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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1984-12-19, Page 311 4 PAGE 12A--GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19,1984 Duron C�unty L1984 highlights vides, as Well, an electronic mail connection • tion). Summer Canada enabled the library to Midwestern (Saugeen). to hire gree univ city ds tb provide Sharon Coit the Children's Librarian, library service to a atio $ n e organized 17 programs which were attended Goderieh area. Expe fence '84 awarded t e by over 1,000 people 411984. Sharon also con- library a grant to hire a co ege student to strutted three new, and very popular story organize children's programs in the Gorrie kits; designed to assist new branch staff, or area and continue work on an index of birth, 'staff members uncomfortable with the task marriage, and death announcements in of telling stories to children, manage a story turn -of -the -century Wingharn newspapers. hour. Inexperienced branch staff also benefitted from Sharon's storytelling workshop. These programs are in- strumental in introducingibraries and librarians to young people. Six different branches were opened, mov- Huron County public Library received ed, renovated, or opened longer during 1984. two government grants last summer: Sum Anew branch was opened in Kingsbridge. mer Canada (Ontario Ministry of Citizen- Important renovations were completed in Sum - ship and Culture) and Experience '84 both the Goderieh and Clinton branches. (Department of Employment and Immigra-The branch in Brucefield was re -located 'lieHuimn County Library's highlights in . 1984 "fdli 'under f►e main headings: the Midwestern (Saugeen)" terminal, ' program- ing, Summer projects, New Rotating Books, and branch renovations and openings. The terminal to Midwestern (Saugeen) was. fully. operational in 1984. One indication of the increased efficiency through the use of the terminal was the rise in the number of loans to libraries outside Huron County. The number of these loans during the first ten months of 1984 was 831 compared to 646 dur- ing the first ten months of 1983. The talking books' circulation had a similar increase: 390 transactions during the first ten months ,of 1984 compared to 236 during the first en Months 'of 1983. The number of sig t - impaired people taking advantage of talk' books has also increased. The terminal pro - The New Rotating Books service caught on with the library's patrons in 1984 and re- mains extremely popular. Iri this time of happy thoughts and warm. hearts, we wish you and Yours a holiday season filled with love. SPECIAL "SEASONAL" HOURS: OPEN EVERY SATURDAY 9:3OM-1 2NOON For your banking convenience, we have extended our hours. Now, through the season enjoy full service banking Saturday mornings at your Community Credit Union. The people helping ,people. 39 ST. DAVID STREET, GODERICH PHONE 524-8366 "Member Ontario Share and Deposit Insurance Corporation" People Helping People GODERICH COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION OFFICE HOURS: Mon. to Thurs. 9:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Fridays 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. The Friends of the Library group held their Christmas party last Thursday afternoon and were treated to several Christmas readings by Pat King and some puppetry by Huron Coun- ty Library technician Marian Doucette. Marian is shown here with Old Befana, a pu,,pet she made to illustrate the Italian Christmas legend by the same name. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan) Round 'n About with Martha Rathburn This morning was one of the "More haste - less speed" ones. My man wants eggs - eggs - every day. I hate eggs! He doesn't care for box cereals so I had finally turned to oatmeal - the "old fashion- ed" - the kind with the bran - or some of it still on the flakes. And they are thicker than the other oat flakes. With milk and brown sugar, the days of your childhood - well, us older children's childhood, seems to waft back on the steam of this oatmeal. When I was a kid, I also hated oatmeal! Anyway the boss liked it and so every two or three days it is oatmeal instead of eggs. Today, I couldn't face eggs so I cooked "gruel". The way I cook it - as soon as it starts to boil and threaten to run over the brim - I slap a lid on it and turn off the gas and leave it there. In less than five minutes, it is done - really done to perfection. - And now I, too, like it. Can you believe THAT! Well, I reached for the sugar which was in a ceramic jar on the spice shelf, added a heaping spoonful to the cereal and suddenly realized I'd used the French onion soup mix you buy in bulk! Well, darn! I started to throw it out when the smell reminded me of soup and "WHY NOT"? stopped me. I added onion and set it back on a very low heat. Sure smelled good, so I tasted it. It looked like barley soup with the bits of flakes - and it was creamy thick - GOOD! I've added more spices and parsley and thinly sliced potatoes - now it's Potato Soup a la Martha! It's nicer - to me - than barley sop since this oat flake disintegrates and r kes a thick cream - and tastes good too. 'So; we had it for lunch - he didn't know it was pori dge - I didn't tell him - and he had eggs agamf r breakfast. So, the day started out fine Ater all. Seems we're easily satisfied - and why not? After all, oatmeal was mush they forced kids to eat - and that is why most of us hated it - only the GET LOTS AND DOTS UTILITIES'COMMBLIC SS ON OF HOT WATER FOR .w.,.. ".°.. YOUR HOME TEAM WITH AW ELECTRIC WATER HEATER Electric Water heaters with 20 to 80% more capacity live more storage to deliver wave after wave of hot water when you need it most. It's economical to install and ctsts about 60 cents a day for a typical family of four.' Less for today's smaller family. Installs anywhere - you don't need'a flue or chimney. More energy efficient - totally insulated TOP Sides and BOTTOM. SAFE CLEAN DEPENDABLE. • CALL YOUR LOCAL OFFICE FOR MORE INFORMATION 'A,-.ur*'mg 175 l of NJ"( hat water ppr day grownups liked it. Well, now I'm a grownup — I think! Many years ago for our "first" Winter Carnival - this was about 1968 or 1969 - and I was involved, I hadn't seen any snow or ice sculptures around here so we arranged to have someone with a front end loader dump piles of snow wherever they wanted to start 'sculpting. This is fun if a few of you work together and just CREATE or even help get it started. Then the "Artiste" can take over. These were started Saturday and judged and shown Sunday. GREAT HAPPENINGS - most of them. GDCI kids were great, they made their own or helped others. There was a log sawing contest - how many kids know how to saw a log in half? There was also a tug-of-war contest. There were also the Powder Puff races. Girls now can compete in snowmobile, racing cars and aircraft races. Back then, few girls would try ANY of them, but snowmobiles! People had their blankets to watch the races on the track. I can't remember all the events but no one needed to starve - there were hot drinks and food on the grounds and the young folks of St. Peter's Church had spaghetti and meat balls in the basement of the church. Satur- day night a dance was held at the Arena. Sunday there was more fun. The ladies of the Legion Auxiliary had treats on the Sun- day before the Tree lighting ceremony. There were several groups in fact that band- ed together and helped with the different novelty events. Then the Torch -lite Parade around the track was just beautiful - with singing too. So you see I have enjoyed some of the winter events - many years ago - and I'm glad they still carry on with the fun. This made me think of something I heard the other day. I was asking about hockey at the arena and a youngster said - "We play hard but nobody comes!" I couldn't believe it. "The place is empty - hardly anybody." I certainly recall all the time Walt and I spent there - we hated to miss ANY of the games. What's happened? Is TV taking over? I hear the youngsters playing GOOD hockey and it is fun r all intead of "free" for alis! Are the too many who believe the parents should o to the games and actually that's all who are ing? Over the years Walt and I - no kids, here, of our own - went to the games - and helped wherever we could. Even then, there were a lot of parents who couldn't go - and many who couldn't Bare less! But we have to have these young ones grow up in hockey or we can't watch them on TV years later. I recall one "FUN NITE" for Minor Hockey - the ladies against the team. They gave those young rascals a run for their - not money - goals! The fathers - I think they made tip a team - I'm not sure - I guess they needed a few spares in case of punctured egoes or deflated wind bags, 'cause the kids could have skated the pants off most of them - and THAT would have been interesting. Goderich was a HOCKEY town. These kids Want to keep it that way. We need these young people for National Hockey - and if you don't encourage them, NOW, they may just give tip! Here's a little AA-CHOO for you to think about. Mary had a little cold, but wouldn't stay at home and everywhere that Mary went the cold was sure to roam. It wandered into Molly's eyes and filled them full of tears and jumped from there to Bobby's nose and then to Jimmy's ears. It painted Anna s throat bright red and swelled poor Tommy's head, Dora had a fever, a cold put Jack to bed. The moral of this little tale is very quickly said. She could have saved a lot of pain with just one day in bed. How true. Love, Martha. Symphonic Chorus on t.v. On December 25 at 4 p.m. over CKCO-TV (Kitchener), Fanshawe Symphonic Chorus will present "A Christmas Celebration". Over 250 musicians will take part, inejuding the London Concert Singers, the Concert Players Orchestra, the London Citadel Salvation Army Band, and the London Youth Choir. Under the baton of Conductor Gerald agan, the program will feature familiar :arols, Messiah Choruses, and the premiere tf a commissioned work by London's Ken 3ray for orchestra and chorus.