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Clinton News-Record, 1981-08-19, Page 3• Vanastra's getting ready for their annual Country Fair this Centre are anxiously preparing their special Jack and Jill float weekend and the celebration gets underway on Friday night. for the event. Some cardboard, paint, lumber and love is helping Saturday afternoon a giant parade will wind its way through' :he to make this nursery rhyme well. (Shelley McPhee photo) community streets and children at the Tuckersmith Bay Care • Lawn Bowlers face financial difficulties The Clinton Lawn Bowling Club is facing financial difficulties, and while Clinton Council is sympathetic to their needs, they have suggested that club seek government financial support. In a letter to town council this week; the stuck in the middle We're at the 46th day mark and counting down. There's no time to work, no time to rest. There's no time to eat and ab- solutely no time to dilly-dally around. There's a wedding coming up and we have to be ready. With Mum and Dad in the captains' seats and Gary and I co-piloting, we're roaring full speed ahead. Family, friends, caterers, custodians, the minister, photographer, organist, dress ni•aket' and hair stylist are all helping to• • '? engineer this great event of the year. Even the post office has agreed to lend its support to this celebration by getting the strike over in time to mail out the invitations while strill leaving the price of stamps at 17. cents each. Lists are the order of the day. The fridge door has been over run with prepared notes of instruction for everyone from, the master of ceremonies to the cake decorater. There's a list of wines of we may choose from, a list of possible gifts for the needy newlyweds. There's a list of hotels for guests, a list of addresses and thank -you notes to write. There's a request list of all our favorite songs and a schedule of jobs for the dutiful groom. We've got dieting bridesmaids and ushers who threaten to wear Groucho- type glasses and noses. There's a master of ceremonies who may recall some sorted tales from the past and a father who has been known to suffer bowling club noted that their tax assessment has nearly doubled in the past year.and maintenance costs of their Mary Street, greens have put an increased financial burden on their members, for- cing them to raise their yearly dues from shelley Y mcphee from stage fright, and may forget his lines altogether. There's shuffling and rearranging or furniture to ac- commodate the gifts and a calendar schedule that's booked full from now until the 12th of never. There's a groom who wants to wear a top hat and opera cape, and a bride who's desperately trying lose 10 pounds, add another eighth -of -an -inch to her fingernails and transform her hair into long, rich, brunette tresses. Friendly suggestions -are coming. forth in leaps and bounds, from the color of flowers the bride will carry to the form of transportation the newlyweds will choose to make their grand wedding ride in. There's a rehearsal party to plan for and a guest list that must be whittled down to reasonable proportions without forgetting, or offending anyone. There's a rented house to move into and the yet unresolved decision .where the stereo will go. There are decorating colors to pick, addresses, names and documents to change. • More experienced, wise and logical people shake their heads and reflect, "I wouldn't have a big wedding again." Realistically, they probably are right. There are endless schedules to meet, decisions to make, problems to solve, bills to pay and plans to make - but I wouldn't trade any of this for the world! • 114 ee AbUltIt ® Overy print OM 11°C•ittet �V���oll oi re broughttprocessing. ®r 'fir oc e Saes Aoailable‘3`T Xr5,4x6 3'1 x 3'I2, t on Quanttty USA 31 Ne L� 1\ gyres. pifer Exp $10 to $20. The club asked if the town could help by offering a grant. Councillor Wayne Lester noted that the government has several grant systems available to help,.small organizations and sneior citizen groups. "There's money available for senior citizen projects. This town hasn't even tapped all its resources. I've been told that there's money available, but. Clinton hasn't used it," Mr. Lester said. He noted thatthe lawn bowling facilities are used by many senior citizens and they could be eligible to receive a New Horizons grant to help ease their financial burden. "I feel bad that there's federal dollars available that people don't know how' to get," he noted and said he would oppose any donation when federal money is available. While council supports the lawn bowling club, they felt that by offering financial assistance from the town, they could be • setting a precedent that could require them to help other private groups. Clerk Cam Proctor said that one lawn bowler criticized council for donating to the Kinburn Foresters recent fund raising attempts to build a new hall, replacing their community centre that was destroyed by fire. However Councillor Ross Jewitt stressed, "That involved a tragic disaster." Council agreed to write the Lawn Bowling Club telling them of government funds that may be available for their use. THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19,1981—PAGE 3' est vegetable cramp in 20 years "The best in 20 years!" That's how Irvin Ford, manager of Klondyke Gardens, described crops in the bog area south of Grand Bend. Ford said that he has been checking the crops from his airplane, and reports that they are uniform and healthy. , `There's hardly any misses," Ford added. Klondyke Gardens ships produce for area vegetable growers. They deal mainly in potatoes and onions. In the past, they shipped lettuce and carrots. as well, but few farmers grow them anymore. Ford described this year's lettuce crop. as "hardly significant." . He said that only three growers in the bog are handling lettuce now. This season's lettuce has already been cut and shipped. "We had no problem moving it," Ford said. Ford said that potato and onion crops are progressing well, and at present the prices are very good. He said that unless there are any disasters, growers should do well this year, He said that the only things that could hurt the product now would be a major storm, or hail. A wet harvest this fall could also harm the potatoes and onions. While quality appears to be excellent, yields might be down slightly this year, Ford added. Ford said that insects and weeds have not presented great problems this sum- mer. However, he explained that because the government has been eliminating certain herbicides, weed control has been a little more difficult for the growers. He said that the chemical companies are coming up with new sprays, and the farmers have to do some experimenting. Ford said that this year, potatoes were shipped earlier than ever before. The early potatoes are called "superior". Some red skinned potatoes are now on the market. Ford said that they have been shipping 60,000 tons a week. Onions have also been moving well, Ford reported. He said that the early set onions have all been har. vested, and the set cooking onions will be ready in another week. A blooming beauty town By Shelley McPhee Well' cared for beds, filled with colorful flowers and shubbery could provide an welcoming site for visitors to Clinton, and the local town council with help from the Horticultural Society will discuss the possibilities of landscaping flower beds at a number of entrances to town. At their August 17th meeting, Clinton Council received a letter from Margaret Sloman, • co -president the Horticultural Society. She suggested the town could be enhanced with more flower beds, and in the spring the Klompen Feest celebrations could be promoted through colorful beds of tulips throughout the town. She noted, that town owned property at the intersection of King Street and the Bayfield Road would be one spot where ;flowers could be plan- ted. Clerk Cam Proctor suggested that a flowers at Clinton's north town li a 'ts could also be planted and he noted ": %. t both uooericn ana Mitchell nave wel lana- scaped entrances. "Basically it's the town's respon- sibility," he. added, "and in most other municipalities the employees do the work" In Exeter the town even grows cut flowers for cemetery pots. While Reeve Ernie Brown said, "No man would fiddle around with that," council assured him town employees could,. help to plant and maintain any beds. "I agree it's the town's responsibility and if we have pride in our town we'll do it," Councillor Rosemary. Armstrong stated. . "We shouldn't expect the Horticultural Society to do all the work, we should help and do the work on their advice," she added. Council gave their unanimous support to the proposal and Councillor Frank Van Altena will meet with Miss Sloman to discuss the possibility of .planting more flowerbeds. orman Alexander honored.. • from page 1 the Soil Conservation Society at their 36th annual banquet in Spokane, Washington. One of two Canadians to receive the award, Mr. Alexander was honored for his .dedication to promoting soil and water conservation practices by .designing and constructing practical working models of solutions to the many soil erosion problems that occur on improperly designed and constructed 'municipal dra ins. At the awardsceremony, the Soil Conservation Society explained that Mr. Alexander is often called on to demon- strate his models and to participate in seminars and meetings concerned with conservation. It was noted that as, an example of his personal commitment to demonstrating conservation practices to interested landowners, Mr. Alexander, at his own expense, has accompanied his displays to the last three provincial plowing matches in Ontario. Mr. Alexander's efforts have also been recognized by the Huron County Soil and Crop Improvement Association, and that group has dedicated a conservation award to his name. The Norman Alexander Conservation Award was presented to a farmer in Huron County for the first time in November, 1980. A member of the Ontario Chapter of the Soil Conservation Society of America. Mr. Alexander stresses that the key to control in soil erosion is good farm management. Poor management, he says, has resulted in such problems as flooded farmland. sediment collection in the rivers and at the mouth of Lake Huron, water pollution from fertilizer residue being carried with the excessive water run off, and heavy snow acculumation from lack of adequate tree protection. 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Many area . farmers are now aware of the possible dangers of soil and land erosion, and they're listening to and implementing many of Mr. Alexan- der's proposals on their own farms. There's still much work to be done in this field, and the special honor given by the Soil Conservation Society helps Mr. Alexander in his efforts to literally save , our land. It -seems that Norman Alexander is still living by the words he said three years ago, "Our soil has always been called dirt and our ditches have always been put down but there's an old saying that says if you don't do your work, you'll end up digging ditches." . THE ULTIMATE COMPUTER VIDEO GAME SYSTEM By MAGNAVOX 1 02 0f, 02 1S 05 a CTSERE ,\SECRET Two Adm., Pscsed Artam- de Games •d O -e Menus 13100Bwie. . oc ded' SP,, Out Speedway end Crypto-Logpc its only limitation is your own imagination! This computer is the heart of this new kind of electronic video game system. 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