August 2015
– Rotarian Randy Ruetz and a wonderful crew of volunteers positioned themselves on the yellow line of Highway #9 in the heart of downtown Clifford for a Rotary Road Toll on Friday August 7th and Saturday August 8th.
-The South Bruce Tourism Committee began its August meeting with a very interesting tour of Voisin’s Rabbit Farm near Formosa.
August 1995
-Members of the Mildmay Carrick Firefighters are working on various fundraisers to obtain funds towards a new rescue truck … and one of those methods is an auction sale of articles which have been donated to the firefighters.
-You’re invited to the Arthur and Area Homecoming ‘95 August 4-7 weekend. The Village of Arthur will host the Sunflower Festival, as family and friends from coast to coast, the NWT, Japan, Europe, Israel and the US are coming home to their Global Village.
August 1985
-Mildmay Carrick Minor Hockey Registration – Juvenile $45, Midget $45, Bantam $40, PeeWee $35, Atom $30, Novice and Tyke $25.
-Sometime during the night, Clifford Community Hall was entered by some person or persons. The discovery was made July 28 by Mrs. Gertrude Huehn. Nothing was stolen but damage sustained to the bar, the door leading upstairs, and the cupboards in the small room. There is no estimate of damages available at this time.
August 1975
-Work on the new $1,362,971.00 addition to the County of Bruce General Hospital at Walkerton is now officially underwar.
-A CBC Television crew were in the Village of Clifford last Friday filming at the Wightman Telephone Company Limited for a two week production of the CBC Show “Away Out”. Lori Jennings is the host MC for that show which is shown across Canada on almost all of the CBC stations.
