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Times Advocate, 1993-11-17, Page 8Page b Times -Advocate, November 17,1993 $ Volunteer of the week A Times Advocate cornu ity- fsarur 5 Fiona Walker Youth Involvement has been a pet project for South H District High School student Fiona Walker. The Grand Bend resident was the first president of the o ganization and helped organize the program4intsheronig school three years ago. 'Volunteer students involved in the program help: who are labelled with disabilities organize social activities. "We try to facilitate friendship instead of segregation, Walker said. She is also active on the Youth Involvement committ which plans the yearly provincial conference whcih is to. held this month. And next year, she itapesJtadie..:assistant conference c ordinator of the program. The OAC student is also invailved the school concert choi and is a musician with the Triple Trio. Staffa resident receives scholarship By Roberta Templeman STAFFA - Joyce Fell recently attended the 59th annual convocation of the Western Ontario Conservatory of Music in London. During the ceremony she was awarded the- Sylvia Novak Scholarship for Piano Pedagogy. Her parents. Lome and Helen Fell, and sister, Pauline, were also present for the convocation and reception which followed. Joyce is in her second year at the University of Western ONairo, in the music education program. Joyce Miller and Kay Smale represented Staffa Women's Institute at the Perth South District executive banquet in Fullerton. John and Roberta Templeman attended the Royal Winter Fair on Thurs- day. Congratulations to all those from Hibbert Township. who made such a good showing with their field crops at the Royal Agricultural show in To- WOW. o- r(nto. Parents and Staffa Women's Institute members were guests of the Staffa 4-H club and their leaders, Doris Jeffery and Freda Kerslake Friday eve- nting in the Family Life Centre. °Iltere are 13 members in the club and they had decorated the centre us- ing a Christmas theme. Participants were greeted at the door by Carrah Templeman and after enjoying a bountiful potluck dinner, guests were en- tertained with a piano instrumental by Dana Woolen. Anne Kerslake and Jenny McCaughey held a quiz and Erica Mahon in- troduced the leaders and club members. Both Freda and Doris spoke a few words about the club just completed and the sewing club in the new year. Don't forget the Staffa Women's Institute car tour on November 24. Anyone interested is to meet at the Township hall at 1 p.m. Hibbert U.C.W. Remembers Thanks to unidentified members of Hibbert United, our U.C.W. met on .- November 10 in the Family Life Centre, which these people had voluntar- ily painted. Vale Mahon as programme convener brought us a splendid Remem- brance Day thence, "Would it make a difference if there was no Canadian Legion?" Gwen Christie acted as pianist for appropriate hyinns, and Ada Potluck hosted the social time. During the business period the organization made donations to the Stewards of Hibbert Urised and Huron -Perth Resource centre. To date reports were given by the treasurer, Florence McPhail. by sup- ply convener Janet Dearing aid for the nominating c:ornmiuee..by Ilia Barker. Doris ictiery4i ad.supplied a report of the social comigillealadath. was read. All amts revealed a small group of women making a worthwhiiibppn- tribution to the overall programme. The World Day of Prayer programme prepared by woven of Palestine will take place on March 9, 1994. An Advent Evening service is being planned for November 28. Pians were wade for Christmas oieeaa�p' arch. Alk will be wed thanks to Joy Dearing which olJava #pfa;;a4.,111 tt- siot Festival on November 14. A new project reading suppott is the collection of white -backed adver- tisements 9" x 12" which arrive in our mail boxes. These will be gathered for use in the classroom of the school .as work paper. something else to save - usable paper. The quitters had ori display a very beautifully finished quilt which they have completed since. the last meeting. The meeting closed with the Mi' Bendiction. wilits.smariaswsdtain 24 hours a day (answering machine outside business hours) =PAM Ailsa Craig .JCW enjoy Korea side's AiLSA CRAIG - The Ailsa Craig United Church Women went on a very interesting armchair trip to Korea when they met for the November meeting in the Sunday School room. Loma Kilb was the speaker at this meeting. A few years ago she and eight other Unit ed Church Women from across Canada spent three weeks in Ko- rea. With the help of slides she told about what she saw in Korea, the customs, religion, politics, food and the scenery. During the workshop service Sylvia Thirlwall compared the church to a post office. The post office sends out messages and the :thureh and church members also --rend out messages. Christians car- '•ry the message of God. Wilma McIntosh read verses of scripture from Psalm 96and a poern, Your Message. The hymns Rejoice the Lord is King and Love Divine were sung. Thirlwall closed the -sworship service with a prayer of Francis of -Assisi. The Ailsa 'JiiLig.iJnited Church Women were itmied to have women from Brin- sley and Carlisle churches as ;;:guests ai this meeting. Margaret Tweddle, the president, ?presided for the business part of the -meeting. Mary Sutherland asked ::for volunteers to help make carrot ` puddings at the church on Novem- .:bcr17and 18. After we repeated the U.C.W. .Benediction everyone gathered am mend the table for a social time *awhile Jean Maguire and Sylvia ""Thiriwall served a cup of tea and muffins. ' The Ailsa Craig United Church "Women will meet again on Decem- ber 14 for a pot luck supper at 6:30 p.m. in.the Sunday school room. Adult Drop In entre November 15 Carpet bowling 3 games played Marshall Dearing 3 wins, score 40 :Lawrence Russell Zwins.more 36 Myrtle Gusso '2Asinaaaire 35 Wilmer Wein 2 wins. score 31 Cribbage There were nine games played. Audrey Burrows was high scorer with 784 and Marion ,Frayne had low score. Pastor Stephen Alves (right) and his wife Mary Ann were honoured by over 100 people at an open house -and 170 at a dinner Sunday afternoon at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Zurich. Alles will be leaving the church next week after seven and a half years for new duties with St. John Lutheran in Ottawa. Here, Alies and his wife are greeted by Helen and Keith Gingerich, members of the Zurich Mennonite Church congregation, which worked closely with the Lutheran church. lir PARKING VIOLATORS WILL BE TICKETED EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 15TH Hensall Civic Corner Village of Hensall Snow Removal Notice: For snow removal purposes, there will be NO PARKING ON VILLAGE STREETS PERMITTED BETWEEN 2a.m.-7p.m. CENTRALIA - At the United Church on Sunday Rev. Geddes chose as his topic "Going to church? You can't be serious". The Centralia U.C. Committee of Stewards are holding their turkey dinner this Friday evening, Novem- ber 19 at 6 p.m. in the chwvh base- ment. A men's breakfast will be held Saturday, November 20 st 8:30 a.m. in Thames Road church. Guest speaker will be Jim Papple. Free will offering. Please tell Rev. Geddes by Wednettda3iy you plan to amend. rift • rvices are planned for Centralia U.C. on Sun- day, December 5 at regular hour of worship. The Communication Workshop on Wednesday, Novem- ber 17 at 1 p.m. at Centralia U.C. These meetings are going over well and are well attended. Sympathy of the community is exteended to Larry and Mary Cro- nyn and family following the death of Mary's brother the late Joe Campbell of Exeter. Von Overholt spent Sunday with her sister Helen Aubin of Seaford]. Visitors over the weekend with Mary Kooy were on Friday, Helen MacDonald, Bessie Caldwell, Har- ry and Marian Noels,.and Howard Dolan on Saturday evening Brent sand Jean Caslick and on Sunday „my granddaughtetBonnic Kooy of ,London, Clayton, Alice and Clyde Kooy, Huron Park and Barb Smith of town. Sunday evening dinner vows with Brent and Jean Caslick and family were Revs. Clare and Peggy Geddes and Bill Gartley. Capsule Comments with Ernie Miatello Ever wonder why serpents are included in the "caduceus", the symbol of Medicine? Ser- pents were the symbol of health because they shed their skin and thus appeared to regain health and youthfulness. In 1928, one in five prescriptions was written for bromides. Used as a sedative and anticonvulsant, bromides were slowly. ound to be quite toxic and their use today in North America n - L If you. add more fibre to your diet, do it (slowly. There are fewer ffects of gas and bloating that way. Also, drink more fluid more often when you increase fibre intake, otherwise consti- pation can develop. Had your flu shot yet? It is advisable for persons over 65 years of age and younger persons with chronic illnesses like asthma. Check with your doctor to see if a flu shot is for you. "Your Health Care Pharmacy" JOIN OUR CREDIT UNION 'and invest in your future! Membership open to all • Investment rates are higher • Chequing costs are lower; personal cheques .354. 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