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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1989-09-13, Page 28Page 28 Times -Advocate, September 13, 1989 New arrivals - Norm MacPherson, centre, principal of the Grand Bend Public School welcomed two new staff members for the start of the school year last week. Left, Janet Stubbs, who will teach grades 2-3 and secretary Janet Robbins. MacPherson also noted that enrollment is higher than he ex- pected, up to 134 this year, up about 12 over last year. Residents busy over the holidays By MRS. ANNIE MORENZ SHIPKA - Annie Zielman and Angie, . accompanied by Ruth and Mandy Zehr, of Zurich, spent the holiday weekend in Essex and Leamington, visiting friends there. Angie remained in Leamington with her Aunt Susan to take her studies for Grade 11 and 12, at the Leamington Mennonite Educational Institute. Ken and Ortha Baker attended Grandma Emma Schilbe's annual barbecue for family and friends, numbering over 100 folks, at Uncle Laird's bush retreat, Sunday Aulgust 27. John and Beverley Keller, Sherri - Lynn and Stephen enjoyed a camp- ing holiday in August, spending a week in Restoule Provincial Park and a week in the Parry Sound area. Stephen and Sherri -Lynn also spent two weeks holidays at their grand- parents at Rothsay. Less and Beatrice Locke, of Tren- ton visited recently with Ken and Ortha Baker, and Labour Day week- end visitors with the Bakers were Sandra and Tony Regier, Chris, Heather and Jill of Mount Clemens. Anyone interested in a one day but trip to Toronto Harbour for a boat cruise, on October 6 please phone 238-2948. Sunday guests with Hugh and I were a number of cousins for an an- nual reunion on my mother's side of the family. Attending were Peter and Maureen Jackson, Toronto, D nelda and Louis Gable, Pittsburg'` P.A., Mrs. Beverley Ford, Grand Valley, Art and Mary Finlayson, Seaforth, Bill and Norma Coleman and granddaughter Suzanne, Kippen. Verna Hay, Exeter and Don Jack- son, Hensall. In the afternoon we all enjoyed a slide presentation of Peter and his family's 15000 mile trip in Austra- lia. Beverley Ford, spent the weekend with us and on Saturday attended her niece Vickie Miller's wedding and reception. Vickie is daughter of Hubert and Vesta Miller, and groom is Robert, son of Gordon and Isa- belle Hutchinson, with wedding at Zion Lutheran Church Dashwood. Rally Sunday at United Church By MRS. MARY KOOY CENTRALIA - Sunday school teachers and leaders were installed for the coming year during Rally Sunday at the United Church. Re- ligion in Life Badges and Certifi- cates were presented to Crystal Knee, Heather Snell, Melissa Snell and Tracy Wilson. Everyone was welcomed back fol- lowing summer break. On Thursday evening of this week 6-8 p.m. Teen Youth Group will gather at the church for a trip to Grand Bend for pizza. The same evening the UCW will met at 8 p.m. at the church with guest speaker Julie Lee from Survi- val Through Friendship House in Goderich. Faith Tabernacle The Teen Sunday School class of Faith Tabernacle spent Saturday at Canada's Wonderland. They went by bus with their faithful driver Bill Graham at the wheel. They report a wonderful day. (Our grandson Clyde . Lucan Seniors and Busy Buddies LUCAN - The first meeting of the Lucan Seniors and Busy Bud- dies took the form of a pot luck dinner at 12:30 p.m. We opened by singing Oh Canada with Hazel Cunningham at the piano. Harry Noels asked the blessing after which we all partook of a delicious dinner. • There is to be a Fashion Show at the new Seniors Building on Sep- tember 16 from 1 - 4 p.m. An announcement was made of the 125th anniversary of McGilliv- Our meeting opened with the president Hamilton Hodgins in the choir. Happy birthday was wished to Hamilton Hodgins. Miss London contestant - Grand Bend's Connie Desjardine, a stu- dent at the University of Westem Ontario, will be a contestant in the Miss London pageant September 29. 0 was among the class. He spent the weekend with Tom and me.) Personals . Congratulations to Frank and Jan- et Hicks who recently celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary. Mrs. Helen Overholt of Zurich spent Sunday with Von Overholt. Jean Clark of Dunnville spent a few days last week with Tom and Mary Kooy. On Monday evening Clayton, Alice and Clyde Kooy of Huron Park, Bonnie Kooy and Rus- sell Ball of London visited with her here and Tuesday we spent the day at Klondyke campground as guests of Helen MacDonald at a family gathering and on Wednesday we vis- ited our cousin Carrie McGavin at Huronview and Eileen Carroll at Exeter Villa. ray Township. Anyone born there and having pictures should contact the council. A note of thanks wept to Jim Bert for refinishing our tables dur- ing the summer. Harry Noels reported on the Sen- iors Games and appointed Hamil- ton Hodgins as his assistant with JIm Davis as alternate. It was decided to have a pot luck dinner at the first meeting of each month and no lunch the other weeks. Hazel Cunningham repotted on an upcoming bus trip to Mildland on October 2- Alsn 4n y for the Christmas lights on De- cember 8. We adjourned for cards and crafts. Saintsbury by Mrs. Heber Davis SAINTSBURY - Rev. Beverly Wheeler conducted Holy Commun- ion at, the eleven o'clock service. She spoke to the children on the family tree, explaining the set up. She took her text from the Gospel of the day. Sheryl Carroll was pianist and led in ..practicing a new hymn. Julie Cation w -s: r-aird Nadine Be- dell read the lessons. Service for the parish next Sun- . YT*;; ti 11,1• ii ivilk ill St. Thomas' Granton. The follow- ing Sunday September 24 St. Par - tick's plan to observe their Thanks- giving service, everyone is welcome to attend. , From last week On Tuesday Hazel Davis was hostess to the pool party for the Sunday school. Twenty-five chil- dren and mothers all enjoyed a pot luck lunch and a swim. I enjoyed the holiday weekend with my granddaughter Nancy and Ron Cunningham April and Tom at their home near Mar. Earl and Marguerite Greenlee en- joyed a weeks holiday in the Mus- koka area. 1 4-H exchange experience By Roberta Templeman STAFFA - Weekend visitors at the Templeman's were Scott and Barb Bonikowsky, Oakville, Don, Darlene, Sean and Meghan Ellison, Goderich, Gem, Jennifer and Jessica Neilson, Kitchener, Ruth Temple- man, Stratford, Terry Templeman, Mitchell, Linda and Christine Pow- ers, Boston, Mass., Nancy, Kim and Danny Bertens, Fullarton, Da- vid, Karen, Lindsay, Mallary and Niki, Templeman, Mitchell, Fay, Michelle, Julie and Becky Martyn, Russeldale, Wanda Martyn, Russel - dale, Paul Van Bakel Dublin, Mar- garet Ann Ryan, Dublin, Mary Jane, Cassandra and Stuart Parsons and Rob, Bev, Carrah, Cain and Cohen Templeman, Staffa. Many from this area attended the Mitchell Fall Fair on the weekend. School children and adults partici- pated in the competitions. Congratulations to both Karen Norris and Joan Kerslake for their participation in the Queen of the Fair competition. 4-H exchange The following is contributed by Joan Kerslake. Two weeks in August, filled with entertaining activities, unusual ex- periences and memorable moments,. shared with people from another. province,all of this ending with lifetime friendships, more knowl- edge and lots of souvenirs. This is what I had the opportuni- ty to experience this summer when I, along with others from Ontario, went on a Openhouse Canada ex- change to Cardston, Alberta. We started off our week in Alber- ta by climbing "Bears Hump", Don't be fooled by the name; if you are not used to climbing, this so called "hump" seems more like a mountain. What would a trip west be with- out attending a barn dance and a hike to Waterton at Red Rock Can- yon? This ,hike took all afternoon because most of us were not used to travelling .22 km. on foot, but it was well worthwhile, because we saw a bear, came within a few feet of a deer, saw several mountain goats, along,:. with unforgetable sc A trail ride on horseback at Mountain View was great when over 60 horses and riders were in- volved. We entered afloat in the Cardston parade, winning third prize and at-' tended a rodeo that was filled with constant excitement. We inter- viewed the mayor of Cardston and toured the Remingtoq Carriage Collection. When our delegates returned to Ontario we certainly did our share of entertaining our hosts from Al- berta. Everyone attended the 4H bus trip to Sarnia for a boat ride and slide rides. I think "Kiss Me Kate" at the Shakespearean Festi- val may have been one of the high- lights for everyone, along with the special backstage tour. The Kitchener Farmers Market, the St. Jacob's meeting place and the J.M. Schneiders tour was one full day of activities. To our dele- gates, Canada's Wonderland was an unforgettable experience. We concluded our two week to- gether with a party at the Grand Bend Pinery with everyone return- ing to my home for a final fare- well. • This was a most enjoyable ex- perience and I would recommend it to anyone who has the opportuni- ty. Our special thanks to our par • - ents, our chaperone Dianne Stei- nacker and the 4H program. Without all these people the ex- change trip would not have been possible. . • Zurich Scout registration Sept. 19 By Carmel Sweeney ZURICH - Registration for this season's Beavers, Cubs, and Scouts will be held at Zurich Public School next Tuesday, September 19 at 7 p.m. The Beavers group is welcoming boys of ages 5-7. The Cubs are for. ages 8-10, and Scouts are aged 11- 14. Women's Institute The Zurich Women's Institute met September 4 for a discussion of legislation and citizenship. The new president for this season is Kay Hay. The Institute meets the first Mon- day of each month at the Township Hall at 7:30 p.m. New members and visitors are always welcome. CWL The next St. Boniface CWL meeting i& to be Tuesday Septem- ber 19 in the school auditorium. The guest speaker is Gord Lang from the Bereaved Parent's Associa- tion of London. He will speak on coming to terms with death. The Mt, Carmel CWL are invit- ing those from Zurich to a panel presentation on care for the sick and dying in the family home. It will be presented by Jackie Wells, a VON nurse, on September 17 in the Mi Carmel school at 8 p.m. • Rest Home Auxiliary The ladies auxiliary met last Tuesday when a profit from the Bean Festival Booth of $391.94 was announced. The quilt draw net- ted the organization $506. Ina Neeb displayed the next quilt pattern and material that will be put to use this winter for the next Fes- tival The auxiliary will be holding a bazaar and tea at the Rest Home on November 11. The next meeting is October 3. Personals Several local couples were mar- ried last weekend. St. Peter's Lu- theran Church was reported to be filled to capacity for the wedding of Jody Hay and Wayne Schilbe on Saturday. Patti Rau and Doug Barlett ex- changed their vows at St. Peter's Church in St. Joseph, also on Sat- urday. Vicki Miller and Robert Hutchin- son were married in Dashwood at the Lutheran Church. Deb Ducharme and Dave Feeney were married at the Mt. Carmel Church on Saturday also. Best wishes for a speedy recovery go to Theresa Hartman and Tom Ryan who are patients in South Huron Hospital and St. Joseph's Hospital respectively. We see that members of the Zu- rich Mennonite Church enjoyed a pot -luck picnic at Ken Gascho's park on Sunday afternoon. Nora Corriveau of the Spruce Vil- la Apartments was in North Bay last week to visit her grandson Mark, his wife Kelley and their three children. New teacher - St. Boniface school in Zurich has two new teachers this year. In the grade eight room is Phillip Ingoldsby and with the grade twos is Sister Susan. Glabb pictured here. This is Glabb's first year of teaching. Stan -Lee Club starts By Joan Beirling VARNA - The Stan Lee Club be- gan their fall activities with a visit to Chuter's mink farm on Septem- ber 5. Sharon Eric and Jeff gave the group an interesting tour. This year they had over 1800 females. Eric has invaQtP.r ti.� ��•.- rifartc�waienng system. They also grind and mix their own feed. A large walk in freezer provides stor- age for the by products used to pro- duce the feed. Three men are kept busy caring for the mink. In mid November they wig begin to pelt. Starting with pastels and ending with the darks in December. They expect to process over 7000 this year. Everyone is interested in observ- ing how pelts were made ready for the auction. All are sold on hang- ers. Sharon does the sorting. Sell- ing is by auction in Toronto or Seaule where buyers attend from all over the world. Sharon told'every- one it took 35 pelts to make her fur jacket and a full leyatji,coat would requie 4b-50 pelts. Anna Keys thanked the group for the interesting and informative tour. A business meeting followed. They will no longer receive the Va- rire Magazine free of charge. It was decided to order one copy for the club. Town and Country Home- makers requested they send represen- tatives to a meeting' in Clinton on October 4. Edna Patterson and Jean Henderson volunteered to attend. Harvey Hayter has resigned as as- sistant treasurer and Bob Stirling has agreed to accept the position. Varna UCW At the September meeting the Varna U.t.W. Life Memberhships in the United Church Women were presented to two members, Helen Taylor and Margaret McClymont in recognition of their years of ser- vice to God and this organization. Eleanor McAsh made the presenta- tion to Helen and Ruth Johnson put on her pin. Bernice Reid an4t,_- r-.ii;< �z w lie presinta.-. tion to Margaret. Deb Rathwcll opened the meet- ing with a poem and presided over the business. A report and thank you note was received form the Bible Vacation school from dona- tions of money and cookies. Sev- enty-five were registered, fifteen each from Varna and Goshen. Mar- garet Hayter thanked the women for cards, visits, and the plant when her mother passed away. Joan Beierling and Debra Rath - well spent a rewarding day at Camp Memesetung in June. The Fall Rally is at Walton on Sep- tember 27. The theme is "From Faith Comes Hope". Rev. David Moore is the speaker. Varna is in- vited .ln Goshen nn Thursday Sep- tember 21 to hear Barb Bosman speak on "Bereaved Parents". We re encouraged to attend Zu- rich Mennonite Church on Sunday evening, September 24 to hear "The Torchmen". The Brucefield UCW is holding their luncheon card party and bake sale on October 3. Altogether they have sold 285 cookbooks and only two are Left. Please remember to save your used stamps and Campbell soups labels and place them in the box• at the back of the Church. The worship service presented by - Margaret McClymont and Helen Taylor was on two themes, ste- wardship and labour, time money and love are three important com- up again ponents of bur stewardship. Simi- larities and contrasts between Bible Days and present were given. A re- sponsive prayer "Song of the Workers" was given. - Anniversary service • n . lAnniversary Service. It will be a joint service of Varna -Goshen at 11 a.m. Volunteers would be ap- preciated for the choir. The special speaker is Rev. Ralph Garbe from Bryon, London. There will also be special music and a children's program for ages 8 and under. • Thursday, September 14 the Youth Group arc going to Ban- nockburn from 6 - 7:30 p.m. Welcome to Tracy and Allan McKnigh't living in the former El- liot house and to Greg and Val In- gles and family living in the for- mer Grant Webster housc. On September 1 Barry Cleave and Raymond Beierling left for the weekend in the North Bay district. While th.::re_.. ,: y.- viai,t- *tali friends and toured malls. Lake Nip - pissing and enjoyed travelling around the farming district around Powasson before returning home on Monday September 4. Visitors with Wilfred Chutcr over the weekend were his daughter and son-in-law, Vivian and Harvey Boyce. The windup of the Minor Base- ball held Sunday, September 10 was a huge success. Players en- joyed playing against their parents and the Bantam boys played against the Dreamers team. The pot luck supper was delicious as usual Thanks to Blaine Stephenson for arranging this family fun day. •