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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1984-07-11, Page 12Page 12 Times -Advocate, July 11, 1984 7 NEW EXECUTIVE — The new executives of the Hensall Kinsmen and Kinettes got together for a picture. Shown (back left) are Jim Ferguson, 1st vice, Marvin Taylor, registrar, Steve Knight, treasurer, Bill Shoebottom, bulletin editor and (middle) Nan- cy Campbell, treasurer, Kathy Neilands, secretory, Linda Ferguson, registrar, Carolyn Knight, bulletin editor and (front) John Rowcliffe, Kinsmen president, Ron Greason, deputy governor for Zone K and Bonnie Rowcliffe, Kinette presiSlent. Hensa Mr. Berth* MacGregor, Phone 262-2025 Celebrations make history To the Editor: Hensall's .One Hundredth three day Celebrations are over, those three days will go down in the annals of Hen- sall's history, thanks to the hard work, dedication, superb organizing, unselfish and untiring efforts of the Centennial Committee, also the co-operation of the weatherman to prove to the thousands of people who at- tended the celebrations, that the spirit of our fore -fathers still prevails, and (hat Hensall is a beautiful place to live, where everyone can live and work in peace and harmony. Our school has retained its place of honour in our com- munity, this has been proven by the many outstanding functions which was organiz- ed by Mr. Reaburn, His staff and their pupils, who will for the rest of their lives have wonderful memories of their hometown's 100th birthday, because they were able to take an active part, especial- ly in the portrayal of our ear- ly ancestors in the play which was produced at the school by the staff. This production was 100 percent excellent. and en- joyed by many. I would like to express my sincere thanks to Mr. Reaburn, his staff and the pupils for the courtesy which they extended to me during these functions. The honour and pleasure which was given to me on be- ing chosen as Hensall's Centennial Ambassadoress will remain with me for the rest of my life. My sincere thanks to the judges and the Centennial Committee who presented their Ambassadors with beautiful enscribed silver wine trays and silver goblets. It has been my pleasure to at- tend many functions, and neighbouring Councils adver- tising our Centennial, and I would like to thank everyone for the wonderful reception I received. At the Centennial Opening Ceremony, I was presented with a beautiful corsage from Diane of the Flower Basket for me to wear during our three day celebrations, thank you Diane for your thoughtfulness, it was great- ly appreciated. Also the Centennial Committee presented the Ambassadors with a Key to the Village, to me this meant more than the honour of being presented with such a key, it also sym- bolized the true spirit of Hen- sall and its fore -fathers, because it was made in Hen- sall by one of our most public spirited young men Joe Bengough, who with his brother Bill still maintain the spirit of their fore -fathers, and like many of their genera- tion who will succeed in keep- ing Hensall a beautiful place to live and work together. May I congratulate you, the Exeter Times -Advocate for the wonderful coverage you gave llensall's Centennial, also the souvenir edition which is a superb paper and will he treasured by many for years to come. Thank you, Irene Davis. The party's over The party's over, and the people who worked so hard for over a year planning and carrying out Ilensall's stupen- dously successful centennial are experiencing the in- evitable post -party blahs. They are sorry the celebra- tions have ended. The festive spirit lasted through the necessary clean- up. More than two dozen men volunteered to restore the Community Centre and sur- rounding grounds to proper order, and centennial head- quarters was once again an empty store by noon Wednes- day. Some pictures that were not reclaimed can tie picked up at The Birch Tree on Main Street. • Local residents who neglected to sign the centen- nial guest book are asked to please add their names. Pages are available at Moth the PUC and the clerk's offices. The centennial steering committee will meet for the last time in early September. By that time all bills will be in. Treasurer Marg Knight is sure a profit was made, but the amount will not be known until all committee heads make their final reports in two months. GENERAL E3) ELECTRIC Room Air Conditioners Take Home Comfort Model MOOR Only a few left Don't wait No more available this year The "Slumber -Line Easy to install, quiet operation make the "Slumber -line" Ideal for most large rooms, especially bedrooms. Its attrac- tive appearance of furniture design woodgraln panels fits most room decors. Other outstanding features include — • Panel Concealed Controls • Air Deflector Louvres • High Performance Compressor • Washable Filter • Fits windows 24-1/2" to 40" wide • y -mount side curtains • M ti -position temperature Control • gy Saver Switch rr DRYSDALE "THE PLACE TO BUY APPLIANCES Wri Do Our Own Service Open 8-6 Friday night MAJOR APPLIANCE CENTRE LTD. HENSAtt 2972728 till 9 p.m. Antique road grader Ptoperty standards com- mittee members Harold Knight and Paul Neilands at- tended the regular July meeting of Hea11 council to discuss the unsightly condi- tion of the yard behind the Elizabeth Court Apartments. Reeve Harry Klungel said the yard has existed in the same untidy condition for years; and repeated com- munication with the absentee landlord has produced no results. 6ouncil will initiate action in the form of a written com- plaint to the property stan- dards committee who will in- vestigate the situation and call on the bylaw enforcement officer to act if they find the complaint is justified. Knight mentioned that eight tapes containing 16 hours of Hensall's Centennial celebrations are going to be available in September. Bill Bengough also attend- ed the session to say how -much the help from Tuckersmith during Hensall's celebrations was appreciated. In return, the Hensall parks board has written their neighbouring municipality of- fering assistance and the use of the village's facilities if re- quired when Tuckersmith celebrates its 150th birthday in 1985. Neither of the. two tenders received for the purchase of Hensall's original horse- drawn champion roadgrader was accepted. Dick Packham expressed his disappointment at the low figures, which were $126 and $350. He would like to have the equipment properly appraised. Irene Davis also thought the village should not be hasty in selling the grader. Jim Robinson and Cecil Pep- per wanted to sell it. pepper mentioned the problem of storing it, and asked what would be done with it in the future. Neilands had left before council began discussing the topic, but he had said the grader was unique. In all the museums he had visited from Quebec west, he had seen on- ly one other like it. He offered to restore it to its original horse-drawn status if council would supply the materials. The grade could be used in the next Spring Fair parade, he said. Reeve Klungel broke the tie by voting in favour of keeping the grader for the time being. He half -seriously suggested the restored antique could be installed on the village's pro- perty fronting Highway 4, near the Hensall sign. Robinson had a better idea - why not put the grader on the -reeve's lawn, where "the old folk across the road who remembered it could see it". Robinson's suggestion was greeted with good-natured laughter. . Before disposing of the Allis Chalmers tractor which was purchased second-hand in 1948 by the village, the Reeve will talk lo the PUC. Hensall is offering 500 square feet of left -over salmon -coloured interlocking brick for sale. Building superintendent Herman Van Wieren reported slow progres on the addition to the Queensway nursing home. Other building activity is about the same as last year. Irene Davis congratulated John l3aker, hired as works superintendent in June, for the .' ;excellent job in every department." Council agreed in principle to a request from John Ward to erect a tower and a dish at the west side of the present works garage, with access to a control area within the town hall, as a necessary step in supplying cable TV to the village. No action will be taken until a draft plan is received from the cable com- pany's lawyer. Clerk Betty Oke was in- structed to write a letter to the Centennial steering com- ' ''•tt et\t T( as c/ aiill •Ira.VASki►1ldllt' YOUtll ,.. .1 .I„ to be restored mittee congratulating them for preparing a Centennial "that will live in the minds and hearts of children for the rest of their lives." The Hensall parks board committee met in July. Patricia Harwood was of- fered a temporary position for eight months beginning September 1 so she can obtain her arena management cer- tificate. Residence in Hensall was recommended. Ice rental fees have been boosted 6y 12.50 per hour with the 'exception of Saturday minor hockey and/or figute skating. 'Auditorium rates were also increased by;10 ef- fective July 1. Existing con- tracts will be honoured at the old rate of ;170 on Fridays and ;195 on Saturdays until December 31, 1984. • A congratulatory telegram • was received from the parish council of Hensall, Yorkshire. The Hensall development committee held its inaugural meeting on May 10, electing Dick Packham chairman and Inge Mowat secretary. The committee was given some general guidelines by t',uron County chief planar: Gary Davidson. Public meetings will be called from time to time to keep the public fn - formed. The comntlJttee agreed to meet the s and Thursday of each montes PLANNING — Ron Howard (left), John Pryde, Kim Hodgins, Jim Oesch, Bruce Thom- son, Andy Immanse and Bill Scotchmer discuss their tug-of-war strategy during game time at the General Coach employees' annual picnic. Immanse is manager of the Henson plant. FITNESS PARADE — The children signed up for the one-week :icentennial Sports and Fitness program meet at the school to march to the community park with playground supervisors Tammy Bell and Jo -Anne Pepper (right back). General About 200 employees of General Coach and their families held their annual pic- nic on Saturday in the com- murW.y park. The highlight of the children's games was a pig -wrestling contest which proved so popular for par- ticipants and spectators it could well be a feature of future picnics. Winner of the gas barbecue donated by the company was Andy Markson. A whole roast pig that dressed out at 240 pounds sup- plied the roast pork for the barbecue supper. Profit on dinner ticket sales of. over $400 will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House in London. Rannie-:Anderson reunion Over 40 family members at- tended a reunion held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Doug Mann, Vickie. Brad and Tim on July 1 when Mrs. Eileen Rannie and Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson hosted their families to a smorgasbord dinner. Those attending were Eileen's family: Jerry and Grace [tannic and family, Brantford;[Howard and Ann Marie Rannie and family, Sarnia; Mary Ann and Don Bender and family, Dashwood: Dianne and Art Warner and family, Kit- chener; Suzanne and Clive Admason, Nassau, Bahamas; John and Helen Anderson and family; Keith and Ann Ander- son and family, London; Deb- bie and Dan Wilton, Don Mills. A most enjoyable time was had by all and everyone enjoyed the smorgasbord, thanking the hostesses for the family get-together. Taylor Reunion Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Munn were hosts at their home on Saturday afternoon for the reunion of the Taylor family. with over forty-five attending from Hensall, Exeter, Lon- don, Seaforth and Vancouver. Mrs. Myrtle Macintosh and son Michael, Vancouver, B.C., who had not been home in over len years were pre- sent. Games were played for the little ones and all enjoyed a bountiful smorgasbord supper. Carmel Presbyterian Rev. Kenneth Knight con- ducted worship in Carmel Presbyterian Church at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, taking his text from Matthew 9:13. Mrs. Dorothy Taylor presided at the organ. United Church An excellent attendance witnessed the baptismal ser- vice at the United Church on Sunday morning. Children received through , Baptism were Christopher Lane Alex- ander. son of Paul and Linda Alexander: Michelle Coach has annual picnic Elizabeth Koehler, daughter of Norman and Cathy Koehler; atll Megan Rose Preszcator, daughter of Dar- rell and Tammy Preszcator. Joanne Rowcliffe greeted' the congregation and the ushers were Steven McGregor, Murray McGregor, Donald Wareing and Paul Alexander. Douglas Klopp was the organist and Betty Jinks was soloist sing- ing "Just a Closer Walk with Thee", "The Child" and "The Lord's Prayer." - Mr. McDonald spoke on the subject "Sleeping in Church and stressed that many of us are sleeping out in God's world while God is speaking to us through out everyday life. Following the service lemonade and cookies were enjoyed in fellowship on the lawn of the church with Mary Kinsman as hostess. The next two Sundays the congregation is invited to worship with the Presbyterian congregation in the Presbyterian church at 11:30 a.m. Three Links The Throe Links Seniors and friends enjoyed a bus trip on Wednesday to Massey Hall in Toronto see the Geritol Follies entertainment. There were 43 seats available at the theatre and with the many friends who wished to go it made the work of filling the seats much easier. Had more tickets been secured for the show, all could have been accommodated. Mrs. Ruby Bell returned home after spending a week with her daughter and son-in- law Mr. and Mrs. Ron Mason. Tracey and ('indy at Lansing, Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Smith of Guelph visited with Mr. and Mrs. Asa Deeves, and Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Johnston during the Centennial. The Agripress Canada Ltd. llensall employees enjoyed an afternoon of golfing on Saturday afternoon at Westcott's Golf Course. This was followed by a pot luck dinner. Miss Pam Sangster return- ed to Timmins after spending the week with her mother Mrs. Janeth Sangster and family attending the Centen- nial celebrations. Personals Guests with Mrs. Laird Mickle during the Centennial weekend were her daughter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Ross MacMillan, David, Tom and Ann. Waterloo on,Satur- day and Betty came back Sunday and she and her hus- band were here again on Mon- day for the smorgasbord at noon and to see the parade. Mr. and Mrs. Brian Collins and family, Waterloo, were here Saturday, Ann and her husband were here Sunday and the whole family return- ed again Monday. Charles Mickle, Hamilton spent Saturday and part of Sunday. here. Mrs. Robert Mickle, Jamie and Craig from near Ayr came on Monday to see the parade. Her husband Bob was sorry he was unable to at- tend as duty called and he was out of the country. • Mr. and Mrs. ,Bill Mickle, Exeter, John, Judith and friend and Mrs. Florence Joynt were also visitors dur- ing the weekend and a number of former friends called in for short visits. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Parker, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Parker, Lori and Jamie, Mr. and Mrs. Don Dalton and Carla, Walton, returned home after a pleasant holiday at Restilou. Mary Merritt, Poway, California is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Carl Payne and friends and relatives in the area. Filter Queen "IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN VARNA" 482.7103 APPLIANCE REPAIR Large or small, we'll fix them all... 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The Council, Village of Hensall eensall's appy ndredlb '84 STEERING COMMITTEE CIWRMAN tlarotd Knight (519) 262-2519 SECRETARY Pat cook (Mrs. Doug) (5191 262.212.1 TREASURER Marg Knight (Mrs. Darold) (519) 262-2319 kl)VERTISING Velma Robinson ( Mrs Jim ) (519) 262 4205 FEND RAISING John Baker (519) 262.3124 IN\11XFIONS Mary Lott Ilyde (Mrs Jim) (S19) 2(' 2213 PRESS SECRETARY Sheila Reaburn (Mrs Itoh ) (519)262-2548 PROMOTION Kay Mock (Mrs Ron) (519) 262i2'I2 REGISTRATION Ross Sarins (519) 161.1101 HENSALL CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE HENSALL ONTARIO NOM 1X0 Friends: The dictionary states the word `thank' means "to express k gratitude to." That is exactly what the Hen- sall Centennial Committee wishes to express to everyone who helped make our hundredth birthday party an overwhelming success. Whether you worked at it, donated to it, participated in it, or just attended it, you helped; and we needed you to make our party one that will be - remembered for a long time. A sincere and heartfelt "thank you" to all. The Hensall Centennial Committee