HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1981-04-09, Page 15Maple syrup harvesting had come a long way since tapping trees and hanging buckets under
them. Partakers in Auburn's maple syrup festival on Saturday visited BW Robinson's
modern syrup operation. Here, he and his daughter Heather show the tubing which the sap
flows through. (Photo by Cath Wooden)
Maitland and the 16th
By Milena Lobb
A delicious dessert served
by Madeline Bartlett, Lula
Merrill and Harriett Tyndall
was the first item on the
agenda for the April meeting
of SS No. 4 Community Club
meeting held at the home of
" a . rmowl��• , + .
dent, opened the meeting
with the poem "A Special
Child" followed by 19
members and two visitors
answering the roll call with
"a disability". The March
minutes were read by Linda
Jones and Mille Lobb gave a
financial report.
The plans for the dance on
April 24 at the Goderich
Township Community Cen-
tre were discussed and
e _ one . as . Oen• airs. 500B
,their
ton gave a most interesting
talk on her handicap - blind-
ness.
Betty Feagan will host the
May meeting on Monday,
May 4 in the evening. Roll
call will be an exchange of
plant slips. ,The 'meeting
closed with the benediction.
Notes
Norene Tebbutt, Marilyn,
Lori and Lisa Forbes spent
two weeks in Florida visiting
x, rr
sile
or1d Qr UsU th the
Barnum & Bailey and Ringl-
ing Brothers entertainers.
Stars Hall of Fame and Sea
World. They visited with
Norene's sister Shirley.
Look atdrug abuse program
The education committee
of the Huron County Board of
Education will examine the
feasibility of initiating a
drug abuse prevention
program in county schools.
The matter was referred
following a letter from
Goderich Police Chief Pat
King who said a drug
prevention program was
available from Alcohol and
Drug Concerns Inc. of
Toronto. King said drug
abuse was a problem in
schools and that the drub
abuse committee of the
Ontario Association of chiefs
of Police had \examined the
program offered by the non-
profit group.
Alcohol and Drug Con-
cerns Inc. present a seminar
for school teachers under the
auspices of the local board of
education. The seminar
leads to the implementation
Ag. societies hold party
District 8, Huron -Perth,
Ontario Association of
Agricultural Societies, held
its annual card party at
Brodhagen Community
Centre on April 1.
The prize winners were:
high man - Bill Westman,
Milverton; high lady - Mrs.
Ilene Smale. St. Marys;
second high man - Howard
Bender, Listowel; second
high lady - Mrs. Marjorie
Malcolm, Mitchell; low
score - Mrs. Barb Pinkney,
,Listowel; and lone hands -
Miss Laurene Westman,
Milverton.
The annual meeting will be
held in Mitchell on October
29.
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LOINS OF
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Sat. 6 a.m.. 1 p.m.
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of the program and Chief
King intimated that the cost
was reasonable.
Chief King said he would
be interested in meeting with
the board to discuss the
implementation of a drug
abuse prevention program.
The education committee
will review the matter and
report back to the board.
Trustee Frank Falconer
agreed with King's
assessment of the drug
problem.
"I have heard a lot of
rumors and I hope they
aren't half as bad as the
problem," he said. "It is a
real problem."
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CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, APRIL 9 ,1961—PAGE 15
Budget up one per cent
the
AUBURN
Eleanor Bradnock, editor ) advocate
SyrupFestival is a success
The Auburn and District
Lions Club held a successful
pancake breakfast last
Saturday morning. Many
local citizens and visitors en-
joyed the pancakes,
sausages and fresh maple
syrup.
The bus tours to Robin-
son's maple syrup bush were
very popular. Bill Robinson,
assisted by members of his
family, were very infor-
mative about the operation
which was carried on
especially for the festival as
the sap had quit running ear-
ly last week. The children
were intrigued with the
pipeline operation and were
thrilled about walking over
the small wooden bridge to
get to the bush. The inside
operatlen vas a:11. es niained
about people you Know
and small samples of the
finished product were given
to everyone. The huge boiler
stoked by Bill's father, Ted
Robinson, had all the
children wide-eyed as he
threw in some more wood to
keep the steam rising. Blyth
Brownie pack and Blyth Girl
Guides and their leaders
were also present for the
breakfast and tour
Winners at the weekly
euchre party sponsored by
the Silver Tops last week
were: novelty, Donald
Haines; high lady, Mrs. Gor-
don Powell; low lady, I rs
Edgar Daer, high man, Gor-
don Gross; low man, Ken-
neth McDougall. There were
12 tables in play. Everyone is
welcome.
The date of the annual
meeting of the Auburn
Women's Institute has been
changed to Thursday, April
16 beginning with a pot -luck
dinner at 12:30. There will be
a display of crafts and the
district president, Mrs.
William Porter will be the
guest and install the new of-
ficers. Come out, join, enjoy
yourself and help this
organization to carry out its
motto- "For Home and Coun-
try.”
William Anderson of
Toronto spent the weekend
with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Oliver Anderson.
Mrs. Eleanor Bradnock at-
tended the executive
meeting of the London Area
Women's Institute held at
Uniondale last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Jar -
din, Steven, Randy and Greg
of Kitchener visited last Sun-
day with Mr. Jardin's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Jardin and grandmother,
Mrs. Elva Straughan.
Beautiful daffodils are
blooming in many homes in
the village and surrounding
area. They were bought in
the Cancer Society appeal.
Mrs. Frances Clark and
Mrs. Donald Cartwright
were in charge of the
distribution for this area.
Mrs. Torn Haggitt and
Mrs. Lillian Letherland . of
Auburn and Mrs. Rita Brown
of Goderich and her
daughter, Mrs. Robbie
Lawrie of Blyth enjoyed a
bus trip to Washington on the
weekend.
Guests last Saturday with
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Johnston
and Miss Laura Phillips
were J.I. Young of Mitchell,
Robert Young of Stratford
and Misses Sherri and Kerri
Young of Glencoe.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Lefrebre were visiting their
family in _.Cambridge the
past weekend.
Lions host
area farm'ers
Auburn and District Lions
Club held their farmers'
night and began by attending
the pancake supper at Knox
United Church. They then
went to the Auburn Com-
munity Memorial Hall
where they held their
meeting. Lion President
Steve Campbell presided.
The minutes were read by
Lion Bob Worsell and ap-
proved on motion of Lion
Clare Millian "seconded , by
Lion Marinas Bakker. The
financial statement was
given by treasurer Lion
Doug Chamney and approv-
ed on motion of Lion Bud
Chamney seconded by Lion
Donald Haines. The cor-
respondence was read by
Lion president Steve Camp-
bell.
The guest speaker for the
evening Lion George Par-
sons, president of Goderich
Elevators Ltd.
Various committee
reports were received and it
was announced that the ham
bingo would be held on
Saturday, April 11 at 8 p.m.
The winner of the 50-50
draw was Mrs. Audrey
Machan. She receives $145.
Mrs. Colleen McGee of
Kintore visited last
Thursday with her mother,
Mrs. Florence Millian.
James Hembly of Atwood
visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Johnston and Miss
Laura Phillips last
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Slater are on a business visit
to Ottawa and Peterborough
for a couple of weeks.
Miss Karen Bridge of
Brusselsis welcomed to the
village. She has opened
Karen's Hair Loft hairdress-
ing shop in the former store
where Mrs. Fred Lawrence
had her Klip and Kurl shop.
The cornrnunity hall was
packed with various craft
tables and many interested
persons visited them during
the day. The Couples' Club of
Knox United Church had
home -baking for sale and it
went very fast. Other craft
people demonstrated the
making of their crafts and
answered many questions.
The log saw!ig centest
was conducted in the hall.
Those taking part were Bill
Sproul and Art Stewart of
Port Albert with a time of 23
seconds; Gordon Gross and
Gordon Daer with 32
seconds; and Glen Webster
and Steve Campbell with 42
seconds. Mr. and Mrs. Gor-
don Gross sawed with their
time being 1.53 and Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Haines sawed
with their time also being
1.53.
In the evening dancing
was enjoyed to the disc
jockey. Steven's Country
Gold. The winner of the
afghan, donated and made
by Mrs. Jean Good was Mrs.
Marlene McDonald. Second.
prize, a gallon of maple
syrup, was won by Karen':
Bakker and third prize, ap-
ple butter, was won by David
Campbell.
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The county will need to
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one third of the ;3,066,9R6. 9
total expendkm. This is
about $9,508.14 more than
last year.
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