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Times-Advocate, 1986-10-01, Page 164 Pogo 16 Times -Advocate, October 1, 1986 DEMOLISH OLD BUILDING — Doug Jennison Construction, Grand Bend, demolished the 41 -year-old building known as 'Ray's Gulf' last week. The new restaurant is already constructed behind and will be known as "Buddy's Family Restaurant". Many exotic destinations Lioness detail draws The Grand Bend Lioness held their general dinner meeting on September 25, at Oakwood Inn. Adrienne Van Dongen, the district Lioness Chairman, was guest speaker, and he gave a very infor- mative and entertaining talk, The Lioness have their new 1987 trip tickets on sale and they are going fast! The prizes, one each month, are as follows: Carribean cruise; Doral Beach, Venezuala; Trent, Severn; Las Vegas, Eastern Canada; Muskoka; $1,000; Myrtle Beach, North Carolina; California; Jamaica; Puerto Vallarta, and a final $1,000. Please contact any lioness member for your tickets. The ladies of Grand Cove Estates have generously donated a quilt to the Lioness to be raffled. The tickets are $1.00 each, and the winner will be drawn on Octbber 18 at the Dashwood Community Centre. Get your tickets from any Lioness. Remember, all proceeds from Lioness fund raisers go toward community betterment. October is growth month, so any woman in the community who i3 in- terested in becoming a Lioness can contact any of the present members for more information. The next meeting will be October 23, at Oakwood inn, at 7 p.m. 1986 is the Grand Bend Lioness' Club's Tenth Anniversary. They'll be celebrating with a dinner/dance at the Dashwood Community Centre, by invitation only. Congratulations go to all Lioness members over those past ten years, who have contributed so much of their time, talents and sup- port to a variety of good causes throughout our community. They cer- tainly merit a "Well -Done"! Catholic news The pastor, Father Bob Morrissey was celebrant at all masses over the weekend at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Grand Bend. Paul Dietrich was organist and cantor, with Jerry and Rose VanBruane as lay communion distributors. Rose also read the scriptures. The choir's special hymn was "Come Down, Lord" at communion. The readings dealt with the attitude of "eat, drink and he merry". Lazarus, the poor beggar, died and went to the bosom of Abraham. The rich man wound up in torment, in hell. When we die, Father Morrissey pointed out, we must leave all our material wealth behind. We have the old and new testament readings to warn us of greed, the witness of One Who has risen from the dead, plus the influence of the Holy Spirit to guide uS. Money is not evil, but it carries an obligation to use it properly. When we die, Christ won't ask how much money we had, but how we used it for the physical, spiritual and emotional needs of others. The sympathy of the parish goes to Erwin Heissenberger, in the death of his wife, Marie, this past week. Father Morrissey urges the parish to pray for the members of the farm- ing community who are suffering from the loss of their crops due to the heavy rains. This is a trial for them, their families and their community. October 21 is the annual general meeting for Goderich and District Pro -Life to be held at Goderich Township Hall. There'll be a potluck supper at 7 p.m., with a guest speaker, Rev. Al DeValk, a well known Pro -Life Supporter. Members of the Catholic Women's League, don't forget the upcoming Thanksgiving Ecumenical at Im- maculate Heart of Mary on October 14 at 8 p.m. Pastor Father Robert Morrissey will be the guest speaker. Anglican News At St. John's Anglican church this Sunday, they welcomed Rev. T. Har- ris, retired professor of Huron College as guest speaker. Ile addressed the 9:30 a.m. prayer service. Afterwards Mrs. Selma Masserhall was hostess of the coffee hour. The ladies group of St. John's will hold their regular meeting in the parish hall on October 2 at 2 p.m. Their Tea and Bake Sale has been rescheduled for Saturday, October 18, from 2 to 4 p.m., to be held at St. John's parish .hall. Tickets are available from any members of the ladies group. Donations from the bake table would be greatly appreciated. United Church Members and friends of the Grand Bend United Church greeted by Alex and Clara Hamilton, and were ushered to their seats by Patti Desjar- dine and Karen McKay. Millie Kane read the Scriptures. The choir sang "I Will Give Peace". Flowers were plac- ed in the chancel in memory of Mrs. Rose Isaac. The Sunday school children sang three little choruses and Murray McKay presented the Sunday School superintendent, Mrs. Marg Desjar- dine, with a banner for the Sunday school rooms, which was made by the junior class of the Summer Vacation Bible School. Kaley Jean Jennison, infant daughter of Gary and Beth Jennison, was baptized on Sunday morning. Don Kobe, a session member and their church delegate to Presbytery, gave some highlights of last week's Huron -Perth Presbytery meeting. He reported that Rev. Morley Clarke, president of the London Conference, stressed five areas where the United Church people need renewal: 1)Great preaching of the Word of God; 2) Adult Bible study as a central focus of faith; 3) Christian stewardship and evangelism in areas of tithing and witnessing; 4) Christian marriage preparation and family life and 5) Reclaim the Holy Spirit. Most impor- tant of all, prayer to cover all those areas. Rev. Peebles sermon was the "Three Important C's", based on Isaiah 6:1-8. In verse 5, Isaiah is con- victed of his sinfulness and unwor- thiness before God, but in verse 7 he receivesthe cleansing God offers, and in ve se 8 consecrates himself to the servife of God. If we are to be effec- tive as a Church and as believing Christians, we too, must be convicted of our sinfulness, seek the cleansing Christ gave thru His death on the Cross, and consecrate our lives totally to His service. Then we can reach out to share our faith with others. Bible Class There were 13 ladies out to Sauble Court for Bible _ class last Tuesday morning. Nita Sinclair gave the open- ing prayer, followed by a hymn sing. From the workshop on Heart Trouble, they began a study on the compas- sionate heart, with Gwen Campbell leading the lesson. True compassion meets others needs, whether express- ed or not, without regard to self. They must remember that although God is compassionate, He is just and disciplines for their own good. He can- not bear to see us continue in our sin, because it will hurt us and hurt others as well. Gwen gave the closing prayer. The ladies then joined hands in a circle to pray for a special intention, that the rains might cease, and give relief to beleaguered farmers. Artist in resort Bruce Ilerchenrader, Canadian ar- tist, was in Grand Bend Sunday. He set up a display of his work in The Grey Otter Gallery, Queen Street Place. Herchenrader has been painting, screen printing and doing lithography for 14 years, beginning in 1973. Ile didn't plan on doing this type of work, but was attracted to the lifestyle and finds it very rewarding. Ile and his wife, Mary Pat, live in Kitchener where he has his studio, and the cou- ple is expecting a first child soon. With the unexpected sunny day Sunday, a, large nubmer of visitors and local residents attended Her- chenrader's display. He has been do- ing screen printing for the last two years and put on a lithography demonstration while in Grand Bend. It takes 30 steps to produce a finish- ed picture. Herchenrader plans on painting again next year, starting with some local water scenes around Grand Bend, and then to northern Ontario. His scenic, fruit and veggi series, and many other prints are now available at The Grey Otter Gallery. SCOUT REGISTRATION — Group committee chairman, Paul Mcfguire, seated on the right, signs up Grand Bend and area boys for Beavers, Cubs & Scouts. On the left is future BygZer Shawn Lane, mother Marlene and now Beaver Levi Lane, with Tony Vermeulen seated and Cub Andrew Sharon looking at the forms. leaders are still needed for Scoifts and Beavers. ( P ViIlagiIc.ndmark goes, new f�dlltyis coming A well-known coffee shop, restaurant, and gas bar has disap- peared from Grand Bend. Last Wednesday the owners, The Richard- son family, and the demolition crew of Doug Jennison Construction, tore down the 41 -year-old landmark known as Ray's Gulf, located on Hwy. 21 just north of the main traffic lights. The popular eating spot was built in 1945 by Rollie Grenier, where he and wife Janie raised their large family and carried on the family business. It was known as "Rollies" restaurant and BA station where many people gathered back in the 1950's to watch the first television while sipping a cof- fee. Grenier had a number of cabins for rent at the back of the restaurant and eventually started selling bicycles too. Presently, his son, Gene, carries on the family business near- by known as Rollie's Sports. Dot and Glenn Desjardine purchas- ed Rollies in 1953 and operated it for the next ten years as Dot and Glenn's. During that time, it was leased out a few years to Everett and Phyllis Des- jardine, while Glenn was in the hospital. Prosper VanBruaene operated the one bay garage for 12 years, starting in December of 1951. He and his family lived above the complex beside the Desjardine's. VanBruaene now operates Prosper's Shell on Highway 21 further north. The Desjardines sold the family business to Gulf Canada, who in turn leased it out. Then it became Roy and Shirl's restaurant for the next five years. The Hanlons kept on their staff, head cook and waitress, Eva Fahner, who holds the record of 20 years of service in the diner. Eva became famous around the area for her delicious butter tarts, and she still has the recipe just for the asking! After Prosper left the garage, Wayne Shaw rented it from the Hanlons for a time, until Gulf leased it out again. Around 1968, the restaurant became Ivan & Mickey's and was operated by The Luthers until the present owners bought it from Gulf. Elaine and Ray Richardson have operated Ray's Gulf for the past eleven years (as of September 15) before deciding to make changes. It will now be known as Richardson's Plaza, containing Buddy's Restaurant, a new family restaurant located behind the old spot, the M & R Laundromat, and a party convenience store. Their two sons, Mac, co-owner, and Buddy will both be established in the family business. Another new modern look to the Grand Bend resort. Stop in for cof- fee next Monday morning, October 6, the tentative date to re -open, Bud- dy's! . Wins gold coin An Exeter resident won the GB and area Chamber of Commerce's third draw for a gold coin. Angelo Maruca, owner of Angelo's Pizza, claimed the lucky coin Satur- day. Carrie Lung, from Fresno, California, made the draw for the Chamber. She and her husband were staying at the Pinedale Motel for a vacation, and was on hand to make the recent draw. There will be three more lucky winners. Legion News In the Grand Bend Legion news, The winners of the Tuesday night darts games were Gib Roane and Nora Voisin. Mike Tataran and Joan Rath got second place, but Joan Rath also won the 50/50 draw. The winners of the Friday after- noon steak/chop raffle were Marion Ford, Roy Hansford, Bill Ford, Kay Allen and Marion Ford. The Ford freezer will be well stocked! Keith Rock won the door prize. On September 24, the Grand Bend Legion held a 'Lone Conference, with 66 in attendance. A light lunch was served by the Legion ladies; a very successful day for all. Some reminders: October 1, Varie- ty Show at 8 p.m., $2.00 per person; talent provided by the Grand Cove Estates seniors. The Brown Bag lunch for the ladies is each Thursday afternoon at 1 p.m., not at 12 noon, with card games and darts following. This is open to all ladies - just bring your lunch. The pool tournaments begin on Saturday October 4 at 2:30 p.m., also open to the public. There will be a general meeting at 8 p.m. on October 6, to discuss finances. This -is a very important meeting, so all members should try to attend. 4-11 club The Grand Bend III 4-11 club met on Monday, September 22 at the home of Loreen Gill's. There were seven girls present with three new members to work on the project "Milk Makes 1t". The leaders this year are Loreen Gill and Marg Patterson with Leanne Jen- nison acting as leader's assistant. The new girls picked "Big Sisters" to help them in their project. Leader Loreen Gill explained re- quirements of the club to the girls. She discussed why calcium is impor- tant in our diets, and explained why regular exercise and an adequate calcium intake by young poeple can help to prevent osteoporosis in later years. Leader Marg Patterson conducted a check list and a quiz to determine how the girls rated in calcium intake. Home activities were read and discussed. The girls retired to the kit- chen where they prepared and en- joyed some tasty nachos. The girls elected the following of- ficers: president Julie Brown; vice- president Karen McKay and Sarah Patterson; secretary, Jacqueline Vanderberk; press reporter, Tammy Johnson; and treasurer Chantelle Crabe. Alhambra news Algarva no. 168 of the Alhambra held their annual election dinner meeting on September 17, at the Alhambra hall. There was only one change on the Divan (executive) for this year. Frank Stokkermans was elected as Historiagrapher in place of Frank Smeekens. Next year a full new slate will be elected. A very good meal was enjoyed by all the couples who attended. The annual church colection from Forest and Grand Bend,J atholic churches was the most successful yet, and special thanks go to Sirnobles Tony Van Bree and Ed Mommersteeg for their organization. Monthly meetings have been changed to a different night, Wednes- day at 8 p.m. at the Alcazar so please notice the change. A harvest dance is scheduled for November 8 at the - Alcazar, and each couple is asked to bring a friend. 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