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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-05-06, Page 20Page 4A Times Advocate, May b, 1987 Accept new plaque Students learn of Lucan public school histor "Learning with Me" was the theme of Education Week and at Lucan Public School Wednesday morning students learned of the history of their school. , Guests at the assembly were per- sons involved with construction and opening of the present school building in 1954. Charles Corbett and George Paul who were trustees at the time and grade one teacher Muriel Cobleigh were in attendance. Corbett told the youngsters about the fire which destroyed the two storey school on the present proper- ty on March 14, 1953. In 1949 public school students who had been attending classes in a building at the corner of Market and Beech streets moved into the former high school when the new Medway secondary school at Arvh was opened. Corbett said the present building went up in a hurry as the result of the fire. He went on to say," The fire was over by about 10 a.m. on a Thursday. An hour later the school board met and Monday morning our students were back in classes at the Lucan United Church, Anglican Church and the arena." An architect was hired immediate- lyand the contract for a new five room school was let for $90,000 in August of 1953. Students moved into the new building in March of 1954, almost a year after the disastrous fire and on May 14 of the same year it was of-' ficially opened. A number of rooms have been added since. Muriel Cobleigh, teacher of grades one and two at the time talked about some of the experiences of 34 years ago.'• She told students, "We tiled little tables instead of desks and each stu- dent kept their pencils, crayons, _ erasers, etc in a shoe box. Our class was in the United Church and we had to pile all our belongings in a corner each Friday afternoon to make room for Sunday School on Sunday." Mrs. Cobleigh went on to say, "It was a happy day when we grabbed our shoe boxes and walked from the church to this building. We were glad to be here for many reasons. There 1 was only one washroom in the church to accommodate both classes. Also in attendance at Wednesday's assembly was Bill Haskett, who was a grade one student when the fire disrupted regular classes. • At the assembly Home and School Association president Lois Hodgins presented a new plaque to primary students Karen Mayberry and Mar- ty Mitchell and they turned it over to principal Eva Brophey and Middlesex Board of Education director Stewart Toll. The plaque replaces the original one at the time of the official opening which lists the names of all those in- volved in providing the new school. Vice-principal Steve Wanamaker was chairman for Wednesday's assembly. TALKING ABOUT HISTORY — At an assembly at Lucan Public School Wednesday morning, students were told the history of the present building which was officially opened in 1954. Shown here chatting about the opening day are Charlie Corbett and George Poul who were trustees at the time'0bnd Muriel Cobleigh, the grade one teacher. 'Joan and district new Two area Only two accidents were in- vestigated this week by officers of the Lucan detachment of the Ontario Pro- vincial Police. Damages totalled $3,500. - Sunday' at 12:05 a.m., a vehicle operated by Loretta: Dickson. Lucan- was travelling north on Middlesex road 20 when a trailer that was being towed became unattached and rolled over on the shoulder. Constable Wilson listed damages at $1,500. Vehicles driven by Dale Biderman, London and James Vanderloo, RR 1 Arva collided on Middlesex road 28 at 8:55 a.m., Thursday. Damages were listed at $2.000 by Constable Osterloo. NEW -SCHOOL PLAQUE — Thanks to the Home and School Associa- tion, Lucan Public School has a new plaque commemorating the open- ing -of the building in 1954. Above, HSA president Lois Hodgins and vice-principal Steve Wanamaker present the plaque to students Karen Mayberry and Marty Mitchell. In the right picture the same students present the plaque to principal Eva Brophey and Stewart Toll, direc- tor of education for the Middlesex Board of Education. - T -A photo Plan May 16 lawn sale for Revival Centre Pieter Schinkelshock . assistant pastor. led the worship service Sun- day morning. Mr. Schinkelshock talk- ed of psalm 150 showing how to wor- ship God. Rev. Roger Mason ministered from -I - Corinthians 11:23-26, the significance of the communion ser- vice. To participate in the Lord's Sup- per is to obey the command of Jesus. Thus it is an ordinance from God. The Lord's Supper is also called the Eucharist, meaning to give thanks. In Acts 20:7 the communion is called the breaking of bread. The Lord's Supper was introduced GETTING HELP TO RECOVER — Eileen Rushton and Eileen Haskett check on Burton Bice of Ilderton of Thursday's Red Cross blood donor clinic at the Lucan arena. It was .sponsored by the Lucan and Clandeboye Women's Institutes. T -A photo directly by the Lord Jesus Himself in Matthew, Mark, and Luke. It was the Passover meal eaten the night before the Israelites were miraculously delivered from Egypt. The Jews con- tinued this meal . as a memorial. Jesus' sacrifice on the cross was the fulfillment of the Jewish Passover. • In Luke 22:19-22 Jesus gave the command to remember Ills sacrifice until He came. Acts 2:42-46 records the new church was faithful to remember this command. Acts 20 records Paul breaking of bread on the first day of the week. Sunday evening Rev. Roger Mason conducted the service. Mrs. Lorraine Armitage accompanied the singing playing the piano. Rev. Mason spoke from Mark 4:35-41, the story of Jesus calming the wind and the waves. Hav- ing taught the people on the western shore of Lake Galilee, Jesus had Ills • disciples take Him in a boat to the other side for a quiet time. An unex- pected storm came up that made the waves beat into the boat. Unexpected storms arise early on Galilee at night when the heat causes wind to funnel down the mountain valleys to bring a great storm on the lake. This bad storm was unexpected and the experienced disciples were frightened. Their response was to ride it out. and bail out the boat. When it • got worse, they woke up Jesus to help them. Upcoming events Lawn sale.: May 16. Saturday, from 9 a.m. Io 6 p.m. at 101 Duchess Ave., and County Road, 47 i Concession 4 r, a Iats'n sale by the Women's Ministries of Lucan Revival Centre:- Proceeds entre:-Proceeds for Mission's Work. Education boards get project grants Doug Reycraft, MPP for Mid- dlesex, has announced the capital pro- jects -approved by the Ministry of Education for the Middlesex County Board of Education and the London and 'Middlesex County Roman Catholic Separate School . Board. Reycraft made the announcement on behalf of the - Hon. Sean Conway. Minister of Education. The Middlesex County Board of Education received approval for two projects, valued at 5110,000.00, for roof renovations to the secondary schools in Glencoe and Strathroy. The London and Middlesex County Roman Catholic Separate School Board received approval for an addi- tion to Regina Mundi college in Lon- don, valued a' 0I . ,,wr.nn "This announcement for Mid- dlesex, and .• 'oe other capital alloeat;on annnoir ements occurring. toda , ,strates the importance and the priority the government places on education," Reycraft said. Reycraft added that "I am delighted to say that the announce- ent the Minister of Education made yesterday - the allocation- of $226.4_ million for capital projects in the 1988-89 fiscal year - represents more than triple the annual capital alloca- tion to school boards in 1985. GUIDES ASSIST Members of the Lucan Girl Guides assisted with Thursday's Red Cross Blood Donor Clinic at the Lucan arean. From the left ore Jennifer Corless, Miranda Doner, Sara Reed and Sora Holden. Seniors busy for Games The Lucan seniors are busy getting ready for the seniors games to be played in Seaforth in June. The meeting opened with a welcome to everyone by the president. The minutes were read and ac- cepted. Birthday wishes were extend- ed to Laurence Hirtzet. Mabel Froats explained about a couple of one -day trips to the Hamilton rock gardens in May and to St. Marys to see the quilt show at the United Church. - lfarry Noels gave a short run down of the seniors games. Elizabeth Con- lin gave two readings, "Here are Things only a woman would do" and "As poor as a church mouse," the meeting then adjourned for all games. There were no crafts this week. FAV aTh r— 1 Ana or - PaRn(IParnon SPONSORS OF BLOOD DONOR CLINIC Shown here checking over the agenda for Thursday's Red Cross'Biood Donor Clinic in Lucan are Iola Goring, Mabel Fronts, Jean Hodgins and Aggie Groer*wegen. They are methbers of the sponsoring Lucan and Clandeboye Women's Institutes. T'A photo v an... Be.- Air Aft.— Jr. -Aar AIM. Susan Cook 227.1911 accidents During the week 46 general occur- rences were investigated including one incident each of a stolen inotor -vehicle, wilful damage, break and enter with intent: break and enter and theft of money. Two persons were charged with escaping lawful custody. one posses- sion of a narcotic for trafficking charge was laid' One driving suspension of 12 hours was issued, tour persons were charg- ed with violations of the Liquor Licence Act, one impaired driving charge -was laid and one.other person was charged with driving a motor vehicle without insurance. United Church news "Delight yourself in the Lord and Ile will give you. the desires of your heart" - A delight of the heart. could be, the colors of spring. green grass, bright flowers, new buds appearing. God is. redecorating His world - a beautiful world. made for children to enjoy. This was the subject Rev. Darrell Shaule gave to the children at Lucan United Church in their quiet time. along with a peek. under the Commu- nion cloth, explaining to them brief- ly. of the significance of the bread and the wine. Ed Melanson read the scripture passages taken from 1 Kirigs 8 and I Corinthians 11 and Mark -8. Sermon - A lesson in etiquette, one of the rules of acceptable behaviour is never ask personal questions. either about, money. politics and in some cases, age or religion - Jesus on the other hand did ask personal questions. Ile asks them -of Peter "Who do peo- ple say I am" and "Who do you think I am" and t'eter answered, "Thou art the Christ". If we know with our minds who Jesus is. then accepting Him on a per- sonal level, is no problem, inviting thin into our lives to take control. is a little more difficult, but it will change cornpletely, the color of our world, our lives will not be a death sentence which we have to bear, because we were horn. But instead will have meaning and purpose. each day`a challenge, to be different. a special person, all your own - King Solomon said to his peo- ple "not one word of all of God's pro- mises had ever failed him": That same promise is made to us today. When. one writes up a social occa- sion, "a good time was had by all" was a stock phrase frequently used. I'm sure also this was never used ip connection with Church Rev. Shaule is convinced having a "good time" worshipping and praising the Lord is • not only enjoyable but a very necessary part of every Sunday ser- vice in Lucan United Church. Don't forget the garage sale this Saturday at 9 at Bob Patterson's, Main Street. HELLO — Angelo Von Geel demonstrates her telephone exhibit at Thursday's Science Fair at Biddulph Central School. BATTER DOWN — Pete Von Geel, Glenn Silver and Greg Wragg were in charge of preparing pancakes for Sunday's Lucan firemen's breakfast. More than 1,000 persons attended going for the Pull for Poul fund to aid injured farmer Paul. Grose. T -A photo Dorcas Unit meets The Dorcas Unit of the Lucan United Church held their regular meeting April 28 with 12 members' answering the roll call. The Easter Story was read follow- ed by joyful Easter hymns. The regional will be held in the Lucan Church May 5 also the Couples Club are having a garage sale on May9. An outing. to a Mennonite Quilt Show at New Hamburg on May 30 was suggested. Members .who are in- terested are to contact Mabel Froats. The Dorcas Unit will donate one of the new anniver'sary Bibles to the Sun- dae School. The May meeting is to be a pot luck luncheon at 12:30 on May 26. Each member is to bring a mother, a daughter, a former member or a friend. The meeting closed with the com- mittee serving "poached . egg on toast".