The Lucknow Sentinel, 1982-05-26, Page 12JIM
i uclmow Sentinel, Wednesday,: May 26 .1982 -Page '12;
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BY AB 'WDS
Anniversary services will
be held, at . Knox
Presbyterian Church in
Ripley on Sunday May 30 at
11. a.m. and 8 p.m. Rev. D.
McCombie of , Port
ENe#1.
lgin,. a former minister of
the congregation, will be the
guest preacher. Soloists will.
be. Corinne MacDonald of
Toronto and Ripley, and Jhn
McDougall. of Southampton.
.Fora week now Ripley has
had a new poetrrnaater. Last
Wednesday, May 19, . 1982
was the first day on the job
for Betty .Christiem of Kin-
cardine. Margaret 'Thom-
. pson had served as acting'.
postmaster following the
• retirement of Ripley post-
master ` Don McLay on
Thursday App 8, this year.
has been on thestaff at •
theKincardine, postice for
thea past six years. Marg
• Thompson'. and Lois Irwin
both .of Wllliatn Street here
will continue as assistants in
the Ripley post office.
• At the regular meeting of.
Branch 440 Of the Royal
• Canadian : Legion, Ripley,
held on May 11, 1982, the
f▪ ollowing candidates were
accepted for . membership
and initiated -- ..Julie,
McGuire, Jolliet Burggess,
Susan Reeves,- Barry Cliffe,
Douglas . MacDonald,' Gary
Henderson, and,: Martin
Wright. ' Newly appointed
rter for the Ripley
ug MacDonald of
Ripley and formerly of the
Conwest of the village
madethisreport. "•
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t . Recentiy,,Mrs4may'a a+.Sco t
oras able to. retiiirn' home to
Ripley after a' stay in Ian -
carding
cardine hospital. •
The second meeting of the
Ripley 4-H Horse Club was
held at the home of Mr. and.
Mrs. Ronald CrossofKinloss
on May. 11, 1982.. All mem-
bees were present and they
•discussed '.future events..
Christie .Messenger gave a'
lecture on "A Feeding
• Program". Press reporter
Lisa' Gamble wrote this item
for her club.
Jack Johnston of Sipley is
visiting with his daughter
and• her husband Mr. .and
Mrs. Murray Regan at RR 6,
Mount Forest. Driving him
over last ,Wednesday ..mor-
ning were : Jim and Isabel.
Brook of•
Ripley..
Received a letter . last
Thursday from Mrs. :Edna
Morgan in Minden who reads
.this column each week: As a
young girl she lived in the
Mae Cotton house • at the
eastend of Malcolm Street.
et.
Her mother was the forsner.
Anabel McLay - daughter of
Malcolm "Allan" McLayy of
Malcolm Street. • She men-
tions that the only deacen-
dante Of this once large
• family that carry the McLay
name today are the sons. of
Charles McLay Who live is
Alberta and B.C. This brings
to ; mind" :that Al Oening
founder and manager of the
Alberta Game Farm visited
the Ripley District High
School in the winter of 1969.
School photographer Lynn
Clayton took.a picture of the
'cheetah and its handler, It is
shown in the 1969 Ripley
District. High Schoolyear
book. We had a chance to
talk to thin handler while Al;
and his cheetah. were on the
auditorium stage. The.
handler said that he was a
friend of oneof these McLay
chaps in ' Edmonton. The
world is a small place as the.
sa►ing goes.
Last Wednesday evening .
about ten -thirty Jerry Huber
and Don. MacTavish of
Ripley and Sim •Huber of
Lurgan village at the foot of
the Fourth motored 'from
Ripley on a fishing trip. in
Northern , Ontario, At this •
time of •writing (Monday
noon) they are still away. It
is a, long trip. - some five`.
hundred milesone n way to
Lake Abitibi region. Jerry'.
and Sim have nephews who,
operate tourist camps there. •
Patti Huber of Kincardine•
and her mother Anne Huber
of Ripley • were in St.
Thomas, London, •and 'Kit-
chener last Thursday and
Friday where they visited
with family members.
'The Ripley 'area hal: had
two accidents in _the past•two
weeks where severe injuries .
were sustained and people •.
were rushed to intensive
care in London.hospitals. On .
Tuesday afternoon ..of last
week 18 year old Miss ,E.
• Glover was seriously injured.
'in an : accident" on the. 15th
,south of,Ripley, presumably,
at the 4th Conoesision corner.
On Sunday May 16th Lorne .'
Emmerton who had suffered
serious injuries in a fall: from
the roof of : their farm hOrie
on the;l0th. Concession :was •.
taken from Kincardine.
hospital to London.
It was nice to see and. hear
Doug Middleton of Chesley
on Wingham .television and
radio, Tuesday to Thursday •
last week:' As . mayor of
Chesley Doug had moved
-that the Ontario government •
`be' asked to exempt the .,
materials for the• new
building*. the. Owen Sound
hospital • .from sales tax.
Some folks here • remember
Doug as the friendly agent at
the Ripley C.N.R. station
several yearn ago.
On Monday of last week,
May 17, 1982, Mrs. Emma
Alton of Lucknow died in
Plnecrest Ma r Nursing
Horne. On Wednesday af-
ternoon the funeral. service
was held in the MacKenzie
McCreath Funeral Home in
Lucknow. In charge was
Rev. Walter McDougall of
the. Lucknow United. Church.
Interment was in the, Martin
plot in the Ripley; cemetery.
Surviving' are her daughter
Mrs. Allan MacDonald of
Toronto and Kincardine and
her • son Austin • Martin of
Lucknow, and grand-
children. • She was
predeceased by her first
Flat rood a problem...
'from pose 5
documentation, outlining the
board's proposal to expand
the hospital's ..'facilities.
through a building program
• and how funds for the project
might be raised, have been
submitted to the Ministry of
Health.
Executive director Hayes
said he had received a reply
from the area planning team
chairman ' saying they will
come, to the hospital to
discuss the proposal the.
beginning of the month.
husband Richard Martin, and
by. her . second husband
Walter Alton. Better known.
in this, area as ,Mrs. Richard
Martin of the 4th Concession
east in Huron Township. She
served for a number of years
as . a lady. 'director in • the
Ripley fall fair.. Sympathy is:
extended to the family
relatives at this time of
bereavement. n •
Robert Burgess Strathdee
of Ranover. and Ripley died
„in the Owen. Sound General
.
LUCKiiOW
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
SUNDAY, JUNE :6
ChurchService 11 a.m..
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Nursery Provided g
• Everyone Welcome ,
ns anniversary services
• and Marine Hospital last.
Thursday, May 20, .1182. The
funeral service was.held in
the MacKenzie McCreath
Funeral Home in Ripley on
Sunday afternoon with Rev.
Hugh Nugent of Knox
Presbyterian . Church. in
Ripley charge. Interment.
in Riple. y cemetery followed
He was predeceased by his.
wife the . former Catherine
Carter. Surviving are their
family, two daughters Aria,
Mrs. Tom. Hutton of Hanover
with whom he lived;
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LUCKNOW
UNITED
CHURCH w
SUNDAY, JUNE 6
Sunday School 10:00 a.m. .11 '
Worship 11100 a.m, f
Rev. Durran McDougall
[. B.A. M.D1v:
Nursery and Junior j
Congregation Provided
Everyone Welcome- ' t
'Catherine,: Mrs. Alvin Rit-
chie of Sarnia and two sons
Roy and Carly both of
Uranium.:. City, Saskat-.
chewan: also 18 grand
children and . nine great
grandchildren. He was born
on Monday January 29i1900 -
in. .
9,1900in.. Huron Township. The
family farm is the one where
Mr, and ,.Mrs, Wilfred.
Gamble and family live now,
It is. situated on sideroad 10
between • the 8th and 6th
Concessions east of Ripley.
It is less than a month ago
that Bobby Strathdee spent
an afternoon at the George
and Joy McLean Store
Ripley visiting with friends
gathered there to talk with
onean'other., Although he had
lived in the Hanover area.
• with • his daughter since
leaving the home farm he
always managed . several.
viaits back. to Ripley each
year, where folks were glad
to greet him. Sympathy is
extended 'to 'all family
members at this time of
bereavement.
CUSTOM .SHEEP
SHEARING
J. L Farrell.
pe for
Licensed Operator
Canodion Co-operatiire Wool Growers ,°
Distributor of Strings &inks
*Wool Collector
R.R. No. 3
RIpley..,Ontarlo ,.
• NM 210.
Phone
519495-5757
corneinnext•weekand
visit our new OHIP once:
Meet our friendly staff and
discover t a services available to.
help you. At.the same time, receive
a complimentary English or French
immunization card, and have your
OHIP identification card. plasticized •
free of charge. •
You can also enjoy a special
showing of film' on Ontario's Air
Ambulances. . •
The staffwill be ( '
pleased to answer any
/ g
questions you mighthave
onOntario's Health lnsur-
ance Plan enrolment, pay direct,
premium assistance, out -of -province
claims, or inquiries relating to the
status of students under OHIP
coverage. A variety of health ' `'
pamphlets are also available during
office: hours -8:00 a.m,
to 5:00 p.m:, Monday
to Friday,
;` Of course the ley to
j ,.
BUS thus new OHIP office is.
[SOP convenience. It's located
on the ground floor at
1043A 2nd Avenue East, directly
,opposite the Owen Sound Bus
Terminal and very close to a Local
bus stop. The bus stop, convenient.
parking and wheelchair access to
the new building make it easy for
everyone to use. The office will serve
residents of the counties of Grey,
Bruce and Dufferin.
For those unable tovisitin
person,written inquiries may
be directed to OHIP, 1043A
2nd Avenue East, Owen
Sound, Ontario N4K2H8.
Or,you may prefer to simply call
the Customer Service nurnber,
376-OHIP (6447). For those outside '
the local calling area, a toll-free lime is
available by calling the
operator and'asking
for Zenith 96420.
Ministry of Health
Ontario
Larry Grossman, Minister