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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1983-06-22, Page 9ripley news Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, June 22, 1983—Page 8 The black locust trees are blossoming in Ripley By Ab Wylds With the warm weather now there is rapid growth and development in the plant world. Early last Wednesday afternoon a lady from Bruce Beach, Alicia Coulter, called to ask when the black locust trees would be in bloom. At that time they were not and no sign of the blossoms were showing. This Monday morn- ing in the reflected light of the sunrise the five or six tall trees around the home of Niels ' Frederiksen on Malcolm Street, just east of the Ripley Chopping Mill (the Thompson Feed and Supply) are covered with the white blossoms. Ab Wylds pointed them out to our neighbour Joe Dickinson as he was waiting for his ride to the Nuclear Plant. Looking out our back door here we see the tall locust tree on the Ripley District High School grounds by the railway track is also show- ing white. We planted it there as a small slip about 25 years ago for our R.D.H.S. Forestry Club at that time. So if the weather stays warm and dry we are looking for- ward to enjoying the sweet smell of the clusters of milk white flowers and better still the humming sound of thousands of honey bees high in these trees gathering the sweet nectar from their legume shaped blossoms. On \a warm still eve. ung their fragrance fills the air especially when the dew is "falling" and it is something to remember. Examining our basswood trees - the few blossom buds on them look as if they were damaged by those white frosts two weeks ago. The black locust is not the same tree as the honey locust tree with its long thorns and big seed pods. The honey locusts Everyone Welcome to Grad�8 Graduation Ripley District School Thursday, June 23, 1983 8:00 p.m. Commencement For Ripley District Schoo Friday, June 24th 8:00 p.m. Everyone Welcome must have been sold around the country years ago by travelling nursery salesmen. Wayne and Larry Nixon and Jamie Hunter did a good job in cleaning and trimming the sod edges of the sidewalks in Ripley last week. Last Thursday forenoon the Bruce County Nurseries located at Highway 21 and Concession 10 corner made a nice job of planting the cir- cular flower bed at the front of the Ripley Post Office. The wedding of Carolyn MacDonald and Courtney Liddle was held last Satur- day afternoon in St. Andrews United Church in Ripley. Their parents are Jean and John MacDonald and Irene and Douglas Liddle, all of Ripley. Following it the wed- ding dinner was held. upstairs in the Ripley Huron Complex then the reception dance downstairs followed with the Siddon Bros. of Kin- cardine playing. Harvey Pollock made a nice job of grass and weed cutting and cleaning up the display lot next door here just south of the railway track. Auctioneers Grant McDonald and Wallace Ballagh are holding a sale there starting at 11 a.m. next Thurs., June 30 for Courtney Farm Supplies to clear the used and new machines. Add the name of Mary Miller of Kincardine to the list of ladies given in this col- umn last week on the staff of the Ripley Royal Bank. Busy cutting hay The weather for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday as given on the forecast was described as Three H's - hot, hazy, and humid. Farmers were busy cutting their hay fields in this area. Make hay while the sun shines - so goes the saying. The bare fields on the Johnston MacLeod farm just south of Ripley - formerly the Jim Mon- tgomery Farm were worked up last week by Dave Stewart of Concession 4 and sown with corn. On Monday afternoon Din- nie MacDonald and son Jack MacDonald of Ripley, operators of the bright yellow Shell gas and oil delivery truck came to the house here. They had a card- board box containing in- voices of recent sales in their a:•ea. They said that these in- voices were for the "Win Your Purchase Back" com- petition and would Ab *yids without looking reach in and draw a lucky slip. The in- voice he drew was that of Carl Hooey, Concession 4 West in Huron Township for the amount of $309.22, which he gets in free supplies now. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Mackay and son Bradley of Blind River near Sault Ste. Marie and Miss Mary Mackay of Kincardine 'visited last week with their grandmother, Mrs. W.J. Mackay at Huron Villa in Ripley. Miss Mary Mackay has completed a three year course at Conestoga College, Kitchener. Convocation ceremonies were held on June 11 when Mary received her diploma in Business Ac- counting. Relatives from Kincardine and Waterford attended the convocation. Levi Gooil Levi Good who lived on Blake Street in Ripley just Turn to page 13• 7:00 8:30 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 12:30 1:00 1:30 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 5:30 6:00 6:30 7:00 8:00 9:00 1983 LUCKNOW SWIMMING POOL SCHEDULE TIMEMONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY EARLY MORNING SWIM EARLY MORNING SWIM LESSONS LADIES' EXERCISE CLASS LESSONS LESSONS LESSONS LESSONS SATURDAY SUNDAY PARENTS & TOTS LADIES' EXERCISE CLASS PARENTS & TOTS FITNESS SWIM LADIES' FXERCISE CLASS PUBLIC SWIM PUBLIC SWIM PUBLIC SWIM PUBLIC SWIM PUBLIC SWIM PUBLIC SWIM PUBLIC SWIM BRONZE & BRONZE CROSS SWIM TEAM PARENTS & TOTS BRONZE & BRONZE CROSS SWIM TEAM PUBLIC SWIMMING ADULT LESSONS ADULT SWIM PUBLIC SWIMMING ADULT LESSONS PUBLIC SWIMMING PUBLIC SWIMMING PUBLIC SWIMMING Adult lessons begin Tuesday, July 5 -- $1.00 a lesson Parents and tots begin Tuesday, July 5 — 75c admission Swim Team begins Tuesday, July 5 -- $5.00 Bronze and Bronze Cross begin Monday, July 12 — $20.00 for the season Ladles exercise class Includes special exercises done in shallow water You do not need to know how to swim to participate In this fitness program Enrollment is limited to 20 members. Cost will be $15.00 for the summer [$1.25/Class]. Please register Wednesday, July 6 at 1:00, before class. The early morning swim Is being led by Mrs. John MacLeod. The cost is $14.00 for the season [$1.00/Claes]. In July Season's Tickets Are Available At The Pool Children $12.00 Teens [13 and up] $20.00 Family $25.00