Times-Advocate, 1979-06-13, Page 18Times-Advocate, June 13,1979 Seniors name delegates
Couples club plants flowers, paints fence
Thirty six Golden Agers
met Wednesday afternoon in
St. John’s Parish hall.
President, Mary Ravelle,
presided. The meeting
opened with all singing O
Canada, The Senior citizen
song and a collection of
favorite numbers chosen by
members, with Vera Kuntz
as pianist.
During the business Alex
Hamilton was voted to go as
a delegate to the U.S.C.O.
Convention in Kingston in
August.
Members who are in
terested are invited to go to
Dashwood on evening of
June 18 to watch a demon
stration of carpet bowling.
Plans were made to en
tertain Zurich Senior citizens
for supper and evening on
June 26.
In the social time several
games of bingo were played.
Lunch of sandwiches
coffee and tea closed
pleasant afternoon. .
Couples club meets
Fourteen members met
Saturday night for a work
meeting. They planted
flowers in the urns and
flower beds around
church, and painted
white picket fence
church lawn.
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PUT 'ER THERE — Derek Hippern shows the style that made
him school champ during the shot put competition at Grand
Bend Public School's field day Thursday. T-A photo
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UP AND OVER — Shirley Gallant makes an attempt at the high jump during Grand Bend
Public School's field day Thursday. , T-A photo
Anglican ladies
plan lawn sale
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Thirteen ladies
Thursday afternoon for their
regular meeting at St. John’s
Parish hall. Convener,
Thelma Brosseau presided.
Business centred around
plans for the baked goods
and lawn sale to be held
Saturday August 4 beginning
at 10 a.m. Any donations
gladly accepted,
details later.
Mrs. Brousseau
date loaf and tea
ments at close of meeting.
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Church of God news
At the evening service,
Sunday,-at Church of God, a
joint baptismal by im
mersion service was held
with members from Church
of God London, attending.
Millie Desjardine sang a
solo “Jesus, I love
Rev. Edwin Wattam
Catharines was
speaker on baptism.
The choir anthem was “I’ll
tell the world that I’m, a
Christian”.
Ten people were baptized.
Six from London and four
from Grand Bend were Mr.
& Mrs. Jim Rumball, Mrs.
Marilyn MacGregor and
Rufus Turnbull.
At the closse of the service
Mrs. Edwin Wattam sang,
“The wonder of it all”.
Personals
Mrs. Loretta Williams of
Port Huron visited a few
days last week with Mrs.
Susie Devine.
Mrs. Jessie Finkbeiner,
formerly of Shipka area, and
resident of Grand Bend this
past eleven years, Has sold
her home here and moved to
Welland to an apartment,
where she will be near her
daughter and son-in-law, Dr.
& Mrs. C. B. Sanders.
Clarke and Irene Kennedy,
Don and Jean Weigand and
Mary Lynn Hamilton at
tended graduation
ceremonies for James L.
Kennedy at York University,
Toronto, for his Honors B.Sc.
in biology and psychology,
Thursday, June 7.
Alex and Clara Hamilton
spent last weekend in Ottawa
visiting their son and family
Mr. & Mrs. Barry Hamilton
and Debbie.
Weekend guests with Mrs.
Edna Woodburn were her
cousins, Mr. & Mrs. Bill
Coleman of Burlington.
After the work session they
gathered in the S.S. rooms,
where Donna Lovie con
ducted the business.
Discussion was on the up
coming lawn sale of odds and
ends and baked goods, to be
held at the church on July 7.
Lunch refreshments were
served.
Couples in charge were
Don and Jean Weigand, Fred
and Marlene Desjardine,
Larry and Donna Lovie.
Library collecting tickets
Lambton County library in
Grand Bend are collecting
used Wintario tickets for use
in the half back program.
Donations appreciated.
Bridge winners
Winners this week in the
duplicate bridge game, held
every Wednesday night at St.
John’s Parish hall were
north-south, Elsie and John
Inglis east-west, Irene Ward
and Lenore Orr.
The bridge games will be
continuing throughout the
summer and any new
players will be welcomed
Grand Cove Socials
Forty four residents of
Grand Cove Estates,
recently enjoyed a three day
bus tour to Toleda Ohio. The
hi-lite of the trip was seeing a
live performance of “Fiddler
on the roof” at the West Gate
dinner theatre, and dinner on
the 28th floor of the Tower.
They also visited a museum,
Hickory farm and two large
shopping malls. They
travelled by Sherwood bus
lines of Goderich.
A number of Cove people
attended Huron Country
Playhouse, Monte Carlo
night.
United Church news
Rev. H. Moore’s sermon
topic Sunday morning at the
United Church was “Gate
Crashers”.
Scripture was the
“Wedding Feast Parable”.
Report of the London
Conference held recently in
Sault Ste, Marie was given
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by Mrs. Irene Kennedy who
attended as a delegate.
Members of Grand Bend
U.C.W. are invited for lunch
at the home of Eleanor Durie
(16th Concession Stephen)
June 14 at 12 noon. We will be
leaving promptly at 1.00 p.m.
for the Christian Resource
Centre in Mitchell. If
transportation or directions
are needed call 237-3304 or
237-3317.
The nursery school
Mother’s are holding a bake
sale at the Grand Bend
United Church on June 16.
Any donations from ladies of
the church would be ap
preciated and may be left at
the Church
between 7
Saturday morning.
June 12 will be registration
day at Grand Bend United
Church for Nursery school
for next year.
Grand Bend United church
and Sunday school picnic
was held Sunday afternoon
at Port Blake Conservation
Park with about 50 at
tending. Paula Taylor
conducted sports and games.
Due to the weather all
gathered back in the S.S.
rooms for their picnic
supper.
Grand Bend United
Sunday School children were
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joined by Greenway
teachers and children,
Sunday morning, and en
joyed a puppet show. There
were about 50 attending.
Wl to have final meeting
Women’s Institute
members are reminded of
their final meeting of the
season on June 21. It will
open with' a pot luck supper
at 6.30 p.m. at the United
Church S.S. rooms. Please
bring own dishes and
cutlery. A speaker from the
Children and Family Service
from Goderich will be
showing a film “A Chain to
be broken”, after supper,
Please try to attend.
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THE WINNERS! — The big winners at Grand Bend Public School's field day Thursday were
back from left: intermediate girls - Cathie Brown, senior girls - Sherry Chapdelaine, senior
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The three girls will work
for 14 weeks at the task,
, which involves assigning a
number to each artifact, and
then typing a file card to hold
all the pertinent information
such as donor date, and
condition.
The students have been
trained for their job by the
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seminar held at the
University of Toronto.
Last year, a similar team
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museum. They were the
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The museum has been
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near the Pinery
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