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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1988-02-24, Page 12Page 12 Times -Advocate, February 24, 1988 NEW BEAVERS JOIN - The First Grand Bend Beaver Colony had four new members join recently. In the back row are leader Anna Relouw (Rain- bow), district service team rep., Chris Schatzter, Lucan, (Buttercup), and leader Marlene Lane, "Bubbles". New Beavers are Jamie Mason, Scott Musser, Chris Rood and Dean Brown, all five year olds. Grand Bend Lynne Desjardine 238-8768 Roberta Walker 238-2471 KUB KAR RALLY - The Grand Bend Cubs held their annual Kar rally last Thursday. evening at the Grand Bend Public School gym. Wi .r ; of ,sus year's trophies were: First, Brian Lovie, second, David Moron -Lemon, and third Derek Kelders. Standing in the back are sponsors Vilda Clark, Paul Maguire representing Denny's Drive-in and Bob Lovie, Lovie Construction. OPP Constable visits WI On Thursday, Fcbruary 18, the Grand Bend Womcn's Institute held their meeting with 23 members and one visitor present. The theme was "Love Thy'Ncigh- hour." Interesting information was gained as the members answered the roll call "How long has your family been in the arca?" Laura Desjardine read the minutes of the January meeting and Donna Lovie gave the treasurers report. Ruth McIntosh, in charge of the program; introduced the guest speaker O.P.P. Constable Terry, De- vine from thc Forest Detachment gave -a very pleasant and informative presentation. Devine touched on such subjects as crimcproofing your life, your home, and your possessions; the awareness of con -artists who prey on seniors and the setting up of a "Neighbourhood Watch." 1{e told how everyone can be a good observ- er and things most often taken Ly thievesc microwaves, VCRs, co- loured T\, ghetto blasters and oth- er stereo equipment, jewellery and money. Business followed with some dates to. remember: 85th Anniver- sary of South Huron, WI at Sca- forth in April, and Wi Conference at Kingston on May 13. it was decided to send $30.00 to "Pride of a Loaf of Bread." Doris Bestard gave a humorous reading called "The Old Maid and the Burglar." A delicious lunch was served by Edith Kennedy, Nola Tay- lor, and Donna Lovic. Lioness news update Members of the Grand Bend Lio- ness keep busy all through the win- ter with various projects and fund- raiser's. On December .17 they enjoyed their Christmas party with a potluck dinner at thc Alhambra Hall. The guest speaker was from the Friendship House (for battered women) in Godcrich. She was pre- sented with $201.80 for the project, collected over the summer months in jars placed in various local Grand Bend businesses by 'the Lioness Club. The cheese sale cleared over $500 profit, but it is as yet undecided where that money will go: Dorothy Jennison was the January winner in Trip of the Mqnth, so she'll be going on a cruise soon. The Lioness cnjoycd a Fun Night at .Oakwood inn at their monthly meeting on January 28. The mc:n- bcrs dressed in summer cic hes and modeled their outfits to be judged "best dressed" for hot weathc . Thete were Lioness guests from Arkona, Exeter and Petrolia, who participat- ed with the Grand Bend gals in an hilarious Penny Auction. Lioness Kathy Vincent of Springfield was also a guest, campaigning for Lio- ness President of District A-1 for 1988-89. Thc club was also involved with organizing and ticket sales for a London fashion show, whose pro- ceeds go to Canine Vision Canada. When the day came on February 11 for the show, the members couldn't make it into London, due to bad weather except for one brave, deter- mined gal who went anyway! . The Lioness arc now selling tick- ets at S5 each, on a free $500 war- drobe from Mcrry Rags. These free wardrobe tickets will be drawn on Saturday, April 23, at the Lioness Second Annual Fashion Show, at Oakwood. The proceeds also ger to Canine Vision Canada. Tickets arc available at the Grand Band Decorat- ing Centre, Ellison Travels in Exet- er, or from any Lioness member. Tickets for the April 23 fashion show itself will bc available in about two or three weeks. The regular monthly meeting of the Lioness will be Thursday, Feb- ruary 25 at Oakwood inn. Negotiating session examines solutions The Grand Bcnd/Bosanquct Nego- tiating Committee held its 10th formal negotiating session at the Pine Dale Motel on Wcdncsday evening, February 17, 1988. Thc negotiating committee has been examining a variety of proposals put.forward by both sides and try- ing to identify potential solutions. .Discussions at this negotiating session focussed on the material previously prepared -by the Village. Township representatives re- sponded by asking for clarification on several points made by the vil- lage,. as well—as commenting in general terms on the issues as-scen from the Township's perspective. Both sides indicated that more in- formation would be required. in a number of areas and that this data could be represented at a futurene- gotiating session. • The committee agreed to pursue the discussions further at the next meeting. The discussions concluded with an agreement to meet again on Wcdncsday, March 2. 4 Boundary dispute hampers Southcott Pines A four person delegation from Southcott Pines Park Association came before Grind Bend Council at their last regular meeting to make what has become an annual request for funding, but Reeve Harold Green stopped the issue in its tracks.. - Raising the spectre of the current boundary adjustment dispute be- tween Grand Bend and Bosanquct Township, Green pointed out that if the Southcott Association want- ed funding for the care of their roads, they would have to become a of the village of Grand Bend. "We could put it on our budget to discuss, but until this boundary issue is resolved we will -remain at status quo," Green said after the delegation requested "consideration" in the next Village budget for road maintenance which amounted to S10,000. Explaining. that residents in Southcott Pines have been paying into the Village tax system for several years, Charlie Srokosz told council they were looking for some- thing in return. "It's not that we're asking for all that money to come back," Srokosz said, "All we're asking is for some consideration." After councilor Marsha Lemon brought up the fact -that the money the Pines residents pay in taxes goes into the roads they use in the area, Green returned to the main is- sue. "In the long haul, you're probably the.deciding factor(in the boundary dispute)," Green said. "We're paying a fortune out for this boundary adjustment and we feel we're being held up by your as- sociation." . When delegation member -Brian Hall expressed the opinion that Southcott Pines had nothing to do with the annexation issue, saying: "We can't help the way things are.", deputy reeve Dennis Snider explod- ed• "That's absolutely wrong; wrong, wrong!" Snider exclaimed, china a recent petition which stated that the people of Southcott• Pines didn't want to be a part of Grand Bend. Snider pointed out that no govern- ment would force an unwilling group of people to become part of an expanding village. According to the deputy reeve, the only time the Southcott Pines As- sociation approaches council is when they're looking for money. "Most of the people (in Southcoft Pines) wouldn't have cared less about Grand Bend as long as it stayed on the other side of the riv- er," Snider continued. "It leaves a very bad taste in, my mouth." When delegation member Gail Lawson protested, saying that •Southcott Pines has contributed considerably to the Village, Snider retorted sarcastically: "Everybody that wants something from us is an asset to. Grand Bend." World Day of Prayer March All weekend 'masses were celebrat- ed by the Pastor, Father Paul Beck,. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church. Thc season of Lent began. on Ash Wednesday; the Church was nearly filled for the 7:15 p.m. Mass and distribution of ashes. On -Sun- day morning, the reader for the 11 a.m. Mass was Carol Luther, with organist Paul Dietrich as cantor. Dolores Tighe directed the choir, and Roberta Walker performed a solo at communion, the "Panic An- gelicus". Carol and Larry Luther were Eucharistic ministers. In his sermon, Father Bcck dis- cussed the special relationship be- tween God and Man. The wedding ring is a symbol of the promise or covenant between man and wife, to be faithful in good times and bad. In. the old Testament, the rainbow was a symbol of God's covenant with man, but the prophets foretold of a new covenant, fulfilled by Jesus Christ. He is the perfect sign of God's fidelity to each one of us. The purpose of Lent is to deepen -that re- lationship with Christ, and renew our faithfulness to God. Don't forget the Day of Recollec- tion at Mount Carmel on February 27, from 9:30 a.ni. to 3 r.n:. The speakers will -.re Father Gary. Goy- cau and Deaco.t Dennis Wilh'lrn. Please bring a lug leach. Thc World riay of Prayer will bc held on March 4 at the Grand Bend United Church, at 2 p.m. Alt CWL members are encouraged to attend. The parish still needs volunteers for readers, communion distribu- tion, and money counters, plus Fa- ther Beck needs a cook and house- keeper to come in several times a week. If you- are interested in the volunteer work or the cook/ housekeeper position, please see Fa- ther Bcck. United Church • - At Grand Bend United Church this Sunday, Rev. Peebles spoke about "The Sin of Anxiety" based upon Philippians 4: 6-7. He told -the con- gregation that anxiety, worry and fear can cause health problems, with loss of happiness, trust and faith. The children's story concerned the importance of -education and of keeping promises. he said that true Christians do not break promises. Elizabeth Adams read the scripture lesson from Matthew 6: 25-53, Lar- ry and Donald Lovic were the door greeters, and Sarah Patterson and Sid Duric wcrc Ushers. - A Lenten project began this Sun- day to continue for the next 40 days. The Home Bible Lcaguc has accepted the challenge of thc cam- paign to raise 18 million dollars, to print and ship 25 million Portu- guese Ncw Testament Bibles to Bra- zil. They were each given a small collection cannister in which to de- posit change over the next 40 days. It requires 75 -cents to print and ship one Ncw Testament Bible to=Brazil. The Home Bible League is mainly funded for North American Chris- tians: Through the years the league has placed over 200 million scrip- tures, and in the last 10 years alone over six million new •Testaments have been sent to North Amc scan countries. Flowers in the sanctuary were placed in memory of Mrs. George. (Marine) Walker by her family, and also in memory of Mrs. Harriet Stockdalc of Peterborough, mother of Mrs. Peebles. Bible Study There were 12 ladies out for the Tuesday morning Bible Study in the Sauble Court Lounge. Millie Desjardineopened with prayer and led the hymn sing. From the book on David and His Psalms, they fin- ished Chapter 10 "Docs My Sin Matter to God?" They studied -from Psalms 22, 51 and 6, Throughout most of these Psalms David is • praying to God and asking for for- giveness for his sin with Bathshe- ba. They found that though we ourselves often turn away from God, God doesn't turn aw7.y from us: He listens to the -confession; of a penitent heart. . The lesson leader was Vera Brown who also gave the closing prayer. The Bible Study group meets each Tucsday morning and all ladies arc wcicomc to attend. The Church of God At the Sunday morning service at the Grand Bend Church of God, Rev. Dcsjardine preached on the ne- cessity of people to gather in God's house each week. They don't do so because it's thc socially accepted thing to do, or to. merit God's favor, but because Jesus promised "that where two or three gather in My name, I will bc there among them", to encourage and teach. Special music was provided by Leland Dcsjardine singing "I Know Who Holds Tomorrow" accompa- nied by his wife Ilene on the piano. Jenny Bumstead and Michelle Vin- ' cent presented a flute and piano duct "Gentle Shepherd". Millie Dcsjar- dine led the hymns. In the evening service the pastor had a bible study on the first chapter of Mark where Jcsus' words reveal to us the pattern of life in the King- dom of God. To belong to this Kingdom, belief and repentance Must first have taken place in one's life. Bcth Desjardine led the singing and the Youth group sang "Did you Ever Talk to God Above?" Varna by Joan Beierling Thc following pupils of Marjorie Hayter have received results from the Royal Conservatory of Music: Janet Coleman - Grade two theory - first class honours, Sandra Stecklc - Grade four piano hon- -ours, R'obcrt Linden - Grade two piano - first class honours. Stanley Township Family Fun Night is to be held Saturday Febru- ary 27 from 8-11 p.m., at the Stanley Complex.. Admission is S8 per family and $5 a couple. La- dies please bring sandwiches or squares. Evcryonc welcome. Come on out for a fun family night of dancing. Saturday February 20 Janet and Mack Webster and family hosted a birthday party in honour of Mack's mother, Ruby Webster. Happy Birthday Ruby. There wcrc 12 in all there, including Ray and Marjo- rie Hucthcr of Walton and their son Stephen of Toronto whq arrived home for the weekend for the occa- sion. lack and Nancy Holmes of Clinton were also there. Don and Debbie Rathwell have just returned home -a two week holi- day in the historic city of Cartage- na, Columbia which has a popula- tion of 700,000 people. • The weather was excellent with highs of 30 degrees by 10 a.m. eve- ryday and then around noon a re- freshing -breeze came off the ocean. Temperatures would then dip to around 22 degrees in the evening. Sixty percent of the schools were private and to avoid midday heat, the children would go to school at 6 a.m. and return home by 12:30 p.m. Many of the shops would close from 12 noon until 2 p.m. The Cartegenian people who spoke Spanish wcrc very friendly and keen to learn thc English lan- guage. There wcrc many good restaurants with slow service, but great prices. The beach had a constant stream of peddlers selling everything from fruit to tablecloths. Columbia is well known for its richncss in cof- fee and beautiful emeralds. Local transportation throughout the city consisted of windowless buses painted in very bright colours for 35 pesos (15 cents Can.) Don and Dcb met many Canadi- ans from Exeter, Scaforth, Godcrich and also met Janice Webster who was also holidaying there. Barry and Pat Taylor just returned from a week's, holiday in Florida. Sharon and Eric Chutcr spent the past two weeks in Tampa, Florida. Sunday, February 28 there will Ile communion at both Varna -Goshen churches. Bible Study commences -Thurs- day, February 25 in Varna from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Everyone wcicomc. Youth Group meets at Varna Church, Saturday, February 27 at 6:15 to go to Londesboro United Church to sec a concert by Rick Piche, a guitarist and singer. Cost is $'1: Thisdls from 7-9 p.m. The Women of the Cliurch-of God met last Thursday evening. The top- ic, led by Janet Desjardine was on technology and how we handle it. Dan Desjardine presented a short in- troduction to the computer for the la�ics. Legion news There were 20 people out for darts last Tuesday .evening and Cy Couckuyct and -Pat .Hoffman won -first prize. Al Gorwing and Lou !hi- m ilton hi- milton got second, and Elva Thompson won the doorpric. \Vinners of the Friday meat raffle • were: George Gallant, Velda Clark, - Jean Scott and Lou Hamilton, who .von twice. Rob Arnsby, Toni Humphries and Allan Summcrscales won door prizes., There will be nominations for the next slate or officers at the General Meeting on March 7. Awards will also be presented to the school chil- dren for -their winner Remembrance Day posters and poems. Please .try "to attend. About town The thermometer continues to dance up and down the scale, with snow,.rain, ice and wind, take your pick. I.'s doubtful that most Canadi- ans have noticed anything but the weather in Calgary though, as the nation spends all their free time in . front of the TV set or watching the VCR recordings of the Olympic Games. The Grand Bend Golden Agers club will hold their March meeting at St. .John's hall with a potluck dinner at 12 a -.-,on on: March 2. Please bring your own dishcs,-cut- Ivry and some food to share. Pro- gram and games will follow and visitors arc always wcicomc. The sympathy of the community is extended to Rev. and Mrs. Pee- bles in the death of her mother Mrs. Harriet Stockdale of Peterborough Council also referred to a incident in which Grand Bend suggested public meetings on the issue. Ac- cording to council, the Association refused to take part. The tone of the meeting became more agreeable when Lemon ex- plained that, should Grand Bend an- nex the Pines area (a step that would solve the Association's mon- ey problems), there would be virtu- ally no changes made. The park -like atmosphere, Lemon assured.the del- egation, would be maintained be- cause it contributes to the quality of life. Council agreed to leave the gate and attendant at the west entrance to the park. Green ended the discussion, not- ing that any co-operation the Vil- lage receives concerning the west gate would be taken into considera- tion, but he qualified the statement, warning them not expect S10,000 in assistance. 4 at UC who passed away last week. Tl.e Grand Bend Brcwnics enjoyed Saturday afternoon at the home of Philip and Roberta Walker in Oak - v .x)d Park. They were working on their winter survival badge, which included roasting hot dogs ovcr a borfire, and a talk on winter survi- val by leader Carol i.Iayter. After- wards• they enjoyed • a• hay ride -through Oakwood, a nature walk; and hot chocolate and doughnuts in the Walker's rec room. They all had a.gocxt tine and got hone safety be- fore the storm struck late Saturday afternoon. A. John Hughes, C.D. 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