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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1978-02-02, Page 12Page 12 Times-Advocate, February 2, 1978 Lucan Talks about enrolment Wednesday night, the St. Patrick’s Parent-Teachers Association held a regular meeting in the school. After the minutes were read President Angela Clarke reported that the PTA would work together with the CWL to provide a craft and bake table at the craft sale to be held at the arena in April. Mrs. Angela Routeen was introduced as the teacher who is teaching the kin­ dergarten class until Mrs. Janet Hern returns after the March break. Principal Mr. de Salaiz spoke briefly about a proposed policy to ac­ commodate changing enrolment patterns in the London and Middlesex This Way County Roman Catholic Schools. One possible plan is to group two, three, or four schools into “Educational . Planning Families’’. The needs of one particular ‘family’ would be looked at and dealt with individually. Each year the board will review its school ac­ commodation needs in each ‘family’ and the Professional Pursual and Instructional needs for the next three years. After approval, the board would then inform staff and community and encourage submission of solutions and alternatives to future problems as outlined in the forecast. It is apparent that the decline of enrolment through the system plus shifting enrolments within the system raises educational problems never before ex­ perienced. The main topic for the meeting was Mathematics JK-8. Mrs. Reagan explained the very junior math and how a child is building basics while “playing” with various shapes and coloured blocks. Mrs. Hishon described the Primary Math. Mrs. Max­ well did the Junior Grades (4, 5, 6) and Mr. Redman explained the Math program in the intermediate level. Mr. de Salaiz answered the question on calculators in the classroom. He pointed out that while it looks like an easy solution, the student must know what formula to use to get the correct an­ swer. Asked if he would allow them in St. Pats, he replied yes the children could use them but only to check the work that the student has already done on his own first. DIG OUT SIGNS — Ministry of Transportation and Communications snowplow crews had difficulty in clearing highway signs after the weekend storms. The above picture shows dug out signs on Highway 4 north of Elginfield. T-A photo Brian Currie gets high score at bowling lanes By DON WATT DALEY’S WEEKLY COMMENTS Student minister, The question “How do you feel about God?” was asked by the Rev. Keith Brown as he commenced a Lenten series to help us grow in faith in our own personal life. This Sunday’s sermon Activities at arena Although the Lucan Community Centre is not yet completed, many activities are going on. Basketball for men is being played each Monday night from 8 to 9 p.m. Tuesday it’s moms and tots skating from 2 to 3 p.m. and mixed badminton for two hours in the evening beginning at 8 p.m. Sessions of women’s volleyball are enjoyed' with Wednesday morning and evening. There is skating for girls Friday afternoon from 4 to 5 p.m. and public skating Saturday nights from 8 to 10 p.m. and Sunday afternoon from 3 to 5 p.m. Girls have the opportunity to enjoy basketball and volleyball each Saturday morning and soccer games are being planned for the very near future. topic was “Is God real?” Mr. Brown said there has never been a tribe found that hasn’t had some knowledge of God, no matter how grotesque and only God could have planted this un­ iversal knowledge. This morning, Thursday, the Prayer and Share Fellowship will meet at 9:45. All women of the com­ munity are invited each se­ cond Thursday morning. Saturday members of the congregation are invited to share in and support the C.G.I.T. in their home bak­ ing and rummage sale at the Church from 10:30 to 12:30 Next Sunday, Peter Snell, student Minister at Ailsa Craig will conduct the ser­ vices at Lucan and Clandeboye, while Mr. Brown conducts Communion Services on the Ailsa Craig charge. A watch has been found in the Church kitchen and may be claimed at the manse if it is yours. G. Randall Paul Administrative Services is pleased to welcome Mr. W. Neil Brand to their staff as of February 1st, 1978 By LARRY SNIDER Flooding, stalling, and loss of engine get-up- and-go are danger signals that dirt and grit are interfering with your car's performance. The carburetor air cleaner needs servicing. * * * When a car's braking is unequal,, there will be a pull to one side. The possibility of skidding is increased. * * 4 Uneven tire pressure can cause the steering wheel to recover poorly after a turn.* * * Sounds funny, but car oil DOES get dirty faster when you don't drive often. Engine needs hot, brisk-speed workouts to burn off the combustion by-products that con­ taminate oil. * * * As a car gets older, the parts become worn and compression pressures actually decrease because of excess clearances between parts. That causes hard starting, loss of power, and other problems. The engine may get rough and noisy. * * * We'll keep that old car running well as long as possi­ ble at Larry Snider MOTORS LIMITED EXETER 235-1640 LONDON 227-4191 Huron County's Largest Ford Dealer Our expert mechanics know how to treat the "senior citizens" of the road. Spare snow By SID DALEY Wow some storm eh! Get shovelled out yet? Incidentally if anyone is a little short of snow come on over to 139 Kent Street I have plenty. Our first bowling party was a great success and the meal which followed was a gourmet’s delight. Upon returning to the branch, out came the euchre decks, the shuffle board and dart boards were kept busy and I got soundly trounced Whalen By MRS. HAMILTON HODGINS Mr. & Mrs. MacLeod Mills, Mr. & Mrs. Bill Morley and Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Hern were Sunday supper guests with Mr. & Mrs. Ray Ruston, St. Marys. Mr. & Mrs. John Scott attended the wedding of Mrs. Scott’s brother Brent Hicks and Sherri Lafonde in Barrie, Saturday. Margery Morley and Lillian Davies visited Eileen Duffield in St. Marys Tuesday afternoon. Weather permitting a euchre party will be held in the Community Centre, Friday evening February 3 at 8:30 p.m. Due to the stormy weather the column is shorter than usual this week. Most people in this area were fortunate to have hydro during the storm. Canadians h?ld an average of $11,000 life insurance per person. That figure represents a greater per capita amount of life in­ surance than in any other country in the world. Public Meeting Re: Official Plan Village of Lucan A public meeting will be held in LUCAN PUBLIC SCHOOL on Main St. in the Village of Lucan Monday, Feb., 13, 8:30 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the propos­ ed official plan for the Village of Lucan before it is adooted by the council of the village. Copies of the draTt official plan are available for perusal in the municipal office between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Inquiries concerning the official plan may be directed to the clerk in the municipal office at 227- 4253 or to Mr. Norman Steeper, chairman of the planning board at 227-4864 after 6 p.m. Your participation in your community planning will be very much appreciated. EJ. Melanson Clerk Village of Lucan £ playing crib with my wife who incidentally is just learning to play, oh well. Another do is planned for the near future we will let you know in plenty of time. Many thanks to L’il Len for a job well done and to our friend Tony from London - man can he ever tickle the ivories. Now that our new arena is raring to go, so is Branch 540’s Leprechaun atom hockey tournament. The dates are February 17, 18, and 19 and as you may have guessed volunteers are required. Let us all get behind this great tour­ nament and support the young hockey stars by giving a little of our time. If you would care to have a young visitor at your home during the. tournament or volunteer some time please get in touch with Pat Clark or Donna Freeman Whatever assistance you can render will be greatly ap­ preciated. The response for Dominion store tapes is just great, keep them coming. Got your Wintario tickets yet, Branch 540 still has a few left. Here are a couple of im­ portant dates to remember - The next Ladies Auxiliary meeting will be held Tuesday, February 7 at 8:30 p.m. and your president requests your attendance as there is much urgent business to discuss. Branch 540’s next general meeting will be held Wed­ nesday, February 8, at 8:30 p.m. sharp. We also have some urgent business to discuss, please do your best to be in attendance. During the past few weeks we have made some great renovations to the branch and more are planned come on over to the meeting and let your ideas be known. And that’s 30 for this week - Remember - After-dinner speaking is an occupation monopolized by men - women can’t wait that long. And advice is the one thing which is ‘More blessed to give than receive.’_ - JIM SIDDALL &SON LICENSED & INSURED TRUCKER • LIVESTOCK • GRAIN • FERTILIZER • FARM SUPPLIES KIRKTON 229-6439 v J Men’s had to bowling Seaforth Saturday the Intertown Team cancel a doubleheader at and Clinton because of the weather. This Saturday the team is at home to Clinton Crown Sports. The winner this past week of the Labatt’s award, which is given to the bowler with the high single of the week in league play, was Brian game. Past Keith Ruddv-356, Diane Williams- Currie with a 366 winners have been Dickson-340, Don 309, Glen Snider-355, Bob Smith-313, Gary Hansen-308, Shirley Noyes-314, Dennis Carty-352, Loretta Dickson- 307, Jim Smith-310, Mary Jef feries-315, Bonnie Manders-319, Helen Hardy- 294, Lorna Ellyatt-312 and those mentioned last week. This Sunday the Legion members came bowling and had an enjoyable time. High scores for the men were Wayne Smith with a 284. Bill Abram had 216, Nancy Densmore-211 and Lorna Ellyatt-205. Looking forward to seeing the Legion again in the near future. Coming up during the four UCW slate remains same as last year Lucan U.C.W. evening unit members held their January meeting Tuesday evening at the Church. Mrs. Wm. Froats opened the meeting with two poems, “A New Year Lies Ahead” and a portion of the Christmas Message of King George the 6th many years ago “The Gate of the Year”. Unit Leader, Mrs. James Lockyer, led in worship, us­ ing the theme “In the Begin­ ning” from the January issue of the U.C. Observer. During the business meeting, chaired by Mrs. Lockyer, the officers agreed to act for another year as follows: Leader Mrs. Lockyer, secretary, Mrs. Frank Goring and treasurer, Mrs. A.E. Reilly. Presbyterial was an­ nounced for Thursday, February 9, at First St. An­ drews U.C., London when the Moderator, the Rt. Rev. George M. Tuttle will be a special guest during the morning sessions. Other speakers will include Rev. Francis Clarke of Metropolitan U.C., Rev. Leonard Harbour, Exec. Sec. of London Conference and Rev. Lloyd Smith, Chairman of Middlesex Presbytery. An ecumenical World Day of Prayer for all Lucan and Clandeboye combined churches will be held Fri­ day, March 3 in the Lucan U.C. Learning for Lent Com­ mittee members from this Unit were named, Mrs. Keith Brown, Mrs. M.H. Hodgins and Mrs. David Park, Ex-officio. Members agreed to cater for the 80th Birthday celebration of Mrs. Rachel Tuke at the Church Sunday, February 5 from 2 to 5 p.m. Those present were ad­ vised that the “craft show” sponsored by the Lucan Community Centre, will be held Saturday, April 15. Members are invited to share their hobbies and crafts to help raise money for both the Arena fund and the U.C.W. One hundred and fifty more Canada Packers and/or York labels are re- quired. Bring those you have on hand on Sunday and leave in the box provided. Everyone. was invited to assist4 theT.G/f.T. with con­ tributions in their bake and rummage sale at the Church Satuday, February 5 from 10:30 a.m, until 12:30 p.m. Bible study on Genesis 18 and 19, was led by Mrs. Ed Melanson and will continue next month on the next two chapters when the roll call will be “Something Abraham had the courage to do that we would lack” and the whole book of Genesis may be used to discover a suitable reply. Refreshments were provided by Mrs. Keith Brown assisted by Mrs. Lockyer. L - . • • n 0) I paRTicipacrion. Your heart works ! harder when you're not in the gamd. Get fit — and turn the clock back. Fitness is fun. Try some. c MacDonald Snowmobiles from come two Sunday nights in February, the Monday night ladies teams will be facing the Thursday night mens teams for an annual trophy donated by the owners of the Lanes. The men won this event last year in a hotly contested battle of the sexes and this year shapes up to be even more exciting with all of the teams from these leagues participating. The senior citizens Granton and Lucan bowling every Tuesday afternoon and they have a great time. Later on Tuesday afternoon the junior bowlers come bowling. High average for the boys is David Gilmour with 189 followed by Shawn Porter with 164 and Ian Carroll with 156. For the girls, Robin Kraul has a 144 average, Jacqui Green- 139 and Nancy Van Geel-133. David Gilmour has the most 200 games with a total of eleven. We would like to thank the mothers who come out every Tuesday afternoon to help keep score. They are Briget VanGeel, Pat and Sue Wilcox. are heavy! Keep them on land surfaces! When it comes to honest value Dixie Lee says it best, and that's our law, try us today. CHICKEN SEAFOOD SALAD EXETER 235-2665 Protect yourself from mail order fraud This is what Ontario is doing to help you get a fair deal Today you can order almost anything by mail—seeds, books, department store merchandise, body-building exercises and even “diplomas”. Most mail order organizations are honest, but a small percentage are not —and give the entire industry a bad name. So before you deal with a mail order business, ask yourself: What does the offer really promise? Is the advertising actually informative? Do I know this company’s reputation? Do I really need the article? Could I purchase the same article at a lower price locally? Can I pay c.o.d. ? (cash on delivery) Is there a money-back guarantee? Mail order gimmicks to guard against, along with a checklist to help you avoid problems when ordering goods, are spelled out in a new Information Bulletin from your Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations. The bulletin tells you where and how to check a company’s reputation and outlines your rights under the Ontario Business Practices Act. For further assistance, or a free copy of the Information Bulletin “The Mail Order Business: Protecting Your Dollars.”—write to: Consumer Information Centre Ministry of Consumer & Commercial Relations 555 Yonge Street — Toronto, Ontario M7A 2H6 Also available is a new Information Bulletin on Phony Charities: “Avoiding Phony Charities: How To Be A Cautious Donor”. William Davis, Premier Larry Grossman, Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations Province of Ontario