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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1987-09-16, Page 8Page 8 —Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, September 16, 1987 Unit 3 Rally ahead Unit 3 met at the home of Mrs. Helen Todd and Miss Isobel Miller, St. Helen's, September 1. Thirteen members answered the rollcall with a Proverb. Mrs. Glen Walden thanked the hostesses for opening their home. The program convenor, Mrs. Don Cameron, opened with a Harvest Poem and several harvest hymns were sung. Scripture reading by Miss Isobel Miller followed with the meditation and prayer by Mrs. Cameron `Where have all the flowers gone?' We are stewarts of the universe and should discover value in nature again. The study was `return from a single seed'. How much.do you get from a single seed - if they all grew we would be smothered in greenery. The apostle studied was Simon Zelates by Mrs. Cameron. Two readings were given; 'If God should go on strike' by Mrs. Jennie MacPherson and 'Canning Fever' by Mrs. Helen Todd. The birthday jar benefitted by four birthdays. Mrs. Drennan had a rose taken to her in August on the occasion of her 91st birth- day. Friendship convenor, Mrs. Charles MacDonald has moved to Goderich. Mrs. Elleda Wightman agreed to the complete the year. UCW visitors for September will be Mrs. Shiells and Mrs. Lemoine. The Sunday School rally is September 27, UCW executive meeting September 22, 8 p.m.; general meeting, September 29, when Mrs. Walden, our delegate to the Conference at Waterloo, will be heard. The meeting closed with the UCW Benediction. All members then shared the summer activities and travellings, followed by the hostesses along with Mrs. Don Cameron . and Mrs. Simon deBoer serving lunch. Thankfulness is theme Unit Two of the Lucknow UCW met at the home of Mrs, Alex Hackett with 12 members and two children attending. The meeting, with the theme 'thankfulness', was opened by Mrs. Vernon Hunter who of- fered a prayer. The rollcall was answered by a verse containing 'thanks'. The offering was taken and dedicated. Mrs. Hunter and Jessica Hare were the birthday people for September and a 'good-bye card' for Freda Button was signed' by the group. Reports from the Unit Convenor and an- nouncements were also given at this time. The devotions, with a harvest theme, was opened by Helen Thompson and the first two verses of `Bringing • in the Sheaves' was sung by all. Mrs. Cardis read the scriptures and Mrs. Mayme Henderson offered the meditation. Helen Thompsolf • played tapes of His Name is Wonderful" and '"The Spirit of Jesus is in this Place". Mary Black took the study on the Apostle James after which Mrs. Grace Campbell provided a reading on September. Religious tapes by Tennessee Ernie Ford were played and the Hymn 'Come Ye Thankful People Come' closed the meditation. Mrs. Hunter thanked those who helped with the meeting and gave a closing prayer. Lunch was served by Laura Hare and the hostess with help from the junior assistants. These four contestants will be vying for the 1987-88 Bruce County Dairy Princess title at the competition being held this Saturday at the Teeswater Community Centre. Pic- tured in the back are Karen Fenton of Port Elgin and Pam Kestner from Lidmay. In front is Karen Rutledge of Kincardine and you may recognize Janet Lane of Holyrood on the right. Best of luck to all the girls this weekend. (Town Crier photo) IMPORTANT CHANGES TO THE ONTARIO FARM TAXREBATE PROGRAMI Important changes to the Ontario • Farm:lax Rebate program help farmers more than ever: The rebate for a farmer's municipal taxes increases from 60 to 100 per cent. The municipal tLx rebate applies to all farmlands and outbuildings. Rebates Novil1 no longer apply t() the tarn residence and the surrounding one )rare of land. In addition, farmers will not he required, as they have in the past, to prepay their municipal taxes before applying for the rebate. Farm properties will not he • reassessed unless changes to the property that would normally require assessment are made. Applications for the rebate are being sent by mail; they must be sub- mitted by December 31, 1988 for rebates on the 1987 period. For more information about this program9and the changes made, contact; Farm Assistance Programs Branch 777 Bay SL, 12th floor 'Ibronto, Ontario M5G 2E5 or call collect (416) 585-6565. Ministry of Agriculture and Food • ONTARIO Birthday Club Jessica Hare September 16, 1981 6 Years Old HUTTON Hl)NIF: & WORKSHOP: near Winghan►. Dome updated. iie •idin�. •i ' .4 111(10% ti. um. roof. Shop 1 . ear. ,ohl u ith double door. 15 high. *•**** k1N1.11SS - 7 acre. ..ith 1 bedroom hour being totalh updated and nearh con►pleted. Douse H ill lime net. roof. ►►eu adinr. m•.s u firing. dr, v all interior_ cupboard. and More. Offer?? :3 l$El)RO111F 1,1 (:kNo11 til 11; %I,0 -, 1.i. room. Targe kitchen ., ith lot. of cup- board.. hill I►a•enient. ne%% carpet.. 1.01 '%► acre. 10 1(:RI .. ith good ranch t� pe home. 1 bedrooms. lis ing room. 13 • 21 large din- ing room. Double garage attached.:, good bobhfarm. onh half -mile off bigltua.. I►r►e 141 recent area -.ale.. 1'1K11 I.ISTIM;5 W 1 V'I'I I ). Niel Niathers Wingham 357-3208 Lam' HUTTON Real Estate i,td.