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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-03-11, Page 18Page 16 Times -Advocate' March 1 1 , 1987 Council endorses September 13 fitness project Resort chamber will stage trhitlu,Ion event Grand Bend and Area Charnber of Commerce told council last week about their newest event, a trialhalon, planned for this fall. Members attending a meeting Tuesday evening to obtain council's support in principle on the event. Bar- bara Bloch/Gower and Jim Stevenson met with council to request the use of village roads and their beach. The trial halon is planned for SUnda1'. September 13. It will begin with a one mile swim in the Parkhill reservoir, a 40 -mile bicycle ride from the dam via Coun- ty Road 19 to Hwy. 17, by Jelly Stone Park to the Pinery Provincial Park. The bicycles would be left in the park lot at the Pinery and the triathalon would finish with a six mile run into Grand Bend ending near the Surf/Sun shop. ('ouncil enthusiastically endorsed this proposal. Barbara went on to say that there will be spotters along the route and prizes for the first woman and man to finish. Possibly a din- ner/dance would be planned for Saturday evening on September 12. The chamber has sponsors from Carl- ing O'Keefe and a number of sporting goods people. They intend to obtain . approval from the local thitario Pro brand Ben and district news Lynne Desjardine - 238-8768 Roberta Walker - 238-247I BEST SPEAKERS — The Grand Bend Lions Club held its annual contest at Grand Bend Public School Wednesday evening for area students. Winners were left to right Lisa Robertson, first, Stephen Cen- tral; Kelly Ainge, second, Bosanquet Central; and Jody Becker third, Grand Bend Public School. In the back is Lions chairman Don Finkbeiner, Laurie Mannell, Sherwood Eddy, and Steve Kodlecik, judges for the speakers. Museum will again host return of the swans event Warm weather and the melting of snow means it's time once again for hundreds of species of birds to begin (heir annual migration northward. One of the earliest birds to arrive is the magnificent white tundra swan which lands on the flooded fields ad- jacent to the . Lambton Heritage Museum and the Pinery Provincial Park. near Grand Bend. A special birdwatching event is scheduled for two Sunday. March 22 and 29, from noon to 3 p.m. On Sun- day. March 22 only, Ross Snider of the Raptor Rehabilitation Foundation will display live hawks and owls on his arm. allowing excellent photo and learning opportunities. These injured birds are kept in captivity until their healing is complete aiid-theyare ready for release to the wild. Snider expects to be able to release one or more great -horned owls (hat have recovered from wing injuries . while in his care. I Also at the museum on March 29, Alf Rider of Lambton Wildlife will conduct a slide presentation with waterfowl identification tips. The Lambton Heritage Museum will pre- backgroundabout the life history of the swans on both (lays. - Depending on weather conditions, up to 10.000tundra swans land near the Heritage Museum as a stop off on their mass migration from the state of Delaware to the high Canadian Arctic. In addition. over 15,000 Canada Geese and up to 20,000 varied species of ducks also stop on thin; favoured site.. Those wishing to attepd the swan viewing days should make their first stop at the Lambton Heritage Museum on Hwy 21, five miles south of Grand Bend. A film about swans will be shown and refreshments available. Visitors will be directed to the viewing site about a half mile away where telescopes will be set up and Pinery Park naturalists and volunteers will be available to help identification of the waterfowl. Bring your binoculars and cameras and be a part of one of the greatest Playhouse seeks actors The Huron Country Playhouse again in the. 1987 season will offer some opportunities es for - non- professional actors to participate in the musical productions of Babes in Arms beginning June 30 and. Briga- doon beginning August 18. ' Both men and women between the ages of 15 and 19 with singing and dan- cing abilities will be needed for Babes in Arms. Rehearsals for this produc- tion will begin on June 15 and those wishing to join th t t be available for this dale through to Ju- ly 18. • Men and women of all ages. again with some singing and dancing, are invited to audition for Brigadoon with rehearsals beginning August 3 and closing September 5. Auditions are scheduled to take place at The Grand Theatre in Lon- don on March 23, and in Grand Bend on March 24. Please call the Playhouse to reserve time for your audition. (519) 238,8387 or (519) 2,3 8.8451. wonders of natural history. here in Southwestern Ontario. (:olden Age Meeting Twenty-three members of the Golden Age Club, plus four visitors were present for the March meeting Wednesday afternoon at St. John's Anglican hall. Vice-president Alec Hamilton presided. The sing song of old favorites was enjoyed by everyone. In the business. they were.remind- ed of a United Senior Citizens of On- tario ( USCG) Zone 8 rally, to be held at the Dashwood Community Centre and to be hosted by the Grand Bend Golden Agers. The USCO annual con- vention will be held at the University of Guelph, on August 10-12. Happy bir- thday was sung for Olive Webb, with her -March birthday. Alec closed the business meeting with a humorous St. Pat's story. Nola Taylor's group was in charge of the program. Nola conducted a con- test on "Trees", and Doris Pearen gave two readings, "The Leprechaun" and "Retirement Jim Prance introduced Ruth and Harry Sheppard of Parkhill for the e cast mus entertainment As ue(th-played-live �y6 ly tunes on the piano, Harry manipulated his handmade wooden puppets, to tap dance in rhythm on a wooden board. Ile displayed a wide variety of puppets and toys that he had made, from the.little men and horse puppets, to a carousel. some funny chickens and several other fascinating creations. all calculated to charm children of any age, and the young at heart. The remainder of the afternoon was spent playing games of euchre. and crokinole. • r 0 s r c a vincial Police, M.T.C., Pinery Pro tial Park and the Parkhill counc "This whole concept involves hea conscious people" said Bloch/Gow The committee members besi herself are Stevenson, Kevin Sn Andrew Straus, Tom Kneale, Lon Gower, and Martha Klopp. Secondly, Stevenson and Bloch/Gower requested council's per- mission to hold a parade in the village. The parade would be held to celebrate the annual Sandcastle weekend, on the August 22-23. The re- quest was granted along with one for the use of the -village beach for the competition, and the chamber will ap- proach new owner, Jim Hevey for an area of beach owned by him. The two chamber members c eluded by stressing the importance council's awareness of their comm tee to improve the area. It was that the two groups (council a chamber) could become a unit front. The second delegation presented request for financial support to t Huron Country Playhouse. Direct Torn Lawson outlined to council 1 Playhouse's plans for 1987, which r chides guest stars Del Shannon, a Roy Orbison. He said that atm 50,000 people attend the Playhou each year. "For every dollar spent tickets, a dollar remains in our co munity" he stated. Lawson told cou cit that the June 3 Wintario draw w feature Grand Bend. Reeve Harold Green replied Lawson that HCP is definitely a - asset to Grand Bend. A grant will b considered in their budget. Last yea the village contributed $865.00 IICP. based on their population. In his report, Deputy -reeve Denn Snider suggested that council mate the UCP grant. with the same amou budgeted to the Lambton Heritag MuseumkofGrand, which also brings s_past._wi revenu into the village. Both will be revie ed. Snider told council that th museum plans on making a scrap booBend vin- tended, with plenty of delicious dishes il. to choose from, and the boys certain- Ith ly enjoyed it. Leader Paul Maguire er• addressed the gathering and a film des abou white water rafting was shown. ook, Around the Bend nie The GB Rockets hockey team won two games in the best of five series. They downed JMR in Huron Park 3-1 and last Sunday 8-0. The defending champs hope to keep the title this Sun- day at 4:30p.m. when the third game is scheduled. - Marge Roberts, RR 2 Grand Bend, was the lucky winner of the Lioness draw of the month. She won the Trent - Severn houseboat cruise. The Grand Bend Nursery School won $250.00 in their pull -ticket draw. Solveig Anderson, London, won the money and donated it back to the school. Speakers numbered 12 in all at the GB Lions annual contest Wednesday evening in front of a large crowd. on - of it - felt nd ed Adam Jean, Keri -Lynn Rutten, and a Jimmy Rutten, represented Our Lady he of Mount Carmel; Mike Clay, Jody or Becker and Mark Mollard, Grand he- Bend PS., Tina Reitknecht, Tanya n- Walden, and Kelly Ainge, from nd Bosanquet Central, and Tim Hoff- ost man, Jennifer Weigand, and Lisa se Robertson, represented Stephen on Central. m- Eight year old Mandy Jennison, n- daughter of Tammy and Steve, RR 2 ill Grand Bend, won a silver medal in figure skating. She competed in Dor- to chester in the Huron Oxford Mid - n dlesex Elgin competition and her e future in figure skating looks promis- ✓ ing if she works hard. Nicole Gill, to daughter of Nancy Gill, Pines Parkway, skated well and won a is bronze medal in the Dorchester com- h petition. `Both girls are members of nt the Parkhill Silver Blades. e Kathy Brenner, Leanne Jennison e and Barb Lawson performed in the w -Parkhill Silver Blades annual winter e - carnival. "The Great White North", Sunday for tow performances. Con- thmld—arafillations to allt— ✓ After a glorious weekend, winter ✓ winds whistled back in, unwilling as yet to give up their -strengths to spring y breezes. Still, the new life of spring is e asserting itself, in budding tree bran- - ches, the appearance of tulip and n crocus buds, and in the glorious song ✓ of birds, welcoming the warm sun. p George Stacey is back home in his e Florida residence, after undergoing a double bypass, and is doing very well now. He regrets that he'll have to slow n down a bit. The ladies ecumenical Bible Class and coffee hour was postponed Tues- - day morning, due to the poor weather. ✓ The Grand Bend Public School Fund Raising committee would ,like ✓ to thank Dennis Mathers of the Barefoot Peddlar for donating pop- n corn for their popcorn sale, which was 1 very successful. A special thanks goes n f photos etc. Post cards and souveni booklets will be sold in the . nea future. Council decided on their boundar adjustment committee, using th guidelines under the Municipal Boun d ary Negotiations Act, 1981. Gree rill be the speaker, with Councillo 14Iarsha Lemon and Snider making u he other two. Councillor Bruc Woodley will be the alternate. Correspondence was received from he Oakwood Park Association. 1 egards to the locked gate at the end f Hill Street, council decided that a permanent gate will have to be con trotted for all year around use. Atte eading the association's letter, coun it agreed that vandalism was a yea round problem, not just a wipter one herefore a permanent gate betwee Grand Bend and Oakwood wil lleviate this problem walkway eputy-clerk Christine Smith was in tructed to reply in that regard. MacDonald Sanitation received a ncrease of 4 percent until March o 988. The charges increased from 2,015.00 per month to $2,095.60 per onth for the village garbage ollection. • Councillor Barb Southcott reported n the water quality meeting that she ttended in February. The. ABCA lked about solutions to pollutions ith fines up to $50,000 for polluters. Green suggested that council set side an amount in their budget for e new outreach program in Lamb - n. The program provides a central ocated area for _seniors to obta' ealth care, instead of travelling Iles for the care. It will be located t Twilight Haven in Petrolia with 2,000.00 needed from five unicipalities. Grand Bend's portion ould be $357.00 or $1,200.00 depen- ng on - which program is plemented. I.egion News There were 20 uJ rs out to uesday night at the Grand Bend gion Hall. Jim Price and Emma ouckuyt won first place, with Si Couckuyt and Mamie Parkhill getting econd place. Velda Clark won the /50 draw. At the Friday Meat Raffle, the win- es were Joan Howard, Virginia ilton, Ray Hansford, Irene McCann, m Mills and the door prize was won Jean Chambers. Remember, next riday, following the meat raffle, ey'll be serving up Irish stew, in nor of St. Patrick's Day. Dave eppard will be on hand to provide tertainment and "tickle the ories." Scout News The Grand Bend Beavers formally vested eleven boys recently, in a remony at the Grand Bend Public hool where they' hold their eetings. Parents were invited to at- nd, as Ryan Chandler, Rickey mel, Sean Maguire, Timmy Rood, vi Lane, Jonathon DeJong, Adam endels, Brendan Walker, Derek icing, Jason Moody and Bradley ocker:mans, all officially became avers. They each received their e scarf during the ceremony. n Thursday evening, members of Grand Bend Scouts, Cubs and eavers and their families gathered the Dashwood Community Centre a pot luck supper. It was well at- T a D s 1 E m c 0 a to w a th to m a $1 m w di im T Le C s 50 ne W Ji by F th ho PEDLAR POPCORN Pauline Lingard, punker, sells Barefoot Pedlar popcorn to. grade eight students Steve Chapdelaine and Joson Desjardine. Parent Cathy Smith, right, filled over 100 bags of popcorn sold for the fund-raiser. All of the popcorn was donated to the Parent Group.` Sh en iv in ce sc m to Ha Le Wi Wh St �e blu 0 the B at for A. John Hughes, C.D. Denture Therapist Box 839 37 Green Acres, Grand Bend, Ontario (5 19) 238-5.300 409 Raker St. (Rear) London, Ontario (i 19) 439-9386 TOP SKATERS — Two members of the Parkhill Silver Blades Figure Skaters won medals at the H.O.M.E. 'competition in Dor- chester recently. On the left Nicole Gill, 12, won a bronze in the preliminary 'A', and Amanda Jennison, 8, won the silver medal in her category. Both the Grand Bend girls skated for two perfor- mances Sunday of "The Great White North" carnival at the North Middlesex arena in Parkhill, to Cathy Smith and her daughter Mandy for packaging 120 bags of pop- corn, and to Cathy and Pauline Lingard for selling the popcorn at the . school last week. Church of God The Beaconnaires had a full after- noon and evening when they met last Monday, beginning with 18 of them going bowling at 'the Zurich lanes. They were-joined'by another dozen members for a delicious hot roast Bend. - beef lunch at Macey's, south of Grand They all returned to the Church of God for the rest of the meeting, where Pat Desjardine introduced a compell- ing video on the life of blind hymn writer, Fanny Crosby, who compos- ed over 5000 hymns. There are several in the Church of God hymn book, among them "Blessed Assurance" and "Tell Me the Story of Jesus" and some of her hymns were sung at the meeting. • On Tuesday night, the women of the Church of God prepared a deliciaus pancake supper. The meal was serv- ed by the youth of the church to about 70 people. Many thanks too tie women for their efforts. Also on Tuesday evening, they welcomed Harold and Lucille Vincent, back from their Florida vacation. Friday was the World Day of Prayer Service at Dashwood United Church, attended by several ladies. The Sunday morning worship ser- vice was opened by Pastor Stan Des- jardine reading two verses from Psalm III. Special music was provid- ed by Morley and Millie Desjardine, singing "All Because of God's Amaz- ing Grace". The message was titled "The Transformed Life," taken:from the passage in Colossians 3:1-11. The evidences of a new life in Christ are a new mind, a new way of life, a new purpose, and a new hope of eternal life with Christ. - In the evening service. Alex Desjar- dine sang his testimony song, "Just When I Need -Him Most.-" Michael Vincent led the service. The pastor's message was titled "Running the Race," an encouragement to continue on in the Christian life. The congregation extends sym- pathy to the family of the late Ella Desjardine, who passed away early Sunday morning. The Installation Service for Pastor Desjardine will be Friday, March 13 at 8 p.m. and all are welcome to attend. United Church This was Communion Sunday at Grand Bend United Church, so the - message of Rev. Peebles' sermon was "Communion Meditation". Don Kobe read the scriptures and the choir sang "Holy Is the Broken Bread". For the children's story. Rev. Peebles used the verse "Be sure your sin will find you out". He told the children about the artist, Leonardo DeVinci, who painted the Last Sup- per. He needed someone to pose for Jesus, and picked a handsome, religious young man - about 10 years later, he needed a model for Judas, and found a dissolute drunk in the streets, the same man, showing the ravages of a misspent life. Rev. Peebles encouraged support of the Christian Bible Society by the con- gregation. For example, the Mixe In- dians of Mexico had 300 Christian families in their town in 1976; by 1986 there were 5000 Christian families, after a bible had been placed in each home. The main theme of his sermon on Communion is the Cross, the central, focal point of a Christian's existence. The woman caught in adultery was taken to Jesus for judgment, accor- ding to the Mosaic Law, but Christ told her accusers, "He who is without sin should cast the first stone". Sin is universal, no one is exempt from its clutches. We are often tempted, but we-must-be-strongenough-roll-to yielkt to that temptation. The suicide rate today is highest among teenagers and young adults - why are they so disillu- sioned? Our sins can be forgiven - they need not destroy us. • Catholic Church news Father Morrissey, the pastor of Im- maculate Heart of. Mary, Grand Bend, celebrated all of the masses on this first Sunday of Lent. Annie Baltessen was the reader, at the 11 a.m. mass, with Martin Stokkermans and Bill Baltessen as Eucharistic ministers. Choir .director Lydia Duchou was cantor, Paul Dietrich played the organ, and the Communion hymn performed by the choir was titl- ed "All That We Have", Mark Oesch, son of Don and Charlene (Jeffrey) Oesch made his First Hdly Communion at the 11 a.m. mass, and received a gift from the parish CWL to honor the occasion. Father Morrissey's sermon .was based on the Temptation of Christ by the devil. The definition of temptation is the enticement to take a short cut, - in order to obtain a worthwhile or desired goal. We want to achieve high marks in school but that doesn't mean cheating on a test. Money and success should be achieved through hard work and expertise, not stealing. or Please turn to pagesA NEIL OSTRANDER PHOTOGRAPHY • Weddings • Portraits • Commercial • Groups • Framing • Custom Black & White R.R. 3 Parkhill, NOM 2K0 238-5056 Hwy. 81 halfway between Grand Bend and Parkhill