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Luelmow Sentinel, Wednesday, March 114, 1983—Page 11
OPP constable speaks to Brookside students about drugs
By Nancy Hunter
and Christine Simpson
The grades 7 and 8 classes
at Brookside Public school
were interested in the slide
presentation on drugs pres-
ented by Constable Gosse of
the Goderich O.P.P. He ex-
plained what the different
drugs look like and the
danger and side effects itt
using the drugs. He showed
the different kinds of pipes
used, also a little container of
marijuana, and a glass case
of all the drugs people use
and their forms. He advised
the students that taking
drugs can be fatal.
A ping pong tournament
including participants front
Ripley, Blyth, East Wawa -
nosh and Brookside was held
last week. Walter Martin of
Brookside placed first in the
grade 7 boys. Jean McWhin-
ney of Brookside tied with
Monique Harvey from Rip-
ley. Cathy Dow of Brookside
won second in the grade 8
division. Congratulations to
all who competed.
Winter intramural sports
are drawing to a dose. Ping
pong champions are Leroy
Dougherty, Cathy Dow, Jean
McWhinney, Walter Martin,
Karen Binder, Craig Jef-
ferson, Tanya Turner, Mich-
ael Millian, Jackie Culbert
and Jeffrey Storey. These
winners are now playing a
tournament of the Cham-
pions,
The junior floor hockey
championship was won by
Bob'i Bunker and the crab
soccer champions are Tuck-
er's Tarantulas.
In basketball the senior
champs are the Hotshots.
The senior floor hockey
champs are the Oilers.
Mrs. Cameron's grade 2
class has welcomed a new
student, Ryan Middelkamp.
Miss Bode attended a
French conference on March
5 in London at the Sheraton
Centre. Miss Bode also help-
ed grade 3 make a zoo, The
zoo consisted of names of
animals in French and pic-
tures.
Mrs. Blanchette's and
Mrs. Cameron's classes went
to Robinson's Sugar Bush.
They were shown how to
extract the sap and also how
to tap trees using the vacuum
process. They were then
allowed to taste maple can-
dy, maple syrup, maple taffy
and maple butter,
Mrs. Young's class is
making booklets about their
trip to the Sugar Bush. They
'tarn to page ZO
.Bruce board decides Ripley District school to remain open
By Ab Wylds
Ripley High School will re-
main open. This was real
good news to thele in
this area last, Wear. 9
following the Bruce County
Board of Education meeting
in Chesley the day before. On
behalf of former students
and teachers at the Ripley
Continuation and High
School this writer Ab Wylds
expresses deep gratitude 'to
the Bruce County Board of
Education under chairman
Barry Schmidt of Kincar-
dine and to its special com-
mittee under Mike Snobelen
as its chairman for their
time, efforts, and considera-
tion. in reaching this deci-
sion.
obituaries;
•from page 5
also Archie MacMillan. This
farm is on Highway 86, just
east of Lucknow.
He was the eldest son of
the late Philip J, MacMillan
and the late Isabel MacLean
of Ashfield Township.
Archie was predeceased
by a sister, Isabel, in 1932
and a brother, Bruce, 4n
1973.
A nephew, ' Bruce Willits.
made his home with him for
the last 10 years.
He is survived by a sister,
Jean, Mrs. Walter Willits of
R. 1 Wingham, with whom
he resided for the last several
months, and brother, Philip
of R. 1 Lucknow, also two
nieces and four nephews,
one great niece and three
great nephews.
Archie was a farmer who
was interested in good heavy
horses, good cattle and
steam threshing outfits. In
the 40s and 50s, he and his
brother, Bruce operated a
threshing machine on many
district farms.
The late Archie MacMillan
rested at the MacKenzie and
McCreath Funeral Home
where the funeral service
was held on Sunday, March
6, 1983, conducted by the
Rev. Warren McDougall of
the Lucknow United Church.
Pallbearers were five ne-
phews, Mac and Alan Willits
of Wingham, Murray Willits
of London, Bruce Willits of
Lucknow, Murray Wilken of
Ripley and a cousin, Ewan
MacLean of Lochalsh.
Temporary entombment
was at the South Kinloss
Mortuary with spring inter-
ment in Greenhill Cemetery,
Peter Elymer Reavte
The death occurred at
West Park Hospital. Toronto
of Peter Elymer Reavie,
formerly of Lucknow, on
Sunday, March (-, 1983 fol-
lowing a long term illness.
He was 79.
Born May 10, 1903, he
was the son of the late Peter
Reavie and Mary Bell of
Huron Township. He was a
member of the Northern
Light Masonic Lodge, Kin-
cardine and Lucknow United
Church.
Huron Township, Toronto
and Lucknow. He was a good
neighbour and friend to all
who knew him and will be
sadly missed by daughters,
son and grandchildren,
He married Bessie Blue of
Huron Township in 1929. She
predeceased him in 1938. He
married Earland Howe in
Toronto in 1941. She pre-
deceased him in 1963.
He is survived by two
daughters, Bessie, Mrs. Roy
Stanley, of R. 2, London and
Marian, Mrs. Don Duthie of
Mississauga, one son, Stuart
of Lucknow and seven grand-
children.
The funeral service was
conducted from the MacKen-
zie and McCreath Funeral
Home in Lucknow on March
9, 1983 at 2p.m. by Rev.
Warren McDougall of Luck -
now United Church.
Spring burial to follow in
Ripley Cemetery.
Lloyd Robb
•
Lloyd Robb of Goderich
died in Alexandra Marine
and General Hospital on
Tuesday, March 8 at the age
of 75.
He was born in Ashfield
Township on October 1, 1907
to Thomas and Jennie
(Elliott) Robb.
He farmed in Ashfield
Township until retiring to
Goderich in January of 1979.
He was a member of Ash-
field Presbyterian Church.
He married Della Mae
Farrish on July 25, 1931. She
survives him.
Also surviving him are one
daughter, Mrs. Jack (Anna)
Wilson of London; two
brothers, Wilmer of
Wingham and Howard of
Amberley; and two gran-
ddaughters, Lea and Brenda
Wilson of London.
Ile was predeceased by
(Inc sister, Vera and one
brother, Harvey.
A funeral service was held
at McCallum Funeral Home
in Goderich on 'Thursday,
March 10 at 2 p.m. The
Reverend G.1,. Royal of
Knox Presbyterian Church
officiated.
Interment was in Greenhill
Cemetery, Lucknow.
Pallbearers were Jim
Nelson, Tim Heurink, John
Kuik, Marvin Scott, Gordon
Kolb and Worthy Young,
Flower bearers were Allan
Robb, Don Farrish, George
Adams and Grant Farrish.
A week ago last Monday
evening, Feb. 28, Elmer
Smeltzer thanked this
special committee at the
close of the public meeting in
the Ripley high school
auditorium for coming here
to meet with the people of the
area and listen to their ideas
on the future of this school.
On this special committee
were board members
Barry Schmidt of Kincar-
dine, Alvin Thompson of Kin-
cardine township, Jean
Woods of Tiverton, W.C.
f Bill) Setterington of
Walkerton and Gerry Zettel
of Chepstow along with Jack
Bowers of Chesley and Don
Carroll of Walkerton of the
administration branch of the
Bruce County Education
Branch.
On Friday March 4 and on
Monday March 7 this com-
mittee met again in Chesley
to consider the matter and
come to a decision to present
to the full board meeting. On
Tuesday March 8, 1983 it was
presented to the Bruce
Board of Education in
Chesley and it was given
final approval.
Now the folks in this area
have returned to discussing
the weather as the topic of
conversation rather than the
future of the high school as it
was in the past month.
Slogan Contest
Allan Tranter reports that
the deadline for the 1985
Ripley Reunion Slogan Con-
test is the end of the month,
Mar. 31.
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