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The .Zu ich g dub fared well at the HOME (Huron Oxford Middlesex and Ern)
competition -in -Ingersoll last %i eekenb: - in -Iron ow, -1 m -left; are gold medalists -Sarah-
Rae Lovie, ll gi Illman, and silver medallstJenna McIntyre. In the second row are Jeff Miller
(bronze), Crystal Russell, Carrie Illman (gold), Krlsti McIntyre (silver), and Marcia Denomme
(gold). Behind are Shelly Miller (bronze), Melissa Timmerman, Julie Semple, Alyshia De-
nomme, and Krista Schllbe (bronze). Absent is Came Regier.
Good Companions
hold meeting
DASHWOOI) - Thirty-four
"Good Companion" members and
eight guests gat down to a pot luck
noon meal, Monday February 17 at
the Dashwood Community Centre.
Happy birthday was sung to four
members with February birthdays.
A short business meeting fol-
lowed.
Rev. Henry Van Essen of Exeter
spoke on Community Living South
Huron, to promote, sponsor and
support a better understanding of
the problem of developmental
handicaps by the general public -
The next meeting will be a "pot
luck dinner'',Monday March 16 at
12 p.nt. All seniors are welcome. •
Varna
by Joan Beierling
By ,loan Beierling
VARNA - Thursday. February 27
the Young People (Grade 9 and up
will meet at the Kippen Church to
go bowling and then back to the
Church for their meeting.
Rev. Robinson and Rev. Phillips
can still use helpers for the Thurs-
day evening young people group
(age 10-13). If -you can help please
contact them.
Anyone interested in Bible Study
should contact Rev. Phillips of the
tune and day suitable.
• Family fun
Mark lour calendar for the Stan-
ley Township Rec Committee's An-
nual Family Fun Night on Satur-
day, March 7 from 8-11 p.m. Price
is S10 per family and 55 a single.
Hotdogs will be provided and la-
dies please bong finger desserts
Mark your calendar for the annu-
al Canoe Rally coming up April 5.
The Fiddle Jamboree is coming up
on Apri 112 .
Tuesday, March 3 is the Annual
Pancake supper at the Varna United
church from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Adults
55 and children 12 and under S2
and preschoolers free.
The Stan Lcc Club will meet
Wednesday, March 4 at 8 p.m. at
-the Varna church
Shipka
by Anni Morenz
SHIPKA - There will be another
euchre pany here tonight, Wednes-
day, at the. Community Centre at 8
p.m
Personals
Birthday wishes to Ed Turnbull.
of 'Luneh Moaner resident in this
area) who will be 87 years young
on Friday, February 28.
Annie Zielman and daughter An-
gie, accompanied mpanied by Roger and
Debbie Ward mid their children,
Ashley, Amelia and M'Lyan.of Zu-
nch, spent the weekend in Eases
with Annie's daughter, Susie and
Wayne Robson, Colin, Sheina and
Breagh. The occasion was celebrat-
ing Breagh's fourth birthday. Annie
also visited her sisters Susan Jan-
zen, Helen Stadler and her brother
Bill and Ellen Janien in Leaming-
ton.
Ferman and Leota Snyder were
Friday night supper guests last
\week with Lecland and Ilene 1)es-
jardine, at Grand Bend.
Ken Jr. and Carol Baker, of
Goderich, visited Saturday with
Ken's father, Ken Sr. Baker.
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.10 Years <Ago
•Eitbniary.24,1982 .Jack Tinney of :Hay townitibip .
tang 11982:thainnan of the Ausable Bayfield -:
tion Authorkt9 at:theannual meeting in Luc an,Thursd y.
'.The aterdusage'reiell'for the new Lake IturorflWater
System;:Ito'fIw police villages of Centralia and Crediton;:
•were; at$60 per year.
Vettaran #sr: of: televison, .movies and :stage Jas k Cieley
has been:: by Muskoka Festival to star itt the touring
productionef Sleuthto appear in'.;Blytii on March 2.
Moat area delegates to the Ontario Liberal leadership
convention in -.Toronto supported:: the eventual winner,
David`Petersson.
Hurotv.Middlesex MPP .Jack Riddell ;said he looks for
positive:things from newly Ontario Minister of
Agriculture Dennis Timbrtll.
Due to :recent heavy snow a ccumulation, of rials of the
Ausahle =Bavfiield Conservation Authority ?stave 4i
flood warning for this spring.
25 Years Ago
February 23, 1967 - Grand Bend council has asked for a
discou ><t;from.<six lord service stations for the supply of
gas and oit for H1age vehicles.
• Area >motorists are urged by police to use their seat belts
to cutdowu:thenumber ::of:;accident injuries.
:SO YearsAgv
'Febr ary.26 ,1942 -A fancy dress carnival: attracted'S00
persons, about 100 in custuna -to the Exeter arena. Some
of tbeminners were Marjorie Welsh, Marian 'Cowan, Bail
r ,hGkie ' use*li 410PciOrt, : Joyce Broderick and ?Elauuor
Caliak.-WesVrtb the skating race and Carl Stare was
!woad.
GRIMY CanstablesJohn F.erguaun-was injured :when his
cow Telied>Oi*t:On<ihe way to,hwedigate:a theft<of<rnnney
barna Crediton:buuiaess.
Speaking to Stephen <township ::farmers in Crediton,
`Whyte of 'the harem T4)111121111011 ,of 4gr culture
urgedsed -farmers to use ac arate+ibiattl kkreepi g -
An oleactritc *V' : far -. victoryii gra • has hoes aaragad>on .the
inignotraet.otE4R ln' A[tp1111A1 IM1I u1i t-
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xjill2 --MililitliguRningliarn, formerly of
Shipka Astsiparchased iRoyal .Hotel in Crediton from
Varker:mac-
fote1:eke ers iiwd:butchersfin Crediton have laid in a
Y.,orlipe life' the, coining ;sunitner to help beer
ceidmiataimatsfrolL
Public speaking contest
at Crediton hall tonight
CREDITON - The annual public speaking writ,est for five area elemen-
tary schools will be held tonight. Wednesday at the Stephen township
hall in Creditixt,at 7:30 pm.
Sponsored by the Crediton Social Club, the contest will bring together
the top speakers from J.A.D. McCurdy, Usburnc Central, Stephen Cen-
tral, Our Lady of Mount Carmel and McGillivray Central schools.
Choir practice at Zion United Church in Crediton for this week will be
tonight, Wednesday at 8 p.m.
An official church board meeting will be held Thursday night of this
week at 8 p.m.
Members of the Explorers and C'.G.I.T. groups will be meeting next
Tuesday afternoon after school at.the church.
Sunday morning at the United Church, a membership initiation service
for C.G.I.T. niembers was held ,with leader Georgina Grotentraast in
charge.
Rev. U. Ducharmc will be speaking Sunday afternoon, March 1 at 2:30
p.m. at Knox Presbyterian Church in Mitchell about his work with the
Middle East Council of Churches in Cyprus.
The church youth group will meet Sunday night at 7:30 p.mn at the
church.
In hospital at South Huron in Exeter arc Alwinna Gallowpy,,tnd Leda
Einkbeinef.
Zurich farmers attend GATT rally
By Comfier Sweeney
ZURICH - Six busloads from the
Huron County area were among the
40,000 people who travelled to Ot-
tawa last Friday to protest in front
'Urc of 'Parliament.
-Anwmg them wen. MPP Plant
Klapp and wife Heather.
CVL quilt
The St. Boniface CWL ladies
have their quilt set up at the Church
in the Narthex and it's heady for
anyone who would like to come
out and help quilt.
Cabs
Eighteen Zurich cubs camped out
at St. Peter's Parish Hall last Thurs-
day to Saturday. On Sunday, the
various scouting groups attended
mass in their uniforms at various
churches in the village.
On Monday, March 2 the cubs
will hold their Kub Kar Rally at St.
Boniface school beginning -alt 7
p.nt. followed by a group commit-
tee and all parents are asked to at-
tend.
Vele of Leo
The Lions held their last dinned
_meeting --at -the minion - Tavern
last Monday with District Govern-
or Lion David Rumble from Bur-
ford attending.
The club recently collected 891
for CNIB and donated 550 to the
:Bowl For Millions for Big Broth-
ers. They also donated 5384.68 a+
the Zurich pec wee house league
tournament for medallions and
pucks.
February 25 a membership meet-
ing will be held at St. Marys and
February 27 is the group one's turn
to help at bingo. A directors meet-
ing will be held March 9 which is
also Farmers Night. Guest speaker
B I uewate r
residents
celebrate
Valentine's
ZURICH - The birds arc making
their presence known in the bushes
and the sun has finally started to
shine so what better time for sprang
to arrive. Residents celebrated Val-
eatine's Day. here by having an af-
t,jamoon tea in the auditoriomt. Resi-
nous and staff looked through their
Closets `and were all able to come
up with something red to wear for
the occasion. Gladys Gingench
helped to serve tea and cookies to
residents and visitors.
Henry Becker is a patient in St.
Joseph's Hospital, London. 'Best
wishes for a speedy recovery.
Residents are kept busy in the
craft room as well as being in-
volved in the various games of
cards, shuffleboard and sing -songs.
Residents are happy to have the
school volunteers that come every
afternoon off the school bus to help
them with their suppers and enter-
tain therm in other ways.
On Tuesday evening, the Zurich
Brownies visited the residents.
They sang cgs, played games and
shared cookies, tea. coffee and
juice. Everyone appeared to enjoy
their evening.
The weekly chapel service was
held on Thursday afternoon with
Rev. Larry Stojkovic of Dashwood
LaMherari Church in charge.
Bingo was enjoyed on Friday
evening followed by refreshments.
�K
;3.1'3'1
�0�.
will be MPP Elmer Buchanan. All
lions are to bring a farmer friend.
Drama club
The South Huron Drama Club
Performed at the Crossroads Festi-
val In ',Myth Thursday coining
home with first place. The club
will present their play Blood Rela
tions at the high school on Thurs-
day, February 27 at 8 p.m. Tickets
arc 54 at the door. Zurich cast
members include Aimee Gelinas
and Heather Consitt.
World Day of Prayer
Plan to attend the World Day of
Prayer On Friday, March 6 which
begins at the Zurich Mennonite
Church at 2 p.m.
Skating
A reminder that moms and tots
skating is held at the arena every
Monday and Wednesday morning
from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Mambas -of -the—Zurich • Figure
Skating Club will be participating
in the annual Sweet Heart competi-
tion in Glencoe on Saturday, Febru-
ary 29.
Auxiliary meeting
-A-Miliadcr•11161-thc3 radios M►rtii-
iti_ry meeting will be held at the
Home on Tuesday, March 3 begin-
ning at 7 p.m. Visitors arc wel-
come.
Personals
' Joe and Nancy Becker arc tickled
with She arrival of their new baby
Alyssa Joy, a grandchild for Phil
and Vonnie Overholt.
Brittany Eyhergen, granddaugh
ler of Jerome and Cannel Sweeney
will be appearing on Rbmper Room
from March 2-6 and again on
Thursday, Ma►19.------ —
Congratulations to Carolyn Love,
daughter of Jim and 'Marg, on re-
ceiving first class honours on her
Grade Two Rudiment from the
Royal Conservatory of Music. Car-
olyn is a piano pupil of Adella Gab-
el.
In order to show appreciation for
Frieda McAdams who has donated
several quilt tops she made to :vire
ous church groups and has been ill
lately, many ladies got together at
the home of Jerry Kane to quilt for
her.
Birthday wishes arc extended to
Jeffrey Ducharme, Shelly Hay, Ber-
it Wallace, Clarence Geoffrey, Peg-
gy Mathonia and Patti Webber
Victor and Irene Hartman have
returned from a holiday in Fort
Meyers.
Randy and Nancy Regier along
with friends Rick and Karen Masse
have returned from a holiday in
-- -t rnmParadisc-Mtmd:
Wayne -and Denise Meidinger
and family have returned from a
Florida holiday.
Kevin and Shelley Geoffrey and
family have returned from a visit
with his brother Gary and Anna Ge-
offrey in Windsor.
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