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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-06-21, Page 10Times -Advocate, June 21, 1989 Page 11 More than 700 at Zurich Mennonite Church dedication Zurich - Four services were held Zurich Mennonite Church, just - Sunday to officially open the new 'west of Zurich. Launch balloons - A large number of children participated in a .balloon launch to officially open the new Zurich Mennonite Church, Sunday afternoon. Ruth Ann Steckle is shown handing out balloons to some of the eager youngsters. • More than 700 persons crowded into the beautiful new facility for the Sunday afternoon Dedication service. The guest speaker, Rev. Herb Schultz of Cambridge and a Men- nonite Conference Minister chal- lenged the audience to keep on go- ing. Rev -Schultz issued the challenge to keep on becoming who you are; keep on growing in your listening and learning capabilities; keep on celebrating unity and.keep on recog- nizing Christ's gifts to. the Church. Pastor Clayton Kuepfer provided the Dedication Litany and a former pastor Rev. Ephraim Gingerich de- livered the Prayer of Dedication. Mary Rittenhouse Schwartzentruber sang the Lord's Prayer and the church choir provided several spe- cial numbers. Speaking at morning services were a former Zurich resident Hu- bert Schwartzentruber, now a Mis- sion Consultant for the Eastern Canada Mennonite Conference; Roy Koch, a Conference Bishop from In- diana and Harold Gingerich, also from Indiana. The morning service Sunday School Hour activities were led by Dianne Steckle, Doug Schade and Sandi McCarron. The ladies of St. Boniface.C.W.L. provided child care for the nursery for services Sunday morning and af- ternoon. The building committee for the new church included Dale Cress - man, Bob Dietrich, Charles Erb, Cleve Gingerich, Neil Gingerich, Grainger, Jack Schade, Dave Steckle Dave Siebert and Paul Steckle while and Robert Steckle formed the fi- nance committee. Dennis Estep, Keith Gingerich, Jim At church opening Rev. Herb Schultz of the Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada was the guest speaker at Sunday's.official opening of the Zurich Mennonite Church. From the left are Zurich pastor Clayton Kuepfer, former pastor Rev. Ephraim Gingerich, Rev. Schultz, Hubert Schwartzentru- ber, a Mission Consultant for the Eastern Canada Conference and his wife Mary who was the guest soloist. Choir sings at opening - The choir of the Zurich -Mennonite Church provided special music at Sun- Up and away day's official opening attended by more than 700 persons. easy task. A strong west wind made Sunday's balloon launch at the Zurich Mennonite Church 4 an. D r. Norm Amos is named K .W Optirnist award winner KIRKTON - Monday, June 12 was a double fun night for the Kirk - ton -Woodham Optimist club and more than HX) residents of the com- munity. Club members celebrated their 10th anniversary and presented the fourth annual community service award to Dr. Norm Amos. Previous winners of the award were Norris Atthill, Bill Waghorn and Leon Paul. Atthill was co - convener of this year's event along with Peter Zwaan. Norm Amos came to Kirkton in 1949 as a veterinarian and has been in the community ever since. After taking over tfie veterinary practice fronl.Dr. Jose, Amos later was the founder of the Kirkton Veterinary Clinic which is now a four -man op- ' eration. • He received 'many accolades from family, friends, and business col- leagues including son Rob Amos and son-in-law Rob Taylor. , Taylor in speaking to Amos and his wife the former Leona Latta said, "Gramma and grandpa, your family is proud of you." Rob Amos said one thing he learned from his father was, "It • doesn't hurt to say hello and thank you." Dr. Don Atkinson said he was the third veterinarian on the Kirkton Clinic scene in 1965. He added, " Norm has earned m lot of esteem and respect over the past 40. years. One thing he was able to beat me in was fender tenders. Bob Marshall commended Amos for his many community efforts which included starting the Kirkton Cubs and Scouts. Marshall went on to say, " Norm was the only person I know who would make an amend- ment to his own motion. He was also a peacemaker." Bob Henry of Mocha Temple said Amos was held in high esteem in Shriner fraternal circles. •Don Simpson, a friend of the Amos's since 1949 said, "Kirkton has never been the same since Norm came along." In his remarks, Amos said, " I have enjoyed Kirkton and made many good friends. If I had my life to live over again, I would likely make very few changes." He continued, " Leona and I start- ed in the smallest house in Kirkton in Charlie Duffield's barber shop and now I think we are in the larg- est, but Leona loves to clean and look after her flowers, so I think we'll be here for some time yet." Amos also paid tribute to the tel- ephone operators who were on the scene when he arrived in Kirkton saying, " In those days, the girls on the switchboard of the Blan- shard Telephone System were a very important part of the commu- nity and the service they provided for me was invaluable." Four of the fprmer telephone op- erators were in attendance at thie awards night. They were Nellie Paul, Mary Shamblaw, Wilma Da- vis and Marjorie Atthill. c(@ S,torr-and Photos -by Ross Haugh He is number one this year - Kirkton-Woodham Optimist Club , president Gord Robinson presents his club's community service award to Dr. Norm Amos and his wife Leona. Number please? - When Dr. Norm Amos came „to Kirkton in 1949 the community was being served on -Woodham Optimist Club recently presented their annual communi- by some of the most important people, the telephone operators. When Amos was recently named to ty service award t� Dr. Norm Amos. He is shown at the right being congratulated by the first three win the Kirkton-Woodham Qptimist Club community service award, he reminisced with operators of winners of the award. From the left, Norris Atthill, Bill Waghorn and Leon Paul. that time Wilma Davis, Nellie Paul and Marjorie Atthill. 1