The Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-11-07, Page 10Page 10—The Wingham Advance -Times, Nov. 7, 1984
THE CANADETTE COtOR GUARD parades down the floor of the
Madill gym under the watchful eye of Dave Crothers during a practice
session. Canadette leader Patti Robertson explained that Mr.
Crothers and his daughter Joyce Gaunt have been working with the
nine -member color guard this year, trying^to introduce more variation
into their routines. Calling on his own experience from the army, Mr.
Crothers put Christine idzik, Tiffany Marr, Monica Jenkins, Tonya
Stainton, Brenda Gaunt, Jana Gaunt, Nancy Walton, Carolyn Netter -
field and Jane Martin through a parade -square drill.
r- MRS. WILLIAM SOTHERN
Notes from Fordwich
Mrs. Doug Wildfang of
Mississauga spent a couple
of days last week with her
mother, Mrs. Nellie Sim-
mons.
- Mrs. Myrtle Wallace of
Listowel spent a few days
r. an. iters.
Wellington Hargrave.
' Mrs. Bruce Sother
companied Mrs. Bill W
° of Palmerston to London Z'
Thursday when they visited
with Wendy Weber in
University Hospital.
The • Fordwich Anglican
Church Women held a very
successful bake sale, bazaar
and tea. They thank
everyone who patronized the
event.
Mrs. Glenn Johnston
moved her household effects
last week to the home for-
merly owned .by her son-in-
law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Jim Douglas. The
Douglases moved to the
Johnston 'farm on Highway
87.
Friends here extend
sympathy to Mr. and Mrs.
. Don Koenig of• Listowel,
formerly of Fordwich, in the
death last week of the for-
mer's mother in Hanover.
Mrs. Elgin Muirhead and
little son returned to their
home in Calgary, Alberta,
last week after visiting the
.past ten days with her.
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Wagler.
Rev. William Gray and
Mrs. Gray, with a number of
young people from Fordwich
and Gorrie, attended the
Regional Fall youth Rally
from November 2 to 4.
Sunday service was taken by
Canon Orrance Laramie of.
Sewers family
has get-together
at Wingham home
On Saturday, November 3,
all members of the family of
the late Harry and Mayme
(McKinnon)' Sewers gather-
ed at the home of•George and
Reta (Sewers) Drehmann,
Summit Drive, Wingham.
Special music was
provided by the former
Sewers Trio, Jim, Russell
and Bob, later joined by their
sister, Marjorie. Many will
remember them being on
CKN'X and the barn dance
programs of a few years ago.
This was thoroughly enjoyed
by all.
Honored guests were two
aunts, Mrs. Pheme (McKin-
non) Law, and her daughter
Hilda of London, and Mrs.
Florence (Archie) McKin-
non of Culross. Other guests
were Miss Romelda Taylor,
aged 93, Mrs. Vera Marsh
and Mrs. Ethel Aitchison.
'Family members came
from Chatham, Barrie,
Minesing, Orangeville, New-
market, Seaforth, Teeswa-
ter, Listowel, Walkerton,
Goderich and Wingham.
Port Elgin, who was ac-
companied by Mrs.
Laramie.
Remembrance Day ser-
vice will be held in Trinity
Anglican Church, Fordwich,
on Sunday at 9:45 a.m., when
the Howick Legion members
and Ladies' Auxiliary will be
in attendance.
Mr. and Mrs. Wally Nixon
,spent the weekend in
Oshawa and were guests
Saturday at the wedding of
Douglas Hart and Marsha
Wilson in Kingsview United
Church, and the reception
that followed in St. George's
Ukrainian Hall. s
Mr, • and . Mrs. Bill
Haverfield spent the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Cecil Lynn in Orillia.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Wray
and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Carswell visited with Miss
Doris Ward at her home in
Brantford on Saturday.
Mrs. Barry D'Arcey, Jeff
and Jason, accompanied
Mrs. Freida D'Arcey. to
Kitchener on Saturday.
The King family held a
gathering in the Harriston
Legion Hall on Sunday.
Those from here attending
were Mr. and Mrs. Don King,
Mr. and Mrs. Mark
Brunarski and family, Mr.
and Mrs. Peter King, Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Baylor
and family and Mr. and Mrs.
Randy King and boys. About
60 were in attendance.
Barry D'Arcey ac-
companied several Listowel -
area men on a hunting trip to
the Dorset area.
Congratulations to Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Gibson on the
occasion of their 40th wed-
ding anniversary. They were
entertained by their family
on Sunday at their home.
Guests attending were Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Skeoch of
Goderich, Margaret and
Hughes Armstrong, Listo-
wel, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Hotchkiss and girls, Palmer-
ston,. Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Gibson, Cambridge, Mr. and
Mrs. Stan McCrae, Listowel,
Miss Barb Templeman, Gor-
rie, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Gib-
son, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Gib-
son, Mr. and Mrs. Blake Gib-
son, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Carswell and Mrs. Inez Gib-
son.
Meeting scheduled
for. Watershed Plan
The ' Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority is in
the final stages of com-
pleting its Watershed 'Plan.
This plan will provide the
authority with general
guidelines for the next 20
years.
• The past problems . of
flooding, erosion, water
quality;' reforestation, and a
lack:.of local ,recreation
facilities all had their impact.
on the authority's Watershed
Plan. In recent years,
erosion, of valuable farm
land, the loss .of costly
nutrients to streams and
continuing floodplain prob-
lems have helped the MVCA
determine priorities for the
future.
The Watershed Plan
focuses on six management
areas that deal with the
natural resources of water,
''land and people under thele
headings: flood control, ero-
sion control, recreation, wa-
terfront management and
community relations.
The authority needs public
t and for this reason is
hol . ' g public open houses
on the following dates: Nov.
12 at the Listowel Town Hall
from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Nov.
13. at the Brussels Legion
Hall from 1 to 5 p.m.; Nov. 14
at the Wingham Town Hall
from 1 to 5 p.m.; and Nov. 15
at McKay Hall, Goderich, 1
to. 5 p.m.
The watershed planner
will be ,on hand to discuss
-concerns and' ' answer
questions. For further in-
fprrnation, please contact
Ian Deslauriers, at the
MVCA headquarters, Box
127, Wroxeter, or phone 335-
.3557.
THE GRADE 1-2 CLASS from the Wingham Public School, led by teacher Mrs.
King, attended the Hallowe'en party last Wednesday afternoon at the Armouries.
Costumed students Jenny Deslauriers, Jenni Kerr and Jeannine Elston took in all the
festivities at the day centre party.
Brownie corner
The second Wingham
Brownie Pack's Hallowe'en
costume party was a huge
success. Singing Owl, Mrs.
Scheller, taught the girls
two new songs, told an en-
. tertaining Hallowe'en story
and then distributed treats to
all.
An 'unexpected visitor, a
friendly ghost, came to join
in the fun. Thanks to Patti
Reid, a Wingham Guider,
who helped with the haunted
house and played , a game
with the Brownies.
The Brownies each made a
felt owl and decorated bags
with Hallowe'en cutouts,
which were filled with
popcorn to take home. Thank
you to Mrs: Gibbons and
Mrs. Whiteley for the pop-
corn and drinks. ' -
Thanks also to those who
have ordered cheese.
Parents are asked to please
return the Brownie health
forms.
Erin Whiteley received her
Cook's Badge on Oct. 25. Lisa
Alexander was the flag
bearer and Erin Skinn was
the Fairy Queen.
Midgets shut out
Port Elgin squad
The Wingham Lions
Midgets faced a tough Port
Elgin team last Thursday
evening at the local arena,
but managed to skate away
with a 3-0 victory.
The only goal of the first
period was scored by
Wingham's Jason Goodall,
set up by Murray Houghton.
The other two Wingham
goals were scored in the
second period. The first
came from the stick of Jeff
Walden, assisted by Shawn
Fryfogle, and Bill Cameron
netted the period's second
marker, assisted by Bill
Haines.
There was no scoring in
the third period as John
Tweddle saved the shutout
'by making some sensational
saves for Wingham.
Wingham opened the 1984-
85 season Monday in Mitchell
and is at home this Thursday
evening against Clinton at
7:30 p.m.
Throne Speech promises
change, economic growth
In its first major an-
nouncement to the Canadian
people since its election, the
federal Progressive Con-
servative government has
promised reconciliation,
renewal and economic
growth.
During the Speech from
the Throne read Monday by
Governor General Jeanne
Sauve, the government said
Canadians can look ahead to
a revitalized country, with
the government working
with the people through
consultation and consensus.
The majority of the speech
was geared toward reviving
the economy and stimulating
employment and trade
through better relations with
business, labor the provinces
and the United States.
The key to economic
sections of the speech in-
cluded removing impedi-
ments to growth, encourag-
ing investment, revitalizing
the key area of agriculture
and encouraging risk-taking
by private enterprise.
However the Throne
Speech is only the first step
on an agenda leading to an
economic summit and
budget early - next year.
'Finance Minister Michael
Wilson has promised to
present an economic
statement Nov. 8 and to meet
afterward with provincial
finance ministers to work on
improving the economy and
the federal deficit.
Other highlights of the
speech included:
— amendments to the
Criminal Code, including
sections on divorce, drunk
driving; sentencing and
protection of the public.;
—economic equality for
women;
—a task force on child
care; and,
— review of the Canada
Pension Plan.
As well, the government
promised to work towards
improving the situation of
war veterans.
The government also
stressed that Canada will
continue to play a peace -
Duplicate
bridge play
The weekly session was
held last Thursday evening
in' the fire hall. Mary
Mathers and Kay Forgie tied
with Wilf French and Harley
Crawford for first, Mary
Lloyd and Omar HaselgroVe
were third, and Jean Whitby
and Winona Elliott were
fourth.
keeping role in NATO,
working to defend demo-
cracy and to end the threat of
nuclear war.
It challenged Canadians to
work together to meet the
challenges of these economic
times and.tq help the country
achieve its maximum poten-
tial.
Lodge installation
held at Brussels
BRUSSELS — An open
meeting for members,
families and friends of
Western Star Lodge No. 149
IOOF was held in the Lodge
hall on the evening of Oct. 25.
The installation of officers
was conducted by D.U.
Grand Master Bruce Bayley
of Saugeen District and his
installing team from his
home Lodge at Hanover.
The opening was con-
ducted by D.D. Grand
Master Cliff Bray who, along
with his staff, recently had
journeyed to an installation
at Hanover.
The following officers
were installed: PNG, Dave
Miller; NG, Jack McCut-
cheon; VG, Ross Nichol;
RSNG, Mel McCutcheon;
LSNG, Cliff Bray; RSVG,
Glenn James; LSVG, Bill
Stephenson; warden, Robert
Richmond; conductor, Allan
McCall; color bearer, Lorne
Dale; inside guard, John
McCutcheon; outside guard,
Ron Cardiff; SS, Rae Craw-
ford; secretary, Gordon Ste-
phenson; financial secre-
tary, Doug Hemingway; and
treasurer, David McCut-
cheon.
Jack McCutcheon thanked
the installing staff and Mr.
Miller thanked the retiring
officers for all their help
throughout a memorable
year.
Approximately 100 at-
tended the meeting with
representatives present
from most Lodges in District
8. A special traveling gavel
was presented to Jack
McCutcheon. It was made by
an Oddfellow and originated
in Florida. It is to be passed
on to another Lodge within
one month.
Several dignitaries con-
gratulated the officers of
both Lodges and' the evening
closed with Western Star
members serving lunch.
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