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Wingham Advance-Times, 1981-04-29, Page 7Mrs. Powell is returned as president The Wingham branch of with the Ode 4n MatY at the new Goder'ich e Women's its annuai meeting eeting following the singing of the national vine. Mrs. +:i✓hltndler, Wl►q will be the district President, was guest`speaker. She spoke on Institute work, their installedinstalledthe new officers. Mrs. Powell presented her with a gift, The 1981-82 officers are: past president, Mrs. Roy thInstitute held Stewart Collect, followed by Township Hall at Holmee- m a P01 luck luncheon,, A anthem. Hell call was all - number of ladies were swered with the paymertt of dressed in long spring gowns fees for 1 1-82. and one dressed -is a gentle- An invitation was accepted man led a processional with from the Belgrave branch to' his lady, to .the tune of attend its 70th anniversary gaster Parade', giving on May 19, with two carloads everyone the Easter spirit. to .attend from Wingham. President Mrs. Robert Three members attended the Powell opened the Meeting executive meeting on April 6 THIS WEEK'S SPECIALS Q-tipa,1 Cotton Swabs .89 Mennen 240 ml. B , by Magic Lotion 1 .29 Mannon, 250 gr. Baby Magic Powder 1.29 3.99 2/.39 100 Capsule Bottle 400 I.D. Vitamin E Medium Point .,Bic Pens 350 ml. Johnson's Baby Shampoo 2.39 TRIANGLE Open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Weekdays - Sundays Noon to Six 11 Barrett; omsMp N Powell; first *es Mrs. Margaret Second vice preaidea 4. J. Loekridge; seg treasurer, Burney; assistanttAP10.,e Mrs. Hazel Ille; ZIP1 relations tem, ridge; branch Mrs. D. Ritchie, Mrs. • . P. Pennington;. irectors, Mrs. Mrs. Charles ator, Mrs. W. T. Vit, Mrs. Ritchie; r, Miss Anne uditors, Mrs. raham, Mrs. of, standing are: Agriculture Mian industries, , Mrs. J. L. ,milt' and Con- irs, Mrs. Lodi_ p, r Foxton; Citizen - %t tlrld Affairs, Mrs. irs. Pennington; ti0:, and Cultural Mrs. Currie, Mrs. ;16Solutions, Mrs. ir< Powell, fie : Slidell read two "poems; `corning of Spring' and, `thoughts of Easter', and thaiaseeting closed with the Singing of God Save The Queaen, MR. AND MRS. WALLACE MILLIGAN are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Clara to Steve Irwin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orland Irwin, all of Whitechurch. Wedding to take place in Whitechurch on Saturday, June 6, 1981. Nurse$` Week is gy 4 - 9 Oiit;ario nurses will be celebrating Nurses' Week throughout the province May 4-9. This week has been set aside t� help increase public awareness of the nursing profession. The theme of Nurses' Week is "Discover Nurs- ing", Nurses work in hospitals, homes for the aged and doctors' offices. They also teach, do volunteer work and promote com- munity health. The public is urged to take this op- portunity to meet and con- verse with, a nurse in the community, In a congratulatory letter addressed to members of the nursing profession, Ontario Premier William Davis saluted them as caring Professionals who have dedicated„ their lives and skills to alleviating pain and suffering and . restoring health. • Now, get the RESTONIC® Mattress or Foundation you need. 3 SIZES ONE PRICE 06.95 each piece Choose from a large selection of Restonic quality mattresses and foundations -- at this one low price. Free Delivery NO SALES TAX s F� ,AaY. w irr anaorrsr'r0,4 Ar.:iIr,rr.r ••ra.'IaM•rooanew, roJi•w•••0•"AP •••x:a+ws srire. r».•••r,• wo•••••••rw•.r.r ..,:......-----:. ., .. wxw • MIDDLETON'S HOME FURNISHINGS At The Home Place - Wingham, Ont. 357-1411 The Wingham Advance -Times, April 29, PORTABLE PLANETARIUM—Grade 8 students at Wingham Public School received a chance to view the night sky early Monday afternoon by participating In the portable universe program. The program, or - Portable planetarium iso f AI �'LaP r a trip . o o rtes splice ce Wingham Public School students got a chance to see a clear night sky in the day- , time by participating in the portable"universe program from .the Londtar Regional Children's Museum Monday. Grades 2 to 8 were gi$en a half-hour show inside the *portable planetarium, a large; grey balloon class- room. After crawling through. .a tunnel into the blown_ up dome, the Fordwich WI' holds annual . FORDWICH — The annual meeting of the Women's Institute was held in the hall with devotions 'conducted by Miss M. McElwain. Miss McElwain and Mrs. T. Klaassen sang two duets, "In The Garden" and "The Old Rugged Cross", with ac- companiment by Miss E. Fostel'. The installation of new officers was conducted by Mrs. J. Freeman with the president, Mrs. E. Gedcke, stepping down and the new president, Mrs. Klaassen, taking the chair after. being presented with the WI pin. Mrs. W. Bilton remains secretary -treasurer. "Delegates were chosen for the district annual to be held in Bluevale May 12. Registration is at 9 a.m. Mrs. Klaassen gave the story of the Easter lily and Mrs. B. Soper conducted a flower contest which was won by- Miss yMiss McElwain: Everyone in the com- munity is invited to attend the May meeting to hear Dr. Tatham of Homewood Sanitarium in Guelph speak on Alzheimer's Disease, a deterioration of the brain, for which there is no cure. The meeting closed with lunch served during a social hour, Instructors learn CPR John Gibson of Wroxeter and Shirley Hanula, Wing - ham, two local instructors of St. John's Ambulance First Aid, completed a course in cardiopulmonary resuscita- tion held in Clifford last weekend. They plan to take an in- structors' course as soon as it's offered so they can teach CPR in Wingham and surrounding communities. The weekend course was conducted by Harry Haveman, an ambulance driver at Palmerston. The course was sponsored by the Clifford Fire Depart- ment and held at the curling club. youngsters learned all about the night sky, which was projected on the inner walls of the dome. Barb Dennett, a repre- sentative from the museum, described the planets, stars, constellations and other celestial phenomena as, the youngsters gasped at the effect of the dome. 'It was like a rocketship trip to outer space. • Once inside' the students sat quietly as Mrs. Dennett. .explained how to find the North Star, the - patterns ,of constellations, such as Orion the Hunter, and the big and little dippers, the positions of astrolo signs and the fes es of the planets. ( afore the program, Mrs. De" nett explained the planetarium is being used as a teaching tool in schools' in London and surrounding dis- trict. The presentation is designed to teach students how to identify celestial bodies and to urge youngsters 'to learn more about the universe. • To date the students have been impressed by the pro- gram. The museum repre- sentative explained that one reason for their enthusiasm is probably connected with all of the recent attention to and news coverage about space travel. The inflated classroom looks large and cumbersome to handle, but` Mrs. Dennett said it only , takes five minutes to set up and can be deflated to fit into a sports equipment bag, Once un- folded, the material is con- nected to a fan and blown up to resemble a grey dome. The planetarium, manu- factured by an American company named Sky Lab, was available at the, museum for the general public last .year, but is now being used in schools for full-day pro- grams. ganized by the London Regional Children's Museum, featured a Targe balloon classroom with the night sky projected on its inner walls. MOTHER'S DAY RESERVATIONS 12 noon to 8 p.m. 357-1633 Carnations For.T Al! Mothers r We Perk up Your Clothes With Tender Loving Care Wake up your tired clothes! We'll' take extra care in restoring your garments to their original .good looks .. . fast and safe! We utilize the latest cleaning and pressing methods and take special care with delicate fabrics. 1 REALMAN CLEANERS AND MEN'S WEAR Josephine Street, Wingham Phone 357-1242 NOTICE Ars your lawn chairs old or torn? Make Them Look New Again. We .. REWEB LAWN CHAIRS at the JACK REAVIE OPPORTUNITY WORKSHOP Phono 357-1382 Call the workshop anytime between 8:30 and 3:00 p.m. WINGHAM •