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CLINTON HILL<br />
LOCAL<br />
VOICES<br />
A native of Andover, Clinton Hill, 66, has spent the better part of the last three decades in<br />
Mount Arlington. He lives in a nice ranch home on Howard Blvd., a prime location for<br />
his second career, selling fresh cut flowers from a roadside stand. Satisfying his need<br />
to be creative, this year he is also selling homemade vases and candles.<br />
WHAT MAKES LIVING WHERE YOU DO SPECIAL?<br />
It’s a beautiful lake community. The friendly people are very supportive of each other and<br />
its location to three highways, police and fire stations, and a lot of eateries and stores.<br />
WHAT IS YOUR BEST MEMORY ABOUT LIVING IN THIS AREA?<br />
My best memories of living in this area are the Christmas and holiday parties we had<br />
with family and friends when our nieces and nephews were younger.<br />
WHO MAKES UP YOUR FAMILY?<br />
My family consists of Debbie my wife, Kodiak our Malamute, my son Troy<br />
and his wife Tami, my three grandchildren, my sister Bev and my nephew<br />
Justin.<br />
WHO HAS BEEN YOUR BIGGEST INFLUENCE IN LIFE AND WHY?<br />
My parents were a big influence in my life. They were hardworking,<br />
honest people who everyone liked. They brought me<br />
and my sister up to be honest and hard workers, too.<br />
HOW DO YOU EARN A LIVING?<br />
I worked for 4 or 5 business form printing companies for<br />
about 30 years before they started to go out of business. I<br />
then was a partner in MAC Gardens for two years growing<br />
and selling vegetables and flowers. I now sell bouquets of<br />
flowers outside my house. This year I’ll be cutting wine and<br />
whiskey bottles and turning them into vases and candles.<br />
WHAT’S THE CRAZIEST OR MOST UNUSUAL JOB YOU’VE<br />
EVER HAD?<br />
I guess I’m kind of boring. My most unusual job was watering<br />
flowers and plants in a nursery after I got home from high school<br />
for $1 an hour.<br />
DO YOU VOLUNTEER?<br />
I take pictures of events in Mount Arlington and drop them off<br />
at the town hall or the library. I also take portraits and group<br />
pictures for the Mount Arlington police department.<br />
ANY HOBBIES?<br />
I enjoy gardening. I have three garden areas. One at home,<br />
one at the Mount Arlington Community Garden and one at<br />
Sunset View Farm Community Garden in Andover, where<br />
I grow most of the flowers I sell in front of my house.<br />
I‘ve been a bowler for 55 years. I enjoy fishing.<br />
IS THERE ANYTHING MOST PEOPLE WOULD BE<br />
SURPRISED TO LEARN ABOUT YOU?<br />
I love to grow tomatoes. I sell three types for<br />
sauce, but I hate the taste of a raw tomato.<br />
I AM home-grown I AM creative I AM funny<br />
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