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Horticultural Society holds spring show
By Muriel Lewis
GHANTON CORRESPONDWI
GRANTON - Members
from the Granton area
attended the Kirkton
Horticultural Society's
Spring Mini Show on
Tuesday evening, May
4.
Guest speaker Janet
Anderson of J.E.A.
Perennials showed
slides of unusual peren-
nials.
At the Granton United
Church on Mother's Day
and Christian family
Sunday, Lay Pastor. Val
Hodgins based her ser-
mon on lessons from
Acts 17, John 14 and
Isaiah 49. Eric Martin
Burford, son of Martin
and Sarah was baptized
into the family of Christ.
Special musical selec-
tions were performed by
Cindy Bilyea, Hugh
Jones and Tony Diodati,
and the choir sang a
medley of Gospel
Hymns. The Sunday
School children gave out
carnations to the moth-
ers after the service.
On May 15 there will
be a perennial exchange
at the park at 1:30 p.m.
hosted by Unit 2 when
Mary Hooydonk will be
the guest speaker.
At St. Paul's Anglican and gave the meditation
church, Kirkton on on Nebuchadnezzar's
Sunday M 9th, Rev. Dream, followed by
Glenda Me kin led the prayer.
service of ornin – Discussion included
ship to the presence of the Regional Rally and
the Living Christ. The the June General UCW.
lessons were read by Pastor Val Hodgins told
Kate Henry and the of possible changes in
minister. the structure of the
The Sunday School U.C.W.
children gave all the Betty Dann continued
mothers bookmarks and with the program, read -
carnations following the ing 'What is a Mother'
service. and a story about `a
Grandmother's Love.
Marilyn read 'The
Rawleigh man delivers
Joy' and closed the
meeting with the bene-
diction. Lunch was
served by the hostess.
during the social time
which followed.
Unit 5 met at Verneta
Baker's home in St.
Marys on Monday, after-
noon, May 3.
The roll " c,all was
answered with some-
thing pertaining to
Mother's Day and
President Margaret
Spence opened with a
poem 'Awakening'.
She also gave the
meditation 'In word and
deed' and a prayer.
Pastor Val Hodgins
spoke about suggested
changes in the U.C.W.
that could include the
U.C.W.
Unit 2 met at Julie
Riddell's place on
Monday evening, May 3.
President Pam Hayes
led the business when
the perennial exchange
was re -scheduled for
Saturday afternoon,
May 15 at the park and
plans were made for the
next meeting on June 1
at the home of Sherri
McRobert. The group
then did some flower
pot painting as demon-
strated by Nancy Mills.
Refreshments were
served by hostess Julie.
Unit 4 met on Monday
evening, May 3 at Norah
Wissel's home.
President Marilyn
Humphrey—read the
scripture from Daniel
name Women's United
Widening Circles.
Margaret read 'Caring
for yourFamily' and Val
closed with prayer.
Lunch was served by
the hostess.
Regional Rally
The Middlesex
Presbyterial U.C.W.
Northeast Regional
Rally was hosted at
Granton United Church
on Tuesday evening,
May 4 commencing with
registration and dessert
and coffee.
The program theme
was 'Stepping Along' in
keeping with the
International Year of
Seniors and the theme
hymn was 'One more
step along the way.'
The guest speaker was
Sue Fowler, Director of
the Friendship Centre in
St. Marys.
Welcomes were given
by Regional vice presi-
dent 'Helen Elliott,
Presbyterial President
Margaret Plant and
Granton U.C.W.
President Audrey
Westman. Wesley
U.C.W. extended an
invitation to hold the
Rally in 2000.
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Central plants Friendly Gardens.
Stephen Central Pub-
lic School has joined
19 other, schools in
Huron County by
beginning an Earth
Friendly Gardens
project. Students are '
planting tomatoes,
carrots, straw-
berries, rhubarb, let-
tuce, sunflowers and
other vegetation to
learn about self suf-
ficiency and co-
operation.
Co-
ordinator Sheila de-
Lange said the gar-
dens will teach
students organic
ways of gardening
and composting.
Above are the stu-
dents taking part in
the project. At left
are Shawn Forrest,
Jenna Becker, Curtis
Brand, Kaylee Bar-
rett and Kira O'Neal.
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Fashion fund-raiser
The 7th annual fund-raiser for the Grand Bend
Public School was held at the Gables last Thursday,
during which many local children showed off the
new fashions. In the top photo, Jessica Van-
Bruwaene and Joseph Roberts pleased the crowd
with their summer outfits while in the bottom
photo Maggie Roberts helps Kyle Jones. Organiz-
ers estimated that $1,500 was raised for the
school. That money will be coupled with money
raised by the Rotary Club to buy a new computer
for the school. Among the businesses providing,
fashions for the show were The Purple Turtle,
Peckitt's and Randi's.
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