Daytripping Sept-Oct 2020 Issue

Lake Huron
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Now we’re in ST. MARYS, CENTRAL HURON & CLINTON
Visit CENTRAL HURON
The Municipality of Central Huron is located along Ontario’s West Coast in the Heart of Huron County
and cottage country, this beautiful area has just the right mix of rural and urban setting.
There is something for everyone to explore from the many
local farms for fresh produce, our unique shops
and restaurants, campgrounds and two local golf courses.
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Clinton Raceway slots,
If you like adventure, take in an invigorating hike along our
CNR School on Wheels
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Mural, by Allen Hilgendorf
municipal trail to the Hullett Wildlife Area or explore
and the historic Ball’s Bridge.
23 Albert Street, Clinton, ON N0M 1L0 • 519-482-3997 the sandy beaches along the Lake Huron shoreline.
www.centralhuron.com
TIME
Master
or Slave?
By Nancy Millman,
Sparta
From Daytripping
November-December 2015
“Time is the Overseer of all things.”
According to the dictionary, (or
the internet) an overseer is “one who
watches over and directs the work of
others, especially labourers.” So, when
one ponders this simple statement and
its definition it becomes realistic. Work
days may be defined as from 8:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m., from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m., from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. In
today’s society the reality for so many
people is not the “work day” but the
“work night”…from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00
a.m., from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., from
6:00 p.m. to midnight. Whether it be
segments of daylight or of darkness, the
measurement is a period of time.
But time affects everyone! If the only
sure things in this world are death and
taxes, then time should be considered
the “constant.” A constant is defined as
“a situation or state of affairs that does
not change.” A second of time is always
one second in length. One minute is
always composed of the measurement
of sixty seconds. One hour contains sixty
minutes or thirty six hundred seconds…
and so on and so on.
Each tick of the clock or each pulse
of the digital face, carries time forward.
The advancement of time cannot be
stopped. If there is a disruption of power,
when it is restored the time has moved
on to a new location on the clock or to
new digital numbers. It is not possible
to stop the clock to avoid the occurrence
of a dreaded event. It is not possible to
slow the advancement of time to allow
for more elaborate preparation. It is not
possible to stop time in order to hold on
to a particularly enjoyable experience.
It keeps marching on. Even though
Daylight Saving Time is implemented
each spring, the length of the minute,
hour and day still remains the same. It is
as foolish as the idea of cutting a foot off
the top of a blanket and then sewing it
to the bottom in the hope of making the
blanket longer. It just won’t work.
One second of time changes lives. A
split second action or lack of action has
resulted in highway fatalities, it has caused
jobs to be lost, and it has prompted broken
hearts and irreparable relationships. It has
also resulted in happy events when what
was thought to be lost is suddenly found,
when tears are turned into laughter, or a
finish line is crossed.
Daily lives are lived within margins of
time. There is a time to wake up, snacks
and meals are rituals which pertain to
the time of the day or night and there
is a time to sleep. For folks who lead
busy lives there are times of meetings,
deadlines to be met, sermons to write,
speeches to make, books to write, places
to get to, situations to escape from and
even boredom to be endured.
Imagine how the passage of time must
feel to the person who is trapped under
a log at the bottom of an embankment
with the tide coming in! The final hockey
game is tied at the last forty seconds
of play in the third period, on home
ice, with the whole community in the
stands cheering their heads off, your
granddaughter is ahead of everyone else
skating to the opponent’s goal with the
puck! The wedding is to start in exactly
fifteen minutes and a family is caught
miles away in a road block of fire trucks,
police cars and emergency vehicles with
an anxious daughter in a long white satin
dress wearing pearl drop earrings and her
great-grandmother’s pearl necklace.
For children who are quick and eager,
time seems to pass slowly. The road trip
is peppered with that phrase, “Are we
there yet?” numerous times before the
destination is reached. Excited squeals
of, “I just can’t wait!” are evidence of
young impatience. Some parents even
refrain from telling their children of
planned activities in advance so as to
spare them the anxiety of waiting for
that time to arrive. Adolescents seem
to lose all sense of time. It is never their
time to get up, they are habitually late
for school, for catching the bus, for their
classes, for their meals, but time means
nothing at the end of the day.
Retired folks have an altogether
different view of time. It is no longer so
important! Yes, in advanced years, time
seems to pass much quicker, but there
is less to do in a given period of time
so if it takes longer to do whatever was
planned, it does not matter. Nor does it
matter that a sidetrack or two interfered
and the path of accomplishment taken
is much different or sometimes not even
achieved. Maybe next time! Hopefully the
time of retirement means having the time
and taking the time to do some of the
things for which there was no time to do
while living a life full of family, career, and
commitments. Retirement is your time.
Time waits for no one. Treasure every
second, every moment, every hour that
you have. Treasure it more because you
shared it with someone special, or find
someone special and offer your time.
CLINTON
KILDONAN HOUSE
BED & BREAKFAST
71 KIRK ST, CLINTON
519-482-1163
43 Albert St.
CLINTON
226-457-0575
TUES to
FRI 10-5
SAT 10-2
Driving Teachers
huronhoney
Mennonite Furniture
A Rustic Home Decor
www.cinnamoncabinco.ca
IS
OPEN!
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Retail:
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Pottery • Incense • Artisan Crafts & Gifts
Services by Appointment:
• Card & Mediumship• Crystal Healing
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Open Fri 12-7, Sat 12-5 & Any Time by Appt.
Ask about our private group bookings &
upcoming workshops, classes & events.
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86 Albert Street, Clinton
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Honey for purchase -
see Instagram or call
519-476-592 for details.
63 Albert St, Clinton • 519-357-5168
www.dresstoimpressbridal.com
Antiques
Home Décor
Furishings
OPEN WED-SUN
anques.rad@gmail.com
79 ALBERT STREET, CLINTON
A must see store,
come & explore.
Gourmet Edibles
& One-of-a-Kind Items!
26 Isaac St., Clinton
Mon. to Fri. 9-5 • Sat. 9-4
519-482-1445
www.madeinhuron.com
Sept-Oct 2020 “Never let yesterday use up today.” - Richard H. Nelson
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ANSWER:
QUESTION:
What is the highest
frequency noise
that a human
can register?
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