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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5,1997 PAGE 7.
Knox children make promises
Jeanine Van Camp, daughter of
Joel and Julie Van Camp, cele
brated her sixth birthday on
Wednesday, Feb. 26 at her home.
Enjoying the occasion were Mat
thew Stevenson, Alicia Appleby,
Kay tee Richmond, Tammy Hewitt,
Meagan Pletch, Melinda Dorsch
and Jeanine's little brothers, Jordon
and Jesse. The children enjoyed
playing games and other activities.
Congratulations to Johanna (nee
Van Camp) and Rob Schurter on
the birth of their twin girls, Alicia
Jean and Emily Rita born on
December 24.
Gord and Louise Bosman have
returned home after spending a
month in Victoria, British
Columbia. They had an enjoyable
trip with pleasant weather.
John and Laurie Manners and
Nathan of Brantford spent last
weekend at the home of John,
Linda, Jeremy and Justin
Campbell.
Mr. and Mrs. Randy Nixon of
Brampton spent last weekend with
Belgrave relatives.
Dr. Ray and Cindy Nicholson,
Victoria and Alexandra of Elmira
spent the weekend with Gamer and
Alice Nicholson.
Sandra Mayberry of Londesboro
and Karen Procter of RR 5,
Brussels visited with Beth Procter
Grade 3s prepare for
assessment activities
The Grade 3 students will
undergo a series of assessment
activities in the area of reading,
writing and mathematics following
the March break. Detailed informa
tion will be sent home on these
provincial tests to parents/
guardians of all Grade 3 students.
A school advisory council
meeting was held recently with an
excellent turnout of parents. Doug
Garniss and Vicki Culbert, the
school trustees, were able to be at
the meeting.
Kim McArter reported that the
Kinsmen, the Optimists, Wescast
Industries and Union Gas will be
giving donations towards the new
Writer talks
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saving and credit circles. The
mothers, after a hard life of keeping
the family fed and raising children
in poverty, have taken the first
small steps. They, in turn, are
encouraging their daughters to
enroll in special classes for
adolescent girls. Watching their
daughters move forward from
where they started, they are proud.
"We would have taken the
courses when we were young and
changed our lives for the better, if
we had only known," said Hashra
Begum, member of a women's
group in Eastern Bangladesh.
on Sunday.
On Friday, March 7 the World
Day of Prayer will be held at Knox
United Church at 2:30 p.m. The
service was written by Korean
Christians. The speaker, Bill
Coultes will give a first-hand
account of his experiences in
Korea.
Stephen and Brenda Thompson
and Marion Robert of RR 2,
Clinton had a birthday party on
Sunday afternoon, March 2 for
Brenda's father Maitland Edgar of
Petrolia.
Those present were Mary Edgar
of Petrolia, Brian, Janet and Alison
Edgar of Brigden and Audrey
Edgar of RR 4, Wingham, Irlma
Edgar of Wingham and Lewis and
Helen Stonehouse of Belgrave.
Mabel's Moms met at their
regular time on Wednesday, Feb.
26. Those who attended were Kim
Higgins and Laura; Elaine Scott
and Peyton; Alice Yuill and
Brianna; Donna Raynard, Trevor
and Heidi; Brenda Watson, Tayler
and Tyler; Leanne Swanson and
Janessa, Mary Jane Hobden and
Stephen. Their topic was "Getting
Acquainted".
The next meeting will be March
5 at the regular time. There will be
no meeting in the March break and
on March 26 they will resume.
creative playground equipment.
Mrs. McArter reports that the
committee hopes to sell chocolate
bars after the March break.
Another project currently
underway is the recipe book. The
final deadline for submission will
be March 7. The committee is
hoping that each parent will send in
at least one recipe. Three parent
volunteers plan to word process the
recipes over the holidays. Your
support would be deeply
appreciated.
The second term report cards will
be sent home on Friday, March 7.
Interviews can be arranged after the
March break.
of pride
Now, the daughters become role
models for the family and teach
their mothers and siblings about the
opportunities they see: changing
their lives for the better for
themselves and their children.
Successes like these make
everybody smile. If we could
measure development successes in
smiles per person per year,
Bangladesh would compare very
favourably to Canada. Not only on
International Women’s Day but
everyday.
Sincerely,
Frlederike Knabe
Director, Canadian Programmes
USC Canada
Welcoming at Knox United
Church, Belgrave on Sunday,
March 2 were Annie Cook and
Florence McArter.
For songtime two familiar hymns
were sung, followed by Call to
Worship and the Prayer of
Approach in unison.
The choir of mixed voices sang
Make a Joyful Noise, accompanied
by Elizabeth Procter at the piano.
The Hebrew scripture was taken
from Exodus 20, 1-17, followed by
the singing of / Danced. The
children gathered in the front pew
and Rev. Mary Jane Hobden
continued with "The Rainbow
Grows". She added the colour
green and the word "Promises".
Residents enjoy bowling, cards
The seniors bowling scores for
Wednesday, Feb. 26 were Annie
Cook, 81, 117; Mabel Wheeler,
117, 146; Ivy Cloakey, 82, 131;
Alice Nicholson, 122, 104; Laura
Johnston, 113, 133; Evelyn
Galbraith, 143, 104.
There were seven tables of
euchre in play at the Women’s
Institute Hall on Wednesday, Feb.
26.
Winners were: high lady, Aileen
Leddy; second high lady, Mary
Taylor; lone hands, Freda Scott;
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She asked the children what
promises they had to make and they
replied fittingly. The children
adjourned to Sunday School.
The Psalm selection was from
Psalm 19 and the Gospel reading
from John 2: 13-22.
The congregation sang Trust and
Obey. The theme of the sermon
was centred around the scripture
lessons and the 10 commandments.
Receiving the offering was Adam
Potter and Ken Procter. Kendra
Folkard and Julie Van Camp were
in charge of nursery. Prayers of the
people was followed by The Lord's
Prayer with the closing hymn
Amazing Grace bringing the
low lady, Lois Chamney; high man,
Harvey Edgar; second high man,
Kay McCormick; lone hands, Rob
Grasby; low man, Garner
Nicholson.
There will be euchre again on
March 5 al 8 p.m.
There were 10 tables of shoot in
play at the Belgrave Community
Centre on Friday, Feb. 28.
Winners were: high lady, Lillian
Appleby; second high lady, Aileen
Leddy; most shoots, Mary Taylor;
low lady, Ida Procter; high man,
Stuart Chamney; second high man,
service to a close.
Following the service sign ups
for the full colour pictorial
directory look place. Each family
participating will receive one
complimentary 8x10 natural
colour portrait and a compli
mentary copy of the new directory
just for attending and selecting a
pose for the directory. Pictures will
be taken March 13-15 in the church
basement. Hours for pictures are 3 -
9 p.m., Thursday and Friday; and
on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Anyone with any pictures of church
activities, or who are taking any in
the near future, are to let Rev.
Hobden know. These pictures can
be used in the directory.
Margaret McVittie; most shoots,
Dennis Leddy; low man, Garner
Nicholson.
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