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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-05-25, Page 30PAGE 12A—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1978 District news 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 sHIRAL's BOOK EXCHANGE We Buy -Sell - or Exchange your *PAPERBACK NOVELS *HARDCOVER BOOKS *COMIC BOOKS AND SOME MAGAZINES DEPARTMENT STORES ALU!T %TEtMET, CLINTON 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. Joanne Walters) 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. QUILT BATT.S 78" x 100" Reg. `5.79 STOCK UP & SAVE (Limit 4 per customer) CHIP. FOAM SAYELLE YARN GARBAGE BAGS 2 oz. Skein Reg. 99' ONLY 68 PLAYING CARDS Reg. °1.39 SAVE 40`' 99c PAMPERS TODDLER 180 Per Package 12/Box Limit 4 per Customer ONLY 99 $1 43 ONLY The above prices in effect until closing Tues., May 30 or while Iasi STEDMA NS GODERICH SHOPPING MALL HWY. NO. 8 GODERICH clinic but Eleanor in (Photo by MAKE if= JEWELLERY TO BE DIFFERENT oCitrtl CMS 51 ST. 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