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There will always be celebrations
and jubilations and seasons for joy:
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Best Wishes frim the Fine Merchants
at Sunciast Mall, Goderich.
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GROWING TOGETHER TO SERVE YOU BETTER
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A poetic salute to
Colborne Township
by ES. Snyder
There's a place called Colborne
Township,
It's a„place that I know best.
1 think of it when I'm at work,
And when I lie down to rest.
I remember well the happy days,
We were privileged to enjoy.
As we scrambled throu our early life
Our roots
in Colborne Township
and Huron are
nineteen years deep.
,We at Fleming Feed Mill are proud to have served the farmers
of Colborne Township and Huron County since 1967.
We also wish our many friends and customers in Colborne
Township all the best with your upcoming Sesquicentennial
Celebrations.
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With other little girls and boys.
Then Goderich was a distant place,
And Clinton much the same.
We lived in the bend of the river
That has Maitland for a name.
Of course we had our ups and downs,
The same ,as of hers do.
We fought our little battles,
And forgave when we were through.
On week days, we went to school
To good old number seven,
Then many things seemed very harsh,
And far removed from Heaven.
On Sundays we all went to church,
To the place of our desire.
We had our spirits strengthened
With a warming of hell's fire.
From early youth, to later life
Which seemed a long, long time,
We took our place in Church, and state
And worked right down the line.
From Dobbin's day, to motor age
We took in one big hurdle.
It may have shook us up a bit
But we never made a gurgle.
Now some are prone, to make remarks
About some. certain measure,
That took place, in horse, and buggy days,
It seems to give them pleasure.
Then, we should promptly make reply.
That much food legislation.
Which was passed in horse and buggy day
Is still good for this, and future
generations.
Were you born in Colborne Township?
Did you live there for a while?
Did you learn to love the region?
As it stretched mile after mile,
Perhaps it was, in east, or west,
Or maybe in the north.
That made up the habitation
From which you sallied forth.
It may have been in Schools, one to nine,
Which were numbered, in that order.
That claimed your love, and loyalty,
There were two Schools on the border..
Was your Sabbath then a holy day.
Reserved for special worship
At one of the many Edifices
That were erected for that purpose?
If per chance you share my sentiment
,And favour my emotion
Then come, join hands and make
A well -supported motion.
Let all for one, and one for all,
Be the substance of your motto
Then work together as you should
And plan the way you ought -to.
To you who carry heavy loads
That go with public labour,
Remember that, we took our turn,
The .same as did our neighbour.
But now we say, go to it boys.
With all your might and main,
Take up the tgrch, and hold it high
So nil can seethe flame.
Now, days will come, and days will go
And each one brings a challenge.
Which must be faced with' courage,
And a well provided balance
Stand fast my Friends and hold the line
Both ratepayers and council
Keep your standards high, so all will say
Hats -off to -Colborne Township.