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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1978-08-17, Page 19 (2)• 1 WE TREAT YOU ROYALLY — As part of its program to encourage more tourism in the province, the ministry of industry and tourism has been conducting a campaign among businesses to make tourists feel welcomr4d. As Grand Bend and area Chamber of Commerce president Nic Carter and ministry representative Dawn Lashbrook look on, Ron Landrey owner of the Red Gables hotel in Grand Bend places a colourful "We treot you royally" sticker on his door. T -A photo Many special events staged at Clandeboye By MRS. ARTHUR HODGINS The family of the late Henry and Emily Kestle. met for their annual get- together, in'Canatara Park. Sarnia. Forty members were: present from Windsor, Detroit, Sarnia: Toronto, London, Sebringville. Lucan and Clandeboye. David Hall of Detroit. brother of Mrs: H..1. Kestle was present and spent -an -enjoyable' lime of visitation. The races and games were in charge of, Mrs. Jack Stf ienson and Mrs.. A. Charron. Windsor. (Kathleen and Lillian.) Three and under - Christie Ford; a and under - Tim Kestle, Nathan Stahl, and Deanna Charron; 12 and under - Cindy Kestle. Greg Newman. Carol Cunningham and Michael Charron; Over 12 - Kevin Cunningham. Kim Newman. Larry Kestle. - A candy scramble was enjoyed by all. A picnic dinner was set and all. had a beautiful day together. Personals It's that time of the year again when people are thinking honey. Kestles report. the crop so far is light. but prospects look good for a little more. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Lewis, entertained 'at their home Thursday evening and had as their guests the township couneil members of London, Lobo and Biddulph town- ships and Ailsa Craig and Lucan villages. - Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Carter. Mrs. Viola Carter, . Mr. and Mrs. George Lee attended .the 40th.wedding . anniversary party for Mr. Grand Bend Nursery School - 1 SEPTEMBER REGISTRATION GRAND BEND UNITED CHURCH Aug. 22 - 11:30 a.m. Must be three r years before Dec. '7.8 • For information call 238-8667 atter 6 p.m. GRAND BEND DECORATING AND FLOORING CENTRE and Mrs. Stanley Lee. held at the Lions Hall in. Wyoming Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Lewis spent the week end in Kin- cardine where they took in the- Lobster -fest and visited with Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Riggin. . Catherine Lynn is wen- ding a couple of weeks with her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. - Frank - Thi. Bramalea. Mc. and Mrs. Art Hodgins were guests Saturday at the wedding of Myriam Sustarsic of London to Jim Benn. Lucan at St.•Michgels sfatholic Church, with di ner and reception at the Ukraina Country Club. The• Clandeboye United Church Women will be assisting the Lucan U.C.W. in their lunch room al•the Lucan Fair this week end. Drop in and have a Sit down cup of tea„or coffee while you rest and enjoy home made goodies such as pie, cake tarts and sandwiches. You'll find us in the large shed near the children's midway. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice lfettrick and Mrs. Agnes Hornell, Kirkland Lake are spending a couple of weeks at the tatters home in Clandeboye while. renewing old acquaintances. Desi and Marty, twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Gebel, London • are holidaying: with -their grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Kurt. Gebel. Jeff McComb, Elginfield spent the week end with his grandparents, Mr. and 'Ars. Ruper{,Williams'. The farnily of Mrs�. a��nd Mrs. Qavid Kestle celtbrated Davids' birthday. August 2 at their home when Mr. and Mrs. George Cunningham and family Mr. and Mrs. Dave Newman,-�nd-family, Lucan, Mr. 'and Mrs. Tom Kestle, Mr. and !Mrs.- M. Stahl and family. Mr: •cord Hetherington, .all of London Also writes for big bands Times -Advocate, August 17, 1978 Page 19 Composer helps jazz -up church anniversary There may appear to be something incongruous with a jazz band being asked to produce a record to mark a church anniversarv.'but not according to Norm Tufts. a summer resident of Turn - bull's Grove in Hay Township. "A lot of people don't reaJia!e how closely allied jazz and church music are". he explains. "Back was the patriarch of jazz — and that was some two centuriesago. 1 keep a bust of Bach on.my piano " -Tufts. whose father lived 50 years tcQCthCr featuring THE WASHINGTONS in the Kirkton area, com- posed eight of the 12 tunes in an album • featuring The • Washington's, the jazz group which recorded "50 Years Together" in honor of the 50th anniversary of The United Church of Canada. It was produced in the Olivet United Church in Hamilton by Berkeley Studios and -the United Church of Canada. Tufts. who also plays the piano in two of the numbers on the album, got his background in music at the organs of laanforth and Kim - bourne Park United Churches in Toronto as a boy. then went on to play and write for big bands such as' Les Brown's. He still plays for churches. but draws raised eye -brows oc- casionally when he indulges in flatted fifths and sevenths with his left hand. He travelled - on. two summer, tours with the Les Brown Orchestra in 1959-60. His many compositions include ballads. blues. medium bounce and up (empo tunes as well as hymns. His songs have been per- formed by many of the big • name bands, including Les Brown. Lionel Hampton. • Peter Appleyard and Mike Vax. as well as the London based Johnny Downs _ Orchestra. Calling his composing firm Grand Bend Music ' B.M.1.. Tufts has also com- posed songs featured on two • 5O•, - Norm Tufts, left, cranks up for album jocket Planning underway, for Zurich festival You -can tell that we are not far from the fall harvest when activities surrounding this community's 13th an- nual ban festival- begin to get underway. The Bean festival has beet oner,of the major. success stories in this part of the and Janis. prepared a- Country with almost 15.000 Smorgasbord dinner -.and-4,73-qur coming to last year's presented Dave with a`r'iovely celebration of -the white • gold watch; - bean and providing that the 111.1116m.— AUCTION TOTALS $16,000 — The second annual International Art Auction at the Huron Country Playhouse Sunday evening grossed about $16,000. Whileauctioneet for the evening Sharon Theobald describes a Salvador Dali poster, a portion of the crowd of about MO looks on. With the poster is -one of the helper's for the auction, Carey Price of Guelph. T -A photo 41. Nova Scotian attends Shipka man is married By MRS. HUGH MORENZ SHIPKA Grand Bend United Church was the setting Saturday for the wedding of Michelle Lea Webster and William Hugh Morenz. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Carel Harrington._ London and Mr. A. Webster St. Lucia. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Morenz are parents.of the groom. A pictLtr_e_and details of_thg__ wedding appear on the -women's page of this issue. The bride was given in • Benjamin Paints • Wallpaper - • Vinyls and Solarium • Wood shades and blinds • Drapery Hardware 238-8603 I II %/0.1 �F VISA! Beautify with us Moore 15 Main St. Kirkton marriage by her • eldest brother. Ian Webster of Kitchener. ' Organist and soloist was Paul Sweeney of Toronto. A very special wedding guest was the bride's 90 year old great grandmother. Mrs. ' fle_rt.ert_._ifarlton and minor • athletic association Edna- Pettigrew from Nova- o rn t h y . Mrs Karl From 1 p.m to 1 a m. • Scotia. Guenther and Karen were 'In the evening the annual The wedding dinner was among the relatives who bean festival dance spon- held in Dashwood Com- •attended the 25th wedding sored by the athletic „munity centre, followed by a anniversary celebration for association•w•hich this year. re eFtiw1 dance in_the Open --_ Mr—and -Mrc-Krn Wcstmatr_ ---1 tures music Try Mozart air paviflion with music by Sunday at their home in Lon-- and The Mclodv. Makers and the glue Water Playboys. don Star-Trex. Out of town guests came M ntreal, Nova Scotia weal er co-operates.. similr t'row4s. can he ex- pected t is year. • Organitrs of the. evert i bice i ain-ave` a full -schedule of events planned with festivities getting un- derway bright and early at 8 aim on August 26 with an old fashioned beeakf•tst Ser- ving up the pancakes and homemade sausage will be. members of the Zurich minor athletic a. iociation. The big attraction of the festival is of Course. the beans and they'll be available for $2.50 a plate from 11 a.m. right through till 7 p.m. • For those .with a sweet tooth. both pieces and com- ple'te pieSemade by Members of the various church groups in the village will be available. . *Entertainment has always been a'popular feature of the festival and this year there will be a midway plus a stage near the Hay township office MCing the show this year -will be popular ('KNX TV entertainers Earl and Martha Heywood Another eventrthat has "proved popular. over the years has been the frog jum- ping contest sponsored by Dr. C.J. Wallace Frogs and trainers should he ready to - go somejtime in the after- noon. r an 11 h t h' has orses oe pi g been an integral part of the festival with many pitchers expected to be in town for the Fred Harburn Ontario Doubles Horseshoe pitching championships. The cam- --petition was won last year Keller and family Stratford, - by ,flex Boa of Goderich and Mr. & Mrs. Robert Feltz. his partner. singles world Tammy and Terry. Brinsley,- champion Elmer Hold of -Mr. & s1rs. •Ro}• Gibson and t►1�'ellesley; Mark. Crediton.• Mark is Registration for the event is from 12 noon to I.p.m. spending some holidays at En the arena. a beer con - his grandparents home. cession is being run by the By MRS. HAROLD DAVIS Mr. & Mrs. Cecil Dobson have returned home after . being patients in St. Marys Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Joan McCormick has returned home after motoring and spending two weeks vacation out west. . Mr. & Mrs. Burns Blackter visited Sunday with Mr. & Mrs. Harold Henry and -Jeff and Mrs. Wm. Blackler at their cottage at Pointe Clarke. Mr. &„ Mts. Ronald Denham. Mr & Mrs. Burns Blackler and Mr. & Mrs. Harold . Davis attended Derry Day at Collingwood on Saturday. Mr. & Mrs. LLorne Francis. Windsor visited Friday with Mr. St -Mrs. Miller McCurdy and Mrs. Harold Davis. Valerie, Kevin and Marie Stephen of Anderson, spent a few days this week with their grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Rae Stephen. from Toronto, Kitchener; Elora, Caledonia, London. Belleville, Mio, Michigan, Seaforth, Kippers. Hensall and Exeter. Personals Congratulations to Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Keller on the arrival of their eighth great grandchild. when a baby was born last week to their grandson and ,wife, Mr. & Mrs. Stewart Keller. Stratford. Mr, & Mrs. Harold' Vin- cent. Lori, Michael and Michelle, spent last week on holiday at the Church of God camp in St. Louis Michigan. Visitors on and during the week -end with -Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Morenz, were Mr. & Mrs. Cliff Dell. Tonya and Cynthia. of Bellevilte, Mr. & Mrs. Roy Boerner, Mio, Michigan, and Mrs. Carol Harrington. London. Week end visitors with Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Keller were Mr. & Mrs. Don Keller, Godirrich, Mr. & Mrs. Jim HURON SANITATION Owned by John J. Hotson CAN OFFER YOU COMPLETE 24 HR. SANITATION SERVICE PHONE JOHN HOTSON AT 238-2140 - If no answer call 238-8240 for prompt reply. POWER SEWER LINE CLEANING • from 1 1/9 " to 5" pipe • save unnecessary lawn damage • cut down labour costs • • for form, commercial anti residential PORTABLE TOILET SERVICE Portable ' Toilets ore available 7 days o week with Maintenance and Delivery included R.R. 1, GRAND BEND albums -released by the Mike Vax Orchestra. Vax is the former lead frumpet player with the Stan Kenton Orchestra and he led the latter for six months when Kenton was in the hospital a few years ago. Tufts, now a resident of Hamilton is in wellknown company with his com- positions in the church album. Other songs used were composed by Irving Berlin, George Gershwin and W.C. Handy. 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