HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1994-03-09, Page 919 attend UCW meeting
The Evening Unit of the UCW
met on the Tuesday evening, March
1 at the home of Muriel Coultes
with 19 members answering the
roll call reporting their visits to sick
and shut-ins.
Muriel Coultes welcomed
everyone and opened the meeting
with the poem, "Legend of the
Spider". Thelma Pletch had charge
of the worship service on the theme
"Lent". Irene Lamont read the
scripture from Isaiah 3, verses 10-
15 and Matthew 4, verses 1-11.
"O Jesus I Have Promised" and
"Beneath The Cross of Jesus" were
sung. Thelma Pletch read the
meditation, "Journey from Baptism
and Crucifixion."
The offering was received and
dedicated by singing "We give
Thee but Thine Own" and Thelma
closed the worship with prayer.
Muriel Coultes conducted the
business. The minutes were read
and adopted. A thank you card was
read from the Son Shine Singers for
the donation.
Muriel Coultes commented on he
visit with the Moderator, Rev.
Stanley McKay of Man. which
WMS visits 31 shut-ins
The Women's Missionary Society
held its meeting Monday, Feb. 27
at the home of Mrs. Freda Scott.
The hymn "God Of Mercy, God Of
Grace", was read in unison. Mrs.
Scott read scripture from St. Luke
and Ivy Cloakey led in prayer. Roll
call was answered by a favourite
Irish Song.
The secretary's report was read
by Margaret Siertsema and Mrs.
Cloakey gave the financial
statement. The next meeting will be
held March 28.
Euchre players
fill 10 tables
Ten tables were in play at the
weekly euchre in the WI Hall,
Belgrave, Wednesday, March 2.
Winners were: high lady, Agnes
Bieman; second high, Jean
Pattison; lone hands, Lois Hart;
low lady, Edythe Coultes; high
man, Mabel Wheeler (playing as a
man); second high, Oscar Schefter;
lone hands, Jack Taylor; low man,
Irlma Edgar (playing as a man),
there will be euchre again next
Wednesday, starting at 8 p.m.
Ten tables of shoot were played
last Friday afternoon, Feb. 25 at the
Belgrave Community Centre.
Winners were: high lady, Audrey
Edgar, second high, Lillian
Appleby; most shoots, Lois
Chamney; birthday nearest Feb. 25,
Leona Black; high man, Oscar
Schefter; second high, George
Inglis; most shoots, Stuart
Chamney; birthday nearest Feb. 25,
Bill Tiffin.
There will be another shoot party
on Friday, March 11 at 1:30 p.m.
Sabo’s gets repair approval
A building permit was approved
by East Wawanosh council, March
1 to Sabo's Restaurant, Part Lot 28,
Cone. 1, Auburn for alterations and
repair.
Council supported the resolution
from the Town of Tillsonburg
resolving that a strong protest be
registered to Bill 120, an act to
amend the Landlord and Tenant
Act, Rent Control Act, 1992,
Rental Housing Protection Act, The
Planning Act and the Municipal
Act (Residents' Rights Act).
Council granted approval to the
Belgrave and District Kinsmen to
obtain a liquor licence and Special
Occasion Permit for the
Community Festival - Ball
several attended. She announced
the UCW Conference to be held
April 11-12.
There will be lunch following the
service Sunday, March 13 with
Barbara Anderson's group in
charge.
The General UCW meeting
March 24.
The April meeting will be held at
the home of Ruth Johnston with
Barbara Anderson's group in
charge of program, Loma Cook's
group in charge of worship and
Mabel Wheeler's group in charge of
lunch. The April roll call will be a
memory of Easter when you were a
child.
Wilma Higgins had charge of the
program on Mission. She spoke of
mission in Canada's Transition of
customs, agriculture, industry and
economy. Members learned about
the United Church project to help
living in Ethiopia by sending
fanning mills to aid agriculture.
The meeting closed with
everyone repeating the Mizpah
Benediction. Lunch was served by
Ruth Johnston and Annie Cook.
Thirty-one shut-in visits were
recorded. A poem, "Since God
Opened My eyes", was read by
Lottie Scott. Irene Schultz read "St.
Patrick’s Day". Alice Nicholson
read the legend of how the blarney
Stone became a part of Irish folk
lore. Mrs. Siertsema read a story on
Shirley Jones' life and how faith
helped her through bad times.
"There's A Green Hill Far
Away", was read. Mrs. Siertsema
read the closing prayer and Mrs.
Scott served lunch.
B elgrave
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WI hosts meal
The institute pot luck dinner was
held in the WI Hall, Belgrave,
Tuesday at noon, March 1, with
over 53 attending. The afternoon
was spent playing euchre and lost
heir. One table of lost heir was
played with the winners being, high
lady, Annie Cook; high man,
Harold Vincent, low lady, Loma
Cook; low lady, Freda Scott.
Six tables of euchre were in play.
Winners were: high lady, Mary
Hunter; low lady, Mary Craig; lone
hands, Ruby Hanna; high man,
Ross Taylor; low man, Gordon
Bosman; lone hands, Garner
Nicholson; lucky table, Lois
Chamney, Leona Black; lucky
draws, Jane Grasby, Bob Grasby,
Ivy Cloakey, Hilda Vincent, Jean
Pattison, Stanley Black, Doris
Michie, Louise Bosman, Ruth
Johnston, Ada Taylor.
The next pot luck dinner will
beheld on March 15.
Tournament scheduled for July 6,
7, 8, 9, 10 in Belgrave.
The following grants for 1994
were approved: Belgrave/Blyth/
Brussels School Fair Board, $200;
Huron County Farm & Home
Safety Assoc., $50; Special
Olympics, $50.
Council accepted the drain
maintenance/superintendent budget
for 1994. Grant allocation is in the
amount of $5,000.
Truck Tenders were opened for a
new half ton pickup truck, council
accepted the tender of J.L.
McCutcheon Motors Ltd., Brussels
at a price of $11,347.65.
Gravel tenders were opened and
the contract was awarded to: Hanna
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9,1994. PAGE 9.
Moving up
Blyth Brownies welcomed several new members at a fly up ceremony this year. With leader
Gisele Kelly are back row, from left: Lisa Baarda, Katelyn Linner. Middle row: Sarah Kelly,
Tonya Drost, Amanda Cook. Front: Tasha Cook, Amanda Bearss. Absent is Meagan
Campbell.
M. Edgar celebrates birthday
This community extends sincere
sympathy to Mrs. Esther McCallum
of Braemar Retirement Home, Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Cook and Mr. and
Mrs. Jim McCallum of Belgrave in
the passing of a daughter and sister
Mrs. Howard Smith (nee Feme
McCallum).
A birthday party was held on
Saturday night at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Stephen Thompson, Mary
and Robert of Blyth in honour of
Brenda's father Maitland Edgar.
Mait's birthday was March 2.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
Maitland Edgar, three grand
children Lindsay and Jeremy Parks
and Meghan Edgar, all of Petrolia,
Miss Dianne Edgar of London, Mrs.
Jean Bewley, Jim Bowman and
friend of Brussels, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Elston, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Edgar,
Mrs. Irlma Edgar, Mrs. Winnifred
Johnston of Wing-ham and Mr. and
Mrs. Lewis Stonehouse.
Donald Coultes of Brandon,
Manitoba visited recently with his
mother, Mrs. Florence Coultes of
Huronlea, Brussels and with his
Belgrave Kinsmen
Calendar Draw
Feb. 27, Ron Stewart, Listowel;
Feb. 28, Colleen Bell, Blyth; Mar.
1, Maria Pasztor, Wroxeter; Mar.
2, Bill and Audrey Fenton,
Belgrave; Mar. 3, Larry & Cathy
Nethery, Brussels; Mar. 4, Ken
and Leona McDonald, Blyth;
Mar. 5, Darryl & Bonnie Hastings,
Ethel.
and Hamilton, Listowel at $1.25
per cubic yard for stockpile of
5,000 cubic yards, and $1.86 per
imperial ton for 22,000 imperial
tons granular "A" gravel crushed
and delivered to township roads in
the south end of the township as
directed.
The general accounts in the
amount of $137,352.10 and the
road accounts totalling $31,131.57
were approved for payment._______
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brother, Clifford Coultes, and his
sister, Mrs. Bruce Campbell and
family of Belgrave.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene MacAdam,
Clinton and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce
Keys, Varna were dinner guests on
Sunday with Mrs. Mabel Wheeler.
"Mabel's Moms" met at the home
of Mabel Wheeler on Wednesday,
March 2. Those present were Julie
Van Camp, Jeanine and Jordan; Lila
Procter and Ben; Shannon
Weitendorf and Erin; Andrea
Stevenson, Mathew and Tyler; Janet
Koehler, Derek and Trever Raynard.
The ladies discussed safety in the
home and child illnesses. Mabel
served coffee and cookies and
everyone had a great time.
Janisa Cloakey, daughter of
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