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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1981-12-30, Page 11AT PLAY IN THE SNOW — DeAnne and Dwana Foreman frame Jared and Joel Seibert as the children took advantage of a snowpile on Goshen street in Zurich. Motorists cursed the snow, but the kids seemed to enjoy it. Bowlers hold Christmas meet Families gather for Christmas Christmas bowling The Monday night before Christman the ladies bowling teams had their spares out to join them. Each team (loin all) had a hidden score and the person closest to it won a glass turkey. Winners of the ticket draw for glass turkeys were; First Bruce Moir of Hensall. Second Hilda VanderHoek, RR 3 Zurich and third prize went to L.G.1400ds of Grand Bend. Persona Is Marcella Dietrich spent from Christmas Eve to Boxing Day at the home of her son and family, Don and Joyre Dietrich in London. Blanche Bechard of the Maple Woods apartments had Christmas dinner with her daughter Yvonne and husband, John Brown and family at Turnbull's grove. They were delightfully entertained by great grandsons, Chad and Wesley sons of Chris and Janet Brown, playing electric guitars and singing. Blanche will be soon leaving for Florida where she will spend the rest of the winter. (Lue• , eh!) The Cha ' . -r of Com- merce wish to thank everyone who decorated their homes and businesses so nice and took part in the festival of lights contest. Don and Elaine Beauchamp and family spent the Christmas holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Beauchamp in Pembroke. Heather (Mrs. Tim) Stark and two boys from the west are spending the week visiting with her parents in Goderich, and mother-in- law, Theresa Stark and relatives in Zurich. Gary Prince spent the festive season with his parents in Peterborough. Once again a lovely Christmas was had by the Gelinas Sweeney famllies as they all got together on Christman eve at the home of Mozart and Julie (Jr). then on Christmas Day at their parents, Mozart and Marlen Gelinas (Sr.) for a delicious turkey dinner with all the trimmings!! The children and grand- children of Arnold and Belle Merner along with their spouses (33 in all) enjoyed Christman dinner at the hotel this past Sunday. Happy Birthday to Louie Wlllert who celebrated his birthday on Christmas Day. The Girl Guides along with a few parents went out Christmas caroling last Wednesday night and ended up at the home of Guide, Cathy Merner afterwards for hot chocolate. (CiMitztve :atm Mrs, Carmel Sweeney Monet 236.4702 SNOW REMOVAL —While kids played in the snowpiles just around the corner, workmen were hard at work clearing the excess snow from Highway 84 in Zurich. Christmas: significance unknown A few tatters of gift wrap and an occasional Christmas tag swept out from under the couch are the only reminders that my new possessions were once Christmas gifts. How often is the significance of a gift recognized? Most of the pressures of searching for Christmas Miscellaneous Rumblings By ROB CHESTER 1ff 440,0,I ZURICH SNOWMAN — A lump of coal may have gotten Frosty to come alive, but one suspects the Zurich residents who finished off this snowman had more fun finishing off the bottle that forms the snowy fellow's nose. X111,IIIIIII,IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII,IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIL cup Emmanuel United Church Sunday, January 3 REV B LAING B.A. B. Div. Organist Mrs. E. Grace Martin 11:15 a.m. Worship Service 11:15 a m. Sunday School Please loln us. We extend a warm welcome to all. St. Peter's Lutheran Church REV. JACK DRESSLER Organist Mrs. Christine Eagleson Sunday, January 3 10:00 - Worship Service 10:45 - Sunday School There is a nursery for small children which Is supervised during the worship service Everyone Welcome Zurich Mennonite Church Pastor CLAYTON KUEPFER Sunday, January 3 8:45 a.m. Worship Service 9:45 a.m. Sunday Church School 11:00 a.m. Worship Service Thurs. 7:30 p.m. New Year's Eve Service Meditation Soldiers of Christ arise and put your armor on. Strong In the strength which God supplies thru His eternal Son. Strong In the Lord of hosts, and In His mighty power. Who In the strength of Jesus trust, Is more than conqueror. Charles Wesley Win Christmas turkeys and goodies Lucky winners of the Christmas draws at Don's store in Zurich were: 201b. turkey went to, Carl Regier; large cheese and wine tray, Charlene Ducharme; small cheese tray, Rose Regier; sports bag, Judy Morrison; toy truck, Joan Regier; Wesson goodie bag went to, Florence Denomme all of Zurich. And the lucky winners from Don's store in Bengali were, 20 lb. turkey went to, Glen Nixon; large cheese tray, Nelson Riley (Zurich); small cheese tray, Sharon Young; Pepsi cooler, Audrey Dixon; toy truck, Mary Wareing; Wesson goodie bag, Mildred McGregor, all of Hensall. Harold and Doreen Dietrich spent a few days this past week visiting with relatives in Windsor. Ron, Gloria and Aaron Klopp of Keswick along with Mrs. Irene Leighton and Valerie of Orangeville, and Richard Klopp of B.C. spent the holidays with their parents Howard and Jean Klopp. Cecil R Squire Sales & Service Repair Shop Equipment 92 Waterloo St. ' Exeter 235.0465 Best wishes for the New Year. Cecil Squire gifts are in finding something that is memorable for the person receiving It. I had intended to write a column on the marvelous gifts I had received over the years. I can not recall a dull Christmas, but neither can I recall any single out- standingly memorable gift. Many gifts are lost in childhood - faded memories where wonderful gifts were discovered in stocking or under tree; memories of hours of play and more im- portantly the moments of sheer joy when a parcel was unwrapped. The memories of the feelings are still in- tense (making for poignantly sentimental thoughts) but the gifts are just a blur. I suppose it is a cause and effect relationship, where the effects, the changes or directions in one's life, as moulded by the playthings, are noticed but the causes are unclear. There is also a snowballing effect where the tiniest of items may have the profoundest effects. I was married a short four months ago and am only now beginning to realize the changes it has made in my life. The event itself was significant enough, and I know there will be endless repercussions - but I don't know how big. (And where did it all start anyway? Was it the night I met Carol? Or was it years before when I decid- ed to go to a "party" I really didn't want to go to? I had a good time and have since pursued the social phenomenon known asa "party." The point however is: Where will that fuscia and pink plaid tie you received lead you? Perhaps, wearing it to work (If it was a gift you feel obligated to wear it at least once!) will lead to a promotion - the boss got one just like it and appreciated your taste - or you lose the big sale because your client is offended by the Hawaiian dancer in day-glo colors. So as I review the items I received as Christmas gifts (and the ones I gave) I try to think of how long I'll remember what they were and who gave them to me. And I wonder too, of all those shepherds whoa saw the angel, did any recognize it for what it really was? While Christmas is usually thought of as a time for peace, the world seemed to take little notice. Disasters continued, ships sank and martial law was still enforced. Reflecting this, our wargames club held a traditional holiday season game. Since mostof us have time off over the season it is usual for the group to hold a larger than normal game. They are usually not too successful, and I think I'm beginning to understand why. One game a few years ago saw us marching troops for the best part of three days and still not getting into contact. This year's event was a combined ancient period game. Due to the enemy's poor tactical placement, a relatively minor set back in the middle saw his whole battle line collapse. As a result, my own troops had no one to fight and spent the whole day trying to march into battle. In the analogy of chess, my pawns could do nothing but move forward as there was nothing to stop their advance, and of course nothing for them to add to the game. It suddenly struck me that maybe we were not sup- posed to fight during this season of peace. Looking back over the half-dozen or so big games, I don't recall any being what one could consider a good fight - some graphically pointed out the stupidities of wars and generals (us); while others were similar to this year's events, inconclusive and rather dull. Though it was a clear cut victory for us, the op- posite generals were merely told by their troops that it was neither the time nor place to fight. The majority of them had suffered no damage other than the psychological problems of being placed in a potentially deadly situation. In short they retired in good order (an unpursued rout) and would fight another day. It is an interesting commentary on the season and again the significance escapes me. Was it jit.t'the combined desires of all the gamers to preserve the peace at the expense of a game we all wanted? Or was it like the star almost 2,000 years ago, some sort of sign? In any case most of us will rethink our strateg) and tactics, and the advisability of Christmas games. Church filled for Christmas Eve by MARY CHESSEL VARNA Varna Church was filled on Christmas Eve for the carol singing and birthday party for Jesus. The children made Christ- mas cards. and those who celebrated birthdays nearest to Christmas had little cakes of their own. A filmstrip showing how one family, their town and their church celebrated Christmas was shown. A happy time was spent around the coffee pot follow- ing the celebration. Prayers were offered again on Sunday for Murvin Johnston and Ruth and Shirley. Murvin's condition was still critical following the severe heart attack he suffered on December 17. Japanese letter Rev. Brown read excerpts from a letter from Rob Witmer of Hokkaido Island in Japan. it was -18 degrees C when he wrote in early December, and they have had snow since the last week of Oc- tober. He is involved in setting up a halfway house for psy- chiatric patients returning to the community, along with teaching and other duties. The Japanese are showing considerable alarm about ef- forts by the United States to have them re -arm. Rob and Keiko were ex- pecting their third child this month. Personah Shelley Stephenson was the lucky winner of the Bayfield i,ions' Christmas stocking. Family gatherings Ivan and Margaret McCly- mont hosted the Christmas gathering of the McClymonts on Sunday. Ivan's parents were unable to come, although his mother was home from hospital for the weekend. The Morrison family gathered at Doug and Mildred McAsh's home on the Sunday previous to Christmas. The McAsh's were at Murray and Peggy Morrison's in Ilderton on Christmas Day. Bob and June Webster and girls entertained the Webster families on Boxing Day. Pat Taylor's mother, Grace Evans, and 87 -year- old grandmother, Mrs. Young. spent Christmas Day with them. Mrs. Young is alert and well, and kept all of them on their toes in the card games. Florence Elliott's sons, Bruce of Aurora and Ross of Wiarton and their families were with Florence and Nor- man and Walter Smith for Christmas. Herd spotted On Sunday at lunchtime, Bob Webster saw a herd of about eight deer on the road just north of Varna. There are frequent reports of deer sightings, and Bill Chessell saw the biggest buck he has ever seen while rabbit hun- ting a week ago. Hire lawyer for hearings By STEPHANIE LEVESOUE Farm organizations have combined forces to hire a lawyer to represent them at upcoming hearings on On- tario Hydro's proposed transmission line route. Huron Federation of Agriculture president Gerry Fortune said an umbrella group made up of such organizations as the federa- tion, National Farmers' Union. Christian Farmers and others, have applied to the Canadian Environmental Law Association. The urn- brella group is made up of farm organizations within the Listowel working group area. Mrs. Fortune said each group will contribute finan- cially to pay a retainer's fee for the lawyer. J.G. Micak, environmen- tal advisor for the en- vironmental assessment board said the Consolidated Hearings Board, which will preside over the hearings, issued an order stating the hearings will start at 10 a.m. on ,ban. 28 in Stratford. A wagon full of carolers from the Lutheran Church went through town singing songs last Tuesday evening. It looked like they hada lot of fun! Father John Corriveau spent from Saturday to Monday visiting with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Corriveau after arriving from New Jersey. On Sunday a family get together was held in the Common Room at the Maple Woods. Fr. John will soon be on his way to California until the end of January con- nection with his work in the church Mrs. Arthur Whilsmith of RR 2 Zurich won a ;20.00 gift certificate from the Christmas draw at Oesch's shoe store. Mrs. Mary McGuire of Wallaceburg spent a few days this past week with her daughter and son-in-law, Marg and George Suplat The residents of the Maple Woods apartments along with their families enjoyed a Christmas turkey dinner in the Common Room earlier in December which was catered to by Berdie Fink- beiner. Mrs. Ferne Mumaw and children Heidi, Bradley, also Miss Esther Steckle of Ohio spent several days during the festive season and the other family members with mother, Seleda Steckle. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Flax - bard held Christmas dinner for their family on Boxing Day along with members coming from, London, Kitchener and Ingersoll. Zurich arena Sun Jari.3 2 p.m. Zurich Buckeye's vs Exeter Mohawks Wed., Jan. 6 8:30 p.m. Buckeyes vs. C.C.A. T. 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