HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1987-05-06, Page 10Page 10—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY. MAY 6, 1987
A LETTER FROM DORIS
Rev.
BayfiId Bagle
Hoekstra will
By Doris Hunter
BAYFIELD - St. Andrew's United Church
is proud to have their pastor, the Rev. Mr.
Hoekstra chosen to chair the Huron -Perth
Presbytery for 1988/89, and he was also
elected to attend the General Council in
1988.
The is an important position in the United
Church and congratulations are very much
in order.
It was Bible Sunday at Trinity Anglican
and the Rector preached on the great value
of "The Word" and words themselves.
Words have tremendous influence on our
lives, the comfort of the world of God is
there for all to read. The joy of beautiful
words is like music to the ears. One acquires
them from any sources.
My years in the southern States brought
me the expression, "a pretty day" and "it
pleasures me". This glorious Canadian spr-
ing has brought many "pretty days" never
have the spring flowers stayed fresh for s�
long. Have some thought for the plants yet
to bloom.
Have you planted perfume? Sweet scents
are among the things that "pleasure us".
Even a blind man can enjoy them and pic-
ture from memory the blossoms they come
from.
The Garden Club's annual spring, auction
is on May 11, and among the treasures of-
fered will be roots of garden heliotrope, a
very old fashioned flower with wonderful
perfume.
Sheryll Tomlinson wonders if it was the
scent of freshly spread garden gold, which
enticed the'three borine creatures into their
property this week. -A startling sight today,
but many of us remember the sound of their
bells as they roamed the village streets.
Each had a distinctive sound, depending on
the size of the bell and its clapper. The Al-
bion Cow bell is here and also the Stinson
family's bell. They owned the present
Cooper residence.
Another nice sound is that of people call-
ing to express thanks. This week it was a
Bayfield
Rate Payers Association
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Saturday, May 16, 1987
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chair Presbytery
gentleman from Woodstock, who phoned to
comment on the attractive sign Dr. King has
placed on the' approach to his office.
Signs are a necessary evil. I guess, it is
good to see that the Sugar and Spice Shop
has removed their's from the village tree.
We still have a special member of our
community in Clinton Hospital. Connie
Graham became part of our village family
when she came here as a young woman, the
wife of the Rector of Trinity Church. She
played the organ, and was president of the
ladies' group endearing herself to us all.
Gerald Hudson is also in hospital, having
undergone surgery in St. Joseph's Hospital,
London.
A happy hospital stay marked the arrival
of an 8 lb 8 oz. baby girl, for Linda and Rick
Talbot.
Treasure hunters were glad to see
Bayfield's Flea Market open for business on
Saturday and Sunday. Murray and Dorothy
Jesson operate it in conjunction with their
store, The Cheese Nook. There is a homey
atmosphere about the Flea Market, the ven-
dors obviously enjoy what they are doing
and are very friendly. There are fearful and
wonderful things to be hand, from Dorothy
Oesch's home baking and outsize eggs to
remarkable tools, pictures, gadgets of all
kinds.
My prize this week was a very old tazza. If
'you never heard of such a thing, it is a cake
plate with a stand attached. Murray told me
the charge per day to rent space is $10.
Our new enterprise for this week is the
opening of The Village Pharmacy and Sun-
dries Shoppe. The owner Ron Purdy comes
from Port Credit but the Purdys have a cot-
tage at Point Clarke. Like so many others
they fell in love with Bayfield and bought the
Fowlie Place, which has become known as
the Bayfield House.
Their son Nubby, that's right Nubby, (it is
a nickname ), but he's had it so long his real
name is lost, have been very busy for over a
month, installing shelves and equipment.
Sharon Campbell will be a manager and
the shop will be able to supply prescription
orders in 24 hours. Deliveries will be made
from Port Credit by UPS. They will honor
Senior Citizens privilege cards. Small gift
items, cards, magazines, coloring books etc
will be for sale. The sort of thing Mrs. Utter
carried and Mrs. Weston before her. They
are, thank goodness, in the Heritage District
plan, no thoughts of modernizing the ex-
terior of the building.
The Scout and Cubs will be around for
your bottles this Saturday, have some ready
for them.
Dora Warwick and Doris Morrison are
back in,
town, looking tanned and fit. The
many organizations the gals so ably support
can now go back into full gear.
Don't miss the violets in front of the Coun-
try Store. Violets are Bayfield's official
flowers.
Article draws attention
By Helen Owen
A few weeks ago 1 wrote a piece with
regard to the plight of the British Pen-
sioners. One cannot help but" wonder
sometimes how much is read, but this time
the piece produced an interesting and en-
couraging reaction.
It was seen by a lady in Varna who pro-
mptly clipped it out and sent it to friends in
England who were in the process of irn-
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migrating to Canada. They promptly wrote
a letter to their Member of Parliament urg-
ing support of a motion to index pensions.
So, from Clinton, Ontario, one message at
least was perpetuated and thanks and ap-
preciation are due to the Varna lady and her
friends, who will be moving to the area in
the near future.
Historical Society News
The meeting of the Bayfield Historical
Society on April 27 was both lively and
entertaining when Bill Hitchins of London
was the guest speaker. An historian with a
particular interest in London, Mr. Hitchins
concentrated on what he described as the
local history of the city with which he had
been familiar since childhood. He recalled a
ride on a street car to visit relatives in a
farm area - now the site of the Masonville
shopping plaza. At that time he recalled that
the passing of a dozen or so cars per day was
a major event in that area!
Seeking the answer as to why settlers had
come to that particular place he referred to
the comprehensive material accumulated
by diligent historians. They offered much in-
formation, he said, but personal diaries and
journals were full of observations of early
residents, their recollections of people,
events and accounts of thisvattractive and
treed area with its clear water, known as the
Paradise of the Hurons.
Referring to the English influence which
was predominant he spoke of Col. Simcoe
whose vision saw the site as New London
and his wife whose diaries were a source of
much detailed information. He then describ-
ed the first dwelling known as McGregor's
Tavern and now plagued to indicate its
significance.
His stories of the court house and jail
brought to life the developments and per-
sonal stories connected with these ad-
ministrative buildings - the first hanging,
which owing to a faulty rope also became
the second. Touching on the rebellion in
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Sunday afternoon. The many shoppers and visitors to the downtown area stopped to take
in the charming performance. (Shelley McPhee Haist photo)
Malt Mill Morris
dancers bring street alive
By Helen Owen
BAYFIELD - Main Street, Bayfield was
enlivened on May 3 when the Malt Mill Mor-
ris Dancers from London performed outside
the Little Inn in front of an audience of some
50 people. "Squire John" the Fool was
resplendent in a new motley of brown and
yellow, especially made for him by a
member of the group.
With jingling bells, fluttering kerchiefs
and clattering sticks, the 10 members danc-
c'1 and pranced to celebrate the return of
pring, and bring a blessing on the crops,
perpetuating an old pagan custom. A
dramatic 'resurrection' of a prostrate
dancer was achieved by a kiss from a
bystander, and several children accepted an
offer to join in the final offering. Another
tradition was the offering of cake to the
watchers.
However, no performance would be com-
plete without the participation of the in-
imitable unicorn, Boracrack whose soulful
eyes were belied by his cheeky wink, and as
always he endeared himself to the audience
with his solo performance.
This time the dancers introduced a new
'Malt Mill tradition' in their repertoire call-
ed Old Squire John.
The Malt Mill Morris have become
regular visitors to Bayfield over the past
few years and never fail to attract a crowd
of passers by as well as local enthusiasts for
this old English pastime.
Club prepares for auction
By Helen Owens
BAYFIELD - The next meeting of the
Bayfield Garden Club will be on May 11 in
the municipal building at 8 p.m. It is ap-
propriate that at this time of year, when
everyone is busy getting the garden into
shape, that there will be a plant auction, so
come along - bring plants to be sold and be
prepared to replenish your own stocks.
It is always helpful for the auctioneers if
items are named so please remember this,
and of course, be sure to be there.
Some additional work has been done on
Mara Street, the wild flower sanctuary and
a project of the club. Cedars and wild roses
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National Book Week
Children were invited to submit
bookmarks for a competition as part of the
Bayfield Library program. The winner of
the contest was David Loerchner.
His entry was cut from leather in a
natural color which he designed, marked,
cut and stamped.
Earlier in the week, on Tuesday, Goderich
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