Times Advocate, 1993-12-08, Page 28QuaMeld graduated from the Canada Safety Coun-
cil course taught at the South Huron Recreation Centre in the
past weeks. In front, from left, are Selena Campbell, Lisa
Marziali, Jason Hesse, Rob DeVries, Sandra Steele, and
Christine Wedge. In the middle row, from left, are Karin Lo-
rento, Crystal Knee, Jennette Walker, Jenni DeBlock, Jenny
Willis, Kristin Brooks, Amy Schwartzentruber, Kim Bilinsky,
and Vanessa Bray. Behind is instructor Barb Dietrich (left)
with Carly Riley, Kelly Farwell, Tam +-idler, Samantha Funston,
Ji'Ilan Rutledge, Sarah Revington, David Knip, Julie Godbolt,
Laura McConnell, and Amy Truemner.
HCP Guild planning cookbook
By Roberta Walker
ORARD BEND - The Huron,
Country Playhouse Guild held their
monthly luncheon meeting on No-
vt!4nber 24 at Oakwood Inn, with
President Shirley Platt presiding the
business. It was decided to donate
the sum of $4,000 to cover the tax
on sets of side curtains and stage
lighting (called Legs and Borders)
with 533,000, which will be donat-
ed by businesses. An additional
55,000 will probably be donated to
the Playhouse in the spring, in or-
der to get a snatching dollar govern-
ment grant.
Mary Margaret Prowse reported
on tier progress in planning a new
HCP Guild Cookbook, titled "Cur-
tain Calls". Her committee re-
searched the design, paper and
printing costs, for an approximate
unit price of 56.90. The report was
accepted and a motion was passed
to donate $2100 toward printing
costs of 300 cookbooks, to be ready
by June 1994. Members are asked
to donate recipes for the project,
handed in by the end of December.
The guest was Mary Metcalfe,
past president of the Guild, who
spoke about her recent travel expe-
riences in China. She and her hus-
band Bill spend seven weeks there
through Canadian Executive Ser-
vices Organization (CESO), as a
business consultant to a medical/
chemical plant in Xiang Fan, in the
Hubei Province of China. They
toured the Forbidden City in Bej-
ing, saw Tianamen Square and the
Great Wall, and were impressed by
the huge size of the buikting 't
structures and stogies. There sure
steps and stairways everywhere, to f.
keep cardio vascular system in
good shape, lots of bicycles ani$
few cars, mostly owned by govern -,a
menu aff-tcisls. There are 1.6 bilhgp '
people in China, an area smaller
than Canada, so population controls
of one child per family are. strictly
enforced.
The Metcalfes found the Chinese
people to be very friendly and po-
lite; curious about Westerneh.
Xiang Fan, with 650.000 people, is
considered to be a small city. They
had excellent guides, who proved
invaluable, as practically no one
else speaks English. Mary Metcalfe
taught conversational English to
adults at the local University. They
walked everywhere, often on dirt
roads, and climbed 300-500 steps
daily; from hotel to the factory, to
the dining room.
The food was spicy, overcooked
by Western standards and could in-
clude ingredients like snake or dog
meat, as well as pork, fish and
chicken, but on the whole, very tas-
ty. They were even treated to a dis-
play of Martial Arts, with Tai Chi,
Quan Do, kick boxing, and lots of
dancing afterwards.
The Metcalfes found the Chinese
people to be very industrious, basi-
cally happy; their young people are
very outgoing and easy to bond
with. She felt it was a great experi-
ence, with many memories to treas-
ure.
A trip to visit Santa
"These radars take their time
and effort -while holding down full
time jobs to plan programs."
.Re:Heading - "Reader Offended by Photo" letter
Weditor, November 24, 1993
'Dear Editor.
Shelly Grant's letter was refreshing. That someone
from the community took the time to notice and
write a careful comment on a local Scout program
activity is appreciated. This is much better than apa-
thy. Myself, I've worked in the area of uniformed
youth work before. (Sea Scouts, Brigade Canada).
Right now, I've taken a break from it, because I'm
temporarily burnt out, bankrupt of new program ide-
as for groups like 1st Grand Bend. I'm not going to
pass a value judgement on skinning muskrats. What
I do know about is, it keeps Scout leaders scram-
bling from September to June, week after week, to
come up with new ideas. To keep their groups inter-
ested and focused is a big challenge, especially
within the framework of group budgets and availa-
ble resources in materials and people.
In addition to these pressures are the stresses of
changing times and moral values, and political cor-
rectness. Trying to be too legalistic on these matters
can eat at the basic relaxed fellowship which is at
the core of the movement as originally conceived by
Baden-Powell. To ask volunteers and particularly an
outside guest speaker who donates an evening is too
much meddling with a good program.
ails: past all my leadership ideas did not "fly"
with group members or were well received and un-
derstood by parents and sponsors. I'm human. (I re-
member in particular one vile rain -sodden weekend
in a drafty bunkhouse in late June, a couple of years
ago. My wife and three kids in the,group who were
with were less than enthusikstic).; ,:
R
These leaders take their time and effort1iviiile
holding down full time jobs to plan programs. In the
future I hope to return to Scout -type work, refreshed
from my break.
In the rveantime, leaders like those of the 1st
Grand Bend are out there doing their committed
best. Thanks to their dedication we know where
these particular kids were and what they were up to
that particular evening of the photo. Adults taking
an interest in kids.
Yours sincerely
Kent May, Exeter
formerly 1st St. Marys Brigade Canada Company
Gerald Thiel, of Zurich, takes a group along for a hayride on Saturday as part of the activities
promoting Santa's arrival at the Zurich Co-op. It's been almost ten years that Thiel has been
providing this service during the Christmas season.
Annual Christmas party held in Clinton
By Roberta Walker
GRAND BEND - The Christmas
Ecumenical will be hosted by the
UCW of Greenway United on
Tuesday, December 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Ladies (and their spouses) from all
the local churches are invited to at-
tend this spe jial service.
Jacqueline Vandenberk, daughter
of Martin and Lia Vandenberk has
accepted a nursing position at the
Goodall -Witcher Hospital Founda-
tion in Clifton, Texas. Clifton is lo-
cated around Dallas and Waco.
Vandenberk will be working on the
surgical ward, on a one year mini-
mum contract.
Lucan
Community
Bingo
Wed., Dec. 8
Bingo starts 7:30 p.m.
Regular Games
Special Turkey Bine
Pec. 8 & 15
'1000
Jackpot Game
52 calls or less 5300 bonus
Total prizes
$2800
Due to t1M tions,
no ono untiattll to play
Licence #537495
.,5
Community Support For Families, 1
in Clinton held their annual Christ-
mas Party at the Clinton Legion on
Sunday, November 29.
The event was sponsored by the
three Community Living Associa-
tions in Wingham, Goderich and
Dashwood (South Huron). About
150 attended the party - children
with developmental and/or physical
handicaps and their families from
all over Huron County.
Grand Bend's Order of Alhambra,
Algarve #168 sent Santa Claus and
his helpers. Thanks to all the busi-
nesses (who provided refreshments)
and organizations involved!
B'church collectingfor needy
y
By Roberta Walker
GRAND BEND - There was a
collection of toys, gifts and non-
perishable food at all weekend
Masses during December 4-5 and
will be collecting again next week-
end (December 11-12). All items
collected will be picked up by the
Grand Bend Lioness to be used in
their Christmas Baskets for needy
families in the community.'
Wednesday, December 8 is the
Feast of the Immaculate Concep-
tion of Mary. There will be a spe-
cial Mass at 7;15 p.m. for CWL
members, their spouses and parish-
ioners. Afterwards there will be a
CWL meeting and Christmas Party
in i,`ne Church hall, to which spous-
PEANUT
STOMP
I{EVIVAL
Saturday, January 15/94
9p.m.-la.m.
South Huron Rec Centre
John Anderson's Forest City Jazz Band
Tickets $15.00 each or $25.00/couple
Great Stocking Stuffer
Lunch provided
Tickets available from Licn's members, Times
Advocate, Canadian Tire, Stedma s
es arc invited.
The CWL will sponsor an infor-
mal meeting after the 10 a.m. Mass
on Wednesday, December 15, 22
and 29. Everyone is invited to at-
tend to enjoy coffee, an informal
talk with our pastor and possible an
interesting video.
Confessions will be heard before
all Masses and on Saturday from 11
a.m. to 12 noon during the Advent
Season.
cyci. DANCE ,
(g) HALL
9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Line dancers
r�alcome
319-2878
Fri., Dec. 10
Country Justice
at.. Dec. 11
Country Versailles
New Year's Eve Dance
Tickets now on sale
Sante nada • bdif stop to the Co-op store in Zurich on
Saturday morning. Along side Santa is Jessica arid Joshua
Geoffrey of Zurich.