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PAGE 1,0—CLINTON NEWS' -i CORD, T)E L.ASDAY, NLY 12, 1979
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Open ceremonies held
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People proud of new arena
The kick-off event in aAt 2:30 p. m. on
weekend of `happenings' .Satufrday residents .and
to celebrate the long- guests gathered in --front
awaited opening of the '40f thq. Community Centre
new Bayfield .Arena took
place in the Community
Centre on 1~ ri.day night.
The Centre is .a -major
feature of the n.ew•
complex and Kathleen
_ Siert-sema describes
preparations for the
occasion as follows—....
'Last Tuesday, night the
kitchen in the community
centre was a hive of
activity as the Lioness
moved and washed
hundreds of dishes before
putting them into the
spanking -new cupb.eards.
Thursday saw more
action with tables and
chairs being gathered
from various places
where they , had been
stored during the
reconstruction. By
Friday night, sur-
prisingly everything was
set and ready for the
dance, everything fresh
and clean and even a
lovely bouquet of flowers
was in place, the gift of
the . c.ontractor John
Refflinghaus to welcome.
197 people 'who came to
enjoy themselves to the
music of the Star-Trex,.
"Even 'though we know
_a few things will be done
differently for the next
dance, it was heard being
said by many `It is like
being home again'.
"Topping' off' the
evening was a draw for a
picnic table, .donated -by
Dick Moore and won by John Siertsema, former
Doug Telford. Reeve. Ed Oddliefson and
"A delicious. lunch was clerk -treasurer Gordon
served by the Ladies Graham for the many
Auxiliary to the Scout , hours they have devoted
-groups, whom the Guides to the project. He thanked
had assisted in preparing the Lions and the Lioness
and the Lioness mem- in particulars' Steve
burs. ,.. - _. • Blaney, manager of.
«'Thanks to all involved Kieinfeldts, engineering°
for a great community _consultants, John Ref-
effort." flinghaus the contractor
Bayfield Reeve Frank and the donors, of
McFadden expressed the generous gifts of money,
thanks of the village to commercial, industrial
Sohn..... *S
iertsema, and private.
for the official opening of
the rebuilt recreational
' facility. with Reeve Frank
McFadden officiating.
He reviewed ' the
colorful history of the
arena from its beginning. University Hospital in
in the early 1950's when- London: "T mown hip and -Bayfietd.
the Lions Club was in- Finally, John Siert- The hamburg cookout>
was won by Grant
Stirling of Goderich
Township, the golf putt by
Harold Lobb of Clinton,
hot dog eating by Don
Warner of Bayfield,
balloon toss by Paul
Steckle: A ball game
followed in which the
Bayfield Babes beat the
Good -times 10-3. .A..
The final event took
place on Sunday morning
- a pancake breakfast at
Clan Gregor Square. The
maple syrup collected by
volunteers from
Bayfield's beautiful
maples flowed in endless
quantities and many
hungry residents
Township , and Harold
'Lobb; Mayor of Clinton
brought .greetings and
congratulations. • Paul
Steckle brought greetings
from Stanley Township.
Mr. John Tinney, Warden
of Huron County ' was
unable to attend„as he is
at present a patient in
invited to dedicate -the
new complex.
-Following` .the•
dedication, a program of,
summer ° fun Olympics.
was carried' -out on 'the
fairgrounds. Contestants
were elected officials
from Clinton, Goderich,
Stanley Township,
Zurich, Goderich
strumental« in . building
with voluntary labour,
the original structure
composed of two ad-
joining units with a dirt
floor and natural ice on
'ground provided by the
Agricultural Society.
In 1967 Centennial
grants were made to
various municipalities
which enabled Bayfield to
add 40 feet to the
building. This time - a
contractor did the job.
Stanley a Township
donated part of its
Centennial grant toward
this new addition. Later a
group, under the
leadership of Merton
Merner raised funds to
install artificial ice and
enlarge it with yet
another 30' x 60' addition
which became the
Community Centre. In
the present renovation
the Centre "has , been
enlarged again.
Mr. McFadden em-
phasized that many
people were owed a great
debt of gratitude for the
reality of the new arena,
but singled out chairman
sema, chairsma-n-of the
Bayfield Community
Centre was called upon to
speak as the Reeve
praised him for his
dedication, drive,
initiative, and example,
"as a result of which we
now' have this beautiful
recreational complex *for
the use- of the people of
this village and
surrounding areas." Mr.
Riddell' was then called
upon' to perform the
ceremony of unveiling
the plaque which bears
dates and the names of
the Community Centre
Board and the. Village
council. It is = mounted
-inside.the entrance and a
representative unveiling
was performed by the
Provincial Member. • A
'rubbing on plywood,
mounted on an easel was
uncovered. in its place.:
The • Rev. George
Youmatoff was • then
gathered under these
same maples in gorgeous
weather all. throughthe
morning. It was obvious
that another spurt would
be. given to the ther-
mometer across the way,
from the proceeds of this
undertaking.
The moment bf truth came when the curtain was
raised by members of the Blayfield Lioness Club
and the politicians -behind the legs were revealed.
Although still trying to hide their identity, the area
politicians include left to right: Clinton Mayor
Harold Lobb; Stanley's Deputy Reeve, and winner
of the contest, Paul Steckle; Rayfield Reeve
Frank McFadden and Goderich Township's Reeve
Grant Stirling. MPP Jack Riddell and MP 'Bob
McKinley had the hilarious task of judging the best
legs at the Bayfield arena opening celebration-
s.(News-Record photo)
Round and about the village
On Thursday, Mr. and
*Mrs. William ;Clarke had
as their guests Mr. and
Mrs. William McQuay ,of
Collingwood.
Weekend guests of the
Clarkes ' were their
daughter Janis Clarke of
Stayner a.nd : their
granddaughter Marina
Stock of Stratford.
Joining them on Sun-
day for a family reunion
were Mr: and Mrs. James
".Stock, Leo, Joe, Sheilah,
Joan and Julie Jean of
Stratford, Mr. and Mrs.
Gerald Clarke of Arva
and their children, Rob,
Kim, Randy and Danny,
Mr. and Mrs. Mac Clarke
of London with their
children Kathi, Lori, and
William Jr. and -Mr. and
Mrs. Steven Clarke and
daughter Angie of
Goderich.
Jaco-b and Mince
Heindsinger of Arva were
also guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Clarke.
Bill and Vina Parker
Jowett s Gro v rep ea ts history
by Ethel Poth
The old adage "History
repeats itself" is true
these years Ti the Jowett
Cottage area. - •
Before the turn of the
centurythis section north
of Bayfield River and
along the -lake bank was,
known during' the, sum-
mer as the White City,
due to the collections of
tents from. Clinton,
Seaforth, . Stratford and
other nearby places - the
various "encampments"
and • - . even fifth.
generations.
For some years, Nan
-(McTaggart) Allen had -
an annual get-together in
the cottage which she and
her daughter, Mary
Blaine White and family
occupied- .:. and mar-
shmallow, " weiner and
corn roasts on the beach
have continued the
tradition.
Last July, Edward and
Hilda_Pongracz. had `thee--.
gathering of the clans" on
Master—„-,,o.f . -:as.-the•. -.we"re-cal lett A:had-. n�.._� r.., :.� r -. -f- .�:- : - -
a � � a the Tawn t'their cottage.
munity Centre Board for
his- dedication to a dif-
ficult task and presented
him with a portable TV.
Kathleen's 'long-
suffering' was rewarded,
though far from
adequately, with one
dozen, beautiful long-
stem'edtred roses.
Weather favoured the
planned events and on
Saturday .-...morning the
Curling Club held a most
successful auction sale in
Clan Gregor Square. The
Arena Building Fund
Thermometer across the
square will ,show a
considerable spurt as a
result of this event, for
proceeds were donated to
the fund - about $1,000.
Ceremonies• then- called
merry time together.
Then William Jowett
began building g cotta es
time out of their busy for those who were not
schedules to assist in the .-quite in love with tenting,
opening ceremony. until there was a row
The minister of culture from the Picnic Grov - up
and ' recreation, the to the Bayfield side `dad
Honorable Reuben C. on the north side of which
Baetz was unable to was. . the Deer -Lodge
attend due to previous group.
commitments. The Reeve The descendants of the
acj nowledged the very early McTaggart
considerable con - families of Clinton} haye
tributions made through been joined throughout
his ministry's Wintario the years by the
and Community Centres Camerons, . Hughes,
grants. Pongraczs, MacKenzies,
Foystons, Haymans,
Lareaus, Gmeiners,
Pyes, Coxes, Oakes and,
others, most of whom are
now in their third, fourth
No. 17 where there was
on the guest speakers and much reminiscing among
.thanked them for taking the families.
This past Saturday,
July 7, Broder Allen
(Nan's son) and wife;
Diane, assisted by
relatives and friends,
entertained 70 adults and
50 children, most of
whom were McTaggart
descendants back for a
summer vacation at their
cottage No. 16. • For a
couple of hours Janet
Allen kept the children
busy with . candy,
Robert E. McKinley,
M.P. for. Huron -Bruce,
Jack Riddell, MPP for
Huron -Middlesex, Grant
Stirling, Reeve, Goderich
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treasure- and scavenger
hunts_ and later an ob-
stacle race was
organized. Children were
seen and heard in every
direction and one guest
was overheard to corn-.
ment "It certainly does
not appear as,.t;hough this,,
group is dying out.''
The main item on the
Menu was a 100 pound hip
of beef, barbecued all day
long by Bill Crawford of
RR2• -Clint-an whit h
veryone-p.rono la9Sc
simply "Super", , with
buns and a sa-lad bar.
Jack Hughes' delicious
shortbread and the
ge.nerous portions of
watermelon, made. it a
meal long to be
remembered. And the
weatherman co-operated
to make it a --perfect.
evening.
Guests from area
nearby were Mr. and
Mrs. Willie Bunn and
family; Mr. and Mrs. D.
G. Hiltz and children of
Clinton; Mr.' and Mrs.
Don White and daughter
Cathy of Goderich; Mrs..
White, being the formes-
Mary Blaine Allen whose
summer had been spent
at the Grove for many
years and Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon 'McTaggart of
Toronto.
attended the Herbert-
Urquhart family picnic in
Mitchell on Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs: Don
Lance entertained for
their son Christopher and
his wife Rosemary at a
garden tea- on Sunday
afternoon. Their `. son
Justin and his wife Mary
were also present. All are
residents of -{Royal Oak,.
Michigan. 1
Mr. and Mrs. William
D. Armstrong were. in
London on Saturday
attending the LeRue-
Houghton wedding.
Lorraine York,
.daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Reg. York has been
awarded two scholar- .
ships at McMaster
University where she,is, a
student. The are the
Cranston'Sch91arship and
the Dr. John A. Pylypiuk
scholarship. Lorraine
will begin her third year
pt the University this fall.
She was the recipient of ,
an Imperial Oil Higher
Education award upon
entering the University
and also the Cranston
scholarship.
• Jim and Doris Red-
doth, . who are visiting
their sons in Whitehorse
and Calgary,'were ob-
served byt several
villagers on 'the CBC
...:news on Saturday
evening when they were
attending- the Calgary'
Stampede.
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The- Lioness will be
holding a bake sale at
Homestead tamp on
Saturday, July 14th all
baking to be at Fern
Baker's or Lulu .Scot=
chmer's. the night before
or before 9:30 a.m. on
Saturday morning.
The Lioness will be
holding their usual bingo
on Friday, evening but
this time it will be held in
the new Community
Centre rather than in the
old town hall as
previously.
Rob Siertsema of Bayfield, right, received the
award for being the top student from Bayfield at the
recent graduation exercises at. Huron Centennial
Public School.(School photo)
utdoor theatre in park
On Wednesday, July
18th at 7 p.m. the
Prodigal Players will
present an noutdoor
theatre program in
Pioneer Park in Bayfield.
The age-old custom of
travelling players per-
forming
er-
forming on--�,,a�. mobile
stage lives again. The
Prodigal Players are
Ontario's --only' travelling
theatre troupe with its
own portable stage,
complete with lightsi
soundreostumes, sets and
make-up. 9. The meeting was held
The Players are a
group of ten dedicated
vel-unteers.. committed to
.breathing new life into
these old, medieval
- traditions. Clowns ..and
laughter, parables and a
light-hearted look at
human foibles, social
drama and some serious
thinking about the human
condition, the show
ranges ...°front ...farce- to
The idea has been a
year in the making, and it
reflects the belief of the
players that a meaningful
theatre program can be
of excellent quality and
also survive on a
voluntary basis. The
Gardeners learn
variety of tips
by Dorothy Hovey
A large number of
Bayfield Garden Club
members spent a
profitable evening
together on Monday, July
in the town hall which had
been decorated in an
interesting fashion with
flowers, , herbs and
v,egetables by the
president,. Mrs. Doris
Hunter.
A panel of four local
specialists 'introduced by
th,e Rev. George
Youmatoff was on hand
to answer questions
regarding the ' many
serious theatre and ap- ' aspects of gai'rdening. f,
'iis They were Mrs, Leda
The 'Players bring wide McAllister, interested in
experience in theatre, organic gardening; Mrs.
comedy, mime and rnulic 3atk Beattie, roses; Col.
to the stage. They area .c. Curtis; vegetables;
under the direction of and Mrs; H,a rod
Mrs. Joyce Eagle, a well- Beakhust, gardening in
known teacher of theatre... general.
'artj in Tor_'ontbr. '' .-Some of the topics
Th roe shout Sul r -- lid "' .. c
h Y dr5cu'sScd include,!
August they will , cross composting, 'weeds in
and re -cross Ontario, gardens and lawns, im-
staging their unique show proving :soil ttuality.,
in villages and in the • poony.. cultism, frttrt tree
inhrt ( sty. proble'ti sdthe, t;ontr'ol of
moles, aphids and ear-
wigs, the care of roses
and companion planting.
Col. Curtis recbm-
mertded a number of
booklets prepared • by the
ministry of agriculture
which are available at the
Clinton office.
Mr. Herb Beatty ex-
pressed the appreciation
of the audience to the
members of the panel-.
During the business
period, minutes were.
read by Mrs. Ruth
Bamford and ' the
treasurer's report by
Miss „ Kay Reid, while
Mrs. Helen Owen
-reported that ''the
recently -formed club has ,
126 Members.
.. Mrs. .. Lois . Lance
described the plantipg
which already has been,
acccrrnplished and;asked
for volunteers to carry on
this work,
At tht?.conrlusion of the
meeting refreshments
were se ved by Mrs i . A.
lift aid Mrs. Grace
ratter.
players receive no fun-
ding except ticket -
receipts and donations.
A collection will be
taken up at the Pioneer
Park. The time is Wed-
nesday, July 18th at 7
p.m. Please put it on your
calendar to come and
enjoy this•rrew venture.
SCILQQJ
at-nQx
Vacation Bible,* School
• is to be held at i.n*X`
Presbyterian Church-
corn,rnencing July 17th.
Tuesdays, Wednegdays
and Thursdays from 9; 90-
11:30 a.m. All children
ages 742 welcome.,
Worship Services are
held each Sunday'' coin-,
meneing at 11 a,zr. i«
Vi
Ron and at
• 'Harris
from Philadelphia, P.A.
• in charge. Special music.
this_ Sunday will be by
Linda Harris, harpist and
by the 'Hawkins family.
from Woodstock.
Ever Youngs
ts_ year
he Ever Young Club
hel its final meeting
un 1 F..-• September in
Harbour Park in
Goderich,and each
member wastreated to a
Kentucky `Fried Chicken
dinner. Forty-seven
members attended the
meeting, when president;
Pert Johnston was in the
chair and interesting
reports of recent trips
were given by two
Members. Kathleen Hill
told of her trip to England
and Dorothy Weston
described her experience
in Poland.
New officers were
installed by Harry Baker
as follows: past
president, Perc John-
stor;. .president,. Len
Carter; secretary, Vina
Parker; treasurer,
Dorothy Cox; press
secretary, Esther. •
Makins.
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