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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2000-08-23, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 2000. Minister explains therapeutic touch The next Walton UCW meeting will be held on Sept. 6 at 8 p.m. in the church basement. Guest speaker will be Rev. Joan Tucklinsky. Her topic will be about therapeutic touch. The Vesey bulb orders are due at this meeting. You can order fall bulbs from any UCW member or contact Monique Baan 887-6998 for order forms or questions. It is also Toonies for Friendship night, so remember change. All money collected goes towards Missions, and the losing team plans something “special” for the group. Everyone is welcome, bring a friend and come to meet the new minister. FROM WALTON VVI tours area Ten members of the Walton Women's Institute attended the business and industry meeting Wednesday. It was convened by Margaret Mclnroy in the form of a mystery tour. Members stopped at Beyond the Garden Path and browsed through their store and garden to see the unique selection of lawn and garden ornaments, bird baths, fountains, benches and one- of-a-kind giftware. It is located just went of Blyth on County Rd. 25. After returning to Margaret’s home for the business, minutes were read by Leona McDonald. Helen Craig gave health tips. It was decided to put in an exhibit on different garlic items. This will be in charge of Brenda Perrie at the Brussels Fall Fair. It was a good day for the 41st McCall Reunion held in the Walton Hall. People gathered for the noon meal. Bill Young said grace followed by a smorgasbord. The business was led by Manon Young. Officers for the coming year are: past president, Marion Young; president, Lois McCall; first vice, Alex Macdougall; secretary, Doreen McCall; lunch, Joan and David Perrie. In charge of contests were Isobel Burke and helper. Prizes went to: large jar of candies, Doreen Hackwell; small jar of candies, Jean Bewley; can of fruit. Bill Young; small can flaked ham, Betty McCall; can peas, Doreen McCall; can pumpkin, Jarred McCall; birthday in January, Marion Young; anniversary in March, Sherri and Murray McCall. It was voted to have only the noon meal next year on the third Sunday of August. In July 2001 a newsletter/ questionnaire will be sent to each family involved to remind them about the reunion. Guests were present from Brussels, Blyth, Carleton Place, Cranbrook, Seaforth, Campbellville, Point Clark and Walton. Several remained for the supper meal when one of the McCall clan. Pat Somers arrived with a treat of chicken. The day was enjoyed reminiscing and looking at many pictures of the recent years. Up and over Bird watchers to aid scientists With dry conditions, racers at the Walton TransCan Grand National Championship only had to contend with dust as they flew around the track at the Lee farm in Grey Twp. One of the most successful events to date, attendance and participation numbers are expected to be at least as good as last year. Bird Studies Canada and the Canadian Nature Federation are calling on bird enthusiasts from across the country to help monitor winter birds in Canada. You can participate in this important bird research - without ever leaving home - by joining Project Feeder Watch. Founded in 1976 as the Ontario Bird Feeder Survey, Project FeederWatch now has over 15,000 participants across North America. These FeederWatchers tell scientists how winter bird populations are growing or declining and how their continent-wide distributions are changing - information that is crucial to effective bird conservation programs. Project FeederWatch is a joint project of Bird Studies Canada, the Canadian Nature Federation, the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society. It's easy to become a FeederWatcher. Just watch birds at your backyard feeder once every two weeks from November tl rough March. Count the kinds and numbers of birds you see, record the information on FeederWatch data forms, and send the forms back to Bird Studies Canada in the spring for analysis. Or, enter your data through our interactive web page and, at the same time, keep track of everybody’s results. Participating in Project FeederWatch is easy, and for an annual $25 registration fee, participants receive the FeederWatch instruction booklet, resource manual, data forms, a bird calendar, a beautiful poster of common feeder birds, and three issues of the newsletter BirdWatch Canada, as well as the Bird Studies Canada Annual Report. Bird Studies Canada is an independent, non­ profit research institute studying birds and their habitats for conservation. Make the winter months a lot more fun by watching birds at your feeder, and turn a backyard hobby into valuable conservation research by joining Project FeederWatch. There are several ways to register. Visit your nearest Wild Birds Unlimited store to pick up a registration form (check out <www.wbu.com> for store locations), or fill out our online form at <www.bsc- eoc.org/pfwsign.html>. Alternatively, write to P.O. Box 160, Port Rowan, Ontario ’’NOE 1M0 (enclose a $25 cheque to Project FeederWatch), e-mail us at pfw@bsc-eoc.org or call Bird Studies Canada toll-free at 1-888- 448-BIRD (2473). Tractors should only be occupied by ONE person, not more! "CATCH THE SPIRIT" Come & learn about the HURON PERTH HOSPITALS PARTNERSHIP at the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Tuesday, Sept. 5 7:00-8:00 PM Reception to follow Mitchell Golf & Country Club Keynote Speaker: Dr. Duncan Sinclair, Past Chair, Health Services Restructuring Commission RSVP to 527-3012 (after 5:00 p.m. please) Everyone Welcome THE HURON-PERTH CATHOLIC DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD STUDENT REGISTRATION JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN - GRADE 12/O.A.C. Parents of Catholic school age children who are new to Perth and Huron Counties may register their children on the first day of school - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1999, 8:45 A.M. - 4:00 P.M., or during the week of August 30 to September 3,1999 by contacting their local school. KINDERGARTEN children need to be 4 years of age on or before December 31, 1999. Please bring Birth Certificate, Baptismal Certificate and Immunization Record Card of the child you intend to register. FRENCH IMMERSION classes are being offered at Jeanne Sauve School, Stratford, and St. Mary s School, Goderich. ST. MICHAEL CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL is a Catholic Secondary School serving Stratford and Perth County and offering programs from Grade 9 to 12/O.A.C. ST. ANNE'S CATHOLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL is a Catholic Secondary School serving Clinton and Huron County and offering programs from Grade 9 to 12/O.A.C. The Catholic schools are as follows: Parents who expect that their child will enrol in the optional French Immersion Program in Grade 1, in future years, have the option l)f enrolment for Junior/Senior Kindergarten at either their local Catholic School or the French Immersion Centre (St. Mary's School, Goderich or Jeanne Sauve School, Stratford) at which they expect to enrol their child for a French Immersion Program. St. Joseph's School Kingsbridge 529-7646 St. Columban School St. Columban 345-2086 St. Patrick's School Dublin 345-2033 Our Lady of Mount Carmel School Mount Carmel 237-3337 St. Patrick's School Kinkora 393-5580 St. Joseph's School Clinton 482-7035 Precious Blood School Exeter 235-1691 St. Mary's School Goderich 524-9901 St. James School Seaforth 527-0321 Holy Name of Mary School St. Marys 284-2170 Sacred Heart School Wingham 357-1090 St. Boniface School Zurich 236-4335 St. Mary's School Hesson 595-8929 Jeanne Sauve School Stratford 273-3396 St. Ambrose School Stratford 271-7544 St. Joseph's School Stratford 271-3574 St. Aloysius School Stratford 271-3636 St. Michael Secondary School Stratford 271-0890 St. Anne's Secondary School Clinton 482-5454 Bernard Murray, Gaetan L. Blanchette, Chairperson of the Board Director of Education