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The Wingham Advance Times, 1995-08-09, Page 9I DNE AY, 4U'oorS' isas li(E 10611M4ffelef +fN 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." Id