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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1999-06-23, Page 11Wednesday, June 23, 1999 rietq Dinner planned at Blue Water Rest Home 358 Main St. S. Exeter Phone:/Fax: 235-1314 EXETER APPLIANCE CENTRE Sales Sr Service 390 Main St. S. Exeter 235-0705 Harry & Thomas Bance N I N` t:FTKf: "fes _.�_.. titt:i.t.'t?L.\n t L ozints 73 Huron St. W. Exeter By appointment Phone/Fax: 235-2742 www between-the-maples.on.ca Davis '1.1 FIS LttI. 315 Main St. N. Exeter (519) 235-0853 1.800-265-2931 Bait 2tofAsiei Plat 249 Andrew St. Exeter 235-1298 1 C.E. Reid e?' -Sons (Hensall) Ltd. Sand, Gravel, `. Excavating Hensall 263-2321 Exeter 235-2262 ANDEX METAL PRODUCTS LTD. 97 Thames Rd. E. Exeter Ont. 235-2901 Vinyl t.1 Flooring .Rt fly Miller Showroom/63 Main St. Exeter 235-1964 rine I111'111 till"(' l% ilitioir Fashions 467 \ 1a i n St. Exeter 235-0173 Best Wishes Exeter Decu' Centre 15 Ndlsy St. E. Exeter 235-1010 N.C. Jones & Sons Ltd. 235-2489 (Shop) 67 Thames Rd. E. Exeter Office: 235-0925 Mobile 878-3834 Rea. 235-2815 Fax 235-0044 ZURICH - The male res- idents of Blue Water Rest Home were treated to a vase of fresh red carna- tions and greenery for Father's Day by the Auxiliary members. Family and friends came to wish the dads a happy day. The residents enjoyed an afternoon of true patriotism as they dis- cussed the Canadian flag, and flags of other coun- tries. They talked about how flags were brought to North America, changes to the Canadian flag emblem, U.S. flags, and the meaning of flag emblems. Bill Burr brought his stars and stripes flag, the Canadian flag and the Union Jack. A Batter -Up baseball party was held in the auditorium on Tuesday afternoon. The first base- ball game held on June 16, 1846 was the theme of the afternoon. The auditorium was decorat- ed with baseballs, bats, gloves, cleats, uniforms, scoresheets and caps. The residents passed around the equipment to test their weight, con- struction and feel.. A quiz "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" was challenging for the residents and they: reminisced about the teams they played on and their favourite teams. They enjoyed peanuts, popcorn and root beer for refreshnen Wednesday it was off to Walmart in Goderich for an afternoon of shopping. Loftus Denomme, Kurt Gebel, Carman Lovie, Bernice Cann, Dorothy Bapty, Ethel Moore, Neil Mustard and Florence Cudmore enjoyed their afternoonwith the assis- tance of volunteer driver John Campbell, Adjuvant Cathy Shantz, Hobby Room Convener Ann McBride and volunteers Theresa Stark and Marion Michael. On Wednesday evening the Crediton United Church members enter- tained the residents at the monthly birthday- party. The Auxiliary pre- sented small gifts to June birthday celebrants Vera Haberer, Elda Wagner, Ruby Hoggarth, Dorothy Farrell, Brigadier Morgan Smith, Margaret Yeaman and Bernice Kennedy, Pianist Craig Skinner entertained the residents with the assistance of Evelyn Skinner reading a selection of poems. Evangelist Arnold Gratton, Gospel Hall, Grand Bend conducted Thursday afternoon chapel service with- the assistance of Mrs. Gratton as organist. Fr. Matthias Wronski, St. Boniface Church, Zurich led the Catholic Mass. In the evening the residents listened to old time favourites Frankie Vankovic, Al Jolson, The Watchmen quartet and marching bands in the front lounge. Friday afternoon the residents watched a movie in the auditorium about maple sugar. In the morning.during the remi- nisce hour they shared memories of their fathers, their occupa- tions, good qualities, sang Father's Day songs, dis- cussed T.V. shows depict- ing the role fathers played and the various names of fathers and answered a Father' Day quiz. Saturday was "Natty Neck Tie Day" with the residents and staff don- ning their favourite goofie neck tie for the day. Max Ducharme and the Townliners entertained the residents. Ducharme on violin, Harvey Smith -and Donald Bedard on guitar and Bob Gilmore on violin played many tunes. Best wishes go to Clara Hamilton, Leonard Onn and Juliette Denomme who are patients at Aouth Huron Hospital, Exeter. The residents look for- ward to Sand Pictures on June 21, a picnic with their grade 5 buddies on June 22, a Wedding Show June 23, The Townliners June 24 and a Resident Council meeting on June 25. The annual Resident/Family Dinner will be held at the home on June 27. The residents invite their families for a picnic catered to by the kitchen staff. In early June, the resi- dents of Blue Water Rest Home were entertained by Gladys VanEgmond and the Merry Makers in the auditorium. VanEgmond on piano and accordion, Keith Tyndall on drums, Elgin Nott on violin, Mozart Gelinas Sr. on banjo and bass guitar, Leona McBride on trum- pet and Miles Uttley of Cambridge on saxophone played old favourite dance tunes. Ann McBride and the retired farming gentle- men from the home gath- ered in the new west wing lounge to talk about tractors, old and new. Carman Lovie, Eben Weigand, Bill Burr, Dennis Charrette and Stewart Thiel discussed the tractors in Farm & Ranch Magazine and The World's Greatest Tractors. The men told of the tractors they owned and how the tractors have changed over the years. Perennials were plant- ed in the courtyard. The staff donated themfrom their home gardens. Residents' Carman Lovie, Clara Hamilton and Dennis Charrette assisted Adjuvants Cathy Shantz and Charlene Finkbeiner plant iris, Queen Anne's Lace, galardia, daisies, lily of the valley, turtle plant, Moses In the bul- rushes, hostas, day lily and sedum. Other resi- dents offered their sug- gestions as to where they felt the plants should be bedded down. Later, the residents gathered in the auditorium for afternoon tea and refreshments. The theme for the after- noon was dolls, and the tables were decorated with dolls of every type - Cabbage Patch, hand- made cloth dolls, Barbie dolls, traditional plastic dolls, Raggedy Ann dolls, boy dolls, collectors dolls. The residents discussed the many dolls they and their family acquired over the years and enjoyed the fragrance of fresh cut roses from the courtyard decorating the tea tables. Rev. Robert Putman, Grand . Bend United Church, conducted Thursday afternoon chapel service. Fr. Matthias Wronski, St. Boniface Church, Zurich conducted the Catholic service. Thursday evening' the • Zurich Connection enter tamed the residents -with Eleanor Horst as pianist, Art Horst on violin and guitar, Lloyd Otterbein on guitar and Dobra guitar and Helen Otterbein on tambourine and chicken egg. Lloyd sang solos and the group played many favourite songs. Friday afternoon the residents headed out into the country with volun- teer driver Don Stephens. Dorothy Farrell, Harry Maas, Martha and Eben Weigand, Ethel Moore, Philippa Steckle, Neil Mustard, Carman Lovie, Stewart Thiel, Dorothy Dietrich and Florence Brown took a good look at the countryside, the farmers planting and working their fields and the flower arrangements each home has planted for the summer season. The group toured Dashwood, Crediton; Centralia, Exeter and MacNaughton Park and points of interest along the route. Neil Mustard, Marie Gingerich, Philippa Steckle, Clarence Gascho and Vera O'Brien attend- ed Sunday morning ser- vice at Zurich Mennonite Church. Member residents, staff and the community, along with the current Board of Directors attendedti the 34th annual MembershipMeeting held in the auditorium of Blue Water Rest Home on Tuesday evening. Chair Stuart Steckle welcomed the members to the meet- ing. Dr. Charles Wallace gave his annual Medical Director's report, John Laken, Chartered Accountant, Chatham, gave the Auditor's Financial Report, Administrator Josef Risi gave the Administrator's Report and Auxiliary Secretary Della Gascho gave the Auxiliary Annual report, Robert Westlake, as Chair of the Nominating Committee presented his list of nomi- nees selected by the eight member groups and the three presently serving members at large. Fred -•�• Haberer, representing the Chamber of Commerce, retires from the board after success- fully serving as a Director for 11 years. Haberer also took his turn as serv- ing as Chair of the Board for a couple of years. The Chamber of Commerce has replaced their repre- sentative with Brian McHugh, owner/operator of Westlake -McHugh Insurance Brokers Ltd., Zurich. Following the Annual Meeting the Board of Directors held their monthly meeting and voted in their execu- tive: George Haggitt (Member at Large) as Chair; John Becker (Zurich Lions' Club) as Vice -chair; Barbara Wheeldon (Member at Large) as Secretary, Margaret Suplat (St. Boniface Church) as Treasurer for the year 1999-2000. Other return- ing directors to the board are Laurene Corriveau, Emmanuel United Church, Zurich; Jean Armstrong, Goshen United Church; Claire Deichert, Member at , Large,; Donna Thiel, St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Zurich; Victor Brisson, St. Peter's R.0 , St. Joseph's and Stuart Steckle, Zurich Mennonite. Church. A volunteer board of directors serves their community well in providing to the commu- nity a well established nursing home and 34 senior citizen apartments for low income seniors. Best wishes go to Clara Hamilton who is a patient at South Huron Hospital, Exeter. 1 POLICE. BRIEFS Hungry thieves GRAND BEND -- Be on the look out for sandwich making thieves. During the night. of June 16 and the morning of June 17 thieves forced open the front door of Jack Spratt's Subs in Grand Bend causing $100 dam- age. After entering the shop the thieves made three sandwiches and then left the scene. The value of the stolen sand- wiches is $15.