Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1987-12-30, Page 6233-7103 PECK APPLIANCES "IN THE HEART OF DOWNT0'Vir'N 'VAR�NA"'..,, Page 6 .- CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1987 i3Iyth Standard Jack Lee was awarded Hullet Townships' Citizen of the Year award on December 16 at Hullet Central School. On hand for the presentation was the Township Clerk, Harry Lear and Councillor Bob Szusz. One of the reasons Mr. Lee received the award according to Mr. Lear was his, "dedication to every task he took." Some of Mr. Lee's activities in- clude bowling, refereeing and playing hockey and umpiring baseball. Said Mr. Lee after receiving the award, "What a shock. I've never been so suprised. From left to right are: Harry Lear, Mr. Lee's wife, Helen (who is holding Mr. Lees' award), Mr. Lee and Mr. Szusz. (Paul Rudan photo) Blyth euchre BLYTH - There were eight tables at Blyth euchre last week with the high winners be- ing Alice Buchanan and Ernie Braun. Ida Proctor and Margaret Thorndike were the results low winners. The lone hand winners were Hazel Reid and Charley Bromley. Taking the special prize was George Hoggart. 20 to Selected Stock Store Wide 523-9709 WEBSTERS YMAerCoed 1 VISA, MEM THE BLYTH STANDARD BVSINESS MARC ICE GENERAL J. Richard Elliott (519) 523-9725 it LIFE 11. John Elliott (519) 523-4323 ELLIOTT INSURANCE BROKERS LTD INSURANCE IN ALL BRANCHES Established 1910 BLYTH, ONTARIO NOM 1H0 519-523-4481 LIVESTOCK M,t. PTALITY INSURANCE PLUM Robert WorseI1 Plumbing & Heating Sales & Service eau 68 Auburn. Ont. 565-7591 cal BURKE ELECTRIC Ltd. Electticol Contractors Appliance Solea a Service to all mnkes Ref r i g a r o ti o nrii o ry ice Open 6 days a week 40 dears Built by Quality . ,,Service Winghoni. on 337.2450 Long df*$dnadi TOLL ME 11.800.263.3O2, Hymnsing at Londesboro United Church LONDESBORO- At the United Church here on December 27, the greeting was given by Gordon Shobbrook. The ushers were Kim Salverda, Tracy Salverda, Pam Hoggart and Cheryl Hoggart. The music for the service was provided by Deanna Lyon on organ and Gail Lear at the piano. Rev. Snihur welcomed all and made the announcements. There will be a hymnsing held January 2, 11 a.m. at the church. The next Sunday School class will be at 11:15 a.m. on January 10. There were flowers placed in memory of Brad Kennedy by his wife, Jean and family members, Stephen, Kathy and Amanda. Rev. Snihur held the sacrament of bap- tism for Elizabeth Driscoll, daughter of Eric and Myrna Driscoll. Bob Trick, clerk of the session, welcomed the Driscolls on behalf of the congregation. CIara Riley presented Mrs. Driscoll with a carnation. Donna Shaddick was the junior teacher for the children's time. The scripture readings were given by Scott Todd, Brenda Radford and Rev. Snihur. The congregation enjoyed a musical quartet by Barbara Bosman, Kelly Bosman, Sara Lyons and Melani&Knox. Also, there was a full house at the Christmas Eve service. Personals Elaine Cousineau and her children Jim and Tammy of North Bay, attended church on December 27 with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Alexander. Dora Shobbrook spent December 24 and 25 in Woodstock with Ross and Muriel Millson and family. She was in Clinton on December 26 with Thelma Ellerby. They had a Christmas dinner with Rob and. Valerie Miller, Marsha and Jonathan and., Dan and Vicki Colquhoun, Ken and Chastity. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Crysler of Chatham visited with her brother Jack and Dorothy Tamblyn. Cathy Vella of Toronto spent the holidays with her mother, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Vodden. Dorothy and Jennifer Sottiaux spent their Christmas holidays in Calgary with David and Linda Constantine. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Allen, Don, Drew, Paula and Mark Allen of Ridgetown spent Christmas with Don and Karen Scruton of Clinton. Also home for the holiday were Colleen of St. Catharines and John Scruton of London. A family gathering at home on Saturday even- ing, they were joined by Wayne and Gloria Jackson of Ridgetown, Sandra of Waterloo, Brian and Barbara of Fort Francis. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Irwin of Clinton and Mr. and Mrs. John Irwin, Wendy and Aaron of Cambridge celebrated Christmas Day with Barb and Mel Knox and family. On December 20 a Christmas dinner was held with Art and Cindy Knight and Art's daughter Cynthia, Richard and Elaine Swan and Beth Knox all of London at the home of Barb and Mel 'Knox. Beth Knox had the Christmas Day noon meal with Art and Cin- dy Knight at their home in London and sup- per at Ailsa Craig with Mr. and Mrs. Ken Hobbs and Mr. and Mrs. George Hobbs and Cody. Junior choir sings Christmas carols At the morning service at Duff's United Church, Walton special music was played by Margery Huether at the organ and Phylliss Mitchell with her violin. The junior choir contributed Christmas anthems under the direction of Rev. Bonnie Lamble. The piano accompanist was Marion Godkin. Don McDonald sang a solo, "Mary's Boy Child" and Marie McGavin sang "Come on Ring those Bells", accompanied by Margery Huether at the piano. Several Christmas carols were sung during the service. Rev. Bonnie Lamble took as her sermon "An Angel's Message". FAMILY SERVICE "The Christmas Eve service at Duff's was well attended with Glenda Carter organist for the Christmas Carols. Lay readers that assisted Rev. Bonnie Lamble were Nancy Godkin, Marilyn McDonald and Doug Fraser. Duets were given by Gloria Wilbee and Graeme Craig accompanied with their guitars. The junior choir sang an anthem. The lighting of the Advent Candles and the Christ Candle took place. The Junior choir held their practice and Christmas Party on Thursday, December 17, later going out through the village sing- ing Christmas Carols door to door. Rev. Snihur conducts morning service Mrs. Gertrude Park of Dungannon visited onnChri"s'as Day with her daughter Verna and Tom Hallam. Mr. Jim Lawlor, Evelyn Burgess and Margurite McLean of. Vanastra spent Christmas Day with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lawlor. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hallam also called in for a visit. Mrs. Mary Rollison and son Murray returned home after spending Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Alf Weston of Toronto. Mrs. Beth Lansing spent Christmas with friends in St. Marys. Mr. Harold Baechler returned home last week from St. Joseph's Hospital in London. Knox Church KNOX CHURCH Rev. Dave Snihur conducted the morning service at Knox United Church with Mrs. Gordon Gross as organist. The introit was "Joy to the World." The call to worship was read followed by the hymn "0 Come all ye faithful" followed by the prayer of approach and the Lord's Prayer. The hymn "Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne" was also sung. The minister read the scriptures from Genesis and Luke. Jake Middelkamp and Elliott Lapp sang a duet called "Star of the East" with Mrs. Barry Millian as accom- panist. Rev. Snihur's sermon was entitled "Christmas — A Time of Beginnings." The offering was received by Bob Worsell and Larry Plaetzer followed by the of- feratory response. "As With Gladness Men of Old" was sung. Rev. Snihur pronounced the benediction and the service closed. Kathy continues her life without Pete By Kathy Bromley Part Three BLYTH - When,Pete died, part of me went with him. Finally, I had to admit to myself that nothing could be done to bring him back. I also had to remember, I still had a family that was depending on me, for life still goes on. Pete and I were to be reunited later on, though, at a very important time in my life. Being a patient on the waiting list for the Epilepsy Ward at University Hospital, I had reached the point in my life where I would not stop at anything, if it meant something could be done in controlling/curing my seizures. I think the easiest way to describe my decision, would be the following: "Consider yourself having a tooth ache that begins Friday evening of a long weekend. As the weekend slowly passes, the tooth ache does not. In fact, it gets worse in- stead of better. You have coped with it as long as you can endure it. Finally, Tuesday morning, you reached the point where you go to the dentist. By this time, you will go through whatever procedures he recom- mends, to ease the pressure and discomfort. I consider my seizures to be equivalent to this, only on a much larger scale. I had 20 years of the embarrassment and discom- forts my psychomotor seizures caused. Con- sequently, I was more than ready for possi- ble brain surgery...providing I was a can- didate. Last January, the beginning pro- cedures were underway to decide just that. NOTICE TO BLYTH/HULLETT RATEPAYERS Site will be closed Saturday, January 2, 1988 BLYTH-HULLETT LANDFILL COMMITTEE Pre -Surgery Tests I could go into so much detail concerning my nine weeks stay, but certain events stand out in my mind. While in University Hospital, I came across one specific patient that reminded me again, as Pete had: "No matter how bad you think you have it, there is always someone worse off than you.' Jerry was one such patient. Jerry was ap- proximately 50 years old and never had seizures in his life...until recently. Because of this his lifestyle was dramatically chang- ed. The root of Jerry's seizures was a brain tumor. Due to the tumor, he had to make ad- justments. He could no longer drive - his way of life, as he was a truck driver. Something he once had, was now taken away. Again, I realized how fortunate I was, not having a problem like this to confront. Since my seizures began so early in my life, I slowly grew to accept the fact that I would never be able to have my driver's licence, for my safety and the safety of others. Jerry proved to me: "you can not miss something you never had." (Whether or not I do get my licence remains to be seen, for I have always been petrified to be behind the Wheel, never knowing when I would black out again. Dr. Girvin assures me that in time, I will overcome this and will want to get my licence. Time will tell. ) Even though Jerry and I were afflicted by the same disorder, each in its own way, we both had the same attitude towards our il- lness. We came to University Hospital in hopes that something could be done with our seizures, that now dominated our lives. As strong as I started out, though, I soon found the coward inside of me, continuously claw- ing away, trying desperately to get out. I am referring to a specific day of depres- sion I was experiencing, after sub-durais were implanted - a surgery I was not prepared for. Again, I told myself, it is for the best, and I would benefit from it in the long run. An EEG was not picking up the overactivity of my brain as clearly as doc- L fec '> oulj5gl GOOD BI,YS LINGER ON! Marilyn & Bev will be closing "Christmas & Country. January 9/88, for the winter and to show their appreciation they are offering a 2 5 o/FF TORE�O WIDE Sale Starts Dec. 28 to January 9/88 Re -opening laud -April "Christina Country' and Upper Level of Wicker Wonderiand 1200UEEN ST. N. RUTH 523-4820 tors wanted to confirm the suspicions Dr. Girvin had from the beginning. Even though I went for days having numerous seizures, new evidence was beginning to appear, to make some doctors think twice of the theories they once had. What had once proved that seizures deriv- ed from the left temporal side of my brain, now began to reveal more. When the seizures really began occurring, new indica- tions were visible. Then serious seizures oc- curred in one day - one that I cannot recall. Apparently, I asked Bev to rub me in hopes my muscles would relax, until the next seizure hit. Unfortunately, I did not know where I was, when it was, and at one point, who I was. The overactivity was now visible on both my left and right side. Normally, when this happens, surgery is not recommended, as there it too much brain area involved and complications can result. Thanks to Dr. Gir- vin and others, they stuck with -me and their theory. He confirmed with us that he felt confident the seizures evolved from the con- vulsion I had as a baby. As I grew older, the scar tissue on my brain caused overactivity, resulting in seizures. He stressed, he felt certain the seizures began on the left temporal and then worked their way across, causing overactivity throughout my brain. If the "affected" area (the memory zone on the left side) was to be removed, there was a good chance my seizures would be controlled. For, if they could get it from where it began, it could stop them before they could start. Patience Is A Virtue I was now hitting the eight week mark, a far cry from the four to six weeks that was previously mentioned when I was admitted. Dr. Strong told me that it is Murphy's Law when most are admitted. Like me, others wait impatiently for seizures, and they take their sweet time occurring! When enough seizures finally occurred, unfortunately, Turn to page 98 Twin City School of Niit Hairstyling Waterloo, Ont. 0 Hairstyling OBarbering 'Ear Piercing e Make-up 55 Erb St. feast 886-6305 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday