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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2016-10-05, Page 7Wednesday, October 5, 2016 • News Record 7 Clinton Minor Baseball to improve softball diamond Justine Alkema Clinton News Record Clinton Minor Baseball is keeping up with the increas- ing registration numbers for minor ball in different ways, the newest way being redo- ing their softball diamond. The organization recently added new lights to the baseball diamond by the racetrack. Now, they will be focusing on the softball diamond beside that. Some improvements they will be making will include improving the light level, moving the fences further back, and improving the surface of the playing field by removing the stone dust and replacing it with sports clay. These improvements will create more uses out of the diamond. Right now, it is only useable for slow pitch. However with these improvements, they will be able to play up to Peeweee level baseball on the diamond. At this point, they are unsure of the exact cost of the improvements, but Facilities Manager Steve Campbell estimates it may be around $40,000. "We have numerous fund- raising efforts through the baseball association and donations throughout the year [to fund the upgrades]," said Campbell. The plan is to do as much as possible this fall so it will be ready by next baseball season. "In perfect world, if can move the screens to move the fences and get ground- work done, lights could be done next spring." Justine Alkema Clinton News Record The softball diamond by the racetrack will have improved light level, the fences moved back and a sports clay surface. Over 200 attend "If You Grew up in Clinton" Facebook group reunion Doug Peterson Special to the News Record What if you threw a party and nobody came? That was never a ques- tion asked by the hosts (Pat Taylor, Paul Anstett, and me) of the first ever "If You Grew up in Clinton Facebook Reunion" On October 1. There was no doubt that this would be a successful event; it was just a matter of how successful. The Facebook group started with a conversa- tion a couple of years ago and then the magic hap- pened. At present, it has over 2,100 members. It's managed by the entire group, and there are folks online daily to manage and add people to the group. The goal is to ultimately make "virtual Clinton" the same size as "real Clinton" by tapping into people who grew up in our lovely town. Despite all the advan- tages of conversing online, there was a desire to see as many people face to face as possible. That happened on Saturday, October 1 at the Fish and Game Club. There was no formal agenda and that's a good thing. It allowed for people to min- gle and make connections to people they hadn't seen for years. There were well over 200 in attendance with some travelling a great dis- tance to attend. The early birds were there at the stroke of 2 and many stayed until kicked out! Some never wanted the event to end. The only formal part of the event was the taking of "decade" school pictures of those who attended Central Huron or Clinton Collegiate through the years. These photos are now online and viewable in the group. Donations to cover the expenses were accepted at the door. The leftover amount ($600) will be donated to the local food bank. The Facebook group is a very active place for mem- ory discussions and hon- ouring the things that made Clinton the great place that it is; Sherlock Manning, the Train Station, Anstett Jew- elers, Bartliff's Bakery, and so much more. To these discussions, there is now a nice collection of pictures and discussions of this event. The Clinton News - Record and the Goderich Signal -Star contributed photos from their archives to add to the memories. The Facebook group is still open and a vibrant entity. If you're a Facebook user, just ask to be added and one of the group will be happy to do it. 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