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PEOPLE AROUND
ETHEL
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Generous work
One of the Ethel United Church Sunday School’s outreach mission projects is through the
blessing tree. Recently they asked the congregation for donations of eyeglasses which were
given to the Lions Club to help others. With the blessing tree are, from left: Lindsay Stewart,
Lauren Stewart, Emily Baker, Isaac Baker, Alyssa Diehl, Sara Baker and Shalin Diehl. (Photo
submitted)
More blessings
During February Ethel United Church’s Sunday school asked for donations of teddy bears or
money towards teddy bears for the blessing tree. On Sunday, March 9 the bears were
dedicated and commissioned to provide help to those facing trauma. The bears were received
by Deputy Fire Chief David Diehl, back right and Captain Don Cochrane, back left of the Grey
department. Front from left are: Beth Earl, Lauren Stewart, Kendra Earl, Alyssa Diehl, Lindsay
Stewart and Dianne Diehl. (Photo submitted)
Over dinner with friends Sunday
night, I was explaining how my son
and I were on our way home from
our homeschooling group last Friday
and had the great opportunity to pull
over on the road and watch a
raccoon. This particular critter
proved to be very entertaining,
wandering around with a somewhat
slow saunter and eventually,
according to Ben, disappearing into
a log.
When we explained this to our
dinner companion, he thought that
perhaps the raccoon was a bit
“dazed” for not being fully awake
from its long winter slumber.
If this weekend was any
indication, Ethelonians are certainly
wide awake from any winter
“snooziness” and ready to bring on
spring. Sunday’s beautiful weather
brought a great deal of action;
children were playing street hockey
and riding bikes through large
bodies of water created by melting
snow. Adults were doing outside
work, hanging laundry, digging out
barbecues and trying to find ways to
avoid having ice laden eavestroughs
fall off houses.
Even the Grey Twp. fire trucks got
a good scrubbing.
I also realized that I need to make
a very important call to Ministry of
Transportation to explain that they
need to add a new and very
important component to the driver
examination. This addition would
involve having the driver attempt to
manoeuvre through and around a
group of teenagers standing or
playing hackey sack in the middle of
a well-travelled street, half on one
side of the yellow line and half on
the other.
And I thought the parallel parking
was tough.
Grey Twp. firefighters had their
monthly meeting last week. Calvin
Semple, fire chief, explained that the
firefighters are working on some
hazardous materials coursework.
This month is also the annual
recertification for first aid and CPR.
This Wednesday, March 19 is the
monthly COP meeting to be held at
the Brussels’ OPP office at 7:30 p.m.
Along with the regular format of the
meetings, the topicyfor the evening is
drug awareness. This is a good
opportunity to see different kinds of
street drugs and paraphernalia and
ask questions.
On a final note, I spent a great deal
of time cruising around the History
channel for interesting and
entertaining St. Patrick’s day facts. I
took a break to get a mug of coffee
and heard on my CBC-tuned radio
that George W. Bush has proclaimed
March 17 the “day of truth” and the
last effort of diplomacy for Saddam
Hussein and his country. As we talk
amongst friends or share a hearty
laugh over a good Irish pint take
time to think about what is about to
happen. Perhaps we think it doesn’t
affect us here in Ethel but I believe it
should.
Until next week.
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