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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1988-08-02, Page 7.. • . ,••• •• t. • • •,.'• •• 4,”trt.. • . . • . . . , • . . -^ - „.. 4:2; '.*•.: It'e'°. VI", 44.1,:•:,..4,:.:•. 4 -1- ,/,,,,,graos,"ss., , Assts.' IssisfAws-ssss:ssske 43. The demolition crews -were busy last weekend piling down the former Oliver Riley butcher shop and the former double drugstore building, now owned by Renee Wheeler. The next store to meet the wrecker's bar is the former Munro store, now owned by George Morris, to complete phase one of the project. Mr. and Mrs. Reid Dingwell and daughter of Stoney Rapids, Sask., visited last Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Reid's grandfather, Gordon Gibson. Jamie Sanderson, Newmarket, spent the weekend with his mother, Mrs. Margeurite Sanderson, at their farm. Mrs. Allan Griffith, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Brian Manuel and Amanda of Heritage Estates, Seaforth, visited their niece and sister, Mrs. Lorne Ward and family, near St. Thomas last Wednesday. Many participants, staff and volunteers attended a farewell party for Pam Williams, former director of the Wingham and Area Day Centre for the Homebound, at the Armouries in Wingham last Thurs- day. She was presented with a lovely friendship -star quilt from her friends at the centre. Pam received a scholarship and is entering the University of Guelph this fall to further her education in her chosen field. We all hate to see her go and will miss her cheerful personality at the centre. ,However, everyone wishes her well and she has promised to drop by and visit now and again. Anotherformer director, Rita. Rice -Bowers, was able to at- tend as well as the centre's bookkeeper, Cathy Ritsema and her week-old baby Joyelle Glori-Anne. Mr. and Mrs. John Brent held a reunion' of his brothers and sisters last weekend. Those in attendance were: ,Mr. and Mrs. Norman Murchison, Vancouver; Mr. and Mrs. Lou Gies, Kitchener; Mr. and Mrs. Howard Walz, Waterloo and the Brents' daughter Nancy of Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. James Collison and Peter moved to their new honie izi Waterloo recently. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Hart have spent this week with them, Johnny Brent was master of ceremonies at last weekend's Summerfest Country Jamboree '88 with over 40 country and western performers at Bingeman Park, Kitchener. Mr. and Mrs. Ron McMichael, Karen, Judith and Rhonda and Mr. and Mrs. Gary Ballagh, travelled to Frewsburg, New York, last weekend where the four sisters entertained at a Heritage Hoedown sponsored by the New York Old Tyme Fiddlers' Association. They were ac- companied by Ivan Hicks and the Maritime Express of New Bruns- wick and Graham and Eleanor Townsend of Willowdale. MRS. GEORGE BROWN 335-3424 e•fr,‹ 4-, 4 # r •4. r rtk: Ar,490 Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Coulter of Grand Bend were supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Templeman on Friday evening. Mrs. Lorne Walker, Mrs. Alex Taylor, Miss Margaret Dane and Mrs. William Wilson of Fordwich spent Monday with Mr. and Mrs. James Walker at Sauble Beach. Mrs. Walker remained for a longer visit. Mrs. Cecil Grainger and Mrs, Alvin Grainger, RR 2, Wroxeter, visited Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grainger of Waterloo on Monday. Mrs. Mervyn Grainger of Listowel visited Wednesday with Mrs. C. Grainger. Mr. and Mrs. George Brown visited Mr. and Mrs, Norman Mulloy at Amberley on Tuesday and Wednesday. MRS. JEAN ROSS 357-459 Mr. and Mrs. Relison Falconer of Sarnia visited last weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Angus -Falconer. Mrs. Barbara Carey of Kitchener visited a few days last week withlier parents, 'Mr. and Mrs. Bill Purdon. Visiting on Sunday at the Purdon home was Beatrice McQuillan of Lucknow. Mr. and Mrs. John deBoer visited recently with their Son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Nicholson and family of Seaforth. On Saturday Mr. and Mrs. deBoer were guests at the Morrison-Logtenberg wedding in Lucknow United Church. Members of the Currie fainily held their family picnic on Sunday. Dinner was held in the Whitechurch Community Memorial Hall. The afternoon was spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Currie, RR 3, Wingham, with about 50 in at- tendance. Youngest was Alexander Glen Courtis, infant on of Mr. and Mrs. Brian Courtis of Iiirche ter. Reldtives• 'attended froth 'London, Mississauga, WitiMhig and Brant - fad. : Mrs. Lewis Taylor of Kitchener spent a couple of days with Mrs. Lloyd Jacques. Mrs. Joseph Hutchinson fell at her home and broke her hip. She was taken to Victoria Hospital, London, for surgery and was able to return to Wingham hospital on Tuesday. Harold Hyndman underwent surgery in University Hospital on Friday. Dr. and Mrs. Alex Strong, Wingham and Mrs. H. Hyndman visited him on Sunday. John Ross of Mississauga visited recently with Mrs. Irving Toner. Miss Donna Cober, Kitchener; Darrell Cober, Hanover; Mr. and Mrs. Dale Cober,-Fordwich; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wilson and family of Milverton; Mr. and Mrs. Doug Cober, RR 2, Gorrie, spent Wed- nesday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Don Cober and celebrated Mrs. Cober's birthday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cober of Dunnville visited Wednesday at the same home. Mrs. George Noble and Ken Noble called on Mrs. Ernest Noble of Blyth On Sunday. Mrs. Irving Toner visited several days at the home of Mr. and Hrs. Wilmer Ross, Cambridge (P). Mr. and Mrs. Duffy Colvin of Teeswater and Mrs. Isabel Adams spent the week at Point Clark. Mr. and. Mrs. Everett Spading of Goderich visited Wednesday evening with Miss Jean Sparling. PAID LAST RITES With every evidence of profound respect to consecrated devotionand with all honors from his beloved chureh, 'the rethains of Rev. D. Perrie, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church, were reyerently laid away in Brussels Cemetery in February of 1930. Following an earlier private service at the manse in Wingham, a public service was held at St. Andrew's Wirie,tlie big edifice was' filled, and floral tributes bore beautiful tribute to a beautiful life. • 4tIfte'.5.,At.'.4,,Makk•;‘,...,nmt:':itt.t.•••••.• FIRES IN THE NIGHT — A press conference was held prior to last Wednesday evening's opening of the play "Fires in the Night" at the Blyth Festival Theatre. Katherine Kaszas, Blyth artistic director, explains the concept of the play while playwright David S. Craig and Cele Sloman, upon whose life the play is bas- ed, listen. A review of the play, the warm story of how Fred and Cela Sloman taught Northern Ontario children in a converted railway car for over 40 years, appears in this week's edition of Crossroads. 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