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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-10-22, Page 16Pogo 16 Times•Advocote, October ?4, 1986 Also includes 200,000th : visitor ?Aus•uin er.ft show draws reord attendwaee This year's annual Christmas craft show was a real record breaking event for the Latnbton Heritage Museum. On Saturday afternoon, the 200,000thxisitor passed through their doors! Nearly 2,000 visitors attended. the show on Saturday, and almost 3,000 came on Sunday, another record breaker for a single day's attendance. The parking areas were filled to overflowing, and so were the museum buildings, much to the delimit of the SPECIAL GUEST AT PARTY — The Grand Bend Lioness club celek.;ated-their 10th anniversary Saturday evening with a din- ner/uunce in the Dashwood Community hall. Guest speaker Bruce Murray, left, Lions international director entertained the crowd with his witty stories of travels around the world. With Murray is Lioness president Joyce Morden, past president Donna Hoffman, and Sharon Soldan, lst charter president who organized the Grand Bend club one decode ago. Soldan was presented with o special 10 -year Lioness pin. vu exhibitors snowing Weir arts and crafts, in the gorgeous sunlight. There was even a representative from the Klondyke Gardens, Lia Vandenberk and ber helpers, Rober- ta Mommersteeg and Jacqueline Vandenberk, doing a brisk business outside, selling potatoes and onions! Some of those exhibiting their wares were old familiar faces, others were new to this show. Most of them said that the Sturday crowds came to buy, while the Sunday multitudes were only looking, but on the whole, they felt that business was pretty good. Once again, Jeffrey VanDyke had his display, Ent Works, a beautiful handcrafted combination of wood bases, glass shades, in all shapes and sizes, lit by tiny votive candles. The resulting lamp gives .a soft, clear glow, safer and less messy than a kerosene lamp. Donna Inthout offered Floral hasti notes, jams and jellies, apples and baked goods, and said her business was brisk. Mary Stumpf was selling her sten- ciled cotton in folk art, on pot holders, cats, hearts, all very pretty, especial- ly her wreaths, all doing very well. Ida Lawrence made some beautiful rag dollies with yarn hair, em- broidered features and lovely clothes. She said one lady bought a doll for herself, to put on her own bed, they were so pretty. Annie Fowler, of Sarnia, was doing good business with. her animal print pictures, and cabbage patch doll and district roe Lynne Desjardine - 238-8768 Roberta Wacker - 238-2471 District g overnor tells Lions about four goals greeted by CWL president Thea Stok- kermans and Roberta Walker, chair- man of the event. Father Morrissey opened the ser- vice with a prayer, and the ladies sang "Now Thank We All Our God" accompanied on the organ by Jean Crocker. Roberta Walker asked the ladies from the other churches to con- tribute to the program Doris Peebles -from the United Church, read parts of Psalm 100, and a meditation. Rev. Cecile Barnhart from the Church of God, read two poems. A lady from the Greenway United read "Man of the Soil" from the Ideals Rural Book, and St. John's Anglican contributed "A Thankful Heart" by Helen Steiner Rice. Representing the Catholic ladies, Roberta Walker sang two solos.. President Thea Stokkermans then introduced the pastor, Rev. Bob Mor- rissey as guest speaker for the even- ing. He took his sermon topic from the gospel story of the ten lepers, on the idea of developing an attitude of gratitude and thankfulness for what we have been given. A collection was taken $167.00 to be sent to a mis- sionary in the Cameroons, to aid in the disaster relief work, following the deaths from poisoned gases beneath a volcanic lakebed. During the collec- tion, Roberta Walker, on violin, ac- companied by Jean Crockerd, played Bless This House and How Great Thou Art. Father Morrissey gave the final benediction and they closed with "They'll Know We are Christians". After the service, the ladies drove to the Alhambra hall, where the CWL had delicious refreshments waiting, as everyone enjoyed a social hour. Thanks to everyone who helped to make this one of the most successful Thanksgiving services ever. The Grand Bend Lions held their regular meeting on Thursday with 14 members and three guests from Bel- mont present. Special guests in attendance were life member Mac MacLaren, who now lives in Barrie, and district governor Barry Flanigan. Flanigan spoke on the Lions goals with four main points; as com- . municater, within the community; to improve the quality of lives in our community, to organize drug awareness programs in m•r schools, and to help the diabetes research in month of November. It was reported that their bingo on October 4 was the best so far, and the motion was passed concerning the recreation property beside the GB legion. Remember that the lions will be ac- cepting pledges to help the wheel chair athlete, Rick Hansen, "man in action" who will be in this area in November. He is in Montreal now. Catholic News October 19 is Mission Sunday in the Catholic Church, and the parish were given envelopes to support the annual Diocesan Service fund, which helps to finance the Diocese. Pastor, Rev. Morrissey celebrated all of the weekend masses. Lydia Duchou was cantor, and Walt Costello was the reader. The choir sang "Come to Me" at Communion. The topic of Father Morrissey's ser- mon was the necessity of prayer, a vital part of our lives. God cares for each one of use, and we must open our hearts to Him. Prayer is a friendship with God, the sharing of two lives. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Ted Relouw, who will be celebrating their 25th Wedding Anniversary next we"t'. A► Mass is being held in their ,ionor, on Saturday at 4 p.m. and all of their friends are invited to attend. Congratulations to Dustin Kyle Haueter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Werner Haueter, who was received into the Catholic Community this past week by the Sacrament of Baptism. Father Morrissey would like to sincerely thank all those who came out Wedhesday evening to help him celebrate his 15th year in the priesthood. A special thanks to the CWL who presented Father with an elegant desk clock, to, honor the occasion. The children's choir will be resum- ing practice for Christmas so any child under grade 8, may attend. Please see Lydia Duchou after mass, or call 243-2281 The adult choir is already rehearsing, on Thursday evenings at 7:30 p.m. Church of God Sunday School convened this week at 10 a.m., with the morning service following at 11 a.m. George Winegarden led the singing, and Mrs. Katherine Vincent gave two lovely poems, both referring to the Per- sonage of Jesus. Pastor Barnhart took his scripture reading from Joshua 23, to contain his text and message - the last counsels and prayers of Joshua, for God's Chosen People. In the evening, Michael Vincent led a singsong of Favorite hymns. Pastor Barnhart spoke on Elijah, from Kings 12-13. Then the congregation thanked and praised God for the good days He is giving all of us. Thanksgiving Ecumenical The Catholic Women's League of Our Lady of Immaculate Heart Parish of Grand Bend, hosted. the thanksgiving Ecumenical Service at their church on October 14. Over 120 ladies from the Grand Bend churches attended the service. and were BEST KM RUNNERS -- The Grand Bend Public School students raised funds or activities by running. Some of the top finishers in each grade are in the back Melissa DeBrum, Josh Vermeulen, Simon Des- jardine, Jeff Bumstead, and Cullen Kobe. Kneeling in the front is top runner Trent Stellingwerff (103 km) with Jason Clay, Teri -Lyn Shepherd, Tommy Maguire, Bryce Kadlecik, and Michael Stanlake. Miss- ing was Eric Cloy. 0 1 .0 clothes. Nancy Long specialized in beautifully hand painted wood folk art, ducks, cats, hearts, sheep, man- tle cats and wooden fridge animals, enough to fill an ark Mr. and Mrs. ,Jerry Nickels of Bright's Greve, also had hand painted folk art, with welcome signs in rain- bows, tulips, hearts, cats. They even had life-sized black/white Hplateins in wood, perfect to mount on aarage or barn door,or if youre really �aring in a roc room or a kids room for real rural flavor. Great.idea! Ann Marie Wilson of Grand Bend was showing Barbie Doll clothes, pot holders, bibs, fridge magnets and Christmas tree ornaments doing a good business. A couple from Bayfield, shared their talents. Frank Raven turns out beatiful handmade clocks and Audrey Raven knits love- ly sweates and socks. Barbara Morrow was on hand to demonstrate carding and spinning, as well as sell her knitting and handloomed items. She even had a supply of hand dyed yarn on hand, to knit yourself. Herta Brozdzinski, from Petrolia, was selling afghans, doilies, slippers, tea cozies and pot holders doing well. Carol Newland of Sarnia, showed more folk art, especially tiny stuffed mice, and hand painted ducks as tree ornaments. Noreen Croxford, of Forest, was busy taking orders for her delightful candy covered ginger- bread houses. Lois White, also of Forest, showed quilted pillows, aprons, doilies and bibs, but she had some unusual door draft stoppers, in the shape of gingham and calico elephants! Very imaginative. Another unique item was sold by Yvette Williams of Petrolia. she had a charming array of angels,.wreaths, brass, pine cone and wood painted tree ornaments, but the best was h cuddly teddy - sock for the mantle. There was an opening for all the goodies, with the most 'darling bear popping out of the sock. Any child would love -one! A trio (or consortium) of ladies presented a wide variety of items at another table. Lyn Burns from Ailsa Craig, Vivienne Gibbs of Toronto, and Daphne Jarvis of London, showed sweaters, big and tiny; stuffed animals, rag dolls and pillows, all beautifully done. Each lady creates her own original patterns and ideas. Kathy Frew was showing her bread dough ornaments again, in a mind- boggling array of fruits, veggies, fast food and Christmas types. Dawn Crabe, of Grand Bend char- mingly dressed in an old lacey gown and hat, complemented her old- fashioned tree or ts; tiny scrolls, egg shells ted; lace items, just beautiful and nearly sold out. Don and Carol Innes of New- market once again offered their gold or silver coated natural items as jewelry - gold leaves, pine cones and flowers. There were several displays of ceramics, by Edna and Alf Phillips of Sarnia, and Isabel MacDonald of Clinton, just to name two of the best. They exhibited pottery, vases, statues, busts, you name it! Another husband/wife team, Milvern Manor Crafts of London, Vern Bates does the leaded stained glass and Millie knitting, tree or- naments and childrens clothing. F.N. Basson of London, had a cunningly crafted show of tiny pewter or- naments, in molds he creates himself, of everything from dogs and cats, to unicorns and dragons, very imaginative. There were • many more crafts, in every type of material, too numerous to mention. Hopefully, you were one of the thousands who came to this great show; if not, you'll have to wait till next year! Bible Study There were 14 ladies to attend Bi- ble morning. Doris Peebles opened with a prayer, followed by a hymn sing, led. by Millie Desjardine. From a workshop on Heart Trou- ble, they finished the chapter on the Compassionate Heart. They learned that compassion is love in action; those who don't share, don't have compassion. We should be slow to anger and quick to listen. God would like us to live as one big happy fami- ly, loving one another, sharing and pleasing one another. They were ask- ed, what do Christians today substitute for mercy? Some expect too much from the government, some give but their hearts aren't in it. Gwen Campbell led the lesson again, and -gave the closing prayer. Next week the ladies will be beginn- ing a new chapter, on a cheerful heart. Legion News It seems there's always something going on at the Grand Bend Legion. On Tuesday night, there were 20 out for darts, with Mike Tataran and Virginia Kohar taking first place. Gil Roane and Eira Duggan got second place, and Marg Hedley won the 50/50 draw. At the Friday afternoon steak/chop raffle, the winners were Julie Smith, Grace Lautenchlager, Janet Chambers,' Randy Thompson and Mrs. Burt Miller. Marie Faust won the door prize. in the Friday night euchre games, Winnie Gill was the high lady, Wray Sweitzer was high man and Madelaine Sweitzer got low score. Jean Chambers and Vilda Clark shared the 50/50 draw. There were 40 people out for the steak barbecue, a fine crowd, and a big thank you to all those who helped to make the event such a success. Un- fortunately, only three ladies showed up on a rainy Thursday at 12:30 p.m. for the Ladies' Brown Bag Lunch. Where are the rest of you? Mark November 1 on your calendar for a Halloween costume dance, with details to follow later next week. About Town ' At last, sore beautiful fall weather hal; arrived, ae.d we all hope that it stays. Now the farmers can get onto their fields, the gardeners can rake and clean up their gardens, and the housewives can get all their outside windows cleaned before winter. Oakwood Inn dining room was'the scene on Sunday evening of the 40th wedding anniversary dinner for Cecil and Eleanor Desjardine of Grand Bend. Larry Desjardine and his wife, and his six sisters and their husbands all joined to celebrate the event with their parents, on such a special day. Several residents of Grand Bend at- tended the 11th fall rally of the Zone 8 of the United Senior Citizens of On- tario. Nola Love, Doris Pearen, Loreen Gill, Elda Adams and Annie Morenz all made the trip to Dungan- non. The rally was hosted by the Senior Citizens of the Dungannon Center. The meeting was chaired by Zone president, Elmer Hayter. 144 registered for the day from the 16 clubs that comprise Zone 8. The guest speaker was Mrs. Shirley Keller, •General Manager of the Goderich Signal Star. The fun time included games of euchre, crokinole and bridge. A delicious lunch was then served before the long drive home. In recent hockey news, the Parkhill A Novice Houseleague started off their season with a 12-1 victory against Thedford. Goalgetters were Jay Truemner with three goals, Jason Morley three, Matthew DeJong four, Ian MacGregor one, and Justin Michelsen with one. Assisting the goals were Triston Hatfield, Justin Michelsen, Jason Morley, Ian MacGregor and Matthew DeJong. A great opening game. Their next game is November 1 against the Lucan Jets. Agriculture and Canadian Industry is the topic for the Grand Bend Womens Institute meeting tomorrow evening. On October 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the GB United Church Sunday School room, the guest speaker will be local commercial fisherman, Joe Green. The roll call will be to tell about an in- teresting farm experience. The GB and Area Chamber of Com- merce held their final gold coin draws at the year end baseball banquet. Players drew the winning names of a Kitchener resident who won three coins, Angelo Maruca GB won two more, and lucky winner of the final draw was Bob Lovie, RR 2 Grand Bend. Sunny skies and beautiful fall eol- ours brought many visitors to the Bend over the weekend. The Cheryl Ann was the only fast food outlet open and was steadily busy all day long. Block Parent signs were distributed at a meeting Thursday morning in the school gym. Know the signs -- not the homes The GB Cubs realized a sum of about $370.00 for their recent apple day in the village. Don't forget their bottle drive this Saturday October25. Save a bottle for a Cub! A record crowd of over 900 visitors in one day attended the annual Christmas Craft show at the Lambton Heritage Museum Saturday. COUNTRY DISPLAY — Over 70 displays were set up at the Lambton Heritage Museum Christmas Craft show last weekend. One of the busiest ones was this booth of country crafts by Diane Sutherland, Forest and Linda Relouw, Exeter. These ladies sell crafts from the Country Sampler, Grand Bend and the Door Stop'Cat 8 Co. in Forest: Record crowds visited the museum with the 200,000th visitor being, tallied. HISTORICAL BRIDGE — Students from grades 3-6 of Grand Bed Public School gather in front of the last remaining covered bridge in Ontario. The West Montrose Covered Bridge was built in 1880 and is known os the "Kissing Bridge" and is located north of Waterloo near Elmira in Mennonite country. With the students ore teachers S. Perriam, Carole Armbruster, and Brian Morrice. GB school students learn of Mennonites What is a mennonite? The students from grades 3-6 at the Grand Bend Public School all had a different answer to this question. After studying a pioneer unit these students took a field trip to SI. Jacob's, Elmira area Friday to learn about the Mennonite and Amish way of life. The firs! stop was at Punky Doodles Corners, just to see the sign as many of the students thought their teacher, Brian Morrice was just kidding. At the Mectingplace I museum ) in St. Jacobs a film depicted some of the unique aspects of Mennonite history, beliefs, and lifestyle. The children and seven adults stood in a Swiss cave, much like the ones the Mennonites had to hide in when they were being hunted down. After a brief shopping excursion, the bus continued on to Hawksville where the group thoroughly enjoyed a typical Mennonite country lunch at Marians Country Cupboard. Mr. Ziski, a blacksmith for 39 years, showed the skills of clipping and shoeing horses. They no longer wear different shoes for winter and summer. All day long horses and hug- s gies were viewed outside the bus and along the roadside. At the buggy fac- tory, "Rural Carriage Supplies", the group watched new ones being made and the children were amazed that one was being shipped to Bermuda. Near Conestoga. the students saw the Picards Peanuts plant where On- tario grown peanuts are processed. An Old Order Mennonite farm of the Brubacher family, proved fascinating for the students before the trip home. Listening to peaceful harmonica music by two students on the bus, the children answered by origifial ques- tion. A mennonite is a real good farmer. a religious people. a martyr, good cooks and people who live without electricals on good land, were some of the replies. All of these and more make up a very peaceful, kind, and self-sufficient people. One of the highlights of the trip was a visit to Ontario's last remaining covered bridge. it is located north of Waterloo and was built in 1880 by John Bear. The 198 foot West Mon- trose covered bridge is still used to- day and is sometimes known as the "Kissing Bridge". (Mennonite couples would steal a kiss when pass- ing through it by horse and buggy.)