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In scanning the Mitchell Advocate it states that ,not Ofte,,O
does one see five generations together but the group is more
unique in that they are all ladies, There is, of course, baby
Michele Priestap of Preston, a great-great-grandmother,
Mrs. Mary Cassidy, Sebringville, who is in her 90th year;
Mrs. Ann Priestap, mother of Michele; daughter, Mrs. Julia
Uniac, Mitchell, the baby's great-grandmother and 'then her
grandmother, Mrs. Betty Pehlke, Mitchell. - - Among new
citizens in the Mitchell area are: Mrs. B. Baes, R,R.5,
Mitchell; Mr. and Mrs. M. ,T, Lingier, Mitchell; Mr. and Mrs,
Leo Louwagie, R,R.3, Mitchell; J.R.Paratchek,
Something is being added to the Mitchell Centennial as the
Senior Citizens are entering an honorary centennial queen. -
• Grace Lutheran Church will have a new pastor some time in.
May, it was announced to the church board on Thursday
night.the new pastor is the Reverend Vernon R. Threinen,
now serving the First Lutheran Church at ' Lloyd,
Saskatchewan.
From the Lucknow Sentinel we note that a pack of dogs
attacked cattle in Ashfield Township on the farm of Jack
Irwin. REsult of attack was one cattle beast, the rest scattered
over the area, except 17, of the thirty-two, who stayed in the
barnyard. Dogs had earlier attacked sheep on the farm of Jack
Ritchie of Zion. - — Some 1400 invitations have been mailed
out for the Lucknow Reunion to former residents.
The Zurich Citizens News reports that due to continued acts
of vandelism at the Zurich Post Office, the lobby will no
longer be open in the evenings and on week endi. The front
door of the building will be locked at 6 p.m. each evening
according to area inspector of post offices, Harvey Pfaff, of
Exeter. The Zurich building is not the only one suffering
vandalism in Western Ontario. A warning was issued some
time ago by the postal department that further 'acts of
vandalism in Zurich would bring about the closing of the local
office, but apparently the notice landed on deaf ears. As a ,
result of a few culprits, the residents of the area will now be
deprived of a convenience which they have been enjoying. - - -
At a special meeting of the council of the village last week, the
design criteria as submitted by B.M.Ross and Associates for
the reconstruction of highway 84 through the village limits,
was accepted. The highway, sidewalks, curbs and gutters will
the built under a connecting link agreement, which has the
province paying the entire costs. - - - District Deputy Grand
Master of District 8, I.O.0,F. Alex Meikle, Assisted by Past •
District Deputy Grand Masters Earl Campbell and Norman
Jones, both 50 year members presented 50-year jewels to
Brother Archie Parsons, Brother Stanley Love and Brother,
Robert Parsons, who accepted the jewel for his father, who
was unable to attend. The three members belong to Hensall
,0.0.f. Lodge No. 223.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Moffat, according to the Wingham
Advance-Times, celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary
on March 26, in Florida. They reside at 130 Patrick Street,
Wingham. - - - Norman M. Hayes of Barrie has been selected
by the directors of the Wingham and District Hospital to
succeed Mrs. I.E.Morrey as executive director of that
institution. The announcement was made this week by
R.P.Ritter, chairman of the hospital's board of governors.
Mrs. Morrey has served as the administ rator and executive
,director for the past 30 years, since the time when it was a
small hospital in a converted private dwelling. - - - New
Christmas lights for the town's main street could cost
between $4,000, and $6,000 according to Brice Kerr, a
representative of Alderbrook Industries. Mr. Kerr made this
statement during a presentation to the Wingham Business
Association's March meeting last Thursday, Mr. Kerr was
Invited to speak to the association after it became evident that
the existing lights on Josephine Street were in need of repair
r replacement ,and . after the P.U,C. announcement that
ew light poles were going to be installed along main street
ithin the next two or three months.
The Clinton News-Record reports that the Clinton Junior
`D" hockey Mustangs may move up a notch next year and
titer a team h the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C"
eague.
Dominion Road Machinery Company Limited, according to
he Coderich Signal Star, is causing Goderich Town Council
°Me concern, since the company has acquired an airplane.
nice A, Sully, president of DRMCO, has revealed that the
cal airport facilities are not up to par and he has asked town
uneil to look into the matter at its earliest convenience. Sky
arbour Air Park has been purchased by the Town of
oderich, the deed still is not in the hands of the
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