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Seaforth Manor residents head to the beach
A poems at St. Chnatupbars
Beach in Godcrich htghtightcd our
week of activity We m tlx Manor.
Twenty -ore residiws eupyed a
scenic drive throe* Benrnillet and
up to the lake at Godcnch. Once
settled in our saeltxcd picnic arca,
everyone enpyed a variety of
sandwiches and tasty treats prepared
by our kitchen. Thanks alai to
Viola Lawson for baking a cake for
ow group to enjoy!!
After lunch a gam= of "psis the
Qhs" was played; Winners were
Tom Handy and Dennis Arney.
Following a short walk along the
boardwalk, we headed home. Many
thanks to staff member Beuy
Huisce and to volunteers Hazen
McGonigle, Doreen Kelly, Viola
Lawson and Cheryl Phillips for all
their help!
This week also featured our
"Pyjama" Bingo: Big Winners
included: Steve Luperi, Elmer
Bakcsy, Penny Coza, Annie
Harmon, Gladys Ruston, Edith
Salo, Frank Smalc, Ila Gardner,
Maxine Elliou and Dennis Arney
(full house). Congratulations to all
of you! Thanks Mary Nolan, Viola
Lawson and Doreen Kelly for assis-
ting at the tables.
Tuesday morning, volunteer Anne
Rowland provided that "little extra"
Staffa women
take to the
waves on trip
Staffa Correspondent
MRS. JOHN TEMPLEMAN
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Staffa Women's Institute mem-
bers and friends enjoyed a bus trip
to Caledonia on Tuesday. While
there they enjoyed a leisurely cruise
down the Grand River, a tour of the
historical sites of Caledonia, dinner
on board the cruise boat and live
musical entertainment back at "the
barn", along with scenic slides of
the Grand River.
John and Roberta Templeman
were guests at the wedding of Brian
and Annette Mayer in Exeter on
Saturday evening. The Templeman
family all attended the reception
later at the Exeter Legion.
Country
u she did a anant~curt for any lady
waw some p••/•
la the ahorn000, Marion Rose
uckled the ivories for ow shallow
Sing -A -Lung. Golden Oldies west
sung by all.
Wednesday tnormag the smell of
cmammon and brown sugar wafted
out the Activity Room Doose. Ons
baking club tuft and waned ex-
pertly at pts Baked Apples
dessert at suppertunc. Everyone
shared stories and, a course, had
their own technique of making the
tasty treats that were enjoyed by a11.
Back roads, farm houses and
corn were viewed by Ernie H
Dave Netzke, Dennis Arney, Mars
and Frank Smaie, Penny Coza, Bob
Archibald, Keith Haman, Bill
Lonnolly, Elsie Zetscl, Margaret
Demlar, and Jean Elliott on Wed-
nesday afternoon. This afternoon of
"touring the countryside" featured
Bob and Anna Archibald's farmland
and the homes that Frank and Mar-
garet Smale were born in. Thanks
go to Dorothy Papple for driving.
To cap off our busy weds, we
celebrated Allice Boyes' 80th
B in day ! Her husband Ed Boyes
and Marie Flyms and The Huron
Strings, provided an afternoon of
entertainment for us all. Her
grandson Ben was busy making
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SEAFORTH MANOR
HAY R s7 t "1 and eating it, too was Seaforth Manor
residers Alice Boyes, who celebrated her 80th birthday with family
and friends on Friday afternoon With Alice are daughter Helen
Consitt of Zurich, grandson Ben Uniac of Mitchell, and husband
Ed Boyes.
signs and her children Dorothy
Uniac, Helen Consist and Jim Boyes
decorated and provided a beautiful
cake for everyone to enjoy. Thanks
for sharing your special day with
us.
Coming Soon - July 24 , 2 p.m. -
Let's visit Austria, Speaker Betty
Beuttenmiller.
Larry Dolinatie, Ot tarty Mai i , draw.ny
the winnang ticket is Rob Fellows (Race
Car Driver) and Marc Robinet
WINNER
of the 100 L. of
SUNOCO GOLD GASOLINE
is
Lauren Love
R.R. #1 Zurich
ARCHIE'S
SUNOCO
TAILOR LOW RATE
INTEREST PAYMENTS
TO YOUR BUDGET
FOR A GREAT DEAL NOW,
TALK TO THE COMBINE EXPERTS...
NEW OLD TANKER - Seaforth Area fire department got a new tanker by reducing the size of its 1976
tanker. The reduction will make the tanker safer to drive by not allowing water to slosh around inside,
especially while comering. Oxford photo.
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During the height of the storm, I noticed the hint of a pinkish glare
shining in the front window from a distance, but I really couldn't make
out what it was. Moments later, the Blyth Fire Department's emergency
vehicle, fire truck and tanker came roaring down the road. By then a
strong red glare to the north signalled an obvious problem.
At first we worried that it might be a neighbour's home, and then
once establishing that it was a barn, the question became: "Did they get
the animals out?"
That wooden barn, a strong, well built structure loaded to the rafters
with freshly gathered dry hay, became a giant pile of caved -in embers
and flame in about ten minutes. With the intense rainstorm at that time,
you wondered how the fire could burn so strongly. What could the
firemen and their tank truck loaded with water do in this situation
except look futile?
The power of lightning is awesome to contemplate. There must be
gases or dust amongst the hay that make it ignite so quickly when the
bolt hits the loft. If someone had been working in the barn, would they
have had enough time to escape? I've heard stories about barns being
hit by lightning with such force that the bolt split the huge weight -
carrying beam and the fire was instantaneous all around. And no one
has protection against this power; nor do you deserve the catastrophe
that it creates. It's just the luck of the draw.
The third incident was that at a public meeting this week in the
Walton Hall, our "concerns were addressed" as to the loss of our post
office on Aug.4, 1990. From 7 PM until 8:30 PM, three PR men from
Canada Post fielded questions about our future mail service, defended
the arbitrary decisions of their crown corporation, and generally let us
spin our wheels. With so many post offices in Ontario going down this
year, they've had a lot of experience at this sort of thing, and practically
know in advance every question and concern they are going to hear.
That's a week in Walton. The fire and the storm were powerful and
dramatic. One farmer has suffered great loss of his work and his
property. Generally, compared to others in Huron County, this area was
very lucky with the rainfall this time and we still have a crop to watch
and nurture. As far as the post office goes, another institution of rural
life is slowly ground away by the bureaucrats. We cannot hope to
control the fire and the storm, but I thought that in a democratic system,
we had some control over post offices.
Horse
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forgetting all about his horse until
called up by phone about one
o'clock in the morning by the hotel -
keeper. We may say the oversight
was due entirely to absentminded-
ness and not to any more serious
offence, as Clinton is a strictly dry
town.
JULY 19, 1940
When workmen digging a drain
on the northeast side of town came
upon what they thought a par-
ticularly tough root of a tree, they
swung harder than ever and soon
cut their way through. Unfor-
tunately as telephone users in that
corner of town . discovered, the
�Jroot was not,OOi, but one of the
new underground telephone cables
recently laid throughout town.
The Board of Scott Memorial
Hospital at a recent meeting ap-
proved a suggestion that free
hospitalization he provided for
British guest children. The offer
will apply to children who may be
received in homes in Seaforth and
the district.
Observers are wondering just
what is the significance of the fact
that the leaves of oats have the
capital letter "B" plainly stamped
on them. It is said that the same
phenomenon was seen on oat leaves
during the year 1918 - the last year
of the first World War. Three
samples from the field of Pat Nigh,
which were brought to the office on
Thursday, showed the marking quite
plainly.
Farmers throughout the province
are to have the co-operation of the
Ontario Government in securing
inexperienced but able-bodied
young men for two or three months
for haying, harvesting and general
farm work.
FARMERS!
What can you do to reduce pollution in rivers
and agricultural drains and at the same time
protect livestock health?
1. PROTECT THE WATERCOURSE
fence livestock protect banks and
tile outlets
away from the stream
establish
buffer strips
2. DEVELOP AND PROTECT ALTERNATE
WATER SOURCES FOR AGRICULTURE
hydraulic ram pumps nose pumps
windmills
solar powered pumps
farm wells farm ponds
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Working with you to improve rural water quality
The Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority
Box 2410, Exeter NOM 1S7
235-2610
MINISTRY OF THE
ENVIRONMENT