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THE WAY WE WERE --Mrs. Jack (Betty) McKague belts out a song as part of the choir at the 1969
Teeswater-Culross Old Boys' and Girls' Reunion. The first reunion was held in 1905, but due the war
a second was not held until 1919. They have been held every 10 years since then and this year's
promises to be the biggest and best yet. Festivities get underway Aug. 4 and run until Aug. 7.
Old boys, girls come home
to Teeswater Aug. 4 to 7
By Ruth Ballagh
This is the year when hundreds
of former residents of Culross
Township and the Village of
Teeswater plan to return home for
tie "Old Boys' and Girls'
Reunion".
Committees have been meeting
for over two years and everything
should be ready for next weekend's
big bash— Aug. 4, 5, 6 and 7.
This reunion is unique. It first
was held in 1905. The war changed
plans to hold it 10 years later, so the
next reunion was held in 1919 and
there has been one every 10 years
since then.
The 1989 edition is a reunion
filled with traditions. The Galt
Kiltie Band has played at every
reunion but one since 1919. Other
time -held traditions that continue'
this year include: nightly dances;
registration at the town hall; a back -
to -school reunion Saturday morn-
ing; a community lunch following
the Sunday -morning Church ser-
vices and a Sunday -night concert,
complete with choir.
In -answer to many requests for
more concerts with local talent, the
committee has organized no less
than four concerts for this year's
reunion. These concerts will pro-
vide a showcase for present and
former local performers; an 80 -
voice choir, with back-up band; a
grand piano recital at the town hall
and a °'bring -your -own instru-
ment" jamboree in the arena.
Even the Sunday night shirt-tail
parade is a tradition, except that it
now ends with a dance, something
unheard of in 1929 when it originat-
ed.
Traditionally, there has been a
parade to highlight the Monday
events and this year is no excep-
tion. Time to visit, sports events
and special attractions have filled
the empty moments of a busy
weekend, from the earliest pro-
grams to the present.
The invitation committee has
sent out almost 1,400 invitations
and hopes that all Teeswater-Cul-
ross
eeswaterCul-
ross old boys and girls will circle
the dates on their calendars and
plan to come home on Civic Holi-
day Weekend in yet another year
ending in °°9".
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Turnberry council members have
encouragedn-Bvale man to try
resole a ,pblem over his
with neighbors lathe hamlet
Jee and Edye Thompson mend; -
ed. the, July meeting of council to
discuss a...complaint regarding his
Amnon shepherd dogs. •
,
delegation of . Bl4evale .resi-
dents attended a meeting of Council
in late June to ask if council could
do anything about the animals
which, they claimed, were causing.
a noise problem and occasionally
got off their chains.
At that time, council members
decided to check with the township
solicitor.; to see if there is anything
they can do to help solve the prob-
lem.
In a nutshell, it appears there is
very little the council can do as long
are tied, but occasio
ten off .their ch
claime00. his. dogs
ve go
owever :he
not hurt pest:
pie and 'bark • because they, :are
guardydogs "ltis their job; he said,:
Although vaulty -7d member are
concerned about what might tap¢
pen if one of the ani wed. *a -
attack someone, in the village/ 140Y_
encouraged Mr. Thompson to Solve.
the problem with his neighbors by
talkingit out.
Mr. Thompson said he is wiling.
to compromise and even has plans
to fence his. yard..
Council took no further action,on
the matter.
Beekeeper rescues
Palmerston campers
FORDWICH — A bee keeper
from the Wingham area rescued a
swarm of bees late Sunday after-
noon and in doing so eased the
anxiety of property owners and
their visitors.
Enjoying a summer weekend at
their trailer, Gary and Sharon Soth-
ern of Palmerston noticed a dark
circle hovering above them. It
turned out to be a swarm of bees
which settled in a small cedar tree
nearby.
The Sothern's trailer is located
near the home of Gary's parents,
William and Jean Sothern, on the
sixth concession east of Fordwich.
Telephoned by Jean Sothern, J. F.
Fear of the Wingham area arrived
with a hive. Placing it near the tree,
he put a queen bee in it. Mother
Nature did the rest.
By the evening all the bees had
entered the hive which Mr. Fear
had also equipped with some
pieces of old honey comb.
"I've found out the older the
pieces, the better. I don't know
why," he said. "But they seem to
Girl identified
in photograph
The identity of a girl in a photo-
graph of a 1949 Wingham Public
S hool class which appeared in the
July 11 edition of the newspaper is
no longer a mystery.
She has been identified as Lois
Stacey and we thank the reader
who passed this information along.
In a related item, another reader
informs us that a boy identified as
Jim 9 ddon in the same photograph
is, in fact, John Seddon. We apolo-
gize for any confusion this may
have caused.
attract the bees better. If you put in
honey, they leave."
Mr. Fear said the swarm was a
small one, and could have divided
from a larger swarm. While he has
lots of bees, Mr. Fear said he would
add the Sothern swarm to his other
colonies.
Dublin firm
to repair bridge
KKN Constriction- of -Dublin has
been awarded the contract to repair
the 4th Concession Bridge in Turn -
berry, subject to ministry of trans-
portation approval. -
The KKN bid of $29,000 was the
lowest of four received at the July
meeting of council last week. Work
includesthe replacement of one
expansion joint, as well as repairs
to the bridge's concrete deck.
Henschel trial
date is Dec. 19
A preliminary trial for Klaus and
Kristin Henschel has been sched-
uled to begin Dec. 19.
The couple, formerly of Brussels,
appeared in provincial court,
Goderich, earlier this month to
have the trial date set. They face 15
counts each of fraud and theft
charges in connection with the dis-
appearance of money from the
Brussels Stockyards last October.
They were located in Germany
and almost $800,000 was seized
from a bank account. The Hen-
schels returned to Canada late last
fall to face fraud and theft charges
laid by the Wingham detachment of
the Ontario Provincial Police.
Stanley announces
Western firm purchase
Jack A. Smith, president and gen-
eral manager of Stanley Door Sys-
tems, announced recently that the
company has purchased the assets
of Windor Manufacturing Ltd.
Windor is "a leading Western
Canadian manufacturer of insulat-
ed steel entrance doors; 90 --minute,
•fire -rated doors, as well as the
expandable -reversible and Exacta
r fire -rated steel frames.
Stanley Dor Systems is one of
Canada's leading manufacturers of
quality insulated steel doors and
garage doors. Stanley is a business
of The Stanley Works, New Britain,
'Connecticut.
The company has manufacturing
operations in Wingham, Toronto
and Montreal.
In making the announcement,
Mr. Smith said the Windor pur-
chase will help Stanley serve its
Western customers better. The plant
will operate under the name Stan-
ley-Windor.