The Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-10-04, Page 14'Page W--Lucknaw Sentinel, Wednesday, October 4, 1978
Well; the Ripley Huron
Fall Fair is over for
another year and the
crowd attending had an
enjoyable• time going
around the grounds,
viewing the poultry show
in the Huron Township
Hall basement,
riding the Midway and
going over to ° the Com-
plex to see the many. and
varied exhibits there.
The number of Hall
exhibitors was the largest
in history, up by ten
percent over last: year.
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•grounds with everyone
taking shelter in the
buildings. Ag. Rep.' Dan
Rose of Markdale, a
former • native of
Lochalsh, officially
declared the show open
and his rbmarks about his.
experiences in this area
were enjoyed and fitted
the situation. Danny's
speech will long be
remembered.
Another of the many
things that will be,
remembered about the
1378 fair was the fine
max"-.
Number of exhibitors up
9
motto CEUD MILE
Failte -a hundred
thousand welcomes,
The Monday evening,.
before the Fair for many
years now, is the time for
holding the first work
meeting. It is always a
co-operative affair with
farmers coming from all
parts of Huron township
and from Ripley. On the
job moving tables,
lumber, and other things
from the storage shed
then setting • up display
stands were Pres. Jack
the Huron township hall
basement. On Wednesday
afternoon the school
exhibits were moved into
the complex and director
Mrs. Dorothy Needham
.got the judging of the
school exhibits underway
on .Thursday morning.
Later • in the ,afternoon
and evening the school
exhibits were put up by
the teachers making two
colorful and interesting
displays one for • each
school. On Friday
morning Huron township
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OPEN WIDE DEBBIE! Joanne Pollock left and
Debbie Gamble took part in the. 12 years and over pie
eating contest at the Ripley Fall Fair, Saturday. The
Then there were the
livestock show, • cattle
including 4H calves in
Knox shed, the heavy
horse show, and the
saddle horse show.
Master of ceremonies,
Man McLean had the
show just about over
when a sudden downpour
at rain, which was over in
a short time, cleared the
music of the Qntario
Provincial Police Pipes
and Drums band in
leading .the parade and
their playing in the af- •
ternoon program. It takes
many- things and many
people to make the Ripley
Huron fall .fair the'
friendly one
Saturday in
tember with
on thelast
each Sep-
its Scottish
Night School
RIPLEY DISTRICT SCHOOL
UPHOLSTERY
PHYSICAL FITNESS
(women)
SEWING
CHINA PAINTING
OR CERAMICS
COURSES:
QUILTING
NEEDLEWORK
CUSTOM DRAPERY
CUSTOM SHEERS
AGRICULTURE (pigs, cattle
feed) % course, second
FLOWER ARRANGING . session
REGISTRATION AND FIRST CLASS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1978 at 8 p.m.
.:Course Schedule:
October 5 - December 7
January 4 - March 8.
'Fee- $17.00 per course
Phone 395.2695
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pair didn't come in first, but they
trying. (Bev Clark Photos)
Farrell, Ray Fuller, Jack
Campbell of Amberley,
Stewart Farrell, John D
MacKay, Bob Rutledge,
Jim Brooks, John C.
MacDonald, Robert
Osborne, Doug
MacDonald, Alan
McLean, Wally Pollock,
Kenny MacDonald, Dan
A. MacDonald, Lester
Ferguson, John Gamble,
Ralph Grubb, .Bob
Harris,- Hugh Mason,
Gordon Patterson,
Darrian Grubb, and Ab
Wylds. There were also
three ladies Mrs. Helen
Grubb, custodian of
complex, Mrs. ' Helen
Henderson for school
displays 'stands and Mrs..
Janet Farrell wife of the
president, who helped
everywhere. .
From Tuesday,
everyday there were
work groups getting
ready. The lady directors
with their president Mrs.
Sheila MacDonald
started covering the
display stands and
putting up printed signs
inside while out on the
ground the men con-
tinued fencing, fixing up
Knox shed for the cattle
and showrings for the
horses. The midway rides
were on location all week.
Cecil- Sutton and Ted
Rouse . were two busy-
directors
usydirectors getting ready
for the poultry . show in
had a good time
workman smoothed out
the gravel road to the
complex with Joe
Hodgins driving the
maintainer.
Ed Brown of Lucknow
well known Ripley High
School teacher was the
first one at the complex
on Friday morning
delivering his wife
Nancys `'exhibits.. Shortly
Mrs. _ Helen Grubb was
along to open the building
and the two days of .the
Ripley Fall. Fair were
started. On Friday . Mrs.
Gloria Rutledge, the new
treasurer and" secretary
Ab Wylds were seated in
the front of the complex
where they spent a busy
and • somewhat chilly
time, as a record number
of people placed their
exhibits, about ten per
cent more . people
exhibited at the complex.
The Ripley -Huron Club
are starting their new
season with registration
on the evenings of Oct. 10
and 11 at the complex. At
the same time a skate
exchange will be held.
On Sunday, Reg Moore
drove, to London to visit
folks from Ripley in
Victoria Hospital. Among
these patients - Johnny
MacKay room 301E and
Mrs: Jennie Brotchie and
Mrs. tester. Farrell, Also
in hospital in London is
Ivan Pollock.
Miss • Sharon Coiling
motored to Ripley from
London last week. Her
mother Mrs. Katherine
Coiling returned with her
• and spent • a few days in
London. She visited with
the Rev-. Duncan
MacTavish who is in his
usual • health and is
always interested to hear
from his former district
neighbours.
.. Blaine • Carruthers of
Ripley left a week ago to
visit in Chilliwack,
• British Columbia.
• A ,few visitors noticed
back for the Ripley fair
were Mr. and Mrs.
Murray Munn .of
Waterloo, Bill and Wanda
Harris of London, Dianne
MacKay of Guelph, Jack
Blue, Listowel, George
Finlayson, Robbie Sut-
ton, of Western
University, Courtney and
Susan MacDonald, of
London Mary Kukoly of
Kitimat of British
Columbia Donnie Reid of
Stroud, Murray and Oral
Cameron of Weston,
Aineas Martyn of Stroud,
Donna Stillwell of Barrie,
Keith and Jean
MacDonald of Lindsay,
Dr•. William and Bette
Crawford, Barb Grubb of
Western University
London; and Mrs. Glenda
Gardner of Vanastra.
In charge of Saturday's
parade were Jack and
Linda Campbell of
Amberley, Francis Boyle
of Purple Grove, . Bill
--McCreath of Ripley, Mrs.
Marie (Jim) MacDonald
of Clarks, Mrs. Audrey
(Rod) MacDonald of
Ripley, and Gary
Courtney of the Amberley
area.
Vice president Dan A.
MacDonald was in
charge of parking the
cars on Saturday . af-
ternoon. He recruited a
number of fellows to wear
red badges and direct
traffic to the agricultural
society's lot and to the
grounds adjoining the
complex.
Another year ending
with a disappointing
ending but yet success.
As the "result of the heavy
rain fall that poured down.
Saturday afternoon we
had to cancel our rodeo
events for safety reasons.
These rodeo events are
fast and accidents can
easily happen. Our show
ring was getting soft so
our judge Mr. Bill
Rowntree decided to
cancel the rest of the
show. . Anyone that
registered , for the dif-
ferent rodeo events did
get their money refun-
ded, if not they will get it
in the mail. We syin-
pathize with these people
who came some distance
to compete in these
events but we think
safety to all riders and
animals comes first.
.The success of the show
was that we had more
entries than in any other
year: Forty-three came
from as far away' as
Woodstock, . Wiarton,
Markdale, Goderich,
Blyth, Hanover,
Teeswater and our -neigh-
bours from Kincardine
and°Ripley of course.
The board of directors
of the horse show thanks
Mr. and Mrs... bon
Thompson of Teeswater
Creamery for helping and
supplying jumps. We
thank all the crew that
helped set up the jumps
and -also to Mr. Grant
MacD'pnald fpr supplying
° the speaker system and
all the rest of the people
that helped to make the
horse show a success.
success.
Thank you all for
coming • to Ripley Fall
Fair Horse Show.
JUNIOR SHOWMAN-
SHIP
AT FALTER
1. Janet Lockhart,
Blyth; 2. Caroline Worth,
Goderich; 3. Cathy
Fraser, Woodstock; 4.
Christie Messenger,
Ripley; 5. Heather Nien,
Kincardine.
TYKE SHOWMANSHIP
AT HALTER
1. Lisa Watt; Goderich;
2. Laura Johns, Auburn;
3. Tina Nesbitt, Kin-
cardine; 4. Heather
Simmons, Kincardine; 5.
Karen Silverstone,
Ripley. Lisa Watt was
the winner of the trophy"
donated by Mr. and Mrs.
W yld.
WESTERN PLEASURE
JR. -SR.
Lynn Flowers,
Clinton; 2. Susan
Robinson, Kincardine; 3.
Janet Lockhart, Blyth; 4.
Gordon Johns, Auburn; 5.
Norman Riley, Wingham.
Miss Lynn Flowers
received trophy donated
by Mr. and Mrs. Allan
Colling and Family of
Ripley.
SADDLE CLASS
JUNIORS
1-. Carolihe_Watt,.
Goderich; 2. Lisa Watt,
Goderich; 3. . Laurie
-Johns, Auburn; 4. Gail
Keith, Wiarton; 5. Tina
Nesbitt, Kincardine.
Caroline Watt of
Goderich received trophy
donated by Mr. and Mrs.
George McLean.
ENGLISH PLEASURE
JR. AND SR.
1. Lynn Flowers,
Clinton; 2. Christie
Messenger, Ripley; 3.
Ginny Wolshenholme,
Kincardine; 4. Cathy
Fraser, Woodstock; 5.
James Watson, Tiverton.
HUNT SEAT
EQUITATION
1. Lynn Flowers,
Clinton; Christie
Messenger, Ripley; 3.
Ginny Wolshenhome
Kincardine; 4. James
Watson, Tiverton, 5.
Shirley Thompson,
Woodstock.
Winner of the Tack
Shack Trophy donated by
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Taylor
of Arva was Lynn
Flowers, Clinton.
OPEN JUMPER
HORSES
1. Cathy Fraser,
Woodstock; 2. Gail
Thompson, Teeswater; 3.
Sandra Thompson,
Teeswater; 4. Ginny
Wolshenhome, Kin-
cardine; 5. Christie
Messenger, Ripley.
OPEN,WORKING
HUNTER
1. Gail Thompson,
Teeswater; 2. Ginny
Wolstenholme, Kin-