HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1993-05-12, Page 9Many new books in stock
at Ripley Library
Plans are being made to hold the
second annual yard and ,sidewalk
sale Saturday, May 22 beginning at
8 a.m. Spaces will be available for
out of town partictipants. More
details will follow.
Just a reminder to business.owner,
the next meeting will be May 18 at
8 p.m. at the Ripley Legion Hall.
Attendance would be appreciated.
For more information call LeeAnn
at 395-5057.
Ripley Women's Institute
The Ripley Women's Institute
members gathered at the home of
Mrs. Nugent on May 7. They
proceeded to the Ripley -Huron
Central School. The principal, Mr.
Bill Pike, gave then a tour of the
facilities and explained the activities
of each room. It was an interesting
tour, seeing the different activities.
What a difference from the one
room school with eight grades! .
They retired to the library where
they had a small business meeting.
After reading the ode and collect in
unison, the communications were
read. The minutes of the. April
meeting were read and approved.
The district annual hosted by Bervie
will be held at the Anglican Church
in Kincardine.
Mr. Pike served the group dough-
nuts, tea and coffee. Mr. Lock
thanked Mr Pike for his hospitality
and taking tune out of his schedule
to give them a , tour of the school.
The refreshments were enjoyed by
everyone.
Happy Hearts
The Happy Hearts held their final
euchre party. on May 3 until the fall
season. The winners for the ladies
were Madalene Culbert and Edith
Smith. The gent winners were
Chester Emmerton and Norval
Pollock.
Hope to see you all in the fall.
Friends of the Library
, It was reported at the last. Friends
of the Library meeting that the
spring book exchange has arrived
making available hundreds of new
titles. In the non-fiction section
there is a good selection of
biographies: general interest,
cooking, and how-to books.
The libraries are beginning to
purchase new titles and if you have
a special preference it will be. con-
sidered when the lists are being
compiled. You can phone the
library or drop off a note.
RIPLEY
by Barb Grubb
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A block of VHS videos arrives at
the library each Friday. Various
subjects from cartoons to the clas-
sics can be borrowed for home
viewing. Please ask librarian for
May 15
assistance and she will explain the
details.
With spring making its ap-
pearance, .thoughts turn to outdoor
activities. The library has quite an
assortment of home landscaping and
gardening books to inspire you with
those home improvement projects.
Once again thanks is extended to
Jean and Noreen MacDonald for
their generous donations of brand
new books. Your kindness is truly
appreciated.
Ripley Legion
The Ripley Legion Ladies
auxiliary will be holding their an-
nual used book sale at the Ripley -
Huron craft show on May 22. If
anyone has books they would like ,
to donate, please call Barbara Pa-
quette 395-5175 or Helen McCreath
395-5942.
Ripley Playschool
The Ripley Playschool has en-
joyed a busy spring. They have
been learning about traffic signs,
fingerprinting, and numbers with
the helpof Jan Stilling. The
children have planted bean seeds
and are anxiously awaiting for their
sprouts to appear. They have
visited the Pine River Cheese Fac-
tory as well as Krupps and the park
in Kincardine. Thank you Marg
MacDonald for arranging these
trips.
Space still available
The Ripley -Huron Craft Show
still have a few spaces remaining
for the craft show. If you are
interested in displaying your crafts
call Gail Lotton.
Trivia
An estimated five million
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ailment known as SAD. For what is
SAD an acronym?
Seasonal affective disorder. It's a
wintertime syndrome that can be
treated with light.
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Seniors news
On May 5, 10 tables were filled
for the weekly euchre party spon-
sored by the Dungannon Seniors'
Club. Finishing in the winners'
circle were Louise Brindley, Belle
Mole, Clarence Hoy, Elmer Trom-
mer, and Eric McNee.
Congratulations.
Social news •
Happy birthday wishes go out this
week to Renate Ulch who will
celebrate her 7th birthday on May
18:
We are pleased to welcome to our
village its newest wee resident in
the person of Cassandra Sharon
Rivett, who missed Dungannon but
Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, May 12, 1993 - Page 9
wee Rivett baby
Dby Sandra D'Aoust
UNGANNON
arrived safely in London at St.
Joseph's Hospital. Cassandra
weighed in at three pounds, 14
ounces on May 2 at 12:34 p.m.
Mom (Nancy) and Dad (Duane) are
tickled pink with the newest ad-
dition to their family. Big brothers
Wesley and Calvin are eagerly
awaiting the arrival home of their
new sister.
•
Church news
The regular service of worship
was conducted ' by Rev. Garth
Bogart on Sunday, May 9 at Dun-
gannon United Church with Mary
Garnock serving as organist.
The sacrament of baptism was
conducted in all four churches. At
Dungannon, Derek Gordon Logten-
berg, infant son of Kay and Gerald
Logtenberg received the sacrament.
The scripture reading was taken
from John 14, verses 1 - 14 which
tells us the story of how Jesus
comforted His disciples and
explained to them how the way to
the Father was through Himself.
Any news? Please give me a call
at 529-7390. Thanks.
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Soybean - Seeding - Rate Guide
Row Width
30"
20"
15"
14"
10"
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Row Width
30"
15"
7,,
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6•
5.
5.2
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3-3.5
1.5-2
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