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Times-Advocate, October 19, 1978 Page 17
Riverview Institute
watch Alaska slides
By JOY SCHEIFELE
Slides of the Yukon and
Alaska were shown to the
members of the Riverview
W.I. at their October
meeting held in Ailsa Craig.
New playground
said excellent
Arnold Mathers, principal
of the Huron Centennial
Public School at Brucefiled
said the new adventure
playground at the school has
received “excellent
reception” from the children
and community.
Mr. Mathers presented a
slide show to the Huron
County Board of Education
on the playground at their
regular meeting in Clinton
Monday night.
He said prior to his
presentation in an interview
the playground’s “use is just
phenomenal” since it opened
in September.
Covering about two acres
of the school yard, the ad
venture playground consists
of old tires, hydro poles,
nuts and bolts, cedar posts
and chains to form a
comglomeration of swings,
slides and bars.
It is designed in such a way
that the school’s 400 children
can progress from easy to
more difficult areas,
depending on physical
abilities.
Mr. Mathers told the board
that the committee in charge
of the playground has
received “oral indication” of'
a $1,500 Wintario grant
which is expected to arrive
in three months.
The playground’s total
cost is $11,576. A $5,200
provincial grant cover the
labor costs to build the
playground during the
summer. The remainder in
costs is being raised with
other provincial grants and >the institutes in the London
private donations. Area.
Mrs. Ethel Croch, convener
of citizenship and world af
fairs, had visited the area
this past summer and
shared her pictures with the
members. She displayed a
number of souveniers she
brought home.
She pointed out her exact
route across Canada on a
large map. Her trip involved
plane, bus and boat and at
times she travelled 18 hrs.
straight on the bus before
reaching a hotel or motel in
the north. Meals were in
teresting, but expensive. A
piece of pie would sell for
$1.50 by itself.
The “midnight sun” was a
highlight and offered some
spectacular sunsets.
Summer sunlight lasts up to
20 hours a day in the Yukon.
She advised anyone thinking
of taking such a trip to be
prepared to travel long
hours over rough road. The
scenery, however, is worth
the experience.
President Mrs. Ivy Admas
presided over the meeting.
Roll call was answered by a
clipping on “World Affairs”.
Members will be attending
Focus On Fashion which will
be hosted by Cloverdale W.I.
and also at Coldstream W.I.
Melinda Harmer, Fair
Queen of Parkhill Fair was
present at the meeting. She
was sponsored by the River
view group and Mrs. Reta
Hughes presented her with a
small gift on behalf of the
group. Melinda thanked the
ladies for inviting her to
enter the competition and
outlined activities which led
to her winning the crown.
This is the third consecutive-
year Riverview W.I.’s entry
to Parkhill Fair has been
crowned queen.
On display were the group
of articles the Riverview
ladies showed at the
Western Fair and won third
prize competing against all
Exeter police chief Ted
Day issued a warning to
merchants this week to be on
the look out for thieves
during noon hours.
Day said one theft was
made and another attempt
last week at times when the
staff of local stores were
shorthanded for lunch hour.
Two persons were suc
cessful in making off with a
considerable amount of
money in the theft while they
failed to pull off the second
attempt.
The police chief’s release
continues, “We are asking
businesses to be on the alert
for any suspicious persons in
their stores at noon hour or
any time. If they look
suspicious make note of what
they look like, clothing,
height, weight, hair, etc.
Try and see if they get into
a vehicle after they leave the
store and if so record the
licence number and call
police as soon as theft is
discovered, do not wait until
the next day.”
In the recent incidents Day
said, “one person keeps the
lone clerk busy looking at
merchandise away from the
office while the second
person makes his way to the
office, scoops up any money
and slowly makes his way to
the exit and is usually joined
by the first customer who
says'he will think about the
purchase and come back
later.”
Two other thefts were
reported to police this week.
Saturday, Don Hooper, 288
is investigating both thefts.
The only accident in
vestigated this week by
Exeter police officers oc
curred Sunday on Main
street, south of Walper
William street reported that
his pick up truck was stolen
from beside his home during
the night. The truck was
recovered on Highway 83,
west of Exeter after it had . „
been driven through a corn street. The drivers involved
were Bonnie Keys, R.R. 3
Exeter and Gabriel Massa,
London. No injuries were
sustained and Constable
Robertson set damages at
$500.
Nominations will be received at the Clerk's Office by the =
Clerk of the Township of Hay in the period commencing =
October 16 and concluding on October 23 at 5:00 p.m. =
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The same night a complete
CB radio set was taken from
a vehicle owned by John
Bruls, 27 Gidley street.
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FAMILY WINNERS — A large number of the victories at Saturday's Middlesex County plow
ing match were compiled by the Clare Paton family of Lucan. Mr. Paton is shown here with
daughter Darlene and son Jim at the wheel of the tractor. T-A photo
Plow match quality high,
Lucan family victorious
Attendance was below last
year’s but the quality of
competition was at a high
level as the Middlesex Coun
ty Plowman’s Association
held its annual plowing
match Saturday on the East
Williams Township farm of
Middlesex County Warden
Aubrey McCallum.
The good weather, a
necessity for any plowing
contest, kept many would-be
competitors at -home work
ing in their own fields.
About 50 competitors,
however, made it to the
plowing site, just west of
Nairn, for a day of plowing,'
horseshoe pitching and good
eating.
The Clare Paton family of
Lucan claimed their share
of prizes.
Clare won the tractor
utility class for two or three
furrows open to Middlesex
• residents.
Jim Paton won the high
school tractor class and his
sister Darlene was the
winner in the under 18 divi
sion.
Penny Hodgins, RR 2,
Lucan bested five other con
testants to take the Queen of
the Furrow contest,
She is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence,Ho.dgins
and is a grade 11 student at
Medway.
Nelson Ferguson of RR 3,
Komoka, turned up with a
1915 Eagle tractor end plow
which seemed to be just as
capable of turning a
goodlooking furrow as some
of the more modern diesel
units.
“She’ll still do a job,” said
Ferguson. “Actually this
tractor hasn’t done any
plowing since 1935, That is a
long time. Normally, I just
Honour retiring
works employee
Walter Davis, a member
of the town works depart
ment, was presented with a
retirement gift by Exeter
council this week.
“We enjoyed having you
on staff,” Mayor Bruce
Shaw commented in making
the presentation.
Davis said he found it a
great pleasure working with
the town, and in particular
works superintendent Glenn
Kells. “I hope he ’continues
on for many more years,”
Davis said of Kells.
keep her for shows and
things,^
A short distance away, 15-
year-old Darlene Paton of
Lucan sweated through an
under-18 contest with her
father looking on and
shouting advice.
“I have been competing
for some time,” she said.
“The idea is to lay down a
very straight furrow. But
you also get judged on the
neatness of the furrow and
how well packed it is.”
Some results from a day
of competition:
International Harvester
special, Andrew Fletcher,
Komoka; Tom Shoebottom
trophy, Keith Nordeman,
Parkhill; International
Harvester award for best
plowed land, Richard
Fortner, Ilderton; Clare
Hatt wall plaque for best
land in Queen of Furrow
competition, Penny
Hodgins, Lucan; Nother’s
trophy, Clare Paton, Lucan;
Clarence Munro challenge
trophy,‘‘Jim Paton, Lucan;
Federation of Agriculture
trophy, Doug Duffin, Thorn
dale; reeves’ class, Deputy
Reeve Earl Oliver of Lobo
Township; horseshoe
pitching, Lloyd Venner and
Stan Perrin of Elgin County.
Gentlemen
As a non-profit
organization, the Town and
Country Homemakers is in
urgent need of funds.
Rummage sales, stamp
collecting and many other
fund-raising events will be
held in the future, in the
hopes that we will be able to
continue our service to
Huron County.
Because we greatly need
the funds raised by these
events, we are hoping your
newspaper will make the
Huron County residents
aware of our organization
and our cause.
The Town and Country
Homemakers originated in
1978 to assist the many
people of Huron County.
Each homemaker employed
by this organization, was
hired for the express purpose
of assisting those people who
through accidents, illnesses,
etc., needed assistance in
taking care of not only
themselves, but
families too!
Homemakers are trained
in the personal care of
children, adults, the elderly
and those chronically ill.
These homemakers are also
capable of preparing all
types of meals (nourishing
as well as dietary) as well as
taking care of the day-to-day
jobs that living at home
incures.
These many attributes are
only a small portion of the
many valuable jobs a
homemaker will do in order
to make the life of their
patient not only easier, but
also more enjoyable.
All this assistance is in
existence for one reason — to
make the life of an ill person
problem-free, but the Town
and Country Homemakers
their
Elect officers
for 4-H club
The second meeting of the
Lucan No. 3 4-H Club was
held at the home of the
leader, Mrs. G. Straatman
on Monday evening, October
9.
The election of officers
was held resulting as
follows: president, Annette
Straatman; vice-president,
Jane Straatman; secretary,
Brenda Hfeddington; press
reporter, Susan Hodgins.
The leader taught the
members the Gobelin and
Continental stitches for
needlepoint which they will
complete for the next
meeting on Wednesday,
October 18, at the home of
Susan Hodgins.
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also have a problem! In
order to continue this
valuable service to you, the
people of Huron County, they
need funds.
On November 4 and 18,
rummage sales will be held
in Wingham and Clinton
respectively. But these sales
won’t be a success without
your help. They not only
need donations towards their
sales (there will be a
preserves and pickle table, a
plant table and hopefully all
the usual articles donated to
rummage sales such as
furniture, pottery, etc., etc.),
but the Town and Country
Homemakers will also
require your attendance at
the sales themselves!
So please keep the Town
and Country Homemakers in
Huron County. Support them
through not only your
donations, but your at
tendance also! If you have a
donation, pleasd contact
Mrs. Gonie at 482-7609, or the
Town and Country
Homemakers in Wingham at
357-3222.
Further details about the
locations and times of the
sales will be available at a
later date, so please keep
your eyes open and let’s hope
to see you at the sales for not
only a profitable, but most of
all, an enjoyable time also.
Please Note: October 25 is
the last day for putting your
Kraft labels in the boxes
provided at the grocery
stores in your area!
Yours truly
Mrs. P. C. Gonie-Tak
Development Officer
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A. Reeve, Deputv-Reeve and three Councillors for the =
Township of Hay. =
B. One representative to be elected by Public School elec- |
tors to the Huron County Board of Education for the |
township of Hay, Village of Hensail and Village of =
' Zurich. One representative to be elected by separate =
school electors to the Huron County Board of Education =
for the townships of Stephen, Usborne, Hay, Stanley, |
Tuckersmith and Goderich and the town of Exeter, E
Village of Hensail, Village of Bayfield, town of Clinton, =
and Village of Zurich. =
C. One representative to be elected to the combined =
Roman. Catholic Separate School Zone Board from =
any of the following municipalities: Township of s
Hay, Village of Bayfield. =
Each of the members so nominated, if elected are to serve =
a two year term, 1979 and 1980. =
The required Nomination Forms may be obtained from the E
Clerk's Office and must be completed, filed with and E
accepted by the Clerk by the above deadline. E
If a greater number of candidates than required to fill the =
said offices are nominated and make declarations, polls E
will be opened the dates stated below for the purpose of |
taking poll. =
Advance Poll: Saturday, November 4, 1978. |
Polling Day: Monday, November 13, 1978. =
For further information regarding the procedures under =
the Election Act, contact the undersigned. i
Joan.M. Ducharme, :
Clerk-Treasurer :
P.O. Box 250, Zurich, Ontario j
Telephone 236-4931 Returning Officer;
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