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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1982-05-26, Page 12JIM i uclmow Sentinel, Wednesday,: May 26 .1982 -Page '12; Rt.!, 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. "• .iy 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; r....+Ra.,,..,..,..4u..i...e1r., 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