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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1986-01-01, Page 3NWs and features CLINTON NEWS-RECORD,1t!IsONDAY,DECEMBER 30, 1985—Page 3 19115 was eventful for Huron residents MR. AND MRS. WILLIAMTOWNSHEND — In June, this Goderich Township couple received an OPP Commissioner's Citation to recognize. the life-saving measures they took. On October 4, 1984, the Townshends. happened upon a car, crash in which a vehi- cle driven by Darryl Johnston left Highway 4, struck a tree and burst into flames. Mr. Townshend pulled the victim from the car, without regard for his own safety, and his wife went to a nearby home to summon help. VICKIE CANTELON —,A young Clinton resident, Vickie Cantelon won the highest award in Canada Ln Girl !Guides- la honor of this great accomplishment, Vickie and 75 other young people received their awards at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, from the youth award's sponsor Prince -Philip. To earn the award, Vickie cdrppleted five categories of "excellence in achievement" in a year anda. half. She planned two Guide camps and seyeral btjs trios; she canoed 162 miles along Mattawa River, Lake Nipissing,. North Ca 1 d the French River; she sang in her hunch choir; she earned a gold medal in;. tie -Canada,. Fitness. Award; and, she spent a Cit days in'!Guide training at the Prov lciallevel:' .IIEATHER CAMP LEi LINDA VERSTFE,G`'s,;I 1M WO These three are elernen$ary setioo'l students took part int ieainternatilaal science fair held in Cor, Heather Cariipbell and 'Linda Versteg from East Wawanosh Public School" won first place in the,Grade 7 and:8 life sciences 0 division respectively andan honorable men- tion in the same category.,e Kim Medd, a Grade 7 studet at Blyth Public School, won three first la a stan- dings in competition at local vels to earn her the privilege.of comp in at the inter- national level. Kiiin's projec ,;.wlhich.took 75 •,. hours to complete, demonstrated friction and wind resistance., ' CHSS TRACK TEAM - A better than ever. showing .gave the Central Huron Secondary School .lCHSS) track team a bid in the West -Regional meet in Kitchener in May. CHSS`had 26 corripetftors-take part in the Western Ontario Secondary School Associa- tion (WOSSA)'track mcet.in Goderich and seven of theiltop athletes .earned enough points.te,,goto further cornpptition. ' Medal winners.included' Austin Roorda` who placed second in the senior boys' triple jump -With a *Cord leap of 13,3;1°}tri • Scott 'Miller finished second din the senior boys' shot put with a throw of 14.95 m. Byron Boyesfinished third in the junior boys' high jump with a 1.85 m. effort. On the track, the midget girls 4 X 100 relay teanf of Heather Bauman, Susan Go'erdok, Karen-Jy1 and'"Julie Melt finished nithTrd"' place, setting 'a new school record of 53.2 seconds, over four seconds faster than the previous school record. STANLEY AND ANNIE RULE - On May 5, 1985 this Varna couple marked a rare milestone, their 65th wedding anniversary. The secrets to their long and successful marriage are love 'and children who think the world of us," Mrs. bale noted. The couple has lived in Varna forthe past four years with their daughter Daisy and son-in-law Don Barraclough. The couple raised 10 children and now have 33 grand- children and 35 great-grandchildren. OPTIMISTS CELEBRATE -- The year 1985 represented the fifth anniversary for the Clinton Optimist Club. In that time, the club grew from 20 to its current 40 members. Over the past five years, members have worked on a variety of fund raising efforts to the tune of $10,000. and the largest project undertaken by the club has been the ongoing development of the Optimist Ball Park. GWEN HOLLAND AND KAREN WHIT - MORE - Two of the youngest members of the Clinton Horticultural Society took top BESS FINGLAND - In honor of her awards at the 1985 flower shows. • longtime, voluntaryefforts, Bess Fin land Gwen won top honors at the annual Rose was•awarded a service in and plaque from Show. She earned the highest number of the London Branch of the Ontario Red Cross 11) points in the show, the highest number of Society in the summer of 1985. For more points in the arrangement classes and she than four decades, Mrs. Finglaarr��d has led in If displayed the Reserve Champion Rose. the area fund raising drives for the Society. Karen was among the 28 exhibitors to take part in the annual flower show held by the BENT COLQUHOUN - Clinton resident Horticultural Society in August. Karen top- Kent Colquhoun set a new 100 metre frack ped th competition with highest marks to secondrecord during the Ontario Games for the win thehighest hgnor in the show. Gwen Physically Handicapped held from July 11- took place. , 14 in Windsor. He also did wenn the field Fire Chief Don Warner received a 25 year medal and a five year bar for his service to the Bayfield Fire Department. Mr. Warner became chief of the Bayfield Fire Department in 1972, replacing Reg Francis and becoming tie fgltrth fire chief hayfield. CANOEISTS CAPTURE GOLD - Dana Klossand Kim Rathwell,1potla•of Brucefield, took,;first place in the, Canoe Championships he at theend of August. Th Women Under 18 category, Dana and Kim were coached by Dana's dad; Dick Klass who also:had a strong finish in the competition. WENDY McFARLAN - This Clinton .woman brought recognition to the local Kinette Club when she received the Kinette Junior Bulletin Trophy, te'top award at the Kinette National Convention held in Toronto in August. It was the first time that the Clin- ton Kinettes had earned the award.ist t As Bulletin Editor, Wendy won the d level award earlier in -the year and went on to the national finals. ational Marathon d in Peterborough y Competed in the CLINTON BUSINESSES CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARIES - Lorne Brown Motors, Groves TV and Appliance Centre, and Epps Manufacturing . all. marked 5b years in business in :1985 • while Anktett Jewellers marked its 35th anniversary. •-••Lorne Brown started Lorne Brown Motors with a rented Shell gasoline franchise on Highway 8 west of Highway 4 and a:Chrysler Plyrtiouth dealership. After ;tiierwar t' he ac- quired his present location and the General Motors , franchise. In November of .1967, Steve Brown assumed ownership of the dealership -and `during the summer, a third generation Brown,-Jeffrbegan"workhrg' at Lorne Brown Motors. In 1935 Arthur Groves. started a small business for himself at his Princess Street home to sell battery operated radios and gasoline washing machines. *hen the use of hydro gained popularity, he expanded his business which has come a long way since. Today, televisions, satellite dishes, microwave ovens and video equipment are among the wide selection of 'inventory sold by Arthur's son Clayton. Epps Manufacturing was started in 1935 by Clifford Epps in three buildings on Erie Street. He began manufacturing single cylinder, electric pumps for home and farm fresh water systems. Bill Hearn and Don Stewart currently operate the business on Highway 8 at the east end of Clinton. The company expanded its business in 1975 to in- clude high pressure cleaners which ,. aug- ment the sale of fresh water well supplies, check valves and foot valves. Determination, hard work and a good business sense led John Anstett Sr. through three decades of success. Anstett's Jewellers, which began with, a small jewellry business in Clinton, is now located in five area towns and is a prospering family . 17°11:4,LAST ,80PAP 2 � # iEN , DAYS! 4 , — SES®o 'INO' 0/0 okk *S° r- tiv0'51 QM ,00P®r' ,°tc Rug PLEASE NOTE, The Board and Batten will be dosing its doors Tuesday, December 31 . Watch for our re -opening In "The Board & Batten Room" at Groves T.V. THE BOARD 88 BATTEN diFt SHOP BURY ST. EAST, CLINTON ents, ev winning two tHlydplace medals in • the discus and javelin. He competed in a total of five events for athletes with cerebral palsy. HF ALICE - Bill Fleming's three-year- old pacing filly made aname for herself dur- ing.' the 1985 harness:'.,racing season. HF Alice, trained by BUtchflElliott of Clinton, set a Canadian recor j for leer age, sex and gait at Flamboro Downs on the half mile t a last August. �• :'Mr. Elliott belie, ,s t ere' are better things ;head for the h r Sling,' `She was kind Oft'impresSive las ear but we didn't expect • her to set the recon ";this year. ° During an Onta ro= Sires Stakes lane on August 11, in front of her hometown crowd; HF Alice charged across the finish line six lengths ahead of her competitors, giving the . crowd What they. had come to see: Farewells RCY PUGH -Abe year Marked a ma - lo change for Clinton's Brewers' 'Retail Store with-, the retirem nt of Percy Pugh. Percy retired after -tvong at the brewery outlet for the past 25 years. He was the first manager at the store after Clinton voted to go "wet" in 1060. CHERS�Y In.the schools, 1985 marked recantild e r changes for many Ohne teachers. can Boussey of .Ai>¢ton •. re • aftera, 3 teaching -nareer at ea" t 111'ublie' ch f, . Anggt� MacLenna , principal fot43 years apt` Hullctt Cerltral' chd'ol, . sawili career change"to Godericihi at the 'end dee school year. • , Well --known area teacher, Edith Swan, was honored forher h'2 YeaVeareir in June An open house, held at 'Huron Centennial School in Brucefield was attended -by -more than 200 people. Longtime principal at Vanastra Public School, John Ross, accepted a position at Colborne, Central ' School. Vanastra residents held an appreciation day for him on June 2 and some 150 people attended. ELEANOR BRADNOCK - A rural newspaper correspondent for 25 years, and a woman whose name was synonymous with the Village of Auburn, died on April 19. She was 70. Mrs. Bradnock was Auburn's best known resident. She was involved in countless organizations, clubs and community events and in 1984 she was honored for her work in the community with a special Bicentennial medal. Mrs. Bradnock was involved in 4-11 and CGIT groups; she served as president of the Women's Missionary Society and was twice elected president of the Auburn Women's In- stitute. She was a village trusteee, a member` of the Horticultural Society and the Historical Society. She was also well-known for her weekly newspaper reports to the Clinton News -Record, the Goderich Signal= Star and the Blyth paper. service to the conunications company. BARBER RETIRES - After 52 years, Clinton barber Frank Van Altena retired from the business in 1985. His shop on Rat- tenbury Street opened for the last time on November 30 and he said he was going to miss the chats with his regular customers he has come to know over the years. WARDEN PAUL STECKLE — There were gracious accolades, toasts and greetings as elected and appointed officials from across Huron County gathered in Goderich on November 1 to say good-bye to 1985 Huron Warden Paul Steckle. Steckle has left municipal politics and did not seek re-election. ALLAN NICHOLSON RETIRES Tuckersmith Township's Road Superinten- dent Allan Nicholson received a gift of lug- gage at a special retirement party held for him on October 11, 1985. The Egmondville man can now reminisce over more than 35 years of looking after township roads. WI ENDS ERA - Due to lack of leader- ship, the Clinton Women's, Instie (WI ) was forced to disband in 1985 after 80 years of active work in the community. Organized in 1905 with Mrs. David French as the first president, Mrs. T.J. Watt as its first secretary - anc- Mrs. James Flynn as . treasurer,. the VVI 'can be credited with both carrying out and assisting with many wor- thwhile projects in Clinton, and has assisted with many world-wide humanitarian pro- jects through the district and provincial levels. CLINTON DOCTOR DIES — Dr. Walter A. Oakes of Owen Sound, a well-known medical practitioner. in Clinton from 1933 to 1970, died at University Hospital in London on September 30, 1985. He was 88. Dr. Oakes started his first practice in Torontb in 1930 but at the urging of another Toronto doctor,' he came to Clinton in 1933. He was the first doctor to introduce the technique of . hip pinning at the. 'Clinton Public Hospital. ° Along with his medical practice,' r. Oakes served on therlinton Public Hos ital Board of Directors for'many years, retiring ill, 970,• , . In ).973,. Dr. Oakes and his wife moved from Clinton to 1)heji r Florida winter home and their sunhner residence in :the Muskokas, and later to Owen Sound where they resided forthe past 10 years. Dr. Oakes is survived by his wife and two children. L� GOODBYE R1f VERF„.ND PIiCKI— ;The Reverend Norman,'ick and his wiffTot;een deceived a -handcrafted d ck from the On- tario Street 'United Chur congregatiop at Turd to pagg 1L • GOODBYE OPERATORS - Clinton was one of the last Bell Canada offices in Ontario with long distance operators; but the end of an era was completed at 4 a.m. on March 30 when the last of the new equipment, replac- ing the operators, came on line. The change came as part of Bell Canada's move to the Traffic Operator Position System which will enable most telephone users to dial their own long distance calls with little or no operator assistance. The changeover was witnessed by 15 Clin- ton operators and their superior on March 30. 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