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Wed. in Clinton ..
The Christian Reformed Church. Clinton was the
setting for the early spring wedding of Cory Bylsma and
John Kuipers on Friday, April 7.
The ceremony was officiated by Rev. A. VandenBerg
amid a setting of white mums and red carnation can-
. delabras. Mrs. Gail Lear was the organist and Chris
Bylsma, sister-in-law of the bride was the soloist.
The bride is the daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Wobbe
Bylsma, RR 1, Blyth and the groom is the son of Mr, and
Mrs. Martin Kuipers of RR 5, Goderich.
Given in marriage by her father, the bride chose a
floor -length gown of sheer organza that had a high ruf-
fled neckline enhanced by a trimming of white lace. The
skirt of the gown had a pinafore ruffle effect which
flowed gracefully along the train of the gown. Her veil
was held in place by a Mennonite type cap and she
carried a bouquet of red sweetheart roses, white fugi
mums and 'stephanotis.
The maid of honour was Anne Kaastra, twin sister of
the bride and the bridesmaids were Corry Kuipers, sister
of the groom, and Pat Bylsma, sister of the bride. Their
gowns were of white knit polyester dotted with yellow,
red and blue circles, and were accented with royal' blue
vests. They carried bouquets of white fugi mums and red
carnations. Thg flowergirl, Tracey Brand, niece of the
bride, wore a dress of similar material as the other at-
tendants, and carried a basket of white fugi mums and
red carnations.
Leonard De Vries, friend of the groom, was best man
and guests were ushered in by Aukie Bylsma, brother of
the bride and Jake Kuipers,'brother of the groom. The
ringbearer was Mark Bylsma,`1lepheW of the bride.
Following the ceremony a reception was held at the
Vanastra Recreation Centre. The bride's mother wore a
red and white printed floor -length dress with a red
overjacket accented with a corsage of stephanotis. The
groom's mother chose an orange floor -length dress with
a printed sheered Cape complemented with a corsage of
stephanotis.
Guests were present from Acton, Brampton, Chatham,
Exeter, Forest, Guelph, London, Sarnia and surrounding
areas: Special guest for the occasion was the groom's
maternal grandmother from the Netherlands.
For travelling the bride chose a street -length dress of
multi -colours that featured cap sleeves and a cowl neck.
Her corsage was stephanotis. Following a trip to Ten-
nessee the couple are residing at RR 5, Goderich.
Prior to the wedding, the bride was honoured at
showers by: Pat Datema, former highschool
classmates; Dorothy Tamblyn for neighbours and the
women of the Goderich Christian Reformed Church. The
bride. and groom were also honoured at a buck and doe
Shower given by Corry and Jeannette Kuipers sisters of
the groom.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kuipers
photo by Harvey McDowell
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Eleanor McMillan of Goderich was one of 273 registered
donors who attended the Blood Donors Clinic held in North
Street United Church auditorium last Wednesday. The
clinic, sponsored 'by the Goderich Kinsmen Club with.
assistance from the Kinettes, yielded 242 units of blood. This
number wasdown slightly from the last
organizers were pleased with the results. With
.the picture is clinic assistant Shelley Irvine.
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Literary contest opened
Public 1•ibrary patrons with
literary skills will soon be
able to compete for $1,500 in
the 1978 Dorothy Shoemaker
Literary Contest for prose
and poetry.
The contest, sponsored by
public libraries in the Mid-
western regional library
system, is open to all library
patrons in the region of
Waterloo and in Perth, Huron
and Wellington counties.
Entry forms and contest
rules are now , available in
local libraries. The contest
officially opened ,May 1.
Entries must be received no
later than Monday, October 2
to he eligibly for the contest.
' Named in honour of a
former chief librarian at
Kitchener.,public library, the
contest last year attracted
more than 1,100 entries from
all age groups in prose and
poetry categories. '
"The number of entries
grows every year," said Bill
Zambusi, Midwestern's co-
ordinator .of programs and
services, "and this year we
are expecting another
record." ,
It is hoped that two noted .
Canadian authors will. be
available to judge the contest
and to present the awards at a
special ceremony at Cam-
bridge public library on
Friday, November 24. The
names of the judges are
expected to be announced
shortly.
Last year authors Miriam
Waddington and Constance.
Beresford Howe presented
the awards in Stratford.
The Dorothy Shoemaker
Literary contest was
toriginally sponsored by the
Kitchener public library. But
'the` contest became so
popular that it has now been
extended to include all
libraries in the Midwestern
region.
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