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Bike Rodeo Drama presented at Sunday service
The Sunday School
children performed the
play at Goshen church.
Sy Joan BeWing
Varna correspondent
Approximately 50 children
participated In a Bicycle
Rodeo sponsored by the
Exeter optimists at Exeter
Public School on Saturday.
The annual event Is
designed to educate young
cyclists about bike safety,
obeying the rules of the
road and bike maintenance
while testing their riding
skills. Left, Chelsea
Rotteau shows a right
hand tum signal for
Optimist Bill Dinney.
VARNA - The Varna Goshen
church service held in Goshen on
Sunday was led by Leisa Stephen-
son in absence of the minister, as it
was Conference Sunday in London.
Stephenson gave the call to wor-
ship and a hymn was sung followed
by the Prayer of Approach and
Confession and Words of Assu-
rance.
Willi Laurie told the children's
story about the different noises the
Apostles made when Jesus rose on
Baster Sunday. She showed an ex-
ample of this by giving the children
instruments and noisemakers and
they showed the congregation by
making each individual noise.
Greg Keys and Joe Laurie shared
the scripture readings followed by
an anthem by the choir. Instead -of a
sermon, the Sunday School chil-
dren portrayed a drama entitled
"One Windy Day in Jerusalem".
The United Church Creed was re-
cited, another hymn was sung and
offering was received. Louise
Hayter gave the Prayers of the Peo-
ple followed by the Benediction.
Some of the congregation were
in London attending the ordination
of Varna-Goshen's new minister
Tracy Crick.
The church service will be held
in Varna next Sunday, June 2 at
10:30 a.tn.
On June 6 the Varna U.C.W. will
meet.
On June 9, the church service
will be held in Varna with guest
speaker Bruce Whitmore. The con-
gregation is reminded to bring their
Canadian Tire money any Sunday
until June 9. Monday, June 10 is
Camp Site Experience at Camp
Menesetung at 9:30 a.m.
Them will be a community bridal
shower for Linda Webster June 11
in the Varna church.
Varna pork barbecue tickets are
available. The barbecue is set for
June 19 at the Complex.
The 65th Stephenson family re-
union is to be held at the Huron
Centennial School near Brucefield
on June 2 with entertainment to be-
gin at 4 p.m. and supper at 5.
The Stan Lee Club is invited to
Huronview for an afternoon tea,
dessert and entertainment on June
26 at 1:30 p.m. The cost for the af-
ternoon is $3.00 per person. If you
can go, call Anna before June 10.
June is Senior Citizens Month.
The Stan Lee Club is planning to
go to Blyth Theatre on June 27 to
see 'The Barn Dance'. Eleanor
McAsh and Elva Peck are making
the arrangements.
Vabation Bible School for Varna-
Goshen-Brucefield and Kippen is
August 6 to 9, from 9 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. The cost is $5 per pupil. The
theme is "Friendship Adventures
with Jesus". Registration forms are
available and should be returned to
Willi Laurie by June 23.
Group for Grieving People
hosting guest speaker
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The group started meeting
in February as a sup-
portive place to face grief
DASHWOOD - The South Huron Group for
Grieving People, which has been meeting since late
February, is presenting an evening with speaker Ca-
thy Walsh, executive director of Bereaved Families
of London on June 3 at 7 p.m. Walsh
will talk about coping with feelings af-
ter a loved one dies. Everyone is wel-
come.
The group meets on the first Mon-
day of each month at 7 p.m. at Zion
Lutheran Church in Dashwood. The
meetings offer friendship and support
for grieving people.
Although the group was initiated by
Grief Counsellor Mindy Gough who
saw a need in the community, she
hopes it will eventually become self-
directed. Although there is no funding for the self-
help group, however, donations of books and videos
are welcome.
Grieving is a process that has several stages in-
cluding denial, anger, bargaining, depression and
acceptance. These stages are not always ex-
perienced in this order and may be re -visited or
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skipped over and returned to later. It -is imp0itant
for bereaved people not to feel they are failingif
they do not move through each stage stnoothly. -
"It's not linear. It's a process," said Gough. "The
truth is there is no quick way through grief. It
takes some time."
A self-help group allows people to work through
their feelings in a supportive environment while
learning about the grieving process. Such a group
is especially important in rural areas where people
may not reach out to others due to physical iso-
lation.
Death is sometimes referred to as
the "last taboo" and is not discussed
openly. But we are all likely to be be-
reaved at some time and telling one's
story is an important part of the heal-
ing process.
"The grief doesn't go away until
you've had a chance to work it out in
some way," said Gough.
Suppressing the need to grieve can
be damaging and this practice is com-
mon in men who feel societal pressure to "keep a
stiff upper lip." The elderly can also benefit from a
supportive group when they face multiple losses of
friends and family. Most of all, a self-help group
for bereaved people provides a listening ear when
society does not allow for healing in a nurturing en-
vironment.
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Cromarty barbecue planned for wrap-up
The WMS are having
a barbecue for the
Sunday School wrap
up.
Roberta Templeman
Sta a correspondent
STAFFA - The Marian Ritchie
W.M.S. met in the church basement
at Cromarty for their May meeting
with 'Spring Awakening' the
theme. Roberta Templeman presid-
ed and opened with Genesis 1:11-
13. Pianist Betty Lou Norris ac-
companied the hymns. Templeman
read a poem "The Seed" and Mary
Elliott gave the worship, reading
Samuel 5:24 followed by medita-
tion 'New Life and New Hope',
closing with a verse on spring. The
offering was received and dedicat-
ed by Mary Elliott. Eight members
answered the roll call by naming a
mother in the Bible.
Guest Margaret Miller had the
special number, reading many in-
teresting columns of Helen Bark-
ers, including "Some Day I'm Gon-
na". Jean Carey gave a paper on the
Study Book, dealing with Chris-
tianity in Latin Europe.
President Peggy Kerslake presid-
ed for the business, reminding
members of the spring conference
at Atwood June 3. The Cromarty
Marion Ritchie W.M.S. are now
twinned with two groups Harring-
ton W.M.S. and St. Andrews
W.M.S. in Stratford. Cromarty
women are invited to St. Andrews,
to a dinner meeting on June 10 at
6:30 p.m. The upcoming Hibbert
Township celebration was also dis-
cussed. Members decided to have a
barbecue following the wrap up
Sunday of the Cromarty Sunday
School.
A talent sale followed the meet-
ing. Lunch and a social time was
ITh Public Relations mewing of
the Staffa Women's Institute was
held in the township hall at Staffs,
on Wednesday evening, May 22 at
7:30 p.m. Guest speaker for the
evening was Brad Carew, a music
teacher form Mitchell. He told
about teaching musk in the schools
since 1976 and his involvement
with the Mitchell Music Festival
for the past ten years. Carew was
introduced by Roberta Templeman
and thanked by Esther Smale.
Joyce Miller presided, opening
with the Institute Ode and Mary
Stewart Collect, which was accom-
panied by Betty Lou Norris on the
piano. Minutes were read and ap-
proved and correspondence dealt
with. Members were reminded of
the Huron, Perth Health Center
open house in Mitchell on Lune 7.
The summer executive meeting
will be held at Kirtion Community
Centre on July 16, at 9:30 a.m. Par-
ticipants are to bring a bag lunch.
Miller reported on the recent Perth
South District Annual and remind-
ed members that for the June meet-
ing there would be a tour of the re-
cycling plant at Huron Park,
returning to Doris Miller's home
for lunch. She closed the meeting
with a reading "A Visit to the
Farm"
Robin and Joan Daynard enter-
tained friends and neighbors on
Sunday evening at their home,
when everyone had the pleasure of
matting and visiting with Kip and
Jan Daynard, who were recently
married.
Doris Miller, Exeter, visited Sun-
day with Marjorie Drake.
Residents recite nursery rhymes
ZURICH - It was "Ladies" only
on Thursday evening for the resi-
dents' fust pyjama party held in the
auditorium of Blue Water Rest
Home. The women enjoyed the
evening in their nighties, pyjamas
and housecoats. Kim Geoffrey read
nursery stories by candlelight. Car-
rie Regier led the residents in nur-
sery rhymes, and the residents
dated two teams to challenge
each other in a spelling bee. Deb
Taylor, Charlene Manson and Ca-
thy Shantz helped serve a fruit tray
of orange, strawberry, grapes and
kiwi slices and biscuits and cheese
with hot chocolate and marshmal-
lows. The men enjoyed their re-
freshments in another room in their
daily dress.
On Friday afternoon Ruby Bell,
Rose Meurer, Maurice and Flor-
ence Denomme, Clara Hamilton,
Nelson Howe, Bernice Kennedy,
Bob Carson, Rose Broderick and
garet Mousseau boarded the
lchair bus with chauffeur Glen
'Brie for a trip into the country.
The bus took them to Grand Bend
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to watch the high waters crash upon
the pier, the Klondike Gardens, and
proceeded back through Dashwood.
Clara Hamilton pointed out the fa-
miliar places she knew around
Grand Bend.
Tuesday afternoon Chapel Ser-
vice was conducted by Winnie Hut-
ton, Zurich Mennonite Church. Pas-
tor John Tremulak, Zion Lutheran
Church, Dashwood conducted
Thursday afternoon chapel service..
Fr. Matthias Wronski, St. Boniface
Church, Zurich celebrated Mass.
Dorothy EIleen Dietrich of Dash-
wood is welcomed as a new resi-
dent at the Home. She is the moth-
er-in-law of Dorothy (Bob) Die-
trich of Zurich, who isyr her 30th
year as a Nurse's Aid at the Home.
The residents are looking forward
to lunch at Millingtons in Bruce -
field on May 28 and afternoon tea
May 29.
Notice to Exeter Public Utilities
Commission Customers
The new discount date for payment of your
Utility Bill' is the 16th of the month, commencing
June 16, 1996. The due date will be the 16th
of the Month or the next working day.
Sherman Roth
General Manager
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