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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2016-06-29, Page 13—wiz .14k- NINIF _ .k. E Lynda Hillman-Rapley Arnold Mathers reading Home made and hand me downs OUR OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED FRIDAY JULY 1ST FOR CANADA DAY 4 � Mondays - 9am - 5pm Tuesdays - CLOSED Wednesdays - 9am - 5pm Thursdays - 9am - 5pm Fridays - 8am - 4pm Men n Expositor 8 Main Street, Seaforth ON dPH: 519-527-0240 11 www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com Wednesday, June 29, 2016 • Huron Expositor 15 Story teller takes a trip down memory lane with newly published Home made and hand me downs Lynda Hillman-Rapley Postmedia Network Having a career in farming and education and being raised in rural Ontario, Arnold Mathers has a lot of stories. In his new book Home made and hand me downs, Mathers gives people a taste of a good old fashioned read. Mather's mom was a teacher, his dad a farmer. He remembers well life on the farm and has close to fifty stories about his family, rural education and out- side sports and everything in between. After nearly 40 years in the education field; a teacher, principal and superinten- dent with the Avon Maitland school board, he retired in 1994. Then he went back to farming on a part time basis. Mathers told the Lakeshore Advance his first book was a fam- ily history. He was born in 1928 and was raised in Morris Turn - berry near Wingham. He moved to Exeter in 1964 and began writing about his family for a couple decades. He has no shortage of stories and he said he began reading the stories to his grandchildren. It was actually his mom who convinced him to compile the stories into books. "It takes a village to create a book," he says in his intro. And this story teller examines all aspects of rural life, with an added bit of humour. Getting lost in this book is an easy feat. From story to story, you relive Mather's life and can relate to your own. "My very first suit (not my birth- day suit) was hand made by my mother well over 65 years ago," he writes in his first story. He writes about his dad farming in the Thir- ties and flies in the farmhouse. While writing the book, Mathers was fortunate to have New York artist Randy Jones, who just happened to be from Exeter, do some of his illustrations. Jones got work at the New York Times Magazine. His work appeared in many other major publications, including Wall Street Journal, Tips for a HAPPY Retirement Newsweek, Time , Business Week, U.S. News and World Report, United Features, Inx. Syndicate,Washington Post, Cam- bridge University Press, Condi- Nast Publications, MTV, Playboy, National Lampoon, etc.) "So, having illustrations from Randy Jones in my book is an incredible bonus," says Mathers. Over the years, Mathers stories have been fea- tured in the Rural Voice, an agri- cultural magazine. The book contains some stories that have not been published. Home made and hand me downs is a must read. These sto- ries of rural life come from another age in a clever, per- sonal, interesting scribe, offer- ing that getaway you expect from a good book. The books are available at Finchers in Goderich, Blyth Theater, Belgrave Coop, The Gift Chest in Wingham, Pete's Paper Clip in Seaforth and the ReStore in Exeter and the Lakeshore Advance in Grand Bend. When planning for retirement many retirees and soon-to-be retired boomers are concerned about the financial aspects of retirement planning, but often don't focus on retirement living. In other words, deciding what they want to do with the rest of their lives and how they want to live. Here are a few retirement living tips to help ensure you retire happy and enjoy the life you've earned to the fullest: 1. Make meaningful plans 2. Find your retirement groove 3. Stay Healthy & Active 4. Develop new friendships Many Parkbridge homeowners are snowbirds, frequent travelers, purchase nearby golf memberships or their dream car or boat, or simply create more retirement savings for themselves that may have not otherwise been possible. For more information on downsizing to a Parkbridge home, visit us at parkbridge.com THE BLUFFS AT HURON 1 Parkbridge Community The newest Adult Lifestyle community located just minutes north of picturesque Goderich overlooking beautiful Lake Huron. Learn more at TheBluffsAtHuron.com Par ridge Your brid • e to smarter livin New homes starting in the $170k's.