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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1981-01-29, Page 10PAGE 10—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1981 Round and about the *Bud Sturgeon I don't know whether Joe Brandon lass another one of Ms famous spring sales on up at the Pro Hardware, but in any event one driver was in such a hussy to enter the std on Friday night, that he or she drove smack dab into the little winter enclosure on the front the store, ; ---eraldng. the p'dywoed and rendering the door useless. Mr. and Mrs. Gil Latimer got their stove cleaned out and headed- to Toronto for the weekend to visit with friends and relatives and take in the annual car show. While Gil claims he was going to the car show to see the new cars andsuch, Helen avers that the only reason he goes is to see the 'Playgirls' that are on display. A' Greg and Emmily Neilsen got over their scare from the winter storm that struck here after New Years Day, Mocking them into their lakefront cottage for days and days without food and drink, and returned last weekend for another visit. Bob and Lois Davidson, Windsor, almost made it to Bayfield on Saturday for a weekend visit with their son - in 1nwand.daughtr, Mr and Mrs. Bud.Sturgeon, and the friends, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Pounder, but, they were repelled at Tilbury by a heavy covering of ground fog on the 401 which cut vision to nil at times and showed no signs of lifting. The fire alarm rang out in the village at 4;10 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, but it proved to be nothing other than a false alarm set off by the damp weather or something like that. Mr. Bill Aberhait, Sarnia, was at his cottage for the Lampoonery By Bud Sturgeon This week has been quite a letdown from our Macedonian adventures on the open road three quarter's of a fortnight ago, and there wasn't a lot to write home about then. What with the car smashing in- to Joe Pro's door and other things happening, you'd think there would be a lot to write about. Well there isn't. January is such a crappy month and it's not my favorite by agymeaas. I can hardly remember last fall , and spring is still along WaYs around the bend: One mad and impetuous thought I had, other than getting some Buckeye and hibernating until. February, was that Ground Hog Day can't be too far away. It might even have passed already. Who knows? Who in fact cares except the groundhogs? It's not a statutory holiday, it's not even marked on my desk calendar, but I do know it falls sometime between New Year's and Easter. The mere thought of Ground Hog Day reminds me of a poem that Alvin 'the Chipmunk' made famous on his cartoon show. How much ground ''oulda groundhog grind If a groundhog Could grind ground? Most people remember this one better.. Howmuchwood Could a woodchuck chuck If a woodchuck Could chuck wood? At any . rate, no matter which you choose to remember, few people know the difference between a paranoid groundhog and an inebriated woodchuck. Is there a difference, you say? Think about it for a couple of weeks and then ask me again. But getting back to Groundhog Day, if he comes out of his hole and the sun is shining, 'his shadow scares him back into his hole and winter ends on March 21st. If he comes out of bis bole, looks around and sees the sun is not shining and there is no shadow to pretend to be scared of, he goes back into the ground toot dee sweet (biked that eh? ...that's French for 'toute de suite!') and winter ends on March 21st. If he comes out of his hole and the sun is not shining but someone has accidentally drawn a shadow in the dirt beside his hole, with a pointed stick, it scares him back into his hole and winter would end on March 21st. (Lampooners note: if the groundhog had originally came from Chad, he would treat a drawing in the mud as an addition to his home and might never find another way back into the ground in his expanded liv- ing quarters. Winter would still end on March 21st. ) If he comes out of his hole and the sun is shining but somebody accidentally drops three sticks of dynamite into the hole (with a short fuse), he runs like the devil and so do we. Winter still ends on March 21st. Ground Hog Day is a sporting gesture towards the doldrums of winter and it is certainly food for thought. Just think of all the possibilities that Could befall the lit- tle-Critter ittle- critter if he cameup.at the wrong time. -- As Petrucchio- said to Hortencio in Shakespeare's version of Johnny Hamlet, "Did you see Portia un- dressing on the balcony last eve?" And just as surely as the `Hereford Head' as a third eye in the middle of his forehead, we're leaving for another week, good- bye! Oldtimers trap Mice me uidtimers clobbered the Rink Mice by an 11 to 5 score on Saturday night at the Bayfield Arena as they used their superior speed and accurate shooting skills to advantage. The game marked the return of league veteran Larouche, who consistently set up his forward line of Stormin Normsi, Romping Rhea and Big Barb for numerous goals: too numerous to mention. The Mice relied on their number one line of Blondie, Valerie the Vulture and Windy Wendy but due to many near misses around the net, they were ineffective for the most part. Curlers continue season play Mixed League In the early drawat7 p.m. on Sunday, January 25: north ice, Malty Francis (8- 2) over Robert McVean (4- (1), 14)l4 to'4; south ice, Joe Brandon (3.7) over Bill Talbot (3-7)918 to2%; centre lee, George Telford (5-5) "aver Bob Orr (40,17 to 3%. In the 9 p.m. draw: north ice - Roy Telford (5-5) over Jerry Uniac (6-4), 171 to 21/2; south ice - Alice Brandon (4-6) over Don Lindsay (5-5), 163/4 to 51. centre ice, Morris Sauve (9- 1) over Joe Koene (5-5),17' to 41/2. Teri to page 11 weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Handy, Seaforth, visited Monday with her daughter, Mrs. Margaret and grandson Jolie Miss Diane Garrett spent a few days in London with her uncle, D. Garrett, Mrs. Garrett and family and friend, Miss Tern Weber. It's niece, tQ see, that lel Johnston is out of the hospital and getting out and around the village. Mrs. Jim Taylor (nee Crystal Huffman) is currently a patient in St. TrLcr�h'c T-lnsnital T,ondm. Mr. Joe Lockhart, Toronto, spent Wednesday with Fifty and the Moles. Weekend guests with Bill Parker at his village home were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Jr. and daughter Jennifer and her friend, a Il of London. The Ontario Provincial Police will be speaking at the Ever-Vouung Club- meeting. today, (Thirsday January 29), in the Municipal Building at 2 p.m. Congratulations to Nor - Man Walker of the village, who celebrates his 81st birth- day on Feb. 6. Squirrels to the left and right ByHelen Owen Grandfather Fred squirrel turned up at ]inch time the other day (it's getting to be a habit)! Between mouthfuls of chopped apple, he finally managed to settle down long enough to bring me up to date with all the latest news. "Those 'reds'," he said, "you know, the ones you wrote about last week? Well, that's a worrying sort of thing - not that I'm political, mind you, what with our boys being transported - that's just the situation these types are looking for. Wasn't it some chap called Marx who said the first step was to undermine the economy and the morals? So if little red fellers come along and steal all the peanut butter that's just a start. And I'U tell you something else. I saw that trap the other day, sitting outside in the sunshine, all tempting., lite;.-and:..loaded,. with bait. What happened? Little red feller comes along, tippy toe, tippy toe, ex- Russian aRussian ballet I shouldn't wonder - trips into the trap, helps himself to the grub and then sneaks put again - scot free!" I could understand Grandfather's concern - he'd already shown a distinctly conservative attitude during the course of our past con- versations, bus I tried to reassure him. He listened and then twitched his whiskers impatintly. "You're like all the est," he exclaimed. "Let me explain something to you. Long, long ago, before any people came here, the squirrels lived happily and worked out their own economy. When the people came they were amazed at all the trees - and promptly started to cut them down. But, I ask you, who planted those trees? Ever thought about that? My ancestors - that's right Burying nuts and seeds wasn't just a matter of food conservation - it was good husbandry, that's what it was. Re- forestation, we started all that. Makes you think doesn't it? People still cut down trees, quicker than ever with all their mechanical saws and things - bit, they haven't found out how to make them grow any quicker. Just doesn't make sense to me. I try in my own small way, every year I try to plant a few in people's gardens, but they don't seem to understand." "Any news of the depor- tees?" I enquired anxious to change the subject. "Yes and no," answered Fred.' "But this is strictly confidential. We think two of the lads are back but, of course, they're being very careful. We do know that one started out for the village, but missed his way. However, he is reported to have found a nice house where he seems to be finding life easier - at least the lady appears to have some regard for living creatures, gather she runs a guest house for frogs and fishes. But, Selena, she's my other daughter-in- law, we got trouble there. Always was nervous and now I do declare she's just going into a decline. Snuffles around the house on the corner of the square there, that's where she met our Frank, always in tears. And, of course, its bad for the children, no discipline. Anyway Fd better go and see if I can find them- its no joke bbng a grandfather, believe Wayne Showdown and Earl Pennington, two of the Bellmore captain Reval Denman, championship winners. broomball tournament organizers, present the trophy to (Bud Sturgeon photo) • J�rth takes South in all star game The Zurich arena was full to the rafters on Friday evening as the North defeated the South in the third annualS.H.H.L Allstar game, by a 3 - 0 score. It was the second straight year the North has won the event, the format being changed from the first one in 1978-79 when the St. Marys Stonetown Flyers (of the Southern Intermediate B League) defeated the S. H.H.L. Misters in Exeter. The North Division squad was made up of players from the Zurich, Hensall, Exeter and Goderich entries while Koene rink leads the scoring It was week nine for the curlers in the Men's League which int time for a skip change on all the teams. In the action on the ice, Terry Heard (1-0, 5-4) downed Jim Koene (0-1, 7-2), 101/4 to 33/4; John Graham (1-0, 6-3) downed Randy Bender (0-1, 2-7), 123/4 to 11/2; Vic Lecompte (1-0, 5-4) downed Brian Semple (0-1, 4-5). 104 to7. First place in the stan- dings is still held by Jim Koene with 893/4 followed by John Graham with 811 and George Telford who has knocked brother Roy out of third with 69 points. (.:(A i , Lentraita, Forest and Parkhill supplied the players for the SouthDivision team. The story of the game had to be the goaltending of the North Division team. The South Division team ap- peared to be the stronger of the two as they carried much of the play, but they were unable to score. The first period ended in a scoreless tie with North goalie Jurgen Hellman (Zurich) and South goalie Murray Jamieson (Parkhill) , both recording shutouts. The only scoring play -in the second period came at the 12:-07 mark when Tom Ryan (Exeter) beat South goaltender, Kevin Lightfoot 1 Centralia) with what ;►roved to be the eventual winner. Mike Anstett . (Exeter) assisted on the play. North , goaltender, Doug .Fairburn (Exeter) recorded the shutout. At 5:25 of the third period, Ron Corriveau (Goderich) increased their lead to two when he beat South goaltender, Terry Gale (Forest), assisted by Gary McBrine TOTE BAGS As pictured - In various styles and colours. 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Proceeds from the game are split between the South Huron Hockey League and the Big Brothers Association. The game was made possible by organizer, Ron Rader of Zurich, Brent Scrimshaw of Molson's Breweries and Don's Food Market in Hensall and Zurich. GUIDE FOR SENIOR CITIZENS SERVICES AND PROGRAMS IN ONTARIO Cubs go tobo aning of the Bayfield Scout «� r..,. and 12 members of the B : yfieldCub Pack enjoyed a toboggan party on Saturday, January 17, at Tom Rathwell's hill near Varna. The boys were accompanied by leaders, Dale Leppington, Jerry Johnston and Dave Roy. Tom Bothwell had a 'solarise for the youngsters 's he had his team decked out in full regalia and took them all for a sleigh ride. The team looked pretty good and the boys seemed to be more interested in the horses and sleigh than the tobogganing on the hill All the members of the Scouts and Cubs wish to thank Tom Rathwell for an enjoyable and exciting day on his farm. 1. 1. Ilia.Y Fourteen ABC bridge club news A lovely day on Wed. nesday, January 21st brought out the ladies of the Bridge Club in full force. Five tables of eager players made for a great afternoon of bridge. Jessie Blair, with 6,300 points was top, Fern Baker came a close second with 6,170, while Barb McVean took low with 2590. Ontario SeniorCitizens now have their own guide to services andpro s. Ontario's Senior Citizens have contributed a great deal to our province, and to help ensure that they can enjoy healthier and more active lives, the Ontario Government has published a new booklet called "Guide for Senior Citizens': This handy reference guide describes the ,wide range of services and programs available for seniors in Ontario. The Guide includes information on health care programs, housing assistance, tax grants, community clubs and centres, and many other subjects of interest to seniors in Ontario. By the end of February, all Ontario Senior Citizens who receive the Old Age pension will receive a copy of the Guide in the mail. Others who would like a copy can write to: Ontario Government Publications -Centre, 5th Floor, 880 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario M7A 1N8 Ontario Margaret Birch, Provincial Secretary for Social Development William Davis, Premier Ml i s