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Lakeshore Advance, 2011-05-11, Page 5Wednesday, May 11, 2011 • Lakeshore Advance 5 community Guild prepares for 2011 Huron Country Playhouse season Ann Robertson nh;eshore Advance fr, On April 27th, HCP Guild Presi- dent Ann Robertson welcomed 60 Members to Hessenland for a deli- cious luncheon and the monthly meeting of the Huron Country Play- house Guild. Ann thanked First vice- president Doreen Chester for taking the role of President during her win- ter absence. She also added q spe- cial thanks to the Executive Mem- bers and Designates who helped Doreen while the "Snow Birds" were south. The Members attended to discuss, prepare and sign up for the upcoming Season. Excitement and enthusiasm were in the air with dis- cussions surrounding the construc- tion of the new Playhouse II, the new dorm addition and the all new expanded Shoppe. President Ann read a letter from Peter Black, Gen- eral Manager, Drayton Entertain- ment concerning the building progress. Sharon Crown asked for Members to hold their "Attic Treas- ures" for a few more weeks. A Com- mittee, chaired by Monica Carter, is planning and preparing for a mam- moth Guild Book Sale to be held at the Grand Bend Legion July 1st from 11:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. and July 2nd from 9:00 a.un. until 4:00 p.m. Remember to mark these dates on your calendar. With less than two months until this event Guild Mem- bers and members of the commu- nity are encouraged to drop off their good used hardcover and paper- back books, and small toys. Please contact Committee Members at 519-238-6942 and 519-472-3276 for the drop off location and questions. Open to everyone, the Guild Book Sale is but one of our fund raisers planned for this year. Please come out and support the Guild with this new endeavour! Remember, all money raised goes toward the Huron Country Playhouse Capital Campaign. Past President Kathy Mackay reminded members that the popular "Dinner for Eight" will be held Saturday, September 10th at the home of Ann and Steve Robert- son. Please call Kathy at 519-238- 8951 for information and tickets. 'Pickets will also be available soon from Members of the Guild. New members are welcome and encouraged to join us. With the new Playhouse I1, and our expanded brand-new Gift Shoppe, this is a particularly exciting time to be a Member of the HCP Guild. You will have the opportunity to meet new friends and neighbours who share in your excitement and passion as a Huron Country Playhouse Volun- teer. Please contact Marguerite at 5 19-238-2 331 for further information. Our next Meeting will be held May 25th at Aunt Gussie's with speaker Kate Burdett Hough. Her topic will be: "What do you say and what do you do when someone is grieving?" Spring time =increased numbers in rescues and local animal shelters MI eIIe Gerrie Lakeshore Advance Spring is here and as we know that means babies are around the corner. This is the time of year when rescue centers, SPCAs and farmers get bombarded with young and old ani- mals a like; young ones from litters that happened by "accident" and old ones with litters or trading in an older model for a younger and newer model. The Huron County SPCA usually has an increase of approximately 75% or higher of abandonment and drop offs at this time year. They usually end up hav- ing to turn people away or direct them to other SPCA locations. Cats and kittens are the number one rea- son for this increase. There are things that would help immensely with the numbers of abandoned animals or ones that need rescuing at any time but espe- cially during the spring. 'Ihe number one and most impor- tant is spayed and neutering of the pet you already have. Being a responsible animal owner is a won- derful thing, and doing this one little thing will make your animals life and yours down the road easier if they ever get out and run away for a night.... Things happen and the next thing you know you have 5 to 8 extra little cute fur balls running around. That brings us to the next thing that will help, try to make sure that your pet is contained and Spring is in the air Haley Hartford special to Lakeshore Advance I find the spring rains so revitaliz- ing. They sweeten the air, wash the earth and seem to bring out all its freshness and new comings. It's as though everything begins moving at a higher vibration this time of year. Our feathered friends are in their glory, gathering for nests and antici- pating their new fatnilies. Butterflies and various insects begin to emerge to flutter and scurry in the warming sun and one could almost Just watch ,for a moment to witness each leaf C? pring" from its bud. The leaves of tdur trees are particularly inviting this time of year. Against the blue skies they break out in shades of lime yellow to various shades of green. Some young leaflets emerge pink or with a tint of orange or red and others open up to the sun and reveal a silvery hue. Spring and fall are the perfect times to plant new trees in our "honnescapes." The temperatures and rates of precipitation are ideal for the trees to become well rooted so that they may thrive through all their seasons. It is recommended that trees are dug from the nurseries and planted in pots before they break dormancy, so avoid purchas- ing "leaved trees" that still need to be dug from the ground. As I am sure many of you know, trees offer much to our homes and neighbor- hoods. Larger trees, particularly evergreens, "frame" our hotnes and provide our landscapes with a back- bone. Evergreens are particularly effective because they provide year round interest. When deciding on a tree one must take many features into con- sideration. I personally recommend the planting of Native species. A Native plant is defined as a species that is indigenous to an area, exist- ing before European settlement. CONTINUED > PAGE 7 supervised when out, This is important for the reason above as well as for the safety of them, or also for the reason you don't want them being picked up and put into the dog pound or the local SPCA. If your furry family member gets out make sure that there is a vet con- tact number, or identity tag on the collar. 'There are also microchips and tattoos that will help the res- cues and the SPCA identify and reunite the pet with its proper family. When thinking of getting a pet please consider a rescue center (there are many in the area), or the local SPCA. Getting a pet from the breeder is all fine and dandy And yes there is usually depending on the breeder a guarantee. But the way 1 look at it, animals at the cent- ers are all Just looking for a loving home, and someone that they can love and curl up with. Most issues that rescues or abandoned animals have are that they have never known what love really is and needs to he given a stable environment, patience, direction, and love. And really is there ever anything in life, guaranteed. [ have 4 wonderful res- cues living at my house and yes it can be trying at times, but, so is just having pets in general. 'Then there is that time that they all curl up at my feet while watching TV, or following me around the yard, that makes those trying tithes disappear and then there it is L()VE. So contact a local rescue or the SPCA and see what you can do to help; volunteer, donate items, donate time, or maybe even take a new loved one !home. Stephen Central do the techno challenge AieBayles eM Emlry ral ' WOW, this has been a crazy year so far. Last week our grade 7 and 8 students worked on their bridges for techno challenge. We sem 3 teams to Seaforth to chal- lenge a larger gaup. Our students did a very good job! Also our grade 3s and 6s hgve started EQAO test- ing which Is lots of practice and helpful work. Our track and field is also coming up which is a chance for our students to do some running and strength races. Also the Welcome to the lungte for the grade Ss is corning up on May 28th. They have the chance to go to South Huron District High School to meet new friends that they will be attending school with next year and play some fun games with the students council and friends. Like every month we have our Terrific Kids assembly giving teachers the opportunity to give students a reward for show- ing the attribute of Fairness. Talk to you next week. Celebrating Catholic Education Week at St. Anne's Ea Pride Manna Lane This past week at St. Anne's, the students and staff celebrated Cath- olic Educadon Week. 'Ib celebrate our Catholic education, the St. Anne's community gathered together on Thursday May 5th, for a wonderful Catholic Education Liturgy. The students were thank- ful for this twenty minutes of reflection as we have now entered 'the May Crazies!: At St. Anne's May Is notoriously known for its hectic nature of students partici- pating in spring sports/activities, handing in QAT's (large assign- ments commonly worth 15 per cent of the students final grade in each course), and preparing them- selves for their finals tests. Tb pro- vide an idea of 'the May Crazies' to the community, St. Anne's partici- pated in the following this week alone: a french immersion retreat to the Visitation of the Major Reli- quary of St. Andre Bessette, Co- operative Education Supervisors' Appreciation Breakfast, hosting the Huron Arts Festival for 300 ele- mentary students, Skills Canada at Waterloo RIM Centre, Me to We ventured to Toronto, Students for Social Justice Film Festival, Van Egmond House Spring Grounds Clean up & tour, hosting a Track and Field event for 10 high schools, a fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity, Catholic Education Week activities and Student Cabi- net Prime Minister elections. All of these events occurred amidst all of the athletics and academics which the students are involved in, On behalf of St. Anne's we wish all students perseverance throughout this wonderfully crazy time of May!