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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-12-12, Page 17Page 16—The Wingham Advance -Times, ec. 12, 1984' GEORGE COLLINS of Auburn is the lucky winner of an Ithaca Deerslayer Shotgun and was presented with his prize by Mike Malhiot of the Wingham office of the Ministry of Natural Resources last Friday. The draw was open to all hunters who par- ticipated in this year's controlled deer hunt and was used as an incentive to get hunters to return their information sheets. The draw was sponsored by Ontario Out of Doors magazine. Christmas craft display is highlight of UCW meeting WROXETER — The United Church Women met in the church hall on December 5, with 19, members and one guest present. Mrs'. Russell Lockwood and Mrs. Mac Wylie of the Gorrie Personal Notes', MRS. GEORGE BROWN A number attended the Blyth Festival Singers concert Sunday in Blyth. Shirley Bennett of Toronto spent the weekend in the village. Mrs. Lorne Walker spent a week with Mrs. James Walker at Bramalea. Mr. and Mrs. Brian Welsh of Toronto and Mrs. Edith Blythe and Wallace Cameron of Owen Sound spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Strong. . Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hastie and Doug of Woodbridge spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hastie, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Strong hosted a .Christmas family gathering Sunday for the Nasties with 32 family members enjoying the day. Mr. and Mrs.' Joe Brown, Greg and Kevin of Listowel, visited Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Brown, Mrs. Hugh Nugent of Ripley, accompanied by Mrs. Alvin Mundell, at- tended the adult committee meeting task force in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Kitchener, last Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Edgar, Adam and Ashleigh, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hamilton of Listowel, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Edtar and Matthew, Mrs. Gordon Edgar, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Edgar and Peter and Cheryl Dickert of Lakelet spent Sunday with Mrs. Glad Edgar on the occasion of Peter's, Sandy's and Brenda's,hirthdays. Mr. and Mrs. Tim Wylie and Jennifer of .Hamilton spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. James Wylie. , Mrs. Raymond Gowdy and Mrs. ,Alvin Mundell were in the group • of Mari -Bel Singers who took part in the Sunday worship service at the Melville Presbyterian Church in Brussels. Mrs. William Edgar of Harriston and Selah Breck- enridge of Whitechurch visit- ed Mrs. Cameron Edgar Sun- day. Mr. • and Mrs. Robert Ferguson were supper guests with Mrs. Ada Ait- chison of Wingham last Saturday evening. m Auburn man is winner of new Ithaca shotgun Harmony Unit were in charge of the worship. Christmas carols, readings and scrip res were used to add meaning to their message. Mrs. Sidney Bates told the Christmas story in the form of two skits, assisted by four members. It was very well presented and enjoyed. George Collins of Auburn might not have been lucky enough to get a deer in this year's controlled hunt, but he will be the envy of the other hunters next year with his new Ithaca Deerslayer shotgun. The draw for the gun, sponsored by Ontario Out of Doors magazine, was made last Monday at the Wingham Mrs. Paul Elgie in- troduced Mrs: Oscar Kieffer who. had brought lovely Christmas craft arrange- ments which she had made in a recent crafts course. Mrs. Kieffer explained the work in each arrangement and answered questions that were asked about the crafts on display. Mrs. • Bruce Chambers thanked Mrs. Bates and Mrs. Kieffer for their part in the meeting. Mrs. Elgie chaired the business part of the meeting and thanked everyone in charge. Roll call was answered with gifts for Children's Aid. Mrs. Dave Edgar read the treasurer's report in detail for the year. After discussing several items of business the Mizpah• Benediction was repeated by all. Members of the Willing Workers Unit served lunch, followed by a social time. The next meeting will be held March 13, with roll call "New ideas for future programs". office of the Ministry of Natural Resources. The draw was open to all 1984 deer hunters who returned their reports about this year's controled hunt to the ministry office. The draw is new this year and is an incentive for hunters to hand in their reports. Mike Malhiot of the Wingham office reported Annual concert held at area United Church FORDWICH — The annual Sunday School concert of the United Church was held Sunday evening before a full house. Rev. Cy Marzec opened the concert by leading in a Christmas carol and a prayer. The Kindergarten class favored those present with some songs and verses. Those taking part were in the recitations were Carrie Nickel, Angela Wilson, Joan Clarkson, Brian Roeder, Andrea Ruttan, Amanda Wilson, Shane Miller .,,end Rachael King. Tammy Leppington from the Primary class welcomed everyone. A skit, "The Story Our ,Christmas Tree Tells", was 'presented by Aaron Harding, Tammy Lep- pington, Stewart Lockie, Katie Fatt, Ian Roeder and "Carol Clarkson. The Primary and Kin- dergarten classes then sang several carols under the direction of Brenda Martin. The highlight of the evening was the musical drama called "Bible Walk" by the older students, under MRS. ALLAN GRIFFITH the direction of Marg Livermore. In the play, two modern-day children meet many personalities from the Old and New Testaments. The main parts were taken by Phillip Livermore and Carolyn Winkel. The other singing actors were Matthew Timperley, Rob Livermore, Adam Timperley, Jason Douglas, Darryl Johnson, Jeremy Taylor, Andrew Weber, Erin Taylor and Paul Winkel. Special speaking parts were performed by Richard Donaldson, David Donald- son, Christian Feldskov, Ryan Ruttan, Donald Liver- more, Ian Timperley, Carol Harding, Mary Feldskov, Julie D'Arcey, Coreen Hard- ing, Jim Winkel, David Win- kel and Vicki Leppington. Corrie Fatt accompanied the choir during one of its songs. The concert concluded with a prayer and several Christmas carols. A social hour was enjoyed by all after the concert in the Sunday School room with a special guest appearance from Santa Claus.. Wroxeter Personals Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rivest visited recently with Mr. and Mrs. James Weiller of Cambridge. • Crawford Gibson; Barrie, visited over the weekend with his father Gordon. ' The sympathy of the community goes to Mrs. Herb Braniff and family in the loss of a dear husband and father who passed away last week. Mr. and Mrs. Adrien Poirier of Weston were weekend visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Marks. Mrs. Allan Griffith, ac- companied by Mrs. James Wilson of Wingham and Mrs. Spence McFarlane of Belgrave, attended the staff MRS. LEE VANCE is a regular customer whenever the Wingham Rebekahs hold a bake sale and last Friday morning was no exception. Mrs. Gertie Tiffin of Wingham helped Mrs. Vance make her purchases at the Rebekah's bake sale and tea held at the IOOF hall. 1 'and volunteers Christmas party for the. Wingham Day Centre for the Homebound Monday evening in Wingham. The group retired to .the Armouries later to honor Janet Reid, the day centre's chairman, who won a Town of Wingham citation. A social evening followed. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Marks, Mrs. Leila Sanderson, Mrs. Clarence Rivests and Mrs. Allan Griffith visited Mrs. Helmut Worner last Friday and enjoyed afternoon tea and a social time. We are sorry to hear that Mrs. Clarence Clement returned to the Wingham hospital last week, but we hope • her stay is not too lengthy. that out of 1,108 tagged hunters for the Nov. 5 to 9 hunt, only 12.5 per cent of the reports were outstanding after the Nov. 22 deadline. As for Mr. Cdllins, he said he is very happy with his new gun and said he would have had a deer this year if he'd had the gun sooner. Its biggest advantage is its accuracy, he said, and the interchangeable barrel. The magazine gave away 10 guns this year. They are valued at $500 each. A draw for four hunting knives also was held and the winners were: Barry Bromley and Hebo Siert- sema of Blyth, George McLeod of Goderich and Wes Cook of Belgrave. Mr. Malhiot said 225 deer were harvested in the district. The animals were fairly well distributed, he said, and the largest one weighed in at 103 kilograms or 226 pounds. r "IN THE. 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