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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2015-12-30, Page 9Wednesday, December 30, 2015 • News Record 9 Year in review 2015 CONTINUED FROM > PAGE 8 May 13 Hospital Auxiliary Celebrat- ing service to the community for 95 years The Clinton Public Hospital Auxiliary celebrated its 95th anniversary on Monday, May 14. The Auxiliary has 56 members who have pro- vided almost 10,000 hours of volunteer service over the 2014-2015 year. That number reflects only docu- mented hours but the actual amount is predicted to be much higher. May 20 Three Clinton girls in the business of saving lives Courtney Hymers, Court- ney Monk and Nicole Midde- gaal were driving to a gym class whey Hymers, 20, noticed two horses engaged in a fight near a fence on the side of the road. The girls soon realized that one of the horses was giving birth while the male horse was attacking her. While Middegaal and Monk chased the stallion away, Hymers called her father for advice. He told her she would have to get the baby out. The farm owner's son made it at the end of the ordeal to thank the girls and take the mother and baby to a safer location. May 27 Headed to an 8th straight WOSSAA championship The St. Anne's girls rugby team are the Huron -Perth champions and have made it through to the A/AA level Western Ontario Secondary School Athletic Association's (WOSSAA) championship. The Eagle's team has been to the WOSSAA championship for eight straight years. June 1 Let's garden like Grandma The Clinton Horticultural Society is celebrating their 125th Anniversary. As a spe- cial event they hosted the Dis- trict 8 (the counties of Grey, Bruce and Huron) Ontario Horticultural Association annual meeting at Holmes- ville Community Hall on April 25. June 17 Handy dances his way from Clinton to Italy Dawson Handy's talent had given him the opportunity to dance with the Canadian National Hip Hop Team at the World Hip Hop Champion- ships in Remini Italy from October 20-25, 2015 at age 16. The competition is held by the International Dance Organization, which has a membership of 90 countries from six continents. He is rais- ing $3600 to cover travel expenses and a further $2500 for a parent chaperone. June 24 HTLTC receives first land donation A dedication ceremony and sign unveiling took place last Friday to celebrate an impor- tant donation of land to the Huron Tract Land Trust Con- servancy (HTLTC). The Mayhew family, in memory of Iris and Jack May- hew, donated the land. The ten -acre property is com- pletely forested, serves as a groundwater recharge area and provides habitats for wildlife. July 1 One dead and four others injured in crash involving min- ivan and deer A minivan filled with Lon- don farm workers crashed last Wednesday after clipping a deer, killing one man and injuring four others in a colli- sion with echoes of a rural road disaster near Stratford three years ago. There have been 28 deaths in 24 crashes on OPP- patrolled roads since the start of June. July 8 Look out for Whaling at the Pan Am opening ceremonies Allysha Whaling will have her chance to shine on July 10 during the opening ceremo- nies of the Pan Am Games Whaling is one of 100 chil- dren chosen to be a part of the Cirque du Soliel performance. July 15 Optimists for Childcan The Clinton Optimist Club held its first motorcycle char- ity poker rally for the benefit of Childcan last Saturday. Child - can is based out of London and supports families who have had children diagnosed with cancer. July 22 Townsend Tire celebrates 20 years A massive tire was brought in to celebrate the 20th year of business. As a special event, Townsend Tire hosted a Big- foot crush on Friday and Sat- urday. There was also a petting zoo. The proceeds went to Ronald McDonald House. July 29 Rehabilitated turtle released back into wild Last month an Ausauble Bayfield Conservation employee found an injured female snapping turtle on the road. The turtle was brought to Tree Haven to be rehabili- tated. A group of campers form the Ausauble Bayfield Conservation day camp were watching as it was released into the Morrison Reservoir. August 5 Clinton hosts lawn bowling tournament The Clinton lawn bowling club held a tournament last Thursday. Each team played three games with the top seven finalists receiving a cash prize. Aside from the tournament, he women's fours lawn bowl- ing team won silver a th pro- vincial level. August 12 Cyclist had worried about being hit by vehicle Julie Sawchuck, a Wing - ham high school biology teacher had written a letter to a local newspaper advo- cating bicycle safety and imploring drivers to show cyclists more respect. Then, last Wednesday, Sawchuck was struck by a vehicle while cycling along a road in Huron County, north of London. She never got her letter sent to the newspaper, but was in intensive care fighting life -changing injuries. Her husband, Theo Sawchuck is now getting his wife's safety message out. August 19 Clinton says goodbye to one doctor, welcomes another Thirty years and thousands of patients later, Dr. Keith Hay is leaving the Clinton Family Health Team. Dr. Irram Sumar, who is taking over for Dr. Hay, first came to Clinton in 2011 as a doctor in training. She did part of her training with the Clinton Family Health Team. August 26 ACW welcomes 88th annual Huron County Plow- ing Match With only about a month to go until the International Plowing Match, local plow- men converged to the Port Albert area for the regional event. The Huron County Plowing Match, in its 88th year, took place August 20 and 21 at the farm of the Hayden family in Ashfield-Colborne- Wawanosh. September 2 Getting the best with windbreaks A small crowd came out to learn about windbreaks and how it can benefit farmers. The Maitland Valley Con- servation Authority put on a windbreak demonstration last Thursday. There are grants and other programs available to inter- ested landowners. September 9 Fate of the Clinton farmer's market up in the air A declining customer base and a lack of vendors has led to an early closure of the Clinton and Central Huron BIA farmer's market. The market started off slow in May this year because of the cold weather. June started off promising with six vendors but then Wingham opened up at the same time, affecting the attendance of both the cus- tomers and vendors. Many of the vendors do a circuit of all the surrounding markets and so coming up with a day and time that worked was a struggle. September 16 County to assess potential contaminated sites As part of new policy Huron County will look to establish a liability for a con- sultant to determine if there is a potential for contamina- tion. The county has $8,000 in the budget for risk management. September 23 High skills major at CHSS Students at CHSS will now have the opportunity to grad- uate high school with a high skills major. The Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) is for grade 11 and 12 students who want to focus on a career after high school. It is for students who are looking at all different paths, like apprenticeship, training, college or university. September 30 Tuckersmith Day Nursery celebrates 40 years Since 1975 the Tucker - smith Day Nursery in Vanas- tra has been welcoming chil- dren through its doors. For 40 years the centre has been known as the Tuckersmith Day Nursery but that is changing. As part of the cel- ebrations the centre is rebranding to Vanastra Early Childhood Learning Centre. October 7 A wish come true A wish will be coming true for five-year-old Vanastra resident Reiko Quinlan. Through Make -A -Wish Foun- dation of Canada, Reiko will have his wish granted to go to Disney World. Reiko has Osteogenesis imperfect type 3, a disorder commonly known as brittle bone disease. According to his mome Jessica, Reiko has had more than 300 fractures, many of which have occurred simply by doing every day activities. October 14 Blyth Witches' Walk gets cancelled at last minute A 13 -year tradition in Blyth has been cancelled just a few weeks before it was set to take place on October 17. Up until last year the walk happened on the Greenway Trail. The committee decided to move it into the shed behind the Blyth arena. The Fire Department of North Huron requested a fire prevention inspection prior to the event this year as fire safety at indoor haunted houses changed when eight teenagers died 31 years ago. There wasn't enough time to fulfill all the requirements. October 21 Seventieth anniversary Dutch -Canadian Friendship Tulip Garden Community members, councilors and veterans helped plant 140 tulip bulbs in front of the cenotaph in Library Park on October 17. Central Huron's Communi- ties in Bloom committee was the recipient of the 70th anniversary Dutch -Canadian Friendship Tulip Garden. October 28 Council asks OMAFRA to keep Clinton office open and fully staffed Central Huron councilor Alex Westerhout brought is concerns to council and on September 8 it passed a reso- lution to request that OMA - FRA fill the vacant positions in local offices and that the local offices remain open. Westerhout said the office is open but the door is locked. Central Huron has received letters of support from other regions, including Huron East, the County of Peterborough and the Town- ship of Malahide. November 4 Organic food and wellness business to mark grand opening Located in Seaforth, Local Organics Health Food and Wellness Centre spawned from humble beginnings in co-owner Tara Finnigan's garage and consisted solely of a certified organic pro- duce box program that began in February 2015. As the produce box pro- gram became more success- ful, Finnigan and co-owner Cara Wicke started to intro- duce shelf stable products that they could sell to their customers. When this, too, grew, Finnigan and Wicke opened the food and well- ness centre on September 26. November 11 Engage Huron working to keep young people in the county Engage Huron is trying to stop the problem of young people in their 20's and 30's heading to urban centres to pursue professional opportu- nities that otherwise are not available to them. Deb Moran and Chris Watson presented to Central Huron Council on November 2. Engage Huron has pre- sented to county council and is hoping to have delegations at all the lower tier munici- palities. As of now the group is only looking for help in identifying specific areas that could help it reach its goal. November 8 County staff to start road safety program In the wake of a devastat- ing accident, which led to a woman being seriously injured, Huron County coun- cil asked staff to prepare a report on road safety in early September. At the November 12 meeting council approved a staff committee on cycling to begin a program to improve road safety. Four recommendations were presented including that the county participate in the Share the Road campaign. November 25 Giselle Carter donates hair to Canadian Cancer Society Giselle Carter's stylist cut nine inches off her straight blond hair. The 12 -year-old Clinton Public School student went to Reflections by Design to have them help her donate her hair through the Cana- dian Cancer Society. Giselle had been thinking about donating her hair for a long time but it wasn't until her grandmother, Linda, was diagnosed with breast cancer that she deciced to go ahead with it. December 2 New business offers vintage lighting and design studio The most important thing in a house is lighting and windows, Andrew Masse said from inside Stonehedge Antiques & Design Studio in Bayfield. Lighting is a focus of the new business owned by Rhonda and Andrew Masse. It seeks to fill a need in a community vying for a selec- tion of unique items to incor- porate into their homes. The idea for the business began when Rhonda and Andrew bought the house on Porter Hill Line almost 25 years ago. The reason places like Stonehedge Antiques & Design Studio are so in demand is because as the business owners get to know you, they will start to think of you and your tastes the next time they go to an auction or on a hunt. CONTINUED > PAGE 10