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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-11-08, Page 214 Aends . dairy conference , in Syracuse This Saturday, November 11 is Remembrance Day throughout Canada. Dennis Martin, Associate Agricultural Representative for Huron County is presently at- tending the Cornell dairy cattle nutrition con- ference being held in Syracuse, . New York. Dennis, who graduated from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York state in 1975, has since been employed by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food where an im- portant part of his job responsibility has been dairy . cattle nutrition. Dennis is the son of Mr. and Mrs. ' Gordon Martin, concession six east in Huron Township. The Achievement Night program was held on Saturday evening in the Huron Township Hall for the Ripley 4-H agricultural clubs. Next Monday evening the directors of the Agricultural Society will be holding their November meeting which makes it a busy time for the directors who are busy working folks. The Indian summer of the last week was great. With dry nice weather it was just what was needed to harvest corn and other crops, plow the fields and do other outside work throughout Western Ontario. This past weekend William Robertson of Toronto visited friends in this area. It is nice to see Johnny MacKay back home to Ripley and able to be upstreet after his stay in Victoria Hospital this past summer. For a while, John was with his sister Mrs. Rose Jewell in Lucknow. Agnes Kelley died Wednesday, October 25, 1978.at the Whitmore Lake Convalescent Center, Mich. U.S. She was born May 2nd, 1910, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Alex McDonald, 2nd, con. Huron township; later adopted by aunt, Christine MacKay. Gourlay and William Gourlay of Detroit, Mich. She had been a resident of Ann Arbor, Mich. for the past 20 years. She is survived by one son, Dean W. Kelley, II, of Saginaw, Mich. two grandchildren, Dean W. Kelley III and Ann Kelley; two brothers, George McDonald and Murray McDonald of Ripley and five sisters; Margaret Oliver and Helen McDonald of Goderich, Betty Bobo of Detroit, Christine Wenzel of Flb:rida . and Jean Brandt of Toronto. Memorial " service was held .. October 30 at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Ann Arbor. Interment St. John's Cemetery, Lansing, Mich. ' The annual Remem- brance Church service was held last Sunday morning at Knox Presbyterian Church in Ripley. The Legion and Auxiliary were ac- companied by the Guides, Brownies, Scouts, and Cubs. Rev, Jim Bushell of St. Andrews United Church delivered the sermon. Knox Church was filled for the oc- casion. Mr. and Mrs. George McDonald of Ripley and Helen A. McDonald of Goderich returned home from Detroit after at- , tending the funeral of 'their sister last week in Ann Arbor and Lansing, Michigan. Ripley folks are glad to learn that Mrs. Norma MacLennan is able to be back to her home in Ripley after being a patient in Kincardine and District Hospital. A meeting of , the presidents and executive members of the Lions Clubs of Districts,8 and 9 was held last Sunday in the Huron Township Hall and the ladies of the Lions Club served dinner to 110 in the Ripley Huron Community Centre Complex. " The •concert scheduled for the Huron Township Hall this past Monday evening was postponed on account of illness. Mild conditions with soft ice in the arena at the Complex caused the children's afternoon skating last Sunday to be Cancelled. Ripley drover Leonard Courtney of the Amberley area was again men- tioned last . Saturday on the radio report as having shipped beef cattle bringing top prices at the Ontario Livestock yards in Toronto. Mrs. Mary Ann Kukoly of Kitimat, B.C. phoned her parents . Don and Anne McCosh to say that her home and family were safe from terrible floods out there. With bridges washed out Kitimat is depending on helicopters. Ripley folks are glad to hear that Mary Ann and family are safe. Mr. and Mrs. Spence Irwin of Lucknow visited with Mr. and Mrs. Les Wardell and family on the fourth of Huron west last Friday evening. Taking part in the Bervie concert .from Ripley were Ronnie Rock singing and playing his guitar, Mrs. Joy McLean with accordion numbers, Mrs. Eileen Nesbitt playing herviolin with Mrs. Margaret Harkness of Bervie on the piano and Mrs. Dorohy Wardell played her/ violin. Dan- cing followed the concert and the ladies of Rebekah' lodge served lunch. Hallowe'en on Tuesday evening of last week was very nice in Ripley with the children dressed in costumes going' from home to home picking up treats. Ronald Rock dressed as an elderly man gave a realistic performance of the part at each house while his older brothers Richard and Robert placed a stuffed snow suit for a man in one of George McLean's windows over the pumphouse roof back the aleyway only to be caught at the end by •Mrs. Joy McLean. -The people of Ripley thank the members of the Ripley Fire Department for - patrolling the streets along with the O.P.P. members to keep things under surveillance. RIPLEY WI BY MRS. MARGARET GEMMELL A morning coffee meeting was held at Mrs. Cathy Bushell's home when the Ripley Wromen's Institute met in November. tThe guest speaker Mrs. Francis Middleton, Chesley, told of her ac- tivities as Provincial Board Director. She was introdi%ed by Mrs. Annie Scott. Mrs. Walter Lock; president, reported on the first day of the area convention and Mrs. Annie Scott reported the second day. Mrs. Florence Kirkpatrick and Mrs. Violet MacKenzie reported . on the Rally which was held at Sauble Beach. Plans were made to cater to the Legion banquet on November 18. Mrs. Donalda McLean gave the courtesies thanking the hostess and lunch committee. Mrs. Marian McCharles, Mrs. Adeline Martyn and Mrs. Utha Culbert assisted by Marg Gemmell and Rev. Bushell. The next meeting in December is a pot luck luncheon plus 50 cents and you may invite a guest. Mrs. Roy MacKenzie pianist was at the piano. Mrs. Minnie Lock will place .the In Memoriam wreath at the cenotaph on Nov. 11. She also reported, she presented the award given to a student at the High School Com- mencement on October 27. Bring an article to the next meeting to be sold at December meeting - proceeds for shut-in boxes. 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