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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1983-01-05, Page 1an {i ti T" eer ey McP1►ee Aloh towas probably the gre Even t p ,59 : Clintonians on Tuve, , w .arrived in the Pacific para for^ 4i twvo-ween tour with the Ontario, Massed -region PiPes and Drurns. The C ton Legion Pipe Band, family and frig along with more than 350 other people,; iiding other members ..of the world fanout bond are involved in the Hawaii:Canada Friendship Tour, on the islands .' of Hawaii '°. and Waikiki from January 4 to.iairitiai�y The Massed`Pt a Band will take part in four perforinoti , including two Hawaii - Canada Friendship Parades through Kailua-Kona on The 8 and in Waikiki on January 14. The band will also play at the Kula Bowl football classic on January 15, and will participate in the U.S. Army's Ceremony of Remembrance at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific on Jan'nary 17 in Honolulu's famous Punch 1. Clinton. Pipe a jor, Gip MVfcGregor of Brucefield will be leading 14 inn band'' members in the flmsical *tiny* t!viil be presented during the tog, • There are l tits,tour = da special Hawaiian Shoots se edulecf`forithe:' entertainment of the Ontarioguests, as well as overnight visits,to other Hawaiian islands. The group is 'expecting lid 70 degree temperatures, which vt Elle 'coanforteble for their parade perfotniiances The Ontario Massed Pipe Band has played in warrn climates -before, parfdenlarly in 1978 when they took part in the Rose Bowl Parade in Pasadena, Califor'rniia. In 1979 the Clinton ba nd-tttembers also took part in another international tour, when the Ontario group Was the feature band at the prestigious Braemar Highland Gathering. t 1p entR` al 1e 00 constrict. artictilar'ly9 e another, ear or 0 ler nsc- tl eks ataiiiteiiance Oitiii0# or 180 ey 05040, e_ oe We: gog•R9 e tltd�r Clinon op sewage trateprs�a11 're t t proposed rate Invreas :1 Ontario Hydro affyinntE. 'rhe average tt rt } ebok 1,010 Kilowatt boar0.,C ate! $1 , for eietcai'power starting For commerala custoixiers the increasecial°averag cent. . Also at tie PiJC'-Dee 1 Laurie. Slade was elected ta, as CRaelatoiseion ohaii an. three years. Bob Irwin secretary. It was also nate completes his t mission . mAnothember the Clinton PUC yeer have sen ends, Mr:_ cofitinisaibp seven yes` Another": Clinton PUI G' dthat lx i year*. be will 0 ascii for W milt ? -When have been' On the • as -aid Mr Irwin` celebration .for the' place on February Or 70 years of hydra 19i Band receives 3, Some members of the Clinton Legion Pipe Band will be sporting new outfits during the Hawaii -Canada Tour, thanks to a $3,000 donation from the local Legion branch. The fine kilts, jackets and accessories that make Clinton a .smart looking band, are expensive. Today a. complete uniform costs $1,200; bagpipes average $1,000 and drums are $400. tttccording to Drum Major dohn Wise, in the pasttwo years the Clintonband has spend more than $6,000 on equipment, and the recenndonatiati from the .i egion was a great help. As a gesture of appreciation to the .., Clinton Legion, the band has presented tb branch with. trophies and awards won with- • the Ontario Massed Pipe Band, The'' awards include, the judges special awa from the Kitchener -Waterloo Octoberfest; Parade in 1980 and 1981 and the. Canadiatf National Exhibition Warriors Day Parade; firstize in the pipes and drums nein- petal-tin ompeti nin 1980 and 1981. The frophiea will have a special place of hon fri theMafia*:LegionHAI1 yr n..' ,, • _)S . ByRo ►t the first aneetiii til- received tesl nal HaIT " • erat g • z± 1. Who says that the times change as the " years go by? Well, maybe in other parts of the world they do, but in Clinton it looks like some things always remain the same. While reading the First Column in the January 2, 1958 edition of the News - Record, 1 c me acrossthese interesting New Year hopes for the town: 1. Numbers on all the houses; names on 1 the streets. 2. Better lighting in the business see - tion; more and better lighting on the back streets. 3. Growth in existing industrial con- cerns; the beg ning of at least one new industry in 1958. 4. Continued • rmony between town, country and the RCAF S' tion, Clinton. 5. Renovation of the au. torium of the town hall; Clinton desperately needs a decent sized public hall for farm meetings, club meetings of all kinds, entertainment, dances etc. 6. Recreation director to be in charge of sports and social activities for i age oups. 7. Occupation of all main street stores and businesses by men and women anxious to serve the public well and so spread good reports of Clinton throughout the community. 8. Success of the town's nine church congregations in their task of teaching the word of God. 9. Accomplishment of their aims for all diligent students in public and high schools here and in the community. 10. Continued freedom from the dif- ficulties imposed upon some municipalities by juvenile and adult delinquents. Twenty-five years after these aspirations were originally printed, some are now in the works and some may never be more than dreams. It will be interesting to look back in another quarter -of -a -century to see how many became reality for Clinton. + + + A good way to start of the New Year is with a resolution. The Chinese have an ancient proverb that we should all try to live by. It is this, "If there is righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty in the character. If there is beauty in the character, there will be. harmony in the home. If there is har- mony in the home, there will be order in the nation and there will be peace in the world." +++ It's something to think on. Another matter that needs immediate attention is some help to Mrs. Fisher. She's had a stray six month old kitten around her home at the corner of Townshend and Ransford Street in Clinton. The kitten is black and grey tiger striped. If it belongs to anyone, call 482-7809. Mrs. Fisher and the kitten will appreciate your help. +++ The Clinton Mustangs Junior C hockey club had help from lots of cheering fans on the weekend, when they went to the final championship game against Norwich in the Clinton tournament. Norwich won the game the the first place trophy, but for Clinton, the 'Sta _'s are still the tops, par- ticularly after they beat their tough rivals from Kincardine. While covering the tournament, I learned that hockey games are not only exciting, but also dangerous. I ac- cidently got punched in the arm by some over -enthusiastic fan. Lesson learned - keep away from arm swingers. +++ At the tournament the Clinton Junior C 311 booster draw was made and Gerald Blake of Clinton won a $100. In a second draw, Brian Horner of Zurich won a Kroehler Recliner Chair and hockey sticks were won by Rhonda Wright and Sly Kennedy, both of Clinton, :.rad Armstrong and Bob Cornish, both of Goderich. + + + In ::•lyth the hockey, broomball and figure skating season is well underway and beginning this week the Blyth arena will be running an upcoming schedule of events. Check the Blyth Standard pages for this week's game and skating times, and make sure you clip the schedule on your fridge. This new feature will run each week, in an effort to encourage greater in- terest and participation in hockey,, broomball an5I skating programs in Blyth. So joie in, as a fan or a par- ticipant. Don't forget that the Londesboro Lions will be making their monthly paper pick-up in Clinton on January 8. Have your old news .-: pers, bundled, at the curb first thing Saturday morning. + + + The local police forces and fire departments reported a quiet holiday weekend. In Clinton you may have noticed that the fire siren hasn't been ringing, that's because it hasn't been working. Keep that in mind in case the firemen are called to the station. + + + Mrs. Van Damme called in to say that the Van Damme Holiday Home in Clinton really appreciated all the choirs who entertained the residents. + + + And one final note, Police Chief Lloyd Westlake pointed out that Wayne McFadden has not been promoted to a "half" Sergeant. His title is Acting Sergeant, and the error occurred in last week's Clinton council report. We're happy to say that Wayne, and the entire Clinton Police Force is "all there!" Clinton Legion Pipe Band inexnbera, friends tind . family famous Ontario Massed Pipe lid in the Hawaii -Cauda members said Bon voyage on Monday, as they left -for a tWO Friend9hl retie. (Shelley McPhee photo) , week tour in Hawaii. The Cliuton band will be marching with the News -Record joins Press council The Clinton News -Record is now one of 74 newspapers to belong to the Ontario Press Council. On January 1, the News -Record along with 11 other newspapers joined the provincial organization, bringing total membership to 74. This includes 26 dailies and 48 community newspapers. Press Council chairman J. Allyn Taylor explained, "The existing councils have illustrated the value to public and' press alike of having an independent body available to consider unsatisfied com- plaints from the public about the conduct of the press, to defend the public interest in the freedom of the press." Along with the News-Recordother papers to join the Council included The Goderich Signal Star, The Kincardine News, The Lucknow Sentinel, The Mitchell Advocate and The Bradford Witpess, all part of Signal Star Publishing (SSP) in Goderich. Another SSP publication, The Huron Expositor, was a previous member. In announcing; -the new Mefl bees, ' Mr. Taylor con stented "The Council mem- bership growth this year has been .spec; tacular. When the year began tire had 10 daily newspapers with an aggregate circulation of 1,233,626- and 14 community newspapers with a weekly circulation of 65,:1..1.2." Beginning 1983, the Council welcomed five new daily newspapers, swelling the aggregate daily circulation of Council member newspapers to 1,800,668 or 77.9 per cent of total English-language daily circulation in Ontario. With the six new SSP members, the weekly circulation of Community members newspapers have increased to more than 77,000. Mr. Taylor noted, "We have good reason to believe that the growth will continue: A number of publishers have indicated that they will likely join the Council within the next few weeks. We will welcome them warmly, and we hope that they won't delay too long. In areas of Canada without press councils, newspapers have responded ,, the :ihzig ppT , 1 �' A estimat 4 ep ac 41''' .' cost around $5,000.,Coun ag repair should be completed by May the Blyth Summer Festival woube for operation. The issue will be discussed ° nr more det i at the council's next= meeting on Febuary 1. I-. other business council 'received a letter from tine Liquor. Control Board of Ontario stating that their District Supervisor will ;review the request for a combination beer and liquor outlet in Blyth. The letter also said the issuewill be _ brought before the Committee for Stores Development for consideration. Fundis toward the purchasing of a new fire truck for the Blyth and DisticteFire Department has reached the halfway mark. To elate . the council -has $7,000,. set aside_ and meet comet up with another $7,000 by June 1 so that'the truck can be purchased. Blyth is obligated to pay 19 per cent of the actual cost of the fire truck. New year promises remarkably well to the challenge from Hon. Jim Fleming, minister of multiculturalism, to make unnecessary his proposed National Advisory Council, financed by the federal government, by joining existing voluntary press councils and forming them elsewhere. In addition to the growth in Ontario, newspapers inthe Atlantic provinces and in British Columbia has agreed to form press councils and there are reports of progress from Manitoba and Saskatchewan. „Like Ontario, Alberta and Quebec have provincial press councils. Alleerta got started in 1972, a few weeks before the OntarioCouncil got underway and the Quebec Press Council began in 1973. The city of Windsor in Ontario has the coun- - try's oldest press council. Now called the Windsor Media Council, it began in 1971," Mr. Taylor noted. He added, "I sincerely hope that before long, all daily newspapers in Canada will be participants in the voluntary press councils - for their own good and the good of the public." . No more February lineups anew your literate on your birthday With the computer era of age, it was ap- parent that an online system was the only solution to the complexity of the ever- increasing work -load of the vehicle registration system. So, Ontario's Ministry of Transportaion - and Communications (MTC) has developed a new computer system for vehicle registrations which went into ef- fect on December I, l' r:2. Under this new "Plate-treOwner" pro gram, all vehicle transactions are done on computer terininals, keeping the • ministry p One of the main changes affects the registration of licence plates. `They'll be registered to the owner — not the vehicle. So, owners will keep their plates when they sell or scrap vehicles. Then -the same plates go on subsequent vehicles. And the buyers will be responsible for reporting an ownership transfer to MTC within sit days. e system also has a stagggered alfeature which is new to c1i►i arlo. ® renew their licence plate b y their birthdays, meening lio t1 FeiMvarylineup�. ' S ,> rtiaose or be assigned ed tlewal date for their vehteles 's files u to -date and a sting e y gn backlog. au mill re • . By Rod Hilts On January 3 the Grade, 4 class at Clinton Public School waned goodbye to 1982 by making resolutions for the new year. Mr. Roorda's class made resolutions ranging from keeping their rooms clean to stopping their fingernail biting habits. The students all had one or more par- ticular peeve, that they were going to try to resolve. Cheri Watt, 9, -made it clear that the first thing she would try and do,would be tostop feuding with her brother and sister. "I'm also going to try and keep my room cleaner," she smiled. Kerry Cox, 9, had the same idea, "I'm goii'ig to try to stop fighting with my brother. He always gets the blame but this year 111 take the blame more." Clay Birchen% 9, pledges to do some chores around the house and to make his bed regularly. "I'izi also going to work harder to improve my work at school. Susan Jewitt, 9, says she will try to stop biting her fingernails. "I'm also going to keep my room cleaner," she added: Andrew Walker, 9, has resolutions pertaining to school. "I'm going to keep my desk clean and try to stop acting gilly." All in all it looks like a promising year for these students at Clinton Public School. Or, after June ,I , 1 , they may pick several dates and renew a sped number of vehicles on each date. The system br ngtt with it a new fee structure, too. When buying the 1983 renewal sticker (between Dec. 1-82 Feb. 28.83), the renewal fee for passenger cars, private useli ht trucks and vans will be $4 a month starting Jan. 1, 19H8 to your bir- thdate. Motorcycle stickers will cost 12 a month and Stickers for mopeds 50 cents a n11th. PTO maple, owners born after June 1, will buffy stickers valid from Jan. 1,1 a x:= to Turn to page 3 We�fher 1982 1481 DEC HI 10 28 15 2 29 2 6 30 4 8 31 1 8 JANUARY 1 3 6 2 0 4 3 2 6 Rain 4 crier HI 1O 0 5. •2 6 4 11 2, 7 4` -15 3 Rain oni Snow'