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Perfect weather for the Red Dog classic
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Be sore to go out and vote some-
time during the day from 9 a.m, to 9
p.m, on Oct. 6.
The men's breakfast will be held at
the Zurich Mennonite Church hall
Sat, Oct. 8 at 8:30 a.m. CaII lack Baker
if you plan to attend at 519-236-1045.
Members of the K of C attended the
first degree meeting held in Luca!) on
Sept. 26 and the second degree is in
Strathroy Oct. 5 at 7:30 p.m.
'l'he October calendar has many
exciting day bus trips coming up with
Community Connections Outreach
Services. Some of the highlights
include the Senior Lifestyle Show and
Farmers' Market in Exeter Oct. 6,
Te -Ent Farms in Goderich Oct. 13,
lunch at King's Buffet in Stratford Oct.
14 and the fall colours trip to 'Thorn -
dale and Wellesley Oct. 20. '1'o book a
seat call the home at 519-236-4373
ext. 632.
The Board of Directors Of the Bend Corn nunity Foundation
invites you to celebrate Grand Bend's
COMMUNITY
LEADERS OF
THE DECADE
More than 40 exceptional volunteer leaders will be
recognized at this once -in -a -decade event. Come and
show your appreciation to the people who have made
our community such a great place to live,
11: -he Coach House, Hessenland Country Inn
Friday, October 28
Reception at 5:30 pm, dinner at 6:30 pm, cash bar
Dress: Semi -formal
Emcee
J•nniler Mossop
.Former 'television personality and MPP
�n k tsr$3Oper pars+pn, including Tapas-style dinner
11, titte
Register for tickets and view the nominee list online at
GrsndBendCommunityFoundatilon.ca
and follow the link to Community Leaders of the Decade
or call 5184342180
As an adult or teenager, you
may be asking yourself this
question, "Igo I want to skate?"
Every level of skater is wel-
come at Skaters Now at Blue -
water -Zurich Skating Club. All
ages are welcome - teen, adults
and grandparents.
No embarrassment if you
can't stand up or stop. Don't
worry, you soon will. All learn-
ing is done at your own pace.
11's also a great way to help
keep in shape and to enjoy the
winter. Maybe you skated as a
kid and want to pick it up
again, or maybe you want to
learn so you can participate
with your family or friends,
everyone has their own reason
but in Canada, we skate, eh?
The great thing is that you
have the whole season to com-
plete your ten x one hour
sessions.
Classes are every Saturday at
1 p.m. at the Bluewater Com-
munity Centre with profes-
sional coaches and no little
kids skating around you.
You would be a full member
of Skate Canada and Bluewa-
ter-Zurich Skating Club and
have the option of doing the
fundraising activities or not.
Skating starts on Sat, Oct 8
and runs until March 17, 2012.
Contact Ileather ktopps@hay.
net for a registration form.
Personals
Once again the 'Thiel family
are planning to have a reunion
trip to Germany, France and
Switzerland next July. Arrange-
ments trust be made through
Ellison 'Travel in Exeter for this
12 -day vacation. You do not
have to be a Thiel relative to
come and enjoy the trip so any-
one is welcome to come. For
more information call Doug
Thiel at 519-236-.1903 as soon
as possible.
Paul and Kathy Steckle
enjoyed a two week trip to the
Maritimes where they visited a
colleague in New Brunswick
along the way. They also visited
Paul's sister, Mary and her hus-
band, Gary in Nova Scotia.
While in Prince Edward Island
they visited another colleague
that Paul spent many years
with in Parliament. They
enjoyed the weekend in Ottawa
celebrating Kathy's birthday
before returning home.
Happy 94th birthday wishes
go out to Alice Thiel Sept. 19.
Several celebrations were held
with family and friends.
Joan Regier and Carmel
Sweeney were among those
who attended the annual CWL
Fall Regional Meeting at St.
Patrick's Parish Ball In Kinkora
Sept. 24. 'The meeting was very
informative, interesting and
spiritual. Father Matt Kuchar-
ski of Chatham is now the
diocesan advisor and gave a
workshop presentation about
discovering how the Martha
and Mary in us helps us to live
with faith and justice.
President Lucy liendrikx
chaired the meeting with
reports given by various
convenors. Next year's conven-
tion will be in Chatham April
16 to 18.
Martin and Cheryl Gelinas
recently returned home from a
five-day bus trip visiting places
around Ontario. Some of the
stops included the 30 Thou-
sand Islands, the nickle mine,
St. Ignace, Mackinac Island and
a train ride through Agaw;t
Canyon. The couple tVt'r
celebrating their 30 annive _ J
sary Sept. 5.
Welcome to town 'Tint and
Cathy I Ioffman and fancily who
moved recently from Dash-
wood to Rosalie Street in
'Zurich.
Recently, Grace Ntat'tin and
Mary Gingerich along with two
friends spent a week at Cheslev
Lake.
Recent visitors at the home
of Laurene Corriveau in Zurich
were her sons, Peter of Vancou-
ver and Doug of Calgary. All
attended the wedding of
Melissa Corriveau and Devin
Robinson Sept. 24 in
'I'horndale. The bride is the
daughter of John Corriveau of
Goderich.
Fred Denomme of Calgary
recently spent a week visiting
with his mother, Josie, at the
rest home. While in town, Fred
stayed at the home of Laurent,
Corriveau.
Bob and Betty Kirk, Zurich,
along with her sister and her
husband from Port Elgin
recently enjoyed a week's
vacation at Mackinac Island.
Welcome to town Gail
MacDonald who recently
moved from Exeter to Durand
Court.
Fr. Graham Keep, Mary -Eats
Regier and daughter Pauline
(:anon are among those on a
pilgrimage to Medjugorje and
Assisi from Sept. 25 to Oct. 7.
School Board looks at responsible citizens
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own digital devices.
McDade said the board will
work towards a password -pro-
tected Learning Management
System, allowing students a
"safe, secure place to work.
So far the 1 IPCDSB has worked
with two similar programs: Moo-
die and Desire2Leam.
Parr said the multi-year
implementation of the report's
recommendations would
require investment in the
board's network capabilities,
including improved connectiv-
ity and increased bandwidth,
Trustee Jim McDade asked
Gerry Thuss, superintendent of
business and treasurer, what
funding might be available for
digital improvements.
Thuss said that the 11PCDSB
doesn't have fiber cable in all
areas, and that "those areas
need to be addressed before we
get to the technology."
He added that finding dollars
to catch up with the rapid pace
of technology is a continual
question. Regardless of the out-
come of the Oct. 6 provincial
election, Thuss said he did not
believe funding was going to be
increased, "for anything, let
alone computers."
Parr said the proposed
emphasis on mobile learning
could help address some fund-
ing issues.
The report recommends mov-
ing away from computer labs of
desktops and even laptops in
favour of less-expensive net -
books. Allowing students to
bring in their own devices wont
also ease the strain on limit.
resources.
Trustee Amy Cronin praised
the report's direction, saving
that some current teaching
tools aren't meeting students'
needs.
She gave the example of a
Grade 9 textbook written in the
1990s which informs students
about the Internet.
"The kids just laugh," she
said.
Nick Avis, the student trustee
from St. Anne's Catholic Sec-
ondary School, agreed about
dated textbooks.
"Some of them are from
before we were born," he said.