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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1977-03-02, Page 13WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 1977 SAMPLE RETURN FARES BETWEEN TORONTO AND; VANCOUVER CALGARY WINNIPEG '222.00 '191.00 '134.00 Charter Class • I Canada Makes AIR TRAVEL WITHIN CANADA Very Affordable 60 DAY ADVANCE BOOKING Travelling period is from 10-30 days Book Now .For Summer. Travel Full Details At WINGHAM 357-2701 LIDAY RLD H afternoon before Sunday's slippery sleet conditions. Doug Liddle spent last week in Galt. There Doug was in a farm machinery course dealing with imported machines. Among these were the Zetor 'Crystal tractors from Czechoslovakia now handled by Elliott Courtney in Ripley. There was a specialist there from Czechoslovakia. * * *. * * On Sunday, February 20th the Bruce County Mutual Fire Aid held their annual curling bonspiel day in Ripley this year. Eleven Bruce County Fire Departments particip- ated. John D. MacKay of Ripley was in charge and furnished the results of the day. Also the Ripley Firemen would like to thank their wives for catering, the Ripley Curling Club and the Ripley Huron Legion for the use of the Curling Arena and Legion Hall. The Frank Cain Memorial Tro- phy was won by the Southampton Fire Department followed by Port Elgin, Kincardine, Mildmay and a second Kincardine rink. The mixed trophy was won by the Tara ' rink, followed by Dan Daly's rink, Paisley, Mildmay and Ripley. The Ripley and District Horti- cultural Society met at the home of Mrs. Orville Finlayson on Tuesday, February 15th wit an attendance of 25 ladies. First vice president Mrs. Wray Osborne presided as president Mrs. Ewan MacLean of Lochalsh is holidaying in Florida. Mrs. Osborne and Mrs. Charles Smith presented the business. A very generous grant from Ripley Village council is appreciated. Miss Bonnie Boyle gave a very interesting talk on her experience • with Operation Beaver, an interna- tional-ecumenical program to assist Indians at Kasheahewan at the mouth of the Albany River on James Bay, to rebuild their homes destroyed by a flood. Material for the rebuilding was supplied by the Department of Indian Affairs. There were eight in the party, two froin Trinidad, one from Australia, one froM British, Columbia, one from Ceylon, one from Quebec and two from Ontario. They lived in the teacher's apartments, cooked their • own meals, and baked their own bread as everything flown in cost 22 cents per pound over and above cost. Bonnie had a marvellous experience living with folk from, different countries and all entered into the community life of the Indians. They were there for July and August. We all enjoyed Bonnie's talk. Mrs. Florence Liddle conducted a short contest and gave a few clippings on flowers and things of interest. A most delicious lunch was served by Mrs. Finlayson, Mrs. George McDonald, and Mrs. Stewart Shiells. The next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. Lloyd Worthington on Tuesday, March 15th at 2 p.m. This 'report was written by Mrs. Charles Liddle Sr. Niels Frederiksen reports receiv- ing a letter from his niece Lena Frederiksen this past week. At their home farm at Asferg in Denmark where Niels visited in November, Lena stated that there had been three3 inches of snow so far this winter. Imagine just three inches of snow. 41 THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO PAGE THIRTEEN This Week In Ripley BY AR WYLDS Last Tuesday afternoon Tom Kempton, using their caterpillar tractor, punched a good sized hole in the big snow bank along the road shoulder at the west end. of Gore Park. Then on Wednesday morning despite freezing rain driven by an east wind he was back. Also on the job operating Wayne Lowry's four wheel front end loader was Ronnie • Irwin. Despite the adverse weather condi- tions Ron 'moved tons of snow at a rate never before equalled around here. Dump a load into Gore Park and then right back across the road for another scoop out of the big snowbank on the northwest inter- section lots, while Tom, all the time facing into the wind and rain, pushed it on east into the park. By late noon the big bank was gone and the bare ground was showing. On Thursday just before noon a tractor trailer moved a portable building unit onto the Royal Bank lots. At * * * * From right after the noon hour last Wednesday the freezing sleet began to cause trouble on the streets and roads, and with the hydro installations. In some cases, the electric power did not come back for several hours. In other cases it would be on for just a few minutes and then back off. Homes were getting real chilly and no doubt, dairy farmers would be hampered in milking. In this area the icy conditions and blackout made two ambulance calls necessary when people suffer- ed falls. Johnny Smith of the 8th conces- sion east of Ripley slipped on ice and is reportedly suffering a broken knee cap. He is in Owen Sound Hospital. Then the ambu- lance had come back to Ripley for Mrs. Frank Fair who had fallen on the cellar steps at her home on the mainstreet south in Ripley. The electricity, which had been off, came back on when Elizabeth was going down the steps and then it went off again. This caused her to fall suffering severe painful injur- ies and shock. :Her sister,, Mrs. Mary (J.A.) MacDonald called on Jack and Betty Scott and they called for the ambulance. Mrs. Fair is in Kincardine Hospital with a broken right wrist now in a cast, a broken left shoulder, and a forehead gash. Her glasses were broken in the fall. Freezing rain continued into Thursday. forenoon making travel treacherous and causing bus cancellations. Now along comes Sunday morn- ing with some freezing rain. Everything outdoors is covered with slippery ice. This made travel treacherous whether on foot or wheels 'but so far no hydro interruptions. * * * * * * Sorry for the mistake in last week's column. The funeral service of the late Gordon Bridge was held at the Ross MacLennan Home and not as 'reported. * * * * * * Among the events scheduled for this coming weekend in Ripley are the following - Mrs. Muriel Osborne of concession 4 reports the World Day of Prayer program will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday in St. Andrew's' United Church. Carmon Courtney reminds all that the Skate-athon takes place on Satur- day in the Ripley Huron Commun- ity Centre Complex. On Monday evening of last week the Ripley Agricultural Society held their February meeting. The new president Jack Farrell was in charge and he along with the five other delegates Sheila MacDonald, Gloria Rutledge, Janet Farrell, pob Rutledge, and Dan A. Mac- Donald, gave reports on the annual convention of the Ontario' Associa- tion of Agricultural Societies held in the Royal YOrk Hotel in downtown Toronto in mid Febru- ary. All delegates reported that they had enjoyed this 77th conven- tion. On the three coloured slides taken by Courtney MacDonald of London at last September's Ripley Fair and shown in the com- petition, two prizes were received. Apparently the present ,C.N.E. president Julian Porter gave a very interesting and entertaining . talk - not only so rated by the 1500 delegates but also by the press. It was the only part of the, convention noticed in the Toronto Star. LoCally it was noted that the annual Spring Dance will now be on April 23 and the next meeting of the Society will be on Moyday, March 14. Present at the meeting were Bob Osborne, Ray Fuller, Wes Smith, Morley Scott, Dorothy Brooks, Bob Rutledge, Dan A. MacDonald, Gordon Patterson, Gloria Rutledge, Janet Farrell, Gladys Arnold, Sheila MacDonald, John Gamble, Keith van der Hoek, Jim Brooks, Jack Farrell, Russ Brooks, and Ab Wylds for a total of 18. * * * * * * Niels and Nora Frederiksen of Malcolm Street spent last week in Toronto. Fortunately they made their return trip on Saturday NOTICE TO ALL U.W.O. EXTENSION STUDENTS IN KINCARDINE AND AREA THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO SUMMER SCHOOL AND EXTENSION DEPARTMENT SUMMER SCHOOL 1977 The University of Western Ontario will be offering courses during Evening Summer School in KINCARDINE. Classes will meet in KINCARDINE DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL. INTERVIEWS ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BEGINNING WORK TOWARD A B.A. DEGREE? Miss Angela Armitt, the Director of the Summer School and Extension Department, at The University of Western Ontario, will be_conducting interviews on MONDAY/ MARCH 7th, 1977 from 4:00 until 8:00 P.M., in the Guidance Office, Kincardine District Hi* School, Kincardine, Ontario. NEW APPLICANTS MUST BE OFFICIALLY ADMITTED to The University of Western Ontario before registering. EACH NEW APPLICANT MUST SUBMIT a completed' ADMISSION APPLICATION FORM and the required documentation before the DEADLINE DATE OF APRIL 6th. Admission Application Forms maybe obtained by writing to the Office of The Registrar-Admissions, U.W.O. or at the Main Office of Kincardine District High School. EVENING SUMMER SCHOOL: MAY 2nd - JULY 18th, 1977, (Tuesdays and Thursdays) Examinations, July 20th and 21st. 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Politics 130 (Canadian Government & Politics) 7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Social Work 020 (Introduction to Social Work) For further information or for a Summer School Handbook (available after March 15th) apply to the Summer School and Extension Department, U.W.O., London, Ontario, N6A 5B8. (679-3632). NOTE: All Part-time Students: registered with the University within the past year will automatically receive a copy of the Handbook.