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GETTING READY Assistant supervisor Theresa Van Wieren (left), supervisor Jennifer Thomson, assis-
tant supervisor Christine Huston and volunteer Karen Hartman are immersed in preparations for operating
the Hensall summer playground program which began this week.
Playground program begins
Forty children are registered for
this year's summer playgroun&at the
Hensall Community Centre. Super-
visor Jennifer Thomson will be
• assisted by Theresa Van Wieren,
Christine Huston and volunteer Karen
Hartman in providing six weeks of ac-
tivities and fun for the youngsters.
Already on the calendar are tripsio
Storybook Garden in London. the
Grand Bend 'Zoo and joining with Ex-
eter playground in a mini -Olympics:
The program began July 6.
• Shuffleboard .
Please note that there will be a time
change for shuffling every Thursday
al the Hensall Arena. Instead of 1:I0,
p.m. the shuffling will now begin at'
1:30 p.m.
Last Thursday's high ladies were
Pearl McKnight -:383. Irene Finlayson
- :177 and Ethel Knowles and Eileen
Dowson tied at :369. .
High men's scores were Dave Kyle
- :352. John L'onsitt - 342 and George,
Dowson 326. •
-
Queensway -
Well, we've had another busy. yet
very enjoyable week at Queensway
On Monday afternoon our basing
club met to make a little something
special. for Canada Day, and ger did
just that. We ended up putting
together Canadian shortbread cookies
-that were pretty darn good. -
Tuesday morning several of us took
part in the Fun and Fitness pr'ogranr.
which was followed up in the after-
noon by our weekly church service at
2 p.m. We had the pleasure • oI
welcoming back Rev. Bob Sinesac
who delivered a wonderful service
that was enjoyed by all.
Since Wednesday was Canada Day
we decided to celebrate in style. with
an outdoor barbecue.:All the residents
enjoyed barbecued hamburgers and
hot dogs. along with terrific weather.
WINIRVIIMBBEMW.MINSMIMMUINSEMOMANINIW'' •-••-
We'd like to passim a couple of well
deserved thank-yous to Dorothy Elder
and Mary Hoobol, Who volunteered
their tines to- ensure a successful
barbecue. We'd also like to thank all
the staff me)i)bers who helped us out
as well. It is deeply appreciated:
Thursday afternoon brought us
• once -again to library time. We get
together • to review the new set of
.books from the Hensall Library. •
Well. that's it for. this, week,, hope
your are having y0'great .week, and
please check us out next week. we'll
be here! •
Quote of the week: "The best of
humour is always kindly. The worst
and the cheapest is malicious." •-
Stephen Leacock
- Personals
.-Mr. and Mrs. Brian Collins and
faniily from Waterloo spent Wednes-
day of last week with the latter's
mother Mrs. Laird Mickle.. .
•
German guests in Kippen area
By Nlargaret Hoggarth
Anita and Jochen Paulsen from
Beusum. North Germany. have en-
joyed a two-week stay in the area with
their friends Thea and Uwe Wisch.
Anita and Jochen have appreciated
the hot dry spell. we have experienc-
• ed of late. as when they left Germany,
it had been cold and wet for quite a
while. Apart from relaxing at the
Wisch's farm, they visited Stratford
and Niagara Falls.
Kippen (.un ('tub
The Gun Club met on Tuesday June
23 with :30 shooters in attendance for
the evening. The following is a list of
their scores: Jim Cocker-- 25: Brad
Mann - 25; Laurence ('ox - 25: Jim
Butcher - 25: Harrison Schock - 24;
Bill Fisher - 24; Jack Mills -24: Ken
Whetham - 24; Al Kyle - 24; Fred
Brall - 24; Dan Crerar - 24: Jamie
Caldwell - 24; Jim- Martin - 24: (:len
Mogk - 23; Bert Mahaffy - 23: fiord
Glazier - 2:3; Paul Lamb -22;1 'harlie
Brandon - 22; Neil Voskamp - 22: Ed
Steegstra - 21; Al McQuenny - 21;
Lloyd Venner - 21; Kevin ('lark - 20;
Bart Post ma - 20; Gladys McGregor
- 19: Bill Smith - 19; Lloyd Haskell -
19; Bob Baker - 19 and David Scott -
17.
On Tuesday June 30 Jamie Caldwell
scored 50 points. Well done Jamie!
Dan Crerar - 25; Brad Mann - 24; Bert
Mahaffy - 24; Bob Baker - 24; Glen
Mogk - 24; _Bill Fisher --24; Jody
Mouserinjohn - 24; Neil Voskamp - 24;
Harrison Schock - 23: Paul Lamb - 23;
_ Gord Glazier -23; Al Kyle •23; Lloyd
Venner -2:3 Ken Whetham - 23; .Lloyd
Haskell - 22; Ed Steegstra - 21; Bill
Smith - 21: Brent Dawe - 26; Al
McQuenny - 17; Bart Poslma - 16;
Ralph Hearley - 14 and Sean Kyle - 12.
Thanks to Barb Caldwell for relay-
ing the scores to me each week.
Apiary a beehive of activity
EXTRACTING -- Summer helper
Apiarist Bill Ferguson isn't sure yet
whether the 1987 honey crop will he
smaller or larger than previous
years, or about average. All depends
on this summer's weather.
A good crop of dandelions provid-
ed the bees with adequate nectar to-
feed
ofeed themselves until the summer
flow started.
Ferguson is producing. canola
honey for the third year. Canola is
still relatively new in this section of
Huron, and Ferguson is still learning
Ian Thiel feeds honeycombs into the extractor at Ferguson Apiaries
how to handle it. The bees need to he
strong to collect the canola nectar.
and the canola honey can not be tell
in the hive. as it begins to granulate
in 10 days:
Some canola honey is sold separate-
ly to customers who ask specifically
for the mild, white product.
The current basswood !low is not as
heavy as usual because of the dry
weather being experienced.
Customers buying honey right now
get a mix of canola, basswood and
spring flowers.
The clover honey is just beginning
to come in. The crop will be depen-
dent on what the weatherman brings.
11 conditions are loo dry. (he clover
won't bloom; if Loo wet, the blossoms
gel too big and (he bees won't work
them.
The price of honey has strengthen-
ed this year. Although the wholesale
price barely covers the cost of produc-
lion. Ferguson said his retail sales al
$1.25 per pound are keeping his
business - alive.
•
HONEY SEASON Apiarist Bilt Ferguson puts combs of honey
through the uncapping machine which prepares the combs for the
extractor.
A
HE HAS HIV S -- Bill Ferguson
trundles somhoney-filled hives.
into the apiary to begin extrac-
ting their honey.
No longer down in the dump
after retrieving lost articles
A cryptic display ad in last week's
i -A caught -the eye of the editorial
staff. The ad read "Pete, Wendy and
Bert would like tb thank the Reeve of
Hensall for the use of the Hensall
dump Saturday. A good time was had
by all and hopefully we can do it again
sometime."
The intrepid investigative reporting
staff of this paper has ferreted out the
news behind the news.
It seems that Wendy Case couldn't
find a paper bag containing $50 worth
of clothes for seven -month-old son
Adam. Husband Peter insisted he had
set the bag on the kitchen counter, but
his wife could not., recall seeing it. A
search.of.the house proved fruitless.
However, Wendy remembered she
had thrown out a paper bag she had
assumed was filled with the garbage
left over after she and her -sister-in-
law had brought home some snacks
from the local fast-food. outlet.
Wendy mentally retraced events.
She threw a bag out Thursday. The
garbage was collected on Friday.
- Adam's wardrobe has disappeared at
the same time. Could it be in the
Hensall dump?
"I - was so mad at myself for
possibly doing something so stupid 1
decided to go looking", Wendy
Cromarty Church
marks anniversaries
By MRS. ROBERT LAING
Cromarty Presbyterian Church
, celebrated the 135th anniversary of
the congregation, and 122nd anniver-
sary of the present church building on
June 28 with a good, attendance of
. members, former members, and
friends from heighboring
congregations. - - The clerk of session, Jean Carey,
conducted the service with Carol Ann
Scott at the organ. The junior choir
sang Thank You Father for Making
Me Me, and the senior choir, Precious
-Memories. Lisa Gardiner read the
scripture and the responsive reading
was led by.her sister, Leanne.
For the children's story, Mrs. Tom
Scott described the school which she
attended in northern Saskatchewan;
noting that there was no basement or
running water, in the school and there
were no telephones in the area.
Lighting was by oil lamp. The post of-
fice was five miles away and delivery
was made once a week. In the fall
men drove forty or fifty miles to town
to bring in supplies for winter. -
There was no church or Sunday
School, but there was always prayer
in the morning and Bible stories on
Friday. She concluded by saying that
we don't realize that God has given us
so much, and he looks to us to help
other people.
Mrs. Lucie Milne of Mitchell was
guest speaker. Using Matt. 9:16,17 as '
scripture she stressed the value of
what has gone before, both in the
building of the church and in the faith
of the generations of people.
.Many new things such as organs,
hymn books, modern Bible transla-
tions, and women ministers have
been introduced at different times to
old churches, sometimes with much
opposition. Christianity can never
_change in content of faith, only in its
form as -additions from the present
blend in with the old.
Ushers for the anniversary service
were Brian Miller and Richard
Templemen. Following worship lunch
was served in the Sunday School
room.
Personals
We welcome Gary and Gerda Dill
and their two children to this com-
munity. The Dills have purchased
Eldon Allen's farm and moved from
Brodhagen on the weekend: The
Allens are now living on the Staffa
road, prior to moving to their new
house in Mitchell in the fall. Inciden-
tally, both families' '' have the same
phone, number.
recalls. She tucked Adam under her
arm andset-off--tor the dump_ on
Saturday.
Adam did not appreciate his sur-
roundings, and soon began to cry.
Wendy felt like crying too,'as she gaz-
ed at mountains of plastic garbage
bags offering no clue as to which had
come from the Case household. She
and Adam returned home.
Not wanting to give up so easily, she
enlisted the help of her mother "Bert"
Kloss and set out again. People bring-
' ing their waste to the dump were sur-
prised to see two women methodical-
ly opening garbage bags and digging
in. They overheard the older woman
address the younger women with
strange remarks like "Do you use
Nabisco Shredded Wheat?", or "Did
you make strawberry jam this
week?"
The two finally gave up.
This was husband Peter's chance to
prove he was blameless in this whole
affair. He headed along the well-worn
trail to the Hensall dump.
Just as Peter was ready to concede
-_ defeat. he found in one bag an address
a few doors from the Case home on
King St. He must be getting close. He
persevered, and finally identified the
three bags he had set out on Thursday
night.
Guess which one contained Adam's
new clothes? Correct. The third and
last.
Peter sneaked the bag back home.
He intended to make his wife suffer
just a bit longer as penitence for ac-
cusing him of not dropping the parcel
off in the kitchen, as he had insisted
all along. His revenge wag shortlived.
Wendy. had been tipped off by the
dump attendant.
A relative who enjoys a practical
joke inserted the ad.
As Shakespeare said, all's well that
ends well
And aren't you glad 'e cleared up
the mystery for you. Who knows?
There may be a thousand more
dramas behind our ads, all wailing to
be told.
Hensall
and district news
3 **Mt'`
Susan Hartman
262.2449
TRIP WINNER — Hensall Kinsmen Derek Robinson (right) and Steve
Knight hold up the winning ticket for the July trip -of -the -month. The
winner, Gary Stephens, cif Hensall, gets a week's holiday at Holiday
Harbour, Muskoka.
The -
Light
Touch
By
JACK
LA VENDER
Middle age is when you go
all out and wind up all in.
•
When you invite trouble, it
"will usually accept.
•
If Adam came back today,
the only thing he'd recognize
would be centerfolds.
•
A lax agent is a guy who has
everything -- and all of it is
yours.
If basketball hadn't been in-
vented, where would they
hold the high school dance?
•
Throw us the ball al
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