Town Crier file photo
From July 16, 2015: The outside and inside of Liesemer’s Home Hardware, located on Mildmay’s main street, is seeing lots of changes with everything coming together well. The northern portion of the building has been closed since the roof collapsed due to snow load in January 2014. Store owner Pete Liesemer (right) and Scott Schalk (left) are pictured installing and filling shelves. This side of the store is expected to re-open early in August.
July 2015
– The Neustadt Fibre Arts Festival took place throughout the village on Saturday, July 11th, 2015. The theme this year was “The Wedding Story” and there certainly were lots and lots of wedding dresses (and their stories) and related items for visitors to enjoy.
-The Belmore Sting travelled to Innerkip on Sunday, July 12th to continue their quest to become the Pee Wee Elimination Champs and secure a berth to the Eastern Canadian Championships in Newfoundland, after rain cause the stoppage of play two weeks ago at the Eliminations Tournament in Napanee.
July 2005
-Judges Sylvia Manning from Newfoundland/Labrador and Wendy Mackie from Manitoba were in Mildmay/Kincardine for the “Canadian Classic category of the 2005 National Edition of Communities in Blooms”. There were three other entries vying for the title, with the winner to be announced in September. The judges were treated to a wine and cheese party at Marj Schmalz’ followed by dinner at the Coffee Perk. Residents then gathered at the Mildmay Rotary Park for an evening of relaxation and entertainment
-The Mildmay Walkerton Cubs and Scouts travelled to the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto and enjoyed the interesting exhibits, including “Feathered Dinosaurs and the Origin of Flight”. The group also took a ride on the subway system, which was a first for many of them.
July 1995
-Two doctors, Drs. Paul and Susan McArthur, arrived in Walkerton to commence their practices at the County of Bruce General Hospital around August 1st. While they had been practising in Thunder Bay, Susan’s hometown used to be Moorefield and Paul lived in Burlington.
-Both kids and adults enjoyed watching the Mildmay Optimist Club’s “Gold Fish Races”, held in conjunction with the Agricultural Society’s Family Ball Tournament.
July 1985
-Lloyd Hale, General Manager of the South Bruce Rural Telephone co. Ltd., announced that Mildmay customers would be able to pay their telephone bills at the Dial Office in Mildmay. This service was greatly appreciated by the villages’ residents.
-Mildmay Junior Farmer’s held their “Fourth Annual Car Rally””. Drivers of the 17 entries included Donna Breig (1st), Darryl Klein (2nd) Gary Schaus (3rd), Rhonda Fischer (4th), Doug Goetz, Allan Weller, Ken Weber, Tina Gray, Linda Fischer, Mike Fischer, Russ Zettler, Rob Weber, Eleanor Hall, Dennis Grubb, Randy Ruetz, Danny Kuntz and Carl Fischer
July 1975
-Mildmay Rotary held another “Rotaryfest” at the Mildmay Carrick Arena. An added feature this year was a Chicken BBQ for the lunch at the conclusion of dance. Tickets for the dance only, with music by “The Midnight Express”, were $2.50/person, while tickets for the dance and BBQ were $3.50/person.
-Two Clifford Company Girl Guides received Guilding’s highest honour, the “Canada Cord”, at the annual Mother/Daughter banquet. Faye Demerling Camp Advisor, presented Heather Field with her cord , while Mrs. L. Hoke, Captain presented Barbara Wolfe with her cord.
