HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-05-20, Page 11TEDDY -BEAR PICNIC — Last Thursday and Friday the Grand Bend
Nursery School held a teddy -bear picnic at each class. Shown with
their bears are in the front Lisa Masse, Miranda Case, Jennifer Rath,
and Lindsey Jean. At the top is Luke Hayward; Lori Pergel and
Catherine Miller.
Grand Ben
and district news
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HIGHEST HONOR GUIDES — Three Grand Bend Guides received
their all-round cord and pins at a ceremony Tuesday evening: It takes
three years to complete the necessary duties for this honor. In the
front is Carla Taylor, Grand Bend, Jodi Desjardine, Grand Bend and
Rachael Nutt, Dashwood. In the back are leaders Paula Taylor, Bren-
da Hoist and Donna Lovie. A special- gift was presented -to Guide
helper Sandy Stanlake at this meeting.
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Highways resemble parking lots
Roads leading into Grand Bend
over the season's first holiday
weekend resembled huge parking lots
at times on Saturday and Sunday.
The resort was inundated with a
record number of Victoria Day
weekend holidayers, while the near-
by Pinery Park was also filled to
capacity. •
Traffic along Highway 21 and 81 in-
to Grand Bend was backed up for a
considerable distance on the weekend
and many people finally ended up
parking and walking up to three miles
to get to the popular resort.
Police report that the weekend was
hectic for them as therewere a
number of fights, incidents of
drunkeness and other unsavory ac-
tivities staged by the predominantly
youthful crowd. -
The Grand Bend OPP detachment
report 185 occurrences, of which 107
were for liquor offences. There were
six people charged with impaired
driving and eight were given 12 -hour
suspensions after Alert tests were
conducted.
There were two charged under the
Narcotics Control Act and nine under
the Criminal Code.
While the number of charges and
evictions from the Pinery and Ipper-
wash provincial parks wasup over
last year's first holiday weekend, the
amount of destruction was curtailed
tftgeRSENIANCEMMAPAWANAMIMitir
significantly Ray Bonenberg
reported.
Bonenberg said,"the weekend went
very well," and the -only reason that
the number of charges increased
was because the additional park
staff stopped problems before they
began.
The number of charges issued at
the Pinery was 200, while Ipperwash
had 80. There were 85 evictions from
the Pinery and 30 from Ipperwash.
Bonenberg said, "it was unfor-
tunate that it rained Monday." When
it does rain, fewer . campers do a
suitable clean up on their campsite,
and more money must be spent in
preparing the sites for the next
weekend. Also, many campers tend to
leave behind valuable equipment in
these situations.
VICTORIA DAY CLEAN-UP Last Monday the Grand Bend Girl Guides •and Cubs, leaders and some
parents (not shown) gathered at the Pinery Provincial Park to clean up campsites. Here the enthusiastic
group gets ready to keep Ontario clean, with their garbage -pail kids! Rain or not! The groups made
a profitof over $300 from bottles:
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Firemen respond to twocalls
On Sunday,- the Grand Bend and
area fire brigade was summoned out
through the busy traffic congestion at
the main intersection in Grand Bend.
The fire at Everett and -Shirley
Mellins, Cornett, was contained.
On Monday night at 9:30 p.m., a fire
call was received from Kelders Klon-
dyke Campground. Firemen rushed
to the scene.
Team breaks even
The. newly formed Grand- Bend
ladies slo-pitch team came away with
one win and one loss after their first
two matches.
Coaches Gary Lovie, Dashwood.
and Bill Simmons, Exeter, said the
team played well to come from
behind and beat Centralia 7-4 in their
first game. A great extra effort was
given by Roxanne Marshall and Dale
Ridley. .
In the second game against
Dashwood, the new team lost 13-5.
Dianne Mollard and Eleanor Weigand
batted out some great hits. The team
met Crediton for an easy game on
Tuesday for game three.
The Grand Bend bantam boys team
sporty to dressier casual wear. "The
Cotton Collection" will be open from
10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday teSatur-
day, Sunday from 2 to 9 p.m. Ann will
be working right at the store making
hr creations and providing on -the -
snot alterations, so drop in!
Stables open
There's a new establishment in the
area, a riding stable, located about a
mile and a quarter south of the Pinery
Park entrance. Leo Ducharme, of
Oakwood Park is ownerand pro
prietor of Whipple -Tree Riding
Stables, with Larry Mason as
manager and- an experienced trail
guide, Don Masse.
They have about one dozen horses -
to ride, with the trail guide, through
the quiet woods for a relaxing little.
get -away from the hustle and bustle.
There's one trail half an hour long and
another one hour long, and even two
draft horses to pull wagon rides. The
stables are open from about 10 a.m.
till dark, seven days a week, so get on
your cowboy boots and Mosey on.
down the road to mount up and ride
off into the sunset! -
played their first game Wednesday . Bible coffee hour
evening 'at home. The team beat The ladies meeting for the coffee
Crediton. Making some great field— Bible hour at Sauble.Court Tuesday
plays were Todd Hatyer and zshor rttorning studied - the chapter on
stop Cullen Kobe. Brian Pearen an revenge air reconciliation from their
Sherwood Eddy are coaching the ban-
tams this season, who are in a new.
league.
Group enjoy rain
On Victoria Day, a large number of
GB Girl Guides and Cubs gathered at
the Pinery .Provincial Park. The
groups worked in the warm rain from.
1:00 p.m. until 4:30 cleaning up
Pinery campsites. This was one way
the children could show the Pinery
their appreciation for the use of the
park for many of their outdoor
activities.
Special thanks should go to the
parent volunteers who helped with
this task- - --
The annual camp at Benmiller will
be held on May 29 to 31. Those boys
and girls helping at the park will get
their camping fees paid.
study book on David and his Psalms.
David attempted reconciliation with
King Saul when he had opportunity
for revenge.
The ladies talked about how recon-
ciliation can be brought about in a
conflict situation and how our rela-
tionship with God might -help us take
the risk of reconciliation with a
person.
Nita Sinclair opened by welcoming
all and a prayer. A hymn sing follow-
ed. Pat Desjardine led the lesson and
gave the closing prayer.
-Anglican news '
Rev. Walter Vipperman celebrated
Holy Communion at both 8:30 and
9:30 a.m. services on Sunday at St:
John's Anglican Church in Grand
- - - Bend. Both 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. ser -
Cotton Collection opens vices will continue to be heard from
A new franchise has opened the the now until Labor Day.
Queen's St. mall, the Cotton Coltec- Mrs. Dorothy White and Mrs. Joan
tion by Ann Triebner, She's in part- Miedema were hostesses for the cof-
nership with Joan Van Koughnott, fee hour following the service.
owner of the Health, Beauty and The ladies group would like to take
Therapy shop. this opportunity to thank all those who
Ann Triebner, of Exeter, began contributed in any way to make their
designing and sewing a line of sport spring tea and bake sale such a
swear featured at the old Beehive, success.
now the Grand Bend Emporium, Fitness ('lub
while still in her teens. Then she sold • The Grand Bend Lioness Club met
her creations on consignment at the in April with Easter as the thseme.
Sunshop, and for three years at "My They had an Easter bonnet parade.
Sister's Closet". Ann has been and the lovely winners were Valerie
recognized as a talented newcomer in Martens, Roxanne Marshall and
the field of Canadian fasijion designs. Dorothy Peat. A special thank -you
Her present line of cottons come in goes to the Coco Nut Bay for donating
prints, pastels and brights; jump- prizes for their winner. Members
suits, slacks, shorts, with tops to reported a very successful fashion
match, for a look that ranges from show held recently at Oakwood. with
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Twelve Lioness visited with the Ex-
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now on sale for our quilt draw. from
any Lioness member. It was the deci-
sion of the club to hold another trip of
the month draw and tickets will be
available early July. A profit of over
$9.000 was made on their 1987 trip of
the month draws, and will be donated
toward community -betterment.
The Lioness would like to thank
the Catholic Women's League, the
Women's Institute and Finnegan's
Irish Restaurant for theit• part in
making Meals on Wheels possible. A
great example of community co-
operation. The next meeting will be
"Bring a Friend" night on May 28.
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