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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1994-06-29, Page 5THE HURON EXPOSITOR, Jun. 211, 1994-5 Community Strawberry Social successful Thanks go to all who supported Seaforth Manor's 'Strawberry Social' this past week. It was great to see so many folks attend this worthwhile fundraiser! Special thanks go to Bill Gibson for the lovely music, to Overland Custom Coach for providing the mobility bus and to all the volunteers for assisting. Residents enjoyed a wonderful performance by the St. James School children as they put on their year-end program. Everyone enjoyed the singing talent of the St. James' Students. The Annual Sen- iors Prom was once again a huge success. Marie Flynn and The Huron Strings provided music for a very festive aftemoon. Winners of Seaforth Manor's Prom King and Queen draw were Chester Sturdy and Jean Elliott! Thanks to every- one who brought in formal dresses. A farewell social was held fol- lowing Father Henry's last Mass at the manor. His dedication and friendliness to the folks will be missed. The recent heat wave did not stop the 'Carry-On-Cloggers' and step dancers from putting on a toe -tapping, hand -clapping show. Thanks go to Norma Preszcator for arranging the program. The grade seven class from Seaforth Public School performed their year end skits and talent show. This class has assisted residents with their bowling for the past year. Carol Carter and Marion Rose both entertained for enjoyable sing- alongs. As June draws to a close it TIM CUMMING PHOTO IT'S STRAWBERRY TIME! - May Habkirk, of Maplewood Manor, enjoyed the Strawberry Social at Seaforth Manor on Saturday. is time once again to pay tribute to the wonderful group of volunteers we are so fortunate to have at Seaforth Manor nursing home. The many musical entertainers and special events volunteers were honoured at a luncheon June 28. TIM CUMMING PHOTO LIONS GIVE BOOST TO TRANSIT SERVICE - Don Forrest, who is in charge of applications for the Central Huron Mobility Service, accepts $3,000 from Bill Scott, president of the Seaforth Lions Club. The cheque was presented inside a mobility bus which was being used in Seaforth on Saturday to show people what it looks like. The money is to help CHuMS start a specialized transit service for those with impediments to their mobility. Power savings increase Two hundred and forty of the 267 Power Saver audits returned from Hydro customers in the Seaforth area have been processed by Ontario Hydro and reports sent to customers. The total potential kilowatt sav- ings, if energy-saving measures are followed by customers, is now 332,819 kWh. That is a dollar sav- ings of $55,726. Only 27 audits remain to be processed by Ontario Hydro. Ontario Hydro to Cut Billions Tom Phillips, PUC Manager and Joe Steffler, PUC Commissioner were in Toronto recently at the MEA (Municipal Electric Associ- ation) spring consultation meetings with Ontario Hydro. Hydro is look- ing to slash its capital budget by $24 billion and is looking at 'unbundling' or eliminating unnec- essary services and programs. MEA members discussed cost-saving measures at the Toronto meeting and local members met in Clinton later for further savings sugges- tions. "Hydro is trying to do a lot in a very short time," said Phillips. The Seaforth PUC is applying for project management funding from the Ontario Clean Water Agency for the new water tower. project. The total cost of project manage- ment services for the water tower will be approximately $27,000. The municipality will be responsible for approximately $7,000 of that amount. Seaforth Mayor Hazel Hildebrand recently reported to the PUC on her trip to the EUSA (Electric Utility Safety Association) and MEA sum- mer conference. Topics of dis- cussion included health and safety, Ontario Hydro Update, Dealing with Bankruptcies and Insolvencies and a Small Utility Workshop. The Seaforth PUC recently assisted the Village of Blyth with a detour of power lines for construc- tion. 4 t 4+, •d. tom;. s ... FRANK PFm11P3 PHOTO PIANO RECITAL - Students of Carol Carter (A.R.C.T., A. Mus., R.M.T.) performed a piano recital on Tuesday, June 14 at First Presbyterian Church. The students are (front row, seated) Alina Shepherd, Sheatynn Austin, Nicole Kistner, Jennifer Smith, Katie Thomas, Suzanne Shewan, Paul Foreman, Joshua Bell, Chris Longstaff, (second row) Andrea Longstaff, Danielle Kistner, Nicole Munro, Jessica Burgess, Bethany Eybergen, Danielle VandenHengel, Angie Southgate, Wendy Glauser, Shannon Austin, Jamie Bell, Carol garter (teacher), (third row) Marianne Vanden Hengel, Bronwyn Phillips, Julie Shewan, Jennifer O'Rourke, Janelte Gowan, Bonnie Bannerman, Erin Nicholson, Debbie Vanden Henget, Caroline Dyck, (fourth row) Shannon Craig, Cheryl Bell, Everett Smith, Charlene Townsend, Betty Little, Anna Maiiloux, Sarah Johnston, Mark Phillips, Nick Longstaff, David Snowdon, Paul Spittal, Curtis Smith, Rob Spittal. recreatiorra preview by Marty Bedard Fireworks on Friday, July 1 The Seaforth Branch library will be hosting a couple of events for everyone to partici- pate. First, the children ages 6 to 8 can 'Trade up to the book leagues' on Tuesday, July 5 at 2:00 p.m. Come enjoy stories, games, crafts and author trading cards. The second event will be the Library's Annual book sale between Thursday, July 7 and Saturday, July 9. The sale will take place during regular hours Thursday 2 - 9 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m. Don't miss out on the Town - wide Yard Sale on Saturday, July 9. If you wish to host a sale, you can register at the Town Hall for a Loonie. Call 527-0160 for more information. The Seaforth Recreation Department will be hosting summer programs again this summer at the Seaforth Agricul- tural Exhibition Building. This year we will have the Playschool (children ages 6 - 8 years old), and the Playground (children ages 9 - 12 years old). We will also be welcoming back our Snoopyschool children this year (children ages 3 - 5 years old). The summer programs will be held from July 4 to August 19. The program runs from 9:00 to 4:00 pm each day although we will offer supervision one hour before and one hour after each day for an extra cost. Registra- tion for the above summer pro - rams can be done by dropping Into the Recreation Office inside the Arena Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. For more information you can call the Recreation Office at 527- 0882. Plan to attend all the Events on Canada Day. Seaforth will be host to some fun and exciting dots on Friday, July 1, 1994. To begin the day, come out and enjoy the Annual Firemen's Breakfast beginning at 7:00 a.m. After the breakfast come and enjoy the Heritage walk Poker Rally sponsored by the Recre- ation Department and LACAC beginning at 11:30 a.m. from Victoria Park. Prizes will be awarded for High and Low hands. The day will finish with the Giant Fireworks Display at the Highschool at Darkness. Senior Shuffleboard continues every Wednesday aftemoon from 1:30 to 4:00 pm. Last week's winners were: Ladies: Isabel Gardiner 349 Ina Scoins 332 Hazel McGonigle 279 Men: Bruce McLean 392 Bill Kelley 296 Oliver Pryce 227 CALL LYNDA for your confidential insurance consultation i LYNDA VINCENT 527-2204 McKILLOP I I INSURANCE NOTICE DUE TO HOLIDAY WEEKEND GARBAGE PICKUP WILL BE THURSDAY, JUNE 3O`t' (not July 1st) BILL EISLER • St. Patrick's Church Dublin Mass Times: Beginning July 2 Saturday 8:00 p.m. Sunday 11:00 a.m. St. Vincent de Paul Dublin Saturday 5:00 p.m. Sunday 9:00 a.m. Cartwright Chiropractic 26 Ontario Road Mitchell, Ontario 348-4690 Opening July 4th Itiaturday and evening hours will be availahlel Dr. Dean Cartwright t Chiropractor Dr. Gerald Hany Dr. Elizabeth van Maanen are pleased to announce that they have assumed the dental practice of Dr. Cyril Lacko at 40 Franklin St., Seaforth. We look forward to seeing Dr. Lacko's past patients and we are now accepting new patients. 527-1370 The Physicians and Staff of SEAFORTH MEDICAL CLINIC 28 Centennial Drive Seaforth are leased to announce that Dr. Janet Zettel will be joining our staff. New Patients Welcome For An Appointment Call 527-1770 Clinic Hours: Mon. 8:30 - 5 'furs. 8:30 - 5 Evening 6 - 9 p.m. Wed. 9:01) - 12 Thurs. 8:30 - 5 Fri. 8:30 - 5 Vincent's DLIV OVele-1i00 SALES THIS SPRING! - Since June 10 when Alex Veer* .of RR 04 Seaforth purchased his new Case International 8570 Rectangular Baler from Vincent Farm Equipment sales rep. Gord Gerrits, Alex has baled over 500 custom bales of hay. The Targe square bales produced by the 8570 provide ease of handling, ease of storage and ease of feeding for livestock. Transportation of the large bales can be done simply on a flat-bed truck. Fewer bales means lower transportation and handling costs. See the new Case International 8570 Rectangular Baler at Vincent Farm Equipment, Seaforth. DAY 527-0120 FARM FOIIIPMENE MHO A