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The Citizen, 2007-10-25, Page 11THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2007. PAGE 11. The Auburn Women’s Institute attended the county rally Oct. 8 at the Kinburn Hall. Branches from South Huron, West Huron and Huron Perth were in attendance. A potluck lunch was enjoyed by all. A speaker from Maitland Valley Conservation Authority spoke on water issues saying that some bottled water is not that good. In the afternoon the members were entertained by a bell ringer from Goderich. She passed out bells and everyone took part. Those attending from Auburn were Marg Fraser, Teresa Roetcisoender, Marg Siertsema, Betty Archambault and Lois Elliott. Next year’s rally is in charge of Huron West and will be held in Belgrave in October. The Auburn Women’s Institute members and guests met at Stickers Restaurant Oct. 18 for dinner at noon to honour two members who celebrated their 80th birthday. Betty Archambault pinned corsages on Lois Elliott and Gwen Bidwell. Erma Cartwright welcomed everyone and grace was sung. After the first course was finished, birthday cake was served and happy birthday was sung. Later they adjourned to the Community Hall where others joined them for the meeting. Mrs. Cartwright opened the meeting with the Ode, the Mary Stewart Collect and O Canada was sung. She gave two readings, The Haunted House and Give a Little Rock to a Friend. The quilt auction for cancer will be in Stratford, Nov. 17. A quilt has been made and tickets were sold on it for this year realizing a generous donation to be sent. A quilt for next year was discussed. The historical society dinner and tour of the Van Egmond House will be Oct. 26. The next meeting will be Nov. 15 with Allison Foran telling of her experience in the Philippines and showing pictures. The roll call is to bring an item of at least $5 value for an auction or $5 donation. Proceeds are for the Christmas Bureau of Children’s Aid. Guests are welcome. The treasurer’s report was given by Teresa Roetcisoender. The card report was given by Laura Mae Chamney. The roll was share one thing you know about elk. Tina Empey convenor of agriculture and Canadian industries introduced the guest speaker Marie Scott. Her family has raised elk since 1990. The elk stay outside in the winter. They have fences eight feet high. The antlers are sold for medicinal use. The velvet is used and good for arthritis and calcium deficiency. They are harvested in May and June when they are soft. The elk meat is very good and similar to beef. The baby elk are born in May and June and are spotted, but turn brown in six months. They now own Auburn Riverside Retreat Campground and have a few elk. Grace was sung and lunch enjoyed by everyone. The monthly meeting of theWalkerburn Club was held at homeof Deanna Snell. Seven memberswere present and one guest.Vera Penfound opened themeeting by reading tidbits fromWalkerburn Club records of 1919. This was when the club was first formed. The ladies of Walkerburn community then met at the home of Mrs. Colin Fingland. It was decided that the purpose of the club would be partly social and partly Red Cross work. Their motto was Safety First. After Red Cross didn’t need the club’s services they spent a great deal of time remaking old clothes and making new ones to send to the Neighbourhood Workers Association in Toronto. Quilts were constantly being madeand given to needy families in thearea.In the early years the meetingswere opened with the singing of TheMaple Leaf Forever and closed withthe singing of God Be With You ’Til We Meet Again. Mrs. Penfound gave brief history of the hamlet of Walkerburn and the building of the new bridge. The Lord’s Prayer was repeated in unison. Betty Archambault read the minutes of the last meeting. Roll call was answered by recalling one’s first teacher and the first school attended. Correspondence was read. The quilt auction will be held in Stratford on Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. It was reported that the quilt theWalkerton Club has donated hasexceeded its value in the bidding.The Walkerburn Club will donate$25 to each of the Wingham, Clintonand Goderich hospitals during theCKNX telethon. Christine Gross had the program for the meeting. She explained different types of bridges that have been built up to the present time. Each bridge was unique in structure and purpose. Mrs. Gross had a variety of pictures including one of Ball’s bridge, Menesetung walking bridge, bridge at Hullett Wildlife Conservation Area, and the CPR bridge at Goderich. She read a report of how the pioneers found the solitude of the bush, the total silencedeafening. The bush was so densethat sunlight could not shinethrough.The next meeting will be held atVera Penfound’s on Nov. 12. Amiscellaneous sale is planned. Members are to bring a donation for the Christmas Bureau. A visit to Restview Retirement Home in Clinton is set for Oct. 30. Members are to bring cookies. The program for the November meeting will be in charge of Dorothy Schneider. Bernice Norman will provide lunch. Deanna Snell passed out quilt blocks for embroidering. A social time was enjoyed. Lunch was provided by Mrs. Snell. Walkerburn Club prepares for auction Winner for Lions draw HC Health Unit plans ahead Auburn WI attends fall rally in Kinburn The winner of this week’s Auburn Lions hockey draw is David Campbell. Remember next Wednesday is Halloween. Let’s make sure all our ghosts and goblins have a safe and fun night. Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Th a n k Y o u Th a n k Y o u Th a n k Y o u Th a n k Y o u Th a n k Y o u Th a n k Y o u Th a n k Y o u Th a n k Y o u Th a n k Y o u Th a n k Y o u T h a n k Y o u T h a n k Y o u T h a n k Y o u T h a n k Y o u T h a n k Y o u T h a n k Y o u T h a n k Y o u T h a n k Y o u T h a n k Y o u T h a n k Y o u Thank You Our Heartfelt Thanks to everyone in making our 6th Annual CKNX Health Care Heroes Radiothon a success. We appreciate your support in raising $53,000 towards our goal of $68,000 for a Cardiac Monitor in the Emergency Dept. of the Wingham and District Hospital. If you missed the radiothon you may still support our project by mailing your cheque to us. We extend our Special Thank You to CKNX Radio am920, FM 101.7 The One and The Bull 94.5 FM for Sponsoring the Annual CKNX Health Care Heroes Radiothon. Also our Special Thanks to the Wingham Advance-Times for their coverage and advertising for this event. Again Many Thanks for Your Support Board of Directors Wingham and District Hospital Foundation 270 Carling Terrace, Wingham, Ontario N0G 2W0 Can’t decide what to give for Christmas? FOR A BOOK A gift certificate lets the recipient choose the book they want. We have shelves of books to choose from. Everything from books on trains to gardening to cookbooks. The Citizen 541 Turnberry St., Brussels 519-887-9114 404 Queen St., Blyth 519-523-4792 NEWS FROM AUBURN BUY? SELL? TRY CLASSIFIED Secondary schools across Huron County had a delivery this month that will help in their parenting classes. The Huron County Health Unit has distributed resource kits to six schools. The kit is designed to help teachers have the most current information on healthy pregnancy and parenting. Public health nurse Rhonda Howatt from the Huron County Health Unit says although it’s long before they’re likely to have children, the resource is pertinent to local high school students. “The material puts emphasis on healthy lifestyles, including nutrition and readiness to parent. It is important to both male and female students so they can go into a future pregnancy healthy,” she said. “This information gives students an awareness of how their lifestyle choices now can have an influence on their future plans of pregnancy and parenting.” The kit, called Planning Ahead for Pregnancy and Parenting Reproductive Health Curriculum Support Resource Kit, was adapted by the Huron County Health Unit from other Health Units. Each kit is worth over $500 and includes videos and written materials. 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