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Times-Advocate, 1988-06-22, Page 28Page 16A Times -Advocate, June 22, 1988 NURSERY GRADS AT RESORT - Friday morning it was graduation time"at the Grand Bend Nursery School at the United Church. The youngsters are shown here with their hats, certificates and balloons. Reading program again at museum By C. Dawn Crabe .. GRAND BEND .- Last year, Lambton County Library launched a new summer reading program aimed at stimulating an interest in' books among the very young. This popular program will be offered again this summer. Parents and children aged one to six can pick up a HAPPY CLOWN reading chart any day after July 4th in most Lambton County Library branches. Parents help their children choose library materials according to the suggestions on the reading chart. This helps parents discover the va- riety of books in the library that is suitable for young children. Every time a parent and child shares a few books, they will receive a balloon and a colourful stickerto put on the chart. A colourful button will be given to the child when his/her chart is full. This program will encourage par- ents to share books with thcir young children on a regular basis. The value of nurturing a love of books at an early age cannot be un- derestimated. James Trelcase, author of 'The Read Aloud Handbook' _ says, "Reading aloud to children as little as 10 minutes a day -stimu- lates their emotional development, imagination, attention span, and language skills. By a gentle, natural process, sharing books with chil- dren promotes the desire and ability News from Grand • By Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - Pastor Father Paul Beck . was celebrant for all weekend Masses at Immaculate Heart of Maryiaurch, Grand Bend. The reader at the Saturday Mass was Martin Vrollyk; and Paul Die- trich was the organist. Roberta Walker performed a solo "Here I Am, Lord" during the Communion, and Carl Rood and Bill,Baltessen were the Eucharistic Ministers. The - sermon was based on the readings, from the Book of Job, and the story of Christ calming the stormy waters. Job asked if God really cared what was going on in the world and the Apostles worried "Master, do Y, i : ,n care that we are sinking?" - God is in control, but faith is a leap into the dark. Those who are suffering can find trust and strength in the Lord. Father Beck wishcd a special blessing upon all Fathers at each Mass, for Fathers Day. Church of God GRA B. D - Thcrc was a special ish for Fathers, in hon- or of athers Day the Grand Bend Church of God on Sunday. The con- gregation sang "Open Our Eyes Lord" as a prayer to begin the ser- vice. Millie Desjardine led in the hymnsing, and a group of Bcacon- naircs sang "0 Calvary". Pastor Desjardinc's sermon focused on im- pressions of fathers. It is necessary that fathers give their children a solid, consistent ex- ample of faith to follow. The chil- dren should be brought tip with dis- cipline, balanced with plenty of encouragement to succeed.in life. "We thank thee for Fathers true, who always spokc to us of You." In the evening service, Leota Snyder sang a special solo, "Until Then The pastor's message was taken from Mark 8, the miracle of the feeding of 4000 people, and the ; healing of the bliruian at Bethsai- ' da. On Wednesday, June 22 at 7:30 p.m., a group will be performing at the Church of God, a trio called "Servants' Song" from the Church of God Bible School, Gardner Bible C lege, in Camrosc, Alberta. It romiscs to be a bca ti ra al event, so don't miss it. Tree burn cancelled for the second time GRAND BEND A controlled bum of pine trees sc eduled at near- by Pinery Provinci• park has been cancelled for the s and year in a row, park spokesm n Terry Crabe said this week. Of icials will try again next year. In early May, natural resources staff scheduled to set and manage the pine burning were called away to fight fires in northwestern Onta- rio. The controlled burn was to make room for oak trees, prairie grass and herbs that once thrived here. "By the time everybody got back, we were into the summer c;-:, and rc f'rabe s;.... 1 10 read uiemsclves." The introduction of reading as a pleasurable product during the pre- school years creates a positive atti- tude aboutbooks .in children and helps them immensely when they enter school. Pcnnywisc Promotions and Pizza Delight in Grand Bend are the spon- sors for the program this year. Lambton County Library is very grateful for the 4,2(0 balloons re- ceived from Pizza Delight and for the 600 buttons received from Pen-. nywise Promotions. Without these 'sponsors, this beneficial program would not be possible. _ The Grand Bent Library will be offering this program so pick up a reading chart for your child today. Bend churches Sunday, Junc 26, is the Dedica- tion Sunday for lie new Church ad- dition. -The special service begins at 3:00 p.m., with the guest speaker for the day, Roger Bitncr of Toron- to. Thcrc will be special music at both services for the occasion and all friends are welcome to attend this celebration. CWL meeting GRAND•BEND - The members -of. the -Catholic Women's League of Immaculate Wart of.. Mary met at the Alhambra Hall last week for their Junc"meeting. The evening be- gan with a Tupperware Party, host - cd by Margrit Breuer, as the ladies purchased replacements or stocked up on new lines of tupperware. President Rose VanBruaene pre- sided, opening with prayer. Adriana Srncekins displayed the fine knit- ting that she and Toni Vandenberk had worked on all winter, to be packaged and mailed to the Northern Missions for "Christmas In July." Junc is Senior Citizens' Month. and the CWL will sponsor a special Mass for the scalars. Confirmation plaques were awarded to all the youngsters who recently made their Confirmation at Mount. Carmel, from the Grand Rend parish. The CWL quilt will be displayed at the back of Church for a few, weekends, and tickets will be avail- able for both the quilt raffle and a bike raffle at the Bake Sale to be held on the July 2-3 weekend. Both the bicycle and the quilt, an afghan and a hand -knitted sweater will have the tickets drawn on Sat- urday, August 27, at the Cburch. The CWL have agreed to provide sandwiches and serve a lunch at an auction sale to be held on July 13 at Bill Baltessen's with the proceeds to be donated to the Church Win- dow Fund. Organization continued on the an- nual bazaar and bake sale, slated for July 29. The next meeting will be July 11. United Church GRAND BEND Rev. R. Pee- bles sermon topic last Sunday morning at Grand Bcnd United, was titled "Letting them down". He asked, "What can we do about .changing?" He spoke of the differ- ence between a house and a home, and said we should not expect more Jrom our children that we are will- ing to give ourselves. Some par- ents send young people out in the world without spiritual tools. We can help children at home, at school, at church. As the offering was taken this morning a duct, "Sweet hour of prayer,". was played with Doug Martin at organ and Idella Gabel at the piano. Scripture today was read by Jason Eagleson. Choir .anthem was three choruses, Jesus name above'all names, Majesty. and We have come into this house. Door' greeters wcrc Doug and Ann Mar- tin, ushers were Bob McKay and Don Adams. - in the children's time today it was awards Sunday. Mandy and Alisha Jennison played 1Siano so- los. The junior children sang "This is the day," "The B -I -B -L -E" and "Jesus Loves Mc", accompanied by Irene Kennedy at piano. Sunday School Superintendent Marg Desjardine awarded the fol- lowing. Certificates to Carrie and Maggi Inman and Cameron Eddy. Seals - two year - Ryan Murdock, Richard and Lindsey Rice; three year - Ainsley Murdock; four year - , Becky Jennison; five year - Erin Karic and Jeremy Jennison, Karen and Murray McKay, Pattie Desjar- dine; seven year - Jill Russell, Judd Desjardine, Brian Lovie, Nancy and Alisha Jennison; eight year - Sim- on Desjardine; nine year - Karen Lovie; 11 year - Michelle Lovie, Jodi Desjardine, Elizabeth Russell; 12 year - Cullen and Jarrett Kpbc and 13 year - Connie and Alex Russell. Awards prbsentcd from Couples Club as follows. Puzzle - Ryan Murdock; Bible story and tape - Karie and Jeremy Jcnnison and Lindsey Rice; child's Bible - Jill Russell, Judd Desjardine and Brian Lovie; Good News Bible - Karcn Lovie, Alisha Jennison and Murray McKay; stick pin with U.C. crest - Jodi Desjardine, Elizabeth Russell, Michelle Lovie, K. en McKay, Patti Desjardine; Di books - Karen McKay and tti Desjardine. The children were thanked for taking part, Irene Kennedy for Sun- day School pianist and all the teachers. Mrs. Trish Murdock will be the new superintendent in the fall. Lunch refreshments wcrc served to the children in the Sunday School rooms after the service. Dashwood by Bernice Boyle DASIIWOOD - Calvary United Church Sunday School held thcir annual picnic aftcr church Sunday, Junc 19. Pictures were taken of each individual class with their teacher. Games wcrc played by the 22 stu- dents, Celebration of baptismal was held at the Zion Lutheran Church, Sun- day, Junc 19 for Joel Steven Arthur Stojkovic, son of Pastor Larry and Jill Stojkovic. The prouc)jfather per- formed the baptism at the regular church service on Father's Day. Special guests who attended the ser - 4 Annual Alhambra June weekend By Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - Members of Algarva 698, Order of the Alham- bra, held their annual June Weekend celebration for nearly 225 members, and their families. Visiting Alhambrans came from caravans in Michigan, Toronto, and Windsor, and a few Sirnobles and Sultanas even brought their children to make it a real family outing over the Father's Day weekend. About ten groups camped out behind the Alhambra Hall, while others stayed in arca motels. The festivities began with regis- tration and a welcoming party on Friday night, and the hardiest were _ up early Saturday morning for a golf tournament at Bayview Golf Course. There was a feast of roasted pork and roast beef served to the hungry crowd Saturday afternoon. Father Larry Stortz, the Windsor vice wcrc Larry's parents, Jill's par- ents, Jill's grandmother, Priscilla Zocllick and aunt Alice Zoetlick. Godparents Annette Shafer and Todd Ducker. Personals Lloyd and Rosie Rader and Mary Rader drove to Kitchener Saturday to visit Hilda Weibcrg on her birth- day. Other relatives who surprised her wcrc Ivan and Dorothy Taylor, Wendell and Violet Gamble, Eloner and Arvis Rader and many other rel- atives and friends. f chaplain, celebrated 1.:;:.ss in the tent behind the hall -for the entire assembly on Saturday evening. Dance music filled the night air, as couples swayed to the rhythms. of that One -Man Band, Dwight James, a favorite of the group. Grand Commander Marty Kelders and his Sultana Debbie, welcomed special guests, Sirnobles George McKenty and Tom Smith, whosep- resent the Grand Divan of the Al- hambra in the U.S.A. Sirnoble Gene Creces was in charge of the golf tournament, with 58 golfers'enrolled this year for the Bayview Golf Course. Trophies and prizes were awarded in a special cer- emony. Winner of the trophy for Low Gross (75) was Randy Broullard of Windsor, and Mark Eaton, also of . Windsor, won the low net and doz- en golf balls for his score of 70. Danny Sewesky, Detroit won a set `Junque Sale' GRAND BEND - Organizers of the Grand Cove "Elegant Junque Sale" would like to thank all those who donated their time, money, baking, old articles, and coopera- tion, to making the sale such a suc- cess! Crowds were waiting for the sale to begin at 9 a.m. and most of the items were sold by 3:30. (The local firemen came to cart off the left -overs to be incorporated into their next sale!) In addition to the usual tables of junk, where one man's garbage is another man's treasure, there was an auction of the truly elegant -stuff. This ranged from classic books and records to sets of dishes, beautiful sets of glasses, antique clocks, to an entire dining room suite which brought over $400 alone! There were nearly 100 articles at the auction. The bake sale table held donations from nearly every- one in the Cove, including a selec- tion of special baking for diabetics. Another table featured potted plants and lovely dried flower arrange- ments. Coffee and doughnuts, from Mr. Mugs, sold briskly to the - crowd asthey browsed. The day ended with a draw for two sets of hand -corded patio chairs, made by Cove residents. James Marshall of Chatham and Dorothy Cahoun of Grand Cove, each won a set of chairs. Thanks to all the helpers for their hard work, from Organizer Marg Baxter. About Town GRAND BEND - More than 50 people attended the Decoration Day service at the Grand Bend Cemetery, Sunday afternoon. The guest speak- er was Rev. Bob Sinasac of Dash- wood. • Music for the hymnsing was pro- vided by a portable organ, played by Morley Desjardine. Special music included a duct by Morley and Mil- • of coif club head covers for second Gross score, and Frank Stokker- mans got a golf shirt for second Net (71),71),for the home club, Grand Winner of the Best Algarva golfer was Tom Smits this year, for the local lads. Carrie Green of Michi- gan won the best Sultana trophy; mainly because Louise Vandenberk • didn't enter the tournament this year, right, girls? - But our own Fran Relouw got second low gross for the Sultanas. One of our own gals also got "Most Honest Golfer", Nancy Stok- kermans, her own golf umbrella, to keep dry until she can finish the course. Charlie Sadi, of Michigan, got a golf hat for the Best Dressed Golfer. Many thanks to all the Sultanas who prepared the meals, and to the Sirnobles who helped them for an - .other successful weekend. a crowd-pleaser lie Desjardine, and a solo by Millie. The- cemetery bloomed in fresh flowers as friends and relatives re- membered their loved ones. Community sympathy is ex- pressed to Mrs. Katherine Vincent in the s'idden death of her sister Mrs. Edith (William) Bicrling of Dashwood. There is another new face in the local business community, as "Beets Pub and Deli" opens its doors in the former "Country Crafts" house. Don and Dianne Beattie of Dorchester, near London, are the proud new owners, -serving up tasty, fresh deli food, hot and cold for lunches and dinners. They arc expecting to get their liquor li- cense soon, which will enable them to extend their hours into the even- ing. Look for a "Grand Opening" soon! Mrs. Ida (Smith) Ott, a long time summer resident of Grand Bend, passed away June 9 in Detroit. Mrs. Ott was born and raised in the Park- hill arca and moved to Detroit in her mid -teens. She later married Floyd Ott. She is survived by one sister, Miss Jessie Smith, Parkhill and a number of nieces and nephews in the area and in Detroit. She enjoyed her summer home in Grand Bend for over 40 years, especially. the sunsets. She will be sadly missed. Playhouse GRAND BEND - The Huron Country Playhouse is pleased- to present its opening play, Steven Sondhciin's A Funny Thing Hap- .- veiled On The Way To The Forum on June 21 running through to July 9 on the Main Stage. - Thc plot of this Roman holiday consists of mistaken _identities, masquerades and irrational goings on of an aging man still trying to la Roc play Director, Sandy Macdo- nald notes "Forum is one of the funniest .musicals ever written/yid will tic in nicely with the atmos- phere of Huron Country Playhouse - down-to-earth and lots of fun." Directed by Sandy Macdonald, (his first production at the Huron Country Playhouse), with Chorcog- raptly by Caroline Smith, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum has many amusing hits like "Pretty Little Picture", now open "Lovely" and "Impossible". Also featured in Forum are many popular Canadian actors including Robert Burns (Toronto), Heather Davie. (Toronto) and Carl Zvonkin (St. Marys). Some favourites over the past years returning to the Play- honse are David Nairn, David Tal- bot and musical Director Michael Mulrooncy. . With the rising cost of produc- tion, very few theatres endeavor to produce large-scale musicals - how- ever, the Huron Country Playhouse has managed to present high quality -theatre without cutting back on good entertainment. A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum is gener- ously sponsored by Canada Trust and runs from June 21 to July 9/ Main stage at 8:3- p.m.; Matinees, Wednesdays, Thursdays, at 2:30 p.m. For tickets and information, call the Playhouse at 238-8451. 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