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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1982-08-05, Page 5Crowded street reminds oldtimers of 30 years ago First Madness A a Hensall's main street was alive with people Thursday evening, when the village held its first-ever Moonlight 13jj/5I Madness night. 11►► The weather was perfect and the multitude of shoppers and area persons were over- whelming. From 7 p.m. on, there were free coffee, doughnuts, ice cream bars, hot dogs and pop available. About a month ago the town's Business Improve- ment Association, acting on a suggestion from Ed Taylor JUST LIKE OLD TIMES — Hensall's main street was crowded with people when the (Taylor's Discount Store) town held its first-ever Moonlight Madness sale began planning the event. In- itially the four -man commit- ,. tee, Ed Taylor, Bill Smith, Mike Caer and chairman Don Beauchamp (the Don of Don's Food Market), intended to ask all Hensall enterprises to contribute towards the cost of a gas barbecue to be given away in a free draw. When Beauchamp began canvassing, he discovered that community spirit was alive and well and living in Hensall. He was deluged with offers of additional prizes. Restaurants offered steak dinners, the Kinsmen preof- fered a $10 gift voucher, the Enjoy cottage visit The residents of Queensway Stanley McDonald was in Nursing Home were very charge of the Church service grateful to Mr. William Gib- at the Home. son who entertained several at his cottage last week. Rev. Henry and Marie Wilds visited with Marie' Wilds. Chester and Irene Dunn SPEEDY DICKENS ' visited with vera Lammie, Virginia Williams and Louise my Dickens of Hensall who Wim Westlake visited with placed 7th over all i WAN ngra Miss Mary Westlake. Mr. and class at the Canadian Na Mrs. Horne of. Stratford tional Motocross Champion- visited Louise Mitchell. ship at Hully Gully on August 1st. The eleven year old rider Recent visitors with Mr. beat out kids from as far and Mrs. Ross Corbett and away as Calgary. Jimmy also Jeff, were Mrs. Connie won the award for the most _ Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. Guy sportsman and most improv- Speicher, Mr. and Mrs. Steve ed rider, who has come . Denne, all of Gravenhurst. On through the Hully Gully Sunday, August 1, all attend- Houseleague program. We ed the Taylor picnic at the are most proud of this young home of Mr. and Mrs. Doug lad. Taylor at Chestnut Haven. Personals Mr. and Mrs. Russell Mar- tin, Dorchester, and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Farr, London, visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Dickens and family _ and attended the Canadian National Motocross races at Hully Gully • on August 1 in which their grand- son was a winner. Mr. Charles Mickle of Hamilton spent the weekend visiting with his mother Mrs: Laird Mickle. Mrs. Annie Noakes who recently underwent surgery at Victoria Hospital, London spent several days with her son and daughter-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Noakes at Mt. Brydges returned home last Friday and celebrated her 84th birthday, August 4th. Dr. and Mrs. Robert Mickle, Jamie and Craig, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crouch, Ayr. Miss Amy Beth Collins, London and Mr. and Mrs. Brian Collins and their fami- ly, Waterloo, visited on Sun- day with Mrs. Laird Mickle and were guests for dinner in the evening. Mr. and Mrs..Ruth Luther and infant son Jason were weekend visitors with the former's parents Mr. and Mrs. Eric Luther. Mr. and Mrs. Tim Sherritt of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, visited last week with Mrs. Myrtle Sherritt. Mr. and Mrs. Oren Williams, formerly of Hen- sall, now residing at Prince Edward Island, spent the past week visiting with Mr. and Mrs. George Parker and family. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Drysdale and family of Sault Ste. Marie are vacationing at Port Franks and visited this week with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Robert. Drysdale. Church service resumed Rev. Kenneth Knight. returned from a month's holidays and the service in Carmel Presbyterian Church was resumed on Sunday. Rev. Knight gave an interesting message taking.his text from ist Peter, Chapter 3, verse 15. Mr. and Mrs. Brian Mahor and daughter spent the weekend holiday with relatives in Owen Sound. GRADUATES — John Mickle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mickle, graduated from Fanshawe College, London, with an Architectural Technician Diploma. He will be retur- ning to Fanshawe in the fall enrolled in a Business Course. Craft month set at library Each week there is a dif- ferent display at the Ilensall Public Library - Flower Ar- ranging by Mrs. Gerstenkorn; Needlecrafts by Mrs. Klungel; Knitting by Mrs. Cooper; Ceramics by Mrs.Russell; Papier Toling by Mrs: Tinney. Mrs. Velma Robinson. librarian welcomes anyone interested. banks tendered some free samples, and the list of items for the free draw just kept growing. Eventually 42 prizes were donated, 33 businesses had contributed, two were missed in the canvass, and only two refused to participate. "We didn't - they volunteered," Beauchamp said in wonderment. All did what they could to help. Beauchamp supplied the paper fort the draw ballots; Taylor printed them. Don donated t!!e condiments for the het ' ' •.- ; Smith, co- owner of the • Hardware, cooked and ed 40 dozen with the help ' father who was visiting : m Monkton. Duttman's $[ery supplied . free doughnuts and free cof fee was available further along the street. Ed Fink offered the use of an empty store; Taylor and Smith set up a display of draw prizes in the window. Photographer Brian Richman supplied photos for the ads. Commerce Bank manager Mike Caer looked after the draw, collecting the ballots from the various stores every half hour and announcing the lucky winners. Mike Caers, Manager of the Bank of Commerce was in charge of the tickets and draws were made frequently, by Councillor and Reeve Paul Neilands. The crowds were in a festive, relaxed mood. Some had come from as far away as Goderich, Stratford and Listowel. "This is what is used to be like here on a Saturday night Lillian Smith, Hensall; steak years ago, recalled longtime dinner (Bean Pot) Ken Elder, Hensall; smoke detector, (Knight's Electric) John Col- eman, Kippen. Third draw: voucher $10.00, Kinsmen club, Steve Bedard, Hensall; steak dinner (Kozy Corner) C. Freeman, Goderich; voucher $10.00, Kinsmen club, Doreen Roezler, Chatham ; set of Con- stitution coins (Bank of Com- merce) Sharon Beaver, Hen- sall; gift certificate (Taylor's Discount $20.00) Brian Faber. Fourth draw: voucher $10.00 (Kinsmen club) Julie Consitt, Zurich; steak dinner (Kozy Corner) Ken Nadon, Huron Park; $10.00 bill (Bank of Montreal, Sue Markson, Huron Park; steak dinner (Bean Pot) K. Gardner, Hen- sall; lawn chair (Bill's Hairstyling) Kathleen Geiger, Zurich. Fifth draw: $10.00 voucher (Kinsmen Club) Marcel Verlinde, Hensall; steak din- ner (Kozy Corner) John Skea, Hensall; $10.00 voucher (K-40 club) Helen Toonstra, Hen- sall; $10.00 gift certificate (Ferguson's) Lawrence Falconer, Brucefield; Timex watch, Don Towton, Hensall. Sixth draw: $10.00 voucher (Kinsmen club) Jileen Baker, . Brucefield; steak dinner (Kozy Corner) Al Benning, Listowel; steak dinner (Bean Pot) Karl Deichert, Zurich; camera (Ron's) Jentosh Malik, Hensall; Cheese (Dutt- man's Bakery) Larry McKnight. Seventh draw: voucher $10.00 (Kinsmen) Doug Sykes, Mitchell; steak dinner (Kozy Corner) M. Gingerich, resident Minnie Noakes, do- • ing a brisk business selling buttons for Hensall's 1984 centennial while dressed in an old-fashioned outfit she will wear in the International Plowing Match parade in September. As far as Beauchamp is concerned, the night was a complete success. He has never seen the town so busy. "Hensall's first attempt has created a good atmosphere," Caers agreed. "Hensall's not drying up. and turning to dust ! " Jack Drysdale, BIA presi- dent, promises a repeat per- formance, bigger and better than ever. After staging the event for the first time, those involved already see ways to improve the next one, perhaps with live entertain- ment the second time around. "The community response was very good. It's so much easier when everyone works together. It will be much easier to put on another," Smith concluded. Prizes as follows: 7:30 draw: voucher from Kinsmen Club for $10.00, Ruby Finlayson, Kippen; steak din- ner (Kozy Corner) Rob Lep- pington, Hensall; cigarette case and lighter (Ron's), Rob Anthony, Kippen; $10.00 voucher, K40 Club (Kinsmen) Lisa Murray, Hensall; set of 6 tumblers (Ferguson's Apiaries) Mona Stephenson. Second draw: voucher $10.00, Jake VanWonderen, J. Dayman„ Hensall; Coleman Cooler (Pro -Hardware) Times -Advocate, August 5,1982 Page great success Zurich; *10.00 voucher (Kinsmen Club) Melvin Glan- ville; steak dinner (Bean Pot) Karen Dickens, Hensall; *10.00 voucher (Kinsmen Club) Robyn McLellan, Kip - pen; steak dinner (Kozy Cor- ner) Yvonne Reynolds, Kippen. Eighth draw: $10.00 voucher (Kinsmen Club), Ruth Knip, Hensall; steak dinner (Kozy Corner) Bill Stebbins, Hensall; *10.00 voucher grocery (Don's) Thelma Boyd, Seaforth; *10.00 voucher (K-40 club) Jean Rowcliffe, Hensall; $10.00 voucher (Kinsmen) Rita Hummel, Clinton; steak dinner ( Kozy Corner) Phyllis Parsons, Hensall; gas barbe- que, Trudy Van Wieren, Hensall. Jajtcy- 7/u Summer Specials Fresh Hamburg or Hotdog Rolls Delicious Cherry Squares Pine River • Ws 201.59 6/1.79 Medium Cheese Ib. 2.99 Imported Edam Cheese Ib. 2.69 5ai4-flu leafier. and • heeie JJtou.4e Exeter Zurich-Seaforth YJI11111111111111111111111111111111111111HIIMMIIIIIIMIN111111111111M111111111111111111111MIIIIIIIIIIIIMMTIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIMMIMIMMIIIIIIMMINIMIS MAKING. A ALE — Minnie Noakes sells a 1984 Hen- sall Centehnial button to Shirley Luther during Hensall's first Moonlight Madness sale. News from Varna Rev. Wilena Brown enjoyed a tour of Newfoundland and visited the family members in Nova Scotia during . her holidays in July. Church ser- vices resumed last Sunday with Varna and Goshen meeting together.in Varna. Next Sunday, the annual Lakeside service will be held at Stanley Park, followed by• a potluck dinner and picnic. Services will alternate bet- ween Goshen and Varna for the remainder of the month, all at 11:00 a.m. Miss Brown read a letter she received from Margaret Robinson who is teaching in. Parakan, Indonesia. She is very busy with ten classes of students which include pro- fessional people and a class of 52 children, ages 7 to 12. She lives with a doctor's family, and is enjoying the Eastern cuisine, so she has not lost weight, as predicted. Margaret is hoping to get visas to visit several countries in the area before she returns home. Vacation Bible School for children of this area will be held in Brucefield church next week. Varna women are ask- ed to bake and serve the cookies for Friday, the final day of school. when parents and friends are invited to come and see the children's work. A community bridal shower will be held on Aug. 18 at 8:30 A HUNGRY CROWD — Bill Smith, one of the Hensall businessmen reponsible for the town's successful Moonlight Madness sale, dispenses free hot dogs to eager customers in Goshen church for Barbara Keys. Kim Proctor of Kitchener has been holidaying with her grandmother, Ruth Johnston. Christopher was here for holidays earlier. = R • HENSALL CIVIC 1 - CORNER. Notice to Ratepayers Council invite ratepayers to submit their names as interested persons for consideration toward appointment to the Property Standards Committee. B The Committee will be composed of 3 ratepayers appointed by Council g for a 3 year term, with one term expiring annually and therefore the first I appointments shall be for 1, 2, and 3 years. Please submit your name by writing or phoning Mrs. Oke at the Municipal Office, 108 King St., Hen- sall. Telephone 262-2812. 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