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Facts 'n Fancies
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Christmas fair features
egg shell croft, much more
Animals, hand cut and painted
bone pendanta,
John Plumtree, a long-time
friend and promoter of the
Christmas Country Pair is to be
present with his usual beautiful
display of woodturning which this
year includes miniature butter
presses, reasonably priced.
The Christmas Country Fair,. a.
co-operative craft show put on by
the craftsmen themselves, who
each advertise the show in their
own area, is a well-known tourist
attraction. Several shewrnen
attend each year from all over
western Ontario and Michigan.
This year looks like another
interesting show and a good
quantity of country home baking
is promised as usual,
Tea will also be served and
there is no admission charge.
Clinton is to have beadwork and
the Harry Taylor family,
Seaforth will have woodwork and
other crafts.
Mrs. Joyce Monteith, Exeter
refinishes old pine framed
mirrors and she is to have
several sizes for sale. Mrs. Rita
Conrad of the St. Mary's area will
have decoupage done on pine
blocks.
Grand Master Toys of Embro
will have a display of their hand
constructed toys of white pine
and hardwood dowels. Dowels
and glue are used to secure all the
pieces together so they are very
safe for children.
Mrs. Carol Knaptori,
Orangeville has an especially
interesting display of hand-
carved leather-wall plaques,
unique moulded leather, small
at,
the shore with just a touch a
arrogance.
'And then, just as we were
ready to turn the boat around to
head back to the cottage, the
flaming red sun broke through
the clouds. Grandfather cut the
engine, even the little girls
stopped their chatter, the water
started to sparkle and the whole
forest lit up as if it was on fire.
There was nobody in this whole
world but our small group
floating silently on the lake
watching the unequalled scene in
front of us.
But even as we watched, the
sun dipped behind the trees
leaving only red streaks of light
in the west as a promise of an
even better day tomorrow.
When we got back to the cot-
tage, filled with awe at what we
had seen, things had started to
settle back to normal. Con-
veniently the dishes were already
done. The host had retired for an
after-dinner nap and the kids
were already wondering what
they could do for excitement
before they had to go to bed.
Someone suggested a game, of
which there were many. So while
one group played one of these
new "educational" games in one
corner, another group got out a
deck of cards and organized an
interesting, if rather rowdy game.
Not to be outdone, the children
sat on the floor with their Tiddley
Winks and Snakes and 'Ladders,
fully engrossed in what they were
doing.
One by one the children started
to wander to their sleeping cabin
for the night, If you can believe it,
one or two mentioned that they
could do with something to eat. So
it's back to the kitchen for a
whole batch of cold roast beef
sandwiches.
And in order to take full ad-
vantage of this rare Sunday night
which isn't a school night,
someone turned on the television
for the first time all day, This was
a testimony in itself of everyone's
previous preoccupation with the
outdoors,
Unfortunately, the only thing
on was "Curse of the Swamp
Creature". Not exactly a
Thanksgiving type of movie but
good enough to set a few nerves
tingling.
Also enough to send a few more
people to bed. So as sleeping
allocations are made - two in that
WED IN GRAND BEND — Deborah Ann Turnbull, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Eric Turnbull, Grand Bend and Angus Kerr Ferguson, Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. Angus K. Ferguson, Livonia, Michigan were married in
the Gospel Hall, Grand Bend, September 29, 1973 with Norman Craw-
ford, Jackson, Michigan officiating, Attendants were Sandra
MacDonald, Michigan; Joanne Hotson, Grand Bend; Sue Ferguson,
Margaret Ferguson, Jerry Clark, Jim Tucker, Philip Venema, Paul
Venema, all of Michigan and Tim Turnbull, Grand Bend. A reception
was held at the Dashwood Community Centre and the couple will
reside in New Hudson, Michigan,
The eighth annual Colborne
Township "Christmas Country
Fair" to be held October 17 and 20
at Carlow north-east of Goderich
will feature in addition to the
almost 30 local crafts, the skilled
creations of many area craft-
smen.
Eggshell craft follows an age-
old European cus tom of giving an
ornamental egg at Christmas,
Easter and other memorable
occasions. It is a real goose egg,
hardened by a special process,
worthy of becoming a family
heirloom or part of a collection.
The eggs are mainly jewel
boxes decorated with pearls,
stones, braids are fully lined with
Satin. Some also have music
boxes inside and may be done in a
Chinese mode. There will also be
real hen eggs done as jewel
boxes, lined and jeweled. These
are the hobby of Mr, James
Burns, Tupperville,
Pottery will be supplied by
Mrs.SheilaGunby, a new resident
of the Dengannon area and Mr.
and Mrs. Vaughn Stewart, well
known in the area for their
"Thistlecraft" pottery.
Timothy St. Louis, also a new
resident of the Clinton area and a
college graduate in arts and
crafts, now operating his gallery
known as "The Raintree' is to
have a wide range of con-
temporary artistic crafts, many
suitable for Christmas table
centres.
Mrs. Pearl McClinchey,
qutruutiew Zeuta
The Bakelaar Family along
with Allan and Brian Van Der
Ende provided special musical
numbers at the Christian
Reformed song service Sunday.
The service was led by Aire Van
Der Ende with devotions by Rev.,
Buekema.
Picture 20 people gathered
around three tables, placed end to
end, laden with bowls and plat-
ters of food and yot4 will have one
version of a scene which took
place in homes all across the
country last weekend.
All the kids from four
families are gathered at one end
of the table. Four-year-old Kelly
holds the place of honor at one
end and at the other the host and
hostess share two corners
because an extra place had to be
set at the last minute.
And though impatient to begin
the feast, the noise stops sud-
denly, platters are poised in mid-
air and heads bow to give thanks
for what we have received and
what we are about to receive.
A typical family gathering? in
a typical kitchen? In this case,
not quite, The kitchen consisted
only of one small corner of this
large room. One of the tables was
a picnic table, Instead of an
expanse of grass or roadway, the
front window looked out on a lake
and the autumn splendor of trees
on the other side, And some of the
people had met the others for the
first time that morning.
This year, my family spent a
rather unusual and very special
Thanksgiving weekend. The
setting was a cottage belonging to
the family of my sister's
boyfriend on Three-Mile Lake
north of Bracebridge.
By a series of complicated
coincidences, we ended up at the
cottage for the weekend with
three other families and a
grandfather. Since we have never
owned a cottage, it is quite a treat
for us just to visit one, but under
these circumstances, it was even
better.
The meal in itself was quite an
experience. You could hardly see
from one end to the other. After
the initial silence for grace, the
table turned into a hive of ac-
tivity. Plates of turkey, goose and
roast beef passed through hands;
plates loaded up with potatoes,
carrots, turnips, corn, salad,
homemade rolls until you
couldn't get more on if you tried.
Then the comments:
"Hey, I missed the carrots!"
"Is that pitcher of gravy down
at that end?"
"Mommy, do I have to eat
turnips?" •
;"Where did, the dressing gq?,",
"Who took the butter?"
"Where is the salt?"
And then everyone settled
down again, and quietly set about
the task of consuming. Not for
long, of course. As soon as plates
started to get empty, the
questions started again, topped
off with a query from Kelly,
"Mommy, why can't I have some
wine?"
Finally, after pumpkin or apple
pie, or both, coffee cups
steaming, everyone is bursting -
with satisfaction as well as other
things. And except for the odd
smiling complaint of "Oh, I ate
too much" things are fairly quiet.
It has been a busy day. Feeding
20 people three meals a day is no
small feat in itself, Keeping track
of the little ones was almost a
full-time job, especially if you
consider that as years double
energy halves.
One group of people planted
about 250 trees of various
denominations. The older kids
were out fishing, or at least using
that as an excuse to take the
boats out. Some of the men were
visiting next door, supposedly
discussing the best way to get the
wooden dock out of the water
before winter. And just when the
turkey needed basting, the
cabbage needed shredding and
the vegetables needed peeling,
more unexpected company
dropped in.
Even after supper, in spite of
everything, some were not
content to sit still. Grandfather
suggested one last run in the
motor boat before he takes it out
of the water for this season and
before he can turnaround he has a
full roster of passengers.
Autumn is by far the most
spectacular of the seasons. Not
even the sparkling blanket of
winter's first snow; the crocuses
and tiny green buds of spring's
awakening; or the lazy, hazy
sight of summer can compare
with the dazzling parade of
autumn's colors.
Everywhere the colors are
beautiful, but from the lake-side
view, everything seems even
brighter. The reds, oranges,
yellows and muted greens outline
Mr. & Mrs. Floyd Chowen,
Walled Lake, Michigan and Mr. &
Mrs. Cecil Chowen, Onaway,
Michigan visited recently with
Mr. & Mrs. Garnet Hicks.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lamond,
London entertained at their home
with a dinner October 7 to honor
the 56th wedding anniversary of
the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Squire, Exeter. Other
members of the family present
were Mrs. Gladys Chittick,
London; Mr. and Mrs. Cecil
Squire and Bill, Granton; Mr.
and Mrs. Gordon Chittick and
Andrew, Granton; and Mr. and
Mrs. Clare Chittick, Colleen and
David, London.
Madeline Smillie and Muriel
Henderson, Toronto spent the
holiday with Ann Brodie.
Mrs. G. Henderson, Brucefield,
joined the regulars Mrs. Mary
Taylor, Norman Speir and Jerry
Collins to provide the old-time
music for Monday's get-together.
The annual bazaar held in the
auditorium Wednesday was quite
successful with a good at-
tendance at both the tea and sale.
The residents were entertained
"Family Night" with a musical
program arranged by Marie
Flynn, who also played the piano
accompaniment, Jim Murray
and Norman Speir with violins,
Lorne Lawson mouth organ, step
dance and vocal solos by Debbie
Flynn, and Sandra Dale piano
solos provided an hour of fine
entertainment.
room, two more in the other one,
three small ones on the fold-out
couch; one with the sleeping bag
in the corner; and another on the
cot over here - and with the
groans of the swamp creature
fading in the distance, all is quiet
once more.
It's been a long day. It's been a
good day. And there can be no
doubt. It has definitely been a day
of Thanksgiving.
recently,
London
Northern Ontario.
The couple will reside in
London where the groom is a
student at Fanshawe College and
the bride is employed as a
secretary for the Department of
Public Works.
Kathy was feted at showers
given by Mrs. Hugh Davis and
Janet Davis; Mrs. Reg McDonald
and Mrs. Art Clarke; and
secretaries at the Department of
Public Works, London. A
rehearsal partywas given in Blyth
by the groom's parents.
Couple wed
to reside in
An evening candlelight service
at Exeter United Church was the
setting for the marriage of
Kathryn Jean McDonald and
Douglas James McVittie, Sep-
tember 14, 1973.
Rev. Glen Wright officiated at
the double-ring ceremony and
Susan Davis presided at the
organ,
The bride, is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
McDonald, Exeter and the groom
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy •
McVittie, Blyth.
The bride, given in marriage
by her father wore a floor length
gown of silk organza, with Swiss
lace and seed pearls, It was
fashioned with full skirt, long full
sleeves and formal train. Her
shoulder length veil, trimmed in
Swiss lace, was held in place with
yellow rose buds and stephanotis
and she carried a bouquet of
yellow roses, baby's breath
accented with heather from the
highlands of Scotland.
Connie Mackie, Orillia (for-
merly of Exeter) was maid of
honor. Sandra Webb, Zurich and
Cheryl Haycock, Detroit, cousin
of the bride were bridesmaids.
Sandra McDonald, sister of the
bride, was flower girl.
Attendants wore mint green
polyester gowns with low scoop
necklines, yellow embroidery
trim accenting the waistline,
sleeves and full skirts. They
carried bouquets of yellow
daisies, baby's breath and all
wore yellow daisies in their hair,
The flower girl carried a basket
of yellow miniature daisies.
Bruce Wilson, London was best
man, Rick McDonald, brother of
the bride and Ken McVittie,
brother of the groom ushered
guests.
A reception followed at the
Exeter Curling Club,
The bride changed to a pale
blue palazzo suit accented with
white and wore a corsage of pink
roses for a wedding trip to