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Clinton News Record, 2016-06-29, Page 2022 News Record • Wednesday, June 29, 2016 Pine Lake craft and bake sale Contributed Photo Pine Lake campground in Bayfield held their first annual craft and bake sale on June 25. The vendors did well, the baking tables were very busy and lots of door prizes were given away. Main St., eaforth 519.600.1577 Direct 519.272.5413 THE SIGN THAT SAYS SOLD Contributed Photo 300 plants were planted in two rain gardens at Pioneer Park in Bayfield. Volunteers help plant rain gardens in Bayfield About 50 students from Huron Centennial and 15 community volunteers work to protect water by planting rain gardens at Pioneer Park in Bayfield About 50 students from Huron Centennial Public School in Brucefield and 15 community volunteers from the Bayfield area planted 300 plants at two rain gardens at Pioneer Park in Bayfield on Tuesday, June 21. They did this to help protect local water in the village along Lake Huron's shores. The installa- tion of the rain gardens is just one way watershed residents AMY McCLURE Sales Rep. 519-525-3988 MAUREEN WILDFONG Sales Rep. 519-525-9954 pirati _Please Visit w lw.eeliing5e fortts.com To Viswr a�;ll uli lslili� COUNTRY PROPERTY STORAGE BARN WITH LOFT SPACIOUS HOME BRAND NEW! 39520 BLYTH ROAD 38 CENTRE ST., SEAFORTH 41 VICTORIA BLVD. VANASTRA 62 CROMBIE ST., SEAFORTH MLS # 191071 $239,900 MLS # 375581 $169,900 MLS # 684736 $179,900 MLS # 376265 $275,000 GARAGE & WORKSHOP FAMILY HOME AFFORDABLE HOME MAIN FLOOR LAUNDRY 433771 HULLETT MCKILLOP 103 MAIN ST. NORTH, SEAFORTH 61 DALY ST., SEAFORTH 23 ANN ST., SEAFORTH MLS # 989318 $199,900 MLS # 937179 $149,900 MLS # 870936 $69,900 MLS # 453723 $159,900 www.sellingseaforth.com continue to implement the community-based Main Bay- field Watershed Plan. One of the new rain gar- dens is at the corner of Tuyll and Colina streets. The other rain garden is at the end of Colina Street. Rain gardens are shallow, sunken gardens. They are designed to capture water running off of roofs, drive- ways, and roads during storms. When you plant a rain garden, you may use a variety of native flowers, grasses and shrubs. Native plants are plants that occur naturally in a region. That makes them bet- ter suited to local growing conditions. It is the deep roots of these native plants, along with the soil of the rain gar- den, that help to filter oil, ferti- lizer and other pollutants from stormwater runoff. "As stormwater travels towards the lake, it can pickup dirt, oil, fertilizer and bacteria," said Hope Brock, Healthy Watersheds Technician with Ausable Bayfield Conservation. "By slowing stormwater down, and capturing it in the gardens, we allow the plants and the soil to filter out sediment and pol- lutants before they reach the lake," she said. "The more we can hold back the water upstream, the less erosion hap- pens downstream." The gardens are a demon- stration project. The Pioneer Park Association, the Munic- ipality of Bluewater, Huron County Health Unit, Ausable Bayfield Conservation, and community volunteers are working together on the pro- ject. The Province of Ontario provided funding for the gar- dens with a grant from the Great Lakes Guardian Com- munity Fund. The project partners plan to install signs at the gardens. These signs are to inform Bayfield residents and visi- tors about how rain gardens work and their benefits. "I hope people will enjoy these gardens and be inspired to create one on their own property," said Brock. "These types of gar- dens play an important role in protecting water quality. They also provide habitat and add beauty to our local landscape." To find out more about rain gardens, visit this web page: www.abca.on.ca/page. php?page=rain-gardens Clinton lawn bowling results June 13 Men High - Sam Bradica Second -Erin Wheeler Third - Allaw Lavis Ladies High - Sjoukje Steenbeek Second - Joan Beierling Third - Brenda Wheeler June 16 Men High - Robert Lee Second - Steve Lefaive Third -Sam Bradica Ladies High - Brenda Wheeler/ Joan Beierling Second - Gail Pelton June 20 Men High - Sam Bradica/Steve Lefaive Ladies High - Sjoukje Steenbeek June 23 Men High - Eric Wheeler Second - Steve Lefaive Third - Paul Whitehead/ Burt Greidanus Ladies High - Joan Beierling/Kay Johns Second - Cheryl Trewartha Third - Gail Pelton