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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1989-03-01, Page 14Page 14 Times -Advocate, March 1, 1989 Hensall Legion winners - Twelve competitors delivered their best speeches last Tuesday evening at the Hensall Legion and these students were presented with trophies by Legion chairman Jerry Traquair. From. left are first place junior Lisa Campbell from Hen- sall Public School, second and third place juniors Alicia Denomme gotden qtirnpses ZURICH - Although. Heritage day is not Widely observed by many places of business, it is one of our statutory holidays, therefore the col- umn did not get written last week. We hope_ you missed it. Some of the residents baked cookies on "Tuesday morning in - preparation for a tea party held un- der the direction of Patti Regier and Catherine Shantz during the after- noon. Many of the residents enjoyed the movie "Sound of Music" in the west wing sittingroom on Wed- nesday afternoon. - Residents who arc- presently in South Huron Hospital Exeter, are Mrs. Matilda Bassow, Mr. Milton Ocsch and Mr. Francis Kipper. We wish them a :speedy recover. Our residents hosted a party on Thursday afternoon for some of the residents of the Queensway Nurs- ing Home, Hensall. Card games and crokinole and visiting were fol- lowed by refreshments. We thank Carol Gascho and her volunteers for taking the time to bring them. On _Friday.afternoon, a group of interested people gathered at a pub- lic meeting here in the auditorium when the Hon. Jack Riddell M.P.P. for Huron, announced funding by the province for the renovation and addition to the rest home. Sunday evening, the chapel ser- vice was conducted by Rev. Doug- las Wright of Hensall United Church. Top fundraisers - The Hensall Figure Skating Club boasts of a good fundraising season, keeping the club operating despite its reduced enrollment. The club honored these three members as their.best_fundraisers in the skate-a-thon and cheese sales. Karrie Consitt (left) raised $615.99 for the club. Leann Consitt raised $1077.81 and Katie Rathwell raised $693.75. Cromarty by Ruth Laing CROMARTY - The Marian Ritchie W.M.S. met in the church basement on- Tuesday afternoon with Agnes Lamond .presiding: Ro- berta Templeman based the .wor- ship• service on the theme, Love, and read Psalm 103:8-17, followed. by a meditation and prayer. The roll call, a country in Southern -AL, rica, was answered by"12-Mtrintte"r's. Agnes' Lamond had the topic and read the story of a dam in South Africa that was built for "Peanuts", followed by a poem, A Christian Garden. Thc third chapter of the study book, The Church.(in South Afri- ca) struggles for its soul, was pre- sented by Edna Stoneman. The early Africans believed that powers and spirits -worked through nature, but never talked about the Supreme Being that tins honoured. When the first white men came, the Africans had the land and the Europeans had the Bible. Soon the Europeans had the land and the Af- ricans had the Bible. When the Apartheid policy was formed, the majority of church iifCt'ttl?cts; al1lititirrth"tririiUtirit' was wrong, remained passive and uninvolved. Hazel Harburn presided for the business when it was decided to sent 50 cents per member to the 1 Synodical Expense Fund. The Presbyterian annual meeting will be held in Knox Church, Stratford, on March 7, with ses- sions at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The World Day of Prayer service will be held in Hibbert United Church on March 3 at 2 p.m. All thG women and children of the con- gregation arc invited to the Good Friday dinner and/or meeting on March 24 at 12:30. The meeting closed with unison prayer and a hymn. • Comp -Account Computerized Accounting For small & medium sired,'husmcsse's Private corporations, manufacturers • Financial statements and projectiens • Accoubts receivable/payable • Payroll • Management. reports • Co.mplete management accounting and bookkeeping services bona fly by the Seat of Your Pants! ':tet up iiei'fit'litti."Vetoritlii3e•.gbto business better with accurate, timely management reports. Call Now - 262-3431 Highway 4 - Hensall t and Christie Ducharme from St. Boniface, third place senior Jodie McGee from Zurich Public School, second senior Tom Scotchmer of HPS and top senior Victoria Bisback also from Hensall. Missing is Jamie Ramer from Zurich. Bisback and Campbell will attend the zone finals in Clinton on March 4. Hensall Scouting groups planning clean-up program By Susan Hartman HENSALL - The Hensall Bea- vers, eavers, Cubs, Scouts and Venturers held their annual parent -son ban- quet last Thursday evening at the Hensall Legion hall. The following evening the Cubs travelled to' Vanastra for a session of swimming at their pool. The cubs have also been keeping busy lately with clothes pin crafts while the Beavers have been making bird feeders. The Scouts have welcomed Mer- vyn Fields back as one of their leaders. All three scouting groups arc presently planning a clean-up pro- ject for the Black Creek. This will be in addition to the annual "pitch - in" on April 29 when they will all be out cleaning up the village. Parents are invited to attend the next meeting of the Scouting Group Committee on March 29 at 8:15 p.m. United Church The Church made their special offering of bagged corn to the Ca- nadian Food Grains Bank. This corn will be sent half -way around the world to Mozambique. The congregation's children have also made an offering to the Bible Society, funds which will find their way to Peru. Thc afternoon ladies group will be meeting at 2:30 p.m. on March 2. The World Day of Prayer will be March 3 at 2 p.m. with guest speaker Rev. Mark Gaskin. The new Friendship Circle is meeting on March 6 at 1:30 to hear guest speaker Linda Reid R.N. Shuffleboard Eileen Dowson's score of 331 set the mark- on February 21, followed by George Dowson's 308, Walter Davis at 259, Dave Kyle's 246, and Lorna Spencer at 238. STEPHE•NS..FURNITURE !e!s. the; �� event everyone's waited for all- winter! LOW, LOW. PRICES: GREAT SELECTION! n f „ , WallunitsEntertainmentCentresPicturesMirrors :This i5 Srorrw1rk SofasChairsEndTablesCoffeeTablesDinettes LampsMattressesRedinersDiningRoomsBedroomsEtc.. WEDNESDAY -THURSDAY 9-6 FRIDAY 9-9 PM ---7Th\Mt /Wt. 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