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* u WOMAN WHO LIVED IN THE SHOE — She had so many children she didn't know
what to do ’ was the theme the Ailsa Craig Explorer group and their leaders took up for
their theme in the Santa Claus parade Saturday in Ailsa Craig. The girls took second place in
the parade awards. Photo by Scheifele
IT WAS EXCITING — The Nairn Play School children found Saturday exciting as they took
part in the Ailsa Craig Santa Claus parade. Photo by Scheifele
Times-Advocate, December 14, 1978 Pane 5
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By JOY SCHEIFELE
AILSA CRAIG
Even cold noses and
freezing toes couldn’t allay
the enthusiasm Saturday in
Ailsa Craig as the village
held its 25th annual Santa
Claus
route
parade. The parade
well lined with
both children and adults as
they waited to cheer Santa’s
arrival.
Sixteen well decorated
floats and the Goderich
Lake Town band were
escorted along Main street
by an OPP cruiser. Many of
the children on floats tossed
peanuts and candies to the
others watching them from
the sidewalks, adding fun
and adventure to the day.
Even Santa himself had a
good supply which he
carefully threw to the tiny
tots, as he rode on the red
fire engine.
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SCOUTS PARADE — Ailsa Craig's Boy Scouts enthusiastically took part in the Ailsa Craig
Santa Claus parade Saturday in spite of cold weather. Photo by Scheifele
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FOR CHRISTMAS
Riverview Wl see crafts
By JOY SCHEIFELE
Members of the Riverview
W.I. should have lots of ideas
and well decorated homes
this Christmas season. At
their December meeting on
the fifth, Mrs. Ken McAlpine
spoke on Christmas
decorations and demon
strated how to make a door
swag, a Christmas
decoration and a table centre
piece. With items easily
obtained from nature itself
she put together a number of
attractive items. She also
demonstrated the art of
tying Christmas bows.
The group met over lunch
and enjoyed a holiday menu
in decorated surroundings.
Roll call was answered with
responses of “A Christmas
cake ingredient and tell from
what country it comes.”
President Mrs. I Adams
presided over the business
meeting. A donation of $10
was voted to the Women’s
Committee of the War
Memorial Hospital, London.
Mrs. Roy Morton reported
on a recent visit to
Craigholme Nursing Home.
when Eleanor Charlton
entertained the residents on
the vi'olin. Mrs. Walter
Douglas played the piano
and Elgin Charlton the
clarinet.
Mrs. Adams reported
joining with Beechwood W.I.
for their course on bread
making. Four members
attended and found it in
teresting. She also reported
on Achievement Day held at
Parkhill in November.
Mrs. Adams assisted by
Mrs. Wasp led one group
for Riverview and Mrs. G.
Lee and Mrs. T. Marshall led
the other. Two girls from
Riverview 4-H Rhea Hughes
and Julie Doerr were
presented with their county
honours. Another course will
be early in the new year on
the metric system.
A gift exchange was held
and Mrs. R. Neil sang the
Christmas carol, “Silent
Night.”
For eleven year old Dick
Hokansson, RR 1 Ailsa
Craig, who took the part of
Santa earlier in the parade a
sheep drawn sleigh was the
answer to problem of
transportation in days of
high cost of gasoline. He and
10 of his cousins grouped
together and took first place
in the parade with a float
they called “Christmas Is for
Kids”.
While Ailsa Craig
Explorer leaders seldom
wonder what to do with their
many children, “The Old
Woman Who Lived In The
Shoe”was the theme of their
entry this year which won
second place. Leader Ellen
Whitmore scurried the
children along with a broom
as the children walked
beside their shoe house.
Third prize went ot the
Parkhill Post Office float
commemorating Mickey
Mouse’s 50th birthday.
Moms of the Take A Break
group were on hand this year
to sell hot chocolate and
coffee to those who found the
sub zero temperatures a
little harder to take while the
organizers of the new Nairn
Play School sold raffle
tickets on various goodies to
start their new program.
The parade took in a circle
around Craigholme Nursing
Home so residents could
enjoy the activities from
inside their warm
surroundings.
After the parade Santa
handed out about 500
packages containing an
orange, peanuts and
assorted candies at the Town
Hall to the many children
who lined up to greet him. He
then returned to Craigholme
and visited each of the
residents personally and
presented them with a treat
also.
Should
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for rates
Farmers can have big
savings by bargaining on in
terest rates, Bill\Benson, Se
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Ontario Federation of
Agriculture told a group of
area farmers.
Benson told the regional
meeting of the Huron County
Federation of Agriculture,
many farmers with a good
credit rating had recently
been able to negotiate a
much lower interest rate
than was originally quoted.
He added, the practice is not
just confined to the banks,
but is general amongst
financial institutions.
Benson urged farmers to
be aggressive in their
negotiations. “The savings
are there but you will never
get them until you ask.
Farmers should shop for
credit just as carefully as
they do for anything else,”
he said.
Benson pointed out in
terest payments had become
an increasing burden for the
province’s farmers.
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