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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1986-11-12, Page 12Page 12 Times -Advocate, November 12, 1986 Successful St. Thanks to everyone who helped at the C.W.L. bazaar on Saturday for their time and donations on all the various tables. Total profit was $1,961. Special thanks to all the merchants who donated articles for the draws. There were several winners on the penny sale table also the quilt went to Linda Regier, decorated cake.- Rose - Ann Overholt; fruit basket - Mary Jacobs and baby afghan - Erin Pennings. Next meeting will be on Tuesday, November 18 after the 7:30 mass. Father Mooney will be speaking on the "Last Rites of the Church". Cable TV Here Soon Cable T.V. will aeon be in Zurich. Boniface Last Thursday interested residents went to the Community Centre to find out all about it and its rates. It is be- ing put in by Mitchell and Seaforth Cable T.V. Ltd. K of C Dance The Knights of Columbus from St. Boniface council will be holding a "Harvest Dance" at the Zurich Arena on Saturday. November 22 at 9:00 p.m. Admission is only $7.00 a couple with lunch. If interested phone, Doug DeBus or and K of C member. Zurich WI Agriculture was the topic at the November WI meeting. Agnes Regier FIRST CHOICE — T erese Star e t) and Dorren Denomme recom- mend the angel food cake to Father Mooney, who was having trou- ble choosing among the many baked goods offered for sale at the St. Boniface CWL bazaar and tea. BAZAAR — St. Boniface CWL president Bridget Groot (right) and past president Cecelia Farwell helped organize the annual bazaar and tea held in the St. Boniface School gym.. GQING FISHING — Gerard Charrette helps son Anthony make a selection from the "fish pond" at the St. Boniface bazaar and tea. GEO. A. GODBOLT, CLU Life Insurance Investment Funds Annuities RRSP's GIC's Group RRSP's Group Insurance .411. II ' Mutual LNe d Canada Devon Building, Exeter, Ontario 235-2740 Agent for Mutual life of Canada and Mutual Investco Inc Huron Apothecary Ltd. J .��L'ION PHARMACIST PHONE 235-1982 440 MAIN ST . EXETER. ONT. ARE RIPTI N We accept most molar drug plans Blue Cross, Green Shield, Drug Benefit, etc. Hours Mon. Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Wed. 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Sat. 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., "Your Independent Pharmacist" told about farming years ago and Bridget Groot spoke on present day farming including dairy. Guest speaker was Heather Klopp whose husband Paul is president of Huron County Confederation of Agriculture. She said most family farms are a thing of the past. They are either sold to strangers, a big cor- poration or seized by the bank. Young people cannot afford the high price of machinery. The highlight of the evening was • music by Mozart and Martin Gelinas one number being the Dusty Old Farmer. During the business conducted by president Joan Smith a motion, was carried to send $50.00 to Family and Children's Services. The next meeting will be a dinner at the hotel. Fashion Show Everyone is invited to .a Fashion Show at the Town hall on Thursday, November 20 at 8:00 p.m. titled "Laz- Ease" fashions by Nancy, which is being sponsored by the Women's In- stitute. A donation at the door will be accepted. Highest Score The highest game ever bowled at the Zurich lanes was 425 by Sandra Dickert on the ladies team, last month. Congratulations! Real Community Spirit It was really nice to see how all the friends and neighbours of Sharon Durand came out to help do all the ploughing for her. Thirteen men ploughed 150 acres in just four hours. I'm sure she really appreciated their time, hard work and thoughtfulness! St. Peter's C.W.L. St. Peter's C.W.L., St. Joseph, held their regular monthly meeting on November 3 with a good attendance. They are planning to have another parish wine and cheese party on Sun- day, December 7 at 7:30 p.m. and 40 hours are taking place November 16, 17 and 18 with Father Ted Colleton, a well-known pro-life priest. Part II of the video "Drug and Alcohol Abuse" was shown and en- joyed by all after which Father Bensette spoke briefly on the need of getting involved as parents to help those children who need professional and family help. Father also encouraged the ladies to remind their neighbours and friends in the parish of the need for special devotion during the forty hours to the Holy Eucharist. Surprise BIrthday Congratulations to Mrs. Alma Witmer of the Spruce Villa Apts. who celebrated her 85th birthday on Sun- day with a surprise cake and visitors Nora Corriveau and Father Mooney. A few friends called in during the week with a cake and ice-crearri, Her daughter, Mary -Lou and Roger Foley of London visited her on Saturday. Changes About Town Lately there have been a few newcomers to some of our town businesses. We hope they enjoy our I little village. Welcome to Dr. Ross Caslick who recently joined the staff at the Veterinary Clinic to Dr. Garnet Leitch, now living in Sarnia. At the liquor store since summer is Harold Green of Grand Bend replac- ing Phil Overholt who is now the manager in Exeter. Personals Mrs. Ina Neeb of the Spruce Villa Apts. spent a few days this past week visiting with her brother in Tavistock. A family dinner and confirmation celebration was held at the home of Jerome and Helene Ducharme on Saturday, November 8 in honor of their son, Robbie; included were his god -parents, Matthew and Martha Ducharme, R.R. 2, Zurich, sponsors Jerry and Rose Van Bruaene of Grand Bend, and his grandma, Viola Ducharme of London, along with his uncle Dennis Ducharme and friend Lisa from Kingsville. Tony and Madeline Wisser of the Maple Wood Apts. returned home on Saturday after spending a month's holiday in North Carolina with their daughter, Irene and Larry Shaw and family. colden ¶ jJ(� unp sei As of this morning, I haven't notic- ed any snowflakes, but will we be lucky enough to escape them this time around? Monday evening was the beginning of our movie program for the winter montls. The movies shown were "Ponies" and "Music Box" with Laurel and Hardy. The November birthday party was held on Tuesday, sponsored by the Crediton Women's Institute. Residents having birthdays during the month of November were Peter Deichert, Phillip Eisenbach and Mrs. Ftuth Taylor, who received gifts, (courtesy of the Ladies Auxiliary. Following a very enjoyable program, refreshments were served by the ladies of Crediton Institute assisted by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Blue Water Rest Ilome who held the business part of their meeting follow- ing the Crediton Institute's program and refreshments. Residents who were out visiting during the week were Mrs. Fern Love, Loftus Denomme, Hazel Steb- bins, Violet Huntley, Eileen Ge- meinhardt, Aaron Gingerich, Fred Teeter, Mary Gerber, Genevieve Ducharme and Aaron Gingerich. We appreciate the donation of two beautiful large plants from Mr. Quim- by Hess, also some beautiful flower- ing plants and hanging plants from Mrs. Irene Wassman. We regret she will be moving from our midst in the future. Bingo was playrd on F'riday even- ing, followed by refreshments. The Sunday evening chapel service wig conducted by Rev. Kenneth Knight of Hensall and Exeter Presbyterian churches. CWL bazaar nets Best wishes for a speedy recovery is extended to Karen Sehade who is a patient in Victoria hospital. London. happy weaning anniversary to Steve and Janet Durand on Sunday, November 9 and Bill and Brenda DeGroot last Thursday, November 6. The two sisters and their families celebrated together with dinner at Hessenland on Saturday. A few C.W.L. ladies met at the home of Donna Dawe last Thursday night to try out for a play titled "Three Bright Girls" which is a mystery comedy, three act play we'll be putting on next spring. Talk to Donna if you'd like to help with it. Dr. Wallace is now back to work at his office after a well-deserved rest and two week holiday. Dave and Marie Gelinas had a nice relaxing vacation while away last week. Theresa Hartman, along with Mr. and Mrs. Blaise Ducharme and Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Papineau, en- joyed spending a day touring around to different places of interest. Theresa also attended the birthday party of great grandson Brandon Overholt (son of Mike and Charlene) and the recent baptism of Claire Hartman , daughter of Tom and Jashia of Acton. Its nice to see Juliette Denomme back home again after spending two and half weeks visiting with her daughter, Yvonne and Michael Hart- man near Toronto and another daughter in London. A few ladies from town enjoyed go- ing to the bazaar in M s1,961 last Tuesday evening. Several ladies attended the turkey supper at the United Church in Grand Bend last Wednesday and said it was just delicious. Carolyn Stark and two daughters from Windsor spent from Friday to Sunday in town visiting with her dad, Keith Thiel and mother-in-law, Therese Stark. Happy 14th birthday to Frank Ihrig on Friday, November 7. And Patty - Ann Dickert who was 13 -years -old on November 12. The children at St. Boniface School enjoyed the visit of an exchange stu- dent from Paris last Wednesday along with student Tim Long from S.H.D.II.S. in Exeter. ENGAGEMENT EDITORS — of the new Aimee Gelinas (left) and Carla Ann Oud are the editors St. Boniface school newsletter, St. _Boniface Upbeat. MATHONIA - ERB Richard and Mary Erb and George and Maria Mathonia are pleased to announce the for- thcoming marriage of their children Karen and Ray on November 15, 1986 in St. Boniface Church, Zurich. (Photo by Rob Miller) • r THE ORDER OF ONTARIO Those who excel to the highest degree, deserve the highest recognition Ontario can give. The Order of Ontario is the highest honour awarded by the Government of Ontario. It has been created to pay tribute to some very special people whose actions have substantially enhanced the well-being of Ontario. Nominations for the Order of Ontario will be considered by an Advisory Council. The Honorary Chairman of this Council is The Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. The members of the Council are: Chairman The Honourable William G.C. Howland, Chief Justice of Ontario Honourable Hugh Edighoffer, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Mr. Robert Carman, Secretary of the Cabinet and Clerk of the Executive Council If you would like to nominate someone whom you feel exemplifies such achievements and excellence, and whose contributions have helped benefit society in Ontario and elsewhere, you may obtain nomination forms by writing or telephoning: The Ontario Honours and Awards Secretariat Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs, 5th Floor, Mowat Block, 900 Bay Street, Toronto M7A ICI (416) 963-0559 Nominations must be received by December 31st, 1986. Ontario 1