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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1984-08-22, Page 9Mauve and pink i tre€ lnelra and a large bouquet of pink gladioli & orated the Sun- day school room of Knox United Church for the bridal shower of Sherry Verbcek, bride - elect of this month. ' The bridal registration book was looked after by Lorie andsDonna Lynn Armstrong. Beautiful rose corsages were pinned on Sherry by Mrs. Fred Armstrong; ori the bride's mother, Mrs. Peter Verbeek by Mrs. Gerald McDowell; and on the groom's mother, Mrs. Harry Arthur by Mrs. Norman Wightman. Mrs. Jack Armstrong was mistress of ceremonies and welcomed everyone and a rousing sing -song was led by Mrs. Greg . Park. Mrs. Arnold ,Cook kept to the 01:' pia tradition and had competition. Sh chose Mrs. Gerald McDowell and Mrs. Norman Wightman as leaders. Mrs. McDowell had chosen for her team - Mrs. Harry Ceislar, Miss Nancy Verbeek, Mrs. Dorothy Grange, Donna Lynn Armstrong, Mrs. John Hildebrand and Mrs. Tom Cunningham. Mrs. Wightman's team was composed of Mrs. Fred Armstrong, Miss Kim McDowell, Mrs. Stewart Chamney, Mrs. Ross Robin- son, Mrs. Gordon Gross and Mrs. Ruurh Koopmans. Mrs. Harry Arthur and Mrs. Peter Verbeek were the judges and awardefl the points to each contestant when they had done what the card told them, from blowing up balloons to drawing pictures of some of the contestants. Mrs. McDowell's team were awarded the prize and all received small gifts. Mrs. Barry Millian and daughter Lorie played two piano duets. Sherry and her mother and Mrs. Arthur were escorted to the platform and Mrs. Gerald McDowell read an address of con- gratulations and gifts were carried in by Lorie Armstrong, Donna Lynn Armstrong, Sarah Ceislar and Rachel Arthur. The gifts were placed for view by Kim McDowell. Claudette Richard of Goderich decorated a hat with bows and placed it on the bride-to- be. Sherry thanked her friends for the lovely gifts and lunch was served by friends. AUBURN EI nor E3rodnock, 528''7 59 Mauve and pink streamers and rosettes ecorated the Knox United Church Sunday chool room last Thursday evening when Vickie Powell was honoured with a bridal shower. Mrs. Shirley Andrews was mistress of ceremonies and welcomed all and con- gratulated Vickie. A sing -song was enjoyed with Mrs. Connie Nesbit accompanying on the piano. Contests were held and prizes given out. The lady with the birthday nearest the wed- ding date was Mrs. Wendy Ritchie; anniver- sary date nearest was Mrs. Joan Reinhart; and the oldest lady present was Mrs. Beth Lansing. Mrs. William Empey read a story of Vickie's life, substituting adjectives which all guessts had written when they signed the guest book. Mrs. Keith Rodger assisted Mrs. Empey. Beautiful corsages were pinned on the bride-to-be by Tracy Machan; the bride's mother, Mrs. Gordon Powell by Mrs. Shirley Andrews; and on the groom's mother, Mrs. Ray Hanna by Trudy Machan. All were escorted to the decorated chairs on the platform. Gifts we .e presented by Alison Chamney, Cathy Nesbit and Courtney Rutledge. Gifts were placed • on the table for display by Trudy Machan and bows were taken by Tracy Machan and placed on old-fashioned bloomers and bra which the bride-to-be modelled later. Vicki thanked all for their gifts and in- vited everyone to her wedding reception on Saturday evening at Blyth. Lunch was serv- ed by friends. A `Sense of S mesaage last Sunday at Knox United Church given by Gary Shuttleworth. Mrs. Gordon Gros was the organist and was assisted on the piano by Mrs. Marjorie McDougall. Mrs. Greg Park was the soloist. She sang "There'll be Peace in the Valley'. The ushers were Larry Plaetzer and Greg Park. urch News ly 7, 1945 to Arthur Lefebre who survives ' was the theme of the, her. Following their marriage at Canter- bury, England, they took up residence at Windsor from 1946-1950, then Hamilton, Burlington and Freelton until 1980 when they retired to Auburn. She was a member of St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church andhad been very active in the C.W.L. of Mount Carmel Chur- ch, Freelton. She was also a member of the Auburn Horticultural Society and Auburn Silver Tops. Social News Gordon Plunkett returned last week from a trip ta.the East Coast. J.K. Young of Mitchell visited last Thursday with Mrs. Tom Johnston and Miss Laura Phillips. Hope Chapel cemetery memorial service will be held this Sunday, August 26 at 3 p.m. with Gary 'Shuttleworth as guest speaker. Please bring your own lawn c Mr. and Mrs. Allan Shacl visited last week with Mr. Anderson. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Haines, Rachel and David of Niagara Falls spent a few days last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Haines. , • Several local folk attended the 40th an- niversary party for Mr. and ,Mrs. Elmer Trommer last Saturday evening at Dungan- non. Mr. and Mrs. Trommer operated a hardware store a few years ago in the village. George Hebert and daughter Claudia of California visited last week with his cousins, Mr. and Mrs. William Andrews and Todd. fair. ton of Ottawa d Mrs. Oliver Obituary Funeral services were held on Friday, August 17 for Mrs. Arthur Lefebre at St., Michael's Roman Catholic' Church in Blyth. She died on August 14 at her home on John Street in Auburn, after . an illness of three years at the age of 64. Mrs. Lefebre was born at Canterbury, Kent, England, the daughter of Frederick and Mary Charles. She served with the British Army from 1943 until May of 1945 and also served as a corporal in HeavyAnti- Aircraft (Gunnery). She was married on Ju - Besides her husband, she is survived by four sons, Wayne of Cambridge, Glen of Halifax, N.S., Craig of Freelton, and Brett of Dundas; two daughters, Mrs. John (Lee) Mcllrwith, of Freelton and Mrs. Thomas (Bonnie) McCallion of Smithers, B.C.; 14 grandchildren; one brother, Wil am Charles of New Romney, England; andne sister, Mrs. Stan Whittal of Canterbury, Kent, England. ylie Reverend Father Pluto conducted the funeral services with burial in St. Michael's Cemetery, Morris Township. The pallbear rs were sons and sons -in - 'laws of Mrs. lei bre as mentioned above. Relatives Were present from Windsor, St. Clair Shores, Michigan, Hamilton, Burl- ington, Freelton and St. Thomas. Trustees Meet The Auburn Trustee Board had its mon- thly meeting last Saturday evening with the chairman Warner Andrews in charge. Mrs. Ross Dobie read the minutes and a request from some citizens that more chloride be used on the streets discussed. Trustee Schneider reported on the fire meeting which he had attended. Some work will have to be done on the water tanks in the village and a drain will have to be put in between the bank and the library room. Trustee Andrews was put in charge. It was decided to advertise the pumper, reel and hose to the old fire engine pumper. A vent will be placed in the library room to help with ventilation. Assistive devices for physically disabled top priority "Physically disabled adults should have equal access to essential assistive devices," according to Wade Hampton, President of. the Ontario March of Dimes. "We are very concerned that the government is stalling on the decision to extend the Ministry of Health's Assistive Devices Program to adults over the age of 19 years". On January 7, 1982, Health Minister Den- nis Timbrell' announced that the govern - Exit the 84's! 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