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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-08-15, Page 10Lori Miller spent Sunday with Coral Lockie at Gorrie. Rev. and Mrs. Edward Attwell . of Kanata visited Monday with Mr. and Mrs. Don King. Greg Douglas of„Kitchener spent last • week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Douglas. Gary Douglas of Tottenham also visited one day last week with his parents. LUCK NOW DISTKKT CO-OP 2nd Annual GIANT COMMUNITY YARD SALE Friday, August 17, 8-5:30 p.m. Saturday. August 18, 9-4 p.m. Free Space Available Everyone Weleonne To Set Up Your Own Booth LUCKNOW DISTRICT CO-OP County Rd. No. 1. 1 mi . S. of Lucknow $29-7953 Paso 10—The Wingham Advance -Times, Aug. 15, 1964 MRS.,ALLAN GRIFFITH Wroxeter Personals Harold Moffatt has returned home from an enjoyable three-week vacation in the Western provinces and northern United States`, _ Mr. and `Mrs. Vern Clark spent a few days recently with Mr. and- Mrs. Fraser Pollock and Todd- at Bramalea. Mrs. Arnold Edgar, London, visited Gordon Gibson one day recently. Mr. and Mrs. Adrien Poirier of Weston visited for a couple of days recently. with Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Marks. Jim and Sheila Moffatt, Peace River, Pat and George Moffatt of London and Jahn Moffatt of the OPP at Downsview visited with Mrs. Nora Moffatt and Harold and attended the family picnic at Harold Johnston's in Morris Town- ship. Mr. and Mrs. Vince Taylor of Charleston, South Cartolina, spent a few days with Mn. and Mrs, Vern Clark and other friends recently. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Ron McMichael who celebrated their silver wedding anniversary Aug. 10 at the Howick Community Centre. May you have many more happy years together. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Powell, Jason and Colin of Kitchener, • Mr. and Mrs. David Marks, Sandra and Susan, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Marks, all of Brussels, as well as Edith and Oliver Grigg of Lucan dropped by to honor their father, Cliff Marks, on his birthday last weekend. May we in the community also wish Mr. Marks a belated happy birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Musgrove were in Erin Sunday where they visited at Mrs. J. C. Johnston hosts Institute meeting BLUEVALE — Mrs. J. C. Johnston entertained 23 Women's Institute members and guests at a resolutions meeting held last Wed- nesday at her home. The business was con- ducted by the president, Mrs. C. Mathers, and the secretary -treasurer, Mrs. R. Fraser. It was reported there are to be three 4-H clubs in the fall and the girls just now are completing their summer garden club. Mrs. Mathers showed the new WI scarves which are for ,sale and the Federated Women's Institute of Ontario folders which the secretary is to order. Institute friend- ship. cards also can be distributed by the members to interested friends. Replies to the roll call, "Suggestions to improve life in our community", all were worthy of consideration.. Two 4-H members told of their , experiences_. on . ex- changes in July with 441 girls in Alberta. Debbie Johnston is a Grade 12 student at the F. E. Madill Brussels resident returns home from an enjoyable tour BRUSSELS—Mrs. Winona Martin of Brussels has returned' from an enjoyable tour during which she and other tourists visited countries from England to Greece. In Greece she saw the great Acropolis and from a "Sound and Light" show Whitechurch — The agri- learned ,the history of the culture and Canadian indus- Acropolis which was built in. tries meeting of the Women's the fifth century B.f . Institute was held last Wed - After an air trip to Tel nesday at the hall. Mrs. Aviv, a bus trip was enjoyed James Wilson was the con - through the desert of Israel to villages. They rode beside barbed - wire fences where mines are and saw the United Nations peace- keeping force. To see the many places where Jesus preached and performed miracles made the Bible very real for the. tourists In Egypt an air flight to Abu Simbel showed the great temple of Rameses II, raised, piece by piece in 1983 to avoid being flooded by the Nile, at a cost of $36 million. The magnificent Aswan dams, the second built in the shape of a pyramid, of rocks and earth, had many power stations. There was a boat cruise from Aswan to, Luxor and at Luxor and Karnak, horse-drawn carriages took tourists to the temples. A felucca (sailboat) ride to Kitchener Island, where Lord Kitchener started a bptanical garden, was ex- citing, as were visits to many tombs, including that of Tutankhamen. A camel . ride took tourists to the three large pyramids at Giza, one of which was visited, the home of their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Doug Weber, Kevin and Dawn. Mrs. Allan Griffith was in Sarnia with Mr. and Mrs,. Blair Sharp tnee Betty Hupfer of Wroxeter) and Sandra for a few days due to the drowning death of their youngest son David in the St. Clair River over the holiday weekend. Rev. and Mrs. Edward Attwell of Kanata were guests last Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Vern Clark. Ann Mullens of Aylmer, Quebec, spent the weekend with her aunt and uncle, Mre and Mrs. Ron McMichael, and attended their 25th wedding anniversary celebration last _.. Friday night. Peter Isabelle, Jennifer and Chris of Mississauga visited 'Mr. and .. Mrs. Clarence Clement one day last week on the occasion of Mrs. Clement's birthday. Tharon Riley held a family picnic at her trailer at Port Elgin Sunday in honor of the August birthdays in the family. Those attending were Oliver and Audrey Riley, Doreen and Bill Wintemute and Dennis, Ron 'and Heather Riley, Melissa and Jerrad, all of Wroxeter, Ron and Mary Beth Gilbert and Krista and Lynda Riley and Dennis Henderson, all of Harriston. Griffith, enroute Seaforth from a holiday last Mr. and Mrs. Walter Eaton of Seaforth paid their sister, Mrs. Allan Griffith, a visit last Thursday evening enroute home from a nor- thern holiday. Secondary. School and Brenda Chambers is enrolled in the tourism course at Niagara College. They were chosen to be part of a group of 15 young people from Huron County who were chosen to be part of the exchange because of their participation in 4-H activities. Each girl outlined the highlights of the trip, in- cluding sightseeing, educa- tional experiences and the fun, especially with the host families. Miss Johnston and Miss Chambers each had ex- cellent memory books, filled with photos and brochures. In the absence of the convenor, Mrs. 11. Craig, a bicentennial quiz about Ontario was conducted by Mrs. W. Peacock. It was a learning experience for all and Mrs. D. Street, a retired teacher, was the winner. Refreshments were served by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Carl Johnston and Mrs. Street. The next meeting will take the form of a bus trip Sept. 5 to the Huron Country Playhouse at Grand Bend for the musical "Ain't Misbehavin"'. Mrs. K. Chambers will be the con- venor. home to northern CAMPING TRIP—The Outdoor Alive children from Wingham's summer playground program set off Monday morning for a camping trip to Point, Farms at Goderich. The children brought along all their gear too, like sleeping bags, food and even the occa- sional teddy bear. Adam Deslauriers, Michael and Jamie MacKay and Jason Campbell were all set to go on the two-day trip and helped leader Karen Wood' pack the car. ersonals from Fordwic'h Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Vittie of Port Colborne visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stewart and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Vittie. Mr. and Mrs.. Bill Sothern visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mulvey at Beimore. Bill Brears returned to his home at Cairn, Sask., after spending a few days here' with his daughter and son-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Maher, and his -parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bal Brears. He also attended the funeral of the late Samuel Newton held last Wednesday at the Watts Funeral Home, Gorrie, with interment at the Fordwich Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Bailey of Thornhill were visitors. last Saturday with Mrs. Annie Pittendreigh. Sunday guests at the same home were Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hunter of Georgetown and Mr. and Mrs. IanPit- tendreigh and family of London. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Badger of Willowdale and Margaret Ball ,of Waterloo visited one day last week with Mr. and Mrs. Marian Kirby. Mr. and Mrs. Mel Allan lnstitute meeting held at the community hall Mrs. John A. Currie, the president, opened the meeting with a reading. entitled "Do you ever wonder why farmers paint their barns red?" It was decided to sponsor the 4-H girls for their fall project and the leaders are to be Mrs. Walter Elliott and Mrs. Archie Purdon. The president thanked the ladies who cleaned the hall and those who helped with the meal for her daughter's wedding. It was announced that the hall board is sponsoring a bicentennial family dance Sept. 8 with prizes going for the best costume. The roll call, "Name something you remember being done on the farm," was answered. The guest speaker was the Bruce County dairy prin- cess, Janet Needham of Ripley, who was introduced by Mrs. Catherine Wilson. Miss Needham is entering the University of Guelph this fall and will major in agriculture. Her job as dairy Two more interesting princess is to educate the "Sound and Light" shows public about dairy products. depicted the story of the She said. everyone should be Pharaohs and pyramids andShe milk l inhis icompeting diet. ' at other temples and gods. An p extra trip to' Memphis,Exhibition this month iCanadian n the onal ancient capital of Egypt , showed the step pyramid and ddeai shprincs he gave ancompetition imep a ition temple buildings. Folk -dancing shows in little speech on the benefits Greece and Egypt showed of being a country girt. the many different costumes She as thanked by Mrs. of the people. The whole trip Johnston and was interesting and presented with a gift. educational and no time was A contest Was held on lost banana bran muffins, judged by Mrs. Walter Elliott, • Karen Elliott, Kendra Purdon and Marilyn Jamieson. The winner was Mrs. Agnes Farrier. The motto was prepared by Mrs. Myrtle Metcalfe and read by Mrs. Dan Tiffin. It said every life we touch is a field and everything we do or say are • seeds.' She asked each lady what her harvest would be and urged them to set a good example to everyone they meet. Jack Whytock, Mary Hean and Mrs. Farrier played three old-time favorites on the violin, the guitar and the piano. Two -minute reports were given by the convenor and Marilyn Jamieson and Karen Elliott each played a song. The president announced the September . meeting will have "Pioneer Days" as its theme and a potluck supper will be 'held with authentic old-time dishes. The meeting closed with "God Save the Queen" and the Institute Grace. Lunch was served by Mrs. Don Ross, Mrs• Farrier and Mrs. Russell Gaunt. visited last Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Don Elliott and family of Beiwood and also attended the Highland Games at Fergus. Mr. and Mrs. John Lep- ,pington, Vicki, Tammy and Cindy, visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Bruce . Camp- bell and family of Kitchener.. Jason D'Arcey spent last week with Tom McClement at Port Elgin. Mr. and Mrs. Russel Nickel were in Toronto last weekend and attended the wedding of Ron Mackford and Margaret Winter held at the Lawrence Park Com- munity Church and the ' reception at the Donalda Golf and Country Club. The groom is a nephew of Mrs. Nickel. The Fordwich Parks and Recreation Board thanks everyone who contributed in any way toward the donkey baseball game and barbecue held r • ntly. Special thanks are exte e I . owick Optimist C ub, the nior Farmers and the Fo (. wich ladies' ball team: MRS. CLEM McLELLAN� r Brussels Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sweeney of Brussels and Mr. and Mrs. Meitick of Till- sonburg have returned from the Air Show near Chicago. FARM INSURANCE Is your farm coverage adequate and up to date? The Co-operators offer excellent coverage and our annual review makes sure your coverage is kept up to date. Replacement coverage is also available on outbuildings, such as barns, machine sheds and dwellings if they qualify. 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