Clinton News-Record, 1986-07-23, Page 4Page 4—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1986
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It's better live
I've heard it said many times that seeing
something live, whether it is a baseball
game, hockey game or show, is 10 times bet-
ter than watching it on the television set.
Well, I have to say that I agree, almost. I'd
like to put one stipulation in there - make
sure the weatherman is co-operative.
Last week I went to see the Wintario show
which was broadcasted from the Stanley
Township Community Complex grounds.
(Notice I added grounds in there..) We
weren't in the large auditorium with all of
its fans working to keep us cool, we •were
outside in the heat under the big top, more
commonly known as the Wintario tent.
And quite a tent it is. I'm not sure of the
number of people it can hold, but it seemed
as though a good majority of Stanley
Township was in it, as well as all the
televison lights and cameras and
Readers shoe compassion
each week, making thousands of people hap -
fascinating machines that spit out the balls
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People are quick to criticize without stopping to put themselves in the other person's posi-
tion - it's part of human nature.
For this reason, it was very. heart warming to receive and be able to print two letters,
(that appear in the lower portion of this page) which tell people to stop and think before
belittling others.
The letters refer to the accident which took the lives of three youths in Goderich Township
a few weeks ago. It was a tragic accident and certainly will effect of the lives of those involv-
ed and their families. It is a nightmare they will carry with them for the rest of their lives.
As one letter points out, it could happen to anyone.
Those who drive a car are aware that a distraction for a split second or a little too much
gas can be dangerous. We have all been guilty of that at one time or another.
We don't know what the circumstances surrounding this accident are, we only know the
end result. Let's not judge by that alone.
A thank you is extended to those who wrote and expressed their view. It's a good way of
showing others that compassion still exists. - by Anne Narejko.
Drivers are urged to use
common sense at all times
Dear Editor,
Everyone is saddened by the death of
three Clinton area students who attended
Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton
this past school year. It makes you wonder
how someone's life can be shortened so very
fast.
Summer has just begun and we all must
be very careful of how we drive in order to
save our lives and maybe someone elses. We
should take precautions when we are driv-
ing our vehicles whether we are old or
young. Every year there are so many people
killed by accidents and it makes you think,
"How can we make that number
decrease?" -
I know for sure;the accident will make
other people now think a little when they are
getting into a vehicle to drive or to be a
passenger. But this won't stop many of us
because we think that it won't happen to us,
until the day when it will be too late.
I feel very sorry for the families of the
three teenage boys who will mourn for their
lost loved ones. They had a lot of meaning to
their parents, grandparents, brothers,
LQttQrs
sisters and their friends during good times
and bad times.
What I am trying to get at in this letter is
remember, when you drive or get in a vehi-
cle, think before you do something foolish,
even if the rest of the people in that car are
your friends.
The boys will be sadly missed by the staff
and students at Central Huron Secondary
School the next school year.
Everyone •in your school does mean
something to you because they are also a
part of that school to which you belonged. So
try to drive safe this summer and maybe
that will be how we can decrease the
number of automobile accidents.
Yours sincerely,
A 1985-86 Grade 12
Graduate student
from CHS
It could happen
Dear Editor,
I have thought about this for some time
before I finally sat down t& write. I don't
know if 1 will be able to say things the way I
want to say them.
It is in regards to the accident that killed
three young people and put four more in
hospital. My heart goes out to the parents
and families who lost children, but also to
the young people and the families of the ones
who survived. Let us not be too quick to con-
demn that young driver alone.
I am the mother of nine and at one time I
had six teenagers in my family, and I know
from experience that when a group of
teenagers get together, anything can hap-
pen. What one won't think of the next one
will, and when they go out in a car, it is often
to anyone
py and disappointing many more.
I was sweating, but not as much as Tim
Beard, Jack Coleman, Clarence Rau, Mel
Graham, Gordon Hill and Phil Durand who
were dressed in their 1-5-0 attire. They were
wearing black pants, vests and suit jackets
topped off with hats. But being the good
sports they are, they didn't seem to mind,
too much.
Putting the weather aside, it was an ex-
perience. I had seen the show broadcast
from the Clinton Arena last year as part of
the Goderich Township Sesquicentennial
celebrations, but for some reason, the at-
mosphere of the tent made the show a little
different.
To get the evening started, master of
ceremonies Jack Riddell, called upon some
of the many talented people from Stanley
Township. First up were the Varna Singers
who opened the show with Mlarjorie
Hayter's Stanley Township 1-5-0 song. Mar-
jorie accompanied the singers on the piano,
and although she was worried about hitting
a wrong note before she began, she played
like a pro when the pressure was on.
Mary -Margaret Bedard put her guitar
aroundier kneck and sang a few songs for
the and ence before Lori Consitt took the
spotligh to give her speech on farmers'
hats.
Lori, who is the Huron County Queen of
the Furrow, has the speech down to
perfection. -
The talented Ron Fleming made Jack
Riddell it up and take notice after perform-
ing three songs, and James Armstrong,
whose parents tell me was suffering from a
bad cold didn't let anyone know he was a lit-
tle undet the weather.
The big finale of the evening was the auc-
tioning of the number one issue of the
Stanley Township collectors plate. Joe
Regier was the high bidder, paying $275 for
the plate and frame.
This action took place before Wintario
began, and after a brief intermission, co-
. host Greg Beresford was on the set explain-
ing what was about to take place.
One thing I learned about live shows is the
audience plays an important role. Viewers
at home don't want to look at a bunch of peo-
ple sitting there physically but yet look as
though their mind is elsewhere. They want
to see smiles, hear yelling and people clapp-
ing, so, enter the applause signs.
Just b fore the station breaks for a com-
mercial Or when some one wins or when you
come back from a commercial, red letters
catch the corner of eye and the word AP-
PLAUSE sends impulses to your hands -
before you know it, you're clapping.
A minor problem was created by the
weather for the Wintario crew as the
generater was overheating, but Faye Dance
was kept cool as a lady in the audience hand,
ed her a fan before the show began. When
there was a break for a commercial, out
came the fan!
Perhaps the most interesting part of 'the"
evening for me was watching the show on
the televisions which were located at the
front of the tent. You're probably thinking
I'm strange - I go to see a show taped live
and then watch it on the TV screen - but I
don't think I was the only one. When the
camera scanned the tent and then stopped
on someone, if you looked quickly, you could
see that person jerk his or her head away so.
they wouldn't look as though they were wat-
ching the screen. You know, something
similar to what you do when you've been
staring at someone and they suddenly look
your way.
Despite the hot weather, seeing Wintario
live was fun. It's not something I'd like to do
every week, but I could handle it once every
150 years.
Pick Up Your Pics
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Each week, the News -Record prints pic-
tures which are submitted at the front desk
or mailed into us. These pictures can be of
weddings, graduations or events. After we
have printed the pictures they are filed with
the date marked on the outside of an
envelope.
Once a year we try to clean out our files to
make room for the next batch, and this is
clean up time.
We are now in the process of mailing out
pictures to people we could trace, as for the
others, they will be sold at the local fairs if
not claimed within one year of their publica-
tion. So come on in and pick up your pic-
' tures. We're open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
to find out what they, or their car "can do". >
To the teenagers I would like to say, think
twice before you do anything to find out how
fast your car will go, or how fast you can get
around that bend in the road. I don't want to
be a spoil sport - your teenage years are the
• time -to have fun, and have a good time but
think about what you are going to do before
you do it.
Life is too precious to throw away, and.
think a little about your parents, they worry
about you when you are gone with the car.
I have been very fortunate not to have had
any of my kids in an accident but at a time
like this I often think that it could have been
mine or anyone elses kids.
Sincerely,
Emma Franken.
Doctor will be missed
Dear editor.
On July 22, Dr. Harry Cieslar's resigna-
tion from the position of Medical Officer of
Health for Huron County became effective.
We've worked with him during his five
vear torr as MOH and are sorry to see him
leave. He has been receptive to new iueas
and suggestions, approachable for advice,
and supportive of programs.
Dr. Cieslar cared about the Health Unit
staff he was responsible for and the people
of Huron County he served as MOH. But
most importantly, he performed his duties
honestly and straightforwardly.
We respect him for that and for what he
tried to do for public health in Huron.
Respectfully,
Cathy Thomson, R.P.Dt.,
Huron County Health Unit,
Sheryl Gilbert, M.A.,
Health Education Consultant,
Huron County Health Unit.
Dog fines to double
5 years ago
July 23, 1981
Dog Fines To Double - There'll be no more
dogging it as far as the animal control bylaw
in Clinton is concerned after Clinton Council
decided at their July 20 meeting to place
stricter controls and penalties on owners
whose dogs are found running at large.
In the past, fines of only $5 have been set
against owns whose dogs have been
caught by th linton Police, but the fine for
such offences is now being doubled to $10�
and according to Clinton Police Chief Lloyd
Westlake, "If that doesn't stop them, the
fine will increase again."
Want Beer Tents Banned - More than 70
Goderich residents have voiced their opposi-
tion to beer tents, festivals and other related
events in that town.
A petition is asking council to lion beer
tents and any outdoor licenced areas set
aside for the purpose of consuming alcoholic
beverages especially in a residential area.
Mitchell Man Goes NHL - Doug Chessell of
Mitchell has been named to the Chicago
Black Hawks hockey team. He was one of
the top three goalies available in the draft of
Early Files
amateur talent conducted by. the National
Hockey League.
In a telephone conversation with the Mit-
chell Advocate, Black Hawk general
manager Bob Pulford said that his scouts
were impressed with Chessell's mobility
and size. He stands at 6'1" and weighs 195
pounds. -
10 years ago
July 22, 1976
Mullett Waits For Lost Plans - Hullett
Council still awaits word from the Huron
County Planning Board in regards tQ he
Mobile Home Park that was suggested
constructed near Auburn on the Base Line.
Although the plans were made for the
park over a year ago, Hullett Council in its
regular meeting at the Londesboro Com -
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Full House
By Anne Narejko
This week the News -Record welcomes the
return of Shelley McPhee -Dist as a regular
columnist.
Shelley, former editor at the News -Record
and her husband Gary gave birth to their
first child on February 14, 1986.
Shelley Is working part time with the
newspaper and will be, contributing a week-
ly column to our pages.
5:47 a.m. - February 15, 1986 - CLINTON
PUBLIC HOSPITAL
"Good morning Shelley. Here's your baby
girl and she's hungry," the smiling nurse
says.
The nurses here are great. They always
smile, be it six o'clock in the morning or six'
o'clock at night. Anyway, it's a nice way to
start the day here at the Clinton Public
Hospital (CPH) obstetrical wing.
6:30 a.m. - Ceylon is fed and burped. It's an
hour until my breakfast and I'd love to go
back to sleep, but around here it's a race for
the shower ... the first one there gets hot
water, everyone after that suffers through
an ice cold washing.
While the quality of medical and personal
care at CPH is excellent, the facility itself is
suffering from old age. The inadequacies of
the old building make it impossible to offer
the best in modern obstetrical care. In the
meantime we make light of the accommoda-
tions, the "rustic charm," the "character"
of this old peace.
A warm relaxing shower is one of the few
luxuries that we new mothers look forward
to. The warm water helps to rejuvenate otir
frazkled bodies' but facing that lee cold
water quickly puts a damper on the long day
ahead. Equally as disturbing is the fact that
Ito n * Wietet isle ossa nv ,..,w... • - -- - - •-
They have to go dirty until the water system
recharges itself.
I think we've overloaded the system.
There are six new mothers in obstetrics
right now. Everyone's quite excited about
this as the normal occupancy rate here is
two or three. Extra nursing staff has been
brought in, every available bassinette is in
use and some major re -arranging has been
done to accominodate us all.
Obstetrical patients share the second floor
area of the hospital with the long term
chronic patients. To accommodate the new
mothers, many of the elderly patients have
been temporarily moved to first floor and a
makeshift ward of four beds has been set up
for us. It isn't as quiet and comfortable as a
•semi -private room but at least it's a bed.
We all speculate what would happen if
anyone else was admitted to obstetrics right
now. Word has it that there are five over -
dues. We consider drawing straws to deter-
mine who will be sent home first.
There's no more time for idle chit chat
now. I must scurry down the hall to the
shower. Scurry my eye! Walking is still a
major effort but with steely determination I
head down the long stretch of hallway.
The makeshift shower is situated in a cor-
ner of the nursery clean-up area. It lacks
privacy,along with hot water.
Organization and timing are crucial when
it comes to using the bathroom facilities.
It's imitating to arrive at the shower only
to find that you've forgotten thesoap. Again,
the long trek down the hall back to your
room. And you pray that no one else ducks
4,14 , the. ohn+nor in thn maantiMP.
Timing is also crucial when it comes to us-
ing the toilet facilities. There's one toilet at
the other end of the hallway. The toilet
doesn't flush properly (it takes three tries) ,
it's always busy or someone has forgotten to
flip the "In Use" sign.
In short, the bathroom facilities here are
inadequate to meet our needs.
7:30 a.m. - We all look forward to breakfast
and most agree that it's the best meal of the
day. Lunch runs a close second.
Actually the food is quite good here, not
half as bad as hospital food is supposed to
be. The tea is not as good as I'm used to, but
we look after that in our own little kitchen on
second floor.
9:00 a.m. - Off to make a good cup of to
The kitchen is a nice touch, but it too show
signs of old age. The kitchen sink backs u
and the electrical outlet doesn't work pro-
perly. We boil•water by using the tea kettle
in' our rooms Where we have outlets that
work..
10:00 a:ni. - Caylan's back for more food.
The hot water supply is good today, she too
has had her bath.
10:15 a.m. - The hospital maintenance crew
arrives to correct the plumbing problems.
Perhaps we'll have a limitless supply of hot
water, but in the meantime our bathroom is
out of commission. What do we do now?
11:00 a.m. - No rest around here, we're on
the move. It seems that they're running out
Of bed space on first floor and some of the
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