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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1981-11-04, Page 16• PAGE 16-CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 ,1981 the VANASTRA by Nancy Linton voice Visit to the pumpkin patch Kindergarten and grade one students from Vanastra Public School visited the Evans farrn. They enjoyed Meeting the goat "Suzie" and the raccoon, dogs, hamsters and pigeons. ' Mr. Evans took the children on a long hayride to the pumpkin patch, where the students picked their own pumpkin to take home. Delicious apples ended a most enjoyable visit. We had a very successful open house on Mon., Oct. 26. As usual we had a record tur- nout of parents attend. On Fri., • Oct. 30, the teachers were involved in many varied and worthwhile educational activities on Professional Activities Day at the Clinton Public School. They are looking forward to the morning of Nov. 25 when they will be involved in a workshop entitled The Teachers and the Law. The students of grades 3, 4, 5 and `6 collected for UNICEF on Hallowe'en night. A special thank -you to the Lions Club for patrolling the community and to the children for not causing any damage. There will be a special Remembrance Day assembly at the school on Nov. 10. Some of the children will represent the Vanastra Public School at the Clinton Cenotaph on Nov. 11. Report cards will be sent home on Nov. 16. Private in- terviews will be held on Nov. 23 in the evening and on Nov. 25 in the afternoon. Parents are asked to return the inter- view request forms, which will be sent home with the student achievement forms, as soon as possible. Since the Vanastra Arena is now open we will be sen- ding a survey out to the com- Lioness plan bazaar and sale The Vanastra and District Lioness Club will be holding their annual Christmas Bazaar this year on Sat., Nov. 21 from 10 a.m. - 2,p.m. at the Vanastra Recreation Centre. We would like to welcome anyonewho wishes to put a table in the bazaar, whether it be for crafts, or sewing, baking etc. The charge for a table in the bazaar will be $5 or 10 per cent of whatever you make - whichever amount is the least. di you would like to put in a table, please contact June Jeacock at 482-3881. munity to determine the in- terest in skating for the school children. We are hoping to enter a float in the .Santa Claus parade in Goderich on Sat., Nov. 28. Our threme will be Images of Christmas. Young Chad Thibeault of the Vanastra Day Care had a great time when the children toured the Evans pumpkin patch last week. Chad found one beauty just to his liking. Nursery children learn about shapes Day Nursery Sam Gundy is celebrating his birthday on Nov. 7. The children are learning about different shapes this week. Thank you to all the parents who came out for open house. On Thurs., Nov. 12, the photographer is coming to Day Nursery and Special. Nursery, so parents please dress your children in bright colors. This year we will again put a table in the Lioness Christ;nas Bazaar, so if you have any used toys, books, plants, craft items, or baked goods to donate to the table, please deliver them to Day Nursery anytime. Your help would be very much ap- preciated. Special Nursery The children are learning .the self house skills, such as doing up zippers, buttons, snaps, and shoelaces. They go swimming every Tuesday morning. Community news and happenings Christian Church Thank you to Tina Baker and Carol Stevens for taking the time to come out and show us how to tell a Bible story and giving us sugges- tions on crafts. Young Peoples will begin on Sunday, Nov. 8 at 8 p.m. Anyone 13 years of age and over is welcome to come to Bruce and Nancy Linton's home at C2 of Charles Sq. The Visser girls will be singing next Sunday during the service and at the Heather Gardens service on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. Rev. Tong Chitchalern- them will be the guest speaker at the Refugee Fellowship evening on Fri- day, Nov. 6. Welcome Wagon If you know of anyone moving into the community call your Welcome Wagon Hostess, Carol Strickland at 482-7389. Bingo Results from Tuesday, Oct. 27 are: first share -the - wealth, Wa Reid of Hensall and Ida Earle of Seaforth; second share -the -wealth, Alice Jackson of Clinton; third share -the -wealth, Ida Earle of Seaforth; jackpot, Lua Boyes. A glass snake? It's a fact One lizard species is called the glass snake because some people once thought the reptile would shatter if attacked. Actually, a glass snake may shed its tail when grabbed. Ladies Jackets &Blazers 'r 4* Skirts St'N(.OAST MALI C()DERI(,11 99 Reg. to 4.00 99 Reg. to 26.00 Jackets. Haters and skirts in flan mei (,r corduro% in a full -range of siies DOOR (RASHER SPECIALS 1liurNtl.1\ 1(I 1I am 11,11_ `eleoe 4.99 ��CJICEN. 5 ' r1t1,I, 10 I 1 mu R.,.4 .99 nr 2/7.00 ,JIIIr1I.1t 11 10 .Ini I'''4o991tr 2/7.00 �,II� nth No‘ mho- 7 I . �� IiI.I1 11111. .1. . G :•n.lr.nurl alrh polo, 111 Inuch.t.i Hensall's proposed SIA plan is revealed A nine point plan to make the downtown core of Hensall a more "beautiful and humanistic" setting was presented to the village council by architect Nick Hill last week. • The proposed 'plan was presented in the form of a booklet to council members and representatives from the Huron county planning of- fice, the ministry of tran- sportation and com- munication (MTC) and the • ministry of housing. The report states: "Improvements to the business district are urgently needed and this is recognized clearly by the village council and business community. The physical fabric of the district, especially the street and sidewalks have been punished severely by heavy traffic and accompanying noise and dust. There is also a lack of pedestrian amenity and a generally uninviting environment prevails that lacks warmth, texture and appeal. The report also notes that sand SP Mil" fashion shops if noir r • X elkcrtlm . Port F.Igin ® Kincardine 0 Goderich ® I.tstnwel Frrgls, 6 ( Irangcvillr o Stratford 0 Wsxuistnrk O St. Thomas o London - MTC will be rebuilding sections of King Street in Hensall and work can be coordinated with MTC construction. Hensall's centennial in 1984 is a second impetus for completing the improvements. Discussion at Monday's meeting centred on the traffic problem and the costs of the project. The plan as proposed, calls for a series of sidewalk projections, the width of a parking space, onto King Street - Highway 84. The 'islands' would be the starting points for marked cross walks and would create space for planter - street light units. The MTC representative Gary Todd,, complimented Hill on his usage of off street parking, but said the islands would create operational and main- tenance problems. Parking would still be allowed between the projections, and this Todd said, would slow down traffic as people manoeuver to park their cars. He added that it was hard for MTC personnel to plow snow around the projections. if the village plows the parking lanes, he said it became an 'Administrative nightmare" to claim the MTC only plows the centre lanes. Moveable planters would be an alternative Todd said, but noted they simply become a maintenance problem for the village to move them for the winter, rather than an MTC snow plowing problem. Hill reminded council the point to keep in mind was that the downtown is a "terrible mess". "We're trying to make a more beautiful, humanistic setting," Hill said. He said he thought the problems would be worth it, in creating something out of a nothing downtown area. Todd also wquestioned the turning radii of some of the corners leading to the side streets. • In terms of traffic, he said Hensall has a very low volume but during harvest season there is a high per- centage of truck and farm machinery traffic trying to negotiate village streets. Other points in the plan include: replacing existing King Street sidewalk with brick paving: adding planters and park benches on the Wellington Street car park (next to the railway tracks); creating a civic garden and sign opposite King Street on Highway 4; proposing a general main- tenance program along the CNR railway property; and landscaping along the King Street approach and in the downtown area. Though the plan is described as "small but significant" Hill said unit prices were expensive but added costs are flexible depending on the final plan. Reeve Paul Neilands asked if Hill was scared to put a grand total in his plan. Hill replied that no total was included so those looking at the report could key in on individual prices and see where money was spent. It maintains the flow of the project he added when not concentrating on a single figure. Prices for the proposal, as estimated for each stage of the, plan, total$154,000. Some of the costs will be absorbed by private land owners, businesses and the MTC Hill pointed out. As part of the Highway 84 reconstruction, the ministry will be installing curbing along the south side of King Street and will be repairing existing curbing to the north of the street. The brick sidewalk paving, Hill said, cost only slightly more than replacing the sidewalk with concrete, and would not have cracking and heaving problems con- ventional sidewalks have. The CNR could be ap- proached he said to have them pay for portions of the clean-up and landscaping along the railway. Businesses forming a Business Improvement Area (BIA) could be eligible for a $150,000 loan from the ministry of housing. Clerk Betty Oke said the village could have a BIA by- law ready by D cember but reminded count . a property improvement b law would also be needed. "If you start worrying about the problems, it all starts to diminish," Hill said. In summing up he said "I'd really like to see this street come alive". The project can be done, he said, by dovetailing work with the MTC, the CNR and with municipal and private cooperation. Practical problems 'must be addressed Hill said, but the project must focus on making the core area something beautiful. Hill and Gary Todd of the MTC will be co-ordinating planning the traffic problems, while Hill and Roman Dzuz of the county planning board will contact the CNR for their co- operation. Dzuz suggested the group "cultivate CNR's corporate responsibilities" and perhaps have them con- tribute towards the parking Turn to page 17 BUDGET SAVERS call ON111,1JfilL CLOSING TUES. NOVEMBER 10 SCHNEIDERS COOKED, SLICED, PACKAGED ROUND STEAK COLDMEATS 9 POPULAR VARIETIES TO CHOOSE ROUND ROAST BEEF SPECIALS CANADA "A" GRADE OUR REG. $1.19 PKG. 175 g. PKG. FULLY AGED FOR TENDERNESS FULL CUT BONE - IN OUTSIDE BONELESS EYE REMOVED WITH ZEHRS SPECIAL TRIM Ib. YOUNG ONTARIO FRESH PICNIC OUR REG. $1.48 Ib. PORK SHOULDER FRESH ONTARIO . PORK SHOULDER BUTT I CHOPS LB. . BURNS BREAKFAST PORK $ BEEF St •48 LINK SAUSAGE Ib. BONELESS -CUT FROM THE HIP RUMP ROAST LB#2.58 INSIDE ROUND ROAST STEAK LB.2.68 SCHNEIDERS 500 g. PKG. SIDE BACON END SLICES $1.78 SCHNEIDERS PORTION COOKED HAM STEAKS$1.69 ,75 SCHNEIDERS POLY BAG SAUERKRAUT 2.9.. SCHNEIDERS TASTY . 8 ``SLIM STICKS 250 g. COUNTRY OVEN IN SS ECIALSERY aria: War BREAD *119 DIN KED COUNTRY OVEN6 9 # NER ROLLSDOZ. FRESH ONTARIO SHOULDER PORK BUTT ROAST LB. . N 3 -3333.543*,07 ra, , rSHOPSYS EXTRA LEAN REG. 53.0* Ib. COOKEDHAM SLICED $2. 481b SCHNEIDERS CHOICE REG. 55.79 Ib. ROAST BEEINSiOE F MROUND EDIUM $4.981b. PRIDE OF CANADA TASTY REG 5329 Ib KOLBOSSA LOAFSLICE $2.79ib. 3 ZEHRS COOKED SMOKED ROUND *269 DINNER HAM Ib. MAPLE LEAF S.P.B'LESS PORK BUTT *4.98 COTTAGE ROLLIb. ZEHRS SLICED SUMMER SAUSAGE ,„g. *f.28 MAPLE LEAF COCKTAIL SAUSAGE OR WIENERS 250 g. PKG. 1.29 FRESH FISH FILLETS OCEAN PERCH :t2.68' PRIDE OF CANADA GOLDEN BASTE ROASTING 49 • CHICKENS 5RIbZA ERAGE Ib. PRODUCT OF FLORIDA JUICE ORANGES *2.39 5 LB. BAG PRODUCT OF U.S.A. SPINACH 10 02. CELLO PKG 880 ®D. OF ONTARIO PEPPER WWI WASHED POTATOES PRODUCT OF ONTARIO EKCOF F RN n1CITcHENWARE • F eaturE'r, his week 8 tit • Mixing Bowl $'gg PROD. OF U.S.A. t GREEN ONIONS PRODUCT OF ONTARIO PROD. OF U.S.A. BUTTERNUT' CRISP RED SI! UASH Le ADISHES 1 LB. A mY PROD. OF B.C. CAN. EXTRA FCY. RED # DELICIOUS APPLES LB. PROD. OF B.C. CAN. 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