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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1981-07-16, Page 11Not only is the old arena roof in bad repair, but the floor is in tough shape as well, Mr. Maat said. "I just did Clinton's floor) a couple of years ago and Seaforth's is just as bad, maybeworse" said Mr. Maat. He said it would cost about $150,000 for a new floor. Faced with those two costs and the knowledge that a condemned arena its eligible for a 75 per cent grant from the provincial government, council made the decision to build a new arena rather than fix up the old one. Goderich & District Big Brothers' Association ❑ 1 would Ilks to volunteer to b. a BIG BROTHER 1 understand that 1 will be contacted 'by a member of the Big Brothers' staff. ❑ I am a mother of o fatherless boy(s) end would like to know - more about BIG BROTHERS NAME AGE OCCUPATION HOME ADDRESS PHONE (RES.) (BUS.) Signature (Please send to) BOX 382 GIODERICH. ONT. Jim Mulhern President 324-6431 Dorothy Cornish Secretary 524-1421 • Garden Club is praised An audience of some 50 people' turned out forthe Ju- ly meeting of the Bayfield 'lsarden Club on Monday last. Herb Beatty, who had at- tended the 75th Ontario Hor- ticultural Association's con- vention. in Niagara Falls in June as one of the Club's representatives, gave a com- prehensive report to the members. He commented on the fact that in comparison with other groups it was noted that, per head of • population, Bayfield had such a high membership ratio. Also he told his au- dience that the Club's con- tribution to District 8's entry in the display competition had helped them to achieve second place. Much valuable and con- structive information had been acquired by the delegates, covering a wide variety of subjects and related to pa$&t• achievement's, present pro- jects and future 4hopes. These included the en- couragement of youth pro- grams and suggested ways in which groups might sup- port such schemes; maintenance of cemeteries, victory gardens and wayside flowerbeds. The perpetuity of `growth' was also demonstrated by recalling seeds distributed in one in- stance to prisoners of war, and another to the West dur- ing the drought, as well as projects concerned with tree planting in Holland and the reclamation of land. Lampoonery Here it is Monday night again, going on Tuesday morning, and we're working feverishly at the old typewriter. Papers are up another dime, new 9:30 deadlines and what does it all mean? Who knows, maybe we'll get a raise for all the hard work we've done over the past 12 months. However, news was kind of slow in Bayfield, this week. It was downright quiet for a change. The, girls baseball team is still selling hotdogs at the flea market and without further trouble. Apparently, the said com- plainants were unwilling to release their names. That settled, we had heard that there might be a vote of non- confidence in the village in the very near future. Sounds good but seeing is believing. All in all, it was a very busy weekend what with the Rummage Sale on Friday night, the dance on Satur- day, the Flea Market and all the other activities. The rummage sale seems to get bigger every year, if that is possible. People were lining up at 7 pm outside, a piper was piping along Jane Street and an hour later came the mad rush to bargain country. The Saturday dance was a success and although the crowd was somewhat. less than capacity, everyone had a good time. The music was the best that we've heard in Bayfield for • many a day. I passed much of the weekend out at the local Flea Market and I wonder if I should have maybe stayed in bed. An oldhound dog named J.J. inhaled my turkey sandwich in one gulp and then . howled for more. On Sunday, Murray broughtout a'talking parrot to enter- tain the customers but it didn't have much to say. It mostly hung upside down in its cage and sassed Paul West in varying degrees. Poor old Murray, stuck with a begging beagleand an obnoxious bird. This weekend marks the return of a big event to old Bayfield Town. For the first time since the early six- ties, movies are returning to Pioneer Park. It all seems so long ago now that it is hard to remember what went on in the park oh. show night. I don't know whether it is the fact we were only pups, or the saying, `absence makes the mind grow fonder', but from what I can recall we always had a good time at the `movies.'. Mind you, these shows could be seen almost any weekday afternoon on television, but being there at the Park was the thing to do. Without fail the projector would break down at least twice a night: During these sporadic blackouts, much could be accomplished in the cheap seats. The cheap seats were cheap because the silver collection never passed by. There was something about bottle caps inthehat. At the start of the season a movie program for the summer was distributed, featuring such movie memories as, "Gigot", "Von Ryans Express", "Journey to the Centre of the Earth", "Make Mine Mink" and "Around the World in 80 Days". It really didn't matter whatwas playing, we'd go anyways. On a still night, you could hear the music echoing across the river from the Pay. An hour before dusk, loaded down with blankets, it was time to head out forthe lake bank. The first stop was either at Granny Kerr's Grocery Store or Utter's Variety, to load up on pop and eats. Beer was hard to come by in those formative years called adolescence. Rather than risk gross monotony I'll cut the story short. The old screen and the benches are gone now but the memories remain. -Unfortunately some are just too good to recall in print. Come Saturday night, barring rain, I'll be front row centre rolled up in a sleeping bag like a cocoon. Who says you can't go back? Thanks for listening, I'm going to bed. Yawn, musta put myself to sleep. And the Fool says, "Goo-ood ! ", (in a whisper). A talkative old Gutter, with a violent stut- ter, said, "Giveth me a naked young tart." And Fallenstaff said, " " The Reverend MrUprightly and everyone will be back for the finale anon. Looking to the future, Mr. Beatty said that a great deal of work was now concen- trated on the cultivation of new types ofdisease and pest resistant plants and vegetables, which also in- cluded actual growing, areas and methods of production. In conclusion, he referred to the photographic competi- tions he had witnessed and complimented club members by saying that slides he had seen at the Club's meetings would have certainly provided a strong challenge to those at the con- vention. Mrs. Dorothy Given, the guest speaker, was introduc- ed by the president, Jack Willock, as a lady already very well-known in garden- ing circles, both as an of- ficial adjudicator and a lec- turer on artistic design courses. The subject of her talk was the preservation of plant forms for indoor display. First of all, said Mrs. Given, it was necessary to -select with care, and at the correct time, the types of plants flowers and leaves suitable for use in such ar- rangements. She then Went on to describe in detail the three main processes of preserva- tion, viz: in a glycerine solu- tion, using the dry air method and the silica gel method. In .. order to illustrate the result thus achieved she•pro- duced typical examples of plants with emphasis ,. shape, format and colour, in- cluding wild varieties such as yarrow, cattails and dock. Discussing the importance of colour in making up a composition, she stressed the need to make allowance for changes which occurred during the processes she had described. In some in- stances, she said, it t1e�a,s necessary to provide false stalks, and she demonstrated how ' this might be done using either wire, or the stems of shasta daisies. Once the specimens were completely dried and preserved they could, if necessary, be dyed, although the delightful com- binations of colours which she displayed offered much scope for artistic improvisa- tion in blending. Another in- teresting example of the ar- tistic aspects was shown in the samples of contrived flowers for which she used leaves, pods and corn husks. She suggested to her au- dience that there was a wealth of material waiting to be tried out which offered tremendous scope in the ar- rangement of either tradi- tional or contemporary display arrangements. • Many hands make light work for the Pioneer Park Association of Bayfield, and these ladies were just three of the hard-working people who made the association's annual rummage sale a huge success. Selling memberships are, left to right, Patty McDonald, Trudy Robertson, and Elva Metcalf. (Bud Sturgeon photo) CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1981—PAGE 11 No skating in Seaforth SEAFORTH It's going to be a long iceless winter for figure skaters and hockey players here, as the local arena has been put out of commission. At a special meeting last week, council' heard from engineer Derk Moat that the facility would . be unsafe under winter snowload conditions, and recom- mended against its cold weather use. The bad news left council with a choice: either shore up the existing structure at what the engineer described at a conservative estimate of between $50,000 and $75,000, or build a new arena ata cost of between $500,000 and $l knillion. Council decided to have Maat's firm draw up plans fora new building, hoping to save the front part of the existing structure which includes the community centre, offices and dressing rooms. S.S. Bayfield to arrive on Saturday by Helen Owen Everything seems set fair for the visit of the S.S. Bayfield on Saturday week, July 25th. The ship is due in the harbour at 11 a.m. and on arrival the. Captain will review the sail past which has been arranged by the Yacht Club. Members of the Historical Society executive and the reeve will greet the captain and his crew when' they come ashore, and then a pro- cession will form led by the Clinton Pipers, Scouts, Guides, Brownies, Cubs and Beavers, followed by the guests' and their escorts. Apart from Captain Ber- cham and his crew, other visitors will be Mr. T.D. Mc- Culloch, Regional Director General and his wife, and Mr. Ross Douglas, Regional Hydrographer. On arrival at Clan Gregor Square, Captain Bercham •will inspect the Scouters, and the president of the Historical Society will welcome the guests formally and make a presentation on their behalf. Lunch has been laid on by the Lioness: ( cost $2) , and it is hoped that there will be a good turn out to mark this unique occasion. The Historical Society is very proud of this event in The Bayfield Fire department were called out last Tuesday morning to a minor fire on the Hill and Hill farm hi Varna, but managed to put the flames out before any major damage could occur. (Bud Sturgeon photo) fest Interest * 1 OONE YEAR ANNUAL We represent messy Tres! 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