Clinton News Record, 2015-11-11, Page 5J
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015 • News Record 5
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Reader reminds residents of upcoming Christmas Bureau
Dear Editor,
It is Christmas Bureau
time again.
What is Christmas
Bureau? It is a vital
Christmas experience for
Huron County families in
need. It is specific to
Huron County and all
shopping occurs in
Huron County. It pro-
vides a confidential posi-
tive shopping experience
for custodial parents
requiring assistance at
this time of gift giving. We
strive to offer the
parent(s) dignity of
choice as they shop for
their family.
In December 2014,
Christmas Bureau
assisted 476 families and
1022 children and teens,
up to the age of 18.
The 2015 Bureau sites
are:
Clinton: 49 Ontario
Street, St. Paul's Anglican
Church, use Rattenbury
Street entrance at rear of
church
Exeter: 42 James St.,
hosted by Exeter United
Church.
Goderich: 245 Mill Rd.,
hosted by Trinity Chris-
tian Reformed Church.
Seaforth: Agriplex, 140
Duke St., hosted by
Egmondville United
Church
Wingham: 220 Carling
Terrace, hosted by Sacred
Heart Roman Catholic
Church
Collection week is from
Nov 30 to Dec. 4. Distri-
bution week is from Dec.
7 to Dec. 11. Phones open
Nov 16 to Dec. 4.
How can you help? Vol-
unteer. The local Bureaus
require assistance, as
does the Christmas
Bureau central commit-
tee. Spread the word. If
you belong to a commu-
nity organization and
require a speaker contact
Trish at Huron Perth
Children's Aid at 519-524-
7356 ext. 2287. Donate, if
possible. This program is
entirely funded by your
donations. If you wish to
donate gift items, we
require new articles, i.e.
toys, sports items,
clothing, preferably tops,
baby, toddler and chil-
dren's outfits, and gift
cards for teens.
Please be generous.
We thank all the people
of Huron County, busi-
nesses, community
groups, churches, schools
and the many individuals
who generously support
this program.
Gayle Dunn
Bayfield
Reader reminds everyone to wear a seatbelt
Dear Editor,
My name is Jack
Adkins. I am a resident of
Clinton and was involved
in a motor vehicle
collision on Base Line at
Londesboro Road on Oct.
21.
I was wearing my seat-
belt as I always do. If it
hadn't been for my
seatbelt I could have been
seriously injured or
killed.
The pickup truck I was
driving collided with a
tractor trailer causing
severe damage to both
vehicles. My truck rolled
onto its side in the ditch.
My passenger and I
were safe and sound
because we were wear-
ing our seatbelts.
I wanted to remind
drivers of the impor-
tance of wearing their
seatbelts. You never
know where or when
you will need it but I can
tell you, I am glad I was
wearing mine!
Jack Adkins
Clinton
FROM THE ARCHIVES
15 years ago...
• The first polling results that
came into the Clinton Town Hall
were a direct reflection of the final
candidate standings for the new
Township of Central Huron. "We
have a wonderful council and great
staff. I forecast great things for Cen-
tral Huron," Carol Mitchell, Mayor of
Central Huron, said.
• Hundreds of Clinton residents
braved the cold weather to remem-
ber fallen men and women of the
wars that helped preserve Canada's
freedom during Clinton's 2000
Remembrance Day ceremony.
• Bayfield held its second annual
Santa Claus parade. Over a dozen
floats drew large crowds to welcome
the spirit of Christmas into the
village.
• The Blyth Festival hosted the
Ontario Ballet Theatre's production
of The Nutcracker.'
25 years ago...
• The Maitland Valley Conserva-
tion Authority was asking for the
assistance of the public to help
reduce incidents of vandalism at
local conservation areas. Two con-
servation areas, Wawanosh Park and
Pioneer Conservation Area had
been vandalized. The MVCA
stressed that the cost of maintain a
conservation area was born by local
municipalities.
35 years ago...
• Trumpeter John Wise blew the
Last Post during the Remembrance
Day ceremonies at the Clinton Cen-
otaph. A bitter wind and snow flur-
ries greeted the several hundred
marchers.
• After serving the Clinton com-
munity for the past 90 years the
Clinton Horticultural Society was
under threat of becoming past his-
tory. In spite of efforts by the nomi-
nating committee, the society was
facing lack of leadership and the
positions of president, first vice
president, second vice president
and program convener had not been
filled for the 1981 term. "Some peo-
ple have held these positions for
years and we need younger people
to get involved," Francis Powell said
at the time.
• Voter turnout varied in munici-
pal elections throughout the area.
Stanley Township had 82 per cent of
the electorate marking ballots in
their first municipal election in 10
years. In Tuckersmith Township
only 50 per cent of the electorate
turned out. And only 49 per cent of
voters came out in Hullett
Township.
• A London judge, who was pre-
siding over criminal court in Goder-
ich, received a rather strong state-
ment from a defendant during one
hearing. When asked by the judge if
she had anything to say at the end of
her trial, the Clinton woman pulled
several eggs from her purse and
began hurling them in the direction
of the bench. The judge managed to
avoid the eggs.
• Clinton police reported that
seven break, enter and theft inci-
dents in "Little England" had been
solved and a juvenile had been
arrested. The robberies, which
occurred over the month previous,
included two separate incidents on
one day when a silver sugar bowl
and creamer and several centennial
quarters were stolen from a home.
Another $5 in quarters were stolen
from another residence.
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