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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-10-10, Page 7Roya1HBOCHINA Here's a wonderful opportunity to give or own Royal Albert English Bone China at very special savings! Many of Royal Albert's most popular patterns are included -. 5 -piece place settings and selected open stock items! Limited Time Sale — Come in soon and see our display. Special Savings on all our Royal Albert stock dinnerware patterns. 40%off suggested list price Limited Time Offer! h\_ GethiflJeweOerS. WINGtIHAM Josephine St. 357-2670 LISTOWEL 102 Main St. W. 291-3661 The Wingbam Advance -Times, Pct.`1°i1, 1984—Page 7 at the Wingham Public School Editors: Jeff Wall Nikki Reavie HOW DID THE TURKEY GET ITS NAME?—Mrs. Kauf- - .map's Grade 3 students answered that question in their Thanksgiving Assembly at the Wingham play, "How the Turkey Got Its Name" during the last week. (What's News Photo) Public School Fordwfch Personals Mr. and Mrs. Don Elliott and family of Bellwood were weekend visitors with Mr, and Mrs. Mel Allan. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Barry Weigel (Cheryl Gibson), who were married last Saturday with a reception in the Clifford Community Centre. Word was received here last week that Mrs. Blake Fleet of Hamilton had passed away. The )~'leets were former residents of the second concession of Howick. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Lynn of Orillia spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Haverfield and visited Mrs. Dora Ridley at the Geri -Care Nursing Home at Harriston. They also attended the 125th Howick Fall Fair last Saturday. Mr.' and Mrs. Glenn COUNTY OF HURON et. ) `-1 7�\�� HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL OPENING BRIDGE FORSTER'S The County of Huron hereby invites the public to attend the official opening ceremonies of Forster's Bridge on County Road 31 north of King's Highway No. 8 at 10:00 a.m. local time: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12,1984 The Honorable James Snow and other dignitaries will participate in the opening of the longest bridge on the County Road System. B.W. McBurney Chairman Road Committee Martin, Brenda and Donna, attended the baptism service Sunday morning at the Calvary United Church at Listowel of their grandson, William Adam Glenn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Walker. Mrs. Lyda Martin of Listowel also attended and all were guests later at the Walker home. Mr. and -Mrs. Bill Magill of London visited over the weekend with her mother, Mrs. Crosby Sotheran. Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Wilson and family of Fergus were weekend visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Murray O'Regan of Golden Lake were weekend guests with Mr. and Mrs'. David O'Regan and Heather. Mr. and Mrs. Wellington Hargrave and Mr. and Mrs, Pill Sothern enjoyed a three- day bus trip last week to Sault. Ste. Marie, the Agawa Canyon and Manitoulin - Island. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Sothern visited Sunday with their granddaughter, Wendy Weber, at University Hospit- al in London. Mrs. Doug Bunker, Mrs. Emmerson Ferguson and Mrs. J. W. Daunt attended the 'South Saugeen fall deanery held at Goderich last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Vittie and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sothern were Sunday supper guests with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mulvey at Belmore. Donna Martin returned to Kingston Monday after spending the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Martin. Mr: and Mrs. Bill Stowe of Kitchener spent the holiday weekend at their home here. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bride and Miriam of Don Mills spent Thanksgiving with his mother. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wendt of Toronto spent the weekend with Mrs. E. A. Schaefer. Mr. and Mrs. Rick Woods and Shawn, of Beeton were weekend guests with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sullivan of Greenswood, Nova Scotia, are spending a couple of weeks with Mr. and Mrs. , Elmer Miller and other relatives in the vicinity. Mrs. Lorraine Strong has completed instructing the Fordwich Brownies in First Aid, equipping the First Aid kit and home safety, During the next few weeks, Mrs. Jean Wilson will be assisting five older Brownies with their Canada Badge. The groupthanks these " volun- teers and reminds residents of the paper drive on Oct. 27. Many former area residents attended the 125th Howick Fall Fair last Saturday at the community centre. Mr, and Mrs. Carl Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Doug Stewart of Kitchener, Greg Stewart of Waterloo and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Stewart and family visited Sunday with Mrs. Oliver Stewart and Ray and with Mrs. Jean Edmunds, of Vancouver. Mrs. Edmunds also visited with her father, Oliver, at the- Brussels nursing home. School hand plays for senior' group FORDWICH — Musical entertainment was on the program at the October meeting of Fordwich Senior Citizens. The president, Mrs. William Wilson, welcomed everyone. Birthday greetings were sung to two members. After roll call, minutes of previous meeting, and the treasurer's report were read and adopted. The club received its Gold Star for membership. . Mrs. Wilson thanked the committee in charge of selecting a representative to the Howick Fair Queen contest. - A committee consisting of Mrs. Kennedy, Mrs. Cooper, and Mrs. Shoemaker was` appointed to make arrange- ments for the club's Christmas dinner. Elmer Williamson, Mrs. Comfortable Savings on Chesterfields & Chairs at the Wingham Sales Arena 2, 3,8t 4 pc. sets plus several Sofa Beds 4 pc. Plaid Suite - Sofa, Loveseat, Chair & Ottoman 2 pc. 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SPORTING GOODS - New & used guns, ammuni- tion, over and under or side by side 12 ga. shotguns -'329.00, 308, 270 ammo. -'9.95 box) rifle scopes, hunting knives. CARPET ROLL:ENDS - In various colours anc�� patterns. Bring your room sizes with you. a Shop the Wingham Sales Arena just north of Wingham on Hwy. No. 4 357-1730 Open 9 - 6 pm Mon. - Sat. Fri: nights till 9 pm Cash, Cheque, VISA, Mastercard Accepted This school week certainly has been" chilly! Children have alretdy started playing in the few leaves that are on the ground. But most of all, everyone is getting into the Hallowe'en spirit. Our gymnasium was brightly decorated for our Thanksgiving assembly. All classes attended the assembly and everyone seemed to have enjoyed it. We also had many visitors that watched the presen- tation. Many of the senior grades seem to be involved in a lot of sports. Football, soccer (girls and boys) and soon houseleague floor hockey, volleyball, basketball and perhaps bordenball are a few of the activities offered. All students seem to be getting a healthy workout and are having a lot - of fun par- ticipating. —Ria Linardatos Mr. Lisle's class has been busily working in concluding stories. Here's one for you to write the ending for: It was a dark and stormy ;night as Liz walked home from Jane's house. Liz heard loud footsteps behind her. She started to. walk faster; the person did too. Liz turned around and she tried to scream, someone... Now you finish it. —Christa Curzon Last week Miss Buist's class went to the children's museum in London for an Inuit workshop. The children made a game called stick and bone. They also made Inuit rubbins where you take a piece of paper, put it over a soapstone carving and rub a pencil over the paper and the picture appears. The class also learned Inuit sound language. They enjoyed. the workshop. —Michael Cullen In mathematics the Grade 2s are learning the facts of 12 and they are doing two -digit number facts in the ex- panded notation. The Grade Is are learning numbers to 100. In environmental studies they are discussing Thanksgiving and the children are drawing a picture of what they are thankful for. —Darryl Daw As you know Thanksgiving has arrived and Mrs. MacRae's class has joined in the celebration. They have learned all about the first Thanksgiving and how it came to be. They also have read a story about Tom Turkey. They made some Tom Turkeys and displayed them in th'ey'gym for "'the'. . Thanksgiving assembly. Mrs. MacRae's class is building a post office out of milk cartons. If you have any extra cartons, they would be appreciated. Doig and Mr. and Mrs. Bartman represented the club on a float at the Howick Fair. The club's first card party of the season will be held in the hall on Oct. 19 starting at 8:30. An article from "The Voice" was read. Mrs. Kennedy introduced the members of the Howick Central School band, which entertained with several selections. They were thanked by Mr. Fleetham. The band,. he said, is a credit to the school and the com- munity. 'After lunch Gordon Coghlin of Atwood showed pictures taken during his trip to New Zealand and Australia. „These were very much enjoyed and brought a delightful evening to a close. —Allan Bailie MRS. ALLAN GRIFFITH Mr. Sakasov and his class are paying close attention, learning and having a few laughs along the way. They have learned how to read .., latitude and in social studies and had three math tests. The Thanksgiving assembly was a success. Thanks to the parents for attending our assembly. - —Paul Edwards Last week the Golden Circle School, Mr. Martin's and Miss Buist's classes went • to the children's museum at London. The trip was very successful. Most of the students saw the exhibit "The Street Where 'You Live". They saw such, things as manholes and discussed ;IA►' �tn,0g,i?pl?t;sy�'F°ky1ey played with ts.. andr:-saw people in fire and postal uniforms. The Golden Circle had delicious roast beef dinner last Friday for Thanksgiving. —Charles Trapp Wroxeter Personals Thanksgiving weekend visitors with Mr. and Mrs. John Brent were Mr. and Mrs. Larry Harron of Brampton, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lemon and Mrs. James Kaufman and Krista of Owen Sound. Thanksgiving guests with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wintemute and Dennis on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Riley, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Riley, Melissa and Jerrad off Wroxeter, Tharon Riley of Wingham, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Gilbert and Krista, Linda Riley and Dennis Henderson, all of Harriston. ,Sunday guests with Mrs. Allan Griffith were Mrs. James Robertson of Goderich, Mr. and Mrs. Brian Manuel and Amanda of Heritage Estates at Seaforth and Lyle Hart, Wroxeter. Mr. and Mrs. Archie Robinson of Clinton were weekend guests with Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Hart. Sunday guests with MT. arid Mrs. Stewart Higgins were Mr. and Mrs. Ron Higgins and family of Stratford and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Baker of Ompah. Norman Hall of Aylmer spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Art Gibson and other friends. LISA MARIE BLACK, the baby daughter of Tom Black and Connie Kuc of East Wawanosh was not too im- pressed by the turkey and all the trimmings at last Wednesday evening's annual fowl supper at the Belgrave arena. An overflow crowd attended the sup- Oer, which is the biggest fund-raising event of the year for the Belgrave Community Centre Board. 1 Geoff Woollett returned home from Wingham and District Hospital on Thurs- day. Mr. and Mrs. Ron McMichael, Karen, Judith and Rhonda, and , Mr. and Mrs, Gary Ballagh spent Thanksgiving weekend in Miami, Manitoba, where the girls entertained at the annual Fun and Fiddle Festival. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Powell, Jason and Colin, called on Mr. and Mrs. Cliff ' Marks enroute home to Kitchener on Sunday from their cottage at Peggy's Cove. Wroxeter friends are pleased that Reg Watson and Herb Braniff returned home from hospital at the weekend and hope for continued improvement. Thanksgiving weekend guests with Mrs. Mac Allan were her family, Mr. and Mrs. George Allan, , David and Sara of Sarnia; Mr. and Mrs. Dick Allan, Heather and Malcolm of Toronto; Mrs. Robert Turnbull and David Williams, Sarnia. Wroxeter herd averages bid of $1,736 The herd dispersal for Jim Seili, Wroxeter, was held recently at Wilson Sales Arena, Uxbridge. The thirty- two Hdistein cattle were well received by the buyers from across the province and a strong average of $1,736 was reached. Topping the sale at $5,300 was Twinlea Prestar Lulu - Red G. P., a February 1982 Prestar daughter with a 2y 135d record of 2,938 kg. milk, 124 kg fat, 4.2 per cent test and projected BCA of 144- 168. Her excellent dam had 3y BCA of 162-166 and second dam was very good. Bred since June to Romandale Regal Red the cow sold to Kenneth A, Baker of Elgin - burg. A very good November 1980 daughter from a Starlite son sold for $3,800 to Phoenix Bros. of Greenbank. She has a projected 3y BCA at 172 days of 1577181. Her excellent dam had a best BCA of 176- 172 and her second was classified very good. She was bred since May to Roman - dale Regal Red. Local buyers included Jacob Vanderkuylen, Gowanstown; Larry Rock, Monkton; Roblea Farms Ltd., Tara; Lyle Martin, Ethel; and Stuart Gregson, Flesherton.