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Driftwood is just ct hobby
,Corigratulations to Miss
Joanne Hendriks who
sing Assistant from Conestoga
College? Guelph on °Friday
. evening, °October 4. Her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Hendriks and Mr. and Mrs.
4aek Van Osch attended the
graduation ceremonies.
Virginia are spending 'holidays
with her sister Mrs. Mark
Dalton, Mr, Dalton and family,
and they all attended the wed:
ding of Mr. Jeffery Dietrich,
son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Dietrich to JVIiss Kathy Eddy in
the St. Christopher Roman
Catholic Church in Mississauga
on Saturday, October 5.k
Duncan Allan of Kintail is
spending a vacation in British
Columbia and Alberta.
Mrs. Arnold•Marsman (Fran -
cos Dalton) and .family of Lon-
don t -spent the weekend at the
home 9f her parents, Mr. and
t. Mrs. Dennis Dalton. Her
hu,sband Arnolli is visiting his
fadier and othererelatives in
Mrs. Fred Crawford was able
to leave the Goderich Hospital
for birthday and Thanksgiving
celebration on Sunday, October
13, but had to return to
hospital that evening.
Mrs. Bill Robinson (Mary
Lou Drennan) and family of St.
Catharines spent the holiday
weekend with her father, Mr.
Earl Drennan and visited with
Mrs. Drennan, a patient in St.
Joseph's Hospital, London.
Mr, John Sheardown of
South Porcupine spent : the
holiday weekei,d at- his home
here with Mrs. Sheardown and
son 'Ricky.
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Chilton
(Maureen Dalton) of Moose
F'actory is spending holidays at
the ,horne of her parents, Mr,
and Mrs. Mark Dalton. Other
weekend guests Were Miss
Denise Dalton, a student at the
University of Guelph and Miss
Ann Dalton, a student at
Wilfrid Laurier University.
Other students home for the
Thanksgiving holiday weekend
were Ben Miltenburg with Mr.
and Mrs. Ries Miltenburg,
Ralph Austirs, with his parents
Mr. arie*Mrs: john Austin;
,Peter Frayne with Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Frayne; Ken
Doherty with Mr and Mrs.
Frank —DohertY; Kathleen
Hogan, Anita*" Hogan .and
Leona Hogan with Mr. and,
Mrs. John"HowardtIdary Anne
O'Keefe with Mr. and Mrs. Joe
O'Keefe; Ben Miltenburg with
Mr. and Mrs. John Miltenburg.
Mr. Michael O'Neill and Mr.
-and Mrs. Desmond O'Donnell,
are holidaying' with Min.: and
Mrs: JaimeSMoore and Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Schind,ler fn
Marine City, Michigan.
Mrs. Bernardine Kinney has
returned from visiting with her
brother Mr. Len O'Loughlin,
Mrs. O'Loughlin and family of
Rochester, Michigan and atten-
ded the wedging of her niece
Miss Peggy O'Loughlin to Mr.
Several from this area atten-
ded 'the benefit. dance fOr .Mr.
and Mrs. James Card who lost
their barn by. fire, in the'
Lucknow Legion Hall on
Friday evening, October 11.
Miss. Fay Hogan of Owen
Sound spent the weekend at the
home of ,her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Con Hogan. Fay and her
mother motored o Lucan on
Saturday and visi ed with Miss
NFU ME TING
-Miss Marian Frayne and.
her father Mr. ugene Frayne
Thanksgiiiing Supper spon-
sored by the National Farmers.
Union, held at Brooksi,cle
Sbhool on 'Saturday eventing,
October 12.
Other entertainers. Were
Sharon and Suzanne Alton ac-
.corripanieit on the piano by
their mother, Mrs. Ken Alton,
violin' selections •by Finlay
MAcDonald .accompanied by
Mi.s'S Mabel MacDonald on -the
piano; 'a monol.qUe "The
Trials of a' Fat Lady" was
given by Mrs. Charle; Wilkins;
and violin selections by Basil
Hogan with accomPaniment by
Miss Mabel Macponald on the
The highlight of the concert
was wl-i*en Mr: Eugene Frayne
and ...his daughter Marianne
sang the duet "Whispering
Hope". Master -of Ceremonies
was Lorne Luther. Winners__in
the pri'ke draw were quilt, Miss
Debbie Atkinson of Lucknow;
meat,, Paul Stechle of RR 2,
Graham, Kincardine.
Two*door prizes of 50 lbs of
mineral dona.ted by Bob
Farrish were won • by Michael
McCann of RR 7', Lucknow and'
Finlay MacDonald of RR 3,
Luck now .
Supper music was supplied
by Mrs. Ken Alton at the piano.
, COMMUNITY NEWS
Mrs. Urgala Hebert, Who has
spent the sumnier months with
her brother, John O'Connor
has retyrned Godericb for
the winter months. Mrs. Hebert
recently enjoyed a three day
bus .trip to Ottawa.
.nan and son Christopher lost
all their possessions in the fire
of the 'Rubber Boot Hotel in
Ripley on FridaY afternoon, Oc-
tober 11.
new. community health
centre will be built in Lucknow.
This new health centre will
serve Luckriow and the Ash -
Kinloss Townships.
Several from this area
bought and Sold cattle at the
StoCker Cattle sale • held' . in
Lucknow on Monday,. October
'Congratulations to the
Lucknow boys -.(12 to' 15 year
group) who defeated the .Port
Albert bOys. two games to .win
the Championship troPhy two
years in a roW: The score • for
pine was ' Lucknow-
11, Port Albert 10.
Mrs. •Rose Bowler and family
of TorontO spent the ,holiday
weekend at their. summer home
here.
, Several from this area atten-
-ded the Teeswater Fair at
TeeSwater on. Friday ,and
Satueday, October 11 and 12
others enjoyed Oktober-
fest celebrations in Kitchener-‘
Open' House was held at ,St.
Joseph's ,School, Kingsbridge,
on ThUrsday evening, Oatober
10. Mrs. Maithel Wilson ,and
Mr. Clem Steffler 'began the
evenings program with a
presentation "NeW_ Math Is it
new?" The classroom teachers,
and bus• drivers • were in-
troduced, An informal hour
followed, and coffee and
,COokies Were available in the
school gym. •
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Hemery
flew from Winnipeg, Manitoba
and are spefiding, twQ weeks
vacation .with her sister and
Bill Hogan and family.
Mts. Mary Edwards and
family of London spent the
p. Thanksgiving holiday weekend
with her mother, .Mrs.
Genevieve Kinahan. Recent
Yisitors with Mrs. Kinahan
were Mr. and Mrs. Michael
Kinahan of Lambeth.
Saturday, Oct..19
is Big Day at: -
Colborne Township's
CHRISTMAS
..COUNTRY FAIR
(Foim,rly Hold at Carlow)
You'll: find Nostalgia,
Hospitality, Handcrafted
Wares, Special Feature:"Harni,
made Pine Furniture, Country
Saki Sala & Tea. Admission
SALTEORD VALLEY
HALL .
(1/4 Mile N. 61 ,Goderich' oft
DoOf prizes far Saturday
Evening visitors include craft
items Of wood, pottery,
Coucil: Briefs
When the reports of C,or-
poration • Officers were being
heard at last weekes council
meeting,' several department
heads were 'absent from the
chambers.
Deputy -reeve Stan Profit said
he would like all officers tonbe
present once mOnthly to make
their 'reports in person,''unless'
other duties pertaining to their
positions detain them.
Muriel Fisher at "Fair" again
The Christmas Country Fair 'bark into the hobby. Many craft
and souvenix shops now
BY .DAVE SYKES
had a change in venue this year ,, .1 operating in the area began at
when it opened its doors for the `-2 the Christmas Country, Fair.
9th annual arts and crafts sale Despite the change in- scene
this year the fairgoers will see
many familiar faces, 'Muriel,
.Fisher of Goderich is one'. of
those familiar faces A t craft
Due to the success of the
Fair,- -organizers . found it
necessary to move the -displays
y). Saltford Valley Hall from
the original Colborne Township
Hall site at CarloW.
The fair has been, since its
-inception, . an outlet for. local
craftsmen .to display their
works and earn money to put
Muriel has had a display of
decorative driftwood since the
fair opened in 1965.
"I liked the'beach and enjoy
walki,ng along the beaches opt
fascinatal me and began to
collect it".
guthers wood in the
spring and has been busy ever
since preparing tne :35 pieces
,that she will display at the fair.
Once tne wood has been ,collec,
ted it is trimmed if needed and
cleaned with a brush.' -
The wood is then sanded to a
.sninoth finish and fil;e or -six
coats of' gloss are applied, The
wood is 5anded "gfter each coat.
The tiftwood is. then
decorated with ,plastic or dried
flOwers and 'Weeds and colorful
decoration birds.
Mu.riel has run int() a
pioblem with the cost of th
decotatiye bitds and has a'
friend buy them' for her in die
United States. She also attem-
pts .to' stray frail staining
materials so.the natural colors
of the wood come. through.
Last' year, however,. abe
not ,enter a display in ttiPfair
wbefmadu.se of the'scarcity of drift -
"I just couldn't get any wood
last year and I think ft wasjust
•r• because the water washed it all
she said, "ButPthis year I
was able to find all the wood I -
This year ,Muriel bas added a
new feature '' to her display.
..During the past year she began
making wisbing wells put, Of
- cedar rails and fences 'and -will
have approximatelY 20 of them
replica.Wiells ate also decorated
with dried weeds, flowers,. and
However; Muriel's talents
are alsi) diversified.. She *haS
been making ceramics for seven
years .and decided • to display.,
,her work at the fair one year.
The" prOject was a failure .and
the craft show has not been
graced witn her ceramic work
.George Iorton.
Muriel has been invited to
various c9fts shows over the
years but nlimits her display to
the Christmas'Country Fair -to
eliminate a complete commer-
cial 'involvement. with .the
"I have been successful at the
fait because I think the people
• like the driftWood for gifts and
they can also tedecorate them
to suit. their likinec.sbe said, '
"And they last for years".
• For Muriel, .her 'crafts are
simply a non-profit hobby from
iwhich she ',derives ,personal
satisfaction „-and a sense of
achievement. She is content ,to
sell once a 'year at the fair ,
'which almost cbvers her expert-
.ses. She "does .not want,i4 to
become too commercialized and
lose the personal involvement
that goes into. her crafts.
. like to create them -and
give „sorne away as personal
gifts, but it is .just..a.,bobbY and
. since I enjoy. doing, it, I will
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Muriel Fisher proudly displays one of the many driftwood centrepieces she prepared for tpis
year's Christmas Country Fair arts and crafts sale at the Saltford.Valiey Hail. (staff -photo)
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Briefs
Myth Inn Hotel
Cou.ncillor Dave Gower
noted during last .week's
regular council meeting .that
some taxes are constantly in
arrears according.to statements
presented monthly Town
AdminiStratOr ,Harold Walls.
,Some of these,taxes; gOwer
noted, are over' three years in
arrears. .-
"t thirik we should take -the
necessary action to see they ate
collected," Councillor Gower
told council.
Council members cOncUrred.
A letter. was read in council
last . Thursday evening from
Mrs. Isabelle Murra,v, 46 West
Street.
Among other things, her let-
ter questioned the safety of
-pedestrians on the sidewalks.
She explained she'd been in-
jured after being struck from'
behind by a bicycle while out
Deputy -reeve Stan, Profit,
Chairinan of the fire, traffic,
and safety committee, aSsured
council the limiter Of bicycle
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