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Dodds plows
others under
Paul Dodds of McKillop
Township was once again
judged senior champion on
. Friday at the 69th annual
Huron County Plowing
Match at the farm of Neil and
Marie McGavin, near
Walton.
Organizers termed the day
"very successful" under
oodles of afternoon sunshine,
with more than 200 served
for lunch.
Junior champion is Pat
O'Rourke of the Dublin area.
McKillop's Brian McGavin
took senior reserve honours,
while junior reserve is Jason
Hugill of Hullett.
Julie Miller of RR 2
Bayfield, a second -year stu-
dent'at the University of
Guelph, was crowned Queen
of the Furrow by last year's
winner, Charlene Townsend
of Seaforth.
The Ross Gordon Trophy
for best crown on a furrow
for junior day, went to Adam
Koehler of Walton.
Steve Speller of AilsaCraig
won a plaque donated by
Don Dodds for being the out -
of -county plowman who
accumulated the most points.
More plowing match pictures on PAGE 2.
Monkton-area student Queen of Perth furrows
Mitchell high school stu-
dent Christine Rennick, 18,
Gimme shelter
Seaforth is looking for
somewhere to store the town
float recently used in some
area parades.
At their Aug. 13 regular.
meeting, councillors felt stor-
ing it would save the peri9dic
costs of dismantling and
starting anew for future
events, such as its next
scheduled appearance at the
local Santa Claus parade.
Superintendent John Forrest
said the float is taking up an
entire bay at the Seaforth
Works shed, with department
equipment temporarily out-
side, but the situation can't
continue when the bad
weather comes.
Man drowns
A 48 -year-old Stratford
man drowned in Lake Huron
fishing from a canoe just
south of Goderich a week ago
Monday. John Sutherland's
body was found Friday near
where he set out, on a beach
area 500 metres south of
Camp Kitchigami.
The taxi driver was last
seen leaving camp in a red
canoe at about 4 p.m., Aug.
19. The empty canoe was
found about three hours later
about 200 metres off shore,
drifting north.
A four-day search by Oi'P
and a helicdpter dispatched
from Royal Canadian Coast
guard, Trenton ensued.
of RR 1 Monkton was
crowned Queen of the
Furrow at Perth County's
annual Plowing Match at
Bornholm on Saturday.
August 28, 1996 — 75 Cents Plus GST
Photo by Gregor Campbell
Julie Miller of RR 2, Bayfield
Local license
lost for liquor
A Hensall restaurant has
had its liquor license sus-
pended for three weeks for
serving illegal whisky.
The Liquor License Board
of Ontario announced its
decision Friday, following a
July 16 hearing in London.
The liquor license of
Georgia and Paul Korianitis
for Three Boys Restaurant at
81 London Road in Hensall
is suspended for 21 days
effective a week ago
Monday, Aug. 19.
The LCBO decision states
"the followingfacts were
agreed and admitted":
"On Dec. 15, 1995 a liquor
license inspector in the
licensed premises found
liquor not purchased from a
government store...a bottle of
Jenkins Imported Canadian
Whisky."
"Board counsel stressed
that the license holder has
been cooperative with the
board and that there have
been no prior breaches," the
decision continues.
The L"BO ordered all
managem` nt and staff at the
restaurant, now and in future,
to complete a "Smart Serve"
program offered' by an
Ontario hospitality training
organization.
Third doctor leaving Mitchell
The third family doctor in
the past year has announced
he will leave Mitchell. Dr.
Sergio Lappano is leaving for
a community health clinic in
Windsor.
He says he is looking for-
ward to the opportunity to
have a more community-
involved practice there, as,
opposed to the fee-for-service
scenario in Mitchell.
Greens bursting with whites
The Seaforth Lawn
Bowling Club held its largest
tournament of the year last
Wednesday when 144
bowlers attended thc
Anniversary Tournament and
near perfect weather pre-
vailed. Capable drawmasters
were Fred and Betty Tilley,
keeping the greens in play.
Winners for the day wcrc
Moe Cosyn and Helen
Urghuart of Woodstock (with
3 w + 53 op). Second place
went to Bill and .Abbey
Graham of St. Marys (3 w+
50+2). Third wcrc thc brother
and sister duo, Chris and
Jennifer Scullion of
Kitchener (3 w+44). These
two young people wcrc fresh
from winning a gold and sil-
ver medal at the Ohtario
Summer Games. Fourth prize
went to Jerry Doncy and
Eileen Schneider of Stratford
(3w + 42). Fifth wcrc Neil
and Edna Bell of the home
club (3W + 41). Sixth place
went to Bob and Eileen
Malpus of Owen Sound and
seventh was Brett Finlayson
and Brenda Empey (3 w +
39). Eighth prize was Eric
Rank and Mary Hollinger of
Guelph (also with 3w + 39).
Ninth and last three game
winners were Ed Evans and
partner of London's Thistle
Club (3w + 37). High two -
game winners were Tom
Phillips . and Ruth
Bcuttenmiller of the home
club (2 w + 45 + 3). Most
prizes for this tournament are
donated by the club members
and associates and as in thc
past seventeen years a lovely
afghan was donated by
Thelma Dale. Special thanks
goes out to all the ladies in
the kitchen who were busy
serving meals during the day.
Lawn Bowling can be a fami-
ly sport as Wednesday saw
four members of the Scullion
family of Kitchener howling
and five members of the
Finlayson family. This tour-
nament is one of the largest
in south western Ontario and
much credit is due to the
good greens.
Bowling in Brussels last
Thursday at the Frank Carter
Memorial Tournament Nei)
and Edna Bell won first prize
while Brett Finlayson and
sister Dianc March were high
two -game winners.
Next Sunday, Sept. 1 will
he a mixed pairs or ladies
pairs tournament at the
Seaforth greens sponsored by
the local Legion at 10:30
a.m.
Tuesday evening is the
monthly potluck supper with
bowling or cards after.
Good howling to all.
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