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ST. MARIE„Mylis Patrick St.
Marie of Kitchener passed away on
Tuesday, Aug. 1, 1995, at Freeport
Hospital, Kitchener, in his 84th
year.
The beloved husband of the for-
mer Susan Alma Lambert, Mr. St.
Marie was the dear father of: Deb-
bie and Joe Papp of Prince Edward
Island; Bill and Grace St. Marie
and Robert St. Marie, all of British
Columbia and Cheryl and David
McAlpine of Shelburne.
J -1e was the brother, of Raymond
and Mary Si Marie of Kitchener;
Mary Robinson of Toronto; Joe and
Nell St. Marie, Sister Cecilia and
Join St. Marie, all of British Co-
lumbia. He also is survived by five
grandchild>jen and several nieces
and nephews.
Mr. St. Marie was predeceased
by his parents, James and Margaret
(Gillen) St. Marie; brothers Jim and
Raphael; sisters Veronica and Lu-
cille and an infant sister, Irene.
Visitation was held at the
McBurney Funeral Home, Wing -
ham, on Thursday, Aug. 3, from 7
to 9 p.m. Mass of the Christian Bu-
rial will be celebrated at St. Augus-
tine Roman Catholic Church, 11
St.
Augustine, on Friday, Aug4,
at a.m. with Father Patrick Sheridan
officiating. Interment in. S,t. Augus-
tine Cemetery.
A prayer service was held at the
funeral home last Thursday evening
at 8 o'clock.
Memorial donations to the Heart
& Stroke Foundation would be ap-
preciated as expressions of sympa-
thy.
WITTIG--Mrs. Rachel Ann
(McCullough) Wittig of Stratford
passed away on Saturday, Aug. 5,
1995, at Stratford General Hospital
in her 81st year.
She was the beloved wife of Otto
Wittig and dear mother of: Robert
Wittig and his wife Wanda of
Wingham; David Wittig and his
wife Sheila of Stratford; Donald
Wittig and his wife Teresa of
Brampton; Gerald Wittig of Pal-
merston and Florence Leasa of
Stratford.
Mrs. Wittig also is survived by
11 grandchildren, five great-
grandchildren, three sisters, a sis-
ter-in-law and several nieces and
nephews. She was predeceased by a
daughter, Bertha, four brothers and
two sisters. Tatum iviattters, y
° A private family funeral service daughter of Ken and Pat Mathers, had the chance to attend her RR 1, Monkton, last Sunday.
was held at the Heinbuck Funeral said her time spent as part of a school's formal ball. It was an ele- Gary Grainger, Katrina and Gra-
Home, 156 Albert Street, Stratford, Youth for Understanding exchange gant affair, she says, with the girls ham of Neustadt and Janet Graing-
on Tuesday, Aug. 8, at 1 p.m. Inter- has convinced her that she wants to wearing reel° ball gowns and some er were supper guests of Alvin and
went in Avondale Cemetery, Strat- pursue art history as her life's of the young men in kilts. Eleanore Grainger last Sunday. Pe -
The community welcomes David
and Rosemary PreisS and family Of
Formosa, who moved to the former
Milligan home last weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald MacDon-
ald of Grand Prairie, Alta., visited
last Monday with John McKinnon
and Mildred McClenaghan. They
are cousins of Mr. McKinnon's and
visited with other relatives in the
area.
The home owned by Mr. and
Mrs. Greg Stuart (known as the
"Honey House") has been sold to
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Jenkins of Han -
mer, Ont., located north of Sudbu-
ry. They taken possession in Sep-
tember.
Mr. and Mrs„ Walter Elliott at-
tended the 80th anniversary of the
4-H Council of Canada at the Mil-
ton Agricultural Museum last Sun-
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sleightholm
spent the weekend with Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Sleightholm at Brant-
ford.
Mr. and Mrs. George Ross of
Owen Sound were visitors late last
month of Don and Jean Ross. They
attended visitation at the McBurney
Funeral Home for the late Mrs.
Erma Ross.
Visits England...Tatum Mathers of Bluevale was
photographed with a Beefeater on a trip to London, England,
during her recent six-week exchange to the British Isles.
Bluevale girl home
from British exchange
t •
A Bluevale girl has acquired a class. The school day ran from 8:55
new appreciation for art and history a.m. to 3:15 p.m. with a break each
following a six-week stay in Eng- morning at 10 o'clock for tea and
land. biscuits. ly birthday party at the home of
17 earold While in England, Tatum even Howard and Ruth Ann Phelke of
Mrs. Angus Gingrich of Cam-
bridge spent a few days at the home
of Robin and Florence Bolander.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Copeland of
Guelph visited last week with Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Gibson. Mrs. Don
Cunningham and Jason of Guelph
also visited at the same home last
Friday.
Ethel Brown spent a week with
Norman .and Jean Mulloy of Paris.
Robin and Florence' Bolander
hosted the Gingrich picnic at the
Listowel Park on July 30. The oc-
casion was to celebrate the 97th
birthday of Mrs. Angus Gingrich
and, also serve as a bridal shower
for Amy Gingrich and Marty Bar-
low of Toronto in honor of their
September wedding.
Florence, Gibson was the recipi-
ent of two passes to the Blue Water
Summer Playhouse, compliments
of Kincardine TV Cable Co.
Margaret Taylor attended a fami-
Thompson•Tyerman vows
are exchanged at Brussels
ford.
As expressions of sympathy, do-
nations to the Crohn's and Colitis
Foundation of Canada may be
made through the funeral home by
calling (519)271-5062.
Wingham Cubs
receive awards
Brussels United Church was the
scene of a pretty spring wedding on
Saturday, April 8, at 3 p.m. when
Shawn Douglas Thompson and
Sherry Diane Tyerman, both of
Brussels, exchanged wedding vows
before Rev. Cameron McMillan.
The groom is the son of Marjorie
Thompson of Wingham, while the
bride's parents are Bob and Marie
Tyerman.
Maid of
ter and Mandy Crow of West Van -
work.
One year ago, Tatum learned After her two weeks at school,
couver visited recently at the same
about Youth for Understanding Tatum enjoyed the opportunity to home.
through the' guidance office at the take day trips throughout England
with her host family and with two Rick and Sherrie Nay, Sara and
Clintonns.high school, piqued,whdshe de-- American exchange students stay- Ashley of North Bay, are visiting at
ctends. Her interestforan.eshe .exchange,
ing nearby. They visited numerous the home of his parents, Bill and
preferablyreed to apply n exchange, museums and art galleries, immers- Donna Nay:
asto bnglaTdt ingthemselves in the rich history Donald and Beverley Mann of
Last October, Tatum received
and art of the country. Leesburg, Florida and Carroll and
word thenhat she had been accepted One day, they made the four- Ann Johnson of Listowel visited
and set out on the task of rais-stay hour bus trip to London, which last Thursday with their aunt, Vel -
abroad. moneyShe to finance her help proved very enjoyable. The school ma Mann. Clarence and Doris
receivednsome help rovided the exchange students McCallum of Wingham visited last
from her parents and local clubs with free bus passes for the dura- Sunday at the same home.
tion of their stay.
The rest of the time Tatum spent Mr. and Mrs. Roy Koch of The
"hanging out” with her host family Village at Listowel visited recently
and new friends made in England. with Bob and Margaret Ferguson.
She admits to being mildy home- Velma Jacques of Summerland,
sick, but frequent calls from her B.C., attended the funeral ormer
family and loads of letters from brother, the late Harry
an
friends back home made the time and is currently visiting relatives.
fly by quickly. The sympathy of the community is
Tatum spent the final three days extended to the Zimmerman fami-
of her stay in Glasgow, Scotland, hes in their bereavement.
before catchinga return flight
home. She is spending the rest of
the summer around home before
school resumes next month and she
goes back to work at a Clinton
pharmacy.
She would recommend a Youth
for Understanding exchange to any
young person who is interested. Ta-
tum hopes to return to England
some day, perhaps to study, but for
now she has the memory of a rich
experience and the new friends she
made.
honor was Rebecca
Dauphin of Brussels and brides-
maids were Shelly Duskocy and
Erin Mitchell, both of Brussels.
Karri Anne Nicholson of Brussels
was train carrier.
Rob Johnston of Brussels was
best man and guests were ushered
by Tim Machan of Brussels and
Dan Casemore, Wingham.
A dinner and reception followed
at the Brussels Legion Hall. The
couple is living at Brussels.
Granddaughter serves
as class valedictorian
Marni Lee, daughter of Tom and
Carolyn Lee, graduated with hon-
ors from Lincoln Heights Public
School in Waterloo, on June 26.
Marni was one of three from a
class of 117 to be presented'vvith
The Participation Award Plaque for
contributing and participating in
sports, music and drama, while
maintaining a minimum 85 per cent
academic average. She also was
honored to address her teachers,
fellow students and their families
Two Wingham Cubs have been
presented with awards, marking
outstanding individual efforts with
the cubbing program during 1994-
95.
Joey Havers was presented the
Royal Canadian Legion, Branch
180, Wingham most proficient cub
of the year award. The award goes
to the cub who earns the most
badges in one year. •
Mark Chippa received the Wing -
ham Fire Fighters Association most
proficient cub of the year award,
The award recognizes the cub with
the best leadership qualities and
overall positive attitude.
Plans are underway for the re-
sumption of cubs, scouts, and bea-
vers next month in Wingham.
The cost will remain at $30 per
boy. Registration dates and loca-
tions will be announced during the
next few weeks.
and organizations, but the remain-
der Tatum raised herself.
With the financing in order, she
waited eagerly for June. 6, the day
she would depart. Her host family,
Martin Sherad and his teenaged
daughters Dawn and Heather, were
awaiting Tatum when she arrived
and took her to their home at Ern -
ley, located near Manchester, Eng-
land.
For the first two weeks of her
stay, Tatum attended high school.
She said that English students de-
cide at the age of 16 what they
want to specialize in at school, or
indeed, if they want to go any fur-
ther. She entered lower "sixth
form", roughly equivalent to Grade
12 here.
Tatum enjoyed her school expe-
rience overseas, saying that smaller
class sizes promoted discussion and
indepth study of topics. Classes
there contained perhaps 10 people,
whereas here there might be 30 in a
The Wingham Scouting Associa-
tion is still looking for, volunteers
this year to assist with the pro-
grams. Anyone interested in with
either the beavers, cubs or scouts
can contact John Chippa at 357-
1238.
Residents
GORRIE--Late last month, more
than 200 Howick Township and
area residents enjoyed a concert
given in the , Gorrie Conservation
Park by Michael Park and friends
Paul Haslem and Gail Fricke.
The concert: which was a kick-
off fundraising event for the Mait-
land Mill Project, was a great suc-
cess with over $600 being raised by
donations at the door and through
the sale of charter memberships.
As well as great music and story-
telling, concertgoers were also on
hand to see presentations made to
several people in the community to
recognize the work they already
Bob and Margaret Ferguson
drove to Guelph last Saturday and
joined Dr. Ken and Joyce Ferguson
and all went to Blackstock to a Fer-
guson Reunion on Sunday in Nes-
tleton. Bob and Margaret visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ferguson of
Blackstock last Saturday night, re-
turning with Dr. Ken Ferguson on
Sunday night to Guelph. On Mon-
day afternoon, the Fergusons had
supper with Mr. and Mrs. Ross
Wightman at Fergus.
enjoy park concert
haveput into the project.
A special award was given to the
First Fordwich Brownies, Guides
and Pathfinders, and to the First '
Howick Beavers, Cubs and Scouts
to honor them as the first donors to
the mill project. Three people were
lucky winners of door prizes donat-
ed by Maitland Manor Nursery and
Lismore Sheep Farm.
During the intermission, there
were opportunities for people to
look at displays, check out flyers
for future fun events, swap stories
about the mill and dream about the
future.
as valedictorian.
Along with her parents, proud
family . members attending the
Grade 8 graduation ceremony were
Marni's brother Greg; her paternal
grandmother, Mary Lee and aunt,
Sandra Lee, of Point Clark, as well
as maternal grandparents, Peter and
Shirley Turk of London and Lois
Turk of Toronto.
Marni's father, Tom Lee, was
born and raised in Wingham.
\Yinham
Police Services Board
Notice of Appointment
We are pleased to announce that effective Augustl,
1995, Deputy Police Chief Jim Dore has been appointed
Acting Police Chief for the Town of Wingham Police
Services.
Acting Chief Dore takes over from Police Chief Robert
F. Wittig who has been granted a leave of absence by the
Board as of the first of August.
Extreme appreciation for faithful service to the
community is extended to Chief Wittig on his retirement
and best wishes to Deputy Chief Dore on his new role.
Wingham Police Services Board
Upcoming events include a car
wash on Saturday, Aug. 26, outside
Watson's Home Hardware, a
"Name the Miller contest, celebri-
ty item auction, a polar bear dip
and a community yard sale. Be sure
to look for the Maitland Mill Pro-
ject booth at the Howick Fall Fair.
Support Your Comrnunity
SHOP LOCALLY
Congratulations to Irene Lamont!
3 Minute Shopping Spree Winner
at Hart's (Knechtel) Food Market, Teeswater.
Shown here with Irene,(centre) are her neice, Kim Dent who did e
shopping, and Don Hart, manager of Hart's Food Market. Irene
walked away with $949.20 worth of groceries in her carts.
2 WEEKS LEFT
Get your entry in for $100.00 worth of FREE groceries
and your chance for
GROCERIES "FREE FOR LIFE."
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