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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1985-12-11, Page 19CHRISTMAS PAINTING — Grand Bend Public School students from grades 7 and 8 painted windows with themes of the season last week. Jason Bressette and Jeff Farrington paint "Seasons Greetings" on a oronto-Dominion Bank pane. SEASON'S GREETING$ — Students in grades 7 and;$ from GBPS displayed: their art work around the village last week'''. Postmaster Gar Johnston views some of the Christmas scenes painted by Shari Morley and Shannon Boyd while others.paint in the backgrourad. All the artists Were served refreshments in the P.O. lunch room after completing their festive drawings. Mary's Musings There's only one thing I want fo'r Christmas - a cure for the common cold. Our little Chelsey was barely over one cold when she caught another. And she's more than willing to share with Mom. 1 always detested the thoughts of having a runny nose little kid around the house. I now know that all you can do about it is keep a box of kleenex on hand. I also now know that there is something much worse than a runny nose - that's a stuffy nose at 3:00 a.m. Chelsey finds'it impossible to sleep with a stuffy nose. You see, it's pret- ty. difficult to breath if your nose is clogged up and your trying to suck on a pacifier. So you try groping around with your eyes shut to find it. When that doesn't work you let out a good, loud yell. Mom or Dad will come run- ning to stick that soother back in your mouth. So when Chelsey doesn't sleep at 3:00 a.m. neither do Mom and Dad. Or at 3:30 or 4:00, or 4:30 or 5:00. There are drops which will relieve the stuffy nose -- Mom and Dad just have to get (herb in there, and sometimes Dad isn't much help at 3:00 a.m. Ile gets the job of holding Chelsey's little hands, while Mom tries to get the dropper in the nostril. When the drops finally do get in the nose, there is a great deal of coughing, sputtering and gnashing of eight tiny teeth. Then comes the reproachful look, and the big brown eyes say, "flow could you do this to me?" Dad can't stand to see his little angel so upset, so he goes back to bed, leaving Mom and Chelsey to watch the late, late, late show on TV. ' We've tried all the baby decongestants. too. First there was By Mary Alderson this purale, grape -flavoured syrup. It. tasted just like grape and Kool-Aid. The only problem was that Chelsey had never tasted grape Kool-Aid and didn't know that this was supposed to be a treat. In fact, it took a lot of coax- ing to convince her it wasn't poison. When we finally got the stuff into her, we found out it made her wide awake and hyperactive. In fact, she looked a lot like her father does at 1:00 am. when he's had a late evening cup of coffee. I tried another bottle of cold medicine, testing it before I offered it to Chelsey. It reminded me of the horrible cough mixture that my parents used to force on me when I was young. Chelsey's reaction was the same as mine -- Phlllllffffft! Finally we found a gooey orange - medicine that didn't keep her awake and cleared the stutty nose. With both Mom and Dad saying "MMMMMmmmm good!" with every spoonful, Chelsey will take it without suspecting anything. I was told that the best cure for a cold in a good night's sleep -- or at least a lengthy afternoon nap. I decid- .ed that if Chelsey was to get rid of her cold, Mom better cure hers too. I told Chelsey we'd both have a nice long afternoon nap. She settled into her crib and was soon snoring comfort tably. I crawled into bed and then laid there, staring at the ceiling. I've never been one to nap during the day. The next day, I decided that I would not even try to take a nap. While Chelsey was sleeping, 1 would put up Christmas decorations, finish the mending and clean the bird cage. But first, 111 just sit down and read the newspapers. Soon I was fast asleep. Afternoon naps are much better when they're spontaneous. Hotson Lighting & China 1 mile north of Grand Bend Pre -Christmas SAL Paragon ana" Albert China Zwiesel Germany Crystal 20%. 50% e,f Tiffanies 1 Reg. $ 149.95 Sale $9995 Now 1 till Christmas 1Y ir Buy 8 stems and get 4 Free QUOIZfi Lighting up to 50% off Hours: Mon. - Sat. 9 - 5 Grand Bend 238-8240 Hope to change GB summer program Times -Advocate, December '.1 1, 1985 Page 7A Winter swim program now underway As part of their physical education classes, the students from Grand Bend Public School will be par- ticipating in recreational swimming throughout the winter. All students from grades one to eight will be walking to the Pinedale Motel, a distance of one kilometre, for their swim. They have a one-hour ses- sion each month during November, December, January and February. Parent volunteers are helping teachers to supervise around the pool. At the end of their hour sessions, students are driven back to school in a warm bus. Pauline Lingard aproached the Grand Bend Rt3creation Committee at their fall meeting to request a finan- cial committment from the group, to support the Grand Bend (summer) Swim Program. She would like to see two, two-week programs for 1986, instead of the previous single three-week program. Last year eight to ten people had to be turned away. Thi maximum number of children taking. the bus to Exeter is 50. There are 25 children in Heart event in Toronto Stan Connelly, president of the Huron County chapter of the Heart and .Stroke Foundation of/Ontario, was one of 150 people attending the Foundation's annual conference held recently in Toronto. -The Foundation raises funds for medical.resetWi and public educa- tion on' heal disease and stroke through its February door-to-door campaign," Connelly said. The annual conference draws volunteers and staff from across On- tario to meet, discuss their work and the future direction of the Foundation. The theme of the conference was "Marketing Magic" and one day of the two day conference was devoted to understanding the concept of marketing and how it might be used to meet the needs of donors and volunteers: Another highlight was a verbal and poster presentation by medical researchers funded by the Founda- tion. These included presentations on the use of lasers in heart surgery as well as the discovery of a heart hor- mone that helps to regulate the body's salt and water content. Laurie Skreslet, the first Canadian to reach the summit of Mount Everest, addressed the closing lun- cheon and spoke of the role teamwork and excellence should play in volunteer activities. His presentation was the highlight of the convention keeping those attending in total suspense for nearly two hours. - :.Locally, the Heart and Stroke Foun- dation Huron County chapter has 700 volunteers and in addition to organiz- ing the annual February fund-raising campaign, it supports the following educational programs: Heart to Heart, CPR, Blood Pressure Clinics and Culinary Kitchen Workshops, in co-operation with the Huron County Health Unit. Connelly will be repor- ting on the Conference in more detail at the next chapter meeting... December 4. Holly coming this weekend The Lung Association's sixth an- nual Happy Holly Days will be held on December 13 and 14. Fresh strips of holly will be brought to Ontario in refrigerated trucks from British Col- umia growers. Many volunteers from the Iluron area will be in malts, banks and supermarkets. [lolly will be offered in sprigs and baskets, says Eileen Beauchemin. "Holly Day is becoming bigger and better each year, and peo- ple are becoming aware that it is The Lung Association who brings in the fresh holly each year in time for holi- day decorating." Holly can be kept fresh by placing the sprigs in a plastic bag. Sprinkle with water and then check regularly to see if additional moisture is re- quired. The holly will be fresh when you need it. Holly will do more than add an ex- tra touch of brightness to the holiday seasons. Each donation helps in the fight to prevent lung disease. We can reach more and more children, to help (hem make the decision NOT TO START SMOKING, and fnore people suffering from chronic lung problems can benefit from programs which help them to cope and enable them to live a fuller life. For more informa- tion about these programs and about [folly Day, contact the Lung Associa- tion of Huron -Perth Counties at 271-7500. Mount Carmel work continues Despite the poor fall weather. work is slowly going forward on the playground improvements project. Last Saturday Rick Raeburn, a member of the Playground Commit- tee, managed to plough up the old soc- cer field and oval race track. so the area can be seeded in the spring. Several men showed up to fence off the area to keep the school children nut of the mud. Additional plans are in the works to bring in fill and raise a low corner of that area so the race track will be more level. The rest of the work will have to wait until spring. of course. but when it's all done, Mount Carmel school will have an excellent playground facility. Hats off to the Playground Committee, and keep up the good work guys' the pool tor 12 hour, followed by the second group of 25, making a total of one hour. Lingard stressed that the change from a three to a two week course would not be a problem. Some of the advance groups could take the total of four weeks for their learning. The Rec Committee felt that a raise in the rates of registration should bc made for such a course. It was sug- gested also that the committee would support it financially if the swim pro- gram increased the '86 rates. Volunteers are needed on the bus and it has been run successfully previous- ly. The program has been spearhead- ed in the past years by Lingard and Linda Anderson. Lingard was requested to attend the January meeting to finalize plans. Following this Janurary Rec meeting, the swim program can then be started with their.own meetings to set it up for '86. Catholic Church News To celebrate the second Sunday of Advent, Father Morrissey blessed the Advent wreath, which was lit by the Paul Johnson family. In hoar of the feast day of the Immaculate Concep- lion, December 8, the C.W.L. offered -the 11 a.m. Mass for the unborn - their right to life. Members of the CWL par- ticipated in the various ministries, as readers, ushers, and of course, the choir. In the sermon, Father Morrissey discussed the idea of Salvation. Almost anywhere you look yczu can find hatred, war, and misery; ob= viously human strength alone won't suffice to save us. But belief in God can bring out the best in us for salva- tion cames from God through Jesus Christ. God saves us from any pro- blem w,have,-from darkness to light, from despair to hope the Good News of the Gospel. Advent is the season of joyful ex- pectation, and Father reminds everyone that the Sacrament of Penance is a good way to prepare to receive Jesus, with a healed heart. Masses will be available during Ad- vent at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays and Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 9 a.m. as well as the Sunday schedule. The parish off7ts their condolences to the Relouw family in the passing of Matthew Relouw, husband of Elizabeth, father, grandfather and good friend of all. Next Sunday will be "Gaudete_or Rejoicing Sunday", and to share the joy of the celebration, every family is asked to bring something to be shared with the needy. Please bring cans of food; a gift for a child wrapped and labelled with the appropriate age; or some money in an envelope to buy turkeys. This will be brought up at the Offertory, so please be generous. Remember the Christmas party for the CWL on December 16 with husbands invited. There will be lots of music, entertainment and good food, so please come for a most en- joyable evening. United Church The second Sunday of the Advent season was celebrated in Grand Bend United Church with the lighting of a candle for the gift of learning. Mrs. Joan Eagleson, Sunday school teacher and two class members, Con- nie Russel and Scott Keyes took part in this part of the service. Scripture reading from Luke 7: 36-50 was read by Doug Riddell and the choir number was "the Carol of, the Angels." Rev. Peebles' sermon topic was "Forgiveness" a continuation of answering the question", What is Christmas all about?" Jesus Christ came to bring forgiveness to all peo- ple. It is a gift and it is free to all who will go through the door of repentance. People were greeted at the door by Don and Elizabeth Adams and Jarrett Kobe and Scott Keyes were the ushers for the day. .ate. SWIM PROGRAM — Three GB and area service groups sponsored students from Grand Bend Public School in a swimming program at the Pinedale Motel pool. Principal Norm MacPherson, second from the right, accepts a cheque from Port Franks-Ausable Optimist Presi- dent, Ron Huxley, left, GB Lions President Doug Riddell, and GB Lioness President Karin Humer. Students have already started swim- ming as part of their physical education classes; Due to the un- precedented demand of our Pulser VCR (44-1939) all stores may not have stock available. We will ac- cept rainchecks on this product. 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