A peek from the Town Crier files – Friday, May 21, 1965 – Two Grade 12 students from Walkerton Separate High School Rosemary Fedy (left) and Joanne Houghton (right) of Mildmay chose The Crier as an essay project dealing with a “local industry”. In the above photo the girls try their hand setting “cold type” on one of the new machines at the Crier paper.
A peek from the Town Crier files – May 7, 1965 – This is the Mildmay Monarchs hockey team who gave local and district fans one of the best winters of hockey excitement for some time. Holders of the group title, they also were W.O.A.A. Int. “C” finalists. Front: Peter Liesemer, mascot. First row (l-r): Harvey “Jiggs’ Liesemer (coach), Bob Fortney, Merv Helwig, Ron Dietz, Gary Johnston, Bob Niesen and Don Leach (transportation. 2nd row: Don Missere (asst. treasurer), Bob Becker (secretary-treasurer), Dave Gutscher, Sandy Fedy, Mike Weber, Reuben Schefter (treasurer), Billy Dosman (stick boy). Back row: Harry Dosman, Dave Wendt, Chuck Niesen, Bob Armstrong, Dave Niesen and Bill Niesen. Missing from the photo were Bob Weiler, Ross Harrison, Don Beckner and John Hafermehl (publicity).
A peek from the Town Crier files – April 16, 1971 – The Mildmay Arena Commission held a Skate-A-Thon with some 123 skaters taking part. Organizer of the event, Arthur Albert (right) is pictured presenting trophies to the various winners. Left to right: Dave Dietz, 24, was the oldest skater with the most number of hours, who skated 21 hours; Anna Lou Fischer was the girl who skated the longest, and she also skated 21 hours; 19-year-old Mike Goetz was the only person to skate the entire 24 hours and he raised the most money; Brian Durrer, age 10, was the youngest skater with the most number of hours, that being 16. A grand total of $1,900 was raised.
Thanks for keeping the office running smoothly Karen… Happy Administrative Professional Day!
A peek from the Town Crier files – Friday, May 9th, 1975 – Renovation construction at the Mildmay-Carrick Community Centre was moving right along. Block layers were up to the hall level when this photo was taken. The next step was to remove the old front section.
Saturday, April 11th was “Seedy Saturday” at the Mildmay-Carrick Public Library! People were encouraged to take their unwanted and extra seeds to the seed swap. The special guest for the day was Devan Penny (centre) from Fair Fields Community Shared Agriculture, Neustadt. He was in attendance to share information about his farm and answer any questions. Librarian Pat Markle (left) and Library Clerk Brigitte Wolf (right) are also pictured. There were two draws made, and the winners were Joel Wolf- Edwards who won a shovel and peat pellet and Trisha Voisin who won a package of S-hooks and a garden stake. – Town Crier photo
The Optimist Club of Mildmay-Carrick held its 20th “Annual Duck Race” on Easter Sunday, April 5, 2015. Conditions were favourable on Otter Creek as the 500 ducks wended their way through Mildmay’s Rotary Park. Teresa Huber’s “lucky duck” crossed the finish line first and earned her the big prize of $250.00. Winners of $100.00 each were the ducks that came in 100th, 200th, 300th, 400th and 500th. Claiming these prizes were Tom Smith, Lily Huber, Betty Siegner, Chris Speers and Todd & Jen Fortney & Family. (Sometimes it pays to finish last!) And there were 15 lucky winners of $50.00 each for every “25th” duck (ie. 25th, 50th, 75th, etc.). Happy recipients of these prizes included Verlaine Stark, Dylan Stuy, Nash King, Mark Kraemer, Gerry Bross, Ross & Nora Howe, Allison Bross, Kevin Gutscher, Chris Grahl, Caleb Grubb, Chip & Susan Bross, Irene Kain, Lauren Grubb, Scott & Carrie Girdler and Morley & Lorraine Fischer. Congratulations to all of the lucky winners, and to the Optimists for staging another successful “race”!
The Formosa Lioness Club held an Easter Egg Hunt at the Formosa Community Centre on Saturday morning, April 4th, 2105. There was a great attendance for the event, with lots of children enjoying gathering Easter eggs.
– Town Crier photos
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