The Citizen-40Th Annual Reunion, 2001-09-05, Page 3440th Huron Pioneer Thresher Reunion
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Committee leaders
Heading the committees for he Huron Pioneer Thresher Association are, back row,
from left: Jim Sloan, Gordon Gross, Murray Siertsema, Bill Andrews, Seva Irvine,
John Lowe, Annette Edgar, Judy Sloan. Middle: Lloyd Josling, Bill Seers, Edgar
Daer, Tom Penhale, Chris Courtney, Ray Hallahan, Brad McBride, Paul Josling.
Front: Wilbert Phillippi, Elizabeth Battye, Gary Courtney, Arie Van Diepen, Joe
Directors
The Huron Pioneer Thresher Association directors are, in back, from left: Chris
Courtney. Ray Hallahan, Seva Irvine. Front: Bill Andrews, Tom Penhale, Joe
Hallahan, Brad McBride. Absent: Bill Vincent, Todd Andrews.
A piece of history honouring one of the
founding members of the Huron Pioneer
Thresher Reunion has found a home at the
fairgrounds.
A bell tower was constructed on the newest
structure built by the Association and for a bell
donated in memory of George McBride by his
wife, Maudie.
The bell was originally on the Presbyterian
Church in Carlow, having been donated in
1872 by William Young and family. Its cost at
that time was $160. This was the church the
McBride family attended, and when the
church closed some years ago, George pur-
chased it and used it for storage. The bell was
taken down and kept there.
Paul Josling, .second vice-president of the
away, Maudie approached the Association
about the idea of a bell tower in his memory.
"They were interested and plans went ahead,"
Josling says.
Josling, who has been with the Association
for several years, brought professional expert-
ise to the construction of the tower, as a
municipal building inspector. He, along with
Edgar and Gordie Daer went to pick up the
1,600 lb. bell in Carlow. "It was quite a job
because we had to pull it down from the
church attic with a chain hoist," says Josling.
It was then loaded onto a' railer and transport-
ed to Blyth.
The bell rang last year for the first time in
many years during the church service on
Sunday morning at reunion and Maudie was
Hallahan, Henry Hendricks, Debbie Hakkers. Absent: Diane Millian, Lorna Vincent,
Bernadette Andrews, Michael Andrews, Fred Hakkers, Wayne Lowe, Gladys Van
Egmond, Dave Chittick, Dwight Hallahan, Todd Andrews, Bruce Thompson, Todd
Edgar, Janny Fear, Shirley Archambault.
Association honours founding member