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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-07-05, Page 24M.. Pale 24--Lacknow Senth ol, Wednesday, icily 5, 1978 Jack Gilchrist of Vancouv- er, B.C. has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gilchrist and other relatives of the area for the past two weeks. — Wallace Houston returned to Lucknow last Wednesday, June 28th, after being in Argentina, South America since last February. Wally is employed by Northway Surv- ey Limited, Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Sutton were honoured at a surprise gathering of their family at Purple Grove School to celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary. There were- relatives present from Kincardine, Windsor, War- dsville, Glencoe, Strathroy, London, Ottawa, Toronto, Lucknow, Purple Grove, Teeswater and Holyrood. Intended for last week. Ronnie and Roy Ferguson° drove home from Ottawa to spend the weekend with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil- liam Ferguson and also with their grandparents, John and Helen MacMurchy. Roy graduated in May in elect- ronics and started to work with Mytel Electronics out- side Ottawa on. June 1, while Ronnie has been with Canad- ian Telestat for about three years. TEESWATER VET CLUB MEETS The third meeting of the Teeswater Vet Club was held June 26 at the home of Janice Fischer. Janice Fischer read the minutes of the last meeting adopted as read by Grant Rutherford and seconded by Sandra Gardner. Karl Whyt- ock gave a report of the last council meeting. A tour of the Veterinary Facilities and the Hospital at the Toronto Zoo is planned Rn July 5. Dr. Strong spoke on Herd Health programs. These pro- grams are done to prevent illness in herds and to improve production. A Veter- inarian comes to check the herd once a month. The meeting was adjourn- ed by Karl Whytock, second- ed by Grant Rutherford. ISEE.... By The Sentinel THAT - Mrs. Harvey Houston tat - tended the tea honouring Mrs. Herb Maluske, Ches- ley, past president of the Federated Women's Insti- tute of Ontario, at the Desbora Community Centre, Monday, June 26th, Others attending were Mrs. Francis Gemmell, Mrs. Annie Scott and . Mrs. Cecil Hollands, Ripley. Over 250 W.I. mem- bers attended from the Grey -Bruce Area. THAT Harold Cooper of R. R. 1 Lucknow bought an unusual stalkof asparagus to the Sentinel Office. It would seem that several stalks grew together as one to be one large stalk measuring 18 inches in length by 21/2 inches at its widest part. THAT Bob Greer, Lucknow, won the Community Centre lot- tery weekly draw for $1,000. Slacks Blouses Dresses REQ LADIES WEA t.ck000t Locate+ non to the Past'Offics Prop, koroo Gawrnia rhrrna 528-3533 mogignoin !j PENTLAND "- RITCHIE Mr. and Mrs. Leonard ., Ritchie, Lucknow, wish to announce the forthcoming marriage of their youngest daughter, Joanne Marie to James Elwin, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Pent- land, R. R. 6 Goderich. The marriage will take place at the Lucknow United Church July 29th, • 1978 at 4.00 p.m. —27x Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mac- Donald of Lucknow and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Boyle, of Hamilton wish to announce the forthcoming marriage of their children Brenda Jane and David Sean in the Lucknow Presbyterian Church at 3.30 p.m. Satur- • day, July 22nd. —27 C.. TOUT Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Tout of Port Elgin are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Alicia Lynn, 6 Ib. 14 oz., Tuesday, June 27, first great grandchild for Mr. James MacTavish, Lucknow. WILKINS' FAMILY PICNIC The Wilkins family picnic was held at Brookside School on Sunday, July 2nd with 40 a in attendance. Grama Wilk- ins of 87 was on hand to cut and serve her birthday cake. The feature of the after- noon fun was a milking queen contest. Charlie Wilk- ins and boys supplied a well behaved cow and Donald Alton the pop bottles and Trophy. The object was to see who could get the most -milk from the cow into a pop bottle in 30 seconds. Those brave enough to try were Deanna Reavie, Mary Cotrill, Grace Wilkins, Pat Miskie, Sherry Alton, Ruth Alton, Mary Lynn McLean, Mayme Wilkins and Jessie Alton. Jessie Alton was the winner and Mayme runner up. " The younger women need a bit more practice, in this fine art of milking a cow. Silver dollars were given to 12 young members of the family. Prize for the •youngest baby went to Ronald Ernest Miskie, grandson of Harry and Grace Wilkins. The family remembered Bert Alton who passed away February 13, 1978. The usual races, contests and games, were enjoyed, fellowship, visiting _ and a bountiful supper. Everyone enjoyed the afternoon and left for home to meet again next year. OSBORNE PICNIC The 9th annual Osborne picnic was held at the Tiverton Community Centre with 58 people 'present. During the afternoon while the older ones visited, games were held for the children outside. A smorgasbord style sup- per was served. Mr., and Mrs. Tom Williams of Port Elgin, recently celebrated their 55th wedding anniver- nary and they brought along a beautiful cake for everyone to share and help them celebrate the event. Earl Hyde chaired the•. business meeting, A new committee for the next picnic was chosen, and they are • B4..I1.I'S G.IOC ETER:IA IUGKNOW 53$•342O FROM HIGH FOOD PRICES - SHOP HERE! REALEMON CRYSTALS Lemonade [3 PER PKG 69' LIBBY'S 14. Pork & Beans 39a • BUDGET 15 OZ. Dog food 3/594 1# Cheez Whiz $1.55 "OPEN SIX DAYS A WEEK" WE DELIVER f SPECIAL [500 G] Cottage Cheese 97' Lucknow Fairview Dairy P11. 528-2001 DON'T FORGET THE FAIRVIEW CAR WASH Hot Water, Soap, Wax, Vacuum Cleaner, Paper Towels Frank and Pearl Williams, London, Eva Begg, Tiverton, Bill and Marion Reany, Port Elgin and Mrs. Elgin Currie of Port Elgin. The following prizes were given out: person coming the farthest distance, Tom Wil- liams (Toronto); girl (in 12 to 20 age group) with longest dress, Debbie Wagner; mother with youngest child, Sharon Austin (daughter Amy); • birthday closest to June 25, Colin Hogan (June 22); person with oddest thing in pocket, Troy Wagner (tooth brush); lucky chair, Gerald Wagner. Our honourary presidents, George Osborne, Port Elgin and .Mrs. Mildred Johnson, Ripley, were present, and when called on, Mildred spoke on behalf of both. After a vote of thanks to the out -going chairman, Earl Hyde, another successful picnic ended. Ripley dumps Ayton Ripley Intermediates de- feated Ayton 8 - 7 in a very spirited game played .Tues- day night in Ayton. Floyd Stanley was on the mound but required relief from Del Stanley in the 8th inning. Eric MacLeod caught and produced a home run in the 8th to put Ripley ahead to stay. Other. players with 2 hits or more were Andy Burgess, Floyd Stanley, Boyd Carruthers. Play in Chepstow tourney. RIPLEY PLAYS WELL IN CHEPSTOW TOURNAMENT GAME, # 1 The Ripley Intermediates met Tien Hor of Kitchener in their first game and after regulation innings the score was 0.- 0. Tien Hor squeezed across a run in extra innings to defeat our boys 1 - 0. Floyd Stanley pitched a strong game going the distance while M Rhody was behind the plate. GAME # 2 In their second game on Saturday, Ripley met Elmira and it was Blair Armstrong's bat that drove • in Ken MacKay and Glenn Robb for Ripley's 2 runs. Final score was Ripley 2, Elmira 0. Art Stanley went the distance and had a 3 hitter while Al Rhody called signals. "Mick" Fludder has a strong game at short stop for Ripley. GAME # 3 In their third game, Ripley met Chepstow and went down to defeat 5 - 0. Art Stanley and Del Stanley �_- shared the pitching duties while Al Rhody was behind the plate. The ° boys are just starting to find the range with their , bats and are conning on strong.