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HOLDING HIS END — Dpve Turner was anchor man for his tug-of-
war team at the Stanley sesquicentennial Farmers' Olympics.
WINNERS — Former school teacher Edith Swan handed out prizes
in the StanleyttQwnship poster contest to Tim Gerrits (left), first in
the junior division, Lee Norman, third in the seniors, Jason McAsh
and Jason Hayter who shared second and first prize winner Heather
Jackson.
Stanley marks 130 veers
W.ui't that a party!
Stanley township launched itself in-
to its 151st year with a well -organized
and well -attended series of events
comprising a six-month sesquicenten-
nial celebration climaxed by a,
homecoming weekend. "Meet and
Mix in '86" was the sesquicentennial
theme, and that is just what people
did,
The mammoth birthday party
began with a New Year's Day levee
and a curling bonspiel in January, ,
continued with a family fun night in
February, a kick-off dance and an old-
time jamboree in March, a shuf-
fleboard and canoe rally in April, a
variety show and Bannockburn
nature walk in May; a senior's dessert
and car poker rally in June, the Win-
tario draw and a cricket match in Ju-
ly, and the grand finale on the August.
civic holiday weekend.
The first 2,500 to register for the
homecoming during August 1, 2 and
3 received theme buttons. An addi-
tional 500
dditional500 plus signed in after the but-
ton supply ran out, and many more
came but did not register.
Spectators lined the parade route
on Saturday to watch 200 entries file
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Enormous quantities of food were
consumed over the weekend. Over 500
came to the Stanley Complex for a
pancake and sausage breakfast
Saturday morning. Eleven hundred
people bought tickets for the pork
barbecue that night, and 1,500 lined up
for the beef barbecue. on Sunday
night.
Over 1,00Q turned out on Sunday at
the beautifully decorated work centre
to hear guest speaker Jack Burghardt
talk convincingly about "A Continu-
ing Witness". Recognizing that peo-
ple in Stanley township had taken
time to think, stop and pray over the
past 150 years, the former broad-
caster and MP who is now deputy
mayor of London encouraged his au-
dience to "awaken to the potential of
the present before it becomes the
past", adding that in every age those
who find life in their own present in
Jesus Christ find that all else falls in-
to place.
Burghardt pointed out that the
words on the printed program, "My
times are in Thy Hand", fitted in
perfectly with his topic. He said all
any of us has is the present and "now
is the acceptable time; now is the day
of salvation". •
Burghardt concluded by noting no
one can go on being an egg; one must
hatch or go bad. "Finding Jesus
Christ in you• life is the greatest e -
perience you can have. You will ha
Acquired the secret of life itself"
concluded.
The collection, which amounted to
over $1,800, will be divided equally
between Friendship House in
Goderich and the Christian Blind Mis-
sion overseas.
A lunch was served after the ser-
vice. Steering committee co-
chairmen Phil Durand and Gordon
Hill were delighted with their
township's sesquicentennial celebra-
tion. Durand said it had been an ex-
cellent experience to find out Stanley
was home to so many hardworking,
dedicated people and a wealth of ex-
pertise. He was pleased that though
the prime goal'of each event was to
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have fun, all had a(so been successful
financially. The profit from the
dances, barbecues and other ac-
tivities will be shared equally among
Ronald McDonald House in London,
the Stanley playground and the Clin-
ton and District Hospital.
The sesquicentennial exceeded
Hill's wildest expectations. He ex-
pressed his gratitude to the weather-
man, who provided a perfect climate
for all outdoor activities, and to those
who helped organize the various
events. He said all who were asked to
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do anything accepted their respon-
sibilities and carried out their tasks
without further reminders from the
co-chairman. Hill also wanted to
thanks all who came to take part in
the celebrations, as '`you can't have
a party without your friends and
neighbours."
Hill said he thought the whole
things could be summed up in the
song request phoned in to a local radio
station by one of those who helped
organize Stanley's sesquicentennial:
Wasn't That a Party!
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WINNING ESSAYIST — Nancy Webster read her winning essay on Stanley Tomorrow - What Will It
Be?" during the official opening ceremony at Stanley Township's homecoming weekend. Other plat-
form guests were Brad De wys (left), winner in the junior division, Randy Collins, Phil Durand, Gord
Hill, Huron County Warden Leone Armstrong, MPP Jack Riddell, MP Murray Cardiff, Paul Steckle and
Reeve Clarence Rau.
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CHURCH SERVICE — Taking port in the Stanley Sesquicentennial church service attended by 1,500 were
Anson McKinely (left), Goshen -Varna minister Rev. Sam Parker, guest speaker Jock Burghardt, former
minister Wileno Brown, David Moffat, Stanley native Rev. Andrew McKenzie, Paul Steckle and Rev
Ep iraim Gingerich, back living on.the Bronson where he was born. Missing: former Stanley reside
Rev. Ken Reid.
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