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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1999-02-24, Page 2020 Wednesday, February 24..199') Local historian honoured Pizza and partybin oor ' ed for � youth at Thames'Road-ElinlVffle Ry Rhoda Rohde church service at Thames Road. nlittaliMarailMINDEta On March 31 there will be a "Once In A Blue Moon" appreciation banquet for THAMES ROAD - Rev. Marilyn Carter adults. Everyone is welcome. was in charge of the first Sunday of Lent church service on Sunday morning in Elimville. She lit the Christ Candle with the help of Mirjam Veldman. She told the youth a story entitled "Psalms", and "God's Love is Never Ending." The choir sang "Dear to the Heart of God" accompanied by pianist Marilyn Vandenbussche. Jack Stewart read scriptures. The title of Rev. Carter's sermon was' "Change the Channel". Bruce and Fred Delbridge greeted parishioners and received the offering. 1 Local historian Austin Hodgins, centre, was honoured on Feb. 15 by the Biddulph history committee for his work on the Township of Biddulph history book, "Pioneers to the Present?' Presenting an embossed copy of the book to Hodgins are Lucan Biddulph Reeve Earl French, left, and deputy -clerk Joan Goddard. Copies of the history book, which covers Biddulph's history since 1850, are avail- able in the Township of Lucan Biddulph offices for $50. Bowling tournament held in Lucan By H. Davis SAINTSBURY CORRESPONDENT SAINTSBURY - Sunday Feb. 21 St. Patrick's cele- brated their Holy Eucharist Service at 10:30 a.m.. i.ent,1 •with : the Rev. Stanley Jay officiant. Children's focus led by Rev. Jay. Rose Cunningham assisted with the scrip- ture lessons and acted as server for the service. Get well prayers were given remembering Mabel Needham and Courtney MacGillivray also prayers for Cunningham, Anson and Bolt -Smith families in the sad loss of Laura -Lynn Bolt -Smith who was buried in London. Flowers in the church were given in memory of Laura -Lynn. A thank you note was read from the MacGillivray and Sovereign :families ferithe gift remembering daugh- ter and sister Hazel. MacDonald at Christmas. Following closing prayers the recessional hymn was "Beneath the Cross of Jesus". Granddaughter Heather MacGillivray and great granddaughter Katie - Scarlett MacGillivray visit- ed with Mary Davis at the Exeter Villa, also calling on parents Hugh and Hazel Friday. Sunday dinner guests with Arnold and Rose Cunningham were Dan and Kathy Anson, Dan and Angela Bolt -Smith and daughter Samantha all of London and Allan Cunningham and Heather }llrtael: Katie -Scarlett Mac- Gillivray participated in a girls bowling tournament Sunday in Lucan. Saturday evening prayer service will be held at St. Patricks at 7 p.m. Feb. 27. Mirjam Veldman visited with Starr Davis on Friday and enjoyed swim- ming at Kicks in Exeter. Cousin Audrey McRoberts of Exeter called on Mary Davis recently.' Speech night at Hensall Legion Announcements On February 24 the Junior Youth Group at Thames Road will hold a pizza and bingo party from 6 to 8 p.m. Members are asked to bring $5. Note the change of date. On February 28 there will be a "Celebration of Laity" . service and pre- sentation of the church council during the service. at Thames Road. On March 5 at 2 p.m. the World Day of Prayer service will be held at Thames Road. On March 14 the choir will be hosting a pancake and sausage brunch after the Personals At Kristy Bray's birthday party recent- ly the n4mes of Kay Morley, great- grandmother, and Don and Anne Bray, grandparents, were omitted and in last week's news Nona Shulman's name was misspelled. Friends and relatives of the late Jim Coates attended a memorial service for him on Saturday at St. Marks Lutheran Church, Port Credit. Sympathy of the community is extend- ed to Glen and June Stewart and Michael and other relatives in the pass- ing of Isabel Coward (Allen). The funeral took place on Monday at Westmount Chapel, Kitchener. Bill and Rhoda Rohde spent Friday evening with Arnold and Marion Cann. Bill and Rhoda Rohde visited a couple of days last week with Dan and Nancy Rohde in Balinafad. Jackie Riehl of Stratford, Alan and Michele Hodgert attended the annual convocation ceremony, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario at the Weston Harbour Castle Convention Centre in Toronto on Saturday for their sister Tonya Riehl who graduated as a chartered accountant. Usborne School plans open house By Usborne Viability Committee EXETER - The Usborne Central Public School Viability Committee would like to extends warm :weke ne:to any new fam- ilies interested in enrolling their child to our safe and compassionate school. Usborne School is located on the out- skirts of. Exeter, on Huron Street East. We are a school community committed to our children and their educational excellence. Our Safe Arrival, Big Buddy, Step Two and Peacemaking programs promote a safe environment for all students. Usborne Central School has a very ded- icated teaching staff and support staff who provide a well rounded education and who are committed to excellence. Our riarents are always welcome to be involved in their children's education. Our students use portable word proces- sors such as Dreamwriters and E -Mates to develop keyboarding skills in grades 1-8. Besides our newly renovated library computer resource centre, every class- room is linked to the Internet. We are pilottng Techworks, a pregrsm designed to assist the integration of technology into curriculum in Grades K-8. Usborne Central is a school working hard to pre- pare our students for the challenges ,of the next millennium! Please feel free to visit Usborne Central School on March 1 or 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. View our modern, well maintained facilities and note our spacious Early Years classroom. Junior and Senior Kindergarten Registratiori forms will be available in the office from Carol. if these dates do. not suit your schedule, please phone our school at 235-0331 to set up an appoint- ment to view our school, or visitour website at www.avonmaitland.on.ca and select Usborne. Hensall Horticultural Society Students from Hensall. and Zurich public schools and St. Boniface school partici- pated in a public speaking contest at the Hensall Legion on Feb. 16.The winners go on to the zone finals in Seaforth on March 6. Pictured from left are Jayne Glenn,Ashley Erle (I st Senior, Zurich), Jenna McKinnon (2nd Senior, St. Boniface), Breanne Becker (I st Junior, St. Boniface), Brittany Pilgrim (2nd Junior, Hensall) and chairman of public speaking Peter Zwan. In front is storytelling winner Lauren Haberer of Zurich. The executive for the Hensall Horticultural Society was installed at the group's meeting at the Queensway Retirement Home in Hensall onFeb. 15. Seated from. left are vice president Rosemary Pentland (holding Eugenia Pentland), district director of aid jean Whitby, secretary Janeth Sangster and treasurer Luanne Phair. Standing in back from left are directors Julia Darbishire, Gail MacDonald, Pirie Mitchell, Liz Putherbough, president Liz. Sangster, Hensall Reeve Cecil Pepper, past president Sybille Schaufler and directors Betty Nuttall, Cheryl Bilcke and Jennifer Roth.Absent is director Bill Gibson.