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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1995-07-26, Page 14Page 14 Tinter -Advocate, July 19, 1995 __COMMUNITY Thames Road and Elimville Crediton women host birthday plan picnic at Morrison Dam party for residents of Blue Water The picnic is set for next Sunday. Rhoda Rohde THAMES ROAD - Rev. Jim All- sop was in charge of the joint church service at Elimville on Sun- day morning. The responsive reading was taken from Psalm 119. The choir sang "Jesus and Me" accompanied by pianist Marjorie Johns. The children's hymn "Holy Spirit Hear Us" was sung and Rev. All- sop told the children a story. The scripture lesson from the Old Testament Daniel 3:16-28 and from the New Testament James 1:22-25 was read by Bruce Delbridge. Rev. Allsop read from the Gospel of Mark 3:1-6. The title of his sermon was "Be- ing by Doing". The closing hymn was "We have this ministry". Coming events A joint Sunday service and pic- nic is planned at Morrison Dam on July 30 at 10 a.m. Bring your :awn chair, cutlery, cups, plates, table cloth and picnic basket. In case of rain it will be held at Thames Road Church. Vacation Bible School will be held at Thames Road Church on August 21-26 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The cost is a loonie per night per child. Organizers need paper towel tubes for the craft sessions. Contact Carolyn Johns if you can provide some. On September 13, U.C.W. will hold their Fall Regional at Central- ia United Church. Registration is at 6:45, coffee at 7:00 p.m. followed by the business meeting at 7:30 p.m. Personals Murray and Beatrice Dawson hosted a neighbor's going away party on Friday evening for Bev and Lorraine Alexander who have moved to their new home in Exet- er. They were presented with flotal arrangements. Quite a number of people attend- ed a party on Saturday evening at the home of Lorne and Pat Ballan- tyne for their daughter Wendy and husband -to -be Ron Earle. Friends of Lorne and Pat Ballan- tyne gathered at the home of Mur- ray and Beatrice Dawson on Sun- day evening for a potluck supper. A presentation of lawn furniture was made to Ron and Wendy. The Gardiner family held their 30th annual picnic at K -W. Com- munity Centre on Sunday. Each family brought a cake decorated with their descendent's names on it. After a potluck lunch and an hour of swimming, they enjoyed a lineup of sports. ZURICH - The Crediton UCW visited Blue Water Rest Home on Tuesday evening to host a birthday party for residents Edna Johnston, Theodore (Ted) Steinbach, Hilda Rader and Alice Thiel who cele- brate their birthdays during the month of July. Irene Haugh was chairperson for the evening's pro- gram with Joyce Preszcator on pia- no and Ellen Graham on violin. Rev. Bob Graham sang several hymns accompanied on the piano by his wife Ellen. Linda Nakamura of Goderich, daughter of Irene, en- tertained on her piano accordion and had the residents sing along to "My Wild Irish Rose," "I'm Look- ing over a Four Leaf Clover" and "Good Night Ladies," just to name a few. Mary Kenney, president of the group assisted Joyce, Irene, Do- reen Lightfoot, Sandy Martin and Donna Klopp, Auxiliary president, serve sandwiches and tarts. Resi- dent Vera Thiel thanked the group for coming and rescheduling the evening's activities. It was "Lemonade in the Shade" Wednesday afternoon in the court yard as the residents gathered under the awning and umbrella table to enjoy the summer weather. Pastor Phil Bender, Zurich Mennonite Church conducted Thursday after- noon Chapel Service. Fr. Matthias Wronski, St. Boniface Church, Zu- rich celebrated Mass. Friday morning Kurt Gebel, Nel- son Howe, Edna Johnston, Esther Makins, Alice Knowles, Ruby Bell, Adeline Denomy, Pearl Miller, Cla- ra Hamilton, Marcella Dietrich, Beulah Desjardine, Mabel Kyle and Car strikes deer in Stephen Township STEPHEN TOWNSHIP - A deer was struck on Sideraod 15- 16 west of Concession 8-9 Sun- day at 11:10 a.m., causing mod- erate damage to a car. Ruby Fulcher boarded the new mo- bile wheelchair bus under the guid- ance of Glen Thiel, driver for a trip to St. Christopher's Beach in Gode- rich. Cathy Shantz, Adjuvant and volunteers Marilyn Fenwick and Angelika Metzger assisted the resi- dents during the 5 1/2 hour outing. Saturday it was off to the Zurich Fair for Rose Merner, Harold (Tiny) Thiel, Vera Thiel, Henricus (Harry) Maas, Orville Witmer, Cla- ra Hamilton, Adeline Denomy, Nel- son Howe, Bernice Kennedy, Kurt Gebel and Edna Johnston as they took part in the parade in the com- fort of the air conditioned new mo- bile wheelchair bus. Josef Risi, Ad- ministrator was the driver for the outing and he decorated the bus. After the parade, for those unable to attend the festivities, the Dash- wood/Seaforth Band with Harry Hoffman and Stanley Haist (just to name a few), played for the resi- dents in the parking lot of the Home to some pavement stomping music. Hilda Rader is busy counting her cards and looking over her guest book with happy memories of her party on July 16. Hilda is very pleased with the turnout of over 80 people at her 90th birthday celebra- tion. Welcome home to Theodore (Ted) Steinbach who was at South Huron Hospital. He turned 93 on July 17. Many community residents do- nate produce from their garden for use at the Home. They've donated rhubarb, strawberries, turnips, let- tuce, etc. The Home is grateful for the fresh produce, and it helps de- fray costs to the Home. On July 25 the residents plan to make homemade ice cream, and a couple bus trips into the country are planned. The residents look for- ward to the staff's yard/bake sale on August 12 . All proceeds will go toward the new wheelchair bus. A SINCERE THANK YOU The Board of Directors, Residents and Staff of Blue Water Rest Home would like to thank Larry Hess and Gillette of Canada, Garry Hess and Skxtrax, Archie and Jim Masse and Bayview Golf Club for their hard work and donation of $3, 725.00 toward the Blue Water Rest Home mobile wheelchair bus from the Gillette/Skytrax/Golf Tournament held on July 16. A thank you to the 152 golfers from London, Chatham, Kitchener, Goderich, Bayfield, Grand Bend, Exeter and Zurich who's participation made the tournament possible. Thank you on behalf of the seniors of Blue Water Rest Home Fred Haberer, Chairman - Josef Risi, Administrator Summer Beachwear, Sportswear and Accessories at Drastically Reduced Prices Huge Selections of One and two-piece styles Junior, Misses, Women's Sizes from 5 to 44 Shawn Talbot receives a lesson from Sean Moore, an avid scuba diver. Moore volunteered to try and recover Talbot's stolen bicycle which OPP thought might be in the Morrison Dam. Harrison family reunion The 60th Anniversary of the Harrison Family Picnic was held at Huron Centennial School with 68 in attendance. A lovely warm sunny day found everyone greeting reminiscing and viewing the photo albums as they caught up on the news. Everyone enjoyed the game arranged by Brenda and Brian Steele, especial- ly ,the "generations" tug of war. The three branches of the family then had their photos taken in front of the school. President Bryan Hodgen wel- comed everyone and introduced the anniversary committee: Eliza- beth Foster, Le Roy Harrison, 1 LOCAL HISTORY Paperbacks now available: • Grand Bend - Images of Yesteryear • Ghost Railways of Ontario • Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes • True Tales of the Great Lakes • Huron -Grand Bend to Southampton Exeter • 235-1331 womaiiimormomminummani Lorne and Hazel Hackett and Lois Hodgen and thanked them for all their preparatory work. We ob- served one minute silence for those deceased, ill and unable to attend. Pete Harrison, Harry Proc- tor and Albert Taylor cut the Anni- versary cake made and served by Marion Harrison. Several door prizes were pre- sented and the business meeting commenced with the reading of the minutes, and the financial re- port by secretary Linda Hodgert. Bryan then gave a brief historic re- view of interesting events and facts from past picnics. 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