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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1970-03-26, Page 5No Entertainment Friday, March2.-.71 • 40 Letters continued °(Contin ed From Page � ) . 'ow a regular , basis, What the kids " " heed 18 a', place they can set up youth or.drop-in" centre in Ooderich, The response Shirley their Lta>bles, record players, bang “ �► Keller received in her column, a. large bulletin :tor notices, shows how worried many cartoons, clippings; etct,ozy parentsmust be. c9rnerS to read.. A second,,room -- smiler,. should be ,available I've heard all the ,,kill-joys for the supervisors: There would amongst us say it „won't ,.wor k, have to be toilets, and I realize but the main weak spot seems to there are • problems like he lack of a suitable building and insurance, fire and safety'• factors suitable super vision. • AIT ; I can -• but:it Should. be G1ost~10 the • donate is my''ti ne, but I would Square, the rent reasonable gladly spend a night a weekCan't" anyone help tis'? = QOPERI,' JI $XON, r►S" R:1 =WAY helping with the project. A ffrst' requirement is•• a. place the kids . Mrs. Ann Ham▪ ilton can look upon as their own. I think it should be open, say-' from seven until ten -thirty Dear Sir: ' Fridaysand Saturday nights, and - I have been asked by the every..;. -•night— axeept+. perlrap —_ladies. -of Dur .Auxiliar3r-towrite 'Sunday, during• the. holidays. , and thank you for the g• ood Two adults should be on hand at coverage, we have had in your all times. The people I've talked paper, re: twenty year pins, life to ',seem to •-think .the ' centre P'emberships and our 'bean' and should be limited to the 131.7 , weiner do at the park: It was year-olds. I can honestly sayI much appreciated. have heard, of at least twenty"We "" believe in giving praise other parents of teenagers who will help. when we are pleased rather than SERVED' FROM 5:30' P.M. UNTIL 7:00 PRM, DINNERS SERVED .EVERY ,SUNDAY — From 51;3O p,m. to 7.00 p.m, complaining when things don't I know 'the town is full of always go our way: Thanks a lot. Mrs. Alice Anstay Secretary, - Ladies' Legion Auxiliary ggmns and church halls, empty much • of the time. These. could be available, but evidently not • 10 BAYFIELD- ROAD GODERICH b 524-7711' DINING And.. �4,4-DANCING. 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Left to right are Mrs. Emily Crew, lead; John Morris, sales manager with Dominion Road Machinery Company; Mrs. Durst; is14— Mrs, Isabelle Eedy, vice, and Mrs. Lois Haines, second. The bonspiel was the last of the season for the ladies -who have been curling each Thursday and Tuesday. The annual' meeting was held following the tourney. •-- staff photo `Round and About With Martha KY RANCH DRIVE -1N Last week I was speaking of "nostalgia 'in that we love to remember the good old days — untilsome character comes along and says "What •was G©O1) about them'?" -Anymay . '••.ami .a: eiliracter who- loves otthiniv-ba• ;Ek•'arid= luckily I remember only .the GOOD things — at least they seemed good to me — then! Now, I have a note from another "character" who likes to "Remember - When?" every chance she gets. Since I did not 'live here for some of it, I can still. 'go along with her on many, of her travels - and she has been a great traveller. She is a sentimental cuss just like me and she, was a tom boy — just like me - so I can call her a `cuss' if I like* ' One thing she recalls, Bert McDonald down at the dock teaching the kids to swim. He believed that if you wanted to play around the water you, had to learn to .swim' right away, When they were• proficient in their swimming the big test was, jumping. in on the ,deeP,,side.rit where the big boats come in; and .under his • watchful eye they swam across and back. Then they might have a trip on, the "Anna Mac." That was the pleasure . and worker tug before the `Donald Bert,' the `Ian Mac' — and others. • Inthose days the Harbourlite Inn was then called -the Goderich Pavillion and' the "Pav" had the best dance floor "of any resort for miles and miles around. Dancing at the Pav was the hi -lite of the week and usually topped off the week, because next day was "church on Sunday" and'' if you were allowed to swim; on Sunday you were lucky, ' otherwise you paraded up and down the pier Street and The Square. That armpits but never heard of pne place I. can even. recall, was of them coming .down. with a always full 'of gay young people . cold because of the . soaking. — same as . Andrews Dairy was' Their `cold .medicine' was of the always the 'Malt Shop' for the best on the market and tooll_ teeners " " - • •�--_ ' care of everyone. • :•• 41ithZgolfsng'--.0r4ust.#Iunth g . . -golf fishing under the 'The last few times I've looked bridge-- or from the R.R. bridge in on the smelt fishing, it seemed (many a youngster a close to have lost 'all its fungi People squeek on' that bridge since a were snatching and grabbing at train leaves no snace for the , tiny ' wriggling mass, filling trespassers); this kept you dozens of containers — giving -barefooted for hours. you the feeling ' it was -now a BUSINESS they- weren't doing i I can even recall one spring for the fun or for a good "feed down there, the water receded -- y of smelts," which was usually suddenly — leaving those bigabout one or two feed — and carp in a ting pool at side of then. you forgot it until next the river. I. was not too brave, year. Everything `is just so ,but the' others with us would commercialized that ,•any fun wade into the pool• and the fish you had would have to be, in the 'would swish to'the other end of- "good old days!" the pool. You'd never get ME in that pool with those' big scared So, if cold and -wet doesn't fish!' ' appeal to you any more (and `Petes' for buttered Popcorn! you can buy smelts all year m -m -m! and who -can beat P.ete's round now) perhaps you're .hot dogs? As these young people getting -too old for .this kind of grew older they grew braverand Acraziness: • swimming in the Black Hole was ° quite' a Challenge. It IS' rete I sure date, " to think • , I m eep 'env told tat good Wit: • j t eltingat"too old!: „! App,�� bean for fishing too:•.• Behmiller sand •� , Pis on`io the young foXT�s• the idea of making a fun' nice in early spring, Wearing warm old clothes, big boots" etc. You may now have to'. take along chunks of wood for a bonfire but„so many things happen to give you a laugh that 'it is well worth the trouble — providing you are just going for the fun of. it and that "one good feed of smelt!” the falls at what is now Reserve Park was always a good hike and there were other spots along the' Maitland where youcould skinny dip if you wanted! Winter time found lots to> do .with sleigh rides .where you ran, more than you rode. Skiing or tobogganing was always .plentiful - and you didn't have to have ski -tows everywhere you skied Standing around the bonfire singing or laughing in the moonlite was an all year round affair. . Then; in early spring comes the smelt fiahing_ My friend_ doesn't mention THIS = but •I remember the fun on those and 'round and 'round 'The,. nites. There were always big fires Square. .- ' some of them' heaped with old Picni2ik at Harbour Park or ` tires which made everyone and down at Pipers Dam were•always everythingblack aspitch__ fun — 'specially, at the Dam The men would wade out into where you could go in sw.irurning the water with big long nets. or fish or lay on the warm flat '"attached , to a - couple of long stones, of the river - or there . round sticks. They'd SWEEP the were lots of other fine spots bottom aworking their way in to down there - for lolling around. the shore and dump dozens of At the +Dam, too, you turned flashing silver bits of fish on the king ' for °„ a ne.•-=quieirdy—picked up the wriggling morsels and filled, up all kinds of containers other wee from washtubs to baskets. I've seen these- men wet to their helegomites = those fat white juicy' morsels the fish loved, 'or hunted little frogs and things for bait: There were always millions of tiny, tiny fish — (I've often wondered what they would grow to be!) and pollywogswere always plentiful. Pipers Dam is still a wonderful spot for kids! Going on hikes or on. their bikes <, they'd travel. for miles. Some of tltem were sure to forget or lose their lunch and that always created 'a'problem. `Going to : Wongs after the dance' hamlatirgers and heap of chips — 'ketchup all over -everything -- and more often than not — everyONE! `.Wongs' at that time, I believe was Baechlers Cafe' where the Men's Shop is now at Montreal Love Martha Kingsbridge DELORES VAN OSCH Joe and Ted, Martin of Hamilton visited in the area over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Heffernan and sons of Brantford spent the weekend with Mi. • and Mrs. Ormond Heffernan. ' Helen Courtney and friend, Anne Keifer, spent the weekend in London. Mr.- and Mrs: Jim -Martin, and Mr. and Mrs: Vincent Austin and - Lynn attended Ta surprise twenty-fifth wedding anniversary party at Bayfield on Saturday evening for Mr. and Mrs. Gonion Hill of Varna. Severaj couples' from Kingsbridge and .Port Albert attended the monthly Knights of Columbus dance at Clinton on Saturday evening. • -Lisa Frayne, daughter of 'Mr.., and • Mrs. Gene' Frayne was a •, guest on Cartoon House,, CKNX T: V. on Tuesday, Mi' ch loth. Mrs. Elizabeth Kelly • celebrated her 82nd birthday on, St. Fatrick's Day: Visiting her on her birthday were her daughter, Mrs. Bridget Hodgins, her granddaughter, Eileen'l Felly, both of :Sarnia. Weekend visitors with Mr. and, Mrs. Jack Van Osch were Mr. 'and Mrs. John Van Osch and Miehaei f Waferlod.• ` a ' Mist,'Elenevieve rtfKirtah*n^.,ie,., visiting her family in .• London this week. DERIcH LITTLE THEATR WILL HOLD AUDITIO. FOR THEIR NEXT PRODUCTION - On WEDNESDAY APRIL lst. `5UNDAl/, APRIL 5th '8:00' P.M. 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