Times Advocate, 1984-09-26, Page 6Times -Advocate, September 26, 1984
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MR. AND MRS. BRIAN MILLER
Rhonda McCowan, Seaforth and Brian Miller, RR 2 Staffs
were united in marriage on August 25 at 7 p.m. in Nor-
thside United Church, Seaforth, with Rev. T.A. Duke of-
ficiating. The bride is the daughter of John and Leta
McCowan, Seaforth and the groom is the son of Alex
and Hannah Miller, Seaforth. Bridal attendants were
maid of honor, Miss Carol McGregor, friend of the
bride. Bridesmaids were Mrs. Kathy Binnendyk, friend
of the bride, Miss Cheryl Morey, friend of the bride,
Miss Connie McCowan, sister of the bride, flowergirl,
Miss Lisa Pullman, niece of the groom. Groomsman was
Jeff Reynen, friend of the groom and guests were
ushered by Paul Anderson, friend of the groom, Bob
Johns, friend of the groom, John McCowan, brother of
the bride. The ringbearer was Vance Stevenson, cousin
of the bride. After a honeymoon trip to Southern On-
tario and Niagara Falls, the couple are now residing
at RR 2 Staffs.
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MR. AND MRS. MICHAEL HUNTER
:Debra Ann Baynham and Michael John Hunter were
united in marriage on August 18, 1984 at Exeter United
Church with Rev. James Forsythe officiating. The bride
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Dickey, RR 1 Cen-
tralia and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Hunter, Exeter. Matron of Honour was Lisa Cramer -
Clarke and bridesmaids were Sandrn Hunter and
Valerie Ford. Best man was Henry Vandersteen and
guests were ushered by David Hunter and Chuck
Dickey. Soloist was Annemarie Hoffman and organist
was Bob McIntosh.
MR. AND MRS. ORAL KNOX
Lourie Dunn and Oral Knox were united in marriage
September 13, 1984. The bride is the daughter of Russel
and Sheila Groh, Toronto and the groom is the son of
Robert and Sadie Knox, Exeter. Matron of honour was
Irene Tomlinson, sister of the groom. Best man was
Barry Tomlinson, brother-in-law of the groom. The cou-
ple are residing at RR 1 Kirkton.
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Going back a dozen or more generations
A few years ago, we moved
to St. Joseph, a tiny place on
Lake Huron, where highways
21 and 84 meet. Few
motorists, ever realize
they're speeding through an
area that's steeped in history
and romance. You can't
blame them, because it's
;hard to tell. Farms are well
kept, but ordinary; crops are
the usual white beans and
corn, so there's little that
makes this area stand out
from the rest of the country.
Yet, here lives one of our
oldest and proudest minority
groups.... the descendants of
the hardy French who settled
these parts, starting in the
1840's.
Most of these people were
already well -rooted in
Canada, having migrated
from France to Quebec, 150
years before. So, why in the
world, would they trade a
settled, established way of life
for the untamed wilderness'?
Well, news of this area had
come to them from three,
resourceful adven-
turers...Claude Gelinas,
Abraham Bedard and Batiste
Durand. Their daring rovings
had taken them through this
part of the country, and they
returned to tell their kith and
kin of a wild, but promising
land called, The Huron Tract.
They enraptured their
listeners with colorful and ex-
cited talk about the 'great
lake' that teamed with fish,
and about cheap land, selling
for around $2.00 per acre.
The journey was difficult
and long...by boat from Mon-
treal to Hamilton, and then on
foot, stumbling over stumps
and wallowing through
swamps until they finally ar-
rived at their destination,
about 12 miles south of
Bayfield. There were no
roads on this last leg of the
journey of course, so they
made their way along the
beach of Lake Iluron.
Add a skill
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Add a new skill to your
repertoire by trying your
hand at breadmaking. Fall is
the time to spend cosy days in
the kitchen experimenting
with new recipes and skills.
Baking your own bread is fun,
more economical and there's
no better way to show your
family you think they're
terrific.
Ms. Debbie Campbell, an
accomplished instructor in
Foods Technology, offers to
you a one day workshop on
how to make your own bread,
�t Centralia College of
Agricultural Technology on
Saturday, October 20. 1984
from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The fee for the day is $10.00
which includes lunch.
Come for the day and take
home the recipes and skills to
bake your own bread.
For more information on
this fall course and to register
contact Centralia College of
Agricultural Technology,
Huron Park, 228-6691.
Register early as enrol
ment is limited.
Fannie Firmers
begin projects
To protect themselves, the
first night, they tore off bark
from trees to fashion a rude
hut. Lake Huron, as it still
does, chose that night to ex-
ecute one of its mighty
at the door. Still, they hung
on, deepening their roots, so
that today, 140 years later,
many of their descendants
continue to farm the same
land. They are hardworking,
It seems
to me...
by Gwyn Whilsmith
By ),aura %lc('ann
The second meeting for
Crediton V 4-11 club was held
September 17. At the meeting
we discussed how to deter.:
mine body consumption and
fad diets.
Members told what
breakfast recipe we tried and
our families' comments.
After the meeting we tried
sandwiches that each
member brought
Some of the new fillings
varied from peaches. pears
and mint combined and mix-
ed in the blender with rice
krispies on top to the every-
day favourite peanut butter
and banana
The club name will be "The
Flabulous Fannie F'irmers "
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storms, ripping down the
flimsy shelter and drenching
the travellers to the skin.
However, the bright morning
sun of the next day dried them
out, and these courageous
pioneers began the building of
more substantial shanties.
and the arduous task of settl-
ing this small strip of
beautiful, but harsh land.
Life wasn't much easier
than before; in fact, it was
often worse, with starvation
prosperous, and proud of their
lineage and their
names...Charette, LaPorte,
Denomme, Corriveau, Can -
tin, Masse, Regier,
Ducharme Rau, Geoffroi
(Jeffrey) and many others.
Many of us feel fortunate if
we can track our family name
back three or four genera-
tions, but these French
neighbours of mine have had
their geneologies traced back
11 and 12 generations, to the
coureur des bois, and beyond,
to France. Some of them have
a King's Daughter in their
lineage. These were the girls,
recruited by King Louis XIV,
as brides for the colonists of
New France. Given transpor-
tation to the new world, their
pitiful dowry, financed by the
royal treasury (hence a
'Kings' daughter), consisted
of a purse, a headdress, a
handkerchief, a pair of shoe
ribbons, 100 needles, a comb,
white thread, a pair of stock-
ings, gloves, scissors, two
knives, a thousand pins, and
a bonnet.
Poor, dear, frightened girls.
Still, most of them proved
their weight in gold, and, it
seems to me, if they could see
their descendants who thrive
around St. Joseph and in
many other distant places,
they'd be proud.
MR. AND
Christine Deweerd and Andrew deBoer were united in
marriage on August 10, 1984 at Exeter Christian
Reformed Church with Rev. Bernard DeJonge of-
ficiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Deweerd, RR 2, Lucan and the groom is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Sybren deBoer, Exeter. The matron of honour
was Mary Ann Parkinson and bridesmaids were
Margaret Knip and Sylvia DeWeerd. The groomsman
was Anthony deBoer and guests were ushered by Bert
Mulder and Orval deBoer. The flowergirl was Jilleana
Knip. After a wedding trip to Mount Tremblant, Quebec
the couple is residing at 107 Andrew Street, Exeter.
Photo by Walter McKenzie
MRS. ANDREW deBOER
MR. AND MRS. DAVID CANN
Mary Ann Hogan and David Conn were united in mar-
riage on August 4. 1984 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Church. Mt. Carmel with Father J. Nelligan officiating.
The bride is the daughter of Joe and Ruth Hogan, Ex-
eter and the groom is the son of Corfrey and Anne
Conn, Exeter. The maid of honour was Cathy Hogan,
sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were Liz Hogan, sister
of the bride, Roxanne Villeneuve and Karen Guenther,
friends of the bride. The best man was Donald Cann,
brother of the groom. Guests were ushered by Bryon
Kading, nephew of the groom, Ed Ramandt, friend of
the groom and Ion Carroll. cousin of the groom. Peter
and Sharon Snell were soloists and Angelo Fleming was
organist. After a wedding trip through Quebec and the
Moritimes, the couple ore residing in London.
MR. AND MRS. DAVE COOPER
Marjorie Ritchie and Dave Cooper were united in mar-
riage on August 1 1 , 1984 at the home of Jim and Pat
Scott with Rev. Stan MacDonald officiating. The matron
of honour was Bonnie Keys and bridesmaids were Julie
Ritchie and Val Britton. The best man was Paul Ritchie
and guests were ushered by Jock Aikenhead and John
Cooper. Special music was provided by Annmarie Hoff-
man and Joon Keys. After a honeymoon to the United
States, the couple will take up residence in Exeter.
Photo by Dorothy Morrison
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