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Times-Advocate, 1979-06-27, Page 31Darling's buy top calf For second straight year June 27, 1979 Page ISA Hey diddle, diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon. The price of beef at the Hensall Spring Fair soared almost as high as the moon Tuesday night as Darling’s Food Market of Exeter paid $2.90 for the championship calf owned by Marg Pym. Hensall fair calf price soars to $2.90 a pound Let us save you money on The Pym family swept top honours in the Fair’s Feeder Calf Club as a calf owned by Elaine Pym was named reserve champion. The two sisters are daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Pym, RR 1, Centralia. Elaine Pym’s reserve champion heifer was purchased by Emmerson Gill for the Tender Spot of Grand Bend for $1.15 per pound. A year ago Darling’s bought the championship calf shown by Paul Parsons, RR 2, Staffa for $1.50 per pound. This year Paul’s brother Barry won the prize for the calf gaining the most weight. His heifer gained a total of 540 pounds. They are the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Parsons, The other calves in the top eight for finish were owned by Mary Jane McGregor, Ron Finlayson, Paul Par­ BEST SHOWMANSHIP — The top four showman at Tuesday's Hensall Spring Fair calf club competition are shown here. From the left are junior runnerup Scott Cooper and champion David Gill, senior runnerup, Brian Falconer and winner Heather Riddell. T-A photo sons, Lyle Kinsman, Steve Riddelland Daryl Gill. Heather Riddell, daughter of Huron-Middlesex MPp Jack Riddell and his wife Leone was the senior show­ manship champion and was runnerup in the highest gain with 480 pounds. She also won the overall show­ manship title. Senior showman runnerup was Brian Falconer and junior showmanship winners were David Gill and Scott Cooper. Runnersup in the senior showmanship class were John McAllister, John Coleman, Lyle Kinsman, John Love, Steve McGregor and Stephen Riddell. Next in the junior section were Bradley Falconer, Allan Pym, Mark McGregor, Paul Parsons, Jim Parsons and DeanHayter. In 4-H calf club competi­ tion a calf owned by Allan Pym was the grand cham­ pion for confirmation and type. Paul Hoggarth was se­ cond. Showmanship winners in 4-H were Brian Falconer and Bill Kinsman. Fair secretary Gladys McGregor told the T-A Thursday, “We are just thrilled with the prices the club members received for their heifers. They were super. The average price ob­ tained for the 46 calves other than the top two was 95 and Reluctant farewell to Nairn families Anniversary for Carlisle Church By JOY SCHEIFELE Members and friends packed the Carlisle United Church Sunday morning as the congregation celebrated its 100th anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone of the church building. A special service was held to commemorate the event with the Rev. L.T.C. Har­ bour, executive secretary of London Conference bringing the message. The service was conductedby Peter Snell and a Bible stand and two stained glass windows were dedicated in the service. The two windows were dedicated to the memory of Ella (Shipley) Bradley who was born in the community and died Dec. 10, 1973, at the age of 103 years. Although she lived most of her life in Detroit she held Carlisle in special affection and in her will she left a bequest to the Carlisle church which has enabled the congregation to complete extensive renovations. Her grave is located in the cemetary beside the church. The windows have been installed on the west and east sides of the church. One depicts the scene “In the Garden”, and the other “At the Temple”. They were crafted by Edwards Glass Co. of London and imported from England. The cornerstone of the Carlisle Presbyterian Church was laid on June 24, 1879 at noon. Nearly 400 persons witness the Rev. John Rennie declare the stone laid. Its contents in­ cluded a New Testament, Canada Presbyterian, Presbyterian Record, Daily Advertiser, Free Press ’ a photograph of Rev. Rennie, several Dominion, congregation with the names of church officials, and some clippings from “Northern Sparks”. A historical booklet produced by the congregation reports that the first white man to settle in the vicinity of Carlisle was Mr. Duncan Stewart who, in the year 1838, came into the unbroken forest of East Williams and located on lot 33 on the 19th concession. He was shortly afterwards followed by Mr. George Craighome folks enjoy special night Shipley who located on lot 30, on the first concession. The village of Carlisle is said to have had its origin in the erection by George Shipley of a grist mill in 1848 upon a creek flowing through his farm. Soon lots were surveyed and bought up by mechanics, store-keepers, etc. Special music in the service included the George Lee, Alf Ropp and Emerson McKay Trio. Following the celebration a luncheon was served out doors on church lawn. By JOY SCHEIFELE Sunday, a special evening service was held at the Nairn Mennonite Church when members bid a reluctant farewell to three of its families who are moving to other areas. John Duerksen of Ailsa Craig recently accepted the position of executive director of Grace Children’s Homes in Henderson, Nebraska. The home serves 23 youth from disrupted families who have been unable to adjust to their present living situations. They range in age from 6 to 17 years of age, both boys and girls, For the past 11 years, John had been serving as Social Worker at Craigwood in Ailsa Craig, and his wife Belle was recently employed at Craigholme Nursing Home. Both had been active members of the Church, serving at various times on the Craigweil Gardens’ Board and Church Council • and as Sunday School teachers. They have two children, Jodi, aged 13 and Johnny aged 9. Gus and Lorna Pendleton will shortly be leaving for the States also where Gus will be entering seminary forMassachusettes to study ministry. The Pendeltons were houseparents with the Ausable Springs Inc. for the past four years. Al and Sue Schill are also making a change. Al has been recently hired as a pilot with the Pembroke Airlines. He and his wife Sue have been serving as houseparents for the past year at Craigwood. The Nairn congregation and friends held a songfest in honour of the three families Sunday evening. A number of members and community persons took part in an in­ formal musical get-together led by Pastor, Dave Brun­ ner. The families were then presented with a parting gift of a wooden plaque crafted by Ruth Smith to take along to their new homes. A brief time of fellowship followed over refreshments in the hall downstairs before John Duerksen showed a film of the Grace Children’s Home where he will be serving. The family left early Monday morning for their new venture. a half cents a pound. That’s McCullough and Don Ware­ well above market.” ......~ Mrs. McGregor said while final results had not been tabulated she expected the 1979 fair was a financial success. She added, “Atten­ dance was a little higher than last year's 2,909 per­ sons.” The fair was officially opened by Huron-Middlesex MPP Jack Riddell. Others in attendance were Huron- Bruce MP Bob McKinley, Hensall reeve Harold Knight and fair president Bob Baker. The fair opened with a parade. Hensall Rebekah won first prize as a non­ commercial float.. Commer­ cial winners were the Bank of Commerce, Bill Coleman, Cook’s Division of Gerbro and Bank of Montreal. Prizes for horse drawn vehicles went to Bevan Kinsman, Bob McLaughlin, Lloyd Lostell and W. G. Thompson and Sons. Brent Bell and Dave Kinsman were winners in the freak outfit and pony class,respec­ tively. Best decorated bike or trike winners 10 and under were John Towton, Brandy DeWise, Jodi Sararas and Chris Taylor while Joanne Verlinde, Steven ing were the over 10 best. Taking prizes in the clown division were Trevor Cottrell, Dianne Stebbins and Karen McCullough. The horse show drew a large number of entries and was enjoyed by many of the large crowd in attendance at the fair. Participating in the junior talent show were Shelley Finalyson, Becky McKinley, Robert Hoffman, Debbie Flynn, Stephen Vander Veldon, Joanne Verlinde and Michael Segeren. In the baby show, Mark, son of Bev and Bill Bell, Hensall was judged tops in the under six months class followed by Eric, son of Peter and Elaine Groot, Hensall and Amanda, daughter of Teresa and Jim Hickey, RR 2, Brussels. First prize in the six months to one year section went to Dana, daughter of Bob and Anita Cooper, Kippen, Next came Dana, daughter of Bill and Wendy Rowan, RR 1, Brucefield and Melissa, daughter of Mark and Kim Masse, Hen­ sall. The baby show judges were Kathy Dallas and Sheila Murray both from RH 1 Brucefield. THIS WEEK'S CARPET SPECIALS ■ mi * * * 100% By JOY SCHEIFELE Kleinhaar, Exeter of Hilco Shampoo from Lome Bender, Katie Bender of deodorant’ from Bridgette Pharmacy, Annie Austin of a hand knitted afghan, Nancy Schwartz of Lucan of a heart shaped cake decorated by Mabel Bender and baked by Craigholme staff, Bill Windsor a $10 certificate for gas from Ron Edwards’ Station, Mr. and Mrs. Wellwood Gill for two free dinners at McNairs Restaurant, Debbie Thomson of a potted hanging plant from Pinecrest Dairy and Rick Strolling of a flashlight from U.C.O. Skies cleared in time for refreshments to be served on those the out- the coins of a history the of the Sudden cloudy skies and finally rain drops brought a lot of questions to the minds of the staff and residents of Craigholme Nursing Home as they prepared for “Community Night” in celebration of Senior Citizens Week Wednesday evening. However, the word was “go” and chairs which had been set outside on the spacious lawn were quickly transported indoors and everyone was invited inside to enjoy the planned evening of music and refreshments. Bob Heywood, assisted by Calvin Horner, kept the packed dining room of residents and community friends tapping their toes and singing along as they played the accordion and electric guitar, and the weather was soon forgotten. Midway through the programme residents Ninadation. Thanks was ex­ pressed to both the residents and staff by Executive Director, Nelson Scheifele, for their excellent work and spirit of co-operation as they reached out to meet the needs of others and turned over $250.00 to foundation. Wind aids boats in fast trips began with a the lawns for preferring to enjoy ofdoors. Celebrations Tuesday afternoon carnival and bake sale when the residents helped to raise money for the heart foun- The Magic Piper school play feature NYLON I™ TWIST By JOY SCHEIFELE »In the operetta, Magic Piper”, Holt and Clare Oliver pulled tickets on various lucky draws. Winners included Pat Coloquhon of a shampoo and set at, Jean Shipways Beauty shop, Darien Berlin, ham from Benders Superior, Shirley Dollar of pop from the Pop Shoppe, Fred The sixth annual Grand Bend 100 yacht club race ran into some ideal conditions for the wind powered boats. Dr. Russ Lingard said 38 out of the starting 58 ships completed the race which was run from Grand Bend to Michigan over to Goderich and back to the resort. Ships left Grand Bend Saturday morning with the winning entry skipped by Bud Jones of the local club entering Grand Bend at 12:44 a.m. Sunday, some 16 hours under the usual time for the race. Grand Bend residents taking part in the sixth annual race included Lingard and Keith Thar. The yachts competed three divisions. Fun and games at Southcott's Fun and games are going to continue at Southcott Pines under the direction of Doris Menschik. Doris has replaced Mary Ann Luckett, who originally co-ordinated the recreation program. Doris is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario in Phys. Ed. and Physchology. She will be at “The great rejoicing takes place as the children are safely returned to their loving parents after being enticed away by sounds of music. Similarly the parents and friends of the children were delighted and enthusiastic about the abundant talent found among the children at East Williams Public School and the opportunities afforded to exercise these talents as the junior students presented the fairy tale operetta Thursday evening. The school’s auditorium was filled with families and neighbours as the children gave an outstanding evening of music which climaxed a successful year of events. The junior choir was directed by Miss L. Sinclair and solos were sung by a number of children throughout the performance including Tammy Frisa, Dwayne Dixon, John Duerksen, Graham. Todd Bender, Laurie Mac­ Donald John Crawford, and Robbie McGregor. In addition to the operetta, “The Magic Piper,” the grade 7 and 8 choir sang several numbers and the grade 4-5 choir under the leadership of Mrs. J. Campbell presented the story of Columbus in song, “Three Little Ships.” The grade 8 class brought a lot of unexpected humour and fun to the evening with a recitation entitled, “Anne.” Throughout the year the choirs at East Williams gave a number of perfo. mances and also participated in the Kiwanis Music Festival in the spring at which time the Triple Trio won second place in their category and the grade 8 class worked very hard and captured a first. Duet teams consisting of Jennifer Toews, and Billy Ingham, Kendall Rowley and Wendy Currie, Dean Bender and Cindy Hooper and Connie Thomson and Debbie Watson brought home a first. Beige & off white combination This week's special. 100% NYLON IN OUTDOOR 4in Shoppe, Fred the heart Cancer can be beaten A NURSERY BAND - The Hensall NurseryM*^len9er7Mark K WarSdsdXlly Schenk end Tone Geiger. Front, Thomas Scatter, Marvin Goss, Brian Gardner. Gary Imcmse, Tim Ducharme and Benjamin Geiger. Doris Menschik Southcott Pines for the summer, and has great plans for all ages. Doris says that it will be difficult to keep up with all the work that Mary Ann did. “If I do half the job she did, I’ll be doing well,” she says. She hopes to have such events as fish fries and water skiing for the youth and teen groups. Canoe races, bike tours and camp-outs are also planned. Plans are underway for a park in Southcott Pines. Included in the park will be volleyball courts, horse shoe pits , tether ball and clim­ bers. A par course is planned for the future. Doris says that she has already tried to teach disco dancing. However many of the youth group were able to teach her more about the steps then she could teach them. She is also prepared to hold classes in jazz, ethnic and precision dance. A Koffee Klatch was held in the activity centre so that residents could meet Doris. “Everybody has been fan­ tastic, and people are more than helpful,” she says. Doris says that the Activity Centre is always open, and residents are encouraged to bring guests along. Dixon, Anne Marrie Derk Sotkowy, 'I'W / Mary Hockey Don't buy OUR PRICES » i 100% Polypropelene. Ideal for porches, etc. Extra heavy duty. Want to know about 'The Bend Mary Hockey is a girl in the know. In fact, she knows nearly everything there is to know about Grand Bend, and maybe even all of South­ western Ontario. Mary has the job of receptionist in Grand Bend’s Tourist Information Centre. Her office is located right behind the Public Utilities Building and opposite the Bank of Montreal. Mary is trained for her job by the Southwestern Ontario Tourist Association. She travels to Sarnia, London, Goderich and other such tourist attractions so that she can tell visitors what other areas have to offer. Mary is from Dundas, Ontario, but spends her summers at the Birch Bark Trailer Park. She is 17 years old and is familiar with what the Bend has to offer. Kena Fernaid will be working on Mary’s days off. Between the two of them, they hope to welcome many tourists to Grand Bend. SCHOOL PLAY — The grade 8 class at East Williams Public School delighted its audience Thursday evening with a fun fill­ ed recitation. Kenton Otterbein of Ailsa Craig portrayed a delightful, unpredictable Anne. Photo by Scheifele Rec operate sailing school The Grand Bend rec committee and the Ontario Sailing Association will be operating a mobile sailing school program this summer at Grand Bend. The sailing school will be staffed by one of the Ontario Sailing Association’s mobile sailing teams. The one week program is scheduled for July 16 to 20. Classes are open to the public and will be held in the morning, afternoons and evenings from Monday to Friday. The program is available to both youth and adults and applications are available from Sharon Steciuk. The instructors have been carefully selected and are certified by the Canadian Yachting Association. They employ the latest teaching techniques to make certain that the students acquire the basic sailing skills. Alcan ‘Petrel’ sailboats are used because of their good buoyancy, size and simple controls. A rescue coach boat equipped With an outboard 10 h.p. engine is always on duty. The aim of the program is to provide beginner in­ struction at minimal cost to any member of the com­ munity. One week of lessons (15 hours of instruction) costs $29.00 for Adults and $24.00 (for those under eighteen.) For more information, or to register, contact: Sharon Steciuk at 238-8896 or Steve Martin, Recreation Sailing Co-ordinator, 559 Jarvis Street, Toronto, Ontario. M4Y 2J1. * * * carpet anywhere before you Professional installation can be arranged Hopper - Hockey FURNITURE LTD. Main St. 235 1990 Exeter