The Lucknow Sentinel, 1988-01-06, Page 11Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, January 6, 1988—Page 11
Ripley's Nancy Nuget carries Olympic flame
,By "AB WYLDS
Norman and Mabel Barnard of Christina
Street, Ripley spend Christmas Day Dec. 25,
1987 with their daughter Shirley and hus-
band Michael Burnham at Kincardine with
their family. Then they were back home
here to get ready for a Happy New Year.
On Thursday afternoon Dec. 30 they drove
to the highway at the south of London. There
they parked their car to await for the arrival
from Lindsay, the Denures "Express Trip"
Special Bus. It is the one where the New
Year's meals are served there and it goes
along non-stop to Daytona, Florida. There
they will enjoy the beach and sun to the end
of January. Each year Norman and Mabel
travel by the Denures Bus line.
Nancy Nugent carries torch
Nancy Nugent of Ripley was one of the
Olympic Torch bearers last Saturday after-
noon January 2, 1988. This was an important
day for Nancy and her twin sister Kerry. It
was their 17th birthday as well as the day of
the Torch for Nancy.
This section of the run was in Sarnia at the
south end - the part known as St. .Clair
Parkway. Comingin from up here is Point
Edward if I remember O.K. '
Down to give Nancy support were her
family - parents Rev. Hugh.Nugent and Mrs.
Frances Nugent and sister Kerry, also her
married sister and husband Margaret and
Bill Woods from the Kitchener -Stratford
area. Another group were Bill and Helen
McCreath - neighbours on the Ripley main
street and their relatives Helen's sister Mrs.
Donalda MacDonald of Goderich, Bill and
Helen's daughter Mrs. Mary ( McCreath )
-Armstrong and her son Joel and her niece
Lori Walden.
Talking to Mrs. Nugent she said the run-
ners were picked in groups of ten and were
not athletes as previous thought. Just in
case you would like to know the next part of
this Olympic year will be the summer Olym-
pics in South Korea. This torch now travell-
ing will go back home to Greece and a new
one will go to South Korea.
Thanks for holiday help •
A hearty and sincere thanks is extended
by the Village of Ripley Churches, Legion
Branch 440, and the Ripley -District Lions
Club to all those who contributed in any way
to providing for the Christmas Hampers.
GRACE (FARNELL) KEANE
Word was received of the sudden passing
of Grace Keane at her home in,Hamilton,
Ontario on Sunday, December 27, 1987 in her
80th year. She was born and raised on Con-
cession 6 Huron Township, the youngest
daughter of Henry Farnell and Elizabeth
McGill.
She is survived by one son Jerry of
Evening Aux.
met at manse
Lucknow Presbyterian Evening Aux-
iliary held their December Christmas
meeting in the Manse. Due to stormy
weather on Tuesday, the 15th, the meeting
was postponed to Wednesday, the 16th. Fif-
teen ladies were present.
Mrs. Bert Moffat, the first vice-
president, was in charge and opened with a
Christmas reading.
Away in a Manager was sung and Mrs.
Ron Forster gave the Devotions based on
the scripture Luke 2:30-31, followed by
prayer.
The minutes, business and rollcall
followed.
The offering was received and an Of-
feratory Prayer given.
The First Noel was sung, with Mrs. Jack
MacDonald then giving several readings,
including a 'special rendition' of The Night
Before Christmas.
Mrs. William Henderson also had
several readings including quotes on
Christmas by many famous people.
After singing Joy to the World, Mrs. Bert
Moffat read an interesting story called
Handels' Christmas Masterpiece, based on
the composition of the `Messiah" which
includes the Hallelujah Chorus.
Oh Little Town of Bethlehem and the
Benediction closed the meeting.
Mrs. William Henderson conducted two
contests and a lovely lunch was enjoyed.
Hamilton, three daughters - Joan of Ottawa.
Shirley of Toronto and Marilyn in the USA
and several grandchildren. She is survived
by two sisters , Jean .. ( Mrs. Gordon
McWhorter) of Gormley, Ontario and Beth
Hewitt of St. Catharines.
One brother Arthur predeceased her
several years ago.
Cremation took place with a memorial
service held in the L.G. Wallace Funeral
Home in Hamilton.
Our
thanks
goes
,to
Mrs. Adeline
(MacLeod) Hackett - a former neighbour of
the Harry Farnell family over on the 6th
concession for helping with this write up and
also a friend of Grace and also to Mrs. Art
Young of Auburn who called with the first
news of Grace's passing.
to the advertisers of
Lucknow and surrounding
communities
We are now into 1988 and want to say "Thank you". It is only
fitting that we advertise our appreciation to the people who
make it possible for us to publish one of the best community
newspapers in . the area. In 1987 hundreds of advertisers,
retailers, classified and national advertisers used frequent and
consistent space in the Sentinel, stimulating our economy and
promoting employment. You, our readers responded by buy-
ing food, clothing, shoes, T.V.'s, sound equipment, paint, lumber,
microwaves, books, houses, home furnishings, sports equipment,
automobiles, yard goods ... the list is endless. We enter 1988
with great confidence that this area will enjoy greater prosperity
and we look forward to the role our newspaper and its adver-
tisers play in the°economic growth. Once again "Thank You'