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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY. 10, 1966
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
PAGE SEVEN
Who Says Grand Bend Dies In Winter?
Residents of the village of
Grand Bend may enjoy their
busiest season during July and
August when thousands of sun -
hungry tourists flock to the re-
sort, but unlike rumors to the
contrary, Grand Bend does not
die in the winter.
In fact, Grand Bend is put-
ting up a valiant fight to be-
come one of Ontario's leading
winter resorts—and from the
looks of the accompanying
photos shot last Sanday, the,
efforts of far-sighted sports-
men are paying off,
Winter activities began in
the Tend again this year with
a very successful Winter Sports
Club parade at which a lovely
young Dashwood miss, Sharon
Morenz, was chosen queen.
Members of the Grand Bend
Winter Sports Club used this
occasion to renew old acquaint-
ances with winter sports fans
who have already discovered
the ski slopes and toboggan
runs adjacent to the club's
chalet just south of the village
and at Pinery Provincial Park.
They also welcomed newcom-
ers and the opportunity to
show them what Grand Bend
has to offer in the winter, portant part directly by sup -
Perhaps most popular of all
winter activities sponsored by
the Winter Sports Club is
unique sleigh -ride parties which
have become favorites with
"outdoors" folks from as far
away as Michigan and Ohio.
Within the village itself, local
porting certain activities spon-
sored by the Winter Sports
Club and the Recreation Com-
mittee and indirectly, by keep-
ing village streets well cleaned
and in top shape for tourist
traffic.
And the genuine hospital*
youngsters enjoy minor hockey
under the guidance of the of business people in Grand
Grand Bend Recreation Corn- Bend remains throughout the
mittee and the Lions Club open winter months.
air rink provides plenty of op-
portunity for pleasure skating No, Grand Bend doesn't die
for young and old. in winter . • it just mellows
Village council plays an im- a little.
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Tourists in Grand Ben.' 1't.'1^ .•,'
January, February and March but they still get hungry —
and village businessmen are always ready, w1xug il:a able
to 4eCili • inodate, underfoot, these folks
will enjoy hotdogs, homburgs, french fries soft drinks and
As Usual
ice cream, just as they would in the summer when the resort
is in full swing„. Booth operators would do well to keep .an
extra supply of steaming hot coffee on hand but otherwise,
it is business as usual.
(Citizens
News Photo)
SUGAR.
AND SPICE
by Bill Smiley
HOW THE DAYS GO
"It's not the cough wot car-
ries you off. It's the coffin
they carry you off in."
That old English folk saying
pretty well sums up my atti-
tude toward life this week. It
isn't the work that's killing me;
it's the after-hours stuff, in a
typical week,
Last Monday, after work, I
wrote my column, then spent
five hours studying an essay by
C. S. Lewis, concisely called
"Right and rong as a Clue to
the Meaning of the Universe".
Try selling that one to a girl
whose chief worry is her hair-
do, or to a boy who can hardly
wait for the last bell to ring, so
that he can streak for the pool-
room.
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hearsal for an annual pageant
in the church. I am in charge
of rounding up sufficient bodies
of the right size and shape.
Have you ever tried to de-
liver 25 reluctant teenage boys
to a church on a Sunday eve-
ning, in this day and age?
Don't.
St. Joseph had sprained his
ankle, skiing, and couldn't
make it. St. Peter had the flu.
St. Andrew just didn't bother
showing up. St. Thomas had
to go out of town with the ban-
tam hockey team. St. Paul
thought the rehearsal was next
week. The shepherds have Iost
their crooks. The three wise
men are two dopey kids who
want to get home and watch
Bonanza. Judas is sore because
he's just learned he's the villian
in the piece.
Tuesday night I went curling.
First time this year Next
morning, I felt 112 years old
when I crawled out of the sack.
VIy muscles worked only in fits
nd starts
Wednesday afternoon, rushed
o matinee to see movie of Mac-
)eth. Sat with doe -eyed female
l'nglish teacher. Later told my
laughter I'd held hands with
ler throughout the s h o w.
Daughter furious. Wednesday
light, a two-hour meeting of
ur staff's general futility com-
.nittee.
Snow Covered Sand
While white sand is piled high with crisp snow, blue water
is changed to opaque ice and sun umbrellas and beach towels
are replaced by snow fences, the beach in winter at Grand
Bend still holds a certain fascination for adventurous tour-
ists. Perhaps they are remembering last summer. Maybe
they are intrigued by the weird shapes of ice and snow.
What ever the reason, beachcoming is almost as popular in
the winter as in the summer when the sun issues it warm
invitation.
(Citizens News Photo)
Heralds of Another Summer Ahead
of time and opportunity for winter fun and excitement in
the little resort for those who search it out.
(Citizens NewPhoto)
Dry-docked for winter, these boats stand to remind winter
visitors to Grand Bend that another summer season is just
around the corner,, Until then, there still remains plenty
And you grope off to work
in the dark Monday morning.
And you have a rough day. And
you come home and look at the
mail; two whopping insurance
premiums, a fuel bill that
makes you want to run to the
nearest travel agency, and a
notice from the bank that your
account is overdrawn.
Oh, well, it's a great life if
you don't die from sheer living.
Thursday afternoon, a two -
lour drive to the city, through
1 swirling snowstorm with Kim,
ier last (halleluiah!) visit to
ie orthodontist. Five years
id 700 dollars after it all be-
an the kid has straight teeth.
Two more hours home, the
.'ansport trucks giving us a
ud bath about every two
iles. But we had a jolly con-
-ersation, in the cozy car, in
.,he black night, in the white
—ilderness. Talked about four -
atter words, their origin and
teir fascination. We agree
hey were ugly but powerful.
:ot the dirty ones. They re -
Jeal merely a limited vocabu-
lry. But such epithets as slop,
-ab, slob, clot, punk, jerk,
ink have a certain horrible
2harm.
Friday night is relax night,
the week over. I curled again,
tnd later got into a session,
one of those "Kids don't know
how lucky they are today" ses-
sions with some other creaky
elics of the Depression. I also
:fot hell when I got home. But
not to worry. Tomorrow I could
sleep in.
Tomorrow arrived, about 30
winks later, and the Old Girl
still a bit owly, informed that
she wasn't up to driving the kid
to the city for music lesson. I
was thrust into the snow and
:ce. She slept in.
Hugh was to come home with
us, for a week -end's skiing. He
didn't show up at the rendez-
vous. We went to his men's
residence. Nobody had seen
him since eight o'clock the
night before. With some faint
hope that he's either eloped or
been kidnapped, Kim and 1
struck out for the long, dreary
drive home.
Momma is all rested up, and
•nforms me that we're going
lut to spend the evening with
some new friends. Groan. It
was exhilarating but exhaust-
ing, four of us talking at once.
Left at 3 a.m., clutching a de-
licious home-made coffee cake.
Sunday was church, curling
,n the afternoon, and a special
treat in the evening—dress re -
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The February meeting of the
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ning with an attendance of 51.
The EUB Brotherhood were
guests for the evening,
Mrs. L. O'Brien was chair -
lady and opened the meeting.
This was followed by a skit
entitled, "What if they had
quit?", by the committee in
charge. Mrs. Beatrice Hess
sang, "My Task"„ accompanied
by Mrs. Milton Oesch.
The responsive Scripture
reading was followed by prayer
by Mrs L. O'Brien. Following
the offering, Ellwood Truem-
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"Bless This House". A read-
ing on the origin of the Evan-
gelical UB Church was given
by Mrs. Doroothy Koehler, af-
ter which the hymn, "0 Jesus I
Have Promised", was sung.
A discussion period followed
concerning church union, under
the leadership of Miss Olive
O'Brien.
Following the businness, un-
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Greb, lunch was served by the
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