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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-08-02, Page 17Kingsbridge oldest resident Frank Sullivan is 90 BY TERESA COURTNEY Mr. Frank Sullivan, Kings - bridge's oldest resident, cel- ebrated his 90th birthday on Tuesday, July 25, 1978. Frank was. born to John E. and Catherine (Finn) Sulli- van, the sixth child of a family of eight, four sons and four daughters. They were Thomas, Patrick, John, Mary, ' Catherine (Gig), Frank, Annie and Elizabeth (Lizzie). Frank is the last surviving member of this family. He was born at Kingsbridge on the same property he is now residing with his nephew Peter J. Vogt, Mrs. Vogt and family. Frank's great grandfather, Jeremiah Sullivan, and his grandparents, Thomas and Mary (Reynolds) Sullivan, and children Jerry and Mary left County Kerry, Ireland and came to Syracuse, New York. Later they moved on and settled at what is now known as Kingsbridge. Frank has a keen memory, a quick step and is well liked by all who know him. Frank tells many stories and hap- penings, one of which is when Sam Roach of Dungan- non delivered bread to the door for Sc a loaf. Frank has enjoyed good health., having only been hospitalized three times within ,the last two years. Frank fell and broke hiship after visiting friends at Marian Villa, in London on March 16, 1978, but was only in the hospital a month. Using a cane fora few weeks, Frank now gets around faster than most folks half his age. To show their esteem for Frank, open house was held at his home in Kingsbridge on Wednesday, July 26 both afternoon and . evening. Friends from far and near called bringing "Birthday Wishes" and gifts. A music- al program was supplied by many of the talented: D. A. MacLennan of Lochalsh played the bagpipes; violin selections by Wilfred Hogan, Goderich, Basil Hogan, Fin- lay MacDonald and Ray • Dalton; piano selections by Martina (Hussey) Schneiker, Goderich; Mrs. Pearl (Mac- Intyre) Cole, Tiverton; Mrs. Berrrardine (O'Loughlin; Kinney; and Finlay MacDon- ald; songs were sung by Eugene Frayne, Ray Dalton and Finlay MacDonald. Finlay MacDonald, Deputy Reeve . of Ashfield Township addressed Frank with a few well chosen words. Mrs. Bernardine Kinney present- ed Frank with a gift of life -membership from the Kingsbridge Genealogical Society. • While Frank blew out the candles on the, birthday cake, everyone sang "Happy Birthday" and "For He's A Jolly Good Fellow". A light lunch was served by the ladies in charge. Friends were present from Detroit, Michigan; Rochest- er, Michigan; Underwood, Tiverton, Goderich, Lucknow and the surrounding areas. Reverend Father Ed Den- tinger, C.R. escaped serious injury on Monday, July 24. Father was inspecting the tombstones in the St. Augus- tine Cemetery and shook one to see if it needed fixing. The. cross fell glancing off the right side of Father's face, cutting his eye and bruising his face, and shoulder. He was alone , at the time and drove himself to the Lucknow Medical Centre where he received several stitches. Father is wearing dark glasses to cover up the "Shiner". Mr. and Mrs. J. L. O'Loughlin of Rochester, Michigan visited .during the past week, with his sister, Mrs. Bernardine Kinney. Mrs. Marie (Courtney) Judge, her daughter, Mrs. Nina (Judge) Bentley and granddaughters. Velda Kay and Jody Kim . of Jackson, Michigan arrived on Mon- day, July 24 to spend holidays with her sisters, Mr. and Mrs: John Austin, Mr. and Mrs. Con Hogan and with her brothers, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Courtney, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Courtney and their families. They returned to their home on Friday, July 28. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Knapp of Tecumseh, Ontario visited with' Mrs. Bernardine Kin- ney and Mr. and Mrs. J. L. O'Loughlin on Wednesday of last week. , Francis and Leona Hogan visited with their sisters, Kathleen and Anita Hogan in Calgary, Alberta and with their many friends from Ashfield now living in Cal- gary. They also took, in the Calgary Stampede. Frank Riegling returned to his home in Whitelaw, Alber- ta on Monday, July 24 following a weeks vacation with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Carl Riegling and. the, Riegling families. Several from this area visited the 8th annual Craft Festival at Lucknow on Friday and Saturday, July 28 and 29, took advantage of the Sepoy Sidewalk Sale and best of all the dance at the Community Centre with nusic for dancing by . Wil - bee's Orchestra. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Tim Reurink, R. R. 7 Lucknow, who celebrated their 25th wedding anniver- sary with a family dinner on Sunday, July 30. The 23 immediate family members who attended were Mr. and Mrs. Mel Arnold (Rene Reurink) R. R. 1 Kincardine; Karen Reurink, R. R. 7 Lucknow; Mr. and Mrs. Thys Groen and sons, New Dun- dee; Mr. and Mrs. Doug Dam and family, Guelph; Mr. and Mrs. David McGib- bon and son, Guelph; Mr. and Mrs. Derk Logtenberg and family, R. R. 1 Dungan- non; Mr. and Mrs. Elson Arnold, R. R. 2 Kincardine. Mr. and Mrs. Reurink were married at Blake's Church, Ashfield on August 1, 1953. Mrs. Garnett Eskritt and son, Hugh, of Listowel and Shirley Philips were Sunday afternoon, July 30, visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Tim Reurink and Karen. The best two out of three baseball playoff series began Monday, July 31 with the Kingsbridge Girls Team playing against Dungannon. Players on the Kingsbridge girls team are: pitcher, Tory MacDonald; catcher, Julie Vogt; with relief catcher, Anita Doherty; first base, Linda (Tito) Sinnett; second base, Jean. Vogt; third base, Jane Graham; short stop, Joanne VanOsch; fielders, Donna Drennan, Bridget Dalton, Liz Vogt, Jennifer Sinnett, Lynn Taylor, Mich- elle Cook; substitutes, Jackie Dalton, Frances VanRooy, Yvonne (Bonnie) Sinnett, Janice' Tigert. Coaches are Torn.. Sinnett and Jim Van- Oscit. Teams taking part are from Port Albert, Kintail, Dungannon A, Dungannon B, Belfast, Kinloss, North Ashfield and Kingsbridge. Games are played on Mon- day and Wednesday even- ings. Do come out and give the girls your support. It's fun to watch. Members of the Kings- bridge- Youth Club attended the Youth dance held at St. Mary's parish, Goderich on Saturday, July 29. Jackie Dalton has returned to her home following a month's vacation with her sister, Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Chilton and family at Moos- onee, Ontario. Dennis O'Neill returned to his home in New Brunswick on Monday, July 31 following a few weeks holidays at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James O'Neill and family. ° Seven Murray families (children and grandchildren of , the late Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse Murray) held a family get-to-gether and a lawn picnic at the home of Mrs. Bernardine Kinney on Sunday afternoon, July 23 from 2 until 6. Members of the Murray family attending were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Murray and family, R. R. 1 Holyrood; Mr. and Mrs. Leo Murray and family, R. R. 3 Holyrood; Mr. and. Mrs. Charlie Murray and family, R. R. 1 Holyrood; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Murray. and family, R. R. 1 Holyrood; Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Kraemer (Eleanor Murray) and family, Rexdale; Mr. and Mrs. Doug Schmid (Barbara Murray), Toronto and Mr. and Mrs. Keith McCarter (Veronica Murray) and family, Wal- laceburg. Also present for this happy occasion were Reverend Sister Mary Pat- rick of Brantford and Miss Margaret Murray of Mont- real, sisters of Alphonse and Margaret's friend, Miss Fabiola Bartlett of Montreal. Games of baseball were enjoyed following the meal. Joe O'Keefe and friend, Toni VanMeeteran of Cal- gary, Alberta . visited from Sunday, July 16 to Monday, July 24 with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe O'Keefe and family. Mary Causton of Windsor visited with her friend Kathy O' Keefe. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene O'Keefe of Hamilton visited during the past week with his brother, Joe and . Mary O'Keefe and family. EINGSBRIDGE C.W.L. The Kingsbridge Catholic Women's League meeting was held in St. Joseph's Parish Hall, on Monday, evening. Mrs. Elizabeth Howard, president, chaired the meeting with Father Dentinger opening it with the League Prayer. Mary Clare gave the financial report. Thank you notes were read from Father Dentinger, Jackie Dalton, Mary Crawford, the Tom O'Neill family, Bolovian Mis- sions and The Church Today. Answering the roll call by Betty Doherty were 16 mem- bers. The possibility of bringing Mrs. Wamsley from the Lucknow Nursing Home to 'the Parish for a visit (perhaps with 'the use of a van) was discussed. Anne Marie Howard was congratulated on being an Ontario Scholar at Goderich District Collegiate Institute and has won a $1500.00 bursary to the Guelph University. Tommy Gilmore was also congratulated for winning the All Canadian Solo Class in baton twirling and the overall award with a perfect score. Tommy receiv- ed a telegram of congratu- lations from the president of the United States Baton Twirlers. Congratulations are to be sent from the League. A lovely plaque has been given to Irene and Dennis Dalton on the occasion of their 40th wedding anniver- sary. There was a discussion concerning gifts for newly- weds. The Girl Guides are plan- ning a two day hike perhaps to Owen Sound and they may run a car wash to raise money. The guides had a surprise party for their leader, Joanne Menary to give her a small gift for the expected baby. In his talk, Father Den- tinger thanked the guide leaders for the dedication, • the caters and all who work for the C.W.L. Father noted that the summer visitors liked to be asked to partici- pate in . the mass and the community. The ladies are still selling tickets on a quilt to be drawn at the annual meeting of the Pro Life in October. Loretta Doherty, Grace Austin and Clarice Dalton offered to do extra baking for the garage sale. The meeting closed with prayer followed by lunch. A social hour followed. Olivet BY LORRAINE McGUIRE Congratulations . to Mr. and Mrs. Rod McDonagh (nee Joanne Hamilton) on their recent marriage. Mr. and Mrs. McDonagh will make their home in Lucknow. A large crowd were in attendance at both the Luck - now and Ripley Craft Fest- ivals this past weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bennett and family of London spent the weekend at their summer home here. Mrs. John Geerstma and girls visited recently with her family in Oshawa. Ed Webb of Kincardine, spent a few days visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Ron McGuire and Christopher. Mrs. Dorothy Engel and Robbie of Dublin visited an Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Black and Joyce and Mr. and Mrs. Jack McGuire and family. DRIVE SAFELY farm safety association Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, August 2, 1978-,-P o 17 Frank Sullivan 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 NOTICE .► I I .I I .I I ♦1 I I I Alexander McKenzie Education Endowment Fund Pursuant to the terms of the Will of the late Alexander McKenzie, applications for loans to further their education will now be accepted from promising young men. graduating from High School. To qualify the applicant must reside in the Village of Lucknow, or the Townships of Culross, Kinloss and Huron in the County of Bruce, or the Township of East Wawanosh, West Wawanosh and Ashfield in - the County of Huron. Payments on outstanding loans previously granted will be accepted by the undersigned. FOR FURTHER DETAILS CONTACT: VICTORIA AND GREY TRUST COMPANY 1 Ontario Street Stratford, Ontario N5A 6S9 2112050 Succeeding Trustee Attention: Trust Department 1 1