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Miss Joyce Shack, Associate Director of Nursing at. Alexandra Marine and
General Hospital, offers some cookies to patient, Mrs. Wilhemena Stock, at
a party held on December 22 by the hospital staff for long term patients and
those patients who couldn't go home for the Christmas holidays. A choir of 15
students from St. Mary's School entertained, Santa and his elf arrived and
refreshments were served. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan)
Colborne news
In the Christmas rush
that seems to take over
yearafter"-'year, -where -
people rush and
i
shop for gifts, , bu Yin
g
goodies for the Christmas
season, busy making gifts
or spending -I -61-s baking
cookies, pies, puddings
and that popular
Christmas Cake, or even
decorating the house
inside and out, with all
these extras often folk
don't pause to take the
time to really look for and
find the real meaning of
Christmas.
Do we take time to go to
Church and hear the
Christmas message? Or
do we just go along all
Christmas season on the
tinsel and holly?
A special thanks is in
order for the teaching
staff and pupils and all at
Colborne Central School
for the splendid portrayal
of the Christmas message
at their Concert Tuesday
evening December 19.
- There was an overflow
crowd of children,
parents, grandparents
and friends and it was a
most enjoyable evening.
Principal John Kane
was master of
ceremonies for the
evening and after
welcoming all and
commenting on the
beautiful evening, which
as we all know was a
rarity, introduced the
first number which was
the kindergarten class
with Mrs. McMillen,
teacher, presenting
"Christmas Eve" in song
and dialogue.
Everyone was waiting
for Christmas day, the
reindeers were prancing,
the sleighs were moving
and the bells jingled.
Mother and dad came in
and sat in their rocking
chairs watching and
waiting, the snowflakes
fluttered down and in the
final song "We Wish you
a Merry Christmas" all
was ready for Santa to
come.
Grade 4 pupils sang two
very well rendered'
French Christmas Carols
with teachers Mr. Snell
and Mr. McCurdy ac,-;
companying o'n guitars.
There was a slight pause
in the program at this
-tine when- Mr. Kane
presented Mr. McCurdy,
who has served for three
months at the school
during the absence of a
teacher, with a gift.
Grades 1 and 2 with
Mrs. Grant as teacher
and narrator Scott' Stoll
then presented a play
"Tweedle Dee plays a
Joke on Santa". The
children found out that to
play a joke on Santa and'
have all the toys wrong
really wasn't going to be
such a joke and thanks to
the Fairy who touched
the toys and made them
right and that is when
Santa really laughed.
Grades 2 and 3 with Mrs.
Chisholm as teacher, told
of how Christmas is
observed in Other lands
and ended with the
children all singing We
wish you a Merry
Christmas.
Grades 3, 4 and 5
presented a 3 act
Operetta "Santa and the
Spacemen"..Teachers of
these grades Mrs.
Jenkins, Mr. Sanders and`
Mr. Hunter are to be
commended as
everything ran so
smoothly and with
meaning.
Santa was coming but
he had to make a forced
landing because of a
flying saucer that
frightened his rein-
deers. Tlae-spaceman, a
man from Mars then took
Santa by force off to his
planet to show his folk
and the children on earth
were so annoyed but in
their waiting forcSanta to
come back, men from the
other planets came in and
all wanted to enjoy
Christmas like we do, and
finally there was a
conference and Santa
came back and^ all
planets decided we have
a , nice Christmas and
they want to have h Santa
too for one part of
Christmas is bringing joy
to othersf: -so all were
happy again.
At this titn'e there was a
pause to give special
thanks to Mrs. Dustow
Music, Director at
Colborne Central for her
fine work and ac-
companist for ' the
evening.
The closing number
with Grades 6, 7 and 8
forming the choir and
singing beautiful
Christmas carols and
Rhonda Bean as
narrator, explained in a
splendid way the pictures
portrayed on the screen
"He is Born" .
The ever wondrous
story, Christ was born a
baby in a Manger in
Bethlehem, and the
angels sang, the
shepherds were on the
hills and saw the star,
and the wise men came
bringing gifts, Twas the
Birthday of a King.
The theme to the
evening program that
was left in my mind was,
Christmas is a happy
time, a time to think of
others, gift giving from
the heart is a joy, there is
a love at Christmas and
there is that deeper
meaning of Christmas,
mankind received the gift
of a Saviour who is Christ
the Lord.
Congratulations to the
teachers and staff and
pupils of Colborne
Central school.
SOCIAL NEWS
Colborne Central
School is,: . closed for
Christmas holidays and
will open again on
Wednesday, January 3rd.
We are pleased to
report Kent Milburn was
placed second in the
Canadian Legion Branch
109 Essay contest. The
topic being Remem-
brance Day. This is the
first time Colborne
Central has been involved
in this program.
During the Christmas
season people were
shopping and sometimes
may have mistaken their
car. While shopping on
Shoppers Square
someone by mistake
apparently put a child's
used knitted cap in our
car and we noticed it
when we arrived home. It
is a child's knitted rose
shade cap with pompom
Turn to page lsi
Auburn
news
Despite an ice storm,
the Auburn and District
Lions Club held- their
Christmas party when
over 50 children and their
parents attended. Lion
President Bud Chamney
was in charge.
Lion Steve Campbell
had procured the films
Christmas Messenger,
The First Christmas Tree
and the Great Toy
Robbery. Lion Donald
Haines was in charge of
the projector.
Between films
Christmas carols . and
songs were sung : with
Mrs. Fred Lawrence at
the piano. Mrs. Jim
Schneider and Lana and
Leslie Lawrence led the
singing.
A beautifully decorated
Christmas tree, adorned
the hall and. Santa Claus
arrived and gave out
bags of candy to all the
children.
SOCIAL NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Gary
Edmuns ' of Scarboro
visited last weekend with
her mother, Mrs. Irene
Churchward and her
grandmother, Mrs. D.
Holden.
Winners at the euchre
party held in the Com-
munity Memorial hall
last week were; novelty,
Donald Haines; high
lady, Mrs. Frances
Clark; low lady, Tom
Jardin (playing as a
lady) ; high man, Ken-
neth McDougall; low
man, Jack Hallam. Cash
prizes -.f r the most lone,
hands fo the period up to
Christ as went to Ben
Hamilton, second Robbie
Plunkett; lady's ' first,
Mrs. Cathy Rody, second,
Mrs. Tom Haggitt.
Miss Diane Kirkconnell
of Edmonton is
vacationing with her
parents Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Kirkconnell.
ANNUAL DINNER
The Auburn Knox
United Church Sunday
school rooms were at-
tractivelly decorated for
the annual dinner and
United Church Women's
general program on
Wednesday, December 13
at 12:30 p.m.
The president Mrs.
Donald Haines welcomed
members and senior
citizens a the -church who.
were invited as guests.
The Rev. Earl St Jean
said the-
race and ap-
proximately
P
proximately 50 persons
enjoyed the smorgasbord
style dinner.
Carol singing was
enjoyed led by Oliver
Anderson accompanied
on the piano by Mrs.
Kenneth McDougall.
Mrs. Oliver Anderson led
a Christmas devotional
period on "How Far is it
to Bethlehem? assisted
by Mrs. Jack Armstrong
reading the scripture
passages.
Two poems were read
by Mrs. Beth Lansing and
Mrs. Norman McDowell.
Several carols were sung
and very suitably formed
part of the worship
Service. A piano splo was
playede by Mrs. Gordon
Gross.
Mrs. Tom Jardin in-
troduced the guests, Mr.
and Mrs. Clayton
Robertson of Meaford
who gave an interesting
talk with their slides on a
trip this past summer
they had taken to the
Holy Land.
Mrs. Donald Haines
thanked Mr. and Mrs.
Robertson and presented
them with a gift.
The Unit Leaders, Mrs.
Maurice Bean and Mrs.
Jack Armstrong com-
bined their members for
the various committees
to host this event.
WI
The December meeting
of the Auburn Women's
Institute was held in the
Community Memorial
hall with the president
Mrs. Eleanor Bradnock
in charge. Mrs. Catherine
Jackson was pianist.
Mrs. Robert Peck gave
the financial statement.
Mrs. Bradnock thanked
all who had assisted in
catering to the Christian
Reform Yiiung People the
Family Night and the
40th wedding anniversary
for Mr. and Mrs. Bert
Daer.
Mrs. Donald Cart-
wright and Mrs. John
Hildebrand were named
4-H club leaders for the
spring project,
Accessories, The Final
Touch.
The members decided
to take the needlepoint
course and Mrs. Eleanor
Bradnock and Mrs.
Thomas Jardin were
appointed leaders.
A letter was read re the
free rabies clinic and a
letter will be sent to
support this clinic. A
thank you letter was read
from Mrs. Orville Free.
Plans were made to cater
to the Lions club dinner
on January. 3..
Mrs. Donald Haines
and Mrs. Thomas Jardin
were in charge of the
program and began with
the singing of Christmas
songs and carols with
Mrs. Kenneth.McDougall
at the piano. A Christmas
wrapped box contest was
held.
The Christmon tree
was decorated and as
they placed each symbol
they told what it sym-
bolized. The first
Christmon tree
originated in 1957 at the
Lutheran Church of the
Ascension in Danville,
Virginia. It has since
become a world-wide
celebration proclaiming
God's Name and His
many Acts.
One cannot buy these
ornaments but make
GODERICH
COMMUNITY CENTRE
Special Events
MINOR HOCKEY
Pee Wee Saturday, December 30
Walkerton at Goderich"- 5:00 p.m.
Bantam "A" Saturday, December 30
Walkerton at Goderich - 6:30 p.m.
Midget "A" Saturday, December 30
Listowel at Goderich - 8:00 p.m.
Midget,"B" Thursday, December 28
Mount Forest at Goderlch - 8:00 p.m.
SHINNY HOCKEY
Tuesdays and Thursdays
10 a.m. - 12 noon '1.00 per person
BROOMBALL
Mondays and Fridays
10a.m. - 12 noon '1.00 per person
INTERMEDIATE "C" SAILORS
Friday, December 29 - 8:30 p.m.
Wingham at Goderich
Auditorium Rentals
Dances, Ponies, Receptions
CALL 5 24.903 2
Goderich Recreation & Community Centre Board
The staff at Alexandra Marine and General
Hospital held a Christmas party on Friday af-
ternoon, December 22, for their long term patients
and some of the patients who couldn't go home over
the Christmas holidays. A choir of 15 students from
District
news
them according to one's
ability and need and
started with the
evergreen tree which
tells of Eternal Life. They
went on telling what the.
22 ornaments meant to
the world.
A duet was ^sung by
Mrs. Haines .and Mrs,
Jardin. Mrs. Jardin told
about the Christmas
customs with food. Mrs.
Kenneth McDougall won
the carol contest.
A short inspiring
candle -lighting service
was held with the Advent
I Table centre.
A` delicious Christmas
lunch.was served by MrS.
Thomas Haggitt, Mrs.
Major Youngblut and
Mrs. Lillian Letherland.
Mrs. Lawrence
Plaetzer received the
prize for having the
nearest birthday, Mrs.
Bud Chamney won the
prize for, the most red in
her Christmas corsage;
and Mrs. Beth Lansing
the prize for having the
most safety pins in her
purse.
All members signed
cards to go to Mrs.
Andrew Kirkconnell,
Mrs. Torrance Tabb,
Mrs. Orville Free and
Mrs, Elsie Scott and Mrs.
Florence Millian.
St. Mary's School entertained, Santa and his helper
arrived and refreshments were served. Here, clown
Roy Straughan chats with one of the patients at the
party. (Photo by Joanne Buchanan)
NOTICE
SENIOR CITIZENS
Public Meeting:
Wednesday, January 10, 1979
7:30 p.m. McKay Hall
PURPOSE: To discuss the establishment
of a Recreational Senior Citizen Centre
for the Town of Goderich and surroun-
ding area.
All interested senior citizens are urged
to aftend.
More information can be obtained
from K. Hunter at 524-9492 or from the
undersigned.
Mrs. Eileen Palmer
Chairperson
Senior Citizen Recreational
Centre Committee
N UAR YSU
Earl Rawson extends to you a personal
invitation to his After Christmas Suit
Sale. Earl is offering a fine selection of
suits to add to your wardrobe at SUB-
GROUP 1
All Wool Worsted, Fortnel and Wool_
2 and 3 piece
SUITS
�/Z PRICE
REG. 995. AND $230
$9250.d$ 115
REG. 38 TO 48, SHORT 38 TO 42, TALL 38 TO 46
STANTIAL SAVINGS. Be sure to take
advantage of this sale and shop early
for BEST SELECTION.
REG.
REG.
REG.
GROUP 2
All Wool Worsted, Fortnel and Wool
3 piece
SUITS
1/3 OFF
X130.
$150.
$166.
'195 -
'225 -
'250 -
Alterations At Cost - All Sales Final
BALANCE OF ENTIRE 1 0/ OFF
SUIT .STOCK - NOW REG. PRICE
clinMOM
VISA
A ° L RAWSON LTD.
CORNER MONTREAL ST. AND THE SQUARE, GODERICH
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