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Citizens News October 23, 1980
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CGIT officers installed
New officers were elected
at the first meeting of the
Varna -Goshen CGIT this
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fall, held on Monday. They
are: president, Tracey
Hayter; vice-president,
Lorelie Robinson; treasurer,
Jacqui Taylor; secretary
Lori Consitt, and press
reporter Kim Hayter.
Jeanette Keys planned the
worship service.
The leaders, Rev. Wilena
Brown and Janet Webster.
introduced us to Yoga
exercises as a part of our
heath program.
The second meeting will be
on Thursday, October 30 at
Varna Church. We are
planning to have a party.
Meetings will be held from
4:00 to 5:30 every other
Thursday.
Persona Is
Bertha Taylor was ad-
mitted to St. Joseph's
Hospital, London a week ago
Friflay suffering with
cerebral meningitis. We're
pleased to report that she is
much improved and ex-
pected to make a complete
recovery.
ATTENTION
Hockey Players
Anyone interested in rec hockey Thursday
evenings in Zurich please contact:
Ken Clarke 236-4612
Grant Lee 236-4219
Jim Bedard 236-4349
Reverend Brian Elder of
Crediton was the guest
preacher when Goshen
United Church celebrated
their anniversry on Sunday.
Special music added much
beauty to the service. The
choir anthem was, "Eternal
Life Will be Yours." A group
of five girls sang "What
Color is God's Skin" and the
intermediate choir number
was "Thy Loving Kindness."
A double trio sang "Keep in
Touch Every Day."
The limited number 1 of
tickets for Goshen's annual
turkey supper were sold in a
few hours, as usual. Ivan and
Margaret McClymont are
still following their family's
tradition of decorating the
sanctuary of Varna church
for Thanksgiving. It was
beautifully done .again this
year.
The Chessell family at-
tended the baptismal service
at St. Peter's Lutheran
Church in Brodhagen on
Sunday, when Troy, son of
Paul and Sheila (Smith)
Chessell was baptized. A
family gathering followed at
Paul and Sheila's home in
Stratford.
The October meeting of the
Stanley Recreation Com-
mission will be held at 8:30
on October 29 to summarize
the ball season and plan
future activities.
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SKATE CLUB READY The Zur;ch-Grand Bend figure skating club is all set to go for the
upcoming season. Talking with club pros Jeff Truemner of Grand Bend and Marcie Sawruk
of London at figure skating registration held Wednesday in Zurich is club treasurer Heather
Decker. Staff photo
ore Bayfield area
history detailed
In the spring of 1759, a fleet
of 145 British war ships
sailed from Halifax harbour
to launch a major offensive
against the French forces in
Bayfield
Bud Sturgeon
'Canada'. In September of
the same year, the now
historic battle on the 'Plains
of Abraham', took place, the
English winning another
conflict and coming -closer to
realizing their goal in the
new world. '
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PRESENTATION NIGHT
Wednesday, Oct. 29 at 7 P.M.
EVERYONE WELCOME
A Home lines Representation will make this special presen-
tation and be available to answer any questions you may
have.
Two
FOOTFamily TBArips LL to DETROITGAMES LIONS
Sunday Nov. 2 San Francisco at Detroit
Sunday Nov. 16 Baltimore at Detroit
Cost
$28.00
(includes game ticket and fare on
an air conditioned coach)
Departure Old Town Hall Exeter 9 a.m.
(Limited number of seats available)
3 DAY SKI TRIP
to
Blue Mountain
in January.
Call for Details
Open daily 9 - 5:30 Fridays till 9
Saturday 9:30 - 4:30
Finally, four years later
February of 1763, the Trea
of Paris was signed and th
French ceded all their Nor
American possesions . (say
for Louisianna), to Grea
Britain.
At this point, we'll pick u
our story where we left off
couple of weeks ago.
The new governmen
almost immediately oc
cupied , themselves passin
new land laws and such
pertaining to the vast ex
panse of wooded land tha
was to become Canad
somewhere d. the road
In 1764, l j for Samue
was appointed as
Surveyor General of Canada
Holland, a draftsman and
military engineer, had been
in America since 1756, and
had served in many of the
battles between the French
and English. In fact, Holland
was at the side of Wolfe
when the great Englis
General died following th
battle on the Plains o
Abraham.
Almost immediately after
taking office, Major Holland
appointed John Collins as his
deputy, and with these two,
studious and energetic men
at the helm, it looked like
Canada might get explored
after all. But, the new
government wasn't really in
any hurry to get started.
There was only _ about
60,000 people living in their
new province' and it was
decided the 'extra' land was
not needed as yet. New
policy changes under the
British Government, dic-
ated that no surveying
would take place, until
ettlers were ready to take
possession of the land. And
hen there was the age old
xcuse, and it is still used
oday, that the necessary
unding just wasn't
vailable.
Did you ever wonder why
he lot lines in every town -
hip run different, and why
owns and villages are
ometimes in strange
ocations, and why a lot of
oads and highways 'are
rooked? Well, its going to be
long story, but this is where
verything began to go awry.
The British Government
tuck by their new laws on
xploration and survey, and
othing was accomplished
or some time. Nearly
wenty more years passed
before any serious work took
lace in Upper Canada. The
nd of the Rritish-American
War provided the people that
anted to.settle in Canada.
So all of a sudden, and not
ntirely without warning
thousands of people were
ocking across the border
nto Canada, hoping for a
and grant and a place to
ettle. Since the British
Government had not found it
necessary to open up any
ew land in the previous two
ecades, they were now
aced with a monumental
in task. Now with the settlers
ty . available, and no land ready,
e many years work would
th have to be completed in
e 'months' instead.
t With the race on, almost
every available man was
p appointed as a surveyor
a assistant, and off they struck
into the timber rich forests to
t create a county. In no time at
- all, the land was ready to be
g lived on, so onward marched
the settlers as well.
As this is basically how
t Upper Canada got' its start,
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is it really any wonderwhy
few lines run straight.
That brings us up to 1783,
and that is exactly where
we'll pick up the story o the
founding of Bayfield, when
next we meet and tell all we
know about the Empire
Loyalists.
Dashwood
4-H meets
Dasiwood club two ' held
their sixth 4-H meeting at the
Dashwood community hall,
Thursday. Roll call was
"The most interesting idea
I learned during this project
and my favorite recipe".
Dashwood
Mrs. Irvin Rader
Achievement day plans were
discussed. A test on en-
tertaining energy knowledge
was given and the girls were
then divided into four groups
and given problem situations
to solve.
Personals
Allan Kle;nstiver and son
Todd, Big Rock, Illinois
spent a few days last week
with Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Rader and other relatives.
A number of people from
Dashwood attended the
-Ecumenical service in the
United church, Grand Bend.
Mrs. Robert Hoffman soloist
sang "How Great Thou Art".
Anniversary services were
held ,in the United Church
Sunday with Mr. John
Patterson Listowel as guest
speaker. Grand Bend and
Dashwood combined choirs
provided music.
Several. Dashwood
residents are confined to
University Hospital. .loe
Wragg is still recuperating
from his Accident, Mrs.
Hilda Wein had the
misfortune to fracture her
hip and Irvin Rader had
surgery Monday. •
Dashwood Women's
Institute members were
guests of Seaforth, Hensall
and Crediton Institutes last
week.
A number of Dashwood
ladies attended. the fall
regional rally at Greenway
United church, October 15.
Mr. Adolph Keller has
been confined to his home.
through illness.
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