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PHOTO BY DAVID SCOTT
FOODBANK WELCOME - Rev. Bruce. Cook of Northside
United Church greeted and welcomed the crowd on hand
for the official opening and dedication of the Seaforth &
District Foodbank on Sunday afternoon.
`Response of Christian Community'
CONTINUED from page 1
secretary, St. James; Jim
Murray, treasurer, First
Presbyterian; Laurie
Dolrnage, Egmondvillc-
United; Joan Stewart,
Northside United; Ray
Maloney, St. Columhan and
Larry Burns, St. Thomas
Anglican. A seat for Cavan
United Church remains
vacant at present.
"The Foodbank is a
response by the Christian
Community to the reality that
there are those who do not
have enough and that there-
are
hereare those who have enough to
share. All, therefore are wel-
come," stated the flyer which
was handed out to the large
crowd at the opening on
Sunday.
"Volunteers•have made a
commitment to strict confi-
dentiality. This involves not
discussing or giving out any
information with regard to
who uses the 1oodhank."
Zone spring convention this Sunday
Next Sunday, (March 3),
the Zone CL Spring
Convention will be held at
Gorrie. Anyone wishing to
attend please contact
President John Lansink so
that - transportation can be
arranged.
Feb. 28 (tonight) there will
he a mixed euchre at the
branch at 8 pm. Everyone is
welcome to attend.
On Saturday, March 16,
there will be meat draws from
4:30-6:30 pm, also
entertainment. Food will be
Bear Facts
Seaforth
Legion
by Barbara Scott
available.
The Ladies Auxiliary will
be holding a Sunday Dinner
on March 17 for the public
from 4:30-6:30 pin. Desserts
and help. would be
appreciated by the committee.
At the going down of the
sun and in the nhorning we
will remember thein.
Senior girls ranked number one
The senior girls volleyball
team endedtheir waters in
first place and are ranked
number one in Huron going
into the Harron -Perth
competition at Stratlortr
Central. They will also be
competing al \\'OSSA on
March I and 2 were they ate
ranked second! Good Inc).
- and congratulations. .
The boys curling team is
ranked third in the county..\(
their last match .with Madill
they lost first place in the 11 -
event Huron Championships.
Team members are: Chris
Bach (skip); Brett Jewitt, lan
McMillan, Rob •Linden and
Nick Longstal7,
The girls curling team
includes ('hriss-v Gurdon
(skip), Jessica Burgess,
Kendra Jewitt and Sherry
1 lugill. The tE•ant most
recently lost to Nladill in a
semi -inial game.
*.
The senior boys basketball
team finishes their season on
Monday, losing a well -(ought
bawls to St. Marys. The tears
had a great season. improving
steadily over the course of the
year. They played their hest
:;ams of Ilse' season last
Wednesday, almost heating a
strong Goderich team. Scott
Lconhardt lead the way with
12 points, Brian and Darcy
Bachert had IO points each
and Scan Ludwig had nine
points. Thanks and gotxlbyc
to Brian Bachert, Scott
Lconhardt, Chris Davies and
Tony Wilkinson who are
graduating this year. Your
talent and sportsmanship will
be missal!
The midget girls volleyball
had their final tournament
Feb. 21 at St. Anne's. They
tied SDHS and Si. Marys and
lost a hard-lought battle to
C'HSS. Thanks to members:
Cartli McCall, Abby Dietz,
Heather Dale, Katie Murray,
Theresa McClory, Rachael
Broome, Carolyn Litt, Sarah
McLellan, Melissa Harrison,
Alysha Sommerville, Kerrie
McClure, Corinne Lconhardt,
Stephanie Dale and Amanda
Bruggcr.
* * *
February and April are the
busiest months for math
contests at SDHS. On Feb. 13
a group of 20 students, grades
12-13, wrote the American
Iligh School Mathematics
Exam. During the past four
Years our students received
cry high commendations. On
Feb. 21 students from grades
nine to Il wrote contests
from the Canadian
Mathematics Competition at
the University of - Waterloo.
Next will be the Euclid and
Descartes contests. Seaforth,
math students crunch nunibcrs
for breakfast: can they crunch •
taxes? -
Thirteen tables of euchre played
There were 13 tables of
euchre played last Thursday.
First place winner, wcrc
Harold Johnston and Clarence
Hay; second place was won
by George and Gloria Love;
third place went to Elsie
Carter and Doreen Wurdcll
and Hau.et Reid and Kay.
Konarski. The ladies' lone
hand winner was Betty
Bowes. Larry Elston won the
men's lone Ialfnd. The next
card night will he Mauch 14.
The Kindcrgaiten class
made pancakes on Tuesday.
Hiey also worked on their
'round hulks' (thing; (that arc
round). They were quite
excited this week to reccice
letters from their penpals
from Turnberry School.
Quiet, it was anything hut,
when entering the Grade I
room Friday afternoon. It
seems the kills are learning
-about sound and Mac was a
lot <,i ;,lurid coming from the
various noise makers. There
was the keyboard, a plucking
hoard and a sound kit
borrowed from the Board
Office that contained all kinds
of thumping tube:, hoses and
copper pipe.
Grade 2/3 finished up their
friendship day by celebrating
with games and snacks. Ricky
Pct►ick was the lucky guy
who got to lake In nine
Pumpkin the rabbi(.
The Grade 3's had a visitor
this past week. Kathy
McNichol came and did some
cartooning with the kids. She
showed them the basic shape
of heads and taught then) to
draw seven or eight different
characters.
The Grade -l's have been
busy reading mysteries and
soon will .be solving and
writing some. Nies, Strangway
has ,leen their substitute
teacher all week and she was
wondering it there was
anyone out in the community
who just happened to have a
mystery that .they needed
sof vett.
Twelve members of Walton
Women's 1nstit to nice at
S•largaret Mrtnro)'5 new
horse near Blyth. The roll call
Walton
by Patty Banks
887-6860
'What does the WI do for
you and what do you dO for
the WI' was an inlr0x4211011
to the topic. During the
business part of the meeting,
members voted to • donate
toward the purchase 01 a
furnace for the Walton Hall.
Plans were made to cater to
meals on March 6, April 8,
July 9, Aug 9 and Oct. 26.
A tentative slate of officers
was drawn _up for the annual
meeting to be held on April
I7, following a pot -luck meal.
The next meeting will be held
at the Walton hall on March
20 with Marion Godkin,
convenor of education, in
charge. Community members
arc invited to bring favourite
and special quilts for
photographing for the
Tweedsmuir History record.
The Huron -Perth WI
Education committee. has
planned workshops to which
all women arc welcome to
attend. Topics are herbs,
.planting a planter or window
box, ribbon embroidery or
needle tatting. For further
details contact • h9argaret
Mclnroy at 523-9634. .
Don and . Monique Baan
were greeters at Duff's
United Church on Feb. 25.
Greeters for March are Don
Baan, Barry flocgy and John
Huethcr.
After Rev. Banks gave the
call to worship he made the
following announcements.
The Hot Becf Luncheon is
Feb. 28 at 11:30-12:30 with
euchre being played following
the meal. On Wal. Marc)) 6,
the UCW meeting will be at
9:30 am starting with a
painted wood craft. Everyone
in the community is invited.
Bring a small foam brush and
ti3 to cover the cost of the
wood. Choir practice will be
Thursdays at 7 pm. March 3
is the Worship and Program
Committee meeting • at 7:30
pm.
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Feb. 29
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World Day
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Friday, .(lurch 1 1996
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- Speaker,
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NOTICE OF MEETING
Seaforth and District
MINOR BALL
ASSOCIATION
WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 6, 1996
-7:30 P.M.--
Seaforth and District
Community Centres
Committee Room
This netting will In. %or all
interested parents. as well
as anyone interested in
helping out Ibis _summer
with minor bred.
Preparations nutst be metre
before registration on
March 27 & 28.
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Figure Skating -Club
Presents
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Sunday March 3, 1996
3:00 P.M.
$2.00 at the door
Come support your
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TYNDALL'S
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YOUTH KARATE CLASSES
Ages 5 & Up
2 FREE CLASSES
STARTS Monday, March 11, 1996
Goderich Township Hall, Holmesville
BEGINNERS YOUTH CLASSES 6:00 PM -7:00 PM
BEGINNERS ADULT CLASSES 7:30 PM -9:00 PM
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(519) 482-3634
(Anytime)
Before March 8, 1996