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Student council
ready for action
By Craig Gillis
SDHS Student Council is
ready for the 98/99 school
year.
Let the fun begin. After a
hot "short" summer we are
ready to go. (Bold) Brett
Jewitt, (Joyful) Janelle Wood,
(Caring) Karen Delvecchio,
(Nifty) Nicole Crawford,
(Magnificent) Melissa
Harrison and (Courageous)
Craig Gillis await September
8th at 8:54 a.m.
The opening assembly is
sure to wake up all the
students and staff members of
SDHS.
Lots of events are planned
for September, but we cannot
forget the biggest event we
took part in on August 13th
to 16th, "The Motocross".
The four longest days of
summer were the most tiring'
days, yet, even though the
great races were on. We were
in charge of finding flagers
for every day of the races.
This meant that most of the
Student Council members
were there every day. There
was a lot of great team work,
skills and quick action when
needed from the flagers,
"Team Snapple".
Events planned for
September begin on Sept. 9th
with a barbecue. Proceeds go
to the Student Council for
other events in the year.
On Sept. 11 something new'
comes to the school when we
begin Music and Hat days.
Music will be played every
Friday in the cafeteria, and
hat days will be every other
Friday. To wear a hat, a
canned good donation is
required, and all canned
foods go the Food Bank at
the end of the month.
Our first dance is going to
be early, on September 16th.
It will be a video jam dance
party for every student that is
there.
To show school spirit the
16th is also a black and gold
day. Now Grade 9,s don't
worry we haven't forgotten
about you. We've got special
plans. September 22nd will
be welcome day with OAC
students taking pair.
More great events are
planned for the year so
participate and you'll have
lots of fun. We hope to see all
the students bright and early
Tuesday morning, for the
beginning of an historic year.
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Steve Harrison of Steve's Signs in Exeter paints the new
mural on the gymnasium wall as students prepare to
return to Seaforth District High School on Tuesday.
HILGENDORFF PHOTO
Veterans visit Radome Museum and share reflections
BY DAVE EMSLIE
Clinton News -Record Editor
While the Airforce Radome
Museum of Electronics might
only be in a temporary home,
with a small display, it is
already attracting visitors
back to the area.
A mailing from the museum
sent out to help raise funds
asked potential contributors,
"Do you have a nostalgic spot
in your heart for the old
training school in Clinton?"
And it would appear that
nostalgia is a draw for those
who once served at the radar
training base in what is now
known as Vanastra, as Karl
Work and Ross Krebs, along
with their wives, visited the
area last week, and received a
tour of the museum from Phil
Malcolm, president of the
board of directors, and Fred
Bates, who officially opened
the temporary thuseum in the
Vanastra Village Flea Market:
For his part, Work noted
that he trained at the base,
after taking a university
course. He explained that the
Canadian government trained
5,000 volunteers to help the
Royal Air Force (RAF) with
radar. At university, he took a
16 -week fundamental
electronics course, paid for by
the government, before being
shipped to Clinton.
He stayed briefly, in
Clinton, during October and
November of 1942. He
stated,"I was a six week
whiz." And then it was right
overseas.
Krebs, after studying at
Hamilton's McMaster
University, came to the base
as an instructor in 1942 or
'43, and he recalled the
change' from having the RAF
run the facility, compared to
the RCAF.'
"When I came here to begin
with, it was an RAF station.
Living was not terribly
comfortable, and food was
awful," he said, noting that
one meal eaten in the mess
hall per day would be the
maximum. Instead, those
from.the base would head into
town to eat, or stop at the
canteen for a sanda/ich or
snack.
However, when the Royal
Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
took over, they brought in
outside cooking help, he said,
including chefs from the
Chateau Laurier and the
Royal York.
"The food was as good as
you could get in any
restaurant," Krebs stated.
The two discussed the uses
of radar, as ground
equipment, and in bombers.
In particular, they mentioned
the Interceptor Friend of Foe
(IFF), which was in all Allied
planes, according to Krebs.
When radar would be
tracking a nightfighter, he
said, it would trip the IFF, and
then indicate whether the
plane was a friend or foe.
To keep the Germans from
knowing about IFF, he said, it
had a detonator which would
go off if the plane went down,
destroying the equipment. He
'added, however, that if a
plane made a particularly
hard landing,•thls could also
detonate the IFF, blowing off
the tail of the. plane:
. While Work noted that
many.who trained at what
was to become CFB Clinton
remained in Canada to work
on radar ground equipment.
both he and Krchs were sent
overseas.
Work noted that he
originally worked on
nightfightcrs, and he ended up
working on a ship during the
D -Day invasion. This ship, he
noted, was used during the
invasion as an intelligence
ship, and included a complete
operations room and
decoding room.
Krebs, meanwhile. said he
was posted around to several
places after he went overseas.
serving with an RAF
regiment for a time. before
joining a salvage unit. With
this unit, he said. he travelled
over most of Europe. and
would go out with an English
officer to look over downed
planes. They would find out
what caused the plane to
crash. which in most cases
was enemy fire. ap d then he
and one of his men would
remove all of the radar
equipment from the plane. "It
was top secret," he said.
A truck would also go out
and pick up pieces of the
plane, which would he re-
used to build other planes.
Kreps noted that it was
difficult to find volunteers to
fly in the rebuilt planes, and
therefore he often took on the
job himself. However, the
odds were good that the
rebuilds would stay in the air.
"I guess. totally. doing air
tests we had to crash land
three. times because
something went wrong.-
The . Airforce Radomc
Museum of Electronics hopes
to attract many more visitors
such as Krchs and Work to
their temporary home. and
eventually to the completed
facility.
Malcolm explained that
fundraising efforts are
continuing. and noted that the
temporary home of the
facility has moved in the flea
market to a larger space.
Additions to the collection are
being made. he said. with
more coming.
The museum can he
contacted at Box 1422
Clinton, by calling (519) 482-
5563. by faxing (519) 482-
7437. or through e-mail at
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fly in the rebuilt planes, and
therefore he often took on the
job himself. However, the
odds were good that the
rebuilds would stay in the air.
"I guess. totally. doing air
tests we had to crash land
three. times because
something went wrong.-
The . Airforce Radomc
Museum of Electronics hopes
to attract many more visitors
such as Krchs and Work to
their temporary home. and
eventually to the completed
facility.
Malcolm explained that
fundraising efforts are
continuing. and noted that the
temporary home of the
facility has moved in the flea
market to a larger space.
Additions to the collection are
being made. he said. with
more coming.
The museum can he
contacted at Box 1422
Clinton, by calling (519) 482-
5563. by faxing (519) 482-
7437. or through e-mail at
cancryo�Q hmts.com.on.ca
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Serving Seaforth Since 1986
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Company has just released for sale to the public a limited
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upholstery, nylon, stretch, vinyl, silk, EVEN SEWS ON
LEATHER! No attachments needed for buttonholes (any size),
monograms, hems. Sews on buttons, overcasts, darns,
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