The Citizen, 1999-10-27, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27,1999.
ucw
meets
The following was compiled by
the late June Fothergill before her
sudden passing this past weekend.
The October meeting of
Londesboro UCW was held at the
church on Monday, Oct. 18. The
worship service was conducted by
Joan Whyte, Betty Millar and June
Fothergill.
Guest speaker was Carol
Simmons of Varna who spoke on
friends and friendship.
Reta gave the treasurer’s report.
The Christmas potluck is at 6:30
p.m. on Monday, Dec. 6.
Cheerios
play cards
The October meeting of the
Cheerio Club was held on
Wednesday, Oct. 20. After lunch at
Tom’s Place, members proceeded
to the home of Edythe Beacom,
who welcomed all. Ten members
were present.
The draw, donated by Gloria,
was won by Gennevieve Allen.
Edythe gave the treasurer’s
report.
Gennevieve read, “What is a
Grandmother?” Beth read “A
Bright October”. Edythe read “The
Children’s Hour” arid “The Death
of the Flowers”.
Cards were played.
Students
collect
for needy
By Stephanie Dean, Jonathan
Reinink and Nathaniel Ridder
For a Thanksgiving assembly at
Clinton and District Christian
School (CDCS) on the Friday prior
to Thanksgiving weekend, the
students at the Clinton and District
Christian School collected food for
needy people.
The Grade 8 class collected and
sorted the food into boxes. They
collected a box full of macaroni
and cheese, several boxes of
canned vegetables and desserts, as
well as many other food items.
During the assembly the Grade 6
class put on a play about
thankfulness and from the other
classes there were songs and poetry
recitations. Many parents showed
up and filled all of the extra chairs.
CDCS has had a few changes this
year. There are 222 students and
nine new families. They also
welcomed a new teacher, Miss
Folkema who teaches Grade 6. She
comes from Beachville and
graduated from the University of
Guelph and Redeemer College in
Ancaster. Over the last few
summers she worked as a
counsellor and co-director at Camp
Shalom near her home. She is the
girls’ soccer coach and teaches
Grade 8 spelling and grammar.
The soccer tournament was fun.
Teams played at the North London
Community Park against six other
Christian Schools. The boys did
well coming in third, while the girls
were defeated at the first play-off
round.
A more recent school happening
was the Scholastic Book Fair. The
Gift Chest, a Christian Book Store
from Wingham, was also part of
this fair. A representative brought
CDs for the Grade 7 and 8 classes
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Women’s Institute members gather
It was a full house at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre, Oct. 14, when
dozens of Wl members gathered for the fall rally. Executive members on hand included, in
back from left: Ruth Jones, Sub 9 provincial advisory council (PAC); Winnie Trachsel, Sub
10 PAC and Doris Thornington, Sub 11 PAC. In front, from left: Leone Foerter, public
relations officer; Bonna May, assistant secretary; Margaret McMahon, secretary; Glenna
Smith, Guelph area president; Barb Pinkney, first vice-president; Marilyn Sharp, treasurer
and Arthena Hecker, FWIO president.
Correspondent
remembered
It was with sorrow that the
villagers of Londesboro learned
early Saturday morning of the
passing of June Fothergill.
Bom the eldest of seven Marks
children, June was raised in the
Listowel area. All her life June
enjoyed each and every family
event with her sisters, brothers and
their families.
After their marriage 41 years ago
June and her husband, Ted, took up
residence in what had been Ted’s
mother’s house on Hwy. 4 in
Londesboro. There they raised four
children - Heather, Dennis, Nancy
and Kevin.
Having contracted polio as a
young girl June suffered thereafter
from a lame leg and hip. In recent
years, arthritis caused further
discomfort and she had
successfully overcome a bout with
cancer.
In spite of all this, June loved
life. She always had time to visit
whether you met her at a meeting,
at the store, or along the street. She
always had news to share and she
had a wonderful knack of storing
away for future encounters, dates
and facts about everyone with
whom she came in contact It gave
her pleasure to share produce from
her large vegetable garden with
neighbours.
She enjoyed sharing The
Londesboro News for the past 10
years in the local papers.
Apparently she contributed to the
Listowel news also for many years.
Although she had lost the sight in
one eye, June was an avid reader
and was always sharing an
interesting newspaper item or
appropriate reading. June loved to
play euchre and had a passion for
bowling, having once appeared on
Kitchener television Bowling for
Dollars.
’ June was a loyal member of the
Women’s Institute, the Cheerio
Club, the 'seniors group,
Londesboro UCW and the Kinbum
Foresters, having held offices in
each of these groups.
Seldom was her pew at
Londesboro United Church vacant
on a Sunday morning.
June’s presence at the social
events in Londesboro will be
missed by many village residents.
Church marks anniversary
Londesboro United Church held
its anniversary service, Sunday,
Oct. 24. Balloons, a familiar
birthday item, were used during
children’s time to reinforce the idea
that the anniversary of the church is
a birthday celebration for the
congregation.
As part of the celebration the
senior choir sang an anthem
entitled I Have a Friend - His
Name is Jesus.
Fifty new copies of the hymnal
Voices United purchased through
the memorial fund were dedicated
for use by the congregation.
Rev. Mac Carson was the guest
minister . The Londesboro pastoral
chWrge was Rev. Carson’s first
ministerial posting in Canada
having been called from Ireland.
Mac and his wife Barbara resided
in the manse from 1963 to 1965
before moving on to Hamilton
where Mac continues to work in the
field of social services, first with
the United Church and currently
with the provincial government.
His sermon, titled Reflections on
a Good Harvest, was a reminder
not to forget from whence all good
things in life come. People need to
remember God’s grace is
responsible for the harvests they
enjoy.
All present enjoyed his
reminisces of his time in
Londesboro and many renewed
their acquaintance with Mac and
Barbara during the social time
following the service.
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on October 29th, 1999.
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