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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1981-02-05, Page 11• • The Woollen Shoppe in Bayfield dosed it doors for the final time last weekend, as the Weals have moved old, The Kot have moved in and plan to re -open the store In the spring =der a aew name, (Bad Sturgeon photo) Routed about Ron Knight, a summer resident of Bayfield and son of Mrs. Ethel Knight, recently received citations from the Canadian and United States Governments tor the role he played in the Iranian Hostage Crisis. Hulleys in the village over the weekend included Gary' and Edna at the 'Sandcastle' and Ken and Bobbi at the `House of Mouse. • Tim and Nora West motored to London on Fri- day for a visit with her \parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Dowler. While there, they at- tended the races at Western Fair and won $5.20. Nora took time out for some ex- - jieiimmientation with acupunc- The Moleman got' tired of cleaning out his oil stove so he pitched it out over the Weekend and installed a fan - o new in -the -wall electric type heater. Fifty now hopes that the power doesn't go off. To the rescue over the weekend was your roving reporter at large,' Bud Sturgeon, as he was called upon to remove an owl from a house. The conversation went something like this. Ringggg..."Heellow", says "I need help, there is an Owl in the hone.", says she. "What's it doing?" says I. "Just sitting on the window Sill over the sink staring at flue," says she. "That's nice, what do you Want me to do, take a pic- ture?", says L "Help me get it out of here, it might he rabid!", says she. "Is it frothing at the beak?", says I. "I don't know," says she. "Are you sure it's alive?" says I. "Yes, it's flapping its wings now", says she. So off I went to see the owl. Sure enough it was an owl. It Was about a foot tall, tawny brown coloured with a gnashing beak and clutching Claws. After an unsuccessful attempt to catch it with a green garbage bag (nuts to Man from Glad) I grabbed it with my bare hands. I car- ried it to the front door. I let it go. It flew away. But kids, it you're reading this, don't attempt this stunt by yourself, you have to know how to carry an owl. That's Incredible,-but.it's the truth.. Somebody tossed a suit- case onto the old River Road Oen Saturday morning. The doderich OPP investigated the occurrence. Greg and Emmily Nielsen visited their cottage over the weekend. ' Mr. Fred Fraser un- derwent minor surgery in London on Monday of this week, and appears to be making satisfactory progress. Garden Club The first meeting of the 1981 session of the Bayfield Garden Club will be held on Monday next February 9th at 8 p.rn. at the Municipal Building. New members welcomed. f • ABC bridge - Once again, the ladies had a sunshiny day for their bridge game. There were four tables out, and the "cores were as follows:secorh, Beryl lllogg - low. Esther Wright, 201d (0, Paul and Connie West finished moving out of the Woollen Shoppe on the weekend and the new owners, the Koks, have • taken possession. Reverend Robert, Mrs. Bennett, Jessica and Meagan, Brantford, visited Monday with `his parents, Reverend William and Mrs. Bennett. Mrs. Floyd Diemert and Mrs. Lena Ervine visisted Friday with the former's family, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Diemert, Brian and Karen in Se Marys and on Saturday Ron was the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Diemert,_ Wayne and Rick. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Meyer, Michelle and Marsha of Milverton were Sunday guests of her mother, Mrs. Lena Ervine. Mr. and Mrs. John McLeod, Port Stanley were the weekend guests of his sister, Miss Dorothy McLeod and also called on other relatives in the village. Nip 'n Tuck's Dorothy was experimenting with the new microwave and tried to cook an egg without breaking the yolk. After several explo- sions inside the machine she opened it up to find a real big mess. Best wishes to Mrs. Alice Marks who is confined in University Hospital, London. An lie To the indisposition of the hector, the Rev. Wm. Bennett, the Bishop arranged for the Rev. R. Crocker to chair the atria meeting held in the Parish Hall on Thursday last. Before getting down to the official business of the evening, the 45 people present sat down to *toy a magnificent meal provided by the ladies. Opening the meeting, the Rev. Crocker initiated the proceedings with the ap- pointment of the Vestry Clerk, and Miss Kay Reid agreed to continue in this office for a further year. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved, followed by the reports of the individual groups. Harry Baker read an extract from a letter received from the Bishopsacknowiedging the special collection that had betel made or work an the Mission field It was particularly gratifying to note that the Sunday School was thriving CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARYS , 1981—PAGE U s view 1980 as a successful year with an enrolment of some 20 children - an indication that this foundation for the future - an important part of the work of the church, was being fostered. The treasurer, Mrs. Florence Scott, was congratulated on her report, and once again the Parish had been able to meet all its commitments, despite the need during the past year for some heavy capital ex- penditure;. It was also pointed out that among the future needs of the Parish would be the provision of a new Rectory, and this matter was referred back to the Board of Management Discussion of the activities undertaken by the Ladies Guild and the Anglican Church Women included the responsibilities which these ,room bad assumed for the cause of foster children, an onok g reezeject, and perh- aps, one which was not common knowledge among the congregation as a whole. In the Rector's absence, BAYF!ELD C OUP:tE by BHSturgeon and Helen Owen J J Asher wins MVP award Stu Asher of Bayfield was named the Most Valuable Player of the Goderich In- dustrial - Hockey League Tournament held over the weekend in the Circle City. The two day event was a dou- ble knockout with 'A° and 'B' Divisions and drew many area industrial and rec- league lass teams. Two Bayfield residents, Stu Asher and Gilbert Latimer, �,�: for O'Briens. Meat Market who were crowned the 'B' Consolation Champions. The team won the 'B' Trophy, $150 in prize money and all the players were awarded medallions: Iml their opening game on Saturday, Seaforth drubbed O'Briens by a 9-2 score thus relegating them to the Con- solation Division. Saturday night, O'Briens started their winning streak with an easy 7-1 victory over Parkhill. Asher scored a hat trick in the game and his line ac- counted for all seven goals. Five members of the team belong to the Goderich Fire Department and were called away in the middle of the se- cond period to the tragic fir& in Goderich on Saturday. O'Briens finished the game with only seven. players dressed. In their first game on Sun- day, Asher scored another hair of coals to lead his team to a hard fought 5-3 win over the Zurich entry. The win allowed them. to advance to the championship game and Asher scored once as they knocked off Southampton by a 4-2 margin. . Parents group replaces Auxiliary • A meeting of a' number of -group leaders and parents of members of the Boy Scout and Girl Guide movemet►ts was held in the Bayfield United Church basement on Saturday, January 31. It was decided to form a "Parents' Committee of Pathfinders, Guides and Brownies." The executive as chosen is as follows: president, Mar- sha Shepherd; vice- president, ` Rose Taman; secretary,' Sharon Sin- namon; treasurer, Charlene Porter; food convenor, Hilda Gerger; phone committee head, Carolyn. Snell; and Catherine VanAaken, Grace Dollery and. Marsha Triebner in other capacities. "ire 1rat eixecutive meeting is to be held in the kitchen of the church base- ment this Saturday (Feb. 7) with the leaders of the girls' groups invited to attend. This new group will replace the Ladies' Aux- iliary to the Boy Scouts, Cubs, Beavers, Guides and Brownies. Mothers of all children in- volved in either movement are invited to participate in any way they feel they can assist this committee. Please call a member of the executive if you are in- terested. The regular meeting date will be air nounced fallowing this ex- ecutive gathering. Canadian Furniture Restorers MID -WINTER BLUES SALE Now's a great time to redo the look of your home at terrific savings! THURSDAY, JANUARY 2911. TO SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, '81 • e k. • 00. 0 % OFF ALL FABRICS IN STOCK —LARGE SELECTION— OF VELVETS, NYLONS, PLAIDS, etc. 10 OFF ALL CATALOGUE MATERIAL SALES *SHOP AT HOME SERVICE *FREE PICK-UP & DELIVERY Canadian Furniture Restorers HS THAMES ROAD WEST EXETER PHONE: 235-0131 OR 235-1229 the Rev. 11 Pitts presented his report, in which the Rector expressed his thanks to all those who had sup- ported him throughout the past year. Following the report of the auditors, Philip DuBoulay and Rev. G. Youmatoff, the Nominating Committee presented the slate of officers for 1981: rector's appointments, churchwarden, Brig. Morgan Smith, George Fellows, Lorne Bamford, Gordon Graham, Lorna Merner and Tudor Wain. Harry Baker continued as P+eople's Warden, and Mrs. Florence Scott as treasurer, while Mrs. Lillian Higgins, Mrs. Helen LeBeau, Pat Graham, Mrs. Vera Turner and Mrs. Ev. Earl made up the balance of the ap- pointments. Reviewing the work of the various groups and paying tribute to the dedicated work of all concerned, reference was made to the excellent job vthich Mrs. Lorna Merner had carried :hint in the administration of the Sunday School funds, for which she had been responsible for the past 12 years. Buckeyes ousted The Zurich Buckeyes won one and lost one as they were eliminated in the second round of an Intermediate tockky Tournament Md: ,i a the town of Forest over the weekend. In the opening game on Friday night, the Bucks needed a goal with 33 seconds left in the game by Kim McKinnon to tie the score at 3-3 and send it into overtime to decide a winner. A ., r.., ` t„- as . 'Millimetre' Merner put the icing on the cake as Zurich knocked 'off the host Forest Boyds. Sat d"y, the a �iii�',-ctii.Tibn was pretty stiff and Sarnia blew the Bucks out of the tournament by a 9-1 score. The Buckeyes had their chances, but couldn't con- nect before the game got out of hand. Scoring the lone goal for the Buckeyes was captain John Graham. Ever Youngs meet The Ever Young Club met in the Municipal Building last Thursday evening, and 'was well attended_ The meeting opened with the singing of 'O Canada' followed by the Lord's Prater repeated in unison_ A minute of silence was ob- served in memory of departed member, Mrs. Nellie McRae. The president, I.en Carter, chaired the meeting, treasurer, Dorothy Cox gave her report, and Secretary, Thelma • fritter read the minutes for November, and for the December Christmas dinner meeting. A thank you went to Mi vena for the little favours she had provided at the Christmas dinner - our seniors • are always remembered by her at this event Sgt Eric Gosse of the OPP then showed a film illustrating the dangers to which senior citizens are subject - shopping, out walking, from obscene 'phone calls, intruders and so forth. It was too bad that all the seniors were not present be see and hear the filen which was both en- joyable a nd educational. Lunch was served and the evening concluded with a happy social hour enjoyed by all present. Special mention was also made of the role of Mrs. Lena Ervine, who has cleaned the church regularly - in fact in April she will have completed 25 years' service! Summing up the year, Harry Baker introduced some light relief in his ac- count of some of the more serious maintenance problems that had been encountered, and overcome. General thanks and ap- preciation were expmssed to the Rev. Crocker for chairing the meeting, and as a mementp of the occasion, Dr. Grove Shepherd presented him with a set of Trinity Church Hasti-Notes. Trinity group will meet on Thursday, February Sth at 2 p.m. at the home of Mts. G. You mrmatot f. St. James meeting will take place on the same day at 0 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Alvin Dutot. Playoffs begin The Bayfield Mixed Curl- ing Club wound up their regular season play last Sun- day night at the arena and will now begin three weeks of playoff games. Sunday, February 1, Results ...lit . ...0 me Joc, Koene ( ) defeated Bah. 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