HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-01-03, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1990.
Londesboro
Compiled by Mrs. June Fothergill. Phone 523-4360
Reta Kelland in hospital
‘A Time of Hope’ sermon topic
Mr. Clarence Spears of Wiarton
visited for Christmas with his
daughter Wilma and Clare Vincent
Jr. and family.
I want to wish everyone a Happy
New Year in 1990.
The sympathy of the community
is extended to Irene and Bill
Bromley in the passing of Irene’s
sister, the late Mrs. Norinne
Sproule.
Ethel
10 tables in play at euchre
Christmas visitors with Bob and
Isabel Bremner were John and
Joan Morgan, Gillian Kristin of
Ilderton; Fred and Brenda Phillips
and Julie of RR 7, Lucknow;
Maurice and Katherine Nesbitt and
Lee, Raelynn and Jessica of RR 1,
Southwold; Karl and Mary Rasz-
mann, Kevin and Karla of RR 1,
Monkton; Andrew and Doris Brem
ner of Ethel; Della and Andrew
McCarmichael of Listowel.
There will be a public Hall Board
meeting on January 4 at 8:30 p.m.
to discuss renovations to the Ethel
Hall.
On Monday evening, December
18 Jean Fraser and Lou Raynard
hosted the euchre party for the
Friends and neighbours of Mrs.
Reta Kelland will be sorry to hear
she met with an accident and after
surgery at Stratford General Hospi
tal will be confined to her home
with a fractured foot.
She is wished a speedy recovery.
The sympathy of the community
is extended to Gloria and Jim
McEwing on the passing of Gloria’s
mother the late Mrs. Marshall of
Hullett Township.
Ethel W.I. with 10 tables playing.
Winners were: high lady, Jean
Rolof; low lady, Becci Ruppel; high
man, John Subject; low man,
Adrian Verstoep; lone hands, lady,
Isabelle Bremner; man, Harold
Metcalfe.
Lucky tally prizes went to: Agnes
Harrow, Chas Harrison, Harvey
Adams, Cecil Raynard, Marg Mac
Donald, Ross Brighton, Shirley
Verstoep, Gordon Griffith, Dorothy
Cox, Marjorie Metcalfe, Violet
Smith, Helen Cullen, Helen Dob
son, Della Griffith, Frieda D’Arcey,
Verne Crawford.
A door prize donated by Clifford
Stevens was won by Cecil Raynard.
Greeters at Londesboro United
Church on Sunday, Dec. 24 were
Norma Giousher and Gladys Lei-
per. Ushers were Angela Horban-
uik, Erin Horbanuik, Kerri Szusz
and Sharon Bergsma.
Murray and Cathy Hunking lit
the fourth Advent Candle, “The
Candle of Hope’’.
Choir anthem was “Sing a Glad
Noel”.
NDP leader lived in Wroxeter
When long-time residents of the
community of Wroxeter hear the
name Audrey McLaughlin they
may not think of her as the new
NDP leader but as a young mother
of two, who with her husabnd Don
resided in the village for a few
years in the 1950’s.
The McLaughlin’s left St. Mary’s
in the late 1950’s and purchased a
large house on the outskirts of
Wroxeter. Mr. McLaughlin had
bought the property in the hopes of
making a living from a mink farm.
The venture did not prove profit
able however and Mr. McLaughlin
supported his family teaching high
school in Wingham.
Neighbours remember Audrey
as a determined, intelligent and
energetic young woman. “I can’t
recall her having an interest in
politics in those days, former
neighbour, Mary McIntosh remem
bers, “but she was very interested
in taking part in community activi
ties. In those days women didn’t
work for a living and Audrey had
two little children and a large house
to look after.”
Mrs. McIntosh also recalls that
Audrey was taking night courses at
Wilfred Laurier University at that
time.
She became a member of the
Starlight group of the Wroxeter
UCW, a large unit with 35 mem
bers. Mrs. McIntosh remembers
that Wroxeter was different in the
The flowers at the front of the
church were in memory of Noririne
Sproule by Irene and Bill Bromley
and Brad Kennedy by Jean and
family.
The sermon topic was “A Time
of Hope’’. There will be no Sunday
School for the next two weeks.
The annual Christmas Eve Ser
vice was held at Londesboro United
Church on Sunday evening, at 8
late 1950’s. “It was quite a
boomtown, with a drugstore, two
butcher shops, a bake shop, a
hardware - quite a busy place. But,
there was still not much for an
ambitious young woman.”
Other neighbours don’t remem
ber much about political leanings in
the McLaughlin family either. “To
tell the truth I thought she was a
Liberal, old friend Fern Wylie
remarked. Donalda Graham says,
“I never knew she had an interest
in politics.”
Mrs. Wylie states that what she
remembers most is Audrey’s dedi
cation to her education. “She spent
every spare moment attending
classes and studying. I think she
also did a bit of supply teaching
and she was very interested in
social work.”
The McLaughlins left Wroxeter
in the ‘60’s for Ghana and since
then Audrey’s life path has taken
her from Africa’s hardships to
Toronto’s hectic life, to Canada’s
north where she was elected MP
for her Yukon riding, and finally
last month to national prominence
as the New Democratic Party’s
national leader.
Mrs. Graham was disappointed
that the McLaughlins’ years in
Wroxeter were never mentioned in
recent biographies of the NDP
leader. “I though she was happy
here. But perhaps she would like to
put those years as a wife and
mother behind her.”
p.m. Rev. Snihur lit the last Advent
Candle, “The Christ Candle”.
The choir sang, “Come Cele
brate Jesus”. Soloist Lisa Elliott
sang “Gesu Bambino”. Scriptures
were read by John Cartwright and
Karen Snihur’s sister Sharon.
The sermon topic was “The Gifts
of Christmas”.
This service was attended by a
large crowd of people.
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announcement
about
Unemployment
Insurance
The Government of Canada recently
presented to Parliament a series of
amendments to the Unemployment
Insurance Act (UIA). The purpose
of the proposed amendments is to
improve existing legislation and to
provide additional funds for programs
and job training in areas critical
to Canada’s economic future. Major
improvements include additional
maternity/parental benefits and the
extension of coverage to people who
choose to work beyond age 65.
Although passed by the House
of Commons on November 6th, 1989,
Bill C-21 is still under consideration
by the Senate and will not become
law on December 31.
Under one section of the
current law workers may qualify for
regular UI benefits with at least 10 to
14 weeks of work during the previous
year. That section of the law expires
January 6th, 1990 and until amend
ments to the Act are adopted the
following interim rule applies:
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