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RED AND WHITE THEME FOR BRIDE ROLANDE BEDARD Red and white carnations adorning the altar of Holy Angels Roman Catholic Church, Schreiber, Dec. 16, were in the color theme chosen by Rolande Marie Bedard for her marriage to Murray Willis Welsh. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rene Bedard of Schreiber, and the bridegroom is the son 'of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Welsh of Elk Lake, Ont. Rev. J. M. Cano officiated for the afternoon cere- shade finished with two satin rosettes in back. Her headdress was a flat bow of matching velvet trimmed with fly-away veil. Matching slippers and white elbow-length gloves com- pleted her attire. She wore a gold chain and cross, a gift from the bride, and carried a nosegay of white carnations and holly. A wedding dinner was held in Guild Hall where the bridal mony. Mrs. Marco Eusebi of |toast was proposed by Harland Schreiber, accompanied soloist' Kerschner of Schreiber. For an Giovanni Cebrario who sang Ave Maria, O Perfect Love and O God of Loveliness for the cere- mony. White bows marked pews to which guests were ushered by Joe Commisso and Pat Halonen, both of Schreiber. Lloyd Welsh, bridegroom's brother, was best man. The bride was given in mar- riage by her father. She chose for her wedding a formal full hoop gown of organza and lace over layers of net. The fitted bodice and long lily-point sleeves were of lace. The neckline ex- tending to a. deep 'V' in back was scalloped in square design ; in front and accented with irri- descent paillettes. A wide band of scalloped lace completely edged the under- skirt. The overskirt ornamented . with the' same lace edging was caught up in centre front by a large organza rose. A tiered bouffant veil was caught to a pearl tiara. She wore a pearl pendant, a gift from the bride- groom, and carried a shower bouquet of red American Beauty roses and heather. The bride's only attendant was her sister Miss Lorraine Bedard of Windsor, who wore a floor-length gown of red velvet evening reception in Town Hall ithe bride's mother received in a two-piece wool knit suit in avocado green, brown 'velvet and rayon cloche. and brown |accessories. Her corsage was 'of pink carnations. The _ bridegroom's mother wore a blue sheath dress with metallic trim, matching hat, | black accessories, and corsage of pink carnations. Leaving for a honeymoon in Eastern Ontario and the United States the bride wore a winter white wool A-line dress, brown ;velvet hat and accessories and corsage of pink carnations, On 'their return the couple will make their home in Schreiber. Prior to marriage the bride was entertained by friends at a shower in Anglican Church Hall. The bridegroom was honored at a stag at Hartley McKay's home given by the Zenmac Mine staff where he is employed. : Out of town wedding guests were Mr. and Mrs. Fred Welsh and Keith Welsh, Elk Lake; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Jones, Chapleau; Mr. and Mrs. Tom Dussone, Manitouwadge; Mr. Alfred Des- bien, Missanabie; Mrs. Gunnar Nelson, Roger Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Haggarty, .White in modified A-line style. The|River; Miss Lorraine Bedard, empire bodice was styled with | Windsor; short sleeves. The deeply round- ed neckline encircled by a wov- en band of satin in contrasting ROSSPORT Mr. and Mrs. Joe Matheson, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Sauriol, Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Jewell, Fort William. Jack Coyne of Toronto visited his aunt, Mrs. Hattie Yandon at the fes Miss Camilla Todesco tive season. has returned to Windsor after holidaying with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas Todesco. Mrs. Mary MacDonald, (Cont'd on page 12) THE | SPORTS BEAT SHC h Go, Canada, go! The year 1968 will mark the "most ambitious Olympic program" ever undertaken in Canada. This year is the 61st anni- versary of the Canadian Olym- pic Association and it is seek- ing to raise $500,000 to fi- nance this country's participa- tion in the '68 Games. "It is the biggest objective we have attempted," stated as- sociation secretary Howard Radford of Montreal. He add- ed: "And in itself it is a meas- ure of the growth and respon- sibilities of the association." The association feels a team photograph taken on board the Liner Aquatania returning from the '36. Games at Berlin was the real turning point in the development of the COA. It was at this time that the sole purpose of the Canadian Olympic Committee was to serve only the interests of sports within the Amateur Athletic Union of Canada. And this excluded many athletes, including paddlers. When the paddlers were asked to stand aside for the picture, Ottawa gold medalist Frank Amyot stepped to the sidelines with his teammates. Right then and there, this incident illustrated the need for an Olympic body which would be divorced from any ties with the AAU of Canada. It was realized in 1947. Today the COA is incorpo- rated under Letters Patent in Ottawa; retains a_ national headquarters at the Olympic House in Montreal; employs a full-time manager and secures funds for 26 national sports federations to compete in Olympic and Pan-American Games' while _ representing their interests with the Inter- national Olympic Committee. As a committee of the AAU of C formed in 1907, the ear- ly leadership of the Canadian Olympic Committee fell to Dr. H. J. Crocker of Ontario, and later to Dr. A. S. Lamb of McGill University. It was at Dr. Lamb's insistence that Sid- ney Dawes, then president of the Laurentian Zone of the Ca- nadian Amateur Ski Associa- tion, gather the reins and be- gin to form an independent association. Dawes then em- barked upon what is now one of the COA's major responsi- bilities; that of raising suffi- | cient funds to pay for all Cana- dian atheletes at the Olympic Games. The formula was_ reached quickly, but the results were even faster. During the Olympic Year of 1948, 'the COA still had $48,000 in the bank after ex- penditures of $107,000, and four years later, the associa- tion was incorporated in Otta- wa. A momentous task faced Ken Farmer of Montreal when he was elected president in 1953. His job was to broaden the base of the fund appeal from a nucleous of wealthy businessmen and bankers. He accepted the challenge and won. Farmer set up provincial objectives and a national net- work was established, whereby COA funds since then have come from the' public and in- dustry. Howard Radford, who has been secretary of the associa- tion since 1952, will be chef de mission for the largest Ca- nadian contingent ever at the X1IXth Olympiad in Mexico. Canada will be represented by about 145 athletes and 30 officials in 13 sports. And at the Winter Olympics during February at Grenoble, France, 72 athletes and 20 officials from six sports make up the largest and most com- prehensive winter team this country has ever sent. If ambition spells success -- Canada will definitely be a winner.