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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1996-01-03, Page 6r l News and Views H1BBERT TOWNSNIP S !SQUICENTENNUIL Stg-1Qtft!e QUILT TOM 5140 each tint Date ter *AM WIN 44. 4 40. SIGNATURE QUILT ANDY BADER/mrrc1u7,r. novocATri Janis Stewart stands beside a prototype signature quilt she designed which will be part of the Sesquicentennial celebrations of Hibbert Township this year. Alt residents 'of the township are encouraged to sign a patch, for $1, before a quitting bee is held in February. - Signature quilt being prepared • for Hibbert Sesquicentennial BY ANDY BADER SSP News Staff Make plans, if you haven't already, to auto- graph your name on' the signature quilt which will be just part of Hibbert Township's Sesquicentennial celebra- tions this year. Freezer paper, suitable for ink signatures of Hibbert residents, was made available at the New Year's Eve dance held last week. and will also be made available at this Sunday's Levee scheduled for the Dublin Community Centre. .Quilt designer Janis Stewart, of RR 2 Staffa, has a prototype quilt in her studio, but the one which she plans to create—after the signatures are collect- ed—will be a "fancier" Queen,size quilt, with a star -setting. The township name, the 150 -year span of its history and perhaps an Irish shamrock and a Scottish thistle will all be a part of the finished quilt, with green, burgundy and a cream color dominant, Stewart explained. She added that it doesn't matter how many signa- tures are obtained (at a cost of $1 each), but she has enough room for all 453 Hibbert households, with one family encouraged to sign one block. The paper will be set on to the 100 per cent cotton fabric with an iron, then sewn into the quilt. A quilting bee is planned foo Saturday, Feb. 3 during the town- ship',s Winterfest celebration, and Stewart expects the job to be completed that day. Once complet- ed, it will be set in a frame and bound, and will be raffled off during the massive 'Mingle & Mix in '96' celebration planned for Aug.2-4th. One lucky winner, prefer- ably of the township, will own the quilt—a unique treasure to say the least. No matter who wins it, it can be hung or used on a bed, Stewart said, "as it will last at least 100 ycars." "I think quilts arc to be used," she added. "I hope it doesn't get tucked away." Stewart got hookec).on he idea for a township quilt through friend Ruth Ann Gray, who's a member of the Sesquicentennial organizing committee. Gray knew Stewart was a quilt designer, had seen her work, and approached her with the idea. Stewart, relatively new td the township, began • working on it in mid-October, and plans on many late nights completing the job before the ' Feb. 3 dead- line. The township Levee, which runs from 1-4:30 p.m., is already the second big event planned in prepara- tion for the August celebra- tion—the New Year's Eve Sesquicentennial kickoff the first Sunday night. Besides the Winterfest in February, an Irish Pub Night is planned for March 8 and a CKNX country music video dance is set for April 27. Also at the Levee, residents can regis- ter for a beard -growing contest. Staffa man claims two world championships at Royal winter fair BY MICHELE GREENE SSP News Staff Lorne Fell, of RR 2 Staffa, was the winner of the World Championship Pedigreed Field Beans and of the World Championship Open White and Colored Bcan classes at the Royal • Agricultural Winter Fair in November. But that's nothing new. In fact, it's become an annual event. Since 1982, he has won 20 World Championships at thc Royal. In past ycars, he has won the World Championship Pedigreed Field Beans Class. In the open class, which is just two-ycars-old, it was a first-time champi- onship since his son Roger won it in 1994. Pedigreed classes arc open to exhibitors of any country in the world where pedigreed seed, one whose history can he traced, is proxluced. Seeds in these classes have been field inspected to ensure they arc genetically pure to expected characteristics of the particular variety. Fell said inspectors come to his field near Staffa to inspect the plants. then a crop certificate is issued. Only thc seed sample, drawn from 100 hushels,.is inspected at the Royal. Fell entered his pedigreed "O.A.0 .Gryphon" white beans in this class. Many hours arc involved in preparing a sam- ple for the open white and colored bcan class. Fell said two kilograms of the seed were submit- ted for judging. Each bean is. as always, hand- picked for the competition. Fell is a select grower who operates an autho- rized seed cleaning.plant and has produced pedi- greed seed since 1972. Fell, his wife Helen and their son Roger manage their production and processing farm under the name 'Rosehank Seed Farms Ltd.' Their motto. appropriately enough, is "The Home of World Champion Seeds." THE HURON EXPOSITOR, January 3, 1901-3 Air force museum to be built in Vanastra KY DAVID EMSLIE SSP News Stall Two anniversaries in the history of Canadian Forces Base Clinton will be marked in 1996, while fundraising will begin this year to see a museum erected on the site of the former Kase. Phil Malcolm of Clinton, who went on a Basic Electronics Training Course at the base as zrn Aircraftsman Second Class with the Royal Canadian Air Force beginning in 1951, is spearheading the movement to have the Air Force Museum of Electronics (Radar and Communications) built at the base "in memory of No. I Radar and Com- munications School." Malcolm noted that 1996 is an appropriate year. 10 begin fundraising work for the museum as Aug. 27 will be the 55th anniversary of the completion of the building of the base, and Sept..1 will mark the 25th anniversary of .the closing of the Kase. The idea for the museum arose, Malcolm explained, when the Air Force 'Telecom- munications Association. (A - FTA) gathered in this area in 1994 to mark the 60th annivcr- . nary of . air • force telecom- munications in Canada. At that time, he said, the suggestion was made by Gary Richardson that the radar dome, still in Vanastra, be takers -.off the eNisting building and used.as a memorial. "I camc up with the idea of using it as some kind of museum," Malcolm said. it With the possibility of having the dome donated by Lyman and Gary Richardson, Malcolm said the idea for the museum. was discussed • during . the reunion, "and people seemed to think -it was- a - pretty good idea." A. board of directors for the museum_ , which includes • Mal - Doug Bartliff, Cliff Parkcr, Bill Stevenson -and Harry ,Huggins, has been formed, and Malcolrn said they - arc now awaiting word on 'their non-profit status, so fundraising can begird. Once: word is received on the- non-profit status, tax deductible donations can be made. Malcolm said to "basically start anything" on the museum, a minimum of S200,000 will. need to be raised. "That's the basic -cost to get up a base, Tor the dome." He is confident that such funds can bc raised; as he noted the board will be sending • letters to all of the radar and cs►mmunications people who served on thc base, offering them the opportunity to pur- chase a lifetime membership to the- museum for SI00. Mal- colm, making a rough guess, estimated that a minimum of 300,000 people served at the base over the ycars, and stated, "If we got 10 per cent (of that number) at $100 apiece, that's S3 million." - Sonic fundraising will also take place locally, as Malcolm expects that all of the legions and service clubs in Huron County will be contacted. When funds are raised, the current plans call for the museum to be built with an eight -sided base under the dome. In the building, Malcolm said, there would be a room for each electronics trade that trained at C'FB -Clinton, including Radar . Ground, Radars Air, Communications Ground, Communications Air, Armament Systems Technician .(radar gun sites and guided missiles); Fighter Control Operator, Radio and Teletype Operator, and Teletype. Tech- nician. "Each room would be named after a former base commander," he added. Discussing the many trades that served on. the base, and the technology that was used, " Malcolm noted that the first working robot ever constructed in North America was built at the Kase in 1954. Ile also asked, "I wonder how many people know there was a guided missile school out there for 20 years?" Malcolm expects the papers naming the museum as a non= profit organization " will bc received this month," and that fundraising can then begin. Cancer Society not connected with other group "I'hc Huron -Path Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society is- sued a press release Dec. .18 disassociating itself Irian a direct-mail campaign from another legitimate cancer agen- cy that has been raising funds in this arca recently, the Cancer Rescind) Society Inc. :'Although u is a legitimate charity, it is in no, way as- sociated with the Canadian Cancer Society or its ongoing programs in Ifuron-Perth," the ('I air of .thc local unit, Ken Varlcy, said: tto May all the ° joy of the New Year Bring you health, wealth and prosperity Happy New Year to Everyone Lynda A.F. Vincent 519-527-2204 sales representative McKillop Mutual Ins. Co. 1996 WIN N E R S, '50 FREE GAS FREE OIL CHANGE Betty Oldacres Janet Rice Jack Eisler - Shirley Brugger Dale Winter Evelyn Querengesser George Goodman Marjorie Rock Dave Watson Carnochan Ele&tric ARCHIE'S s e� UPI OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 527-0881 24 Godericl9 St.'E.,. 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RECREATION VOLLEYBALL SIGN LANGUAGE MONDAYS BEGINNING FEBRUARY 5, 1996 7:00 to 9:30 pm EACH NIGHT AT THE SEAFORTH HIGH SCHOOL FOR 10 WEEKS. REGISTRATION FEE: $65.00 DESCRIPTION: Learn all the basics that will enable you to sign You will receive handouts. Call early as the class is limited in number of participants we can take. STEP TRAINING WEDNESDAY EVENINGS FROM 7:00 to 8:00 pm BEGINNING JANUARY 10, 1996 AT THE SEAFORTH AND DISTRICT COM- MUNITY CENTRES FOR 10 WEEKS. FEE: $35.00 DESCRIPTION: This more demanding type of fitness program gives you an excellent workout Steps are pro- vided WEDNESDAY EVENINGS BEGINNING JANUARY 10. 1996 FROM 8:00 to 10:00 pm AT THE SEAFORTH AND DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL FOR 10 WEEKS. FEE: $30.00 DESCRIPTION: This is a non-competitive recreational program for those who enlew Volleyball and w'ouki like a night out PLEASE PRE -REGISTER FOR ALL THE ABOVE PROGRAMS BY CALLING THE RECREATION OFFICE AT 527-0882. MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM NUMBERS. 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