Wingham Advance-Times, 1981-07-22, Page 1• 1:
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THE LOVELY WINNERS were all smiles following
the Western Queen contest held Thursday night as one
of the kickoff events for the Hoedown. Heather Brent
tAk
.P.9*
•*Ater .8,
expeeted4
won the title, with Christine Kissner left, and Kim Mc- 1Wallter Atte event was
Gregor right, aS runners-up.
•m Hoedown is like!
ecome an annual eve
of the past
indication,
f Wingham
the Western
ming an an-
..
organizers
ekend was a
s than was
Irman Shirley
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TOPS IN TA L E NT—'Casey' Casemore of the
Wingham Lions presented awards to the winners of
the talent show Thursday night. The Mcquaid sisters
from Seaforth took top prize for their step dancing,
Anne Marie McQuaid (centre) was first runner-up for
her dance solo and Heather Brent (foreground) was
second runner-up with a piano solo.
BIKE PARADE WINNERS—Individual winners in
last Friday's bicycle and chuck wagon parade were:
In back; Lisa 'Chapman (7 and 8 years), Leanne
Simpson (9 and 10 years), Julie Cameron and Louise
Yocco (11 and over), and Lisa Keay (5 years); in
front, Aaron Chapman (6 years), Deanna, Ryan and
Jennifer Chandllsh and Neil Mowbray.
"indeed a success" • from a
ntonetar&andpoint and for
deattiOgekti#14.
Organi*Wo not yet have
a'defiaite-ainhunt 'of profit
;eo
adeiraent weekend,tohobut
full
et r t4.1umeetingbe
a pwt ri ewt hs hei tht he dae.
It was :74ntioned that
perhapstIOnoney will go
into a trust fUnd to be used
for next year's Hoedown.
• Mrs. Walker said she
hopes. the 4 Hoedown wijl
become an:annual event, and
• added thaentganizers will be
meeting soon to make plans '
to ensure that it is.
at a
The featiVities commenced
last Thursd with a Lions
talent shp, -4nd the crowning
oftheWea • %men
•-•The-M r :id."' sisters of
Seaforth Walltett, away with
top honors at the talent show.
The, girls won firstprize of
$100 for their down -East
Fed. checites
at town hall
next Wed.
Emergency arrangements
have been made for the
distribution of all federal
cheques, a post office
spokesman announced this
week.
Persons who normally
would receive their cheques
through the mail can pick
them up instead at the
council chamber of the
Wingham Town Hall bet-
ween 9 and 11 a.m. and
2 to 4 p.m. next Wednesday,
Thursday or Friday, July 29-
31.
Proper identification will
be required of all persons
picking up cheques:
Federal cheques include
Old Age Security, Guar-
anteed Income Supple-
ment, Canada Pension and a
variety of veterans' and
other allowances and super-
annuation payments.
Provincial and municipal
cheques will not be inched
in this distribution.
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, at The A4
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postal strike, subscribers to
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This applies only to those
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through the Wingham post
office.
Should the Mail strike
continue while The Advance -
Times office is closed during
the first two weeks of' Aug-
ust, we will attempt to make
alternative • arrangements
for pickup.
dance routine and Anne
Marie McQuaid received
second prize of $50 for a
dance solo.
Heather Brent of Wroxeter
won $25 for placing ihird,in
the talent competition with a
classical piano solo.
Miss Brent also was
selected as Wingham's
Hoedown queen from a
grnup of eight girls.
Chlristine Kissner of
Teeswater and Kim
McGregor of Wingham were
runners-up. •
The Wingham Towne
Players presented a one -act
comedy called "Big Annie"
with an all -female cast.
Unfortunately the arena
acoustics .are very poor and
the crowd had become quite
restless, so it was virtually
impossible to hear the ac-
tresses.
Dennis -Charrette off the
Wingham Kinsmen reported
very good crowds at the
casMo 'and saloon . held
Thursday, . Friday and
Saturday at the arena and
added; the group made
between $750, and $1,000 in
• profits.
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The bicycle and Chuck
wagon "parade drew close to
125 individual and family
entries. Prizes were
awarded to Lisa Chapman,
Leanne Simpson, Julie
Cameron, Louise Yocco,
Lisa Keay; Neil Mowbray,.
Aaron Chapman and
Deanna,. Ryan ,and Jennifer
• Chandlish.
The children rode their
bicycles from the Josephine
Street ball . park to the
Armouries where a penny
carnival was held. •
Recreation . Director
Rennie Alexander reported
that approximately 250
children attended the car-
nival. '
After the penny carnival,
the Junior Citizens held a
teen dance in the Armouries.
Two adult dances were
held at the arena over the
weekend. The Friday night
dance to Richard Knechtel
was well -attended and the
Saturday night "Drumlin"
dance drew a capacity
crowd.
Blaze blamed
on fuel leak
Fire severely damaged a.
car on the B Line of Turn -
berry' Township last Thurs-
day evening.
Fire Chief Dave Crothers
reported the 1976 Mercury
sedan owned by • Dan Kleist
of RR 2, Wingham, was
pretty well a total loss. He
attributed the blaze to a
possible fuel leak in the
engine compartment.
Ther, were no injuries as
everyni* got out of the car in
time, he reported.
STAFF
HOLIDAYS
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Advance -Times
office will be
, closed from
AUGUST ST 3
AUGUST 15
inclusive
Advertising intend-
ed for the holiday
period if ordered
before Aug. 3 will
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Saturday's big event was
the Hoedown parade, which
featured over 30 floats, two
bands and horses and riders.
The award for the most
float went to
Readrnan's Cleaners with
the Wingham Ladies Softball
team float placing second.
Other prize-winning floats
were: most original, the
Wingham 'Junior Citizens
and the Red River Cart; best
commercial, McGee Auto
Electric • and Lynn Hoy
Enterprises; best non-
commercial, Maitland
Women's Institute and
Laurie Campbell; most
humorous, the Western
Foundry and The Burnt
Outs; antique vehicles,
Hodgins. Buildall and Lloyd
Fowler; best horse and -rider
in dress, Sherry Green and
Sandy Merkley; best horse
and carriage, Mac Arm-
strong and Sunrise Dairy;
best horse team, Omar
Brookes and Ernie King.
The Town and - Country
• Homemakers •sponsored a
• two-hour • program for
childrenin the Armouries
Called "Kidsworld". Approx-
Mkately 75, yOnfiketerl pla.yed ,
• kinnes,4'"safik •stinks. ark -
watched a magic show per-
formed by Andy Forgrave of
Owen Sound.
The Wingham •Optirnists
sponsored a flapjack break-
fast on Saturday morning.
Optimist Jack McPherson
reported serving breakfast
to almost 150 people, which
was not as many as the
group had hoped, but it still
made a profit. •
The Optimists did very
well at the food booth, selling
sausages and sauerkraut,
and also provided lunch.for
the Saturday night dance.
The - Belgrave. Kihstnen
were in charge of the beef
barbeque. Allen. Bridge, of
the Kinsmen said that while -
tie didn't know how many
dinners the groupad sold; it
considered the barbeque a
success.
Sunday was a famiry day,
with almost all • adivities
held at Riverside Park.
Only one entry Showed up
fOr the canoe race, therefore
rt was cancelled, but the
other events staged were:
quite successfUl.
The motorcycle show
a large numb of
- The horseshoetoss 11
the Sportsmen's Club ,ais�
was 001sk.141dils,44'isLwip',.
The third annual,CKNX'
slow-piteh, totutatpent,
al:eatb:tbali
PirilAilentr;;5
oth"Rniersaid he.
was happy with the outcome •
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The Western -Hoedowny
celebrations mine to a close
with a family picnic held,
Sunday afternoon at '
Riverside Park.
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Five Ontario Scholars at Madill
Five students from F. E.
Madill Secondary School
have been recommended to
the Ministry of Education as
Ontario Scholars this year.
TheYare:. Lynn Miller, son
of Mrs, Eileen Miller of RR
1,' Lucknow; Faye Ann
Forster, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ronald Forster of RR 1,
Lucknow; ,Marilyn Kieffer,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George. Kieffer Of RR 2,
Tees w a t er : Kathryn 'Under-
wood, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. George: Underwood of
RR 1. Wingham, and Debbie
Sjaarda. daughter'of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Sjaarda of RR 3,
Wingham.
Ontario Scholars " must
have achieved an overall
average of at least 80 per.
cent on any ,Six Grade 13
courses. Successful • can-
didates receive a $100
scholarship .from the
Ministry of Education.
Debbie Sjaarda, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Sjaarda of RR 3, Wing -
ham, is one of five Grade
13 graduate $ of F. E.
Madill Secondary School
this year to be recom-
mended as Ontario Schol-
ars. Detibie will be con-
tinuing her education at
Centennial College, Tor-
onto, in the field . of
mental retardation coun-
selling.
Lynn Miller, son of
Mrs. Eileen Miller of RR
1, Lucknow and the late
Allan A. Miller, is one of
five graduates from F. E.
Madill Secondary School
this year who have been
recommended as Ontario
scholars. Lynn will be
attending Queen's Uni-
versity, Kingston this fall
in the commerce pro-
gram.
.
Kathy Underwood,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George Underwood, has
been recommended as an
Ontario Scholar by F. E.
Madill Secondary School
this year. Kathy present-
ly is spending a month as
a counsellor at the On-
tario Pioneer Camp near
Port Sydney. She will be
entering McMaster Uni-
versity, Hamilton this fall
in a combined arts and
sciences course aiming
her toward a career in
medicine.
Marilyn Kieffer,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George M. Kieffer of RR
2, Teeswater, is one of
five students from F. E.
Madill Secondary School
recommended as an On-
tario Scholar this year.
Marilyn plans to attend
the University of Western
Ontario in the fall.
Faye Ann Forster,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ronald E. Forster of RR
1, Lucknow, has been
recommended as aitOn-
tario Scholar from E.
E.
Madill Secondary Sch
\
Faye Ann will be stuIP•
ing natural sciences at
McMaster University in
Hamilton this fall.
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