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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-07-29, Page 15r, .Coyotes' runner Howard Lumby was out on this catch at home plate by Kingsbridge catcher Shawn Dalton during slow -pitch action at the Port Albert tournament on- the weekend. Kingsbridge defeated the Coyotes and went on to play the T.B.A. London team for the A division cham- pionship. The London team won 1340. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) GODER[CfiSIGNALSTAR, WEDMFSDAY,JULY2 GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29,1%1—PAGE 15 - mmunity bridal shower enjoyed Over 40 neighbours and. friends attended a miscellaneous community dal s•hower s ower in Benmiller United Church basement on. Friday, Julye10 at 8 nad for b Colborne ride-t-tob, Bernadette Etzler, daughter of Mr. and lsdrsAlsred Etzler, whose marriage to John Beaton, son . of Mrs. Russell A. Beaton and the late Dr. Beaton of Lindsay, will take place Saturday, August 15 at 4 p.m. in St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Clinton. For the "first part of the evening, the ladies chatted and ' visited and enjoyed several humorous readings given by Barbara Walters and Betty Moore, after which the bride, seated in a decorated chair, and her attendants opened the many beautiful and useful gifts and passed themaround for all to admire. Bernadette then thanked all the ladies for the splendid gifts and best wishes and for organizing the shower which she greatly appreciated. Afterwards all enjoyed an appetizing lunch served by the ladies in charge. London wins slowpitch tourney Port Albert experienced a busy weekend as the local ball team, Port Albert' Pirates, hosted a Slowpitch Tournament with 16 teams participating. ' The T.B.A. team from London was the only team from a distance. All other teams , were from the immediate area. Friday at 6 p.m. Kingsbridge and, the ,Port Albert Pirates squared off in the opening contest. Kingsbridge trounced the Port Albert Pirates 14-5. In the other game that evening Ticker's Brickers defeated the .Renegades 8-5. • 'Saturday 'with the weather being excellent, saw some- very closely .contested games. The Oldtimers edged Smith's Carpet 4-3 and the Signal -Star' . defeated Lucknow Kinsmen .7-5. Kingsbridge again with their heavy bats, hammered, Ticker's 23-0. Other scores were:• Wheelsmen 18 - Garb and Gear 14; Coyotes 7 - Port Albeit Bulldogs 3; Carlow 13 - Optimist 3; T.B.A. London 17 - Lucknow 7; Port Albert • Pirates 14 Renegades 4; Port Albert Bulldogs 17 '- Garb and Gear 2; and the Coyotes : ran wild over the Wheelsmen 26-1. The rain on.Sunday didn't dampen' the spirits of the _ committee in charge of the tournament. They. scheduled two games to be played in 'Dungannon and with this ar- 'rangement ' all gahies were on time. Sunday spelled the demise for the host team. the Port Albert Pirates as their village rivals, the- Port Albert Bulldogs coasted to a 9-4 victory. Other scores were Smith's Carpet 16 Optimist 14; Lucknow 13 - Lucknow 4Kinsmen ,;; T.B:A, London 13 - Signal -Star 2; Kingsbridge 11 - Coyotes 1: Smith Carpet 3 - Lucknow 18 and Oldtimers 5 - T.B.A. Town & Country REAL Port Albert news Tom Livingstone, corresondent 529-7645 London 13. The finals in the A Division saw Kingsbridge 'meet T.B.A. London. Kingsbridge had played " . good ball throughout 'the ,tournament and in the game with the hard hitting,T.B:A. team it was a see -saw battle all the way with T.B.A. winning 13- 10. In the B Division the Port Albert Bulldogs coasted•to a- 15-3 victory over Lucknow. Social news Tom and Linda Liv- ingstone and daughter Kimberly from Cambridge ( Preston) visited Tom ,and Anne Livingstone of Port Albert. Tom Livingstone of Preston. is a member of the. Waterloo Regional _.. Police and is stationedin Kite; ener: Mrs. Johanna Graf and -son Harold from Kitchener are spending their vacation at their summer home. in Port Albert. The Grafs.have been, vacationing at Port Albert for the past 19 years. • Mr. Graf is an employee of Electrohome in Kitchener. Visiting at the summer home of Bill and Marg Balkwell of Port Albert is Clare Balkwill from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. After a short visit in the village he will•be leaving for Spain on a businesstrip. Visiting at the home of Marion and Glen Weaver were Mr. Weaver's brothers, Ross Weaver and his wife Margaret from Chatham and Norman Weaver and his wife Ruth from Wabash. BEGINNERS Must be seen to appreciate the inv- prouements to this home. Full ' basement with family room. Gas heating. Price reduced to mid -thirties. Immediate possession. CALL ALEXANDER & CHAPMAN REALTY LTD, 524-2177 OR JOHN RANTER f24-8149 Viola Petrie ' has her daughter Eleanor and her husband Gordon Cockfield from Detroit visiting for a few days. The Cockfields have been coming for many years to the bake sale at Christ Anglican Church. Alsovisiting with - Viola Petrie is her granddaughter Margo and her husband Joe Galone and. their . three. children Becky, Jackie and Mathew from Edmonton. Church news During . the month of August the Reverend Robert Crocker, Rector of St. George's Church, Goderich and Christ Anglican Church, Port Albert will be on vaca- tion. In his absence, the ser- vice on August9 will be con- cluded "bv the Reverend' Ar- nold Ruskell;. August- ' 16 service will be taken by the staff from Huron Church Camp and services for August 23 and 30 will be conducted by the Reverend George Youmatoff.' The Reverend Robert Crocker was born in London, attended school in Peter- borough and graduated from Trinity College in Toronto. Since his ordination he has. served for six years in Lethbridge. On returning to Ontario he served for two years in Wiarton, six years in ,Sarnia, eight years in Brantford, four years in St. t . . ! Have you visited us at Bartliffs since we've redecorated? .. Come in soon and we're sure you'll enjoy... Marys, and five years at St. George's in Goderich and Christ Anglican Church in Port Albert. Customers lined up for the opening of the annual bake' sale at Christ Anglican Church in Port Albert on Saturday. Margaret Young, president of the ACW reports it was one ofthe most suc- cessful bake sales in the history of the church. In her remarks she expressed her . thanks to the many volunteers who assisted at the various tables and the many , friends of Christ Anglican Church who made donations. Ray ' and Eleanor Shantz have just returned from a vacation in Vancouver. While in Vancouver, they had a tour of the city, spent two days 'in Victoria and a day in Campbell River. They left Vancouver by bus, visiting such interesting places as Banff, Lake Louise and,the Ice Fields. They flew out of Calgary last Saturday, arriving ' home Saturday evening. Lorne Graham, local , farmer, has just returned to Port Albert from a three- week vacation inEdmonton. Go -Kart controversy Port Albert is a very uni- que village with its many vacationers who have been coming here for years, . no doubt because of the style of life. The decision regarding go=kart races being held on the old airport property is an important decision and it would disturb the tranquility of the village. Warren Zinn, reeve of Ashfield Township, ,states that at the next Ashfield Township Council meeting on August 4 at the township hall at 6:30 p.m. there will be • a public meeting. At that time, a representative from Can -Kart Limited in. Rex - dale will have an opportunity to present plans on how the company intends to use the old airport property, Those opposing' will also be given the' opportunity to ask ques- tions. " ChUirc news Comm ltul vas observed at Christ Anglican Church, Port Albert last Sunday. The Reverend Robert Crocker conducted the service speak- ing from St. Luke's Gospel, Chapter 6, verse 26. Visitors were in. attendance . from Brantford and Stratford. .. Remember the saying : "You don't have anything if.you don't have your health". it's true. "THE FRIDAY FISH FRY!"... Every Friday we feature our own tender, 'battered fish ****** • "THE SUPER SUMMER SALAD PLATE Every day we have a deliciously fresh salad plate,, combining our own tasty salads and cold meats *****ale "BREAKFAST and LUNCHES and DINNERS" are all homemade and delicious! ****** "AFTERNOON TEA" Come in for afternoon tea and sample our biscuits, doughnuts, turnovers, \and especially our FRESH FRUIT PIES Check our window posters for special day menus. See you soon! 'BARG7LIFFS Bakery' 6Zcstauran 46 ALBERT ST. CLINTON 482-9727 A tradition in Huron County Since 1902 c � rner Gertrude Kaitting, correspondent 524-2076 Church News Two former Colborne Township:. boys have con- ducted Sunday morning services at Knox Presbyterian Church in Goderich this month. On Sunday, July 5 the Reverend Robert M. Bisset of Forest conducted the morning services at Knox and his wife and several of his family met and renewed acquaintances with former friends after the service. On Sunday, July 26 the Reverend Peter J. Walter, B.D. of Hamilton conducted the morning services and, with his wife, renewed acquaintances after the service. Mr.' and Mrs. Gordon Walter. of Wingham were present at Knox Church on Sunday and met former friends. The yearly memorial service at Colborne Cemetery will 'be this Sun- day, August 2 at 2 p.m. The Reverend G.L. Royal of Goderich will give the message and the McMillan Family will provide the music. Social News Tiger Dunlop W.I. meeting is this Thursday, July 30 at 8 p.m. . in Colborne Township Hall. Slides will help illustrate the theme of the meeting which is `The International Year of the Disabled'.. Members should plan ,to attend and visitors are welcome: Guests with Mr. and Mrs. Russell Brock over the weekend were their son, Mr: Brock and family of Toronto: Mrs. Mclsaac of .r Trail, B.C. is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Rising of Sheppar,dton ' and grand- mother, Mrs. E. Rising of Goderich. Guests with Mr. and Mrs. R. Buchanan recently have been their daughter, Mrs. Roca Walsh and family of North Bay; their son, Ron Buchanan and family el St Thomas; their daughter, Mrs. Phillip Mario and family of Hamilton; Mrs. Buchanan's niece, Mrs. Claire Charest, and family and a friend of Coaticook, Quebec; and Mrs. Buchanan's nephew, Flight Lieutenant Dan Labile of Camp Borden. The guests also visited their grand- mother, Mrs. Lottie Pope, a patient in Alexandra Marine and General Hospital, Goderich. Mrs. Gordon (Donelda) Brindley and daughter Noreen have returned from a two-week tour to the Maritimes. They visited New Brunswick, P.E.L, Cape Breton and Nova Scotia: They report that the weather was .quite cool but they en- joyed the scenery and points of interest. The most teresting sight-seeing tour Was to the Wooleigh Replicas, scaled to size, of the most famousEnglishand Scottish castles and chur- ches. These are made of stone and are largeenough to walk through. While it was an interesing trip, - Mrs. Brindley and her- daughter are glad to be back home again. Sincere sympathy is ex- tended atended to themily of the late Mrs. Rebecca Morris, a former resident of Colborne and well-known by many. DONIMISS CLINTON'S ANNUAL LVS, "INE_ SIDEVyALKI SALE 4 "Pool Miss *Soper f Even 11 of the Yeaf Three Big Days... this Thursday, Friday & Saturday July 30, July 31, August 1 Merchandise, rosters, clerks, on the sidewalk 4r roar shopping con - evidence. Heed on darn to oar veld -summer sale event and sow on all ter need to het our Niresgh the rest of the summer 0,1 Isere early for hest selection, • FANTASTIC RARCAINS • TERR/F/C Si4YMNCS • FEATURE ITEMS MOST CANTON BUSINESSES WILL BE OPEN: , Thank, — 9 a.m. 6 p.m. Friday — 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Saturday — 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.