The Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-02-28, Page 16Page 1 =-I.rclutow Sentinel, Wednesday, February 28, 1979
Ripley speakers win Legion contest
BYABWYLDS
The Ripley Huron
Public Speaking Contest
was held on Sun., Feb: 25
in the Ripley Legion Hall.
President, Dick
Edmiston welcomed
those in attendance and
Legion Vice President,
Lloyd Wylds was, in
charge of thecoritest.
The Legion, has donated
a trophy for each
category and the first
place winner's name is
engraved on this each
year. , The winners also
receive a certificate
suitable for framing and
all the winners receive
monetary awards from
the Legion.
The first speakers were
Grades 4 to 6:. first place,
Philip Plowright,
Dinosaurs; second place,
Christine Cover,
Photography;• third
place, Todd Farrell,
Bats.
The winners in the
second category Grades 7
and 8: first place,. Leah
Coulbeck, Why People
Act As They Do; second
place, Janice Needham;
Antiques; third place,
Nichola Stafford,
Gnomes.
On the Grades 9 and 10
category winners were:
first place, Janice Elliott,
Smiles; second place,
Christie Messenger,
Kentucky Derby; third
place tie, Heather Harris,
Personalities and Larry
Needham, John
Diefenbaker. •
Winners were' an-
nounced by Mrs.
Katherine. Collins of the
Ripley District School.
The Judges Mrs. Cathy
Bushell, Mrs. ' Doris
Hollands and Mr.' Wm.
Carson were thanked by
Mr. Edminsten and
presented with 'a gift.
The first place winners
now advance into • the
Legion Zone C-1 finals
which will be held this
Saturday in Brussels.
A resident of Huron -
villa. in Ripley, Mrs. Belle
Henry is looking forward
to .seeing her relatives'
and friends tomorrow;
Besides being Thursday
March 1st - a stepcloser.
to the end of this long cold
winter, it will be Bel'le's
97th birthday. A native of
this area Mrs. Henry will
be glad to welcome folks
for her anniversary to her
apartment at Huronvilla.
She is a direct
descendant of one of the
109 Scottish coming to
Huron Township from' the
Isle of, Lewis, Scotland.
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thermostat, still feel comfortable, and save
money.
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So best wishes for a
happy day tomorrow and
more in the future go to
Ripley's oldest citizen,
Mrs. Belle Henry on
Thursday March the
First, 1979.
Mrs. Margaret
Gemmelt would like the
ladies of the area to know
that the Ripley women's
Institute will be meeting
tomorrow (Thursday)
afternoon at 1.30 instead
of the regular day,
Friday. The meeting will
be held at the home .of
Mrs. Annie (Joe) Scott.
The reason for the
change in the time of the
meeting is that on Friday
afternoon the local
World's Day will "be held
in the Knox Presbyterian
Church "just across the
road in Ripley from Mrs.
Scott's home.
' The February meeting`
of the Ripley and District
Horticultural Society was
reported by Mrs. Adeline
Hackett of Ripley.
Miss Jean MacDonald,
RNA of the staff of the
Pinecrest 'Manor Nursing
Home in Lucknow was
with her sister Noreen at
their home on Malcolm
Street . last week. Jean
had a three day break,
Tuesday to Thursday
'inclusive before retur-
ning to Lucknow.
On Monday of last
week, Mrs. Nora
Fredericksen of Malcolm
Street was taken by.
..ambulance to Kincardine
and Di -strict 'Hospital
where -She is a patient at
present. Ripley folks.
hope thatunder the care
she will be feeling better.
Peter •Kliila.ch sends
along the information,
that the ,Ripley . and
D. istrict Lion's Club are
holding , an "Effective
Speaking" competition
on Wed., Mar. '14.. It is
open to. the ` Secondary
School • students in .the
Ripley Huron area. He is
in charge of listing those..
entering the competition
and : would like their
names today, Feb: 28.
At this time 'of writing
some of the local folksin
hospital receiving
treatment ' are Miss
Gertrude Kidney in Owen
,Sound, Mrs, Pat Stanley
and °Gordon Martin in
Victoria and Mrs. Elaine
Cote it University in
London.
Jack and Evelyn
•Johnson of ' .Ripley and
Gord Harris of •'Kin-
cardine flew into Detroit
Airport last Wed. from
the South. On Thursday
they drove, back home
from Windsor, . first to
Ripley and then Gord
returned home to Kin-
cardine. ,
The writer had an in-
teresting conversation
with Murray Graham of
Kincardine last Saturday—
morning over at Oraen
Rock's Electrical Repair
Shop in Ripley. Murray
was having Oraen fix a
small- motor. So during
the waiting period he:
recalled that ' in his
boyhood years he used to
spend some holidaysat
the farm ' of John
Morrison east of Ripley. •
Travelling back and forth
to .Kincardine in those
days Was on the train
while he was in Ripley he
mentioned such things as
scufflings with '.Carl
Palmer whose father Bob
was a barber. ' in the
Present Rock • shop and
also • with Murdock
MacLean (Cedarpole).
The . John Morrison
place is the present farm
where Allan and Marie,..
Coiling now live.
Recently Elwyn'
Pollock suffered: a
dislocated shoulder: With
it all held ` in place, by
tape, Ely is able to get
around u.pstreet. in
Ripley. •
Sorry about the error in
the item last week re. the
passing 'of ' Mrs: Isobel
Love. Her birthpl'ace'was
Pine Hills near Doon
which 'is south of Kit-
chener and near Preston
and Galt:
Last , Wednesday two
couples from . Jipley
headed south for Florida.
They are Clarence and
Lois Pollock, and Bill and
Helen McCreath.
Ripley folks are glad to
learn that ' Harold
Courtney has been able to
return • home from Vic-
toria Hospital' in London
last week Harold has
been in. . Victoria for
Several weeks un-
dergoing surgery.
Last weekend Mr. and.
Mrs. • Courtney
MacDonald . of -London
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CLOSING
NOTICE
To All Customers
Ripley's
Hair Fashions
AS OF MARCH 31'-
1
WILL BE CLOSING ,
'MY SHOP
• I Would `Like To
Extend My Appreciation
To All Those For. ,
Their Patronage
THANKS
JAN FLUDDER
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