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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1973-03-21, Page 12• RIPLEY -AND: DISTRICT LIONS SKATING CARNIVAL Saturday, March 24 8:00 O'CLOCK AT THE RIPLEY ARENA. PRIZES — YOUNGEST SKATER — OLDEST SKATER — LARGEST FAMILY ON SKATES COSTUME PRIZES — FANCY DRESS (Boys and, Girls') BEST DRESS CHARACTER COSTUME - HIPPY. BESTCLOWN IN COSTUME BEST ACTING CLOWN RACES WILL BE HELD CARNIVAL KING AND QUEEN WILL BE PICKED' FROM FANCY DRESS PRESENTATION 'OF TIME CLOCK) PRIZES DONATED BY 'LOCAL BUSINESSMEN Admission:. Adults $1.00 — High School ,50c Public, and Pre-School Free RIPLEY HURON NEWS PAINE 'nv we THE .INCKNOWSENTINEk, 1,..UCKNOW, ONTARIO. WEDNESDAY, MARCH iF+is Week In. Ripley BY AB WYLDS ki The worst blizzard of the wint- er swept Western Ontario this past week end. Starting Saturday, Nokth and Northwest winds swirled • the falling snow Into drifts and, cut down visibility. -The last trick noticed on the back streets in Ripley was Herman Young's truck from Kincardine as he was making house deliveries of milk. The first 'machine out on Sunday Morning 'was the Wayne Lowry snow plow driven by Ivan Cook. Ivan cleared the streets. He was, followed by a snowmobile com- ing from the north on the 'fifteenth * * 0 * Among those here for the week end' were Torn Ctilbert of Toronto with his parents Mr., and Mrs. Watt Culbert, Brian MacDonald of London with Mr. and Mrs. Kenny MacDonald and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jake .Hooisma with •Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hoorima , John and Jimmy and with Mr. and Mrs, Donnie Rudder and Tammy. Late Saturday afternoon a freight train of two locomOtives, a caboose box car and cattle car passed through Ripley on its Way to the coast. At Kincardine it 'picked up two more cars to ,take back. It was wild out'Saturday night with snow swirling over the country driven by strong winds. Highway 21 or the. Bluewater was , • blocked and a traffic hazard warn ing was announced on the CKNX radio, At this time it is not known where people sought shel- ter. A hydro truck went south through Ripley before midnight.' There was an hour and a half interruption right after noon on - Saturday in this area. w. • • • • • lAst Saturday was St. Patrick's Day and the wearing of the green. Only everything outside was Wear - • • * • There was a hydro interruption last.Saturday morning in the west part of Ripley as high winds snap- ped a wire.. • * Even though it is wintry out- side, Elmer C ourtney's main street window has the look of approaching spring: There are at least six auction sale bills dis- played in the window advertising farm sales with one or two more in Less Wardelrs barber shop and other stores. * 5 .* A spelling. test was recently given. to some students in the high. er grades' in Toronth elementary schools. 'The results were not good. However, a reporter found out that the' opinion Was that spelin doesn't mattur now". o * * *p.m Cornish passed away last Wednesday in Huron Township. Jim was in his 75th year. His re- rilainslested at the Ross MacLen..- nan Funeral Home in Kincardine until Saturday noon. .As a young man Jim served in the Canadian army in World War One and took ' part in the fighting in France. The Kincardine (MacDonald) Legion held a service Friday evening at the nmeral Home. The hmeral service was held Saturday afternoon in the Anglic- an ()hutch of the Messiah in Kin , cardine with interment in Ripley Cemetery. He is survived by three .sons and two daughters Jam - es on the sixth concession in Hur- on Township;' Roy and Harold, both of Kitchener; June of Water- loo and Mona of Litton, British Columbia. After returning from OVerseas at end of World War One, Jim and his wife lived on the, farm now owned -by Allan. Irwin on the fourth concession of Huron Town- ship. Here they raised their fam- ily. Later thiey lived in Kinlois: During the last years Jim lived ' on . Broadway in Kincardine 'near the main street intersection. Also surviving are 2 brothers and 2 sisters, along with 21 grandchild- ren. • The Lucknow Girl Guides open- ed their regular meeting on Thursday, March 15 with roll call. The flag was' raised by the Scarleti Tanager Patrol. O Can- ada was then sung and the Guide Prayer repeated. •In HorseshOefinal,planS were made for the hike for Thursday; March 22nd from 10.30 a.m. to ,3 p.rri. 'the patrols are 'to look after their own food and bring their own wood. The pat rO1' leaders will arrive .early to lay a trail for the second class . A tentative date was set for the'Company Camp for June 22 . to •24. Fire .Chief George Whitby then met with the guides and reviewed the material for the Eye Brigade Badge before testing the girls. During this time Captain Helm tested Barbara. Hackett, and Nancy Thompson, on,their World-Flag and Guide History.. Second class knots were passed by Suzanne COrrin and Janet Humphrey. Campfire was conducted by Edith Greer. Mis. Helm then read vespers. The meeting closed with "The Golden Sun". FLOOR HOCKEY Last Tuesday, March 13, Luck - now and. Ripley played floor hockey. It, was exciting. Ripley beat Lucknow 9 to 3. Brian Gamble scored 1, .Douglas Quinn scored 1, Jeff MacTavish scored 1, and in the girls line, Heather scored 3, Brenda Fair scored 2., Debbie Fair. scored 1. Our goalies were Susan Reeves and Jacky Mews. Susan got a shutout. Anna Drzazga, and Heather. Boyd. Came from Pine River to play with us'. We were 'glad we won. GIRLS' HOC KEit' • On. Wednesda y ; March 14, .the girls' hockey team played erton at 7.00 in 'Ripley. Riple won 13s-1. The goals were seo by Jane Anne Coiling 5, Jai Farrell 2, Connie Irwin 1, De Mc Fadden .2 , Mary Jane C.ou 1 and Lou -Anne Duhamel 2, girls go back to Tivertanmext Wednesday night at 6,30, Go Luck, • • By, Connie Irwin,: 'ing white as some time between midnight and morning Western Ontario had a return of Winter in the form 'of high winds from. the north, freezing sleet and then snow. All this after two,weeks of spring and not `a snow bank in sight. .lny few short hours, all was changed. Out came the snow plows, snow shovels, snowmobiles and snow suits. The weather last Saturday would make the ladies leaving here' for a week in'torida feel Much better, in getting away' from this disagreeable turn in the weath- er. In the group were Mrs. Mar ion Emerson and Mrs. Marjorie (Howard) Thompson of Purple Grove.. GUIDE NEWS ' Anderson Flax Products Limited I UCKNOW —PHONE 528 2026 When., Chi:10400: 'Livestock Minerals Let Your Forage - Be..'YOtit Guide.... 'accordingly. It's nutritionally right, it's easy, it's 'because the roughage portion of the ration dictates SHUR-GAIN 'ESSENTIAL MINERALS r-3—SALT FREE . . . feed where salt 'is avail- eral mixture for your, livestock . . .. • SHUR:GAIN ESSENTIAL MINERALS high legume forage, to balance the high calcium, low phosphorus. the combination of essential minerals needed. All. SHUR- dAIN ESSENTIAL MINERALS' — R LEGUME. FEEDING'. . feed with economical, to select the best SHUR-GAIN min- NON-LEGUME FEEDING . feed where roughage is grass, hay or corn silage SHUR GAIN MINERALS aie 'now foemulated SHUR. GAIN ESSENTIAL MINERALS, •-rt1.---H,,IGH PH SPHORUS . . for dry able in the water or other source. cows just prior to freshening. : saltprovided separately. • conditions, wherastock is on a high hay'or pasture ration with' SHUR ..GAIN RANGE MINERALS . . . for Western feeding WAI,KERTON BAND by Cheryl McGarvey On Thursday , , March 15,'ilit Walkerton High Schooll3ande to Ripley -Huron Central Selo They played a .nuMber Of song and everyone enjo5red ..them,I band was led 'by director .% Wayne'Ferrier'. As always the 'band had to leave too soon, tt we hope they. will come back again., • cardine. Town. Hall to see a pi, The play was put ,on'by the Sr Lab Theatre frorri. Toronto, play. Was abOut a young man' „named Kiotoe, ..He wenttoth top of the mountain and he hi told that it was time to loop the future. 'He was put intot' deep sleep' and he dreanlodof many jobs he could do. to theplay was over we cameN to the school for lunch,. I SHUR•GAIN THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN by bie McFadden On March 15 , the Ripley Hu Central :School went to the a