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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1980-09-11, Page 15Rumball heads George Rumball will again be heading the Golden Radars senior citizens club for the year. He held the position' last year. At their first meeting of the season on September 3 the club chose their new slate of officers for the 1980,-81 term. Mary Grigg, chairman of the nominating committee read the list which in- cluded: past president, Mary Grigg; president, Mr.. iIumball; first vice, Ed Johns; second vice, Pearl Cummings; treasurer, Ceacilia Edgar; secretary, Muriel Johnes; executive, Charlie Wallis; John D e eyes and Fl.ora - Dowson . pianist, L.oa na Radfors1; as.sista�nt pianist, Leila Johnston; convenor, for cards and flowers, Mrs. Johnston and Vera Gibbing's kitchen supplies, rda Godkin, A visiting committee was alsoappointed find will consist of Wat find Ruby Webster, Ed and Ida Godkin, Mrs. Grigg and Mrs. Cummings. About 50 senior citizens attended the "meeting and, enjoyed a pot luck sup- per. Mr. Rumball chaired the business portion of the meeting and annual reports were given. Mrs. Johnston reported that during the year, she sent out 25 carnations, 12 g -we cards, and 23 agars s -m athy cards' to members . ° Three 5, e t �. donations were sent to the Clinton hospital and to ,the heart fund in memory bf° deceased members Jinx Armstrong,. Bet7t Rowden and Reg Du Val. Mr. Johns and his wife Jean represented the Radars at the. United Senior Citizens of Ontario (USCO) convention in Kingston in August. Mr. Johns thanked the ,club for the opportunity of attending the three-day event and gave a. report on the work of the con- vention. Instead of the regular roll call, members paid their membership fees of $1 and $1 each as star et- Yl- --ill Happy Gang's sad WINGHAM - The Wingham senior citizens' club, the Happy Gang, could pass out of existence next year unless ways can be found to . boost its sagging membership and pass the leadership into' younger hands. The group's active membership has slumped from about 100 to fewer than 30 and the executive has remained virtually unchanged in years. The' people in the group don't want to give it p, president. George Tayl r reported, but they are 't getting any young r Clinton death Ruth Salome Mutch A Dashwood native and Clinton resident, Ruth Salome Mutch, died in Clinton Public Hospital on September 2. Mrs. Mutch, a Huronview resident, was 64 years old. Mrs. Mutch was born in Dashwood on March 11, 1916 to David Tiernan and the former Fanny Snell.. Sfie worked in the office of the Metropolitan store in London and in 1942, was married to Kelso (Cal) Streets in Dash- wood. He predeceased her in 1959. She later married William James "Mutch in Clinton in 1972 and he predeceased her in 1979. While living;in' Clinton, Mrs. 1Vlutch was a member of the St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. • Along with her husbands, Mrs. Mutch was ,predeceased by .a brother Dr. Lorne S. Tieman. She is survived by a sister Mrs_. Harry (Anne) Cook of "Guelph and a brother Mervyn of Dashwood. Funeral services. were held on September 5 at the Ball Funeral Home in Clinton. Interment followed in the ,Clinton Cemetery. The pallbearers were Lorne Brown, Doug Macaulay, Oscar Priestap and George Rumball, all of Clinton, Robert Dalrymple of Brucefield and John Deeves of RR 3, Clinton._ 50 years for Sorority 13eginning Day for the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority was held on Tuesday, September 2nd, at the home of Jennifer Anderson in Londesboro. Sixteen women met from both the Zeta Omega Xi Epsilon Beta chapters, to enjoy a.,delicious pot- luck dinner. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Beta Sigma Phi as a sorority. In keeping with the idea of "golden . memories", members were asked to identify the baby pictures of 'those who were present. It proved to be a case of guesswork, at which Linda Meade and Vivienne Roy were most successful. Yearbooks for both chapters were handed out, which led to a discussion of social and fund-raising plans for the coming year. The meeting ended after a time of conversation. either and can't continue to carry all 'the load by themselves. Although there are over 600 senior citizens in Wingham, Mr. Taylor said that those people who have turned 65 years old, haven't been joining the club. . The mem- bership has changed little during the three or four years he has been president and he noted that about half the members now are 80 years old. Forty-seven of these members were present at the meeting and Mrs. Phoebe Stanley, a former Clinton; resident, also attended the meeting. The winners of high prizes in progressive euchre included Mrs. Cummings and Eleanor Fisher and low prizes were given to Mary Wallis and Florence Routzon. The next meeting will be held on September 14 at the Clinton town hall and the social program will be organized by Alex and Wilma McMichael, Reta 'Dales and Mr. Rumball. Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Taylor Clinton man wed Adrienne Joanne Elson and Mervin Ross Taylor were united in marriage on August. 23 in . Christ Church United, Clarkson, Ontario. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mr Arthur Elson , o Mississauga and \th groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Terry Taylor of RR 4, Clinton: The bride chose a white chiffon gown with lace trim, and carried a bouquet of . white car- -nations and red roses. She was attended by Darlene Davis of Mississauga, a friend of the bride; Mrs. Ann Sterken, sister of the bride; Bev Taylor, sister of the groom; and Janice Elson, sister of the bride. The flowergirl was Kim Sterken, niece of the bride. The maid of honor was dressed in., a ye°l`low polyester gown with . a coverup cape. The bridemaids were dressed in identical style, but mint green in color. The flowergirl was dressed in a yellow polyester gown and wore a flower halo in her hair. The best man was Richard Taylor of Stratford,- brother of the groom, and ushers were Rick Whyatt, friend of the Mr. and Mrs. William Nyman Travel to Poconos The Clinton Christian Reformed Church was the scene of aouble.ring wedding ceremony on August 15, when Rev. A. Vandenberg united in marriage Alice Bos, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pieter Dos of R.R. 2, Goderich and Henry Nyman, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Nyman of R.R. 1, Wellington, Ontario. The bride was attended by Helen Bos, sister of the bride of Churchill, Manitoba and bridesmaids were Jane Nyman, sister olr the groom, of Wellington and, Caroline Bos, sister of the bride of Goderich. The groomsman was Bill Nibbelink . of Bloomfield and guests were ushered in by Gerald Nyman, brother of the groom, of Wellington and Arjan Bos brother of the bride of Barnwell, Alberta. The bridal couple spent their honeymoon in the Mnu_n_tai Pennsylvania. They have now taken up residence at R.R. 1, Wellington), Ontario. groom and Ray and Mike Taylor, brothers of the groom. Ringbearer was Grant Sterken, nephew of the bride. For the reception held at: the Oakville Legion, the bride's mother chose a blue cotton gown .with yet ow roses for a cbr- The groom's mother chose a pink polyester_ gown with a full pleated skirt. She wore a pink silk rose in her hair with a pink and white corsage. . Several guests at- tended from Clinton, Seaforth, London, Woodstock, Ireland, Brampton, Etobicoke and Toronto. Following a honeymoon trip to the Manitoulin Island, the couple will reside at 43 Victoria Street in Mitchell. Prior to the wedding the bride was honored with a shower given by Bev and Tami Taylor, Anne Sterken, and Janice Elson also gave her a shower. It's a fact Platinum , is so malleable that a troy ounce of the metal can be stretched into a wire more than 10,000 miles long. 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Chairman Carole Robinson welcomed ' all and expressed a special welcome to guests that were present. The! chairman an- nounced that the group still needs a nominations chairman and ' a fund raising chairman. Anyone interested should get in touch with the chairman.. An Ontario Genealogical Society lapel pin has been pur- chased by the chairman and' will be on display at the next meeting for anyone interested in purchasing'. one. The bulletin chairman reported that the fall bulletin is coming along - well. She was given permission to purchase the required material for processing. The members were informed that members are set for the upcoming workshop which will be held on Saturday, Sep- tember 27, commencing at 9 a.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall in Goderich. The workshop. "Beginning in Genealogy" is with Dr. Huronview notes The Sunday morning congregation enjoyed Mrs. Wittick's solos, Fill My Cup, Lord, and He Touched Me. Tuesday was slated to be fun day and games of chance were set up in the auditorium for the residents to try their luck. Special thanks to Mr. Lester who braved the rain and sat up on the dunk tank fbr eager staff members. This proved to be so popular that we decided to hold it over until Wednesday and give Tim Collyer a chance to be dunked. A quick trip Goderich and over 1 enjoyed a feed of Ken- tucky Fried Chicken at the noon meal. Twenty residents and staff went to see Annie Get Your Gun at Grand Bend on Thursday. Huronview will miss Ruth Mutch, who passed away in hospital on Tuesday. Special thanks to our adrn inistrator, our assistant 'administrator, our 'engineers who spent all their money trying to dunk them, and who also helped with the games and especially Clark Ball and Jack Carter who always help so willingly, The games of chance from Clinton Lions and Mr. Murray Draper for his musical organ were also appreciated. Residents are reminded of our fashion, show to be held on Sept. 24th in the auditorium at 2 p.m. The theme , of the show will be "Styles Through The Years" and anyone wishing to lend fashions of yesteryears are invited to contact Evelyn Archer t 482- 3451. dder nonsense EXETER - There's going to be some "udder nonsense" at the Exeter Fall Fair Usborne Reeve Bill Morley, who is also warden of Huron County, has challenged the heads of the three area councils • to a cow milking contest. Exeter Mayor Derry Boyle has already ac- cepted the challenge, while Stephen Reeve Ken Campbell and Hay Reeve Jack °Tinney are expected to follow suit. PT 11, 10 --PAGE September 27 W. H: Minshall of London, who has 30 plus years experience ' in genealogy and was, president of the Ontario Branch from 1971 -1973. The program chair- man, Mrs. R. A. Chap- man, discussedthe up- coming Longpoint Genealogical Fair, October 18. Several members expressed an interest in attending. Interested parties wishing to attend should get in touch with .Mrs. Chapman as soon as possible. Guest speaker, William Partridge, County° Librarian, gave a talk on the services offered by the Huron, County Libraryranches. Mr., Partridge also spoke on the historical aspects of genealogy and answered several . questions from the members present The next ... regular' meeting ofthe Genealogical Society will be held on Wednesday, October 1 at 7:30 p,m, at the Ronald. Feagan Memorial Grandstand Board Room: Wa to StileliLCV Brisk Autumn breezes will begin to blow before you know it! Time to spruce up our wardro a with plenty of warm, woolly. pullov rs and velours to choose from...Lots'of colourful' stripes and solids..c_rew and v. -neck styles,,,. MAIN CORNER ,RLINTON 482-9732 SAVE $180. On this brand-new Magnavox 26" Color TV MAGNAVOX 26" COLOR TV MODEL 4512 Brand new 1980 model 100% solid-state chassis, 2 -way speaker system, 100 degree in-line .picture tube, and 24 hour special testing. 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