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COL r l'RNE TOWNSHIP
MEMORIAL
CHURCH SERVICE
The Annual Colborne Township Memorial
Church Service will be held outdoors at the Col-
borne Township Cemetery Chapel at 2:30 p.m.
on Sunday, August 2nd, 1987. Reverend Robert
Bissett will be guest minister. In the event of in-
clement weather the service will be held in the
Benmiller United Church.
Please bring your lawn chair.
J. Russel Kernighan, Reeve.
Township of Colborne.
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Feature
Former resident writes book on gangsters
A former Goderich resident has
parlayed his interest in North American
gansters of the 1920s and '30s into a' book on
the subject which will be available soon.
Tom Fortner, who was a member of the
Goderich Police Force from 1962 until his
resignation in 1975, now bills himself as
"North America's foremost expert on the
American Gangster". Previously, Fortner
also served on Police forces in Toronto and
Uxbridge.
He now lives in Toronto and writes a syn-
dicated column on historic criminals for
The Subway Link in Toronto and over 50
papers in the United States. Fortner said
he has also appeared on numerous radio
talk shows and has done lectures on his
specialty at speaking engagements across
the United States.
Fortner, who also ran a local private in-
vestigations firm after leaving police
work, decided to pursue his long-time in-
terest in famous criminals full -timet
"They say crime doesn't pay - Only if
you write about it," he contends..
The forthcoming book, "The History of
the American Gangster," is based on the
research for Fortner's columns, titled
"Colonel Tom Fortner's World of Crime,"
which provides information on such
criminals as Alvin Karpis, Red Ryan, Al
Capone and other public enemies.
Fortner said his information was com-
piled from such sources as FBI files, inter-
views with convicted criminals such as
Karpis, and "in back alleyways".
His information -gathering expeditions,
he said, even led him to such notorius
places as New York's "Hell's Kitchen"
district.
"This work has meant going to places
where risk was a high factor. They were a
nightmare to be in and I couldn't wait to
get out," said Fortner.
Fortner said he believes his work still
plays a part in "fighting crime".
The message in his lectures and stories,
he said, "is that with all the millions these
men (gansters) made, they all ended up in
the same place (either dead or in jail)".
Fortner also recently announced his
plans to honor police departments in
Toronto and Sarnia through awards
"dedicated to all those who lost their lives
in police service". He plans to present an
award to the Toronto police for bringing
down the "Boyd Gang," and the Sarnia
force for their shoot-out with Red Ryan in
1936.
Dunlop Days will be incredible
Are we going to be entertained this
weekend! Tiger Dunlop Days have arrived.
The co-ordinators of this event have been
busy for months planning this special civic
holiday weekend for us to participate in and
enjoy. I read at great length the itinerary
with such interest, planning our family's
social calendar to attend assnany_activities_
as possible. I clipped the large, one page
advertisement in last week's flyer, sat down
and began the process of priority planning:
It was fun picking and choosing but difficult
to eliminate. I am impressed.
The events begin on Friday, July 31 and
reach completion on Monday, August 3.
During those four days, numerous volunteer
organizations participate to make
Goderich's 160th anniversary incredible.
To entertain the teenage group on Friday
night, the Goderich Figure Skating Club
have arranged a video dance featuring Dr.
Music. On Saturday, the Goderich
Horseshoe Pitching Club have an open tour-
nament, Bluewater Radio Club have a
display, the Royal 'Canadian Naval Associa-
tion have you participating in a Glub-a-dub-
dub competition and we conclude the even-
ing with a Lobsterfest and Steak Fry
prepared by the Knights of Columbus and
VOLUNTARILY
SPEAKING
I would hate to guess how many people
have volunteered their expertise and time to
plan such a weekend. Those organizations
and individuals should be commended for
all their efforts. We can show our apprecia-
tion by coming out and attending the Tiger
By Shelley Hartman _._.D.unlop-Days=-If-yott-want-xrrore information
dance the evening away at the Goderich
Legion.
Sundayproves just as hectic but just as
much fun. At noon we can all enjoy the Per-
rier Waiters Race for Handicapped Children
followed by the family favourite - 160th
Anniversary -Tiger Dunlop Days Historic
Parade. Later in the afternoon, you can't
miss the Heritage -Horticultural Community
Bus Tour sponsored by the Goderich Ar-
chitectural Conservation Advisory Commit-
tee and the local Horticultural Society. The
Lions Fish Fry is followed by an outdoor
Laketown Band Concert in the evening.
On Monday, the pace slows down and we
can all go to St. Christopher's Beach and get
involved in the Bluewater Boardsailing Club
Races and Windsurfing Tug -of -War.. You
also can wander north of Goderich to the air-
port and see the Sky Harbour Modellers'
aerial display.
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' about any of the events, call the Goderich
Tourism Office at 524-6600 or 524-2513. They
cap ' provide you with any details you.
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See you there!
Parade winners
Recent winners at the Goderich Canada
Day Parade included:
Service club or organization:. Bay City
Fireworks Festival (1st), Goderich and
District Pro -Life (2nd);
Commercial: Sid Bruinsma (1st ), Na;
tional Trust (2nd) ; . .
Church, school, family: Miller and
Cleave (1st), Alf Hawkins (2nd);
Antique vehicles: Emerson Anderson
(1st), Ralph Morris (2nd);
Horses: Byron Black (1st), Huron Haft=
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