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Times-Advocate, 1986-09-24, Page 14'owe 14 Times -Advocate, September 24, 1986 COMING GOWN — Volunteers from the Henso- tl Kinsmen Club spent most of Saturday tearing apart the pork pavilion. All they left was the roof. A $10,300 grant from the ministry of tourism and recrea- tion will help defray the estimated cost of ;35,000 to completely rebuild the pavilion with new washrooms, a concession booth and sewer hook-up. Most of the work will be done by Kinsmen volunteers. +t - '1'.�tssl,.s ASIA 1441 .. 1 RAISING MONEY — ' ick Edwards, advisor with the Andy Phillips, Jeff Clarke, Mike Hoffman and Kelly to raise money for special activities. The Venturers at the United Church. 1st Hensall Venturers (right) poses with Venturers Gackstetter at a yard sale held by the company are sponsored by the Hensall Kinsmen and meet Farewell presentation Following the service at the Hensall United Church on Sunday. September 14 the congregation gave a surprise presentation to Rev. McDonald who '1414•' , is leaving for his new charge at Corunna. Sharon Wurm spoke words of ap- preciation to Rev. McDonald in some 0 PERSONAL LAUNDRY SERVICE $1000 WEEKLY v Your laundry professionally washed„ dried, and folded v Drop it off and pick it up at your convenience Call Hensall Coin Laundry 262-2546 Blue Cross Introduces Diane Willett Group Representative Blue Cross is pleased to introduce Diane Willett as a Blue Cross representative in your community. Diane joins Paul Pilon, Marlene West and the London Office staff Experienced in the field of employee benefit programs, Diane will be pleased to show you or youf employee group the plan or combination of plans which will provide your employees complete coverage for their extra health care requirements. Diane Willett is located in the London Office at: 371 Outferin Avenue London, Ontario N68 115 (519) 439.0136 Ill BLUE CROSS 4 fitting remarks. She mentioned among the accomplishments during Rev. McDonald's tenure the fact the church debt has been paid in full, and all budgets met, the growth of the Sunday school, establishment of Messengers, Explorers and CGIT and the outreach of the church through Alcoholics Anonymous and the Alanon groups. Unforgettable memories included junior choir pizza parties, the Christmas Eve and Sunrise services, Sunday School hayrides and con- gregational skating parties and atten- ding the movie On Golden Pond with 14 members of the youth group, and having Stan call out at every street corner in downtown London, "Mother, can you not keep our children together?" Following her address, a represen- tative from each of the church groups presented Mr. McDonald with a rose, symbolizing their love and apprecia- tion; the Sunday School, Mindy Bell; The Messengers, Evelyn Elder; The Explorers, Santosh Malik; The C.G.I.T., Linda Traquair; (Jennifer Selwood of th¢C.G.I.T. presented Mr. McDonald with a C.G.I.T. crest, mak- ing him an honourary life member of their group), The Church Board, Lloyd Ferguson; the Seniors, Nan Britton; the U.C.W., Grace Drum- mond; the ('holt, Belva Fuss; the Youth Group, Pam Mallette; the Sun- day School staff, Joanne Rowcliffe; the Centennial Committee, Margaret Cole; the congregation as a whole, Elva Forrest. Margaret Cole then presented the Centennial Autograph quilt to Mr, McDonald from the centennial corn- mittee. Belva F'uss presented him with a gold watch and a picture of the church, on behalf of the United Church women; Jena Jacobe presented him with a crystal hell and a vase of flowers and Dave Smale presented Mr. McDonald with an engraved desk -pen set on behalf of the Legion. After the presentation of a collec- tors item of "The Shepherd", Sharon concluded with these words, "Stan, in the coming years, may this shepherd with his lambs always symbolize the spiritual influence you have been on our lives. Best wishes to you whatever you (10, wherever you are, and may (;rxt bless you and each one of us each and every day of our lives." 11r McDonald closed by speaking a few words of appreciation. React with regret', optimism tonews of Agripress move Heaton officials were surprised by the unexpected news this week that a valued business will be moving in the spring. Initial reaction to the announce- ment that Agripress is merging with Design Associates in London was regret, followed by rebounding con- fidence that some other enterprise will come in to fill the gap left by the departing ad agency. Reeve Jim Robinson termed the move a loss to Hensall, as "they have been good corporate citizens". However, he was optimistic that "given the present state of Hensall's revitalization, something else will move in". BIA president Dave Hewitson, manager of the Hensall branch of the Bank of Commerce, agrees with Robinson. Hewitson noted the many positive changes in the village's core area in the past year, and said he hopes additional stores will offset the loss of Agripress. He promised that the BIA will continue to actively seek new business. Hewitson said the Bayleys had con- tributed to the BIA and Hensall in general, and would be missed. (Julian Final sermon Hensall United Church was filled to capacity again on Sunday for Rev. McDonald's final service. The church was beautifully decorated with many vases of flowers. For this service the congregation sang Mr. McDonald's favourite hymns, with Belva Fuss at the organ and Norma Pryde at the piano. Mr. McDonald chose as his sermon "Looking back on our pilgrimage together." He recalled that at his first service with the Hensall congregation he spoke on "Beginning our pilgrimage together". He chose as his scripture Jesus' travel through Samaria and his en- counter with the woman at the well, stating that Jesus was a pilgrim and not just a travellor, and expressed the hope that "we too, have been pilgrims and not just travellers as we have come through the last seven and a half years together." He stated two of his strong feelings - that the church must be a church with. an open door, reaching out into the community and welcoming everyone into worship and fellowship, and also his strong feeling on the equality of people. He closed by saying "I'm'not afraid of the future, because God is in the future as he has been in the past seven and a half years. My prayer is that you as his children will continue to travel the pilgrimage road of life with Him, as you work and love together in the name of Christ." The choir sang a beautiful anthem "God Leads Us Along", and Belva Fuss sang "The Lord is My Shepherd." For the closing hymn Chuck Mallette joined the ministry of music with the trumpet on "Mine Eyes have seen the -Glory." For the children's story Mr. McDonald took a rose and talked about "Love" and the things that have happened in their lives that showed God's love for them and their love for others. The ushers for the day were Raye Jacobe, Cecil Pepper, Gary Kyle and Randy Parker. Next Sunday Rev. Gordon Pickell will be conducting the Communion Service at 11:00 a.m. Senior's Night On Thursday September 25 the Bank of Montreal in Hensall will host its second "Senior's Night". This fun - filled evening of cards and crokinole will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Ilen- sall United Church. Lunch will be served and prizes will be awarded. Last year there were 60 seniors at - 'tending and organizers hope to see a good turnout again. Shuffleboard High ladies scores: Betty Grenier 571, ('earl McKnight 407 and Dorothy Brintnell 402. High men's scores: John ('onsitt 398, George Dowson 386 and John Pepper 353. Personals Mrs. Marion Wasson of Parrsboro, N.S. is visiting with her daughter Helen Tinney and family. Mrs. Martha Barr and Jean Nagle of New ,Jersey visited last week with Mrs. Audrey Christie of Hensall. While here they visited with Mrs. Jessie Brock (Mrs. Barr's sister-in- law) at the Bluewater Nursing }longe. ,fig i► BEANS FROM THOMPSON'S -- • ne o the busiest exhi • t s a he Exeter Fair Saturday was from W. G. Thompson's in Hensall. Shown here dishing up delftious baked beans are Dave Consitt, Rick Ingram and Ron Williamson. T -A photo is a past president of the BIA, and Adrian was also involved with the organization to a lesser extent.) Economic development.officer Inge Mowat could only express her personal opinion about the matter. as the village's Economic Development Committee has not yet had a chance to meet and discuss the situation. She called the news of the closure a disap- pointment, but added that "never a door closes before another opens, and this is not the demise of Hensall". Committee chairman Harry Klungel had been away all weekend, and didn't hear the news until Sunday night. He confessed his "gut reaction" was a feeling this would be more a loss than a gain for Hensall. He hoped the building would be utilized, though "likely not as intensively". At the Friday news conference. Adrian Bayley mentioned the likelihood of another Bayley business using part of the vacated space. 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