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Mr. and Mrs. Fred Parry and
family of Bright were visitors last
week with Attr. and Mrs. George
Armstrong. Mr. and Mrs. Larry
ArnittrOng and family of St. Thomas
were Saturday visitors with the
Armstrongs.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Jefferies, Tracy
and Jackie of Kitchener were
visitors on the weekend with Mildred
McClenaghan. The Jefferies attend-
ed the Stamper wedding in Bluevale
on Saturday.
Mr, and Mrs. Elroy Laidlaw, Mr.
and Mrs, Joe Ducharme of Goderich
visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Vannus and family, London.
Lauren Vannus was celebrating a
Iteir. and Mrs. Cecil deBoer and
family of Edmonton arrived On
Saturday to visit with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John del3oer. 'Cecil is
taking a two-week course in Toronto.
Rev. R. D. A. Currie of Owen
Sound was anniversary speaker at
Chalmers Presbyterian Church on
Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Currie were_
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Don
Ross and supper guests with Mr.,and
Mrs. Walter Elliott.
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Walker of
Owen Sound were Sunday visitors
with Mr. and Mrs. George Arm-
strong.
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According to the 1986 Census of
birthday.
Population, just under a million peo-
ple lived in a_diffexent province than
they had five years earlier. Both the
level and the direction of interpro-
vincial migration has changed quite
significantly since 1981. In fact, the
end of the energy boom, brought
about by the recession in the early
80s, was the main cause of the end of
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Mr. and Mrs. Russell Gaunt of
Edward Street, Wingham, spent the
holiday weekend with the Dirstein of
Ajax. Mr. and Mrs. Gaunt's
daughter, Janet Dirstein, is in
England for a few weeks.
the westward shift of 'Canadian
population. With a net gain of almost
100000 le
Mrs Aileen Ontario has now r a Alb
peop between 1981 and -1986,
Raine of,Boissevain, erta_as _ kr, Eitgenitiifieutwingtfamarietrne-~larrmiiter.
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WEDDING VOWS were exchanged on March 26 at Union Presby-
terian Church, Halton Hills, between Arny Lynn Thompson, daughter
of
Roy and Heather Ann Thompson of
IPAgavi GeorgetOwn and Douglas
Manitoba, spent a few days with Mrthe most popular • estination of ' Following a Caribbean honeymoon, the couple is, residing in Bramp-
and Mrs. Roy Bennett, Patrick
persons moving fro elsewhere in ton where Doug is employed with the Ontario, Ministry of Agriculture
Street. Canada.
and Food and Amy is employed with Canadian Medical Laboratories:.
MRS, LEWIS STONEHOUSE 88%9487
Mr. and Mrs. CatnerOn YUM and.
baby daughter Camerra of V,VaterloO
were dinner .guest last Satrirday
evening with his parents, Mil and'
Mrs. Clarence Yuill. Other visitors..
in the afternoon were two great-
aunts of the:infant, Mrs;
• McBurney of Wifigham and Alit.:
Laura Johnston,,BelgraVe. '
Mrand mra. Maitland EdgaT'iit
'Isetrolia; Mrs. Frances McCain:mai'
and Ruth -Lockridge of . Islingtorg
Mrs, johnatOn of
Shoot pate ends
Wingham \and Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Edgar, RR 4, Wingham, were dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Stonehouse Saturday evening, May
AI. The occasion, .marked ,Mrs.
MCCimmon's and Harvey Edgar's
• birthdays.
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banny
"ThortipsOk of Toronto
Visited lait Sunday With his grand-
' Parent% Mr. and Mrs. Bert John.-
iton.
Mr/and 1VIrS'. Rost Anderson spent
•Ake lieliday weekend with Mr a d
, Mrs. 'Rob Roy and Christin'a no
" akefiekE,
the card season L
90TH BIRTHDAY'
Wingham received a
90th birthday last
Huron County Hous
bouquet of flowers
the Bristol Terrace
IANNOUN
-',- WINGHAM T
' - - PLIFICHASE$8
Wingham Travel is -pie
Mit of the Wingham:
6f-Elirson Travelml
haat "ravel I.�Ca
rs. Percy (Hilda) Harris of Bristol Terrace in
leasant surprise at the open house to mark her
aturday. John Haines, board member on the
g Authority, presented Mrs. Harris with a Iov1y
n behalf of the authority. Mrs. Harris has ed at
partrnents for 17 years.
d to 'announce- the acqui--
EUih Travel, The
r‘t hall Travel at the Winq
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The travel. siness at 250 410seilhirte St., Wingham,
will now pet* *dor the naMe ot INInghani Travel
at 194 oe: hlrie St, .WIrigharm, Combining : the k4101 -
edge both,..0100S. Is Certain to lead T9.
better travel services 'fOrotir Wingham and area
customers. • - • -
BELGRAVEr-thitteen tables' of
shoot Mayers erijoy4an evening Of
cards last' Wgdnesday, May 25, at
the Women's Institute to end the
euchre,season.
Winners were: high lady, Mrs.
Stuart Charnney; low lady, Mrs.
Eva McGill; most shoots, lady, Jean
Wilton; high man., James R.
Coultes; low man, Albert Cook and
most shoots, man; George Johnston.
Further notice will betivenfor the
start of the euchre season for the
winter months. Thanks to everyone
for support throughout the season.
Edgar relatives
nark the holiday
- --BELGRAVE-7ApproXiniateb. dig
Edgar relativea- gathered -at the
home of Mr. and Mit. 1140w Edgar
and bon on Monda, May 21, to cele-
brate Victoria Day: • •
All enjoyed a noon barbecue and
later took part in -various activitieS,.
including , golfing; canoeing; horse-
ihee ,Iiitehingf fishing and praying
cards: A pizzir'SuPPer *at enjoyed.
later in the day. •
Otfests attended born 7Toronto,
lavistock. olia,
he
'Lillian Potter and Mrs. Sarah
Anderson attended the 100th an „
niversary, of the Bearnsville High
School on May 21 and 22. •
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Retirement party s
aSka was th 4ca1point.of
ay 'meetingof ,40 Mrs Club ••'-:
t St. Andrew's Preabyteria
Chub, Wh*tialt
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Mrand Mrs, Ross Turvey d1
Blupiale gave a graphic preen
tattoo of their Alaskan ,vacation'at
the meeting Through the use of
slides, they showed their arrival at.
Juno, followed by visits' to SkagvfaY„-
Whitehorse and Other places of in,
terest. •
The Turveys reported that on a
warn/ day there were 12 to 15 feetof
Snow omr,the side Of the road. The ice
of thoglaciers was quite blue and the
sun, still had not set at midnight.
The even saw people panning for
goht
Mr. and ,Mrs. Turvey viewed the.
old Mounted Police barracks and the
home ofa Mrs Berton, whose son, is
Pierre 'Berton,. ,the famous author
and hi§toriak •• •
After the Titiveys, were suitabiy,' ,
thanked, President Alex Robertson.
presided over the meeting',
welcoming all •present. Re read- a..
-Pam .about kind words ..And kind
• deeds:-- —77 7
Jean Robertson read the scrip- .
trire, °This is my command that ye -
love one another," and gave '.the
meditation on roses, comparing Our
lives to a rose that has been plucked,
and is useless Without its stern. Like
the rose, ,she said, we,.are useless
without.Christ.
Mr. Robertson gave a thought-
provoking message, asking "Are
Christians too sober?" A merry
heart does as., Much good as
medicine, he said and a good -laugh
is better than tonic.
Betty Richardson read the
minutes of the last meeting and Cora
Robertson delighted the audience
with a piano selection.
'Refreshments were Served and a
social time followed.
HaStingS:
club holds meal
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The Mary Hastings Rainbow Club
held its meeting last Tuesday in the
Wingham Town Hall, starting with a
Otin.ck supper. Mr*. Hazel Flardie
rearded over therneeting.
honors hospital
office "manager
Mrs. Margaret Bennett, office o
manager at Wingham and District 1
Hospital for the past 20 years, was C
honored at a retirement party when s
-administrative heads, members of
the office staff, department heads
and their spouses met for a dinner R
and reception.
The committee in charge con-
isted of Mrs. Mary Campbell, Mrs..
erna Francis, Mrs. Gertrude Tiffin
and Mrs. Lou Breckenridge,
After the business portion of the
eeting, one minute's silence was
bserved for a former member, the
ate- Mrs. Verena Bone. Mrs. Eva
arr thanked the group for
yrtipathy cards she had received.
The draw prizes were won by Mrs.
uth Heuston and Mrs. Clara Fitch.
he next meeting will include a
silent auction.
A short program followed with
three readings, "A Terrible Mix-
tip" by Mrs. Campbell, "Count Your
Blessings" by Mrs. Tiffin and "My
Own Grandpa" by Mrs. Campbell.
A few games of euchre were en-
joyed. The high pink card was held
by Mrs. Vera Marsh, while Mrs. Ena
Ritchie had the high white. Mrs. Ada
Pearce had the low pink and Herb
Clayton had the low white. Other
prizes went to Mrs. Margaret
Hastings, Mrs. Alma Jardine, Mrs.
Marjorie Wall and Mrs. Mae Hutton.
me, doniniittee in charge served
refresh/ninth. .
Mrs. Bennett was addressed by
executive .director, Norman Hayes
and by Gordan Baxter, director, of
finance at the hospital. Mr. Hayes
presented her witha beautiful Royal
Datiltori figurine. On behalf of the
hospital Recreation Committee,
Clayton Baird also made a presenta-
tion tithe guest of hem%
Guests Don and. Mary Vair led a
singsong And Sang a duet "Count
Your Blesainge.
Mrs. Bennett expressed her
gratitude' for the gets and
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visit
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