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Lucknow Sentinel,_ Wednesday, June 8, 1983—Page 9
Agriculture minister opens new Pine River Cheese Factory
By Ab Wylds
This past weekend, June 3
and 4, 1983, the big event in
Huron township was the
opening and tour of the new
Pine River Cheese and But-
ter Co-operative Factory on
Highway 21 near the in-
tersection of the Sixth Con-
cession west. It is a brand
new building in a brand new
site out on the Highway. The
former factory was
destroyed by fire breaking
out during the afternoon of
Monday October 26, 1981.
Then again fire on Tuesday
September 7, 1982 did exten-
sive damage to the new
building setting back the
completion by months. Much
planning and many decisions
had to be made.
In charge was the board of
directors - president Gordon
Patterson of the Tenth Con-
cession east in Huron
township, vice president
Lynn Farrell and director
Alex Stewart of Millarton,
and directors Jim Farrell
and Dave Coiling of Reids
Corners along with the Co-op
managers Glen Martin of
Ripley and son Don Martin
of Reids Corners. At work in
the factory now are the
following people - three cer-
tified cheesemakers namely
Don Martin, John Kelly of
Pine River, and Ken Neabel
of Lucknow. also workmen
Burton McLeod and Wayne
McLean of Ripley, Brian
Simpson, Hap Hall of
Lucknow, Dave Finnegan,
Murray MacKinnon, and
Gordon Grenville, secretary
treasurer Joyce Courtney,
laboratory technican Ida
Roth, and tour co-ordinator
Barb Farrell of Reids Cor-
ners also three ladies in the
retail store in the factory -Liz
Large and Grace Carruthers
of Ripley and Nina Wyld of
the 6th concession west
Huron township and also
Allan MacTavish of conces-
sion 2 in Huron who is the
plant maintenance man.
The opening ceremony
was held on Friday evening
with president Gordon Pat-
terson the master of
ceremonies. Ontario
Minister of Agriculture Den-
nis Timbrell from Toronto
delivered the main address
and declared the . factory
open. Also present were
M.P. Murray Cardiff of
Brussels, and M.P.P. Mur-
ray Elston of Wingham. Mrs.
M. Gurbin of Kincardine
represented her husband
M.P. Dr. Gary Gurbin and
from Port Elgin for the On-
tario Milk Marketing Board
was Ken MacKinnon.
On Saturday the factory
was open to inspection by the
public. Manager Don Martin
said that several thousand
people must have attended
as there was a steady line of
Visit with Lochalsh couple
By Kae Webster
Visiting on the weekend
with Finlay and Margie Mac-
Donald were Kathy, Ryan
and Phoebia Robson and
Myria McCarrol of Grosse
Point, Michigan and Jane
Mclnnan and girl friend of
Paris, Ontario.
Ross and Jean MacKenzie
have returned home from
Calgary, Alberta where they
were vacationing for a week.
They had a real nice visit
with three of their sons,
Brad, Scott and Danny. On
the Sunday they were there,
they had a barbeque and
they saw most of the local
boys of Ashfield, who are in
Calgary.
Charles and Mayme Wilk-
ins will attend the wedding of
Charles nephew on Saturday
in Chesley.
On the weekend Charles
and Mayme had their two
daughters, Barbara Shep-
pard and Janet Wilkins, of
Paris, Ontario and Allen
Peck, a friend of Janet.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Robb had Edwin and Janice
McCutcheon and family of
Lion's Head with them on the
weekend.
Doug Matthewman of Van-
couver and Whistler Moun-
tain, British Columbia, is
holidaying for a couple of
weeks with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Art Matthewman.
When he returns home, he
will have six weeks of skiing
on the ice plateaus.
Murray Cardiff speaks
to Dungannon institute
The June meeting of the
Dungannon Women's Insti-
tute was held on Thursday
evening, June 2 at the home
of Olive Chisholm.
President, Winnifred Gir-
vin, introduced guest Jean
Black. Seventeen members
and visitors answered the roll
call with ideas for Dungan -
non's W.I. 70th anniversary
February. 1984. Marian
Zinn was thanked for prepar-
ing the 1983-84 institute
booklets.
Lucknow W.I. extends an
invitation to their special
meeting June 14. A request
for a donation to the Lady
Diane Nursery School, Van-
astra as tabled. The Dun-
gannon and Area Kinettes
are sponsoring as blood
donor clinic Thursday. June
30 at Brookside School 5 p.m.
to 9 p.m.
Jean Errington, District
Director, gave a report of the
District Annual held Mon-
day. May30, at St. Andrews
Presbyterian Church, Wing -
ham. Those who attended
were Winnifred Girvin. Bes-
sie McNee. Jean Errington,
Willetta McWhinney. Peggy
Purdon, Olive Chisholm and
Norma Martin. Huron West
officers elected from Dun-
gannon branch for 1983-84
were Alma Black as second
vice president and Winnifred
Girvin as federation repres-
entative.
Home Economists are now
called Rural Organization
Specialists. Members were
informed of the June 14 food
preservation workshop day at
Londesboro 7.30 p.m. on
pickling and canning.
Winnifred Girvin gave a
report on the afternoon ses-
sion of the district meeting.
Murray Cardiff M.P. was
guest speaker telling of his
trip as Canada's representa-
tive to the United Nations.
New York, and his more
recent trade mission to South
East Asia, giving viewpoints
on culture. Hostess for the
1984 District Annual will he
the Dungannon W.I.
Myrtle Kerr introduced
guest, .lean Black. who gave
an interesting d .monstration
on flower arranging and
corsages. Ila Crozier pres-
ented her with a gift.
Bessie McNee conducted a
contest on Flowers. won by
Marian Zinn. runners up
Willetta McWhinnev and
Melba Park.
Pennies for friendship was
double your hose size. Lunch
was served by hostesses
Alma Black and Myrtle Kerr.
Wellington and Kae Web-
ster visited on the weekend
with Norma Young in God-
erich.
Plans are underway to cel-
ebrate the 135th anniversary
of the Ashfield Presbyterian
Church on Sunday, June 19.
The Rev. Douglas Wilson of
Collingwood will preach at
both services. Rev. Wilson is
one of the more forceful
minister of our time and
preaches to overflow congre-
gations every Sunday. He is
a former student of the late
Dr. Scott MacKenzie of Pres-
byterian College in Montreal
and a former Ashfield native.
Kathleen Calvert of Sarnia
visited recently with her
sister and brother-in-law,
Ewan and Marj MacLean.
The nicest 'thing about an
egotist is that he never goes
around talking about other
people.
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visitors from nine thirty in
the morning to six in the
evening. He concluded that it
had been a very successful
weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Peebles
of Kitchener were recent
guests with- Adeline Martyn
in Ripley.
Spring flower show
The Ripley and District
Horticultural Society held
their annual spring flower
show on Tuesday afternoon
May 24. Over a hundred
ladies attended the show
with its plant sale and after-
noon tea m the Ripley Legion
hall.
Top scoring exhibitors in
the show were Marie Farrell
with 40 points and Connie
van der Hoek .with 29 points.
Points gained at the spring
show will be added to those
made at the fall show in
August to determine trophy
and prize winners. The judge
was Mrs. A, Purves of
Lucknow.
Wild flower show
On Monday afternoon of
last week, May 30, at 1:30
n.m. guest speaker Lyn
Lawrence of the Royal
Botanical Gardens,
Hamilton finally was able to
present her slide show and
talk on "Wild Flowers of On -
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May 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the
high school auditorium.
However she arrived here
that afternoon with an even-
ing appointment elsewhere.
On Monday last week it
was held in the Ripley
Legion hall. Ripley librarian
. Judy Hawrylyshyn reports a
good attendance of adults
and also teacher Marg.
McGonegal and her class of
25 students from the R.D.S.
With June here - it is the
time to observe all the dif-
ferent kinds of birds. Once a
person gets to know birds
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