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Times-Advocate, 1983-12-07, Page 23Times -Advocate, December 7, 1983 MARKING TIME — Eenie McClinchey 7odmires the clock presented to her on retirement after 33 years as a Hen- soll postal employee. Kippen birthday party By Mary Hoggarth Lorne Finlayson is a patient in Stratford General Hospital where he underwent surgery. A birthday party was held on Friday, December 2 for John Kinsman at his home, by wis wife Karen, daughter Michelle, and sons Richard, Jeffrey, 'and Andrew. Those present were Frances and Bob Kinsman and their son Lyle; Dwight and Faye Kinsman and their sons Jacob and Daniel; also attending was Mary Kinsman, aunt of the celebrant. A Christmas party was held at the McGregor homes on Sunday, December 4. Those present were Alec and Mattie McGregor, John and Mary and their children David, Terry, Carol and a friend; Doug and Ann, and son Brian from Wingham, and daughter Barbara, who came home from Kitchener where she is furthering her studies at Lougheed College. Catherine and Eric Judge came from Strathroy with their children Heather, Jimmy and KathyJane. Institute meets The December meeting of the Kippen East Women's In- stitute will take the form of a Christmas party to be held at Hensel] United Church on Thursday, December 15 at 6:30. Guest speaker is to be Ross Daily. Ladies please remember Helpful Hint for Mona; . also gifts for Secret Pal for under the tree. Kippen United Church For the past few months Mabel Kyle has been faithful- ly reporting the church news to me. Mildred McGregor has now taken over that impor- tant task. We say a fond farewell to Mabel and welcome aboard to Mildred. The service at St. Andrew's Church, Kippen was held at 10 a.m. on Sunday, December 4. This being the second Sunday in Advent, Pastor Don Moffat. lit the Purple candle, purple being the symbolic colour for Penitence. Scripture was taken from Luke 2 v. 22-35, "Simeon Recognizing the Messiah". The sermon was entitled "Recognizing and Responding to the Messiah." Mrs. Gerald Moffatt presid- ed at the organ. The choir sang "Stars That Twinkle and Shine." December 11 is White Gift Sunday. Special envelopes will be available for the giv- ing, proceeds of which will go to the needy in the communi- ty. Senior students of the Sun- day School will be conducting this service. Hensall and district news Mrs. Bertha MacGregor, Phone 262-2025 Bank Council entertains employees employee honoured before move Marlene Begley was guest of honour on Monday evening when the Bank of Montreal staff gathered at the Blue Fountain in Clinton to bid her farewell. Marlene, who has been at the Hensall Branch for the past nine years, fust as a teller then working her way up to the Administration Manager, will be starting a new position as Assistant to the Branch Manager in the Exeter Branch. Marlene was presented with a lovely dock bearing the Bank of Montreal crest and engraved with her name and dates of service. Hensall Council Entertain Hensall Municipal Council entertained the village staff, Parks Board and Staff and P.U.C. and Staff to a delicious hot turkey dinner on Friday, December 2, catered by the Ladies' Legion Auxiliary. Following the meal Mrs. Betty Oke, Clerk presented Robert Pryde with a gift in appreciation of the excellent work he completed during his summer employment. Progressive Euchre was played with the following prize winners: ladies' high, Mrs. John Baker; ladies low, Mrs. Lorne Archer; men's high, John Baker; men's low, Tom Dickens; lone hands, Hensall readers want restraint To the Editor: $450,000 is too much money to spend on a town hall for Hensall. Whether the money comes from municipal taxes or grants from federal or provin- cial taxes, we, the tax payers, are the ones who have to pay in the long run. Our elected representatives should practice restraint in th%se poor economic times. Let's lower taxes not raise them. Yours truly, Joe Bengough Sam Taylor Minnie Noakes Len Noakes Bill Taylor Julian Bayley Adrian Bayley Jim Taylor George Parker HENSALL Civic Corner History of Hensall Centennial Book Available now at Oscar's Video, 123 King St., Hensall. Excellent Christmas Gift for friends and relatives. Get your copies early, don't be disappointed. Reminder - The December regular meeting of council will be held as usual on the 2nd Monday of the month Dec. 12th 7:30 p.m. Council meetings are open to the Public and all those who wish to attend each or every regular meetng of council are cordially welcome. In the event you wish to present information verbally to council pease give advance notice to the clerk prior tl the meeting and preferably on the preceeding Thursday. Reeve Harry Klungel c 0 =o a 0 v 3 m :u onadia ':u Cana•ia :u Cano•ia '-u ona.ia • Buy Canadian Bu adian _ • s► r Buy Canadian Buy Canadian Just in time for Christmas W skidoo I9$Z Moto -Ski' l hero j We won't be undersold • 101.11111.1111, BOMBARDIER Vier moto•skl. That's pe nce! COUNTRY RN ERS Buy Canadian Bu Canadian th ipso rash SKANDIC' MT. CARMEL PHONE 237-3456 OPDI Mon. . Sot. 10 - 10 Sun. Noon • 4 ,lwr � j 1 OA f fill Aft Li COMA It is os RD IP 5 ODtllrnr oaten solo ' Buy Canadir,n c 0 0 0 DI•ouo n- oIpouo n: Sharon Hoffman. Usiit 4 Meets The December meeting of Unit 4 of the U.C.W. met in the Fellowship Hall on Thursday December 1 with Mrs. Nan Britton presiding. She opened the meeting with a Christmas poem followed by singing a hymn "While Shepherds Wat- ched their Flocks by Night." Mrs. Susan Purdy had charge of the Devotional, reading from the second chapter of Luke; she closed with prayer. Offering was taken by Mrs. Dorothy Mickle and dedicated by Mrs. Britton. Mrs. Mickle was also hostess for the meeting. Mrs. Myrtle Sherritt, Treasurer gave an excellent report of the givings of the group for the year. Mrs. Marty Roobol, card convener reported on cards sent out during the year by the group including birthday, get -well, sympathy and Christmas cards. The business followed reminding the group of the general meeting in the Fellowship hall of all units December 5 at 8 p.m. Mrs. Britton took the Study Period speaking of "The Gifts of Magi", which was taken from the book of Matthew. She said our lives should be enriched by giving to our Christ Child at this time of the year. She closed her message with a beautiful prayer entitled "Pilgrimage". The meeting closed by singing "Silent Night" and prayer by Mrs. Britton. Mrs. Evelyn Flynn and Mrs. Mary Roobol served a cup of tea and Christmas cake and cookies brought by the group to the meeting. South Hams Yash for Christ South Huron Youth for Christ's Rally was held on Saturday December 3 in Brucefield School with a good attendance, especially a good crowd of youth. Director Bob Heywood was in charge, opening with a lively sing- song of Christmas Carols and Choruses. Chairman of the Board Ron Westlake led in prayer. The Quiz teams were next on the program, quizzing on 2 Timothy 2. Next month they will be quizzing on 2 Timothy 3. Bayfield team had the highest score. Mrs. Kevin Parker, Crediton, then favoured with a beautiful solo "The Little Boy from the Carpenter's Shop." Ron Westlake introduced Rev. Wes Aarum, evangelist and director of Circle C Ranch in Delavan, New York. Wes was a former Canadian director of Youth for Christ. At present his camp accom- modates around 200 boys and girls each weekend in sum- mer and 130 on weekends in winter. He then brought a very timely and challenging message using for his text 2 Peter 1, verse 10, "Wherefore the rather, brethern, give diligence to make your call- ing and election sure; for if ye do these things, ye shall never fail." He asked the question "Are You Really a Chris- tian?" Examine yourself and make sure you are. At the close of the message many rededicatioala were made. The next Rally will be held on Saturday January 7, 1984 at Brucefield school. This will be a "Talent Night" with local talent and Dianne Rundle will be showing slides on her re- cent missionary work last summer in Columbia, South America. The skating party will be held in Zurich Arena Satur- day January 28 with skating, a film and lunch. Come and bring your family and make this a family affair. The Three Links Seniors will hold their annual Christmas dinner on Tuesday December 13 at 6:30 p.m. in the local hall. The first course will be provided. Members are asked to bring desserts. Plan to attend. Mrs. Bertha MacGregor returned home after spending several days with Mr. and Mrs. D.R. MacLaren, Jodi and Brooke at Oakville. Carmel Presbyterian Rev. Knight conducted wor- ship in Carmel Presbyterian Church on Sunday. His message was entitled "The Word That Stands Forever". Sunday December 11 the Sacrament of Holy Commu- nion will be dispensed at 1:30 p.m. Choir practise will be held on Wednesday evening December 7 at 7:30 p.m. A joint Carol Service will be held on December 18 at 7:30 when Caven Church, Exeter, and Cromarty Church will participate. Everyone welcome. The Sanctuary is beautiful- ly decorated for the Christmas season. Much credit to the members of the Arnold Circle Evening Auxiliary. Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor and family, London; Mrs. Carol Luther and family, Grand Bend; and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bengough were guests on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse Grenier. Hensall United Church The Joy of Christmas was the sermon topic at the United Church on Sunday morning when Mr. McDonald spoke from Luke 2:10, "Fear not, for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy which shall be to all people." He spoke of how joy comes to us because God cares and that God came in Christ as our Saviour. He stressed to the congregation that they must draw near to Christ, not the Christ in the cradle but the Christ the child became, the crucified, resurrected Christ. The choir with Robert RETIREMENT PRESENTATION — Hensall post office personnel held an informal get-together for Eenie McClin- chey, who retired after 33 years employment. Shown from left are mailmen Harry Smith and Eileen MacLean, Mrs. McClinchey, postmaster Cec Kipfer, and employees Brenda Russell and Hessie Kipfer. H - P Board to be reviewed in 1984 The opinions of parents, trustees and students will be sought early in the new year as the Huron -Perth Separate School Board comes under review. Earlier this year the board approved a Co-operative Evaluation and Development of the School System (CEDSS) study. At the board's November 2 meeting it heard from Gaeten Blan- chette who is chairman of the local committee preparing the study. The principal of St. Boniface Separate School in Zurich outlined the aims and objectives of the review and indicated who would be ask- ed questions. Surveys will be sent to ratepayers, parents, teachers, principals, trustees, administration, students and parish priests in January. Mr. Blanchette said a random sample from these groups will be asked questions on a variety topics, such as school facilities, school system organization and the role of the principal. Three subject areas will also be studies and are the family life program, physical education and language arts. The subjext studies will be limited to Grades 4, 5 and 6. Once the surveys. are returned, Blanchette said the committee working with him will gather all the information HENSALL PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMIS- SION, HENSALL ONTARIO Revision of Rates for the Village of Hensall HYDRO RATIN RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS Cost per KWH Minimum Bills - $4.00 First Block - 250 KWH 5.554 Balance Block 3.754 SMALL COMMERCIAL Minimum Bills - $4.00 First Block - 250 KWH Balance Block COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL Billing OMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAi- Billing Demand per KW - $1.25 TD -.356 KW ENERGY CHARGES Minimum Bills - $4.00 KWH First Block KWH Second Block KWH Balance Block HEATING Sentinel lighting Street Lighting 5.604 4.204 5.454 2.904 2.754 4.204 $15.24 $13.85 MONTHLY RATES WILL APPLY TO ALL BILLS ISSUED ON & AFTER FEBRUARY 1, 1984 SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY ONTARIO HYDRO PECK APPLIANCES "IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN VARNA" • FILTER QUEEN SALES & SERVICE • VACUUM CLEANERS - (Sates a service to Most Makes) •FM COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS (For Farm al Business) •WHIRLPOOL APPLIANCES • WOODS FREEZERS •CENTRAL VACUUM SYSTEMS •INSECT & FLY KILLING UNITS (For Indoor & Outdoor Use) •GIFTS & MANY MORE ITEMS VARNA, ONT. 482-7103 and prepare a report. The committee is made up of teachers and administration from within the Huron -Perth System. A similar study or survey will be conducted by an exter- nal team, made up of Ministry of Education representatives and other school board representatives from out of the Huron -Perth area. The Zurich principal said the external team will come into Huron and Perth separate schools in April and prepare a report from its findings. "You will never see the in- ternal team report or the ex - Promotion for former resident Canadian Commercial Bank is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. D. R. MacLaren to the position of Regional Vice -President, On- tario. Mr. MacLaren assum- ed his new position with the Bank November 1st, 1983. Don is a graduate of South Huron District High School, son of Mrs. Bertha MacGregor, Hensall and Roy MacLaren, late of London. Prior to joining C.C.B., Mr. MacLaren enjoyed a lengthy Banking career in the Ontario market place with a major Canadian Bank, having spent the last 15 years in commer- cial lending activities in Toronto. The Canadian Commercial Bank with assets of $2.2 billion, is tenth largest of Canada's domestically -owned "Schedule A" banks. With headquarters in Edmonton, the Bank is a leader in the specialized field of commer- cial lending to the mid- market and is active in finan- cial markets throughout North America. ternal team report, just a combined report," Blanchette told trustees. He expects the joint report will be presented to the board sometime in June of next year and recommendations could be a part of the report. It was noted that the Ministry of Education is pay- ing the costs of the study which include teacher relief time when committee members are conducting interviews. Crediton East By MRS. STAN PRESZCATOR Mr. and Mrs Stan Preszcator were Sunday sup- per guests with Mr. and Mrs. David Isaac, Centralia. Also visiting them were Karen Foran, Robert and Dennis England, Huron Park. Mrs. Gerry Finnen and An- drea, Kitchener spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fahner. Gackstetter as soloist sang the very beautiful -The Hol- ly and The Ivy". Those assisting with the communion service were Sadie Hoy, Shelly Parsons, Shiela Corbett, Ross Riley, Harold Parsons, Steven Cor- bett, Mary Kinsman, Cecil Pepper, Cindy Taylor and Dorothy Brintnell. Bill Fuss greeted the congregation and Fred Elder, Doug Kyle, Larry Elder and Jeff Corbett were the ushers. Following the ser- vice a fe11 wship hour was held in the Fellowship Hall with Doug and Pat Cook as hosts assisted by Mr. and Mrs. George Dawson, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Keyes, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Corbett. Next Sunday the United Church Women will be install- ed into their offices for 1984 and the service will be open- ing with a carol sing. Rev. McDonald assisted by District Elder Dorothy Brint- nell conducted a communion service at the Bluewater Rest Home on Thursday morning. The Bible Study morning fellowship group held a lun- cheon meeting for their final study of this unit. The group have been studying the Beatitudes the last number of months under the leadership of Mr. McDonald. A number from this district attended the Christmas in Song presented by,the Blyth Festival Singers in the Festival Hall, Blyth on Sunday. CORRECTION The Craft Committee from the Hensall Centennial is planning the Craft Show not the Horticultural Society as was in last week's paper. The Light Touch By JACK LAVENDER Quite a few people live: in all -electric homes. Everything in them is charged. • Prosperity is something created by hordrrvodt• ing citizens for politi- cians to boast about. • ••• Inflation: being broke with a lot of money in your pocket. • • • We'd all like to pay as we go --if only our finances would catch up to where we've been. • • • • • Doctor to overweight patient: "Your diet will be simple. If it tastes good, spit it out." Chew on this: what we sell, we service --it's that simple at Jack's Small Engine Repair Service 107 queen St. Hensall 262-2103 imrnnrmnrnnnmrnrnnn,rnnnrur MATHERS MOTORS Chrysler - Plymouth - Dodge Dodge Trucks Bob Lammie Bus: (519 235.1325 Res: (519)262.4134 136 Main St. N., Exeter, Ontario NOM 1S0 filter Queen "IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN VARNA" 482-7103 NOTICE Taxpayers of Hensall The Hensall council meets Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m. at the Town Hall All citizens are entitled to express their concerns. This message spon- sored by the Hensall Committee to reduce taxes. 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