Peek at the Past

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Town Crier file photo From 2015: Provincial silver medalists, Mildmay Junior Broomball Bantam Girls are pictured sporting their new jerseys thanks to a generous donation by the Optimist Club of Mildmay-Carrick.

May 2015
– Rehearsals are well underway for the first production of the historic 25th Anniversary Season of the Drayton Festival Theatre. From the creators of the hit show, Twist and Shout: The British Invasion, Legends..of Rock n’ Roll will have audiences snapping their fingers and shaking in their seats … this time to the beat of classic songs by rock and roll’s musical legends.
-South Bruce and Brockton at the Formosa HIKE site raised $10,240.00 on Sunday for the Grey Bruce Residential Hospice for Palliative Care. Formosa Hike Coordinator Joan Borho was very pleased with the turnout.

    May 2005
    -Alfred “Al” Dosman, long time resident and car dealership owner from Mildmay became the Mildmay and District Lion’s Club’s “29th Mildmay Carrick Citizen of the Year”
    -Grade 5 students from the two Mildmay schools participated in the Optimist Spelling Bee in Lucknow. Representing Sacred Heart was Nathan Mawhinney, Cole Hoffele and Graeme Donnelly. Mildmay Carrick Public School had Connor Fischer, Kyla Schneider and Nelson Gayman who was the winner of the competition and went on to complete in Mitchell.

    May 1995
    -Well over 400 people gathered at the K of C Hall located between Mildmay and Walkerton for an Appreciation Dinner honouring Dr. R. J Creighton for 35 years of Caring and Sharing. As well as the sharing of many memories, a highlight of the evening was the presentation of two sets of custom-made golf clubs to Dr. Creighton.
    -The Mildmay and District Lions Club staged their annual “250 Lottery” Dance and Final Draw. Lucky winners of $500 each were Mike Schneider and Jim Kieffer, two prizes of $100 went to Rose Marie Heisz and Frank Weishar and free tickets were won by Gib Arnold and Keith and Margie Campbell

    May 1985
    -Jack Stewart was named as “The Citizen of the Year” for 1984 and was presented with the award during a dinner meeting of the Mildmay and District Lions Club.
    -S and S Beta Movie Rentals in Mildmay had the following ad; With Machine..weekdays – three movies $10, Friday – three movies $15 and weekend – six movies $30.00. Without machine..weekdays (for two nights) – $10, Weekend – three movies $10 or seven movies for $20.

    May 1975
    -The congregation of Immaculate Conception Church in Formosa celebrated the completion of renovations to the church with a special afternoon mass and dedication. Bishop Paul F Reding, Bishop of Hamilton Diocese, was present for the special occasion. The decorating, which was done by Valerio Brothers from London and took over a year to complete, included repainting all the interior, new carpeting, lighting and furnishings.
    -A procession from the school building to the church, led by the school band and including the Knights of Columbus, started the program. Many presentations were made, including scrolls of the first president of the local chapter of the Catholic Women’s League, Mrs. Val Weiler and the present president, Mrs. Kay. Schill by Father Frank Dentinger.

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    From 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.


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    Town-Crier file photo From Friday, March 20, 2015: Construction is progressing well at Liesemer’s Home Hardware located on Mildmay’s Main Street. The work was completed by Ruetz Contracting from Mildmay.

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    From Friday, March 20, 2015: Construction is progressing well at Liesemer’s Home Hardware located on Mildmay’s Main Street. The work was completed by Ruetz Contracting from Mildmay.

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    Town Crier file photo John Thompson poses with a copy of the first edition of the Town Crier. As an employee of the Crier, John used the press in the photo to print “low volume and urgently required funeral cards” that were the norm of the day for the community with the passing of citizens.

    Town Crier file photo

    John Thompson poses with a copy of the first edition of the Town Crier. As an employee of the Crier, John used the press in the photo to print “low volume and urgently required funeral cards” that were the norm of the day for the community with the passing of citizens.

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    1965-66 Class Photo – The above is a photo of the Grade 3-4 class of 1965-66 at the Mildmay Public School, which consisted of students from Mildmay and Carrick.  Their teacher was Mrs. Ruth Vickers.  The names submitted with the photo in no particular order are as follows:  Grade 3 – Yvonne Schumacher, Dayle Dahms, John Albert, John Russell, Gordon Hill, Janet Kaufman, Danny Ruller, John Crawford, Glen Wendt, Janice Dietz, Debra Culbert, Darryl Dahms, Evelyn Klein, Donald Fitzgerald, Ron Nickel.  Grade 4 – Richard Schumacher, Doug Schumacher, Harold Widdes, Michael Leach, Connie Steuernal, Dennis Edwards, Jim Wendt, Mark Weber, Debbie Russell, Margaret Reuber, Brenda Newton, Barbara Metzger, Ricky Lark, Karen Klages, Vicki Howe, David Helwig, Linda Gebhardt, Katherine Darling, Susan Crawford, Donna Baynton, Robert Fitzgerald.

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    A peek from the Town Crier’s May 10, 1974 issue – Shown above are the runners-up in the Mildmay Girl’s Broomball League… The Mildmay Swingers.  Front row (left to right): Barb Seigmiller, Audrey Moyer, Marion Hafermehl (Captain). Second row: Ray Kuntz (Coach), Heather Howe, Cathy Strauss, Brenda Newton, Vicky Howe. Back row: Heather Brandt, Rose Cronin (Goalie), Jackie Brandt, Betty Ann Kuntz, Barb Strauss. Missing when the photo was taken were Marlene Arnold and Betty Ann Grubb.    – Town Crier photo

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    A peek from the Town Crier’s May 21, 2014 issue – An EF-1 tornado touched down in Mildmay and area on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 around 5:15 pm.  It caused widespread property damage including the farm of Murray (Chuck) & Carolyn Borth (top photo) located on the 8th Concession.  An old bank barn was completely destroyed, a portion of the house roof was removed, trees along the laneway were snapped off, and other buildings were damaged as well. Debris was scattered across neighbouring properties (Don Thompson photo). 

    A huge evergreen tree located on the Lambert Street property of Jim & Vicky Huber was another victim of the tornado, and landed between the shed and house, missing both structures (Town Crier photo). 

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    1909 Postcard – This old postcard was brought into the Town Crier office by a subscriber to the paper. Pictured are members of the Mildmay Fire Department, gathered in front of a horseshoe and carriage maker business.  This appears to be Absalom Street, East just down from Liesemer’s Home Hardware.  Also pictured is the hotel across the main street which is now home to Harleys Pub & Perk.

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    A peek from the Town Crier’s May 17, 1994 issue – Mildmay’s 4-H “Batter Up” Club held their Achievement Day last Saturday with a Bake Sale in front of Brown’s Foodtown Grocery. Front (l-r): Ann Schneider (Leader) and Karla Becker (Leader) pin a 6-Project Pin on member Trish Dietz. Watching the proceedings was Erin Wendt, Pamela Hinsperger, Amanda Fortney, Teresa Hinsperger, Amanda Walters and Jennifer Ferguson. Back (l-r): Elizabeth Benninger, Jenny Becker, Lisa Brown, Jessica Yenssen, Sarah Schneider, Ann Benninger, Tammy Orr and Vanessa Waterworth. Missing was Jackie McGill, Tammy Ellis, Jessica Guy and Karen Klein.  – Town Crier photo

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    A peek from the Town Crier’s April 30, 1976 issue – The Mildmay-Carrick Arena was  filled to the rafters to watch the Mildmay “Otters” win the All-Ontario Juvenile “D” Championship, defeating Warkworth four games to two.    – Town Crier photo