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letters to the editor
Remember to give Thanks
To the editor,
As we approach Remembrance Day,
it gives us the opportunity to acknowl-
edge and appreciate the reasons why I,
along with my wife Mary Ann have
taken the responsibility of being Poppy
Chairman this year of the Royal Cana-
dian Legion Branch 140 in Clinton.
Remember to give thanks to our
present veterans and to those who
made the ultimate sacrifice during war
to our wonderful country. Our families
may have been very different if the
Western Allies had been defeated.
Some of our parents or grandparents
may have never even met.
We are pleased to assist Branch 140
president Rick Shropshall and our
executive in carrying out our Poppy
Campaign and Remembrance Day
events once again.
All Legions do not receive any out-
side funding, and each Branch must
operate as a private business. Member-
ship is declining, and we need help
now to continue assistance to our vet-
erans and their families, our current
men and women serving, and commu-
nity needs. Operating costs of running
a day to day business continue to rise,
and without support the Branch may
be forced to close leaving a large sad
gap in our community.
Our doors are open!! Any person of
Someone give Pierre's kid a shake
To the editor,
Justin Trudeau wants a carbon tax! Is
he nuts?
It seems Justin Trudeau is so out of
touch with what we average everyday
Canadians are paying in taxes he might
as well be on Mars. Does he not realize
every time we buy fuel or parts or we
get some service done we are already
paying a substantial amount of tax!
We as a society do not need more taxa-
tion; we have to stop electing unquali-
fied people into our governments at all
levels. We have to find the bright, mid-
dle-aged professional people to run the
country and provinces. When political
party leadership or rank & file make
horrendous and expensive mistakes
they need to be held accountable for
their errors. Where else in the free
world can a politician get elected and
through their term of office completely
screw up the finances of the province
or territory they represent, then say
they are sorry and walk away with a
goodbye and a pension. We seem to
Information sought on Taylor family
To the editor,
Genealogy Hunt for Taylor Family.
It is my desire to trace my ancestors,
The Taylor family, that resided in Clin-
ton, Ontario after immigrating from
Husthwaite, Yorkshire, England in 1872
on the S. S. Italy ship. I would be very
appreciative if anyone living in the
vicinity of Clinton would be able to
assist me in tracing my mother's, Mar-
lene Joyce Taylor, family. After search-
ing the Clinton Cemetery for Taylor
headstones, I located my great -great-
grandparents, William and Ann Taylor
(nee Horsley), and a few of their chil-
dren. William and Ann established a
firm, William Taylor & Sons, Shoe Mer-
chants in Clinton. Son Jacob is listed in
the 1881 Canadian census as a traveler,
son Israel as a shoemaker and son Wil-
liam as a carpenter. Other siblings that
immigrated with their family were
Ebenezer John (great-grandparent),
Henry Stephen, Samuel Lucas and
Spiritual meaning lost for October 31
To the Editor,
Concerning October 23's column,
"Orange and Black day is lame'; (Page 4,
Oct. 23), one might add that the whole
meaning and sacredness is lost. Not the
missing devilish costumes and trickery
that is portrayed, rather, it has lost its
sacredness as All Saints Day for the
Roman Catholics or the Reformation
Day for Reformed Christians. Roman
Catholics have used that day to dedicate
it to all the saints that had not been cele-
brated or worshipped yet, such as those
who had a dedicated day, St. Columbus,
St. David and St. Patrick. Whereas
Reformed Christians remember Oct. 31
as the day Martin Luther nailed the 95
legal age can come down to our bar
room of Branch 140, and see what we
have to offer. We have a large hall to
accommodate events, and weekly
leagues for darts and cards, as well
as 2 pool tables. But most importantly,
is the comradeship and fun that you
can have at our Branch. Hopefully you
will come see us, and consider joining
our organization to keep it alive and
well.
Yours in Comradeship,
Wes Chambers
Royal Canadian
Legion Branch 140
Poppy Co -Chairman
always be left with a financial and
social mess to clean up.
Why? Because we have been electing
poor performing people to powerful
decision making positions and we have
not been vigilant in holding them to
account for their actions and gross
mistakes.
Wake up folks! If you don't want a car-
bon tax you had better start shouting
now and very loudly!
Carl Rutley,
Clinton
Mary Annie (Marianne) Lydia. All infor-
mation is welcome including letters,
photographs, factual data, and memo-
rabilia of any sort.
Please contact me using my email
address: pianolady@cogeco.ca I
would be happy to receive mail at my
home: 6 Muscot Drive, Stoney Creek,
ON L8J 1X2.
Looking forward to hearing from
interested parties.
(Mrs.) Marlene Penman
theses to the church door in Witten -
burg, Germany in 1517, as a refutation
of the errors in the Roman Catholic
Church. In conclusion, the meaning
and specialty of Oct. 31 has been lost
and replaced with the demonic under-
world and its evil.
Ronald Van de Bruinhorst
Clinton
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Legion book to recognize
men and women in service
The Royal Canadian
Legion Ontario Command
is proud to introduce the
publishing of its very first
Military Service Recogni-
tion book, and are seeking
input from the public
about the Veterans in their
lives.
The book allows readers
to identify and recognize
Ontario's Veterans, while
staying true to the Legion's
role as "Keepers of
Remembrance':
The Military Service
Recognition project serves
as a reminder for future
generations of the contri-
butions made toward the
creation of our nation and
the continuation of Cana-
da's role as a protector of
freedom.
All are invited to visit
the local Legion branch to
obtain more information
on how to submit stories,
military biographies or
photographs of Veterans.
The Legion supports
Veterans past and present
and wants to give all who
serve the recognition they
deserve.
With the help of vets
and their families and
friends, the first book is
scheduled to be published
and released September,
2014.
Although the program
is about Remembrance
and the history of Veter-
ans, there will be a tele-
phone campaign for
advertising sales in the
book, conducted by pub-
lisher Fenety Marketing.
Funds raised through
the program will assist
and support many Legion
initiatives and assist
branches to remain a via-
ble partner in their
communities.
For more information,
visit www.on.legion.ca or
contact Ontario Com-
mand Centre at 1 -855-
845 -VETS (8387) or email
info@on.legion.ca.
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