Times Advocate, 1984-10-31, Page 6Times-Advocote, October 31, 1984
MR. AND MRS. PAUL BIES
Doris Jean Kramolowsky and Paul Andrew Bies were
married on August 26 at St. Giles Church in Hamilton.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willi
Kramolowsky of Stoney Creek. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bies
of Exeter are the parents of the groom. Susan Bies,
sister of the groom was one of the bridesmaids. Bob
Bies, brother of the groom was best man. Bill Snell,
Mark Schwartz and Doug Luxton, friends of the groom
were ushers. Paul and Doris are both 1982 graduates
of Mohawk College, Brantford, in Commercial Art, and
are furthering their careers in Toronto, where they also
reside.
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Years drop away as memories rekindled
Last week I hada visit from
my very first friend. We were
born friends. Her mother and
mine were the closest of con-
findents, and since they both
bore a baby daughter within
six weeks of each other, Bub-
bles (my friend) and I were
together almost from the day
we were born.
Until I left that prairie com-
munity, when we were 15, we
grew up together, shared
secrets, and even got into a bit
of. innocent trouble together.
This was in the Dirty Thirties,
and out mothers did a lot of
sharing, too, helping each
other through the hard places,
and laughing together in the
good times. Christmas was
not Christmas unless their
families were together.
Each winter they ordered
material and patterns from
Eatons catalogue and sewed
clothes for their little girls.
One spring, they outdid
themselves, turning out
equisite organdy dresses for
us with rows and rows of frills
up and down the skirts, mine
in green, and Bubbles' in
yellow. Up to that date, those
dresses were undoubedly the
most beautiful things either of
us had worn, but there was a
catch. Thinking to put the
finishing touch to our outfits,
our mothers made us mat-
ching pants. Now, in those
days, organdy was not the
soft, pliable stuff'it is today.
It was hard, stiff and scrat-
Hurondale
WI report
Hurondale Women's In-
stitute held their meeting Oc-
tober 24 with president Fern
Dougall opening the meeting
with a poem. Minutes of last
meeting were given by
secretary Anne Bray and a
report of the fall rally held in
Wingham was given by Olive
Hicks.
The area convention will be
in St. Marys November 1 and
2 with registration at 9:15
a.m. Gladys Miller and Fern
Dougall will take the smoking
course Wednesday, October
31.
Members agreed to donate
$50.00 to the Town and Coun-
try Homemakers and $100.00
to Huron Family and
Childrens services.
A very good program was
chaired by Olive Thomson
who began with a poem. The
motto was given by Elizabeth
Lamport. a very good
musical number was given by
Bill and Rhoda Rohde and an
appropriate reading by J.
Stewart.
The feature of the program
was Mr. Robertson of
Crediton showing his pictures
of Australia which were very
interesting.
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Sunday, November.4, 1984
1-4 p.m.
Central Huron Secondary School
Clinton
An exciting
rl opportunity
for students.
parents and
members of the
community to
explore career
options
Visa displays by
community
colleges univer-
sltles and private
schools
Kik to men and
women from a
wide variety of
professions and
trades
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chy, and if you've never worn
frilly, organdy undies, them,
you're not in a position to
judge how devilish they were.
But, even at the age of six,
Bubbles showed genius ten-
dencies, when she suggested
organdy pants again.)
We started school together
and joined the other farm kids
in the school van, a horse
drawn, canvas covered vehi-
cle, on wheels in the summer
time, and on sleighs during
It seems
to me...
by Gwyn Whilsmith
we throw them down the
school 'two-holer' where
nobody would ever go to
retrieve them. (Our mothers
may have been cross, but
they never made us wear
the winter. There was only
one window, a small one, at
the front from where the
driver guided the horses.
Behind him, sat a small coal
burning stove, its black stack
MR. AND MRS. CARMEN DROST
MaryAnn vanDorp and Carmen Drost were united in
marriage on September 29, 1984 in the Clinton Reform-
ed Church. MaryAnn is the daughter of Tony and Mary
vanDorp, of Seaforth. Carmen is the son of John and
Willy Drost, of Granton. The maid of honour was Sheila
vanDorp, sister of the bride. The bridesmaids were Jen-
nifer Clark and Astrid Plasschaert, friends of the bride.
The best man was Eric Drost, brother of the groom. The
ushers were Henry Drost, brother of the groom, and
Grant Drost, cousin of the groom. The ringbearer was
Jason vanDorp, brother of the bride. Following their
honeymoon to Niagara Falls, Carmen and MaryAnn
now reside at RR 2, Seaforth.
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MR. AND MRS. RANDY PARSONS
Randy Parsons and Brenda Pinder were united in mar-
riage on September 1 at Exeter United Church with Rev.
J. Forsythe officiating. The bride is the doughter of Jim
and Elaine Pinder, Exeter. Garry and Marlene Parsons,
Exeter, ore parents of the groom. The maid of honour
was Liz Scott, friend of the bride and bridesmaids were
Sue Johnson, friend of the bride, Ann DeVries, sister
of the bride and Janet McAllister, friend of the bride.
The best man was Ross Horton, friend of the groom and
guests were ushered by the groom's brothers Wayne
and Kevin Parsons and the bride's brother, Ken Pinder.
Robert DeVries, nephew of the bride was the
ringbearer. Florence Horton, soloist was accompanied
by Mrs. Margaret Coates. The couple vacationed in
Quebec City and now reside in London. Randy and Bren-
da would like to thank their family and friends for mak-
ing their wedding day even more special.
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puffing happily, if not safely,
through the roof. A narrow
door at the back let us in and
out, about a dozen kids. who
sat on planks on either side,
that were padded with old
quilts. If you sat near the
stove, you cooked your face;
if you were back at the door,
your feet and hands froze.
Each winter, we country
kids prayed for a storm that
would make it too dangerous
for us to drive home. Usually,
our prayers were answered,
at least once, when the white,
thick snow, swept around by
cold, violent winds, would
block out visibility. It was the
event of the year, as far as we
were concerned.
The little children were
usually put up at a friend's
house in the village while the
older ones went to the tiny
frame hotel. Bunking three or
four to a bed didn't make for
much sleep, but certainly did
produce lots of highjinks and
squealing as the boys climb-
ed on each others shoulders to
peek through the transoms or
race down the dark halls,
banging on doors. I suspect
the poor hotel keeper spent
the whole sleepless night
praying for the storm to
break, and it usually did.
The next day would dawn
bright, still and crystal clear,
the big sun shining in a
brilliant blue sky. We'd tramp
off to school to sit bleary-eyed
and dozy for the whole of the
day, our understanding
teachers not expecting too
much from us.
Sometimes, the older
children were allowed to use
the school vans to convey
them to school dances or
other weekend events in town.
When Bubbles and I were
about 13, we were allowed to
go on one of these trips,
mostly because we both had
older brothers along, who
were supposed to look out for
us. On the way, the young
driver urged the team to a
fast trot so we'd get to our
destination as quickly as
possible. But coming home,
well, that was a different
story. He let the lines hang
slack and allow the horses to
just drift along so•that the
night would stretch out to a
slow ending.
Inside the van, it was pitch
black, which made some of
the occupants a little bolder
than they might have been,
otherwise. Shocking, vulgar
stories were whispered into
the night amid titters and em-
barrased guffaws; and
because I was young and in-
nocent I do not really know
what else went on in the cor-
ners. I only know I drowsed
off, my head evidently falling
on the shoulder of the 14 year
old boy at my side. Suddenly,
his arm shot around my neck,
knocking off my round, metal
rimmed glasses as he planted
his fleshy and moist lips
squarely on my own startled
mouth. After the initial shock,
I remember being very disap-
pointed. It was, after all, my
first kiss, and not a very
romantic one, at that. "Ye
Gods." I later confided to
Bubbles, "kissing boys is sure
not what it's cracked up to
bel„
She and I have met only
four brief times since we
parted at the age of 15. Still,
when she came last week, it
seemed to us the years drop-
ped away as the memories
crowded in.
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