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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-12-09, Page 23Page 8A Times -Advocate, December 9, 1987 Grand Bend and dIstrkt wows Lynne DesJardine 238-8768 Roberta Walker 238-2471 • LOCAL TORCHBEARER - Excited Jan Steele, Grand Bend, practises running with her homemade 1.5 kilogram torch. She is preparing to share the flame with other proud Canadians on December 25, Day 39. GB resident selected to "Share The Flame" Most people today will be think- ing, there's only 16 more days until Christmas. But not one special lady from Grand Bend. Janice Goodrich -Steele will be- come a part of history on December 25, as she takes part in the Olympic Torch Relay. Her one kilometer route will take place between Brant- ford and Stoney Creek, which cov- ers 57 kilometers of the course. After watching the Olympic com- mercial on television a year ago, the active 60 year old started walking until winter set in. Thcn, she filled out over 300 application cards, sup- plied by sponsor Petro -Canada in Crediton. She chose day 39 (Christ- mas), her second choice on every fifth application. Words cannot describe Jan's joy when she was accepted in June and confirmed in August. She is ex- tremely excited about the whole ad- venture and has the support of fami- ly and friends. Her son, Tony Steele, one of three grown children, will be organizing celebration par- ties on the 25th for his mother. Jan also has four granddaughters. Despite a fracture to her right foot recently, Jan is determined to rtin under all circumstances. Shc is tak- ing therapy each day as well as her regular training and her foot will be well bandaged on Christmas day. A Lions club member from Dundas (her area to run), checks with Jan periodically to make sure that she is still participating. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportuni- ty! Give Jan your good wishes and support as a torchbearer in this ter- rific country, Canada! Way to go, Jan! Medical board chairman The Grand Bend and Arca Medical Board held its annual meeting No- vember 26 at the Sauble Court lounge, GB. Past chairman, Grant Taylor, said that a firm decision on the financing for an addition to the existing medi- cal centre, has not been reached. Af- ter a discussion with .their bankers, they have indicated with assurance 1 that the board will be looked after until financing is found. Taylor suggested that a building committee and a campaign commit- tee will be appointed at their Janu- ary meeting. ,n the meantime, a call for tenders, to establish a cost, is underway at the present timc. Ncw chairman is Bill Harwood, with vicc-chairman, Larry Cole. The treasurer is Pat Kading, and sec- retary, Edna Frampton will be step-. ping down. There are 14 directors on the board. Grand Bend darters compete In the Grand Bend Thursday night sharp shooters league, Rollies team remained on top. Standings to date as the chart reads arc" Rollies - 26, Thirsty Fox - 22, Elbow Benders - 21, Mainstreetcrs - 20, Imperiales - 18, Brew Crew - 17, Legion - 17, Legion 2 - 16, Finnigans - 13, Ticdcmans - 13, GB Yachters - 4, Coconut Bay - 2. Have your team standings brought up to date. Just fill in points on the legion chart. It's going to be a close finish at Christmas! Watch out Gene! Participate in Erin The Parkhill atom -and novice teams travelled to Erin Saturday for a two-day tournament. The atoms coached by Mike Chalmers and Les Howarth won the consolation trophy in overtime on Sunday afternoon. The team lost their first game on Saturday, 5-4, then went on to win 2-0 in the sec- ond match. In the final game, the score was 3-2 for Parkhill over Erin. The novice team -Seat out Brace - bridge in their first match. In over- time, the Grand Bend forward line connected to score the winning mark, 4-3. A very strong team from King City defeated Parkhill with a 4-3 score in their second game, forc- ing Parkhill out of the "A" champi- onship. • In Shamrock league, the Panthers play at home this Friday against Belmont at 7 p.m. SHDAMH hosts annual Christmas banquet The. South Huron District Associ- ation for the Mentally Handicapped held their annual Christmas banquet at the Recreation Centre in Exeter on Thursday, December 3. There were about 275 members, guests and friends to enjoy a delicious tur- key dinner with all the trimmings, cooked and served by the Associa- tion .executive and their wives. Members of the Second Exeter Girl Guides helped to serve at the tables. Some great music was provided during the pre -dinner cocktail hour by the South Huron District High School Concert Band, under the di- rection of Bob Robilliard. People gathered to listen, dance and applaud their music, and most of the band stayed afterward to enjoy the ban- quet. Association chairman Victor Knip welcomed everyone for the evening, and introduced Reformed Church minister, Rev. Henry Van Essen, who gave the group a Christmas message and blessing. After the meal, Victor snip made a special presentation lo former chairman Herb Vcrbeek, who has re- cently resigned from the board after years of faithful service and leader- ship. The award was proudly accept- ed by his son, Carl Verbeek, on be- half of Herb, who is presently away on holidays. Then Pete Visscher and Harry Klungel, accompanied by Marjorie Jones on piano, led everyone is a rousing session of Christmas car- ols. The highlight of the evening was a beautiful Christmas play presented by the Friendship Group. The Friendship Group : is composed of handicapped adults, friends and vol- unteers who meet each Thursday from 7:15 p.m. to $:15 p.m. in the Exeter United Church, to study, dis- cuss and share their Christian fel- lowship. Paul Turnbull was narrator for the skit, reading the Christmas story from the gospel, as "God's special people" portrayed the main charac- ters of the familiar story. After each segment, the entire Friendship Group sang an appropriate carol. The costumes were provided by the Exeter Bible Fellowship and Exeter Pentecostal church. Eva Lang was pianist for the choir, led by Carol and Harry Stuart. The whole perfor- mance was so moving, as they par- ticipated with such enthusiasm and pride. Paul Turnbull thanked all the volunteers who help with the Friendship club, and reminded eve- ryone that they could use more helpers, as sessions resume on Jan- uary 7 in the new year. After the play, the Thames Road Guild set up their dancirig music, with three fiddles, a banjo and piano (minus the guitarist). ARC adults were soon dancing up a storm, to end a perfect evening. Women Today meeting Members of Women Today met in the Clinton offices for their quar- terly meeting and Christmas party. In a workshop session, they were presented with an -update on long range goals for the organization. They are also starting up a Kids To- day Program, with a library, toys and games with a non-competitive, non-sexist frame of reference. A silent auction is being held, with over 30 items donated as a fund raiser for Women Today. The items will be on display in the Clinton office from December 6 to December 16, for bidding. Your bid may be the highest on some item of your choice, so stop in at the Women Today house to choose from a selection of hand- crafted items, toys and household ar- ticles and augment your Christmas list. The box will be opened on De - Christmas Past at Museum On Sunday, December 13 from 1 until 4 p.m. the Lambton Heritage Museum will be filled with the sights and sounds of Christmas Long Ago. There will be plum pud- ding steaming on the woodstove, the smell of hot spicy cider, home- made presents and decorations, the sparkle of candles and carolling in the chapel. For the past six years, up to 2000 arca school children have taken part in this special Christmas pro- gramme at the museum. This year, for the first time, the public is in- vited to join the celebration. While money was scarce and the decorations were simple, Christmas was still a speci I time for the early residents of La ton County. In the woodshop, a ntcr will dem- onstrate the simple homemade wooden toys that would have de- lighted a child 100 years ago. By the 1890's, people were more prosperous and Christmas became a more elaborate celebration. Many presents such as wax -head dolls, games and books were purchased and placed unwrapped on and under the tree. In the parlour, beside a trce covered with store-bought and home-made decorations there will be demonstrations of popular Victorian paper crafts such as quilling. Come out and celebrate Christmas Long Ago! The Lambton Heritage Museum is located on Highway 21, eight kilometres south of Grand Bend. For more information call 243-2600. cember 16, with winners notified on December 17 so make a bid at the Silent Auction - you could get lucky! Church of God The morning worship service at the Grand Bend Church of God opened Sunday with Millie Desjar- dine leading the singing of "0 Come Let Us Adore Him". Several carols including "Redeeming Love" were sung by the congregation. Joy Mason and Phyllis Desjardine asked the question "Are we seeking the star?" in their duet. Pastor Stan Desjardine spoke on the passage from Isaiah 9 telling how God gave' His best, His Son, to dispel the darkness, increase the joy, lift burdens, and bring peace to this world. The evening service was led by Ilene Desjardine. Katie Vincent read two Christmas poems. The pastor shared information about the work in the East African country of Uganda, being accomplished by missionaries who are supported with funds from Churches of God 'across Ontario. Last Thursday, the Women of the Church of God enjoyed a delicious turkey dinner at Macy's Restaurant. after the meal, the fellowship time was led by Mrs. Ethel Lennox. A gift was presented to Lucille Vin- cent for her service as nresident_nf the group for several years. The Christmas Program will be held on December 20 at 7 p.m. Golden Agers meeting The Grand Bend Golden Agers met at St. John's Anglican Hall last Wednesday at 12:30 p.m., for a deli- cious turkey dinner with all the trimmings, catered by the Women's Institute for 39 members, friends and guests. Special guests were Rev. Walter Vipperman and Dave Sheppard. Rev. Vipperman spoke to the group after dinner, beginning with some humorous comments. The topic of his talk was "What's Happening to our Church's Relig- ious Commitment?" and offered some proven statistics to give them further food for thought. Dave Sheppard played some pre- dinner music, and led everyone after dinncr in some Christmas carols. The group in charge, headed by Dor- othy Cutting, awarded prizes. For those with birthdays closest to De- cember 25 - Alma Prance and Clara Hamilton�r and Clayton Lovie. The "lucky -hair" was won by Liz Re- louw. Elda Adams gave two reading "Let's Think of Christmas" and Season's Wishes". A short business meeting was chaired by Beulah Holt. An offer- ing of $38 will be sent to ARC In- dustries. The remainder ofthe after- noon was spent with various card games and visiting. Catholic News The Second Sunday of Advent was also a special day for the Cath- olic Women's League at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, as they cele- brated "Respect for Life Day". CWL members took an active part in the liturgy at the 11 a.m. Mass on Sun- day, with Carol Luther as reader, Ad Smeekins and Gera Peters as Eu- charistic Ministers, and Tillie Van Leeuwen and Angie Back taking up the collection. The choir, led by Ly - die Duchow, sang "Hail Mary, Gentle Woman" as the communion hymn. Lia Vandenbcrk sold Pro - Life material - Christmas cards, pins, reading material, after Mass. A special mass was held Tuesday, at 7:15 p.m. to commemorate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary. Several CWL members at- tended the• High Mass at St. Peter's Basilica in London, held the same evening, as all members were en- couraged to participate during this Manan Year, with a Mass and com- munal Rosary. Next Sunday, December 13, will be the Grand Bend parish Gift Sun- day, when each family will be asked to donate toys and canned goods to- ward those less fortunate in the community. The toys should be la- belled by age and gender. The Christmas schedule for Im- maculate Heart of Mary reads: Com- munal Penance Service in Grand Bcnd, December 22 at 7:15 p.m. Carol Service followed by Mass, beginning at 7:15 p.m. on Decem- ber 24. Mass on Christmas Day at 11 a.m. only. Legion News There were 28 out for darts at the Grand Bend Legion last Tuesday evening. Don Wiltdn and Ann Fis- cher won first place, with Joan Coeck and Ez Going getting second. Ron Crown won the door prize. Winners of the Friday Meat Raffle were: Jean Chambers, Bob Hedley and grand winner, Kcith Hargood, who won three times! Doorprize winners were Bill Lenks, Ron Crown, and Linda Fisher. Don't forget that this week, De- cember 11, the Friday Meat Raffle will be a Turkey Shoot instead. Come out and win a holiday dinner. Tickets are still available for the Christmas Stocking to be drawn on December 18 at $1.00 each. About town The Christmas season is upon us. Evergreen trees are available in all the towns; every church choir is hard at work on their Christmas car- ol service; and a mind-boggling ar- ray of presents are being advertised in stores, magazines, catalogues, newspapers and of course T.V. (From the sublime to the ridicu- lous, for all tastes). 'Tis also the season for holiday parties and while it is great fun to be filled with the spirit of Christ- mas present, don't drink so much that you join the spirits of Christ- mas past. Drive carefully. The United Church Women are re- minded of their potluck luncheon next Thursday, December 10, at 12:30 p.m. in the Sunday School rooms. There's also a list of things to bring. Bring yourself, a friend, your •favourite 'food, your own dishes and cutlery and also bring a supply of cookies and decorated bas- kets (four quart size) to make up treats for shut-ins. The Catholic Womcn's League Christmas party is on December 14, next Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the Alhambra Hall following a short business meeting. Husbands are also invited. . LIFE MEMBERSHIP - At Thursday's Christmas party of the South Hu-' ron Association for the Mentally Handicapped Herb Verbeek received a life membership. Above, Victor Knip makes the presentation to Verbeek's son Carl. 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