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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1979-06-28, Page 17• 1 the VANASTRA voice .un) 11. 111111,111011• Fly up and enrolment held On June 13, the Vanastra Brownie Pack and Guide Company finished off their year with a fly up and enrolment. The parents were in- vited to this event, which included a hot dog bar- becue. The Brownies who flew up to Guides were Penny Robinson, Theresa Schenck, Mary Mellor and Tina Jeffery, and Lori Higdin. Mrs. Donna Woods district com- missioner presented the girls with their wings, and Miss Sharon Church news Pastor Bill and his wife will be in Grand Rapids, Michigan, until July 5. At this Sunday's 10 a.m. service, Mr. Arend Kersten of Kincardine, will be preaching, so everyone is welcome to attend. Boys and girls - Vacation Bible School will definitely be on, from July 23 to 27, from 1 to 3 o'clock in the afternoon. All children ages four and up are welcome to attend. Bible storie§, crafts, 'refreshments and games will be waiting for you. Watch for posters and more announcements. Because the Red Cross Blood Transfusion Ser- vices uses component therapy, one unit of donated blood, can be separated into four dif- ferent components...and help four different people. Goulding awarded each girl her compass, a gift from the pack as each girl goes on to Guides. The Guides held an enrolment and the girls who have achieved this are Robin Haskett, Linda Frerics, Sheila Maxwell and Shelly Maxwell. Mrs. Helpful hints If your children resist sitting down for a proper lunch, be sure they have a good meal by giving them ice cream cones filled with tuna or egg salad, cottage cheese or yogurt. When new paper money tends to stick together, avoid the chance of handing out two bills instead of one by reversing them in your wallet. 'Put one face up, the next face down, etc. Take the phone receiver off the hook when taking a bath or shower so people will know you are home and will call again. Use vinegar to remove fruit stains from your hands. Cut flowers will last longer, too, if you keep them in a solution of 2 tbsp. vinegar and 3 tsp. sugar in a quart of water. Donna Woods enrolled these girls with Mrs. June Jeacock presenting each girl with her guide handbook. The awards for all round Brownie and Guide of the year were also presented. Tina Jeffery received the Brownie award and Valerie Lewis the Guide award. After the meal, the Brownies, Guides and their mothers held campfire singing such songs as Auntie Monica, Fires Burning and both the Guide and Brownie songs were written by Mrs. Esther Handy. Registration for. Brownies and Guides will be held_ a,n.September 5� the day after the children return to school. At this time the leaders would like to thank Lynne Jerome and Hank Bonte- Gelok for their help with the barbecue, and also to the mothers for bringing the desserts. Bingo Winners of last Tuesday's share the wealth were: Evelyn Vanderburg of Goderich, $60; Heather Plumsteel of Vanastra, $64; Edna Caldwell of Exeter, $66. The $200 Jackpot winner of the week was Marjorie Edwards of Exeter. g„ CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, JUNE 28,1979 --PAGE 17 CANADA'S IRTHDAY 0_ 2TH These children are the graduates of the Tucker- smith- Day Care -Centre. B-a-ck--row;,le r arri-ghtTare~-- Jason Harrison, Michael Pelss, Shelley Kyle, Lisa McKellar, Angela Bernard, Sherri McLachlan, Amanda Butt, Megan Hodgins and Laura Munro. Front row, left to right, are Jason Gill, Paul --13-yrideatarVicki Argyle, Kim Dixon, Kim Lee, Tom Eaton, Mark Johnston and Jackie Wildfong. Absent for photo were Michelle Gavenlock, Dwane I?urnin and Toby St. Louis. (News Record Photo) Mini -teens visit Coleman farm Resource Centre news The mini -teens were taken on a trip to the farm of Bob and Pam Coleman recentfy when they were given a tour of the farm and saw many animals - cows and calves, baby ducks and ferret Pam then served Sharon's recipes Barbecue Sauce 1/2 cup chopped onion 1 clove garlic, crushed 1 tablespoon fat 1 cup ketchup 112 cup water 1/4 cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons Wor- cestershire Sauce 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons prepared mustard dash tabasco Saute onion and garlic in fat until onion is transparent. Combine with remaining ingredients. Simmer 5 to 10 minutes. Makes 2 cups. Pour over meatballs or patties. Magic Mayonnaise one -and -a -third cups (15 oz.) sweetened condensed milk 1/2 cup vinegar or lemon juice 1 tsp. dry mustard 1 tsp. salt dash cayenne pepper 1 egg 1/2 cup salad oil or melted butter Place ingredients in mixing bowl. Blend with rotary beater until mixture thickens, about 2 minutes. If thicker consistency is desired. Chill about 1 hour. Makes , 21/2 cups. the mini -teens refresh- ments and we headed back to the centre. Mini -Teens has been cancelled for the summer holidays, and will start up again in September. Teen Club will also be can- celled but there will be several programs of- fered for them during the summer. Our tutoring program begins on July 10 from 10 a.m. to noon. It will be held on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Twenty children will be Social News Mr. and Mrs. . Clem Gouldings became great grandparents to three young 'uns on June 14, Mork, Mindy and Mandy. Mrs. Meryl Thomas was attending mid wife. Young 'uns doing fine. Bark, bark!! If you have any news you would like put in the Vanastra Voice, please contact Sharon Jerome at 482-9077 or Maureen Dunsmore at 482-7723. Be sure to get your Red Garon of the Clinton Lions Club (left) conducted one of the many games of chance at Huronvlew on June 21 when Huronview played host to the Brussels Senior Citizens during Senior Citizens' Week. (News Record Photo) ticket on the half a beet. The tickets are $1 a piece and are available from any Lions member. The draw will be at' the Fair on August 18. Lioness Club The Vanastra and District Lioness Club held a rummage sale on June 23 at the Vanastra Recreation Centre. The club would like to thank all those people who made donations and who supported the rummage sale. It was a great success for the club. Next meeting for the Lioness Club will be held on July 18. The next project for the Lioness Club is the Tuckersmith Vanastra Fair on August 18. They will be having a penny carnival booth. r) /t •o , Ot) • • participating. There is a Community Development and Leadership Workshop on June 28 at 7:30 p.m. at the Vanastra Community Centre. Moira Couper will be putting on thi§, workshop on Volun- teerism. Please come out and hear her interesting talk. Excess of power The Wingham Advance -Times reported last week that the Royal Commision on power planning has said that there is already an excess of electric generating capacity located in south- western Ontario to supply Ontario Hydro's forcast load in this region to the end of the century. As a result, the com- mission came down against the immediate construction of a second 500,000 transmission line from the Bruce Generating Station across the prime foodlands of south- western Ontario and stated there was a need for more studies and better methods of forecasting energy needs on the part of Ontario Hydro. You and your family are invited to Auburn's • 125th ,. June 29, 30 July 1, 2 Come & help us celebrate jk 11116. " k t IT'S YOUR DAY IT'S OUR DAY BELOW ARE SOME POINTS TO PONDER, FOR CANADA'S DAY....OUR BIRTHDAY! HOW IT WAS THAT JULY 1ST, 1867 It was going to be a beautiful day for the birth of a nation: fair and warm, with a slight breeze. The thirty-six men who had toiled to bring about this new country, our Fathers of Confederation, were scattered throughout the newly created four provin- ces: Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Let's revisit some of the prime architects of Canada's Confederation. Sir John A. Macdonald, the master spirit and mover, or "the old fox" as some referred to him, was tired, bone -tired after months of negotiating the formation of the Country and Cabinet in the face of sharp political, regional and religious differences. There was no reception, no ceremony the night b'fore, 'Friday, June 30th; so Macdonald worked on, talking to his Ministers, pondering the ultimate destiny of the young, new country, the Dominion of Canada. Back in Toronto that same night, another nation - maker, George Brown, the tall, red-haired Grit and Macdonald's political opponent, laboured for hours on a 9,000 word editorial to appear in next day's Toronto Globe. v, July 1st, a gleaming morning, Macdonald made his way through throngs of happy citizens to the Privy Council Chambers to await the arrival of Lord Monck, the Governor General. In a clear, firm voice, Lord Monck spoke the words which officially brought the nation into being. Later he announced the honours, amongst which was a knighthood for Macdonald, Canada's first Prime Minister. Monck and his counsellors then went out to review the troops on Parliament Hill. Afterwards they returned to the Privy Council Chambers to complete a list of essential action and discussion. At high noon, throughout the four provinces, military parades and reviews were in full swing, punctuated by gun salutes. In the larger towns of Quebec, Montreal and Halifax, where imperial garrisons were stationed, the parades instilled an air of military crispness amongst the happy crowds. In the countryside, the farmers and their wives found their way to local fairgrounds where picnics, games and refreshments were to be found. At nightfall, bonfires were lit from Halifax to Sarnia; lighting up the sky as a signal from town to town, village to village. The bigger the bonfire, the greater the prestige and celebration. Across the nation that day, the Fathers of Con- federation and the people of the new Dominion of Canada celebrated in quiet, simple ways. As the toasts ran forth, many reflected on the significance of the day, and thought about what the future would bring. The Dominion of Canada; that's how it was that July \st. of oa 1.80 1.0j19 112 years "O CANADA" "0 Canada", the hymn some of us still hum because we aren't sure of the words, was originally written for a picnic on the Plains of Abraham on St. Jean Baptiste Day in 1880. The occasion was a visit by Louise, the Princess Royal. The words -- in French -- were written as a 32 -line poem by Sir Adolphe -Basile Routhier, and the music by an adventurer named Calixa Lavallee. More than 20 versions of the English lyrics have been popiilar at various times. The English lyrics we now use were written in 1908 by Robert Weir, to celebrate Quebec's tercentenary. Weir's lyrics were not officially adopted until July 1, 1927 and were changed again slightly in 1972, when after considering 615 different proposals, a Parliamentary Commission declared them the official anthem of Canada. So let's all learn and sing our nation's anthem: O Canada! Our home wind native land! True patriot love, in all thy sons command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North, strong and free! From far and wide, 0 Canada, we stand on guard for thee God keep our land glorious and free! O Canada, we stand on guard for thee O Canada, we stand on guard for thee OURS ALONE Canadians are modest. Instead of claiming to be the hiaeest and the best, we have almost a national compulsion to be second biggest, the second largest country in the world, for example, after Russia but ahead of China and merely pretty good. But despite the innate modesty in our national character, there are a few things that are ours and ours alone, unique to this land and no other. We have for example, the world's only Magnetic Hill, an incline in New Brunswick near Moncton, where, if you stop your car at the right place and leave it in neutral, it will roll backwards uphill; Crazy, but true. We alio have: +the world's tallest free-standing strucutre, the 1,815 foot CN Tower in Toronto. +the world's largest piece of gem -quality jade, a dark green boulder weighing four tons found in Noel Creek, B.C. by prospector Harry Street in 1969. +the world's longest covered bridge, the Hartland Bridge in New Brunswick, built in 1897, rebuilt in 1920, and 1,282 feet long. It was covered like most bridges of that time, to reduce weather damage to the wooden timbers. +the world's only reversing falls, in Saint John, New Brunswick. When the tide goes out, the Saint John River plunges down the falls to the harbour; when the tide comes in, it rushes back up the falls. +the world's only Inukshooks are pillars of stone encrusted with lichen found on Enuksos Point on the Foxe Peninsula, and on south-west Baffin Island, An Eskimo word meaning "like a person", the Inukshooks, made of piles of loose stones, served as landmarks, cairns, marking the place where explorers cached food or records, and sometimes traps for animals. +the world's largest lake -within -a -lake, Lake Manitou. Manitoulin Island -- the largest fresh -water island in the world -- sits at the northern end of Lake Huron; and inside Manitoulin Island (the Indian word means "Great Spirit"), 40.09 --square miles of fresh water. None of this is going to efnpty Disneyland of tourists; but they're ours; all ours; and nobody else has them. Pure Canajun, eh? THE WAY WE ARE "Canada", as Author Arnold Edinborough once remarked, "has never been a melting pot; it is more like a tossed salad". This July 1st we see there's' more than a little truth in the jest. The vast majority of the twenty million plus people who live in Canada were born here; roughly 85 percent of the population are native -horn. But nearly all of us are "hyphenated Canadian" with our an- cestral roots elsewhere with the exception of the in- digenous people of Canada; the North American Indian has inhabited this continent for over 15,000 years. The largest single ethnic group are the Canadian descendants of the British - roughly 44 percent of the total population. But the largest, cohesive, cultural group, are Canadians of French origin -- and the oldest -- are Canadian Indians. And while most Canadians are of European extraction ; German, Ukrainian, Italian, Dutch, Scandinavian and Polish, in that order, there are now many people of Asian descent living in Canada. We know all this because as a nation we are slightly crazy for statistics. In fact, it was the Great Intendant, Jean Talon, who conducted the first census in Canada in 1666, when he was able to report that the population of New France was 3,125. That was the first general census conducted anywhere in the world in more than 1,000 years since the fall of the Roman Empire. While this country was still a colony of France, cen- suses were condu,,ted about every 20 years, and they were detailed: they listed age, sex, marital status, occupation, crops, livestock, buildings, churches, grist mills, firearms and swords. In modern times, counting noses has become a well established commercial technique, and there are few details that somebody, somewhere, doesn't know about us. People in the Prairies drink the most instant coffee, owr more bicycles per capita, and use more deodorant than the rest of us, while in the Maritimes they favour Volkswagens 'more than any other area of the country, use more perfumed soap, and have more children per adult. Newfoundland, in fact, has the highest birthrate in Canada, Quebec the lowest. And in Ontario, they use more cosmetics than anywhere else in Canada. "Henceforth we are a united people", the Halifax British Colonist proclaimed on July 2, 1867, the day after Confederation and united we are still. But not in a melting pot. Canada is frequently described as a mosaic, in which small, widely different pieces each contribute to the pattern and flavour of the whole. Canada, it's you and me Le Canada,c'est toi et moi June 25 -July i,19'79.