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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1997-01-22, Page 6.aaaa_a-ry M. More new babies arrive in Dublin community Happy anniversary to a very spacial couple, Gord and Deb Phillips who celebrated a special day January 19. Babies are always good Pews. CJoeawlations to Jdlnatd Joyce Devereaux on the Congratulations. to proud happy arrival of a darling grandparents, Tom and baby girl, Salah Elizabeth, Eileen Sloan and Jim and born Jan..2.'Big sisters Terri Aare Devereaux. - Lyn, Kristen and Deanna are Congratulations to Louis happy tor haves baby sister. and Joyce De Decker on the Seaforth W.I. to host district annual in May Dublin by Dorothy Dillon . 345-2842 happy arrival of as -darling baby girl, Bernice, -born at. Seafott -Hospital, Jan. 6. !lig sisters Sylvia, Connie and Kelly. and big brother 74evor are thrilled to have- anew member of the family. Congratulations to Paul and Barb McDougall • and to - Cassie, Becky and Atex, (who are thrilled to have a new baby brother), on the safe arrival of Q.uinton Jeremy Paul, born Dec. 31. Congratulations to proud grandparents, Hank and Shirley Kramers, and Clarence and Lula McDougall. Joe Eckert was pleased to 'have a visit from John Eckert and Tanya from Waterloo THOUGHT FOR TODAY Talk slow, but think quick' The Seaforth Women's Institute held its January meeting at the home of ()lave Papplc.-Olave welcomed everybody and opeated with a reading "Whoa Snow''. The Opening Ode and Mary Stewart Collect were repeat- ed. Roll call was answered by nine members. Minutes of the last meeting were given Women's Institute 9 by Helen MacKenzie. Helen gave the treasurer's report and a rzpon from the district meeting. Seaforth Women's Institute Death saddens community The Hensall Shuffleboard scores for January• 14 are as follows: Hazel McEwen 565, Bill Coleman 477. Alice Thiel 476. Doris Hamilton 455, Helen McKay 442. Theo Vandenboom 424, Emma Campbell 367. Hugh McKay Mitten. Deepest sympathy .is 343. . extended to his family. At Hensall United Church Vice President Bev Moir Rev. Peebles was the guest opened the January. meeting minister with Belva Fuss pro- of the Cannel Presbyterian viding music for the ministry Church Women with,.a poem. of song. Evelyn Elder told Dorothy Taylor conducted the children's story. Ushering the worship service using duties were looked after by "Facing A New Year as her Hilda Payne and Dennis . topic. Dorothy also was Martin. The community was -pianist for the evening. saddened to hear of the sod- Marlene Bell and Kathy Bell den passing of Rev. Henry served the refreshments. Hensall by Liz Sangster 262-2715 Events rescheduled after storm. The storms last week caused some postponements at the Branch. The general - meeting will now be held on Thursday. January 23 at 8 Rm • The Sunday dinner origi- nally scheduled for last Sunday has been rescheduled to February 2. Hopefully the weather will co-operate with us then. February 8 the Honors and Awards dinner will be held. Tickets are now on sale: 1 Seaforth Legion by Barbara Scott Please get yours as soon - as possible. There will be .karaoke entertainment after- wards. We hope our snowbird members . are enjoying warmer weather than we are. At the going dawn ol the sun and in the morning we will remember them. - will be hosting the District adjourned. Lunch was served annual in May. The meeting by the hostesses Jean Keys, was turned over to Viola Viola Lawson and Anona Lawson. Viola introduced the Crozier. Viola -thanked Olave guest speaker. •Louise Sloan. tar having the meeting. She gave us some very inter- The next meeting will be at esting tips and points in the the Northside United Church, home care field. Clarissa a special meeting Feb. 19. Stewan gave the mono "Take 1997 at 1:30. The committee Time to Read". will be Marjorie Roost and The meeting was Gladys Doig. Cookies chdn'tturn out well Fun and Fitness got every- one off to a good start Monday morning as we huffed and puffed Mir ,way • through the exercise routine. The afternoon was more relaxing with many enjoying a family video called Andre, about a friendship between a seal and a shy nine-year-old girl: It was based on a true story. Leader. Kim :Bilke and her Girl Guides held their regular meeting at Queensway and spent time with their buddies in the Retirement Home. The Tuesday church service became a' communal effort when our minister was unable to come. -A devotional was presented by staff and volunteer Sharen Dignan played piano while favorite hymns were sung. • • Pastoral cart= volunteer • Winnie Hut -nn provided visi- tation Wednesday afternoon as well as leading bible study for several interested resi- dents. • Baking group met Friday Call Dave or Gregor al 527- 0240 with your • news tips cis Livestock Local steers sell at Brusse sales at Brussels Fed cattle: 597, cows: 378. Livestock for the week end- veal calves: 292, lambs and ing January 17, 1997. goats: 33; stockers: 717. Fed cattle: 553; cows: 294; Thc market at Brussels veal calves: 160; lambs and Livestock saw the fed steers goats: light.run due to weath- and heifers selling steady. er conditions; stockers: 668. Thc cows sold steady also. Both fed steers and heifers Veal sold on a steady trade. sold at steady prices on a There was a light run of good strong .active trade. lambs which sold on a steady Cows also traded steady. Veal market. Calves sold .$2.00 - sold a steady trade. Friday $8.00 higher with yearlings stockers sold steady. selling on a strong active There were 311 steers on trade. offer selling from 87.00 to There were 371 steers on 92:00 to the high of 101.00. offer selling from 87.00 to Sixteen steers consigned by 92.00 to the high of 98.75. Jim Howatt. Londesborough Eight steers consigned by averaging 1446 lbs. sold- for Terry McCarthy. ,Dublin an average of 91.22 with averaging 1377 lbs. sold for sales to 101.00. an average of 89.98 with There were 224 heifers on sales to 93.25. offer selling from 87.00 to There were 210 heifers on 92.00 to the high of 98.00. offer selling from 87.00 to Three heifers consigned by 92.00 to the high of 98.75. Charles l+ischer, Brussels Four heifers consigned by averaging 1195 lbs. sold for Murray Smith, Dublin aver - an average of 88.93 with aging 1186 lbs. sold for an sales to 90.00. average of 88.69 with sales to Fourteen heifers consigned 91.00. by Gerald Rathwell. Twelve heifers consigned Brucefield averaging 1242 by George Roney. Staffa lbs. sold for an average of averaging 1203.Ibs. sold for' 83.32 with sales to 88.50. an average of 86.57 with sales to 89.75. There were 294 cows on offer selling from 28.00 to 51.00 to the high of 59.50 There were 18 bulls on offer selling from'44.00 to 51.50 to the high of 58:50. There were 160 veal on offer selling plain hol:. 60.00 to 75.00; hol: 85.00 to 100.00: beef: 85.00 to 108.00. Five veal consigned by John Schwartzentruber,. Brussels averaging 660 lbs. sold for an average of,94.87 with sales to 104.00. Lambs: Due to weather too few to determine trade. The sales at Brussels Livestock for the week end- ing Jan. ID, 1997, Four heifers consigned by Charles Fischer, Brussels averaging 1258 lbs. sold for an average of 86.43 with sales ro 88.25, - Eight heifers consigned by Gerald Rsthwell, ,Brucefield averaging 1243 lbs. sold for an average of 84.32 with sales to 8730. There were 378 cows on offer ,selling .iron 30.00 to 53.00 to the high of.64;00. There ,were 16 bulls on offer ,stilling from 39.50 to - 57:00 to Om high of'65.00. There were 292 veal on offer selling: plain hot: 50.00 .to 75.00; ,hol: 80100 ,to 100.00; beef: .85.00 ,to 113.00. Four veal consigned by John Verburg. Londesboro averaging 658 lbs. sold for an average of 101.23 with sales to 113.00. Lambs: under 50 lbs. 180.00 to 200.00; 50 to 80 lbs. 175.00 to 200.00; 95 to 109 lbs. 142.50 to 147.50. Sheep: 55.0() to 62.50. The sales at Brussels Livestock for the week end- ing Jan. 3, 1997. Fed cattle: 437; cows: 167: veal calves 253: lambs and goats 52; stockers: 379. All weights of fed cattle sold on a good steady trade. On Thursday veal and lambs sold steady. All classes of stockers sold on a steady trade. There were 205 steers on offer selling from 87.00 to 92.00 to the high of 101.00. Eleven steers consigned by Howard Martin. Brussels averaging 1219 lbs. sold for an average of 88.39 with sales to 89.50. There were 227 heifers on offer selling from 87.00 to 92.00 to the high of 99.25. Twenty-six heifers con- signed by Paul Butter, Londesborough averaging 1107 lbs. sold for an average of 86.39 with.sales to 88.00. Five heifers consigned by 'Bev Hamilton, Hensall aver- aging 1.145 lbs. sold for .an average of 86.90 with take. to 87.70. There were 167 cows on offer soiling from 30.00 to 53.00 to the.high of 6250. Ten hol. cows consigned -by -Bill Van Nes,-Ethel averaging 1256 'lbs. sold. for an.aversige of 45.20 with sales to 55.00. There •were 253 veal on offer selling: plain hol: 50.00 .10 75:00; hol: 85:00 to 100,00; . beef: 50,00 .to 11,10020• Queensway afternoon and created deli- cious ginger muffins. We were not so fortunate with our oatmeal chocolate cook- ies. Welire not sure what went wrong. but it could have been something to do with. "too- many toomany hands". Friendship Friday evening in the retirement home lounge went ahead as planned even though our entertainer Doug Insley was unable to make it through the inclement weather. Residents enjoyed a card party instead. COMING EVENTS January 23. 7 p.m. Birthday Party, "Games Night". February 7, 7:30 p.m. Friendship Friday in the Retirement Home Lounge with Clare Masse and Andrew Rau. Court news correction We are re -running last week's court news which left our office making sense but was rearranged in Goderich before press time and subse- quently paragraphs were placed down in an incorrect antler. We apologize to our readers and to those named in the story for the mix-up. BY CARLA-ANN OUD SSP News Staff Two Seaforth area men pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis during Goderich criminal court Jan. 6. Derek Gridzak, a 21 -year- old from Seaforth, and Allan Kling. a 22 -year-old. from Egmondville. represented themselves and were tried at the same time for the offense. Court was told, OPP on patrol saw three males exit a parked vehicle in Seaforth Nov. 23 at 1 a.m. Police smelled marijuana coming from the vehicle. Gridzak told police he had shared his joint with, Kling. Police found a baggie con- taining a small amount of marijuana when searching Kling. In the car's console, police found a baggie of marijuana which Gridzak said belonged to him. Gridzak:and Kling were both fined $100 or one day in jail for the offense. ss. A 24 -year-old Seaforth man caught driving after losing his license for a:drinking and dri- ving charge, . was sontoneed to 60 days in jail. William P. 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