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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1984-11-28, Page 12aayf�Qia Bugly The Bayfield Agricultural Society had the rare distinction of having a husband and wife team as presidents this past year. -George and Doris Wilson led the society. It was the first time in the organization's128-year history that such an event occurred. The Wilsons were honored by the Society last week. (Shelley McPhee photo) MacAllurn's is new dealer By Doris Hunter Antique collectors should rejoice to see that our newest dealer, at MacAllum's Em- porium will be open weekends all year. Christmas shoppers will find lots of in- teresting pictures, unlikely to' appear, on anyone else's walls, an assortment of old jugs, one at least with a Brantford name on, it and for the young mother a Victorian nur- sing chair, rocker of;course.. • Worth a visit just to see if you can identify the cobalt -blue whatsit. Made of glass, could be a hair receiver but no, an inkwell, no I give up. The Doctor is expecting a shipment of 'old books, some first editions soonand of course. there are craft items, afghans, placemats and so forth. Another local business the Harbour Lights CLINTON,NEWS-RECOEP, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1984—Page 11 Fair and accurate news coverage By Helen Owen This week has seen a good deal of comment in the press and on TV with regard to government policies on the release of information. There is no doubt that the news media feel very strongly on the subject and have waged quite a campaign implying that information which should be made available to the public, is being suppressed. Taking an objective view of the subject It does seem a little unreasonable to criticize so vehemently. Certainly the public . does have a right to be informed, but it should be supplied with accurate information. Remarks taken out of context often mislead, and the presentation of some news items not infrequently stresses a point which obscures the main issue. It is not uncommon for the - press to have to acknowledge inaccuracies, but so often they are tucked into a corner and far less likely to be read than the original text. Straight forward reporting is not dramatic - so called investigative journalism often is, in content and presentation, and as such may obscure the authenticated fact and emphasize the sensational elements of a story. One cannot ignore the responsibilities of Restaurant, on Highway21 North, is now of- fering year-round service. Mike Lazzy has been operating the restaurant since May and is planning to stay. open during the winter months. His family style restaurant is open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to midnight and offers a com- plete menu for all tastebuds. While boating season may be over for • another year, it's nice to still see the lights. of the restaurant glimmering on the Bayfield. River at nights. Advent Sunday is this week and Bayfield streets are already dressed for. Christmas. I always think the magnificent natural wreath on the Totality Gift Shop takes the prize. This year The Albion is also very welcoming with its many lights. Worth a tour of the town, after dark, now that the joyous season is here. the press and media in condensation of news items in order to maintain constant and up- dated coverage, and this is an area which requires careful interpretation with • adequate vocabulary and objective assessment of the main points. It is also appreciated that another function of news disseminators is the analysis and interpretation of the material they have acquired. The more accurate and authenticated the news the better, with less chance of misapprehension. In a small ' community we are all aware of the ways in which a -few random remarks on a particular topic, repeated, embroidered and only partially related, may result in total misinterpretation of the facts. Consequently, unconsidered and uninformed newsrevelations inevitably lead to poor quality news reportage. The steps taken by the government to issue releases on a professional basis would, one might think, be to the advantage of news gatherers, and far from being detrimental and restrictive would greatly assist in their ultimate presentations, welcomed and not bewailed. likewise the facts common to all reporters offer them an opportunity to interpret them according to their lights, but from a sound, qualitative basis. New residents swell Varna 's By Mary Chessell VARNA, - The residents of Varna would like to welcome the couples who are moving into our community. Charles and Laurie Broadfoot have bought and moved into Louis Taylor's house, and Dale and' Dianne Peck will be moving into the house they bought from Jack Hunt in December. The Broeze house will have new tenants, as Tom Leppington is moving on December 1 to a house near the Surge office south of Egmondville. We hope to see Tom back here on the ball team next summer. This Sunday, December 2, following the White Gift service in Varna church, everyone is invited to the Stanley Township Complex for a pot luck lunch of sandwiches and squares, etc. (finger food) . The program will begin with carol sing- ing, then the children will present . a Christmas Talent Show which should begin about 12:30. As in past years, Santa has been invited to pass out gifts which the children are exchanging. Friends and relatives are invited to attend. Goshen Church's Christmas concert is on December 16. The first Sunday in Advent was observed last Sunday with the lighting of a candle in the Advent wreath. A celebration of our Methodist roots, with old traditional English language used in some readings, Charles Wesley hymns and John Wesley prayers, ACS to hold service The Anglican -Church Women will be holding their annual St. Andrew's Day Communion Service at .11 a.m. on Friday, November 30. This will be followed by a Potluck Luncheon in the Parish Hall, and members are reminded to bring their Thankofferings. The speaker this year Will be the Rev. Wilena Brown who will give an account of her recent visit to the Holy Land illustrated by a slide presentation. News From Bayfield Arena The 10 top scorers in the Bayfield Recreation Hockey League are as follows: John Stanley, 14 goals, 7 assists, 21 points; John Graham, 7 gbals, 8 assists, 15 ,points; Travis Postill, 5 goals, 9 assists, 14 points; Stu Asher, 6 goals, 8 assists, 14 points; Tim, West, 2 goals 12 assists, 14 points; Bob Snell, 9 goals, 4 assists, 13 points; Mike Telford, 6 goals, 7 assists, 13 points; Daryll F ostill, 8 goals, 3 assists, 11 points; Greg Butler, 7 goals, 4 assists, 11 points; Terry Blok, 8 goals, 1 assist, 9 points. • Standings Played Win Lose Tie Points Nighthawks r 5 4 0 1 8 Brewers 5_ 3• 1 1 7 Blades 5 3 7 0 6 Tuckers 6 2 4 0 4 Warriors 3 1 2 0 2 Varna • 4 0 4 0' 0 arthritis Society campaign nets X1,2$1 By Doris Hunter The Euchre Club is having some rousing Mrs. Edith Smith is more than happy to be ' games. The high. ladies' score went to at home after her stay in Goderich Hospital, Dorothy Cox and the low lady this week was the result of a fall and subsequent broken Mabel McLinchey. Fern Baker had the best hip. lone hand among the ladies. High man was - Mrs. Helen LeBeau entered Stratford Doc' Lindsey, low man was Jim Cox and Hospital to have that wonderful hip opera- John Lindsey, who lives out of town had the tion, that has so relieved arthritis sufferers. best lone hand. With • two esteemed We wish her a speedy recovery. gentlemen holding the name John Lindsey, Arthritis is a real enemy in Bayfield and we'll have to have second initials from now Joyce Chilton is happy to report that the re- on. cent campaign for the Arthritis Society net- Old days we had nicknames to differen- ted $1,281. this year, a definite increase in tiate, for. example, there was Dabber ,Bill giving of tines past. The home collection and Gully Bill Elliot. No-one seemed to was close t&$1,000. Thanks are due to the know how Dabber Bill got his name, Gully canvassers, the donors and the shop Bill was easy since the family farm off keepers, who keep bottles at the ready for Highway 21, had a deep gully running small change donations. The organizers through it. headed by Joyce and Dawna Westlake are to Next roundof euchre games December 5, be congratulated and certainly a heartfelt game time, same place. vote of thanks should go to them too. Christmas seems to bring lots of in- tere§ting raffl'e,s. This year the Bayfield Co - Operative Pre-school is offering a draw for a wine and cheese basket and a second priie of a genuine Cabbage Patch Doll. Tickets are $1.00 a chance and all the mothers have them. Shelley Bender and Sunnee Stevens head the,pre-school committee. The stores also have tickets on a draw for a bushel of liquor, the project of Bayfield's newest service organization, the Optimist Club. Beth Rathwell's Peter. Pan of a cat Annie did return after untold adventures for three months. Sure enough there was a new kitten in her home, but Beth had no 'bars on the window, so Annie is happily at home now, basking in her position as senior cat: Moral if you must move, don't first notify the post office, make it quite clear to the cat in your family. ownship refects feasibility study • • • e 'GODERICH TWP. - Another Huron Com- a stand against the price of $2.1 million ty Municipality has decided to reject any of dollars to renovate dilapidated museum. thetplans put forward in the feasibilty study The motion, which states, "That. the for ,ae Huron County Museum. Goderich township does not consider it feasible to in - To ship joins Hay Township and Clinton in crease the tax burden by the amounts pro • posed to be spent over the next five years on Upcoming events for township the Huron County Museum" was passed because the municipality would have to con- • tribute 115,759 a year for five years as its share of the fin cial burden. By Blanche beeves "We'd like them to review their plans," said Reeve Grant Stirling. He said that HOLMESVILLE - The Goderich Township council supported the idea of a museum in W.I. held their first card party on Nov. 22 at the county but could not agree to the cost the Community Centre in Holmesville. The winners were: Men's High, Harvey Dolmage; Ladies' High, Ruby Dolmage; Ladies' Low, Marion Powell; Men's Low, Ray Cox; Lone Hands, Bruce McClinchey. The next card party is December 6 at 8 p.m. The Enterprising Seniors will have their Christmas potluck dinner at 12:30 at their next- meeting at the Community Centre in Holmesville. Get well wishes go to Charlotte Norman who is a patient in London Hospital. Upcoming events for Goderich Township are: December 1, Christmas Dance 9 p.m.; December 6, W.I. card party 8 p.m.; December 10, W.I. Christmas meeting 8 p.m.; December 31, New Year's Eve Dance. A few seats are left on the craft show bus trip November 29 to Toronto, call Carol 482- 7820 or Peggy 482-7855. Worship Service was well attended in Holmesville United Church Sunday morn- ing. Rev. Bechtel was in charge and Verna Lobb played the organ. Sam Bradshaw and Don Ldbb received the offering. 1 established by the museum study. "Council didn't think the township could afford the $79,000 or $80,000," said the reeve. Mr. Stirling cited the economy and dif- ficulties some people are undergoing to meet their responsibilities as other reasons for the rejection. Huron County Council turned the issue of the museum cost after a committee of the whole session at a previous council meeting back to the municipalities. The county set a December 15 deadline for municipalities to discuss the matter and report to county council. CHRISTMAS SUPER SPECIAL! t « 4ltiaailtiTi�l , , ,,,urn „, 20" COLOUR PORTABLE WITH 3 YEAR WARRANTY •Auto Colour •Auto Fine Tuning •Solid State 9 ONLY a $ 39 • pETE'S T.V. 215 VICTORIA ST. (HWY• 4 SOUTH) CLINTON 482-7021 On Nov. 16 the Brewers beat the Warriors, 13 - 2. Goal scorers for the Brewers were M. Telford 2, Bob Snell 5, Murray Connelly 3, Gary Connelly 1, Earl Flynn .1, and Rob Boyce 1. Warriors goal scorers were ,J. Blanchard and Bob Rogers. warriors played the Puckers on Nov: 29 and beat them by one goal. Scorers for the Warriors were Jinn Shropshall, Bob Rogers, Doug Vaughan and John Blanchard: for the Puckers, Rob Graham, Ed Doherty and Tom Johnston. The game between the Nighthawks and the Brewers was a 7 - 7'tie. Goal scorers for the 'Hawks were John Stanley 3, John Graham, Steve Telford and Stu Asher one goal each. Darren Telford, Mike Telford and Bob Snell each scored two apiece and Rob Boyce scored one for the Brewers. Time will reveal the benefits, or otherwise, of the new polic:es, the ability of the media to utilize' them, and the ultimate quality of the material t� be derived. Bayfield Mixed Curling At a meeting on Sunday it was decided that everyone would curl at the same time - 7 p.m. This arrangement should allow those who found the 6:30 start a little too rushed. In addition it means that curlers will be off the ice by 9 p.m. - not too late for that early Monday morning start. Special thanks to Grant Turner for the draw prize donation. This is a welcomed fund raiser. The lucky,? }niter was Bob Orr. Joe Koene defeated Joe Brandon 10 - 3: G. Riley overM. Francis 10 - 2. The G. Telford, B. Rogers game was very close. They tied after five ends, and again at the end of the seventh. B. Rogers won the eighth end and game 7 - 6. The A. Brandon team got the bye this week. The top three teams are: M. Francis 55, G. Riley 47' a, J. Brandon 423i. All teams are very close in total points. A win next week could make a difference in the standings. REMEMBER - draw time is 7 p.m. for all Curlers. The B. Rogers team will have the bye. • population etc. to mark the Reformation, was the theme of the worship service. Members of Varna UCW are invited to br- ing a guest to the Christmas meeting on Thursday, December 6 which begins with a supper at 6:30. The committee has an ex- cellent program arranged_ with 'Julie Webster playing piano and Mrs. Shirley Luther speaking and singing. This meeting also provides an opportunity for a visit with former members. 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