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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-02-08, Page 28Page 28 Times -Advocate, February 8, 1989 Congregations participate in Foodgrains corn drive SEAFORTH - Several area con- gregations have decided to partici- pate in the Canadian Foodgrains Bank's "Ontario Corn Drive. The Foodgrains Bank is an interdenom- inational organization that operates through the links already forged overseas by its nine partner church- es. That enables the CFGB to keep administration costs low when providing food for emergency relief and for work in long-term de- velopment projects. Participating congregations are now busy with fundraising in order to meet the early March shipping deadline. Hensall Co-op has gra- ciously offered to help with the bagging operation. This shipment is designated for Mozambique, a country where the need is great. Donors may give either cash or corn through a participating con- gregation or by contacting any of the following committee members: Bruccfield U.C. - Al Hill; Eg- mondville •U.C. - Ken Carnochan; Kippen U.C. - Gary Love; Hensall U.C. - Ian McAllister; Northside U.C. - Don McKercher; Ontario St. U.C. - Ken Rogerson; St. An- drew's U.C. - Doug Wallis; St. Thomas Anglican Church - Barb Palin; Wesley -Willis U.C. - Kay Whitmore. All donations are matched 3:1 by the Canadian Inter- national Development Agency (CIDA). This community has a history of working closely together on local projects; now we have a chance to work closely on a project to help others. GB church news By Roberta Walker United Church GRAND BEND - Worshippers at Grand Bend United Church were greeted by Bertie Keyes and Eliza- beth Norris last Sunday morning. Rev. Ted Smits' sermon text was taken from Matthew 5:13 "You are the salt of the earth", with scripture readings from Isaiah 58: 5-10, and Matthew 5:13-20. The choral anthem was a duet by Mrs. Carey Eddy and Mrs. Susan McKay, "Nothing But Leaves," ac- companied by organist Idella Gabel. In the children's story, Rev. Smits commented that sometimes our faith goes in fads or phases, like hula -hoops, yo-yos, or frisbees. Membership -classes will be held on February 9 at 4 p.m. in the church. The Grand Bend Session and Stewards meeting will be on Febru- ary 15 at the church at 8 p.m. The United Church Women will meet February 9 in the Sunday School rooms at church. Ladies are reminded to bring soup bowls and spoons. Roll call will be "Little things that make life beautiful." Catholic news This was the last Sunday before Lent at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Grand Bend, with Ash Wednesday on February 8. Pas- tor Father Paul Beck was joined on the weekend Masses by Deacon Lance Magdziak, a seminarian from St. Peter's London. Deacon Magdzi- ak came to Canada from Poland eight year ago, and will be ordained a priest in April, 1989. He has met the present Pope several times while a young student in Poland. Deacon Magdziak delivered the sermon, based on the theme of vo- cations. The three scriptural read- ings referred to the calling of Isaiah to be a prophet, of St. Paul to be an apostle, and of Jesus calling his dis- ciples to be "fishers of men". He discussed the power of God versus human weekness in our responses today to God's call of vocations ,and encouraged everyone to pray for more vocations to the priesthood. Walt Costello was reader at the 11 a.m. Mass and was joined by his wife, Madge to be Eucharistic mini- sters at communion. Roberta Walk- er was the cantor, and performed a solo during communion "Here I Am Lord." Father Beck would like to know' the names of all children due to make their first communion or con- fession this year, whether in public or separate area schools. Lent begins on Wednesday with two Masscs offered at 10 a.m .and 7:15 plm. where ashes will be dis- tributed. The CWL executive had a meet- ing on Monday evening, in prepara- tion for the general CWL meeting on February 13, with a pro-life guest speaker. A member from each CWL parish council attended the Huron -Perth Regional meeting at Seaforth in St. James school last Saturdaymorning front 9:30 a.m. till noon. Don't forget choir practice each Thursday, after the 7:15 p.m. mass, starting on the Lenten -Easter Litur- gy- Bible Study Due to ceiling renovations at Sauble Court, the Bible Study group met last Tuesday in the Church of God basement with 14 in attendance. Eleanor Durie opened with a background story on the gospel of John. A hymn sing preceded the lesson led by Pat Desjardine. They finished the charpter on Ex- cuses, Excuses from "A Women's Workshop on Hospitality". They examined more excuses from the scriptures of Matthew and Philippi- ans. Hospitality hazards were also ex- plored, such as the immoral broth- er, the free loader, the church wrecker and the false teacher, where the Bible outlines some specific in- stances in which we are not to open our homes. These were studied from 1 Corin- tehians, II Thessalonians, Romans and John. Pat Desjardine closed with prayer. Thanks merchants Dear sir: I am writing to express the sin- cere thanks of World Vision Canada to the merchants of Exeter who have placed our Counter Top Dis- play units in their place of busi- ness. As people make purchases they place change in the units. Last year $996.98 was received to feed hungry children in third -world coun- tries. Mr. Morley Hall is our volunteer in Exeter. He docs not receive any remuneration for his serviccs..In fact, he uses his own car and pays for his own gas. His reward is knowing that hungry children arc being fcd. Mr. Hall has placed units in the following outlets: Beckers, Selah Books, McLean Automotive, Mac's Milk, Three AAA Restau- rant, Donuts Now, Shaw's Milk Store, Big V Pharmacy, Donut De - lite, Country Bakery, Hasty Mar- ket, Victoria & Grey Trust, Veal's Meat Market, Iluron Apothecary Ltd. and Tasty Nu Bakery. The cooperation of these merchants is very much appreciated. . We are also indebted tothose who contribute money to thc units. Exeter is a caring, compas- sionate community. Thanks to you and .your staff for your help and coverage. • Yours sincerely, ... •. �., Andrew Bmdjar Arca Representative Southwestern Ontario Mailboxes destroyed. LUCAN - During the past week, draw form . if entered, o win e lice in Lucan investigated four mo- chance to attend a Toronto Maple tor vehicle accidents and 37 general Leafs game against the Detroit Red occurrences. Investigations includ- Wings on March 25th. ' — Ali Mite' ISii i;ak `alt( 'd'itl@Isi$ `-Lttmi.i.'. . 7fl,,,r-4. c 5,,-..-; : !: ;-r ;154! thefts and four damage complaints. coned to the game by a police offi- Two of the damage complaints ccr from this arca. Two children involved mailboxes being de- from the Lucan Detachment area stroyed. All of the accidents re- will be chosen to go to the game. stilted in damage only with no in- Finally winter has arrived with jury to those persons involved. some snow flurries. This should This is week five in the makc the snowmobilcrs happy. P.L.A.Y. (Police, Law and Youth) The Ontario Provincial Police re - Program. Any children collecting mind snowmobile drivers to take the P.L.A.Y. hockey cards should care. Excessive speed, not wearing now have cards one to 15 inclusive helmets and travelling in unknown as well as a hockey card collectors fields often result in mishaps and album to put the cards in. injuries. Don't become a statistic - Make up cards will be available operate your snow machine safely. from police officers at shopping Some residents of -Middlesex malls in London for those children County arc still unaware of the who missed cards during the distri- new emergency telephone number bution. for thc police. For general inquir- The make-up dates will be: Feb- ies and information continue to ruary 25 from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at call the numbers for police detach - Argyle Mall and March 18 from 12 ments as listed in the white pages. noon to 4 p.m. at White Oaks For occurrences where a police of - Mall. (icer is needed, call these numbers: Children who collect all 30 1-800-265-7191 (regular tele - hockey cards can get a draw form at phone), 1-800-265-7198 (deaf) Lucan O.P.P. Detachment. The TDD/ITY. Rescue practice - Dashwood firefighters practise the disassembly of a car last Wednesday, including ripping its roof right off. Grand opening - The Dashwood dppartment tries out a new hy- draulic device for opening the dammed doors.on this ill-fated Re- nault. New book selection at Dashwood library By Bernice Bpyle DASHWOOD - Dashwood Lihri- arian Bcrnicc Boyle reports the books were exchanged Wednesday and Thursday. Please come in Sat- urday 9-12 and select your favour- ite avour- e ing Calvary United Church held their Annual meeting Sunday, February 5 with Pastor Bob Sinasac opening Pra the U.L .served linger tool after the morning service. Chairperson for the meeting was Bill Weber and secretary was Mari- on Tiernan. All reports were re- viewed and accepted. The 1989 officers arc: Elders - Kcn Campbell, John Edwards, Don Gaiser, Jennifer Giclnik, Brenda Schroeder ad Eleanor Weigand. Stewards - Shirley Ticman, Eliz- abeth Hendrick, Charles Ford, Mai- da Gaiscr and U.C.W. Representa- tive Karen Ticman. Treasurers - Current Fund and Mission Fund - Bernice Boyle and Stanley Haist. Improvement and Memorial Fund - Bob Hoffman. Trustees - Karcn Ticman, Bill Wchcr and Marion Ticman. Cemetery Bd. - Harry Hoffman, Bill Chandler and Michael Tiernan. Auditors - Cliff Penhalc, Maud Hoffman. Presbytery Lay Delegate - Jack Gaiscr, Altcmate - Bernice Boyle. WI Euchre The WI held their second euchre party Wednesday, February 1 at the Community Ccntrc with seven ta- bles. Brick , Ladies Low - lallir Rcstc nicyer, Mcns first - Emil Bcckcr, Men's low Hilda Rader. Lone hands, Shirley Martenc, Men - Bev Personals Richard and Jeffrey Haytcr, To- ronto, spent the weekend with Robert and Gloria Hayter. Van and I auric McVey Ind Luke, Trenton and Gerald and Bar- bara Keys, Pctawawa, visited with 13111 and Nancy Bcckcr and Lloyd and Eva Fahncr. Bill and Nancy Becker returned from a week's vaction in Barbados. Tom and Elaine Hayter returned from a week's holiday in Domini- can Republic. Justin and Adam stayed with John and Kathy I laytcr. Melissa and Miranda Hayter cele- brated their ninth binhday-at Pine- dale. Seven friends enjoyed pizza at the Pizza Delight. Bill Weber returned home Friday from Victoria hospital. I would like to thank Linda ronlinrr for writing thc news dur- ing my absence. Off to good start By Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - The first week- end of Winter Carnival has been a great success. The Legion hall was packed, standing room only, for the Fashion Show on Friday night, with the 10 contestants for Carni- val Queen as models. The new Queen, Kathy Merrier, was present- ed at the dance on Saturday. The Sno-Pitch Tournament and Snow Bird Golf Tournament went well according 'o plan, and the Puzzle -Mania was great fun for competitors. Only the Sled Dog Derby had to be cancelled, due to lack of snow in the Pinery, but they'll try again next year. Next weekend, you better keep your brochure handy, so as not to miss any event. The Snow -Pitch and golf tournaments will continue and trophies awarded. There will be a wonderful Disney -theme Winter Parade on Saturday morning, church lunches, a children's party at the Grand Bend school, and a steak barbecue and dance at the Le- gion. Don't forget the concert at the Unitcd Church on Saturday Sunday is also packed with events, beginning with a pancake breakfast at the firchall, a kids' skating party, a buffet and live band at the reception hall, and a Media Sno-Pitch Exhibition game. There is an art show and sale, by local artists on both Saturday and Sunday. Free hay rides will be provided around town on Sunday. The guided •snow -shoe tours in Southcott and the Snow Sculpture contest will still depend on weather conditions, of course. The designated warmup arca for the Winter Carnival is in the Pub- lic Works Building (by the Fire - hall) on Saturday, February 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The parents of the Grand Bend Nursery School will be providing a booth with hot chocolate, coffee, tea, chili dogs, chile, donuts and home baked goods for sale to cold, hungry spectators. The proceeds go to the Nursery School. Our local Brownies will be clean- ing the tables at the booth, helping with the carnival events, and earn- ing part of their community service badges. See you at the Carnival! Fashion show The road to "Carnival Queen" really began the previous night, at the Fashion Show, where 10 pretty girls got the chance to model some lovely clothes while the judges made their selection. The Legion was packed with people, curious to see the candidates, others more in- terested in the clothes, and lots of families and friends on hand to cheer for their favourite model. Media personality Rich Grevin was M.C. for the evening, and ac- tress Barbara Whecldon provided the fashion commentary. The pan- el of judges was comprised of Reeve Bob Sharen; Ray Plunkett of L'Oreal Canada; Brad Schnurr of Labatt's London; and Nancy Matheson, CIQM FM radio Lon- don. The 10 contestants, introduced by Grevin were Miss Grand Bend Chrysler, Leslie Kitchen; Miss Finncgans, Kimberly Crawford; Miss Crescent Cafe, Patti Page; Miss Colonial Gables, Kathy Merner; Miss Barefoot Pedlar, Wendy Hazelwood; Miss Denny's Drive -In, Kori Vowel; Miss Pine- dale Hotel, Barbara Schottroff; Miss Sandcastle, Caroline Scruton; Miss Hand L Forming, Tracey Glavin; and Miss Waves, Susan Hayter. Most of the candidates were 18 or 19 years old, and except for Miss Sandcastle, Caroline Scruton, it was their first competition, but they did very well in the show. The fashions themselves were outstanding and showed the remark ------Th able creativity and talents of area residents. Haggarty's Fashion Ltd. of Parkhill featured a complete line, from lingerie to casual wear, to eve- ning clothes. Pearl Haggarty and Heather Merrit have stocked a very flattering line of clothes, offering the Chic Petite Line by Nygaard Fashion International, available in june, size 4 to 18. Barb Beaver, of the Sun Shop, Grand Bend, showed her "Hotline" of clothes in roomy, vivid colors of green, blue, red, yellow, on halter/ short sets, romper suits, jumpsuits, all with an accent on comfort. Lori -Lea, London, showed her line of Lea -Nelson Leather and Suede, called "Skin OVations' from a beautiful Khaki suede suit, a tex- tured white leather suit, and sexy t;ght black leather dresses. (She even has leather swimsuits!) The models showed off her leather de- signs to perfection. Yvonne Falsetti, the Fashion Show Coordinator, showcased her Unique Trend sweater collection. She creates beautifully patterned Icelandic wool sweaters, with hats, mitts, gloves, headbands, and leg warmers to match. Perfect for win- ter weather, warm, water proof and gorgeous soft shades of grey, pink, cream and blue. Milvi Iskau`skus, of Southcott Pines, Grand Bend creates "A Week- ender Line".of polyester cotton knits that can be packed and worn with an accent on mix and match items perfect for travel. Her prints and solids mix easily for simple el- egance. While the judges wcrc deliberat- ing, Dave Sheppard askc'r little Misses Pam and Sherri -L Lo- vell to draw tickets for door prizes. Among the local business donating prizes were Buddy's Restaurant, Pincridgc Zoo, Schneiders, Longo Distributors, 7-Up, and Farmer Bill's. The five finalists were final- ly announced: Miss Sandcastle, Caroline Scruton; Miss Colonial Gables, Kathy Merncr; Miss Finnegan's Kimberly Crawford; Miss Hand L Forming, Tracy Gla- vin; and Miss Crescent Cafe, Patti Page. All the candidates looked their loveliest with thc help of cosmetics by Stendahl with Barb Whitc of White's Pharmacy. Designer Uni- sex and Young Classics provided thcir hair styles. Carl Newton choreographed the show, with music provided by Pa- mela Schram of D.J. Party Pen- guins. It was a great evening of fashion and fun for everyone, and a triumph for the Winter Carnival Committee. Puzzle -mania a hit By Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - If you have ever spent several frustrating hours trying to fit hundreds of odd shaped pieces of cardboard together into a cohesive pattern, then this contest was for you! Puzzle -Mania is mak- ing its first appearance at the Grand Bend Winter Carnival, and it will definitely be repeated next year. The contest was sponsored by the Grand Bend Book Store, with Mar- sha Lemon in charge of proceed- ings. Twenty one children and cight adults tricd their skill at beating the clock, cach working on a different pt17-rte, with an entry fee of S3 dol- lars for children and $5 for adults, everyone starting at 1 p.m. on Sun- day. One family made an impressive showing, nearly sweeping the priz- es. The four young Anderson boys children averaged half an hour to do their puzzles, and were all done by. 45 minutes. In the adult section they worked on 500 piece puzzles, and 14.-ycar- old Matt Anderson was the clean champion, done in two hours and 17 minutes, for thc first prize of 550, and a Winter Carnival pin. Talk about "all in the family"! Nancy Beaumont of London came in second. She is a real puzzle fan, and mailed in her entry form as soon as she read of the contest. "I just love doing puzzles." as she talked of hunting for older jig -saw puzzles at flea markets and garage sales. Harvey Hillman of Exeter won third, narrowly edging out his wife in the competition. He had picked a particularly difficult puzzle, but "he loves the challenge." 1,1 -year-ol. Jeremy nierson chan Ise, ° ane puzz es, won first prize, $25, in the chil- cd by Putman Publishing Company dren's section; putting together a and Random House. All the con - 100 -piece puzzle in 12 minutes flat! testants got to enter in the Winter His brother Drew, 11 years won Carnival Las Vegas draw, sponsored .�:'Y�`:��-..�c��r} ,;!+{��e�g� �'4!%t�.J�. m;,4,.� .�.fFsg, �J1� �;,w�r,.Ts.�.+n1sF: ,,�*'ctr +g�.•r,�+r.--. r , utes. Traccy Tumball, 10 years, of keep the puzzle .thev_wotked-on, to Grand Bend, took third prize, beat- start practicing for next year, of ing the other Anderson lad. The course! (iOId'en Agers meet By Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - The Grand Bend Golden Agers met last Wed- nesday afternoon at St. John's An- glican Hall with 26 present. Thcy opened with a sing along of old fa- vorites, with Nola Love accompa- nying at ,the piano. Two new members, Ron and Jean Dann, were welcomed into the club. President Loreen Gill presided over the business, and gave a Val- entine reading. The Senior Games, coming up in June, were the topic of discussion. Some members were named to take part in specific 'cvdnts. An invitation was accepted to take part in euchre games at the t Zurich Seniors Club on Monday, February 13. Nola Love's group was in charge of the program, as she and Charles Neibergall entertained them with some toe -tapping music on piano and banjo. Nola read thc names of folks from the 1909 business direc- tory of Grand Bend..At that time, you could rent a room for one week for S6 to $8! She followed with a reading on "Those Pesky TV Ads." Games of euchre, crokinolc and solo were played during the social time. Decorations for Valentines Day decked thc hall and tables, and each senior received a Valentine.