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Insplratlon and motivation at St. Annes
Madelaine Higgins
lakeshore Advance
This past week at St. Anne's
was one of inspiration and
motivation, as some very spe-
cial guests visited the school
and shared with staff and stu-
dents their meaningful stories
and experiences. On Tuesday,
October 4, a young teen from
Kenya arrived, along with her
high school principal who
personally benefitted from
the donations and hard work
offered by students of St.
Anne's, especially those from
the Me to We group, who in
2009 travelled to Kenya and
assisted in building an ele-
mentary school there. St.
Anne's also helped to fund an
All Girls high School which
the Kenyan girl attends, allow-
ing students to realize how
fortunate they actually are to
have the tools for a strong
educational foundation. Stu-
dents were amazed to see
their hard work in action, and
also heard a Me to We speaker
share information about
developing countries and
education, leaving theta
wanting to help others and to
make am even greater
National Coffee Break Day
Please consider supporting the Alzheimer Society of Huron
County by becoming a Coffee Break Host. Contact the office
for more details.
Save the Date!
October 25, 2011 - Dementia 2011
January 28, 2012 - Walk for Memories
May 2012 - Forget -Me -Not Dinner Auction
June 20, 2012 - Forget -Me -Not Biker Poker Rally
The Timetable of Winter
Water drops condense into snow; gradually receive the
advent of negative energy on earth. Negative energy fly-
ing with snowflakes and chilliness descend around the
earth. The negative energy on the earth begins to get
vigorous.
All creatures start to cease their activities and store up
their energy. The negative energy on earth enters the
most active state. The best and the most splendid energy
possessed by the creatures has already preserved into the
earth, waiting for the arrival if next year.
Winter is the season for preservation. The negative
energy becomes more vigorous on earth giving time for
all creatures to cease their activities in order to keep their
energy for striving of continuity of life and inherit the
most glorious treasure to the next generation.
Chinese Herbal 1M
Kumquat, Apple, and Dried Longan Tea
Main Ingredients: cinnamon twig, ginger, kumquat,
almond, apple, dried longan, honey, licorice root
Benefits: relieves phlegm and soothes coughing, ben-
efits blood production, keeps body warm, relieves dis-
comfort of the respiratory tract
Mulberry Leaf and Chrysanthemum The
Main Ingredients: mulberry leaf, fermented soybean,
chrysanthemum, pear, loquat lead honey, licorice root
Benefits: disperse heat, clears liver, brightens vision,
moistens lungs, relives cough and phlegm; nourishes the
1
Preserved Jujube, Ussuri Fritillary, Almond, and
Pear Tea
Main Ingredients: wild asparagus, ussuri fritillary, peary
almond, dried pear, apple, preserved jujube
Benefits: clear lungs and moistens dryness, clears
phlegm, relieves cough, clears the heart and lungs,
relieves discomfort from cough
Information is from Joan Wong's personal opinion.
For enquires, please call CRNA CHINA RESTAURANT
519-768-5202
difference in giving children the oppor-
tunity to be educated around the world.
On Wednesday, October 5, the students
and staff of St. Anne's heard from a very
important guest, Dr. Eva Olsson, who
shared her experiences from the holo-
caust and concentration camps that she
was able to survive. Her story influenced
and motivated each and every person lis-
tening to her speech to compassionately
care for and respect everyone around
them. Eva Olsson taught the audience
about bullying, bystanders, and intoler-
ance, showing that through perseverance
and unconditional acceptance, we can
achieve anything. She also left them with
the final thought that each day, we can all
be a little bit better than the day before.
Both Mme. Glavin and Mr. Thomp-
son travelled with their grade 10 history
classes this week to Tillsonburg for an
educational excursion to historical war
settings, and grade 9 science classes,
under the guidance of teachers Ms.
Weernink, Mr. Verberne, and Ms.
Rodostianos, walked to the Clinton
Conservation area in order to complete
the annual pond and stream study.
Throughout the week, St. Anne's senior
and junior boys hosted volleyball tour-
naments as well as travelled to C1ISS,
the tennis team travelled to Stratford,
senior and junior girls travelled to
Goderich for basketball, and the cross
country team headed for a meet in
Waterloo.
From the Countryside
John Russell
Special to Lakeshore Advance
A few weeks ago a picture of Mayor
Bill Weber and Lambton Shores' resi-
dent 'Pete' Peters was published with a
caption that said Mr. Peters was the first
recipient of the Good Neighbour Award.
While this was an excellent photo, it was
brought to my attention that the reason
for the award in this case was not
explained.
In the summer, a resident of Lazy
Acres subdivision on the Ausable Cut,
approached me about the chances of
recognizing someone through Council
for unselfish and multi-year work on a
project there. Since this ongoing project
was in my backyard, I was aware of the
hard work that had been done. After
approaching the County and our office,
it was obvious we had no award of this
sort so we started to make the policy
outlining the award through the Clerk's
office. Council passed this policy and so
set up the Good Neighbour Recognition
Program.
The award is to honour outstanding
Lambton Shores' citizens for their efforts
and actions that enhanced and
improved our community. Mr. Peters,
as the first of hopefully many to be rec-
ognized, was an excellent choice. Over
the past decade he has gradually
itnproved the road allowance property
at the end of Arkona Road at the Cut. An
area that was an after thought to resi-
dents driving in, has now become an
active park area for all ages on the river.
His planning and persistence, his part-
nering with staff and neighbours and a
tremendous work ethic he shares with
his neighbour BJ, have enabled his suc-
cess in this project.
The road allowance was an opening
on to the Cut when Mr. Peters started.
This opening was gradually landscaped
and improved so that last year and again
this year, concrete was poured to make a
safe boat launch. The area along the
Additionally, a thanksgiving coat
drive took place during the entire week,
where the school hoped to collect the
necessities for the fall and winter
weather for those in need. On Friday,
October 7th, the annual Thanksgiving
liturgy took place at St. Anne's, celebrat-
ing the season of harvest and express-
ing thanks and gratitude to God for all
that we have and share with our fami-
lies and friends.
We are heading into Eagle's Spirit
Week, with our Walk for Wellness hap-
pening on Thursday, October 13th.
Please pledge a St. Anne's student to
help us raise funds for a St. Vincent de
Paul soup kitchen and an expansion of
our school fitness centre.
river had seating areas installed where
fishers of all ages have a spot to sit, set
their drinks and rest their poles. Further
up from the river a playground area has
been installed that gives this small sub-
division a safe public area in walking
distance from home for play and social-
izing. As the resident who made the
nomination said, " He did it all for
others."
Pete embodies altruism in its finest
form. If there was any form of self inter-
est, it was in the pleasure of seeing a job
well done. That joy is is evident in talk-
ing to him about this project. This gen-
tleman has taken a piece of land that
was under utilized and maybe with a lit-
tle stretching here and there, made
something for his neighbours. The
award is as much a token of the high
regard his neighbours feel for him as it
is a public celebration. I celebrate his
success and wish him well in his future
projects. Thanks Pete!
And that's how I see it this week.
LIttIe sister looking for frlendshlp
'This Little Sister is 12 years old. She is excited to get a Big Sister and is look-
ing forward to having someone to hang out with. She enjoys going to the
Hawks games, listening to music, playing board games and baking cookies.
She is interested in learning more about cooking. She loves animals and
would like it if her Big Sister had pets.
This Little Sister is one of the many children waiting to be matched within
a mentoring friendship. If you are unable to commit to being a Big, consider
our In -School Mentoring program.
For information on becoming a Big or our other volunteer programs, call
our office at 519-237-3554, e-mail us at cw@shhbhs.on.ca or visit our web-
site at www.shbhbs.on.ca