The Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-03-18, Page 9Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, March 18, 1987—Page 9
Ripley Agricultural Society plans beef
On last Wednesday evening March 11 at 8
p.m. in the Huron Township hall in Ripley
the Ripley Agricultural Society sponsored
its third euchre party. In charge were fall
fair lady directors Mrs. Sharon(Gary)
Courtney of the 2nd west and Mrs. Marion
Perrin) Lowry of Lurgan hill, 4th con west.
Sharon called on Thursday morning with
these details of the fun party - Ten tables
were playing.
Winners were high lady - Joyce( Bob)
Courtney, low lady - Donalda Pollard. High
man - Jack Campbell of Amberley and low
m'a - ,1im Brook of Ripley.
The fourth euchre • party for the Ripley
Huron fall fair will be on Mar. 25 – That is a
week from tonight at 8 p.m. in the Huron
township hall and Mrs. Isabel(Jim) Brook
of Ripley.
Beef dinner planned
On Monday evening last week March 9 at 8
p.m. in the Ripley Huron Central School
there was a good gathering for the Ripley
Agricultural Society. In charge were presi-
dent Bob Thompson, and treasurer and ac-
ting Secretary Sheila MacDonald, Ron and
Diane Brooks, Margery MacDonald, Cecil
Sutton, Bob Forster., Barb and George
Messenger, Peter and Susan Van Sickle,
Evelyn Elliott, John Elliott Jr., Mike
Hunter, Mac Palmer, and Kerry Lynne
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Just a couple of weeks ahead on Wednes-
day evening April 8th in the Huron township
hall there will be a big roast beef supper.
The euchre card party will follow the roast
beef dinner.
Announced the winner
Last Friday morning March 13th
C.K.N.X. radio announcer Don Fraser at
Wingham made the draw for the winner in
the Purina Dog Chow. The winner's name
was Mrs. Mary Downey, RR. 3, Holyrood.
She lives on the 6th concession in Kinloss
east of the Huron township boundary. Mary
said that her dog's name is Winston and he
.is good.
Rabid fox found
Also last Friday the 13th of March and just
an hour later at 11 o'clock that same morn-
ing, a rabid fox made it to the home of Bill
and Dianne MacKay on lot 17, Concession 10
Huron township. Mrs. MacKay found the
animal lying against the outside of the house
with its legs stretched out. The authorities
were notified and informed that no human
contact had been made. Dr. Don Hodgins
checked with the Health of Animals so it was
shot and buried.
Holidays spent in Montreal
Scott Allen, son of Winston and Karen
Allen of William Street in Ripley is spending
this week of school holidays in Montreal. He
was invited to go with friend Lyndon
Johnston of R3, Holyrood, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Barry Johnston. Barry is the reeve of
Kinloss township. And he is also a player on
the Ripley Oldtimers hockey team taking
part in the annual Canadian tournament.
They won last year in Edmonton.
Holidays in Florida
Joe and Janice Hodgins and family Mike
and Kelly of Ripley Street in Ripley spent
the past couple of weeks in Florida. They
went to Orlando - the Disneyland part first.
Legion Curling bonspiel
The l .ipley Legion Bonspiel was another
success. It was held last Saturday March
14th in the Ripley Curling Arena and it was
promptly written up by Terry Paquette, the
secretary reporter. The winning team was -
skip Jim MacTavish, vice Wayne Watson,
second Dave Walden, and lead Peg Mac -
Charles. Second place was Don Paquette,
third Julie McGuire, fourth Ray Collins,
fifth Barry Cliffe and sixth Bob Simpson.
Organizer Jim Walden did a great job get-
ting all the culler, there.
The Ladies Auxiliary put on their usual
delicious meals for lunch and supper.
World skating championships
What an enjoyable week of TV it was this
past week. The annual World Figure
Skating Championships each evening last
week from Cincinnati. They were narrated
by Ted Reynolds and Toller Cranston both
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knowledgeable in this line of sports.
Next year the show will be staged in
Budapest in Hungary - March 1988 - a
wonderful show. Ted and Toller said that
they will be there and it will be shown here.
JOHN C. MACDONALD
John C. MacDonald of Ripley passed
away just after midnight last Saturday mor-
ning March 14, 1987, in the Kincardine
District Hospital. John Calvin MacDonald
was born on Friday. November 6, 1920 in
Huron township. His parents were Donald S. ,
MacDonald and Margaret MacKinnon.
Surviving are his wife the former Mary
Courtney, their daughter Corinne of Orillia,
and their son Courtney of London. Also he is
survived by two sisters - Lenore - Mrs.
Larry Harriston of Goderich and Florence
MacDonald of Ripley.
In addition there are a number of in laws,
nieces, nephews, and cousins. To all family
members sincere sympathy is extended at
this time of bereavement. He was
predeceased by four sisters and one brother
in addition to his parents, namely Virginia,
Norma, Marie, Irene and Donald.
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