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Who do these beautiful legs belong to? It's not everyday Satutday. To find out- the bodies and faces behind the
that area people get to see such an amazing spectacle, curtain turn to page 10 for the great unveillng.(News-
but a leg judging contest was only one of the many 'eveMs Record photo)
at the .Fun Olympics for Bayfield's arena opning on
Clintonians want -Own
by Shelley McPhee '
fter a lengthy discussion Monday
night, Clinton. council found that the
general consensus of 25 people, present
at the Monday, night council meeting,
was that they-Vvan.ted a.pdol in town.
One'persen set the mood of the people,
, bY stating that Clintonians would like
• --something they could_eall ;heir own
since many must already gout of. town
• to eurl, golf or -take •parein_other
tivilies.
, Others felt that having a good pool in,
the community would' help to entice
newcomers to stay in Clinton.
Reeve Royce Macaulay explained,
"When people come to town the first'
thing they look foi is the facilities. We
have to keep updating -our town for the
future."
s • Mayor Harold Lobb -reaffirmed this
• thought by saying, "'I think that if we're
going to continue to grow, We'll- need
recreational ,
• • Dennis/jewitt;a representative from
the recreation demmittee stressed, "If
wciekg,th,p pool, we'll be losing part of
• our 'C'eiiinittiiity.lf it's gone, then well
•.probably lose something. else."
He firmly stood by the need of a new
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"The present pool is 21 years old," he'
w ' hadr-T1 -years.7
-of pretty well maintenance free -
operation, but now the pool's served its
life and it's worn out." •
The pool is still being used this
summer, by with 151 taking swimming
lessons and'at least another' 100, holding
season passes despite tfie, fact that the
filtration ,system is completely gone
and the pool no longer- meets the
Ministry of Health standards. •
Rather than build a new pool, some
Clinton citizens, and ,members of
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.council, felt that perhaps the heated,
indoor pool at Vanastra- ectuld be used
by the community.
Councillor Rosemary Armstrong
voiced her opinion on this.
"I'd love to see a pool here;'she
stressed, "but you'll spent thousands of
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dollars and can we afford it?"
''Vanastra is only two miles down the
road and what's wrong, have 'we lost
the use of our legs?" she asked the
.group. • •
"Can -the government give us a grant
so we could construct a bicycle path out
there?" she said. "I'd like to see more
studies done on this." - •
She went on, "At the public meeting
- (last November) felt that the
Vanastra representatives weren't
given too inuch opportunity to talk.
They were slietited down."
Councillor Chester Archibald,- 'op-
posing the idea of using the Vanastra
'pool reasoned, "1 think the tinte-of easY
transportation, because of gas shor-
tages, is over and people will be forced
to stay home and us t1e pool more
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The majority of councit and the
recreation comfnittee agreed that
-Clinton.shoulci.-have.-e-new pool; saying . -
that's what the 90 per ceht of the pepplQ
Wanted.
• ".I thought going to Vanastra was a
logical thing, but I had to change my
mind since I found the people wanted
their own pool," Mr. Jewitt explained.
Another thought . on many people's
minds was which pool proposal would
be accepted. Two plans were drawn up,
differing in 'that one included •a
teaching pool, about 20 feet by 50 feet,
and up to 31/2 feet deep. Including this
pool in the plans meant an extra
$20,000.
Mistakes are a way of 'life in this
business, unlike Other busindsses
and 'professions where the public
doesn't, see the errors. In the course
of handling several hundred
thousand Words every , week, some
mistakes are bound to slip in no
matter how hard we try to catch
them. •
Fortunately, between the editors
and the proofreaders, many -of the
errors are caught before the edition
g,oes to the press, but a small
minority 'do creep' through, and we
try and make good for those. •
A couple that snuck by us last
--week included a headline that said
oil was .found in Ashfield. It wasn't
oil though we wish it were, •but
natural gas. Another imas.in a story
on•,the new Clinton swimming pool.
The.pool is eligible for up to a 25 per
cent WintariO grant, not one-third as
was reported. • •
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From now on, if you k, et a parking
ticket anywhere in-townk including
Beech and Mill Streets, you had
betterpay it. As Of Monday night,
they are legal as Clinton town
council finally, passed the by-law, a
year after the signs were put up.
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Of all the Placss to phone a bomb
scare to, a lumber yard would be the
last, you'd think: But that's what
happened at. iludie,Arisewy 'last
Friday afternoon as the gals took an
anonymous call fr2m •a young
• fellowlaying the place would blow.
A search by Clinton 'police, of the
evacuated building turned - up
nothing, but one employee joked that
it"wa's likely one of the competivedii
who was having a slow day and
thought Iludie might as well too.
'The Clinton firemen were out
9hortly (ter Midnight on TueStlay to
L. handle tt MinorbrtiOhl fire 'at
Vanciati4, -Thanks to the sWift action
t. dPfirepftifri Craig Cox, the blaze ,
was quickly ,extinguished before it
could spread.
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Well, today is the glorious 12th,
that is if, you happen to be an
Orangeman or a Protestant.
However,, it's not a day of
celebration for the Catholics, and it
seems to be a tradition that's dying
out, and well it should. • (I'm
Protestant, by the way.)
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Sorry Lois, but Skylab came down
on Wednesday morning somewhere
off the coast of Australia, so 1 guess
„the, planned fireworks for your birth-
- day on Friday are off. Oh well,
there's still Moonlight Madness and
the shirt-tail parade at midnight. .
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Arid too, there's Paul Riddell's
Hell Drivers', who are coming to
town on Wednesday', July 25 to the
Clinton Community Park. The event
is sponsored by the Clinton
Recreation eorninittee,"and all in aid
of the swimming pool fund. ,
-These at-t---nat,the, 'same ,drivers
who were here in town years ago ut
a bigger and better show. Action
starts at 7 '.30 Vit. " -
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One of our John Street golfing
friends -says he shoots in the low 70's.
If it gets any 'cooler than that, he
• stays home. .
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There are still -a-few tickets left to
sell in the ,Lions recreational van
raffle so give' the boys a hand and
'buy a ticket today. The draw' S only
' two weeks away. •
. And finally as a parting shot to
depress millions of -.housewives
around Canada arld the il,,S„ the
football season opened* last night
(Wednesday) and continues,
unabated, Until - sometiim next
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lantOry. 'Miff to make YouW iii to
throw your she through h 4V4
aitt it. , ' •
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• "This may be a frill we don't need,"
Councillor Armstrong suggested.
"If a kid doesn't like water, it doesn't
matter whether it's two feeeer 10:feet
deep," she said. ° •
Councillor Ron McKay was opposed
-to this, saying that some children are
• scared of deep water.
Councillor Archibald noted, 'Having
kids learn to swirri in a full-sized pool is
• 'all right if you have a specialized class,
but in Clinton we: have a public- pool
. with children -from two to 10 years, old
taking beginner classes together." •
Mr. Jewitt noted, `The training pool
is an extra cost but we should have it to
make it better for'children to. learn .to
swim in. For an extra -$20,000 we (the
tee committee) thought it would be
worth it."
After hearing the discussion -,-council,
later in the evening accepted the tender_
of Kelly Lynn to built the pool, -to in-
clude the training po-ol for a cost of
$184,602. .
The accepted tender was the least
expensive pf three submitted . to
council.- Other tenders included:
McDowell, $186,162 for Proposal 'A"
and' $207,340 for Proposal 13'; F. 'Van
---•-Busseli • and- Sons- -L-td7,--$-189-3-09- for-
- proposal `A,', and.' $218 0,37 for Rroposal
B . Kelly Lynn's submitted price for
the Proposal 'A' pool was $163,482.
Mayor Lobb noted that the new pool
has been so designed that a covering
could'be placed over it in the future.
Weather
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6 22 4.5 29 14
7 25.5 .6 31 17
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by Shelley McPhee
'Clinton council hs agreed to build a
•new pool.
At their regular meeting on Monday
night, council' recommended the ac-
ceptance of the tender of Kelly Lynn
from RR 1, Hyde Park for •the con-
struction of Proposal 'IV- pool at the
cos of $184,602.
• With this, council's next step is to
decide how the, costs will be met. They
plan to discuss this -neit, week when
they meet in a closed session to study
Tthis year's proposed budget.
With construction scheduled to begin
:This fall, funds 'will be needed to meet
costs of the pool which will cost at least
$200,,004. Along with the $18,4,602' tender
price, the town also mustpay $20,000 to
• the engineers for the studies they have
'completed.
The 'question remains whether the
cost will be paid through taxes • or
debentures since at the present time,
'no government grants have been
assured.
The •town eligible for a Wintario'
a ' Community Centre ,- grant,
however; applications still must be
made within the year and if -they ate
accepted, it may. take up:to two years
before any money iS-available to the •
town, according to recent reports in the
press. quoting ministry of culture and
recreation officials.
Presently, the only financial support
that the town can rely on is a tenative
commitment from the service clubs'
bingo committee. whose ,spOkesman,
Percy Brown says they hope, to have
new sool
$35,000 to offer by tau.
With this donation, tlie' town is left
with a balance of $170,000 to pay.
Even if grants, which will .pay half
the 'cost of the pool, are given, and the
$35,000 is .put towards the.project, the
town still must come up with an ad-
ditional $65,000 in donations or taxes to
pay the bill. ,
With the $35,000 from the bingo
committee; the,town will have avortion
of the necessary public funds needed to
apply for a Wintaf io grant. To receive
the needed Wintario. grant of $50,000,
-the town must match the figure with
non -tax dollar donations. This 'leaves ,
Clinton with an additional $15,000, to
raise before they can'even qualify for
this grant.
• The town has been told that they're
eligibility for possible grant money is
only good until the end of this year: If
they don't apply before then, the ap-
plication will fall in the frozen category
where no money is available. With this
in 'mind Clinton must come. up with
more money or pledges within the next
few months.
While a Community Centre grant
could -cover another 25 per cent of the •
cost of the pool, or $50,000, the town still
as an additional $50,000 40 raise
themselves, to meet the total bill. This
balance that • could be raised by
taxation or ddnations.
Councillor' Ron McKay is optimisitc
that this payment can be met. -
He explained, "No pool or arena is
self-supporting. It- will cost the tax-
payers money. But if this town can't
afford '$50,000 over the next 20 years
ximmreg Ammor".rave,
then we'd better fold.up."
With all thepossible grants taken
into consideration it has been tabulated
that there willprobably be an increase
of up to 20 mills for one. year. -!-
The Clinton tax rate has been the •
second highest in the county for the last
number of years and some older people
town ori fixed incomes,have said they
can't afford to pay anymore. • -
• As well as the pool, the town still has
approximately $40,000 left - to pay on
new arena floor installed • last fall. If , • -
this is 'included in the budget itcouldr-°'•
mean a.n increase of another 12 mills.
Wilena's puppets
Raceway entries
On the green -
Kippen,tiay.fieldu
v)3cirghle,
a..news.
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Farm news ... pp 11
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Londesboro. . ... ....... .. . p. 16
Classified p..18, 19, 20
• Auburn nevvs p 21
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This is an architect's drawing of the plan for the new
pools to be built in Clinton at a cost of over $184,000. The
heavier black lines outline the two new pools, while the
lighter gray outlines the old pool. The existing wading
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1)601, and the change house will be retained, with just an
.addition to the change house for equipment. (News-
' Record photo)
•Council approves revitalization committee
by Shelley McPhee
as a Business Improvement Area
The Clinton Revitalization ,Com- (BIA).
mittee has received wholehearted
supportfrom the on ounci
David Anstett, and Gerald Hiltz,
representatives from' the committee,
approached council on Monday night
• asking for council's approval to
designate the business area iri Clinton
New records
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se a trac
Mr. Anstett explained to council that
the prime objective of thek, BIA is to
improve municipally, owned lands
within the designated'area. This is done
to benefit the town by making it at-
tractive, a better place to live and
comfortable place to shop in. •„,
Mr. Anstett explained that the
Clinton group's prime concern is to
improve parking facilities • and to.
beautify the downtown area. When this
kis completed, they hope-tii look into
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planning and promotion:
Work by the BIA will obviously cost,
money. This. will be raised by asking
for a fee from each business, based on
their realty assessment.
No residential propefties situated in
the designated area will be effected by
the BIA.
With the approval given by council,
the town clerk's office will be
responsible for sending notices to
businessmen within the area. In turn,
the- busineSs people have two months to
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state any objections,
Mr. Anstett is confident that little
conflict or complaint will be heard.
Mayor Lobb gave his approval of the
BIA and stated, "I -'d personallyilike to
see this thing get underway. The
cOoperation all round will give us a
better town."
Mr. Anstett agreed, "Tile BIA's an ,
extra shot in the arm 'for the com-
munity." s•
In another motion, council appointed
'Councillor Prank Van Altena, also a
busindssrna,n, to serve on the •BIA
committee as a council -representative.
A new betting record was set at the
13.37(Jim Fitzgerald Clinton youth injuied in bike 'crash
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-Clinton Kinsinen Raceway last Sunday,
July 7 for the second week in a roW
when 1,774 race .fans pushed $98,983
through the mutuetmachines, bet-
tering a mark Of. $90,419 set back on
September 4,1977.),
Last Sunday's near $100,000 bet beat
a record of $92,789 set lust the week
before on July I.
The last two- Sundays are in marked
contrast, however, with the, opening,
day when cold windy weather kept a
sI)aLs1uuwd from Wagering anymore
than $49,600.
Raceway officials are crediting the
sudden riSe,in betting at Clinton to a
number of things, including excelled
racing 'cards,- better promotion, faster
haticiling'of the crowd by the mutuel
departmenti.and the h,orsenfen's strike
at Dresuen'llaceway.
Surveys have shown that the Clinton
Raceway draws 'fans out Orthe London
area, as does Dresden, and w th the
'strikenow setkd at the Kent County
track, betting is cxpecWd to fa11 at
Clinton,
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An18-year-old Clinton youth remains into.
in Clinton hospital in goodicondition, Police said that entry was m-
ade
suffering from a fractured leg and through an unlocked window and $125
arm. •in goods were stolen including a .22
Clinton police reported that Jeffery
Gibbings,. James Street, Clinton was
thrown off the motorcycle he was'.
driving when he mewith a van' driven,
by ' Steven MaquireiI 32, of 'Princess
•Street, Clinton. •
The accident occurred at the
intersection of Kirk and Victoria
Streets. It reft • each vehicle with
damages of $100.
A car driven by Ann Bottema, 64, of,
Orange Street, Clinton struck a hydro
pIe �n Orange Street in a July 7 Itc-
cident..
No one was injured, but 000. damage
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as doneto the car when the driver 19st'
control after the ear's trent tire weit
The Goderich OPP repofte t
sdinetime be ween land 7 the
Agrito Plant ittiaritefield Was, broken
calibre rifle. Damage to the building
was set at $150,
Police are still investigat* the
incident.
tactor pull finally -held
Tractor tires, bit 'inte the dirt as 44
competitors from across Western*
Ontario matched machines on the
pulling track in Auburn on. the
weekend. .
The tractor pull was to have been
part of the 1,25th atinivers'ary
• celebrations the previous weekend.
However, the trabk wao a strip of mud
and the event was postponed.
The pull attracted 'nearly 2,000
spectators.
'Fhetracki hadturned t� hard clay for
the $atutday but competitors had to
'deal Witkaloo4 6, dusty top whichtniade
the Med' a little heavier to pull than
orga014ers said.
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The tractors and four-wheel drive
trucks were divided into eight classes.
More than $2,000 in prize money was
offered.
Winners were: 7,000 pound truck
division, Bill Turnei:Varna; 7,200
pound open modified tractor, Paul
McDougall, 111Z4 London.; 9,200 pound
modified tractor, Larry McLennan,
Lambeth; 8,000 pound stock tractors,
Wayne W,halls, Sheddeni 11,000 pound
stock, Robert Sknpsoh, Rill Glencoe
who also won the 14400 pound .elttas ;
17;000 hpound stock tractor, itslortnan
Clarke, Pitigal; 10,000 pound stock
tradtor,,.0at4,Mtrray, Seaforth
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