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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1982-01-13, Page 18the Tender Spot Markets Low Prices fresh'country cut f!yer parts sirloin steaks Ib 6 8 Reg.3.581b, - Limit 4 steaks per family Regular fresh ground beef ground daily .28 No Name Products Available Plus Many In Store features air EARLY MORNING, THEFT — Gene Grenier, owner of Rollie Sports and Cycle, wa' awakened Wednesday morning by the sound of his front door being broken. Three thieve% made off with a total of 18 assorted rifles in a quick smash-and-grab robbery. Pinery OPP are investigating. Twenty-three Beaconaires met last Monday evening in the Church of God fora pot luck supper and their first meeting of 1982. Their new president. Mrs. Archibald Brown. presided. The meeting- opened with a meeting and a prayer time, and Scripture ,was read by Mrs. Elgin MacNab. - Mrs. Brown hopes for a year of hope and progress and introduced new ideas which were warmly receiv- ed. Alec Desjardine spoke to the assembled group and shared experiences of the background of his early life and said he . patterned his daily life after his parents. Rev. R. Simpson of Grand Cove related a story about a • Christmas group in Texas. A young minister in his first pastorage who had been raised on a farm was longing for a goose for Christmas, but he was too poor to afford a goose. During a bus tr loud noise was heard and driver informed hi passengers that a goose had cfrashed into the bus. So the young minister felt hi prayers had been answered and they' had goose fo Chris`tinas. Mrs. Elgin MacNab be 'assuming thec office secretary -treasurer for. next two months. The Couples Club meeting scheduled forjast Saturday evening Was cancelled and will be held, weather per- mitting. this week on the evening of January 18: Golden Ag• dub meati 'Close to 40 Were In atten- dance at the January Golden Age Club meeting held last Wednesday afternoon in St. John's Parish Hall. Presi- dent Alex Hamilton welcom- ed all and opened by all sing- ing 0 Canada, followed by the Lord's Prayer in unison. The senior citizens' song and favourites were sung with piano accompaniment by Vera Kuntz. The minutes of the December meeting were read by Marjorie Mason and the treasurer's report was given by Olive Webb. Happy birthday was sung to all with January birthdates. The Golden Age ladies plan to have a quilting bee in February. Alex closed the business by reading a few humourous jokes. Jim Prance's group was charge of programs and h opened with a reading " Thought for Today" Elm Prance read a poem "Cou your Treasures". Fern Lov read some thought provoking quotations an conducted a Christmas qui and closed with a readin called "Recipes for Life." Matt Relouw played hi accordion and a singalon and contest followed. A each month of the year wa called. the folks wit birthdays stood up. Th month of July had the mos birthdays in it and each on received a small gift. Bill Lo've asked all t stand and form a circle and sing "Auld Lang Syne.". Entertainment wa provided by Ruth and Harry Sheppard of Parkhill. Harry manipulated wooden dan- cing puppets to the accom- paniment of dance tunes played by Ruth. Harry also did a couple of magic tricks. A social hour followed, playing games, of euchre, solo and crokinole. Lunch refreshments of sandwiches, pickles. tea and coffee followed. After lunch,,. Ruth Shep- pard again entertained with some lively piano music which brought several of the Golden Agers up to dance and waltz. They closed with a hymn sing. All reported a • Theme team comm) f�i Chamber accepts theme The Grand Bend Chamber of Commerce has accepted the idea of promoting the village under the theme of Guns taken from store Eighteen rifles were taken from Rollie's Sports and Cycle early Wednesday morning in a hurried break and entry. Gene Grenier, owner of the store for the past nine years, said he was awakened at 1:30 a.m. by the sound of shat- tering glass. Descending from the apartment above the store, he saw three men driving away in a pickup truck. The thieves had used a heavy patio stone to smash the plate glass door, which immediately touched off the alarm. No cash or other merchandise was taken, Grenier said. "There was no time for them to look around," he said. Grenier's store is Club holds meeting.. very pleasant afternoon out ing. Anglican Church news Reta Martin, the con vener. conducted the regular meeting of the ladies group which was held Thursday January 7 in the Parish Hall, with 12 members present. After the business meeting Rev. Sutton guided the group into a Bible simulation of four writers of the New Testament. interpreting holidays with their grand- parents Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Johnson. - United Church women will • hold their first meeting of 1982 on Thursday afternoon, January 14 in the Sunday School room at the church. c Roll call is to be answered c by "Something you enjoyed h in the 1981 meetings." Elgin Adams returned f home Saturday after being s in St. Joseph's Hospital in London for several days last - what they intended to con- vey by their writings of the Passover. Plans were made to hold a Valentine euchre party on Friday February 12. Church of God news Morning church service and Sunday School were held at the Church of God • with about 30 attending. Rev. John Campbell spoke 'on "Our mission goes- on and on". -with Scripture from Psalm 126. verses five and six. Special 'music was a solo ibyMarian Snider, "I have the found a hiding place." s . Evening service -at the Church of God was cancelled and. the child and youth s meetings scheduled for last Friday, night were also r cancelled. United Church news will There were 40 people who of braved the storm for the the morning service at the United Church. Rev. H Moore's sermon topic was - "Child by God." ' Elaine Moore was planis today in the absence of organist Idella Gabel. The children's story by Rev. Moore was about forty-niner n gold -miners. Grand Bend Stewards will meet -Thursday January 14 at -8:30 p.m. The young people's meeting Sunday night was cancelled and will be held next Sunday night January 17 at 7:30 p.m. Personals Word was received here last week of the death of a well-known summer resi- dent for many years. Walter E. Fassold of 141 St. Julian St. in London passed away at Victoria Hospital, West- minster Campus, on Monday January 4. He is predeceas- ed by his wife Harriet Ann (Parry) Fassold and by one sister. Mrs. Milton (Ada) Ratz. He is survived by one son. Brig. -Gen. Robert W. Fassold of Ottawa, and one in daughter. Mrs. Colin (Ruth e Ann) ' Townsend of Van- A couver. and by four grandchildren. Paul, Shawn, n'• sisters and Mark, and by three sisters - Mrs. Russell (Ver- e da) Catt of Edmonton; Mrs. Donald (Nelda) Lewis of z London. and Mrs. Melton (Rika) Walter of Ingersoll. g • Friends were received at the s A. Millard George Funeral Home. 60 Rideout Street gSouth from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. A private s h • funeral service ,was•con- e ducted Thursday January 7 t in the chapel. with Rev. John e T. Beaton officiating. Inter- ment was at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. While Mr. o Fassold lived in Grand Bend he was a faithful member of the United Church choir. Thirteen ladies met last Thursday morning at Mrs. Ruth DeBrum's home for the Bible coffee hour. The group is studying "A woman's workshop on . Proverbs." and a chapter "Old age/long life." • This week's meeting on January 14 will beat the same time and place. Everyone. is welcome. Several Grand Bend ladies have been busy on quilting projects. Robin and Lawrence McVittie of Southampton and . Kevih • and Karen McArthur have recently returned home after protected by alarms wired to the door and all the windows, as required by law •for any store stocking firearms. He said he was not sure if his insurance coverage will compensate him for the theft. There has been no news from police as far as recovering his guns, he said. The guns were of assorted alibres. A few were .22- alibre and some were eavier, up to a .375 - magnum. All were taken rom a single rack. Greiner aid he is now thinking of ing a lockable rack for the There's only one thi worse than curling on a to ppe y your husband - and that's_ curling against him. ' You know what curling's like - it's nothing to do with one's hair. (Except that watching my technique would curl the hair of some . of the Silver Broom con- testants.) If you've ever played it, or watched it being played, ns. Mary's musings By Mary Alderson ng night. and he wasn't too am pleased. It soon became ap- parent that I was being blamed for his poor shots, too. At least, that's what I assumed by his scowl. But he was grinning the night my team was playing . against his. He figured that if I played the same way as I played when I was on his team. he had an easy Win. Unfortunately for him, I was having a good night. That you'll know that curling is rather silly sport played o ice. Hockey is another sill sport played on ice, bu that's . a future column; won't go into it now. Curling has been described as bowling on ice. Imagin the interest that would be created if the televisio show "Bowling for Dollars' was played on ice. Curling is also somewha like crokinole. Except you don't flick the little buttons with one finger. In curling the little buttops weigh 40 pounds. Curlers take great care to aim at the broom being held at the other end of the arena by their skip (or captain), while they are throwing the rock. But does the rock ever end up anywhere near the broom? No. they are pleased • when the rock lands several feet to either side of the . -broom. , Curlers put more effort into sweeping the ice in front of their rock than anyone ever put into sweeping a floor. But are they ever satisfied that the ice is clean? No. they continue to sweep for the entire game. Anyway. this season I have had the opportunity to curl both "for" and "agin" my husband. At first I thought it would be great fun, Curling on a team skipped by my husband. But I wasn't having a particularly good a grin turned to flashes of dir- n ty looks when my rocks curl- y ed nicely into the rings. Only t once did I see his white teeth I in a grin abovehis beard, and that was as he swept one of my rocks out of the circle. e My team's score pulled ahead, and the grin was seen n less frequently. We went on ' to win the game. Curling is a very courteous t sport. Each member .of the • opposing team shake hands before and after the game. , The hand shake I received from my husband after that particular game would be called a bone crusher. Later. the prizes were awarded. Each member of the team I was on received a nice big package of fresh pork chops. His team was given chunks of cheese. I made it up to him, I shared Mindpork chops with him. you, I enjoyed his cheese, too. I worried that the tough . competition might create hard feelings, and we might • not find our Wednesday night outings as enjoyable. I was afraid that he might want to give up curling after my win and his loss. But my fears were alleviated when I discovered a brand new pair of curling shoes under the tree Christ- mas morning. Or maybe he's just trying to throw me off my game with different shoes. 4 - End of Season Ladies Short. Sleeve & Sleeveless Pullover reg, $ 13,00 1 • tic Indies. Long Sleeve Pullover reg. $ � 16.002.95 -14 z We will be dosing for the season on Jan.' 30 cSTTcttEz 2v P FACTORY OUTLET 16 Main St. GRAND BEND 238-8007 • "sand and sports" this summer, and hopes to ac- complish this with street ornaments and specially - made $Wvanirs. At its January 3 meeting at the Pine Dale Motel, tompemt'ombers approved the plan FTU and publicise the village %oder the banner of "band and sports" with a new village logo as one of the possibilities. The theme team was the brainchild of Mel Douglas, owner of The Christmas Place and chairman of the committee. Colour illustrations' of street or- naments and waste con- tainers were made by Dave Bannister and shown to the . Chamber. Village . council was in- formed of the idea Monda night by Mae Morena , the the councrepresentative to • If carried out completely, visitors to the village this summer will notice things like a town gate reminiscent. of a castle gate, waste containers on the street "with turrets and imitation stale sides, and street light decorations showing skiing, baseball, tennis and skating. Souvenirs such as mugs reflecting the castle thence would be on safe. The Chamber also set the weekend of June 18, 19 and 20 for the annual Burgerfest Weekend. Permission had also been received from council to have a market- place on Thanksgiving weekend for local farmers to sell produce. ONDISPLAY— Artist Puck Merkies of Grand Bend presents a one woman show of 24 watercolors to introduce to the public her interpretation of the unique beauty of the Atlantic. coast. The exhibition in the newly decorated ROTHMAN'S Galleries of London displays the splendor of Monhegan Island. Gallery hours are from Monday to Thursday from 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., and Fridays from 9. a.m. till noon. 1073 Wellington Road South, London. Exhibition continues until March. A THREE-DAY VISIT — Beth Howell, 16, and Sue Renaud, 18, bath of Herman Secondary School fo Windsor, were at the Pinery. Provincial Park 'Thursday with some classmotec o' part of a three-day outdoor education field trip. o clues at motel fire The extent of damage at the Green Forest Motel In Grand Bend has prevented the Fire Marshal's •in- vestegator from determining exactly what caused the early morning blaze. "The building was vir- tually destroyed before the fire department got there," said Art Laing. "We can only conclude that it was due to accidental cause." Laing, who works from the Chatham office, said he has been working in conjunction with the Pinery, OPP, but has not been able to pinpoint a possible cause. "It appears to have started in the dining room, but the lack of evidence relates to the fact that• it was detected too late," he said. Normally, suspicious objects like heaters left switched on can be found by sifting through the ruins, he explained, but In this case the damage was too ex- tensive to leave any clues. Pinery OPP constables are interviewing early witnesses to the fire for any useful information, he added. The Fire Marshal can be summoned to Investigate a fire if there is .a large property loss, loss of life, suspicion of arson, or an explosion. AaHA dzei We would like to Thank all our friends and fellow businessmen for their help and support in getting the place ready for our Grand Opening. Special thanks for all the plants, gifts and congratulation ads. ' Your friendship and support were most appreciated. Erwin and Lazio Pine Dale Motel Grand Bend 238-2231 Silverwoods partly skimmed 2% milk 58< 1 Titre Sunpac or Suncrop frozen concentrated orange Ant ijuice T2 r4 oz. limit 3 per family Canada No. 1 creamery butter 89 Limit 2 per family Ib• • Dad's old fashioned 1 price oatmeal 09C cooki e s 45og. limit 3 per family Tetley's orange pekoe tea bags 72's 1 68 Save 6% Senior Citizens 6% day every Tuesday We appreciate our Senior Citizens We reserve the right to Limit quantities to normal family requirements Grand Bend 238-2512 Hours' Mon. to Thurs., 5 t0 6 Fri., 5-9 Sat., s-6 Zurich .236-4387 Hours Mon. to Wed. $ to 6 Thurs. A Fri., 6 to 9 Sat. 8 to 6 fresh back attached chicken . legs 28 Ib. chicken breasts regular 2,08 ib 4 8 Maple Leaf rindless breakfast- bacon 500 g.• 17 save 1.00 pkg. Dole or Chiquita bananos 284: Ib, Prices effective Wed., Jan. 13 to Tues., kn. 19