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Times Advocate, 1998-08-05, Page 12Pale 12 TNrttN-Attpo c lte, August 5, 1998 COMMIJN !T'" imonnonme Caught in the Love Tent! (:hildrenag_ gd 4-11 participated in the Thames Road Church 1 -Day Vacation Bible. School on. Sunday. During the day the chil- dren.read Bible stories, played games. decorated .T-shirts. made crafts and painted their faces. They also took a walk out to .-the woods and calped off the day with a weiner roast. Pictured above, the kids got together in. a "Love Tent" symbolizing' co- - operation and togetherness. dto two- WI: members 50 -year p�ns present() Roberta Templeman Join the 'group for the alternoim. Joyce Miller presided for the short pro Sruffacorrespnndenr ;•r:1111D , when green were brought from-tstnct President Elaine Stephens and F.W.LO. Board director, Donna Willow s. Ewer) one STAFF:\ Stat to institute branch hosted- all the branches answered the roll call by naming then lavontc malt. .. Irons Perth- ' uilt I )t.trirt. kiriner members andl1nends, nn Wednesday . - Margaret Krnip and Margaret-Daynard presented •:i memorial 'er iee for :dtcrnlili :is the celchrated Ihr 9.5Ih"annners iry of the ShitEi Women's - those Staffs—W.I. members departed"since the 90th anniversary. 111stiuiti•. Ftotts 1.yu Horn-, entc:rtamed %vith music, as the guests arrived •A highlight ot the afternoon for sisters Doris hlil)ri`. Exeter and R-oberta• sand Bridget Norrisldelighted•everyone with her step dancing Templeman. SI itfa, was the prescntauun of 50 yea pins. made by Kay 1(001.1142 ;liter pie .reg rstAarrltn itf guests 'were Edna Burchi-II ;tnd Smalc and Jovec.Mdlcr. . ('1tud:itc Ellion. iynh otet, N5 g.ucsrs ;, iarnng. Gail Vanderwai• from Cromarty and Joan Gloarr. Bornhtilrn..sc1 up inter-' Roberta Templeman,wekontcdevery, and all -joined -in singing die ()sting displays on their chosen crafts with everyone haying the opportuni In.titui. Ods• :Ind tepeatitig ttic Mary-Stt. v,trt.Culleth. • trio hrow•se at their leisure. Anniversary cake and punch brought the 95th President Kay timiale. who is reclivering from a car accident, was able to mini etsary ccichratjon-to:icluse.. - Back in Time... -1 By Ross Haugh from the archives of the Exeter Times Advocate t - IO YEARS AGO August 3,•-19814 - Jack Nairn•has been selected .to take. the helm of the Exeter Junior' Hawks next -season as roach. Nairn well'known tor his tenure with the now defunct Luc•an-Ilderton Jets and Strat-' - lord C'ullitons will take over the reins of the junior cluh when train - mg camp starts in the last week of August. Jcni Hayter, representing 'Hayter's Turkey Farnis was crowned Dashwood Friedshurg Days Queen on Saturday. Runnersup were Leanne Dietrich and Tanury Kau. Only two wecks.after new facilities were opened for the Lucan . and District Ambulance- Service. owner Bill Haskett has received word that addttninal funding will alloy: extension' of the service i' front�40-hours to 70 hours per week-: - • 20 YEARS AGO • August 3. ,1978 • •Provtni ial NDP leader Michael C'atisidy returned - to the site of Fleck Manut;icturing in Huron, f ark on Friday . Prior to ening a brief address,,Cassidy continued the custom started by oth- rr strike sympathizers and marched arotind the almost descried plant - w itis striking Fleck workers." Two Exeter brothers were winners in the recent annual cnmpeti- ion of the National Model Aeronautics Association- in Winnipeg... Paul and Mark Perry were second and third. i`esfectively in'the jun- ior division. They are the sons of.Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Perry of Ed-, ward Street. • - . Willis Desjardine of Shipka won first place in the 35 -49 -years age• group at the annual fiddlers' contest. in Bohcaygeon. Willis has won prizes in every contest he has entered this -year. • - 35 YEARS AGO August 4. 1963 - John •Anderson ot Hensall broke•97 out Of 100 targets in the handicap. event al the Quehec provincial trap shooting competition. His score equalled that of the winner of the event. but as an out -of -province competitor. he could not uualify. • .• gar Myers,.superintendent at the Pinery Provincial Park estimated this week that.about 156.((0 people visited the park in July, That's about 3.00) cars and 12,0(1) more visitors than last year. • 4O YEARS AGO . August 5.1958 - The Brewers retail store it Grand Bend.was the last in Western Ontario to close after.a province -W de strike created t a beer drought in this area. Ushorne Township school arca this summer completed the instal- lation o1 oil burning air conditioning units in all of its schools.`- in addition w the tri -service drill squad which formed the guard of honor for Prime Minister John Diefenhaker at •Wednesday's CNE opening. R.C.A.F, -Centralia will contribute a smoke writing team for the afternoon air show on September 5 and 6. . . 50 YEARS. AG© August 3.-1948 Mr. W.R. Goulding was adjudicator-7atthe juve- nile contest eonductcd at the Kirkton garden party. •- - District men went on an old-fashioned bear hunt Monday after- noon and •heat through an eight -acre hush in U+sfiorne township., north of -Exeter looking for a mother bear and four cubs seen by Bili Rowcliffe at the edge of his Tarin. A --teacher in 1887 in Dashwood, Mr. A.J. Styles has returned to Seatorth from Hollywood. California. to -visit boyhood scenes.. - 75 YEARSAGO = August 4. 1918 - Harvesting of the Dutch -Set onion crop is in full swing. 'Ihc crop on the whole is not •up to -other -years. " The hearts of the youngsters of town have be n— made happy the past week by Mr. W.F. Abbott who has installed on his playgrounds near his home teeters. slides and .wings for the girls and lio_ys. Mr. Abbott is laying -out hall grounds and a tennis•cOtirt. • The Exeter .lawn bowling club held its annual tournament on -Wednesday. R.N. Creech's rink.comprisingW:E: Sanders, T.R. Fer- guson and W.J. Heaman won the Heanian trophy for the third time. - 1 Join us for our Grand Opening Celebration of our new Exeter location f0 cv �5 AIIQtherHair N �LOAv Cuts $5.00 all dayNA.�R�oos FFORRelPlotVsG -vsADULT HAIRCUT $950fi Gwep�NpYsRegular Prices FORcosloMERS .FEeoFEKIDSCUTS (12 under) $750 pNpPOvis "Pts Q:iii-k &- it's Q:adrrlity" AFFORDABLE, PROFESSIONAL HAIRCARE. GUARANTEED."' Mon. -Wed. 9am-6pm - Thurs. & Fri. 9am-9pm - Sat 9am-6pm Main Street 235-3530 Enter to win a year of FREE haircuts 1'