Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), August 4, 1971, p. 3

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Couple arrange service Bethel wedding July 24 In a special wedding ceremony arranged by the bride and groom themselves Winnie Vlictstra and Richard Cook were married in Bethel Christian Reformed church The Rev Peter conducted the impressive ceremony at m on Saturday July 24 as the guests followed the service and hymns in printed folders flic is the daughter of Mr Mrs Vlietstra 210 Churchill Acton she attended Lome School the Robert Little school and Aeton school and received her A in education from Calvin College Grand Rapids Michigan where she met her husband She taught for the past three years In Toronto The room son of Mr and Mrs I Kok Strothroy will finish his studies in criminal law at Simon University Vancouver Live in C are living in B and the bride intends to teach For the double ring wedding the church was decorated with white and mauve flower arrangements with white miniature carnations and corn flowers on the pew bows Casper played the organ as relatives and friends joined In singing of specially selected favorite hymns including Perfect Love and Thank you Lord for this day written by a friend sung to the tune of Edelweiss WINNIE VUETSTRA and Richard Cook were married In Bethel Christian Reformed church on July They are living In British Columbia By Wendy Thomson Up till now I haven t done much travelling by bus usually only between and Toronto The only comments I made were that busses made me vigorously 111 But now I take it all back When we came down out of the mountains wcspenttwoandahalfdaysandonenlghton busses and I enjoyed myself immeiwlv We had heard so much praise of the scenic tour between Banff The high point of the day was and Jasper hit we listed that as the Columbia Ice Field 110 to one of the musts for this ire miles in size It summer It lived up to overflowed into glaciers here tations and then sonu and there the most famous being It was hard to get ourselves to the Athabasca Tongue We the bus depot in Banff by a m stopped there for lunch and now alter half a night of carousing set why our friends had and bye to the Trail suggested we taken picnic lunch Riders but with a little of help The prices all along this route made It The bus was almost were fantastic and drove up all window and we could see out beside the glacier after After both well turn of the spending so much on food Gord highway as we followed the Bow decided he stay behind while Finer up Bow Volley brought went for the snowmobile ride mort panoramic pictures to provided I sorry he missed it view Mount Eisenhower as it was extremely interesting formerlj Castle Mountain but Beautiful blue looking like a fortress than For one thing once our group mastic Temple Mountain and wai way we MacDomld then on to could see by looking in the holes T crevasses that being Lake Mile alter Mile It was imply beautiful there and if I had color film for the earner I could have wasted lot of it but what a waste Truth fully though the undeveloped anas had more appeal for us and of course there was mile after of that further to the north was Lake a gorgeous opaque turquoise and the Valley seen from a lookout far above There was compressed snow rather than ice It was a beautiful blue color And pictures of the glaciers just can t do them justice they re immense I could go on and on quoting our drivers but the trip is something that a person has to go on for himself to really appreciate it Our bus driver Gordon of Raymond Alberta is a French teacher ordinarily He spieled off a marvelous mixture of history Mount Hooge with Its avalanche geology sociology and biology scan tuning part of the slopes last well illustrated by bears bare of trees at tht top mountain sheep and to bare fingers at the bottom Not boring thought that all those endless mountains would become boring to look at but it t so Each had a different snow and rock pattern quite aside from the differences appearing regularly and conveniently Dead to world I was a little sorry when the tour ended at Jasper about or so but morning brought another bus this time one of Greyhounds cruisers heading for in size and shape the Edmonton and then Winnipeg rivers were quite individual in After an hour or so on it I was their depth width and color sorry that we t done a bit ranging from die grey of the more sightseeing on the way to Saskatchewan River to the Banff by going by bus You can turquoise of the Pipestone and Lack of sleep began Bow Rivers At some spots to take its toll and once we where there was a waterfall the reached the prairies Gord and I river had eaten so deep into the one of accord tipped our seats rock that it had almost back and were dead to the world disappeared from sight in no time flat The bride wore a white silk gown embroidered with daisies at the waist cuffs and A Spanish style headpiece held her shoulder length veil She carried miniature carnations with a single white orchid Matron of honor was Maryse Toronto a friend of the bride who taught at the same school and the bridesmaid her sister Jo Anne Their gowns were of mauve and white chiffon over silk and they wore white picture huts with mauve bows They carried miniature white carnations with corn flowers Alan Cook brother of the groom was groomsman and the ushers were Rink and Albert brothers of the bride Alan Cook brother of the groom was groomsman and the ushers were Rink and Albert Vlietstra brothers of the bride Reception follows Immediately following the ceremony a standing reception was held in the church A dinner and evening reception followed at Acton Meadows Golf Club bride mother wore yellow flowered chiffon over silk with white accessories and a corsage of white carnations and pink roses room mother chose mauve with white accessories and a corsage of white carnations and pink roses couple left for a at Peterborough the bride wearing a purple and white trimmed with a corsage of pink sweetheart roses Among the guests were some all the way from Holland a cousin of the bride S Swyltynkof Harlingen and the parents of the matron of honor Mr and Mrs Westerhuis of Tharde Others were welcomed from San Dley California Edmonton Alberta NewYorkNY Chicago Illinois London Heimll Hamilton Toronto Guelph Chatham and Acton Several gatherings were held to honor the bride before the wedding On Jnunc 10 a surprise miscellaneous shower was held by the staff of the Toronto school where the bride taught On June the children of her class held another surprise shower for her On June a couples shower was held by Sharon In Toronto Mrs and her daughters Mrs Martin and Mrs were hostesses for a shower on July 10 RIDE IN an old fashioned carnage followed the marriage of Mary Anne Robertson and John In St Alban s church June 19 and Mrs Gordon Turner and Scott enjoyed a holiday Muskoka Mrs Pearl Kennedy spent a short holiday with her friend Mrs Edna Robinson in Elora Mr and Mrs Grischow spent a few days with Mr and Mrs Ken Hodgson at their cottage on Fowkc Lake Mrs Helen and Miss Heather Armstrong of Toronto visited with Mr and Mrs Iorne on the weekend Mrs Brooks of Philadelphia Pa has been the guest of Mrs Taylor and Mrs M Symon the pdst week Mr and Mrs David Papillon and Mr and Mrs Bill and Pauline holidayed near On July 5 neighbors of Ihe bride parents gathered at the home of Mrs for a cap and saucer shower On July 14 Mrs Janet Cousins a friend of the bride held a miscellaneous shower in Orange ville Mr Mrs Fred Lemon Dtan and Jackie had a very pleasant holiday at I England where they visited the former s brother and family for three weeks The brothers had not seen each other for over years Mr and Mrs Fred Itmon and Dean visited with Mr and Mrs James Gardner and family at Wardsville for the weekend Master Wilfred Gardner returned for some holidays Mrs J C Dennis visited for a week with relatives in Sarnia and district While there she attended the Golden Wedding Anniversiry of cousins Mr and Mrs Hopkins of South visited Mr and Mrs Don Reed last Wednesdiy Mrs Sim Holmes is returned from a very enjoyable trip to Ireland Other members of her family in Nova Scotia her Miss Griff of North Bay Mrs Russell Miller of Powassan and Mrs Leslie Gibbons of visited with Mr and Mrs I O Johnston and other cousins on the weekend Robertson June wedding vows said In an afternoon ceremony in St church on June 19 Mary Anne Robertson and John Charles Brentnell were married by the Rev Harry Dawson The bride Is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Bert Robertson Ave Acton and the groom is the son of Mr and Mrs S R Ontario The couple took a honeymoon trip to the west coast and are living in Ontario Pink and white carnations and baby s breath decorated St Alban for the double ring ceremony Mrs Oakes played the organ The bride wore a floor length of de accented with baby rose lace Mr and Mrs Lome Norton Bev and Karen have been visiting Mrs Norton sister in Louisiana for the past two weeks and Mrs and daughter Sarah of Pittsburg Pa have been visiting with Mrs Mendelson mother Mrs Algie Bower Street Neighbors and friends of Miss Dorothy Simmons surprised her with a birthday party last Friday afternoon Hostess for the pleasant occasion was Mrs H Elliott Bower Ave RENT A CASCADE HOT WATER HEATER AT ACTON HYDRO ALICE E ET COMPRESSED SNOW of Columbia ice field created impressive blue color to holes and crevasses Pictured is the small glacier of the ice field as seen from the huge Athabasca tongue Photo by Wendy Thomson Occasions Cut Flowers Polled Plants Funeral Arrangements Corsages Etc Open 7 Dayi a Weak Bim Til Dark WE WIRE FLOWERS ANYWHERE Caroline Flower Garden Shop TWO WEST OF ACTONSOUTH SIDE OF HIGHWAY Golf Tournament and SOCIAL EVENINC UNDER Tht AUSPICES OF Acton Curling Club SATURDAY AUGUST 14th PM ACTON MEADOWS GOLF CLUB Ball Foursome Holes ACTON CURLING CLUB ACTON MEADOWS MEMBERS ACTON MEADOWS MEMBERS 50 All Members and their friends welcome All entries must be in NOT LATER THAN SAT AUG TO Willa Hewitt Bob DnnkwalterB53 or George 8530766 Ladies Provide Cold Pot Luck Golf Social Dan tin with a five foot trim ml full length She case idc of ltd rosis ml while with ivy It Hit is bv lur of honor our attendants IhL four a friend as matron of honor Mrs lynnc Robertson Acton sister inlaw of and Miss Helen Robertson Acton sister of the bride is bride nils Miss Robertson of thi bruit is flower owns were of crept hoi pink with hooded vests in hot pink crjstil peau dc timid cascade bouquets of whit carnations with hot pink bows Mr andMrs Essex are in Acton tin cousin Mrs Mr and boys Mr and Mrs A Mrs J I r ink and Misilis hjvc returned from i weeks holiday it Clover Villi Manitoulin Island Mr ind Mrs Don Heed blew Reed Heather spent the weekend with irnet Reed family Corners ind with John Reed and family Ontario lakeview families met each other in Florida quite by chance while on their holidays Mrs Don suddenly recognized the car of neighbors Cons and Mrs Roy Wood Mr and Mrs Matheson and their son and Mrs Matheson mother were on their vacation trip Cons and Mrs Wood had daughter Kim and Mrs Wood mother Mrs Betty Roden along Woods swimming in shallow water at Clearwater Beach had an alarming few moments when sharks came in very close The alert was sounded and the water cleared Apparently sharks are coming in much closer to shore this vear it but on his in l monism in is Br broth of the room mi Mr iLlurs wire Stew irt I tit of the bride Pa r brother of tht room iitnnMe ITU re plnn follow it Alton dub Mrs Rob a ilrtss of bub 1 rim li repi ith matching t of i boss ho i ssiriisanda of pink and Mis won tor it toil white it a son i s s with st tin from I indsny KiUhmir til n Siidlm Victnn ilm SI fori Kirkfield Ai tin bruit ih linked to with an ibsti howl vest Ixil id a tors ie of pt swi rows Mis ill in for link sir en by Mrs Ruth Mood r on 1 by an of Mrs I ran draff I trunk Miss Claire Miss Donna Mid on 15 by Mrs Ikttj in 11 A presentation wis by her ft How if 11 an Miss Barbara who was formerly the V O nurse for Alton his joined CUSO and is is present taking training before going to Peru She s a native of Albert and had made friends here during her rrnny i calls Mr and Mrs Bntton Mr and Mrs Calvin Mclntyre and son David have returned from i twoweek holiday with friends in Manitoba and Unfortunately Mrs Bntton took ill on the way out was hospitalized for a few days in Hospital FAMILY of luicy tender delicious 439 PARTY CHICKEN SNACK Pieces Chicken French CHICKEN in a BOX French Fries Colo Slaw Butler Bun Honey 149 SPECIAL Chicken Reidy j 239 NEW CHAR PIT Steak on the Bun Hamburgers 45c Special Burgers Hot Dogs French Fries 25c PHONE And Your Order II Prepared For up Open Weekdays to to llamloltprr ANZAC DRIVEIN CORNER ACTON AND QUEEN ST IN ACTON GOODLETS DOWNTOWN GEORGETOWN

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