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EARLY FILES
July 1,1965
Renovations at the IGA supermarket on
Mary St. have been completed and the 1500
sq. ft of colourful added space is well
stocked with food values for Clinton and
area shoppers invited to the IGA Grand Re-
opening Sale.
The "big shift" has allowed for wider aisles
permitting more manourvering space for
grocery carts, pushed the three checkout
counters further apart to make room for
parcel -laden customers and generally
grants spacious comfort to the public.
July 8,1965
Three very efficient workmen of the South-
western Tree Service company of Preston
have been taking down an average of five
trees per day on Huron and Ontario Streets
in the past two weeks. The tree removal is
making room for the wider highway and
curbing along No.8 Highway. Last week a
maple tree fell onto the highway in front of
the home of Mrs. W. E. Perdue on Huron
Street. Fortunately, no damage has been
done to wires or property.
July 4,1974
Rising water levels in the lower Great Lakes,
while slightly below the record setting
marks of last year, still pose the threat of
flood damage during the coming months,
says the Canada Centre for Inland Waters.
The lower lakes Huron, St. Clair, Erie and
Ontario are expected to continue well above
their long-term averages, with Lake St. Clair
and Lake Erie approaching or equaling the
1973 record highs.
The Burlington -based centre says Lake Erie,
which rose four inches during April 10, a
point just below the all -time high, will
probably reach its maximum level this
month.
Lake Huron is expected to peak in July and
should reach a level a few inches from that
established in 1973, although, still about 2.5
feet above the long-term average for that
month.
The combination of high water and strong
winds caused millions of dollars in damage
last year to cottages and shoreline installa-
tions on the lower lakes. Although the inci-
dence of lake storms is lowest during the
summer, they could occur, an official with
the Lake Survey Centre in Detroit said
Tuesday.
June 29,1978
Two more fires in the area last week have
caused heavy property losses bringing the
number of serious fires to three in the area
in 10 days.
Last Saturday afternoon, fire heavily dam-
aged a home owned by Roy Vodden in Sum-
merhill, about four miles north of Clinton
on Huron Road 8.
The fire alarm was turned on at 1 p.m. by
Brian Mustard, but because 1 p.m. Satur-
days is the usual time for testing the alarm,
the siren had to be sounded again to get the
Clinton volunteers to the scene.
The fire which caused damage estimated at
between $15,000 and $20,000 started in the
kitchen of the old house, which once served
as the General Store in Summerhill.
Roy Vodden, who still owns the house, ran
the store from 1952 to 1967 when he closed
it and said Tuesday that it was a store long
before he took over.
June 29, 1983
The number of secondary school teaching
positions in Huron County will decline for
the 1983-84 school year, but by how much
depends on the Board of Education's
budget deliberations.
The Huron County Board of Education, at its
March meeting, approved 239 secondary
school teaching positions which includes 65
special education positions. The total for the
coming school year represents a decline
from the present 2437 teaching positions in
Huron secondary schools.
The board learned the total for the coming
school year may increase if the cost of two
additional teachers, one for student services
and the other for Central Huron Secondary
School in Clinton, are approved during
budget deliberations. If approved, the total
teaching positions for secondary schools
would be 241.
There will be a few teaching positions elimi-
nated this coming year as 216 teaching posi-
tions were made on a temporary basis last
year to enable students to finish programs
in Spanish and Latin. Any surplus teachers
are expected to be taken care of through
attrition.
Letter to the editor
Thank you to Clinton
market customers
To the Editor;
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the faithful few customers who have been
supporting our local food producers, bakers and artisans at the Market every
Wednesday morning since mid May. You are the reason we all crawl out of bed to be
set up at Library Park before 8am until 2 pm every week with our fresh picked lettuce,
tomatoes, strawberries, cucumbers etc, pies, cookies, rice krispie squares and more!
Clinton and Central Huron BIA have worked together with the downtown businesses
to bring the local growers, bakers and artisans to you, almost at your doorstep. Please
mark Wednesday mornings down on your calendars and make us part of your day!
Show your support for local families working to bring you healthy choices at a fair
price.
Try us...you'll like us!
Sandy Garnet
Made in Huron Artisan Market
Clinton Farmer's Market Coordinator
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