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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-04-22, Page 5At the;/Ailsa Craig hall T$e busy Iife of ByDOUO McNAIR It's nicq to be free to do as you please aft* lunch or supper when the family get home, knowing you can stay homi tonight and watch T.V. or invite coppany in to visit or play cards, e n able to go dancing or just plain rel , kick off the shoes and pull up a faourite soft chair. 'Phis veek while I was sitting in on the Ioca(Volunteer Firemen course in Ailsa C ig I learned a few points that I Would iketoshare with the majori- ty of vgple that aren't satisfied with what hey're getting or got from workiig out. If you want to pull in 25 or 30 ants an hour or less, no holiday pay o;unemployment insurance, no retirehent plan and no strikes, I am talki about i no not farming I but volur4eer firemen. Thy{ are men from all walks of life, offict workers, garbage men, self empbyed, unemployed and the pay is taus'. A volunteer "someone who offers himelf for a service without obliga- tionto do so", and this is echoed all ove. the country not only at the Ailsa Crag Volunteer hire Department. 'hese men came to the call, in what eve' the occasion, suit and tie or overalls and boots, if visiting or celebrating one's birthday it's over if the beeper goes, because they have 10 seconds head start before the siren alarms the villages so they can get in the way of the rushing firemen. Trained as they are, one has the doors up, one starts truck another is on the radio for location and the rest fall in. Fire Chief Carmen Pickering has one of the two walkie talkies, the Ailsa Craig fire department has and Deputy Chief Ron Mitchell has the other, while each fireman have just a monitor and can only receive on one ehannel. When that beeper goes that fireman rusn for the fire hall, he has no idea how long it will be before he sees home again or where he's going or who he'll be seeing. 'These men are dedicated and not only have to know about fires, but have to know their chemicals, grease fires, electrical and know about car, wrecks. This week 1 dropped in while six firemen were taking a l0 -hour course on CPR. There are 12 local firemen being instructed by Kandace Bice of Ailsa Craig, on their own time to take this 10 -hour course of CPR Basic Car- diac Life Support. Mrs. Bice said that this course should be mandatory for all volunteer • „ Times Advocate, April 22, 1987 a volunteeron local fire fire departments and it's most impor- tant to small departments that don't have ambulance people on their roster. Many a time these men have run to the sound of the beeper to hear "False Alarm, Boys"; and everything conies to a halt. We are discussing the Fire Engine which about eight years old and it was thought that it would cost double what the present one cost and if you buy the equipment with on the truck there's no saps tax, but if you buy it later they charge you 4ax. From fire fighting to turkey bingo at Christmas time or putting our Christmas decorations up in town, to parade time and water games at the Gala Day which we hope they'll be back this year in the third week in Ju- ly we know we're in good and capable hands of the Ailsa Craig Fire Department. Busy Beavers There seems to be some very busy. little fellows in East William township creeks. A family of beavers are building dams that could cause some fowl up in the water ways. It's said that they're not fussy with the kind of trees they're chewing down meaning they're chewing on some choice lumber. Hope the clerk will be able to recall his younger day when he could handle beavers. Achievement Night Wednesday night April 15 at McGillivray Central School host club Riverview No. 2 Achievement Night under the leadership of Beth MacGregor welcomed ten Parkhill area 4-11 clubs. Dora Dixon and Ellen Windsor from the host club received their six project awards of a trillium pin with the 4-11 crest on it. Guest speaker Constable Jim McDonald OPP Community Service Officer from Strathroy. Detachment gave the girls and mothers an en- joyable film and talk. The awards were presented by Rural Organization Specialist Grace Whittington and assisted by president Mrs. Gertrude Rosser, North Mid- dlesex District Women's Institute. This project and evening closed "Sur- viving with Style". A Brinsley family adopted another member last week. Allen and Jean Amos came to the aid of a ewe that gave birth to three little lamps. Gor- don ltughes of Carlisle called in twins experience when mother was short one milk spout. Everything seems to be under control not knowing who is entertaining who, but I'm sure he'll get double the attention there. Legion Euchre Monday April 13 at the Ailsa Craig Legion the ladies auxilliary had a dessert euchre consisting of 12 tables of cards. Prizes going to the follow- ing: ladies high Ellen Collins. ladies low Marion Levine, men high Rita Dixon, Men low Mrs. Sanford from Strathroy. Lots of dessert were serv- ed and for the first trail run it was a smashing success. Seniors Meet Wednesday afternoon, April 15, the VINS JAYS TRIP — Steve Stire was the winner of a trip to a bronto Blue Jays game offered by Clinton Community Credit Union wring the recent Home and Garden Show. Above, he receives $50 pending money from Exeter branch manager Steve Tyndall. READY FOR BUNNY BRUNCH — Chris Dinney, Tanya Hibbert and Kirk Tatars help themselves to Wednesday's Bunny Brunch for grade one students at J.A.D. McCurdy Public School. T -A photo KirktOn ACW visit lodge in St. Marys By MRS. HAROLD DAVIS St. Pauls' A.C.W. held their meeting on Wednesday evening at Kingsway Lodge in St. Marys. Mrs. Murray McKay guided the group on a very informative tour of the lodge, after which the ladies assembled in the loft for their. meeting. Mrs. Mary Blackler president of the A.C.W. opened the meeting with the singing of a hymn. Mrs. Ron Aitken read the scripture and meditation. Following a business meeting, lunch was served. Personals Flowers in St. Pauls' Anglican Church Sunday morning were placed to the Glory of God and in loving memory of Mrs. Delmar Johnson, also Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Smith and Douglas and Mr. and Mrs. Alex Irvine by their families. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Davis visited Friday afternoon with their aunt Mrs. Carrie McGavin and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce McLean of Seaforth. Sunday they were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Fairbairn of London. Easter visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Jack Urquhart were their families, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Donohoe and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Vanderloo of Mississauga and John Urquhart of Kirkton. 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Guest organist Mrs. Earl Stephen of St. Marys. Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Al Eveleigh were Miss Ellen Eveleigh of Toronto, Mr. James Gerow of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. John Westervelt, Jeremy, Sherra and Serena of Londesboro. Those confirmed into church membership at Kirkton United Church Sunday morning were Kathryn Jane Atkinson, Karen Lynne. Foster, Brian Raymond Switzer .,II Susan Elizabeth Wiles. Mr. and Mrs. Murray Ss and Laura visited on the weeKend with Mr. and Mrs. Johnston of Lowville. Villa Nappoflings. We hope that everyone enjoyed a Happy Easter. The weather really cooperated to make this one of the best Easter weekends. The Easter Bunny made a surprise visit to the Villa on Maundy Thursday, passing out goodies to all the residents. Everyone enjoyed the delicious turkey dinner, prepared by the kit- chen for Easter. Our ladies were busy baking in preparation for themonthly birthday party. We are looking forward to sampling the carrot cake this week. Thanks to Usborne Central School for all their hard work in bringing their cast and props to the Villa. Everyone enjoyed the presentation of "Mirror, Mirror". The antics and music of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs were a delight to the audience. The Legion ladies went all out for the Easter bingo. We really ap- preciated the homemade chocolate bunnies. The Christian Reformed choir favoured us with an evening of favourite hymns. It was so nice to hum or sing along to those favourites. The Lioness ladies hosted a toe - tapping evening of music. It was dif- ficult to sit still to tunes of the fiddle and guitars. Thanks to the gentlemen for their music and the ladies for the lunch. Granton church event Sy MRS. E. SUMMERS Good Friday evening Communion Service was held in Granton United Church. The theme was "Crucifix then and now". The human heart is nc, Ip t'ik a valentine heart, perfect ' • • lar in contour. It is slightl•, rl l t i,,,rr in shape as though it smal Iurce of it is missing from its side 'fhaL mi • ng part may very wI symbo.rae something more. It may well mean that when God created each human heart He may l e t-ept a small part of it in heaven. A reading . given by Jacqueline fiat a followed by a mo- ment of silent prayer. i he scripture was from the book of Isaiah and the anthem "Calvary". There were three dialogues, the first "The Race to Destruction" with Leroy Bryan and James Irwin taking part. The second "The Breaking of Relationships" with Becky Bryan and noug Brown taking part. The third w as "Blindness to the World's Need". "'rocs bearers were Ginger McColl Victor Kop. Granton United Church choir presented the cantata "The Tomb is Empty" at the Easter sunrise service at 7:00 a.m. on Easter Sunday: Mrs. Robert Hardie was the narrator and Mrs. Norman Bilyea was soloist. At the 11:00 o'clock service at Gran- ton United Church, the Rev. Bruce Pierce was in charge of the worship and took his sermon from the'scrip- ture lesson taken from Corinthians 1 and entitled his sermon "Easter Joy". . Personals Mr. and Mrs. Allan MacKenzie and sora John and Keith Summers, all of Toronto, spent the Easter holiday with Mrs. Elmer Summers, also Shelagh MacKenzie of London visited on Sunday with her mother Mrs. Summers. Happy Gang seniors met for euchre in the Ailsa Craig Legion. 10 tables o; cards, prizes as follows: ladies high llazel Walker, ladies' low Betty Adair, lone hands Janet Rose. in bet - Page 5 brigade ween score Nora Ross. men's high Florence White, men's low Marjorie White. lone hands Belle Stevenson and in between score Carmen Stewart. 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