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Sunrise breakfasts, dramas,
part of Easter celebrations
ASunrise Breakfast and presenta-
tion was offered at the arena by the
Mennonite Church congregation.
The Zurich Gymnastics club held a
Bake and Craft Sale on Saturday
afternoon and lucky winners of draws
were, Patti Bedard, RR 1 Hay, a cute
yellow bunny, Jenny Morrison, Zurich
a decorated rabbit cake, Shirley Hay,
Zurich, an Easter basket and Jackie
Clausius of Huronj3ark a pink bunny.
An Easter Sunrise Breakfast was
held at the Lutheran Church, follow-
ed by a service and play by the Youth
club, celebrating the Lord's
Resurrection.
Bingo winners
Frieda Boa of Hensall, Francis Gib-
son of Dashwood and another lady
(identity unknown) split the Thursday
Bingo jackpot of $750 three ways. The
Mystery Prize of $250 was split seven
ways. Members of the LionsClub
helped out. Special Easter prizes of
hams and turkeys were also prizes.
Baptism
Corey Joseph Regier, son of Gary
and Betty, was baptized on Easter
Sunday at St. Peter's Church, St.
Joseph's Parish by Fr. Bensette with
Godparents being Pat Regier and
Tony Pennings, followed by a family
get-together at the baby's home.
, Easter is a joyous time of the year
and a chance for family members to
get together for the day after they've
been to church. We enjoyed spending
Easter Sunday at the home of Mozart
and Marie Gelinas Sr. along with the
rest of the family and having a
delicious ham and beef supper..
Some of the other families having
Easter Supper together were: Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Flaxbard, Mr. and
Mrs. Willie Overholt, Mr. and Mrs.
Clare Masse, Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Farwell, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Gra-
inger, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Klopp and
the fannilies of Phil and Vonnie
Overholt.
Lorne Fleischauer is now a patient
in Exeter Hospital.
Harold Dietrich is home
recuperating from a recent operation.
Welcome into full communion with
the Catholic Church to Gerald Col-
eman, Joanne McBride and Mary
Hovius. All three were received into
the Church of St. Boniface Parish at
the Easter Vigil Service on Saturday.
Madeline Cook from Hamilton
spent last Thursday and Friday in
' town with her parents, Marie and
Percy Bedard Sr. and family.
Town
I will not be having any news in
next week's paper as I and daughter
Meagan will be away for two week's
holidays visiting with relatives in
Windsor.
If anyone has something for my col-
umn please just drop it into the office
by April 27th for the one week only.
George and Rosalie Harvey of Red-
ford, Michigan are spending a few
days and the Easter weekend at their
summer home by the lake. Son John
and Ellen Harvey of Troy, Michigan.
visited with them for a few days.
Several from town travelled to
Hamilton from last Wednesday to
Easter Sunday. June Fisher, Sherrie
Stade, Sandra Dickert and Oilie Ed-
wards took part in the Provincial
Championship, Canadian Open Bowl-
ing Tournament that was held at the
Sherwood Lanes in Hamilton. Going
along as fans were Tony and Marlene
Bedard, Bob Fisher and Ron Dickert,
as well as Scott Bedard who spent the
four days visiting with his cousin,
Jason Cook who lived in Hamilton.
Joan Smith spent a few days in Lon-
don last week visiting with her son
Doug and family.
Polka Dot Door
live at Playhouse
Polka Dot Door Live, adapted from
TV Ontario's highly successful televi-
sion series, will be at the Huron Coun-
try Playhouse on August 24 for two
separate appearances - the first one
being at 11:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.
Children are enchanted by Polkaroo,
the colorful costumed character who
appears in the programs.
The show is' produced by Gairey
Richardson, president of Child's Play
Productions, and one of the hosts of
the TV series, $een daily on
TVOntario.
TVOntario's Polka Dot Door is one
of North America's most successful
and durable show for childl-en. The
philosophy behind the series and the
show i* simple: children learn
through play. Polka Dot Door en-
courages children'to be active par-
ticipants rather than passive
specatators.
The toy characters are appealing,
and the variety of hosts, both male
andfemale, who appear as grown-up
friends tin the programs, provides an
opj ortunity for children to meet per.
sonalities with diverse backgrounds.
Tickets for Polka Dot Door Live are
available by calling the Playhouse at
238-8451..
Bean Sprouts
Nursery School
OPEN HOUSE
AND
REGISTRATION
Sat., April 25
10:00 - 12:00
Zurich United Church
llasoment
Everyone welcome
A surprise visit was paid to Theresa
Hartman on Easter morning by 'Mrs.
Bunny Rabbit' who was all dressed up
in her heavy brown suit of fur, com-
plete with long ears and cottontail,
(and it was such a hot day).
While Mrs. Bunny was visiting her
grandmother all the way from Toron-
to, neighbour childrenplaying outside
also received a big hug from the bun-
ny. Other stops made along the way
were to the homes of Donna and Jeff
Dawe and boys at RR 2 Zurich and the
Fergusons in Hensall.
Sunday morning breakfast guests
with Mrs. Theresa Hartman were
her granddaughter, Susan and hus-
band Pete LeMieu from Toronto.
Easter visitors spent the day with
Mrs. Marcella Overholt and Mrs.
Emma Schilbe.
Mr. and Mrs. Milfred Overholt had
company for the holiday weekend.
Pastor Stephen andMa -Ann Anes
parents from Peterborough visited on
the weekend.
John and Shelly Denomme Jr. of
Windsor spent the weekend with his
parents John and Bern Denomme Sr.
at RR 2 Zurich. David and Carolyn
Stark and two daughters of Windsor
spent Easter with his mother, Mrs.
Theresa Stark:
Jerome and Betty -Ann Geoffrey
and two sons of Tillsonburg spent Sun-
day with Clarence and Beattie
Geoffrey.
Miss Donna Merner of Toronto
visited with her parents Arnold and
Belle Merner over the weekend.
It's nice to see that Marg Johnston
of Bayview subdivision had her tradi-
tional decorated 'Easter egg tree' out
front of her home again this year.
Good Friday visitors with Rita
Thiel were her son, Greg and Debbie
Thiel and two children from Strat-
ford, along with her . daughter,
Catherine and Bruce McIntyre and
three children of London.
Mrs. Margaret Kalbfleisch spent a
few days at Easter with her children
and families in Burlington and
Toronto.
Matthew and Alyshia Gelinas spent
a few days last week visiting with
their nanny, Mrs. Eva Digou in
London.
It's good to see that a lot of our town
friends are returning home again
after being south all winter .
Welcome back to Curtis and Mary
'Gingerich and Earl and Malinda
Gingerich both from Arcadia, Florida
and to Gerald and Ursula Regier and
Maurice and Gert Durand.
DRAMATIC MOMENT - Jesus (played by Dennis Estep) lets Doubting Thomas (Jim Grainger) examine
his hands in one of the scenes from Easter drama performed by members of the Zurich Mennonite Church
on Easter Sunday after a sunrise breakfast in the community centre.
BRIBERY - Dave Siebert as the high priest bribes the Roman soldier
to keep the empty tomb a secret during a re-enactment of the Resu
rection by members of Zurich Mennonite Church at the Zurich Con
munity Centre. The soldiers were played by Harry Zandwyk, Brer
Erb and Rob Steckle.
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COUNTY OF HURON
1986. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
Sources of Financing
Requisitions on local municipalities
Grants.
Government of Canada
Province of Ontario
Other Municipalities
Other
Investment Income
Fees and service charges
Rents
Miscellaneous
Municipal Fund Balances at beginning
of Year to be used to offset
taxation
Applied To
Current Operations
General government
Protection tb persons and property
Transportation services
Health services
Social and family services
Recreation and cultural services
Planning and development
Capital
General government
A
Protection to persons and property
Transportation services
Health services
Social and family services
Recreatiah and cultural services
Planning and development
Net appropriation to reserves and
reserve funds
Municipal Fund Balances at the End
of the Year to be used to offset
taxation
1986
Budget
$
1986
Actual
$
4,595,554 4,601,094
239,475
9,436,291
41,000
60,000
2,764,452
320,000
1,100
1985
Actual
$
4,204,014
233,870 7,443
9,530,268 8,583,176
44,597 93,732
177,864
2,632,590
354,911
18,799
241,889 241,889
223,819
2,669,809
342,131
191,864
913,795
17,699,761 17,835,882 17,229,183
909,178 988,801 850,879
119,076 141,676 111,056
5,866,982 5,879,202 5,907,937
1,220,145 1,275,942 1,193,768
6,855,736 6,696,353 6,310,376
1,159,698 1,042,758 1,226,105
529,960 483,208 474,120
16(660,775 16,507,940 16,074,241
31,000 30,97.3 230,854
--- --- 1,033
330,000 329,770 499,175
78,000 78,155 5,039
51,000 50,968 34,874
164,000 163,651 25,092
20 00o 19, 7(12 102041
674,000 • 671,219 806,110
364,986 425,299 107,543
229,424 241,889
1 7,699,761 1 7,81,5,882 l 7 229,783
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
AS AT DECEMBER 31, 1986
1936
Actual
$ •
Assets
Unrestricted
1985
Actual
$
Cash on hand and in bank 934,423 219,144
Investments ' --- 31,000
Accounts recei4able 1,427,076 1,478,286
2,361,499 1,728,430
Restricted
Cash on hand and in bank 152,009 273,274
Investments 1,481,220 925,000
Other current assets 768 925
Capital outlay financed by long-term
liabilities and to be recovered in
future years
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
Deferred revenue
Net Long -Term Liabilities
Fund Balances at the End of the Year
To be used to offset taxation
Reserves
Reserve Funds
1,653,997 - 1,199,199
41,304
53,605
4,036,800 2,981,234
1,179,431
1,179,431
41,304
229,424
1,103,908
1;482,733
524,398
524,398
53,605
241,889
1,149,974
1,011,368
4',036_800 2,981,234
RESERVE AND RESERVE FUND OPERATIONS
Revenue
Transfers and expenditures
Year-end position of reserves and reserve fund',
NOTES
1986 1985 .
Actual Actual
. /67,244:-
341,945
• 2,536,641
409,451
301.908
2,161,142
1. These financial highlights reflect the operations, assets and liabilities
of the County of Huron including the following: Iluron County Plashing
and Development Committee, Huron County Library Board, Iluronview Home for
the Aged Committee of Management and Iluron County Board of Health.
2. The Home Care Program administered by the Iluron County Board of Health and
funded entirely by the Province of Ontario is not consolidated. Audited
Financial Statements of the home Care Program a,re available in the Clerk -
Treasurer's office.
3. Copies of the audited financial report from which these highlights were
extracted may be examined at the office of the Clerk-Tre.tsurer, County of
Huron, Court House, The Square, Goderich, Ontario.
BRIAN W. McBl1RNEY
WARDEN
B. G. IIANLY
CLERK -TREASURER 5
ADMINISTRATOR'
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