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Upholsterers enjoy hamlet’s quieter pace
FROM LONDESBORO
UCW leads
morning
service
at United
Morning worship at Londesboro
United Church on Sunday, July 30
was conducted by women of the con
gregation. Greeting church goers
were Dorothy Johnston and Deb
Stephenson. Ushering were Reta
Kelland and Betty Dale.
Youngsters present for the chil
dren’s time were treated to a lovely
story, Dear Children of the Earth,
read to them by Elizabeth
MacGregor. In the book, Mother
Earth, the planet speaks to the chil
dren on earth. She tells them all
aspects of life on earth are kin-ani
mals, plants, birds and humans. She
had concern for the hurts done to her
children and the earth, sky,and seas.
Mother Earth asked for love and pro
tection so everything on earth would
be safe again.
Laurel Mitchell and her daughters
were in charge of junior congrega
tion.
Members of the London
Conference Worship Committee
developed the service, on the theme
‘Putting Out Into Deep Waters”.
Taking part were Joan Whyte,
Marjorie Duizer, Gail Lear, Mary
East, Margaret Wright, Edyth
Beacom, Anna Pollard and Brenda
Radford.
The scripture text for the service
was Luke 5:1-11. In this passage
Christ asks Peter to launch his boat
again and cast the nets on the other
side. The fishermen trusted him and
caught many fist.
The message repeated in prayers,
hymns, and mediations was ‘Do not
fear; have faith to put out into deep
waters’. Society as a whole has
changed significantly in the 75 years
since the establishment of the United
Church of Canada. The church finds
itself now in safe, shallow waters,
but discouraged by it’s ‘catch’.
This service encouraged members
to forget the fear of moving into
unknown areas, into deeper waters
and to put faith and trust in the guid
ance of Christ.
The Church must look beyond the
familiar and spread God’s love to
new people.
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Refurbishing
Barbara and Arthur Lester, new to Londesboro, have opened an upholstery shop in the work
shop behind their home.
By Janice Becker
Citizen staff
Moving to a new community has
allowed Barbara and Arthur Lester to
slow down, live nearer family and
enjoy the pleasures in life which
include keeping up with their uphol
stery business.
The Lesters moved to Londesboro
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Getting all those little details just
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Folks right here in your communi
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in April, but several previous com
mittments have kept them from get
ting back to business until recently.
Originally from England, Mr.
Lester says he and his family came
to Canada some 30 years ago on a
five-year contract to get a factory up
and running in Stoney Creek. When
the five years ended, they decided to
stay.
those decisions.
So here are the answers to the
question, ‘Who are you going to
call?’ Nancy Snell custom designs
and prints invitations. She also has
other wedding day items from servi
ettes to table favours, wedding pro
grams to glassware, etc.
Lynn de Patie has a selection of
candles in many colours, styles and
scents to grace the tables at the
reception and co-ordinate with your
colour scheme.
Bronwein Heinrich adds her per
sonal and unique touch to table
arrangements.- large or small. She
works with her own fresh cut flow
ers in season and dries them for bou
quets, etc. at other times of the year.
If the reception food is being done
plants in various stages of growth.
The 46-year-old Ashfield, Twp.
man has been charged with two
counts of production of a controlled
substance and two counts of posses
sion of a controlled substance.
He appeared in the Ontario Court
of Justice in Goderich on
Wednesday, July 26 for a bail hear
ing and will re-appear in court at a
later date.
The investigation continues.
With many years experience in the
upholstery industry, the Lesters
began their own company in the
Hamilton area.
However, they eventually decided
a smaller operation with just the two
of them would be more to their lik
ing. They would be able to choose
the .kinds of jobs they preferred and
suit them to their schedule.
by the family, Bronwein’s vegetable
and herb gardens are overflowing
with good things to help in that
regard.
Emptynesters John and Brenda
Radford thought it was time to put
those empty rooms to use again.
Consequently they have had some
interesting overnight visitors.
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After looking for a new location
and home for more than a year, the
Lesters were almost ready to give
up.
‘‘We had done some market
research in the Goderich area and
determined there was a need for
upholsterers, but we couldn’t find a
home,” says Mrs. Lester.
‘‘If we found a good house, there
was no shop. If there was a shop the
house was no good,” adds Mr.
Lester.
The couple had gotten to the stage
in life where renovating a home was
not what they were looking for.
When telling their agent they had
decided not to move, he told them of
a few more to look at. The
Londesboro home was the last on his
list.
Now settled, the Lesters will be
getting the business going, but say
they have already had a considerable
amount of work.
“The customers have been very
good,” says Mrs. Lester. “We can
work at our own pace because peo
ple here are more relaxed (about
deadlines).”
The Lesters deal mainly with fur
niture and in particular, antiques.
They have upholstered kneelers for
churches, cushions for seats, office
screens and a lot of commercial
applications.
They will do some touch-up work,
but will not refinish furniture.
They also offer in-home estimates
and a free consultation. They believe
it is very important for clients to
select colours in the lighting of their
homes to ensure the correct look.
They also have a seniors’ discount.
The Lesters can be contacted for
an appointment by calling
523-4751.
Radfords will accommodate your
extra wedding guests.
Jean Crawford and her computer
ized sewing machine personalize
afghan, quilt, pillowcover, etc. By
adding names and dates, Jean makes
a gift even more special. She also
works her magic on shirts, hats, etc.
for other occasions.