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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-08-19, Page 12Page 12a--Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, August 19, 1987 Ripley Fall Fair plans well underway Royal and Marilyn Spear and son Royal of East Dundee, Ill., west of Chicago, spent some holidays with cousins Edith and Charles Smith at Green Acres Cam- pgrounds. Royal's grandmother was a Shier of Huron and Kincardine townships. Thanks Edith for this item. Seven year old Amy Scott of the Teeswater area visiting withker grand- parents Don and Ruby Peterbaugh called here last Saturday morning with her. grand- mother. In conversation with this nice girl she said that she was going into Grade 2; likes Art and is not fussy about math. Well to tell the truth it took years for Ab to get on to it too. But she has one over me. I never could do art. President of the Lions Grant McDonald, and committee Wayne Watson, Rod MacLennan, and Don MacTavish are meeting tonight to make final plans for the Las Vegas night to be held this Saturday night at the Ripley Huron Complex. This is a chance for all the bingo players and those who like to play the games of fortunes to have some fun. A draw for a trip for two to Las Vegas will be made. Tickets are available from Lion members. Our thanks goes to Don MacTavish, secretary of the Ripley Agricultural Socie- ty, for his notes on the monthly meeting held on Monday, Aug. 10, in the Ripley Huron Central School. They are as follows - Would you like to buy a more recent model r lI II sol st Coyne erTj book over our newest models. 1987 CHEVY PICK-UP HEA V Y DUTY 1 - 1986 GMC %2 TON 1986 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE. w/air 1986 MERCURY TOPAZ w/air 1985 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE w/air 1985 DODGE AIRES WAGON 1985 CHEVETTE 1984 PONTIAC. PARISIENNE wagon 1984 OLDS DELTA 88BROUGHAM, 4 door, loaded 1979 OLDS REGENCY 98 4 door, loaded with extras HAMM'S Blyth Phone 523-4342 . 7Y mkm m.1 The twelve present were Wihna Sutton, Margery MacDonald, Susan and Peter Van - Sickle, John Elliott, Allan Tranter, Sheila MacDonald, Perrin Lowry, Geo Messenger, Mac Palmer, Bob Thompson and Don Mac- Tavish. Five hundred, grain bags are to be purchased from Allan Miller at 18 cents each. Liability Insurance to be taken from Miller Insurance Brokers. Allan Tranter, Master of Ceremonies pre- sent, so the program for Saturday afternoon was discussed. Allan Miller is to be asked to fill in program. Advertising the fair is to be the same as last year. President of the Society, Bob Thompson, had Keith van der Hoek and son Rob put up thesroad signs for the fair at the edge of town. The Committee to look after getting the float at the neighbouring fairs is Diane Brooks, of Paramount, Bob and Shirley Har- ris of Clarks, Jack and Linda Campbell of Amberley, and Rick and Joan Smith of the Sixth con. a The meeting would like both booths open on Friday night. Wilma Sutton is to look after the wheel of chance. Mac Palmer of the Sixth Con. west 1 ALL VINYL REPLACEMENT o� 0 OFF Windows to August 29, 1987 GLENN'S ALUMINUM SALES Siding, Soffits, Fascia. Windows, Doors LUCKNOW 528-3723 The Record Speaks for Itself RE-ELECT MURRAY ELSTON IN BRUCE mosismil anistaissim PLAN TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MURRAY ELSTON FAMILY PICNIC Albemarle Park, Sunday, August 23 Follow the signs at Mar This ad authorized by Murray Elston Campaign '87 discussed the car show. Some would like to come Sat. The Welsh family reunion was held Aug. 9 in St. Luke's Church hall at Lurgan. There were about 50 present with Clarice Ackles, Helen Gresdell and Mwlay Baker coming from Oregon. They are members of the "Blair" family, and they brought fresh salmon from the Pacific Ocean with them, which everyone enjoyed. Janet Needham was the oldest member present and Kara LeForest - 2 month old granddaughter of Torn and Jean Welsh of Welland was the youngest. • Geraldine Emmerton was ' charge of registration. Aria Dahmer the president, and Lauretta Elmes of Whitby, ecretary, presided over the business. Ler y Godfrey is the new president. Catherine Young of Stratford and Betty Godfrey of London look- ed after some games and contests. The next reunion is to be held in two years. Ted Wildfong spoke briefly and invited them to hold their next reunion at Lurgan school. Thanks to Reta Irwin for this account. Recently visiting Dorothy, Leslie and Henry Wardell at their home on the 4th con. west were Christopher Ashton of Alliston and Christen and Kathleen Kelly of Tiverton. Sincere sympathy is extended to the members of the MacLennan family and their mother Mrs. Rhetta MacLennan of Lochalsh on the sudden passing of their sister Florence MacLennan. Mrs. John C. MacDonald and daughter Corinne MacDonald have returned from a motor trip to the eastern provinces and the United States. Robert and Muriel Osborne, their daughter Joyce and their son Kevin motored to Salina, Kansas recently to visit cousins there. While there they saw the parade and attended the evening opening of the Salina County 4-1-1 Fair. Temperatures in Salina were as high at 105 degrees F. Rain is badly needed in the area. When returning home the Osbornes visited with cousins in Kansas City; Kansas. Mrs. Robert Osborne and her sister Mrs. Alan Hartwick, Kincardine township visited with their mother Mrs. Ralph Scott who is a resident of the Southampton Nursing Home on Friday August 14. Mrs. Scott was celebrating her 87th birthday. Also present was her husband, Ralph Scott and . their other daughter Mrs. Douglas Wrightson. Thanks to Muriel for these two items. Sheila MacDonald, Elva Lowry, Katie Ir- win, Evelyn Irwin, and Reta Irwin were in Kitchener on Saturday attending the 90th birthday celebration of their Uncle Angus Campbell. They also visited with Marjorie and Ted Wildfong in Cambridge -Preston. The show must go on We've all heard the saying 'the show must go on' - but it took on a new meaning last weekend when one of the actors at the Blyth Festival fell ill and was unable to perform. In large theatre companies like Stratford and Shaw, there are understudies for all the major roles in any play, but at a smaller theatre company l'ke the Blyth Festival this simply isn't ;,ossible. Luckily for the Festival, this summer's Associate Artistic Director, Terry Tweed, is also an accomplished actor. Terry had only four hours to prepare for the role of Ann Easby in BUSH FIRE - and there was lots to do. The costume had to be altered slightly, and a pair of shoes had to be dyed the right colour. At 12:00, only two hours before curtain time, Terry was taken through the scenes and shown where she should be, and when. "It's and actor's nightmare to step out on stage unprepared" said Terry "but I simply didn't have time to panic. The com- pany all rallied round in an absolutely marvellous way, they were tremendously supportive. Thank goodness it's a small part; I was able to learn the lines for the first act before curtain. time, °and then learned the second act during the intermis- sion ! " Terry went on stage without a script at all - a remarkable feat consider- ing the short preparation time. "I'm glad it was a performance of BUSH FIRE and. not GIRLS IN THE GANG - I can't sing a note! And I would have had to learn all that choreography too," laughed Terry. In 1979, Seana McKenna made her pro- fessional debut at the Blyth Festival with a bang - literally! During the opening night of THIS FOREIGN LAND she made a wrong turn on stage during a blackout, fell several feet onto the concrete floor of the orchestra pit and was rushed to hospital. There was no one to replace her, the play being an improvised collective without a script. One performance had to be cancell- ed - but Seana was back to work within four days, stitches in her head. Everything is now back to normal at the Blyth Festival. This may be the 13th season, but so far things have gone remarkably smoothly (touch wood, a rab- bit's foot and anything else that might be handy). Senior citizens survey The Bruce County Social Services Department will be interviewing Senior Citizens within Bruce County over the next two months to determine what services they need to allow them to live in their own homes as long as possible. Approximately 360 Seniors who live in private homes or apartments will be approached to par- ticipate in this survey. Seniors will be asked to describe how they manage to carry out daily activities such as shopping, meal preparation, laun- dry, yard maintenance, and travel within their communities. In addition, details will be collected regarding the services they have used to assist with these activities, and services they need, but have been unable to find. The co-ordinator. of this project is Carol Weigel. Volunteers from community groups and Senior Citizen Clubs within Bruce County will also be providing assistance in interviewing Seniors. These volunteers will be telephoning the Senior Citizens selected for the survey, asking for their consent to be interviewed. -Interviews will be conducted in the homes of the respondents, and will take approximately 45 minutes to complete. As a result of this project, the Social Ser- vices Department will concentrate on planning for those services that seniors identify as currently not available, but necessary. The ultimate goal will be to im- prove the quality of life for seniors who wish to remain in their own homes. Stats Canada says... One of the most significant social trends in the past two decades has been the conti- nuing increase in the number of women in the work foree. Statistics Canada tells us that between 1966 and 1985, the labour force participation rate for women in- creased from about 35 percent to over 54 percent, while that of men declined from. about 80 percent to just under 77 percent in the same period. Statistics Canada tells us that between 1975 and 1985, the labour force participa- tion of married women increased from under 42 percent to about 55 percent while that of women with children under three years of age rose from just over 31 percent to about 54 percent. . Recent grad Michael Stiles graduated from Grade 8 at Nicholas Wilson Public School in London. He was class valedictorian and the reci- pient of eight academic awards including the Bishop W.A. Townshend medallion for overall outstanding performance in all areas by a student. His grandparents are Ed and Melba Stiles of Lucknow and John and Vera Weir of London.