Times-Advocate, 1987-09-30, Page 9RETIREMENT DORMER — Fellow staff members of Lake Huron Water Supply Station held a farewell din-
ner and presentation for retiring superintendent Bill Sturdevant (second from left) Inst Friday night.
with him at the Southcott Pines Clubhouse are some of the original plant staff; Bili Brenner, (left), Sturde-
vant, Bill Dougherty, Allan Ladbrooke, and Les Taylor.
Honour retiring•
superintendent
' Sturdevant, Grand
Bend, td, was
honored last , Friday night at the
Southcott Pines clubhouse, by his
fellow workers and family. He retired
after 28 years of service, most of them
as superintendent at the Lake Ilurrin
- Water Supply plant.
Sturdevant was first a manager of
the mechanical installation and has
watched the plant grow from a staff
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of nine to the present employment of
23. Some of the original employees
who worked with him are Bill Bren-
ner, Les Taylor,011 Dougherty, Allen
Ladbrooke, Alex Leatherland, Harry
Hamilton, Bill Finch, Billy
Ducharme, and Mel Keating, to name
a few.. •
Sturdevant and his wife Helen plan
to take it easy, do some sport fishing
and travelling. Employees from the
•plant presented Bill with a beautiful-
ly engraved fishing rod and
equipment.
The Grand Bend man has watched
this original 1967 water building ex-
pand to its present state. It now sup-
plies water to the city of London and
many area towns and villages in
southwestern Ontario.
Sturdevant's successor has not yet
been named.
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and district now.
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Lynne Desjardine • 238-8768
Roberta Walker 238-2471
Program for students at Museum
one hundred years ago when most
people lived on farms, everyone was
kept busy preparing for winter. Grain
was harvested, fruit and vegetables
were picked and preserved, a cow or
pig was butchered and soap and
candles made. In the days before
electricity and modern machines,
most of this work was done by hand.
Many of the jobs were too big for one
family, so often neighbours would
work together to help each other.
On Wednesday September :39, the-
Lambton Heritage Museum will con-
duce a l larvest Home Programme for
local schools. Over 200 children will
participate in fall activities once per-
formed by the early settlers in Lamb -
ion ('aunty.
Students will observe candles and
• soap being made and help with the
peeling, slicing and drying of fruits
and vegetables. The programme will
also allow students a first hand look
at the early threshing tools and •
machines used to harvest wheat and
corn at the beginning of the century.
On Sunday October 4. from 1 p.m.
until 4 p.m., the Lambton Heritage
Museum is hosting its first Harvest
Home -Event Day for the general
public. This day will provide an op-
portunity for families to- become a
part of an old time harvest bee in-
-eludingthe many activities enjoyed
by the students. Everyone is invited
to carne out to view the fall colours.
and celebrate the harvest season. --
The Lambton Heritage Museum is -
located eight kilometres south of
Grand Bend on Highway 21. Normal
Museum admission willapply. For in-
formation call 24:3-2600.
About Town •
Registration for Cubs, -Beavers and
Scouts will he held on Thursday, Oc-
tober 1. 7- p.m. at the Grand Bend
Public School. Get your son involved.
with the Scouting movement - he'll
have memories to treasure forever,
of friends, fun. and the joy of
discovery.
Mrs. \larv'Van Holla. of Ottawa.
spent the weekend with her sister.
Lenore and Jim (irr of Grand Bend:
here to celebrate their mother's 92nd
birthday. •
Just a reminder to Ihe'Grand Bend
PRESENTATION --- Mary Harvey, 1986.87 president of the Huron
Country Playhouse Ladies Guild, presented a cheque for $7,500 to
David Bannister, president of the Playhouse board of directors, of
the Guild's annual meeting. The money will be matched dollar for
dollar by the provincial Investment in the Arts Fund, and will be
used to replace some of the theatre's seats.
Golden Agers that their next meeting
will be held on October 7. Wednesday,
at St. John's Parish Hall, with a
potluck meal at 12 noon. Please bring
your own table service and enough
food to share.
Elizabeth Norris of Grand Cove
Estates recently attended the 40th An-
niversary of the Mary Martin Mission
Circle of the Park Street United
Church in Sarnia, where 16 members
gathered for the occasion. The service
was held in the church sanctuary with
a former minister.
A-fterwards the ladies went to the
Seashell Restaurant for lunch, and
back to one of their homes for socializ-
ing. Topping off this special day,
Elizabeth attended a barbecue for
grand parents, held at the home of her
grand -daughter, Kathi and Roger
Van Denheuval,of Sarnia.
The ecumenical Bible/coffee hour
was held last Tuesday morning at
Sauble Court. It opened with prayer
led -by Nita Sinclair, and a singsong
led by Millie Desjardine. The ladies
studied Psalms 17, 64 and 133, as part
of the lesson on "David and His
Psalms". In these psalms . they
reviewed the spiritual goals express-
ed by David, with emphasis -on renew-
ing their faith in God. •
Come and join the ladies, each
Tuesday morning, 10:30 a.m. in the
Sauble Court Lounge. for an
ecumenical bible study.
Fellowship hour,
puppet show soon
The topic of Rev. Stan Desjardine's
sermon this past Sunday, at the
Grand Bend Church of God, was "A
New Thing" based upon Acts 10:34-48.
Alec and Phyllis Desjardine sang a
duet during the service.
The Adult Fellowship barbecue was
enjoyed by 18 people last Saturday
evening. After a great meal, they wat-
ched a film "The Gaithers' Trio In
Song."
The Youth Group will meet at 7
pan. on Wednesday evening to study
Proverbs 3. The Beaconnaires will be
meeting on (klober 5. •
Next Sunday after the evening ser-
vice there will be a fellowship hour.,
The congregation of the Church of
God is looking forward to October 18.
Rally Day, featuring Ruth and Nelson
MacGregor and their puppet presen-
tation. followed by a potluck supper.
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EXECUTIVE.— The 1987-88 executive of the Huron Country Playhouse Ladles Guild were installed of
the annual meeting. Shown (back left) are Elia Douglas, publicity; Mary Harvey, past president; Betty
Hoyles, treasurer: Agnes Todd, mgmberThip convener and (front) Madeleine Arnsby, projects convener;
Aline Smith, communications director; Pat Venton, president; Doris McArthur, secretary and Betty
Dinsmore, first vice-president.
Famous bridge walk
September 30, 1987 Page 9
Canadian, US Guides meet
Last Saturday, September 26, was
a big day for 600 Canadian girls.
Seventy-five Brownies, Guides, and
Pathfinders from this area travelled
to the International Bridge in Sarnia
where they met others for the famous
bridge walk. About 3,000 girls were in-
volved altogether, between the Girl
Guiding movement in Canada and the
Scouting movement in the 'United
States. '
The party was led up the bridge by
two bag -pipers and a colour party.
Daughters
host party
The seven daughters of Mrs. Jessie
Walz of Kitchener staged a party last
Friday, September 25, for their
mother's 92nd birthday. It was held
at the Grand Bend summer home of
one daughter, Mrs. Dorothea Knights,
of Windsor.
The other daughters attending the
party were Faye Brock, of Bolton:
Mary VanHollen, Ottawa; June
Carter and Blanche Walpole, both of
Kitchener; and the two daughters
from this area, Eva Nancarrow,
Southcott Pines and Lenore Orr,
Grand Bend.
Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres ac-
companied warm memories and
delightful conversation, followed by
dinner, coffee and liquers. During the
evening they enjoyed a game or two
of bridge.
Mrs. Walz is pre -deceased by two
daughters and one son, and proud
grandmother to 22 grandchildren, 41
great-grandchildren and two great -
great -grandchildren. Congratulations
to the senior member of quite a clan!
Seniors guests
of GB Legion
Grand Bend Legion No. 498 hosted
58 people, fr um three nursing homes,
as their special guests for the varie-
ty show put on last Monday night by
the Grand Cove Estates actors. Some
walked in, some were pushed in
wheelchairs, from Greenhaven,
Parkhill; Bluewater, Zurich; and
North Lambton, Forest, and they all
enjoyed the show.
There were 26 people out, including
some new faces, for the opening of the
Tuesday night darts. First place went
to Joan Coeck and Kevin Henry, and
second went to SheilaTiedeman and
Tom Humphries. Bill Walker won the
door prize.
Winners of the Friday meat raffle
were: Tom Duggan, who won two
draws, Irene .McConnell, Galen
Bryson and Pearl Winechuck.
The mystery draws were won by
Norma Grant, Marion Ford, and
Wilda Maclntyre.
Guest minister
at United Church
Rev. Charles Graham of London
conducted Church service last Sunday
at the Grand Bend United Church
while Rev. Peebles and his wife were
on vacation. His message was titled
"The Father's Love" based on verses
from Chapter 15 of Luke, the tale of
the Prodigal Son. The choir anthem
was "Saviour. Teach Me Day by
Day".
Mrs. Janet Johnston of Parkhill
spoke a few .words about the Lay
Witness Fellowship held this past
April in Parkhill. She said it was hard
to express personal feelings in a con-
gregational setting, but that it could
be a help and a blessing to those who
heard it. The Lay Witness Weekend
comes to the Grand Bend United
Church on Friday, October 23, on the
theme of "Friendship".
The children's story concerned
"Building" about a carpenter's shod-
dy workmanship, who Was given his
own poorly built house to live in: we
should be doing the best work that we
can do.
Doorgreeters were Verna and Art
Pfaff.
Rev. Graham says that he has real-
ly enjoyed his past three Sundays,
ministering at Grand Bend and
Greenway United Churches.
Catholic news
Pastor, Father Paul Beck was
celebrant at an Masses this weekend
at Immaculate Heart of Mary
Church. The reader at 11 a.m. Mass
was Walt Costello, and the
Eucharistic,. Ministers were John
Kelders and Martin Stokkermans.
Director Lydia Duchow led the choir
in "Eternal is His Mercy" at commu-
nion, accompanied by organist Paul
Dietrich.
in his sermon, Father Beck com-
mented on the surprises and ironies
found in life, like an apparently hap-
py couple split apart in divorce. Such
things hurt us, especially when so-
meone from whom we had expected
a great deal fails, and falls into sin.
Then there is the surprise of seeing a
poor wretch, of no particular promise,
accomplish great things and achieve
great good.
We can't take things for granted,
not in our marriages, nor in our rela-
tionship with God. When a sinner re-
nounces his sin, he deserves to live.
Don't become complacent, for being
a Catholic requires action, not just on
Sunday, but every day of our lives.
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A. John Hughes, C.D.
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Box 839
37 Green Acres,
Grand Bend, Ontario
(519) 238-5300
409 Baker St. (Rear)
London, Ontario
q (519) 439.9186
The groups met_ in the middle of ,the
bridge where they all released
balloons. A social time was held at the
Canatara Park in Sarnia, where 'the
girls exchanged gifts and enjoyed
ate',
lunch and games.
Grand Bend Guide leader Paula
Taylor said it was a great experience
for all who participated and that
' everyone had a good time.
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SCOUT GATHERING — Kathleen Witt, Girl Scout.trom the U.S.,.Man-
dy Stewart, Brownie, and Elizabeth Russell, Grand Bend Girl Guide,
met after the bridge walk last Saturday in Sarnia.
GIRL GUIDE REGISTRATION — Sharon Jennison (left) signs up her
daughter Bobbi -Jo Jennison, 10, at the St. Johns Anglican Hall last
week while Guide leader Paulo Ta for looks on.
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LEADERS MEET -- Kathy Hayter traded pins with U.S. leader C.A.
Wasilco from Capac, Michigan.
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