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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-06-21, Page 9Purple Grove Mr. and Mrs. Courtney - MacDonald visited with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Farrell for the weekend after returning home recently from a vaca- tion in Scotland. Garry and Laura Farrell and daughter, Sarah, attend- ed the MacDonald picnic at Parkhill on Sunday. Mrs. June Elliott, Mrs. Wilma Sutton and Mrs. Alma Gillies attended a meeting of the rturon Tract Guild of Spinners and Weavers at the home of Mrs. Toni Vass of Blyth on Tuesday evening. The couples club had their meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Sutton on Sunday evening starting off with a pot luck supper. Mr, and Mrs. Jack Farrell and Cathy Farrell attended the Aikens and Abell wed- ding in Kincardine on Satur- day, June 17. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gillies and Mrs. Francis Gemmell visited with Mr. and Mrs. David Gibson, Dan and Julie, of London-- last Wednesday and Thursday and attended the Colborne Street United Church hand- bell choir program on Wed- nesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Arm- strong, Bradley and Brenda, of Merlin and Mr. and Mrs. David Henderson visited with Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gillies on Saturday. Father's Day dinner guests with John and Joyce Farrell on Sunday were Paul and Nancy Greenwood, Jean- Paul and Joe, Mrs. Gladys Mason, Don and Anne Mc - Cosh of Ripley, Earl and June Elliott, Jack and Irene Elliott or `Kincardine, Bonnie Boyle of London, Laurie Wicke from Brantford and Richard McCosh. The only missing members from the family dinner were Stephen and Janice and Viriginnia Lea Elliott of Upsala. Congratulations to John Collins who graduated from Nipissing University. Col- lege, North Bay on June 3. John got his Bachelor of Education and'Teaching Cer- tificate. Last week John went to Northern Saskatchewan, and was accepted at Pine House, Northern Saskatche- wan, where he. will start teaching next fall. Dinner guests with Mr. and -Mrs. Francis Boyle on Sunday were Doing, Edna and Mae Rutledge and Merle Mooney of Virden, Manito- ba. Miss Bonnie Boyle of London spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Boyle. PURPLE GROVE W.I. The June meeting of the Purple Grove Women's Insti- tute was held at the home of Mrs. Donald Reid on the boundary. The business meeting was conducted by the. president, Mrs. Donald Reid, and the secretary, Mrs. Cecil Sutton. Mrs. Wayne Rhody read the scripture. Contributing to the fun of the evening were two con- tests led by Mrs. Morley Scott. Mrs. Ean Clark of South Kinloss, assisted by Mrs. Kathleen Gibson of White- church, gave an interesting demonstration of Chinese cooking. While preparing the vegetables and meat, Mrs, Clark gave a talk on the background of cooking in a wok (pan). Originally the fuel used was charcoal, but Sheila adapted her method to the modern cook stove. Sheila encouraged mem- bers of the institute to "get the feel" of stirring the quick cooking vegetables in the wok. When everything was cook- ed to perfection the surprise of the evening was the presentation of chopsticks to each member as the utensils to be used in eating the delicious meal. Holyrood Happenings BY LYNNE NICOLSON Holyrood has been quite busy this -past week. I'm sure nobody could have been bored. First to start things off, we are proud to say that Holyrood's population has increased by one. A baby girl was presented to Mr. and Mrs. D. Kramer of Holyrood, Tuesday, June 13. Field Day was held at Lucknow-Central and Kinloss Central Public Schools June 13. Although the weather proved to be a bit cold it also proved to be successful for a few area children. Helen VanSligtenhorst was at the top of the list for Junior Girls and took home the Junior Girls Athletic Trophy. Caryn ' Nicolson received Senior Girls Athletic Trophy in her division. Congratulations to everyone who participated. Special, mention goes to those who received ribbons and I'm sure there were many. It looks as though Kinloss Central has been very busy this week. Last Monday, June 12, Mrs. MacDonald's room went to Wingham. They visited Wingham Dist- rict Hospital and CKNX. Tuesday, they had Field Day as previously mentioned. Wednesday, the whole school had planned ,to go swimming at the pool in Lucknow but the weather ruined all hopes of that. Finally on Friday,, the school was entertained by the Hepworth School Band who played such numbers as You Light Up My Life and Tijuana ST. AUGUSTINE C.W.L. The June meeting of St. Augustine Catholic Women's League held June 5th in St. Augustine Parish Hall was a joint meeting with the three Parish Councils, St. Jos- eph's, Kingsbridge, St. Mary's, Lucknow and St. Augustine. Rev. Father Dentinger opened by reading the League Prayer. President, Mrs. Boyle, welcomed all present. Mrs. Franken gave the spiritual reading. Father Dentinger replied. The Spir- itual Convener reported on sending out three get well cards and giving out First Communion Cards and Ros- ary to the First Communion Class which was held at St. Augustine Parish, May 11, 1978. Mary Luanne Clare gave a very interesting talk on the Holy Land. Grace Austin gave a report on the 1978 Convention that was held in London in May. Adrian Keet spoke on Pro -Life and a booth that is to be at the plowing match in September. Mrs. Teresa Courtney gave a report on a meeting she attended at Clinton of the Huron County Board of Education on obscene books Taxi. A very busy week, indeed. The first. game of the Kinloss Townships's annual funball held at the Holyrood ball park, was played Thurs- day, June 15. It was an overwhelming success as there was a fantastic turnout, not only from the older children but the under 10 age group as well. The latter played a separate game from the older pones which proved to be more safe and just as enjoyable. Mr. G. "McBride is wished a speedy recovery after sustaining a sprained ankle caused when a cow fell on his foot in the barn. Lucknow Leos held their last dance in the, Holyrood Hall and many agreed it was a success. They will now hold their dances at the Lucknow Community Centre. Grade 8 Graduation was held this week starting with a banquet "supper. Then everyone met at the school where the award ceremony took place. The Kinloss Girls's base- ball team has played several games this season and al- though they have not won any games yet, they seem to be getting better with prac- tice. That seems to be every- thing for this week so I'll be talking to you next time. Bye for now. Thought for the week: Perfection consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well. Antoine Arnauld and asked each parent to write to a member of parliament concerning those books. ' Father Dentinger spoke of a Pilgrimage to the Shrine at St. ,Mary's that is to be held in July. The president thanked the different parishes for com- ing. The meeting closed with prayer. A plant sale was held and a social hour enjoyed. ILz CLUB: NEWS CLOVER VALLEY NATURE NUTS The third meeting of the Clover Valley Nature Nuts was held at the home of Charlene Elphick on June 3. Donna Elphick and Karen Metzger discussed summer and winter first aid, water safety, and. hiking hazards. What to do if you're lost, and the elements that are con- tained in a first aid kit. Sherry Alton discussed first aid and demonstrated how to splint a broken arm as well as other first aid necessities. Gayle MacKen- zie thanked Sherry for speak- ing. Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, June 21, 1978 --Page 9 S out Kinloss BY RUTH BUCHMEIER Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Allister Hughes who celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary. Allis- ter and Jean spent many years living on the 6th and now reside in Lucknow. Our community sends best wish- es to the wonderful couple. Tom Downey was the lucky winner on Saturday, when his name was drawn for the bike, in Beckers, to be given away. Congratulations to Mrs. Jim Burt, who won the $1,000 last Wednesday in the Community Centre draw. Seems the 6th was lucky for Tom and Eva. Mrs. Rebecca Elliott of Kincardine spent last week- end with Mr. and Mrs. Williard Downey, . Tom and Mary. Mrs. Irene MacKenzie of Moose ' Jaw, Saskatchewan visited with Mr. and Mrs-. Ray Buchmeier and Carol and all were dinner guests with Mrs. Stewart MacGilliv- ray of Lucknow. The three MacIntyre sis- ters, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Donald MacIntyre sup- plied beautiful ,music on Sunday morning at Ashfield Presbyterian Church anni- versary services when they sang a trio. The fourth corner is a corner of recognition now. The Grey Ox Stone is now in place and the landscaping is now completed. The plaque is placed and will be dedicat- ed at a special ceremony in a couple of weeks. This project started almost 2 years ago when some of these interest, ed families from the fourth wanted their grandchildren One in 20 Canadian Suffers from arthritis according to The Arthritis Society. and great grandchildren td know that once there was a school and a hotel there. So a land mark was the answer. There has been a lot of hours put into this corner. It is just wonderful to see such a difference. Mrs. May Routledge, Vir- den, Manitoba, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Routledge, Brandon and Mrs. Jack Mooney, Winnipeg were vis- itors for the past week with Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Gra- ham and Mr. and Mrs. Evan Keith and other relatives in the area. —Langside • UNTENDED FOR LAST WEEK] BY LILLIAN YOUNG George Zuskan of Thames. ville visited last Tuesday with Ken Young. Bill Bates held a successful auction sale last Tuesday. The weather was fine and a good crowd was in attend- ance. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Skillen on the arrival of a baby girl, Karey Jane, in London Hospital on May 30, a sister for Adam. Mrs. Skillen has returned home but the baby will be staying in the hospital for a while. Liane Young attended the birthday party on Friday for Jody Edwards of Kinlough. There were nine girls pres- ent. Jody was eleven on June 4 and celebrated her birthday on the 9th. Mr. and Mrs. Don Wall, Krista and Karah, of Cul- ross, and Ken Young and Russell Springer, Langside, visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Young and family. Susan Miller was one of the Kinloss Central School pupils who went on the bus trip to the wild animal park at Owen Sound on Friday. She enjoyed it very much. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Young and granddaughter, Liane, visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wightman. of Belgrave. Mr, and Mrs. Fred Carere moved from Bob Bregman's farm house to their trailer home near Whitechurch. Visitors on the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Young were Mr. and Mrs. Wesley. Young of Lucknow, Karey and Kim Coughlin, of the 14th of Culross, and Johnston Bros. (Bothwell Ltd.) Dungannon, Ontario Sand, Gravel, Crushed Stone Cement Gravel and Road Contractors .Picked Up and Delivered Open Daily 7 a.m.. 5 p.m. Phone: Dungannon 529-7947 Lucknow Co-op Patrons. Please take notice of Closing of Co-op facilities Thursday, June 29 for .Stock taking Saturday, July 1 Dominion Day Business Hours Of Your Co-op Are: Fertilizer and Petroleum - 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Every day except Saturday Store - 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday Closed Saturday at 12:00 a.m. WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATRONAGE .► r ✓ ✓ ✓ r dr r ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ d► ✓ II► ✓ Lucknow District Co-operative Phone 52$-$024 For all departments