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Happy New Too tp
Over the Dec. 17 weekend, Mrs.
Elizabeth Procter, Belgrave and
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Procter, Karen
and Kevin of RR 5, Brussels, visited
with Rev. Charles Speakman of
Pickering. Mr. and Mrs. Mark
• Speakman, Logan and Tyler of
Pickering, also visited at the same
home. Sunday guests with Rev.
Charles Speakman were Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Smithson, Johnathan and
Daniel of Markham.
Dr. Ronald Taylor of St. John's,
Newfoundland, is spending the
Christmas holidays with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Taylor and other
relatives.
Jodie Riley of Dungannon,
granddaughter of Mrs. Florence
Black, is a patient in University
Hospital, London.
Mrs. Elizabeth Procter, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Procter and family
visited Sunday evening wjth Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Van Ammeron and
family of Kitchener and Mrs. Betty
Kelly, Blyth, Mrs. Kelly returned
home with'Mrs. Procter and Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Procter and family on
Monday, Dec. 19.
Mrs, lothy°-Logan ' .entertained
her family on Sunday, Dec, 1$, for
their Christmas. Those present were
Mr. and Mrs. Americo Aj ruda and
Michelle of Fergus, Miss "Marta
Arruda and friend, Steven Miller, of
Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. Barry Logan,
Michael, Shawn and Becky;'Q.
Be -tray -et -Mr. and Mrs. Ram°
° gaiay e."vire and Trevor - .1 -°
Wyoi ming. •
The Anderson Christmas party
was held at the home of Mrs. Pat.
Honking of• Auburn on Dec. 11.
Guests present were Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon° Henderson of Brucefield;
Mrs. Murray Walsh, Brad, Sandy
and Michael of Blyth; Vaughn
Bunking, London; Mr. and Mrs. W.
Sehreibetr, Milton; Kathy and Mark
Schreiber, Oakville; John and
Lynda Schreiber, Burlington; Craig
and Joanne Schreiber, Mississauga;
Mr. and Mrs. E. Hartlin, Kingston;
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Dawes, Raymond
and Eric of Mississauga; Mr. and
Mrs. Keith Anderson, Schomberg;
Judith Anderson and Mr. and Mrs,.
Leslie Porter, Bolton; Mr. and -Mrs.
Jim Anderson and Mr. and Mrs.
Jeffrey Anderson, Guelph; Mr. and
Knox Sunday School
presents a concert
BELGRAVE — Families, rela-
tives and,friends packed the WI Hall
and enjoyed an entertaining evening
while the members of Knox United
Church Sunday, School presented
their concert on Dec. 20.
The Kindergarten class opened
the concert by singing "He'll Be
Corrin' Down the Chimney When He
2EComes' ; •J'Jinglte Sells' ' -and." "We
Wish You a Merry Chris'tnias".
"The Meaning of Christmas" was
presented by Grade 1, followed by
Grade 2's presentation of "Christ-
mas Is". Grade 3 told about "The
Friendly Beasts".
The audience enjoyed the humor-
ous presentation of "Christmas Pud-
ding" by Grade 4. "Mary's Boy
Child" was put to music by the
Grade 5 class and Grade 6 presented
"Light of the World", explaining
that Jesus is the Light of the world.
Superb acting of Clifford Coultes,
Debbie Hopper, Margaret Cook,
Mary Cook and Connie Kuc provided
great entertainment in their skit.
Alicia
„° Potter closed the program
w a im tan I s t
Rev. John Robertsied in the sing-
ing of "Here Comes Santa Claus"
while the children eagerly awaited
the arrival of Santa Claus who dis-
tributed gifts and bags of candy to
the children. It was evident that the
concert was enjoyed 'by all and that
the children will have many
memories of the evening.
UCW ladies exchange
gifts of peace & wIsdorn
WROXETER—On a snowy winter
night, the members of the United
Church Women and Jeff Hawkins
gathered at` the church, for their
Christmas party. Mr. Hawkins gave
the blessing and all satdown to a
delicious pot -luck din mer a tables
decorated in the Christmas theme.
Mrs. Eileen Hamilton presented
the worship in the form of a skit with
the theme, "Gifts Came Down at
Christmas". She stressed, "Amid all
the baking, shopping, wrapping of
gifts anis +Meir deeorations,- let us
not "forget .the Christ in Christmas
and His lfe and devotion to us."
Eileen presented a gift to Mrs.-
Bonnie
rs;Bonnie Lockwood and, upon opening
her gift, she found a dove which
represents peace. We dan ask for the
gift of God's peace and He will give
it to us.
Mrs. Marilyn Elgie opened her gift
to find a candle which represents the
gift of Jesus, the Light of the world
and God's Gift to the world. She read
a poem entitled "The Light of the
World".
Mrs. Phyllis McMichael's gift was
the Bible, representing the wisdom
that comes from God. It is a guide
for our lives, comfort in ourlorrow
and hope for our future. "Cherish
the gift and eagerly accept it," She
Sabi,
Mrs. Dorothy McGee accepted her 030
gift and found a ring, representing An error gracefully acknowledged
an eternal circle. God's love is like. is a victory won.
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Eileen -eon Iuded the skit with
thoughts on these gifts, saying we
should accept them with joy for they
are precious gifts.,: ",No matter. what
is under the Christmas tree, we must
be grateful and bei gbbci stewards of
the gifts we receive;" she said. She
closed the worship with the offering
and prayer.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read by Mrs. Joy Wylie and
thank -you notes were acknowledg-
ed. Mrs.: Sandra Edgar gave the
financial report. Mr. Hawkins ac-
cepted the list of new officers for the
.new year and installed the officers
as they took the oath of office.
oath of office.
Roll call was an interesting time,
with each member contributing
greetings, poems or readings. A
piano solo by Mr. Hawkins was
enjoyed by all. Mrs. Santa
distributed the gifts and as Secret
Pals were revealed, thank-yous
were expressed by all. Boxes of
Christmas goodies brought by the
members, were packed and later
distributed to the shutins in the
village. -
The meeting closed with prayer to
conclude ' a wonderful year for the
United Church Women.
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Mr. and.. Mrs homas May, f .
and Sara of Mississauga; Mrs --Meta
Hunkin, London;, .Mrs. Clara Black
of Campbellville and Mrs. Sarah
Anderson, Belgrave.
l+ r. and s `S:tewart 'Musgrove
visited with Clarence Ott in Listowel
on Sunday.
'Friends are sorry that Gordon
Gibson is a patient in Listowel
Memorial Hospital and wish him a
speedy recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Hart visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Dale Drumm in
Palmerston one evening last week.
Thanks to the Wroxeter carollers
who went around the village
Tuesday evening spreading
Christmas cheer. It is greatly
appreciated by everyone, especially
shutins.
Your correspondent hopes
everyone had a Merry, Christmas
and will have a Happy New Year!
Gorrie youth wins
work -term award
A Gorrie youth, Earl P. Hayden,
has won a University of Waterloo
work -term report award. The donor
is Inco Ltd.
Winners are students in 'the
university's co-operative programs.
— which see students alternate
between campus studies and work
terms in industry, business or the
publicservice every four months.
The work -term experience is
regarded as an integral part of the
education of a UW,.eo operative
education <sttide`i t.`'Stildefits pare
required to complete a minimum of'
four reports on their activities and
experiences during work terms and
many of, these prove valuable to the
students' employers.
UW was the first university in
Canada to offer co-operative
education more than 30 years ago.
Today, more than 9,500 un-
dergraduate students are on the
system, in all, six faculties.
The awards ($100 cash) are for the
best report in each academic
department. Winners also are
hosted at luncheons or dinners when
the presentations take place.
The work report awards program
was initiated by the university's
Waterloo Advisory Council, which
comprises representatives of
companies employing co-op students
on work terms.
Each term, 37 awards are offered
to students in the arts, engineering,
environmental studies, mathe-
matics and science faculties. Win-
ners are selected on the basis of
clarity, grammar, style and other
written communications skills.
Jr. Institute
enjoys dinner
at Brussels
HOWICK—Twenty-two members
and one guest gathered in Brussels
recently for the annual Christmas
dinner. The roll call, "Mime or draw
a Christmas carol", proved to be
both interesting and entertaining.
Charter members were presented
with -10-year membership, pins. A
thank -you was received from
Howick Central School for, the
donation the branch made. The
money was used topurchase a water-
table for the school.
The evening closed with a gift
exchange. The January meetingawill
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TOP SALES ® Becky Hickey gets a bowling sweater from Earl
Young, manager of Wingham Bowling Lanes, for selling the most.,
chocolates during a recent National Youth Bowling Council fund-
raising drive in Wingham. Becky peddled $280 worth of candy for
the drive.
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