HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1975-06-26, Page 31Award renovation tenders
at Dubliti. Continuation 'school
BOA CONSTRICTOR — A giant boa constrictor attracted quite
Pineridge Zoo in Grand Bend last week. Touring the zoo at the time
cage temporarily were the students from Usborne Central School.
school classes visiting at this time of year.
A SUCCESSFUL SALE — An excellent response to the Ailsa Craig United Church Men's auction sale, Satur-
day night resulted in good crowds and an excellent assortment of goods for sale. Photo by Scheifele
MEET THE PRESIDENT — Fanshawe College of London held a "Meet the president" night at Ailsa Craig,
Thursday. The steering committee which planned the program included Bill Waters, Parkhill; Rick Mateer,
Fanshawe liaison officer; Andy Stewart, Ailsa Craig; Mrs. Doug Statham, Strathroy and June Steeper,
Parkhill. Photo by Scheifele
SAFETY FIRST — Girls with the Exeter bantam ball club will have new batting helmets courtesy of Bell
Canada. Last week Ross Allen of Bell Canada, Stratford division, presented the team with a cheque 'to buy
the equipment. Seen accepting the cheque is coach Pat Brooks,captain Brenda Fletcher and assistant captain
Jayne Smith. • T-A photo
Tenders amounting to $29,165
have been awarded for the
renovations of the former Dublin
Continuation School and the
Ursuline Order residence to
provide board offices for the
Huron-Perth County Roman
Catholic Separate School Board.
F. J. Vere, Stratford, chairman
of the building andimaintenance
committee reported the
renovations were within the
budget allowed ($30,000) at a
meeting of the board in Seaforth,
Monday night.
The tenders are as follows:
electrical - awarded to Goderich
Electric, $5,867; plumbing -
awarded to LeBeau's Plumbing,
Goderich, $3,320; carpet - John
Bettridge, Stratford, $4,472;
decorating, Ralph Schellen-
berger, Sebringville, $8,832;
Terrazzo floor - Bernardo
Marble, London, $2,774; and
miscellaneous carpentry (time
and material) will cost about
$2,500 and drapes $2,000.
Work will be started in the
school next week and at the
convent early in July as soon as
the Sisters have moved to
Stratford. Work to be completed
by August 23. The move to the
new offices is expected to be the
last week in August.
Three sketch plans for an
A special Church service was
held in the Huronview
Auditorium on Sunday morning
in recognition of the beginning of
"Senior Citizen Week," Rev.
McWhinnie, Chaplain of the
Home, was in charge of the
service with two selections by the
Ontario Street Male Quartette
which includes Don Symons,
John Lavis, Stanley Johns and
George Turner accompanied by
Mrs. Florence Symons.
The combined choirs of the
Exeter and Clinton Reformed
Churches, led by Mr. De Haan
provided the music for the
Sunday evening musical concert.
The choirs sang several of the
residents' favourite religious
numbers as well as prepared
selections with Mrs. Valkenburg
expressing the appreciation of
the residents.
Forty-four members of the
Blyth Senior Citizens' Club
visited the Home on Monday and
after dinner joined in the old time
music and sing song program
with Administrator Mr.
Archibald, welcoming the guests
and officially opening the week..
The Goderich Township Women's
Institute volunteers and Mrs.
Hulley assisted with activities
and Mrs. Moly Cox, Mrs.Drivers
and Norman Speir provided the
music. Cookies and lemonade
were provided by the kitchen
staff and served by the volun-
teers.
The Bayfield and Exeter Senior
Citizen Club provided the
Tuesday evening Family Night
program. The 74 Club members
visited their friends during the
afternoon and had supper in the
dining room. The program in-
cluded instrumentals, vocal
duets, selections by 'an Exeter
men's chorus, readings and a
sing:a-long.
Pentecostal
Sunday morning at the Pen-
tecostal Holiness Church the
temperature was most pleasant
due to the new installed central
air conditioning on the furnace.
John Armitage led in the
singing and Rev. Ray Brewster
spoke from Isaiah 43: 1-7, He
stated that if we follow Jesus
through all the storms of life, He
will protect us and soften the
hardness and trials.
At the evening service,
Marlene Butler and Mrs. John
Armitage sang a duet and Rev.
William Cochrane brought the
addition to St. Patrick's School,
Kinkora were presented by Brian
Garret of Kyles, Kyles & Garratt
of Stratford, to the board for
consideration.
The plans for the addition with
the largest floor area - 5,400
square feet at an estimated cost
of $186,000 was approved and
will beforwarded to the ministry
• of education for approval.
The addition will include a
gymnasium-auditoriuni, kitchen,
change And shower rooms and
custodian storage area for the
school were 203 pupils attended
this year.
In an effort to preserve
goodwill the board will try to save
a large maple tree on the
property recently purchased
from Simon Stemmler for a
parking area at St, Mary's
School, Hesson.
The pressure to save the maple
has come from Mr. and Mrs,
Stemmler and other neighbours
who have offered to allow the
roadway to the parking to be built
on their property to save the
beautiful old maple in
the proposed entranceway. The
offer will be presented to lawyer
Robert Waters of Elmira for a
legal opinion on whether the
board should build a driveway on
someone's property.
Fifty two members of the
Friendship Club of Brussels,
travelling by bus and car, were
guests on Wednesday afternoon.
After dinner the visitors gathered
in the auditorium for games with
twenty-five tables playing
euchre, five hundred and
crokinole. Mrs. Evans of
Brussels received the prize for
.the eldest lady playing games
and Mr. Jim McDonald won the
men's prize.
The Clinton Club visited the
Home on Thursday afternoon for
dinner and joined the Goderich
Twenty-three 4-H club mem-
bers from Huron County will be
leaving Friday, for Blackford
and Jay Counties in Indiana on
the first part of a 4-H exchange
program that will last until July
3. 4-H club members from
Indiana,.will. be . returning ...their
visit in Huron County from July
17 to July 22.
Huron County 4-H club
members participating on the
exchange are:
Fran Logtenberg, Dungannon;
Kathy Pentland, RR 6, Goderich;
Diana Brand, RR 3, Clinton;
Janet Postma, RR 1 Varna;
Carol Dougall, RR 3, Exeter;
Sherry Boak, RR 1, Dungannon;
Susan Bridge, RR 2, Fordwich;
Mary Kernick, Goderich; Linda
Dougherty, RR 6, Goderich;
Annette Boneschansker, RR 1,
Ethel; Nancy Alton, RR 2,
Lucknow.
Marty Becker, Dashwood;
message speaking from Romans
13: 11-14, saying because the time
is drawing near for the return of
Christ, Christians must put on,
through Jesus, the fullness of
spiritual life that only He can
give.
In the afternoon a water
Baptism service was held at the
home of Mr. & Mrs. Ed Butler
when 8 persons were baptised,
On Sunday, June 29, the
Ca thedralairesLadies' Quartette
from the Queensway Cathedral,
Toronto, will be taking part in the
'evening service.
Donald Farwell of Kinkora was
named principal of St. Columban
School, effective September 1.
Rev, M, L. Barz of Berea-by-
the-Water Lutheran Church,
Goderich will be permitted to use
St, Mary's. School, Goderich for a
vacation Bible School August 11-
22 provided he arranged for the
school to be cleaned to the con-
dition he found it on AugUst 11,
Authorization was given
William Innes, Stratford, school
attendance officer, to attend a
seminar in London from July 13-
18 for attendance officers and his
expenses to be paid for the five-
dayischool aswell as the salary he
would have received if he had
remained at work.
Chairman David Teahen and
Howard Shantz said they had
visited the Grade 7 class from St.
Michael's School, Stratford while
spending a week at Camp Bimini
and they both had high praise for
Paul Zybura, the teacher and his
handling of the program, In the
future it was suggested by trustee
Ronald Marcy, Stratford, that the
board might help meet expenses
for such a program which cost
the students $250 which they
earned through projects and
personal payments.
Therewill be one board meeting
in July on July 21.
Club to provide the program in
the auditorium with Rev.
Youmatoff leading a song-a-long
accompanied by Mrs. Parker.
The program included vocal
solos, step dances, readings,
instrumentals and selections by a
mixed chorus from the Goderich
Club. Forty-five members of the
Clinton Club had dinner at the
Home and forty-four of the
Goderich seniors had supper.
The residents enjoyed a visit on
Saturday of the Seaforth Happy
Citizens.
Nelson Underwood, RR 1,
Wingham ; Donald San derson,.RR
1, Gorrie; Wayne Shapton, RR 1,
Exeter; Paul Drennan, RR 1,
Dungannon; Paul Gibbings, RR
1, Clinton; Barry.. Elliott, RR 1,
LucknOw; Ralph Logtenberg, RR
1, Dungannon; Dave Kinsman,
RR 2, Staffa; John Franken, RR
2, Auburn and Laurie
Stackhouse, RR 1, Londesboro.
The group will be chaperoned
by Mr. and Mrs. Bob McNeil, RR
6, Goderich and Jim Fairies, RR
1, Gorrie.
The ;objectives of the 4-H ex-
change program in Huron County
are to give club members an
opportunity to meet 4-Her's their
own age from another country
, and to exchange ideas on dif-
ferent ways of life and different
agricultural practices. Part of
the exchange is being sponsored
by local agricultural groups and
businesses throughout the
county.
United
Dedication to 11ission was
observed in the United Church
Lucan, on Sunday morning, when
representatives from the
Messengers, Explorers, Jr. Girls'
S S. Class, C.G.I,T., U.C.W. and
Couples' Fellowship, presented
their contributions to the Mission
& Service Fund of • the Church,
through Mr. Ronald Burr, of the
M. & S. Committee.
Rev. Ewart Madden spoke
briefly on "Let the little ones
come unto Me and forbid them
not".
At a 2 p.m. service The
Sacrament of Baptism was
conducted by Mr. Madden for Ivy
Denise, daughter of John and
Patricia Ward, Terrance Mark,
son of Terry and Jean Hickson,
and Ann Marie, daughter of Don
and Gayle Riley.
Your order for Holland Bulbs
from the Friendship Unit
members must be in by Saturday
of this week, 'phone 227-4833 for
information.
BEST HORSE — Lavieda's Heidi took top honours as best saddle horse
at the Hensall Spring Fair Tuesday and is seen here with owner Bevin
'Kinsmen of RR 2 Staffa. T-A photo.
HOT DOG MAKERS — Youngsters in. Lucan and district consumed
hundreds of hot dogs Saturday during the Lions club sponsored sports
day, Above, Pat and Bob Stutt dish up the tasty morsels. T-A photo
ARRIVING BY BIKE — Robin McLean arrived for registration at Ex-
eter nursery school Thursday night on the rumble seat of a bicycle
piloted by her mother Mrs, Kim McLean. T-A photo
•
a crowd around Ted Relouw at the
Mr. Relouw brought the snake from its
The zoo is a popular spot with many
yT-A photo.
Mark Sr. Citizens Week
Special service at Huronview
Huron 4-H members will
tour Indiana farm country
Church news from Lucan
REGISTER FOR PLAYGROUND About 60 boys and girls registered Saturday for the summer playground TAKING TO THE LADDER During Thursday's registration at the Ex-
peogram i n Exe t e r, Above, Brian and Cathy Clarke register with supervisors Linda Ritchie and Tracey eter nurser school Marcia Ellison wasted little time in trying out the KIPPEN KLOUGERS Members of the Kippen Kloggers danced aboard a float in the parade
Campbell. T.A photo gymnastic equipment. T-A photo sail Spring Fair Tuesday evening.
at the Hen-
T-A photo