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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1989-05-02, Page 10rr y'71 Page 1 OA - The Wingham Advance -Times, May 2,1989 MADILL FASHION SHOW --Lori Crawford and Angie Kerr, two members of the F. E. Madill varsity cheerleading squad, took part in the recent fashion show at the high school. (1 c3.`-1azon ZQULciica/lL129 Landscape Contractor 1/2 mile south of Lucknow on Huron County Road #1 Residential and Commercial R.R. 2 Lucknow, Ontario Bus. (519) 529-7247 ' M FOR ALL YOUR SHADE AND PRIVACY NEEDS COME TO OUR GARDEN CENTRE. We Offer: • bareroot trees for inexpensive shade • privet & honeysuckle hedging • large caliper shade & ornamental trees for immediate effect • seedlings & 3 high white spruce, colorado spruce & austrian pine for windbreaks & specimens • dwarf fruit trees f'-?� • a wide selection of males, locust, ash, magnolia, crabapple, oak, lilac, linden and birch trees •�t ° db 44r �g of t' " Too many to list, come up for a visit! HOWICK TOWNSHIP <2y RECYCLING PROGRAM C4j For residents of Wroxeter, Gorrie and Fordwich the pick-up of recyclables and burnabies is Wednesday. For those who take their recyclables to the landfill site- bins for recyclable material are stationed at the landfill site. 1. Newspapers: Whatever comes with a daily news- paper is acceptable. Please bundle or place in boxes or bags. No magazines, catalogues, telephone books etc. Household bottles and jars, preferably without the lids, must be rinsed or washed. Labels may be left on. No win- dow panes, Tight bulbs, ceramics, por- celain or china. 2. Metal Carts: Food cans must be rinsed out. Pop cans are acceptable as is. Please flatten as much as possible. 3. Plastic soft Drink Containers: Please remove the lids. No other type of plastic containers (for example, plas- tic peanut butt''r jars, vegetable oil bot- tles, margarine tubs). The Landfill Site Is Open: Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Saturday 9:00.aom. - 1:00 p.m. Be A Good Sort - Recycle 2. Glass: sr �0d./tJ/ rr ?6,2 sS/.?rf if/ Gorrie Notes Sunday guests of Bob and Marie Before returning home on Sunday, Strong were Dr. and Mrs. Alex she attended a birthday party for Strong of Wingham. her cousin, Melissa Noble. Alicia Brown of Harriston spent More than 40 descendants of the the weekend with her grandpar- lane Mr. and Mrs° August Keil held ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Brown, a picnic at the home of Mrs. Alma while her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hetherington on Sunday. Those Greg Brown, were in Toronto. attending were from Windsor, Mrs. Grainger returned as president GORRIE--Mrs. Robert Elschner presented the slate of officers and Mrs. Lloyd Faust conducted the installation when the Women's Institute met at the home of Mrs. Alex Graham, with 12 members and two guests attending. Past president is Mrs. Cecil Wilson; pres- ident, Mrs. Alvin Grainger; secre- tary -treasurer, Mrs. William Thorn- ton; public relations officer, Mrs. Alex Graham; program coordinator, Mrs. Mel Taylor; curators, Mrs. Alvin Mundell and, Mrs. Wilbur Hogg. • ! .._r. zv A potluck dinner preceded the meeting. Mrs. Grainger opened the meeting and conducted the busi- ness. Mrs. Alex Taylor was appoint- ed voting delegate for the District annual meeting to be held in Brus- sels May 9. Mrs. Wilson capably gave the motto, "Be a live wire and you won't get stepped on". Mrs. Grainger gave a report on a meet- ing of Huron County Health Plan- ning Services, held in Clinton. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Mel Taylor on May 17. ordwich Notes Congratulations to Ray and Arlene Borg of Mississauga, for- merly of Fordwich, on the birth of a daughter on April 23. Spoiling priv- ileges go to first-time grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Gerrit Borg. Mrs. Elgin Muirhead and little son Kevin of Sherwood Park, Alberta, returned home last week after spending a holiday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Wagler. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Kennedy and Mrs. Norma Behrns attended the Scottish Festival held at Bingeman Park, Kitchener, on Saturday, April 22. Mrs. Marian Kirby spent last weekend at Willowdale and Scar- borough and attended a Jack 'n° Jill shower for Kim Bowman and Peter Browne, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne White, Scarborough. Mrs. Roger Rowley, Whitney and Mitchell, Mrs. Stewart Rowley and Mrs. Russel Ruttan spent Thursday in Kitchener. Friends are pleased to know that Clarence Carswell has returned home from Listowel Memorial Hos- pital and hope his health keeps improving. `1►tiiifit) h} f <r Mr. and Mrs. Bob Petznick spent one day last week in Kitchener. The Fordwich Ladies' softball team thanks all those who spon- sored them in their recent bowl-a- thon. Samantha Campbell of London spent the weekend with her father, Jim Campbell and her grandpar- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Magill. Recent weekend visitors with Walter Harrifield were Mr. and Mrs. A. Doughty of Jarvis and Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Harris of Brooks, Alberta. Mrs. Lil Marriner of Newmarket spent the weekend with Mrs. Ber- nice Marriner. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Simmons visit- ed one day last week with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hambly in Kitchener. Mr. and Mrs., Doug Browne, Mr. and Mrs. Hector Browne, also Mr. and Mrs. Peter Browne of Gorrie, attended a Jack 'n' Jill shower on Sunday, April 23, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne White at Scar- borough, for Kim Bowman and Peter Browne who will be married early in May. WINGHAM ANDDISTRICT OPTIMIST CLUB EVENT BICYCLE AND LICENSE REGISTRATION Saturday,May6, 1989 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Wingham Arena • Mandatory Bicycle Licenses Free • Junior and Senior Categories • Written Test - Skill Testing Course • Trophies, Decals, Ribbons • Free T. -Shirts or Participants R Burlington, Woodstock, Brussels, Wingham and surrounding area, Mr. and Mrs. Murray Grainger, Christopher, Craig and Erin of Tavi- stock and Mrs. Cecil Grainger were Sunday visitors with Mr, and Mrs. Alvin Grainger. Mrs. Ruth Barrie and her daugh- ter, Mrs. Dawn Pilgrim, have returned from a two-week tour of England, Wales and Scotland. Mrs. Lewis Taylor, Kitchener, vis- ited with Mrs. Lloyd Jacques over the weekend. Mrs. Joe Simmons visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Simmons of RR 1, Wroxeter. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Graham, Meaghan and Laura of Listowel, visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Alex Graham. Mr. and Mrs. George Brown called on Mr. and Mrs. Russell Par- sons of Staffa on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Graham attended a 95th birthday party held for Mr. Graham's aunt,, Mrs. James Beaton of Orillia, held in the lecture hall of the Presbyterian Church on Sunday. Fordwich WI raises money for new drapes FORDWICH—The Women's Institute held a dinner in the United Church basement to raise money to help pay for the drapes in the How - ick Central School auditorium. Fol- lowing the dinner, the regular meeting was held. With Mrs. D. Lockie in the chair, the meeting opened with the Mary Stewart Collect and the Institute Ode. Mrs. W. Sothern led devotions and closed with a prayer. As it was April and Cancer Month, she told of the handling and planting of daf- fodils. The roll call was' answered with payment of fees and some- thing for an auction. Plans were made for having a booth at a farm sale held for the son of a former faithful member, now deceased. The auctioneer of the Institute sale disposed of plants, eggs, jam, onion sets, etc., and a nice sum was realized from the sale. The meeting closed with "0 Canada". Mission Festival held at Fordwich FORDWICH—On Sunday, April 23, Mission Festival Sunday was held at Fordwich United Church, with morning and evening services. Rev. John Stinson officiated at the morning combined service for Kurtzville and Fordwich congrega- tions, followed by lunch and a social hour in the church school- room and an opportunity to view the Mission Festival displays. The evening service included members of other congregations in the community. Rev. Donald Beck of Fordwich United Church, Jeff Hawkins of Gorrie and Wroxeter and Rev. Charles Byer, pastor of the Brethren -In -Christ Church, Ford- wich, participated. -Rev. D. L. Howlett, district secretary for the Canadian Bible Society, presented a film, "Winter Is Past", an excellent film about how the Bible changes lives in China. An hour of fellowship foll{kwed the service. -000- Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent- than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it. George Orwell