HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1990-04-25, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1990.
UCW meeting has Easter themeLondesboro
Compiled by Mrs. June Fothergill. Phone 523-4360
Happy Gang hosts Silver Tops
The April meeting of Londesboro
Happy Gang Seniors was held on
Wednesday, April 18 at 12 o’clock
Members and visitors from Auburn
Silver Tops sat down to a delicious
dinner. Everyone was welcomed by
President Clara Riley. After dinner
members had one table of Scrabble
and 11 tables of euchre. Lucky
winners were ladies’ high, Ruth
Jardine, Auburn; ladies* lone
hands, Reta Kelland; ladies’ low,
Marie Krauter; men’s high, Don
Buchanan; men’s lone hands,
Addie Hunking (playing as a man);
men’s low, Reg Lawson; door
prize, Audrey Thompson; lucky
chair, Ted Fothergill and Lawrence
Plaetzer, Auburn; lucky table, Kay
Lapp and Mrs. Koopman; lucky
draws, Lillian Leatherland; Ruth
Jardine, Roy Daer, Elliott Lapp,
Hazel Reid, Orville Kelland, Don
Buchanan, Tom Jardine, Betty
Hulley, Mrs. Rouse, Beth Verwey,
Murray Rollinson, Dorothy
Grange, Josephine MacGregor,
Hazel Watkins, Stella Adams, Beth
Knox, Mildred Lawlor, June
Fothergill, Lois Haines, Marion
Haggitt, Isabel Scanlon and Helen
Lawson.
Mrs. Kay Lapp expressed the
thanks of the Auburn Silver Tops
for the invitation.
Shrier speaker
at club dinner
The Canadian Council for the
Blind Bluewater Club opened the
season at 6 p.m. on Tuesday
evening, April 17 with a pot luck
dinner. It was held at the Day Care
Centre for the Homebound at
Huronview.
There were about 35 members
and escorts in attendance. The
guest speaker for the evening was
Bob Shrier of FM 102. He was very
humorous and also left his audi
ence with some serious thoughts.
The roll call and collection were
taken up. The minutes of the
Executive meeting were read. Pro
grams for the coming year were
given out. It was decided to go
bowling for the May meeting. An
invitation to the high school musi
cal on April 24 was brought up and
discussed. The meeting then dis
persed.
‘Doubting Thomas’ sermon topic
Greeters at Londesboro United
Church on Sunday, April 22 were
Tom and Lisa Duizer. Ushers were
Rick Konarski, Allan Bosman, Don
MacGregor, and Neil Salverda.
Flowers on either side of the altar
were from the funeral of Mr.
Orville Newby.
Flowers on the memorial stand
were from the wedding of Darlene
McClinchey and Doug Vincent on
Friday. The sermon topic was
“Doubting Thomas’’. Bible Study
and Prayer Group will meet on
Friday, April 27 at 1:30 p.m. at
Maureen Beans in Auburn. The
Senior Youth Group meets on
Friday night April 27 (7-9 p.m.) at
Clinton Crown Lanes for devotions
and bowling. Huronview Fellows-
ship Time is on Thursday, April 26
at 1:15 p.m. at the chapel at
Huronview. Junior Choir practice is
at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 28. A
congregational meeting will be
held at the church on Monday,
April 30 at 8 p.m. The meeting is to
vote to extend a call to a new
minister whom the Pastoral Rela
tions Committe has chosen.
The April meeting of Londesboro
U.C.W. was held at the church on
Monday evening, April 16 at 8 p.m.
Margaret Good opened the meet
ing by welcoming everyone. Hymn
299, “He Lives’’ was sung. Pearl
Mason read a poem about Easter
and Spring. Margaret Good read
the scripture about Easter Sunday.
Hymn 270, “I Believe in a Hill
called Mount Calvary’’ was sung.
Margaret Good led in prayer and
the Lord’s Prayer was repeated in
unison. Marjorie Cartwright spoke
and told of her visit to New Zealand
and Australia. This was very
enjoyable.
Betty Hulley presented her with
a gift.
Collection was taken up. Presi
dent Kitty MacGregor took over the
meeting.
The U.C.W. Purpose was repea
ted in unison. The minutes of the
February meeting and World Day
of Prayer were read and approved.
Dorothy Tamblyn read the Finan
cial Report. It was approved as
read.
It was moved by Betty Hulley
and seconded by Brenda Radford to
give two fruit loaves with the 16
dozen cookies for Centralia in May.
The Banner is finished and will be
put where the old one is after
display at Centralia.
A letter about refugees is to be
sent to the Board with Reta
Kelland. Thank you cards were
received from Vietta Hoggart, the
Bryans and MacGregor families,
Clinton Hospital, Christian Re
source Centre and Camp Mene-
stung and World Day of Prayer.
Brenda told who helped with the
Banner.
People
The May meeting of W.I. is on
May 9 at the hall. Gary Jewitt will
be guest speaker. The May U.C.W.
meeting will be held on Monday,
May 14 at the church at 8 p.m.
Betty Hulley showed how to make
her secret pillows.
Lunch was served by Norma
Giousher. Betty Millar, Reta Kel
land and Edna Reid.
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Mrs. Beth Knox spent Easter
weekend with relatives in Ottawa.
The sympathy of the community
is extended to Nettie Newby and
family on the passing of a husband
and father Orville Newby.
Shuffleboard
The final Shuffleboard of the
season was held on Wednesday
evening, April 18 at 8 o’clock at
Hullett Central School. Fifteen
people were present. Men’s high
was Elgin Nott and ladies’ high was
Helen Dale.
We’ve got a Great
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1990 Chev Lumina
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1990 Lumina Euro
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1988 Olds Cierra
Dark blue, air, cruise, AM FM
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1988 Pontiac Firefly
1 owner, 4 door, silver, 5 speed,
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1987 Mercury Sable L.S.
top of the line, loaded, beautiful
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1987 Pontiac 6000
4 door, silver, 4 cylinder, air,
cruise plus AM FM radio
1985 Pontiac Grand Am
2 door coupe, white with red
interior, automatic, air, real
sharp.
Eureka!
Students from Blyth Public School were involved in a clean-up
day for the village last Monday. Here, the Grade 7 pupils pick
up litter in the river and on the banks near the old CPR arches.
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