Times-Advocate, 1987-07-29, Page 5Varna UCW entertains at BW Rest Home
By Joan Beierling
Varna U.C.W. entertained at the
Blue Water Rest Home in Zurich to
help celebrate the birthdays of three
ladies. The program started with
Heather Laurie playing the piano
Michael Stephenson played the
spoons accompanied by George
Dowson on the violin and Ralph
Stephenson (Michael's grandfather)
on the piano.
Debra Rathwell and Joyce Dowson
sang two songs while Mona Stephen-
son played the piano. Trish McAsh
step danced and Mary Ellen VI(ebsler
then played the piano.
Gifts were given out to the birthday
ladies and everyone sang Happy Bir-
thday. Cupcakes were served. The
evening was enjoyed by everyone.
Baseball results
The results of last week's games
are: The Stanley Mixed Group (ages
7 & If) played a game against Bayfield
and won with a score of 15-10. The
Stanley Mixed Mites beat Goderich
Township with a score of 32-3. The
Stanley Squirt girls were defeated by
two runs when they piayed
1.nndeshnro withf
Goderich Midgets at 7 p.m. Thursday
July 30 - Dreamers vs Auburn at 9
p.m.
Friday July 31 - Stanley Hard Ball
Boys vs St. Marys Hard Ball Boys at
a scored 13 9. 8 p.m, Remember to come on out a
cheer for your favourite game.
Personals
Dorothy Ostrom arrived home after
staying for three weeks in Winnipeg
with her daughter, Ann Neilson,
Dorothy's daughter is -moving to Mon-
treal soon: On returning home
Dorothy's grandson Mark Neilson ac-
companied her and is staying for
awhile.
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John and Emely Coultis are back
home from a two-week trip through
Northern Ontario and the Yellow
Head Highway. They spent two nights
with John's sister Peggy B0rneau in
and
The Stanley Squirt Boys played
Goderich Three and won by a score
of 13-4. The Stanley Pee .Wee Girls
played a good game at Goderich but
were defeated by a score of 27-20.
The Dreamer's played Londesboro
Thursday night and were defeated by
one run again. Varna Agricos played
Bayfield Babes a very fast game and
won by a score of 7-4.
.Upcoming games at Stanley Ball
Park for this week are: Tuesday Ju-
ly 28 - Stanley Midgets vs Goderich
Township Midgets at 7 p.m. Wednes-
day July 29 - Varna Agricos vs
Bayfield Shadows 7t 7 p.m. Thursday
Jul 30 - Stanle Bantam Girls vs
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Edmonton. 'Then the went on to
Strathmore, Alher a. ann spen a ew
nights with Hick Ostron. While
visiting -with Rick they toured Banff,
Calgary, and Lake Lousie. They
returned home through the States.
Raymond Beierling accompanied
Barry Cleave to Toronto on Sunday.
While there they toured Casa Loma.
I locket' Hall of Fame and the Royal
York. They also visited Barry's
friends Bob ani -Kay Thompson.
The' joke has been told to -- ane!.
about -- farmers for 100 years.
"What would you do, Bill, if you
won a big lottery and won a couple of
million dollars?" The question is ask-
ed of a farmer as he surveys the sun
parching his fields.
"I guess I'd jest keep farming un-
til i went broke."
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Bill Porter, 50. of Rosetown, Sask..
'won $3.8 million in Lotto 6/49 June 20.
The Canadian Press story quoted him
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ming until,) go broke!" •
Ah, the irony of fate, the infinity of
possibility. Winning a lottery such as
6/49 offers odds of about 13 million to
one. Yet, Bill Porter did it. He says
he has his head in the clouds and his
mind on the farm. •
M-arried with two children al
. university, Porter said he couldn't
believe it when he finally found his six
numbers. shared the first prize. Ile
- originally thought he had won only
$100 until he checked all six numbers.
Unlike a great many other farmers
in Canada. Porter is quoted.as saying
"we're not hurting."
"We were strapped, with both kids
in university but nothing we couldn't
handle." he told the press.
He is a grain farmer and his wife
-is a professional nurse administrator
at Roselown hospital. Maybe. he add-
ed, his wife will quit her job. "I don't
plan on changing my life one bit:' but
00 reflection. he added. "1 don't plan
00 spending too many winters in
Saskatchewan."
If 1 had his tuck. I wouldn't spend
10 minutes in Saskatchewan after
Christmas. Those Prairie winters are
killers. - But isn't it great that a grain
farmer in Saskatchewan had it so
lucky? It gives your heart a lift to see
somebody win it big who knows the
value of a buck. Anyone who has
slogged through the last seven years
on a farm is well aware of the gut -
wrench ing problems fac ing •
agriculture.
Shipka fiddler
wins contest
By MRS. HUGH MORENZ
Shipka
Congratulations to Willis Desjar-
dine, who has kept his fiddle in tune
and attended some contests recently.
At Stratford he won first prize in old
time fiddling in his age group. He won
a third at Fergus, and another first at
Sundridge.
Personals
Recent visitors with Pat, Jacque.
and Janice Schroeder were Bob and
Marion Kerslake, Exeter and their
friends Gerry and Cheryl and family
from Vilsek, Germany. Also visiting
were Eileen and Archie Webber of the
Exeter area. -
Recent visitors with Ella and Willis
Desjardine and Michelle Mabel, was
their daughter, Corporal Cindy t Des-
jardine) Goller, and her daughter
Mikah Ann, of Trenton.
Brock and Diane Adams, sons An-
drew and Dean, of London, spent the
"weekend with the boys' grandparents
Don and Elizabeth Adams.
Weekend visitors with Ilugh and f
were my sister and brother-in-law
Shirley and Cliff Dell, and their two
- daughters Tanya and Cynthia of
Belleville, and the girls' brother, Clin-
ton Dell of Toronto.
On the way up Saturday the Dells
attended a final game of FiFA U-16
World Tournament Soccer. when
Nigeria and Russia played at Varsi-
ty Stadium in Toronto.
Cliff and Clinton returned home
Sunday, and Shirley and the girls are
holidaying this week with us.
Jerry, Ruth and. Mandy 'Lehr, of
Zurich, visited Saturday with Man-
dy's grandma, Mrs. Annie Zielman,
and her aunts Deb and Angie.
Exeter Villa
Hello from the Villa. We hope
eveyone is enjoying their summer hi
spite of the extreme heat. We wish
everyone safe travelling while on
vacation.
Birthday greeting to Barbara
Rosenblatt and Mike Bourne. We en-
joyed a delicious chicken barbecue,
compliments of the kitchen. Thank
you girls for all your extra work.
Thank you, Legion ladies, for your
monthly bingo. We appreciate your
time and effort. The Elimvale U.C.W.
provided an enjoyable evening of
entertainment. Thanks for the lunch
and fellowship following the program.
The Villa is happy to have Eloise
Klungel from Hensall volunteering
for the summer. We hope she enjoys
her summer here.
4.. 4, opprtNetilry Sae some 40 4,..4 On AC
A few miles clown the road from our
place, a century farm -- a larnt in the
same family tory 11)0 years or more --
has a For Sale sign up. The family. a
father and son, just had to quit after
finally coming to the conclusion that
they could no longer continue work=
ing for their creditors. I didn't see it
but I am sure many tears were shed
belore and after the decision was
Made to sell the farm.
It is this anguish suffered I>y
fanners that is not apparent to many
people, The For Sale signs dot most
rural areas. We drive past them and
see it as just another guy getting oul
of business. Anyone who knows the`
least little bit about farming is well
aware that it is much more than than
I have tried to explain why farming
is so different from'other enterprises
but .you have to know something about
it before you can appreciate it. My
neighbor. the tnan down the road %rho
has decided to sell. has been farming
his entire life. Ile inherited the farm
although he had to pay his parents so
the rest of the family could share an
inheritance. Ile paid oil a big mor-
tgage 10 years ago and promptly ex-
panded wit a huge loan at the in-
sistence of his banker and his
accountant.
itis son's future oh the farm also
figured in the decision to expand.
Rol h. wanted a viable operation.,
enough 10 support two families. •
They are sorry now but the damage
-has been done and it is just another
figure iii the long line of statistics in
agriculture. The son Will find work in
the expanding economy- in our area.
Waterloo Region is getting a couple
of huge automobile plants.
But the father is too young and ac
five to retire. Ile may find part-time
work some place but. in the mean-
time, his heart is breaking. -
Hrwould love to slay on the farm
but he can't.
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