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Times-Advocate, 1985-09-11, Page 28Page 16A September 1 1 , 1985 Wedding at Saintsbury By MRS. HEBER DAVIS A very pretty wedding was solominized in St. Patrick's Church Saturday for Joanne Jefferies of the Parish and James Hendrickson Strat- ford with Rev. Peter Derrick_ officiating. The maid of honour was Miss Pam Gilbert, Stratford and bridesmaid Miss Sandy Hendrickson, London, sister of the groom; best man Eric Card, Kitchener and the brides • brother Gary Jefferies ushered the guests. Mrs. Wayne Carroll provided the music. Following the ceremony a reception was held at the Lucan Legion Hall. Friends from this area that attended the reception were Rev. and Mrs. Derrick, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Carroll, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Eaton, Mr..and Mrs. Earl Greenlee, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Davis, and Mr. - and Mrs. Leslie Greenlee. Church Service Rev. Peter Derrick was in charge of the Holy Communion service Sun- day morning. Mrs. Wayne Carroll provided the music, Bob MacGillivray was reader. Rev. Der- rick spoke to the children on our reflection in a mirror, with the inabili- ty to see what is in our heart, he took his text from St. James chapter 2, Service next Shuday is planned for 8:30 a.m. Mrs. Mary Davis is guest with Mrs. Mabel Needham at the "Needham" cottage-Ipperwash for a few days. Laughs galore in Blyth play Anyone in Western Ontario needing to have their. laughing machine overhauled could do a lot worse than attend one of the showings of Gar- rison's Garage, the current presenta- tion at the Blyth Festival. Using the background of a small rural Ontario garage with one bay, Garrison's Garage centres on an agent of Revenue Canada who has his car break down and inadvertently. stumbles upon a loony mechanic who is much less than competent when it comes to keeping records. Blair Daniels, the tax auditor played by David Fox zooms in on the mathematical figures with religious frenzy. He admitted "being a Chris- tian before taking employment with Revenue Canada." The bumbling mechanic Frank pro- trayed by Robert King vainly at- tempts to repair the auditor's car, but, is successful only in removing a variety of Wires along with the steer- ing gear and other vital components much to the chargrin of the tax man who is impatiently waiting to get on to another unsuspecting customer. Frank did not use filing cabinets for his garage business. Record keeping consisted of invoices and bills rolled into small balls and kept in shopping bags. Two other characters are the author Ted Johns as Garrison and Marianne as his rebellious daughter who has,been forced out of a previous restaurant business by the tax department. The fifth player is Ron Gabriel in the role of a town councillor. Bert on- ly wanted to get his pickup truck fix- ed, but, in a place like Garrison's Garage that's not a simple accomplishment. Highlighting the play are the facial expressions of Frank and Berl. Without saying anything they drew laughs from the audience. Garrison's Garage runs all this week concluding Saturday night and would be a great way to end the sum- mer playhouse season. 'a, .a11111Egial111161,.E WINS 5500 WORTH OF GAS — Andy Anderson of Dashwood was the winner of $500 in a recent draw sponsored by the Exeter and District Co-operative. Presenting the voucher at the left is Co -Op manager Ed Rodenburg. At the righ is gas bar manager Andy Troyer. In a provincial wide drow Jean Brewster of Leight, Ontario was the winner of a trip to Hawaii. Her coupon was registered at the Owen Sound Co -Op gas bar. At SHDHS ew viee•prineipal introduced The doors of South Huron District High School were opened at eight thir- ty AM on Tuesday morning to start the 1985-86 - school year. The day started with an all -school assembly in the large gym that was used to in- troduce the new vice-principal, Sher- wood Eddy, pass out homeroom assignments, and break the ice bet- ween the new grade nine students and the rest of the school All students seemed to be entertain- ed by the student council executive's Library event at Ailsa Craig • By ALICE DICKENS Ailsa Craig Friday, August 30 the Ailsa Craig library staff invited the children who participated in the summer reading program to the local park for a birth- day party. The theme of this summer's pro- gram was "Happy Birthday Parks Canada", a celebration of the 100 years of Parks Canada and 108 children joined for the summer. Everyone who finished joined us at the ball park for a scavanger hunt, cupcakes and freshie. We would like to congratulate all the children who read all 10 books and finished the program. For all seniors of town and in the. surrounding area, plan to come this Friday eve, September 13 at 8 p.m. to the Craigwiel Activity Centre to see 'pits' of Australia as Mrs. Evelyn McNaughton saw it on her recent trip there. A warm welcome by the 'Cen- tre' committee awaits you. Another outing for all seniors is at the Chalet at Shady Pines cam- pground, Nairn on Wednesday September 18 from 3 -8 p.m. A varie- ty of games will be played followed by a pot luck supper. Bring your favourite food plus table utensils. Congratulations to Deryl Gillies, of London, formerly from here, who won first prize in the adult division of the water bird category (Canada Geese) and honourable mention (fourth prize) in the small animal category (Red fox ) at the Chrysler Search for Canadian Wildlife Artists in the McLean Hunter Building,' Toronto. These paintings were on display at the Bunting and Outdoors Show in the International Centre last weekend. Here is another talented person from our local town. Belated birthday greetings to Mr. Ilarvey Ovens who was 85 on September 7. AN INIKSHUK — Steve Arnold and Dwain Marrinan look at an Inikshuk while visiting the Canada North Museum at the South Huron Rec Centre Monday morning. The two boys are students at Our Lady of Mount Carmel School. T -A photo 68 mosquitos win The (;rand Bend mosquitos won their league championship Wednes- day with a 7-4 win over Exeter 111 and continued Saturday to win the playoff tournament with three straight wins In Wednesday's game Cullen Kobe. David Maguire and Steve Vindenberk each scored two goals and Billy Jen- nison added a single goal. Cullen Kobe scored four times and David Maguire once in Saturday's first game playoff win over Exeter ii. in the second context. a 6-2 victory over Exeter i Kobe and Maguire each booted two goals and singles were added by Mike ('lay and Steve Vandenberk. The final game for the "A" cham- pionship was close from start to finish with Steve Vandenberk notching the only goal to give Grand Bend the win. The Grand Hend bantams in playoff action won 2-1 over Petrolia in a se- cond"series of shootouts after regular time ended in a scoreless tie. Gerritt Kobe registered the shutout for Grand Bend. Both atom teams have been relegated to the "B" playoffs. Team i lost 14-2 to Ilderton with Jeff Lingard antl Ben Geiger scoring and Mark Moller notched the only goal in a 6-1 defeat to Exeter I. The pee wees on a 5-0 loss to.Exeter 11 are in the "B" tournament Satur- day in Lucan. The Ausable league senior team defeated Wallaceburg 5-2. Bob Van den Bygaart and Joe Mommersteeg each counted two goals. Adding the single was Bob Mennen. The Colonial's game on the weekend was postponed. They resume action Saturday at 4 p m. at West Williams against the Olympians and Sunday travel to the White Eagles field in London for a 4 p.m. contest. chorus of whistling belly -buttons. When their act was finished, the ex- ecutive was introduced to the school. Due to a case of self-proclaimed "cold feet", Todd Goudy will not be fulfill- ing the job of Student Council presi- dent. Goudy made the announcement himself at the assembly explaining to his supporters that he just didn't think he could handle the responsibility that goes along with the position. Taking over for Goudy in the job will be grade 13 student Angela Flem- ing who was elected to the position of first vice president by the school body last spring. Pam Cottrell will move up to the position of first vice-president, while Tammy Durand take the job of second vice-president. This year's treasurer will be Irene Brand, and the social convener will be Jim Fletcher. The secretary will be another grade 13 student, Irene Dietrich. Murray Rundle will be this year's intramural chairperson. There are over 200 grade nine students enrolled this year. This has caused the school population to rise from approximately 875 students last year to just under 1000 this year. The rise in the general population has caused some very full classrooms in several subject areas. The school's guidance department, headed by . Exeter resident Rick Graham, has been doing its best to keep up with all the time -table pro- blems and changes that students are finding. During the past week it was not uncommon to find line-ups of up to 25 people in the guidance department. On Saturday September 14, there is going to be a yard sale at the school, Alt donations, and your attendance will be appreciated. - Scott Baptist UCW at Varna paying for repairs By MARY CHESSELL The September meeting of Varna United Church Women was held at Joyce Dowson's home on Thursday night. Mona Stephenson and Doris Wilson led in worship on the theme "Gifts for All Seasons", using the Parable of the Talents. The greatest gift is the gift of life, and the greatest sin is to not unwrap it. A gift of $50 was received from Dorothy Ostrom, who has done a quilt with sisters Eleanor McAsh and Mar- jorie Stirling. Insulating and some of the carpen- try work in the church basement will be paid for by the U.C.W. An oak music cupbod has been.purchased for organ ailErchoir music. Thank you notes were received from Betty Pennings and Leisa Stephenson and baby Leanne. The Varna ladies are invited to hear Rob Witmer speak at Goshen's U.C.W. meeting on October 10. Jerry Felix,' who had a summer home in Houston Hei lts for many years, died on August 20. Ile was known to many people in thfg.area, and had taken care of our township's lakeside park. While on his way to Florida last year, Jerry had an acci- dent and received severe head in- juries. He had required intensive hospital care since then. His wife was less severely injured. A correction of last week's report - Nancy Webster is in grade eight, not high school. Jim Hill started high school. Rev. David Snihur, who moved from Swan Hills. Alta. to Londesborough last year, is the guest speaker for Varna Church Anniver- sary. He will also lead in singing Gospel songs at the beginning of the service. Special music is by the Var- na Singers, and a program for children under eight will be held downstairs. Slangily Township history (look The Stanley History committee will meet on Wednesday, September 18 at 8:00 p.m. at the complex. Those wishing to register a family history for space in the book are ask- ed to do so before the meeting. While this is an extention of the original registration deadline, the October 1 deadline for the history to be subniit- ted is still in effect. All writers who have not turned in their articles are asked to have them REFUSE REQUEST A second request for funds from the Stratford General flospital building fund has been turned down by Huron County council. The building fund. which is about SI million short of its $l7 million goal was asking for $335,000 from Huron County. This is the same amount ask- ed for earlier this year but turned down by the council. At its September 5 meeting, the re- quest was again turned down. Clerk -treasurer Bill Hardy said the amount asked for is based on the amount of .use of the hospital by Huron County residents. However, the county has a policy to not give funds to hospitals outside of the county. completed by October 1. The committee is still seeking ar- ticles and pictures of historical and in- teresting subjects. For articles, con- tact Ivan McClymont and for pictures contact Bill McAsh. Information is needed on the early days of the Drysdale area. Who has pictures of Hillsgreen, Blake, Drysdale, Granton. Bannockburn, the river mills, Pearons and Wagners Corners, and the Logan Creek mills and settlement? We would like'infor- mation on the French Presbyterian Church (1875-1905), the Methodists (1850-1900), both Wesleyan and Episcopal as well as the community church (1905-1925), all at Drysdale. (J tle n etnz`lie.; Sunday, September 8, the annual Ontario Association of Homes for the Aged Convention opened at the Sheraton Hotel in Niagara Falls. At- tending the four day convention are Mr. and Mrs. Josef Risi, Mrs. Bar- bara Shephard, Nursing Director, and Mrs. Marie Gelinas Sr., president of the Ladies' Auxiliary. Mrs. Catherine Shantz, R.N.A. and Adjuvant, attended the opening ses- sion on Sunday afternoon to accept the Dr. C.K. Stuart Award "A" for Home Adjuvants donated by Earl Ludlaw. Blue Water Rest Home and Nithview Home, New Hamburg, were co -winners of this award which we have displayed on the wall outside the Conference room. Cathy should be congratulated for her patience and the effort she has put into this pro- gram for the residents. Last Tuesday evening. the Blue Water Rest Home Ladies Auxiliary began their fall and winter programs for the residents. Mr. John Warner of the Rest Home Apartments presided at the organ and played several solos. Mrs. Anne Flaxbard gave a reading, "Recipes". Mozart Jr., and Martin Gelinas, along with Beth Sweeney, entertained with guitars and vocal numbers. Following the program refreshements were served. The committee in charge of the September meeting were Anne Flax - bard, Blanche Bechard, Carmel Sweeney. Madeline Gelinas and An- nie Finkbeiner. We regret that Mrs. Margaret Pfaff is a patient in South Huron hospital and Mrs. Alice Ilaberer is in St. Joseph's Hospital, London. On Thursday. residents who were members of the Hensall United Church attended the annual dinner for Senior Citizens in the Hensel) United Church. All reports were indeed favourable. This Thursday September 12 "Geri Fashions" of London will be setting up their display of clothing in the lob- by of the Home and will be open for business from 11:OOa.m. to3:00p.m. Everyone is welcome. especially resi- dent family members who might like to help their parents shop for their needs. Bingo was played on Friday even- ing followed by refreshments. The Sunday evening chapel service was conducted by Rev. James Sutton of Exeter and Grand Bend Anglican churches. Dashwood WI motto on your neighbour Sy MRS. IRVIN RADER Dashwood Women's Institute open- ed the fall meeting with the Family and Consumer Affairs group in charge and Mrs. V.L. Becker as con- vener. President Mrs. Emil Becker opened the meeting with thoughts for September and displayed different leaves. Fourteen members answered the roll call, "Tell something that you enjoyed during this past summer." There were four guests and one joined the Institute. Mrs. V.L. Becker discussed the Motto: A neighbor is more than a per- son on the other side of the fence. She also read a poem; The Unknown Highway. She had quilts on display and showed blocks made for a varie- ty of quilts. Mrs. Emil Becker showed a varie- ty of place mats, quilt blocks and a purse she had made. Everything was very beautiful. A penny sale of vegetables, flowers etc. was held. Articles for Exeter Fair are being readied. The Fall Rally is October 7 at Thames road United church. Mrs. Emil Becker and Mrs. Mary Rader gave interesting reports of the convention held at Western University. Grey reeve ready to run Leona Armstrong, the 51 -year-old reeve,,pf Grey Township has a lifelong goal she hopes to reach in 1986. She took her second step towards that goal at the September 5 session of Huron County council when she an- nounced her intention to seek the Huron warden's position for next year. Last year she ran against current warden Paul Steckle of Stanley Township, Bob Bell of Tuckersmith Township, Brian McBurney of Turn - berry Township and Harry Worsell of Goderich. Only Reeve Bell who vas second last yearsaid he definitely is not seeking the position this time around. "Most of you know one of my goals in life is to be the warden of Huron County," said Reeve Armstrong. "I would consider it a great honor." She isn't unfamiliar with the role of warden. Besides having served on county council under four wardens, her late father Harvey Johnston was a warden in 1952. Reeve Armstrong started in municipal politics in November of 1974. She was deputy reeve for three years before being named reeve in 1981 Dashwood Senior Citizens will meet Monday, September 16. Personals Mrs. Alma Genttner spent a week with her sister, Mrs. Ilene Futcher, at St. Catharines. The funeral for Syd Baker was held at the Hoffman funeral Home Wednesday, September 4 with Rev. R. Sinasac officiating. Pall bearers were Jim Potter, Wyoming; Francis Anderson, St: Marys, Fred Eyre, Lon- don, Jack Lavender and Archie Etherington, Hensall, and Donald Easton, Exeter. Flowers in Calvary United Church Sunday were in loving memory of Syd Baker. Kippen East WI curators to meet By Margaret Hoggarth A curators' meeting will be held on Wednesday September 18 at 8:30 p.m. in the home of Agnes Eyre. Roll call is to be answered by "a vanished custom in our community". Personals Congratulations go out to Kathy Finlayson, daughter of Gary and Irene Finlayson, on her marriage to Larry McNichol, son of Ralph and An- na McNichol. Mr, and Mrs. Larry McNichol will reside at RR 4 Walton. Kippen United Church Rev. Keays presided in the pulpit on Sunday September 8, with the topic of his sermon being "Old and New Wells". He expounded on this by say- ing that water from wells is a prime necessity now as in olden times. As Isaac dug out the old wells of Abraham, these wells were rich in sentiment that quenched the thirst of his body and his soul. This is parable for us as we search for truth. It is good for us to make use of former truths but each generation must find new truths for present days. For this one needs a grace and guidance that one does not have in himself. God has given us these "wells": the Bible, the home, and the church. In regenerating and renewing these unique gifts of God we can receive Christ's gift of "living water". The ministry of music was in the form of a piano solo performed by Christine Cooper entitled, "Three in Blue No. 2". The topic for the story time was Jesus' trip with His parents to Jerusalem. Bulletin reminders -- The Kippen Anniversary service will be held on Sunday, October 20 at 11 a.m. The world-wide Communion Sunday will be held on October 6. • Readers write on resort, geneology To the Editor: Genealogy is becoming more and more popular of late and during the past few years the number of people searching for their origins has grown tremendously and it has been with pleasure that I have noted Letters to the Editor in your paper from people seeking help in locating "lost" families. Many of your readers are well aware of the increasing "addiction" to searching for one's roots -but there are so many places to search, so many things to look for. The Huron County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society is holding their Sixth Annual Genealogical Workshop on Saturday, September 21, 1985 at the Canadian Legion in Goderich from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Lectures by guest speakers will cover a variety of topics of interest and benefit to all. There will also be sales and display tables and of course, anyone with problems'is welcome to quiz our members, a number of whom have been doing genealogical research for forty odd years and have a lot of answers. So bring your pro- blems along. Anyone wishing more information may contact myself at 524-2870 (even- ings) or Ruth Ann Chapmay at 524-9972. Thank you, Carole Robinson Workshop Co-ordinator * * * President, Chamber of Commerce 12 Ontario Street North Grand Bend, Ontario NOM ITO Dear Sir: in reference to the Toronto Star ar- ticle 9f August 27, 1985 headlined "Grand Bend Debates Future As Resort", certain areas of concern become immediately apparent. The onus is now upon the Grand Bend Chamber of Commerce to resolve these concerns. Firstly, is Mr. Nick Carter, a past President, still the official spokesman for the Chamber of Commerce? If not, a rebuttal should be forthcoming to state this difference of opinion. if so, then Mr. Carter should be given an explicit and public vote of approval by the board. To date, the Chamber of Commerce has yet to make a statement. Secondly, no one in this day and age has to travel from cosmopolitan areas to a village of 665 people for "Boy meets girl, sex, drugs and rock and roil; that's been the secret to the suc- cess of this resort and anyone who thinks otherwise is just kidding himself". Certainly the above amenities can be found in non -resort cities as well, making the 300 mile journey to Grand Bend unnecessary. Thirdly. Reeve Sharen should be given a quiet ovation. in a clearly divided town, he has seen a problem. analysed it with expert help, and • formed a positive and clearheaded" strategy to find a solution. On the other hand, Mr. Carter presents a problem, but suggests no solutions. His best future scenario for Grand Bend evokes visions of a lawless town during the summer, and ghost town during the winter. it is to be hoped that Mr. Carter in his en- trepreneurial wisdom will draft an Economic Report that will be "worth the paper it is printed ofi". in the words of Sir Winston Chur- chill "a wise man will see a problem and solve it; a fool will see a problem and talk about it." Lastly, Mr. Carterdoesa disservice to the majority of law-abiding and moral tourists who come to Grand Bend to swim, fish, boat and just relax. He does an immense injustice to his fellow entrepreneurs as well as the 665 permanent residents when he implies that their success and income have been derived from tolerating im- morality and criminality ih their home community. Mr. Carter's in- flammatory statements have in effect created a self fulfilling prophesy. Grand Bend will attract people in- terested in immoral and criminal ac- tivities and repel the tourists who shun such past time. Before this alarming possibility becomes a certainty. it is imperative that a firm and committed stand on this serious issue be taken. 1 would welcome your views on this matter. i await your prompt reply, Thank You. Yours Sincerely Elizabeth Lynn Dear Editor: The Huron County Unit of the Cana- dian Society would like to express their appreciation and gratitude to all the residents. industries, business firms and associations of your com- munity who have contributed so generously to the 1985 Campaign for Cancer Funds. The Exeter Branch has attained the sum of $19,135.00. This achievement combined with the other four Bran- ches of the Huron Unit has enabled our Unit to reach our 1985 objective of $90,000.00. A special thank you goes out to Nor- man Martin and Ervin Sillery and their fine team of volunteers who have worked long and hard to reach this goal. in so doing a significant con- tribution has been made to the fight against Cancer and a great service has been done for this community and for the country. On behalf of the Huron County Unit please accept our sincere thanks for a superb job. Yours truly, Canadian Cancer Society, Huron County Unit Murray Hunter, Campaign Chairman