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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1986-11-26, Page 11;s(.ORFOR ATI\G-THE BL1Tl1 ST _' ))ARD -THE BAY FIELD BUGLE AA A No, 48 121 YEARS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 19466 Boudria addresses • BY PATRICK RAFTIS Don Boudria, federal Liberal member of parliament for Glengarry -Prescott- , Russell urged support for party leader John Turner in an adress to the annual meeting of the Huron -Bruce Federal Liberal Association in Hohrlesville on Nov. 20. Boudria, a member of the infamous group of rookie MPs dubbed the "Rat Pack" by the media, for their boisterous hounding of the government in the House of Commons said Turner has "earned our respect by being with us when times were tough." The Liberal leader is currently at- tempting to gather support to fend off calls from within the party for a review of his leadership at an upcoming convention. "There was a time back in October and November of 1984, when our party was pretty low in the polls," said Boudria, " and I looked at my leader in the House of Commons and wondered, Why is he staying? "To be able to be a leader when the going gets difficult takes a very special person," said Boudria. "In my view, that's the kind of leader the people of Canada will want." Boudria called Turner "the best friend •of the Liberal party," joking that Conser- vative Prune Minister Brian Mulroney is "a close second." He said the Liberal party was in the pro- cess of making "a great comeback," following a sound beating at the polls in the 1984 federal election. Likening the recent election results to the party's similar, col- lapse in the 1958 elections, Boudria said on both occasions the party was "severely wounded." "Sometimes a government that has been in power a long time can become so busy governing, that you start to forget about the people you've been governing for," Boudria offered as an explaination for the party's poor showing in the last general election. However, he pointed to Liberal victories in by-elections in'the fall of 1984 and the popularity of the provincial Liberal minority government, as signs that the party was regaining support. Boudria voiced disappointment that the focus of the upcoming national convention Farmers 50 CENTS area Liberals The provincial Ministry of Agriculture and Food has announced Ontario farmers will get an extra $100 million over three years to compensate them for low com- modity prices and losses caused by ex- tremely wet weather this past summer and fall. Agriculture Minster Jack Ridddell also announced Monday, an existing interest rate reduction program will be extended to cover more farmers — including some with a net worth of $1 million or more. He said the government action is a signal to banks and other private lenders "Rat Pack" MP Don Boudria voiced his support for troubled federal Liberal leader John Turner, during an address to the annual meeting of the Huron -Bruce Federal Liberal Association in Holmesville, Nov. 20. About 150 people attended the meeting, at which an election -of executives was held. (photo by Patrick Raftis) has turned to a review of Turner's leader- ship. Instead, he said, the focus should be on "the process of developing the policies of our party." ELECT EXECUTIVE Following Boudria's address, an ex- ecutive election was held. All the former executive but one were reinstated to their positions by acclaimation. Secretary Heather Redick, of Zurich, declined to stand for re-election and was replaced by Margaret Shortreed, of RR 1, Walton. Other members of the executive are: Howard Aitken, Goderich, president; Jack Horan, RR 4, Waltp,X►,,Pasto..lesident; Graeme Craig, RR 1, Walton', executive vice-president; Vern Inglis, Formosa, ex- ecutive vice-president and George Ander- son, Lucknow, treasurer. o get finaneial aid the province is willing to help farmers thorugh a difficult time. Bankers, he said, have privately assured him they will follow the government's lead. Riddell said he's pouring more money into an existing program called the On- tario Family Farm Interest Rate Reduc- tion program (OFFIRR). OFFIRR was orginally supposed to pay out $150 million during the next three years, but Riddell said $240 million will now be available. A special $10 million package is now be- ing set up to help thousands of farmers hit by unusually bad weather this year. Asked why taxpayers should be suppor- Vanastra Lioness Christmas bazaar attracts all ages By Maureen Dunmore VANASTRA - The recreation centre here was a beehive of activity on November 22 as the Lioness Clubs Annual Christmas Bazaar got underway. A stroll through the gym quickly put one in the Christmas mood. Christmas cakes, puddings, decorations, gifts and stocking stuffers were in abundance. There were 30 tables at the bazaar this year. The adult door prize was won by Donna Veenstra while the child's was won by Robin Martin. The club also had a raffle on a money tree. Isabel Bernard decorated a real miniature tree with angels, garlands and bows and $50 in $2 bills. The lucky winner was Marg Barker of Vanastra. The club also sold tickets on two Wrinkles. First prize is a large Wrinkles, second prize is a small Wrinkles. This draw will be held on December 4 at the recreation centre dur- ing the Lioness monthly dinner meeting. The club would like to say thank you to all those who put tables in the bazaar, those girls who helped With all the work and a special thank you to all those who came to shop. Their success with this event helps the Lioness continue their support, of Lady Diana Nursery. Colt 35's win division title Patience and perseverancepaid off with a win at a major tournament for the Clinton Colt 35's. In their sixth year of operation, and with only one second place finish in tournament play, they won the Blue Line Division Trophy at the Canadian Oldtimers Hockey Association sponsored Great Lakes Tourna- ment in London this past weekend. Forty teams around Ontario and one from Florida competed at several arenas last Fri- day, Saturday, and Sunday. The Colts started out strongly Friday with a 10-1 drubbing of the Southwestern Oldtimers of London and followed it with a Saturday morning victory over a tough )Niagara South team winning 4-2. Needing at least a tie against the London Old Relics Saturday afternoon, they got ex- actly that, a 2-2 tie to advance to the semi- finals. Sunday morning at Thompson Arena the ting farmers worth $1 million or more, Riddell said many of these farmers are taking drastic measures to reduce their own debt, such as selling off farm land. He also noted farmers have traditionally been cash poor in that, despite a high net worth, their farms don't always generate a lot of income. Riddell estimated about 18,000 farmers will be eligible for the reduced interest rate program and about 3,000 to 4,000 will get assistance for weather damage. The plan covers only farmers who lost 30 per cent or more of their crop to bad weather. Colts saw a victory slip away when Niagara Skylons tied the score 5-5 with 9 seconds on the clock. After a scoreless overtime a "shoot-out" was required to decide the win- ner. While Gary Black held the Skylons to one goal in five attempts Gerry Hiltz and Don Colquhoun were successful at the other end to give the Colts a 7-6 win. Still at Thompson Arena late Sunday afternoon the Colts stayed hot with a 2-0 vic- tory over the Labatts Oldtimers. This successful weekend was achieved by 13 skaters, 11 of whom shared in the scoring, and steady goal -tending by Gary Black. The skaters were Don Colquhoun, Jake DeRuyter, Ward Hodgins, John Radford, Keigh Allen, Jim Nott, Phil White, Larry Powell, Gerry Milt, Dave Pugh, Tom )#lack, George Reeves and Bill Ross. Absent from the lineup due to injuries were Bob Hillis, Ken Clyniek, and Bill Counter. The Manager and back-up goalie again this year is Bill Crawford. Audrey Thompson was one of several Londesboro ladies who put their hands to work making pies. The ladies gathered at the Londesboro United Church on November 19 to make pies which will be sold at Back The Biter Day on Novmeber 29. All proceeds will go towards purchasing a $30,000 van for Ron Nesbitt who was injured in a swimming acci- dent. (Anne Narejko photo) Overwhelming support for "The Biter" LONDESBORO - This small hamlet is showing overwhelming community spirit, support and enthusiasm as people here ready for this weekend's fund raising ex- travaganza, Back The Biter Days. The Biter, alias Ron Nesbitt, is the man at .whom the- fund raising drive is aimed. Injured in a swimming accident last sum- mer, Mr. Nesbitt requires a special mode of transportation and the Londesboro Lions Club here is working to raise $30,000 to pur- chase a fully equipped van for The Biter. Fund raising chairman Dave Overboe says he is overwhelmed with the support, both from the Londesboro community, and from neighbor ing municipalities. "Theresponse has beenfantastic, he en- thused. "It makes a fund raising chairman's work really easy." The Back The Biter campaign will reach the fund raising climax this weekend when two days of family fun events are scheduled to take place. Originally set up to be held in the small Londesboro Community Hall, the events' location has now been moved across the road to the Hullett Central School in an- ticipation of the large crowds that are ex- pected to take part in the many events. The hall will now be used to handle overflow crowds. "Overwhelmed is my initial reaction," noted Mr. Overboe. "I just hope that we can accommodate everyone." Back The Biter Days will get underway on Friday, November 28 with an evening fashion show, co-ordinated by the Londesboro Women's Institute. Featuring fashion wear from The Old Mill, some 35 models will take part. That same evening, men are invited to take part in a Euchre Tournament. Mr. Overboe reported that there are more than 128 players already booked to take part in the tourney. Saturday's line up of events includes an all day variety concert, taking place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. As well, a euchre tn""nament for teenagers will be held. A box lunch auction is planned for 5 p.m. on Saturday, followed bya Novelty Auction, featuring Bert Lobb as auctioneer for more • than 80 items. Among the articles to be auc- tioned is a Man In Motion collector's plate, David Peterson's autographed tie, limited edition paintings; 'and an enclosed box seat for eight for the Blue Jays baseball game. John and Brenda Radford bought the Blue Jays box at the recent Blyth Festival Auc- tion. In turn, they have donated it to the auc- tion block one more time. FAllolving the a'net'iofi;"'`hdiilts'Po' and' youngsters alike are invited to take part in a family dance, with music by Ken Scott. There is no admission charge to any of the Saturday events and all donations made to the cause are tax deductible. Further dona- tions may be made by contacting Bill Bromley at 523-4506 or Howard Cartwright at 523-4409. Mr. Overboe reports that already $15,000 has been raised towards the purchase of the van. He is confident that the other $15,000 will be raised at Back The Biter Days. He emphasized that while the'fund raising campaign was initiated as a Londesboro Lions endeavor, the effort has been a com- munity project. Individuals, businesses and service clubs from neighboring villages and towns have all contributed to the cause. Lions Clubs in Auburn, Blyth and Bayfield and the Optimist Club in Clinton have volunteered their help for this worthy cause. Donations of more than $1,000 have been made. One such donation came from Rad - ford's Auto Farm and Industrial Parts in Blyth and Brussels, with a cheque for more than $1,400. The donation represented 10 per cent of the company's sales for the week of November 3-8. - Elizabeth Forler of Auburn creates darling dolls. This talented coos rd bated by the local Lioness Club ee Twist photo) best evebazaar craftswoman was one of more than 30 exhibitors who took part in y thp y the Christmas bazaar held at Vanastra on November 22. The event,