Clinton News-Record, 1986-04-23, Page 58Page 5
WELCOME TO
KLOMPEN FEEST!
1986 CLINTON TOWN COUNCIL
Front Row Left to Right: Reeve Bee Cooke, Mayor John Balfour, Deputy Reeve Rosemary
Armstrong. Back Row Left to Right: Councillors Ross Carter, Bonnie Jewitt, Case Buffinga,
John Cochrane, Ken Holmes, Gordon Gerrits.
Clinton has always been a welcome home. for Dutch
families. In fact this busy community was first settled by
a Dutch family back over a century ago. In 1831 when
Clinton was no more than a wooded forest, brothers Peter
and Stephen Vanderburgh travelled into this area. The
Dutch natives decided to make their home at "the cor-
ners", later to become the Town of Clinton. They built
the first log house, established the first tavern for miles
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around, and the first children to be born in the communi-
ty were daughters for each of the Vanderburghs.
Today Dutch -Canadians still express the determination,
hard working spirit and good will that the Vanderburghs
brought to this area.
Since Clinton's earliest beginnings the Dutch have played
an important part here. Thank you for your contribution,
it's made Clinton the best place to live!
THE CORPORATION OF
THE TOWN OF CLINTON
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