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Times-Advocate, May 15, 1975
Lucan
Correspondent: Mrs. M.H, Hodgins. Phone 227.4714
and district news
Three accidents on Friday,
only minor injuries reported
VILLAGE OF LUCAN
Clean Up —Pick Up
Friday, May 23
and
Saturday, May 24
Please, if possible, keep all metal articles
to one side of pile. All materials to be pil-
ed for easy access on boulevards.
VILLAGE OF LUCAN
M. L. GIBSON, Clerk
Lucan St. Patrick's P.T.A.
presents
GEMUTLICHKEIT '75
with Walter Ostanek
Sat., June' 7
9 p.m. to ?
I LDERTON ARENA
$7.50 per person
Hot catered meal from the Garage
Refreshments available
Tickets from School Office
DAIRY MAIDS WIN — The "A" championship of the Lucan ladies
bowling league was won by the Dairy Maids. Back, left Beulah Hardy,
Kit Hearn and Edythe Watson. Front, Lauretta Dickson, Kay Haskett
and Marg Young; T-A photo
LEAN
BEEF
Front Quarters
100 to 125 Pounds 73 LB.
Hearts, Livers
fa Tongues 60 LB.
CUT, WRAPPED AND FROZEN
HARDY'S LUCAN
227-4715
Nicholson
GREEN HOUSES
* Bedding Plants
(Flowers & Vegetables)
* Shrubs * Roses
* Fertilizers
Located on McGillivray Township Concession 2
14 MILE NORTH OF HIGHWAY 7 AND ONE MILE WEST
OF THE DENFIELD - CLANDEBOYE SIDEROAD
RR 2 Lucan Phone 293-3040 Ailsa Craig wall win
P.S. Don't mail in your ticket stub.
All tickets are automatically eligible
to win. Only winning stubs need
be brought or sent in.
Flii1.7516
"What with keepin'
my fingers crossed,
I'm loon' my grip
with the cows:*
irdttrackeiat
If you don't have your ticket for the first Wintario draw, well,
sorry, it's sold right out. But right now tickets are on sale for
the next draw, May 29th. It's a new chance for you to win
the $100,000 grand prize or $10,000 or $1000 or
$100. And-tickets are just a dollar. So come on
Ontario, play Wintario, every two weeks.
SPUTNIKS GET TROPHY — The Sputniks captured the regular season
championship in the Lucan ladies bowling league. Back, left, Laurene
McKenzie, Beulah Storey and Joyce Sovereign. Front, Rena Wood,
May Murphy and Lorraine Mosurinjohn. T-A photo
LUCAN LADIES TOP BOWLERS — Awards were presented to the top
individual bowlers at Wednesday's annual banquet of the Lucan ladies
league. Above, Carol Greenlee for Hazel Eaton, average 202;
Marguerite Greenlee, 336 single and Lorraine Mosurinjohn, 773
triple. T-A photo
LUCAN LADIES "a" CHAMPS — The Hot Tamalas walked away with
Miss L. E. Abbott is still on the
sick list and goes in for X-rays
this week.
Ernie Ross is now out of "in-
tensive care" at St, Joseph's
hospital, following a heart attack,
and is recuperating satisfac-
torily.
Earl Haskett was taken to St.
Joseph's hospital Monday
morning, following a heart at-
tack.
Russell Needham is in St,
Joseph's hospital and is very ill.
Mr. & Mrs, Don Abbott,
Manitoulin Island have been ,
visiting with friends and relatives
in the community.
Last Monday guests with Mr. &
Mrs. Cliff Abbott were Mrs.
Madeline Tindall of Listowel,
Mrs. George Youngblut and Tad
of Gowanstown and Edythe
Mugford of Lucan.
Mrs, Frank Stanley, Highway
7, has a new granddaughter,
Sheilah Leigh on April 28. She is
the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Bill
Bond, who are now living on the
"home" farm, Conc. 16.
Mr. N. C. Law of Dearness
Home, London was a weekend
guest with his sister and her
husband, Mr. & Mrs. M. H.
Hodgins.
Mr. & Mrs. Len Maslen, Linda,
Allen and Terry were guests with
Mr. &Mrs. Cliff Hartwick at their
Port Franks Cottage, Friday
night and Saturday.
Mr. & Mrs. Cart Ford of Moose
Lake, Minn. have returned home
after spending a week with Mrs.
Frank Stanley, Highway 7.
Mrs. Howard Currie and Mrs.
Ruth Grider and Jane spent last
weekend in Ottawa, guests with
Mr. & Mrs. Chester O'Donnell,
(nee Alice Frost).
Mrs. Harold Cobleigh ac-
companied her sister, Mrs. Bill
Killam of New Market to
Orlando, Florida for a week's
holiday, staying with Mr. & Mrs.
William Killam, Sr,
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Prince spent
Mother's Day with their daughter
and son-in-law, Mr. & Mrs. Ted
Kostecki, London.
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Cobleigh
spent Sunday with their
daughters and son-in-laws, Mr. &
Mrs. Gordon Mayhew, London
and Mr. & Mrs. Brent Bamford,
RR 3, Thorndale.
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Abbott,
Manitoulin Island, Mrs. Donald
Smith (nee Janice Abbott and
children and Mr. Utah Wen-
nerston were Tuesday guests
with Mr. & Mrs. Harold Prince.
Mr. & Mrs. Dale Hotson of
Kitchener were weekend guests
Lucon district news.
Three of the five accidents
investigated this week by officers
of the Lucan detachment of the
Ontario Provincial Police oc-
curred Friday.
At 1.15 a.m., a vehicle driven
by John Robinson, RR 3, Ailsa
Craig left Concession road 8-9 in
McGillivray township and struck
a tree.
Robinson and a passenger,
Rebecca Robinson, Ailsa Craig
suffered minor injuries. Con-
stable N. A. Campbell' set
damages at $1,000.
Exactly 12 hours later on High-
way 7 at County road 23, Con-
stable J. A. Wilson estimated
damages at $1,400 when vehicles
driven by Austin Hobbs, Granton
and Elsie Sarabura, Thornhill
collided.
Constable James Craig was the
investigating officer at the scene
of a mishap on County road 23 at
Concession 15 in London township
at 8.15 p.m.
Drivers of the vehicles involved
were Frederick Alfred, RR2,
Denfield and Douglas
Blackshaw, Owen Sound.
Damages were set at $700.
The first accident of the week
occurred on Highway 4 at County
road 16 on Wednesday at 515
p.m. Constable B. D. Munro
listed damages at $1,200. Drivers
of the vehicles were George Lee,
RR 2, Lucan and Guiseppe
Favara, 35 Afton Road, London.
Tuesday morning, May 13 at
1.30 a.m. a vehicle driven by Rose
Semeniuk, RR4, Thamsford was
A beautiful film of "Rogers
Pass" was shown by Cecil Robb,
on Thursday afternoon, at the
Lucan Senior Citizens Club. It
showed the discovery of the pass,
the building of the road, and the
building of the railroad. The
scenery in the mountains was
breathtaking,
Members of the Sunshine
Group played euchre and added
the number of persons in their
respective families to their
scores. Winners were: lady's
high, Mary Hodgson, lady's lone
hands, Rose Atkinson; men's
high, Clare Lewis, lone hands,
Miss Semeniuk was taken to
University hospital by OPP
cruiser and was treated for cuts
and bruises, Constable D. R.
Vance investigated.
Marjorie Steeper, playing a
man's card,
The Busy Buddies continued
with their most interesting bead
work craft under the leadership
of Gerry Zinn.
New members are welcome
each Thursday at 1:30, If you are
joining the craft group please
bring a pair of needle-nosed
pliers with you.
Lions approve
service projects
At their meeting on Monday
evening the Lucan & District
Lions Club approved sponsorship
of the following projects: St.
Patrick's school patrol to attend
the Patrol Leader Training
Camp, $132.00, bantam softball
team, coached by Danny
Gwalchmai, $150.00 and assisting
in the sponsoring of the juvenile
softball team, amounting to
$300.00.
The "try-outs" for the Amateur
Show at Lucan Fair, August 15,
16, 17 were held at Biddulph
School last Friday night.
The adjudicator, Karen Sexton,
of London, advised the con-
testants how their numbers could
be impr oved.
It was the decision of the
committee, chaired by Lion Don
Leitch, to have all contestants
appear at the show, August 16.
"Big Al" will again M.C. the
program and it is anticipated that
all competitors will appear on the
"Big Al" Show late in September.
District man
passes away
The funeral of the late John
Patrick Jerome O'Brien was held
at St. Patrick's Church, Bid,
dulph, on Thursday, May 8, with
Father J. McGraw saying the
funeral mass. C. Haskett & Son
Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
Mr. O'Brien was the beloved
husband of Doris (Vicky) O'Brien
and dear father of Steve, Denise
and Tony, all at home.
He was the son of Mrs. Isabella
O'Brien and the late John
O'Brien of Stratford and brother
of Joseph, Vincent, (Margaret)
Mrs. Jim Walsh and Gerald
O'Brien, all of Stratford,
(Mary) Mrs. Jim Hood of Port
McNichol and Frank O'Brien
deceased (1963).
The pallbearers were Jack
Collis, Larry Swanson, Ronald
Pocock, Lloyd Nickle, Uno
Isacsson and Bruce Lawson.
with his parents, Mr. & Mrs.
Gordon Hotson and brother
David. They enjoyed an advance
Mothers' Day dinnerat "The Old
Mill", Parkhill, on Saturday
evening. On Sunday, Mr. !Si Mrs.
Ed. Roth and family of Guelph
and Mr. & Mrs. Larry Hotson and
Amanda of Lucan joined them for
a family get-to-gether.
Of the many gifts, floral
arrangements and cards
received by Miss L. E. Abbott
over the weekend, probably the
one most appreciated was the
beautiful single red rose sent to
her by a one-time League of
Loyalty member who like "the
elephant never forgets".
Mr. & Mrs. W. Ward Hodgins,
Jennifer and Megan of Vanastra
Park and Mr, & Mrs. E. Wayne
Hodgins, RR 3, Ilderton, were
Saturday guests with Mr. & Mrs.
M. H. Hodgins. Ward, Barb. and
the children also visited with her
parents, Mr, & Mrs. Arthur
Cunningham.
Senior citizens enjoy
films of mountains
damaged to the extent of $1,500 the "B" championship in the Lucan ladies bowling league this year.
when it left Concession 12 in Back, left, Barb Coughlin, Nellie Boshart and Karen Richard. Front,
London township, just west of Judy Bond and Lynn Abell. Missing was Sharon Reddick, T-A photo
Highbury Avenue.
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