HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1997-04-30, Page 15THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30,1997 PAGE 15.
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Greenpeace visits school
Compiled by Patty Banks Phone 887-6156
57 explore possibilities
The Possibility Day event that
took place Friday, April 25 was a
great success with 57 eager
children showing up for the day.
They came from Bluevale,
Brussels, Blyth, Dublin, Ethel and
Winthrop and Walton. Helpers and
teachers came from Bluevale,
Brussels, Walton and Ethel United
churches.
The theme was Growing in ways
that cannot be seen'. The parable of
Hoop ball
125 people registered to win...
As a member of the Twin City Spinners, Jason Shortreed
of McKillop Twp. earned a gold medal at the Canadian
Junior Wheelchair Basketball Championship in Kitchener,
April 18-20. Shortreed scored once in the 78-50 victory.
Athlete brings home gold
On April 18-20, Jason Shortreed
participated in the Canadian Junior
Wheelchair Basketball Champi
onship in Kitchener. Jason's a
member of the Twin City Spinners,
who have managed to hold their
gold medal title for the third year in
a row. The team they defeated this
year was the Quebec Gladiators.
A group of women from Blyth
and Walton area took a tour Lon
don way this past week. They
enjoyed sight-seeing by way of
Ilderton and Hyde Park Road,
where they viewed the amazing
Residents mark birthdays
Celebrating May birthdays are:
May 1, Dana Smith, Chris Holmes,
Donnie Williamson, Chad
McCallum; May 4, Courtney
Campbell; May 6, Shane Johnston;
May 9, Brandon Blake; May 11,
Gavin Bowers, Kody Jacobs; May
13, Dan Eedy, Edith Wey, Diane
Dietz; May 14, Jennifer McClure,
Stephanie Harrison; May 15, Mrs.
Della Bennett; May 18, Dorothy
Gulutzep, Crystal Gulutzen; May
Daltons win at euchre
On April 10, 14 tables of euchre
were played at the hall. First place
winners were Dorothy and Bob
Dalton. Second place winners were
Mamie and Joe Delaney. Lou and
the mustard seed was explored,
songs were sung, kits made and
there was lots of food and fun.
The children were taken on a tour
of McGavin's and Dauphin Feed
Mill. They learned that when seeds
of love for God and love for
neighbours are planted, love will
grow like a tiny mustard seed to be
big and strong, providing shelter
and help for many people.
blue herons that were nesting over
private inland swamp.
They continued on into the city
where they shopped at the Price
Club. They took in the Home
Design Village and dined at the
popular Belamey's, where they
enjoyed a smorgasbord lunch.
The afternoon began by visiting
Amway on Exeter Road, the Won
derland Mall, Sears and Herbie's
Drugstore Warehouse.
They took in a session at Wal-
Mart.
20, Valerie Shortreed; May 23,
Phyllis Mitchell; May 24, Howard
Hackwell, Scott McDonald, Phyllis
Mitchell; May 24, Howard
Hackwell, Scott MacDonald,
Robert Shortreed; May 27, Thea
Rijkhoff; May 28, John Reimer;
May 29, Judy Shortreed.
Celebrating May anniversaries
are May 7, Emerson and Phyllis
Mitchell; May 8, Alice and Allan
Searle.
Therese Maloney took third place.
Lone hand winner for the men was
Alvin McDonald and Vera
McDonald took the prize for the
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Earth Day was celebrated this
week by having four people from
Greenpeace come and do a puppet
play about endangered species.
After the play the Grade Is drew
pictures of some of the Canadian
endangered species like the Beluga
whale (in the St. Lawrence River),
the grizzly and the whooping crane.
The children were encouraged by
the Greenpeace people to send the
pictures to the government.
Further Earth Day activities
included the class making earth
scenes showing different parts of
the environment; eg. ponds, forests
and then the creatures that are
found at these places. These were
done on styrofoam trays.
Duff’s plans country supper
Doreen Hackwell greeted
worshippers on April 27 at Duffs
United Church.
After the Call to Worship, the
Introit was sung, followed by the
Prayer of Approach and the singing
of The Lord's Prayer.
Rev. James Murray announced
that the Country Supper
Smorgasbord will be May 19. The
Unified Board meeting will be on
May 4 at 8 p.m.
When asked if there were any
more announcements, someone
mentioned that Sunday just
happened to be Graeme Craig's
50th birthday which inspired
...this riding lawn mower
Saturday, April 26
at Auburn Co-op
"It’s a nice feeling
when your
customers come in
and want the product
you advertisted in
the newspaper,"
says Steve Caldwell,
Manager of Auburn
Co-op.
I Queen St., Blyth 523-4792
I fl 7 O Turnberry St., Brussels 887-9114
We know advertising gets results!
It was also Secretary Week and
the class made up a song using the
tune of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little
Star and sang it to Linda Wilson.
It was buy-and-sell day in Grade
2/3. They set up their stores and
using their play money a lot of
interesting items were sold. The
hottest selling items that went for
$ 1,000 were cars and hockey cards.
The class gave Mrs. Wilson some
cards, posters and candy.
The Early Years students worked
on the number eight. They had fun
making figure eight buns and of
course the best part was eating
them.
They also learned about the letter
everyone to sing Happy Birthday.
Applause followed after Mr. Craig
stood up and took a bow.
Rev. Murray called the young
people forward and showed them a
globe. He told them that the
Christian faith is world wide. He
asked them some trivia questions
such as - What is the most
common language spoken by
Christians in the world today? It is
Spanish.
Which country has the biggest
church (numbers)? South Korea has
a church with one million
members. It has five services a day.
Which continent has the most
Ann Jenkins of Whitechurch was the lucky winner!
G' nlanled praos on a green
sponge shaped in o a g. They also
had some green gum and played
with green piaydough.
For Mrs. Wilson they made a
book that told her that they liked
her, they really liked her and they
loved her and they especially liked
her hair.
Earth Day was celebrated in
Grade 3/4 class by watching a
movie called, 'Environmental
Health'. They are also doing
independent research on animals in
North America.
Mrs. Crocker showed her
appreciation for the secretary by
taking her out to lunch.
people joining the church today?
The answer is Africa.
What was the first language used
by Christians? This was Greek.
The first country to receive the
Christian message after Jesus' death
was Ethiopia. The Apostle Paul
took the message to Greece and
Rome, Mary Magdalene took the
message to France, and Thomas
walked clear to India to tell them
the good news.
"We are all a part of the world
wide Church of God."
Rev. Murray's sermon was
called, 'Family members we would
rather forget.'