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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1986-11-19, Page 11Remembrance Day service BY AB WYIDS Under a grey November sky with inter- mittent touches of tiny melting snowflakes and chilling breezes the Ripley area held its Remembrance Day program outside, grouped around the granite Cenotaph in front of the Huron township hall. For the record the time was last Tuesday forenoon, Nov. 11, 1986. While it was chilly it was for - borate that the first snowfall did not come till early Thursday the 13th when a blanket about four inches deep covered everything. Before ten on Tues. custodian Mrs. Helen Grubb had the hall open. Also chairman of the Legion Poppy Committee had the wreaths lined in order along the inside of the sidewalk before ten. Next on the scene just after ten were Don and Annie Mason down from their home in Kincardine to set up their P.A. system in the front entrance of the Huron township hall and test: its' performance. From ten thirty on, folks start to arrive. In a few minutes walking along the sidewalk came the classes from the Ripley Huron, Central School at the west end of Ripley headed by the kindergarten classes with teachers Betty Elliott and Joan MacKay walking alongside. The older grades with their teachers followed in order. Once they were in place around the Cenotaph, from next door the grades in the Ripley District School came over. By that the Legion, the Auxiliary and their Colour bearers, Terry • Paquette, Gary Henderson, Mrs. Barbara Paquette, and Mrs. Mary(Leroy) Walden with piper Dave MacDonald of Lochalsh playing is pipes and parade Marshall Don McLay in charge. The parade came from Legion hall down past St. Paul's Anglican Church and on com- pletion of the program they returned by the mainstreet corner to the hall. At the mike as M.C. of the program was Chairman Bill Reeves and he called on Rev. Hugh Nugent of Knox Church, Ripley for opening remarks and prayer. Next was a song by school students led by Mrs. Peggy lark Bauman. A scripture reading by Rev. Robert Stokes of Reid's Corners (Pine River and BethelChurches) was next and an ad- dress and prayer of Remembrance was given by Rev. Glen Macpherson of St. An- drews Church, For the Legion Sandy MacCharles of Point Clark read those names listed on the Honour Roll for both World Wars and since who died in service for Canada. With Don McLay at the mike announcing the names of the donors the wreaths were placed at the Cenotaph in this order with the following people doing the laying: Village of Ripley, placed by Reeve Mrs. Donalda McLean; Township of Huron placed by Reeve John Gamble; Ripley and Area Lions Club placed by President Bill Robinson; Ripley Women's Institute placed by Presi- dent Mrs. Zilla Hedley; Reid's Corners W.I. placed by Mrs, Murray Wilken; Purple Grove W.I. placed by Mrs. Joyce (John) Farrell; Ripley Huron Central School plac- ed by Jenifer Gallinger; Ripley District School, placed by President Mark McLeod; Ripley Royal Bank placed by Don Fludder (for staff on day off) ; Ripley Legion Aux - Diary placed by President Mrs. Helen Mc- Creath; Ripley Legion Branch 440 placed by President Don Fludder, At the end of the wreath laying the time of Remembrance was observed. Following it the vocal music teacher at the schools, Susan Hamilton, playing her guitar and singing along herself, conducted the senior and junior choir through a song each. They performed well. Rev. Hugh Nugent made the closing prayer. Parade Marshall Don McLay had the marchers line up and they Lpelinow Sentinel, Wednesday, November 299 086—Page fi held under a tow rey skies marched back to the Legion Hall, Also a part of the parade and Remem brance program at the Cenotaph were the two groups of girls - the Brownies and the Guides with leaders Lori Weber, r arb Reid and June Paquette and for the boys - the Scouts, Cubs and Beavers with leaders Mur- ray Yungblut and Julie McGuire. Eftch had their own colour bearers in the parade and placings at the Cenotaph. Here it should be noted that the three ministers walked both ways in the parade, over to the Cenotaph from the Legion Hall and then back. At the hall the Legion Auxiliary Ladies served their annual noon lunch. Special thanks goes to piper. Dave MacDonald. Thick shower of fine snow Last Thursday Nov. 13th marked the ar- rival of winter for the 1986-87 season. It started sometime after midnight and con- tinued as a thick shower of fine snow into the mid forenoon leaving an accumulation of 3 to 4 inches of the white stuff. Will be back for New Years On the first weekend in November before winter's arrival, Don and Anna MacTavish °McGill Street, motored away from Ripley to their home in Tamarac, Florida - the Miami -Fort Lauderdale area., They plan to come back for a winter Christmas:New Year's holiday here with their family ° and friends. Ripley W.L meeting held Further notes from the November meeting of the Ripley Women's Institute as written by Mrs. Margaret Gemmell are as follows: Plans will be made for catering to the Legion banquet on Nov. 29. Mrs. Frances Nugent reported as curator. Treasurer, Mrs. Annie Culbert reported that we donated $350 to the Kincardine Hospital Auxiliary after the tea held in June. Mrs. Minnie Lock acted as secretary in the absence -of Miss Clwisteng Robertson. The Roll Call was, name a reason for pro- blenas facing the farmers -today. Hostesses and lunch committee served dessert at the beginning of the meeting. They were Mrs. Axnelia Cumming, Mrs. Donalda McLean, and Mrs. Peg Chappelle. Mrs. Adeline Martyn was the pianist. A demonstation on tying and wearing scarves was given by Mrs. Margaret Gem- mell and Mrs. Gladys Cameron. Next meeting will be a pot luck luncheon. Bring an article for auction for shut-in gifts. Receive academic award Tracy Farrell, daughter of Dale and Lin- da Farrell, concession 12, Huron township -received the Kincardine District Secondary School Student Council Grade 10 Academic Award at the Commencement Exercises held on Sat. Nov. 8 at the Davidston Centre - congratulations Tracy. Knox Church W.M.S. Meeting Knox Church W.M.S., Ripley, held their November meeting at Huron Villa recently. Hazel MacDonald read an article on Remembrance - a day set aside to remember those who fought and gave their lives in the two wars. The poppy was adopted as a symbol after the First World War. The scripture from Thessalonians was taken by Gladys Huston followed by medita- tion and prayer by Ella MacPherson. It was decided to remember the shut-ins at Easter instead of, Christmas as they receive so much at Clifistmas time,. Hazel MacDonald gave a topic on "Ag- ing", giving alternatives on how a senior's Turn to page 12 • Save $1300 to $1500 rofl M -F,3500 Series tractors Our powerful, economical 90 125 PTO hp* M -F 3500 Series tractors now come , with an additional feature— an M -F savings certificate worth up to '$1200 off our already low price. 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