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Great weather, great crowd Saturday at the Ripley Reunion

Liz DadsonBy: Liz Dadson  August 8, 2015
Great weather, great crowd Saturday at the Ripley Reunion
The sun shone and a massive crowd turned out for Saturday's events at the Ripley Reunion.

The auditorium at the Ripley-Huron Community School was packed with former students, teachers and staff as they reminisced about attending various School Sections in the area, as well as elementary and secondary school in Ripley.

John Borton had youngsters dancing and playing with hula-hoops at his kids show in the morning.

Following the mammoth parade, dignitaries gathered to officially open the reunion. Joining reunion committee chairperson, Amanda Farrell Walsh, were Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb, Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson and Huron-Kinloss mayor Mitch Twolan, as well as Ripley Reunion ambassador Marley Martyn and her fellow contestants, Kirsten Walden and Gregory Reid, and the citizenship award winners.

A huge crowd was delighted by the antics of the Craz-E-Crew Stunt Team which featured one announcer and five riders from Ottawa.

Several reunions were held - for the MacDonald clan, the Pollock clan, the Ripley-Huron Skating Club, and the Ripley Wolves. A dozen teams then got down and dirty, competing in tug-of-war, with the Farmer MacDonald team taking the championship.

And Moe'N The Lawn, the hometown band featuring Kincardine and Ripley boys for the past 27 years, rocked out Saturday afternoon at the beer gardens.

The day ended with a Shriners Fish Fry, Seniors Dance to Glenn Boyd's Orchestra, and the Saturday night dance to Lulu's Roadhouse.

Image Gallery

Ben Kaufman soars upside down to the delight of the huge crowd; photo by David Dadson
Joel Bonda (L) and Ben Kaufman form a bar for their teammates Steven Moxley (in the air) and Andrew Bigelow to jump over in the Craz-E-Crew Stunt Team show at the Ripley Reunion; photo by David Dadson
Craz-E-Crew's Joel Bonda catches some air; photo by David Dadson
Steven Moxley defies gravity with this stunt; photo by David Dadson
Steven Moxley performs tricks in the air with the Craz-E-Crew; photo by David Dadson
Steven Moxley jumps over Ben Kaufman during a stunt; photo by David Dadson
Steven Moxley of the Craz-E-Crew Stunt Team soars high above a huge crowd at the Ripley Reunion Saturday; photo by David Dadson
Joel Bonda (L) and Ben Kaufman hold the line for Andrew Bigelow to jump over; photo by David Dadson
Brianna Pointon, 8, of Point Clark plays with a hula-hoop at the John Borton Show, Saturday morning at the Ripley Reunion
John Borton performs his kids show at the Ripley Reunion; photo by David Dadson
Clark Cuthill, seven months old, of Welwyn, Saskatchewan, enjoys the John Borton Show at the Ripley Reunion
Youngsters dance with hula-hoops, to the music of the John Borton Kids Show
Audrey MacDonald (L), former teacher in Ripley, visits with Pat MacDonald of Kitchener who went to high school in Ripley, at the Back to School event, Saturday morning
Helen Stanley (L) of Hanover, former student in Ripley, and Ann Collins of Ripley, a former teacher, share some laughs
Betty Henderson (L) of Pine River, a retired nurse, gets a hug from Sharon Convay of Point Clark, who went to Ripley District School
Helen Orr (R) and Dianne Simpson welcome former teachers, students and staff to the Back to School event
A huge crowd takes in the Back to School event Saturday morning at the Ripley Reunion
Cathy (L) and John Dadson of St. Thomas are back in Ripley for the Back to School event at Ripley-Huron Community School; Cathy was a custodian at the school
Part of the Rogues Gallery of former students in Ripley
Elmer and Joyce Courtney (seated in front) of Ripley are joined by part of their clan at the Ripley Reunion, from left, are Anya, 3, Sigrid, 1, and Danny Blank, Leah Courtney, Mary Courtney, Christy Johnson, Bernice Courtney and Sarah Blank
Home for the Ripley Reunion, are Christy Johnson (L), Mike McCarty of Edmonton, Alberta, Joanne (Courtney) Petersen, Shirley McIntosh of Edmonton, and Kim (Johnson) Wilson
Devin Illman (L) of Paisley and Mike Donaldson of Teeswater ride around the Ripley Reunion grounds on their bicycle built for two; Donaldson's mother, Mary (McCharles) Donaldson, is from Ripley
Huron-Kinloss mayor Mitch Twolan welcomes everyone to the Ripley Reunion
Huron-Bruce MPP Lisa Thompson congratulates the organizers of the Ripley Reunion
Checking out the big wheel of history at the MacDonald Reunion, are Wilfred Gamble (R) and his aunts, Doris Walden (L) and Donelda Pollard
Gail Morgan (L) of Ingersoll visits with her sister, Ruth Anne Robinson of Huron-Kinloss, at the Pollock Reunion
Evelyn Elliott (C) visits with relatives, Rob and Tina Morgan of Ingersoll, at the Pollock Reunion
Wally Pollock (L) of Ripley chats with Ron Pollock of Owen Sound, originally from Paisley; the two are not related
Youngsters enjoy a game of road hockey at the Ripley Reunion
The Ripley-Huron Skating Club unveiled a banner at its reunion Saturday afternoon
Callie's Team is dragged into the mud by the Tug-Its in the tug-of-war, Saturday afternoon at the Ripley Reunion
Christian Walsh (L) is covered with mud, followed by Jen Walsh and the rest of Team Walsh as they are dragged across the line by the Farmer MacDonald team in tug-of-war
Derek Regier (L) and Michelle Elliott of the Tuggies are dragged through the mud by the Farmer MacDonald team in tug-of-war
The Farmer MacDonald team gets ready for the final pull in the tug-of-war, which the team won, handily
Lauren Reay (L) and Sean Walden of the Tug-its end up in the mud after being pulled across the line by Team Walsh in tug-of-war
The Tuggies give it all they've got in the tug-of-war
Warren Andrew anchors his team, the Tuggies, for the win in tug-of-war

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Liz Dadson is the founder and editor of the Kincardine Record and has been in the news business since 1986.



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