But Footprints. Oh NoT. We Forgot The -Can- Opener was the presentation prepared by the Bayfield 1 Supertramps and the 10 Little Indians from Clinton 2 put on Camp .Champ. Holmesville's Nature Turn to page Pete McMViandn of Clinton isn't saying his prayers at a local fire hydrant, he's busy painting it. Pete took on a summer project of painting all 83 hydrants in town for the P1JC. Pete expects•the two-tone red with yellow job will take two weeks. (James Fitzgerald photo) Three girls received provincial honors ot. the 441 achievement program for Clinton area teenager Monday night. Honored for completing 12 projects were ieft to right, Sandra Regele of McKillop 2, Cathy Van Dorp of Clinton 2, and Anne Talbot of Bayfield. (James Fitzgerald photo)