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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.
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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..
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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