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Times Advocate, 1992-12-02, Page 26Pape 2A Times -Advocate, December 2, 1992 Pia'hewse GuIId Introduces their 1992.93 executive By Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - The regular monthly meeting' of the Huron Country Playhouse Guild was held on October 28 -at Oakwood Inn, chaired by president Dee Overduin. She welcomed 66 members and guests. Pat Venton made a presentation of a painting to Gordon and Allison Lambert, to thank them for his lith- ographs of Lake Huron and the Pin- ery Park, unveiled on July 8, 1989. Since then, the prints have been a steady source of fund raising for the Guild. The annual general meeting was called to order immediately follow- ing and president Dee. Overduin thanked Guild members for the op- portunity to serve her two year term. She paid special tribute to past president Pat Venton who af- forded her just good counsel. The Guild now consists of 138 mem- bers. Highlights of the year from the secretary's report included a Mimi Fashion Show and Bazaar, with fashions from Tops and Trends; members donated food for Bless- ings Unlimited at the January meet- ing, and Dave Sheppard spoke about the Winter Carnival. In Feb- ruary, Russian exchange student Eva Karchava presented slides of her home in St. Petersburg. Don Southcott, past president of the Playhouse Board, spoke at the March meeting about the board's plan to revitalize the theatre. April was membership month and in May the Guild was treated to some hilar- ious memories of the early theatre - as -a -tent, from Bill Heinsohn. Jean Clapperton's Reading Group arranged for a special musical pres- entation at the June meeting with Dave Sheppard and Don MacLean providing show tunes, and Roberta Walker presenting Camelot in story and songs. The Fall Fashion Show, chaired by Frances Fletcher, was very suc- cessful and earned over $500. The An Show, hosted during Winter Carnival, featured 21 local artists and provided some store consign- ment for the Guild Gift Shop. Members, approved a donation to Simon Day for $3200 of equip- ment; a reel-to-reel tape for music and background; an amplifier for speakers and a cable to hook up sound equipment. A donation will be made to the Building Founda- tion: one 15" star for 55,000, two 12" stars at $1,000 each and a 9" star for a total of 57,500 promised, and a grand total including the equipment, of $10,700. The Ladies of Sauble Court, who create- the quilt each year for the raffle, are to be given 10 gift bas- kets from the store. The New Guild Executive for 1992-93 was introduced: Past President Dee Overduan; President Mary Metcalfe; First Vice president Shirley Platt; Sec- ond Vice President Shirley McIn- tyre; Secretary Doris McArthur; Treasurer Betty Hoyles; Member- ship Yvonne Beachley; Publicity Roberta Walker; Telephone and Hospitality Clare Thomson; Project chair Joyce King; Historian Doro- thy Given; Committees: Play Read- ing and Research Jean Clapperton; Catering Pat Venton; Store Coordi- nator Kay Stallard; Store Stabbing Mary Andrews and Kay Dunbar; Fashion Show Frances Fletcher; Flower Planting Melba Landstrom; Clerical Jean Caldwm; Marathon Bridge Nancy Thomas; Quilt and Doll Raffles Shirley Troubridge and Hilda White. GB Golden Agers hold euchre party GRAND BEND - Grand Bend Golden Age Club held another eu- chre party last Wednesday night at the Legion with eight tables in play. Winners were ladies high - Aldene Wolfe of Dashwood; la- dies low - Madeline Dalton; mens high was a tic between Clayton Lovie and Elena Black, playing a mans card. Mens low - Torn _Carter; ladies most lone hands - Mary Robinson; gents most lone hands - Ron Dann. There will be one more euchre on December 9 at the Legion, be- fore the Christmas and New Year holidays. South African missionary speaks at Coffee Hour Louise Stephenson EXETER - It was an afternoon of delight to the senses and infor- mation for the mind at the Ladies Coffee Hour at Emmanuel Bap- tist Church on a recent Saturday. Sylvia Fry sang of faithful peo- ple and the faithful God who works in lives. The theme for the day was "In His Image" which was clearly expounded by the speaker, Louise Stephenson from Bur- ford, who recently returned from a missionary stint in South Afri- ca where their church grew con- siderably during their sojourn. They plan to return to South Af- rica next September. Stephenson and her husband began their ser- vice to the Lord as the first pas- tor of Emmanuel Baptist Church Exeter and she recalled many pleasant occurrences during their time there. Stephenson has expe- rienced two bouts of cancer which the Lord has healed, ena- bling her to go on in service to Him For the feature, Judy Dougall showed some of her work in stained glass and in glass etch- ing. She made it seem easy but obviously it takes much practice to learn each technique and to use the correct amount of pres- sure a, produce the lovely works of art which she displayed. Immaculate Heart of Exeter Drop -In Mary Church news By Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - November 29 marked the First Sunday of Advent, be- ginning to the new Liturgical Year. Father Paul Beck lit the first candle of the Advent Wreath, and called the parishioners to a short time of spiritual preparation tor the Feast of Christmas. Vespers and Benediction will be held each Thursday at 7:15 p.m. during the season of Advent. Confessions will be heard before weekend Masses and on Saturday from 11 a.m. until 12 noon. There will be two parish pentential services, on December 13 at 7:15 p.m. with three priests, and on December 24 from 11 a.m. until 12 noon. The children's choir will rehearse for Chrisunas on Wednesday, Decem- ber 2 at 6:45 p.m. at the home of choir director Dolores Tighe. An ecu- menical service was held at the Church of God on December 1 at 8 p.m. with CWL members taking part The CWL Christmas party is December 9, Wednesday. at 8 p.m. in the Alhambra Hall, husbands are invited. The Alhambra Christmas Party takes place on December 6, from 1:30 p.m. w 5 p.m. at the Hall. Three members of the local Order of Alhambra played Santa Claus and his helpers for a Christmas Party hosted by Community Support for Families • in Huron County on Sunday, November 29. Children with a variety of handicaps Sot a chance to enjoy a great Christmas party with their siblings and family at the Clinton Legion Hall. There was a clown, a play put on by the support workers, carols sung, and Santa handed out over 100 candy bags to the children. The teenagers with challenging needs of South Huron High School, Ex- eter, made up 126 candy bags for the event, proud to be helping out for the younger children's party - a great example of community involvement. New ..artistic director is introduced in GB By Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - New president Mary Metcalfe welcomed the mem- bership and referred to the Guild 1972 Constitution mandate "to fos- ter appreciation of theatre," as a guide, but also for the members to have fun while doing it. The Auc- tion fund raiser hes netted abaft $38,000 for the Theatre Building Fund, an Kate Burnett thanked all those who helped to make it possi- ble. Simon Day sent a thank you for the $3200 approved for purchase of new equipment. Over $13400 has been donated by the Guild to the Playhouse in the last fiscal year. Following the business, the new Artistic DirecWr of Huron Country Playhouse Max Rhymer, and his wife Sandy, were introduced to the membership. Rhymer addressed the ladies about his background credentials, and his delight in mov- ing into the Grand Bend communi- ty. He aagtmed everyone that he was not here to "turn the place up- side down" and felt that his goals closely matched those of farmer di- Mctor Tony Lloyd. The 1993 moon batons change, from "Meet Me in St. Louis" to "Peddler on the Roof", so he now playbill reads 1. the -musical Oli- ver, 2. Wait Until Dark, 3. Out of Order; 4. Barefoot in the Park; and 5. Fiddler on the Roof. Carpet Bowling 2 games lupe Hodgson 2 wins, score 24 Myrtle Gusso 2 wins, score 24 Cribbage Ray Hodgson was high scorer with a total of 676 points while Ina Williams was low scorer for the day. Lots of fun on re -using old things. Paper beads, hair clips from bottle caps, plastic bag wreaths, quilts, mats, etc. were some of the items displayed. Tammy and June did demonstrations on making grapevine wreaths•and paper beads. A delicious lunch was served at noon. Changes to Ontario's fishing licenses CLINTON - One of the most pleasant sights in the country is a family enjoying fishing in one of the many good fishing streams in Huron County. Fishing is often the one recaaiional activity that par- ents and children can enjoy togeth- er. After an extensive review of hunting and fishing licenses, the Minister of Natural Resources Bud Wildman decided that 16 and 17- year-olds would not be required to have a license. Earlier this year the licensing pro- cedure was reviewed. The public response as that the age limit should not be lowered. Resident fishing license will not be required by adults aged 65 and over or the disabled. 'to meet the disabled defi- nition in -14993, rangkrs-aattat be in possession of a Canadian National Institute for tie .Blind card or a Ministry of `Transportation disabled perking await. Review of Insurance Act TORONTO - A comprehensive review of Ontario's outdated Insu- rance Act was released for public consultation by the Ontario Insu- rance Commission, as announced last month by the Honourable Brian Charlton, Ontario Minister of Financial Institutions. Insuring for the Future: Modern Insurance Legislation for Ontario, a report by an independent group of lawyers who conducted the Insurance Legislation Review Pro- - ject (ILRP). The ILRP is one com- ponent of the Minister's Financial Services Review, a sweeping exami- nation of the regulations governing Ontario's financial services sector. The ILRP report sets out more than 200 recommendations for re- forming provincial insurance legis- lation. To ensure a level playing field for insurance providers, the report em- phasizes the need for consistency between Ontario insurance law and legislation of , other jurisdictions, particularly at the federal level. Copies of the report are being sent to all insurance companies licensed to do business in Ontario, to indus _ try and trade associations, consumer groups, other Canadian insurance regulators and various interested parties. Written comments should be submitted to the OIC by January 20, 1993. Granton m8m'bers asked to assist In program GRANTON - At the Si Thomas' Anglican Church on Sunday, the Rev. Stephen Emery enlarged his message on the text "To be saved, one must be baptized and believe in the Lord." The children's focus was about Advent with its expectations of the coming of Christ when Ken French lit the first Advent Candle for hope. Deanna Beatson assisted as lector. A time of fellowship followed the service. Members are urgently requested to assist as much as possible with the Daily Bread program for the needy at St. Paul's Cathedral by donat- ing non-perishable foods, money for bulk purchasing, and unwrapped gifts for young children up to teenagers. The Anglican parish council met at the rectory in Kirkton on Wednesday evening, November 25. At the Granton Untied Church on Sunday, Pastor Normalie Voakes entitled her sermon "Don't forget the baby!" Lloyd Mardlin let the first Advent Candle. During the children's time there was a birthday cake for jesus and everyone sang "Happy Birthday". The choir sang the anthem "The happy Christmas comes once more." Also, on Sunday evening, a time of singing Christmas carols was held at the church with the theme "Help put Christ into Christmas Non-perishable food items were brought in and placed under the Angel Tree to be passed on to the Salvation Army for distribution to the needy. Congratulations also to Scott Hodgins and Ben Harlton who recently received special awards in the Kirkton 4H club having completed 12 projects. Several from the community attended bazaars at Lucan United Church, St. John the Devine Church in Arva and a craft sale at the 11- derton Community centre, all on Saturday. The Anglican parish Bible study group met at Nadine Bedell's home last Wednesday afternoon when the theme was Seeking the Will of God. Congratulations to Kenneth and Olive Hodgins who celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary at a family gathering. The Firemen's annual banquet was held at the Masonic Hall on Sat- urday evening catered by UCW Unit Three members. POWER /AINTERRUPTION DATE: DECEMBER 6, 1992 (SUNDAY) TIME: 9 A.M. Until 12 NOON HOUR WEATHER PERMITTING or IF NECESSARY POSTPONED TO DECEMBER 13, 1992, SAME HOURS AREA AFFECTED: \ HU•RON PARK All the Industrial Area All Residential Customers If you're one of our customers affected, we do apologize for the inconvenience. However, scheduled power interruptions are necessary to maintain or upgrade the service in your area. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 1400-2654.727