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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-01-10, Page 14Pam "14--Liciumew Sewibiel, Wednesday, ,awry 10, 1979 Ripley rink advances BY AB WY:LDS Congratulations of the folks in this area go to the ladies curling `team from the Ripley district. Taking part' in the bon - spiel held last Wednesday , and; Thursday were teat& from Kingsville, Guelph, and London-. along with Ripley -all winners of preliminary rounds. and representing their W districts. The bonspiel was: held in Kincardine curling ritik and at the peak of the cold snowy and frosty:weather this past week.. Playing for Ripley Diane Brooks the skip,. Hilda Andrew vice, Dianne Farrell second, and June Paquette lead. On the first day, last Wed. Jan.. 3, they got away to a bad start losing 13 to 3 to London. Diane informs us that this London team .won the championship last year. In the next game against Guelph the Ripley ladies got an early lead and stayed out in front all the way winning 7 to •4. Kingsville won their two games and :London' and -Ripley:had .won one game and .lost_ one with Guelph taut.In the play'. ,offs on Thursday` morning once again it `was London against Ripley -believe.. it or not: -:This time Diane and her team were :back to steady curling..: They took th.e •lead and stayted there..: In -act in winning 12 to 7. Ripley': did : not have .to•. play ;:.their Iasi end=like the. ninth :inning. in'baseball. Diane and her teammates feel that 'London 1.ost their._. -big 'chance for :a corn:eback o.n the eighth end: Kingsville. and,. Ripley now go to' Peterborough on Jan. 15 Onta-rio Provincial to take part in an eight team round robin, so best wishes to . the Ripley ladies -next Monday. Mrs. Donna Benjamin , of William Street called to inform us that a benefit dance for Ned and Elaine Cote will be held this Saturday evening, Jan, 13. The Glooseap Har-,. bour-lites orchestra will furnishthe music and the. dance will be held in the auditorium of the Ripley District Community Centre Complex: ..Folks will remember' that Mr. and Mrs. Cote were struck bya car at Kingsbridge: after at- tending Christmas Eve mass there. Both were ` severely injured in the. accident. Ned is at home recovering from bruises suffered when he was thrown some distance. Elaine suffered broken and' shattered thigh;. bones. Shehas had to undergo surgery in University Hospital in .. London where the doctors.• arerepairing the bones: And , for "thedance party would the ladies please bring lunch.. Visiting with, Mrs Marion McTavish in Ripley ,last Sunday were her datight'er.,Bonnie, husband. and family. Deanna, Michael, and Vicki etTiverton ..... Unintentionally ornitti '. last week from those 16lks staging a musical afternoon program s at .- the Pine - Crest Manor :Nursing Home in Lucknow was the name of Miss. Dawn'' Griffiths'•. daughter of Mr. and Mrs 'Percy :Griffith of Ber.vie. Dawn per formed a' number of tar • dances accompanied. b: Allan. Miller of Langsidr on his violin. . Last Tuesday Carol Fiudder accompanied by Evelyn Johnson and Fran Wylds motored to . Owen Sound where it was like a. banana land for weather. On their way back home they first met the storm at Port Elgin and through Thursday and Friday it seemed like "Siberia around here. Despite the frosty snowy weather the ladies of • the Ripley l;women's Institute met. on Friday afternoon at thehome of Mrs.- Amelia Cumming. Mrs. Margaret Gemmell has written up a:report of the meeting. ' Mr. and Mrs. Hartley MacTavish of .Montreal "and' 'farmer Ripleyites spent the past. two weeks visiting .their relatives and fr`.iend s in Ontario: Mrs: MacTavish . is the former Marjorie. McGillivray of Cori-' cession 4, .Huron town- ship -a sister of Marion,.,: Tillie and Jean. While Hartley spent some of his younger years where Mrs. Marron McTavish now 'lives at the :north edge of ,Ripley. In. this area they visited- with Oliver and ' 'Marion McCharles, Mrs. Tillie Smith in Kincardine, and with 'Lloyd .' and Jean Wylds in FiurrnviIle,with. his brother Watt and wife Amelia MacTavish in 'Kincardine' •and they called 'on Marion "in Ripley Whowas not home at the' time. They Visited• his sister Mrs..; "Bessie Osborne . in Hanover. They visited : with their son David, his wife Marg. and ,family in Peter-. borough. ;They also. visited with their friends Florence and • Cliff outern. ;Ontario Webster in London and with their daughter and husband Mr, and Mrs. John Naprawa. in Oak- ville. Both Hartley and Marjorie attended the Ripley continuation school• in the thirties and, Hartley ' learned -,telegraphy- at the old Ripley C.N:.R. Station. Mrs.oss . Martyn'• is back at iher home in Ripley. Adeline was with her daughter Bernice and husband. Rod MacLennan and family in Toronto. • The annual, meeting of the Ripley and District Horticultural meeting is on: .next Tuesday af- ternoon at two at the home of Mrs. Verna Finlayson in Ripley. , Ken • McEwan of the •University of -Guelph and Jamie McEwan of the' University of Waterloo and AAriend visited last 'Styeday with their grandmother Mrs. Gladys Arnold in Ripley. George :MacLennan, :who was a. patient in 'Kincardine . and District hospital, wasable to leave the; hospital last Thursday and on Friday he returned to hr:s home in: Agincourt .where • he. is recuperating:Ripley folks are glad , to learn that George is some better. Riple visitors.: with. -Mrs,. Margaret Campbell. at • Princes :: Court.' ' in Kincardine last Sunday were her niece Florence MacDonald '. and Rev.. Hugh Nugent : of ; Knox Church. Clarence • Wylds, . who has been in "Kincardine and District •Hosp•ital since right` after Christmas is . at .present back Ni ' his home in, Ripley. Earlier , in December Clarence was WINV r4, : Dianne Final shots lar binning .style as t member of the Southern • Ontario Phials. Kingsville will alto . the ililpley rink �t+ribicll defeated Gaelpilb t Wedrieedt►y .' •advance to the finals from last week's match fni tad Went ar to best Leadoiu ami Thnrtiday to . advance to Kincardine., [Don Hall 'Photo] a patient in St: •Joe's Hospital in London. Ripley area friends wish him better days ahead. Miss Sherry Pollock, daughter of Wally and Elaine Pollock, is slowly recovering from_ her recent illness. Early in • -December Sherry was a patient for three weeks in Toronto General-tiospital • undergoing treatment for an infection. Sherry, who is a nurse at the Queen's Street Mental . Health • Centre, is now back home to her apartment in. .Toronto. Ripley area folks wish Sherri con- tinued recovery. Writing the Purple Grove News Column now is Mrs, Paul Greenwood of Ripley. Presumably Nancy will . bethe reporter for the month of January. ' Our thanks to Anne McCosh and Marjorie Reid for 'their : news contribution and •'to.. Elaine Pollock for her weekly hockey write up. Also to :Mrs. Margaret. Gemmell for her report. - on the Ripley Women's Institute °January meeting. . John • Alex Wittig has . returned to his home sin Ripley after spending. couple of weeks with his' sister . Mrs; Robert' Kearns in Kincardine. . • Holidayy news • • BY ANNE MCCOSH AND • , MARJO-RIE REID • Mr. and Mrs. Dewayne. Greig and family, of Elmira, . were.guests of Mr• . and. Mrs: Marvin Becker:.. Mr.. and Mrs, Stewart Needham; ` Mr: : Harry. Ramsay, Mr.. and Mrs... Jim Brooks; Mr. and Mrs:' Don McCbsh;. Mr. and Mrs: Les Gawley of Powell River B.C. :Mr; and Mrs;- Barry Johnston Lyndon and Andrew of Holyrood, Mr. and Mrs. peWayhe Greig; Teresa, Debbie and Ryan. of Elinira: visited with Mr. and Mrs. Victor Gawley during the week. Holiday . visitors with Mr. and Mrs :Reg God- frey were Helen and Reg., Reihl,• Christene,. ' Virginnia, Peter and Ronnie of Saitford; Bill and Thelma Godfrey, Jeff, Jodi " and • Jerry; Leroy and Arthur God- frey of. Huron Twp and Betty Anne:of London. Visiting with Mr and ,Mrs. Elden Lowry were • Gene and Corrine' Mor - daunt, Nathan and Matthew of Westhill; • Lynn and Gayle Lowry, Kent, Kendra and Trina of' Amberley and Elliott Lowry' of 4th concession • Eldon and Alma visited with Perrin; and Marion Lowry, Robbie, Brian Debbie and Kevin, David and Shirley Lowry, Dwain,. ' Carman and Paul, Murray and.' Janette Thompson Kenneth, Janine, *i. rhuds Adrienne and Keith, through the holidays. New Years Day visitors, with Misses Ethel and Letitia Gawley were Gladys and Barry Johnston . and boys;, Victor and Wanda Gawley; Nora and Leslie Dawley of Powell River B.C. Mr. and Mrs. :Gordon Dawson and Lewis are returning home to Perth, Australia• Jan. 9. They have spent '21/2 years' in Toron.to and Ripley: Marietta's mother Mrs. Mary '(Donnie) MacDonald accompanied them to Toronto to see them off.; The Dawsons are spending five days in Scotland on their way to Perth via. Bombay and • Singapore. Mrs. Paul . Greenwood:: hosted •the.Purp1e Grdve Bible . Study • group en Tuesday, morning. "jean - Paul" celebrated his -4th 'Birthday with a • party that day tool Grace Peet Betty Scott;;; Annie Scott; Anne MtCosh,; Kathy Hooper; Veryl* .'Becker, > 'Mary (Donnie) ::MacDonald; Marietta Dawson, and Lewis. enjoyed . a "Chat and Chew" party' at Marjorie' Reids•. on:: Wednesday. This was a 'welcome party -for Veryl and ,Kathy;and a farewel:l`' party. to Marietta and Lewis who are returning• to their home' in Perth, Awstralia. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Robinson . Darryl , and Lisa -returned to their: village home after a two Week - holiday: with her parents : Mr. and Waltef' Forster in Pinellis Park Florida... Miss Kathy • Forster returned home `from Florida and spent a' few days. with Mr. and Mrs. Jamie. Forster.. Shehas. now returned to Base Borden: and will receive her posting there. Mr. and .Mrs. Bob, Forster' and John of Largan, Marjorie Reid; Mr. and lies. Don • M`cCosh were Sunday • guests. of Mrs. Gladys Arnold: Mrs. Alex McAulxey is a patient in University Hosp.: We wish her a _ ood • recovery. Eip!ey: Hocked BY MRS.: ELAINE POLLOCK RIPLEY'MINOR HOCKEY NEWS Holidays : proved too much for the Ripley Bantam "A" team, ',as they suffered a 9-3 loss to Howick., Terry Irwin, from Ian Elliott arid. Camille Poirer, scored the first Ripley goal in the second period, and then two minutes Iat'er, scored again from Erid Vander Glas, _ David Gamble combined with Harold Peet for the other goal in the 3rd period, , The Juvenile Girls had CONTINUED ON•:PAGE 19