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Clinton Sporting Goods on Highway 8.
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21 year old Greg Roetcisoender, the owner of Clinton Sporting Goods, with his grandfather,
John Hessels, who also helps at the store.
Clinton Sporting Goods brings
new niche to Clinton's retail
Justine Alkema
Clinton News Record
A young entrepreneur from Auburn is
setting up shop in Clinton with Clinton
Sporting Goods.
On September 10, 21 year old Greg
Roetcisoender hosted the grand opening
for his store which sells fire arms, ammu-
nition, reloading supplies, hunting acces-
sories, gun safes, targets and more. They
specialize in everything related to
hunting.
Most of their stock in made in Canada,
for example they get dear supplements
from Buck On in Simcoe. They also buy
used guns, take trade-ins and sell on
consignment.
Roetcisoender's grandfather owned a
similar store growing up, and when he
got old enough, he wanted to do the
same.
"I grew up shooting with my grandfa-
ther," said Roetcisoender.
His work experience includes bricklaying
and dry walling, so opening a retail store is
very new for him. He is excited about the
new experience and change of pace.
His mom and grandfather help with the
store, making it a true family business.
The closest similar store to Greg's is in
Wingham, so this store will bring hunting
supplies closer to home for Central Huron
residents.
The shop which has been in the works
for over ayear is now open on highway 8 for
the public to come in and check out.
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It's that time of year again;
students are back to school
Justine Alkema
Clinton News Record
For eager students, the Tues-
day after Labour Day weekend
is a welcome change after
summer. Others may have
wished that the summer could
have lasted a bit longer.
Regardless, it was the same for
every student on September 6
- school was back in session.
C.H.S.S. has some signifi-
cant changes to their building
after construction over the
summer. Their science wing
was completely gutted from
floor to ceiling, and four brand
new labs were put in with
improved infrastructure,
plumbing, walls and
equipment.
"The science labs here at
C.H.S.S. were old and tired,"
said principal George McE-
wan. "So this is great:'
They also have new banners
up above the main doors.
Enrolment this year at
C.H.S.S. is at just under 500
students, which is where they
expected to be. That is slightly
less than last year as they are
down around 15 students.
However this follows demo-
graphic projections as people
are generally having less chil-
dren and in rural communities
less young people are staying
in the area.
St. Anne's is slightly larger
with just under 600 students,
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SCHOOL YEAR
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C.H.S.S.'s sign on September 6, the first day back to school.
though their grade 9 class is a
few students smaller than in
previous years.
St. Anne's theme this year is
"Let your Light Shine":
"This theme comes from
scripture, and it's the idea that
we're being called to let our
lights shine academically, spir-
itually, creativity, etc," said
principal Karen Tigani. "It's
about being the best person
you can be doing our best
work"
Most of St. Anne's was
freshly painted over the sum-
mer giving the halls a bright,
new look. They've also estab-
lished a room called "learning
commons" which will be avail-
able throughout the day for
students who would like addi-
tional support.
Another new program at St.
Anne's is they have added five
nutrition and foods courses,
which they have not had in the
past. They are doing this in
cooperation with REACH, so
students will use the kitchen at
REACH during these courses.
Along with this, they also have
a new high skills major in
health and wellness.
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