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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1992-03-04, Page 9CQM M 1 INTTY Times -Advocate, March 4, 1992 Page 9 Guild ladies hear Russian student ORAND BEND - Over 60 teem - ben of the Heron Cautuy Play- house Ootid attended the& monthly lauelteen moodeg, held at the Colo- nial olasial Hotel on February 26. Mary Melodic acted as chair. Member Prances Fletcher has agreed to chair the fall faihion show. Pat Venton gave an update on the results of the An Show and Sale held daring Winter Carnival. There aro 21 artists in Grand Bendjive or six who are fell time artists and -about -12 from the load area, -like Exeter, as Grand Bend moves clos- er to having its own "artists colo- ny" of talent. It was decided to do- nate the $400 earned by the sale and Barbie Doll raffle, to supply the Gift Shop at the Huron Country Playhouse for the summer. Project chairman Shirley McIn- tyre issued a list of items needed at the playhouse for .this summer's productions, including "quiet games" to keep cast children amused during plays like "Sound the Music" as they wait backstage. Larger items can be picked up by filling the Playhouse, but guild members are willing to pick up smaller Mem damitat What sat of of Naga are Bey looking for? hems: iampi sad deem, am WOOS- tc shin and caw, ottttatas, prise, Omsk dot:d& oetdleeticlts. table- doMts, dbilia , serving taays..lam demotes, teapots, old wristwatch- es, walking stilts, tkoptacc tools, old Goll scuttle, rugs, knkk-knacks and titulars. For a complete list, call 238-2471. Historian Dorothy Gwen dis- cussed the plan to preserve histori- cal news clppings -hem the Play- house guild scrap books. They could be mounted on wooden pan- els, and set up at the Playhouse for visitors to see. The Ministry of Cul- ture and Communications could be accesod to provide up to 50 percent of the cost of this project, to pre- serve the past. A letter was received from the Ministry of Citizenship, asking for nominations of senior citizens who have made outstanding contribu- tions to their community. Members Pat Venton and Betty Hoyle were nominated. Roberta Walker introduced the guest speaker, Eva Karchay.:t a Rus- sian exchange student who has been Sting with thb,Walket family since imt August. Eva is a 15 year old student, presently attending South Huron District High School in Exet- er. She presented a selection of slides from her own city, St. Petersburg, showing the beautiful palaces, gar- dens and public buildings of this "Venice of the North." Catharine the Great and Peter the Great made a great cultural impact', but the two wars and the 1917 revolution also left their marks, of a different son, on this historical city. Karchava and her "host mother" Roberta Walker, both answered questions about sponsoring, comparing educational programs in Canada and Russia and different cultures and lifestyles. Marlene Brenner thanked them for their educational presentation. All members were asked to do- nate a can of food for collection by Blessings Unlimited. The boxes of donations will be sent to their food kitchen, to supply needy families in the community around Zurich. Public speaking winners from McCurdy Public School in Huron Park are front, left; Crystal Knee, Joanne Morgan, Kirk Tatara. Back, left; Nancie Kuranyi, Cheryl Wein, Craig Angyal. Women's ministries meet EXETER - The monthly Wom- en's Ministries from the Exeter Pen- tecostal Tabernacle was held at the home of Marion Triebner February 27 at 2 p.m. Ruth McLaren presided over the meeting. The group sang some choruses "Every day with Jesus", "Every promise in the book is mine", "Bye and Bye we're going to see the King", "When the Saints go March- ing In,", "Everybody ought to know." The roll call was taken by Shirley Prouty and answered by a scripture verse on "Heart". There were nine present. • In business the group decided to send money to Marilyn Bush for medical supplies and to send a do- nation to the needy children in Mo- zambique. They also sent a dona- tion. to the blind school in Thailand, and to the orphanage in Brazil. A reading was given by Marion McLean, on the "Celebration in Buenos Aires." A missionary reading was given by Shirley Prouty concerning the journey to Jinja. Ada Triebner gave the message of the afternoon entitled "Buming Hearts". Grand Bend Legion GRAND BEND - Condolences are offered to the family and friends of the late Comrade Eva Taylor, sadly missed by her comrades at Grand Bend Legion #498. Winners of the Tuesday night darts were Emma Couckuyt, who also got the high takeout with 74, and partner Todd Cornies. Marg Hedley and George Roberts took second place. Shirley Leatherhead got high ladies score with 123 points and Jim O'Neil won the men's high score with 140 points. Heather Hutchinson got the 50/50 draw. Winners of the Friday Meat Raf- fle were Hoffman, Bob Brown, Eddie Ciberlain, Dolly Abbott (who won twice), Marg Andrews, Shirley Leatherland, George Rob- erts. Letter to Editor Klopp explains appointees Dear Editor; In response to your concern about Huron County appointees to Ministry of Agriculture boards I wish to reply. Seven of the 50 new appointments to the Ministry of Agriculture Boards are from Hu- ron C^'mty. Of the total of twelve people from Huron County pres- ently serving on Ministry of Agri- culture boards seven of these ap- pointments were made since September 1990. The government of Ontario has opened up the -process for appoint- ments to boards, agencies and commissions. Now everyone can apply in an open and democratic manner. The Guide to Agencies, Boards & Commissions was print- ed in 1991 and is available to eve- , ryone at the local library or may be purchased from Publica- tions Ontario, 880 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, M7A 1N8. There is also a Guide to Agencies, Boards & Commissions for the Ministry of Agriculture. Anyone wishing to see either of these can contact my office in Clin- ton or their local library. The most prominent appointment was that of the former. Minister of Agriculture, Jack Riddell to the On- tario Stock Yards Board. He will serve as Chairman at a time when the future of the Yards will be de- termined. James R. Armstrong of RR2 Bayfield and Robert Caldwell of Hensen serve on the Ontario Farm Implements Board. Janice Bisback of Hensall was appointed to the Ontario Agricultural Arti- facts Valuation Committee. Ken de Boer of Lucknow is on the Agri- cultural Institute of Ontario. Robert Hunking of Auburn is on the Be- ginning Farmer Assistance Pro- gram review Committee. Earl Wagner was appointed to the Gram Financial Protection Board. I am very encouraged by the re- sponse and calibre of people in- quiring about appointments. By opening up the appointments pro- cess this government has given everyone an opportunity to apply for jobs which under previous gov- ernments were used as patronage appointments. Yours truly Paul Kopp, MPP Huron Chamber of Commerce to meet About town GRAND BEND - The next gen- eral meeting of the Grand Bend and area Chamber of Commerce will be on March 10 at 7:30 p.m. Please try to attend. Sat Get your 5u/ti ticket and win up to $2000 for only a S2 tick- et, available at different merchants stores in Grand Bend. This is a new fund raiser sponsored by the Cham- ber of Commerce - it takes money to buy fireworks and to pay for sandcastles, so please show your Tickets will be available soonfor the Grand Bend Salmon Derby, Mld May 9 to 1,8, Call 238-2231 for ase information . . Staler drivers "55 Alive", the mature driver's re- fresher course fully booked at present. goNivscii for new dates to be announced in April. The sessions will be held at the Grand Bend Lesion. Horticultural Society The next Grand Bend and area Horticultural Society meeting will be held on Friday, March 27 at 7:30 p.m. Guest speaker will be Mr. E. Janson of Parkhill. The Horticultu- ral Society is also sponsoring a con- cert on May 3 by the famous New Huronia Singers, a perfect way to celebrate spring. if you need 'help to clean up your yard or prune your shrubs, think of the Horticultural Society. Give Fred Bates and his team of volunteers a call at 238-8798, to book your spring cleanup. All proceeds go to improve the gardens and grounds of municipal sites in the town of Grand Bend. Just think for a small fee, you get your garden ready for spring and Grand Bend gets a face lift for summer! Centralia by Mary KooY CEN'iRALIA - We are sorry to report that Harvey Godbolt and Ballard Rimmer are bah patients in University Hospital, London. We wish them a speedy recovery. At the euchre at Heywoods Res- taurant on February 24 prise win— ners ners were: Grace Warm, Marjorie Steeper, Marg Lavin. Hwy Noels, • Charlie Boiliags, Derwin Beason. Next euchre March 9 at 2:30 pm. World Day of Prayer service will be held at Centralia United Church on Thursday, Match 5 at 8 p.m Anneke Br nderhorat (right), takes Devin Long for a ride Thursday moming as members of the Tinker Tots nursery school took to the ice for some skating at the Hensall arena. Women's Institute in Grand Bend GRAND BEND - The ladies of the Grand Bead Women's Institute met on Thursday, February 20 at 1:30 p.m. President Donna Lovie opened the meeting with the Insti- tute tide and the Mary Stewart Col- lect. Plans were made to sponsor the March birthdays at the Bluewater Rest Home in Zurich. Short courses on a quilted pillow, a lawn chair and a cloth purse were discussed, and information was re- ceived about the institute Conven- tion at Thunder Bay, August 7 to 9. Donations of $2.5 each were given to the Sparks, Brownies, Guides, and Pathfinders. were then treated to a verf interesting presentation on "Australia" by Karen Woods, her daughter Roxanne,. who has lived in Australia for a few years, and her fiance, Nigel. Nigel, his parents and his brother operate a diving school at Port Viumkyou • Trie Grand Bend and Area Fine Department wish to thank eve- ryone that ere seared at ow pancake breakfast, especially those trlho had to welt a long time to be served! "Thank jou from the followinlg firemen". Stan ovie, Larry Taylor. Desjar ine, Xavier mans, rry Vaan Bruaene, Don Flear, Bill BPenner, Prosper Van Bruaene, Stan Johnson, Jack Stanlake, Reid Burley, Jim Lovie, Terry Brown, Mark Smith, Peter Gill, Bob Brown, Skip Izon. ( Douglas on the East Coast of Aus- tralia. They take up to 15 tourists on their large boat, for periods up to 10 days. They visit the Great Barrier Reef where they dive around the hundreds of small rocks which make up the 1,100 mile -long reef. Nigel told of the beautiful and unusual life that exists there. Karen and Roxanne also spoke of other excursions, such as their trip to Ayers Rock, the biggest rack in , the world, situated in the centre of Usborne & Hibbert Mutual Fire Insurance Company Exeter, Ontario NOM ISI (Established in 1876) Provides Full Insurance Coverage for Farm Properties New Applications are Welcomed DIRECTORS & ADJUSTERS Jsdc Hrruan RR 3 Loon 2274306 t.srry Gardner. RR2, Staffs 3464670 Uoyd Morrison. 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