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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-12-16, Page 33P. Popular exhibit at The Lambton Heritage Museum opened its doors to the adults to en- Dy their "Old -Fashioned Christmas ays" on Sunday. Between 200 and 300 took the opportunity to see what all the local school children have been talking about, as the Christmas crafts exhibits have been previously limited to weekday school demonstrations. There were exhibits, craftspeople and artisans inside and outside, to provide in- sights into the Christmases of yes- teryear. Woodworkers in the outside shops were hard at work on wooden toys our grandparents would have loved to receive in their stockings. The sound of carols came from the old Eisenbach Chapel, with Nola Love pumping away on the old organ, as people sang their familiar favorites. Ladies in the Pioneer homestead cabin were busy making plum pud- ,. ding on the old wood stove, and fix- ing up orange rind candies - tasty! Inside the- museum, the parlor rooms were all decorated for a Vic- toran Christmas, and old fashioned candy was available at the General Store. Ladies were demonstrating their talents in the Clock Room, creating lovely old Victorian Christmas tree decorations. There was hot cider, coffee and cookies available in the snack room • for those coming inside from the cold, or just anyone who was hun- gry. It was impossible to feel much like a Scrooge after all that Christ- mas cheer, so if you need a cure for the "bah -humbug holiday blahs", a trip to the Lambton Heritage Mu- seum should provide the prescrip- tion for Yuletide cheer. Christmas Ecumenical A Christmas -Ecumenical gather- ing was held at Greenway United Church on December 1, with ladies from the Grand Bend United, Church of God, Grand Bend Catho- lic and Anglican churches attending. Eloise Eagleson was the hostess for the evening, welcoming the la- dies who braved rather nasty weather to attend the service. Organist Eve- lyn Curts provided the music for a beautiful choral service, as Mrs. Ea- gleson read a few verses from the Christmas story and the congrega- tion would respond with an appro- priate hymn, illuminating the Bibli- cal words with music. Special mu- sic was provided by Roberta Walk- er, who performed several carols on the violin, then sang "Rise Up Shepherd and Follow" a cappella. A sum of 583 was collected, to be sent to ARC Industries. The guest speaker for the evening, Rev. Ann Beatty, was introduced. She is a na- tive of London, had a ministry in Northern Ontario for several years, Grand Bend and district news Lynne Desjardlne 238-8768 Roberta Walker 238-2471 STEPHEN SCHOOL ATHLETES - One of the numbers of a Stephen Central School Christmas concert held last night, Tuesday involved ath- letes. From the left are hockey player Jamie Hoffman, skiier Elizabeth Fitz- gerald and figure skater Keriann O'Rourke. SEASONS GREHINGS I Our friendship with you will never melt! Me. ry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone. Thank you for your loyal patronage HOLIDAY HOURS Closed Dec. 21 at 4 p.m. Due to staff Christmas Party Closed Dec. 24 at 6 p.m., Closed Dec. 25 Closed New Year's Eve at 8 p.m. Hwy. 21 South 2 min. from Main ainumk Instersection of Grand Bend - 41M111111=11\ 238-8330 CCU r we doltrightat jzik IIIMIONIEr museum and is now residing in Ailsa Craig. Rev. Beatty spoke of her memo- ries of Christmas - the Advent prep- aration versus the gift buying hassle. Are too many of our memo- ries centered around Santa Claus, in- stead of the coming of Baby Jesus? She discussed ways to emphasize the Christ in Christmas, and how we ought to remember Mary. His mother, as a good role model in prayer, patience, obedience and love. If we are willing to become part of creating a Christ -like atmosphere, then by His birth, we can help to give light to a darkened world. After the service, the ladies en- joyed refreshments and fellowship. New executive picked The Grand Bend and Arca Cham- ber of Commerce chose a new exec- utive at their annual dinner meeting recently. The new president is Jim Stevenson, 1st Vice Dave Shep- pard, 2nd vice Carol Farquhar, Sec. manager Susan Dunn, and Treasurer Mark Giovannetti. Seven new members were wel- comed into the chamber. The list of new directors is as follows: Shirley Andraza, Anne Bannister, George Coyle, Marjc Crowe, Bill Dclorme, Jim DcWitte, Darryl and Carol Far- quhar, Barbara Gower, Garry Masse, John McDowell, Lloyd and Joyce Morden, Mac Morenz, Barba- ra Morrissey, Bill Rammeloo, Charlie and Marie Srokosz, and Ray Swain. Novice wins three In Shamrock action, the Parkhill Novice Panthers won three league games on the weekend. On Friday night, the team trounced Belmont with a 10-5 score. At Lambeth on Saturday evening, the Panthers made it a 5-2 win. In the 7-6 win over Goderich on Sunday, the Parkhill team was surprised at the opposition's come- back. Matthew DeJong, Simon Desjardine, and Kyle Vermeulen all played very well. Next game is this Friday in Park- hill when the Silverstick games be- gin for the following week. The Panthers play at 8:15 p.m. to start things off. GB Youth Group enjoy hayride The newly formed Youth Group met at the Grand Bend United Church last Saturday evening at 6:30 p.m. Twenty-one teenagers and a few adults travelled around the village singing Christmas carols, followed by a fun gift exchange and lunch back at the Sunday School rooms. On Sunday evening the children filled the sanctuary, some dressed as angels, shepherds, wisemen, Mary and Joseph. Each one told what Christmas Is..., with favorite carols mixed throughout the program. A social time was held down- stairs with the Couples Club serv- ing refreshments and Christmas goodies. Church of God The Grand Bend Church of God held their Sunday School, as usual, on December 13, followed by the morning service at 11 a.m. Mr. Earl Miller and Mr. Dave Wood- ward, two representatives from the Gideon's Organization ministered to the congregation. Mr. Woodward based his message upon John 21:15-25. A girl's trio made up of Michelle Vincent, Jennifer Bum - stead and Bethany Desjardine, per- formed the lovely carol, "Noel". Rev. Peebles spoke at the even- ing services, taking his challeng- ing message from Matthew 17:15. Alcc Desjardine provided some mu- sic. The guest ministers wcrc invit- ed to speak while Rev. Stan Desjar- dine and his wife Pat were out of town for.the weekend, ministering in Montreal. Please remeMbcr the Sunday school service next December 20 at 10 a.m., followed by morning wor- ship at 11 a.m., when Christ's Birthday offering will be received. The Christmas program will take place at 7 p.m. followed by a time of fellowship. On December 22, the younger ,adults will cnjoy a Christmas sup- per at Macey's Restaurant at 6:30 p.m. The New Year's Eve service will take place on December 31 at 7:30 p.m. IscompanYtOO sma11 for a B!ue Cross Plan?Ask Joe Sgotto, or agent. IIIIIyour BLUE CROSS .171 1)ullcrin cm'. London. Omarl() N613 17.5 I 5I91 4.10-01.16 a. Times -Advocate, December 16, 1987 Page 17A 5. CHEESE PLEASE - The Grand Bend Lioness Club held a fund-raiser by selling Tavistock cheese in the area. Here Lionesses Joyce Morden, past -president, and Nancy Gill, committee chairman, prepare some of the boxes at the Birch Bark Office. All proceeds help better the community. Lioness Roxanne Johnson was the lucky winner of the December draw, $1000.00. Consider help from Easter Seals The Parents of Handicapped Chil- dren met at ARC Industries last week to discuss the Easter Seals role in assistive devices support. Very few parents attended, with more support staff and teachers present than parents. Despite the poor attendance, Heidi Bader, Com- munity Support liaison for Fami- lies from Clinton, supplied some very important information. The material was.supplied by Gay Hay- den, a public hedth nurse who works with the Easter Seals Socie- ty. The Easter Seals Society has been helping children born with handi- caps, from age birth to 19 years, since 1922. There are over 7000 cases served in Ontario,, and 573 in the London office alone. Lately there have been more referrals of children under one year,plus liaison with -treatment centres, school sup- port, and parents groups for older children. The Easter Seals Society relics mainly on Rotary and Lions Clubs for funding, for use in equipment, parent needs, and the Assistive De- vices Program. Fifty percent of the funds are returned to Toronto for camp programs, pre-school pro- grams, research, Northern clinics, etc. Due to the rising cost of equip- ment, demand is outstripping sup- ply - Easter Seals has been picking up 25 percent of the costs of equipment through the Assistive Devices Pro- gram, but due to depleted funds, this may no longer be possible. ADP docs not cover orthoepedic shoes, bathroom aids, special feed- ing devices, batteries, orthodontics, transportation, parent relief and oth- ers, which Easter Seals tries to help BANK OF MONTREAL M.A. McCARNEY, Area Manager, is pleased to announce the appoint- ment of Willi CHARLTON, as Branch Manager, BANK OF MONTREAL, Grand Bend. Willi was raised near Grand Bend and is looking forward to returning to the Community. She brings 15 years banking and man- agement experience to the position. Willi was previously Mgr. of the Hen - sail Branch; Mgr. Exeter area Ad- min. unit (ADCON); Supervisor per- sonal loans centre (PLC); and assistant Mgr. Zurich branch. Firm honours local reps Pioneer Hi -Bred Limited recog- nized arca sales representatives for their year4,of dedicated service at a Christmas • party held in Chatham, December 7. Gerald and Thelma Edwards, RR 2 Thedford, and Casc Van Raay, RR 3 Dashwood, received plaqut s in rec- ognition of 35 and 20 years of con- tinuous service, respectively. The Edwards received their award from District Sales Manager Glen McDonald of Thorndalc, while Raay accepted his award from Dis- trict Sales Manager Keith McMillan of Scaforth. Pioneer is a leading supplier of hybrid seed corn; soybean, alfalfa, and sorghum-sudangrass varieties: as well as Sila-bac (R) brand silage inoculants. fund. They are being forced, due to financial difficulties, to adhere more strictly to their mandate of aiding physically handicapped children, and decline funding.for developmentally delayed and/or retarded children. ESS is now asking parents to share more of the costs, or approach other clubs, like the Shrincrs, for finan- cial aid. Accessibility equipment, like ramps, cannot be fundcd!exccpt in extreme need, with three estimates provided. On May 8, a 1.7 million dollar (one time grant) was given to Easter Seals from the Secretariat of the Disabled for home modifica- tions, plus two million given to Barrier Free Design to promote de- sign assistance and consultation- to parents for their handicapped chil- drens' needs. Two hundred and thirty two applications for the grant were received, and 87 families assisted, as of September 1, 1987. The others were presented to the Ministry of Housing for special consideration. Once again the need greatly out- stripped the supply, plus the frustra- tions of meeting the criteria to qual- ify for the program. Accessibility for the disabled is a needed right rather than a privilege, and parents must take action, to approach the Government in meeting those needs. $340,000 was allotted to London for 29 cases, then they ran out of money. Don't settle for a triage approach to funding for the physically versus the mentally han- dicapped. Future housing solutions are go- ing to have to involve the commu- nity, in co-operative apartments, for example, where handicapped and NON -handicapped live together, es- pecially if centers like Thames Val- ley or CPRI arc closed in the fu- ture. Following the presentation, par- ents discussed with the support staff, the possible implications of Easter Seal funding cut-backs. They also aired some dis-satisfaction with the lack of support by the Huron County Board of Education, in fail- ure to provide adequate teacher assis- tance to successfully integrate their handicapped children into local schools. Other school boards (Ha- milton, Guelph, Kitchener - Waterloo) have been very suppor- tive and had great success in local integration. Why can't we have it here in Huron County? The next meeting will bc.sched- uled in late March, with results from the present Task- Force and new funding guidelines available. Parents have to come out and sup- port this group - they need to know these facts to adequately provide for their children. If you need informa- tion, call 238-247. About Town Christmas will be here before you know it. Do you have all your shopping done, .your cards mailed out, your house decorated, your sil- ver polished and your gifts wrapped? Have you started on your baking yet? Well, cheer up, neither have I, and probably there arc quite a few of us out there yet, who will get that final package wrapped just in time for Santa Claus! The Guides and Scouts arc also busy with Christmas. The Grand Bend Girl Guides II put on a skit at Grand Cove Estates for their Christ- mas project, about the history of Lord and Lady Baden-Powell. They also sang Christmas carols, and were treated to cookies and juice by the appreciative crowd of seniors. The Lioness Club members were also on hand, to gather items donat- cd by Grand Cove to make up their Christmas baskets. • The Guides had their Christmas party on Monday, December 14, to finish up 1987, with meetings to resume at St. John's Anglican Hall on January 5, 1988. More GB news on page 18 A ra....Greatflinily"4""Gfftel!".."1 Art MITSUBISHI® • MTS stereo reception • 125 Channel Cable . 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