HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2008-03-13, Page 13THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2008. PAGE 13.
Monday, March 10 found
the Ontario Early Years
program having a pajama and
pizza party, while they were
learning about the letter P.
There were 13 children out
for the morning with their
moms and they sported some
cute pajamas.
They sang a penguin song
and looked for matching
colours of their letter P.
Next it was time for their
pony rides.
After they enjoyed their
pizza snack, it was time to go
to the gym for a parachute
game.
Next week they meet on
Monday, March 17 and they
are having a Saint Patrick’s
Day party. Participants are
asked to wear green and they
are having a visitor, says their
energetic Early Years
program staff,Yvonne Wilts.
Shrek will be joining them
and it sounds like an exciting
time. They meet at Huron
chapel in Auburn on Monday
mornings from 9:30 a.m. until
11:30 a.m.
The Early Years program is
attended by parents with their
children from birth to age six.
By Sophie JeffersonWawanosh 4-H is back for2008.The first club of the year isCultural Diversity and thefirst meeting was held onMarch 3 at the home of Mary
Ellen Foran. This club will be
led by Mary Ellen, Marita
Oudshoorn and Lorraine
McIlhargey with Ellen and
Sophie Jefferson as junior
leaders.
The meeting opened with
the pledge. The members
considered the different
cultures in the area and the
influences. The club learned it
is important to be culturally
aware because in1991, there
were 4.3 million foreign born
people living in Canada and
half of these people resided in
Ontario.
After talking about what
culture is, the members
answered the roll call, which
was: What does it mean to be
Canadian? The club came up
with a variety of qualities,
including having a variety of
cultures in your heritage,
embracing different cultures
and liking winter.
After the introduction to the
club, the members did an
activity which showed them
how important it to see the
differences in people, instead
of just saying Asian or Native.
To do this Mary Ellen gave
each member an apple and
told them to look at it and see
more than just a macintosh
apple, but see qualities that
would allow them to tell it
apart from other apples.
After collecting the apples,
Marita talked to the members
about the meanings of
different names and wherethey came from. Sophie hadlooked up what all themembers’ names meant andfor the Me Page in their booksthe club is going toincorporate this information.
The members also learned
about different traditions with
naming children. For
example, the Ojibwa elders
would give names to the
children based on something
in nature from the day they
were born.
Surnames, which did not
originate until about 900
years ago in Europe, also have
meanings. Most of the
members knew that prefixes
like Mac on MacDonald and
suffixes like son on Johnson
meant that they were sons of
Donald or John. They did not
know however that some
surnames came from
description of ancestors, such
as Strong or White.
Some names also describe
the occupation of ancestors.
For example, the last name
Smith came from blacksmith.
Mary Ellen led the business
part of the meeting. Reba
Jefferson was elected as
president and Mary Kate
Higgins became vice-
president. The volunteer
positions of attendance
recorder and press reporter
were filled by Sydney
McIlhargey and Sophie
Jefferson, respectively.
The members decided to do
their meeting reports together
in small groups. Maisy
Jefferson and Jolande
Oudshoorn will work on
cover designs for the next
meeting, using the name
Diverse Dolls. Mary Ellen then told themembers about a few eventsin 4-H this year. Discovery Days is in Blyth this year andmany of the youngestmembers will be attending.She also spoke about fundraisers like the batteryblitz and the fundraisingdinner which will be held inAuburn this year.
The Auburn Horticultural
Society is having a meeting
on Monday, March 17 at 7
p.m. in Auburn United
Church. Getting in the Green
features Sylvia Nonkes
talking about preparing for
spring and container gardens.
The Horticultural Society
also has two other upcoming
events: Saturday, April 5 at
9 a.m. is the annual
general meeting for District 8
– Ontario Horticultural
Association being hosted
by Lucknow Horticultural
Society at Lucknow
Community Centre. This
features John Powers
whose topic is Butterflies and
Dreams.
Cost is $9.50 to members.
You must pre-register with
the Auburn Horticultural
Society by March 24.
And then, an Afternoon
with Ed Lawrence, CBC
Radio expert is happening
Saturday,April 19 at 1 p.m. at
the Holmesville Community
Centre. Tickets are $10 in
advance or $12 at the door.
This is hosted by Auburn,
Clinton, Goderich, Lucknow
and Ripley Horticultural
Societies.
Any questions or for tickets
on all of the above Auburn
Horticultural Society events,
contact Karen Redmond,
president at 519-526-7633.
Memberships are $5 per
year and meetings are open to
everyone, even if you are not
a member.
There are no strings
attached to their member-
ship.
Top o’ the mornin’
While it isn’t quite St. Patrick’s Day yet, it was close enough for Greg Park of
the Auburn Lions to get a little festive when he woke up and stood in front of
his closet. He cooked and served pancakes to everyone with a touch of Irish
charm on Sunday. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
At Knox United Church on
Sunday, March 9 the
responsive reading was Psalm
130 and the gospel reading
was John 11: 1-27, 32-35, and
38-41.
They welcome the
community to join them in
the Auburn Community Care
Project. It is now underway
and they are collecting
clothing for the Children’s
Aid. Any new clothing for
boys and girls eight to 16
years of age would be
appreciated. They would
especially like donations of
pajamas, socks, underwear,
hats, knitted slippers, and
money to buy articles. Baby
quilts, single bed quilts or
personal items would also be
appreciated.
For more information
please call Grace Cartwright
519-526-7387, Teresa
Roetcisoender 519-526-7387
or Jean Plaetzer 519-23-9753.
For Sunday, March 9 at
Huron Chapel Evangelical
Missionary Church, Pastor
Dave Wood preached about
how God can do spiritual
heart surgery and change
hearts and lives.
The Teen Challenge Choir
is coming on March 16 to the
morning service at Huron
Chapel. You are welcome to
come out to hear these
amazing young guys whose
lives have been changed.
4-H starts new cultural diversity club
Hort.
Society
gets
green
Mar. 17
Church seeks
donations
12.2 bu/acmore.
Could this be your new
favourite hybrid?
NEWS
FROM AUBURN
Congratulations to Rob
Rodger. He was the winner on
Saturday, March 1 for the
Auburn Lions’ hockey draw.
Dianne DeWinter won for
Feb. 23.
The Lions March breakfast
on Sunday, March 9 was well
attended.
By Gail Dobie
Call
519-526-7539
PEOPLE AROUND
AUBURN
Early Years has PJ party