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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1988-09-28, Page 21•,41IrM1,(�Uwr.�. .., . • , ,,M. arr•. 1.1bm •Y.x3f Mair • / •a� AV �.aa W,- per, t_r V. N-...5. •..-Y.p.1 iM rr.. .90•14.4plisaa *40 011110,1111011 slab orWW1 mos int...dra. 11111011vow amniiiimin arm NEIN __ SIMIN yi-FM ;MwY1�M+Ak. .. Z• "• w-• W ppt• ro.. FAMILY FLOAT - The Cooper family entered a float in the Keenagers enjoy sights at 1988 Western Fair AILSA CRAIG - What could be a " better way to celebrate the end of summerthan going to the fair? Nine young -at -hearts from the Craigwiel Day Centre had a great time exploring the- sights at the Western fair. Included, of course, were- things like subs, hamburgers, fudge and' )colate covered ice- cream! Some people though, just • v. on't let us forget that we came home teddy bearlcss!! We did bring home some cotton candy bribes for people that shall remain nameless! There were travels too. Some of the arm chair variety and some real gas guzzling ones. Beth's mother- ln=law, Jcltje Brcimcr who along with her husband is visiting from the Netherlands showed us some beautiful slides of her homeland. it was next best to being there. The pictures of the flowers were so good you could almost smell the fra- grance. UCW meets at Woodham By MISS JEAN COPELAND WOODHAM - Mrs. Gerald Brint- nell led in the worship for the Woodham U.C.W. Shc was ac- companied by Mrs. Don Brine and Jean Copeland on the meditation. Others assisting with readings were Mrs. Ellis Strahan, Mrs. Gordon Johnson and Mrs. Glenn Copeland. The singing of hymns tied to- gether the Labour Day Theme: - Mrs. Leonard Thacker closed the de- votional time with prayer. . Jean Copeland introduced the study look and read two letters writ- ten by South Africans expressing their viewpoints. It is hopcd that by studying the book we will better understand some of the problems in South Africa. President Mrs. Marvin Hartwick read the poem "The Joy of Living" and made several announcements. The South Perth regional will be held in Staffa on October 19. Presentation The village held a presentation in the Church basement on Friday eve- ning honoring Calvin Rodd and Ca- thy Ehgoetz on their upcoming marriage. Mrs. Manan Jaques was the chair- person for the evening, giving some humorous short readings throughout the program. Mrs. Reg McCurdy conducted a singsong with Mrs. Glenn Copeland accom- panying on the piano. Mrs. Don' Brine gave a reading and.Mrs. Gor- don Johnson conducted an elimina- tion contest. Gordon Johnson and Laverne Rodd provided enjoyable music on the mouth organs. a•skit entitled "Confusion" was presented by Mrs. Fred Parkinson, Mrs. Larry Rundle, Mrs. Rcg McCurdy, Miss Cynthia Copeland and Jean Copeland. Mrs. Marian Jaques read the ad- dress and Frcd Parkinson and Rcg McCurdy presented the honored couple with tteo brass table lamps. Calvin and Cathy thanked the com- munity for the lamps and the eve- ning. Everyone sang "For They Are Jolly Good Fellows" and lunch was enjoyed. Rebekahs meet EXETER - Pride of Huron Rebe- kah Lodge met Wednesday evening in Exeter United Church with a good attendance. V. G. Sister Skinner gave her years report of visits made and cards sent to the sick. Sister Jan. Jeffrey P.N.G. told of the donation given by the C.P. &T. for the year. Final plans were made for the Fair luncheon and help -in the booth. N.G. Sister .Mavis Atthill gave a very impressive report of her years accomplishments. Sisters Irene Blackwell P.N.G. and Gladys Coleman from Hensall were elected to membership in our Lodge. Birthday greetings were sung for Sisters Viola Coates, Bernice Ford, Hazel Westcort, and Tenie Pollen. Lisa Van Huyscn teacher and Sherry Lane. Family support worker told of their involvement in the Family Support Program for South Huron and North Lambton Counties which was very informa- tive. "What's so interesting about St. Marys?" some asked when they saw the scheduled day trips there. By the end of the outing, there was amazement and pleasure ex- pressed. Did you know what an in- teresting town we have.only half " hours drive away? Just knowing who has lived there rouses the in- _ tcrest. How' about a Prime Mini- ster of Canada, a premier -of Mani- toba, grandfather of author Margaret Lawrence, Timothy Ea- ton, a world renowned violinist and more? The achiticture and beautiful stone buildings are a real attraction and the picturesque setting among the hills combine to make it a lovely town. Of course the meals out are always an interesting fea- ture of our Day Trips. We checked out Sir Joe's with the Monday gang and the Creamery on Friday. In the afternoon, we spent a bit of . time at. their Friendship Centre for Seniors and enjoyed seeing some of their activities and ideas. We had another special guest af- ter which we still haven't erased our chalk board. Geoffry Holds- worth came to talk about art and showed us some of his paintings and calligraphy work. He ended this talk by drawing on our chalk board what he saw from our -south window. If only we had asked him to do it on paper! September 12 was the big day for our draw. Ruby Magee from Courtright was the lucky winnerof the crib quilt, Thersea Michielsen took home the clown doll and Jo Reith won herself a free day at the - centre. It would have been nice if every one could have won a prize, but we'd like to thank every one who helped make this a successful venture. - Several new people have joined us recently and enjoyed it enough it sounds as though they'll be part of the regular gang. Even though our usual limit is 20, we've squeezed in a few more now and then, - as many as 26 one Friday. There is still room lb: more though, especially Mondays and Tuesdays, so give us a call and re- serve a spot for the day you'd like to sec what it's all about. Our number is 293-3419. We'll look .forward to see you! • parade at the Exeter Fair. • • FAIR PRIZES The highlight of Saturday night's Exeter Fair dance was the drawing of eight lucky tickets in the draw sponsored by the Exeter Agricultu- ral Society. The top prize, a quarter of beef donated by Exeter Co -Op and Veal's Abattoir was won by Marion Mill- er, RR 2 Dashwood while Judy Steuer, 70 William street in Exeter won a quilt donated by Gladys Richard,op and Marjorie Johns. Third prize of a side of pork do- nated by Fred Miller went to Joyce Elston, St. Marys and a scale model toy supplied by Rick and Karen Etherington was won by Bill Brock, 17 Kingscourt, Exeter. • Merchandise -donated by Campbell Soups goes to Gerald Glenn; RR 1, Hensall; Lawrence McCarter, 287 Pryde, Exeter wins a counted cross stitch picture from Donna Shapton; Rosaleen Berends, 22. Victoria street in Exeter wins a turkey from Hayter's Turkey Farms and a folk art welcome sign donated by Susan McAllister was won byAaron Hey- wood, RR: 1, Centralia. PITCHING AT THE PLOWING MATCH - Larry Hewitt and Alex Hyde of Lucan were two of the contestants in a horseshoe pitching contest at the International plowing match, Saturday morning. A CLASSY VEHICLE - Emmerson Anderson of Kippen sits behind the wheel of his 1930 sports coupe at Sundays antique car show at the Exeter Fall Fair. EST RATES INVESTMENTS 52.1-2773 122 •Court House Square Goderich '1 RRIF •Nn Fees *Nu Charges 1-800-265-5503 Times -Advocate, September 28, 1988 Page 7A PRESIDENT IN SCULPTURE - DianneShapton and Adriaan Brand look over the entries in the President idok-alike rutabaga sculpturing contest at the Exeter Fair Friday morning. - FARM SAFETY FACTS SAFETY TIPS DRIVE WITH CARE! 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