HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1985-07-24, Page 25The Kincardine News 'Ripley Reunion '55'Page S
Reunion starts with a bang
Schedule caters to both young and old Aug. 1, 2, 3, 4 5
Amidst the "Welcome Home" and "How
have you been" and "Is that really you"
greetings that will accompany Huron •
Township's latest reunion, the Ripley's
Alive in '85 committee has a diverse agenda
prepared which will cater to both young and
old.
The reunion starts with a bang Thursday
night (August 1) when Global's Wintario
show will be televised live from the Ripley -
Huron Complex. A variety show and the
crowning. of the Miss Ripley, Reunion will
take place before .Faye Dance and Greg
Beresford go on the air at 9. The Wintario
evening starts at 7.
A scheduled 16 -team men's fastball tour-
nament gets underway Thursday night at 7
and games will be played through Monday.
at the Ripley and; Reid's Corners diamonds.
Night One of the reunion is completed with
the publicity night for the township's' latest
• book -Families and Farms of Huronwith its
hub- Ripley. The unveiling of this edition
takes place at 10 at the Ripley District
School. A foodbooth at the arena. will
satisfy any late -evening hunger pains.
Many of the returning township residents.
will be on hand for Friday evening's
registration session from 7-9 at the Huron
Township hall in the village. Some good old
toe tapping and hand clapping will be going
on in the township shed at the. Fiddlers'
Jamboree, whch starts at 7:30. There. will
be a refreshment garden in the arena, and
two dances for adults and teens, both star-
ting at 9. The Chaperals will play for the
adults while Rock 1000 Videos will•entertain
the. teens. The first of three cash draws over
the weekend will be made at 11:00 and food
booths will be situated at the ball diamond
and inside the arena. -
Registration continues Saturday morning
at 9 in the Township hall, as does a "Back to
"School" reunion at Ripley District School.
This event Will .reunite teachers and
students of the former public school sections •
as:well as the Ripley Public School and the
Ripley High School. A'children's program
will •be available inside the Ripley District
School library from 9 to noon. •
A lunch will be held inside the Legion Hall
- from 11-2 and the food booths will continue
to operate front the arena and ball:diamond.
One of the largest events. -of the weekend -
Live draw in Ripley complex
when doors open at 6:30 pm
-get your ticket soon
Every Thursday night on Global TV, Faye
'Dance and Greg Beresford's face appear on
televisions across Ontario, giving us the
numbers that will give someone sudden
wealth.
The Dance -Beresford duo will open the
"Ripley's, Alive in '85" reunion in grand
style on Thurs., Aug. 1. when Wintario comes
to Huron Township.
The Ripley -Huron Complex_ will be the site
for the Aug. 1 edition oithe Wintario draw.
Bob Harris, one of the organizers fon;' the
Ripley -Huron . Township reunion; • said a
• committee has been working for 18 months
to, bring the television program to the
village. •
"It Iwas confirmed about six weeks (two
months before the reunion) ago," Mr. Har-
ris said in a recent interview.
Gave berth
From The Ripley Express'
Operator a Bad Speller
An Edna, Saskatchewan man is wonder-
ing why his wife telegraphed` her con-
gratulations and best wishes in response to a
telegram of his. He' had engaged a berth
ahead of time and was comfortably fixed.
At one of the stations an aged woman board-
ed the cars, but the berths were; all taken.
The Edna man's chivalry came to her
rescue, and he gave theold lady his berth,
while he sat up all night in the smoking, conn-
partment. The next morning he sent his
wife a telegram, • which when it reached her
readas follows: "Gave birth to an old
,woman last night. Am all in." '
Wintario officials have visited the- area to
collect information which willpresented in a
one-mini,zte sequence theevening of . the
show. The Ripley Fall Fair and reunion
committee have worked together to build a
portable stage for the evening, and some ad-
ditional footage will have to be added to
form a 40 X 60 -foot stage for the television.
equipment and personalities. .
One thousaiid tickets have been printed
for Wintario night and the Complex doors
will open at 6:30. Gary Courtney will be the
master of ceremonies for the variety show
which starts at 7 and will feature breakdan-
ting; and _music and singing from .the
Lighthouse Swing Band. -
Following the variety show, thecrowning
of. the Miss 'Ripley 1' "inion queen will take
place. Eleven girls from Huron Township
are participating in the event and . Miss
Ripley Reunion will benamed shortly after
8. 'The Wintario people will make some
draws before going•liye on the air at 9.
Some of the audierype located behind the
live program will be able to watch the pro-
gram on cameras which will be on the stage.
Ticket -buyers will receive a Wintario ticket
and tickets Will be sold at the Complex ,the
night of the draws. Chances are one of the
1,000 seated in the audience Thursday night
will go home a 'winner, courtesy of Ms.
Dance and Mr. Beresford.
"One of the officials said there have been
a.rnumber of times they's had a winner in the
audience," said Mr. Harris.
Live television- it's an added bonus for
organizers as Ripley's Alive in '85 officially
starts. • / •
starts at 12:30 when a mammoth parade will
make its way through Ripley. The official
opening ceremonies will start after the
parade (2:00) followed by a band perfor-
mance from 2:30-4 and, .a// refreshment
garden in the arena from 2 to 7:30.
The Ripley and District Lion's Club is
preparing beef -on -a -bun from 2-7. At 6:30,
tWo oldtimers' ball games will take place on
the village sandlot. The evening ends with
dancing to the Modernaires at the arena for
the adults and Crippled Duck supplying the
music for a teen dance. Both dances start at
9 and the second cash draw will be made in
the arena at 11.
A church service ,followed bylunch will
take place. at Ripley/District School Sunday
morning at 11 andregistration will continue
in the township hall at 1. The ever -popular
bed races get underway at 1:30 and the
Ripley Junior Farmers . are sponsoring a
band concert in the arena at 2:30. The
Bruce. CountyShriners are hosting a fish fry
at the arena from 4 to 8 with another cash
draw taking place at 6. Reunion_ par-
ticipants are urged •to bring their lawn
chairs to the "Time of Our Lives",pageant;
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which starts at 8. between the township hall
and the Presbyterian Church. The evening
wraps up in busy fashion with the 11:00 Shirt
Tail parade through Ripley and a street
dance at 12:05 ,.a.m. featuring the Siddon
Brothers.
Lunch will be served inside the Legion
Hall from 11-2 Monday and the tugof war at
1,.will pit" concessions, clans and other
groups against each other. A bluegrass con-
cert
will keep everyone stepping lively from
2-5 at the arenaand the men will discover
how successful they were at grooming their.
beards when the beard growing contest
takes place at 3 at the arena. There will be a
refreshment garden at the arena from 2=6:30
ad the Point Clark District Kinsmen Club
are hosting a chicken dinner at the arena
from 2-6. The five-day schedule will draw to
a close Monday evening with dancing -to the
Classics at the arena, a draw fora trip at 11
and the farewell and end of another reunion
at midnight. .
Ripley's Alive in '85 and the remaining:"
and returning 'residents will have their
hands full moving to as many events as they
can on this Civic holiday weekend. '
IT WOULD BE difficult do believe anyone
who attended the 1975 Ripley -Huron
Township reunion forgoth the events and
enjoyment which took place over a four-
day stretch. The reunion has been extend-
ed to five days, in 1985 with a variety of
events designed to please everyone.