Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), September 27, 1989, p. 15

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AshgroveWI hears student exchange report By PAT STARK Herald Special The members of Womens Institute met at Hillcrest Church on Sept for their Inter national Affairs meeting For the roll call Bring a foreign stamp 16 members and one guest displayed stamps from all over the world Several members had visited the new Civic Centre recently and were pleased to see the pictures of Ashgrove which were donated by our branch Verna Bird thanked the members for sending her to the Visions for Volunteers workshop in and touched on some interesting highlights Ismey Bird had attended an In formation Meeting sponsored by Hills Department of Parks and Recreation concerning special events permits She stressed Un importance of knowing your responsibilities and acting respon sibly when you become a permit holder Gwen reported that Ashgrove has members In the new fall project Good Foods Fast Correspondence included a notice of the Guelph Area Conven tion to be held at on Oct 26 and 27 and to Halton District Day at Hall on Nov from to 5 pm Ethel Wilson gave a most in teresting motto on All nations smile in the same language Program convenor introduced the guest speaker Lynn Hawthorne Miltons Rotary Exchange student to Turkey and her teacher Paul Mr Linger is an English teacher at EC High School and who is involved in the Rotary Exchange program A student again this year at Lynn returned in from a years visit in Istanbul a of 12 million people After applying for the trip hum went through screening a I several interviews before being chosen It was a challenging experience for a 17yearold to alone to a country and live when she didnt know ih language Lynn fount a smile is a common language and learned to handle herself in difficult situations Though the culture and lifestyle were different she learned to fit in with her host family and the school Now fluent in Turkish she made friends and got to know and mix with all the groups in her school Rotary youth exchanges are meant to foster peace around the world Such a charming articulate young person as Lynn would indeed represent Canada well Because Sept 19 was designated a Day of Peace the meeting ed with the singing of Let there be peace on earth Everyone is welcome to attend the next meeting to be held at Hillcrest Church on Oct at pm Doreen Carney will speak on interior decorating THE HERALD Wednesday September 1989 Page IS MOLLY MAID Your Dependable Home Cleaning Service Specializing in House Cleaning For Particular People CALL 20th anniversary By KAY WILSON Norval Correspondent to Hardy and Ruby of Brampton formerly of who celebrated their 20th wed ding anniversary Sept 23 at the Elliott House in Mississauga The theme for the evening was romanticism of yesteryear ver sus the modernism of today Mrs Iva Davidson provided dinner music for the entire evening Cor sages and for the guests were made by Ruby who also made unique party favors for the table guests Mary Zapras the proprietors wife decorated the banquet room in a blue and white theme The decorations added to the festive evening A beautiful roast turkey dinner with all the trimmings was en joyed by friends and relatives Head table guests along with Hardy and Ruby were Stan Joe an uncle of Rubys and his wife Olive of Acton Norman and Ver Wilson of Thomhill and Mrs Cox of Milton both aunts of Rubys Mrs Charles Streb of Florida a friend and Mrs Hat- tie Joe an aunt from Toronto Mr Stan Joe master of ceremonies for the evening pro posed a toast to Hardy and Ruby Following the dinner vefyone in turn introduced themselves after which an Old Tyme Songfest was led by Glenn Laidlaw accompanied by Iva Davidson A presentation on a re cent trip to Russia was given by Joe and Van who added to the presentation with a commentary and beautiful slides Following dessert and coffee everyone sang Now is the Hour and Bless be the tie that Binds Then everyone departed from a great evening that was long to be remembered not only by the but also their guests who wish them continued good health for many more happy an niversaries church McLean hosted the first meeting of the fall season for Unit 1 of Norval United Church Sept 21 for a dessert lunch President Dorothy opened the meeting with a poem The Key to Living is Giving The minutes were read by Kay Wilson who ex pressed thanks to unit members for donations and pies one lady made 12 red currant pies for the booth at the recent Steam Era that made the oldtimers happy A shower will be held for bride- elect Carol Anne Ladlaw Sept 26 at the church The anniversary plans for the church are well under way for Oct and the bazaar Nov 11 will be held at the church The of ficial board of the three charges meet at Huttonville Church on Sept 28 The devotional was taken by Agnes Miller who gave a detailed account of how the church crest was made up and the meaning of the different sym bols Kay Wilson read an article Memorial honors Chinese workers who built Canadas Na tional Dream Chinese recruits numbering dug tunnels and land tracks for the CPR to make Canadas Dream a reality By the time the last spike was driven in in more than Chinese had died on the job due to harsh working conditions il lness careless blastings and landslides The memorial stands at the North Linear Park an embank ment overlooking the railroad corridor leading to the Union Station The memorial will serve as an archway in the narrow park connecting the SftyDome to the tourist system on Spadina Avenue Tens of thousands of sport fans must go through it to gain entry to SkyDomes west- end gates UCW NORVALNorval United Church unit two meeting was held at Glenn Laidlaws Sept President Jean welcomed everyone The roll call was answered by The highlight of my summer was United Church 100th an niversary will be celebrated this October A dinner for church members and friends will be held Oct at Huttonville School For ticket information phone Jean at 8770963 The church service will be held Oct 29 at am with the Rev 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