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The Huron Expositor, 1988-01-27, Page 7THE HURON EXPOSITOR, JANUARY 27,1988 — 7 House Togs are topic of Kippen WI meeting sent from Theydon Bois Women's Institute active especially in the area of painting in Essex England. A draw was made for it which she excels at. Hilda Payne then in - and the recipient was Mona Alderdice. troduced the guest speaker, past board Grace Drummond presented Margaret member for area 23, Roberta Templeman, Hoggarth with a W.I. tea towel and a to speak on house logs. package of Erland Lee serviettes to take over to England to give to Theydon Bois W.I. in the spring. Public relations officer Margaret Hog- garth presented gifts to two 441 leaders - Barb Moffat and Janet Papple, who had led Kippen III club in the fall. Grace Drum- mond gave a reading "10`W.II. Members". Meeting was turned over to Hilda Payne who is the curator for Kippen East. A poem was read by Grace Eyre "10 Command- ments of Retirement". Hilda Payne then read the autobiography of Grace Peck, a former member of Kippen East and Hensall W.I. Grace Peck joined Kippen East in 1947, Hensen W.I. in 1958 and retired to Huron- view in Clinton in 1977, where she still keeps Kippen Correspondent MRS. MARGARET HOGGARTH 282-8902 Kippen East Women's Institute president 3Grace Drummond welcomed 11 members and six guests to the curator meeting on ednesday, January 20. It was held at the home of hostess Mona Alderdice. Roll call was answered by mempers tell- ing of a favorite quilt pattern. Some men- tioned were"Rose of Sharon', 'Blazing Star', 'Crinoline Lady', 'Double Wedding Ring', 'Orange Peel', and 'Butterfly Applique'. Thea Wisch and Margaret Hoggarth both had to pay a 40 cent fine for failing to wear their W.I. pin. Members were glad to see Mary Broad - foot and Dorothy Bell back in good health. Ruby Triebner was absent as she had just received eye surgery. A calendar had been A 'house log is a permanent record of the house which it describes. It should be kept in a safe place, and should specify location of home, who built it, material made of and year built. Also a floor plan should be includ- ed and alterations added on as done to keep it up to date. Roberta Templeman closed with a poem "Beginning Again". Hilda Payne thanked Roberta and presented her with a gift of ap- preciation. Courtesy remarks were given by Grace Eyre. Mona Alderdice and Margaret Hoggarth gave a surprise demonstration on table napkins showing different ways to fold them and various styles and materials these could be made of. The meeting closed with Royal Anthem and followed by lunch. ensall moms take on sons and win CONGRATULATIONS ON RETIREMENT was offered to Betty Oke, the Clerk at the Hensall Town Hall for 11 years, on her retirement and birthday on Friday. Reeve Jim Robinson presented Mrs. Oke with a clock on behalf of the village. Corbett photo. e sail ho ors refs ri ,,g clerk An open house was held at the Hensall municipal office Friday to commemorate both the 55th birthday and the retirement of Betty Oke, the village's clerk of 11 years. Many working associates, friends and Councillors attended the event to say good- bye to Mrs. Oke, and to welcome new Clerk Luanne Phair, formerly Seaforth's Deputy Clerk. She started in Hensall on on November 30. The councillors thanked Mrs. Oke for the good advice she has provided them with over the years. "We haven't lost you, because you're still m Hensall, and I think Hensall is so much the better for it," said one councillor, who added, "We are sincerely grateful for everything you've done for the village." For her retirement Mrs. Oke received a gift of appreciation from the Village of Hen- sall; a clock with tl ie inscription "In ap- preciation to Elizabeth Oke, Clerk - Treasurer, August 1, 1977 - January 22, 1988, Village of Hensall. Mrs. Oke will be starting her early retire- ment off right, as she and her husband Don will be leaving for Florida this week for about a month. "I'm going to enjoy a little less pressure and take life easy," says Mrs. Oke. When she gets back Mrs. Oke will be working in her family's business of design- ing and custom building houses, with her husband and four sons. Mrs. Oke says her interest in the com- munity is not retiring, with her position. "I told council when I resigned that I have the same enthusiasm for Hensall now as I had for Hensall when I started." Hensall Correspondent SUSAN HARTMAN 262-2449 The Hensall and !District Horticultural , Society met a the United Church last Mon- day, Januar 15. 15. After singing 0 Canada with Bill Gibson at the piano the minutes of the last meeting were,read and the business was conducted. The group most thoroughly enjoyed a medley of five songs performed by Heather Reid, Victoria Bisback and Louise. These three young ladies did a lovely job. Diane Gerstenkern conducted a cduple of contests after which a delicious light lunch was served by Marg Cole and Sheila Raeburn. SHUFFLEBOARD RESULTS Weekly Shuffleboard scores for Tuesday, January 19 were; Ladies high -Wilma Davis 332, Irene Finlayson 253, Eileen Dowson 242. Top scoring men were Harold Davis 319, George Dowson 313, Dave Woodward 242. UNITED CHURCH NEWS - During Sunday morning's Worship Ser- vice at Hensall United Church, Rev. Doug Wright, by making a paper flower, explain- ed to the children God knows best. Laura Wright was transferred from Hin- ton United Church to membership at Hen - sail United Church. Rev. Douglas Wright had been transferred from Alberta Presbytery to Huron Presbytery. Greeting worshippers at the door was Hazel Corbett and ushers were Peter Pryde, Steve Thompson, Roddy Parker and Lloyd Ferguson. The Choir will meet Wednesdays at 7:30 pm at the church. Tickets are available from U.C.W. members for the Noon Lun- cheon to be held Tuesday, February 9. Workshops to prepare craft materials for Sunday School are held on Thursday mornings. January 24-31 is the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. This year the In- terdenominational Worship Service will be held at Trivia Memorial Anglican Church, Exeter, on Sunday, January 31 at 2 pm. Rev. Wright will be taking a week of study leave, and then finishing his vacation. He will be back in his office beginning February 18. In his absence services will be conducted by George Cowen on January 31, Ken Van Allen on February 7, and Sharon Wurm on February 14. HENSALL HOCKEY The Hensall Novice Hockey team came up against stiff competition last Wednesday when they met a "super team" consisting of their mothers and sisters. It was a very rough game but thanks to wonderful stick handling (we took theirs away), an ex- cellent referee (we bribed ) and great coaching (we let him play too!) the Moms skated to an unofficial (very unofficial) 7-6 win over tinier surprised young sons. Thanks to everyone who played, referee Mark Deitz, our coach Ron Hartman and scorekeeper Rob Hoffman. The Moms were slightly stiff and sore afterwards but all agreed it was a great time. It was a lesson in sportsmanship and fun that we will remember, and hopefully so will our sons. The Hensall Novice Hockey team travell- ed to Belgrave on Saturday to play a regular season game. The Hensall team added another shutout to their impressive season thanks to double goals by Mark Bell and Brock Weiss, singles by David Thomson and Brad Hartman, and another excellent performance by Eric Groot. The Tykes met Goderich on Saturday and were defeated by the opposition 2-0 in a hard fought game. Jeff Campbell played a good game in goal. Queensway makes 1988 calendars Monday afternoon Joyce Pepper was volunteer pianist at Queensway Nursing Home's Choir practice. In the evening residents were fortunate to have Earl and Doreen Oesch in to do a presentation of Earl's many carvings. Everyone found the evening very interesting. Earl explained why certain types of wood are best for carv- ing, also how he puts some of his pieces together. Following the presentation many residents gathered around the display table to have a closer look and decide which.was their favorite carving. The ladies Auxiliary helped serve a delicious lunch of carrot cake, coffee and tea to end the evening. Tuesday Reverend Vipperman led the worship service. Everyone appreciated his message regarding the disorder that hap- pens when everyone follows their own values opposed to the order we get from following God's word. Rev. Vipperman ac- companied residents on the guitar as they sang hymns. Wednesday residents gathered for fun and fitness in the morning followed by games. Later in the day Baking Club niet and pro- duced beautiful bran muffins. They are • testing a few of their recipes that are soon to be published in the recipe book. . Thursday the movie 9 to 5 with Dolly Par- ton was a real hit. Everyone agreed it was a good comedy. Friday afternoon Eileen Rennie was in to assist with crafts. Residents made their own 1988 calendars. Each month was decorated with a picture the resident felt appropriate for that month. They had hearts for February, shamrocks in March, an um- brella in April etc. It was a lot of fun and the residents enjoyed thinking about what a particular month meant to them. Creaking Non -Profit Housing in Your Community: e Whos, Whats, Wheres, Whens and Whys WE DELIVER YOUR ADVERTISING MESSAGE TO' SEAFORTH AND AREA In 19 he Governments of Canada and Ontario together will help in the production of 8,700 new non-profit housing units in communities across this province. Organizations interested in developing much needed non-profrt housing in Ontario should prepare to apply today. Preliminary deadlines are as early as March 31, 1988. The non-profit housing units will be funded by the Govemment of Canada through Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and the Province of Ontario through the Ministry of Housing. The program is open to all non-profit housing organizations–municipal, private and co-operative. Government grants may be available to help local community groups establish non- profit housing corporations. As well, non-profit corporations may receive financial assistance to secure land sites for their proposed projects. The program is designed to assist in the development of: Preliminary applications for this cate- gory rrf ist be submitted by Apnl 29,1988. 2 Housing for low-income singles. A portion of the units will be reserved for low-income single persons. Preliminary applications for organiza- tions wishing to sponsor such projects must be submitted by April 29. 1988. If you have something to sell, something to tell, don't keep it to yourself. Let your customers and potential customers in on it! Tell the readers of The Expositor. Advertise! 1 Housing for those in. need. Non-profit agencies can use the program to help create affordable housing for those in need. Included in this category are families, senior citizens, physically -disabled persons, developmentally -handicapped individuals, and persons who have left institutionalized psychiatric care. Canada 3 Housing for those needing support services. A number of units will be designed for people with support service needs. Included are those with disabilities– physical, developmental or psychiatric; the frail elderly, battered women and other socially disadvantaged persons. For groups interested in developing this housing, a special orientation will be held in February at each Regional Office of the Ministry of Housing. Preliminary applications for this cate- gory must be submitted by March 31, 1988. Eligibility depends on the degree and nature of care provided. For more information and application packages, contact the nearest Regional Office of the Ministry of Housing listed below: 1 Ontario ED BYRSKI THE HURON EXPOSITOR 527.0240 Regiona, C r (rhe Mini of Housing Southern Office Southwestern Office EasternOffc JoruhernOf.ce Northwestern Office 55 Hess St S 380 Wellington St 1150 Morrison D' '191 Lansing Ave ~ 540 West Arthur St Hamilton L8P 4R8 Ste 1100 2nd Floor Sudbury P3A 4C4 Thunder Say (416) 521-7500 London NBA 585 Ottawa K2H 8S9 (705) 560-6350 P7E 5137 If . ,g distance. 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