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By JOY SCHEIFELE
AIISA CRAIG
As the flame of friendship
wasextinguishedat the eon-
clusion of the closing
ceremonies of Ailsa Craig's
Gala Days Sunday evening.
the phrase "a wonderful
Week -end" was heard over
and over again. The crowd
left the ball park tired. but
With a happy feeling of hav-
ing experienced a fun filled
and successful week -end. It
felt good to be -part of the
Ailsa Craig community
-•--q'he- closing ceremonies ` more. the Rev Alex Simp-
under the direction of Gala son. Mr and Mrs. Ewart
Jones of- Ailsa ('raig. and.
Nelson Scheifele. Pres. of
the A.(' Business Associa-
tion along with represen-
tatives of the 'Ailsa ('raig
Days chairman Andy
Stewart. brought the week-
end's activities to a poignant
close pointing out the
numbers of persons and
organizations who had work- boy scouts.
ed diligently together—to - A flame of friendship was
make the celebrations a' lit by Mr and Mrs. Rees and
memorable occasion • raised-ffiiribute to the many
On stage wer s gated c bified efforts. A bouquet
Grandinaster an his e. f flowers was presented to
Earl and Martha Hees of Mrs. Rees by Cindy Hooper
of Ailsa Craig on behalf of
the village residents in ap-
preciation of her warmth
Ailsa ('raig dressed in early
American costume. M.C. Alf
Hopp. Reeve Jack Whit -
RACE WINNERS — Chompion turtle racers Carrie Sutherland, George Coursey and Dean
Doerr proudly display their prizesfollowing the Ontario Championship turtle races held in Ailsa
Craig Saturday as port of the Gala Days celebrations. Photo by Scheifele
Decorate your hom l
with beautiful
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Choose the fabrics and the'
styles you ..ant and Barb
Whiting will custom' make
your diltisel. for you. You con
giso' choose matching
bedspreads and p llo.
shams
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Gala Days
and grace as Grandrnaster's
wife. -
A,song in support of
'Canada's unity. composed
by Jana Lyn. herself. was
sung by the Stewart sisters.
Concluding the program
the lights in the park were
darkened and only the flume
of friendship remained as
the audience was asked to
join hands while the well
known Auld Laing Syne was
sung by all
' The week -end had been
busy It started off Saturday
noon with the Gala Day'
parade in which several
floats participated including
the Desert Rats and Mocha
Temple Band. Prize for the
best commercial float went
to Charlton Ladies Wear of
Parkhill and "Turtles
Nurse Brenda Collins took
first place in the children's
division.
Once again the turtle
races were a highlight with
194 entries in the children's
division and 111 in the adult.
Dean Doerr of Ailsa Craig
took first prize'with his tur-
tle "Hokey" and was -able to..—
ride
4✓ride his prize of a new bike
home.
-Curious George" took se-
cond place for young George
Coursey. RR 3 Ailsa Crag
who won a set of walkie-
talkies and Carrie
Sutherland took third place
nith "Billie" for'a case of
cokrand turtle T.shirt. .
in the adult division
Marcel Van DeMaele of RR
1 Delaware became the On-
tario .champ winning the
trophy donated by the Ailsa
Craig Turtle Club and $50.
John Keany of London came
second to win $25 and Kelly
Robinson of RR 3 came third
winning $15. Fourth place
and $10. was, won by
Foodland of Parkhill.
Crowds lined both sides of
Queen Street Sunday after-
noon as slightly over•a hunt,
dred participants took off in
the Marathon Road race.
The racers included those
from eleven years of age up
to senior citizens. Ninety-
eight completed the 10 km.
from gilsa Craig to Nairn
and back again to the ball
park.
Bob Legg made the dis-
tance in a brief 31 minutes
and to everyone's amaze-
ment crossed the finish line
without any signs of strain
whatever. Twenty five year
old Brad Blain of Waterloo
was right behind crossing
the line only 9 seconds later
with .27- year old Morrison
•'Reid of Waterloo doing it in
31 :21. A minute later Brian
Davis cla n
enjoy affair
By MRS. M. H. ELS
-• BIDDIONULPH
Mt. & Mrs. Sid Davis,
accompanied. by their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
& Mrs. Burnard Reynolds -of
Huntsville were --dinner
guests of their cousins M. H.
& Mrs. Elston Saturday.
. Sunday they- attended a
Davis family reunion in the
Parish Hall of St. Patrick's
Anglioan Chprch. Tables
decorated ' with - roses and
snapdragons were attractive
for the bountiful meal served
by the wives -of the Davis
• cousins.
is was f llowe.
_ .- .._ • - musical programe of • sol
HOT SOUP . A turtle burger with hot turtle'soup were on the menu on the Gala Days by Allan Elston who sang the
parade in Ailsa Craig Saturday as McNair's Restaurant featured the outstanding culinary en• 23rd psalm a favorite of .the
tr Photo by Scheifele Davis clan and Blest Be the
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DOLLS IN PARADE -- "The West Corners. Dolls" made their Appearance in the Gala Days
parade dres#ed in checked gingham riding a horse drown wagon in Ailsa Craig last St,tur-
doy. Shown -here are Tracey and Sheri Tweddle with mother, Chris '(on the left) and Sharon
Holmes and her mother, Connie (on the right).`Y Photo by Scheifele
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Tie that Binds, a hymn sung
by the gathering. -
Sid Davis was a grandson
of Moses Davis. He being one
of the four -brothers who
emigrated from Ireland and
Settled in Biddulph township.
He- pioneered in Muskoka
being one of the first white
—
LEAD PARADE - The Grand Marshal and his lady, Mr. and
Mrs. -E6t1. Rees led the parade starting off Gala Days
celebrated in Ailsa Craig over the weekend.
Photo. by Scheifele
Shamess, 24. of London also
crossed the line. .
None of these early
runners showed any signs of
stress as they triumphantly.
finished. Cheers arose from
the crowd as thirteen year
old Elizabeth Ingham of
Ailsa Craig 'cattle in mid
way in the race. Medals
were presented to the top
runners and all participants
completing the, race were
given a certificate.
The race was a first in the
Gala Days celebrations bud
already plans are underway
to include it in next years .
events. •
Anotherfirst time event
this year was the Mutt Show -
with 17 entries.
The regular Saturday
evening chicken barbecue
andc,. Sunday evening beef
barbecue were again ex-
tremely popular with lines ,
steadily moving through -the
gates.' Sunday morning
"Breakfast in the Park"
was skipped by very few as
over 50 dozen eggs, were
fried along with more than
60 lbs. of bacon and 50 lbs. of
pancake Mix. Juice and
coffee. bread and bu
were also served.
• An amateur and Gong
ow delighted a capacity
crowd Saturday night and
many attended the com-
munity church service at the
• Baptist Church Sunday mor-
ning._Old and young alike
took -tin the Gospel Youth
Rally led by young people
from Wortley Road Baptist
Church in the park.
Events were brought to a
;close Sunday evening with a
settlers. Gospel Sing featuring the
He was the first aattpe Road Singers `fram�
magistrate there. He built , • Kingsville 'and local talent
the first church at the itt-` including Peter and Cathy
Snell of Ailsa Craig.
stincl of his father which now
w
feat
firmly stands at Severn
Bridge.,. Muskoka • and first •
school house and his own
home oh the -Bank of the
Severn River...
Those present at the
reunion were descendanl,;of
the three brothers who
remained in Biddulph •
township. They were. .
William, Francis and
Samuel' who • were 'in-
strumenai in starting the
Parish of Saintsbury. and
later building the log church.
Personals •
Mrs. !Dorothy, Blake and
Mrs. Jdck Blair motored to
Burlington Sunday to visit
their brother Andrew
Flanagan who had just
returned from hospital.
• Miss Kelly Bern . spent
Saturday with her grand-
parents Mr. & Mrs. Jack.
Blair.
Curtis Aaron Hardy spent.*
a few days last week with his
grandparents Mr. -& Mrs.
Allan Elston and great
grandparents M..H, & Mrs.
Elston.
M. 11. & Mrs. Elston also
Mr. & Mrs. Allan Elston and
Miss Joyce -Dickey attended
a Hodgins family reunion
July 16 at the home of Mr. &
Mrs. Wilfred lludson of
Komol$a.
Miss Jean Buswell at- •
tended Camp Bimimi last
week near Stratford.
Whalen
Times-Advocate, July 27, 1978
Page 7
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Mr. &. Mrs. Gene Spence
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Mrs. Gerald Bern.
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Hern
and boys visited Saturday
evening with Mr. & Mrs. ian
McLellan. Brussels.
s1rs. John Scott and Danny
visited with Mr. & Mrs.
Peter Johnson. Brooklin on
Saturday.
Mr4. Ernest Ferguson .and
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the wedding., of Rev. Rick
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in the Lucan Revival Centre
Saturday afternoon. -
Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Wallis
attended - the Robinson_
family reunion at the • home
M Mr. & Mrs. Roes Robin-
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• Mr. & Mrs. Lyle Worroll,
Denfield visited with Mr. &
Mrs. Hamilton Hodgins.
Friday evening.
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