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Clinton News-Record, 1983-11-02, Page 11Clinton Public School's three kindergarten classes were ready for Hallowe'en early this year. The children were dressed in spooky disguises on Hallowe'en morning for a visit to the Clinton Public Hospital geriatric ward. The children brought smiles and laughter to both patients and staff. (Wendy Somerville photo) Varna and Goshen communities will hold Remembrance service By Mary Chessell VARNA - A Remembrance Day service will be held in Varna next Sunday at 11 a.m. for Varna and Goshen communities, and anyone else in the township who wishes to attend. It will be followed by a service at the cenotaph. The new study book "Jesus Means Life" will be introduced at the U.C.W. meeting this Thursday night. A filmstrip will be shown. Mary Reid has been a patient in Stratford Genera! Hospital following eye surgery on Friday. Here's a tip I learned from my sister - if you're annoyed with the way the new longer milk bag fits the pitcher, bend a piece of cardboard to fit inside the front of it. It should extend a few inches above the pit- cher. The bag then slips in easily and is held rigid while pouring. The good autumn weather we've had this year has kept the garden producing late. I was able to pick enough pole beans for a meal last week. some berries, kohlrabi, cauliflower, tomatoes and red peppers. We had enough huckleberries for many a pie from just a few plants. The deer hunters will be hoping for some snow by next week to bring down the re- maining leaves. The other night we saw a picture taken on October 24 two years ago showing quite a snowfall, the second of that year. Varna 4-11 Glamor Gals Two 4-H programs were covered in one meeting of the Varna 4-H Glamor Gals at Kate Keys' home on Oct. 24. The girls had fun with a game of Buyers Bingo. Julie Webster, Julie Consitt and Janet Coleman, after only a few minutes' preparation, did an excellent skit "A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed". Preparation started on a skit for Achieve- ment Night which will be on November 17. It's entitled "Happiness is Keeping Fit". One more session to finish book covers and practise the skit will complete this fall's pro- gram. Middleton Evening Prayer By Blanche Deeves 4"»^ivho is novaIHonorary Assistant to The MIDDLETON - On Sunday morning Venerable Ray Farrell at Saint John the Evening Prayer was held in St. James' Evangelist Church in London. The A.C.W. of St. James will meet on Nov. Anglican Church with Rev. Gordon Reynolds in charge. William Stacey received the children's offering. Dean Adwinlde and Edward Wise received the regular offering. Our good wishes go to Rev. Wm. Bennett 10 at Vera Miller's home at 8 p.m. Get well wishes to Dick Evans who is a patient in Clinton hospital. Next Sunday at St. James' Middleton Communion will be celebrated. Con:atiin diseov By Blanche Deeves HOLMESVILLE - The Enterprising Seniors meet Thursday at 2 p.m. in the Com- munity Centre in Hohnesville. Please remember the Variety Night on Nov. 10 in the Community Centre in Holmesville. The Goderich Township W .I. card parties will start Nov. 24. Oct. 25 in the lower leavel of the church a bountiful smorgasbord pot luck dinner was served. Verna Lobb thanked everyone for coming and $681.92 was collected. She also thanked Muriel Grigg's group for the din- ner. Verna's group sang then showed slides of trips to Scotland, England and Wales and also a trip to California. Phyllis Cox handed each person a defini- tion of people's names who make up the con- gregation, it was a fun time to try to figure out the names. Anniversary service Greeters at the door of Holmesville Church on Sunday afternoon for the An- niversary Service were Barb and Doug Nor- man and their daughters Jackie and Tracy. The Sanctuary was beautifully decorated with autumn flowers and flowers from the Centennial By Bertha MacGregor HENSALL - The Hensall Centennial Committee met on Oct. 25 in London, courtesy of Labatt's. It was announced that signs are ready to go up on tartan standards on Main Street. Nominations for the ambassador closed on Nov. 1. The winners will be announced at a Nov. 26 dance to be held in the Hensall Arena. Tickets are still available for the dance, so be sure to attend. Several arrangements were confirmed and the Seaforth Chorus will be performing on July 1. A caterer was hired to operate the arena food booth for the weekend celebrations in 1984. Murray Baker will be in charge of sports for the centenial and he is looking for ideas and support. Joe Bengough and his committee will be entering the old fire truck in the London Santa Claus Parade on Nov. 5. For the Centennial Parade several bands have already been booked and Bill Gibson outlined the parade route. People report John and Cathy Taylor, Christopher and Jodi of London were weekend visitors in Hensall with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Taylor and Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse Grenier. A multi -birthday party was held at the home of Alphonse and Betty Grenier on Ort. 29. Those celebrating birthdays were Alphonse, Mrs. Adam Wilson of Varna, Carole Luther of Grand Bend, Cathy and John Taylor of London. Rose and Richard Radar of Dashwood celebrated their an- niversary. Cards were played and George Dowson of Hensall and Mr. Wilson played their violins. Several officers of the Amber Rebekah Lodge attended a banquet in Goderich at Victoria Street United Church on Oct. 25. The dinner was held following a meeting at McKay Hall in honor of the visit of the Assembly President. Amber Lodge mem- For a gift that will always be cherished A family ring for her, an initial collar pin for him. Avoid the Christmas rush - order now. Prices vary with the style you choose, and with the number of stones. We offer free estimates. For Christmas gifting, use our convenient Lay- away plan. II Albert Street. Clinton 21 Mein Street South, Seeforth 284 Mein Street, f meter 203 Durham Street feat, Wont tar ton 134 ()wagon Street fast St. Mary finiti Bird-Jantzi wedding of the previous even- ing. Rev. Jima Bechtel conducted the church service and Litany of Thanksgiving and special music was supplied by the Lobb Quartet with Verna Lobb at the piano. The Senior Choir and a solo by Jackie Norman accompanied on the guitar by Nancy Hearn. The stained glass windows were dedicated and a hymn The Little Country Church writ- ten by Hugh Lobb was sung. The guest speaker Rev. John Oestreicher was given a warm welcome. He spoke about The Stations of Worship to a full congrega- tion. Bill Norman, Ken Harris, Don Harris and Don Lobb received the offering. Nov. 7 at 7:45 p.m. the combined meeting off Holmesville Wesley Willis official boards will be held in Wesley Willis Church. People report Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Bird (Karen Jantzi) who were married Saturday in the Holmesville United Church. Eileen Brown of Detroit spent the weekend with Irene Cudmore. Christopher and Amberlynn McCullough of Stratford spent the weekend with their grandparents Eleanor and. Howard Mc- Cullough. Douglas and Lyn McCullough spent the afternoon and were supper guests CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2,1983—PAGE 11 n n i..i.. . es with the McCullougns. School news At Holmesville school Grades 2 and 3 teacher Mrs. Steenstra invited Mr. Jack Smith of Dungannon to display his vegetables to the children. He showed large squash, pumpkins, tomatoes, and gave each child a gourd to take home. Mrs. Steenstra bought apples and gave each pupil one. On Oct. 29 the Hohnesville II 4-11 Club met at Beverly Van Ninhuy's for meeting VI and meeting VII. After saying the 4-11 pledge we went over last week's Home Activities, then went to work on meeting VI in our books on Consumer Rights and Responsibilities. Then we were each handed a piece of paper with some consumer rights and some responsibilities on it and when someone call- ed out a right we had to match its respon- sibility. We each got a manicure and had a snack before starting meeting VII. It summed up our own club with some skits on "A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed." After that we ended our meeting with the 4-H pledge. Next week we will still meet on Saturday at 1:30 and drinks will be supplied by Tam- my and snacks will be brought by Cindy. signs ready to go up bers presented the travelling gavel to the Goderich Lodge. Church news Rev. Charles Henderson of Exeter was the guest minister at Carmel Presbyterian Church on Oct. 30. Dorothy Taylor presided at the organ. The congregation was reminded that the bazaar, bake sale and tea will be held on Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. The WMS ladies were guests of the First Presbyterian Church in Seaforth on Oct. 27. On Nov. 3 they will attend the 80th an- niversary of the Cromarty Church WMS. 4-H news The sixth meeting of the Hensall 4-H Club was held on Oct. 18. President Liz Langster led in the 4-H pledge. Following roll call, secretary Christine Rose read the minutes of the last meeting. Leaders talked about care for finger nails and cuticles. Mrs. I. Mowat showed members how to manicure their nails. The girls used emery boards, orange sticks and nail polish and polish remover. When everyone was finished Pat Masse presented Mrs. Mowat with a gift. -by Pam Gaskstetter. United news To Be Yourself was the theme of the message at the Hensall United Church on Sunday morning when Rev. Stan McDonald spoke on the story of the prodigal son. Elaine Stabbins greeted the congregation and Dennis Martin, Merbin Fields, Wayne Corbett and Al Corbett were ushers. The flowers at the front of church were placed in memory of Hilda Hedden and the flowers on the memorial stand were placed in memory of Beryl Storey. On Nov. 6 the Remembrance Service will be held and on Nov. 13 the church an- niversary will be celebrated with Rev. Don Beck as the guest minister. The Sunday School staff met on Oct. 31 and final plans were made for the White Gift Service and Christmas Pageant, to be presented on Nov. 27 at 11 a.m. The staff also planned for their assemblies to be held on the last Sunday of each monht, along with their Christmas party for the sutdents to be held on Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. Fire safety Fire extinguishers are essential safety devices on the farm. Regularly checked and maintained fire extinguishers can save you thousands of dollars and save your family from needless suffering. With your farm and your family you have a lot at stake. In- vesting in a few fire extinguishers just makes good sense. "DO IT OUR WAY - IT WON'T HURT". This has been a message from the Farm Safety Association. Little Carle Courtney of Bayfield was among the prize winners at the Lions Club Hallowe'en party held on Monday night. The little Smurfette won a 75 cents prize hi the 21 months age category. A Lions Club member said that the emphasis on the evening's festivities was, "that everyone gets a prize." Prizes ranged from 25 to 75 cents. (Wendy Somerville photo) i Il. ■ And it'll change your mind about what Color TV should be. New Electrohome Blue Optic° Color TV's, with 4 -lens focusing, capture all the detail, and deliver up to 40% more lifelike color. The blue screen reduces glare from harsh room light for a consistently sharp picture - a picture so real it seems almost three dimensional. INTRODUCTORY SPECIAL! ELECTROHOME MODEL 48CA01 - 20" TABLE MODEL WITH STEREO SOUND AND BUILT-IN FM STEREO RADIO MANUFACTURER'S SUGGESTED LIST 9199. 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