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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 1999-04-28, Page 15, Correspondents Scott Hilgendorff photo Seeing the sign Kevin Butt, track foreman for Goderich Exeter Railway Company in Seaforth makes repairs to the 'one mile"marker telling trains they are appraoching the Seaforth roil yard.. Ladies Auxiliary bowlers win tourney Legion News Congratulations to the two Seaforth Legion Ladies Auxiliary teams who came first and third at the bowling tournament held here last week. • Mitchell,Auxiliary placed second. Saturday May 1st the Legion Duck Race will be held. After the race there will be meat draws. horse races and food available at the branch. May 9. Mother's Day, there will be a Sunday dinner at the branch. Desserts and help will be needed for this event. Also May 8 at 9 a.m. the qualifying round for the zone golf tournament will be held at the Scaforth Golf Club. Sign up is on the board at the Legion. Rain date is May 15th. Thc branch golf tournament is to be held July 31. Sign on list is at the branch. The golf club is only allowing soft spikes on the course this year. Spring barbecue is a success April has been a busy and exciting month at the retirement home. Spirits are high and smiles arc many. Residents and staff gathered to plan for the month ahead on April 5 over donuts and coffee. • Several ladies have another quilt almost finished. We all welcomed hack Barb Shannon for craft day and Susan Fleming for baking club. On April 15. residents enjoyed the inspiration of the Seaforth Manor Retirement Home Hensall Christian Singers. We hope to see them again soon. On April 20. Charlene Foxton led the birthday celebration with a crossword puzzle and spelling bee: Residents enjoyed Antje. Veldhuis' favourite lemon cake afterwards. Theresa Feeney played ussometunes on the piano to -complete the afternoon. Even though the weather didn't co- operate. our spring barbecue was a hit. The Carry On Cloggers are anticipated on April 30. The VRC ladies visit us every'week to sing hymns. We welcome them back in the fall. All community seniors are invited to our monthly foot care clinics to be held April "28 and May 26. Please call 527-0030 for an ,appointment. 4-H Club learns to comb their chinchillas for show day .The fifth and sixth meeting of the Chinchilla 4-H club was held at Wilkin's Ranch and the Beres Ranch on April 17. at 9:00 a.m. The meeting started at Joel Thommas's place in Londestiorough. From there we got into different vans and drove down to Wilkins farm and looked at all of their different chinchillas. While the parents. were talking we went and looked around their farm. • Tim and Matt Wilkin's dad showed us how to pelt a chinchilla. Some of us watched while others were in the hack room not ---daring to -look -at the scene. When that was all done we went (neat at Mary's Restaurant near the Wilkins. When es•eryone was done eating we drove to Jenn • Beres place and looked at their animals. John led us in the roll call from !peeling live and meeting six. The roll call from • meeting tive was "Vs hat colour phaseare your animals' and the•roll call from meeting six•w a. "If you were a chinchilla judge what would you look.for in a show animal." The most'common answer for meeting five was dark gray and medium gray. For meeting six the most common answer. was yellow teeth. thick fur. big animal, white belly and no fur missing. We wrote thank.you cards for the judges who will help on May 1 at 9:15 a.m. at Walton Hall. We talked more about colour phases, combing. sanding. the show day and about what to bring to the show. - Ray put on a little demonstration on combing the chinchillas. Barb told us that we. haveto comb, our chinchillas when we get home and on April 28. and on the day of the show:- --,-- -_ . We than thanked Dorothy for letting us • come out to her,chinchilla ranch and for having the meeting there.. We ended the meeting with the 4 H motto which is "Learn to do M doing The meeting was closed by Tonya and Amanda. The.next time we will meet is on . May 1. and that is whcnwc will sell our animals. Everyone.wcicomc. David Vanden Hoven ' Dublin Dublin celebrates births, birthdays By Dorothy Dillon 345-2883 Heartfelt sympathy of the Dublin area is extended 10 Cor and Nellie Vander Pry( on the death of•thcir brother-in-law. Bernard Sterling of Chatham. whose funeral was held • on 'April 26. Happy second birthday to __Christopher Shwan who , celehratc'. on April 29. Happy birthday to Ursula Nicholson. London.,(originatly from Dublin) who celebrates today. April 28. Congratulations to Ed and Renee Rudolph on the safe arrival of Shania Adrianne; born on April 12, weighing 7 lbs. 1' oz. (Big brother' Jesse and sisters. Martina and Mariah are thrilled). Congratulations to proud grandparents,bert-and Shirley"-.._ MacLeod of. Clinton. B.C.. and Jtxlst and Sini Drost of Staffa. THOUGHT FOR TODAY Life is like a sandwich: the more you add to it, the better it becomes. Kinsmen Club plans car show The Kinsmen Club of Hensall held the election of officers at its meeting on April 20. • The newly elected officers are: President Marvin Taylor; First Vice President, Luke - Baehnish: Second Vice President. Chris Ingram: • Treasurer. Mike Graham: • Secretary, Dean Ducharmc: Registrar. Ken Firman: Director. Steve May: Director. John Bell; Director, Scutt Bell; Director. Tom .Neiiands: Director. Gerhardt Metzger. Thc newly appointed Hensall officers Bulletin Editor. Neil McAllister; Assistatt Bulletin Editor.Chris . Ingram:Bulletin Delivery. Neil McAllister. Chris Ingram. Wayne Reid. Dave male and Steve Knight: CF Chairman, Tom Neilands: Assistant CE chair. John Bell; Membership chair. Jeff Rachurn; Assistant Membership chair. Grant Jones: Raffle chair. Bryan Fink; Entertainment chair. Dave Smale, Tom Neilands and Neil McAllister. In other business. plans for the Second Annual Car Show were made to be held on May 29 in conjunction with the Hensall Village Yard Sale. A donation of S200 was committed to the Children's Aid Society. Recently at the Zone Conference, hosted by the Kinsmen Club of Clinton, the Kinsmen Club of Hensall donated $2,000 to the Cystic Fibrosis Fund. All members of the branch and Ladies Auxiliary 55 and over are encouraged to take part in the Senior Games coming up in May. Events are listed on the hoard •and others listed in The . Expositor. Support }our local Senior Games. The branch was saddened to hear of the death of Comrade Lennie Bloomfield. veteran of World War Il and Korea. To his family and friends we extend our deepest sympathy. They shall not grow old as we that.are left grow old. Age shall not weary them. nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them. THE HURON EXPOSITOR, April 28,199S-15 Community Calendar WED., APR. 28 1.30-4:00 p.m. - Senior Games Shuffleboard at the Arena 6:30-9:30 p.m. - Youth In Line Hockey at the Arena 7:00-8:00 p.m. - Aerobic -Step Class with Drusilla at the Arena 7:00-9:00 p.m. - Bicycle Training Clinic at the Children Co-operative Centre THURS., APR. 29 9:00-10:00 a.m. - Fitness is Fun with Drusilla at the Arena 1:30 p.m. - Senior Games • Solo at the Legion 7:00 p.m. - Senior Games - Cnbbage at the Legion 7:00-8:00 p.m. - Stretching and Strengthening with Sue at the Arena FRI., APR. 30 SAT. , MAY. 1 7:00 a.m. - Annual Fish Derby . at the Lions Park 9:00 p.m. - Minor Hockey Draw and Dance at the Arena SUN., MAY 2 MON., MAY 3 7.00 p m - Figure Skating Annual Meeting at the Arena 7:30.10:30 p m -Minor Sports Council BINGO at the Arena Host: Minor Ball • TUES. , MAY 4 9:00-11:30 a.m. • Parents' and Tots' Playgroup at Northside United Church Topic - Creating your own household safety kit. 9:00-10:00 a.m. • Fitness is Fun • with Dnisilla Leitch at the Arena 10:00-11:00 a.m. - Line Dancing with Drusilla Leitch at the Arena 10:00 a.m..- Senior Games - Walking at the Race Track 10;00 a.m. - Senior Games - Bridge at the Legion 7_00.8:00 p.m.,- Ladies In Line Hockey at the Arena 7:00-9:00 p.m. - Dog Obedience at the Arena .WED:, MAY 5 1:30-4:00 p.m. - Senior • - • Shuffleboard at the Arena - 7:00 -8:00 p.m: • Aerobic -Step Class with Drusilla at the Arena If you're organizing a nonprofit event of interest to other -Seaforth area residents. phone the recreation office 527-0882 or the Expositor at - 527-0240, or mall the information to Community Calendar, The Huron Expositor; Box 69. Seaforth, Ontano. NOK 'ONO well in advance of the scheduled -date. Free listing includes date, time, name of event and location only. Space for the Community Calendar is donated by The Huron Expositor. YVVVVWVVVVVL New Deadline The Huron Expositor has moved their deadline for news, letters, classifieds and advertising to 1:00 PM MONDAYS (except for holidays) We appreciate your anticipated co-operation "Your Community Newpaper" 52760240lAAAAAAAA. 100 Main 1999 Winter Sports Edition will soon be published and we need your help!. Please bring in your team pictures to the Huron Expositor at 100 Main St., • Seaforth or mail to us at P.O. Box 69, Seaforth ON • . NOK 1WO (Please make sure you identify all participants) To arrange a team photo, please call our editor Scott Hilgendorff at 527-0240