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Tinges -Advocate, March 4, 1987
BEST KUB KARS - Sponsor Vilda Clark in the back congratulates Grand Bend Cubs who won in their
recent rally. Left to right is Cary Gallant, third place with Kadlecik trophy: Derek Kelders, first place
with Vilda Clark trophy; and Todd Melling second, with the Barefoot Pedlar award.
Cribbage players
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gyi nd district news
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Roberta Walker - 238-2471
have no luck
Large crowd at Leyton
There was the largest group out so
far for the Tuesday dart games at the
Grand Bend Legion last week, 26 in
all. Jim Brice and Velda Clark took
first place over the competition. with •
Vern Gallant and Marg Hedley get-
ting second. Joan Rath won the 50/50
draw. .
_ Winners of the Friday meat raffle
we're: Bruce. Wilson, Don Labelle,
George Gallant, Carl Vincent. and
Jack Hayes. Bill Lenk won the door
prize ;
On Saturday,. some Grand Bend
Legion members formed one team to
enter the Zone Cribbage games at
Watford. -Shirley Pole, George
Gallant. Evelyn Rubery and Marg
Hedley enjoyed plenty of good food,
lots of fun, but. unfortunately, no de-
cent hands of cribbage. Better luck
next year. folks. The winning team
was from Petrolia. -
In two weeks, on March 13. the
usual Friday meat raffle will be
followed by -Irish stew (and other liba-
tions on tap) in honor of good old St.
Patrick's day. Dave Sheppard will be
on hand to '.'tickle the ivories" all to
make St. Pat's day a little special.
Bible class
There were 18 ladies who attended
the Bible Study and coffee hour Tues-
day
morning at Sauble -Court. An
opening prayer by Nita Sinclair was .
followed by a hymn sing, led by Millie
Desjardine. As they studied "David,
His Psalrims," from 1 Samuel 16:14-23,
they saw how God prepared David,
even as a boy, to be King of Israel.
They gained comfort from the
realization that God is in control of
our lives, as well. and is preparing us,
even now. for the role that He would
have us play., •
Further study of this same theme
is revealed in Psalm 23. which David
wrote. They "enjoyed studying this
beautifu} psalm; which reminds us -of --
God's care and bountiful provision,
even in the Valley of the Shadow of
Death. Gwen Campbell led the lesson
and closed with prayer. All ladies are
welcome to attend.
Catholic news -
The pastor. Rev. Bob Morrissey,
was celebrant at all masses at Im-
maculate Heart of Mary church on
the weekend. Rose Vanbruaene was
the reader at the 11 a.m. mass, with
Lydia Duchow as cantor, and Paul
Dietrich as organist. Rost Van-
bruaene and John Kelders were
Eucharistic Ministers for commu=
nion. The communion hymn was "It's
a Long. Road to Freedom".
A young parishioner, Jonathon
Lovie, son of Bob and Nancy -Rae
Lovie, made his first communion at
the 11 a.m. mass, and received a
special gift from the CWL ladies, and
a round of applause from the parish.
In his sermon. Father Morrissey
addressed the subject of "need" in
relationships. Every good relation-
ship is based upon mutual respect
.- .mutaaHrust-arrd-TTft7tliaT' neem, for
husbands and wives, for parents and
children, between friends and in our
relationship with Christ. Does Christ
really need us?
Christ needed Mary and Joseph to
care for Him as a child; He needed
the Apostles, to teach them to spread
the gopd news. Today Ile still needs
us, to teach us and to love us. The
more we get to know and trust so-
meone. Me more we love them, and
we feel closest to those that need us.
Christ needs us now, today!
Wednesday, March • 4, is Ash
Wednesday, which marks the begin-
ning of Lent, the 40 days of prepara-
tion for Easter. There will be mass in
the parish every Wednesday night
and Thursday night, and evety Fri-
day and. Saturday morning. Friday
nights there will be Stations of the
Cross, followed by benediction.
Please make an effort at bringing
your whole family out at least once a
week, to attend these devotions dur-
ing Lent.
Congratulations to Natalie Theresa
Lovie, the daughter of Randy and
susan ( Masse) who was received in-
to the Catholic community by the
sacrament of baptism.
Congratulations also to Tony and
1
Fran Relouw, who are celebrating
their 25th wedding anniversary on
Saturday, with a jnass at 5 p.m.
There will be a talk given at SI.
John's Fischer School on Thursday at
7:30 p.m.. March 5. by Toni Ryan
from Mitchell. regarding "Possible
Bank Interest Rate Rebate." - -
In Catholic Women's League news.
the CWL has been invited to three
"Days of Recollection," on March 10
at Mount Carmel. from 10 a.m.. to 3
p.m.. in the school_ gym: and on
March 17 at St Boniface. from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. in Zurich. The Huron -Perth
deanery, formerly called the Strat-
ford Deanery, will be hosting a Day
of Recollection for all CWL ladies on
.April 1 at St. Bridges in Logan.
Don't forget the World Day of
Prayer meeting this Friday. March 6.
at the Dashwood United Church,
beginning at 2 p:m. Everyone is
strongly encouraged to attend this
ecumenical service, which is
celebrating its 100th anniversary this
year in an extra -special service to be
shared around the world on Friday.
Women who believe in the power of
prayer -will be gathered from the
Philippines. Australia. Hong. Kong.
- Tonga, Japan, Bangladesh, Lebanon.
Pakistan, Korea, Greece. Egypt,
Yugoslavia. Sudan, France, East and
West Germany, Poland. Denmark.-
Mexico,
enmark;Mexico, Argentina. Jamaica, the
British Isles. and across North
America. in Canada and the U.S. Join
with them on Friday. at the
Dashwood United. and pray for
peace!
United Church
Rev. Peebles and his wife have
returned from their vacation down
south, and their congregation was
glad to welcome them back home. In
Rev. Peebles' children's story, he told
the tale of bridges, and how you can
—lose -your• -tooling and fall from some --
flimsier kinds of bridges. Words are
like bridges, they carry messages, .
and prayer itself is a bridge to God.
The choir sang a special number,
"In Times Like These." Rev. Peebles'
sermon was titled "Chaos or Christ"..
Men have the knowledge and ability
to live in peace and yet we have no
peace. We attain the goal of peace
through ('hrisl, yet there are about
one billion Christians in the world.
Can they really be following Christ's
teaching? Circumstances haven't
really changed since Cain murdered
his brother Abel - murder, lust, greed
and envy are all too apparent in to-
day's world.
Rev. Peebles also addressed a story
to the school -aged kids, .about a
teenaged girl who found $200 in a
wallet. When she returned the money.
she was criticized by her family and
friends for not "looking out for
number one," or "finders keepers".
How difficult it is for young people in
today's society to keep their moral
standards. Remember to think con-
structively, not destructively, don't
despair. for God is still in control.
Keep your head in times of distress,
for mankind has always produced
best while under pressure.
Church of God .
Pastor Desjardine called the con-
gregation to morning worship with.
the words of Psalm 117, "Praise To
The Lord, All Nations". Phyllis Des-
jardine played the piano and Morley
Desjardine played on the organ, with
Michael Vincent leading the service.
The scripturereading was taken from
Colossians 2:16-23. read by Karen
Desjardine. She also told of her up-
coming trip to Mexico, to teach in Bi-
ble School programs for the village
children. Leyland and Eileen Desjar-
dine sang a special solo. "I Shall Cling
to the Old Rugged Cross". The ser-
mon was on "Our Freedom in
Christ," which comes through our
relationship. with Him.
The evening worship was led by
Eileen Desjardine. Ivan Sharrow
gave. a reading, "Because of
Calvary". Pastor Desjardine's ser
mon thoughts were taken from II Cor-
inthians 12:1-10, "When God Says
No". This encouraged the congrega-
tion to handle disappointments,
sickness and difficulties in life,
through God's strength and power.
Forest band, photographer
combine to entertain crowd
The auditorium of Grand Bend
Public school was filled for the Grand
Bend Concert Association's Bonus.
Concert, Sound and Image '87. Dawn
Crabe, past -president of the Associa-
tion welcomed the audience. She in-
formed•them that at the last concert,
in March, a reception would im-
mediately follow, to meet the artists
and discuss the season's offerings.
Tickets will be available, on sale for .
next season at the same price, $22 for
adults, $50 for family, and $5 for
students, for a subscription to six
concerts.
Dawn Crabe then introduced the
Forest Excelsior Stage Band, under
the direction of Marko Rnic. The 15
member band entered looking very
natty in dark green jackets and ties;
white shirts and grey slacks.
The host for the band was Tom
Hales, a very funny saxophone
player; if he ever ruins his lip for
brass, he can try for a radio DJ! Tom
explained that the band's appearance
was sponsored by "Marko's En-
cyclopedia of Musical Terminology,"
and with that purchase, -you get ab-
solutely free, a handy pocket Wender!
Between the hilarious commentaries,
the band got into some great music.
They opened with "Beehive Jive"
a very jazzy number, featuring the
saxophone section, then into "Night
Train," a great old piece of -nostalgia
with that "Big Band Sound". "What
Kind of Fool Am I?" featured tenor
saxophone Martin Quennerville, and
he wasn't fooling around - that was
serious, beautiful music, a well or-
chestrated, dreamy dance number.
"Easy Swingin" was another Tommy
Dorsey - Big Band type piece, this
time featuring Tom Hales, who pro-
ved he could really play (almost as
well as he could crack jokes). "Tea
for Two" set everyone's toes tapping
and looking fora dance floor - "Got-
ta Dance". The band performed a
modern swing number by Glenn Fry,
"The. One You Love," another easy,
jazzy piece and very well done.
"Dessa Finado" was a change of
pace, a bossa nova dance step with a
Latin American flavor, with solos on
guitars, and Ken Kennedy on drums:
A great beat! Tome Hales next in-
troduced
three numbers as a trip
down memory lane, "Hey, I know
that one!" The audience managed to
identify each one. "I Believe In
Yesterday," and "Am I Blue"
featured Martin on his sax. "Hey Big
Spender" is a very sexy piece of
music, Gypsy Rose Lee probably lov-
ed to dance to it, and the trumpet sec-
tion really let go. Wow.
(One of the prizes won for correct-
ly indentifying a number, was a trip
to beautiful downtown Ravenswood!)
The next set showpieced that funky
gospel music "Mercy, Mercy, Mer-
cy" and "Gospel John" with lots of
percussion and guitar and a great
rhythm. "Lordie and Amen" and
"Bless My Soul" can that band play!
They closed with that great strutting
showpiece "New York, New York"!
The audience applauded so en-
thusiastically that they came back for
an encore, "Walking Papers"!
Nothing gets into the soul like the
sound of a great brass band!
Members of the Forest Excelsior
Stage Band are : trumpet section -
Cindy Chamberlain, Jason Dodge and
Larry Butt; trombones: Norm
Mumberson, Paul Jones and Robert
Marsh; saxophones: Syd Fletcher,
Tom Hale, Celia Gilfoyle, Martin
Quenneville and Marko Rnic;
guitars: Don Pearson, Barry
Prudholme and John Munroe: --
Keyboard and piano: Dave Williams
and Ken Kennedy on percussion.
Quite a band!
After an intermission, Terry Crabe,
nature photographer presented a
spectacular slide show set to the
PUBLIC SPEAKIRS — These students from Grand Bend Public School' participated in the public speak•
ing contest held in the gym fast week. Winners were in the back row, Jody Becker (2nd) and Mike lay
(first) with contestant Kathleen Petch (center). Middle row: leeAnn Peckitt, Melissa DeBrum and Nicole
Gill. Front, left to right, thoirman teacher Carole Armbruster, Lisa Turnbull, Andrea Ridley and Jerethy
Wilde. Missing was Jason Clay and third place winner Mork Mallard. Students who won here will be
speaking at the Lions contest tonight against three other area school contestants.
Local lads compete in Exeter
Kub Kar races popular
It has been a busy week for the
Grand Bend Cub pack. After their
own kub kar races Thursday at the
public school, most of the boys
travelled to Exeter on Saturday to
enter the Huron district races there.
Grand Bend had three boys in the
semi-finals at the district meet, with
Kyle Vermeulen's car being one of the
last top five cars to finish. Good work,
Cubs and leaders! Derek Kelders,
Todd Mellin, and Cary Gallant won
the trophies at the local track last
Thursday.
Personals even saw a skunk rooting around last
Brenda and Doug Jennison,
Pinedale subdivision, have returned
home from their Florida vacation.
They both are sporting nice tans and
were welcomed by children Lisa and
Shaun, who enjoyed both grand-
mothers' company while mom and
dad were away.
March came in like a lamb, rather
than a lion, albeit a wet, grey lamb,
which augurs for a more dramatic ex-
it into April. Only time will tell. There
is very little snow left, and spring
seems to be around the corner - we
week already!
Congratulations to Mrs. Bill (Anne)
Richardson of Southcott Pines, on her
"pin -pal" win on Bowling for Dollars
on Channel 13, Saturday evening,
February 21. She got to split about
$2,000 with her TV pin -pal.
Thursday afternoon visitors with
Minnie Curts were Manuel and
Evelyn Curts of Greenway, and An-
nie Morenz of Shipka.
A recent weekend visitor with
Lorne and Loreen Devine was her
sister, Mrs. Vera Lotta of Point Clark.
music of the St. Mary's Children's
Choir, who performed here in the
Bend last December. "The Tree
Song" was appropriate for a lovely
study of trees, in all four seasons of
the year, large trees and small,
sheltering birds, animals and people
from dense evergreen stands to flam-
ed colored maples, to stately lone
pines on the stark sand dunes.
"All Things Bright and Beautiful"
was the second song, its words
presenting golden opportunities to
unveil the breathtaking beauty and
wonder of God's creation. Newly hat-
ched birds; bright mushrooms; soft
eyed fawns; molten sunsets; fun fill-
ed families; lonely, quiet forest trails;
nosy raccoons; a fuzzy coyote pup.
are all captured on film in crystalline
clarity.
Following his outstanding
photography, Terry Crabe presented
some slides to illustrate an overview
of the Pinery Perk, which is the
largest remaining forest in
Southwestern Ontario. It contains
over 1000 campsites, about 700 deer
and about 60,000 chipmunks. The
Pinery remains one of Southwestern
Ontario's largest tourist attractions,
and a source of tourist dollars. -
Terry closed with a profile of the
Carna Blue Butterfly, which is a
dwindling species in the Pinery. This
butterfly only lays it eggs on wild blue
lupin, which is also disappearing.
Changing the makeup of the forest
can have disastrous side effects on
some species.
For this purpose, the Pinery will be.
instituting the controlled burn of some
100 acres this year, to stimulate the
return of some plants and insects cur-
rently endangered. Ttie audience
rewarded his work with. great ap-
plause. This was a wonderful contrast
for a concert, of band music. choir
and photography, making Sound and
Image '87 the very best yet!
Anglican Church
. Holy Communion was celebrated at
the 9:30 a.m. service at SI. John's
Anglican Church with Rev. Walter
Vipperman officiating. Ile completed
• his series of sermons covering "The
Sermon on the Mount." that by retur-
ning good for evil and going that ex-
tra mile, we gain that ultimate vic-
tory, as God intended.
The choir sang an anthem, "Be Still
My Soul". The Anglican ladies group
will meet at 2 p.m. on Thursday,
March 5, in the Parish Hall, Allladies
are welcome. The hostess for the cof-
fee hour on Sunday was Mrs. Joan
Cole.
CONTEST WINNER — Ray LaBelle, RR 2 Grand Bend, holds the
$1000.00 cheque that he won recently. Grand Bend Esso manager
Bill Ridley, right, congratulates Ray. The contest was a Protec Ultimate
Sweepstakes, an oil distributor for Esso.
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