The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-12-12, Page 7Green thumbers plan
Christmas party
with a difference
The Green Thurnbers Garden
Club met in the Robertson
School Friday evening for their
monthly meeting , with
President Scott Wilson in the
chair. Following a welcome to
special guests and members the
Gardeners' Creed was repeated
in unison.
Roll call was answered by
each child naming his or her
favorite house plant and a
report of progress made with
their geranium slip ;and tulip
bulb presented to them at their
last meeting.
Following the reading of the
minutes by Secretary -Treasurer
Michael Madden, Patrick Mad-
den presented a report on the
sale of draw tickets on a Teddy
Bear cake 'made and donated
by his mother, Mrs. ~Madden.
He was happy to announce that
this draw and their first fund-
raising project netted the club
almost $25.
dens, birdhouses, crafts, scrap
books, nature collections, etc.
were suggested and encouraged
for winter activities,
preparatory to exhibiting at the
Spring, Flower Show. of the
Senior Garden' Club, in the
Junior Section.
A Christmas party that` is
"different"' is -planned for
December 20. Details will be
forwarded . to "members.
Following the business at
hand Sharon Moriarty presen-
ted a demonstration on Citrus
Pip gardens and Root Top gar-
dens; Michael Moriarty demon-
strated the planting of a cactus
garden, and ideas for .a desert
scene in your own home; Dwen
Moriarty demonstrated the use
of pellets in planting a Herb
Garden.
Following: the meeting each
child was given a pellet, herb
seeds and -planting and care in-
structions.
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GDCI. Junior bask IhaII team
The 1974-75 GDCI Junior Basketball team kicked off their
season this week and have hopes of repeating the junior foot-
ball record of this season. The players are (front row from left)
Tim McLean, Bill Walters, Phil Main, Jeff Baechler, Greg
K 1 N, 6 S B R ID 6 E
KAPERS
Sympathy of the community
is extended to •Mrs. Donald
Blue and family on the death of
'on Wednesday, -.December 4:
Several from this area attended
the wake at the McLennan -
McCreath • Funeral Home in
Ripley and attended the burial
on Saturday, December 7.
Clem Steffler was released
from the Victoria Hospital,
London, on Wednesday,
December.4 and is convalescing
at his home here.
`Mrs. Dennis Dalton is
helping out at the home of .her
son Maurice Dalton and family
in Port Elgin while Mrs.
Dalton is in hospital.
Approximately 50 members
of the Kingsbridge Catholic
Women's League, Reverend
Father Ed Dentinger and
Brother Carl Voll attended the
Christmas dinner meeting for
tdhe C.W.L. on Monday evening,
December 9 at the M. and R.
Mayfair Restaurant in
Lucknow. Mrs. Antone
VanOsch 'won the door prize
which 'was donated 'and drawn
for by Reverend Father Ed
Dentinger.
Mr. -and Mrs. Con 'Hogan
visited during the week with
their daughter, ,Miss Fay
Hogan in Owen Sound.
Ten'members of the Goderich
and 'District Pro Life Group
from this area attended the
First Annual Dinner Meeting
held in the Christian' Reformed
Church Hall, Clinton on Wed-
nesday evening, December 4..
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Ross of
Kitchener visited during the
week at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Courtney and family,
Harry VanDiepanbeek and
Michelle Austin have each been'
the lucky winners of Christmas
Cakes won at the raffles held at
the Lanesville Store. .Gary
Courtney was the lucky winner
of a box of Dutch cookies won
at the draw held at Bill
'VanOsch's store, Kintail.
Congratulations to the
Senior Girls' Volleyball Team
from Kingsbridge who were the
Volleyball Champions, at ' the
Volleyball Tournament held in
the Goderich District Collegiate
Institute on Saturday, Decem-
ber 7 and to the Senior Girls of
the Robertson Memorial Public'
School of Goderich who were
the runners-up.
Congratulations to the,
SeniorBoys Volleyball'Team
from the Robertson Memorial
Public School,' Goderich who
were the Senior Boys Cham-
pions and to the- Senior Boys
from Kingsbridge»who were the
runners-up. The five schools
who took part in the tour-
nament were St.Joseph's
Separate School from
Kingsbridge;' Brookside Public
School, Robertson. Memorial,
Public School, St. --Mary's
,,Separate' School and the
Colborne Public School.
Work on ,the repair of the rec-
tory, following the fire of
November ,22, is proceeding
satisfactorily and it looks as if
Father, • Ed Dentinger and
Brother Carl Voll will be able
to move back in time for Christ-
mas.
Plans are nearly c5mpleted
for the Christmas Turkey Bingo
which will be held in, the Parish
Hall on Saturday evening,
December 14 at 8:45 p.m. and
the school Christmas "Concert
,which will be held on Thur-
sday,-Decemberz19 at 8:15 p.m.
Brent Vandsch, son of Mr.
and Mrs, Antone VanOsch was
admitted to the Wingham and
District General Hospital on
Sunday morning, December 8.
Mrs. Carl Siegling, Chair-
man for ale Oranadian National
Institute for the Blind Cam-
paign, reports that $1,163.45
was collected during the recent
campaign.
Seventy-five boxes of' used
clothing have been packed 'by
the Kingsbridge Catholic
Women's League members and
sent to Comberemere.
the club's Achievement Award distributed instructions on
Program. Points are to be given their demonstration gardens.
for attendance at meetings; en- These demonstrations .and in-
tries in flower shows, winning • structions were taken from a
entries, assistance in public Children's Garden Book that
plantings or other group had been sent to the Moriarty
projects, etc. Members earning family from England last Fall.
75 percent or over of the- President Scott Wilson
maximum points possible will thanked the Moriartys for their
be awarded an official Junior presentations and •then called
Gardener's Crest and a Junior on his. mother, Mrs: W. Wilson
Service Diploma. to make the draw for the Teddy
These presentations will take Bear cake. Shirley Robertson
place at the end of. the club's thanked Mrs. Madden for h'er
fiscal year 'at the end of April donation of this delicious and
at a special meeting; ten- artistic cake which was won by
tatively, with the senior Gar- James Cook.
'den .Chili'as special guests and ` Following the" Junior ,Gar='
officiating in the presentations. deners'. Prayer the meeting ad -
Projects such as horticulture journed and cookies and freshie
pesters, art .work, bottle gar- •:were served.
Figure Skaters
Hold. Christmas skating
school Dec. 23 - Jan. 4
The Goderich Figure Skating
Club held its monthly meeting
on December 9• at ,the
Recreation`Office. The minutes
of the last meeting were read
by Ellen -Jeffrey. The
treasurer's report was given by
Charles Boddy.
Christmas School will be
held December 23 - January 4.
Any skaters wishing. to' attend
this school -should' get in touch
with the-"Skatirig Professionals
if they haven't already done so.
Saturday, December 28 and
Saturday, January 4 regular
sessions ' will be from 3:0'0' to
5:00 p.m.
The general meeting. of the
club will be held on December
16 at 8:00 p.m. at 46 Gloucester
Street, Assessment Building.
The club is having a Bake,
Sale this Saturday, December
14 at the Mill End Store on
The Square. There- will be a
bake table, craft table and .a
White Elephant table. The sale
begins at 11:30 and donations
may be brought from 11:30 on.
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There are 20 skaters from
Goderich going to. test :day in
Walkerton this Sunday, Decem-
ber 15% Good.Luck issent'with
all these skaters.
Congratulationsgoes out to
Rusty ,Ormandy and Karen
Osborne who won the : Novice
Dance ,title at the Western On-
tario• Sectionals figure skating
championships in London on
Saturday. These two, skaters
will also go .on.. to' the Central
Canada Divisionals at Bran-
don, Manitoba, next month.
Blaine Moore and Carol
Wheeler finished second in Pre
Novice Pairs and will be going
on. to Thunder Bay'for the Win-
ter Games the last weekend in
December.
Cathy Cardiff placed first in
figures, in a flight of 33 and
finished eleventh overall.
April Moore and Danny Gor-
don finished ninth in, Pre
Novice Dance:
Blaine Moore came third in
figures and fifth overall.
The club is sorry to see
Eileen Leekingresign from the
boardis her husband has been
transferred. Mrs. Unis Deckert
has consented to be her
replacement.
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Larry Archie Barber, PHM.B.
Bieck, PHM.l3.
Beacom, KeithMcLellanand Glen Linner; (back row from left)
Bernie Van Osch, lain Lambert,•Tim Doherty, Leonard Kolman,
Coach Lynn Meyers, Steve Chase, Jon Barz and Dennis
LeBlanc. (staff photo)
ROBERTSON ROUNDUP
The pictures are being
retaken on' Monday morning,
December 9th, for people who
were not here or whose photos
did not turn out.
Last Wednesday 71 pupils
from this school attended
C.H.3.5. Clinton to hear the
choirs .from Listowel.
We have 'some new books' in
the Library. They will be. on the
shelves and ready for
distribution today.,
Mr. Currie and Mr. Brooks'' -
will be picking the pupils'for
the junior all-star volleyball
team and they will play in
. January. '
On Friday, December 6
pupils from Robertson School
were taped for CKNX and this
Christmas music will be heard
on radio on December 16 and
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The Drama) Club presented
four plays /on Wednesday,
December 4 c The titles were::
Caaie at the Bat, Three Girls in
a Boat, Hanging a Picture an4
The Owl Critic.
The boys and girls All Star
Volleyball Team attended a
tournament on Saturday. The
boys won the championship,
and the . girls won the .final.
Kingsbridge girls won the
championship.
The G.D.C.I. Band will be
coming to Robertson School on
December 10 to present a con-
cert.4 ~.
Mr. Crawford's Grade 8''s
had a spelling competition and
Randy Stoddart's team won.
Those people on the team were:
Robert Royal, John Robertson,
Danny McLean, George Swan,
Donna Cooke, and Chris Wood.
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