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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1993-11-24, Page 121 Page 12 Times -Advocate, November 24,1993 i J t ddulpll student CO1111cil The Blddulph Central School student council is well into their year of activities for their' fellow students. From left are treasurer Kendra Peters, prime minister Lindsay Hardy, and deputy prime minister Lee Cosens. In front is secre- tary Lora Lees Hardy. The group say they are making good on their campaign promises to organize a full slate of fun activities, including the upcoming Christmas dance, snow sculpting contest, and Secret Santa gift exchange. Hensall B/Asponsoring ,Christmas decorating contest By Liz Sangster HENSALL - Hensall's Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony wll be held December 5, at 6:30 p.m. The festivities will begin at the Town Hall. The Hensall Public school choir will be on hand to lead the carols, Rev. Mark Gaskin will direct the blessing, and of course there will be the lights. Watch for our special guest too! The lighting will be fol- lowed by a Community walk to the arena for .family skating, and hot dogs. Tinker Tots Nursery School will be on hand also, inviting all to en- joy the evening of old-fashioned fun. A hay wagon will be providing rides around town, sponsored by the Nursery School. Enjoy vibe sights of the many beautifully deco- rated homes, while singing Christ- mas carols as you go. The rides will run 5:30-6:30 p.m. and continue again after the tree lighting from 7:00 to 8:30 p.rn. Rides are free but any donations to the Nursery School would be glad- ly accepted. Many Hensall residents are al- ready busy gcuing ready for the an- nual Christmas Decorating Contest, sponsored by Hensall B.I.A. First, se and and third prizes will be awarded in the following catego- ries: House, Apartment, Business, and Industrial. Judging will be done the week of December 13, so there is still lots of time for you to get those decorations up. Winners will be announced December 20. Hensall United Church held.their anniversary service on Sunday. Rev. Henry Annen conducted the service. The organist was Chuck Malleue. The junior choir sang an anthem and a triple trio from S.H.D.H.S. also contributed to the service. A social hour and luncheons followed. On Monday, Rev. Annen con -i ducted a service at Queensway, at 2 p.m. This Thursday the Bluewater service will be conducted by Rev. Annen. A Covenanting Service was held, for the Rev. Henry Annen, at Hen- sall United Church, at 8 p.m. Sud - day evening. Rev. John Hilbom presided. Rev. John Tweddle, Mrs. Jean Bennett and Rev. Bill Jones also took part in the service. The choir contributed an anthem to the service. A greeting time was fol- lowed by a social hour and lunch. Advent service will begin on No- vember 29. James Douglas Taylor, son of Doug and Jackie Taylor was bap- tised at Carmel Presbyterian Church by Rev. Mark Gaskin. Ear- lier, in the summer, cousin, Lori Dawn Taylor, daughter of Murray and Gloria Taylor, was also bap- tised by Rev. Gaskin. JOIN OUR CREDIT UNION and invest in your future! Membership open to all • Investment rates are higher • Chequing costs are lower; personal cheques .351. Business cheques .451. no other charges • Daily interest accounts pay monthly on the whole amount not on a tiered amount • Funds you invest are lent out to assist members in the community and not sent to a Head office. • Each members combined deposits are insured to • $60,000 plus each individual RRSP, RRIF and OHOSP are insured to $60,000. • Automatic teller machine can be accessed across Canada, U.S. and Europe 24 hours a day • Safety deposit boxes - $15.00 yearly. + GST Ask any of our friendly staff for advice CLINTON COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION 48 Ontario Street 3.18 Main Street North Clinton 482-3467 Exeter 2384640 OPEN: Mon. to Thurs. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Fri. 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. 1 'Ar SAINTSBURY - St. Patrick's No- vember ACW meeting was held at Or home of Hazel Eaton on Tues- day, November 16 with eight mem- bers present. Mary Davis and Heather MacGillivray were pro- gram leaders. Prayers for the sick remembering Mabel Needham, Mary Kooy, Eileen Carroll and Marguerite Greenlee, Sunday School, Missionaries remembering Prayer Partner Simon Beaver Jr. were led by Mary Davis. Heather MacGillivray read the scripture lesson Matthew 25:14-30 and gave a most interesting and teaching meditation "Using our tal- ents for Shalom". A contest on the Parable of the Talents was won by Betty Johnson. December ACW will be held Wednesday evening December 8, 7:00 p.m. for dinner at a local res- taurant followed by a short meeting and Christmas gift exchange. Roll call was answered with items for Daily Bread which was delivered on Thursday. December roll call is also to be goods and gifts for Daily ¥Bread to be brought to the church for delivery. Hazel Eaton and pro- gram leaders were thanked. • The meeting was closed with prayer given by Mary Davis enti- tled "They who tread the path of Labour" followed by the Lord's Prayer in unison. • St. Patrick's celebrated Holy Communion Sunday November 21 at 8;30 a.m. Sunday, November 28, Advent 1 (Year B) St. Patrick's will celebrate the Holy Communion Service at 11:00 a.m. Personals Get well wishes go out to Mar- guerite Greenlee who is a patient in University Hospital from all her friends and relatives from St. Pat - ricks. Local organizations benefit from Ca,avan By Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - Many local organizations have recently benefitted from the charitable Order of Alhambra Algarva 11168 through their fund- raisers over the year - the annual Golf Tournament, monthly bingos in Sarnia and the Cash Draw Dance. At their Caravan Meeting in late Octo- ber, the guest speaker was Norma Logan, president of the Learning Disa- bility Association of Lambton County. She received a donation of $5000 from the Caravan, presented officially on November 17 in Petrolia. A cheque for 51000 was sent to the local chapter of People -First in Hu- ron County to support the self advocacy movement of developmentally challenged people. Youth Involvement Ontario received $200 to help pay for fees at their annual convention, held this year in Toronto. Six mem- bers of the local Y10 of South Huron High School in Exeter attended the "Youth quake" event - major social change brought about by the actions of youth. These young people support their peers who face physical/ developmental challen&ed, to include them in the life of their community and be their friends. The Resource Library of Community Living South Huron received a cheque of $500 for new purchases. The Cash Draw Dance was held this weekend, on November 19 and there are still several upcoming events for the Alhambrans. They will bring Santa Claus and a few helpers to the Community Support for Fami- lies Christmas Party in Clinton on November 28 at the Legion hall. Other members and their wives will attend the Great Lakes Seminar, a weekend in Toledo, Ohio on November 26 to 28. FU -R -N TUR E 15-20-33% SAVINGS SHOP NOW, SALE ENDS SAT., NOV. 27 MAK Fine Furniture, F'lvvring and Window Fashions 11,' \e tI\ ,I I \F 11 t4. 4)' 44 ._T -l4._