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Varna news
Joan Beierling
Special to the News Record
The Crokinole Club met last Tuesday
evening for doubles play at the Bruce -
field Community United Church. Sam
Bradica and Cor Vanderhoven were
first with 41pts, Steve Lefaive and
Cheryl Trewartha were 2nd with 38pts,
in third were Murray Perdue and Ken
Pollock with 33pts, Eric Wheeler and
Bill Stephenson were 4th with 27pts
and in fifth were Jack Mclachlan and
Joe Laurie with 26pts. The Club will
meet Tuesday
Nov 18th.
Sunday Nov 9th Remembrance Day
Sunday Jack and Geraldine Eckel were
the greeters and Colin Snyder the Wor-
ship Leader. The Choir favoured every-
one with an Anthem "Eternal Father,
Strong to Save': Colin's Message was
"Prepared to Live': Following the Ser-
vice congregation traveled to Varna for
a short Service at the Cenotaph. Brenda
Consitt laid the Province of Canada
Wreath, Bill Dowson laid the Munici-
pality of Bluewater Wreath, Bob Web-
ster laid the LOL Wreath, Gordon Hill
laid the Wreath for our country Canada.
Thank you to Paul Dearlove the Bugler.
Sunday November 30th is White Gift
Sunday. While doing your shopping
please consider buying an extra gift for
the White Gift Service. All gift or gift
card donations will be passed on the
Huron County Christmas Bureau. The
Christmas Bureau no longer accepts
food donations. Sunday Dec. 7th will be
muffin Sunday.
There will be a Stewardship Meeting
Nov. 18th at 7:30pm. The Brucefield
Community United Church Council
will meet Dec. 3 at 7:30pm. The fall sup-
per was a success and thanks to all
whom helped by working, preparing
and donating.
The U.C.W, Christmas Dinner will be
Tuesday Dec. 2 at 6pm at the Brucefield
Community United Church. All women
of the congregation are invited. Please
Contact Ruby at 519-263-5890 to
reserve your seat. Cost is $16.
Blyth Festival Singers perform
selections of Handel's Messiah and
sacred carols with accompaniment by
world class organist Ian Sadler on
Sunday Dec. 7th at 2:30pm at the St.
Georges Anglican Church in Goder-
ich. For tickets call the Blyth Festival
Office or Willi Laurie or Cara
Stephenson.
The Community's thought and
prayers go out to Bernice Reid and her
family on the passing of Charles Reid.
He will be greatly missed by many.
The Brucefield Odd Fellows held
their card party on Thursday Nov.
13th. High lady was Donna Collins
and High man was Ethel Walker play-
ing as a man, Low lady was Grace
Hodgins, low man was Janet Websster
playing as a man, most lone hands
went to Nancy Turner and the draws
were won by George Cantelon and
Ethel Walket. The next Card
Party will be Thursday Nov. 27th at
7:30pm. Everyone welcome!
OPP NEWS BRIEFS
CENTRAL HURON - Huron County
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers
are currently investigating the theft and
subsequent arson of a pickup truck sto-
len from a Princess Street East resi-
dence in Clinton. On November 9, 2014
Huron OPP officers were contacted by
the pickup truck owner. A neighbor of
the victim reported she observed a sus-
pect leave in the pickup truck on
November 8, 2014 between 1:30 p.m.
and 2:00 p.m. The suspect was
described as a male wearing a bright
orange hunting jacket.
Two days after the theft, the grey 1996
Toyota Tacoma was found on a trail
close to Conservation Line at the Hul-
lett Wildlife Conservation Area. The
pickup truck had sustained extensive
fire damage.
Any person with information regard-
ing this incident should immediately
contact Huron OPP at 1-888-310-1122
or (519) 524-8314.
Should you wish to remain anony-
mous, you may call Crime Stoppers at
1 -800 -222 -TIPS (8477), where you may
be eligible to receive a cash reward of
up to $2,000.
CENTRAL HURON - A male driver
from Goderich is facing a one week
driver's licence suspension and a vehi-
cle impoundment for seven days fol-
lowing a traffic stop early this morning.
At approximately 3:15 a.m. a Huron
County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)
officer observed a Toyota Corolla
speeding on Huron Road near Ponds -
view Road east of Goderich. The officer
confirmed his observations with a
RADAR device and measured the speed
of the vehicle at a speed of 131 km/h in
a posted 80 km/h zone.
A traffic stop was completed and the
driver was subsequently charged. A 53
year old male from Goderich has been
charged with Race a Motor Vehicle. His
driver's licence has been suspended for
seven days and his vehicle has been
impounded for the week. He has a
court appearance scheduled for Janu-
ary 6, 2015 at Provincial Offences Court
- Goderich.
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