HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1985-06-05, Page 17Page 18—Iudmow Sent1nel, Wednesday, June 5, 1985
Residents return from Holland.
The community "(presses sincere sym-
pathy to the family of Bill MacKennion who
died on Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Smith and sons Mark
and Mitch and Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Hogg of
Ypsilanti, Michigan, Mr. Fred Reynolds and
Mrs. Reg Hill of Toronto ,all. attended the
MacKinnion funeral on Sunday.
Mr. John Sine of London visited over
Saturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Fraser MacKinnion. John came to the home
of Mr. and Mrs. D.L, -MacKinnion in 1948
from war . torn Yugoslavia and spent, one
year here.
The community is . sorry to hear of
Bradley Gilchrist being hospitalized in Lon-
don. We Wish him a speedy recovery.
Ena Steer is home again after spending
' .the last few weeks in London and Wingham
hospital,
Mrs. Elsie Houston spent theMpast week in
Harriston with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Houston and. girls. On Sunday June 2 Mrs.
Houston, accompanied by Joy Houston, at
SOUTH
by t±tu€h Buchrneier'
tended a, flower show called New Floral
Dimensions to color the World at Seneca
College. The four.hours was co-ordinated by
Joy Houston. Bob Worrall .and friend,
formerly of Teeswater, provided Sgottish'
pipe music. Pamela Eves was co-ordinator
and commentator for the wedding fashions.
Wobbe and William Top of Teeswater.
recently returned from their hometown
Grootegast, Holland where they spent three
weeks visiting and attending a school reu-
nion. This is the first time they have been
back to Holland in 33 years. While there,
they received word of the sudden death on
April 12, of -their sister Jeanette Ambrozy,
58, of Kenora.
Vendor space booked for show
Lucknow Agricultural Society held their
regular meeting on Tuesday, May 28.
Committees were set up for the 15th An-
nual Craft Festival on Aug. 2 and 3. All
space has been booked for this year's show.
Tickets will be sold on a clock made and
donated by director Norris Messenger and
also on a cured ham donated by vice-
president Leo Murray.
Tickets were distributed for the Walter
Ostanek dance on Friday, July 19.
Robin Hoodis sponsoring a cookie jar con-
test in connection with Lucknow Fall Fair.
• The Society has chosen Dr. Mel Corrin as
the celebrity for this contest. The entries
will be donated to Meals on Wheels. A $25.00
donation was also given to this new project.
A judging school will be held in Walkerton
on Wednesday July 24.
Steve Eadie was added to the associate
directors for this years prize list committee.
Approval was given for the secretary -
treasurer to purchase a photo copier from
Skeoch:
Information was received from the C.N.E.
regarding the choosing of Miss C.N.E. on
August 14: The Society is considering spon-
soring a bus on this date.
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Robbie Crich and Chns Stevenson, right, area ;t telhng
a 15 inch speckled trout in the Ludlow River, recently and this picture is proof. The boys
were fishing just north of Lucknow's main street when they caught the. little beauty.
Apparently speckled trout don't usually grow this big. (Photo by Sharon Dietz)
Resident working in. Libya
On Thursday at St. Joseph's School,
Kingsbridge, there . was an informative
meeting on street proofing your child. The
meeting was attended by many parents.
The Kingsbridge ball season has started.
Ripley couple home from British Islestrip
ByAB WYLDS
Further to the item in this column last
week about the Old Time Fiddlers Jam-
boree on the evening of August 2, 1985 at the
Ripley Huron Reunion, Bob and Shiley
Harris of con. 12 west now have a number of
old time violin players already for a night of
fun. They are Gerry McNulty, Doug Young,
Jack Peterbaugh, Finlay MacDonald, Ken
McFarlane, Irene • Fmmerton, Eileen
Nesbitt, Dorothy Wardell, Bill Munhall,
Bert McDonald, Aurel Armstrong, Don
Robertson, Gordon Wall, Cliff Emmerton,
Glenn Boyd, Jerry St. Marie, Willis DesJar-
dine, Owen Davies, Willard Metcalfe, John
Hunter, Roy Renwick and Walter DeWolfe
for a total to date of 22.
If you play the fiddle and would like to
take part in the fun night just give Shirley or
Bob a call at 395-5096 to add your name to
the list.
Lions hockey draw winners
The Ripley and District Lions Club has an-
nounced the winners of the draws made on
the tickets sold on the games in the final
series for the Stanley Cup • between
Philadelphia and Edmonton. The Flyers
won the first one then the Oilers took the
next four games.
Winners in the draw were Game 1- Grant
Coultes, Wingham, Game 2 - Chuck Becker,
Lucknow; Game 3 - Linda (nee MacDonald)
Armstrong; Game 4 - Hector Barfoot, Wiar-
ton.
Each of the above winners got fifty
dollars. Gordon Stewart won the fifth and
final game and got $200. The Lions club
thanks all those who bought tickets.
Proceeds are going to the Lions Youth Ex-
change Program. Miss 011ie Liddle is being
sponsored this year to the Cornwall and
Cavendish areas in Prince Edward Island.
Home from British Isles
Mr. and Mrs: John C. MacDonald of
Ripley have returned home from a. holiday
-in the British Isles. After touring in Ireland
for a week, they visited in Eastbourne,
England with Eric and Connie Massey. Mrs.
Massey is a niece of the late William Steer of
Ripley.
They also visited with his sister, Mrs.
Agnes Gunn in a Nursing Home. Mrs. Gunn
is 96 years of age and still quite alert. Two
older nieces, Ann Anderson and Barbara
Chandless also spent an evening at the ,
Massey home.
The last week of the trip was spent in
Scotland and the Islands of Skye, Harris and
Lewis. They were, guests for twg days with
Bill Lawson in Stornoway; Bill Lawson was
in Ripley a year ago tracing the history of
the 109 families who emigrated from Lewis
in 1852 to the Ripley area. While in Lewis,
John C, met some of his cousins.
Taken over the shop
During the month of May Len Stilling of
Gladstone Street has taken over the shop
and business of John Dodds.
Hired as caretaker
With Len going into business the job of
caretaking at the Ripley Cemetery was va-
cant. The Huron Township Council has since
hired Gordon Patterson for it.
Grain judging to start
On May 28, Tuesday evening last week,
Gordon Patterson convenor of the Grain
Committee for the Agricultural Society call-
ed the meeting of the directors on the grain
committee
Keith van der Hoek and secretary Don
MacTavish along with Gordon went over the
grain class and no major changes are
reported. Judges Jim Richardson of
Walkerton and Glenn Dickson of Moorefield
have been contacted. Field crop competition
judging will start this month with the hay
fields.
Home from hospital
Mrs. Walter Forster has returned home
after sl,»r'iing some time in Kincardine and
Dist. ict hospital.
Visiting in Ripley
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bell of Toronto spent
the weekend at their summer home on
R;pley Street in Ripley.
Friends are glad to know that Mrs. Reg
Godfrey has been able to return to her home.
from the hospitals ir.. Kincardine and Lon-
don.
Quilt shown at meeting
Mrs. Orland McLeod, Mrs. Jack McLean,
Mrs. Joe Scott, Mrs. Ross Cumming, and
Mrs. Francis Gemmell of the Ripley/
Women's Institute attended the Bruce South
Women's Institute District Annual meeting
iri Underwood. The Participation Lodge
quilt which Ripley made was shown at the
meeting. It is to be sold in Flesherton.
Tornadoes smashed Ontario
Last Friday afternoon May 31, 1985 will be
remembered as the day when the tornadoes
smashed through Central Western Ontario.
Places hard hit were Grand Valley between
Arthur and Orangeville,.. Luther township,
and Barrie - estimated damage 100 million
dollars/ plus, 12 deaths, toppled hydro
towers, twisted and broken trees, dead and
injured livestock, houses,. barns injured
people in hospitals. Winds were clocked at
more than 300 miles per hour.
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Building a picnic shelter
The Ripley and District Lions Club are
building an eight sided picnic shelter in
Gore Park. On Friday evening the following
were at work there removing sod and set-
ting up the plank casings for the concrete
floor. John D. MacKay, Ray Fuller,: Rod
MacDonald, Bill Robinson, Wally Pollock,
Wayne Watson, and Darryl•MacKay.
Others joined on Saturday morning,
Donald G. MacDonald, Don'MacTavish and
Lee Fuller when the cement was poured and
levelled and a snow fence was put up around
it till it sets.
Piano exam passed with honors
Donna Raynard, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Doug Raynard of RR3 Lucknow, passed the
Royal Conservatory of Toronto Grade .8
piano exam with honors. Donna's mark was
76.
Attention coaches, the Sentinel would like
to cover your teams baseball games. Just
give the Sentinel office a call, stating where
and when the game will be played and we'll
do our best to make sure you get some
coverage.
Mrs. Simon de Boer has returned home
after spending four weeks with her daughter
and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Kragt in Sur-
rey, B.C. While there, she attended the wed-
ding df her grandson Simon.
Una (Elliott) MacLeod of Kitchener spent
the weekend in Lucknow with Merle Elliott
and family. Una and Merle spent Saturday
visiting with relatives in the Lochalsh,
Amberley and Kincardine areas as well as
visiting relatives in Kincardine hospital.
KINTAIL
Anyone wishing to play ball come out and
join us Wednesday night at 7 p.m. ^'-Ball for
preschoolers Monday night at 7 psi i'.
Mr. and Mrs. • Robert Simpson attended
the induction into the Shrine of their son Ar-
thur Simpson and sons-in-law, Kevin Cook
and Glenn Ferguson. This was- held in Wind •
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sor on June 1.
A large 'crowd attended the • stag and doe
for Jim Van Osch and Terri Radkae Satur-
day night at Kintail.
Joan Glen and Nathan Ferguson spent the/
weekend with their cousins Jennifer. Ray,
Cathy, and John S. Dalton.
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Eric Courtney, son of Joe, and )Teresa
Courtney, graduated from the University of
Waterloo on Saturday, May 25, 1985 with a
Bachelor of Applied Science Degree in
Mechanical Engineering. Eric is employed
with Westinghouse Canada Inc., Hamilton,
Ontario in the projects and service depart-
ment. Eric flew from the Toronto Airport on
Sunday, June . 2 to Libya, North Africa,
where he will be working until mid A:;gust.
Congratulations Eric!
Visitors during the . week with Joe and
Teresa Courtney and family were Joe's
brother Fred Courtneyand his wife
Florence of Toronto, their daughter Mrs.
Theresa Cornack and children of Burl-
ington. Eric Courtney of Waterloo and Miss
Anna Da Mote of Oakville.
Tenth anniversary
celebrated
by Kat hr
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Tanner and Laura of
Walkerton, Mr. and Mrs. Legere and their
grandson, Mr. Bill Wareing and Janice
Wareing were all Sunday visitors with Mr.
and Mrs. Ross Errington.
Friends and relatives gathered at John
Siecker's to help Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Todd
celebrate their tenth anniversary. Also
visiiing with the Siecker's this weekend
were Mr. and Mrs. Rob Siecker of Listowel.
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