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May you and
your loved ones
have a safe and
Joyous Holiday
Season, a healthy and
prosperous New Year'
M E
RICHARD GIBBON'
25 Alfred St East, Wingham, Ont.
.357-3280
S TA f E FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES
Canadian Head Offices. Scarborough, Ontario
We carol a
message of thanks to our
friends and patrons
and wish them all,
the best of
everything.
Merry Chrivtmas and Happy New Year
SUNRISE DAIRY
R. Bailey & Family
from the
Staff and Management
of:
Bridge Motors
HappHolidas
Peace to all men of good will:
.Fred, Grace & Staff
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YOU BETTER WATCH OUT—Doug French and .John
Chippa led a sing -along while awaiting that jolly old soul,
Santa Claus, at Sunday's Optimist Children's Party held
at the Wingham Legion Hall. Old Saint Nick and Mrs.
Claus finally did arrive and brought treats for all the boys
and girls at the party.
Fifteen individuals, one group
named Ont Junior Citizens
"There definitely are some
great kids in our province,"
summed up Ontario Junior
Citizen of the Year awards
chairman Don Smith recent-
ly as he announced the
names of the. 15 individuals
and one group which will
receive, Junior Citizen cita-
tions for 1985.
..,,.M•r, Smith, publisher of the
Bracebridge Herald Gazette,
chaired an all -day session as
five judges representing the
contest co-ordinator. Ontario
Community Newspapers As-
sociation (OCNA) and
patron CP Air combed
through 115 nominations be-
fore deciding on the final re-
cipients.
Young people aged 6 to 18
who Have proven their cour-
age, ingenuity, resourceful -
As the fun and festivities begin, we hope you experience
Christmas to the fullest... With warm friends and lots of
Iau'ghter. Thanks so much for letting us serve you!
KNECHTEL The Management & Staff of your
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ness, initiative leadership,
fortitude, community ser-
vice and selfless per-
formance were eligible to be
nominated. Mrs. Smith said
each one of the nominees
• was deserving of an award
and the quality of -this. year's
• entries was "excellent".
The.. recipients and their.
families have been invited to
attend OCNA's annual con-
vention in Toronto February
13, 14, 15. They will be honor-
ed at a reception sponsored
by Ontario's new Lieutenant
Governor Lincoln Alexander
in his suite at.Queen's Park
and the awards .will be
presented by him ata con-
vention luncheon Friday,
February 14.
Each will receive a $200
cheque, a plaque, a gold
lapel pin and a family por-
trait with the Lieutenant
Governor: '
The 1985 recipients in-
clude:
Cory Bendzsak, 41, of.
Windsor, for rising above
physical limitations to excel
in school work and become
both a leader and a helper.
Cory has cerebral palsy.
David Brown, 8, of London,
for quick action which saved
the life of a three-year-old
.girl who had fallen into a
drainage hole containing
three metres of water. '
Kevin, Kristofer and Kyle
Button, ages 11, 8, and 6, of
Stoney Creek, for humani-
tarian assistance to their
family in accepting and
assisting with the care of 30
foster children' who have
--shed-then--home-over--the-
pastdecade.
Jennifer Greer, 11, of
Prince Albert, for courage
and selfless generosity in
donating bone marrow from
her body in an attempt to
save the life of her younger
' brother who had Cancer.
Darcy Metzger, 18, of
Waterlot, for reacting
calmly under pressure at the
scene of a car -hay -wagon
collision that claimed three
lives. His actions helped to
prevent further loss of life.
Casey Morrison, 7, of Coll-'
ingwood, for his courage, pa-
tience, cheerfulness and ef-
- -farts to complete school
work despite .cerebral palsy
and lack of use of his arms
and legs. His wheelchair has
a Blissymbolics computer
board with which he com-
riunicates by pressing'a con-
trol plate beside his head.
Sherry and Kevin
Peltomaki, 12 -year-old twins
from Huntsville, fbr except-
ional volunteer service to
trainable mentally retarded
student at Huntsville Public
School since 1982.
Eddie Richards, 13, of
Demorestville,,for a -courag-
eous lifesaving act after a
three-wheeler overturned,
pinning his friend beneath
the machine. Despite the
fact'" his hip was fractured
and his leg broken in five
places, Eddie rescued his
friend and drove the
machineover six •miles for
help.
Julie and Diane Salter, sis-
ters aged 14 and 13, of Enter-
prise, for saving the lives of
their two younger sisters (as
well as their own) in an early
morning fire at their home.
They led the youngsters out
of a second storey window to
safety.
Reginald' Topping, 15, of
Windsor, for humanitarian
service in promoting social
awareness of handicapped
children. A victim of spina
bifida since birth, he served
as Windsor's Easter Seal -
Timmy in 1981 and became
the Ontario Timmy the. fol-
lowing year. He constantly
works to improve life for the
'handicapped.
•Lauren Vancaeyzeele, 10,
of Newmarket, for a daring
rescue of three small chil-
dren from a burning car. Al-
thqugh the fire was contain-
ed to the dash -of the car and
' was soon extinguished by
adults, Lauren's bravery
and quick -thinking in a po-
tentially dangerous situation
were applauded.
Group Award: W. J. Wood
Vocational Secondary School
students from Missisauga
received a group award for
providing both moral and fi-
nancial support when fellow
student Gary Ladouceur re-
ceived spinal injuries and
was paralyzed from the
waist down' in a hockey
game. In less than five•
months the students raised,
over $13,000 for the Ladouc-
eur Trust Fund, for his con-
tinuing care and education.
There were 115 nomina-
tions submitted'by commun-
ity newspapers, schools and
citizens in this, the Interna-
tional Year of the Youth.. In
the, program's /first five
years a total of 704 young
people had been nominated
for awards, and 50 indivi-
duals and four groups have
received Junior Citizen cita-
tions,. •
OCNA • President Jocelyn
Shrier of Goderich praised
all those who were nominat-
ed for an award and thanked
the citizens, teachers and
newspapers for submitting
nominations.
"Even those who were not
among the final recipients
can be proud of the accom-
plishments, for `going that
extra mile' in heroism, • hu-
manitarianism,, community
service or overcoming phys-
ical limitations," she said.
"we are proud of all our
young people."
Turnberry Township Council
Reeve - Brian McBumey, Deputy Reeve - Douglas Fortune
Councillors - Mervin Baker, Nelson Underwood, Joan Wright
Clerk -Tress. - Dorothy Kelly, Road Supt. - Ross Nicholson
Grader Operators - Len Baird, Geo. Gallaway
Township Municipal Office may be closed
Dec. 23rd to Jan. 6th for vacation.
W ere programming our
Christmas thoughts to include
best wishes for a season of peace
and prosperity for you and your
41-li ly ...with added appreciation
to our faithful friends.
Authorized Sales Centre,
Diagonal Road, Wingham.
May the glow
of our
warmest wishes
be with you.
Merry
'
Christmas,
jIIIN�W
sttnhi,...- and thanks.
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