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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-02-22, Page 10u age In Thi VIngham *Iva ll Grim e§, 'eb* gig# at the Wingham Public School editors: Jason Ducharme Kevin Smith The date has been set! On March 1, Mr. Bartlett's class and Mr. Lisle's class will be presenting the operetta "Truth About Cinderella". Each day the pupils work hard for at least two hours on the operetta. We are all sure you will enjoy seeing this. play and we hope to see you there. Keep on saving that junk! After the March break. the children of Wingham Public School will be having a yard sale. All the junk you can scronnge can be delivered to the Wingham Public School. Mr. Whiteley and Mr. Lisle will soon set a date for this sale. Ria Linardatos The Wingham Public School drarra club presented an excellent play to Grades 5 down to Kindergarten, on Valentine's Day. There was a Cupid play and a play en- titled "The Wallmark Com- pany". These plays were well enjoyed by all the grades and many letters of congratulations were give to the Drama Club. Well done! Nikki Reavie As we all know, last Tues- day was Valentine's Day and all last week Mrs. Phillips' class was busy doing won- derful valentine activities. They discussed how the post- man helps us deliver valen- tine cards and the true meaning of Valentine's Day. They came up with some in- teresting thoughts during their discussion. The class also found out why we cele- brate Valentine's Day on February 14. __._. Allan B are called "The Efves `and the Shoemaker," and ..",The Brahmin and the Tiger','. Christa Curzon Mrs. MacRae's class- is happy to have a new voh.81- teer. Her name is Miss Ver- non. The work she does in- volves3 helping the children in math and reading. Grade. Three's are doing very well in their division facts. Friends sent valentines to one another and enjoyed a valentine presentationby the drama club. Heather McLennan Mr. Lisle's Grade 7-8 class visited George Underwood's farm. We saw cattle, chickens and learned a lot about crops: Thanks to the Underwoods for their hospi- tality, and the business of farming information. The Grade Sevens wrote a science test and unfortunate- ly we didn't do as well as we had hoped we would. The Grade Eight's wrote a math test also. Mrs. Phillips' Grade 1 class made peanut butter cookies for Mr. Shaw's class. The peanut butter cookies were simply out of this world. They gave Mr. Shaw's class the cookies in appreci- ation for the books that were made for them. Anna Sakasov Mr. Martin's class is cur- rently in the process of build- ing wooden "log storage units". These are stands for holding firewood in. Last week the students also went skating at the outdoor rink. Mr. Martin reported that the aisle ice was getting soft and hard to skate on. Jason Ducharme Mr. Whiteley's class is working on an Olympic pro- ject with newspapers in the classroom. It is part of their creative language studies. They, read the Toronto Star which arrives daily and answer the given questions. The students have reached the halfway mark with their puppets for their play and will begin to create the script within the next week. They have entered seven groups in the snow sculpting contest for the Frosty Fest. Tracy Thynne. Mrs. Schedler's Grade Fours are working on puppet plays based upon stories in their readers. The stories 4N BRUSSELS II CLUB Cindy 'Stute was elected president and Jennifer Lazenby vice president when the club held its first meeting of the quilting project. The girls learned what was required for their sewing boxes and the different kinds of needles, thread and scissors. They also made templates for the applique sample. Each member was asked to choose a name for the club and bring it to the next meeting. Filter "IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN VARNA" 482 -TI -0-3 C/RcL�° Blyth Memorial Hall GREAT SPRING ENTERTAINMENT THE SHORTEST DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO POINTS Keith Roulston'e hilarious tale of the little village that clot In the road of the big highway and decides to fight back opens the spring season. The hit of the 1977 Blyth Sunrmer Festival returns In a new, Improved version. March 13, 114 17 e:30 p.m. THE VAUDEVILLIANS Peter Colley and Heiner Piller recall the songs and comedy of the great days of I Vaudeville. April 19, 20, 21 $:30 p.m. ,ORDER TODAY Subscriptionto both shows *12. Single tickets *7.30. Send chequef or money order stating dates preferred to: The Theatre Circle, Box 429, Blyth, On$. 523-9713 A NEW FIRE TRUCK for the Blyth Fire Department was picked up last week At Bridge Motors, Wingham, by department members Paul Josling, Bill Burkholder and Vernon Bromley, accompanied by young Aaron Bromley. The new pumper, which will have cost about Service held Sun. for Miss Thompson Funeral service was held Sunday at 3:30 at the Wingham Bible Chapel for Miss Sarah McConnell Thompson of Brookhaven Nursing Home, Wingham, formerly of Niagara Falls. Dan Stuckey officiated at the service in the church to which Miss Thompson had belonged. A eulogy was given by her nephew, Winston Thompson, and Miss Lesley tenPas played a flute solo, accompanied at the' organ by her mother, Mrs. Albert tenPas. Miss Thompson's final resting. place will be Glen Orchard Cemetery, Brace - bridge. Pallbearers __were Robin tenPas, Graydon Stuckey, David Wheaton, Peter Demeter, Paul Heffer and David Welsh. Lesley tenPas carried flowers. Miss Thompson passed, away Thursday, February 16, at Wingham and District Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was in her 86th year, born October 14, 1898, in Belfast, Ireland. Her parents, Samuel Thompson and Mary Ann McConnell, died in Ireland. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. James (Mar- gret-ta)—McBnmey-af li-.aa ra Falls, and several nieces and nephews, among them Mrs. Albert (Paddy Aim) tenPas of RR 2, Wingham. G. W. Evans was formerly a resident of Whitechurch George William Evans passed away at London on Monday, February 6. He leaves to mourn his passing, his wife Ellen; sons Eric of London, Robert of Hamilton and Ted, Georgetown; and daughter Mrs: Edith Brown of London. Mr. Evans was born in England on April 8, 1901. Before moving to London, Mr. and Mrs. Evans resided in Whitechurch where they ,had retired after farming in the Langside area for many years. While at Langside, he attended Langside Presby- terian Church and was a school trustee in School Sec- tion 8, Kinloss. The family all grew to adulthood in the Langside area. After they retired to Whitechurch, Mr. Evans became reeve of Kinloss after, serving on Kinloss Council for a time. He did much good work for the township, both during his term as reeve and after his retirement from the office. He was also active in the village, serving as president of the Whitechurch Water System and president of the Langside Cemetery Board. He attended Chalfners Presbyterian Church after his move to Whitechurch. His funeral service was conducted by Rev. Paul Mills of Wingham at the MacKenzie -McCreath Fu- neral Home, Lucknow. A Masonic service was also held 'at the funeral home. Final resting place will be Langside Cemetery. Wm. Errington dies after brief illness Following a brief illness, death claimed William Charles Errington of 292 Minnie Street, Wingham, on Sunday, February 19, at Wingham and District Hospital. He had just passed - his 82nd birthday. Born in Brant Township on January 31, 1902, Mr. Errington was a son of the late William Errington and Minnie Echmke. He received his education in Bruce County and during his early adult years, he Worked as a farmer. He later was em- ployed by the Wishing Well pop factory at Wingham and worked at various poultry farms. On October 31, 1945, he married the former Isabella Beatrice Wright in Fever - sham. She survives to mourn his passing, as „do one daughter, Mrs. . Mervin (Eleanor) Schwartz of Brampton; two sons, Everett of .Walkerton and Ross in the Phillipines; and four grandchildren. He was predeceased by two sisters and two brothers. Friends of the family paid their respects en Monday at The Currie -Walker Funeral Home, Wingham. Complete funeral and committal service was held Tuesday at two o'clock at the funeral home, conducted by Rev. Victor Grieco of the Wing - ham Pentecostal Church where deceased was a mem- ber. Spring interment will take place in Wingham Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers were Gordon Louttit, Gordon Lediet, Harold Casemore, Elgin Johnston, Lorne Hum- phrey and Glen Showers. Donations to the charity of one's choice would he ap- preciated as expressions of concern and sympathy. AVOID PRESSURE When doing a job around the home, the Industrial Accidiht Prevention Asso- ciation recommends that you allow yourself plenty of time to do the job properly and Safely. Working under time pressure leads toshortcuts and errors in judgment. Be realistic about the job, and don't allow yourself to become an accident victim. $65,000 by the time it is fully equipped, will improve the department's ability to fight major fires with its 840 gallon -per -minute pumping capacity. The old pumper will be kept on as a backup. LET'S DANCE—Curtis Moore paired with Janice Al for a dance number during the Wingham figure skating car- nival. Later in the program Curtis skated another dance routine with Laurie Ditner. Afternoon Unit February meeting BELGRAVE - Mrs. Earl Anderson opened the meet- ing of the Afternoon Unit of Belgrave UCW Feb. 14 with the call to worship, followed by secretary's and'treasur- er's reports. Visits to sick and shut-ins were recorded. Mrs. Anderson announced that the World Day of Prayer service will be on March 2 in the Presbyterian church. Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. Leslie Bolt were in charge of the study, "Jesus Means Life for the Poor". Mrs. Bolt had a questionnaire regarding our feelings on Jesus in the various stages of our lives. She also read from Matthew, John and Mark. Mrs. Anderson read from Chapter 2 of "Jesus Means Life" showing. that Jesus as- sociated with and lived among the poor and the sin- ners, showing love and com- passion for them.' Mrs. Lawrence Taylor had the worship on the theme "The rich and poor meet to- gether, the Lord is the maker of them all." After a hymn, Mrs. Floyd Campbell read Bible pas- sages from Deuteronomy and Luke and Mrs. Taylor had a short meditation and prayer concluding the meet- ing. ,, Canada's firpt airmail flight was made Ion June 24, 1918, from Montreal to Toronto. The plane, carrying 120 letters, made the flight in six and a half hours, with one refuelling stop. ffillTillibonso Last" wee statt.attendled a •. wor bops > J jtchener• - `tttt'ed ,e tntergenen%iinal 1'i ogca liming". T1!e workshop provided an '01?r' p-optuUzty to,. learn abort p1rugr'ai...tltat involve age - integrations, Recreation and sf gal, 'pr°ogratns are l'anging and We are can- scantly challenged to provide lejsure activities that will match the needs of the participants,' The older person today has little in - common with his or her counterpart in 195l. Today's older ,person is healthier, possesses a hr'gher level of education and is more economically independent. Intergenerational Programming is one way to meet the changing leisure needs of older community members. On Thursday, March 1, the Grade 7-8 class from the Seaforth Public School will be at the centre talking to the seniors about how to break down the barriers between the young and old. Anyone is welcome to -suggest ideas on how to discourage the myths of aging. This week at the centre we chased away the winter blues with a movie af- ternoon. We viewed the movie, "Ma and Pa Kettle at Home"; while eating pop- corn and found the time to chuckle at some of the movie's funnier moments. On Thursday, February 23, at 1:30 p.m., Mary Guse, representing the Arthritis Society, will be' our guest speaker. Many of the people attending the centre are trying to deal with arthritis and anyone from the com- munity who is also con- cerned about arthritis is welcome to hear Ms. Guse speak. On Wednesday, February 29, Janet Amos, artistic director at the Blyth Sum- mer Festival, will be our guest speaker. The seniors who attend the centre are looking forward to another. summer season of theatre at. Blyth and Ms. Amos will present the highlights off this summer_of theatre. The next foot clinic will be Thursday, March 1, in the afternoon. Please phone the centre if you wish to, attend. 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