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Today and yesterday came together in a harmonious blend in
Bayfield over the weekend as the village hosted its annual Fall
Fair. over 1,100 people joined in at the fair which celebrated the
125th birthday of the local Agricultural Society. The colorful
garden club float was a crowd favorite and Beth Rathwell of
Bayfield led the congenial donkey and wagon filled with flowers
and fruits along the parade route. (Shelley McPhee photo)
hayfield Fair success.....
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the rides and devored hundreds of hot dogs
and sticks of cotton candy. The ladies
listened to the Clinton ,Pipe Band and
viewed the beautiful flowers and near
perfect vegetables in the arena.
stuck in
the middle
!. At 125 years old the Bayfield
Agricultural Society is still thriving, and
local residents and summer visitors are
learning that old and newcan be har-
moniously blended together. This is what
seems to make the annual Bayfield Fall
Fair a repeatedly great success.
b shelley
y mcphee
Some people actually enjoy
thunderstorms.
A fellow I know.claims that he likes to
sit with his nose right up to window, to
take in the showing of thunder, lightn-
ing and dark, dark skies. Personally I
think he's off his rocker.
Nobody should like thunderstorms,
they're just no fun at all. They're
menacing, dangerous, dismal and truly
unattractive.
I mean what's fun about looking at a
dull, dreary sky. Who wants to have
their hair do ruined and make-up
smeared all over their face by torren-
tial rain storms?. Who enjoys being
scared out of their wits every time a
loud crack of thunder explodes? Who
thinks lightning is a barrel of laughs -
nobody in their right mind.
I hate thunderstorms. They make me
cry, they make me nervous, they make
nie hide under the pillows and prac-
tically suffocate.
Now thunderstorms at three in the
afternoon I can handle. I peer out the
window every sixty seconds just to be
sure that things aren't getting any
worse out there. but generally I can
function as a nearly normal human be-
ing during an mid-day cloudbursts.
It's the after -midnight tempests that
nearly kill rile. The kind that make win-
dows shutter and sleeping bodies jump
three feet in the air.
Weather -type -people say that the
worst thunderstorms occur during the
late afternoon hours, but I think it's the
pitch -back -dead -of -night jobs that real -
1y knock your socks off.
About four in the morning they
always start. First the wind starts
howling through the trees, then conies
the ear splitting crashes, and last, but
not least, the flashes of lightning that
entirely illuminate the room.
I shiver under the covers, afraid to
look out the windows in case a bolt of
lightning hits me right; in the heart. I
won't turn on the lights; in case a bolt of
lightning knocks me dead. I won't go to
the bathroom in case a bolt of lightning
comes up through the toilet and zaps
me right in the I won't talk on the
phone, in case a bolt of lightning goes
into my ear arid explodes my brains.
Frankly, I just don't like lightning.
And so I plan my escape. I sneak into
the closet and dress in my warmest,
most waterproof clothes. Next I gather
up all by beloved worldy possessions,
candles, ,matches and Graham
Crackers, too keep up my energy.
I briefly think about the old bomb,
and pray that it's sitting under a tree.
With any luck the tree will get hit by
lightning, fall down, squash the car,
and if I live through this thunderstorm,
I'll get some insurance money.
As the life or death situtation
becomes more and more terrifying 1
prepare for the worst, to go down to the
depths of my creepy old basement,
where me, the spiders and mice will
wait out the storm.
And just as a.gather up my candles,
crackers and worldy possessions, the
rain stops, the thunder dies down and
the lightning fades.
The storm's over. It's back into the
PJs, and the warm bed. I nibble on my
crackers, and drift off into dreamland
again.
Good night!
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Vern to use wheelchair
Terry Fox run hope to attract many
by Shelley McPhee ,
Although he's confined to a wheelchair,
Verne Mero of Seaforth is not going to let
his handicap restrict his activities.
Mr. Mero of Seaforth, who works at Ex -
Cello in Clinton, is preparing to take part
in the Terry Fox Run in Clinton on Sunday,
September 13th, He hopes to raise over
$3,000 in the 10 krn. run.
Elaine Townshend of Clinton,who is
'organizing the run in this area sas the 10
km. (six mile) route is planned so people
can run, walk, jog, crawl or even complete
it ina wheelchair.
The Terry Fox run, she stressed, is an
event that everyone can take part in, and it
is not a race but a fund-raising effort to
help the Marathon of Hope cancer project.
People all across Canada will be suppor-
ting this cause, started by the late Terry
Fox, the one -legged runner who raised
over $24 million when he attempted his
coast to coast run last year.
"I wanted to do something in honor of
Terry Fox," Miss Townshend explained.
"This is one way his memory will live on."
In this area, London and Goderich will
also be hosting runs on September 13th,
and in the Clinton, Seaforth-Exeter area,
Miss Townshend hopes that people from
throughout Huron County will take part.
Sponsor sheets for the Clinton run are
Vern Mero of Seaforth, who works at the Clinton Ex -Cell -0 plant is going to go in the
Terry Fox Marathon on Sunday September 13, riding his wheelchair. (James Fitzgerald
photo)
available at 'municipal offices throughout
the county. On September 13th, registra-
tion will take place from 10 a.m. until 2
p.m. at Central Huron Secondary School
on Princess Street in Clinton.
It's not •a competitive run," Miss
Townshend noted, "People can take all
day to complete the run."
She also noted that the 10 km. route
along the Base Line, north of Clinton, is lin-
ed with large shade trees and would make
a cool, relaxing spot for a family picnic.
People of all ages are invited to take part
in the Terry Fox Run, but children under
the age of 10 are to be accompanied by an
adult.
Each participant who finishes the run
will receive a personalized certificate. of
Terry Fox, thankingthem for their sup-
port.. This certificate is a four-colour
reproduction of an artist's portrait of
Terry, signed by Terry.
Organizers of the Terry Fox Run in Clin-
ton hope that local businesses and in-
dustries will become involved, perhaps by
challenging one another. Already the Clin-
ton Kinsmen and Kinette members gave
put out a challenge to other Kin Clubs in
the area.
Many service clubs, organizations and
private individuals are also lending their
support to the Run and Miss Townshend
noted, "It's all self-supporting and people
are working hard to make this go. They
are donating everything, their time, their
equipment and monetary support."
Across the country, the Run is honoring
Terry Fox Day on September 13th and it is
hoped that the Run will become an annual
event.
The national sponsors for the Run are
the Canadian Track and Field Association,
Four Seasons Hotels, the Canadian Cancer
Society and Fitness and Amateur Sport,
Canada.
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