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Times -Advocate, December 30, 1992
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Christmas Eve service at St. Thomas
By Muriel Lewis
ORANTON - At the St. Thomas'
Anglican church on Christmas Eve,
the Reverend Stephen Emery cele-
brated the Mass of Christ. The
Christmas message was based on
the hymn "It came upon the mid-
night clear".
Assisting in the service were Ken
and Melanie Beatson as lectors,
Robert Parkinson and Paul Acres as
service assistants and crucifer, and
Sylvia Beatson as Acoloytc.
A Christmas solo was sung by
Lynda Hodgins who also sang
"This is My Body Broken for You"
during communion, accompanied
by the organist Marlene French.
The church was radiant with ev-
ergreen candlelights and Christmas
flowers. Poinsettias were given in
memory of Ben and Catherine
Wilimore by daughter Cathie and
husband Ross Westman, and in
memory of Clarence Lewis by his
wife Muriel.
At the St. Thomas' Anglican
church on Sunday, the Rev. Ste-
phen Emery led the parish service
of Morning Prayer followed by
Holy Communion. His message re-
flected on the business of Christ-
mas and the need for quiet medita-
tion to contemplate the wonder of
Christ's birth.
At the Granton United Church on
Sunday, Pastor Normalle Voakes
entitled her sermon "What to do
with leftovers".
The children's story was about
Green Garbage Bags.
The ministry of music was pro-
vided in a vocal duct about the
Spirit of Christmas sung by Dianne
Blake and Audrey Harloff.
Flowers were placed in the
church from the funeral of Mabel
McNaughton.
Personals
Mary Mabel McNaughton passed
away peacefully at Craigholme
Nursing Home in Ailsa Craig last
Sunday in her 99th year. She was a
lifelong resident of Granton and
district until she took up residence
at Craigholme in May 1986.
Larry Lewis of London spent sev-
eral days around Christmas at his
home in Granton.
Nora Wissel had her family home
to celebrate Christmas on Boxing
Day.
Peter and Jonathon Weaver of
Belmont spent a few days on the
Christmas weekend with their Cou-
sins Scott and Philip Hodgins and
parents Jim and Lynda.
Joe and Marlene French, Jertine
and Ken attended a Christmas gath-
ering at the home of Wayne and
Laura Hem and family of Winchel-
sea on Boxing Day.
Saintsbury by H. Davis
SAINTSBURY - St. • Patrick's
Christmas Eve Holy Communion
Service took place at 6:45 p.m. The
church' was beautiful, lit only by
the lights on the Christmas tree and
each member holding a lighted ta-
per.
The candles of the Advent
Wreath were lit by Rev. Emery as-
sisted by Courtney MacGillivray,
Katie -Scarlett MacGillivray, Crys-
tal Davis and Harley Davis and the
"Christ Candle" by Caleb and Cor-
bin MacGillivray.
Cheryl Carroll provided the mu-
sic for the Christmas carols • and
Margaret Carroll was lay assistant
with Lisa and Julie Carroll as serv-
ers. Nadene Bedell read the scrip-
ture lessons.
Ross McFalls is a patient in St.
Joseph's Hospital, London and area
residents wish him a speedy recov-
ery.
St. Patrick's will hold "House
Church" January 3, 8:30 a.m. at the
Davis's.
Homer Taylor shows how to throw strikes at Queensway in
Hensall Monday during a game of swing bowling.
'92 in review
November
November 4
•Despite earlier reports that the town's hope to receive a contract
estimate on the cost of policing Exeter with the OPP was on hold,
council learned from information from the Ministry of the 'Solicitor
General that Exeter may in fact receive it sooner than expected.
•Thieves believed to be searching for cigarettes, gave up and left
empty handed after breaking into Seylers Food Market in Zurich.
•The Grand Bend Ratepayers' Association, already unhappy with
the user -pay garbage pick-up, continued to voice concerns to council
about regulations for leaf pick-up which stipulated a maximum of'
five bags of leaves per week.
•The wage review committee of Exeter council agreed unanimous
ly that all wage grids for the town staff would be indexed by two
percent in January.
November 11
•The Huron County Study was -shortened somewluit as council.dc-
cided for the time being, not to include the recommendation that
they hire a full-time fire prevention officer.
• The Exeter OPP investigated a rash of five cottage break•itts, two
in Hay Township and another three at Oakwood Park.
•Concern among county councillors was raised when it was found
Huron County engineer Dennis Merall would be heading to Windsor
and San Antonio, Texas for a workshop and conference. Council-
lors wondered whether the county should review its policy on how
many organizations and associations county employees should be al-
lowed to belong to.
•Exeter police investigated several youth assault complaints dur-
ing the week.
November 18
•Bob Dinney was chosen as Citizen of the Year.
•In a surprise hurt of events, town police chief Jack Harkness, sus-
pended from duty since Labour Day, retumed to duty although no
explanation for the move or the suspension was given.
�iteryl_Site _Pearen. _former treasurer AA Grand _Bend United _
church was charged with embezzling over $150,000 from church
coffers over a five-year period.
•Three youths managed to grab about 100 cartons of cigarettes af-
ter breaking through -the front door of the'Triangle-DiscounrStore in
Exeter.
November 25
• The Ontario Corn Producers' Association held meetings in Kirk -
ton and Holmesville with a combined attendance of well over 1.000
for corn farmers concerned about the critical harvest conditions. the
worst in over 20 years.
• Twenty-one celebrities became waiters and waitresses in local
restaurants as part of a fundraiser for Child Find.
'Despite the Huron County Board of Education's opposition to
junior kindergarten, the Ministry of Education announced funding
for the program.
• A 14 -year-old youth was charged with setting off a fire alarm and
two other young offenders with trespassing after the Exeter Fire Dc-
partment responded to an alarm at South Huron District High
School.
'92 in review
December
December 2
'Poor weather meant local grain mills had to lay off some of their
employees.
•South Huron Hospital unveiled its new $500,000 x-ray equip-
ment.
•Leona Faye McIntosh, former Commercial Account Support Offi-
cer for Exeter's Bank of Montreal branch pleaded guilty to eight
counts of fraud over S1.000. The charges involved a loss of over
$200,000 from 1984-91.
December 9
•An armed standoff in Exeter ended peacefully after a man surrcn
dered himself to police.
•The body of a former Grand Bend man was recovered in Mud
Creek east of Lieury after a murder suicide.
December 16
'Stephen Township reeve Tom Tomes was sworn in as Huron
County Warden.
•Thc Huron County Board of Education voted in favour of a new
tentative agreement between the .card and its secondary school
teachers.
'December 23
•It was confirmed that the OPP Technical Support Services Wire-
tap Unit were called in and used electronic equipment to seek out
bugging devices, phone taps and other forms of surveillance devices
at the Exeter Police Station earlier in the month.
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