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Clinton News-Record, 1979-11-15, Page 13t Pubile school news On Friday, November 9 we had our annual Remembrance. Day Assembly in the gym- , nasium. Penny Lewis and Bryan 'Minas placed the Vanastra Public School wreath at our cenotaph. (Qn Sunday, these two • Young people represented our school at the Clinton Legion ser- vice.) Our junior choir conducted by Mrs. • Brooks and accompanied by Mrs. Crystal 'Jewitt • played a very valuable role in this short Remembrance Service. Our grade 4, 5 and 6 pupils are busy these days working on the float for the Goderich Parade. • Our junior choir is 13resently getting ready for their CKNX Christ- mas presentation. We are also starting preparations for a Christmas Concert. Hopefully every child will be able to take part in this seasonal production. Did you know that our Junior pupils collected for UNICEF again this year. The mone has already been forwarded. We hope that it will be put to good use especially this Year of the.Child. • •^N • Brownies "On Monday night, 1 •went to brownies. We inrolled the twines and we played some, games. Kathy Low, was my partner in strotment suzie. We ate some cookies and had some, freshy and had lots of fun. Then I went home. By Shelly Bonte-Gelok. Tweenies enrolled •, On Mo,nday, November 12, five little Brownies were enrolled. Sandy Ryan, Susan Ryan, Jennifer Pollock, Kelli- Lyn Jerome, and Shelly Sone became Members of ' the Vanastra Brownies. The mothers watched as the girls said th.e Promise and the Law, and receive their pins and badges. Refreshments followed. Bingo • Shaye-the-wealth winners for the Nov. 6 bingo at the Rec Centre were: Fred Seers, Goderich, $79,; Bert Robinson of Goderich and Daphne Johnson of Clinton, $43.50 each; Vera Scauller of Brussels, Marg Carter of Clinton, and Flo Macuspy of Goderich, $32 each. The $200 jackpot winner was Fred Seers of Goderich. . Calorie Counters Are you panicking about the up -coming festive season? Are you horrified when you think of those extra pounds you should shed BEFORE delving into those goodies? , Why not do something about it now. Join us at Calorie Counters on Monday evenings - our group welcomes you. We meet at the church at 7:30 p.m. Hope we see YOU there! Nursery school Hot dogs, juice, cup- cakes, cookies, donuts, and those always -popular MacDonald cookies, filled the little tummies of th.e Nursery School ghosts and goblins. They played games and were judged for their costum es . Mrs. Gloria Allaway and her sister-in-law Mrs,. Vicki Guertin picked the following costumes: scariest - Sherri McLachlan and Brian Carries; most original - Jennifer McLachlan and Kim Embling; funniest - Keith Ryan and Tracey •Ferguson. Is* it a creature from outer space? Is it the brain of a • bygmy? Or is it a new kind of nut? See the Holmesville News for more details. (News -Record -,4photo), –4 Neivs Our deepest sympathy goes out to Freeman Shephard, Barb Higdon and Mona McCarthy on the loss of their father. Scouts • The 1st Vanastra Scout Troop participated in the Reme,mbrance Day Service in 'Clinton. Scout,. Robbie. Brunault laid a' wreath at the cenotaph. On Monday Nov. 12 the Scout troop visited the cub pack to accept three new members, Bryan Thom as Dwayne Mclsaac and Shannon Mellor. An investiture of boys followed with David and Dennis Mcisaac and Bryan Thomas becoming Scouts. + + Don't forget the Christmas Dance on Nov. 23 sponsored by the. Vanastra and District Lions Club. Tickets are $10 a couple and music will be supplied by Joe Overholt. The Vanastra Brownies, Guides, Cubs and Scouts placed a wreath qt the Clinton Cenotaph last Sunday during. Remembrance Day Services. There was an excellent turnout of young people in the parade from Clinton and Vanastra. (News -Record photo) I? Middleton Church gets new doors By Blanche Deeves Morning Prayer was held in St. James Mid- dleton Sunday at 11:15 a.m. Audrey Middleton assisted by reading the lesson, and Edward Wise received the offering. Rev. Pitts, retired, of Bayfield was in charge of 'the service. Next Sunday at St. James, November 18 at 11:15 a.m., the new doors on the front of the church will be dedicated. Our guest preacher will be a beloved former Rector, The Reverend Canon F. Harold Paull who will offer the Prayer of Dedication. Everyone is welcome to attend. On Thursday, November 8, the ACW of St. Tames met at the home'of Estelle Wise. The evening began • With a -delicious pot luck sqpiper provided •' by Estelle Wise's losing team . of penny savers. Cake and ice cream topped the pot lucksupper with each member receiving a spanking new penny on her piece of cake, to start the ladies on their saving for next year. Marion Smith the winning team's captain, thanked the ladies for their delicious supper and Estelle congratulated the win- ning team of their win. • The meeting opened , with Lois Smith reading "In Flanders Fields", and the Invocation and Scrtpture. Shirley Storey read the Meditation and, Prayer from the Living Message.' Lois Wise took charge of the business part of the meeting in absence of Lynda Steenstra. The secretary's report 'was given by, Shirley Storey, and Lois' Smith read a letter from Compassion about the riew foster child. Vera Miller presented the treasurer's report, Blanche Deeves gave the social service report and thank yous were read. A discussion •was held on a possible bus trip. The December meeting will be held at Blanche Deeves on December 13. Lois Smith • thanked Estelle for opening her home for the evening. The meeting closed in prayer and grace. Personals • Arlene and Bill Hulls, Jason and Jonathon, all of Cornwall, spent the weekend with Arlene's parents, Alvin and Delores Dutot and visited with friends and relatives in the area. Our get well wishes 'to little " Tessa ' Steenstra', who is a patient. in St. Joseph's Hospital, London who may be home by paper time. Ivan Colclough just gave Ed Deeves a rare chicken egg - complete with a fold in it and covered with . small bumps. I've never seen one just like it before. Want police investigation MITCHELL - The town council in Mitchell is about to ask the Ontario Police' Commission. (OPC) to do another study of the town's police farce, the third study in the past three years. Mayor Harold Jordan said the study has nothing to do with the town's recent problems with Polite Chief Stewart Stark, Mayor Jordon told reporters that the study was being requested simply "to see if everything is going ac- cording to the way we'd like it," The motion, calling for Mitchell's lawyer to Best Interest *13 SEMI-ANNUAL OR QUARTERLY We represent many Trust Companies. We are ofte,n able to arrange for the highest interest being offered on Guaranteed Investment Certificates. 'Subject to change 1101F,< Gaiser-Kneale wokInsurance Agency Inc. EXETER GRAND EiEND • • CLINTON 482-9747 235-2420 238-8484 - TE 'SPEAK" "An arriaziii§ buy" says one magazine "Leader in ifs class" says another 40 ONTAQIO (SIDEET 6TQATFOQD., "Our reference under $200" soy we ,4 greot sound - 5 yeai worrelqy 271-29 , • • • request the OPC to in- vestigate • the police administration and to report its findings to •council, was passed without discussion. Mayor Jordan said he knew nothing about the upcoming Study until it 'was brought up moments before the meeting. Though chairman of the police committee, the mayor was not able to say • exactly why the study was going to be done or what the town hoped to achieve by it. He did say, however, that he suspects that in the police department, "there are a few things that need shaping up." el,444ToN NEws-REpRD,PIORSDAY, NOVgMBgR AO, 1979PAG,E 13 (") setuors GODER,ICJ-1 With ie aisIpg prcoject$ about approval of town council, $10,00 , leavin; •the a senior citizeiiiseint0 munipaIiis to jiick ip has received the go- the mm00,020,000. ahead in Goderich, Mr. Hunter told council The $90,000 project, that the project has been which council agreed to design,ed, to be done as in principle, involves renovations to. McKay Hall which will include a crafts and arts area, a new , kitchen, meeting ' room and lounge, im°- proved storage and an eleVator for the.disabled. Paying for the project could be covered by grants, fund raising et - forts and tax dollars,. According to Jim Hunter, the com- missioner of works for the town, Wintario grants would amount to $10,000, a New Horizons grant would cover $40,000 of the cost, the McKay trust fund has about $5,000 and the seniors, through fund lungs are avauania. If grant *applications are turped downi or other financial assistance not realized, the project could' be trimmed ac- cordingly. THE $10ARATE.S110PPE MAIN CORNER, CLINTON • (NEXT TO ciimPamis MEN'S WEAR) 4t914482-77711 DRESSES! BLOUSES -SKIRTS -PANTS -BLAZERS -SWEATERS OPEN 1-6 OPEN 1-6 • MOTHER'S DAY FABRIC CLEANING CENTRE "IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS" DRAW DRAW MADE THURSDAY, DEC. 13 AT 4:00 P.M. Alika• YOUR ENTRY FORM AlbAllb, "IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS" DRAW TWO PRIZES One prize of '20.00 cash, another prize of 10.00 worth of our superb dry cleaning. 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