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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1991-05-01, Page 9COMM1INITY For a good cause - More than 470 riders and walkers took part in Sunday's Great Ride for Cancer at the Pinery Provincial Park. Students to hold barbecue By Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - The income tax deadline is past, and I hope every- one got their tax returns in on time. Everyone also hopes that the gov- ernment has enough cash left to pay back all the tax refunds too! Heav- en knows, we all pay enough extra through the GST added on to so many things - even to filing your income tax form through a tax con- sultant! On May 4, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., she Grade 7-8 students of Grand Bend Public School will be holding a barbecue in the parking lot at LOEB-IGA. It's a fund raiser for their annual school trip, so come out for a great lunch, priced at $2.00 and prepared by the stu- dents. They'll be supervised by a few parents and teachers. Hope it's good weather so everyone can help their fund raiser. John and Joan Love had some bad luck over the weekend. They lost their barn and contents in a fiery conflagration. We hope they can rebuild soon. Congratulations to Tom and Es- ther Desjardine of Grand Bend, who celebrated their 59th Wedding Anniversary on Sunday, April 28, with a family dinner at Sauble Court. Thirteen ladies of the Grand Bend Bible Study Club met at Sau- ble Court at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23. After serving coffee and enjoying a hymn sing, they contin- ued the study of James. From Chapter 2, they learned that the proof of a genuine faith in Jesus Christ is seen in active, loving, helpful deeds and attitudes towards others. A new member was wel- comed to the group. The meeting was closed with prayers for the sick and shut-ins. The "Sunshine Fashion Show" will be held at Southcou Pines Clubhouse on May 10. The show will feature men's and ladies fash- ions from the Grand Bend Sun and Surf Shops. Students from South Huron Dis- trict High School in Exeter have been busy in final rehearsals for their annual musical, "Fame", to be performed from May 8 to 12 at the Recreation Centre. Several students have also enjoyed class trips recent- ly. Mrs. Heatherington's Spanish students went to Brantford on April 17-19 for a Spanish Immersion ex- perience. They stayed at App's Mill Conservation Area, in a Kiwanis Camp where they only spoke Span- ish, prepared their own meals in Spanish cuisine, performed skits and generally had a good time learning about another culture. Over 30 arca students took part. Another group of Grade 12-13 students took a 16 -hour bus trip down to Washington, D.C. for an in-depth tour of the U.S. capitol city. They saw the White House, the House of Congress, the Smith- sonian and all the famous memori- als - Lincoln, Jefferson, Washing- ton, Arlington Cemetery, and the Vietnam War Memorial. A stop at Williamsburg, Virginia, was also included on their five day trip; an interesting and educational experi- ence. Great Ride for Cancer GRAND BEND - More than 470 participants made the trek to the Pinery Sunday to take part in the annual Great Ride For Cancer. Riders and walkers combined to raise a whopping $22,868 a sub- stailtibl increase overlattyear's to- - tal of $16,000. "It seems to go up by leaps and bounds every year," said a pleased Peggy Smith, organizer for the event. For every $20 pledged, partici- pants received one ticket for a draw God knows you can make a difference Your generosity can shed light into someone's life Please Clive generously when the Red Shield volunteer canvasser calls Or if you'd Tike to give, but aren't canvassed, please send your donation along with the coupon r Thank you for caring Enclosed please find $ I would like someone to call 0 Phone No. If you'd like more information about us 0 NAME ADDRESS CITY PROV POSTAL CODE: THE NATIONAL RED SHIELD APPEAL 800-383 Richmond St., London NBA 3C4 Phone: (519) 872.5597 to be held May 15. Up for grabs are four 12 -speed bicycles. A Park- hill man raised the most money, contributing $1,600 in pledges as he rode a wheelchair for the 10 km circuit. Forty-five volunteers were on hand to offer assistance which Smith says really helped to make the day a success. Times -Advocate, May 1. 1991 Bridal shower held In Granton By Muriel Lewia GRANTON - Get well wishes to Pastor Normalie Voakes who had the misfortune to fall and break her wrist while in St.'�(s on Satur- day and was later transferred to Uni- versity Hospital in London. Shower Helen Herbert was honored with a bridal shower at the St. Thomas' Anglican Church on Thursday even- ing. Marlene French chaired the program and led two contests. one about choices the bride would make, won by Alma Langford, and the other about a busy day which was won by Dorothy Hera and Ol- ive P. Hodgins. Readings entitled "The man who married a cook" and a combined recipe and exercise were given by Olive P. Hodgins, and Alma Langford read a humorous recipe for baked beans, the way it used to be and Her Promise. Helen was assisted in opening her gifts by sisters, Marion Hall and Betty Anne Waugh and friend Lor- raine Cromp, all of London. Lunch was served by the church ladies. At the St. Thomas' Anglican Church on Sunday, the Rev. Bever- ley Wheeler's message was about Christian Growth and Faith being rooted in the Gospel of Christ. Ken French and the minister read the les- sons. The Anglican Bible study was held at Marguerite Greenlee's home on Wednesday. At the Granton United Church on Sunday Pastor Pirie Mitchell led the service in the absence of Nor- malie Voakes. The sermon theme was "Blessed are they that mourn" based on the lessons from Genesis 37 and Luke 19. The Granton Uth Group met at the United Church on Sunday even- ing. Regional rally The annual Northeast Regional Rally on Middlesex Presbyterial UCW was held at Granton United Church on Wednesday evening. The theme was Gospel, Culture and Me- dia - Where do we get our values? Thorndale was in charge of registra- tion and carried out the theme of us- ing newsprint for the name tags. Zion ladies had a display of books and Anne White from the resource centre gave a review of the books. Granton UCW president Margaret Bryan welcomed everyone and the regional vice president Lynn Ardiel chaired the meeting. The Wellburn . ladies conducted the In Memorium. A -North Nissouri member intro- duced the guest speaker Helen Bark- er of Milverton who is a journalist at the Stratford Beavon Herald. She compared family time (present and past), told about her present em- ployment. She also challenged her audience with the thought that if four men could have the Lord's Prayer forbidden in the schools. just imagine the impact 45 women could have on an equally important issue. Barker closed with the poem "This Old World would be a better place" and chose to donate part of her honorarium to the Sunshine Foundation .Siloam ladies also used the theme in the worship ser- vice when they illustrated the Beati- tudes with recent news healdlines. Brown's UCW led the singing and special music was provided in a solo by Pastor Normalie Voakes. President Sheila Duffin brought greetings from Presbyterial. On be- half of Wesley UCW Carolyn Wal- den gave courtesy remarks and en - tended an invitation to hold the rally next year at Wesley United Church. Granton UCW The Annual meeting of the Gran- ton Women's Institute was hosted by Florence McRobert on Tuesday evening, April 23. Muriel Lewi presided and opened with a poem Resurrection. During the program, readings given by Alma Nicholson were entitled "I am there", "Value of a Smile", "If I had my life to live over" and "Plant a Garden". Mrs. Lewis read an article on Per- fection and Olive Hodgins closed the program with two poems The Bridge of Yesterday and Spring. Business discussion included ar- rangements to attend the district an- nual at Poplar -Hill in May, grass cutting at the cenotaph, and tenta- tive plans to have a bus trip. 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