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The caption on the above postcard (dated sometime before 1940) states “Pletsch’s Garage, Mildmay, after the cyclone”. The building on the right is the present day La Galeria located at 112 Elora Street, while the building on the left was owned by Irene Patton. The garage was located in both buildings. Families that lived in the buildings at one time were the Henry Bester family (left) and the Joseph Kupferschmidt family (right).

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A peek from the Town Crier files – Friday, June 18, 1965 issue – Mrs. Dominic Fischer of Mildmay had an unusual experience when seven of her grandchildren were among the group of 34 who received their First Holy Communion at Sacred Heart Church. Front (l-r): Patricia Haelzle, Doug Fischer, Bruce Fischer, Darlene Fischer. Back: Mrs. Fischer, Linda Breig, Brenda Goetz, Rosemary Fischer and Sister Leanora, the instructor.

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The Mildmay- Carrick Pool is open and lessons are underway!  The staff for the 2015 season is pictured and invite you to come down to the pool to enjoy some fun and exercise this summer.  Left-right: Kailee Liesemer, Bryce McDiarmid, Olivia Schefter, Kelsey Simpson (Supervisor), Brady Lantz (Head Guard) and Mitch Clark.
– Town Crier photo

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A peek from the Town Crier files – Thursday, May 14, 1985 – School buses and other vehicles will soon find traversing the narrow bridge near Lot 34 (Concession 8-9) in Carrick Township much easier.  The bridge is located at the bottom of a steep hill (is very narrow as you can see as this school bus crosses the bridge) and was especially very dangerous in the wintertime. Work on replacing the structre is to start this year. Total cost is estimated at $406,000.00. – Town Crier photo

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    Pat Markle became the Librarian at the Mildmay branch of the Bruce Country Public Library in 1988.  She has announced that she will be retiring on June 11th, 2015.  She will certainly be missed by the library patrons and we join in wishing her all the best!  (Pat’s final submission of “The Old Book Bag” is included in the June 4th issue of the Town Crier.)    – Town Crier photo

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      A peek from the Town Crier files – June 4, 1965 – 51 Years With Department – Peter Lobsinger of Mildmay has a very impressive record of service to this community in that he has just completed his 51st consecutive year as a member of the Mildmay Volunteer Fire Department. It was on May 15th, 1914 that Pete joined the Department and as he recalls it was a lot of hard work in those days to keep on the force.   – Town Crier photo

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      Mildmay cemetery facing closure and needs your help!
      By Susan Bross
      Editor
          Mildmay’s only public cemetery, St. Paul’s United Church Cemetery, is getting dangerously close to closing.  Board members are reaching out to the public in search of interested parties to join the Board and help keep the cemetery open.
          Jackie Canning and George Culbert, members of the Board, said that St. Paul’s is simply running out of people to take over the places on their Board.  With a very low church attendance and membership, it has become increasingly difficult to find volunteers to help look after the cemetery.  The Board has asked the Municipality of South Bruce to take over the ownership of the cemetery as they know eventually the current Board can not continue looking after the operations of such. If the Municipality does not take over the ownership of the cemetery, it will fall into the hands of the United Church of Canada.   If this is the case, the cemetery will close.
          What does all this mean?
          First of all, Jackie Canning stated that they want to emphasize that no matter what happens with the cemetery – all plots and niches in the columbarium that have already been sold will still be able to be used.
          If the United Church of Canada takes ownership, no additional plots or niches can ever be sold.  The cemetery will stay as is.
          The main point that the Board would like everyone to know is that this cemetery is the only “public” cemetery in Mildmay.  Anyone can be buried there – they do not have to be a church member.  If the cemetery closed, and someone who didn’t belong to one of the other churches needed to be buried, where would they be buried?  The St. Paul’s Cemetery has additional space at the back of the property to expand into.  Not all cemeteries do.
          George Culbert is the caretaker at the cemetery and looks after many aspects of the day-to-day work.  He said that they have worked hard to beautify the cemetery and to keep it up to the standards as directed by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs Cemetery Regulations Unit. Jackie added that there is a lot of work involved in running the cemetery and they really need some help.  They would like to see a South Bruce Cemetery Board formed, but are not sure this is going to happen. Members of St. Paul’s are currently in discussions with the Municipality to see what can be done.
          If you are interested in volunteering please contact Jackie Canning 519-367-3277 or George Culbert519-367-2565 – they would really like to hear from you.
        Culross-Teeswater Cemetery
          Public management of cemeteries is not a new thing.
          The Culross-Teeswater Cemetery is owned by the Municipality of South Bruce. A Board of Directors looks after the administrative duties and operation of the cemetery.  Money raised by the cemetery, including donations, is used to reimburse the Municipality.
          The cemetery was deeded to the Village of Teeswater in 1974 to comply with the Ontario Cemeteries Regulation for the investing of Perpetual Care Funds.  With ensuing amalagamations, the cemetery came to be in the hands of the current Muncipality of South Bruce.
          Board Chairman, Dave McDonald explained, “the way our board operates has worked well for many years.   However, in today’s world of almost no interest on general savings and perpetual care funds maintaining the grounds is difficult.   If not for the generous donations by many of the families with relatives in the cemetery, the grounds would not be able to be maintained at the standards which we do at this time.”  He added, “the public cemetery in Mildmay has a good land base for development but needs strong community minded people to lead the rest.”

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      A peek from the Town Crier files – May 31, 2000 – “Now that’s a bunch of bologna!” the heading read for this photo.  In conjunction with the Grand Opening at Stewart’s Town & Country Market, a contest was held to guess the weight of a gigantic bologna. Stuart McIntosh (centre) will be throwing a big “Bologna Bash” after he guessed the weight at 37.6 lbs., missing the exact weight by .1 lb. Pictured with Stuart is his sister Sarah (right) and Deli Co-ordinator Kathy Dahms (left). That’s a pile of sandwiches!

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      Stewart’s Town & Country Market in Mildmay is marking their 15th Anniversary!  Stop by today (Friday, May 22nd), enjoy a barbecue lunch and join in the fun.  There are tons of 15th Anniversary Specials in the store all week long.  Congratulations to Jack & Gladys Stewart and their staff!

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