The Huron Expositor, 1979-06-07, Page 19BICYCLE RODEO WINNERS. — The bicycle. rodeowinners area. 44111
Separate School are. (back row, left: to .right) Michelle Huard', Debbie
Dupuis, Jackie Neel, Denise, Dupuis, Marty Bedard, James Groothui3
end Constables Charle$i .Akl;ty and (Second t'eW) ',Cheryl; Cook, Kevin,
Cooper, Claudette Hamlin,:lien tiak',, Jphn Gouldtand Terry.Dorssers and;
(front row) Gathy Lynn Halt, Todd Mc1- an, Kevin'D.icic,, Gordie O'Dwyer,
,teff Dick And Jason Rodney. These first and second prize winners from
,each.grade whir com eteinThirsda 's rodeo finals at the Seaforth arena:
Absent: Teddy Sili:sk (Expositar Photo),
WMS celebrate 89th anniversary
MRS. B. MacGREGOK
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Cannel Presbyterian.WMS
observed their 89th anniver-
sary when Zurich Lutheran.
• Church 'ladies, Chisclhurst
U.C.W., Arnold Circle Even
ing Auxiliary and associate
members were guests. The
president Mrs. Harvey Hyde
openedthe meeting with a
poem and welcomed every-
one to their anniversary.
Mrs. Kenneth Knight had
charge of the devotional and
gave an interesting message
on Biblical passages in keep-
ing with the theme "Anter -
national Year of the Child,'"
Mrs. McAllister of Auburn,
President of the Huron Pres-
byterial brought greetings
from the Presbytery, Carol
Anne Van Wieren on the
guitar accompanied her sis.
ters Audrey and Theresa as a
trio singing "Freely, Freely"
and "Grandma's . Rocking
Chair," "Four Strong
Winds" and "I think I'll Go
en
A former well. known Kip -
pen area resident was, hon.
ored recently in Acton vhen
he was chosen .a '"Citizen of
the Year" by that. community,
Rev. Andrew ' McKenzie
received plaques and •other
mementos of his selection as
Acton's 22nd Citizen of the
Year before many of his
friends, acquaintancesand
former ,parishioners at a
dinner• and dance sponsored
by the Chamber of Com-
merce.
The Chamber of Com-
merce presented a unique
plaque made in leather as a
special .memento for Mr.
McKenzie who is flow 'Mini-
ster of 'the Presbyterian
Church in Perth, Ontario,
after serving for more than
22 years in Acton.
Mayor Peter Pomeroy pre-
sented 'a plaque from the
Town Of Halton dills while
MPP Julian Reed presented
a plaque of recognition from
the Province of Ontario:
Halton Sheriff Mac Sprowl
read anaddress' citing M.
McKenzie's many activities
While he served in Acton as
well as detailing highlights of.
his career, from birth to the
present. (It is printed else-
where.) .
Mr. McKenzie replied in a
few well chosen words with
several ''stories thrown in,
noting that anything praise-
worthy
he may have done
was due to early influencesin
his life. He, said he remem-
bers an American saying one
shouldn't': live in a commun-
ity he doesn't like.and he felt
that way about Acton and
now about his new home in
Perth.
He rebutted rumors that
his real recreational love in
life was curling by saying his
first love was golf and he told
a feW stories tq embellish his
choice. He recalled being
involved in starting the curl-
ing club in Acton and how he
thought six days of curling
was enough, noting the club
was being used seven but felt
it was need in Acton.
Mr. McKenzie pointed out
:hat whatever he .accomp
ished could not have been
lone without his wife, who
was present to share the
honors with hien, She .was
. presented. with flowers by C.
5f' C. secretary, Janet Fleur.
ing. Four of his seven child•
ten were also present to
rejoice with their father, Also
present were Mr's. Mc;-
Kenzie's sister and husband
from Seaforth, .Mr. and Mrs.
Eltrictie Stephenson.
Mac $prowl, Helton sheriff
and Elder at Knox Church
.end longtime friend and
helper ito Rev. Andrew
McKenzie, wrote and gave
the address at the dinner and
dance honoring Mr.
McKenzie.
In his remarks he said:
Andrew McKenzie was born
and raised on a farm in
Huron County in this proov
ln'ee, the son of William and
Margaret McKenzie. He
g' row tip itt a farm home with
five brothers And two sisters.,
He attended a rural public
frettoot at Sof ool'Seeded
Back Home." 1 he guest
speaker Mrs. Cathy Pryde of
Family and Children's Ser;.
vices of Huron County gave
an informative and interest-
ing address on the service in
the county and many phases
of child abuse. A picture was
shown "'A Chain to be
Broken!' Mrs. Ester Wright
thanked the speaker, Van
Wieren, sisters and all taking
part. The, meeting concluded
with a poem by Mrs. Knight
and prayer by Mrs. Hyde. A
social hour followed when
refreshments were served..
T e Canadian legion and
iadii>es" 'Aaaal;ary fiensali
were ,in Chloe or .s, Ri!kf:•a
*Om on Sunday when ;a
dirge crowd of adults ant
children particinatedi to rdi5e
proceeds for the local ball'.
diamond. Many pat"ticipants
made the twelve chile stretch
while the children decade an.
excellent distance. Howard'
and, Jean Smale «°ere chair. -
man and ch;atrladv for the
'event. FoiloWinll their return
they were treated to .ehacam
late :milk denoted b", Mock's
Dairy, Orange Juice donated
toy Shaw's Dairy ,and Pepsi:
by Tuckey '$overages.. The
amount of money .raised is
not ' definite at time of
printing, • however around.
two thousand: dollars should
be realized:
ATTENDS CLASS- REUNION
Mrs,. J' C. Goddard was in
Hamilton, last: Week attending
the 40th Class , Reunion of
Hamilton General Hospital.
of which site was a graduate,.
URON PQSITO 4U
bike -a thon
iMr- and Mrs. Jack,Corb:etk
visited reCently with Mr..:anid
Mr. les Adams in xeter•
Mr. Eurt Colemap of Lon-
don open the week -end with,
his platlet Mrs. Gladys
Cnlernan and brothe=r lvan•.
AT ND WEDDING IN
PElVIBRQOKE
Mr- and Mrs, Harry ftoy
attended „ the wedding of
MISS ` Rowell McCurdy and
Popald Fraser in Pembrooke
on Saturday witan their
grandchildren Alyson Hoy of
Iondon was the flower girl
and ArronHoy, London wa5.
ring bearer. The bride is a
sister oi' Mrs. Michael Hoy..
London,
1330th Anniversary of Car-
ntel. Presbyterian Church was
largely attended on Sunday
whenn the congregations of .
Caven Presbyterian Church.
Exeter and Cromarty Pres-
byterian Church worshipped
with Carmel Church.
The Rev., Dr, Douglas Fox
native honoured in
Number 14, Stanley Town-
ship, Huron, County. After
public school he attended
High. School three years in:.
Hensall and: two years in
"Clinton. From 1936 to 1939:
he• attended Toronto : Bible
College.
ft should be noted that
from .1938 to 1941 a Miss.
Isabel Robinson, also attend-
ed Toronto. Bible College:
She was later to marry
Andrew, October 17, 1942.
After Andrew attended
Toronto : Bible College he
went to the .'.University of
Toronto for two years, where
he. obtained his 'Bachelor of
Arts:
In the summer of 1940,
Andy was. sent to Estevan
Saskatchewan, his . first
mission field as a student-'
The next .two years were
spent, at, the University , of.
Alberta:in Edmonton. While
in the West he had a four
point charge at Vermilion,
Alberta. .
In 1941,xhe had the pulpit of
St; Andrews' in the summer,
: and looked after Veereville
for six pionths •in:the winter.
He had one year at West -
mount Church.
in 1943 he entered;. the
Presbyterian College' in
Montreal where • .he gradu-
ated with a gold niedal. He
received his, Bachelor of
Divinity here. Andy next did
post -graduate studies at Yale
In the summer of 1945 he
studied at Mount Allison
University at Sackville, New
Brunswicic.The one year and
and three months ' in New.
Brunswick washis ordained
missionary year in which he.
hada three point charge:
•
Sackville, Dorjchester. and
Pert Elgin.
Mr. and Mrs. McKenzie
lived. in Port Elgin where the
populatiion'. at that time was'_
half -French and: half English.,
In 1947 Andrew received a
call to St. Andrew's Church,
Islington, where he : served:'
for nine years until '1956. It
should be noted that this was
'his third charge called St.
Andrew, pretty similar to his
own: name... .
Whilea t !Islington a new
.
Church was built and the
Congregation in 1952 gave
him a new; car for his. hard
work in leading the building;,
of the new Church..
In 1956 he received a call
from Knox Presbyterian
Church, Acton, and in Sept-
ember, 1956 he was inducted
Minister. During the years in
Acton he officiated: at;. 335
weddings, 42Q funerals of
which 172 -were members of
Knox, 248 were not. He did
530 baptisms, 472 children
and 58';'adnitsyand members;
of his congregationcan test`
ify that he could hold a baby
better, than most (maybe the
father of seven children had
something to do with, it.)
During the 22% years in
Acton he received 545 new
members into'"Knox Church..
In his farewell sermon on,
January 21 of this year was
his 2900th of which 1,388 had
been preached' at Knox..
While Andrew was preach-
er, teacher and cousellor and
the many things a minister
is, milestonesof the years
included putting a new roof
on the Church, drawing the
church together by steel tie
rods; renovation of the base-'"
ment; naming; of the large
auditorium after the:. Rever-
end Dr. A.C. Stewart; a
beautiful new kitchen; reno-
vating the
eno-vatingthe choir room ,and the
building of the new addition
in 1971 which included
Christian education rooms,
board room; .:and the • new
.minister's vestry"
When Andy was inducted
in '1956 as the 13th Minister:`
of Knox, the church stood
655th in membership of, 1000:
Presbyteriancongregations
in Canada. With declining
n of one :th
Memberships, n only e
Presbyterian but; • other
lenominations, . R .lien . .he
call
,received" his: to St.
Andrew's, Perth, Knox stood'
48th in membership, one of
the largest Presbyterian
congregations in Canada.
He has also been a director
of the Chamber of Commerce
and President from 1964-
1966. He has held all offices
in the Acton Clergy Associ-
ation. .
Reverend McKenzie, who
has curled 30 years,was: a
member of the Acton Curling
Club and eight of his first 12
yearshe was on the Board.. of
directors and president in
• 1969-1970, the year the new
rink was built. In regards to
curling, Andrews name
appears on many trophies as.
skip on : winning . teams over
w g ve
the years. Once at Acton his
team got an 8 -ender. He
`skipped a cfergy',rink to the
Ontario Championship and in
Winnipeg last year skipped a
team to the Canadian clergy
championship.. Andy is def-
initely a competitive curler.
Sincehis arrival in, Acton.
be has been the padre, of the
Royal Canadian Legion.
In .politics Andy is a:
Conservative and was once
the President of the Halton.
West Progressive Conserv-
ative Association but he is
broad-minded because in the
summer he often goes from
his cottage on the French
River to play golf with the
Honourable James Jerome, a
Liberal and Speaker of the
House of : Commons, until
dissolution. In addition to
In between, weddings,
funerals, baptisms, church
services and all other duties
expected from a minister,
Andy was a'member of the
Rotary Club of Acton for 22
years, serving' as president in
1960-1961. Also he served as
Club' director, program and
membership chairman . and
was publicity chairman of the
arthritis campaign carried on.
by the Rotary Club since
1972, in which campaigns
have gone from S400 a year
to.;last year's 53,000:
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presents
June 13/79
W'as There'
This program has been cancelled until f211i,
7:00 P.1'Yi. n NEW S
Host John McCarroll
FEATURE
Perth County Talent Show
8:Oo R.C.
Ci11Board Mewing
UDIO
FEATURE
PRESENTATION
June 13' /79
•j; 8:00- pm
MEETING
1
1
• This is a replay of the May, 28179 Roman
Catholic Separate School .Board meeting..
which was shown May 30/79'. .
We w'o'uld appreciate hearing.
from persons interested in this
type of progrtrtri-to help us
,assess 'the :rrahu'e of ill pragratri
I
I like this
1 Please., contact us if you'. arp interested in
council format typs pro rains"
curling and golf, Aridly likes
to hunt in the north each fall, '
and usually comes home with
out a moose. '
In.Acton, Andrew has
been a member of Walker
Masonic Lodge and;. •on the :
Board of the Georgetown
of ,London, Was' the :guest
minister and delivered .an
inspiring MOSSage on "The
Holy Spirit in the Church"
Rev. "l anneth Knight as~
silted. Ray, pr, fox. The
:coir under tite direction of
Mrs.. Robert Taylor sang .the
anthem "Joy to Out Hearts,:.
The guest soloist was Miss,
Sylvia Bell; accompanied on
the guitar, sang "'Morning Is
Broken"" ;and "A little less of
Me." Flowers,were placed' in
the awl': in mmt'11'y or
tate Mrs, Holm Hel1z30r:1.
Sacrament of the cords.,
Supper will be 4404404 on,
.Lime tom;
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