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Times Advocate, 1989-11-01, Page 16Pa 16 Times -Advocate, November 1, 1989 Gifts demonstration - Gwen Dykeman of the Grand Bend Women's Institute stands in front of her display of "good -taste gifts from the kitchen" before she put on a special demonstration at the Grand Bend United Church last Thursday to help everyone get. an early start on Christmas. S hip ka by Annie Morenz SHIPKA - The Healthy Snack Attackers held their last meeting on Monday October 23 at Sarah Patter - son's house. The meeting began at 6:30 p.m. with the 4H pledge, fol- lowed by the roll call. After the members prepared a veg- etable tray with dip and rice pud- ding, they worked on their books for the remainder of the meeting. The next meeting will be held at Donna Lovie's. Reported by Pam Dietrich. Bus trip Anyone interested in a bus trip on December 19, to seethe Christmas lights at•Sarnia, phone 238-2948. Personals Sincere sympathy of this commu- nity is expressed to Ken Baker, his family and grandchildren, in the death last week of his wife Ortha. A large number of Shipka and area folks attended her funeral last Saturday at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Zurich. Hugh and I returned home last Monday October 23 from a four day weekend in Mio, Michigan, where we visited cousins, Roy and Jean Boerner, Bill Maier, Dennis Maier, Bob and Pam Boerner, Christina and Robbie. We had the pleasure of sharing in Christina's sixth birthday party. We saw deer and wild turkeys. Each morning at breakfast, several wild turkeys came out of the bush and had their morning meal on fal- len apples in the Boerer's orchard. Harold Vincent and Gordon Vin- cent, of Shipka and area-, Charles Dittmer, Dashwood, and Max Tiedeman, Grand Bend have returned from a moose hunting trip in Northern Ontario. One of these men told me they "almost" got the one that got away. Best wishes to Sherry Desjardine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Desjardine of RR 1 Grand Bend and Paul Lekx, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Lekx, of Ilderton, on their recent wedding. Granton by Muriel Lewis ' GRANTON - Mr. and Mrs. Ross Westman recently enjoyed a vaca- tion in Houston, Texas. A number of local people attend- ed the turkey supper at Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Lucan on Wednesday evening, October 25. Weekend and Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hod- gins were John Herbert of Tillson- burg, Lois Herbert, Betty Anne Waugh, Rod Johnston, Glen, Mari- an and Jason Hall, all of London. "The Shoemakers" Holiday at the Stratford Festival Theatre was pleasant entertainment last Wednes- day evening, as the season draws to a close for another year. Anglican Church At the St. Thomas' Anglican Church on Sunday, October 29, the Rev. Beverley Wheeler's message was about self-righteousness based on the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector. The lessons were read by Marlon French and the minister. .Special music was provided by rami Htt7,hcsrnan, Richard Mirnn and Peter Daniels of the Arise Group from London. The sketches of the three church- es in the parish on the front of the bulletin were done by Sylvia Beat - son. Breakfast was served by the men Of the church following the service. • Bible study The bible study was held at the rectory in Kirkton on Monday eve- ning, October 23. United Church At the Granton United Church on Sunday, the Rev. Bruce Pierce's sermon was about the "Silence of God". The lessons were from Psalm 28 and Romans 15. Tiffany and Veronica Blom were the bulle- tin stewards. The youth group met at the church on Sunday evening. I hope everyone has been enjoy- ing the lovely spell of Indian sum- mer weather, we had last week as much as I did. It was great for fin- ishing up the last of outdoor jobs. 4-H club learn about insurance, food By Joan Beierling VARNA - The fifth 4-H meeting of the "Hazard Helpers" was held on October 25 at 6 p.m. at Sandra Turner's. The roll call was "What different types of insurance could your fami- ly purchase". Most answered with fire, life and health insurance. Their first._guest speakers were Sue Baker i`rom Guelph and Hugh Hendrick from Kippen who spoke on liability and auto insurance. They discussed no fault auto insu- rance which is to be voted on in January. Their next speaker was Peter Roy from Clinton who spoke on crop and life insurance. This was a very interesting meet- ing and they now know what it means to "insurance poor". The next meeting will be held November 8 at 6 p.m. at Sandra Turner's. Books and projects are to be completed on that date. Varna 4-H• The Varna 4-H club, newly named and now known as the "Fast Food Mixers", met at Cheryl Tal- bot's on October 23 at 7 p.m. They discussed the uses of mi- crowaves and completed a true and false quiz on microwave cooking. They then prepared and tasted "S'mores and grape spritzers. Plans were made for the next meeting to be another meal on Oc- tober 30 at 5 p.m. at Gail Turner's. Stan Lee Club The Stan Lee Club will be having their regular meeting on Tuesday, November 7 at 8 p.m. in the Com- plex. Please bring lunch. Un November 15 at 2 ;,.m., Stan Lee Club with some additional helpers, will entertain the residents of Huronview at their November Birthday party. It is hoped that each member will bring along a pan of squares or 2-3 dozen cook- ies to serve with tea provided by Huronview. We hope all club members will come along to -help either with the program or serving the lunch and the residents will be looking forward to visiting with everyone. Varna UCW Thursday, November 2 Varna U.C.W. meet at 8 p.m. at the church. The Youth Group met at the manse at 7:30 p.m. on Novem- ber 2. This Sunday, November 5 is Re- membrance Sunday. Church servic- es will be as usual but Varna will have their Remembrance Service at the Cenotaph at 10:45 a.m. Goshen United Church had an- other successful supper on October 25 selling all their available tickets. Everyone enjoyed coming out on such a beautiful warm evening. Personals Barbara Barden of Surrey, B.C. retumed home on Sunday afternoon after spending a week with her fam- ily, Bruce and Anna Keys and Er- vin and Helen Keys and family, as well as other relatives and friends in the area. Marilyn and Jim Laing and family of Mississauga joined them for the weekend. Mery and Marg Hayter were in Weston over the weekend attending Marg's nephew's wedding, Mark Glenn and Carolyn• Ainsworth on Saturday. The family of Floyd and Jean Armstrong are holding an Open House in honour of their parents' 40th Wedding Anniversary to be held Sunday, November 5 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Stanley Township Complex. Happy 40th Floyd and Jean. Sincere sympathy goes out to the family of Marg and Gerald Hayter on the passing of Marg's mother, Mrs. Mary McLean. Lucan OPP investigate barbershop break-in LUCAN - Sometime after 11:00 p.m. on Friday October 27, Pow - ell's Barber Shop at 34 Main Street Granton, was broken into. The east side windows were broken and the doors were forced to gain entry into the shop. Approximately $50 of ci- gars were stolen. Police are contin- uing their investigation. Also during the night, an un- known vehicle damaged the lawn at the Hotson residence at 155 Well- ington t. Lucan. The vehicle spun its tires on the lawn between 9:30 p.m. and midnight. Police are neck- ing information about this incident and are asking residents who may have heard or seen this happen to call the detachment. A vehicle was parked on the Cen- tre Sideroa of Biddulph Concession h J overnight on Friday night. Suineone broke the windshield, right side windows, an- tenna, side mirrors and right wire rims on the 1980 Oldsmobile Toro- nado. About $1,000. damage was done to the vehicle. Police have no suspects and this time. Only .one accident during the week involved injuries, and these were minor. About 2:20 a.m. on Saturday October 28, a black 1989 Dodge pickup was struck by a northbound 1978 Oldsmobile at the intersection of Main and Mar- ket Streets in Lucan. The driver of the Oldsmobile, Darlene Hagen of Lucan, and one of her daughters Stephanie Hagen were treated at University Hospital. Philip Harri- gan, age 28 of RR3 Denfield was the driver of the Dodge pickup. He has been charged with impaired driving. 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