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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1976-10-13, Page 15n More corkingdaysu he million dolls rovincial drawl $5 gets you 5 chances at $1 rnillion Halloween night. First draw live on TV October 31st. The.1/1 1 Provnci Abetter chance for everyone. ' ONITAF I( )1' T t RY COP POF1ATIONt Advertising... keeps people working. CANADIAN Abytir MING ADVISORY BOARD 1 KG PURINA LIVER DINNER 90 0 I DR.. PEPPER POP VS1 19 24 OZ. NABISCO 48 OZ. SHREDDIES A.LLEN'S 150 FRUIT DRINKS 490 3 OZ. ASSORTED JELLO 4/$1.00 1 LB. CHASE & SANBORN 'A-P . COFFEE fp .UU nn I 5 LB. DEERGENT do KING T SIZE TIDE )L 1% LB. MAPLE LEAF CANNED HAMS '1976 •• voNgspAy, omaER 0, 197i THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO PAGE FIFTEEN „.. Wee BY AB WYLDS. There vyere a great may people • at-,the Teesviater . •Fair . 'on. Saturday ;all. shivering, from .the. • cold' north breeze' and almost all who could were seeking' sheltering and warmth. With the arena .torn down One'of the many condemned last summer by . Officials, and: the - new 'arena under construction, the officers and directors made • ar- rangements to • use other nearby buildings such as the Township of Culross garage where a number of commercial concession • and -the grata, hay, silage and corn exhibits were placed. In the building to the. north and across the street froth the • 'Calros.s garage there was a. large exhibit of poultry. 411 were indoors. except the 'geese. Speaking of the geese, when it came loading time there ,was an unscheduled goose rodeo as one escaped . its owner's clatc1L ran. over a pile of sand ,and gravel, then .headed towards • the midway and dodging under 'and .around cars and'trucks to see more of the fair. The parade,, . which is getting longer each year, was led, by the massive marching Lion's • band from Windsor, who 'did a good job despite, the raw but thankfully dry weather. However it remained for a 'local float - , the TeesWater. Swamp Stoinpers .ing their instruments and featuring' the.; "Old Stil House" of the mountains. to add the' fun spirit needed.. in • :a • parade. , The writer' watched them get it .together and then'they had,to wait for their truck to tow the wagon. • One section - of the. parade featured , the,. new large .. farm tractors - one of these from' Walter Breckles Garage at 'Kinlougli: • :After . the.:. parade ..there was a sheep shearing temonstratiOn on the • floor of the new arena. However it was too cold stay to see it and anyWay,•What 'a day for a poor animal. to lose its warm coat:• Secretary' Mrs. Irene. Smyth 'had her headquarters in '• the usual In Ripley place. The indoor exhibits such as fruits, vegetables, flowers, arts and crafts were shown on, the lower floor of the wooden exhibit hall north of the arena while upstairs were the exhibits of needlework, canning, baking, and collections of leaves and similar items. Noticed among the prize winners here werei Mrs. Mid, Hunter and Mrs. George McKee of Armow, Mrs. George Harkness , of •Bervie, Norman Schmidt and Jim Richardson of Walkerton, Tom and Larry Schmidt of. Mildmay, Mrs., Doris Bushell of Wingham,' Mrs. J. H. Johnstone of G,oderich. Almost all of these were at Ripley and also a•noted 'exhibitor was Emerhon Raesman of Chesley while he was not at Ripley this year he once lived in Ripley and worked on the C.N.R. section crew here. While viewing the exhibits upstairs a young man from Sudbury was • looking at the great timber framework of this building and expressing the hope that' it would not be demolished. Out 'on the grounds to the east were the livestock shows including the 4-H shows, saddle, light and heavy horse shows and on the track the races. But it was too shivery cold to walk. over to see the black and white herds from this area - Gordon and Eugene Bridge, Jim Needham, and members of the clubs with their calves. In the' grain •show there Were a number of exhibits which were earlier at Ripley among the prize winners - Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Thompson, of Kincardine Township, Tom, Larry and Norman Schmidt from Mildmay, and Fran and Ab Wylds from' Ripley. * * * * * * Speaking of the fair here John Gamble reported the winners of the calf weight guessing competition. George Harkness, carpenter of Bervie , and Brian Rintoul of Wingham, registered Hereford breeder, were correct when 'they said that Tommy Wilson's Here- another rumour, Mrs. Elsie Jackson, formerly of Ripley and a native of the fourth concession of Huron Township, now residing in Pine, Lodge Rest Home in Lucknow, was honoured at a family dinner in Sutton Park Inn; Kincardine, last Saturday evening on the occasion of her 97th birthday. There were approximate- ly 22 at this third annual dinner at Sutton Park. Counting Elsie or Mrs. Chid (T. A) Jackson there we're four generations of the family present. Her daughter Dorothy and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stergios of Fort Lauderdale in Florida and 'tom Detroit, Michigan,' her son Roy, also known as Pete in schooldays, and his wife, Mr.'and Mrs. Roy H. Jackson, then his son and wife, Mr. and Mrs—Roy M. JackSon and their son Roy M. Jackson Jr. Also one nephew and nieces as follows attended, _Walter and Annie Culbert of Ripley, George and Hetty MacLeod , of Kincardine, Jack and Betty Bowers of Chesley, Sandy and Peggy .MacCharles of Point. Clark, Gomel. and Kay Gibbons of Elmira and Robert and Nancy Gibbons of Toronto. Jack Bowers is Bruce County director of Education and Bob Gibbons is an executive producer with the CBC. All Ripley and Huron friends 'wish Mrs. Jackson continued' health and offer their congratulations. * * * • * * On a "recent Sunday a family gathering and dinner was held at the Ripley home, of Mr. :and Mrs. Bill Robinson for her sister Mary Forster and Sam tasarvich. Thirty-four were at the dinner. Both Mary and" Mrs. Annetta Robinson are daughters of M'r. and Mrs. Walter Forster, east of Ripley. • ' President of the Ripley area Skating Club, Mrs. John.Gamble of the sixth concession east in Huron Township and her executive, wish to thank all who have donated Zehr tapes and to mention that they are still collecting. They have over ten , thousand dollars in these tapes which means about thirty-six dollars for the club. Barbara • ' ' Gamble reports that. Miss Pamela Craven of Goderich is the profes- sional instructor of 'the Ripley- Huron Skating Club this season. This includes both power and figure skating. Miss , Marilyn Stewart of Ripley who helped train the club' last year, is again one of the coaches. Miss Craven will 'do similar , work in Kincardine and Chesley. * * * * * * * * *, * .* * Jerry Huber Of Ripley and his two sons Doug and Murray of London; along with his brother SiM -luber, of Liirgan, spent last week hunting in northern Ontario. Four methods of transportation - motor- . ing to Cochrane,, then the Ontario Northland train, then by bush plane and finally walking. No report yet on their luck. Mrs. Joan MacKay reports .a Sale of used hPckey equipment and figtire skates Will be held this coming 'Saturday morning from ten to noon at the Ripley Huron Complex. Those bringing .equip- ment to the complex are asked to haVe the name and pride attached. As well those in charge •would like it there, by nine-thirty in the morning. The annual meeting will be held at the complex at p.m. on Monday, October 25. • Mr. and Mrs. Norman Barnard of. Ripley' had ThariksgiVing dinner in Kincartiine with their daughter Shirley, Mr. and 'Mrs. Michael Burnahm and family. IRE turday he St. at the ' Todd Fair on Wayne er Fall trophy ton for e fair. at Erin y John I John kton on Downs- le Todd ford calf in the Ripley 4-H Beef Club weight 865 pounds. So John says that George , and •Brian each received a five bill, thus splitting the. prize. • For the curious and the guessers, the writer, has found the name ,of the man who accompanied Reg Moore of Ripley on 'that recent travel tour to Frankenrnuth, Michi- gan and Algoma. He was Reg's cousin, namely Reg, Manley of Fergus.. •So that is it folks- get Taking advantage of the nice sunshine on Tuesday of last week, Norman and Rose $chtnidt of Walkerton, along with her sisters, motored to Goderich to visit relatives. On their way there they ' stopped briefly at Ripley.