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The Citizen, 1987-03-18, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1987. Horticultural Society sees filmsAuburn Compiled by Mrs. Mildred Lawlor. Phone 526-7589 People around Auburn Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Gross, Anita, Bryan and April and Marjorie McDougall visited last Monday with Mr. Allan McDougall whowas attending a conference for District six of the United Steel Workers of America being held in the Valhalla Inn, Kitchener. Mrs. Bonnie Armour of Water­ loo spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jardin. Thegeneral U.C.W. meeting WMS holds meeting The March meeting of the Presbyterian W.M.S. was held at the home of Mrs. Frances Clark. Mrs. Erma Cartwright opened the meeting with a poem. The devotional period was taken by Mrs. Martha Daer, the scripture portion was taken from the sixth chapter of Leviticus 20-34 and was read alternately. The meditation United Church news will be held at Knox United Church on Wednesday, March 25 at 8 p.m. The Theme will be “Stewardship of Friends” and the speaker will be Mrs. Joyce MacPherson from Ripley. Mrs. Robert Peck and Marjorie McDougall attended last week, an annual conference for “Women Alive” held in the Crystal Ballroom of the Holiday Inn, London. was entitled “The Lamb of God” followed by prayer. The study was taken by Lillian Letherland and was about 100 years of the World Day of Prayer. During the lunch hour a candlelit decorated cake was brought in and laterservedin honor of Frances Clark’s birthday. A social half hour was enjoyed. The Auburn Horticulture meet­ ing was held on Wednesday evening, March 11. The first vice-president Maureen Bean, in the absence of the president Donald Haines, welcomed the members and especially the new members present. The minutes of the January meeting were read by the secretary Anne Vincent. Mrs. Bean called on the treasurer Elliott Lapp to give the financial report. The highlight was the announce- ent that the Society at that time had 118 paid members. Maureen thanked those who canvassed for new members and also the people Refugees theme of UCW meeting Refugees and Immigrants was the topic studied by Unit 2 of Auburn U.C.W. at their March meeting held Wednesday, March 11 in the church basement. Mrs. Peter Verbeek and Mrs. R. Koop- Many winners at euchre party There were four tables in play at the euchre party held at the Auburn Community Hall on March 10. The winners were: high lady, Jewel Plunkett; low lady, Carol who supported the society with their memberships. The District Annual will be at Seaforth. The delegates will be Ann Vincent and Maureen Bean while Dorothy Grange is the District Representative from Au­ burn. Other members will be attending as well. A film, “From Our House to Your House,” was shown by Elliott Lapp, showing vegetables from the fields to the Food Terminal at Toronto to the stores. Marjorie McDougall introduced Carol Reinink and Tammy Sparling who presented slides with their mans were the convenors. An El Salvador story was called “Faith and Hope in a Tortured Land” and “The Human Family” told of four refugees first in their homeland and then the refugees in Daer; high man, Warner Andrews; low man, Ken McDougall; novelty, Ray Hanna. Euchrepartiesare held every Tuesday night at the Community Hall at 8 p.m. running commentary on Annual Flowers for different locations around our houses. They answered many questions from the audience. Dorothy Grange thanked the ladies for their interesting presentation. Another film was featured “Home Landscaping’’ showing plantingsclosetothehouse and also other locations on the lot. Meeting closed with the Queen followed by singing of Grace. Lunch was served by Eunice Arthur, Ruth Jardin and Nancy Slater using a St. Patrick’s Day theme. Canada. The members also learn­ ed of “Tuceer House Shelter” for refugees in Toronto. Scriptures were given for group discussion and “Guide me Oh Thou Great Jehovah” was sung with Mrs. Allan Webster as pianist. The leader Mrs. Jack Vincent convened the business and reports were given. Convenors were chos­ en for a garage sale planned for May 16. The general meeting will be on March 25 at 8 p.m. with a guest speaker. For roll call, donations were given “Through Friendship Home.” The minister Gary Shuttleworth conducted the Sunday morning service at Knox United Church with the organ prelude by choir director Lori Millian. The minister told the children’s story and the children went to Junior Congregation with their teachers. The minister’s sermon was entitled “The Principle of Council won't commit itself on improvements Continued from page 1 money from ONIP. He compared getting the extra grant money to winning a lottery. Reeve Cunningham said there are criteria to be met to get such a grant such as having a secondary plan, having a property standards by-law and a zoning by-law. The townshiphasthefirsttwoand is working on the third which should improve the odds of getting a grant. Trustee Collins said the town­ ship has a policy of rebuilding a mile and a quarter of road in the township each year and wondered why that money couldn’t be spent one year on the half-mile of road in Auburn that is within the township boundaries. Reeve Cunningham said the cost of improving urban streets is higher than improving township roads because the streets must be excavated, the old subsoil trucked away and new gravel trucked in. If the road is paved on top of that, the cost is even higher. Jim Johnston, township road superintendent, said the township looked at the costs of maintaining a road winter and summer when deciding ifa road should be rebuilt. Rebuilding roads in the township often saves money in winter snow removal. When spectators pointed out the cost of maintaining one mile of street in Londesboro was little more than maintaining a half mile in Auburn and suggested it indicated Londesboro streets must be in better shape. Mr. Johnston said the council had taken note of the high snow removal costs in Auburn. Reeve Cunningham said Spiritual Growth.” The offertory prayer was given and the offering was received by Brian Ramsey and Marinus Bakker and dedicated. Several hymns were sung. The minister pronounced the Benediction and service closed with the Congregational Benedic­ tion “Lord We Pray.” the decision of the village trustees to have snow removed by snow­ blower was more expensive than having streets plowed. Trustee Al Craig said the snowblowing was neater in the village and suggested the costs could be reduced just as in the township, if the streets were in better shape. When Auburn trustees kept bringingthe subject back to the possibility of using the yearly roadbuilding allowance to upgrade streets in Auburn one year and Londesboro another Reeve Cunn­ ingham said he couldn’t make that commitment for council. Trustee Craig asked if the councillors individually could state their opinions on the subject but Clerk-treasurer Harry Lear said that any opinion from the council­ lors would not be a valid decision because it wasn’t made in a duly-constituted council meeting. While spectators tried to prod individual councillors into stating their opinion, the councillors sat in silence. “We came prepared to listen,” Reeve Cunningham said. “We will go back in a regular council meeting and discuss it.” Other less contentious issues discussed at the meeting were the possibility of a drain on Maitland Terrance for which an engineer’s report will be produced in the spring, removal or repair of two abandoned barns, filling in of a well on the township road allow­ ance and the trustees interest in improving the looks of the village to encourage growth and their disap­ pointment that a planned subdivi­ sion in the Hullett side of town had fallen through. 40 Years of Canadian Citizenship 1947-1987 April 12-18 is National Citizenship Weekin Canada. It is a time to cele­ brate and reflect upon the strengths and values of Canadian life - equality, diversity and community. Share in the spirit of our dynamic, multicultural society. Share in the spirit of Canada.