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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-04-26, Page 10Page 10 Times -Advocate, April 26, 1989 Aiding the environment Larry Taylor stands by with his shovel as Jason Sheppard prepares to plant a tree. The Grand Bend Beavers and Scouts planted 300 white spruce and cedars on the Jennison property on Highway 21 on Saturday. Grand Bend church By Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - The Immacu- late Heart of Mary Council of the Catholic Women's League met last Monday with 32 members and their spiritual director, Father Beck, at the Alhambra Hall. President Rose VanBrueaene pre- sided for the business. Correspon- dence included a letter from their sponsored family in India, and a thank you from Father Gus Kanda- thil, who had administered the Save -A -Family Plan in India. He has been replaced by Father Sebas- tian Adayanthrth, who will be the new Executive Director, operating from Si. Peter's Seminary. There were also requests for dona- tions from the Cancer Research So- ciety, Amnesty International, and for relief.in Ethiopia. President Vanbruaene thanked all those who helped with Meals on Wheels, members who earned $250 by serving lunch at an auction sale, and all who attended the Easter Ecu- menical. Three members attended the Day of Recollection at St. Columban, which dealt with the need for Evan- gelization in the Church today. Once again, the Pancake Break fast for the parish was a successful event thanks to the support of CWL members and a few of their talented husbands, who acted as chefs. -Roberta Walker, Lia Vandenberk and Kathy Vrolyk will be attending the Diocesan Convention in Lon- don on May 2-3. The council passed two resolutions to be taken to convention, one concerning full funding for separate schools, and one recommending more help and protection for street kids, like "Safe Houses" in larger cities. Several donations were made: $100 to an education bursary spon- sored by the CWL; $100 to the Holy Family Retreat House at Har- row; and $50 each to Cancer Re- search, Heart and Stroke, the Kid- ney Foundation, Canadian Diabetic Association, and the Cleft Lip and Palate Association. The quilt to be raffled in late summer is completed, and tickets will be available shortly from Tick- et Chairman Toni Vandenbcrk. Father Beck addressed the ladies, commending them and their execu- tive for all their good work in the past two years. He received a spe- cial Spiritual Director's Pin from President Vanbruaene. Plans were made for the special Mass on April 30, to celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel, and mark the installation of the new CWL executive. The CWL will be pro- viding plaques for all those young people in the parish who will be confirmed in the next few weeks. The meeting was adjourned, and all positions on the CWL executive declared vacant. Elections were held. The new CWL executive for 1989- 91: Past President Rose Vanbru- aene; President Roberta Walker; President -Elect Kathy Vrolyk; 1st Vice -President Jean Mommersteeg; 2nd Vice -President Nancy Rae Lo - vie; Treasurer Margrit Breuer; Re- cording Secretary Rita Smits; and Corresponding Secretary Yvonne Vandenberk. After the Diocesan Convention, there will be an executive meeting to plan the program for the next year and to choose new conveners. Catholic news The pastor, Father Paul Beck, was celebrant at all weekend Masses at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Grand Bend. Linus Kuntz was the reader at the 11 a.m. Mass, with choir director Dolores Tighe as cantor and Paul Dietrich church or- ganist. Linus and Angela Kuntz act- ed as Eucharistic Ministers for Communion. The choir sang "Word of God, Come Down on Earth" dur- ing Communion, followed by a solo "City of God," by Roberta Walker. In the serthon, Father Beck asked "How do you recognize a follower of Christ?" He used the example of St. Vincent de Paul, a farm boy, who was ordained a priest at 20, and devoted the next 60 years to God and the needs of the poor. Congratulations to Jason Peters, Patrick Vrolyk and Catherine and Joseph Adams, who were all con- firmed this weekend at St. Christo- pher's Church in Forest. Congratulations also to Angeline and Jerry Backx, who were joined by family and friends to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary at a special Mass and open house on Saturday. In CWL news, CWL members of this parish entertained at the Blue Water Rest Home, Zurich, on Tues- day evening. They provided a pro- gram of musical entertainment and served birthday cake to the senior residents. Sunday, April 30, is a busy day for most of the CWL. There is a special Mass at 11 a.m. for the in- stallation of the new executive. It is ,Around 1.j.:.::1L.: rt J nd GRAND BEND - It's officially .a"n,,.-spr ngr•a l+lho-fl ?tw: rti- rc-trfing'tu - bloom, but the air is still too cold. The Great Ride/Walk for Cancer will be held next Sunday in the Pinery Park, and these cool temper- atures will keep everyone moving quickly to keep warm. As long as the sun keeps shining, it should be a great day, so come out and cheer them on, or better yet, join in the fun! The ladies of the Sauble Court Quilters and Friends have donated a lovely quilt to the Playhouse Guild members as a fund raiser. Materials were purchased by the Guild from Marie Srokosz of Family Heir- looms, where the finished quilt will be displayed all summer. Raffle tickets are available at the Family Heirlooms Shop, or from any Guild member. The quilt will be raffled on October 25 at the an- nual Guild meeting in the fall. . _ he Grand Bend Beavers and Cubs met on Saturday morning in a "growing project," Trees for Cana- da. The boys, their leaders and some parents all pitched in to plant new 1 activities also the day for the Great Ride/ Walk for Cancer in the Pinery, which involves many of the CWL members, and the last day to com- plete their cancer canvass for other members. "Beginning Experience" is a weekend for widowed, divorced and separated persons, open to all faiths, specially designed to help single adults to start a new begin- ning in their lives, May 19-20, at the Michaelite House in Melrose. Ask Father Beck. Church of God The morning worship at the Church of God opened with the singing of the chorus "My Wonder- ful Lord". The hymns were led by George Winegardcn. Phyllis Desjar- dine and Joy Mason sang a duet "A Beautiful Life". The Pastor's message was taken from Psalm 40, where David praised God for delivering him from a difficult situation. Praising God is like riding an elevator, "It gives you a real lift." The evening service was led by Pat Desjardine, and several favourite hymns were sung. Rev. Stan Des- jardine spoke about "Living Under a Cloud," referring to the story in Number, chapter 9, where the peo- ple of Israel were guided by God in the form of a cloud, on their long trek through the wilderness. The Bcaconaires will meet on Monday, May 1 at 6:30 p.m. for their potluck supper, with Rev. Richard Simpson as their guest speaker. On Sunday, April 30 at 5:45 p.m., the congregation will be in charge of the service at the Blue Water Rest Home in Zurich. Bible Study Last Tuesday morning, there were 18 ladies out to the Bible Study at Sauble Court. The opening was a reading by Eleanor Durie, and a hymn sing led by Millie Desjar- dine. Discussion leader was Doris Peebles. They began Study 7 on Chapter 4 of Philippians on "How Does God Give Peace in the Midst of Confu- sion?" Once again we see Paul's deep love for the Philippian Chris- tians portrayed, and also his concern over some personal disagreements of two women who had'been faith- ful witnesses and workers in spread- ing the Gospel. He pleads with them to heal the rift and ask God's love to heal them.. Katie Vincent closed with prayer. • United Church In his children's story the Rev. Ted Smits talked about oil lamps and light. A bowl is filled with oil, and a wick soaks in the kerosene on trees, on the property of Lee Jenni- son, ncarhis-s'hot,.-The Glaitdii(rrtt Scout groups will be holding an "Information and Leadership" Meet- ing on Monday, May 1, 1989 at 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Grand Bend Public School gym. They are looking for volunteers in several areas such as Beavers (boys 5 to 7 years), Cubs (boys age 8 to 12 years), Scouts and Group Com- mittee members. If you arc a past member of Scouts or just interested in partici- pating as a volunteer in a youth ac- tivity in your community, please come out that evening to. "Catch the Scouting Spirit!" No experience necessary. Local volunteers were treated to an informal get-together last Thurs- day afternoon at the Li mbton Heri- tage Muscum. They got a chance to meet with other volunteers, tour new exhibits, and enjoy refresh- ments. Brad and Keith Hamilton visited recently with Keith's grandparents here in Grand Bend, Alec and Clara Hamilton. 4 one end - we light the other. If.thP,. ntriiins out, we are in darkness, Sometimes we have a short wick and cannot reach God, source of Light. We must keep enough oil in our lamps, by praying to God, thinking of God and walking in His ways. For his sermon Ted Smits used as his text Philippians 3:14, "I run straight toward the goal in order to win the prize." London subway stations have long escalators and passages, but at each platform is a map and arrow that says "You are here." Many have travelled that road be- fore us - Moses, Abraham, Luther, but the Bible tells us where we are, and we keep on travelling till we reach the goal. VICTORIAN ORDER OF NURSES Perth -Huron Branch 482-3937 271-7991 Council discusses GRAND BEND - At their regular meeting last Monday night, village council talked about the possibility of negotiating, once again, with de- veloper James Hevey about using his parking lot for the summer. Malcolm (Archie) Gibbs of Park- hill is claiming ownership of the main beach from the government pier to Main Street and took the village to court over the issue. A decision from the provincial court judge is not expected until October and Hevey said he will not build anything until that decision is giv- en. Hevey's proposed condominium development property is on the north side of Main Street and is not in the disputed area, but council felt 'they could use the revenue from the parking lot in the summer months. Council was also discussing who should run the parking lot Council- lor Shirley Mitchell asked about the possibility of the person who runs the parking lot, also manag- ing the bathhouse, since they are having trouble finding a person to run the bathhouse this summer. * * - Council was presented with a rec- reation questionnaire that . the vil- lage's Recreation Committee is thinking of distributing, asking people what they think of the recre- ation facilities available in Grand Bend The first question asks if there is a need for either a skateboard park, horseshoe pitch, lawn bowling, covered pavilion, curling rink, pool/wading pool, arena and or bowling alley in the village. The second questions asks if they feel there are enough recreation pro- grams offered in Grand Bend. The third question wants to know who would participate in either a karate/judo, square dancing, ball room dancing, aquafit, badminton or gymnastics programs. In the final query, people are asked is where do they go now for their recreation. The following places are offered; Forest, Zurich, Parkhill, Grand Bend, Goderich, Bayfield, Dashwood, Exeter, Thed- ford, Vanastra, Crediton, or others, and what activity they take part in in those places. * * * Mitchell expressed concern over too much sand being taken off the beach, either naturally or unnatural- ly. She showed some photographs of sand that had blown onto road- ways and some had been removed by trucks. "We should have a bylaw to stop the removal of our sand. The sand should be put back on the beach where it belongs," she said. * * * In his report, public works fore- man Bud Markham said, "We are having a problem with residents putting out bagged leaves and want- ing them picked up ASAP. We can- not do a daily pick up as there are many things to be done at this time of year. Also we are having great difficulty with people loading their bags well over 60 pounds. We have had some at road side with the bot- tom already wore through because the bag was dragged to the road for us to pick up. It is becoming a health hazard for us to try and even get them into the half ton truck be- cause they are so heavy". Markham also told council he is having a problem with furniture be- ing left in cottage areas after long weekends. Since the public day at the waste site is not until the end of May and he doesn't want the furni- ture to keep accumulating until then, he asked for council's help with the problem. Council decided that notices will be sent to people who are creating the problem, informing them they have 10 days from the date of the Grand Bend WI. enjoy potluck By Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - The ladies of the Grand Bend Women's Institute enjoyed a potluck dinner on Thurs- day, April 20 at 12:30 in the Sun- day School rooms of the United Church. After the luncheon, vice-president Brenda. Love chaired a business >r ,A, ta±:,"the -r€parts,. Nola Taylor and Brenda Love gave high: lights from the executive meeting in Mensal!. -The District Annual will be held in Seaforth on May 18, plus information on mileage com- pensation for travel to meetings, a refund from the Sportsman's Ban- quet, and the twinning of Institute members here with members in Nova Scotia. The ladies decided to prepare an exhibit of a number of articles fo- cused on "Horses" for Zurich and Exeter Pall Fairs. They also decided to make a donation for a 4-H entry for the Exeter Fair. Jeanne Kading was elected to send cards to sick members. Bertie Keyes outlined details of the trip to Gode- rich in June. A vote of thanks was awarded to the volunteers who helped with the current 4-H clubs. Representing the nominating committee, Verna Lovie presented a slate of officers for 1989-90. A sing song of old favourites followed, with Jean Crocker at the piano. Lo- re,en Gill ended with a humorous reading, "The Animals' Club." letter to remove the the mess at the road or public works will do it for them for $50 plus cost of the re- moval. "I think this is all we can do. We have to treat everybody the same," said councillor John McDowell. * * * Council has been asking for quotes for more than a month now on renovating the bath house at the beach. Councillor Bruce Woodley said he felt they can't get any quote on re- pairs to the bathhouse because the problem is the plumbing behind the porcelain fixtures, not the leaking that some had suggested. "People are only going to give bids on damage they can see, not what they can't see," said reeve Bob Sharen. He added that three people have gone as far as taking a look at the problem but none have actually given a quote yet. * * * In her report, acting clerk/treasurer Christine Smith said she is having problems setting a deadline for dele- gations wishing to address council. There is •an existing deadline but people come to her after that and still are able to talk to coungil. She asked council if she should set a more stricter deadline for dele- gations to ask for permission to ad- dress council. Council agreed to set 5 p.m. on the Thursday before a council meeting as the cut off for getting on the agenda. Smith also informed council that she received a letter from the mini- stry of transportation that the vil- lage has been granted an encroach- ment agreement and can begin to reconstruct the service club sign at the north end of the village. The village was forced to take down the sign late last year after a disagreement with Grand Bend Ma- rine, because owners of the boat dealership felt that it competed too much with their business sign and created safety problems for drivers parking and pedestrians. Council was asked to re -design the sign. Council agreed to rent out 12 Mo- renz Lane if possible this summer. Last year it was rented out to Mode Natural but their agreement expired at the end of 1988. It was decided to place an ad to rent the building. Council must also let the Ausable Bayfield Con- servation Authority know once the building is rented and the must also let the tenant know that "the build- ing might slip into the (Ausable) River," said Sharen. * * * McDowell said in his report that he would like temporary sign per- mits to be valid for 30 days, up from the present 15, because he said "most people with a temporary per- mit usually come back to have it extended anyway and if we made it last for 30 days it would eliminate a lot of paper work for the office staff." Council said they would take that into consideration and come back with a final decision at a future meeting. * * * Former reeve Harold Green, the village's representative on the Southwestern Ontario Travel Asso- ciation (SWOTA), in ormed council that the tourist information booths on Highway 401 will be closed be- cause they can't get enough people to man them all the time and Green is worried this may have an effect on tourism in the Grand Bend area. He said SWOTA representatives have decided to take over the booths for a period of one year with hopes a permanent replacement could be found within that time. * * * Sharen said in his report he would like to move up the start of the vil- lage's recycling program to the summer from the fall, when they were planning on starting, but only if it was agreeable with the Blue Water Recyclilig Company. Fashion show - Adele Simpson (left), convener of the Lioness fashion show held at the Oakwood Inn on Saturday, poses with Donna Hoffman, one of the Lioness models, and Marie Bannon, 2nd v/p of the Grand Bend Lioness Club. ages - Sharon Miller took a break from fashion commentary to squire contented baby model Adam Blanchard around the dining area at the Oakwood Inn during the fashion show hosted by the Grand Bend Lioness Club on April 22. Two of the young models were Amber Prerscator and Brendan Oke. Clothes came from three Grand Bend stores: Uniquely Yours, The Wardrobe and Half Pints Children's Wear. 1