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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1976-11-10, Page 22PYAIIWYLDs. • ,••It is raw NoveMber weather outside at this dime of writing. The snow flUrries come in from Lake • Huron to the west and then better they melt away. Everyone is trying to get their fall work done and hopefully looking for a week or two 1:4 Indian summer.. * * 4, * The 747 Washer and Dryer combination. Total program selection for greater flex,ibility in wash. ing and drying cycles. Also available is the more economical washer the 727. You can purchase the 747 washer dryer combination or the 727 washer and 747 dryer. Both give you Simplicity quality sand styling in 2 price ranges to' suit your budget. _ LET mplicsity SHOW YOU WHY •••••••••••••144,11411•••••410•11.1140•140•••••••40#140110,I44••#1, Greer TV and Electri Ludmow. 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NOVEMBER Welk In Ripley .• On the past 'weekend the green trimmed yellow trucks of the M. J. Smith Seed and Grain Company were at the Ripley Grain Elevator fixing and cleaning up in the building, doing the jobs that in previous years were done by Jack Treleaven of Lucknow. Also on Saturday afternoon, from A passing glimpse, the writer thought that Charlie Anderson of, Lucknow was doing a carpenixy job at the- home of Noreen and Jean MacDonald just to the , north of The Ripley Elevator. * * * Trucks and strings of 'tractor drawn grain wagons, heaped with golden yellow shelled corn, are a common sight as they pass through Ripley on their way to the drying plants - two of Which are now on the fourth concession, south of Ripley. • * *Hi!. * )0' The hockey and skating •has started for the coming season in the new Ripley Huron Complex.. Already last week, skating was held and Allan Irwin brought around the first' weekly schedule here. • Sul:4eqiient ones will ,be presented by Mrs. Helen Grubb. * * * * * Mrs. Elsie Forrester returned home to Ripley after a week's visit with her daughter in Oshawa. Mr: Forrester motored down last Thurs- day. By the way, last Thursday morning was rough for motorists - frost and ice to scrape off the cars and then very poor visibility on the roads. • Last week Mrs. Bob Love of Ripley travelled by train to British Columbia. Isobel went to the Okanagan Valley there to spend the winter and her many friends' here hope that the change in climate will benefit her health. Bob will ' continue with his jobs in the Ripley area. , 4, • Here last weekend visiting with his parents Russell and Dorothy Brooks were Mr. , and Mrs. Ernest Brooks and son of London. 4 • *' * * • * Last Thursday. it Was the time to take the grain exhibits' to the East Annex of the Coliseum building' in the C.N.E. park in Toronto. As mentioned above, first it was the frost and ice on the car, then the fog all the way to Walkerton. After Walkerton, all these adverse condi- tions disappeared and it appeared that 'the weather would be •fine. . Well it was on the, way down and back as far as Drangeville.' ' From there it was a different story with •a very heavy wet snowfall' reducing visibilty and making driving bad to this side of Arthur. From there on once again the fields were green, but towards Mildmay the snow was back and conditions from Walker- ton to Riversdale were hazardous. BaCk at Ripley it was unbelievable that the ground was not covered with inches 'of snow. By the way, the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. starts in the Coliseum this Friday and runs through next week, dates November 12 to 20.. This will busy week in the Coliseum as last Thursday it was just a big empty space with a feW people working here and there in the more than 26 acres in the building. But by now it will be filling up 'for the great agricultural show which the Royal Winter Fair always is. • This evening (Thursday,• Novem- ber 11) Niels Frederiksen of Ripley will fly from Toronto airport at eight thirty direct to Copenhagen, Denmark. The Air Canada plane will arrive at 11.15 a.m. From . Copenhagen , in the afternoon he will travel by the Scandinavian Air Lines to Aarhus and then by bus to Randers, his home town. Niels plans to spend the next three weeks there returning back to Canada on , December 3rd. While in Denmark, he will visit with his brother Bill Frederiksen who lives on the family farm near the village of Asferd, not far from Randers. These places are on Jutland which is the main land of Denmark. He will also visit his sister, Mrs. Ebba Jensen at Grenaa and a long time friend and now retired police officer; Jacob Lund at Helsinger. Ripley friends wish Niels a. pleasant and safe journey back to his native Denmark. r The Ripley Huron Legion and Auxiliary held their annual church parade to , Knox Presbyterian Church in Ripley last Sunday, morning. * *. * * *. * Kathy Cornish, 16-year:old New Piano For Ripley Legion • The Ripley Women's. Institute met Friday afternoon for a dessert tea and regular meeting. Hostess- es, were Mrs. Francis Gemmell, Mrs. Nick Peet and Mrs. Ora Crawford. Following dessert' Mrs. Ross Cumming opened, the meeting with the Ode, Mary Stewart Collect, followed by 0 Canada. Miss Christine Robertson, sec- retary, read the minutes and a letter from Miss Helen McKercher, retiring director of Home Econom- ics Branch, thanking the, ladies for their support in conducting 4-H classes and participating in other activities during her term of office. • Mrs. Walter Culbert gave, the financial report. Mrs. Ross 'Martyn explained the purchase of a new piano for the Legion Hall, and the sale of the old one, which had been a donation from thb Institute some years ago. The new one was financed by the joint effort of the Legion, Senior Citizens and the Women's Institute. A vote of thanks goes to those on this committee. It waddecided that Mrs. John • Gamble and Mrs. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cornish, is recuperating froin spinal surgery in St. Joseph's Hospital, London, where she will be hospitalized for three months. Kenneth MacDonald woo the senior training school making and quilting, to •b Paisley November 11 am After the business, ine Robertson gave a repe Institute Rally held in Un the theme being "The Laughter" which was Ca during the day, the Ripl contributed to this, by pre humorous skit. During the day Mis McKay of Ripley was awg Women's Institute Scholg • Mrs. , Florence Kirkp Ripley, who was the president of the Rally, re corsage from her home 11 Mrs. _Ross Cumming gay outline of the Ontario Institute Convention held now. An invitation was recei the Bervie Institute; to 'att meeting November 10 te report of the National Cc held in Charlottetown, Edward Island this , past s Following the busines Walter Lock conducted a s accompanied by Mrs. Kenzie. The speaker for the a Mrs. MacKenzie, chose ) Day as her talk. She passe a number of pictures of War Memorials in varioi ries of 'the world, and closing her'talk with the of "Iti Flanders •Fields" ii Courtesy remarks wet and the meeting ciosed singing of 'God Save-the To-tnorrow, November 11, 'is' Remembrance or Armistice Day with its services across Canada. The service for the Ripley Huron area will be held at the Cenotaph in, front of the Huron. Township hall as it has been every year since it was first unveiled back in 1019 - was it? Anyway it was the year that Frank's. Garage was built on the mainstreet south and the students from the rural schools took shelter ' there while waiting' to march in the parade. ' The Great. World War had ended. Now it seems so long ago.. However the .'Legion and its Auxiliary will appreciate a good attendance at the service. Every name read out by secretary Sandy IvlacCharles was once a man who lived here. * * * * * *,