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Happy Birthday to Carla Arnold, Karen Arbuckle, Lynda Thacker, Sarah Lotton, Patrick Farrell and Paisley Farrell.
Harvey and Bren de Leeuw and Frank and Tammy Bianco enjoyed a wonderful country and western concert with Chris Stapleton recently.
The Harris family recently got together to celebrate the 65th wedding anniversary of Bob and Shirley Harris!
Eric and Lynda Thacker are celebrating 53 years, Jayne and Ralph Dietrich, 50 years, and Brad and Tammy Murray, 22 years. Best wishes to all!
Congratulations to Huron-Kinloss Township on a successful Ripley Food, Arts and Crafts Festival last Saturday, with more than 800 people in attendance! There was for sure great food and wonderful artists displaying their work.
The Teeswater Fair was also last weekend with the combine smash-up derby being very popular for the spectators! The Teeswater 4-H Beef Club hosted its club achievement day and open beef show, Saturday. Congratulations to the newly-crowned senior ambassador, Sabrina Ruetz, and junior ambassador, Clara Scott, and all the exhibitors and participants, for a busy weekend and great shows.
More than 50 junior members of the Ontario Shorthorn Association spent the weekend learning about the breed, judging, and preparing animals for show at the Erin Fairgrounds. Paisley and Nora Farrell of Ripley and Amelia and Oliver Ruetz of Mildmay were just four young members in attendance, to make new friends and new skills when working with their cattle. Thank you to the association for running a great program.
The Bruce County Heritage Association hosted its annual Antique Tractor and Machinery Show in Paisley and those who attended had a great time too!
Our thoughts and prayers are with local families who grieving at this time. We remember the families and friends of Jess Burrows, Minerva Zavaleta and Ken Gannett of Kincardine and Gerry Evans of Lucknow during these difficult days.
The next Purple Grove Women’s Institute meeting will be held Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 7 p.m., at the Purple Grove Community Centre. We are delighted to welcome Jennifer Sinclair, D.Ch. B.Sc. (Hons) Podiatric Medicine with Kincardine Footcare and Orthotics, as guest speaker. If you would like to join us, or learn more about our events and activities, contact Fran Farrell (519-395-5628) or Bren de Leeuw (519-396-6521) or send an E-mail message to purplegrovewi@gmail.com. We would love to have you join us!
RIPLEY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
Registration is now open for the 2026 Ripley-Huron Fall Fair Mammoth Parade. It will be done completely on-line. All you have to do is click the link to our website at ripleyfair.ca, then scroll to parade registration. We’re not ones to wish the summer away, but there are only 71 days left until we “Meet Ewe at the Fair!”
Interested in becoming our next fair ambassador? Meet us at Lewis Park in Ripley, Aug. 31 at 7 p.m., for more information.
The Stoneboat Pullers will be at our fair, Friday, Sept. 25, from 6-9 p.m. Come and compete, or come to watch in our refreshment tent. Registration is on-line at www.stoneboatpullers.com/2026-pulls/2026/9/25/ripley-fair.
The Light Horse Show is Saturday, Sept. 26. For registration or any questions, contact Danielle Bannerman. Exhibitors must be a member of the Ripley Agricultural Society and new members must pay the $5 fee and obtain a membership number at the horse show office before the show. Entry fee for all classes is $3 per class. Every horse and rider combination must have one number. Age is determined as of Jan. 1, 2025. Tyke, 10 years and under; Junior, 11-15 years; Senior, 16 years and up. Tykes may also compete in Junior Classes.
For a full list of rules, see page 87/88 in the fair book: ripleyfair.ca/.../Ripley-Huron_Fall_Fair_Prize.
We are thrilled to have live music in the refreshment tent: Friday Night - Weekend Never Ends and Saturday Night - Bobby Scongack and Adam Cousins.
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