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Times Advocate, 1997-01-01, Page 22Page 22 Times -Advocate, January 1, 1997 COMM UNI TY Christmas .visitors in Zurich Santa Claus arrived to surprise everyone and handed out gifts to all the 30 children present. By Cannel Sweeney Zurich correspondent ZURICH - Monday Nite Ladies League (Pin Poppers) enjoyed their Christmas get together at the home •of Nancy Becker, December 18, with lunch and a gift exchange. The Girls Club of Zurich Men- nonite Church travelled around Zu- rich singing Christmas carols Tues- day evening. There ..was a gift exchange and a lunch later at the church hall. Carl Finkbeiner of the Spice Villa Apartments spent a few days of the Christmas holidays in Gode- rich at the home of `his sister Joan and family. Neil and Melissa Francis, and Kristin and Aaron Beer of Orleans, Ottawa, spent this past week with her parents Mozart and Marie Ge1i- nas Sr. The family of Earl and Anne Flaxbard held their Christmas din- ner at their parents home on De- cember 25. The family of Louis and Cecilia Farwell got together on Christmas day at their parents' home in Zu- rich. Vera Haberer who won a deluxe Christmas cake at the Tasty -Nu Bake Shop. Pat and Barb O'Connor of Lake Bluff, Chicago, spent the Christ- mas holidays with her mother Ger- ry Kane. _,•� Chris and Janet Brown, RR 2 Zu- rich returned home after a two - week vacation in Flarida. Happy 70th birthday wishes go to Glenn Webb, RR 2 Dashwood, on December 24; to Adeline De- nomme and a granddaughter Mere- - dith Denomme, both on December 26. - • Darren Wallace is spending the holidays with his mother Berit Wal- lace, RR 2 Zurich. Other family members came from Walkerton, Toronto and Sudbury for their Christmas dinner on December 21. Family, friends and relatives of _- Herb and Donna Klopp got togeth- er throughout the holiday weekend at their home, RR 3 Zurich. Daik and Carrie. Eybergen and two girls from Acworth, Georgia are visiting in the Zurich, Grand Bend and Port Franks area with their family and both sets of parents from December 21 to 29. Christmas dinner was held at the Sweeney home Wednesday with all . 2. their children and grandchildren at- Be sure to save_ your. stamps for tending. the CWL to send to the missions. The family of Clarence and Beat- They can be left on the table at the tie Geoffrey enjoyed having their back of the church. family Christmas dinner at Erb's Our best wishes for a very merry Country Kitchen on December 21. Christmas and a Happy New Year The Geoffreys went to Windsor for to all of our readers, friends and rel - Christmas and spent a few days at1 atives, from Carmel and Jerome their son`s home, Garry and Anna. Sweeney and family. Thank you for The family .of John and Bridget all the correspondence you- have Groot Sr. held their family Christ- given me throughout the year. mas dinner and party on Decemtter Three 21 at the Hensall arena. Daughter - Jeannie and son are also visiting for two weeks with her parents from H II d d 'th b the d sis o an an wr ro rs an - ters in the area. Happy, anniversary to Pastor John Trembulak and his wife Elizabeth of Dashwood on December 23. The family of Vesta and Hubert Miller, Dashwood got together on December 22. The family of Clare and Lucille Masse held their Christmas party at St. Boniface Parish Hall on Decem- ber 21. Santa Claus arrived to hand out gifts to the 30 children present. The family of Gwen McKellar ' held their Christmas dinner at the Maple Woods Apartments on De- cember 27. The family of Tony and Adeline Denomme held their Christmas get- together at the Legion in Exeter. The family of Pat and Evelyn Re- gier, RR 3 Dashwood held their Christmas dinner at their home on December 29. Helen Vallee from Westminster, B.C. is spending a week in Hensall with her aunt, Betty Grenier and relatives. They spent Christmas day at the home of Betty's daughter, Joanne and Joe Bengough in Hen- sall. they spent Boxing Day at Ali - da and Andrew Rau's home in Zu- rich. Their Christmas get-together, was held at the home of Helen's cousin, Mary -Loy and Paul Gun- ning. Helen Valee enjoyed a get- together with her aunt Lottie Greni- er and cousins at the Maple Woods Apartments on December 29 before returning home to B.C. Clem and Theresa Regier held their family Christmas dinner on Boxing Day at St. Boniface Parish Hall. Welcome home to Chris and Jan-, et Brown. Happy 70th birthday to Glenn Webb, Dec. 24, and Adeline and Meredith Denomme, December 26. The Auxiliary meeting for the Rest Home will be held on January 7, in the auditorium at 7 p.m. Members are also reminded help is needed to take down the Christmas decorations at the home on January Christmas season busy at Queensway HENSALL - The past two weeks have been very busy, but entertain- ing at Queensway. December 17, The Lakeview Singers presented a beautiful program of song. Pat. Dobbs of Trivett Anglican Church led Worship service with a wonder- ful presentation of the Christmas Story. December birthdays were cele - prated the evening of December 19 (+vith entertainment by Sherry McCalls Step Dancers. Her stu- dents are always great to watch and residents also enjoyed the music of Lila and Orville Storey. Birthday greetings to Gladys Simpson, Mary Campbell, Ceacilia Edgar, Dorothy Wildfong and Shirley Stone. Bill Gibson on the Keyboard en- tertained for Friendship Friday eve- ning. Friendship Friday. takes place the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month and various entertainers are featured in the. lounge starting at 7:30 p.m. Bill Clark' and Friends enter- tained December 21 for the resi- dent Christmas party. A good time • was had by all and a visit from Santa highlighted the evening. Santa helped again on Christmas morning with a gift for each resi- dent. Santa also doubles for our hairdresser when it's not Christmas Season. Friday found residents at Resi- dent council meeting where plans were finalized for some new pro- grams and special events , for the new year. . Coming events New Ycars Eve Progressive Eu- chre. 7 ,p.m. til 9 p.m. December 31. January 3, Friendship Friday in retirement home lounge with music by Clare Masse and. Andrew Rau. Many entertain at Blue Water ZURICH - The Exeter Christian Reformed Church Nursing Home Singers visited Blue Water Rest home on Tuesday evening for an evening of song, with Peter Viss- cher as chairperson and Joyce Pep- er as pianist. Annie, Zandbergen read "The Blessed Assurance of Christmas" and the group sang many selections which included "Mary's Little Boy Child", "Silent Night", and "Joy To The World". Clarence Smillie, a tenant in the BWRH Apartments, loaned a vid- "C'Mon Goose`', to the home. It is a documentary by Bill Leish- man about his training of some geese .for a recent Walt Disney film. Thursday afternoon Chapel Ser- vice was conducted by Rev. Tracey Crick, Varna/Goshen United Church, with the assistance of Bea-' trice Rader as organist. Rev. Gani Lazaro, Dashwood/Zurich United Church lead Bible Study on Tues- day. Thursday evening Max Ducharme and the "Townliners" visited the home and the residents responded with toe tapping, hand clapping and wheelchair dancing to many tunes of yesteryear that warmed the hearts and brought back memories of happy times. Friday morning the Home was full of song and the chatter of young voices as the Zurich Public School students visited the Home to carol for the residents. Friends and neighbors are always welcome at BWRH and many de- serve the "Good Neighbor Award". Special mention needs to be made to Meda O'Brien who recently do- nated a cdat rack to the BWRH Apartment Complex, for use of the visitors to the Common Room. The Residents, their families, staff and Board of Directors appreciate all the assistance they received from the community over the past year and would like to wish every- one the best of the holiday season. charged LAMBTON COUNTY -'the Lambton OPP report a total of 800 vehicles were checked during a RIDE program conducted from Dec. 20-22. �. Three people were charged with driving having more than the legal limit of alcohol in their blood. They alt received 90 -day drivers li- cence suspensions. Over '80' birthdays remembered By Muriel Lewis Granton correspondent GRANTON - George Radler of Munich, Germany called on his friend Robert Parkinson on Satur- day, December 21._ Norm Wissel sent Christmas with her daughter Audrey' and husband Jim Scott and family at Clandeboye and Boxing day with Allan and Carol Wissel and fami- ly, Granton. Peter and Jackie Ridout of Terra Cotta visited with Muriel Lewis at Christmas. ' - Elizabeth Parkinson and son Robert spent Christmas Day at a family gathering with Doreen and Gordon McRobert. Get well wish- es to Gordon Westman who has been a patient in St. Joseph's Hos-. pital, London for the past week following surgery: At the Granton United Church on December 22 Donna Bowman - Woodall led the service and her sermon . was about 'An encounter with God'. Lloyd and Isabel Mard- lin lit the Advent Candles. 'See on Mary's Arm He's sleep- ing' was played on the flute by Ve- ronica Blom, accompanied by Lisa Mardlin on the piano. The choir sang 'Noel, Noel, Bells are ringing' accompanied by Tiffany Blom on the xylophone. • Martin Riddell presented Donna Bowman -Woodall with a hand de- signed egg made by his grandmoth- er Doreen McRobert from the UCW. George Hales read a thank you letter from the Men's Mission in London for food they had re- ceived on December 11. - Congratulations and hest wishes was offered from the congregation to Nora Wissel, Madeline Hardie, Elsie Dann and Stanley Crawford who all celebrated over '80' birth- days in December. The Christmas Eve service of Candles, Carols and Communion was held at Wesley United Church conducted by Rev. Fred Lloyd of London. - At St. Pauls,Anglican Church, Kirkton on Suday, Dec. 22 the service of lessons and carols was led by Rev. Glenda Meakin. The children and congregation took part in the lighting of the candles in the Advent Wreath. The lessons were read by Muriel Lewis, John Urquhart, Jasmin Cornish, Lynd- say Cor,'ish, Norma Paul and Rob- ert Parkinson. The choir sang 'See Amid the Winter's Snow' with solo :part by Ken Blackler, On Christmas Eve the Rev. Glen- da Meakin was the- officiant and celebrant for the Holy Eucharist. Rev. Bill Jones from Kirktor. and Woodham United churches assist- ed and read the Scripture. Attendance at the Christmas Eve _services was inhibited by the blow- ing snow and squalls. All the best in '97. Storewide Savings LL MERCHANDISE REDUCE ,A