The Lucknow Sentinel, 1976-08-04, Page 1Regional Director
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MARGARET VANDER KLIPPE
•
Margaret Vander Klippe, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Vander
Klippe of Langside, graduated
from Centennial College, Scarbor-
ough, on Thursday, June 17 as a
Food Supervisor. '
Groduates As
FoodSOperVisor
$8.00 A Year In AdvertCo —12.00 Extra To U.S A.
Over 5Q Exhibitor`s Apt Successful ,Ot.
Annual Lucknow: Craft Feat val
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1M Copy 20c 20.Pagea
Leaves This
Week For Two
Years In Ghana
Ripley Craft
Show Was A
Fine Success
BY AB WYLDS
Last Friday and Saturday, the
Huron and Bruce Arts and Crafts
shoifwas held for the first 'time in
the new Ripley Huron, Recreation
Complex building. The weather
was perfect. The attendance was
vet, good and time after time
*pie leaving the: complex were
heard saying that it was just a great
thow. The arena was filled with
such a vonderfUl and varied
a
Outside the entrance door was'
`!Mold Bell of the Goderich area
lh his popular fruit truck on one
and on the other side Bruce
unty's "Big Bruce", the now ilo
tio familiar big model of a teford •Big. Bruce left
(show about ten Friday evening
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Lucknow Craft Festival, sponsor-
ed by the Lucknow ' Agricultural
Society, held their sixth annual
show on Friday and Saturday of last
week. '
- Ideal, weather prevailed resulting
in an increased attendance over
last year. As an arena improve-
ment, the Arena Board installed
two new ventilators at the west end
of the arena. The Agricultural
Society installed another large Ian
at the east end and installed
several new hydro outlets, making
hydro available for each conces-
sion.
Over fifty , exhibitors displayed
and sold their crafts. Many
1100 Served At
Beef Barbeque
The • Ripley and District Lions
successfully, held their 4th annual
Beef Barbecue at the Ripley Huron
Complex on Sunday. Over 1100
people-were served:-
. Musical entertainment was prov-
ided by Norm Dunsmoor and a
girl's musical group from Teeswat-
er. Don Mason provided music
between numbers with his public
address system.
An exhibition ball game was held
between the, Midget and Bantam
girls. The final score .was:23 14
for the Midgets.
Governor's Award
For Accomplishrnen
Joanne Lynne. Brown, daughter
of . Mr. and Mri. Campbell. D.
Brown, Strathroy, and grand-
daughter 'of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm
Lane, Kinlough, 'graduated Friday,
June 18th at Lambton College,
Sarnia, from the' Diploma Nursing
Course. •
She received the "Board of
Governor's Award in recognition of
outstanding merit and accomplish-
ment",.
On July 11, a "Pinning Tea',' was
held, at the auditorium of the
College. Guests were from
Kinlough, Beamsville, Port Elgin, .
Toronto and Strathroy. Following
the tea they attended a smorgas-
bord dinner in honour of. Joanne at
,her parents" home,. Strathroy.
Joanne has accepted a nursing
position at Saginaw, Michigan,
starting in August.
craftsmen reported better sales"
than. last year.
The Kairshea Women's,,Institute
catered for meals on ,Friday while
the Holyrood Women's Institute
satisfied the appetites on •Saturday.
Lorne Fattish Organized the
group that was in charge of • - registration.
Several free draws were condtict-
ed by Ross Errington, chairman of
the organizing committee, through-
out the two days. 'The winners,
article and donor are' as' follows:
Marion Wright tray holder; Mabel
Fells; Carol Farnell copper tooling
picture, Otto and , Joan Datwiler;
Evelyn Henderson terrarium,
George Finnigan; Lorie Puidon
plant, Cedarhill Garden Centre;,
'Wilbur McKague mint dish, Maur-
een McNaughto,n; Elsie Houston
buffet • set; Hazel Smith; Mrs.
Leonard Harper tray, Bob McMur-
ray; Mrs. Graham Pinkney feather-
ed flowers, Jean Jackson; Mrs.
Jack McDonagh teddy bear, Jean
Jackson; Donna Wilson baby bear,
K. Basnes; Donalda ThoMPson
cushion, Ifollrifobby Birs-cla
Ronnie ClementS planter, Sheila
Gunby; Rosalie Cameron plaque,
Mamie RoulstOn; Don Cameron
picture, John Rauser; Mrs. Purdy
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Make Plans For
Picking Girl To
Represent Lucknow
Plans / are underway fOr the
choosing of a girl to represent
Lucknow in the Miss Midwestern
Ontario Contest at the Lucknow
Fall Fair. Shewill not only be Miss
Lucknow but she will represent the.
Agricultural Society at their annual
convention in Febrnary at Toronto
and be their representative to' the
Canadian , National Exhibition
Sweetheart of the Fairs contest in
August 1977. • .
Last year's winner, Vicki Beasley
will be going to-the CNE contest in
two weeks. '
The big evening for choosing
Miss Lucknow is Saturday, Sept-
ember 11 in Lucknow Public
School: It will take form as a dance
to the Drumlin Orchestra with the
choosing of the queen later in the
evening.
The girls, entering the queen
contest should .be 17 and •not over
22, as of'August 1st, and live in the
Lucknow area, •
Again this, year! the Agricultural
Society will be contacting the
business people in the Lucknow
area' to sponsor a girl. Last year
McDonagh Real Estate sponsored
Vicki Beasley, and Barry, is out to
pick the winner again, however the
rest of the business people will
have something to say about that.
A letter will ', be sent to the
businesses to inform them of all the
rules.
Died At Age 82
William John Reid of Ashfield
Township died on Wednesday, July
28th. He 'was 82 years of age..
The funeral was • on Saturday,
July 31st from. MacKenzie Mentor-
jai Chapel in Lucknovv with burial
in Dungannon Cemetery.
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VACATION TIME
This will be the last issue of The
Sentinel until August 25. There
will be no paper published on
August 11 and 18.
• The office will, close for vacation
following the publication of this
issue and will reopen again on
Monday, August 23.
.Any contributors of news are
asked to submit it as, it happens.* It
may be mailed to Box 38, Lucknow
or deposited,in the letter slot at the
office.
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Fire Pettrols'.
Cottage At :Brute •
...Beach On Suri(kt_
BY AB WYLDS
About ten minutes "after eleven
on Sunday morning, the fire•
whistle sounded in Ripley. In a few
minutes the „bright red new fire
engine and the pumper truck were
rounding the. Ripley ', bank corner
headed west for Bruce Beach at the,
foot of the eighth concession.
Here the second cottage south of
the road was burning, the cottage
known 'as the Morgan cottage. It
was built by the late Tom Morgan
of Ripley, grandfather of Francis
Gemmell and Mrs. Marion McTav-'
ish of.Ripley. Incidentally, both are
cousins of Marilyn Dunlop, regular
staff writer in the Toronto. Daily
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Noted For Work
Wifh Scouting
Douglas Young of Kincardine,
former mayor of that town for 4.
years, died on Friday of last week.
He would have marked his 78th
birthday on. August 3rd.,
FOr many years Mr. Young was
editor • and publisher of .the
Niagara-on-the-take Advance until
retiring to Kincardine about 13
years ago. •
He 'is survived by his wife, the
former Iva Campbell of Amberley,
two daughters Mrs. Art (Anne)
Purney of Lucknow and Mrs.
Irene , Cipryk of Kincardine; three
sons, Alan and Glenn 'of St.
Catharines and Harold of Prince
Rupert, B.C.
The funeral was held on Monday
from .McLennan Funeral Home 'in
Kincardine with burial in Kincard-
ine Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Bob Campbell
and 'Jack. Campbell of Amberley
area; • Douglas Young and. Gary
Young of St. Catharines; . Roy
Geddes and Eliner Bradley, of
Kincardine.
'Honourary pallbearers were
John Reynolds, Glen Campbell and
Goldie Buckingham of Kindardine.•
Flower bearers were Boy Scouts
and Cubs,. Mf. Yousig, was
associated with' Scouting for about
65 years and was recently awarded
the Silver Acorn, the highest award
for leadership in Scouting,
MAJOR SHIRLEY ROBINSON
. Major Shirley M. Robinson,
daughter of Mrs. Emily Robinson
of Goderich, formerly of Lucknow,
has successfully .completed a one
year course at the Canadian Forces
Command and Staff College,
Toronto.
. Major Robinson, who is the
second nursing officer to attend
this course, will' •be transferred to
_the Ivlaritime (Pacific) Ileadquart-.-
ers, in Esquirnalt, B.C. August 3 as ,
the Regional Director of Nursing.
Records Already
NeW records are already being
set at the International • Plowing
Match to be held at Walkerton
September 28 to October 2,
Officials are predicting record
breaking attendance. The 100 acre
site of tented .city is almoSt filled
with 325 exhibitors pailicipating to
date. This, is one month ahead of
preyiotts years. ,
The Flying Fanners, a provincial
prganization, is equipped to handle
visitors arriving by air. The air
strip Owned by Roy William's,
Chairman of /that committee, is
only two miles from the site.
Visitors will be given transporta-
tion to The Plowing ••Match by vart.
Six helicopters will be providing
rides for the public at the site.
Oil Rigs Make
Appearance On
Huron Twp, Farms
BY A,B WYLDS
Unexpected news, happened this
past week along the 20th sideroad
between the 6th and 8th concession
- one block west of Ripley. Four oil
rigs driven 'all the way from the
Peace River region in Alberta
suddenly" were there drilling test
holes in two' different locations
along the Jack Rhyner section of
the sideroad.
They were discovered, there by
Jerry Huber Who was out at his
farm just to the east of the former
Rhyner farm.
They were there, and now they
are gone. ,
From the Robertson corner north
along the edge of the road is a line
of pink flags and just about west of
the site of the former Rhyner log
hoUse there is a set of five test
holes.
Then farther back on the
sideroad towards the blind line
there is another set of test holes. It
is reported that holes were drilled
in two more spots, one on the 20th
towards the 4th and the other on
the Maido Wylds farm:
Miss Betty. Colwell, South Kin-
loss, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Colwell
and Chris of Sorith Kinloss; George
-Colwell of Lucknow; Mi. and Mrs.
Ardill Mason, Huron; Mr. and
Mrs. Don McCosh, Huron, were
dinner guests of Mr. "and Mrs. Bill
Robinson of Ripley on Friday.
This was a going-away party for
Miss Betty. Colwell, whO leaves this
week for Winneba, Ghana; West
Africa. She will be with C.U.S.O.
for the next two years at the
Specialist ,Teacher Training Col-
lege. She is to teach Home
Economics there.
Betty, the daughter of Currie
Colwell of South Kinloss and the
late Doris Colwell, has been
employed at Stratford.
JOANNE BROWN