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russetpipe band welcome first fall Societymeeting
The skirl of the enjoyed from Clark..-. dedication to preserving If you are interested in why not come out to our meeting is being heldin community hall
bagpipes of the Belgrave- Johnson, CKNK star 'his heritage. Huron County history meetings. The October Kir k t on - Woodham 17th.
Brussels band welcomed sang; Mrs. G. McBurney
the Huron County gave two readings and
Historical Society at their the ladies quartette sang.
first meeting of the fall The Pipe band was in -
season last Wednesday in troduced and played
the Women's Institute- again.
hall in Belgrave. Some
members of this band are
the descendants of the
first families in this
district: Mrs. Scott,
Belgrave, mistress of
ceremonies, introduced
Mrs. L. James, president
of the W.I., who
welcomed the guests.
Joe Hogan, vice-
chairman of the
Historical Society con-
ducted the business
session, when Mrs. D.
Batkin, sec -treasurer,
read the minutes of the
last meeting in Hay
township hall, Zurich.
Mrs. L. Poth, mem-
bership, noted 157 paid-up
members already this
year. -She was- also very
pleased with the 20 essays .
submitted this year. They
have all been graded by
members of the society
and prizes awarded. Mrs.
R. Simpson, Huron's
delegate to the annual
Historical convention in
Orillia, gave a fantastic
account of the convention
and of Stephen Leacock
country.
The floral
arrangements were
unique and the display of.
antiques was out-
standing. The Historical
Society members are
always impressed with
the backlog of history and
work of the host village or
town. Entertainment was
The Highlight of the
everting was the guest
speaker, Ross Proctor of
Bodmin Farms, Who took
members back before
1850 when the small
hamlets of Bodmin,
Bethel and Sunshine were
thriving along the
Maitland. When they
were missed by the
railway and highway,
people went elsewhere
and the hamlets became
non-existent. The first
settlers in Bodmin were
the Proctors, Stubbs and
Wilkinsons, and these
farms are still owned by
the same three families.
Mr. Proctor showed
slides of the present and
of the past, old dam, mill,
and the beech tree stump
where those three young
men from the south of
England drew lots for
their farmland. The use
of tapes made the stories
very real and true as we
listened to the older
(some now gone) people •
with their recollections.
It was in 1952 that three
brothers, Ross, George
and Charles Proctor
incorporated their 1,150
acres, perhaps the first in
Huron County, into
Bodmin Limited. Despite
'keeping up with modern
technology, Mr. Proctor
still maintains a
Here's a book
about mini bikes
BY
CAROLINE E. CASS
"Mini -bikes! Where
can --that--1 ead•?---W h art artw
that teach ydil? How to
be motorcycle punk?
Well, let me tell you
something. No son of
mine is going to get.
mixed up in that sort of
thing! I don't want to
hear thekword 'mini -bike'
rhe'ntioned around here
again!"
Does this remind you of
• a typical conversation
with your parents?
Steve has 'a special
problem though. How
was he going to tell his
dad that he had just
bought one? Maybe he
wouldn't haveto tell
him...maybe he could
keep it a secret!
Follow the quick action
and suspense .in Mini -
Bike Hero by Canadian
Claire Mackay.
After Steve's valiant
deeds surrounding the
flood at Antler Hills, his
parents just couldn't be
prouder of their son, the
hero of the day!
In Mini -Bike .Racer,
Kim Chambers joins
forces with Julie Brennan
and Jake to pull off a
daring rescue ,'and -at the
same time discovers that
some things are more
important than winning.
The race has already
beenput off for ten
minutes and the riders
are getting impatient.
But where is Steve? Is he
ins/-------or",----h-as-- he ---been
kidnapped by a crazed
gun'linan? You'll rush to
the conclusion of this
- sequel to Mini -Bike Hero,
to find out the answers.
Matt Christopher's
most recent novel, Dirt
Bike Racer, will also be
popular with the, many
mini -bike fans in the
area. Although the plot is
somewhat contrived, the
thrilling action and ap-
pealing characters make -
this book a winner.
'When Ron finds a small
dirt bike at the bottom of
a nearby lake, it seems a
terrific piece of ,good
,luck. In order to earn
money for parts, he takes
a part-time job with an
old, rich man. It looks
like Ron is in for trouble
when ' the old man's
nephew and heir becomes
jealous of Ron's frien-
dship with the rich uncle.
There's lots of ex-
citement both on and off
the track in this novel.
Matt Christopher is a
prolific sports writer of
more than- 35 novels,
many of which are
available -at the Goderich.
Public Library.
Ready, set - you're off
to good reading! Ages 9
and up.
Dear Captain Comet,
I will be five -years -old
on September 25. I
started to kindergarten at
Colborne Central School
this year.
I live at R.R. 3 Auburn
with my dad and mom,
Donald and Marie, and
my two sisters, Anna -
Marie and Glynis -Marie.
Your friend,
Ro3e-Marie Young.
Dear Captain Comet,
..My name is
Christopher Lyndon and I
will be three -years -old
today, September 20.
..I live at 280 Reg nt
Street with my dad a d
mom, Kirk and Joan.
.. Bye for now.
Love, Ch is
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