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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 1981-04-30, Page 21ed in Clinton Clinton Christian Reform- ed Church was the scene April 3 for the wedding of Shirley Heykoop and Jake Rylaarsdam. Rev. A. Vanden Berg officiated for the wedding, and music was supplied by Dick Roorda. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Nick Heykoop of RR3, Clinton, and the groom is the son of 1111 Mr. Jacob Rylaarsdam of the Nftherlands. The bride wore an elegant gown which featuired a sweetheart neckline with long bishop sleeves and wide cuffs. The front of the bodice and skirt were trimmed with Alencon lace, and falling from the back of the waistline was a long chapel train with matching lace. Her headdress, a Juliet caplet, was trimmed with matching lace and tiny seed- ed pearls and held with a pure silk illusion veil trimm- ed around the edge with mat- ching lace. She carried a crescent bouquet of sonya roses with stephanotis and white and yellow daisies and by's breath. alMaid of honor was Irene Heykoop, sister of the bride, who wore a deep coral caped dress with tiny gathers at the • back of the bodice. The skirt had all around pleats from top to bottom with a mat- ching cape. The bridesmaids were Nancy Heykoop, sister of the bride and Ann Klomps, friend of the bride. The bridesmaids wore identical gowns in a two-piece jacket with polyeser shoestring straps, and were gathered all down the front of the bodice. The maid of honor and bridesmaids carried bou- quets of white and yellow daisies with coral stephanotis. A brother of the bride, Nick Heykoop was best man and ushers were Fred de Boer and George Vander Veen, friends of the groom. The wedding reception was at the Blyth Community Centre, where guests arriv- ed from as far as .the Netherlands. After a honeymoon trip the couple is now residing at RR1, Arthur. Showers were given in the bride's honor by Mrs. Audrey Boonstoppel and Corrie Bos for neighbors; and by Miss Ann Klomps for friends..' Harvey McDowell photo Mr. and Mrs, Jake Rylaarsdam annanannnEannansinzanzannusinnnonnoninnnnmnanannie UCW help the handicapped Huron -Perth Presbyterial held a special event on Mon- day, April 13 at the Central United Church in Stratford. Two hundred and fifty United Church Women (UCW) from across Huron - Perth gathered to focus their concern on the needs of the handicapped. It being Easter time, each lady was given a cross made from real palm leaves. The meeting opened with a rousing sing -song conducted by Marj Gibson of Central United in Stratford. Anne Walters, president of Huron - Perth Presbyterial, welcom- ed everyone and Liami Mickelson, president of Cen- tral UCW, brought warm greetings from her church to all those present. Grace Pym introduced the first speaker, Myron Angus of the Advisory Council for the Physically Handicapped. Clinton WI elect new officers Pancakes and syrup were served by the executive members of the Clinton Women's Institute (WI) as a prelude to their annual meeting held on Thursday April 23, iffli i ois" `rot l` nf'ig t ie cliir aprdnr.° =F .-.. This was followed by the business and the annual reports. An invitation was received to visit the hospital on May 12, when a tour will be offered and tea will be served in the board room commencing at 2 p.m. The District Annual Convention of the WI for Huron West District will be held in St.Helen's on May 25, when Mrs. C. Elliott, Mrs. M. Batkin, and Mrs. L. Lockhart will attend as delegates. The Huronview Tea will be held on June 3. A workshop for Conveners will be held in the basement of the Blyth Memorial Hall on Monday May l l th. Mrs. Gordon Papple, president of the London Area WI was welcomed, and conducted the election of of- ficers, and installed them for the ensuing year. Mrs. Batkin thanked the members for their support during her term of office, and the new president, Mrs. Lois Elliott, took the chair. Mrs. Papple announced that. the Area Convention will be held in St. Marys on November 5 and 6. She read a poem, and spoke about disabled people. The ultimate goal is to have the disabled person feel that he or she can function equally, in many cases, with others. It has also helped many young people to take an interest in the disabled through the United Nations Year of the Disabled. Mrs. Elliott thanked the guest speaker for her talk, and presented her with a gift. The new slate of officers for 1981 are as follows: past president, Mrs. M. Batkin; president, Mrs. C. Elliott; secretary -treasurer, Mrs. Leona Lockhart; district director, Mrs. M. Batkin; alternate district director, Mrs. C. Elliott; branch directors, Mrs. Bessie Steepe, Mrs. Bert Sootheran, Mrs. R. Baker; social conveners, Mrs. Alice Lawson, Miss Mabel Harvey, Mrs. Margaret Bridle and Mrs. Elsa Sanders; card con- vener, Mrs. Bert Sootheran; curator and assistant, Mrs. M.13atkin, Mrs. Lorna Radford; auditors, Mrs. F. Cummings, Mrs. Bessie Steepe; public relations of- ficer, Mrs. M. Batkin; reception committee, branch directors. Branch conveners of standing committees include: agriculture and Canadian industries, Mrs. May Gib- son; citizenship and world affairs, Mrs. Chas. Nelson; education and cultural activities, Mrs. Lorna Radford; family and consumer affairs, Mrs. Alice Lawson; resolutions, Mrs. Beatrice Groves. Mrs. Elliott announced that Mrs. Brownie Mrs. Elliott announced that Mrs. Brownie Vandamme will be sponsoring a Tea, with a Dutch Menu at Holiday Home on Saturday, May 23, with proceeds to be donated to the Clinton Hospital Building Fund. Wingham Memorials mGuarantead . Granite 6Cemotory Lettering mfluy Direct and save Commissions BUS. PHONE 347-1910 BES. 351-1015 He has had no use of his hands and feet since birth. He spoke about mouth pain- ting and later demonstrated his work. Mr. Angus is a member of Rehandart, whose members' paintings are reproduced on greeting cards; calendars, etc. He congratulated Stratford Cen- tral for its accessibility to wheelchairs and stressed the work that needs to be done to make public buildings ac- cessible to the handicapped. ::These- buildings .. include library, shopping centre, barber, banks,, churches,. washrooms and motels. The biggest problem is transportation, he said. It costs $40,000 to keep a disabl ed person in an institution whereas if he could be at home, it .would only cost $12,000, said Mr. Angus. He is married with a familyof three: There was an hour's break in the meeting for reading. There was a book display where books could be pur- chased from the Resource Center from Mitchell. Rhythmic exercises were led by Muriel Coultes and the ladies of Central UCW pro- vided a lovely lunch. Donna Tuffnail introduced the second speaker of the night, Larry Parker, who was also born with no use of his hands and feet. He is Community Development Officer for West -Central Region of the March of Dimes. He noted that too often the handicapped are forgotten after childhood and said the March of Dimes is concerned with adults. He would have preferred this year to be called "The Inter- national Year of Persons with Disabilities" - with the emphasis put on them as persons first. He stressed NOTABLE QUOTES WE MAY. REST ASSURED that our God, fully aware of man's predicament, decreed for It an absolute, eter- nal solution. His flat (command) must be ac- cepted as Irrevocable, for It would be fatuous for man to profess to acknowledge a dioty whose power k limited. (Rev. John W. Shenton) The Notable Quotes Society 555 Klnlnvlo, London; N6G 1P1 that people should be more aware of the abilities of the disabled instead of seeing only their disabilities. He said that, while physical bar- riers were great, attitude barriers were even bigger. He showed a very infor- mative film, "A Different Approach" which is available to the public. Mr. Parker also does mouth painting. The courtesies were given by Fran Lannin. . -Ville closing -worship was taken by the ladies from St. John's United Church in Stratford. It was in the form of a skit on the Easter Theme, showing how dif- ferent people viewed the cross. In the end, it is seen that the cross and all it stands for, is most vital in the lives of all people. S study Mrs. A.G. Neal of Sarnia was named President of the Hamilton -London Synodical d the Women's Missionary Society ( W.D.) of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, at its 34th annual meeting held in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Sarnia on April 21 and 22. Other officers installed by a past -president of the Synodical, Mrs. Esther Burnham, K. of Sarnia were Mrs. K. Rayner, Paris, first vice-president; Mrs. T.A.A. Duke, Seaforth; ;second vice-president, Mrs. CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1981—PAGE 3A owth at annual mee e Marion Weldon, Lambeth; recording secretary, Mrs. H. L. Nugent, Ripley; corresponding secretary; and Miss Margaret Alexander, Fort Erie, Treasurer. Honorary president is Mrs. A. Mundell, Gorrie and the past president is Mrs. C. Remus, Walkerton, who was presented with a gift as a token of the delegates' ap- preciation of her services. One of the highlights of the meeting was an address by the Reverend Glen Davis, who has spent 15 years in Japan, and who is presently, Secretary for Mission Education, Board of World Mission, Toronto. His topic was the theme of the con- ference, "Living on the Growing Edge", placing his stress on the word "growing." Growth means to be prepared and willing for change. Growth means taking advantage of op- portunities. It also quite frequently means pain and suffering. Growth also suggests a need for leadership and training and it also means the ability to learn and listen from others. Florence Dunn Former Bayfield lady dies Florence Dann Mrs. Albert (Florence) P. Dunn of Huronview died in Clinton Public Hospital on April 21. She was 83 years old. Mrs. Dunn was born in Fargo, North Dakota on April 12, 1898 to Robert and Jane Scotchmer. Her family moved to Bayfield shortly after her birth azxl made their home on the Bronson Line. In September 1930, she was married to Albert P. Dunn in Clinton and the couple made their home on the family farm and then moved to Bayfield in 1963. Mrs. Dunn moved to Huronview two years ago. Mrs. Dunn was a faithful member of Bayfield's .St. Quotables The important thing is not to stop questioning. -Albert "Einstein +++ I have made it a rule never to smoke • more than one cigar at a time. -Mark Twain. +++ It's a poor sort of memory that only works backwards. - Lewis Carroll (1832-1898). Wesley Willis to , feature guest speaker Rev. Donald Parsons, a well-known London man, will be guest speaker at the anniversary service at Wesley -Willis United Church on Sunday, May 3 at the 11 • a.m. service. Rev. Parsons, is presently minister at First United Church in St. Thomas and has been there for eight years. Prior to this, he served as assistant minister at St. An- drew's United Church in London and in Blind River United Church. Rev. Par- sons is married and has two children. United Church Women will remember Rev. Parsons as theme speaker at Westminster Alma School for Leaders last • year. His sermon theme: "Of Balloons and Bones". Goderich & District Big Brothers' Association ❑ I would like to volunteer to bo a BIG BROTHER 1 understand that I will bo contacted by a member of the Big Brothers' staff. ❑ I am a mother of a fatherless boy(s) and would like to know more about BIG BROTHERS NAME AGE OCCUPATION HOME ADDRESS PHONE (RES.) (BUS.) Signature (Please send to) BOX 382 GODERICH, ONT. Jim Mulhern Dorothy Cornish President Secretary 524-631 324.421 on ieId BIitz Night Please give generously when the Red Shield volunteer canvasser calls. If you would like to help out by being a canvasser yourself, please phone campaign headquarters. Please help the Red Shield Appe Andrews United Church and the UCW. She was also a graduate nurse from the Clinton Public Hospital, completing her studies in 1930. Along with her husband, Mrs. Dunn is survived by three children, Edwin (Ted) of Bayfield, Albert of Russeldale and Mrs. John (Jeanne) D. Lindsay of Bayfield. She is also sur- vived by two sisters Miss Mabel Scotc tuner of Toronto, Mrs. Don (Dorothy ) McKenzie of Bayfield and one brother, Harold of Winnipeg. Nine grand- children and 12 great grandchildren also survive. Funeral services were held on April 24 at the Ball Funeral Home in Clinton. Rev. A.G. Pease of Embro, former minister at St. Andrew's officiated, and interment followed at the Bayfield Cemetery. The pallbearers included Jack Dunn of Bayfield, Douglas Dunn of Stratford, Donald Lindsay of Bayfield, James Butcher of Clinton, Howard Scotchmer of Chatham and Robert Weekes of St. Marys. The flower bearers were Vincent Dunn of Stratford, Wayne Dunn of Bayfield, Robert Dunn of Bayfield and Matthew Butcher of Clinton. What an exciting time for all Christians and especially W.M.S. members to be living on the Growing Edge! Mr. Davis was introduced by Mrs. Marion Weldon of Lambeth,' and thanked by Mrs. 'Ross Cummings of Lucknow. The singing ct Miss' Joyce McVicar of London, was certainly an inspiration to everyone of the 246 delegates who registered. Her ac- companist was Mrs. Lena Duncan also of London ' An added feature this year was the Tuesday evening Mission Festival consisting of seven mission discovery centres led by Lois Powrie and Barbara Woodruff of the National Executive, June Stevenson, Editor of Glad Tidings, the Reverend Cruickshank ol. the Presbyterian Home for Seniors in Coruna, Area Consultant Evelyn Murdock, Returned Missionary Doreen Morrison and Mrs. H.L. Nugent of Ripley. Mrs. Barbara Tubb of Durham, Director of Kintail Ladies' Camp announced this year's camp dates as June 5 to 7. Bible Study Groups led by Miss Beatrice MONUMENTS MARKERS - CEMETERY LETTERING MONUMENT CLEANING.& REPAIR DON DENOMME AREA REPRESENTATIVE • FOR AN APPOINTMENT ANYTIME Phone 524-6621 T. PRYDE 8 SON LTD. BUSINESS EST. 1920 St. Paul's Anglican Church THE REV. JAMES R. BROADFOOT B.A. M. Div. SUNDAY, MAY 3, 1981 Second Sunday After Easter Holy Comfiunion and Sermon 10 A.M. MORNING PRAYER SERMON: "WHO ARE YOU JESUS?" Sunday School and Nursery Available During Morning Worship Baptist First Baptist Church HURON ST. SUNDAY, MAY 3, 1981 CLINTON MR. EDWARD J ANDERSON PASTOR 10 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL 1 1 : 15 A.M, MORNING WORSHIP EVERYONE WELCOME J Catholic St. Joseph's Catholic Church James St Clinton Phone 4829468 SUNDAY, MAY 3, 1981 FR. JOHN PLUTA MASS . SUNDAY, 11 A.M. CONFESSION - SATURDAY 7 15 P.M. MASS • SATURDAY 8 P.M. ALL WELCOME • Pentecostal Calvary Pentecostal Church 166 Vir rnric, S. CL,iton Pastor. Wayne Lester 9:45 A.M. Sunday School 10:45 A.M Morning Worship 7:00 P.M. Wednesday Prayer Servict, ALL WELCOME Give us this day CLINTON: MONDAY, MAY 11, 1981 Scott of Port Elgin and Mrs. Nugent of Ripley, centered about the theme of the conference. Greetings were received from the Mayor of Sarnia, Mr. M. Saddy, from the Moderator of Presbytery of Sarnia, the Reverend Dennis Clarke, who is also minister of the host church, and from the Hamilton London Synod by the Reverend C. Hen- derson of Walkerton. Words of welcome were expressed by Mrs. A. Christensen, President of Sarnia Presbyterial. An invitation was received and accepted from the Hamilton Presbyterial to hold the 1982 Synodical within its bounds, hopefully in Knox, Burlington. SUPERIOR MEMORIALS ESTABLISHED OVER 9 YEARS CLINTON SEAFORTH Area Represenative MICHAEL FALCONER 153 High Street CLINTON 4112-1141 GODERICH AREA Representative ROBERT McCALLUM 11 Cambria Road GODERICH 524-7345 hI-"'- Ser6 ices Fellowship Bible Chapel 162 Mcple Street Clinton .SPEAKER: MR. PAUL FLETCHER, Simcoe SUNDAY 9:45 A.M. Worship Service 11:00 A.M. Family Bible Hour & Sunday School 7:00 P.M. Evening Service TUESDAY 7:30 P.M. Prayer Meeting WEDNESDAY 10:00 A.M. Ladies Coffee Hour (May 6) THURSDAY 7:00-8:30 P.M. Awana Boys and Girls Clubs Christian Reformed L Christian Reformed Church 243 Princess St. E., Clinton REV. ARIE VANDEN BERG B.D., Th. M. SUNDAY, MAY 3, 1981 10 A.M. Worship Service SERMON: "ARE YOU MANAGING?"' 3 P.M. Worship Service SERMON: "MERCIFUL AND JUST" All visitors welcome Watch "FAITH 20" at9:3o A.M. on Global T.V. United Ontario Street United Church 105 Ontario St. Clinton MINISTER REV. R. NORMAN PICK ORANIST MRS. DORIS McKINLEY SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EASTER SUNDAY, MAY 3, 1981 11:00 A.M. CHURCH SCHOOL 11:00 A.M. PUBLIC WORSHIP JR. CHOIR CANTATA (JAZZ) -100% CHANCE OF RAIN" STORY OF NOAH & THE ARK Wesley -Willis United Churph Wesley -Willis United Church PEOPLE SERVING GOD THROUGH SERVING PEOPLE SUPPLY MINISTER - CHARLES SCOTT Organist . Miss Catharine Potter Choir Director - Mrs. Wm. Hearn ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY, MAY 3, 1981 11 A.M. Worship Service Guest Speaker: Rev. Donald Parsons of F irst United Church, St. Thomas Sermon: "Of Balloons and Bones Special Music by Junior & Senior Choirs - Coffee Hour EVERYONE WELCOME 11 A.M. Sunday School 8 Nursery HOLMESVILLE UNITED CHURCH 9 45 A.M. Worship Service 8 Sunday School Presbyterian JL St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church THE REV THOMAS A A DUKE CHARLES MERRILL ORGANIST SUNDAY, MAY 3, 1981 10 A M Morning Worship 10A M Sunday School ALL WELCOME *Note: "All. TIMES DA Yl ICHT .S 117,'VGS TIME°°