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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-03-15, Page 341. . Page 34 Times -Advocate, March 15, 1989. Special draw - Barb Morrissey, of Oakwood Inn, holds the bucket while Sally Morgan, president o student council at Grand Bend Public School, makes a special draw for a golf package sponsored by Oakwood, ag vice president Jeff Lingard looks on. Oakwood sponsored the draw for the students, .who sold the tickets to pay for a class field trip to Toronto. The winner was Anne Marie Parks of RR#2 Grand Bend and she will receive three rounds of golf, two breakfasts, one dinner and two nights accommodations in a deluxe room at the Inn. News from By Roberta Walker United Church Women meet GRAND BEND The Grand Bend United Church Women met last Thursday afternoon in the Sun- day school rooms of the Church. President Elizabeth Norris opened with a worship service on an Easter theme, and read scriptures from Isaiah 53:5-12. Two hymns were sung, with Nola Love accompany- ing on the piano. Elda Adams read stories on the Crucifixion and the Last Supper. Norris closed with a reading on Gethsemane and a prayer. Marjorie Mason gave a report on South Africa from_"Mandate Maga- zine" for the program. She told of racial hatred and of thousands of black children detained in riots. She asked the question "What is Afri- ca's future?" The South African government spends 10 times more on the educa- tion of white children than on edu- cation for black children. Black women are oppressed and discrimi- nated against because of their co- lour: Most black people are not able to own land, and every age is stricken. - President Elizabeth Norris con- ducted the business. Monetary do- nations were allocated to the Camping Liaison Committee for summer camps, and to the Young People's Group of the Church. At the April meeting, they expect to have a mission speaker about lep- rosy, and hope to have a slide show or film on the subject. The Easter Ecumenical service is to be held March 21, at the St. John's Anglican Church at 8 p.m. Roll call was answered by 14 la- dies, naming an "Irish Song". Nor- ris closed with a reading "12 Thoughts to Live By". - Lunch hostesses were Beulah Holt, Iva Lotta and Alma Krantz. United Church Ann and Jill Russell greeted eve- ryone at the -United Church door last Sunday morning. In his chil- dren's story, the Rev. Tcd Smits showed a typical workboot, and asked which one of the children could fit into it. We all wear differ- ent sizes. Some like sneakers, high shoes, etc. There is a reason people choose different shoes. A saying among Eskimos runs: Let me walk in my friend's shoes for some weeks, and I will under- stand his problems better. Who could fit into the shoes of Jesus? They had to be strong, for Jesus had to walk many miles and carry many burdens..Could you fit into his shoes? Fred Willcrt read the Bible texts wherein Rev. Smits based his Grand Bend Decorating and Flooring Cen re 2 locations to serve you Grand Bend 46 Ontario St.S. 238-8603 Forest 50 King St. W., 786-6751 the churches sermon on the traitor. Church of God On March 6, the Beaconaires had their monthly Potluck supper in the Church of God basement. There was a speaker from St. Marys, with his wife. He supplied both message and song, accompanying himself on the guitar. Then he witnessed how God had cleansed him of all his worldly sins and vices, when he ac- cepted Jesus as his Saviour. Now he is one of the family of God. On March 8, Rev. R. Peebles led the Bible Study and prayer. Sunday, March 12 services continued as usu- al, with Sunday school at 10 a.m.. There are classes for all ages, fol- lowed by a worship service at 11 a.m., with Eugene Fox of Zurich as guest speaker on Sunday. The Bea- conaires supplied the special musi- cal number. Rev. R. Peebles was the speaker for the evening service. He will once again lead the Bible study and prayer on Wednesday, March 15 at 8 p.m. Catholic . news Father Paul Beck _celebrated all the weekend masses at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church for the Fifth Sunday of Lent. The reader at the 11 a.m. Mass -was Bernard Murphy, joined by his wifc, to act as Euchar- istic Ministers during Communion Choir directress Dolores Tighe was cantor; and organist Paul Die- trich provided the music. The choir sang "Gift of Finest Wheat" during Communion. For his sermon text, Father Beck quoted Isaiah,."See, 1 am doing something new - even now it comes to light. Can you not see it?" Like politicians promise a new deal, Je- sus also docs the unexpected. He re- fused to condemn the adulterous woman, telling her to go and sin no more. God still provides the unex- pected. Scan O'Sullivan, who died recent- ly at 37 years, had left a promising. careerin politics to serve Go" a priest. All over the diocese this Eas, people who might not have been thinking about God a few years ago, are joining the Catholic Church. There is always something new for us in the Church. Confessions will be heard before all weekend Masses and on Saturday between 11 a.m. and noon. Stations of the Cross and Benediction take place each Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. during Lent. The Lenten collection for "Development and Peace", for the Missions, will be taken up on Good Friday during the afternoon service. On Palm Sunday, March 19, Bishop Fred Henry will be here to celebrate the 11 a.m. Mass. The la- dies of the CWL will bc providing a free pancake and sausage breakfast after the 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Mass- es, for all parishioners. Bible Group Thirteen ladies attended Bible study last Tuesday morning in the Sauble Court lounge. Eleanor Duric called the meeting to order and Pearl Chamberlane opened with prayer. They welcomed a visitor, Mrs. Eve- lyn Kruegar from Owen Sound. They began study session three on the topic "Why Do We Think Humility is a Nasty Word?" From Philippians they learned that Christ•did not demand His rights. He humbled Himself, going so far as to actually die a criminal's death on a cross. Therefore, "In the Name of Jesus, every knee should bend, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord". The discussion leader was Doris Peebles, who closed with prayer. People First seminar • By Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - The People First of Huron County hosted a Conference on the theme of Real Jobs and Community Living, in the Godcrich Legion Hall on Satur- day, March 11. The guest speaker was Pat Worth, President of People First of Ontario, who gave the key- note speeches on real jobs and community living. Over 90 people registcrcd•for the day -long seminar. Most were mem- bers of People First, an advocacy/ support- group for physically and mentally handicapped adults, plus a few group advisors. The conference was organized by Phil Brooks of Exeter, who is the North Central Regional Represen- tative of Pcoplc Fir9t and Dave Tebow, Goderich President of Pco- plc First, plus thc committee orga- nizers. The panel discussions and work- shops explored thc subject further. There was an overwhelming con- sensus that sheltered workshops were not where they wanted to be. Wages arc demanding, work is bor- ing and repetitive, and staff if often "bossy" or "condescending". Any person who had ever had, or pres- ently has an "outside" job preferred to work there. They make more friends in thc community and have a greater sense of self-respect and independence in their lives. Some pcoplb mistakenly feel that .?handicapped persons are "so well taken care of' by government and community associations that they don't need real jobs. iibifYiivrt' be further from the truth. Now handicapped people want the right to try for jobs out in thc mar- ket place. What can they do? What tn� arc already d.QinJ;,.(rangy, worltcrs, houschx-pem -im ,w ers, janitors, bakery' workers. One man wants to work in a library be- cause he loycs books. Two films were shown, "An Even Break" and "We Can Do It, the story of People First". "An Even Break" examines the attitudes of employers in hiring women, vis- ible minorities and the handicapped for jobs in the work force. The second film gave a profile of Ontario President Pat Worth, as well as the organization People First. Worth how has a job and lives in an apartment in Toronto, 4 and travels extensively promoting the goals of People First. His be- ginnings would never have prom- ised such success. • His family seemed ashamed of his label, "mentally retarded" so they isolated him from relatives and friends, or sent him to special "separate" schools, where he was never taught to read or write. He left his large, uncaring family to live with an uncle, who thought of him as a capable person. Worth was taught to read and write by his uncle, but had to live in a 35 - person group home after his uncle died. Aftcr five years in a sheltered workshop, he got a decent paying job, and has never looked back since. "Being a slow learner doesn't mean you arc worthless!" Through People First, Worth is fighting for the rights of the handi- capped to decent wages in "outside" jobs, for decent housing, and the right to marry and have children. Forced sterilization is a very emo- tional issue, where in the case of "Eve" thc Supreme Court supported her right to a choice. Many of Worth's comments brought ap- plause and yells of agreement from the audience. When question period came, the room became emotionally charged; as one after anodic' handicapped people .came up. to speak of .thclr experiences in institutions and group homes. They had spent most of their early lives locked up in in- stitutions like criminals, but their "different". ._Talc crowd yelled "We want to be free, and part of the community". Labels go on Jars, not people!" •�� ^-^ i ing to change, and institutions are slated to be closed at some future date. Sheltered workshops will no longer bc need- ed. Pcoplc arc beginning to be as- similated into community apart- ments, jobs and churches. Someday they hope to be part of social groups and clubs too. Presentations were made to Peter Parks, of the Toronto office of S850 from the Huron County People First, Pat Worth received a "Pcoplc First" sweatshirt at the end of a very moving encounter with our handi- capped brothers and sisters. 1 Grand Bend Council briefs GRAND BEND - At their regular March 7 meeting, village council agreed to send a letter of concern to the Pinery Detachment of the Onta- rio Provincial Police, on behalf of Rick Powell of Coconut Bay Tav- ern, who is concerned about trans- port trucks parking in front of his establishment. Powell, who had written council previously about the situation, at- tended the session to tell council that it has been getting much worse recently. "I do understand the police offi- cers can't spend all their time on what seems to be a small problem to them (until someone gets killed, or even worse, seriously injured), but one one occasion I witnessed two tractor trailers sitting on the highway, while the other drivers were in the coffee shop. An OPP cruiser cruised right on by not stopping," Powell said in his letter to council. He said trucks park in front of his establishment and the drivers go for a coffee in the donut shop across the street, Powell said pa- trons at his establishment find it hard to see around the trucks as they are leaving. Council's letter to the OPP will them know of the situation and ask them if they can keep a handle on it. * * * * Rick Hues, of the Ministry of Transportation's Chatham office which is responsible for the Tri - County areas of Essex, Kent and Lambton, wasprescnt as a delega- tion. Hues said he was meeting with all the new councils in the arca to let them know who they arc, what they do and how they can be of assistance at any time to council. Hues said his office is "custodians of the highway sys- tem" which is responsible for maintaining the highways and if council has any problems in that regards, not to hesitate to call them. * * * * Also heard as a delegation was Vano Einola, who was proposing a partition be constructed in the for- mer Farmer Bill Flowers' building on Main Street to create three stores instead of two. Council passed the resolution, with the stipulation that all of the stores be retail outlets and not restaurants. * * * * The lease with the Ministry of Government Services for the OPP Station on Main Streeet was final- ized by council after the Ministry agreed to pay $5,752.44 after coun- cil installed new carpeting. The new lease takes effect April 1 and the OPP move into the station before the May 22 weekend. * * * * Council agreed to look into a pro- posal from Information Graphics Inc. about putting the village records on microfilm. Council thought having the most important records on microfilm was a good idea but would like to get a price first from the company. Many mu- nicipalities are putting records on microfilm after the recent fire at the Town Hall in Petrolia, in which most of that town's records were de- stroyed. * * * * Public Works foreman Bud Mark- ham presented quotes from three area lumber manufacturers for the Finger Dock Project for pressure treated lumber and nails. Quotes were given from three area franchis- es and J. T. Karry Ltd. from Grand Bend was given the nod despite not being the lowest quote. The quote from Karry was $41 more than the lowest bid but "the price was quite competitive and he was local," ac- cording to council. Markham also asked permission to rent a street sweeper from Forest, but council suggested he get quotes from Forest and Exeter to use those machines to see which would be lowest and which would do the job most efficiently for Grand Bend. * * * * In accordance with the Canadian Wildlife Association, council also agreed to officially declare the sec- ond week in April National Wildlife Week, with the national declara- tion. * * * * Request for support from the Town of Fergus, which was look- ing for support for their resolution concerning rail service in the prov- ince was rejected. Fergus was con- cerned that many rural rail lines across Ontario are being discontin- ued and abandoned and they were looking for support from all munic- ipalities in Ontario under 30,000 in population to keep rail service go- ing. Grand Bend Council refused to support it'because of the lack of rail service in Grand Bend anyway. * * * * Council agreed to get some quotes to get the beach bath house renovat- ed. Councilor Bruce Woodley said the village paid $6,000 for renova- tions on the bath house in the past. Quotes will be given at the next council meeting March 20 and then it will be_decided when to start and how much renovation will be done. e * * * * Lambton Heritage Museum sent a letter to council advising council- lors that it has applied for a federal grant for long-term development projects totalling $196,000 and asked council to approve their en- dorsement with a letter noting the museum's role in the tourist indus- try locally and importance of tour- in the village ecomony. * * * * The Grand Bend, Bosanquet and Stephen Township Fire Committee set out its proposed budget for • 1989, for which Grand Bend is one- third responsible, and council gave its approval in principle, subject to the village's budget for the year. The proposed operating budget was $4,956 while the proposed capital budget is 525,785. * * * * A resolution was passed for coun- cil to support sending 5200 to the Bluewater Recycling Company for the purchase of blue boxes with the stipulation in the resolution that the recycling be done on a limited com- pany basis. Belgian Double Bass Quartet concert The Grand Bend Concert Associa- tion proudly presents the Belgian Double Bass Quartet. When one hears the word double - bass, images of smoke-filled jazz clubs with a boogying bass spring to mind. And yet, the Brussels Double -Bass Quartet offers much more than this, bringing to its au- dience an unusual variety spiced Around the Bend GRAND BEND - Hope everyone is enjoying the March break, and that no one's plans were disrupted by the Eastern Airlines strike or the riots in Venezuela. The rest of us arc staying home, hoping for good weather and good movies to see at the theatres. South Huron is the Host Com- mittee for the Senior Games being held this year on June 19-20. This involves the Golden Age and Senior Clubs of Zurich, Hensall, Exeter, Dashwood and Grand Bend, to plan the location and organization of the Games. ORPHA Club The ORPHA Club met at the home of Greta Luther, since the Grand Bend Council Chambers were already in use. ' There were 13 ladies present, as Shirley Pole opened the meeting with a reading "Quiet Thoughts". The club sent Olive Wcbb a get - well card. Thcrc was some discus- sion of donating to the Bunny Bundle, and of having a potluck supper in April. Irene thanked Greta for hosting the club and Marg Hedley for the doughnuts. The next meeting will be April 3, at 2 p.m. in the Legion hall. Dorothy Cutting read "The Golden Years" for the closing. Eve- ryone enjoyed a social time over re- freshments. with charm. Four winners of the Royal Conservatory of Brussels unite forces to make full use of this unusual and exciting quartet. Christian Van der Borght, profes- sor of double -bass at the Academie de Woluwe Saint -Pierre, and a per- manent member of the new orches- tra of the RTBF, Jaques Van Heren- thals, professor of Chamber Music and double -bass at the same Acade- mie,. and also a permanent member of the new orchestra of the RTBF, Eric Demesmeakcr, professor of doublc-bass at the Academics d'Uccic and Watermeal-Boltsfort, pi- ano accompanist and director, and Marc Henne, professor of flute at the Academics Wavre and Gem- bloux. Together they create an atmos- phere of rich sounds and sonorities on their double basses. This quartet is very comfortable in trios and duos as well as with its own built- in piano accompaniment. To listen to the Brussels Double Bass Quartet is to discover the ex- tensive range and possibilities of the double -bass. You will be sur- prised sometimes by the depth and warmth of the low tones, some- times by the rich sonorities close to the human voice and sometimes by the sweet harmonics almost resem- bling the flute. They arc truly with- out comparison. This feast for the eyes as well as the cars will be performed in the Unitcd Church in Grand Bend, on Sunday,. March 19 at 8 p.m. for season tickctholdcrs. All-star volleyballers - This boys' all-star volleyball team from Grand Bend Public School will compete in the North Lambton fi- nals in Forest next month. Front row, (left to right), Josh Vermeul- len, Jeff Lingard, Mark Mollard, Warren Haist, Trent Stelling- werff. Back row, (l -r), Clarence Talbot, Eddie Richmond, Chris Skinner, Keith Crawford. 4 Days Only School Break Special Wed., Mar. 15 - Sat. Mar. 18 Children's Boys' and Girls' Running Shoes & Joggers Reg. to' $28.95 A 99 '1`m" --Ali Regularly Priced Running Shoes from Stock - Main St. 233-1933 Exeter Quality Footwear... 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