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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1983-10-05, Page 22• • • • . • , wool AGZ1 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Ritchie Kevin Ritchie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Ritchie of Blyth and Debbie Harrison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Harrison of R.R. 2 Goderich, were married in Victoria Street United Church, Goderich by the Reverend John Wood on August 20. Maid of honor was Darlene Moore of Goderich, friend of the bride. Bridesmaids were Beverley Harrison of Goderich, sister of the bride, Karen Dunbar of Belgrave, sister of the groom and Sue Chisholm of Goderich, friend of the bride Flowergirl was Megan Thomson of Sault Ste. Marie, cousin of the bride. Groomsman was Charles Hull of Wingham, friend of the groom. Guests were ushered into the church by Gary Hewitt of Belgrave, friend of the groom, Bruce Harrison of Sault Ste. Marie, cousin of the bride and Ron Ritchie of Blyth, brother of the groom. Ringbearer was Jeff Thomson of Sault Ste. Marie, cousin of the bride. Following the wedding ceremony, a reception was held in Goderich Township Hall, Holmesville. After a wedding trip to Niagara Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Ritchie took up residence in Blyth. ( Photo by Richard Harrison) Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Facchinato Johnnie Facchinato, son of Lorenzo and Inane Woe- chinato of Windsor and Kim Brady, daughter of Jack and Sylvia Brady of Goderich were married in Knox Presbyterian Church, Goderich by the Reverend G.L. Royal on August 13. Matron of honor was Jackie Binkert of Troy, Michigan, sister of Di* groom. Bridesmaids were Nancy Whidden of Goderich and Rae Webber of Toronto, friends of the bride. Groomsman was Terry McGee of Roseville, Michigan, friend of the groom. Guests were ushered into the church by Peter Binkert, brother-in-law of the groom and John Brady, brother of the bride. Following the wedding ceremony, a dinner and reception were held at the Goderich Township Community Centre. After a wedding trip to Hawaii, the couple took up residence in Windsor. Prior to her wedding, the bride was feted at showers given by Jackie Binkert and Liliana Facchinato, Nancy Whidden and Vi Bird, Norma Jeffery and- Ruth Clancy and at a luncheon given by her co- workers. (Photo by Jim Fltzgerald) Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Meredith Wilson Bryan Meredith Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Meredith Wilson of Goderich, and Deborah Anne Blaney of R.R. 5 Goderich, daughter of William J. Blaney of Calgary and Mrs., Mary R. Boyne of Toronto, were married In Knox Presbyterian Church, Goderich by the Reverend G.L. Royal on August 6. Matron of holier was Faith (Hoy) Mason of Goderich. Bridesmaids were Mrs. Barbara (Cameron) Elliott of Teeswater, Mrs. Darlene (Schwoob) Carman of Goderich and Sandra Popp of Clinton. Flowergirl was Shannon June Miley of Goderich. Groomsman was Sean Mack of Toronto. Guests were ushered into the church by Brent Wilson, Mike Miley and Rick Carman, all of Goderich. Ringbearer was Robert Anthony Boyne of Toronto. Following the wedding ceremony, a reception was held at the.Goderich Legion Hall. After a wedding trip to Manitimlin Island and Niagara Falls, Mr. and Mrs. Bryan Meredith Wilson took up residence at R.R. 5 Goderich. (Photo by Bluewater Photography) Huron Women's Institute rally held in Bluevale Lynn Dodds of the McKillop 4-H Club was the winner of this year's County Scholarship sponsored by the WI and her mother, Mrs. Don Dodds of Seaforth, accepted the cer- tificate and cheque on her behalf at the Huron County Rally of Women's Institutes held at Bluevale, October 3. Mrs, Peggy Cudrnore of Brussels, president of Huron East District, presided for the day long rally and Mrs. Florence Johnston was the pianist. The delegates were welcomed by members of the Bluevale WI. Beautiful arrangements of fall flowers adorned the Community Centre where the rally was held. Mrs: Bill Peacock of Bluevale gave a welcome address to nearly 100 delegates from all over the county. Greetings were also brought from district presidents, Mrs. Mabel Jacklin of Huron West and Mrs. Marian Dougall of Huron South. After •the presentation of the Huron., County Scholarship to Miss Dods, Mrs. Jane ,Muegge of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, presented Jane Schade of Walton with an engraved trillium tray for completing 24 4-H projects. She has, completed her hair- dressing course in Kitchener and has a h i she will commence on position ••••1•.-..• • October 4. Mrs. Norman Coultes of Belgrave, rally secretary, read the minutes and also gave the financial statement. Mrs. Mary Hunter, of Belgrave, reported for the auditors. District secretaries, Mrs. Wilma Higgins of Huron West and Mr. Margaret McMahon of Huron East, gave reports which showed great increase in work done by members throughout the county. Mrs. Doris Batkin of Clinton, secretary of the Huron County Historical Society, reported that there were 199 member a last year and nearly all WI branches made their • curators members of the Society. She thanked all Branches who had hostd meetings and told about some family tree searches. She also spoke of the essay con- tests and the displays that had been set up at rural fairs, especially in Seaforth when 38 historical displays met the judges. Two•solos were-sungby Mrs. Irene -Judge - Of Lakelet, accompanied by Mrs. Janet Huth, also of Lakelet. James Cargin, director of the Huron • County Family and Children's Services, gave the bursary report, thanking the members for their donations to a girl in the agency's care to further her education.. He reported this girl has noW become a hairdresser and has a steady job in the city. He appealed to all to assist the Christmas bureau by knitting mitts. In closing, he thanked all for their time and donations to make life a little easier for the needy children in the county. On motion of Mrs. Leone Armstrong and Mrs. Ruth Hardin, it was decided to again pay 75 cents per month. Jane Muegge of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food gave the rural organization services spetialist report, stating that over 800 have joined the 4-H fall project, "Looking Good, Feeling Good." She said that the spring project will be on quilting. She reviewed the adult courses especially the Wise Money Management course which was well attended. For those who could not attend, there will be another next spring. Thebraiding ,project classe&will.be held in October and Mrs. Muegge told of the leaders' training course available to Huron County women and men. A demonstration on the use of microwave ovens will be held November 28 at Exeter and she spoke of the changes in 4-H clubs and agricultural clubs. Mrs. Evalina Webster spoke on Huron - view Auxiliary and invited all to come o the fall tea on October -12 at Huronview. She thanked the WI branches for their monthly birthday parties and spoke of the new directory erected there with the financial help of Huron County WI. It was decided to use the interest from the ploughing match money and buy a wheelchair for Huronview. The afternoon session started with 0 Canada and a sing -song led by Mrs. Bill Peacock and Mrs. Norman Coultes. The guest speaker, Mrs. Sheila Lancaster, Public Health Nurse with the Huron County Home Care program, was introduced by Mrs. Charles Mathers of Bluevale. She showed pictures and spoke of her work as • goober 17, .0 . ocrotturivottshietY sand the s tIatb.1;7,1reeeilthoGravnedatt. SW' code, ohilllpaWwea tam% Behilprovidilialigs ito"Mhtirmation#46kot4rovise.* 1004w:the from the county anti .qOPPliollented the ontatio ochives. friteeptogowjth the h 9histriltilfizamixotthOn awireath. heiPing . preserve the oft4arteaveasofothecourifOrinerdsz...tic.,,,othose,..1, The. Reverend Glenn Luca% amhfoist- nem**, wished t� send money . boat to in Toronto, delivered an address on ”The relatiVes' in Britain.. In the Remittances historian with United Chiurch Archives Et tbOntario".i jonct of .Religious abaerkmoeu n)Dy ed:olintanainiroaltanionselhol a:it:M*1*e. °11thearepareeniltrdraneddtce"aqiiveresofatnhde and Mt book is indexed. it WS An,'" •• 1,"-wvimi` ePt. eentng - OfietiOilr0091 '02.s ' ?" des a connection to ,'so ...., , „., Ahaoeean for those Who Sent . lf..the Cotapany,OUrhig that .- - .. eltilst,oneottlitte*COridian nealogleal Record *Moro, • preSejatation was both informative and , in- teresting and, at some times*, huniorOns. ..tymiii He was able to detail the, ,,iiillabey of ministers and charges ...of each major '7.Briani. denomination for various time periods detifired from pre4800 to 1925 and their geographic delioted 4 fascinating outline of bis area of strength. Inteffitolls ordoclonenting his IdtClutre con - To illustrate but one division - prior to iterittOlk - without having to go overseas! 1784 there wasno Methodist sect so 4=4 His r4ports ,, gave an insight into what (adherents were part of the Church of record&are available, how to obtain them England). However, after the American and what uses can be made of them andhis Revolution, no chtirch bearing the name iniriiitable style added the usual touch of °' "England" waaparticularly popular hithe h or. He emphasized the need to,speCify United States so the formation of the your sources clearly and thoroughly and "Methodist Episcopal Church" as the recommended a number of books useful to 'colonial' church was noted. By 1810 in . all genealogists. Canada they had four circuits, five; , ministers and 936 regular , menobers,, , . . He also delivered a brief report nnlia. (although likely 3,600 adherents). In 1824 a migration patterns froinEhglanik Irelandand Scotland to Huron County areas which separate Canadian Conference was he had prepared primarily from1871'cen- established to break from the American in- sus records. Apparently after having sear - fluence. It was about this time that land ched the available cemetery records for grants to Americans were prohibited and Wawanosh and Hullett Townships, , he this resulted in cutting off American could only conclude that our ancestors had emigration ,to Canada. Followed by the not bothered to list their county of origin on hungry 405 in England and the famines in Ireland with their resulting emigrations, their tombstones! the expansion of this church did not All speakers were presented with copies tinue to keep pace with the many newer ofJim Scott's book, "The Settlement of Methodist divisions (Wesleyan Methodist, Huron Huron County" which were donated by the con- Primitive Methddist, Bible Christians, County tyLibrary. New Connection Methodists and A delicious luncheon was organized by Ryanites). •Roberta Linskill and Ruth Ann Chapman. Bessie Diebel, branch librarian for the Much time was spent pouring over the London Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ displays of members' pedigree charts, of Latter Day Saints (LDS), brought an ex-.•: library holdings and publications for sale. . tensive report of their library holdings •Welcomed was Gordon Hillman of Sar - ( both microfilm and books) and detailed ', nia with his display of a computer pro - the wealth of information available gram for genealogists which he has through their lending system from the designed for the Commodore computer Utah Genealogical Library. system. Since it is a Mormon belief that families, A microfilm display was also well and family relationships, are eternal, the visited with Lorne Mann of London Mormons have done their best to collect demonstrating their quick and easy ser - microfilms of all available records around vices - which is also remarkably inexpen- the world to aid their members in sive! establishing genealogical relationships. Door prizes were won by Angus Cline of These records are available to anyone and Hamilton, Yvonne Porter of Goderich and no genealogist is unfamiliar with their an unidentified lady. Raffles were won by generous services! Harry Ball of Clinton and Doris Batkin of Ross Cturunings, a retired United Clinton. Church minister and founder of the CumThe workshop is truly a co-operative ef- m- ings family publishing firm, well-known fort of many of the local members and f h 1879 Belden's Atlas thanks is extended to all: Yvonne Porter, 'co-ordinator in this program. She answered for their rep many questions following her presentation series, and more recently the 1982 Perth Elaine McKinnon, Ruth Ann Chapman, on this_work which is funded by OHIP. County Atlas, was on hand with his series Roberta Linskill, Karen Harman, Bill Par - Mrs. Marie McTaggart of Brussels of County Atlases and encouraged the tridge, Bill Clutton, Jim, Mulhern, Nancy thanked .Mrs. ., Landcaster • ion- her in-....—grautgoApensometimedeliiii .thitough„ Kale, myrtle -Johnstone, 'Evelyn Mcgin- formative address. - - those historic books. chey, Ann Clarke, Eleanor Williams and Mrs. Mabel Jackline, president of Huron. Roger Nickerson, Archivist in the Alison Lobb. Also, very special thanks to West, invited the rally to be held in 1984 in Private Manuscripts Section . of the Ar- all the wonderful people who assisted in Huron West District. chives of Ontario, introduced his talk on making the lunch. Courtesies to all who had taken part in this Canada Company Records with a brief Of special note, also, a thanks to those year's rally were given by Mrs. Maian history of the Company. After dealing in who organized the day - particularly Dougall of Huron South. some detail with the type of documentation Carole Robinson. * - 4,•$N. -474,74,4eNTAWV",3 25, OFF ALL JIGSAW PUZZLES WatIt4itS241*".? tx • 1,.‹. „'ilVderk.rAti, • • IA • A 7"4.7% OFF • Alt STAMP and COIN COLLECTING SUPPLIES 1 4 :"Mgrge . • - , ;, elt •e.,41 • 7 Ois . 111 ' 11 KITSv.t.l. ,,141w„,,,ts:.t0.-,'0,....4 .,.. ...t4 ; ,.,7,&,.4 ” ,/.,4',‘:, T4 .•-, .a...,..:,-, All '!1Ila1 m Addres s: aimom 11111111111.1,.,_1_1_11$ 11, ,... .2,,,,,., Bring in this coupon and you could win a LOVEABLE FOOT TEDDY BEAR