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31. Card of thanks
JOHNSTONE
My sincere thanks to neigh'
bors, friends and relatives,
Victoria U.C.W., pold9
GliteSenTorstlith 109 -for
cards, gifts and visits while a
patient in Goderich General.
Hospital. Special thanks to
Drs:: Chan, Lambert and
medic* staff. Also all the
nurses 'Second floor
east.—Myrtle Johnstone. -1
-MEHL
We wish to say thank you for •,„
. the excellent care we
received from the staftof 2E
at Alexandra Marine and
General Hospital. A very
special thank you to Drs.
Walker and Thomson and
Season's Greetings to-
all.—Nancy-and
WELCOME
SERVICE
would like to call you with
"housewarming gifts", and
Information about your
now location. The- hostess
will bat- glad to arrange
,jour subscription to the
Signal -Star.
Call her -at 524-9062
BY ph,w,iyIANsZ it has been initiated Some 01 our Present electrical power.' But 'remain that Way for some provides the ultimate 0100.oted the ,viQrst *O. -
James Bay project, we
are faced with the' end of
an era. There are 'simply
no more major rivers left
to tap for energy. And
many:critics are quick to
point out that by the time
a plant is finished the
dem-and for'which it was
designed to alleviate has
exceeded its capacity.
Hydro -electric power is
not the only renewable ,
resource in the picture.
Solar power; wind power,
wave and tidal power,
geothermal power, all of
these are possibilities,
but are virtually Un-
developed and will
CQNOMICS, YEAR 4 naturally or- through energy so 'ices may Still with the completion of the time to tome. -For now, mass to poergy. 10047
EnergY. Statistics
indicate -that Canadians,
as individuals, :use
31. Carclaf thanks energy mifire in-
disc.rimiriately
, ROURKE (especially gas) than any
ere___Jather country. The U.S.
We wish to express sine
appreciation to our friends, and several other
relatives and neighbors for EuroReap,_ cnuutrie S.;„
their thlifightfill eiVesSitini -ho—v—vever- are not •far
of sympathy during the loss behind. And consumption
of a dear wife and mother, i
rates n general -have
Ada Rourke. Thanks to Dr. • been increasing on the
Hollingworth, and staff
Alexandra Hospital, and Dr. average four to five
percent yearly. Will it
Barton, staff and nurses,
University Hospital, also continue? Can it con -
Stiles Funeral tinue?
Home.—Murray Rourke and The energy crisis is
family.—lar upon us. There is little
doubt about that, whether
enforced scarcities by
OPEC or related
organizations and cor-
porations, Ideally, the
simplest solution is that
of abstinence. Unfor-
tun ely, solutions _ like.
• th - involving walking
• _psu orIE more often, and
turning the heat down at
night -- have never gone
over well with the public
• in general (I say general
because there are some
who are making a con-
scious effort to con-
serve).- The next logical
alternative, therefore, is
to develop or locate new
energy resources,
. . To . all who read this - greatest- gilt, "A year of - another "decade and ' if
column, I sincerely trust time". • time repeats itself there.
you have had . a most With 1980' starting a will be many change k in
enjoyable Christmas and new decade, may we stop the next ten years. We
New Year. " -As the ' and think, stop our will be starting the year
weather •this Yuletide bickering and try and with campaigning for a
Season has been most work together, always Federal Election which
favorable for travelling, 'keeping in mind the good will conclude with the
'many' people will have of our fellowman,' our election on Monday,
been.. gladdened by their country and our neigh- February 18.
family • and friends bourhood. We can't • -
coming home, while always have • our own • Apparently to save
others in the vicinity will way. We have to give and time and expense,' the
have been able to journey take. May we practise a same voters list will be
to their parents' and little more of the Golden • used as was used in the
friends' homes to enjoy Rule, "Do unto others as 1979 election. For people
the holiday gatherings. you would have them do who have changed
also trust that health- unto you'. Let's work for residence• since last
wise things have been the betterment of the election, •it is their
Well just---t-egpafrlfir ility to arrange
the start of a New Year, ourselves. to be on the voters list and
can look backand realize We have ushered in this i's to be attended to)
•
we have received life's 1980. We are -starting from. Monday, January. 7
asked to please bring
lunch. Make plans • to
provide •lable sources
for many years to come.
But although oil and gas
reserves - are being
discoVered almost daily,
they cannot keep up with
rising demand. Ergo, a
reliance on foreign oil
and gas imports. '
Coel has re•ariseh as
another energy resource,
but on the job hazards
make one wonder
whether any good can
result from shortened life
expectancies arid" en-
vironmental destruction.
Hydro -electric power
has, for a long time,
provided much of our
•
they remain the project
of the researcher:and the
experimentalist, as' cost
is generally prohibitive.
And so we come . to
nuclear power. While
fusion power may be the
cure-all of all our .energy
problems, it still remains
experimental: Anti-
matter and matter in-
teractions are even
further int& the future,'
•but the research is
continuing and theories
have been borne out by
experiments in Geneva
•and •various institutions
in the U.S. (yes! Anti-
matter is a reality; and
version).
Returning -to the
present., nticle,* fission is
the only 'form ef nuclear
"power that • is used on a
large. scale. , The
problems associated with
it (radioactive waste
disposal • and' radiation
leakages) haveit,he publiC
jumpy. The, Three-mile
Island incident hardened
public opinion against
nuclear power (it is in-
teresting to note the
reaction to the movie The
China Syndrome, which
was released shortly
before the Three-rnlle
Island incident. It
+Coulci 'happen to a molear •
Omit: MeltdowL
people seem to ha'vg,!'
overlooked a major plaV
True, it never sh,o*d
have happened, hut faced
with imminent -disaster,
the system still workerl,_
Just thought Id -mention
if.). Despite any ,'eb---
jections, nuclear power
seems to,be the answer, if
only the problems
inherent could be
eliminated.
Inlight of this evidence,
a prediction thet there
will be an increase
dependence on nuclear
"-power is fairly safe (as
Turn to page22 •
art ing on January 10
tO -the-fitial -date, Wed: - •
nesday, January 30:
If you live in -Colborne
.Township, watch this
coltiihn next week ;for
further infOrmation as to
whom you should contact,
as ' it .depends on what
part of the township you
live in and where you
vote.
SOCIAL NEWS •
Remember •the card
-parties that Colborne
Township Recreation
Committee will --be •
sponsoringin Colborne
To-Withip Hall during the
winter . m anths____of
March ori the secOnci and
January, February and
fourth Thursday of each
month.
Poejn reviews
_ The year 1979 is rapidly
corning to a close and' so
'• is the year of Auburn'S
• 125th hirthdey.
There are many happy
reunions -of loved ones
• and schol friends to be
• reminisced' about'. Most .
, of these took place during
• the ' big weekend at the
end of Junkand the first
•_91., July as. thousands. •of
people came to our small
village to see the large
parade while it rained
and rained.
Although it was damp
weather, the spirit of the
birthday party held up
• high until • Titesday
morning when everything
• came to an end. The well-
' planned weekend went off
without any big problems
except for the ball games
• and the tractor pull,
The (-ripening ribbon
" -elating ceremony will
long be remembered as
will the in-
ter deno nett a t i on a 1
church service on Sunday
morning which wag
• -moved Int') the Com-
munity Memorial Hall
• instead' of being outdoors
• where a _ platform was
ready for the ministers
and choir.
• The cutting of the birth- °
day cake and the un-
veiling of the Heritage
Plaque to pay homage to
our early pioneers was
also a moment to
remember, -
• -The concert Sunday
evening, with a former
._Auburnite es Master of
Ceremonies, held in the
large tent on the banks -of
the Maitland and outside,
recalled many events
that happened . in past ,
years. This" program
received high praise from
eVeryone.
The • Shriners. fish -fry
and chicken barbecue by
the Kinburn folk and also
the pancake` breakfast
provided food 'during the
three days.
The Women's Institute,
with their presentation in
the Sunday Schoolroom
of Knox United Churth of
Auburn As it Was", drew
. a packed house for each
of the four presentations
with coffee and cookies.
enjoyed after each pee.
The honorary
President and his wife
entertained officials in
their home attar the
ribben-cutting* ceremony
when the Auburn,
Michigan mayor and his
wife were present /oineet
the Auburn, Ontario
-
An •official- dinner
before the parade had
been held on Saturday
morning with dinner
served by a Unit of the
•
Knox United Church
Women.
The following is a poerri
composed by Mrs. Harry
Worsell of Goderich. She
was formerly. Ila Craig
and was born in this
• village and grew up here.
She has written this
tribute to Auburn and
thanks to • her, we are
going to let the rest of this
community have a
chance to read it.
. TRIBUTE TO AUBURN
, .
•There's a' little village
called Auburn
On • County Road
Number 25
And they had a .big
- celebration •
• For --Auburn --- one
hundred plus 25.
This event took a year
in the, planning .
By people who played
many roles,. .
-For -the -populatiOn. of
this tiny hamlet •
Is just over two hun-,
dred souls.
• But they worked
together like beavers
• Raising money it,e so
many ways
Inviting -everyOne back
for the party.
A party that lasted four
days.
•
A dance was a kick-off
for Friday
A huge crowd by the'
riverside
• Helped to cheer for the
beard -growing fellas
• ,And the Queen who was
--Chosen to- preside.
• Kim „ McDowell was
chpsen Heritage Queen
In her grandmother's
wedding gown
She descends from the
Armstrong and Carter
clan
These names are
familiar round town.
•
IT RAINED
wish I could say' that
the Saturdey.Sky
Was blue and bright
with the sun
But the nearer Parade
Time approached on the
clock
The heavier those,
clouds had become.
The floats lined up on
the northern road,
With bands, and horses'
and clowns
'And just as we moved
off at 1 p.m:
The rain came pouring
down.
And it rained.
• • •
• We •,had worked for
days on the Craig Family
float
With theme of Baseball
and Bat
So "getting • wet"
wasn't spoiling our fart
Dad was dry ----sitting
under the Big Hat
Thousaeds of people
lined the
With umbrellas, and
raincoats and boots
•
thorn
CO
singing one Of our
familiar carols "0 Come
All Ye Faithful".
The fourth number was
"It's - dhristnias Again"
by Grade 3 with Mrs.
Nakathura as teacher,
, ant, Doug Diekson of
Grade 8„as narrator.
rnerThis number was about
the eights, sounds and
smells of Christmas and
the child n sang "0
• Christmas Tree". The
audience then joined with
them in singing three
Christmas carols "0
Gertrude Kaitting,trrt
—The- first -Gard -par
e(
will be next week on
Thursday, January 10 at 8
p.m. Admission is 75
cents and ladies are
-,21-207ii Little Town of
to -Q -rade -5, which Bethlehem", "Hark the
,
course, didn't include theAngelsSing and
senior classes who we Silent Night .
,
understand .Svill he put- ' At this,tiree there was,
another break •in the
spring.
ting on a. concert in theb.
program white .the
.
audience joined in
A Sple-ndid crOwd'
s
assembled in the schoolsinging the carol "Joy to
and: w.ere welcomed . by the World'
the principal, Ron Jewitt, The fifth number was
who acted as .master of an operetta "Have a
Ceremonies for the Heart, It's Christmas': in •
'
even i : •two acts by Grades 4 and
-
Tfi'e first number ,was 5 directed by.Mr. Sanders
by the kindergarten with and Mr. Hunter,
teacher Mrs f: McMillan, teachers. •
"Trimming the Tree" Act 1 took place in a
which included a deride richly furnished home
"Oh •do you know Old• where the parents were
Santa Claus" and .songs out to a party and the
"Up on the Housetop", 'addl.-en were left at
"Jelly Jelly Santa Claus" home in the care Of a
and "Jingle Bells7'. The. , maid. These children
cht/dyen really enjoyed it really • didn't need
and set the mood of' joy anything for Christmas
for the evening. as they -had °everything,
The second number including Jove ' of their
"Santa and his Snow parent, but recently they
Flakes" by Grade 2 •with had lost their dog which
Mrs. Grant as teacher, they missed very much.
was an odd story in whiCh The cast for this act
the north wind blew the was Lori Millian, Brad
snowflakes into Santa's Milburn, Nancy Walter, '
workshop and got the toys Scott Homan, an&Heidi
mixed •up, which., of Hoernig who sang seVeral
course meant a lot of numbers .explaining the
work for Santa and his sitAct a2wain tion.
elves.a poor
The third number "The family's home, where one
little Lord Jesus" by child has been very ill.
Grade 1 with Mrs. These children had very
Chisholm as teacher Was Tittle and 'expected very
very appealing as the little for Christmas:
'children sang the song • The cast for this act
"Little •Lord Jesus" and was Janice Johnston,
"We wish you a Merry Glynis Marie Young: arid
Christmas" and held up Rickie , Thompson and
letters that spelled they sang • several
be uman
"LittleeLord Jesus" withnumbers ierxcplainsintgthceesir
a verse for each letter.
npuomor
At this time there was a which 'opened the eyes of
break in theprogram and the rich children as to a
the audience Wined in •different meaning ''of
•
Auattend these card parties,
-burn's birth •
ay
. _•
meet your.. friends and..
They cheered and Oh, the memories if
waved as we rolled by stirred again.
Soaking wet in ,• our . 'Highland Dancieg, with
baseball suits. piper Johnny MacKay
The Toll families'
• Here may I add an •musical treat
important note --- Country Squares' with
• We • managed to win "Caller" Glen Patterson
First Prize for our float. With -the audience
•And it rained • clappingthebeat. ,
And over the valley a
But -we: soon.rnopped upjnist settled in
when we got back As the concert came to
For the -time for Dad's an end
party was near Wi-th the Craigellen
• To honour the •'5.2 Singers reminding es all'
Baseball Team • Will Ye No Come Back
Juvenile 0.B.A. Again • '
champions that year. And it rained__
Tfie-day rounded out
• with a "fish fry"
By the Shriners in the
community hall'
Then off to the river
flats once again
For another successful
"Ball" "
• And it rained
Sunday morning an
overflow crowdagain
, Came, to worship and
sing and pray
.,And when the service
had ended
All, for lunch, were
invited to stay
The Township Boys had
a tug-of-war .
They pulled In the mud
and the rain
West Wawanosh was
declared the winner
They got first prize for
their pain.
Miss JackSon, cutting
-- the birthday cake •
Heritage plaques for
those brave pioneers
A memorial service at
Ball's cemetery too
--Earned our thanks and
just a few tears.
And it rained
As _Ho -4e for • our
Heritage Concert ap-
proached
The weatherman would
still not relent
The decision was -made
• by the committee in
chatge
To move the whole
show to the "Tent"
The Craigellen Singers
in their long white skirts
Down there through the
mud and rain
Harry solved that
dilemma with his bright
plumber's van
Bussing two loads down
that slithery lane
Brother Bill, to be the
M.C. for the shOw
Was decked out in his
nicesummer suit
Imagine the sight when
he stepped from the van
Pants rolled up --- and
Dad's rubber boots.
And it rained.
Well, a bang-up show
we finally had
As Bill took us down
Memory Lane
Recalling for us
"Sights and Sounds"
from the past
Back up the hill in the • •
van we went
Is there Something" for
lunch?.was the cry
. Oh yes, that coffee pot
was full and het
And Aunt Ila's fresh
strawberry pie.
•
•
• •
• Monday
arrived, • still
wet
This didn't
all.
morning
foggy and
deter us at
As We turned out for
breakfast -of pancakes,
m...m good„
Served in the Com- '
muriityhall
Then onto the Church
to view the slides
And "Auburn as it
Was" to hear,
Thbse Institute Ladies
deserve abig hand •
. They .reealled more
'Memories &an
And it drizzled.
Through all these
adverse conditions
Auburn.. :
• from page 151'
Miss Kim McDowell,
gave two numbers and
Misses Lana and Leslie
Lawrence sang two duets
accompanied by their
mother Mrs. Fred
Lawrence- 4
A happy birthday was
sung to Rick Hawley' and
he -gave a few remarks.
The prirhary senior class
with their teachers Mrs.
Sandy Andrews and Mrs.
Ian Clark gave a skit and
Miss Sharon Glousher
played a trumpet solo. --
The junior class with
their teachers Mrs. Peter
Verbeek and Mrs. James
Schneider gave. a number
and Lori and Steven
Millian played two duets
on guitar and banjo.
The Interrnediate class
with -their teacher, Miss
Brenda "Ball, Mrs. Al
Luna and Mrs. Allan
Webster, presented afi
amusing skit, Muppets go
to Sesame Street. Carol
singing was led by Mr.
Hawley and to the tune of
Jingle Bells, Santa
arrived and gave out gifts
and bags of candy.
Moved a committee of
hard-working folk
• Meeting, head-on, each
crisis arising
And more than ono -folk
getting soaked
So we say a big "Thank
You" Auburn
For our journey down
Memory Lane
From the Craig Family
and all otthe visitors
Sure hope we can do it
again
• And off in the, eastern.
sky I perceive • --
God's handiwork again
• His personal blessing
for all to see
have an enjoyable,
evening.
Colborne Township
• Recreation Committee
plans to have a Meeting
in Colborne Township
Hall on- Wednesday,
January 16 at 8 • p.m.
weather permitting.
-Mark this date on your
calendar and plan to
attend and help in this
work. . • .
1, personally, wish to
thank all who phoned or.
gave me news or in-
formation for this
column. I often hesitate
in phoning to see if you
have any information for
the paper. It is up to you,
If you have visitors or if -
Someone, in your family
or a friend has achieved
something to make
mention of to let me know
as' there are other friends
who , are- interested in
hearing about it. if you
have a church or club
group meeting, phone
me. If someone is sicker
in the hospital, your
friends are interested to
know. Give mea ring at,
524-2076. Thank you:
A rainbow ---- the
perfect end.
EPILO•GUE
Since penning these
lines in the summer ,
A postscript I
regretfully add --
On Monday, the twenty-
ninth of October,
Twat "Game Over" in
Life's score book for Dad
Heplayed out Life's
game his fashion
Leaving us a legacy of
courage and grace
And we expect that the
heavenly baseball league
Has a new star playing
second base.
RI III
U. No runnin.g. " '
No walking.
=No exercise,
No efforf.
Penalty
a shorter life
'No argument
Fithess is fun.
•CIDTry some.
EpaRriapatrion.,,
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Colborne Central
School Christmas Con-
cert was-• Tuesday,
December 18th, at 8 p.m.
and this year the concert
was presented by the
students of Kindergarten,
liAL ESTATE LIST
c-talazomaa,
unristrnag as to- giving
and not just receiving.
• The lost dog had found
its way th this poor
family'shome and in the
end they give the dog to
the sick child. The
complete cast ended the
operetta with the song,
"It's True".
The young classes of
the school -excelled in a
very meaningful,,
Christmas • perforrnance
and are - to be
congratulated and
special thanks to the
musical. accompanists
Mrs. Dustew and Miss
Richardson. •
• The children will be "
enjeying their Christmas --
holiday and will resume
school • on • Thursday,
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