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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2008-07-17, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2008. There were 16 tables of card play- ers on a warm Friday evening, July 11 at the Londesborough Community Hall, hosted the Happy Gang Seniors. Taking home first-place money were Ethel and Lorna with a score of 78. With 77 points at the end of playing, Marjorie Staples and Jackie McGill were in second place. Two couples shared the third -place prize, Marjorie and Doreen and Gloria McEwing and Geraldine Dale. Delores Howatt and Dorothy Dalton successfully played eight lone hands for that prize. The next party is on Aug. 8. The house just east of the village built in the mid-70s by Tom and Marjorie Duizer was home to the combined families, the Walton/Marshalls for a couple of years. They moved to Mary Street in Clinton once school was out in late June. Best wishes to this family for the future. On June 28 another combined family took up residence in the house and are calling it Pineborough. We welcome newly- weds, Ken and Robyn de Weerd to the community. Robyn is the daugh- ter of Carl and Barb (Spooney, as campers at Menesetung called her) Hicks of Clinton. Ken and Robyn have four chil- dren, two who are older and gone from home and two at home. Jenna and Reeve Hicks go to St. Anne’s and St Joseph’s schools respectively and seem excited to be taking a bus to school come the fall. We hope all members of this fam- ily will soon feel comfortable among us. Dorothy Sottiaux has been dis- charged from the Goderich hospital and is currently staying with her daughter, Nancy, in Elmira. She hopes to find a place of her own in that area in order to be closer to both Nancy and Jennifer. It seems I was misinformed by my sources for the answers to my first trivia questions. Edythe Beacom called to say that she actually became a resident of Londesborough in 1945, the same year she was hired to teach in Summerhill. And she will turn 93 this fall. Our apologies to Edythe. Those who know the village well as a result of family ties and a long residence here can recall many buildings that have disappeared over time, be they homes or sheds or busi- nesses. It was houses that have moved that was my trivia question of last week. Gordon and Helen Radford lived for many years in a small house next to Radford’s Farm Equipment on Main Street. When they built their new home on the edge of the village in the late 1950s, the little house became home for a time to Bob and Audrey Thompson. When Bob and Audrey bought the house that is now home to Dorothy Sottiaux, Gordon was of a mind to tear down the house. But in the fall of 1963, John and Brenda Radford who were to be married in June of 1964 moved the house three blocks east. We lived there for five years. Now the house is home to B.J. and Angela Cullen and young Jake. Some time prior to 1963 a house that sat where the home of Keith and Nancy Allen is was also moved. (John and I can’t quite decide what year it would have been). The house was empty although it and the prop- erty were owned by Harry and Ida Durnin who were at the time living with parents on Main Street. The property became Keith Allen’s and the house was moved onto the farm property across the highway. Harry and Ida moved into the relocated house eventually. That house and property were purchased by Doug Bell and are now home to Shirley. When Jack and Wilma de Jong bought their farm north of the village on Hwy. 4 from George Powell, they wanted to build a new house there.In 1993 Neil and Lisa (Bosman)Elliott purchased the house and hadit moved across the highway, moreor less, and to the edge of the village.It must have been a tricky move forthe building was actually two smalljoined houses.They lived in the village for only10 months before Neil’s careerfound them relocating in Mount Brydges. That house has been home to Don and Kim Reid and family ever since. As a result of conversations since that question was posed and myanswers were ready, another homecame into question. Murray Lyonseems to recall that the house whereKaren Bergsma now resides mayhave been moved there many yearsago. That house was his mother’shome for many years and before thathome to his grandparents.Conversations he recalls indicatethat sometime prior to that the housewas put there. If you recall this, per-haps you could tell us more.For next week consider thesequestions. Who teaches in theirbasement? To whom could you turnto trace your family roots? Beth Kipp has filed the following report on a year-end trip for pupils at Hullett Central Public School: “On Monday, June 23, the Grade 7/8 class from Hullett Central Public School went to Canada’s Wonderland for their year-end trip. They boarded the bus at 7 a.m. to drive to Toronto. After stopping at a Tim Horton’s along the way, the group realized they were closer to their destination. Once the group entered the park at 10 a.m. we spread out to explore and find excitement. We waited in many ride lines for what seemed like days while hearing the laughter and excit- ed shouts from riders above. The newest ride at Canada’s Wonderland is the Behemoth. The ride’s line was long but the ride worth the wait. The ride starts off with a steep incline for a while then takes an expected drop that felt like you were leaving your stomach at the top. This ride is most fun when you have a friend who screams on rides, a lot. I rode the ride with my friend, Monica. There were other extreme rides also. Vortex, Cyclone, the Fly and so many more gave all riders a thrill that they could only experience in one place, Canada’s Wonderland. At 2 p.m., everyone met at the front gate and made their way to the water park. Most students participat- ed in this activity and enjoyed it tremendously. Now, just because some students did not go to the water park does not mean they did not get wet. Dark clouds opened up and the rain came down. The rides and water park closed for about an our as people took cover in any dry spot they could find. But eventually the sun came back out and everyone was prepar- ing to have a great time. That is, until it rained again. At 4:30 p.m. the now wet, but still happy, students boarded the bus. They shared much laughter and funny and exciting moments they had experienced on the ride home. 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While obedience trials took centre stage in the morning, the rally trials took over in the afternoon. This is the first year this show has incorporated rally trials and Florence Pullen, one of the event organizers, says there were nearly 100 entries, making it a successful maiden voyage. (Shawn Loughlin photo) Students head to Wonderland Seniors host 16 tables