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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1982-02-03, Page 8ripley page .know Se..heel, Wednesday, February 3, 1982—Piege 7 Ripley midgets win Southampton tournament ByAbWyld. ° On that stormy weekend Sat., Jan. 16 the Ripley midget hockey team and its supporters made their way to Southampton for the tournament there. The team won all their games winning over Tara 5 to 1, Marton 6 to 6, and Howick 10 to 4– the last for the championskin. Four Ripley players Were top stars getting Medallions in the. tournament. They were Kevin Boyle, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Boyle; Terry Irwin son of Mr. and Mrs.. Ron Irwin; Frank MacLeman,,son of Mr. and Mrs. FinlayMacLennan, and Eric Vander Glas, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Vander Glas. Both Kevin and Terry won trophies – Kevin the top goal scorer and Terry the most points adding goalsand ts. The Ripley team and its supporters were storm stayed in Southampton tlll Sunday afternoon. They were given accommodation and treated great for which they are all grateful. Wayne Lowry snow plowed their way from Kincardine to Ripley on the return trip. Midget tourney Last Sat., Jan. 30 the Ripley. and District Lions club sponsored the Midget tournament in the Ripley and District Community • Centre Complex. It started eight in the morning with the first game between Lucknow and Ripley. Final score was Ripley 8 and Lucknow 0 with goalie Frank • MacLennan getting the slut out. Ripley goals were Kevin Boyle 4, and one each by Terry Irwin, Sean Johnson, Shawn Morrison, and Eric Vander Glas. In- Jtipley's second game they were elbninated by Mildmay, score 4 to 3. This was "the first loss to Mildmay all season. Ripley goalxwere by 'Kevin Boyle 2, and a • single by Mlle Nicholson. Mildmay went on to win the tournament bythe same score 4 to 3 over Monkton. The teams here were Howick, Lucknow, Mildmay, Monkton, Chesley, Paisley, . and Ripley. Zurich was in- vited to it 0,4 did not come as it was reported that they were given the date to be Sunday' rather than Satur- day. Ratan pigeon show , The Western Ontario Fantail Pigeon Show is scheduled for this Sat., Feb. 6 in the Ibron Township hall in Ripley. Remember it was postponed on Sat, Jan. '23 due to sleet and icy con- ditions and then theblizzard. President Bob Palmer of Collingwood who called it off then has sent word for this Saturday\. Members of the Ripley Agricultural Society will be setting up the cages for a second time. Mrs. Barbara Gamble and Mrs. Judy Hawrylyshyn will again get ready for a hot noon lunch. The showing of these fine birds starts at 10 a.m. The picture of Lieutenant Colonel ° Brian S. McCool along with his obituary was in the Jan. 24 Toronto Star – a week ago last Sunday. With the Royal Regiment of Canada, he was one of the officers at the August 19,1942 DiePPe raid.' Wounded five time s there - then he was reported dead and a .sPecial memorial service was held for him in Toronto. However, he had been taken prisoner and remained a prisoner for 999 days. Before the war he was a high school teacher in blimico 1924 and in Harbord Collegiate in Toronto from 1926. After the war he was first the assistant director of music for the Ontario Department of • Education and then 111 1959 he became the director of music with the Dept* rtznent. • He was one of the nicest • inspectors to visit the Ripley District ffigh School. Here he was very interested in the • manner in •which the • students carried out their school choir singing for the •annual concerts and he took a concert program back to the Department to show how each year a student directed • the whole school as a dioir. Brian' S. McCool, bom in London, was raised in • Walkerton, hence always • interested in Bruce County. Our neighbour here, Jack Johnson also a native of Walkerton was a classmate with Brian McCool when • both attended the Walkerton • High School in' the early 1900's. For his part in the Dieppe raid he was twice • decorated - receiving the M.B.E. and, an Efficiency • Decoration. In hospital • Patients in Kincardineand District Hospital this past week are Mrs. 'Mildred (Redvers) Johnson and Mrs. Lila Tranter of Ripley, Murray Wilson con. 12 west, •and Mac Boyd of Pine River. Passed away Last Friday we received a letter from • Mrs. H.R. • Morgan of Minden cono tabling the obituary account of her aunt – Mrs. Mae Cotton for printing . in the local papers. • Mrs. Morgan is the former Edna Hadley, daughter of the late Anabel 1cLay (Hadley). Anabel andt Mae were sisters both raised on Malcohn Street in Ripley as was Mrs. Edna Hadley. Mrs. Edna Morgan says that Mrs. Cotton suffered a bad heart attack last -sum- mer but that she had rallied and enjoyed Christmas with her family before slipping away two days bter. She also says that Mrs. Edna Aitchison is frail and suf- feting from poor eyesight so that she cannot write letters. She had a bad fall and spent two months with her daughter Sharon but is now back in her own home. Edna •is known to a number of folks still here. In regard to the present winter Mrs. Morgan says that "it is a deep, coldwinter here in Haliburton County but at lead our rugged hills prevent the drifting that you • get there. Our schools and roads are never closed". • Obituary • Mrs. Mae Cotton Mrs. Margaret (Mae) Cotton passed away peacefully at Grandview Lodge, Dunnville, Ontario, on Deceniber 27, 1981. Ste was in her eighty-fifth year. Mts. Cotton was one of the fourteen children of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Mclay from one of Ripley's original Lewis Island • pioneer families. Ste was born and educated in Ripley, and was a member of Knox Presbyterian Church. In 1922 she married Herbert A. Cotton. They made their home in Toronto. After her husband's death in 1957, Mrs. Cotton returned to: Ripley and spent the summers at her home on Malcolm Street, for as long. as her health would allow her to do so. Though .for the- past several years she has been an invalid and obliged to spend much of her time in hospital, she never lost her cheerful Christian outlook, lively interest in others, and sense of humour. In spite of severe arthritis, she developed amazing artistic skill, especially in painting. Her spiritual strength and courage have been an in- spiration to all her family and friends. . The funeral service con- ducted by the Rev. 13. Willis, was ki Rogersville, with interment in Grand Valley. Surviving are . one sister, Mrs. Edna Aitchison of • tank ta Page IS* • SPECIAL FEATURE. GREETINGS SAY "1 LOVE YOU" •• •1;• IN A SPECIAL WAY THIS YEAR Valentine's DUy Greetings w» be published in the February 10th issue of The Lucknow Sentinel. Let your loved ones know how special they are to you - it's easy. Ail you have to do is choose —• I , STYLE NO. 1 $2.50 ' - STYLE NO. 2 $3.50 and compose a 15 word [or less] greeting. Additional words will be ch, arged at 10c per word.• , Sample Style No. 1 • To A. • Ail my love to you on this special day. Yours, Tiler • DEADLINE • FOR COPY 15 Mon. Feb. 8 by 5:00 p.m. The ---- • Sample Style No. 2 To • my husband, • You light • up my lifo. How about • dinner for 2 at my, place tonight? •Love, Kitten LUCKNOW SENTINEL ,Lucknow Phone 518-2822