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Times-Advocate, 1987-06-24, Page 26Times -Advocate, June 24, 1987 FAIR OFFICIALS MEET — Officials of fall fairs from District 8 and throughout Ontario gathered at the Exeter Legion Hall Saturday to honour Ontario Agriculture Societies Homecraft president Dolores.Shap- ton-of Exeter. From the left are Dolores Shapton, Len Patterson, Dorothy Smith, Roy Pepper, Don Heath, Shirley McKerrail and Arthur Gill. T -A photo HONOUR HOMECRAFT PRESIDENT — A reception was held at the Exeter Legion Saturday to honour Dolores Shapton of Exeter as president of the Homecraft division of the Ontario Association of Agriculture Societies. From the left are Dolores Shapton and committee members Jeanette Jamieson, Ruth Brooks, Alieda Murray and Sylvia Knechtel. - t -A photo Spirits not dampened Youth group enjoys tamping weekend at Circle R ranch . By DOUG McNAIR The Ecumenical Youth Group in Ailsa Craig had a terrific weekend camping out at the Circle -R -Ranch near Delaware. The two engergetic leader Rev. Anne Beattie and Rev. Jean Morris took 12 teenagers Friday night for fun. games, horse back riding. swim- ming. canoeing and sleepless nights. As the weekend came to a close with a hay ride in the rain on Sunday. there still were no dampened spirits as they dried out and reminisced there weekend events over french fries' and big "Macs" at the Golden Arch's in Strathroy. Hot dog help Friday June 19 five seniors from Craigholme were on hand at East Williams Memorial School to help with the hot dog lunch that students enjoy every Friday noon. Friday's the Home and School and a few designated students deliver hot dogs and milk to students who have t previously ordered thetn on Wednes- -, day for their lunch at noon F rk,ay. On this particular Friday, the funds'. collected were turned over to the - seniors for their "Alzheimer Society Fund" raising. Secretary of East Williams home and School, Rhea Trudell presented a cheque for $58.80 to the five seniors' Mrs. Wm. Tweddle, . Miss N. McNaughton, Mrs. Alex M. Stewart. Mrs. E. Ilarrison and Frank Turner will be added to the fund. Activity director. Edith Hodgins. reported that there is still more events on hand yet to come as June is Alzheimer Society Month at Craighohne. Turtles coming The turtles are coming! The Turtles are coming! As the Gala Days and. Turtle Race committee members meet in a couple of days to put the finalization touches to the schedule of events, they can guarantee a new -look and entrance as work is to start at the park before the event starts on July 17, 18, 19. More on this to come and watch for our ad in the paper next week. Iiverview Women's Institute The members of Riverview . Women's Institute had an interesting experience for the June meeting. With Donna Cox at the helm, River- view members with some guests from Cloverdale and Lucan Women's In-- stitutes hoarded a school bus and pro- ceeded to the Citzenship Court in London. There they watched the very im- pressive proceedings while 57 people from 23 different countries became Canadian citizens. Gertrude Rosser, convener of the Citzenship and Legislation Commit- tee for Riverview Women's Institute planned this event -and spoke to the. ,new Canadian citizens as did a .representative from the London. Chamber of Commerce and the . T.O.D.E. During the reception that followed the Institute members_ provided and served refreshments and had a chance to visit with the new citizens: In the reception hall there was a display marking 40 years of Canadian Citizenship. Canada received its own Citizenship Act - January 1947. The Institute members ate lunch and held a business meeting under a shade tree in Springbank Park. A committee was appointed to prepare a float for the Gala Days Parade on July 18. Lorraine Neil and Lorna Priestley gave reports from the District Annual that was held in Birchwood recently. Lorna repeated that the Children's Hospital of Western Ontario is in need of craft items such as juice cans. bir- thday wrapping paper, crayons, rib- il<< ::. r ::.. Shiaka residents at reunion By MRS. HUGH MORENZ Russell latnilies in this area atten- ding the Webb family reunion. Satur- day. al Burgoyne Woods park in Sl: Catharines were Doug and Ann Russell and family. Bruce and Judy and family. also Kathy and Rick Plaine. Flisha and Ashley. Strathroy. Cliff zinc! Velma Russell from Dashwood. There were about 50 in al- tendance. descendants of the• late Edgar Webb. and Mrs. Webb of St. Catharines. holding their 7th reunion. Each family takes a turn looking after sports and recording the minutes. Relatives attended from ('otlarn. Toronto. St. Catharines. Shipka. Dashwood and Oshawa. - The picnic meal was held smorgasbord style. Mrs. Edgar Webb. returned with Cliff and Velma to spend some holidays in Dashwood and area. Personals A number from this area attended the remembrance and decoration service from Grand Bend cemetery. held Sunday afternoon in the (:rand Bend United ('hurch. The service was held indoors due to the uncertain weather. Guest speaker was Rev. • Robert Peebles' Morley Desjardine presided at the organ for the hymn sing. Special music was a solo by Millie Desjardine. and a • duel by Millie and Morley. accompanied by Morley at the piano. Sandra and Tony Regier. Chris, Heather and Jill, of Detroit spent the •weekend here at their cottage. Last Saturday evening Sandra and. Tony. accompanied Don and Sharon Baker. to their cousin Karen Schilbe and Warren Williams wedding reception. A bus load of seniors from Dashwood. Grand Bend and area en- joyed the one day bus trip Wednesday to see the Geritol Follies al Hamilton Place in Hamilton. Those going from this area were Madeline Sweitzer accompanied by her sister-in-law, Evelyn Brenner. of Grand Bend, Lorne and Dorothy Fen- ner, and Mrs. Thelma Beierling. The group had supper in Hamilton and stopped -on the way home at the Botanical Gardens to see the roses. Sympathy is expressed to our former neighbours Henry and Annie Becker, of Zurich and their family, in the death of Henry's brother Alvin Ot- to Becker of Roblin Manitoba last week. ° Ken and Orilla Baker. attended the wedding last Saturday. of their niece. Karen Schilbe, daughter. of Mac and Orval Schilbe. of Thamesville, lo' • Warren Williams. son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Glassford. of Chatham. at Saint Stephens Anglican • Church: Thamesville-. Reception and dinner followeckat the Florence Community Centre. The Bakers travelled down to the wedding with Lou and Dolores Schilbe of Zurich in their. van. Also accopan- ing them were Bert and Doris Schilbe, Earl and Frances Schilbe and Laird and Vivian Schilbe. all of Hayfield area, and Mrs. Annie Finkbeiner, Zuri Ferman and Leota Snyder visited last week in London with their daughter Esther and Ric Storey and son _ Scott. While they were there - Esther hosted a family shower for a niece and nephew of the Snyders, Peter and Mary Musselman, Marilyn and Wayne Emery, who were recent- ly married. Drop in visitors with Hugh and 1 on Sunday evening were Ross and Don- na Corbett, Hensall area, Henry and Annie Becker, Zurich, Wilmer and Martha Pfaff, Crediton area. SPECIAL VOLUNTEER AWARD — Joanne Marquardt has •completed 400 hours of Teen Volunteer work at South Huron Hospital. Above, she receives a troy from Agnes Aunger. T -A photo Reopen Mexican schools Representing the Premier of On- tario and the Minister of Education. Doug Reycraff, MPP for Middlesex. will be in Mexico City from June 19 to 23 to reopen two schools that were destroyed in the September 1985 ear- thquakes and have been reconstructed by the Ontario Government. The Ontario Government agreed to contribute up to $500,000 in financial aid to assist victims of the'earth- quakes in Mexico on September 25, 1985, a few days after the disaster oc-• ,Crediton Children's Pay By MRS. STAN PRESZCATOR Sunday at Zion United Church was Children's Day. The children par- ticipated and received their diplomas and pins. Mrs. Jane Rutledge of Ailsa Craig was in charge of the service. Next Sunday is Decoration Sunday. Church at 10 a.m. Rev. Brian Elder will be in charge. Special music will be by the Milton Gower Family. Choir practice will be at 8 p.m. in the. Church Sanctuary on Wednesday evening. In hospital at South Huron - Mrs. Helen Ratz and Mrs. Alma Schwartz. Mrs. Leonard Wein returned home from St. Joseph's Hospital London. Sympathy is extended to the families of the late Earl Coughtry of Huron Park. Mr. and Mrs. Stan Preszcator Crediton and Mr. and Mrs. John Ar - bo and family Woodham attended the Foresters Picnic at Kitchener on Sunday. curred. Of this'amount. $250,000 was immediately made available to the Canadian Red Cross for emergency relief projects. After consultations with the Departhent of External Af- fairs and the Canadian Embassy in Mexico. the reconstruction of two primary schools in the poor suburbs of Mexico City was identified as the most suitable contribution for Ontario to make within the funds available. The reconstruction of the -two schools is now complete. Reycraff will be the province's representative at the official opening ceremonies, and will unveil plaques at each school to commemorate Ontario's contribu- lion in the rebuilding Of the disaster areas. One of the schools, Antonio Manuel Marquez Muro. will be renamed "Ontario" in recognition of Mexico'st appreciation of Ontario't assistance in their country's time of need. Reycralt said, "We in Ontario are very happy to assist our Mexican friends, and I am especially pleased as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Education to know that the money the Ontario Government made available went towards the worthy caused rebuilding schools for the children in this area." bons etc. President Evelyn McNaughton reminded the group of the County Rally on July 21 at Thorndale Com- munity Centre as well as Riverview's bus trip to Caledonia on July 14. The nextregular meeting in the Masonic Hall, Ailsa Craig will be August 4 when Earl- Rees from the Ausable-Bavtield Authority will be the guest speaker. Ailsa ('raig Uniled_C'hurch The Ailsa Craig United Church lay members conducted the Sunda), - morning service on the theme 'The Living Water", in the absence of Rey. Anne Beattie- who was leading our community . Youth • Group on a weekend retreat at Circle "R" Ranch. • The service was led- by Wilma [McIntosh and June Redmond and had a short story for the children on the care and use- of our water resouces: The three dialogue players - Ken and Carrie Anne McAlpine. ltob and Randy Whiteford. Dick Parkin- son and .lean Maguire also served in the sharing of water to all the con- gregation. 11 was a real joy to see the variety of our members laking part . NURSERY SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS — Florence Finkbeiner has retired as a volunteer with the South Huron Association for the Mentally Handicapped and was honoured at ARC Industries in Dashwood, Tuesday. From the left are the guest speaker Joanne Pickering, children's services chairman Donna Greb, Florence Finkbeiner+and committee member Angela McLean. T -A photo Saintsbury join in Granton event By MRS. HEBER DAVIS Rev. Frank Braby conducted an- niversary service at St. Thomas - Church. Granton. Sunday. Members of St. Paul's Kirkton and St. Patrick's joined the congregation for the service. Next Sunday, June 28 at 10 a.m. an outdoor parish service is planned for St. Patrick's Church for the members of the -three churches. Please bring lawn chairs and a pot luck lunch will follow the service. A large number of families in this community remembered their fathers on Father's Day. Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. Bob MacGillivray, Courtney and Katie - Scarlett, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Davis. Crystal- and Harley held a surprise birthday dinner for their dad. Hugh Davis at "Spooners Restaurant" in London. Mrs. Hugh Davis. Mr. and, Mrs. Ralph Simpson. Nancy and Dar- ren also attended. Later that evening Hugh and Hazel visited with their cousin Mrs. Bill Quinton of London. Bill is a patient in Victoria Hospital. South Street Campus. Rebekahs start with potluck Pride of Huron Rebekah Lodge met Wednesday evening starling with a pot luck supper at 6:30. N.G. Sister Jan Jeffery presided over the business. Sister Ruth Skinner presented Sister Kay Green with her 50 year jewel. Sister Helen Coates received her 20 year jewel from Sister Smith. The first meeting in September will commence with a pot luttk supper. Several games of bingo were played. • Centralia . By MRS. TOM KOOY Mr. and Mrs. Brent Caslick enter- tained a number of relatives and friends on Sunday, at their home following the baptism of their infant son Daniel Brent al MI. Carmel R.('. Church. - Tom and 1 were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Darling, Lucan when they entertained friends to a euchre party after which they served dinner on Tuesday and we were Friday dinner guests with Mrs. Helen MacDonald of Lucan and our granddaughter Bonnie Kooy, Sarnia visited with us. Sunday. " At the euchre party Monday, June 15 prizes went to high score Mary Kooy, Harry Noels, lone hands Mar- jorie Steeper, Tom Kooy. Low score Margaret Carter, Caroline Hardy. Special score prizes Nola Lewis. Mur- ray Carter. This was the last euchre of the season. Hope to see you all in the fall. T. HONOUR HURON HOPE TEACHERS - Myra Lovell, chairman of the children's services committee for the South Huron Association for the Mentally Handicapped presents gifts to Huron Hope Nursery School teachers Faye Blair Skinner and Marion Skinner. The school is being closed as students are being integrated into the regular Huron School program. e T -A photo GIFT FOR RETIRING CHAIRMAN children's services• committee of the Mentally Handicapped presents a Lovell. Donna Greb, chairman of the South Huron Association for the gift to retiring chairman Myra T -A photo Experience .money to 46 areas in Forty-six municipalities and non- . profit groups in southwestern Ontario will receive $131,366 in Summer Ex- perience '8? funding, Ontario Minister of Tourism 'and Recreation John Eakins has announced. "The Summer Experience '87 pro- gram is aimed at students aged 15-24," Eakins said. "These (udds enable municipalities. recreation. sports and tourism organizations to hire students who will'provide vital services to Ontario while gaining career -oriented skills." Area grants areas follows: Village of Zurich.. summer playground. $1,354.00: Village of Ifensall. creative southwest kids. play, $2.28Ci.00: Township of Tuckersmith, sun n' fun, $1,126.00. "These are a few of the fine ex- amples of how municipalities and students in southwestern Ontario are benefiting .from• the Summer Ex- perience '87 program," Eakins added. Under Summer Experience '87, students in southwestern Ontario will be involved in a variety of activities including work as travel' counsellors, researching and planning communi- ty recreation programs, leaching sports and recreation programs to all ages and expanding summer recrea- lion programs. r.