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Times -Advocate, December 20, 1989
Letters to the Editor
Dear Sir: -
I wish to express my appreciation
to the Times Advocate staff. You
responded to my concerns over the
December 6 reporting of the Public
Institutions Inspection Panel Re-
port in a most generous way.
The staff, students, parents and
community member who are in
Precious Blood School regularly
know that the comments made by
the panel were 1) untrue 2) nit-
picking 3) vaguely negative and 4)
concerned with esthetics, not
health and safety.
However. my concern was that
other readers of the Times Advo-
cate would form a poor opinion of •
our school and especially of our de-
dicated custodian, Brian Hodgins.
Thanks to the support of the
community and the generous cov-
erage by the Times Advocate, I be-
lieve much has been done to repair
the damage which this report
caused.
I agree with Jim Beckett,
"School spirit is alive and well at
Precious Blood in Exeter". Thanks
to the Times Advocate we were
able to demonstrate that truth to
the entire town.
Sincerely
Margaret Nelson,
Principal
Dear Sir:
North Americans tend to look for
a quick fix when confronted with
the ills of the world. I must con •
-
fess to just that kind of impatient
attitude. I know that vast problems
exist and that some will take dec-
ades to correct. Still, 1 long to help
in some small way, and I want to
do it now.
That is why Operation Eyesight
Universal is my favorite Canadian
charity. A $25.00 donation has an
immediate and dramatic effect. It
pays for a cataract operation in one
of the developing countries. Sight
is restored to a destitute person
who otherwise would remain blind
for life.
Last February, as a volunteer, I
visited OEU eye hospitals and eye
camps in India. I saw first hand
how that small $25.00 donation
can turn a person's life around. A
child, born blind, can see for the
first time. A parent can get back to
work to support a desperately poor
family.
The Canadian donor receives a
The Best of
the Season to
You and Yours.
,Here's hoping your holiday's
a -bloom with joy and' laughter.
Thank you for your patronage
Kuality Kustom
Upholsterers
436 Main St.,
(entrance off James St.)
Exeter 235-2142
post card signed by the physician,
giving the name and age of the pa-
tient, the locale of the operation,
and other particulars. With that
card comes the thrill of recogni-
tion: "Yes, for once, I really did
make a difference!" Someone's life
has been changed forever.
For a sum that you might spcnd
wrapping and mailing your Christ-
mas parcels, you can give the gift
of sight -- not only eyesight, but
hope, joy and human dignity.
Reach out now to someone who
otherwise is condemned to a life-
time of darkness. Send your dona-
tion to Operation Eyesight Uni-
versval at P.O. Box 123, Station
"M", Calgary, Alberta, T2P 2H6,
or at 1719 Lawrence Avenue East,
Suite 202, Scarborough, Ontario,
MIR 2X7. A tax receipt will be
issued.Yours truly,
Mildred Pettigrew
3973 Tudor Avenue,
Victoria , B.C.
V8N 4L7
Dear Editor:
Saturday, December 2, 1989 was
to be a special day_as the family got
ready to see the local annual Santa
Claus Parade. As we made our way
to Main Street the anticipation of
the parade was high especially
among the kids. Watching the hun-
dreds of children laughing, chatter-
ing and pointing at the various
floats was most enjoyable.
Various entries threw candies,
peanuts, balloons etc. as the kids
scrambled to pick them up and fill
their pockets.
Then posters were handed out to
them. My six year old received one
and wonder grew throughout him.
A picture of Santa, or the rein-
deer perhaps? It was not to be.
It was an advertisement for a re-
stricted movie with nude clad bod-
ies spread across the poster.
To hand out to young children
posters with sexually suggestive
pictures promoting videos of re-
stricted movies is surely not appro-
priate for.a Santa Claus parade.
I wish entries of this parade
wouldkeep displays and advertise-
ment suitable for young children.
Marten Dykstra
Grand Bend WI
By Roberta Walker
GRAND BEND - On Thursday,
December 7, the Grand Bend
Women's Institute enjoyed a noon
Christmas dinner at the Colonial
Hotel in Grand Bend. Each lady
was welcomed at the door by Doris
Bestard, and presented with a love-
ly homemade Christmas corsage.
The WI Grace was sung, and mem-
bers and visitors enjoyed a deli-
cious turkey dinner, with all the
trimmings.
Millie Desjardine won the Christ-
mas contest, then Doris Bestard and
Berrie Keyes led the group in a few
quick and lively games.
Brenda Love announced that our
W.I. branch had finally been
twinned with a branch at Snake
River, in Northern Ontario, near the
Quebec border. All members were
urged to contribute articles for a
scrapbook which will later be sent
to our new twin W.I.
Millie Desjardine distributed W.I.
mugs to all the members, and eve-
ryone had an enjoyable time.
• Christmas
By Letisha Fairbairn
Grade 7, Exeter Public
Christmas
Happy, Merry
Opening, Celebrating, giving
Jesus Christ was born.
Birthday.
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for yourpatronage.and support
this past year. Merry Christmas.
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