HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1995-02-01, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1995.
The news from
ondesboro
Compiled by June Fothergill Phone 523-4360
Happy Gang meets
Milestone
Jean Scott's sons Jim, left, and Ken were just two of the special people on hand to celebrate
Mrs. Scott's 90th birthday. An open house was held at Londesboro United Church on Sunday
afternoon to mark the occasion.
J. Scott marks 90th birthday
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Wilbees greet at Duff's
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The first 1995 meeting of the
Londesboro Happy Gang Seniors
was held at the Hall on Wednesday,
Jan. 26. It began at 12:30 p.m. with
a pot luck dinner. The meeting
opened with 0 Canada. President
Edythe Beacom welcomed every-
one and read a poem, "Memories of
Winter". Reta had a reading on age.
Edythe read a poem on Groundhog
Day.
The minutes of the October and
United Church
Greeters at Londesboro United
Church on Sunday, Jan. 29 were
John Hoggart and Garnet Wright.
The sermon topic was "Is some'
body calling me?"
The sympathy of the community
is extended to Dorothy Govier on
the passing of her brother, the late
Harold Knox of Blyth.
The regular WI euchre will be
Darrel Postma opened the third
meeting on Jan. 28 of the
Londesboro 4-H woodworking club
with the 4-H pledge.
Chris Knox, youth leader, got the
members to play a little game, then
they looked at all the different
Keith Wilbee and sons Mark and
Kevin were greeters at Duff's
United Church, Jan. 29. Rev.
Randy Banks welcomed everyone
and made the announcements after
the call to worship.
In the bulletin worshippers read
the following: Jesus loves you this
you know - What else do you
know, think and believe about
Jesus? Coming soon to a church
basement near you, a 12 part video
Bible Study entitled 'Jesus, Then
and Now' written by Rev. David
Watson and produced by Trinity
Trust.
Mrs. Bennett's Grade 1 class is
now working on another form of
measurement. They are learning
about weight (kilo) and litres. The
children have been filling
containers with water to see how
many containers it takes to fill a
litre.
In working with weight they also
hold an object that weighs one
kilogram and then they find another
object that feels about the same
weight. Thus they get the feel of
what a kilogram weighs.
In Mrs. Scott's Grade 3 class the
children had pay-day on Friday.
Each child received their pay
Novembei meetings were read.
Reta gave the financial report.
A letter of thanks was read from
CHuMS as well as a letter from the
Board of Education in Clinton.
There was an invitation to Blyth on
May 24 to meet with their Seniors
for dinner and a meeting. In
February, ice cream is to be looked
after by Laura Lyon, cake by Reta
Kelland and Addie Hunking. KP
duty is to be done by Reta and
Orville Kelland and Helen and Jack
Lee.
There were seven tables of
euchre with the winners being:
ladies' high, Reta Kelland; ladies'
lone hands, June Fothergill; ladies'
low, Mary Peel; men's high, Jack
Lee; men's lone hands, Willis
Bromley; men's low, Laura Lyon.
held at the hall on Friday, Feb. 3 at,
8 p.m.
The hospital euchre is at the hall
on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 2 p.m.
Cost is $3 per person.
types of saws, to see if they could
name them.
Then Sam took the members out
to the woodworking shop where
they continue to work on their
projects, the open tool box.
The first one will be held in
Bluevale on Feb. 7 (Tues.) at
8 p.m. Rated E I (enlightening and
informative).
Patty Banks read the Old
Testament reading-from Jeremiah
1: 4-10.
After the children's hymn was
sung Rev. Banks called the young
worshippers forward. He gave
them six categories with four items
in each and asked them to choose
which was the greatest.
Rev. Banks' sermon was called,
"What's so special about Christian
love?"
cheque of $850 and from that
amount they had to pay their desk
rental, hydro, busing fees, school
supplies, etc. Mrs. Scott reported
that some of the kids even had
money left over after paying their
bills.
They all can earn bonus bucks by
handing in their work on time,
doing extra chores and being kind
to one another.
In the kindergarten class, Eric
Muholland got to take 'Bob' the
hamster home for the weekend. A
few weeks ago Ricky Pethick had
that privilege.
It was 90 years ago on Jan. 28,
1905 in a farmhouse in Hullett
Twp., when Simon McVittie and
the former Jessie Johnston wel-
comed the arrival of their new
daughter Jean (Janet).
Educated at SS#7 Hullett Jean
became the wife of James Scott on
April 3, 1929. The couple lived in
Toronto where James was a barber.
In the fall of 1949 they returned to
Hullett Twp. and bought a farm
where Jean still resides. (Her hus-
band passed away in 1979.)
Throughout their marriage Jean
was a housewife and later mother
to their two children Jim and Ken.
She is a longtime member of Burns
UCW.
She was the guest of honour this
past Sunday afternoon as friends
and relatives came to an open
house at Londesboro United
Church to celebrate with her the
occasion of her 90th birthday.
WI euchre set for Feb. 3
4-Hers study saw types
Class learns about weight