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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2015-09-09, Page 7Laura Broadley Clinton News Record The Clinton and Central Huron BIA farmer's market started in May and continued until last week. Coordinator, Sandy Garnet, said the market had some momentum in June but was competing with Wingham. As of now, Garnett said it won't return in 2016. Fate of the Clinton farmer's market up in the air Laura Broadley Clinton News Record 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. Three years ago the CCHBIA did an eight week market that showed the public would support a market. It returned in 2014, averaging about eight vendors each week. Maintaining a locally based market was important from the very beginning. "Myself, the BIA and the vendors themselves that had chosen to come felt that it was very important to keep it to local products," said Sandy Garnet, the market coordinator. Garnet said 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 customers and vendors. Vendors continued to hope that more people would come to the market but it never materialized. Many of the vendors do a circuit of all the surrounding markets and so com- ing up with a day and time that worked was a struggle. Last year the market was on from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. with the intent that people would stop in on their way to work but the CCHBIA decided to change it from 2 to 6 p.m. With an afternoon time the ven- dors were able to pick fresh in the mom- ing, which they weren't able to do if the market had been in the morning. A weekend time is not an option because Garnet said they don't want to be in direct competition with Goderich. While the fate of the market undeter- mined, Garnet won't be returning as coordinator. Business at her store, Made in Huron, is picking up and she won't be able to fill the volunteer posi- tion any longer. "Things are too far up in the air. At this point there won't be another mar- ket," said Garnet. "It's what I love to do but you have to be with reality too," she added. Perhaps making the market run through just July and August would work better. But Garnet thinks that showing support to surrounding mar- kets instead might be a better option for everyone. Garnet said she is thankful to all the vendors who gave their time and cus- tomers that stuck with the farmer's market this year. She said the munici- pality was also important because it gave Library Park as the location. A spe- cial thanks should go out to Libro Credit Union for providing $5 vouchers each week, said Garnet. Ladies fours win silver at Canadian championships Laura Broadley Clinton News Record Their goal was to make it to a medal round but they went even further. The district four ladies fours team won sil- ver at the Canadian Lawn Bowls Championship. Skip Kay Johns said the goal for her ladies fours team was to play in a medal game. She never expected they would win a medal, let alone silver. The district four team consists of Kay Johns (skip) and Trudy Hill (second) from the Clinton Lawn Bowling Club and JoAnne Bugler (vice) and Sharon Farrish (lead) from the Exeter Lawn Bowling Club. Bugler has been bowling for many years and has recently been mentoring Johns to take over as skip. The team won the provincial compe- tition and then moved on to the cham- pionships, which took place from August 16 - 22 at the Willowdale Lawn Bowling Club in North York. The ladies won six out of nine round robin games during the week, which put them in the position to play in the championship game. They lost to a Brit- ish Columbia team with a final score of 21-11. The Ontario B ladies team, consisting of fours, triples and pairs won the Lady Alexander trophy for top ladies team through the round robin play. Wednesday, September 9, 2015 • News Record 7 They face new challenges every day. The sex ed. and health curriculum can help. The first updates since 1998 will help parents and teachers give kids the skills they need to stay safe. Find out what kids will learn grade by grade at ontario.ca/hpe. ontario.ca/hpe Paid for by the Government of Ontario i' Ontario