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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1984-08-15, Page 81 — THE HURON EXPOSITOR, AUGUST 15,,.1984 FAMILY Young folk visit at Manor On Saturday August 4, 20 residents attended the afternoon performance of "Cake Walk" at the Blyth Summer Theatre, accompanied by Laverne Nigh and Ruth Nolan. Wednesday afternoon residents enjoyed a visit from the young folk. Staff and their youngsters were in for the afternoon and the residents all had a chance to hold them and talk to them. Each youngster was presented with a gift, Darryl Dimaline, Atysha Crawford Ashley Nigh and Robin McLeod. Thursday afternoon bingo winners were Syd Pearson x 3, Elmer Bakcsy x 2, Maxine Elliott x2, Madge Remes, Penny Caza, Marguerite Shiel, lIa Gardner and Doris Smith. After bingo a birthday party was held for the ladies celebrating a birthday this month. They were Doris Smith, Carol Geddes, Ila Gardner and Ruth Noll. Friday afternoon resident euchre was played after a picnic barbecue on the patio, with watermelon for dessert. -Betty McGregor R.N. treated all the residents to an ice cream cone, on one hot humid day. Ruth Noll was home over the long weekend. Katimavik returns to Seaforth On Aug. 29, 12 young Canadians ages 17 to 21 will be coming to Seaforth to work, live and learn far one dollar a day. This will be the 10th group to volunteer their time and manpower to Seaforth; the culmination of four years of commitment and co-operation between the Seaforth com- munity and Katimavik. This year's project* include helping out at St. James Separate School, Seaforth Public School as well as working for the Hulled • Conservation Authority and Tuckersmith Daycare in Vanastra. This year the Seaforth Katimavik project needs your help. Any household articles will not be refused. As well, needed desperately are kitchen items, furniture, books and a large table. If you do not have these items but have skills or hobbies that you 'could present to the Katimavik group this type of contribu- tion would also be greatly appreciated. Please feel free to contact Rick Colbourne at 527-1592 or feel free to visit us at any time on Scott farms, McKillop S.R. 30. Ria Voogel spent some time with her grandchildren while home over the weekend. Mary Lamont was in and visited Kelly Lamont. Karen Finlayson took Mac Tiffen, Hareld Walsh and Elmer Bakcsy for a ride to Bayfield. Len Bloomfield took Pat Nigh and Mike and An elia Stoll fishing at Lion* Park. Jim Nolan's family visited. Carol Geddes has been visited by her husband, father, mother, sons and daughters and their families. Gladys Ruston was out for a drive on Tuesday with her husband. Also had visits from her brothers, Donald Denstedt of Elmira and Gerald Denstedt of Toronto, and her parents from Listowel. Mortimer Mann had a staff member from PEOPLE nis former home come for avisit and take him out fora drive, Syd Pearson was visited by his daughter Beverly Pearson and friend from Stratford. Also enjoyed supper out along with Maxine Elliott, On Sunday Jack Moore was home for the day with his son John. Donna Farley, husband and girls were in to visit her father Dr. Ernest Wilier. Erle Dow was out for lunch with his daughter. Corneluis Rumig had a visit from his fathily from Waterloo. We welcome new resident David Netzke, into our home. His daughter was in Sunday and took him to see his wife who is in the hospital. + Residentg are looking forward to their trip to the Africtan Liop Safari on Wednesday. Dr. Charles and Laura Toll celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary recently at the summer home of their daughter Jill Farrugia and son-in-law Johh, south of Bayfield. Dr. Toll practised dentistry in Blyth in the 1930s and was the main push in organizing the Blyth Band. He is still active in band work with tfiie Seafortfi and District Band. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Chesterfield of "— Wheatley visited with Mona and Henry Enzensberget on Sunday. Norm, a cousin of Mona and grand nephew of the late Thomas Daly is in the Guiness Book of Records as having sighted the greatest number of birds in the world He has bee -tile- -nearly every country and all the continents to do this. Dr., and Mrs. Donald Munn of Listowel visited with James Kelley last week and he later visited the Munn's at their cottage in Amberley. Roger Clement of Acapulco Mexico was a recent guest of James Kelley and they later visited the Wagner Estate in Douglas Michigan. This Area's Largest Ever CARPET. L iuidation and Truckload Sale 3 days Only Thurs. s Fri. - Sat. Thur., Fria, 9 - 9 r Sat.,9p5 Bring your Room ea$uremorlt$ Beautifulcorpeting con be yours for o fraction of the original sq. yd. prices. Cut from our regular wolf to•wall stock. or special factory clearouts, our selection of elegant remnants are at terrific sayings now. Como and select from famous name brands in styles and colours to fit your decor...and your budget' �A Sale So Big We Were Forced To Rent The South Huron Rec Centre In Exoter Over 100 Remnants 67% Off Over 100 Rolls up to 50% Off Free Delivery outdoor $'.flw. Yd. Turf Vinyl Flooring Over 100 Rolls as tow as 94.47 up to 57% Off Over 50 Short Rolls 67%o Off Expert lnstoilotion con be arranged Armstrong Designer $707 Sol®ri®n As loan as it aw WiRECTIOPIS: Turn East Off Mato St. At Fire Hull Nylon Level loop $487 Rubber Basked Y• Armstrong Condide Sale conducted by Dinney's Fine Furniture and Flooring, Exeter "Our Reputation is your guarantee of Quality" FLOATING ROSE—Ruth Beuttehmlller won first prize for her floating rose exhibit at the Seaforth Horticultural Society Flower Show at the Legion last Wednesday. (Hundertmark photo) King's wife cook's tour Sara Waxman, author. television personal- ity. 'and wife of Al Waxman (the King of Kensington), is touring rural Ontario this summer in search of the finest in country cooking. As a special Bicentennial project. Mrs. Waxman, author of The King's Wife's Cookbook (1980), will be sampling authentic country cuisine at restaurants. inns. and festivals throughout the province and collect- ing recipes for a new book tentatively entitled Backroads and Country Cooking. Ontario chefs, gourmets. and household cooks are invited to submit their recipes to: Backroads and Country Cooking, McClelland to take of Ontario and Stewart Ltd., 25 Hollinger Road, Toronto. Ontario. M40 3G2. Selected recipes will be included in Backroads and Country Cooking which McClelland and Stewart will publish in the Fall of 1985 As well as receiving acknow- ledgement in the book. contributors auto- matically become contestants in the Country Cooking contest. More than 55.000 in prizes will be awarded including !usury weekends for two at one of Ontario's finest inns. All published contrib- utors will receive an autographed copy of the book. Residents work on needlepoint KILBARCHAN NOTES By Mabel T'Eirnbull As it was Civic Holiday weekend. things were quiet on Monday. 1 shall tell you more about our reunion later. On Tuesday things picked . up with our usual bingo. The winners this week were. Oliver MacKay. Alma Nottingham and Lillian • .inston. Congratulations to all. '^esday was craft day. Anyone able with needlepoint on plastic canvas. It seemed to be a very interesting project, We had a leisurely day on Thursday with the choice of sitting outside, just relaxing in our rooms. or watehing T.V. Again we must thank Bryan Peter for taking the time on Friday to show us the films "Shakespeare of Stratford and London" and "Abbott and Costello meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." Janet Farrell )nee Beattie). Mississauga. an ex -student. came to visit me while in Seaforth. Some of the children of our staff cheered the residents by visiting us on Wednesday. Don Brightrall enjoyed a visit with his mother this week. Obituaries Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Striate. Staffa and Mr. and Mrs. Ross Smale were in to see their mother Bessie Smale. Joy Julian. Agincourt and Mrs. J.A. Stewart, Seaforth. came to see me this week Mts. Stewart brought pink roses from her garden. The Turnbull family reunion was held at our family cottage ' "Schadeview•• on Sunday. Aug. 5. This is usually a Christmas affair. but as the roads were so very bad at that time. we postponed it We did not miss out however. as everyone received a gift. mine a nice necklace. The guests came from as far as Los Angeles. Ottawa. Kingston. Inger-col. Trll- senburg and of conrse Seaforth. It was a good group but a scattered representations of our Clan. 1 am sorry to say that these will be my last notes for a week or two as the volunteer who helps me compile my writing will be back and forth to her daughter and husband who are moving to their new home in Waterloo. See you soon. MARK SPROAT Mark Ross Sproat. 74. formerly of RR 4 Seaforth. Tuckersmith Township died Thurs• day Aug. 9 at Huronyiew Son of the late Wm. Sproat and Jennie Robinson. he was horn in Tuckersmith Township where he farmed and operated a tile yard. He attended the First Presbyterian Church. Surviving is one sister. Isabel. of Queensway Nursing Horne. Hensall. He was predeceased by one sister. Clare, Mrs. Nelson Govenlock, Funeral services were held Monday Aug. 13 at Box Funeral Home. Seaforth with Rev. T.A.A. Duke officiating. Interment Mait- landbank Cemetery. Pallbearers were Sandy Doig. Arthur Wallace. Leonard Strong. Bob Tyndall. Bill Leyburn and Arthur Leyburn. Flowerbearers were Bob Archibald and Warden Haney. LESLIE AND EMILY POLLARD ' Leslie Howard Pollard. 80. a former Ethel resident died July 8 in Clearwater. Florida. His wife. the former Emily Fraser. of Stratford, also died on June 2' in Clearwater Florida. Mr. Pollard. the son of the late Wesle} and Charlotte Pollard, was horn in F.rhei Hewn a former tool and die maker in Detroit, a member of the Crossroads Baptist Church and a former Captain of the Salvation 'Army in Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Pollard --are survived hs one son. Howard. of Brighton Michigan and cousin Mrs. Mervyn Pipe. of Brussels Both funeral services and burials were held at Sylvan Abby Memorial Park. Clearwater, Florida. ANNA SKINN Anna Mildred (Fitzpatrick) Skinn. 82. of Stratford died Saturday. Aug. 11 at the Cambridge Hospital. Wife of the late John Skinn. she is survived by one son. Bervil of Kitchener. two daughters. Helena. Mrs. Ken Partridge. of Stratford and Gentry. Mrs Ron Ferguson. of Cambridge. nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren. She was predeceased by two sisters. Delphine Bell and Loretta Flamer -la and a brother Bervil in infancy. Funeral mass was celebrated at Immacu- late Conception Church. Stratford on Tues- day. Aug. 14. interment St. James Cemetery. Seaforth. H'einbuck'Funeral Home, Stratford assisted with the arrangements. Donations to Medical Daycare c,o Cam. bridge Memorial Hospital will be accepted as expressions of sympathy.