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Auburn WI, friends,
mark 75th birthday
The Auburn WI met at the
community hall for their 75th
birthday. There was a good
attendance and members present
represented all of the six Huron
West WIs.
Jean Plactzer greeted everyone as
they arrived. Tina Empey, the
Auburn president, welcomed all
and the Opening Ode, Mary
Stewart Collect and O Canada,
with Marjorie McDougall as
pianist, began the meeting.
Tina continued with an amusing
reading, "Just for Laughs", the
perfect name as it caused laughter.
She followed this with "Seniors are
Worth a Fortune".
A short business meeting
followed. The Londesboro WI has
invited the Auburn WI to their
meeting on May 26 at 2 p.m. There
will be a craft table.
It was moved and carried that the
WI give $200 to the hall board and
$25 for the tea towel caretaker.
Evelyn Flett then read a
memorial to departed members.
Maijorie McDougall lit the candles
in their memory and a minute's
silence in their honour followed.
A most enjoyable violin and
guitar duet followed. Ken Flett and
Alex Murray treated the members
to a number of well known and
loved songs. Mr. Murray closed
with a beautiful harmonica solo.
These were certainly appreciated.
A skit "grounds for divorce" was
then given by Teresa Roetcisoender
and Maureen Bean. It was very
amusing.
Ruth Jardin followed this with
"Election 1997". Everyone had
better all get out and vote on June
2.
Guitar music and singing by
Darlene Vander Veen and Debbie
Siertsema followed. They sang
Travellers return home
Mrs. Joe Verwey returned home
this past week from a visit with
friends and relatives in Holland.
Keith Lapp met his wife at the
Toronto airport on Thursday, May
15 when Helen returned from a
visit with friends and relatives in
Holland. Her mother and dad, are
staying in Holland for a couple of
weeks longer.
Auburn community regrets the
recent death of Mrs. Josephine
McKay. She grew up in this area,
the daughter of the much loved Dr.
Council hires grass cutters
Continued from page 9
begin on Kennedy Bridge.
Permission was denied for Frank
Cowan Company Ltd, to access
municipally-owned buildings to
establish current replacement val
ues for the buildings and structures.
Cunningham said the township was
satisfied with their present insur
ance company, ROMA, and did not
want to give false expectations to
Cowan or have them spend money
on the estimates.
Authorization was given for
Phone 526-7264
lovely hymn-like songs and later
everyone joined in. At the closing
of the sing-song, "The Centennial
Song" was sung. All of this was
very enjoyable and the girls were
shown appreciation.
Do you remember the "Old Party
Line"? Marion Haggitt, Evelyn
Christiansen, Irma Cartwright,
Laura Mae Chamney and Betty
Archambault took members, by
skit, back into those good old days.
Betty Archambault then read the
history of Auburn WI and closed
with reading the minutes of the first
meeting from way back in May
1922.
The visiting WIs thanked Auburn
for their kind invitation to the
celebration.
Grace was sung. The beautiful
lunch tables were arranged on
angles. The tables were decorated
with blue and gold alternating
tablecloths, with the opposite in
serviettes on each one. The
finishing touch was a lovely floral
centerpiece of golden daffodils on
each table.
Lunch was served on a long blue
and gold table with bountiful fruits,
assorted crackers and various
cheese available. Drinks were also
there.
Another special table held a
beautiful birthday cake decorated
with the WI logo. Carol McDowell
created this lovely cake. Tina
Empey and Marjorie McDougall
then cut the institute cake. There
were also three other cakes, white,
chocolate and carrot ready to be
served and enjoyed.
After lunch the members left for
home. Regardless of the nasty,
snowy weather outside , a happy
75th birthday party was enjoyed by
the Auburn WI guests.
and Mrs. Weir. She and her
husband, teacher Duncan McKay,
returned here later. She will be
remembered by many through the
years.
Mrs. Ethel Ball and Mrs. Dorothy
Grange were expected to arrive in
London as they returned from their
tour Sunday afternoon, May 18. Dr.
and Mrs. Rod Singh, London were
to bring them home from London
after their arrival there.
Knox United Church congrega
tion donated $622 for the Flood
Relief Fund.
Clerk-Treasurer Bev Shaddick to
attend the clerk-treasurers' zone
meeting in Brussels, May 15, at a
cost of $25 as well as the annual
conference in Sault Ste. Marie,
June 15-18, costing $405.25 plus
transportation.
There were no objections from
council regarding the installation of
a permanent outfield fence at Lon
desboro ball diamond by the men's
league.
Council authorized the county to
notify ratepayers, on its behalf, of
their responsibilities regarding
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21,1997 PAGE 11.
Rev. Ross to attend conference
Worship service at Knox United
opened with organ prelude. The
Invitation to Worship and opening
chorus, This is the Day That the
Lord has Made, followed.
Rev. Paul Ross then welcomed
everyone and brought
announcements to their attention.
He will be attending the annual
London Conference meeting from
May 22 to May 25, so next
Sunday's service will be conducted
by congregation members.
The Prayer of Approach was
given, followed by the singing of
Stand Up and Bless the Lord. The
prayers continued, then the
congregation sang Jesus Loves the
Little Children, as the children
came to the platform. Rev. Ross
continued with conversation and
prayer with the little ones before
Spring clean
There was no playful hosing each other down on a cold,
Saturday morning, as students from Hullett Central Public
School held a car wash as part of the May 17 schedule of
events in Londesboro.
Plant sale raises $219
A plant sale was held by Auburn
Horticultural Society at the
community hall on Monday night,
May 12. There was a good turnout,
plus a large number of assorted
plants.
For the sale, Patricia Ham was
the auctioneer and Dorothy
Schneider and Anne Vincent were
her table assistants. Brenda Empey
was the treasurer and Anne gave
her a helping hand when possible.
They sold $219 worth of plants.
Friends and neighbours went home
with the kind of plant that they
needed.
There were also door prizes. The
Horticultural Society gave two of
them and Tina Empey and the Co
op each donated one. Of course
there were lucky winners.
There had been a District Annual
at Wingham recently. Anne
Vincent gave a report on the
meeting. Twenty-three societies
were represented.
weed control.
Grass cutting will be done at:
Londesboro Cemetery by Gordon
Potter; municipal office, Karen
Trick; Kinburn Cemetery, Mary
Merner; Ebenezer and Lutheran
Cemeteries, Ryan Lee and Auburn
Hall, Jeff Carter.
A letter will be sent to John Ver
wey, congratulating him on win
ning the Ontario Dart Champion
ship.
Approval was given for the pay
ment of accounts in the amount of
$70,738.57.
they went to their respective
Sunday School classes.
The hymn Breathe on Me Breath
of God was sung followed by
scripture reading from Ezekiel 37:
1-14 - here God tells Ezekiel that
He will lead them into their land of
Israel because He had given them
His Spirit and they believed that
they would live.
The New Testament was from
John 15 and John 16, where the
Lord said that He would send the
comforter to them as they had been
His followers. Christ was returning
to His father and everyone was
sorry but they must remember the
Spirit that would come and show
them things that would happen.
Also as soon as the ground is dry
enough, help could be used at
Manchester Gardens. Contact
Dorothy Schneider for instructions
and equipment.
The meeting then closed and a
delicious lunch was served by
Maxine Seers, Tina Empey and
Frances Clark. Afterwards the
members and friends went home
with their assorted plants.
HURON TRAINING AND
LABOUR COALITION
SPRING MEETING
MAY 27,1997
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Knox Presbyterian Church, Goderich
Groups and Businesses interested in community and
labour market issues are invited to attend.
Afternoon Seminars include:
• Using The Internet As A Business Tool
• Labour Market Needs
• Effective Presentations
• ISO 9000: The Global Standard for Quality
Management Systems
• Employer Programs and Services In
Huron County
• Utilizing Contract Workers
• Customer Service
• Learning In The Workplace
For more information, please contact the Huron County
Planning and Development Department
519-524-2188
Ross continuing with a sermon on
"New Hope! New Life", a very true
and inspiring sermon. He closed
with prayer and The Lord's Prayer
was said in unison.
Collection was then received
followed by the doxology and
prayer. The closing hymn was O
Spirit of the Living God.
Benediction was then given and the
threefold Amons.
CONGRATULATIONS
IAN
1997,Ian
with
the
of
from
College
Technology
On May 15,
Caldwell graduated
honours
Ridgetown
Agricultural
with a diploma In Agri-
Business Management.
Ian also received the
Frances and Anne Ouellette
Scholarship given to an
honour student with
academic proficiency who
Is pursuing a career In the
agri-business sector.
Ian Is currently employed at
the Teeswater branch of the
Teeswater & District Co-op.
Those In attendance were
his parents, Les and Evelyn
Caldwell of R.R. #3, Blyth
and Sarah
Auburn. Ian Is a grandson
of Ralph
Caldwell of R.R. #3, Blyth
and John and Elda Norman
of R.R. #3, Wingham.
Way to go Ian!
We're proud of you.
Thomson of
and Gladys