Times Advocate, 1995-05-17, Page 9Page 8
Times -Advocate, May 17, 1995
Blue Water
residents
take trip in
the country
ZURICH - Monday afternoon
Glen Thiel filled the bus with
residents of Blue Water Rest
Home and headed off to Grand
Bend, The Bogg, Mt. Carmel
and Parkhill to examine the
countryside in its fresh colour
of green. They watched as the
farmers prepared the fields for
the spring planting. Pearl Mill-
er, Nelson Howe, Bernice Ken-
nedy, Susan Leslie, Orville Wit-
mer, Catherine Riehl and Clara
Hamilton enjoyed their trip
about the local counties.
Many residents watched "For-
est Gump" Monday afternoon
as Tom Hanks portrayed the
life story of Forest from a bus
stop bench and showed his Os-
car winning skills on the big
screen.
The Grand Cove Estate mem-
bers visited the Home on Tues-
day afternoon under the direc-
tion of Anne Didier, conductor,
Irene Kennedy pianist and solo-
ist Mel Norton. The group of 25
sang many of the songs of yes-
teryear which the•residents en-
joyed - "Darling I Am Growing
Old", "I've Got Six Pence" and
"Gimme a Little Kiss." They
closed with "Let There Be
Peace on Earth" and Cathy
Shantz, Adjuvant and Ann
McBride, Craftroom leader
served refreshments to the resi-
dents and their guests.
Wednesday afternoon tea was
served by the Home Adjuvant
and Angelica Metzger, a volun-
teer student from South Huron
District High School Co-op Ed-
ucation, Exeter.
Rev. Gani Lazaro, Zurich
United Church conducted
Thursday afternoon Chapel Ser-
vice and Fr. Matthias Wronski,
St. Boniface Church, Zurich
celebrated Mass.
The women residents of the
Home received corsages on Sat-
urday during the Mothers' Day
Afternoon Tea and Bake Sale.
The lucky draw winners were
Donna Klopp for a cake and
Theresa Stark for a crib quilt.
Cecelia Farwell sold tickets on
the Star Quilt to be drawn at the
Bean Festival in August and
Vera Thiel sold tomato plants
on behalf of the residents. Jerry
Caine, Bernadette Denomme
and Theresa Stark had craft ta-
bles with items for sale in the
auditorium. The bake table was
a huge success with staff mem-
bers who were on duty during
the weekend and wanted that
something special to take home
to their family.
The residents look forward to
their May birthday party with
Bayfield Anglican Church on
May 23.
COMMIINJTY
Church furniture maker
carving a holy business
Exeter Furniture Ltd. a 38 year old land mark in Exeter
Chris Skalkos T -A staff
EXETER - "Nothing but the
best!"
That motto is Don McCaffrey's
personal favourite; and his business
has been practicing it for over 38
years.
"I like to build a product that's
good for 100 years," says McCaf-
frey who owns Exeter Furniture
Ltd. on James
street.
The company
dces custom work
for churches build-
ing "ecclesiastical"
furnishings such as
Bible stands, com-
munion tables, alters and bal-
dachinos servicing churches across
Canada. Recently, the company has
been getting involved with up-
holstering as churches have been
turning more towards comfort in
the design of what has traditionally
been hardwood furniture.
"Your mind will only absorb
what your seat will endure," says
McCaffrey who has a vivid sense
of humour.
Since Exeter Furniture Ltd. was
founded in 1956 by McCaffrey's fa-
ther Duncan, the company has al-
ways specialized in the church
field. McCaffrey, who was working
in Toronto quit his
job to help run the
business a year later.
"I was active in the
company but I didn't
expect to make it a
full-time job," says
McCaffrey who took
on a partnership with his father af-
ter his business partner deserted
him.
Prior to the McCaffrey's church
furniture business, the two story
building has been used for a variety
of businesses. Built in 1877 by the
"1 like to build a
product that's
good for 100
years."
Church urniture
Don McCaffrey uses a Swedish Overhead Router for en-
graving some of the intricate etchings in the design of
his church furniture.
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and at one time or another, it used
to be a tailor shop, a millinery de-
partment, a pork packing house, a
sales stable and a turnip waxing
plant.
Despite a few changes, today the
company is still manufacturing
wood products the same way it did
years ago, with quality being at the
top of their concerns.
"We make all our pew furniture
in solid oak," says McCaffrey who
won't settle for anything as a raw
material other than Appalachian red
oak which has a large grain suitable
for the finishing required in pew
furniture.
"Some manufacturers are trying
chip board but I'm not convinced it
has the quality and durability that
solid wood has," says McCaffrey.
The company has indulged in
other custom wood working prod-
ucts over the years but it prefers to
stay primarily within the confines
of its ecclesiastical clientele.
"If it's wood and it's in churches,
we make it," says McCaffrey.
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Capsule Comments
with Ernie Miatello
If you are a chronic worrier, try this: set aside
a certain period of the day to worry... about a
half hour. If you find yourself worrying at other
times, postpone it for the "worry period" of the
day. This helps to reduce anxiety.
From the "It figures" department...About 1 billion people in the
world wear no shoes at all. Surveys done of these barefoot popu-
lations showed they had very few foot problems. Sort of says
something about the shoes we wear.
If you are having laboratory tests done, be sure to inform the
doctor and lab staff all the drugs, including vitamins and miner-
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