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Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, June 1, 1983—Page 9
Ripley columnist suggests students stay in Ripley
By Ab 'Wylde
The Bruce County Board
of Education met last week
starting on Tuesday morn-
ing. On the Tuesday noon
radio news there was an an-
nouncement that the board
had arranged for a delega-
tion to meet. Dr. Bette
Stephenson, Minister of
Education, in Toronto in
regard to enlarging the Kin-
cardine High School. The
date of the meeting was
mentioned - June 15.
On Monday of this week we
received a copy of a
newspaper article headed
"Bruce board seeks cash for
addition" - It states that the
board decided on Tuesday to
send a delegation to 'Toronto
to seek money for an addi-
tion to Kincardine Secon-
dary School. The school is
overcrowded now and with
the closing of Ripleyr`District
High School in September,
an extra 60 students will
create a serious over-
crowding problem, a board
spokesman said.
In this time of rising taxes
and a tight money supply
this reporter, Ab Wylds, has
a suggestion for the Minister
of Education, Dr. Bette
Stephenson. It is let the
Ripley students stay in their
own R.D. High School here.
There is no overcrowding
here where they want to
stay. The validity of the let-
ter obtained by the Ripley
Huron Trustee Mike
Snobelen is open to question.
Folks are asking what right
had five persons to sign
away R.D.H.S.
Johnny Smith of the
Eighth Concession east had
surgery on his knee last
week and is getting around
now with the use of a cane,
George and Joy McLean
observed a funnel from a
black cloud over Lake Huron
last Sunday. The lake pro-
tects us from tornadoes com-
ing from Michigan.
Anniversary services
There was a good atten-
dance at both the 11 a.m. and
8 p.m. anniversary services
at Knox Presbyterian
Church in Ripley last Sun-
day. Special speaker was
Rev, Douglas Black of Tiver-
ton. Six men namely Allister
MacKay, Lynn Armstrong,
John C. MacDonald, Andy
Burgess, Cameron McAuley
and Doug Martyn accom-
panied by Mary (Mrs. John
C.) MacDonald at the organ
sang special numbers at
both services. On coming out
of the church, the congrega-
tion was met with the
downpour of rain at noon.
Last Saturday morning,
May 28, Mabel and Norm
Barnard of Ripley, their
daughter Shirley and hus-
band Michael Burnham of
Kincardine motored to
Toronto to visit their son
Don. He has recently moved
Visits with parents
By Kae Webster
George and Betty Mon-
crief had their son, Dr:
Russel Moncrief of Aylmer
with them on the weekend.
Jim Webster of Waterloo
was home on the weekend
with his parents, Wellington
and Kae Webster.
Mayme Wilkins has been
very busy in her greenhouses
the last few weeks
Lorne and Maxine Luther
had their relatives from
Ridgetown visit with them on
the weekend.
Florence MacLennan of
Kitchener, who works in St.
Mary's Hospital, was home
recently visiting her mother,
Rhetta MacLennan.
Elmer and Edna Culbert
were busy the other day
helping their daughter and
son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
(Brenda) Michael Lazette
move from Tiverton into their
new home in Kincardine.
Allan Finlayson of Toronto
was up for a couple of days
visiting acid helping his
mother, Dorothy Finlayson.
Mrs. Gordon Robb was in
Hanover on Wednesday to
see her daughter, son -on -law
and granddaughter, Mr. and
Mrs. slob Darling and Heath-
er.
Finlay MacDonald spent a
few days at Panash Lake
which is up in the Sudbury
area. Finlay said they had a
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The juncos, the nuthatches, the redpolls and the kinglets —
and the saucy wrens, of course — are almost as much fun.
And last summer when 1 bought a block of salt for the horses,
stuck it on a stake in the corral, a dozen pine siskins found the
salt block and spent two or three days pecking at it.
1 like hollyhocks and have a clump of them at the corner of
the house. But my lady does not like this plant. Or she didn't
until she saw a ruby -throated hummingbird gathering nectar
from the blooms. Now, every summer, we can't wait for the
gangly hollyhocks to bloom, knowing that the hummingbird
will soon return.
It is awe-inspiring to watch this beautiful little bird,
weighing not much more than a bumblebee, hovering beside
the house. Think of it They spend the winter in South
America. They make that 500 -mile flight across the Gulf of
Mexico without a stop. without food or drink, and arrive here
ready to provide US with a summer of pleasure.
The ground at the back of our lot is damp until mid-
summer and the killdeer love it. To walk near a killdeer's
nest — simply a few stones in a little pile — is a marvellous
adventure. The mother killdeer will herd her little balls of
fluff to a safe place and then use that oldest of tricks. She will
lead you away from her charges by feigning a broker) wing.
Such heautand devotion'
It is easy to understand why farmers Tike birds. Without
birds, insect life in the country would take over the land. Of
course, there are some birds — blackbirds, for instance — that
can do considerable damage to crops but, for the most part,
farmers learn to love their feathered friends of the field.
1 lived all day with a warm glow in my breast after seeing
that oriole preen just inches from my eyes.
to a large condominium suite
in a lovely part of Toronto.
This turned out to be a gala
time as it was a surprise par-
ty for Mabel as her birthday
falls on May 31. About 20
guests attended including
her sister and niece. They
arrived home Sunday even-
ing after driving through
heavy rain, but were pleased
to find that it was not nearly
so wet in this area.
Those attending the
Women's Institute annual
meeting as delegates from
the Ripley W.I. were presi-
dent Donalda McLean, vice
president Sadie McLeod, and
Amelia Cumming. It was in
Lucknow on May 17. Also
from Ripley were Margaret
Gemmell and Frances
Nugent. They conducted the
In Memoriam Service at the
meeting.
Bidding was keen
Last Saturday it was nice
to be outside - warm sun-
shine and calm and dry. And
folks were out enjoying the
day. Many were at the farm
auction sale on the Eighth
Concession, three and a half
blocks east of Ripley
towards 1-Iolyrood. Auc-
tioneers Grant McDonald of
Huron Township and
Wallace Ballagh of
Teeswater conducted the
sale for Marion Harris - wife
of the late Earl Harris.
In keeping with the day
and the crowd, the bidding
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was keen. Folks from a
distance were attracted by
the guns and the antiques of-
fered. It was like a pleasant
fall fair day there up on the
hill overlooking the Ripley
Holyrood Road. Wisely farm
yard and entrance lane way
up to the hill were closed to
vehicle parking. So out on
the 8th Concession Road both
the shoulders from the hill at
Elwood Elliott farm on the
west across the flats over to
the hill at the Boyd and
Kathy Curruthers farm on
the east were lined with
parked cars and pick-up
trucks - a mile of parked
cars with a two way lane
between them.
Another balloon found
Last Saturday, May 29 at
the noon hour two Ripley
girls Lori Peterbough and
Nancy Soderberg were on a
bicycle trip around the block
south east of Ripley. They
had gone out the Fifteenth
south to the top of the Sixth
hill where they turned left or
east. Proceeding up this
road on their bikes about a
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quarter of a mile when
Shirley spotted this orange
coloured object on the road
shoulder in front of the
MacIver farm where the
Cemetery Memorial sits in
the front field. She picked it
up and discovered that it was
a broken balloon with a note
attached.
Across the top of the note
was printed the following:
Rice Memorial United
Methodist Church, 20601
Beech Daly Rd., Redford,
Mich. 48240. For Pentecost
Sunday. This is my message
of peace. (Then this was
handwritten in ink and sign-
ed) "Whatsoever ye would
that man should do to you, do
ye even so to them" ( and
signed) Fred Grose.
This part of the twelfth
verse of the Seventh chapter
of St. Matthew. On looking
up the maps of Michigan, Ab
Wylds did not find the loca-
tion of Redford but believe it
or not we did find another
Ripley to add to our list, It is
Ripley, Michigan, and we
imagine that it could have
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Another point we note -
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