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Clinton News-Record, 1984-03-21, Page 2ittee formed A steering committee, made up of representatives from various Clinton organizations will study the future use of the Clinton Town Hall auditorium. Members include, front row, left to right, Marilyn McMahon, for the Beta Sigma Phi; Jarle Fisher, Boy Scouts; Kevin Duguay, Clinton's recreation director. Back row, Reg Thompson, LACAC; .Clinton Councillor Ross Carter; BIA member John Balfour; Clinton Legion president Steve Maguire. (Shelley McPhee photo) By Wendy Somerville CLINTON - Seven area citizens have volunteered to sit on a committee to study the future use of the Clinton town hall auditorium. The steering committee was named at the public meeting held 'on March 13 at the Clinton Legion. The members represent various service clubs and organizations in town. They include: Marilyn McMahon, representing the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority; Jarle Fisher, from the Boy Scouts;. Kevin D,uguay, Clinton's new recreation director; Reg Thompson, representing the Local Architectural • Conservancy Advisory Committee; Clinton Councillor Ross Carter; Clinton businessman John Balfour and Legion President Steve Maguire. Mr. Maguire will act as a temporary committee member until two Legion representatives are chosen. Councillor Carter organized meetings to form the committee. He explained that the group, ".will be responsible for insuring the auditorium has a grand opening lots of activity when the hall opens and is used to as much capacity as possible." He noted that the Ontario Arts Council asked that the committee be a voluntary group, so that the town hall auditorium will be able to "grow in the proper way." The decision to study the town hall auditorium's use came after council found that it would be less expensive to complete renovation work at this stage of the town hall restoration project.. 1. In original plans, the auditorium was only to be partially finished. However architect Carlos Ventin estimated that if the work was completed at -this stage, it would cost an additional $140,000. If left for several years, it could amount to more than $200;000. Grants could help offset the estimated $140,000 cost and, a, $97,500 Community Recreation and Centre Act grant is available to the town. This grant is only available if the upstairs hall work is completed. Council is also applying for an additional $35,000 grant for the work. The Clinton Golden Radars senior citizen club will also apply for a New Horizon grant, to help pay for kitchen furnishings. The steering, Committee proposal carne from council, and a public sheeting wa.. called on Feb. 2$, however due to a Tack of attendance, committee members weren't named. The March 13 meeting drew about 25 people from local service clubs and the general public. In discussing the renovation plans, one member from the audience asked Mayor Chester Archibald if the public washrooms in the town hall would be available 24 hours a day. The mayor noted, "They are not going to be open all the time. There will be a key at the desk though and they (citizens) will be able to use the washrooms during shopping hours." He noted that the washrooms hour would be regulated to avoid, "a high risk of vandalism. Reg Thompson asked is there was any room m the old hose tower. Councillor Carter explained, "There are steps that lead into the hallway where the meeting rooms are." Mr. Thompson asked if the steps would be used, explaining, "If not, that is a seven by seven (foot) room that could be used as a back stage room." The mayornoted that the stairs are relatively new and will still be in use. The auditorium steering committee will hold their first official meeting on March 28, at 8:30 p.m., in the municipal building. A Remembrance Day essay, written by Bonnie Turner, left, has _won a provincial competition and is now entered in the national finals. For her award winning efforts, Rosemary Armstrong, right, presented Bonnie with a lapel pin, on behalf of the Legion. Bonnie wins provincial Bonnie Turner, a Grade 10 student at Central Huron Secondary School, has won a provincial' award for her Remembrance Day essay, What The Poppy Means To Me. .. Bonnie wrote her essay last fall and entered it in a contest sponsored by the Clinton Legion. After winning in this district, the essay went onto the provincial finals. Bonnie's essay is now entered in the national competition. What The Poppv Means To Me It was the twelfth of November the day after Remembrance Day. The autumn mor- ning was cold and dreary, and my mind was as cloudy as the drab -sky above. Angry at the world and the people in it, I walked swiftly, lost in my own thoughts. 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With his head down, and gnarled hands clutching his overcoat, the old gentleman walked as though every step were an effort. _ . Unaware of my presence, the man stop- ped nearby. He drew himself up with digni- ty. His eyes held a look of pride. Following his gaze, I saw that the old gentleman's eyes were upon the cenotaph, which was newly laden -in wreaths. Probably he was a veteran of one of the world wars. I. smiled and looked back to him. His eyes were no longer on the monument. He was staring into the grass near the bench where I sat. Tears welled up in his eyes. Sadly he shook his head and started off down the street. . I was puzzled. What object cola -make a man as 1 had just seen, so distressed? My eyes searched the ground for what was lying ',:there,---and-there it-was--a--poppy: -It was not - 'even real. Just a simple plastic poppy was on the ground. I frowned, how could such a forlorn little flower make a man so heavy- hearted? What did it matter? Remem- brance Day was already over. Then I realized how much that poppy meant. That simple.little flower was not just award Bieerttennial award CLINTON - One Clinton resident could earn au Ontario Bicentennial medal, honoring their contributions to the community. The Ministry of Citizenship and Culture will be awarding 200 medals to Ontario citizens who have given of themselves for the betterment of their community. The ministry has asked Clinton council to nominate one local resident for the award. The application must be made by June. Severance application Clinton council has recommended to the committee of adjustment, the severance of six lots of land, owned by the Elm Haven Motor Hotel. The property, located east of the motel is zoned highway commercial. Tenders. accepted C.E. Reid and Sons of Hensall will supply Clinton's winter sand and Lavis Contracting will supply. gravel: Council -approved the-tender-price.of.t2.f. a yard from C.E. Reid . for sand and two prices from Lavis Conlract%ng, $2.88 per yard for A gravel and $1.78 per yard for B gravel. Bids from threecompanies were studied by council and the lowest tender prices were chosen. Bids from Lake Land Ltd. were the highest, coming in at: A gravel, $3.40; 13 gravel, $2.40; sand, $2.95 - Tasteless find a scrap of plastic; it stood for important things. It was peace, and freedom - Not only mine - but the peace and freedom of my family, and friends and neighbours. Yet, it was more than these. That poppy was the soldiers. Soldiers fighting at Vimy Ridge and at Dieppe. It was these men, fighting for their freedom, and freedom for the wdrld. It was their families back home in Canada, ly- ing there on the soggy ground. I shrugged: Remembrance Day was over. That poppy wouldn't matter again until next year I tried to think of my own concerns, but I couldn't,concentrate. My mind.wanderea. Once again I saw the old man's face as the tears came into his eyes. I saw the poppy, ly- ing in the grassp and I was ashamed. Remembering the soldiers who fought for. Canada was not just a yearly obligation. Their gift of peace lasts all year round, and so should their memories. I had sat here, moments before, angry at the world, when those men loved the world so much that they gage -their youth, many their lives for. us,. • These were the people to be grateful to, not just on Remembrance Day, but every day, for they were the ones who earned: our'. For the first time that day, 'the world seemed, friendly to me. I knelt down: ,rescued the .popy from the wet grass and proudly pinned it to my coat. The rest of the world might have thought it was just a bat- tered and shabby poppy, but to me. it was special - for now I knew what it meant., To Maranda Blake Clinton Trevor Trewartha R.R. 4'Clinton Adam Renshaw Clinton Leah Aylsworth Clinton Scott Jervis Clinton Michael Long canton Mariana Roy Clinton Matthew Riehl Clinton Jeffery Johnston Landesboro Mark Livermore Clinton On March 21 March 21 March -2.1 March 22 March 24 March 24 March 25 March 25 March 25 March 26 Chomp Chomp Chewing gum. has been•around for hundreds of years. although it hasn't always been' neatly wrapped. The first gum was picked off spruce trees and plopped right into mouths by North American Indians. Spruce gum was first pack- aged and sold in 1848 by the American John Curtis. Around the same time some enterpreneurs sold wax as something chewable. Neither of these gums were very successful. Have you ever eaten tree sap or chewed a candle? nigh. Then one day in the 1870's a man. named Thomas Adams was trying to make a rubberrlike product from tree ram called chicle. Poor guy — his experiments just didn't work. For one reason or another he put some in his mouth Ta-dah! Chewing gum as we know it today was l0tW Mattis- added sugar, flavours' a• eoattng. and started a business many people would like to get their teeth into. Many kids like to chew bubble gum and have contests about who can blow the biggest bubble But bubble gum has only been around for 51 years, and it wasn't until 1947 that it created a big bang with kids. In that year Bazooka Bubble Gum was introduced and it's still a big hit. People love chomping on gum and every year are new flavours and types to Chew. What's your favourite? Distributed by Canada Wide feoture Sannce Limited 1084 MacKay Prothe'ro It may come down to this. A few centuries from now archeologists will be sifting through the scraps of North. American civilization and they will come across the New York Times list .of best-selling paper- backs. (This is an American list, but it is a - fairly accurate reflection of Canadian reading tastes.) The researchers will try to understand what sort of society itwas that made the following titles best-sellers: Truly Tasteless Jokes Three. Gross Jokes. Garfield Sits Around The House. Truly Tasteless Jokes Two. The Second Garfield Treasury. Truly Gross Jokes. It is really not too' hard to guess what the researchers will make of this. They will con- clude, on the evidence, that by 1984 the prin- ting presses were still running, but English literature had ceased to exist. ' - from The Brantford Expositor ' Weather MARCH 13 , 14, 15 16 17 18 19 Rain 32 mm 1984 19E -3 -13 1 -9 4--- -6-,, 6 -3 -3 -13 -4 -6 Rain 13 mm Snow 11 cm 8 -7 11_-2 7., .3 10'-4 13 -1 11 2 • 7 1 SOUTHWEST Satellite Antenna SYSTEM Fibreglass or Stainless Steel Special Package Deals. 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The Goodwill window for St. Patrick's day was timely as usual but the real winner was over on Ontario Street at The Breen Room where Helen's window generated so much enthusiasm that she sold all of her 100 green bowlers, arm - bonds & bow ties. I'm sure there was lots of hilarity on St. Patrick's Day. I know the 'booty' I attended was great with the Irish dancers outdone only by the Irish drinkers. - Catch the films on' architecture this Sun- day 2:30 p.m. at the Gallery/Stratford. Or, if this long winter is getting you down give your spirits o lift in a racy, lacy teddy '36-'26, black, red;, charnpagne ir4 olLsizes. ... a hot new arrival in The Green Room. 44 Ontario St. At Music, watch for a Lear Jet car stereo promo that will get you a deluxe car stereo and two- 120 watt speakers for under '2001 This scale starts Monday & if you'd like new tunes for spring & summer driving, you'd be foolish to miss this one ... !but then, Elbert said "Be patient with the fools: you may be one yourself pret- ty scion".