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MR, AND MRS.
ALBERT VAN MAAR
Clinton pair wed
Clinton Christian
Reformed Church was
the scene August 8 for the
wedding at ;whiph Jo-
Anne Dykstra of RR 1
Clinton became the bride
of Albert VanMaar, RR 2
Clinton. The Rev. A.
VandenBerg officiated
for the ceremony.
The bride is the
daughter of. Mr. and Mrs.
Kees Dykstra, RR .1
Clinton. The groom's
parents are Mr. and Mrs.
Fred VanMaar, RR 2
Clinton.
Wedding music was.
supplied • by John
Coreidanus, RR 2 Clinton
at the organ. Soloist was
Debbie Postma,
Brucefield.
For her wedding, the
bride wore a gown in
polyester silesta chiffon
with sunburst pleated
skirt and shirred lace
trim all around the
bottom of the skirt and
around the long chapel
train. The gown featured
a Victoria neckline with V
front of bodice and a
gathered frill all around
the edge of the bodice and
the cuffs.
Bridesmaids were Mrs.
Trudy Kassies of
Brucefield and Miss
Marianne Haverkamp,
Brucefield, friends of the
bride, and'- Angela
Dykstra of Clinton, sister
of the bride.
Groomsman was
Clarence Dekens, RR 5
Clinton, a friend of the
groom. Ushers were Ron
Lassies, Brucefield, a
friend of the groom;
'Alfred 'Dykstra, Clinton,
brother of the bride; and
Anton VanMaar,
Goderich, brother of the
groom.
The wedding reception
was at the Blyth Com-
munity Centre.
Following a honeymoon
in the United States, the
couple are residing at RR
2 Goderich.
Showers were given in
the bride's honour by
Mrs.. Jane Postma for
relatives of the bride's
mother's side; Mrs.
Ingrid Darnsma for
friends and neighbours;
Mrs. Bert Dykstra and
Mrs. Alfred Dykstra for
relatives of the bride's
father and neighbours;
and Mrs. Fred VanMaar
for friends and neigh-
bours and friends from
the Netherlands.
At Huronview
Residents hear youth choir
At the Sunday morning
service the choir sang the
.anthem "HeIs So
Preelous. To Me". Nelson
Lear and . MrS. Elsie
Henderson sang a duet.
called "There Is A
River",, accompanied by
Mr. Frank Bissett at the
organ,
We have had rather a
busy week at Huronview
with the, Burton Upon t
Trent Youth Choir from.
Staffordshire England
entertaining. on . Saturday
afternoon. We • have the
choir on video and will be
able to again enjoy them
in the future.
On Monday, the kitchen
�--st. - s ------a
beautiful picnic lunch
which we .took to Strat-
ford and ate ' down by the
water. After lunch, Mabel
Jeffery, Mary
McAllister, Eunice
Lamb, Elsie Henderson,
Jean Miller, Gladys
Staniake, Margaret
McQueen, Levi Carter,
Ruby McVittie, Margaret
Mitchell and Margaret
Murray along with staff
members enjoyed a ride
on the tour boat.
On Tuesday it was
another opportunity for
Myrtle Jacklin, Lyla
Pinner, Elizabeth Black,
Julia Stevens, Olive
Straughen, Della Nesbitt,
Marjorie Boyce, and
Helen Fisher . to have a
van ride.
Norman Dupee, Bill
McCurdy, John
McTaggart, Frank
McGregor, Andy Doig,
Clarence . Smith, Ken
Skillen, Sadie Mittell,
Mary Cornish, Ferne
Births down, divorces up
according to Ontario stats
Ontario's birthrate,
which has experienced
only two moderate up-
swings since 1961, is still
dropping according to
statistics released today
from the Registrar
General's annual report
The Registrar
General's office is part of
the Ontario Ministry of
Consumer and Com-
mercial Relations and is
responsible for collecting
statistical data on births,
deaths, marriages, still-
births, adoptions,
divorces and name
changes.
—Since----1-464---the-
'num ber
-S'rnee—i-9 - - 'number of births In
Ontario has declined
from I57,663 to 120,964 in
1978.
The total number of
marriages in Ontario has
increased steadily since
1962 with a registered
peak in 1975 of 72,716
marriages. Since then the
annual total has
gradually declined to
67,491 marriages in 1R78.
In 1979, 21,640 divorces
were filed in Ontario, an
increase of 900 over the
previous year, according
to the report.
The report also in-
dicated that hyphenated
or combined surnames
were twice as popular for
children born in 1979 than
they were the previous
year. In 1979 the
Registrar General's
office recorded 282
combined surnames, up
from 149 in 1978:
In 1979 the public
requested, by mail or in
person, approximately
500,000 certificates. The
Registrar General's,
office also completed
24,237 verifi ations for
other government
departments and
authorized agencies.
Revenue for the 1979
calendar year was
$2,596,263, an increase•of
4.3 per cent over 1978.
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LINTON SEAFORTH
res Representative
ICHAEIL FALCONER
153 High Street
CLINTON
482-9441
GODERICH AREA
Representative
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GODERICH
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S►OI�LTD. a�IsINE
Finlay, Della Overholt,.
Dolly Vitaghorn, Della
Vann' „• 011ie Jervis,
Mau Dale, Stan Goodie
and Ritchie enjoyed
a picnic. lunch at
Goderich. Following
lunch, we took a ride to
Sugar Bush at Bayfield
where we stopped for a
cold Mink at the trailer.
Thursday . afternoon,
Ethel Hill, Iris Sparling,
Tina McNaughton, Mary ,
Ross,, Rossie Sholdice,
Grace Peck, Doreen
Coleman spent time
browsing at the Country
Spire Gift Shop. We also
•
enjoyed the, hot scones
and tea that is so famous.
there...
° The Summer Workshop
In Ministries also en-
tertained for the last time
this week as the girls will
soon be returning, to
Ottawa. Huronview
would like to welcome
Sadie McBurney, who is.
from the Wingham area.
Smile
They livehappily in a
little apartment
overlooking the rent.
'Mr.and Mrs,
Herbert Willet pian Autumn Tea
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Reside in London
Linda Patricia Grigg
and Herbert Arthur
Willet were united in.
marriage at St
Chritopher's and. -St.
Mark's Chapel, C.F.B.
London on July 12th with
Reverend Victor Blake
officiating.
The bride . is the
daughter of Mrs. Patricia
Grigg, London and • the
late Gordon Grigg,
Clinton, and parents • of
the groom are Mr, and
Mrs. Charles Willet of
Sault Ste. Marie.
Attending the bride was
Miss Barbara Robinson
, of Newmarket Ontario,
cousin of the bride, while
the best pian was Stephen
S!urete, friend of the
groom, and the ushers
were , Jeffrey Grigg
brother of .thebride and
Robert Willet brother of
the groom,
, After a honeymoon to
Orlando, Florida, the,
couple will reside in
London Ontario,
Huronview Auxiliary
ow to trace family trees
A meeting of the Huron
County Branch, Ontario
Genealogical Society was
held August 6 at the
Ronald Feagan Memorial
Grandstand board room.
The chairman, Carole
Robinson, welcomed all
and advised that there
were four committees -to
be formed which required
chairmen: nominations,
membership, fund
raising and cemetery.
Miss Robinson also noted
that the petition regar-
ding destruction of
records had been for-
warded to Washington
along with the suggestion
that records be returned
to their country of origin.
Under new business,
.Mrs. Janet Hullah of
Goderich volunteered to
act as membership
chairman. Mrs. Lizzie
Feagan, Mrs. B. Kinney,
Bill Clutton and Mrs.
Marg Cook of Goderich
and Lionel Gerrie of
Wingham volunteered to
serve on the cemetery
committee and Mrs.
,.Alison Lobb of Clinton as
chairman. The positions
of nominations and fund
raising chairmen were
not filled.
During the education
portion of the meeting,
Mrs. R. A. Chapman
introduced Mrs. Lizzie
Feagan as this month's
member. speaker. Mrs.
Feagan gave a •most
interesti-n-g- and in—
formative talk on her
work in tracing both her
own and 'her husband's-
families
usband's-
families
It was decided by the
members that a
workshop on "Beginning
in Genealogy" be held on
Saturday, September 27
at the Legion in Goderich.
The workshop will be
conducted by Dr. W. H.
Minshall of London, who
. is a past president of the
Ontario Genealogical
Society and will be open
to . all persons interested
in learning how to trace
their family tree.
Attendance will be
limited and advance
registration will be
required. A workshop
committee was - formed
consisting of Mrs. Cathi
Hubick, Mrs. R. A.
Chapman and Bill
Lifetime Clinton man dies
Richard Steep
A life-long, Clinton
native, Richard Aldred
(Dick) Steep died in
University Hospital,
London on August 11
following a two-month
illness. He was 49 years
old.. -
Mr. Steep was born in
Clinton on August 28, 1930
to Edward and Myrtle
Steep. He worked for the
department of highways
and ministry of tran-
"sportation and com-
munication for 30 years
and served on the
executive of the Huron
Conservation Association
and was a member of the
St. Andrew's
Presbyterian Church.
In October 1955, Mr.
Steep was married to the
former Jean Campman
and the couple made their
home at 172 North Street
in Clinton were they
raised one son Steven,
now living in Clinton and
a daughter Sandra, Mrs.
Robert Hayter of Varna.
Mr. Steep is survived
by his family as well as
his step -mother Mrs. Ann
Steep of Seaforth and four
grandchildren. Three
sisters . Mrs. John
(Dorothy) Horner of
Creston, B.C., Mrs.
Ormand (Ledith)
,Huckins of Goderich and
Mrs. Albert (Helen)
Craig of Bayfield and two
;brothers Joseph of
Clinton and Fred of
Listowel also survive.
Mr. Steep was
predeceased by his
parents and his brother
William.
Funeral services were
held a at the Beattie
Funeral Home in Clinton
on, August 14. Rev.
Norman Pick ,officiated,
and interment followed in
the Clinton Cemetery.
THE HURON -PERTH ROMAN CATHOLIC
SEPARATE SCHOOL BOARD •
REGISTRATION of NEW STUDENTS
(Kindergarten to Grade 8) ; •
Parents who have not yet registered their children or
residents new to the Huron -Perth area may register
their children at the following school on
THURSDAY,. AUGUST 28, 1980
2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
St. Joseph's School
169 Beech Street
Clinton, Ontario
Principal - D. Farwell
Telephone No. 482-7035
Kindergarten children need to be 5 years of age on or
before 31st December, 1980 Where there are sufficient
stud&ft spates, a child motto attains the age of 5 years
after the 31st December but prior to the 31st January
may on the request of the parent be registered in Kin-
dergarten for the school year. Please bring proof of
age (Birth Certificate or Baptismal Ce'rtificate).
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Partridge of Goderich
and Mrs. Alison Lobb of
Clinton with Carole
Robinson as chairman.
For information phone
524-9972 or 524-2870.
The • Huronview andne visitor, and plans
auxiliary Met in the_.were.,-,..,.-m;ade for the
board room at Huronview autumn tea and bazaar
on Aug, 18 at 1,0:3,0 a.m.
The meeting was
opened by the president
Mrs. Leona Lockhart,
and Mrs. J. Griffiths read
the minutes of the last
meeting.
The roll call was an-
swered by 10 members
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CLINTON
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
r CENTRE
REGISTRATION
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1980
at
WESLEY-WILLIS UNITED CHURCH
from
1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
and
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
on Oct. 8.
The meeting closed
with the mizpah
benediction, then all went
to the dining room for
dinner. Then they visited
friends before leaving for
home.
Wingham
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Church Services
ANGLICAN
- ST. PAUL'S ANGLICAN CHURCH
THE REV. JAMES,R. BROADFOOT, B.A., M. DIV,
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 1980
12th Sunday after Trinity
10:30 a.m, Morning Prayer and sermon
RECTOR THE REV ' JAMES R BROADFOOT
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A WARM WELCOME AWAITS YOU AT ST. PAUL'S
BAPTIST
BAYFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH
"Holding Forth the Word of Life" Phil. 2:15
. PASTOR; Rev. Les. Shiel 565-2659
SUNDAY - 10 A.M. FAMILY BIBLE SCHOOL
11:00 a.m. Devotional Service
7:30 p.m. Evangelistic
Bible Teaching Service
You and Your Family are Welcome in this Bible
Believing Fundamental Baptist Church.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
CLINTON
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 1980
MR. EDWARD J. ANDERSON PASTOR
10 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL
11:15 A.M. MORNING WORSHIP
EVERYONE WELCOME
CHRISTIAN REFORMED
CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH
243 Princess St., E.
REV. ARIE VANDEN BERG
B.D., Th.M.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 1980
10 a.m. SERMON:
"YOU SHALL NOT STEAL"
7:30 p.m. SERMON:
REV. BERNIE BAKKER, STRATFORD*
All Visitors Welcome
CATHOLIC.
SAINT JOSEPH'S CATHOLIC CHURCH
James St., Clinton Phone 482-9468
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 1980
FR. MIKE DALTON
MASS SATURDAY 8 p.m.
SUNDAY 11a.m.
BIBLE CLASS - REGISTER NOW
CONFESSION SATURDAY 7:15 P.M.
BUS FROM VANASTRA
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Ail Service
PENTECOSTAL
CALVARY PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
166 Victoria Street
Pastor: Wayne Lester
9:45 a.m. Sunday School
10:45 a.m. Morning Worship
7:00 p.m. Wednesday Prayer Service
ALL WELCOME
PRESBYTERIAN
`-2), ST. ANDREW'S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
THE REV. THOMAS A.A. DUKE
CHARLES MERRILL ORGANIST
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24, 1980
0 a m Morning Worship
Sunday School recessed until September, 1980
All Welcome
UNITED
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Ontario Street United Church
105 Ontario St., Clinton, Ont.
Minister: Rev. R. Norman Pick
Orgaltistr-Mrs Doris—McKinley-
SUNDAY, AUGUST.24, 1980
1 i 00 a.m.
United Summer Services ,with Wesley,, Willis United
Church at Ontario Street'4Jnited Church
Special Music
3 Hits and a Miss
WESLEY-WILLIS UNITED CHURCH
PEOPLE SERVING GOD THROUGH
SERVING PEOPLE
MINISTER JOHN. S. OES'fiREICHER B.A. B.R.E.
ORGANIST MISS CATHARINE POTTER
CHOIR DIRECTOR MRS. WM. HEARN
SUNDAY, ,AUGUST 24, 1980
11:00 a.m. •
Worship At Ontario Street United Church
HOLMESVILLE UNITED CHURCH
11 00 a.m. Worship At Ontario
Street United Church
On Daylight Saving Time