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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-09-16, Page 154,'•;A4,si ' •.. •.), • ..-,- ',... It was a perfect day last Sunday when the new Goderich Township ball diamond was officially opened. Reeve Grant Sterling and former reeve Gerry Ginn, right, who threw the first pitches, look on as two township teams play slo-pitch. Free hotdogs and pop were also provided. i James Fitzgerald photo) Holmesville 4-H Club elects new ,officers The first meeting of the Holmesville II club was held on September 5 at the home of their . leader, Bev Van Ninhuys. All members .were present. • , Bev opened the meeting with the 4-11 pledge, followed by the election of officers. The results were as follows: president, Shana Hutchings; vice-president, Margaret Anne Hummel; secretary, Henrietta Boon; treasur'er, Lisa DePutter;. press reporter, Barbie Brand: The leader gave out the 4- H project batiks and Food Basics guide. All first read from the Food Basics guide and were assigned to finish • all the puzzles, for the next meeting.. • Then all went to their project manuals and • an- swered'the roll call: For the second meeting, all were to find -six illustrations and egg - and chicken recipes for the manuals. After this, all went to work cutting up chickens , and dividing each part in a bag for the freezer. Riddell won't contest Huron -Middlesex MPP Jack Riddell will not be among those contesting the Ontario Liberal party leadership, which will become vacant'through the retirement of Dr. Stuart Smith. "No sir," Riddell said emphatically, when reached ..at his Toronto office to see if he was considering entering the race as: Smith's 'sue-. cessor. While noting that he had . been approached by several pei.4 e to consider contesting the leadership, the Dash- wood area farmer said he •\may have considered it if he FUN! USEFUL! FREE! was 10 years younger. "At50 it would be quite a rat race," he sa id. . He said he has some ap- preciation what the party leaders go through an'd he isn't interested in such a hectic life. ' He also indicated he has not yet thrown his' support behind any Of the announced candidates to date, favoring to wait and see who throw their hats into the ring. Riddell predicted the leadership convention would prohably be held at the same, time as the party's annual meeting in March. 1 B UTLER - Ring Drive Silo Unioaders Big Jim Silo Unioaders Volume Belt Feeders Convey -n -Feed Cattle Feeders Single Chain Conveyors B arn Cleaners Oswalt Ensilmixers FARMATIC- B lender Hammer Mills B lender Roller Mills B lender Mills for Ground Hi -Moisture Corn Augers Leg Elevators ACORN - Cable Barn Cleaners Hydraulic Manure Pumps WESTEEL-ROSCO Grain Bins - 1,330 to 250,000 bu. B ulk Feed Tanks ACME - Fan -Jet Ventilation Systems ASTON - Ventilation Systems B 8. L - Complete Hog Confine- ment Systems SLURRY -SLINGER Liquid Manure Spreaders CLAY. Ports and Service for Clay Equipment AERO -FLUSH Liquid Manure Pumps. Aerators. Separators WE HANDLE EVERYTHING -ALMOST LOWRY FARM SYSTEMS, RR 1, Kincardine. Ont. ' Phone 395-5286 Wallcovering Clinic How to hang Walleovering TUESDAY,SEPTEMBER 22nd 7:00 PM -9:00 PM BROWN'S DECOR CENTRE 33 West St. 6odertch • • Hang wallcoverings yourself *Have fun, save money *Gary Mair, Sunworthy rep. will be in attendance to answer your wallpaper problems, and conduct the seminar. 'Free refreshements •v6 'COME IN, OR PHONE EARLY FOR YOUR RESERVATION, THE WALLPAPER CLINIC IS LIMITED IN SIZE SUNWORTHY •vivr YE)Il LAN WAI I cnv[RINGS BROWN'S DECOR CENTRE 33 WEST S4 PEET GODERICH 524-7117 • C The first meeting of the fall season was held and the leader in charge was Barb Betties. She took as her theme "School Days". A reading was given by Isobel Sturdy and a prayer was read by Phyllis Cox. Both were from the Third Grade Readers both published 1885. The roll call, a verse from your old autograph album, resulted in many a chuckle. Doris Batkin took up the offering and Larene Young read from the Third Reader of 1925. President Jean Ginn was in charge of the business part of the meeting, remin- ding members that. the church anniversary is Oc- tober 4 and the bazaar is on November 4. Members were reminded to bring in their pennies to the October meeting. Ball news Saturday the squirts final- ly played their tournament under sunny skies. They lost their first game but even- tually went on to win the con- solation trophy. Congratula- tions boys. Thank you to Scott Bell, John Koetsier and Jack Mayhew for their faithful coaching all summer which made them such a fine team. There have been several trophies won this year by our Township teams. They are GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1981—PAGE 15 has "school days" theme for meeting went on the bus trip to Midland last Friday and for helping to make it such a happy day. Also thank you to our driver Lee Simple for his extra surprises. Hope to see you on some of my other trips. Holmesville news Blanche Deeves correspondent 395-5257 all displayed in the Holmesville General Store. We can be very proud of the township teams this year. And the midget boys are out for one more trophy this weekend in a tournament in Londesboro. The first game is against Blyth on Saturday at 11 a.m. Good luck boys. On Saturday we had our end of the season hot dog barbecue for the township families who have been in- volved in softball this sum- mer. There were several fun baseball games, with the parents playing against the children. Unfortunately there were no final scores to report as no scorekeepers were used. Arm bars were presented and hot dogs and pop were enjoyed by all. Thanks very much to everyone who helped to make the day such a successand especially to Bill Crawford and 'his helpers for setting up the barbecue and doing all the cooking, and to the coaches who kept the baseball games going all afternoon. Also thank you to Art Bell who put so much effort into making softball in Goderich Township a big success again thisyear. On Sunday the • official opening of the Goderich Township ball park was held. Gerry Ginn remarked that it has been seven years since the ball park was started but now we sure have a park to be proud of. He then threw the first pitch and Grant Sterling surprised everyone by hitting the ball. This was followed by a baseball game involving several of our local ball players which ended in a tie. Hot dogs and pop were pro- vided for everyone to make the day a complete success. The Holmesville won their game against On- tario Hospital, Goderich, under the lights in Holmesville last Thursday night. They play again on Wednesday night, September 16 against Varna in Holmesville at 8:30 p.m. The Recreation Commit- tee is holding a dance at the Goderich Township Com- munity Centre on September 19. Music will be provided by the Country.Companions. Be sure to keep October 17 open for the Octoberfest and dance in the Community Centre. L.' The Enterprising Seniors will meet on September 17 at 8 p.m. in the Community' Centre in Holmesville. Congratulations to Karen and Gordon Yeo who were married Saturday. May they have a long and happy life together. PIEP ,-_m_NG gum WE HAVE MOVED TO THE LOWER LEVEL i1iOF 8 THE SQUARE, GODERICH The community wishes to express their sympathy to Mrs. Francis Cantelon (Margaret) on the loss oiler mother Mrs. Lillian Grum- mett of Goderich. I, Blanche Deeves, would like to thank everyone who to all policyholders of ALEXANDER, BANTER 111 ,MacEWAN INSURANCE AGENCY'LTD. effective Sept. 14,1181 John E. Banter and Donald G. MacEwen have purchased the insurance agency interests of Mr. A.J. (Bert) Alexander. The new insurance/firm will be known as BANTER & MacEWAN INSURANCE BROKERS LTD. and will be moving to new quarters situated at the cor- ner of East & Victoria Streets. 1 2 Victoria Street South GODERICH. 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