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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-09-30, Page 6PAGE 6—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1987 "do you want to hear snore about the Catholic Church? COME and HEAR ST. PETER'S PARISH MEETING ROOM, GODERICH Every Thursday from 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.n1. For more information - these are the numbers to (ail! 524-9462 or 524-8174 Mass on Channel 12 - Esery Sunda} 10:30 ,AIN. SUPERIOR MEMORIALS ESTABLISHED OVER 60 YEARS Clinton Area MICHAEL FALCONER 153 HIGH STREET, CLINTON 482-9441 Goderich Area ROBERT McCALLUM 11 CAMBRIA ROAD, GODERICH 524-7345 PRYDE MONUMENTS 310 Victoria Street Centralia SEr: MC 293 Main Street Exeter Memorial Counsellor STEPHEN FERGUSSON 235.0620 or 1.800.265.3477 Evenings 23580658 If you are a child and like to sing we invite you to join a The Children's Choir in the Cornmunity News Former resident Russell B1oo..*'fie1d inducted into Cake Hall of Fame Russell Bloomfield recalls every moment of that magic August night in the ballroom of the Conference Centre in Indianapolis, Indiana. "The chairman was up on the platform. As soon as she started to read my resume, 1 knew I'd been put in. "I was so excited I didn't know which way to go. I was wishing one of my children could have been there, I'll tell you," said the Ottawa father of five and grandfather of 10. Bloomfield, who began work at the age of 15 stoking ovens in a family bakery (Curry's Bakery) in Goderieh, had readied the pin- nacle of a 65 -year career. He'd been inducted into the Cake Decorator's Hall of Fame. Bloomfield proudly displays the plaque engrave with the emblem of the Interna- tional Cake Exploration Society – a group of more than 3,000 of his peers from around the world – and the dat: August 27, 1987. He is only the second Canadian to be inducted. Bloomfield is 80 now. With his wife ailing, he doesn't go as often to his Wellington Street cake decorating store, Artistic Cake Design Centre. His son Brian runs the shop. But Bloomfield was glad to put on his baker's coat and spend a tnorning..talking about the tricks of his trade – how to make, buttercrearn icing stay white and rosebuds swirl. No special artistic talent is necessary to decorate a cake, insists Bloomfield, who's trained more than 2,500 people at courses run, in the basement of the store. But the best have heart for the work. Bloomfield often went to the Experimental PEOPLE Farm to study rare flowers for inspiration. He kept up with the times, buying a fancy power decorating tool that looks like a cross between a dentist's drill and spray painter. It allows bakers to "paint" portraits on a cake. But it's the classic cakes that have repeated themselves thousands of times under Bloomfield's steady hand: lacy wed- ding cakes, rabbit -shaped birthday cakes and every type of congratulation – Happy Retirement, Bon Voyage, Best wishes. His career started in Goderich when he was 15 -years -old. "We had a large family, seven boys and six girls, and I left school to go to work in a bakery," he said. "Young guys like myself who were in training lived at the bakery with the owner. We had to be up at 3:30 every morning, six days a week, breakfasted at 6:30 a.m. and worked until 6:30 p.m. And there was no such thing as a summer vacation in those days." While at the bakery, he took home study courses in baking science and technology, business management and accounting to upgrade his education. Then he moved on to get more experience in Guelph, Toronto, London and Kitchener. 'I wanted to know how other bakers did things. I was curious about the purpose of putting shortening into a cake. It makes it more tender. And why sugar? Besides NEW -APOSTOLIC CHURCH Agri -Food week in October 298 Cambridge Street Goderich For Intornlation Please Call: CARL LEFNESKI 524-7819 —OR— attend Sunday School Sundays 9:00 a.m. Agri -Food Week, an annual event focuss- ing' attention on the importance of On- tario's agriculture and food industry, will be celebrated this year from Oct. 4 to , .Thanksgiving Day, Oct. 12. Scores of displays and special events are planned in communities across the pro- vince including a Farmers' Market at the Ontario Science Centre on -Sunday, Oct. 4 and a special float in the Kitchener - Waterloo Oktoberfest parade Monday, -Oct. 12-as:weil as -farm bus tours, dinners, poster contests and TV coverage of Agri - Food Week. The official Agri -Food Week kick-off will take place at a luncheon for business, farm and community leaders at the Royal York Hotel Oct. 6. Keynote speaker will be George 1' leiscnmann, president of the Grocery Products Manufacturers of Canada. The promotional week is sponsored by the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food and seven commodity groups - Ontario beef, chicken, egg, grape, milk, pork and turkey producers. Chairman of this year's Agri -Food Week committee is Joseph Christi, a Bowmanville-area farmer and member of the Ontario Federation of" Agriculture's communications 'committee. Mall displays, luncheons and other special events are being held by local Agri - Food Week committees in about 45 Ontario counties. IT'S FALL FIX -UP TIME! NO MATTER HOW BIG... OR LITTLE j.f YOUR HOME IMPROVEMENT PLANS ARE.. WE'LL BE GLAD TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT A LOAN! * Up to $22.5000.00 available *Completely Open for pre -payment *Simple Interest *Life Insured *Up to 60 Months for repayment We are the "People helping People" and that's what makes us your kind of bank. Stop in and see us for all the facts and figures. Ask about JOINT LOAN LIFE INSURANCE Coverage built for two. "Member Ontario Share and Deposit Insurance Corporation" 11ou'irre a pari# o( it all. GODERICH COMMUNITY CREDIT UNION 39 St. David Street, Goderich Phone 524-8366 N DAILY: 9:30 am -5:15 pm. Fridays tell 6.00. Saturdays till Noon sweetening the cake, it makes a better crumb and gives grain to it. Bloomfield has also travelled the world to learn his trade. He went to England to unearth the secrets of royal icing, to France for chocolate. He spent two weeks, in Belgium, working with a master baker. The man didn't speak English, but it didn't mat- ter, as the two explored the mysteries of marzipan. "1 didn't want to be an ordinary baker. I wanted to make baking and cake decorating my career." In 1938, he got a job in Oshawa as a baker manager of a retail shop. Eight years later, he was a baking instructor at the HMCS Cor- nwallis near Halifax. ' After WW H, he bought a baking business in Barrie which he sold in 1957 and went to Ottawa as manager in an in-store bakery in a supermarket, Robinson's IGA. "It was the beginning of the supermarket boom and the idea of having a bakery shop in a large store was new at the time." In 1965 he resigned to become pastry chef at Ottawa's Carleton University. He quit that position in 1975 and finally realized his dream at the age of 69 - owning his own bakery and cake -decorating school. "Well, I started talking to myself one day and said, 'I'm going to be 70. They're going to kick me out of here. Here I am, left with nothing, no pension, what am I going to do'? "Wgll, I changed my clothes and I said, 'if anybody's looking for me, I'll be back tomorrow morning.' I got in the car and went up Bronson and came down Preston and saw a sign in a little store for rent. I went in and that's where I Started." New minister welcomed Rev. Roberts conducted the service with a sermon given by Rev. Plugg. Following the service, Hudson Warr welcomed the congregation and visitprs and called on Charlie Orr and various group leaders of Victoria Street United Church to bring greetings to Pastor Tombs. Leonard Fisher of Benmiller congrega- tion gave greetings and introduced their leaders. Greetings from the local ministerial were given by Rev. Ball of neighbouring North Street United Church. Lelia Finkbeiner `brought greetings from Huron Perth Presbytery. Pastor Tombs responded and pronounced the benediction. Following grace by Pastor Tombs and the reception line, lunch was served and a time of fellowship was enjoyed. Calvary Baptist Church BAYFIELD ROAD AT BLAKE STREET PASTOR: TERRY WOODCOCK Phone 524-6445 ANNIVERSARY SERVICES Sunday, October 4 Special Guest Speaker - Pastor Marvin Brubacher Nursery Facilities ... available Sunday School - 10:00 a.m. Morning Service - 11:00 o.m. Evening Service - 7:00 p.m. Wednesday 6:30 - Mighty Mites - ages 4 & 5 Olympians • ages 6 - 12 7:00 - Prayer Meeting Thursday 7:00 - Word of Life Club - Teens WELCOME TO THE FRIENDLY CHURCH Free Methodist Church McKay Hall Nelson St. Lower Level Sunday, Oct. 4, 1987 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Service 11:00 a.m. Pastor Rev. Ron Ashton 524-6404 Knox Presbyterian Church Interim Moderator Interim Minister The Rev. B.A. Nevin The Rev. 11.W. Johnson Lorne H. Dotterer, Director of Praise„ Sunday, October 4 Worldwide Communion 11 a.m. & 7 p.m. (Chapel) 11:00 a.m Church School Mr. Johnson will preach (Nursery Facilities) Enter to Worship Depart to Serve St.. George's Church Anglican - Episcopal North and Nelson Stfeets, Goderich ' Rector: Peter C. Baldwin, B.A.M. Div. Organist -Choirmaster: David Hamilton, A.R.C.T. Sunday, October 4, 1987 -Worship Services 8 a.m. 11 a.m. 7:00 p.m. Celebration of a new ministry and induction of The Rev, Peter C. Baldwin Additional to regular services 9:30 Wed. Mornings - Holy Communion Christ Church Port Albert 2 p.m. Worship Service — You are .always welcome New Apostolic Church 298 Cambridge St. Goderich Sunday, Oct. 4, 1987 10:30 Sunday a.m. service 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 8:00 p.m. Wednesday Service Everyone Welcome North Street United Church 5-6 North Street, 524-7631 Sunday, October 4, 1987 WORLDWIDE COMMUNION SUNDAY 11 :00 A.M. WORSHIP AND SUNDAY SCHOOL Cable 12 Telecast at 1 P.M. Ministers Rev. Robert O. Ball Rev. Kathi Urbasik -- music director Mr. Robert Blackwell Seven Day Bible Reading Schedule: SEPT. 30 - Psalm 96 - Worship The Lord In The Beauty Of Holiness OCT. 1 - Psalm 97 - The Lord Your God Is Your King OCT, 2 - Psalm 98 - A Cause For Singing. God Hos Made Known His Salvation OCT. 3.- Psalm 99 - The Character Of God - He Is Holy OCT. 4 - Psalm 100 - In The Coming Millenial (1000 yr.) Reigh Of Christ Worldwide Worship OCT. 5 - Psalm 101 - A Portrait Of An Ideal Ruler OCT. 6 - Psalm 102 - A Psalm Of Sorrow And Suffering, Prayer And Prophecy. Grace And Glory.