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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1975-06-04, Page 33Senior citizens are among our most important resources. This is what Ontario is doing to recognize them. "It's the time of our lives" Senior citizens prove over and over again that their lives can be both crea- tive and productive..'. • Senior Citizens Week focuses attention on their contributions and' needs — pro-, moting and publicizing services provided by the Ontario Government to senior citizens, and encouraging development of recreational and social services in communities across Ontario. For instance, lots Of seniors are volunteering to help other senior citizens • —driving them to appointments, helping: them to fill out income tax returns, teaching them, sharing experiences .with them. Did you know that there are many senior citizens' physical fitness pro- grams that you can join (including Senior Citizens' Olympics organized in ,some Ontario communities)? Did you know that seniors themselves 'have developed many clubs and centres for their own Special interests, including just about everything from gardening to world travel?: With 1000 senior citizens' clubs here in Ontario, as well' as 90 senior citizens' centres, there's bOund to be one in your community. What's more, there are many special interest clubs that aren't limited as to age — camera clubs, social clubs, study groups, a whole range ofsubjects that people who are retired now have time for. • Through special grants and other assistance, older people are finding the opportunity to go back to school and, university—to develop new talents and concentrate on new interests. For specifiC information about pro- grams and services.available to senior citizens, the Ministry of Community and Social Services has just published RESOURCES .FOR SENIOR' CITIZENS. For a copy, contact your local Ministry of CoMmunity and Social Services office or write: Senior Citizens' Bureau ' Ministry of Community and Social Services ' Hepburn Block; 4th Floor Queen's Park, Toronto. M7A 1S2 Ministry of Community and Social Services Rene Brunelle, Minister Government of Ontario William Davis, Premier a THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, LUCKNOW, ONTARIO WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11 1475 PURPLE GROVE Mr. and `Mrs. Don Dore spent Wednesday visiting with Mrs. May Tucker of Waubaushene, Ontario. Mrs. Dore arid. Mrs.'. Tucker have„ been corresponding for, the past fifteen years. Mrs. Don Dore attended sow Ain's graduation exercises from the ,O.P.P. "Training and Develop. meet Centre in Toronto on Friday. Mrs. 'Nancy King, and Stephanie of Teeswater visited on. Saturday afternoon with Mrs., Bob Thomp- son, Robbie sand Todd. Visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Burton Collins last week end were Mr. and Mrs'. Arthur Pattersdn of Agincourt and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Patterson, Billie and David of Ripley. Miss Kelly McGillivray of Goder-, ich spent the week end with her grandparents, Burton and Cather- hie Collins while. her parents Sandra and Ed McGillivray enjoyed a trip to Niagara Falls. Visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Elliott on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Rae Stanley, Heather, Julie and Jennifer Jane, also Mr. and Mrs.. Oscar Hodgins of Lueknow. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Elliott and Lea dropped in at the home of parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Elliott and sister Mr. and Mrs. John Farrell on their way to Stephen's new poSition with the Department of Lands and Forests in 1.1psala, Ontario (North Of ',Thunder Bay). Visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frandis Boyle this past week were Gwynn and Chris Benoy and children, Kenny and Jennifer of Ajax. Together the families celebrated Jennifer's first birthday on Saturday. ° GRADUATED 'SATURDAY Bonnie Boyle graduated from Conestoga College, Doon Centre, in the Early Childhood Education course., Attending the convocation in Kitchener Auditorium on Satur- day were Mr. and Mrs. Francis Boyle, Bryon, Kerry, Heather, Corinne and Kevin, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fowler, Mrs. Olive Hughes, Mrs. Marjorie Armstrong and Mr. and Mrs. Chris. Benoy and family. Following the graduation ceremon- ies the party was entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fowler, " 367 Highland Road, Kitchener. Grant Of $57,000 For Flood Mapping A three-year program of rural floodplain mapping; by the yait- land Valley Conservation Authority has been• apprbved by the Ontario government, Natural Resources Minister, Leo Bernier has announc- ed. The program will cost- an estimated $76,000 of which the province will contribute 75 per cent or $5'n000, Mr. Bernier said. During 1975, aerial photography and mapping will cost $11,000. Enlarging and printing of photo transparencies and identification and mapping will be carried out in 1976 at a cost of $45,000. In 1977, engineering, identification of fut- ure research and the final report will be completed at a cost of $20,000. The Conservation Authority has already completed floodplain map- ping for -all major urban areas in the watershed , and has completed also a detailed inventory of all wetland forest and swamp areas. BY AB WYLDS. Sympathy of Ripley and Huron Township area people go to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Huber and family on the tragic death of their, son, ,Garry Huber; 27 years of age and a resident of Kitchener. He was killed accidentally at a.construction site at the northwestern outskirts of Guelph when he slipped and was ruwover by a machine working on the site.. Gary, a graduate of Conestoga College and an em- ployee of the Seegmiller Company, was taking level readings at' the time' of the accident. Besides his parents, Jerry and Anne Huber of Ripley, he is survived by four brothers and four sisters, Brian of Waterloo, Douglas and Sharon of London, Patricia (Patti), Murray, Donna, Denise and David of Ripley. The funeral , service on Monday was. in Kitchener at St. Agnes Church with Father Arthur Busch officiating. Interment was in. PAGE FIFTEEN Kincardine Cemetery. Gary is' also survived by his grandfather Charles Busch of St. Clements and in this area by his uncle and, aunt. Mr. and Mrs. Sim Huber of Lurgan in Huron Town- Ship. " * * * One of _the people interested in directing the local "House League" in softball for, the young girls of Huron Township and Ripley, John Gamble of the sixth concession east in Huron Town-. ship, pasies along the information that these local teams will again play this summer. There has been four teams in the league since it started two years ago and the games are held on the grounds of the Ripley Huron Central School. Registration forms have been given out to the girls, age 9 to 13 years, at school and those: in charge would like to have these returned as soon as possible. Through this, House League players have been develop- ed for girls teams in Pee Wee' and Bantam series with other centres. To compensate for the loss of players to these teams; officials of the House League .are considering operating this year's games as mixed teams by including boys, 10 and 11 'years of age. The season's first swarm Of bees was noticed last Thursday by Albert Middelkamp. It was clustered on a' fence, post, not far from his barn on concession 10 , west in Huron Township two blocks west of the 15th. * .'* * * * * In the May"June edition of the. Ontario Junior Farmers and 4-H clubs magazine called the Enthus- iast were pictures taken at the recent Provincial Junior Farmers Conference at the University of Guelph. Someone took a picture of the three photographers and mem- ber of the Ripley Junior Farmers Bruce Aitken, representing Bruce County. Well Ripley made' last Thurs- day's Toronto Daily Star, June 5th. Only it was not our Ripley. A man from New Jersey, Bob Sparks, took off in a hot air balloon from Long Point in Ontario and at 8000 feet up crossed Lake Erie - a distance of 48 miles and after two hours ano forty minutes landed his balloon at Ripley- in New York State. . * * * ' * * * Ripley folks are glad to see Allan Irwin back home from hospital and arourid again. Allan suffered back injuries in a fall caused by a broken ladder and was treated for these injuries. _ This Week InRipley The week of June 15th to 22nd is Senior Citizen's Week. The Ripley members of the Happy Hearts Club will wear their USCO pins to church on June 15th. The Senior Citizens motto is to live every minute of the time given them and live it to the fullest, The Zone picnic will be held in. Hanover this year on July 9th. Reg Moore will look after a bus, so begin making plans. This is a day for fun and good fellowship,. 49 people enjoyed the trip to Niagara Falls. on the 5th."