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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1985-06-05, Page 3• 19 DAY NEW- FOUNDLAND AND GASPE TOUR Departing: Aug. 5/85 Tour Montreal, Quebec City, and Halifax. Ride the ferry overnight to Newfoundland, see Gander, St. John's and Cornerbrook. Visit the Abi- tibi mill'. A warm welcome awaits you. Check our prices, two to room - 31249.00 p.p. A 12 DAY ATLANTIC PROVINCES Departs: July 22, Aug. Sept. 9 FEATURING A DAY CRUISE ON THE PRINCE OF FUNDY. Halifax tour, Woodleigh Replicas, all ferry rides, Anne of Green Gables home, Charlottetown, Sydney, St. John. Portland and Yar- mouth. Same price as in `1984! 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In front .are Trevor Machan, Mite boys' winner; Cherie Wormington and Shane Pegg, Tyke champs, and Kar-, rianne Nicholson, Mite girls' champion. Mrs. W. deVos opens home to WI BLUEVALE — Mrs. William deVos welcomed 15 ladies to her home on a beautiful spring afternoon last Wednesday for the world affairs meeting of the Women's Institute. ' The new president, Mrs. W. Stamper, gave a humorous anecdote followed - 15y the Institute Ode and the' Mary Stewart Collect. Mrs. R. Fraser, secretary - treasurer, presented her reports. A letter was read from Mrs. Kirkbride of Fredricton, N.B., Ontario's twin province. Delegates were appointed to the district rally at Gorrie and arrangements were discussed for the FWIC convention June 17 at London. Mrs. Cecil Payne took as her topic "The Day After" ,and presented the grave probabilities of the fatal effects of a nuclear disaster. An open discussion brought forth varied opinions. Mrs. deVos told of her childhood experiences in Holland during World War II and how they have affected her present-day thinking. The ladies were left with a question to ponder: "How would I react to a surprise attack?" A fitting closing was "Hymn of All Nations". The Institute Grace was sung and refreshments served by Mrs. Payne and Mrs. Nicholson. July and August are holiday months. The next meeting will be in September at the home of Mrs. W. Peacock. Countydairy princess speaks at WI meeting The regular monthly meeting of the Wingham branch of the Women's In- stitute was held last Thurs- day with an attendance of nine members and two guests. Mrs. ;Helen McBurney presided and opened the meeting with the Ode, the Mary Stewart Collect and "0 Canada". The secretary -treasurer, Mrs. Hazel Hardie, gave the roll call on "How to relax". She also read the minutes of THEGICIJ P110 TEC TiJH HIGH PERFORMANCE PROTECTION FOR WOOD' Water repelient stain semi -transparent for wood. In a variety of 27 fabulous natural shades. 0 O. ■ or ress for 4 litres 0 O 8 Ilse eco' 54ftft4 162 Josephine Street Wingham 357-2002 the last , frlPet}nP; and the treasurer's report. Mrs. McBurney in- troduced the guest speaker, Denise Nethery, the Huron County' dairy princess. Miss Nethery spoke on the care of dairy cows, milk and milk products. She also displayed a salad plate with dip, which was enjoyed by all. She gave each member the recipe for orange -cream dip. Mrs. McBurney thanked Miss Nethery and presented her with a gift. Mrs. W. Lapp gave - a reading, "Take Time to Read", and Mrs. Pearl Shiell read two poems, "Belong to the Farm" and "Down on the farm is a funny place to be". The meeting closed with the singing of "God Save the Queen" and a dainty lunch was served by the hostess. MaitIa nd Presbyterial The Wingham Advance -Times, June 5, 1985—Page 3 brussels meets at Lucknow Church The May meeting of the Maitland Presbyterial Society of- the Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church was held last Monday at Lucknow. Mrs. Robert Bregman of Teeswater, president, opened the meeting with a prayer. Mrs. Cyril Brown and Mrs. Frank Hawthorne Family holds surprise party for Kieffers BLUEVALE—The home. of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Kieffer of RR 1, Bluevale, was the setting -for a surprise family get-together Sunday to honor their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Kieffer, on the oc- casion of their 45th wedding anniversary. After a delicious pork barbecue and an artistically decorated anniversary cake were enjoyed, the couplewas presented with a clock and a 45th anniversary bell. A total of 30 family members from Bluevale, Kitchener, Stratford, Hamilton and Hensall at- tended. Unfortunately several family members were abse t: Corinne Kieffer of Lac Brochet, Manitoba; Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Sheipe and family of Parksville, B.C. and grandson R. M. Kieffer of Hamilton. Mr. and Mrs. Kieffer were married at St. Anne's Church, Riversdale, on June 1, 1940. welcomed the ladies on behalf off the two auxiliaries in Lucknow. The afternoon devotions were led by Mrs. Horace Aitchison, .Mrs. Harry Bateman and Mrs. Gordon Wall of Wingham, while the evening worship was taken by Mrs. William Beirnes, Mrs. Howard Baker and Mrs. James Smith off Molesworth. Special' musicat both sessions was provided by the Lucknow ladies — Mrs. Hawthorne, Mrs. William Henderson, Mrs. Ronald Forster, accompanied by Mrs. Bruce Raynard. Mrs. Robert Arbuckle of Wingham introduced the gtiest speaker, Mrs. Grace Richardson, a teacher on furlough from the Sakeji. School in Zambia. Mrs. Richardson spoke of the 60 years of God's faithfulness since the - boarding school was founded by Dr. and Mrs. Walter Fisher in 1925 to prepare the children of missionaries serving in Zambia and Zaire for higher education. The students come to the school when they are six years of age and remain to complete their elementary education. The school's motto is`from II Timothy 3:14: "But continue thou." Mrs. Richardson applied this advice to the theme of the meeting, "Faith and Ac- tion". At the evening session she illustrated her talk on the school program with slides of activities there. Dickson gardens featured as Bluevale seniors meet BLUEVALE I Fifty members and twig guests. enjoyed a botintiful pot luck supper at Bluevale on Monday evening when the senior citizens of the village met. The business meeting was conducted by president Mrs. M. Craig. Everyone in this area is cordially invited to an old- time family dance in Bluevale hall on Friday, June 7, to the music of Tif- fin's- Orchestra. A pot luck supper on September 30 will. open the fall season for the seniors. Mrs. W. Peacock led ' a comedy singsong, to ac- companiment by Mrs. Carl Johnston. The guests from Atwood, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Dickson, were in- troduced by Mrs. D,. Street. Mr. Dickson, fieldman for United Senior Citizens of Ontario, gave a brief history of his organization which has obtained many benefits for all seniors. Mr. Dickson then showed slides' of their beautiful flower gardens, winter scenery in Elm? Township and sunset and sunrise pictures taken from their own home. Mrs. Dickson gave an interesting descriptive commentary with useful gardening tips. An invitation was extended to visit the Dickson gardens. Appreciation was ex- pressed to the Dicksons by Mrs. B. Garniss, and the singing of "The More We Get Together" concluded a pleasant evening. "Maitland speaker tells about life in New Brunswick Maitland Women's Insti- tute'met at the home of Mrs. Morley Bushell for the May Resolutions meeting. Roll call was "Give a recollection of the war that ended 40 years ago". Mrs. Bushell introduced, Mrs. Allan Balser who gave a talk on her former homeland, New Brunswick. An invitation was read to produce an exhibit at Teeswater Fair and a donation was given to the Red Shield Appeal. Maitland Branch hosted. the 85th District Annual held at Wingham United Church on May 27. The next meeting will be a pot luck supper at 6:30 on June 25. LEAVING GUIDES—A yea's -end banquet was held recently for Wingham Girl Guides, Brownies and Pathfinders. The following girls will be graduating from Guides and go- ing into Pathfinders next year: back, Kirsten Keil, Marcy McKee; front, Heather Bishop, Path Reid and Jennie Heinmiller. The three girls in the front all have earned their All -Round Cords, Mrs. Douglas McPherson presented an honorary membership to Mrs. John Stokes of Belmore on behalf of the presbyterial.' A short "In Memoriam" service was conducted by Mrs. James Patterson of Gorrie. Prayers were offered by Mrs. Joe Boron, Kincardine, Mrs. . Elmer Jeffray, Belmore, Mrs. Ross Cum- ming, Ripley and Mrs. Larry Welch, Bluevale. Mrs. Gerald Gibson, Brussels, Mrs. John Mac- Donald, Teeswater, Mrs. Eyan Keith, South Kinloss and Mrs. Glen Haldenby, Kinlough, reported with enthusiasm on the sessions of the Hamilton and London synodical held recently in London. The synodical„ raised almost $2,800.: for the special fund to celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the Canadian Girls in Training. Other reports were given by Mrs. Wall and Mrs. Bateman, as well as Mrs. Ewan MacLean of Ashfield. Mrs. Jeffray invited the presbyterial to meet in Belmore in 1986. �G6o �G�o Seniors' Day Centre News By Rita Rice The month of June is Senior Citizens' Month across Canada and the theme this year once again is: "We all have a lot to share." In keeping with the theme there will be a community information day on June 28. Local agencies providing services to seniors in the area will have represen- tatives available to discuss programs. Refreshments .also will be served. This is a great opportunity for senior citizens in the area to discover what services are available. Last week the staff and board members from the centre attended the first Home -Support Conference in Ontario. Home -support services are a growing concern across the province and include such things as meals -on -wheels, home- making, friendly visiting and day centres. The services all are aimed. at providing support for people so they can remain in their own homes instead of in institutions. The conference covered such topics as volunteers, fund=raising, the needs of the rural elderly, non-profit agencies and the role and responsibilities of board members. The next regular board meeting is June 10 and the annual meeting is June 20. The next foot clinic at the centre will be June 13 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon,. In honor of Senior Citizens' Month, we will be viewing the film "Something to Celebrate". It is a film about the joys of growing older and being active. The film will be shown the last two weeks of June, but phone the centre for more details. The guest speaker June 11 will be Father ._Stan _.Soltysik--- from Sacred Heart Church in Wingham. Everyone is welcome to hear about "Father Stan's" trip to the Holy Land. A thought for., this week is: "Old age to the unlearned is winter to the learned it is harvest." Mrs: Jean Workman recently returned, from an enjoyable tour '"whieh touched parts of England, Belgium, Holland, France and Germany. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Exel have a visitor from the Netherlands, their sister-in- law, Mrs. Maaike Exel. She will be here from May 31 to June 26. Mrs. Exel was the wife of the late J. C. Exel, Qer-ald Exel's younger - bother. Mr. and Mrs. John Simp- ' son of Brussels attended the wedding in Red Deer of Roger Craig, and Connie Kaastrup.' The Simpsons then traveled on to Banff, Vancouver and Victoria on the train before returning home. Mrs.. Ida Evans spent the past week with her cousin, Lillian Powell, of Seaforth. 5 DAY • PENN DUTCH Departs: June 23 & Sept. 2 'Gettysburg, Hershey, Corn- ing, Lancaster. Visit the Amish Countryside. ✓ -4TRAVEL WEST IN 1985 27 DAY ALASKA & YUKON Departs; July 1 A trip of a lifetime. See the beauty of the Yukon, travel on the Alaska Ferry and see the Canadian West. 21 DAY FRONTIER. 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