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A number of trail -related events in Janurary
Lantern Making Workshop and
Candlelit Walk 2015
Want some extra fun at
the Annual Maitland Trail
Association Candlelit
Walk: a kickoff to Goder-
ich Winterfest 2015?
Come make your own
lantern to light the trail!
Attend one or both Lan-
tern Making Workshops
being held at the parks
department shed on Par-
sons Court on Sat., Jan. 24
and Sun.,, Jan. 25, from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m.
If you want to display
your wonderful lanterns,
bring them early to the
Candlelit Walk. Install
them where you like
along the trail, and
remember to take them
home with you after the
walk. The Candlelit Walk
Trail Talk
Kate Procter
runs 7:30 to 9 p.m., Fri.,,
Feb. 6 - in any weather -
at the Maitland Woods,
behind the Knights of
Columbus Centre on Par-
sons Court.
Please register early for
the workshops by calling
instructor Karen Melady
at 519-524-7518. A mini-
mum number of partici-
pants are required, and
there is a $8 materials fee,
payable that day. All are
welcome, but children
need to bring a hands-on,
adult helper. Lantern or
not, come and be a part
of this magical winter
evening in the Maitland
Woods, sponsored by the
Maitland Trail
Association.
Varna Nature Trails
Sat., Jan. 10 at 11 a.m.
Contact Jane Davidson
519-565-2653
Join us for a hike or
snowshoe during the
winter. If we have suffi-
cient snow, Dwain For-
rest of Timber's Outfit-
ters in Seaforth will give
a quick "lesson" on the
trail on snowshoeing. He
will also bring rental
snowshoes to make it
convenient for you if you
wish. Of course you are
welcome to bring your
own snowshoes. The
hike will take approxi-
mately one hour and the
terrain is suitable for all
ages and abilities. Lunch
to follow after the hike at
the Stanley Complex.
Point Farms Provincial Park
Sat., Jan. 17 at 10 a.m.
Contact Anne Storey
519-529-3050
Level 1, moderate pace,
1.5 hrs
If snow conditions are
right, we'll go exploring
on snowshoes, hopefully
up the ravine trail, which
is especially beautiful in
winter.
John Goldie Reserve: Ski/
Snowshoe/Hike
Sat., Jan. 24 at 1 p.m.
Contact Con Melady 524-
8730 or Sjani Craig 524-
9136
Level 2, moderate pace,
1.5 hrs
Contact Con for skiing,
or Sjani for snowshoe-
ing. This area near Ben -
miller has lovely trails
that wind through refor-
ested areas, along a high
bank with spectacular
views over the Maitland
River, and through open
woods. Carpooling is
suggested for this event.
Meet at Donk's Out-
doors and Sports by
12:45, or contact Con or
Sjani for more informa-
tion and directions. If
the snow conditions are
not good for skiing or
snowshoeing, we will
hike.
Naftel's Creek: Snowshoe or
Hike
Sat., Sat. 31 at 1 p.m.
Contact Jane Davidson
519-565-2653
Level 1, leisurely pace,
1-1.5 hrs
Naftel's Creek Trail leads
through mixed conifer
plantations, hardwood
and wetland areas.
Directions: Drive south
of Goderich on Hwy 21
approx. 7 km. Naftel's
Creek access point and
its parking area are on
the left (east) side of the
highway; carpooling is
encouraged to reduce
the number of vehicles
there, so call Jane for
details.
EARLY FILES
Jan. 5, 1984
The future of the upstairs auditorium at
the Clinton Town Hall will depend on the
needs and wishes of the townspeople.
In the next few months, Clinton council
is hoping to organize a committee of inter-
ested people to help in determining the
future of the auditorium.
Basic renovations to the auditorium are
included the renovation plan at the town
hall, but completion to the upstairs will
depend on whether Clintonians feel there
is a need for the hall.
Jan. 10 1979
Reports have been confirmed that the
cattle in two barns in the Ethel area have
been placed under quarantine for rabies.
However, Dr. W.J. Thompson of the
Health of Animals branch, department of
agriculture in Seaforth, says there is "noth-
ing unusual" about the fact cattle have
been quarantined. Rabies, he says, is an
"endemic" in Huron County, and have
occurred "almost constantly" since 1957.
Jan. 2, 1964
Area drivers stayed out of serious mis-
haps over the holiday season, but Clinton
police were kept busy investigating two
break-ins and two acts of vandalism,
which resulted in broken windows at two
local business places.
Police are still investigating an incident
at the Clinton Credit Union office when
someone apparently tested the bullet-
proof window at the drive-in deposit cage.
Jan. 5, 1939
In the brave days of old, when whiskey
was 20 cents a gallon and consumed from
a tin cup or diner pail, those so disposed
could get drunk as often as they liked, be
thrown out of the old barroom when noisy
or quarrelsome and were in little danger of
getting pinched. Drunkenness was not
considered a crime. But times have
changed. Gradually succeeding genera-
tions have been educated. Restrictions
were found to be necessary not only to
protect the public from the conduct of the
excessive drinker, but to protect him from
himself. This week another has been
added to the long list of restrictions to the
which the drinker is subjected. For some
years drunken drivers were fined or
imprisoned, if found guilty, by the presid-
ing magistrate. Such measures were for
the protection of the public. This week a
further order has been issued by the Attor-
ney -General. Under it a man convicted of
drinking while drunk will not only pay the
fine and suffer the disgrace of imprison-
ment which the court may impose, but his
car will be impounded for three months,
whether the magistrate orders it or not.
Jan. 1, 1914
Christmas is the season of goodwill
and the expression of friendship and the
spirit not only takes possession of indi-
viduals but pervades companies and
corporations, which are, of course, made
up of individuals each with his own par-
ticular kindly impulses. A happy hour
was spent at the Knitting Mill on Christ-
mas Eve when before closing for the hol-
iday the management presented each
employee with a remembrance, a Christ-
mas token, which was appreciated far
above its actual value because of its
thoughtfulness.
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