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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-12-28, Page 21d Goderich area people featured... • from page 4A office in London and had helped to ' plan Point Farms. As a supervisor, she looked after main- tenance, administration, visitors' service and the paper work as well as patrolling the grounds. We also had a small feature on Leslie Mann, an employee at Cham- pion Road Machinery Co. He had built a scale model of the CN Tower to be placed in the Guiness Book of World Records Museum in Niagara Falls. Later on, he built a robot but he moved back to Toronto before I could get a picture of it. He had built other robots for television commercials while living in Toronto before. We also had another small feature on Terry Ruston, owner of Auburn Auto Sales, who won a third place in the post $ war class at the Oakland Pontiac Enthusiast Organization's meet in Michigan with his 1948 Pontiac Silver Streak. AUGUST On August 3 we carried a story on Christina Puccette, an 18 -year-old student from Rome, Italy who was in Goderich on a Lions International Youth Exchange. Her host family was Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gosse and sons. Mr. Gosse is a member of the Bayfield Lions Club. Christina noticed many differences between the Canadian way of life the Italian way. Even the pizza is different here, she said! We also had a feature this week on .Barbara Murphy, wife of James Murphy, founder and artistic director of the Huron. Country Playhouse in Grand Bend. It was sort of a "woman behind the man" type of feature showing Mrs. Murphy as a , lrife, mother, nurse, psychologist and business manager all rolled into one. Her title at the Playhouse is Director of Operations. On August 10, Jim -Hagerty of the Mitchell Advocate, who was working out of the Goderich office for a month, wrote a story on Harry Burgsma's pig operation on the fourth concession of Ashfield Township. He portrayed a clean, efficient and fully automated operation and proved that "Pigs Don't Have To Smell." There was also a story by W.E. Elliott in this edition ,on John Steward and his strawberry patch. In the August 17 edition there was a photo feature on the Goderich beach by Jim Hagerty. One can't let the summer go by without doing something on the beach. There was also a story this week about young people helping other young, people. The Benmiller Girls' Group was holding weekly paper drives to raise money for their foster brother in the Philippines and Ewen McMahon held a backyard carnival against dystrophy to raise money for research into muscular dystrophy. The Bluewater Centre held its first annual Antique Show --a big success -- and so there were lots of pictures from that. On August 24 we carried a feature on 11 - year -old Kim Fritzley, the overall winner in the 11 and under group at the We had Easter feature on Don Upthegrove, a rabbitry Owner. He sells rabbits to processors as broilers and to others In the bunny business as breeding stock. He says they also make good pets because they are clean and quiet. Immeminsensty R.K. PECK APPLIANCES "In The Heart of Down Town Varna" • Vocuurti Cleaners - Sales and Service of vilest makes • CB Radios and Accessories • Speed Duoen Appliances • Mut gat Appliances • Smoko Seniors • Insect Lights and Fly Killing Units • Handcrafted Gifts Varna, 00, Phone 402.7103 ch CNE's SeottiSh World Festival Open Cham- pionship dance com- petition. Goderich people at the CNE thatday were sureexcited when they heard Kim's name an-• pounced and several phoned the Signal -Star to let us know --that's what we like, contributions from our readers. Kim, the daughter of Bill and Donna Fritzley, has won many trophies and medals in her short career. There was also a feature on a garden project at the Bluewater Centre this week. Mary Anne Alton was the Junior Farmer involved in the project. Together, she and several residents grew and sold vegetables from a one acre garden at the Centre earning enough profit to buy more tools and hire more students to "work on the project next year. The garden reaped more than monetary profits though. It also reaped benefits for the residents who worked in the outdoors learning new skills. This was a busy week and we carried a couple, of other features too. The Btuewater Centre held a dog show which was covered with pictures. Jim Hagarty took a fitness test in the Ontario Government's Fitness Van when it visited Goderich and wrote a humorous account of the test and his results - (maybe he has taken up jogging). He also wrote a story on Beth Haydon, 61 - year -old husband of councillor Elsa Hayden, who is a member of the London Cycling Club and a competitive racer. On August 31 the Bluewater Centre was again featured (it's a busy place!). This time the subject was their annual Farm Show, Jim Hagarty (we sure kept him •busy) wrote a feature on the Zubrigg home near Saltford. This energy efficient home ,way ;,Featur,ed;, on the, Energy Alternatives Tour conducted by the Energy Conservation Centre. SEPTEMBER On September 7 we did a feature on J. Burton Mills of Goderich who has been raising and showing prize poultry for over 50 years. Jim Hagarty,who was beginning to think he was the animal feature editor after doing a story on pigs and another on skunks, did a story on Donald the Goose. This was a hilarious account of a pet goose owned by Alison Scott of Goderich. This goose is a lover of grape popsicles and comedy classic movies. He chases cars and can shake a webbed foot. Donald Duck has nothing on him. On September 14 we carried a story on Joan Coulter, 19 year -old - daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Coulter of Goderich, who had spent three weeks in Austria as part of the Lions International Youth Exchange. There was also a story on Michael Pottle • who held a backyard carnival against dystrophy. On September 21 we carried a story on Ruth Knight, a • newcomer to Goderich. She had taken up weaving in '1965 and LIFE INSURANCE /r t s good to have a friend you CM depend on! - Terry Crowley r.pr.lt.rrfing London Lite Inde 1ii10:11 io featured some of her work at the Christmas Country Fair in October. Together with Mrs. Wilmer Hardy of Goderich, she has formed the Huron Tract Spinners and Weavers. On September 28 there was a feature on the Dungannon Fair and several items on the Ploughing Match held at Wingha. OCTOBER On October 5 there was a feature on the Warplane Heritage Incorporation's restoration of the Lan- caster which sat at Sky Harbor Airport for many years. Aiso this week, was the cattle truck accident on" the highway- 21 bridge leading into Goderich. There were no serious' injuries to the driver of the truck or his passenger but several steers had to be destroyed. On October 12 there was a story on Joan Pope and her cloth menagerie. Her stuffed ani•mais and gollywog dolls (as popular as teddy bears in England,' her native country) were featured at the Christmas Country Fair a in Saltford,. in October. There was also a story on the two new employees at theFamily and Children's Services. They are Dennis Wellwood, who started in Mayon the child abuse team and Evelyn MacDonald, who started in July ' as a marriage and family counsellor and supervisor of four cast workers. On October 19 there were pictures of the Maitland Manor residents, planning for a Christmas bazaar - their first. There was also a feature on Olive Gilbert . of RR 2 Goderich, a green thumber with 37 different varieties of African Violets. Goderich artist Mona Mulhern was featured on Turn to page 6A • Mona Mulhern, Goderich artist, was featured in the paper this year. Her latest works are works of fantasy revolving around an imaginary place called Serrenwood. ALVIN'S T.V. 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