HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1986-10-08, Page 4Page 4--CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1986
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Congratulations Marie
They advertised in four papers, interviewed 29 applicants, and finally
came up with a suitable prospect. Luckily for them, and the residents of
Clinton, she accepted the job.
Council officially instaled Marie Jefferson, complete with ceremony
and all, as the town's clerk during their October 6 meeting.
The choice was a logical one.
Mrs. Jefferson was appointed deputy clerk -treasurer on October 3, 1977
and was appointed acting clerk -treasurer when former clerk Cam Pro-
ctor left earlier this year. She knows the people, the council and most im-
portantly, the syr`'m.
But perhaps Mrs. Jefferson's strongest atttribute is the fact that she is
willing to change whatever needs to be.
Clinton's present council is one that recognizes change must be made if
the town hopes to progress. In order to get industry or other businesses in
town, we must be willing to offer the services they require and com-
promise a little.
Since her appointment as acting clerk -treasurer, Mrs. Jefferson has co-
operated completely with council when they request a change be made in
a format or procedure. If she were not co-operative, internal problems
could once again flare-up.
Mrs. Jefferson has all the qualifications for the job and the dedication
such a profession demands. Neither council nor the town's people will be
disappointed with the choice.
Congratulations Marie. You've worked hard to get this position and you
certainly deserve it. - by Anne Narejko
Anna Marejko
Bills, bills, bills
1 think they plan it this way. They all wait
until a predetermined time and then, wham,
they hit you with them. It's all calculated
and it's cruel.
Why do they do it? Why do the bill senders
have the same mailing dates, the same pay-
ment dates? Can't they give us a break?
Last week my mail was very disappoin-
ting. First it was my phone bill, then my gas
bill and then the dreaded credit card bill.
And just when I thought I was getting ahead.
It never fails. I finally get enough money
in my bank account so I don't have to pay for
each cheque I write, and then the bill
senders get me. They must have a direct
line to my bank account, carefully monitor-
ing it and then deciding it's time to drain it.
I must admit, I do get a kick out of opening
my telephone bill. If I want to talk to any of
my relatives, it requires dialing long
distance. Taking this into consideration, my
phone bills are very reasonable, but there
was a time when a good portion of my pay
cheque went to Ma Bell. I wonder how much
ince 1 started to
Iter profits have decreased Stege a scat r,2u w
LQtters
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Dear editor,
The Clinton Arts Committee is excited to
be able to announce that the 1986-87
subscription series is sold out.
Many thanks to those who bought tickets,
and special thanks to the many volunteers
who served as ticket sellers. We will all look
forward to the first performance on
November 22.
The Amateur Theatre group has met with
sufficient enthusiasm to get started, and our
Talent Contest, to be held October 10
(preliminaries) and 24 (finals with D.J. Jim
Swan as emcee) promises to be of hie
quality and very entertaining.
So thanks to the people of Clinton and area
for a fine response to our efforts to en-
courage the Arts in Clinton, and to make use
of our beautifully -restored auditorium.
The Clinton Arts Committee
Profit nearly 64,000
Thanks, Clinton, for successful penny sale
remodelling the obstetrical wing of the the many ticket 'buyers who make it all
hospital - a much needed project! possible.,
As Penny Sale convener t1,0$yegr I.lvp d , . PT, NM N uP ;algful to St., Pau1's
like to extend a special. "than �yyput!��tipl" tW,o ,Angi1cani., �}urcllitjjci, Rev. $1{ ►Ips -for
merchants of Clinton 'and the surrounding ."their continualicl ,opeption in providing ex -
communities who donated 254 prizes, the cellent facilities.
cash donors who were most generous, the Sincerely,
Auxiliary members and volunteers who pro- Catjierine McKnight
vided many hours of their time and finally Penny Sale Convener
Dear editor,
Another successful Clinton Hospital Aux-
ilary Penny Sale has just concluded thanks
to the continual generosity of both the
donors and donations. A profit of $3,966.03
was shown.
Anyone still wishing to contribute may do
so. It would be greatly appreciated as our
funds will assist the hospital board in
pocket about half the money I use to give
her?
During the winter months, my gas bill
gives me a laugh too. Mind you I laugh most-
ly in disbelief, but I shouldn't complain. My
heating bills are reasonable when you take
the cold, blizzardy Huron County winters in-
to consideration.
Besides, I've never had to spend a night
shivering under the blankets because
something has gone wrong. (Knock .on
wood.)
I try to help the old furnace out by using
the fireplace. There's nothing I enjoy more
than coming home after work, throwing a
few logs on the fire, popping some corn or
sipping a warm drink with the television
tuned to a drama or comedy. In the
background, I hear Old Man Winter banging
on the windows, wanting to come inside and
disrupt my evening. I just laugh at him and
throw another log on the fire.
The telephone and gas are necessities, in
my opinion, but the credit card is something
else.
For years I said there was no way I was
getting one of those things. I could see
myself running out to any store that would
accept it, buying all sorts of things I didn't
need, and then the statements would come
in saying I owed thousands upon thousands
of dollars.
Then, one "day when I was away on an
assignment, I would come home to find huge
moving vans with men running in and out 'of
house, repossessing all of the items I had
bought.
Even with this image in my mind, I br lie
down and applied 'for one earlier this ye r,
half hoping to be accepted and half hopin gto
be turned down.
They accepted my application and sent
me my card. I put it in my wallet, but there
it sat for four months before I decided to use
it:
I've gotten braver in the past little while,
but I mainly use it to fill up my gas tank. My
job requires a fair amount of driving, a.d
this is a good way to keep track of how much
I spend on gas.
As for the other bills, I realize that you
can't get too much in this world for free, but
I'd still like to know why they insist on sen-
ding all of them to meat the same time.
Clinton News -Record Publisher Howard Aitken (front, centre ), has officially retired..
Among the many who came out to honor Mr. Aitken at his retirement party were (back,.
left), Janice Gibson, advertising representative; Gary Haist, general manager; Anne
Narejko, editor. (Front, left), Freda McLeod and Mary Ann Hollenbeck, front office.
(Ron Wassink photo)
Nicole Anstett
Adam Bresinger
Tim Nolan Jeffery Heipel
Other treats are their favourites
Turkey safe this Thanksgiving if kids have thei
By David Emslie
CLINTON - Last week the News -Record
polled the students of Mary Baker's Grade 1
and 2 class at St. Joseph's Separate School
to get their feelings on Thanksgiving dinner.
Although many -of the students weren'
sure exactly how their special dinner wa.
prepared, they were all pretty sure of what
they liked best, and often it wasn't the
turkey.
Nicole Anstett said for their dinner they
have, "maybe turkey, probably pumpkin
pie and maybe stuffing; I think my mom
puts that in sometimes."
Nicole wasn't sure of how the turkey was
cooked, or what her favorite part of the
meal was, but she knows she doesn't like the
dessert. "I don't like pumpkin pie," she
said.
Chicken is what Adam Biesinger said he
has for the big dinner, and when asked if
anything goes with the chicken he replied,
"Hmm, carrots, I like it on top of the
chicken."
He wasn't sure how the chicken is cooked
because he watches television while his
mom is cooking, but he knew how long it
'.kes. "Well, our's takes three mmnutes. We
i't have an oven, it's a microwave."
Adam added that the chicken meat is his
favorite part of the meal.
Pumpkin pie, turkey, stuffing and gravy
are the ingredients for a delicious
Thanksgiving dinner in Tim Nolan's eyes.
Tim wasn't really sure how his dinner is
cooked, or how long it takes, but he did say,
"1 see her doing that part, the cooking part,
she puts stuffing in it."
Pumpkin pie tops his list for the best part
of the meal.
"Well, we have lots of stuff td eat, pie or
something," Jeffery Heipel said of his big
meal. Although he forgets how his meal is
cooked and how long it takes, he said he
knows his mom just cooks chicken and
nothing else.
No fancy preparation is necessaary for
Jeffery's meal, as he said, "I like the skin
part. I just like it cold, with pop; the green
stuff."
When asked what her family usually has
for Thanksgiving eider, Tabatha Thomp-
son replied, "We usually have our cousins
over, and friends sometimes, but our
cousins mostly."
When it gets to meal time though, she said
they are treated to, "turkey and pumpkin
pie mostly, maybe my mom can get out
some apple sauce, sometimes she does."
On the subject of how to prepare the
turkey Tabatha said, "She first puts stuffing
in, then cooks it, then my mom lets it cool off
for us kids." She added that sometimes
potatoes and carrots can be added to the
ingredients. •
Turkey once again lost out in the battle for
being the favorite part of the meal, as
Tabatha likes the stuffing the best.
Kevin Ball had much to say on the subject
of this big dinner, beginning with what was
on the menu.
"Turkey and I think there's some other
things with it, but I forget them," he said.
But he was quick to add, "We have a little
kind of jello stuff for dessert, with half cher-
ries in it, it's kind of jello stuff,"
Although he said he has never seen his
mother cook the dinner before, he was fairly
sure he knows how she cooks turkey on other
occasions.
"She gets it, puts stuff in it, puts the
turkey in a bag, shakes it 'till it's brown,
puts it in a big black pan and cooks it. When
it comes out, it looks like regular chicken."
He added that the Thanksgiving turkey
tastes better. "It doesn't have brown stuff
on it."
He said the taste of the turkey is his
favorite part of the meal, and tnat although
when he was five he didn't like the potatoes.
He is six now, so he does.
"Chicken and stuffing and things," ate
what Alex Scott gets for his special dinner.
For the cooking of this meal, Alex said, "Sbe
takes the stuffing and chicken andiputs it In
and puts some other things in too.
Alex's favorite part of Thanksgiving din-
ner is, "when we get together." He also ail-
ed the chicken and legs to this list.
According to Matthew Renshaw, his far -fil-
ly has turkey and stuffing for their meal a d
pie for dessert. "She cooks the turkey y
stove for about, maybe, half an hour," e
said of the preparation necessary.
He said stuffing was also his favorite p ,
of the meal, and in the stuffing are, "bits f
meat, I think." After some consideration,
though, he said, "I like the turkey better
than the stuffing, but I like the stuffing."
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Kevin Ball
Ale
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Allatthe Renshaw
Erbi Marshall