The Citizen, 2004-07-29, Page 10Graduation
Connie McLean, daughter of
Glenn and Yvonne McLean
of Clinton, graduated with
President's Honours on
June 18, 2004 from the
Social Service Worker
Program at Fanshawe
College in London. While
attending Fanshawe, Connie
completed 600 hours of
placement in her field of
study at St. Leonard's
Society of London,
Community Service Order
Office, where she has since
accepted a permanent full
time position as
Counsellor/Case Manager.
We are very proud of you
Connie! Good luck in your
career and continued
studies. Love, Mom, Dad,
Danielle, Shaun and Stuart.
Travelling players
Avid card players, Lloyd and Lillian Appleby of the Belgrave
area, will represent Belgrave in St. Catharines in a euchre
tournament during the annual Actifest for the Ontario Senior
Games. The pair has been playing cards for about 12 years,
travelling around the county to play in different towns. (Elyse
DeBruyn photo)
Couple off to the games
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PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 2004.
Warm weather welcome as crops show improvement
By Elyse DeBruyn
Citizen staff
Brian Hall, a crop consultant with
the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture
By Elyse DeBruyn
Citizen staff
With over 12 years of card-playing
experience, two local residents are
taking the game of euchre to the next
level.
Lloyd and Lillian Appleby of the
Belgrave area, will travel to St.
Catharines to participate in the
annual Actifest for the Ontario
Senior Games from Aug. 16 - 18.
The pair will represent the
Belgrave euchre club after placing in
the top four during a tri-county
tournament in Lucan where they
played about 20 games of euchre.
"Usually the winner goes or next
in line, but they wererrt up for the
travelling so we volunteered to go,"
said Lillian.
They will travel to Exeter where
they will then catch a bus, full of
other avid card players, and continue
on their way. Card players will stay
at Brock University, which is where
the tournament is held.
Although they aren't playing for
money, the joy of meeting new
people and playing cards makes the
upcoming tournament exciting.
There are no cash prizes in this
tournament, but they said they don't
care about the money. "It's just for
fun."
Last year the Applebys ventured to
Woodstock, where they competed in
The euchre in Ethel was held on
Monday, July 19.
Winners were: share-the-wealth,
Marion Behrns and Alice Keifer;
high score, Marion Behrns, Adrian
Verstoep; low score, Isabelle Craig,
Verna Crawford; lone hands, Hilda
Holmes and Ross Stephenson; lucky
tallies, Helen Dobson, Frank
McKenzie, Leota Thompson, Allan
Kennedy, Lois McLean, Jim
McGillawee, Viola Adams, Keith
Turnbull. Shirley Verstoep.
The next euchre will be held on
Monday, Aug. 2 at 8 p.m.
and Food, said with last week's heat,
corn crops are doing a lot better and
are progressing along well.
"Everything was behind since day
one of planting. hut slowly they are
a one-day cribbage tournament.
"We like the social part of it," said
Lloyd. "Meeting lots of nice people
in this area and other areas is fun.
We've never met anyone who's
rude."
During the long winter months, the
Applebys keep themselves occupied
by playing cards seven days a week
and in the summer months they play
about four times a week.
Lloyd said the trick to such
successful card playing is "all luck.
At least 90 per cent anyway."
The Applebys are regular players
with the Belgrave Seniors, but also
travel to other towns to play
including Londesborough, Goderich,
Benmiller, Brussels, Lucknow, St
Helens.
Ladies here is your chance to try
golfing or improve your game. On
Friday nights from July 30, starting
between 6 - 6:30 p.m. women are
invited to the golf course at David
and Karen Smith's for some fun
golfing.
Rev. Theresa and Johnathon
reported they had an enjoyable time
canoeing on Lake Superior.
Johnathon assisted Theresa in the
church service on Sunday with the
sermon based on The Lord's Prayer.
There will only be church services
in Cranbrook on Aug. 1 and 29 as
Theresa finishes her holidays.
There will be no Sunday school in
He said the winter wheat quality is
poor in those counties, but moving
north there is "not as much
fusari um."
"As the harvest moves north, we
hope the quality will improve on the
winter wheat."
He said this week (as long as the
weather remains nice), the winter
wheat will be •harvested in Huron
and Perth Counties.
Because of the cooler
temperatures in June, Hall said the
soy bean crop is shorter.
He said the soy bean aphids
population is at a low "for the most
part."
"The odd isolated areas (with
aphids) are found in high numbers,
Cranbrook for the month of August.
On Monday night a number of
people from the area visited John and
Nancy Vanass in Mitchell for a
shower in honour of Jolanda Vanass
before her upcoming wedding:
Birthday wishes go to Mary
Nesbitt and Sara Baker on July 30;
Leanne Minielly, July 31; Micheala
Minielly, Aug. 4; Sharon Evans,
Aug. 6; Marie Mitchell, Aug. 7 and
Allan Fritz, Aug. 9.
Happy anniversary to Barb and
Steve Bowles and Beryl and John
Semple, July 30; Sheila and Ralph
Adams, Aug. 2; Sheila and Tony
Terpstra, Aug. 10.
but are still at a low. '
He said in the Ottawa Valley
region, some fields have been
sprayed to control the problem.
The edible beans which include
white beans, cranberries and kidney
beans, are "looking much better with
the warm temperatures." Hall said.
"The crop is looking better and is
more improved. Some fields have a
canopy dover and are in full flower,"
said Hall.
He said there is a good moisture
count for white mold, but some
fungicide spray has been spread to
control the it.
FROM CRANBROOK
catching up."
He said the corn has started to
tassle and hopes- to see more. by the
end of July.
"We need more heat. It's a little on
the cooler side right now," said Hall.
He said the second cut of hay is
going on now with good yields on
the crop.
"The (hay) quality is good for the
most part. providing the weather —.stays dry."
Hall said there is some good news
for the winter wheat as it's
progressing well in the London area,
but unfortunately, fusarium, a
serious disease in winter wheat, has
been reported in the Essex and Kent
Counties.
Girls go golfing