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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1986-07-16, Page 67Page 46 17 woo � SAoe'� h 138�°Go�eow 70000Cf�OoC7000CaO[1t'le7`1p0�°� S�� 000 0000CICX/C CONGRATUL�►�rionrs tiv t 1_ '.', r��V gµrq{l�p` i�tf} pg �' iti j{( Bd4'df,CIP,CIL�S'/ .8;21 ti r e - ' jQ ec1 — ,Cid School fairy were an • o -u integral pEtrt BY MRS FORD of tOW.hj0 Them YGE CLARK Colborne TOwnship on your ca 2 150th Arnihersary BAECHL efts* � Eli jsegemiorS GODERICH 150 SHOPPERS SQUARE 00000000000000000`7000000oO01D00000Ct 524.8600 Best Of Luck os t thrilling event of the fall term in the shows! There were classes for sewing was school fair. Colborne Township held and bakinglargestpumpkin its fairs at Carlow from about 1918 until who took the 1943. The day school opened in September, _ Eggs and quite often it was Johnny fri had a s prize for chocolate prizes i "cake. marching practice began and the section andf their e. I per - of "left,left" Pounding one dozen brown white. It pw se rang out around the missible to select one or two of the best at scJtoolyards of the township. Two of the older pupils usually carried neighbors to complete the r then solicit the best from the the all-important banner which must be Exhibits were placed in the hall in the mor - different everyP required dozen. year because prizes were ming. Animals aR'arded,for both costumes and banners as attached to some part of the to well as the marching. and poultry were carefully CI were beingg Meanwhile exhibits shed. wnship rh prepared at home. There were Promptly at one, classes for all work done in school —the "March" itwriting,maps, manual training,art, Sometimes there was a band or drum,began. carefully gradedto age and always the teacher walked beside horn- U competitor. and class of Pany to supply the "left, left, left-right- always produce grown from school school yeleft." ll. It is not cleahad a r just seeds was exhibited. 'It was thrillingand the to were judged: how thele • Country Fair proves popular 0 ® The "Christmas Country Fa held each October now in its 19th year was organized in 1966 by a group of area craftspeople: Mesdames: Feagan, Grace Easom and EvelynAnnie Lamb, Phyllis Alun, de, Christmas gifts. It soon became a big event in the community. Hardy to promote the sale of local crafts for Mrs. Evelyn Hardy Performed most capably as convenor until 1982 when she felt it was time to take a rest. The old-fashioned country co-operation was very evident as many in the Township of Colborne became involved. The "Country Fair" theme that proved popular with the thousand year portrayed nostalgia fri dl The Christmas Country Fair Fair" the country en mss and a happycountry ps who attended each baking, quality crafts, "The Flowet and the delicious Highlightseserved. Congratulations Colborne Township on your Sesquicentennial FROM THE LEADER IN COMPUTERIZED SIGN MANUFACTURING IN WESTERN ONTARIO Professional Custom Signs and • Logo Designs for farm, home and business - Trucks, Boats and Airplanes SIGN REkITALS YOUR ONE-STOP SIGN CENTRE A Time for Celebration! After 150 years of hard work in building a township to be proud of, it is certainly a time for celebration for the residents of Colborne Township. Extending our best wishes... Dave Hemingway RR 2 BAYFIELD 482 7100