The Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-07-25, Page 18xvuN.,vxs
Page 18—Lueb now Sentinel, Wednesday, July 25., 1979
Memorial club camps on Ripley farm,
Last week, from
Monday July 16 to Friday
July 20, a group of boys
and girls, and . their
leaders were camped in
the -back field on the
grass farm of Kenny
MacDonald of Ripley.
The farm is located on
the sixth concession east
in Huron Township.
There were five girls and
.nine boys along with
leaders Ruth Groen,
Lynn Broadwell and
Bernie. Kearns. They
were from the Memor°al
Boys and Girls Club on
Horton Street in London,
located in the area where
the old London arena was
and where the late Tory
Gregg, well known in this
area, played his last
years of professional
hockey on the first line of
the league champion
London Tecumsehs.
Early in July Ruth 'and
Lynn along with Dave
MacDonald, sbn of Kenny
and Marj. MacDonald
were up to Ripley and
made thea necessary
arrangements.
The Memorial Club
runs five different types
of camps. This one was
Caddy Camp Two in the
Farrn Camp class.
During their travel to,
Ripley and return back. to
London., and for their
trips in this area Lynn
was the capable b.us:.
driver while Ruth did the
checking and all three
leaders .carried out
supervision.
On arrival in Ripley, on
Monday afternoon they
-went . into Charlie
Hooistria's abattoir and
watched pigs processed
into pork. Then they went
to the .farm and set up
their camp. In the
evening everyone
boarded the bus for Lake
Huron for swimming arid
evening singing around a
campfire.
On Tuesday they
travelled to Dave
Collings Dairy Farm to
see cows milked and
watch the calves. Then up
the fourth concession to
the Wenrob Chicken_
Farm (Wendy and Bob
Scott) they watched hens
laying, helped to gather.
eggs and receivedfree
eggs. Next they travelled
t ) Goderich and then
back to Ripley where
Fran told Ruth how to get
to the Jerry and Anne
i-'uber farm (the original.
Vl'ylds homestead) on the
sixth concession.
Here ' they saw the
beehives of Ab Wylds and
he had them examine the
parts of a hive, open two
hives of live bees, find the
queenand drones. At the
end a few bees made their
way into the bus 'and
caused a ' couple of
minutes of excitement. In
the evening it was back to
the beach.
On Wednesday mor-
ning they went to the
nearby farm of Allan
Gamble to see his farm
animals - pigs, hens, and
kittens. They enjoyed
horse rides and looked for
eggs in the hay loft. Then:
they had a great picnic at .'
the beach. Later on
Wednesday they went to
the dairy farm of Jim arid
Dorothy Needham on the
tenth concession for a
barbecue. Here- . they
helped feed and milk the.
Holstein cows. They
roasted wieners and
swam in the pool - lots of
fun.
Early Thursday
morning Kenny
MacDonald dressed in his
big fur coat appeared at
their camp at 6:30 a.m.
and got them up for a
wagon ride behind his
tractor. Then they hiked .
back to camp. Next they
went •tv see Mr. Hughes
show horses on the 12th
concession. He has
Percherons (we un-
derstand:' which he shows
at the Royal Winter Fair
in Toronto. It was a great
time of picture taking and
they were treated to
brownies and lemonade.
They went to . Kin-
cardine and sawthe
harbour. •Next they
visited the Bruce Nuclear.
Power Development
northwest of Tiverton -
saw movies and were
given a guided tour -
excellent and interesting.
To end the week. they
spent the evening at the
beach making hobo
packs, singing, and
telling ghost stories. They
had their tents set up.
close to the beach.
On Friday morning it.
was rise early and pack
up for home after having
breakfast with Marj and
Kenny 'MacDo.naid in
Ripley. Dave came up
from London with the van
to load up the equipment.
The boys and girls
along with their leaders
of Caddy Camp II wish to
thank the people who
offered their time and
knowledge in making the
trip both educational and
lots of fun. They have a
special word of thanks for
Kenny • and Marj
MacDonald for helping in
so many ways. Without
the opening,of the annual
craft show. Greeters
inside the Complex will
be Dan Wylds and John
McMurchy both 93 year
old natives of the sixth
concession of Huron
Township, now living in
Ashfield and Lucknow
respectively. The Arts
and Crafts show has over
This week irl
IPLE
by Ab Wylds
their help the trip would
never have been such a
success.
And this week with a
different group they are.
camping near Forest and
so on each week during
August. In Sdptember it
is back to schoor Ruth to
Fanshawe• College in
London Lynn' to
Lakehead(University in
Thunder Bay, and Dave
to Fanshawe. Ripley area
folks wish them Well. It
was a great experience to
-have these leaders, boys,
and girls here last week.
Our thanks goes.to Ruth
and Lynn for theirhelp
with this write up.
Three big days, in
Ripley this weekend
Friday, ' Saturday and
Sunday will see several
attractions here.
Leading off on Friday
morning Larry Needham,
will play his bagpipes for.
Ripley Craft Show
bigger than ever
Final plans were made
during the past week for this
show and sale. Ripley the
hub of Huron Township will
be the hub of activity on July
27 and 28th weekend.
If you think the Mariposa
Festival sounds impressive -
then think of Ripley Festival
of Arts, . Crafts, Antiques,
ballgames and beef barbe-
que.
The Ripley Huron Com-
munity Centre will house one
of the largest, if not the
largest Craft Show and sale
in Ontario. The ice surface
and theupper auditorium
will be filled to capacity by
those who do, handcrafts. It
will be the largest collection
of Crafts, Hobbies, Art work
and antiques ever assembled
in one place, . at one time.
This Craft show and sale is
the culmination of any expec-
tations of the Huron Bruce
Arts and Crafts .Incorporat-
ed. Over 200 applications
were received by the organ-
ization for space at the Ripley
Craft Show. This brainchild
of the group several years
ago has grown .beyond any
dream and even with the
large community centre,
there just isn't enough room
to accommodate all who
desire to participate.
Finding strong community
support, the Craft Show and 1
sale has blossomed and a full
weekend of activities has
resulted.
The object of this craft
show is to promote crafts in
the area and to allow the •
public to ' browse or buy or
watch demonstrations .of'
crafts never found in a store.
• Ripley noted for its
cultural activities and for the
practicing of many skills
used by earlier generations
who settled here many years
ago - will ` be the hub of
activity when folk arrive to
buy batik, 'china, " glass,
weaving, rugs, spinning,
leather craft, paintings, mac-
rame and numerous other
handcrafted articles. Home
baking, jams jellies, garden
produce such as corn on the -
cob as well as meals will be
sold in the auditorium.
There's plenty of free
parking and door prizes at
the Craft Show from 10 a.m.
on Friday to •6 p.m, on
Saturday, July' 27 and 28,
plus -ball -games, fish ponds 1
and a beef barbeque. See you
all. in Ripley. I
200 applications for
display space - upstairs,
downstairs, and outside
the Ripley Huron Com-
munity. Centre Complex.
The ladies of the Ripley
Huron Legion Auxiliary
will be . holding a book
sale as in previous years.
The Auxiliary to the
Recreation Committee
will be serving" meals.
The Spinners ' and
Weavers Guild here
headed by Wilma Sutton
and Alma Gillies will
have a display. Among
the outside ,displays
Arnold Bell of the
Bayfield-Goderich • area.
will be back with fruit
and vegetables. Shirley
Hazlitt of Benmiller with
fresh corn, and the
Elmwood Stoves will also
be here: The Canada
Packers Quilt Collection
will be on display well
worth seeing in itself.
Then there will be the
usual bake table. Several
lucky draws will be held -
one for a handmade lace
table cloth. Out on the
ball diamond in.
Memorial Park a softball
tournament will be held
covering the three days.
A dance in the Complex
on Saturday evening and
the annual Lions . Beef
Barbecue in the Complex
on Sunday - See ads for
details.
Congratulations go .to
John Dahmers Sr. who
celebrated his 96th bir-
thday on Wed.,. July 11.
-He is now a resident at
Pine Lodge Rest Horne in
Lucknow after farming
so 'many years on the
Dahmer sideroad now to
become part of Highway
21. Before moving to
Kincardine Mr. and Mrs.
Dahmer farmed just east
of the Farnell farm (Jim
W. Brooks now). on the
sixth concession of Huron
Township. He is a native
of the sixth born and
raised about a half mile
Own the road from this
' writer's birthplace. So
the people of : this area
wish Jack the best on this
happy occasion. Within a
twomile stretch of the old
sixth, now just paved,
there are three men
living.. who Were born
thereand over 90. The
other:two•are Dan Wylds
of Ashfield and John
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Announcement /`
Dr. Donald Hodgins,'Dr. Russell Monerief and Dr. Gordon Doonan
" Wish. To Announce
Ripley -Huron Veterinary Clinic
Has Now'
MOVED
To The Clinic Beside -Df. Hodgins' Residence
OFFICE WILL BE OPEN MONDAY - SATURDAY
FROM 9 A.M. TO 6 P.M.
For Farm Calls, Small Animal Appointments And After Hour Emergencies
Phone 395-2906
Attention Farmers
For Sale
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20, 30, 40, 50 and 75 KWAiternators
20 KW
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Only
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