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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1976-05-26, Page 14When the final count was made lask-Wednesday evening, May 19, in the Iocal 'liquor Rlebescite, was oven • the' top,.. An advance poll was held the preced- ing Saturday and in charge of it were'MrS. Irma Hodgins and Mrs. Elsie Forrester, while Mrs. Gladys Nicbolgan and Mrs. Joan• McLeod were in chame last WednestiaST in the „Ripley. Huron Legion Hall. We're starting our summer celebration right now with special prices on many new MF units. LOOK AT OUR BIG. SAVINGS: 1' MF 230 Tractor . SAVE $300 MF 235 Tractor SAVE '$300 ' MF 255 Tractor SAVE $300 MF 265 Tractor . . . SAVE $300 .. MF 276 Tractor SAVE $300 MF 11 Wheel Loader . . SAVE $1000 MF 200 Crawler Dozer SAVE , $600 ' SAVE $600 MF 50A Backhoe Loader MF 40 Forklift A...---- SAVE $1000 Cpme in soon 'and chef* out all the savings during this speFial sale! Limited to available inventories until May 31,' 1976 LUCKNOW 528-3426 BUSINESS HOURS Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m.. to 5 p.m. MF Massey Ferguson G and E Sales & Service \ Aikwakk. .11\. MP • E It g k INGS SPECTACULAR WEDNESDAY, MAY.26 1976 PAO' FOURTEEN is Week In Ripley taker for Ripley village is Mrs. Mabel Barnard, THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW„ ONTARIO Geraniums, Petunias, Marigolds, Tomatoei, • • Cabbage, etc. • - Now Available at SOLOMON'S GREENHOUSE Phone 528-3017 BY AB wedding dinner , for Mr. and. Mrs, Ron, Cornish last Saturday evening Recently John was a long time friend of the family C. MacDonald, Bill Steer, now residing at the Pine who farms just' west Ripley , Lodge Rest Home in Lucknow. Bill suffereda badly injured knee while was brought over to ,Ripley by Carl unloading and Margaret Anne Morrison and Kevin of Melbourne on their way to 'the wedding, which• Bill also attended. Heivas taken back in the evening• by Mrs. Donnie (Carol) Fludder. It was nice that the dinner was in the Ripley-Huron legion Hall where Bill is a member, - having served in both wars, and that Bill was able to meet many friends. * • * S .0! * * cattle. * * • science field ' trip . for the, students • of gr4/de nine was held last Thursday morning With nice weather for it. The trip was originally scheduled for Monday - but fog and rain made that' time impossible. , The twenty some students, along with teachers Sam Malhotra and Ed Brown, rode their bikes along, the 8th down to Bruce • Beach. First over the big hill leading down to the"lake was Pattie McLean, followed by Darlene Nixon and Allison MaCKay. After completion of, assignments the group had lunch at the lake before the Iong trip back to Ripley. * * * * • . Last weekend being the 24th 'of May, a.holiday weekend, there was considerable activity in the Ripley Huron area. Right at,the start of it the annual high school prom dance was. held on Friday evening in the auditorinm. Then on Saturday there was the big farm sale for Mrs. Edna MacDonald on sideroad 30, between the second and fourth concessions. In Ripley itself there were two weddings - Grant Farrell and Susan Carter and Ron Cornish and Pat Fludder, .followed M the evening by the two public reception danCes in the high . school and.. complex auditoriums respectively. Recently Orrie Vail passed away in Tobertnofy and his funeral, was held there' on May 17/.1 In the , nearby,waters of Georgian Bay, he discovered in 1902, the remains of the ship Griffion, built by La Salle.' It had made its first trip to Green Bay and was on its way back with a load 'of furs when it disappeared. For the past 20 years the late Mr. Vail 'had the remains on display at his place in Tobermory. .Of local interest is the fact that Orrie Vail, was, a cousin of the late Mrs. Evelena (Charles) Wyld of Ripley. * * * */* * • ' , Also in the same Monday, May 1,7 Toronto Daily Star was a long article entitled "Estonians are faithful to homeland 'culture". In it were several pieces by the presid- ent of the Estonian Central Council in Canada, Mr. Udo Petersoo.. Many here will remember back to 1964-65 when Udo taught in the Ripley District High School. Mr. Udo Petersoo and Mr.' Reuben Burnett, both from' Waterloo Luth- eran University,' joined the staff then. Since that time Udo has been teaching in' Metro Tordnto - at Etobicoke Collegiate. He has been president of the council for the past four years. As well, Udo is the minister at St. Peter's Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church. He is remembered here for his work in assisting Diana MacAuley, direct the choir singing at the annual school concert, as well • as the teacher of English in the high school. 'During his stay in Ripley Udo boarded at the home of Mrs. MacCharles and daughter Sandra. * * * * 41 Among • thd guests , at the * * 41• '* * * Ford week Wilson and Martha Ford returned home to Coburg after spending several days in Ripley at the home of her mother, Mrs. 'John Robertson, and her sister, Miss Christena Robertson. * * * * * Mrs. Katie (Lloyd) Irwin, would like the people of the area to know about the big drive for donations to the Canadian 'Arthritis and Rheum- atism Society this Saturday, May 29. She is the local representative of CARS. * * * * * Next Tuesday, June the first, is Census day fox Canada. Census Up from Agincourt for the Victoria Day weekend were Mr. and Mrs, George MacLennan, Virginia, Laurie, Colin and Kathy and Brian- Milne , visiting ' with 'Florence MacDonald in Ripley. . * * * * , * * • Home this past week from Kincardine Hospital is Mrs. Isobel Love. Ripley folks wish Mrs. Love continued recovery, • • • * * * * * * Mrs.' Mervyn Hooey entertained a number of her friends at a Stanley Ware party on Friday. • Mrs. Irwin of Paisley was the demonstrator. * * * * * Mrs. Goldie Harris of Kincardine visited with her sisters Mrs. Lenore Hooey' and Mrs. Marjorie Reid on, Friday.. * * * * * Mrs. Gladys Arnold, Mrs. Anne McCosh, Mrs. Irene Boyle and Mrs. 'Betty • Needham were 'the Purple Grove delegates. to the South Bruce District Annual meet- ing at Whitechurch on Tuesday. Mrs.' Rena Fisher of Wingham is the new president and Mrs. Gordon Wall of Wingham, the new secretary-treasurer. Sunday guests with Mr4 .and Mrs. Stewart. Shiells were Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Campbell, Shelly and Tracy of North Bay; Mr. and Mrs. Bob Campbell and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Campbell of Amberley; Mr. and Mrs. •Ken Farrell, Todd, Lisa • and Leanne of Pine River; Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Campbell of Kincard- ine; Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Bradley of Lueknow; Mrs. Marjorie Reid of Ripley; Mrs. Irene Siprik, John and Sebena of Kincardine. .* * * * * * Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. CONTINUED ON .PAGE 15