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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1980-05-28, Page 6> A,—,GODEEICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28,1980 • oemakers celebrate 25th wedding anniversary in Saltford Mr, and Mrs. Gerry H. Sehgemalcer of Saltford F:elehrated their 25th wedding aanijversary on Saturday, May .24. .It -was in 1952 that Helen .DeRuyter " and Gerry Schoemaker, both natives, of Holland came to Canada. They met in Canada for the first time and on May 27, 1955 they were married in the Christian Reformed son, Fred, is in Prince George, B.C. and the oldest daughter, Marjory is in Stratford. At 6 p.m., 77 relatives and guests attended the anniversary dinner in Saltford Valley Hall with the Schoemakers' son acting as Master of Ceremonies. During the dinner, Mr. Schoemaker's youngest sister, Mrs. Guther of Colborne corner v. l �rt'I I'l{III i1:Ill t mg. rurrlisl)Ilntltiilt :,'' t i''i 1 , t; Church in Clinton. They lived in Goderich for 41/2 years and then purchased a home in Saltford where they still reside.- Mrs. eside.Mrs. Schoemaker visited with her folks in Holland in February of this year. At that time she attended the 25th wed- ding anniversary of her sister and then ant, nounced that she and her - husband would be celebrating their 25th anniversary in May. Mrs. Schoemaker was indeed pleased to know that her mother, Mrs. DeRuyter of Holland was coming to attend her anniversary celebrations but 'it was a complete, surprise when her sister, Mrs. Ernst of Holland arrived to join in celebrating the special occasion with them too. Both guests will be remaining for a few weeks' visit. The Schoemaker's five children consisting of three boys and two girls, were all home for the anniversary. The oldest. Hamilton, on behalf of the Schoemaker relatives of Hamilton and Goderich, presented Mr. and Mrs. Schoemaker with an envelope of money and Mrs. Schoemaker's sister, Mrs. Ernst of Holland brought greetings from her family in Holland and presented gifts. Mrs. Schoemaker's mother presented them with a beautiful hand em- broidered tablecloth. At 8 p.m. they held Open House at Saltford Valley Hall which was attended by ap- proximately 180 relatives, friends and neighbours " who signed the guest book. The evening program in- cluded many humorous. skitsand sing -songs and visiting among the guests. Guests were present from Holland, Prince George, and Dawson Creek, B.C.; Hamilton, Smithville, Guelph, Goderich area, Clinton area, Blyth area, Moorefield, Brussels and Saltford. Mr. and Mrs. Gerry Schoemaker thanked all relatives, friends and neighbours for coming and being a part of the gathering, for best wishes received, for the beautiful floral and personal gifts and for sharing their special ,event with them. Special congratulations are extended from Colborne Corner on this your 25th anniversary and may you both enjoy many more years of happy married life together. W.I. The theme of the May meeting of Tiger Dunlop Women's Institute held in Colborne Township Hall, Thursday, May 22, was "Gardening" with the roll call being "exchange of plants or seeds". President, Mrs. R. Buchanan, welcomed all and after the opening exercises, the secretary, Mrs. Allan Stoll, read the minutes of last meeting and correspondence was attended to. Members received programs for the new term and were advised of the Huron West W.I. district meeting to be held in Goderich on Monday, May 26. The president thanked all who helped make the salad luncheon and card party on April, 30 a suc- cess and also thanked all who had helped with the birthday party at Huronview on Wed- nesday, May 21. Mrs. Molly Sutton, delegate from,. Tiger Dunlop W.I. to the 32nd annual officers' con- ference in Waterloo, gave a very interestingreport of the conference, em- phasizing the need for leaders who can keep- in. tune with the times. She said Institute work presents an interesting ' challenge to the members and while much has been accomplished -by the Women's Institute over the years, there is a great deal to be done and members must press on. She thanked the Institute for sending her as a delegate. It was agreed that the Sunshine Sister banquet would be Thursday, June 12 at 8:30 p.m. in Dungannon, catered to by the Dungannon Women's Institute. The Colborne Central School graduation dinner will be held Tuesday, June 24 in' Colborne Township Hall and will be catered to by Tiger Dunlop W.I. . The president then introduced the guest speaker, Mrs. Edith Argyle, who gave a very informative_ -talk on gardening with many do's and don'ts. As this is the gardening season, this valuable information will be put into use by the members for better gardens, lawns and flow ers. Mrs. James Horton thanked the speaker and presented her with a gift of a lovely potted geranium. After the meeting members enjoyed lunch served by the committee of Mrs. Eric Reaburn, Mrs. Guy Emmerson and Mrs. Gordon Kaitting and then exchanged a splendid selection of plants or seeds. Members of Tiger Dunlop W.I. attending the Huron West Women's Institulte District Meeting in Goderich on May 26 were delegates Mrs. Earl Sherwood, Mrs. Oz Falkiner, Mrs. Molly Sutton and Mrs.. E. Bogie and 'Mrs-. R. Buchanan who was • District Secretary. Other members including. Mrs. "Russell . Brock, Mrs. James 'Horton, Mrs. Tait Clark, Mrs. Ila Bean and Mrs. Gerald Feagan also attended. Legion holds annual elections BY NEIL SHAW The May general meeting of Goderich Legion Branch 109 was also the annual meeting for the Legion year which ends as of June 1, 1980. Nominations and elec- tions were the highlight of this meeting. They were conducted by the Deputy Zone Connmander, Comrade Bob Chapman. Comrade Walter Sheardown was elected unopposed as the new. president of Branch 109' for the coming Legion year, June 1, 1980 to June 1,• , 1981. Comrade Bill Burke was elected as the new first vice-president and Comrade Claire Bedard was acclaimed as second vice-president. Comrade Stan Youngblut was returned as Branch secretary and Comrade Don McArthur was returned as treasurer for another year. Comrade Roy Mugford will serve as immediate past president. Committee chairmen .elected for 1980-81 are as follows: poppy, Harold Carroll; sports, Eleanor Worsell; house, Ted Hewitt; sick and welfare, Ray Barker; public relations, Neil Shaw; 'entertainment, John MacDonald and finance, R. Chapman. To be officially ap- pointed by the new executive at their first meeting, will be mem- bers to hold the following positions in the branch: property, ways and means, community services, service bureau, membership, canteen, bingo, Sgt. -at -arms, Jubilee Room, assistant secretary, assistant treasurer, and. the chaplains. Two 'applications for membership in Branch 109 were accepted as ordinary members, namely D. E. Carman and A. R. Brewer, being veterans. Five associates (son or daughter of a. veteran) were also ac- cepted as members of Branch 109, namely D. Wolterbeek, L. Million, M. Jones, L. D. Moore and H. A. Gervais. Twelve associates were installed in a brief ceremony conducted by Deputy Zone Commander Chapman, assisted by Branch President, Roy Mugford and „Sgt. -at - Arm s, Alvin Blackwell. Comrade Clare Bedard,. the property chairman, reported that the foundation plantings at the front of the hall had been -completed. Sick and Welfare chairman, Comrade Ray Barker reported that the Branch had been sad- dened by the loss of six comrades in the past month. The Vimy banquet saw six Vimy veterans present 1 as well as 16 World War I veterans, eight wives and two daughters. During April, Easter visitations were made to 29 sick or disabled veterans. Cards and -or gifts or visitations were part of Comrade Barker's program to contact 16 members on the sick list: in Goderich hospital are Harold Hibbert, Sam SCHOOL NEWS On June 16 and 17, Grade,. 7 pupils from Colborne Central will be camping overnight at- Camp''Menesetung. On June 19 and 20, Grade 8 pupils will be having an educational trip to Toronto. They will be staying at the York University Campus and touring the harbour and Toronto Metro Zoo. They will also be attending the Bluejays' ball game at the Stadium on Thursday. On Friday they will visit Queen's Park and the Ontario Legislature, the Ontario Science Centre and Ontario Place. Graduation ceremonies ftir Grade 8 and._- -the' awards night will be Tuesday, June 24. This Thursday, May 29, Colborne Central School pupils will be par- ticipating in the Inter - School West Regional Track and Field meet at Brookside School from 9:30 a.m. until ap- proximately 3 p.m. Spectators are welcome. SOCIAL NEWS On the National News at 11 p.m. Monday evening, May 26, an in- teresting item from Frobisher Bay showed John Amigoolik in regard to TV taping. John was in Goderich several years ago learning to be a pilot at Sky Harbour ,Airport and boarded at Tiger Dunlop Inn. This was in the late 60's and very early 70's when the Government was un- dertaking to help train Eskimo lads to be pilots. Corporal James ° Reaburn of Vancouver has returned to his home after visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eric Reaburn and family for several days. Guests with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Kaitting recently were Mr. and Mrs. Frank McIlwain of Goderich, who were celebrating their joint Victoria Street United Church Women held their annual "Spring Flowers" tea and bake sale at the church last Wednesday afternoon. Serving tea to Irene Freeman (left) and Myrtle Johnstone Barker. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) Is "1 . Beatrice McNarl, 'Harry Phillips, Mary Vickers, Ben Wilcox, Max McFarlane, Ted Plante, William Ensign and George Leitch; in Westminster Campus Victoria Hospital are Dave Wilson, Bert Mohring, William McGill, Ted Kempson, ' Frank Sheldon, William Michie, John Mero and John Sprung ; in Victoria Hospital are Annie McCartney, Annette Manderson and , Jim Kelly. Dave Munn is' in Downsview Hospital. Sick at hoe are Archie Barber, Chris Brownlee, Harvey Johnston, Alex Smith, Ken Jones, Bill Taman, . Bill Westlake, Bert Harris', Bill Barlow, Ruth Lemard and Alva Burns. The Sick and. Welfare Committee wishes to thank all those members who donated playing cards, pocket novels, magazines and jig -saw puzzles for the veterans in Westminster. The sports chairman reported that a mixed duffers golf game will be held on Saturday, June 7 at the Bayfield course and is to be followed by a fish fry and dance in the Legion Hall. Zone golf will be held on June 22. If interested contact the sports chairman, Eleanor Worsell. It was moved and seconded that the Branch donate ' an efficiency award to be presented to a local air cadet at their annual inspection and awards day on June 7. Donations were made to the Laketown Band and to the Salvation Army as a result of requests from these organizations. The album committee chairman, Neil Shaw, gave a full report on ,the plans and progress of the committee to produce by mid-August, a single record album (featuring the men's male chorus, the Harbouraires) , of songs and sound effects from World Wars I and II. The Branch also reaf- firmed its financial support of this project. wedding anniversaries and Mrs. Beatrice Geiger of Udell and Dr. Arthur 1Vlaimon of Rockford, Ill. Fortner Colborne Township resident 13r. B. A. Riehl, son of Mrs. Catherine Riehl and the late Albert Riehl, for- merly Port Veterinarian at St. ,john's, Newfoundland, has been appointed Regional Veterinary Supervisor, ;?'\ '''{^Ily 1j II Turn to page 7 1'0 • SMORGASBORD WED., JUNE 4th 5-8 P.M. so ONLY of • PER PERSON SUNDAY BRUNCH 12-2 P.M. SUNDAY DINNER 5-9 P.M. OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Licensed under L.L.B.O. TFfe OUIiPA Inn For Reservations 524-4431 or 524-9920 168 West St. "ON TOP OF THE HARBOUR HILL" 1 1'' f TOWN (WOODEN( NOTICE Public Meeting The Town of Goderich Parks Committee is holding two public meetings to discuss the possible development of certain parks in the Town of Goderich. The meetings are: 1. 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