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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1986-01-22, Page 7Wren's Sunday }rid o 0 at ..x United 1 By Mrs. L. Stonebouse BALtxlt•AVE - January 19 was celebrated, as C ikirea's Sunday in Knox United Chur- ch. The junior choir, accompanied by Organist lV,lrs. George Procter, sang. The Belgrave Women's Missionary Socie- INF leld their meeting on. January 13 at the home of Mrs. Jack McBurney. Mrs. Victor Youngblut presided and open- ed with prayers. Mrs. Joe Dunbar read scripture, Mrs. Youngblut gave a reading. Mrs. Mac Scott led in prayer. The secretary's report was given by Mrs. McBurney and a year's end and treasurer's report was given by Mrs. Youngblut. Mr invitation from the Belgrave United Church Women to a potluck dinner meeting on January 30 was read. Mrs. Garner Nicholson read a story. Mrs. Youngblut read scripture passages and then read a story by Alexander Solzgenitsion. • Mrs. McBurney gave a reading, and Mrs. Youngblut closed the meeting with prayer. Mrs. McBurney served lunch and a social time was enjoyed. Afternoon Unit The Afternoon Unit of the Belgrave United Church Women held their first meeting of the new year last week. Leader Sara Ander- son opened with a poem. • The minutes were read by the secretary Mrs. Ross Higgins, and the treasurer's report was given by Mrs. Lawrence Taylor. Olive Bolt was in charge of the worship. Mrs. Glenn Coultes played the .piano for the hymns. Program convenor Janisa Coultes began die first program from the Mandate agazine on the dialogue of the native In- dian people. Mrs. Anderson conducted a quiz on the Bi- ble and the meeting closed with prayer. Weekly Euchre Nine tables were in play at the weekly euchre which was held in the Womens' In- stitute Hall on January 15. Winners were high lady, Mary Chamney, low lady Olive Bolt; novelty lady, Mrs. Herb Clayton. High man, Howard Walker; low man, Mel Jacklin, and novelty man, Herb • Clayton. Therewill be euchre on January 22 star- ting at 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome. • Last week 11 tables of euchre were in play. Winners were: High lady, Verena Bone; Novelty lady, Mrs. Albert Cook; Low lady, Mrs. Les Vincent. High man, George Michie; Novelty man, Robert Grasby, and Low man Lorne Jamieson. People Mr. and Mrs. Harold Vincent, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Vincent and Dorothy Logan at- tended the funeral of their cousin, Allen Smith of Port Elgin on January 14 at the Port Elgin Funeral Home. and Mr. and. Mrs. Clarence Hanna, Mrs, Lorne Jamieson attended the funeral of their sister-in-lawLMrs, Dave Lennox of Listowel at the French Funeral` Home on Thursday. . Mr. and Mrs. Don Metcalfe of Hanover and Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hamilton, Robert and Cathy of Lucknow were Sunday visitors with their parents Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Wightman. Registered Nurse Shirley Steepe was in Blyth on January 14 to test the hearing of the public school students. One of many students undergoing the test was Jason McDougall. Mrs. Steepe and Vision Technologist Lynda Splan will be visiting schools- throughout Huron County to test students' hearing and sight. (Anne Narejko photo ) UCW express thoughts on the year By Betty McCall WALTON - Kathleen Williamson was hostess for the January meeting of Walton 2 unit. Ten members were present. Blanche Hoegy and Dianne McCallum were in charge of devotions, basing their thoughts on the new year. The new president, Karen Hoegy took • over the business. Margaret Craig read the minutes. Announcements were given out for coming events. Each unit is to. look after boxes for the sick and regular UCW •is responsible to look after those leaving the church. It was decided to again have a barbecue in the spring and take one Blyth Festival sup- per. Everyone was reminded of the spring and fall bale. Luncheon was served by Margaret Craig and the hostess. It was decided to have euchre parties when Women's Institute (WI) met for their meeting last week. Eleven members and one visitor attended. ory Humphries. bates set for further euchres are February 11 and March 11. It was moved to cater to the Majestic Institutes annual meeting dinner on April 9. Also to cater to Cook's for a noon luncheon sometime next month. 'There was a decision to have a luncheon at the hall on February 19. The nominating committee chosen to br- ing in the slate of officers for another year is Leona McDonald; Maxine Marks and Mary Humphries. There was a discussion on the birthday calendars. There will not be any Institute meeting next month. Anyone -interested is taking the home decorating course is asked to contact Ruth • Axtmann as soon as possible. Berva Watson, convenor on resolutions chose as her topic safety. Lunch was served by Maxine Marks and Marjory Humphries. , • People Recent visitors with Neil and Marie McGavin, Brian, Jeff And Heather were;,; Catch$? McGat'in; 't i '.„Smith :and Sherry *right occupational therapy students at Mowhawk and McMaster University, Hamilton. Sherry Wright accompanied Heather McGavin when they gave a flute and piano duet at the Sunday morning ser- vice at Duff's United', Walton. John Huether has returned to his studies at the Guelph University. Leona McDonald presided for the open- ing exercises and the business, assisted by Margaret . Shortreed as secreta •y - treasurer. The Institute will put on the March Bir- thday Party at the Calendar Nursing Home. The tentative date is March 12. Thefirst euchre will be on January 28 at 8 p.m. Admision is $1.50 with lunch provid- ed. The committee in charge consists of Leona McDonald, Beava Watson and Mar - congregation effects officers • from page 6 number of baptisms over the past year. Baptized in the church this year were, Amy Bosman, Elizabeth McGregor, Neil ' Salverda Jr. and Earl, Benjamin, Peter and Joseph Thompson. The report of the session for 1985 was read at the meeting. The . report revealed the following statistics over the year: number of households - 152; number of resident members - 328; number of non-resident members - 136; total members 46441 members removed by death - 4; members removed by transfer - 8; members received by transfer - lir and number received by profession of faith -17. - The budget for the church was set at $7,100, the same as it was lin 1985. There was some discussion among the congregation regarding the need for repairs to the church organ or purchasing a new one. A committee was appointed to look into matter. The meeting closed with a hymn d prayer. Lions Club The Lions Club are collecting used eye- glasses for the Canadian •Institute for the Blind. A drop-off box will be located at Bill's General Store until February 8. Cheerio Club This month's meeting was held at the home of Vietta Hoggarth on January 15. 1 ATTENTION Break a Balloon at Connie's Kitchen Cupboard and see what percentage you can get off on GROCERIES IN STOCK 5-10-15-20% OFF Starts January 23 to January 30. 1986 _HOURS Monday to Thursday 8 am - 6 pm Friday8amto9pm ,Saturday 8am-6pm CLOSED SUNDAY Loce�4•d'I'%inlliti tettekof tand•sboro.6 miles North tilntarr. tura west "10 go `. will•, hIy wn* Connie's then Cupboard C 1!: 523-9609 Mrs. Hoggarth and Mary Longman welcomed the members to the Meeting which opened with a reading. Vietta Hoggart read a poem about the unfolding of another year. Mary Longman read a letter from a former Cheerio Club member now living in Manitoba. . . . The minutes from the last meeting were read and the treasurer's report was read by Dora Shobbrook. Under correspondence, the club received a thank you note from June Fothergill , regarding the sympathy expressed at the time of her mother's death. A draw was held with the prize donated by Edythe Beacom which was won by Margaret Good. The program consisted of readings giverr by Vietta Hoggart, Mary Longman and Beth Knox. A contest run by Mary Longman was won by Vietta Hoggart. Some cards were played and lunch was served by Mary Longman and Vietta Hoggart. The next meeting will be organized by grogp four. Shuffleboard Eleven players • turned out at the shuffleboard games on January 15. Game winners were Elizabeth Lawson and Jack Lee. See you next week and remember to bring a friend. WI Card Party There were eight tables in play at the Women's Institute card party on January 17. • ••• The winners were: ladies' high - Mararet Brooks; lone hands - Estella Adams; ladies' low - Laura Lyon; men's high - John Pollard; lone hands - Gordon Murray and ' men's low - John Hesselwood. • In charge of the card party were Helen Lawson, Marg Anderson and Trudy Pollard. The next card party will be held on January 31. • CLINTON NEWS-REECOBD, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22,1.1>$6, --Page 7 I 'P/ JANUARY 28 - 315. 1986 9;00 A.M. 5.00 P.M. DAILY Belgian Horse .Show Jan. 28 Heavy Horse Sale ... , .. , .. Jan. 29 Hereford Winter.. Classic Sale Jan. 31 Farm Family Program , .... Daily Produced by: Industrial Trade Shows Inc.. 20 Butterick Road. Toronto, Ontario Canada M8W 3Z8 (416) 252-3506 SHORT TERM DEPOSITS 30 - 59 DAYS 850/ • MIN. $5,000 8750/. 0 MIN. $25,000. 10.15 °° MIN $100,000 t 30.59 DAYS STANDARD TRUST 138 The Square, P.O. Box 295, Goderich, Ont. N7A 3Z2, Tel: 524-7385 237 Josephine St., P.O. Box 850, Wingham, Ont. NOG 2W0, Tel: 357:2022 OPEN: Monday to Thursday 9 am to!pm; Friday 9 am to 6 pm; Saturday 9 am to 1 pm ' Member: Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Rates subject to change without notice. United Church Rev. Dave Snihur and Jack Snell welcomed• the congregation to the services on January 19. Ken Armstrong, Allan • Bosman, Ron Gross and Konarski acted as ushers for the service. For the announcements, Rev. Snihur said next Sunday is Communion Sunday, as this is the week of prayer for Christian unity. A church volleyball game will be held at the school on January 23 at 7 p.m. For Sunday school classes, the story The Butterfly Song was read to the youngsters. The junior teachers were Donna Shaddick and Elizabeth Lawson. The scripture lesson described the baptism and teaching • of Jesus. The sermon ' for the service was The Baptisul of Jesus and Hearing the Voice. After the services, the congregation enjoyed a potluck dinner. Rev. Snihur gave the blessing at the meal. 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