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The Citizen, 2004-06-17, Page 22Coining together Susan Alexander, a financial planner of Maitland Valley Financial and Doug Sholdice of Sholdice Insurance Ltd., both in Brussels, have brought their businesses together to make one convenient stop for financial services and insurance needs. Although Sholdice Financial Services Inc. which is co-owned by Alexander and Sholdice, won't offically open until July 1, customers are welcome to stop by. (Elyse DeBruyn photo) Ats,--071-)1 The Brubachers of Ethel Rea,taattant and Maletty REAL Home-cooked meals! Come and try our cinnamon buns. Mon. - Fri. 7:00 am 'til 6:30 pm; Sat. 8:00 am - 6:30 pm; Sun. Closed 887-8659 in Ethel -5;04/t 6-0 Al t77 Helen Graf Goderich reg t239247 CR-cLIS Holland .America Sail the ms. Veendam from Seward, Alaska, August 15th SAVE $768 per cabin Cruise College Fjord - past Hubbard Glacier, Visit the ports Sitka, Juneau, Ketchikan & Vancouver Call for details... 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Continued from page 1 Festival has been built on this partnership and we aim to keep the spirit alive by including our volunteers, friends and audience whenever and wherever possible." Director Paul Thompson. articulating the reasons for the tremendous commitment of the community folk involved, added that the broad-sweeping score of Huron OPP on June 7 in the early located hidden inside a barn while afternoon were contacted about a another had been tossed away into break-in in which five firearms a swampy location. The others were stolen. were found at residences. Officers found that someone had June 10 at 2 p.m. all five attended entered a residence on Hullett- court in Goderich for a bail McKillop .Road in Central Huron hearing. and stolen some handguns along An 18-year-old from Hensall has with rifles from the residence in the been charged with three counts of last couple of days. unauthorized possession of The victim provided names of weapons, two counts of trafficking some suspects and as a result of the firearms, two counts of possession investigation five males were of prohibited/restricted firearms arrested and all missing weapons and ammunition, six counts of have been recovered. possession of firearm while During the investigation officers prohibited, possession of property attended residences on Hydro Line obtained by crime, failure to in Central Huron, Clinton, comply with probation and break, Bayfield, Mitchell and Vanastra. enter and theft. A couple of the guns were A 19-year-old from Clinton has By Elyse DeBruyn Citizen staff Two Brussels businesses have come together to make financial services and investment prodcuts more • convenient for their customers. Maitland Valley Financial. owned by Susan Alexander and the investment side of Sholdice Insurance Ltd. owned by Doug Sholdice, have united to become Sholdice Financial Services Inc. They will open their new location at 472 Turnberry St. in Brussels, adjacent to Sholdice Insurance Ltd. Alexander, a certified financial planner (CFP) since 1997, said joining the businesses, which will become official _on July 1- "just made sense." "Instead of being in competition with each other, we thought we might as well work together," said Alexander. Alexander said when her mutual fund dealership was. sold, she began searching for a new one and ended up approaching Sholdice to "merge offices and become one At the annual general meeting of Huron United Way. held Monday. June 14. Larry Langan. newly-elected chair announced the departure due to health reasons of executive director Melodie Northey. "We thank Melodie for guiding the organization through the 2003 Campaign and putting systems in place to streamline future campaigns," said Mr. Langan. "Significant increases in employee payroll deduction participation have been realized as we strive to enroll over 2000 people who work in Huron County to this method of financial support for our 13 funded agencies. " The board of directors announced the appointment of Kimberley Payne to the position of executive director. Payne held a similar position with the Tilbury Information and Help Centre for the past four years, investing her energy and passion for community service in many local agencies including the Chatham-Kent United Way. Friends. family and previous associates welcomed her back to Huron County and the Huron United Way she previously directed in 1999- 2000. The 2004-05 for the Huron United Way board of directors is: Larry Langan, (chair), Bruce Shaw (past chair), Jeff Wareham (vice-chair), Grant Gnay (treasurer), Anita Riddell (secretary), Jerry McDonnell "We both had the same idea and it seemed like a good time to do it. It makes sense to pool two smaller businesses into one," said been charged with unauthorized possession of firearms and possession of property obtained by crime. A Mitchell man, 25, faces two counts of failing to comply with undertaking, possession of weapon obtained by crime and possession of property obtained by crime. A 26-year-old from Bayfield was charged with possession of a prohibited/restricted firearm, possession of property obtained by crime and breaching probation. A 22-year-old from Vanastra has been charged with possession of... property obtained by crime, possession of prohibited/restricted firearm, two counts of possession of firearm and breaching probation. this production seems to excite the audience into a richer understanding of history. "It takes us beyond history into the power of myth." Nappy, 4001, annitteudatty &tad d glad reaae't The family welcomes you on June 19 at 8:00 pm at BMG Community Centre, Brussels Entertainment by Westernaires. Sholdice. He said the goal of Sholdice Financial Services is to "provide financial planning, financial services or alternatives to financial services for the community." The company will offer its clients a wide range of services including guaranteed investment certificates (GICs), mutual funds, RRSPs, RESP's. RRIF's, mortgage insurance, travel insurance, group insurance, segregated funds, life and disability insurance. "We're trying to set up a full line of financial services," said Sholdice. Alexander said they hope to benefit the community "through more contracts and a wider selection of investment products.' Sholdice said his customers "will have more choices with different companies we deal with and more expertise with Susan as she has her CFP." Alexander said her clients will "have better access to general insurance" through Sholdice's experience. "We're still the same people, just under a different name. We both offer the same products so why not merge into one big business?" said Sholdice. Sholdice Financial Services Ltd. will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. You Can Make a Difference HUNTINGTON DISEASE un,n,on Socket,. .of r•nadd 1UNTINGTON 14.1nr.npron du C•n•d• 1-800-998-7398 www.huntingtonsociety.org 5 charged with weapons theft Huron United Way board appoints new executive director (allocations chair and labour Boa, Rob Evans, Joan Hoy, and Paul representative) and directors Heather Ross. Festival gala opening, Friday