Times Advocate, 1993-01-20, Page 5Times-AtivoCate, January 20, 1993
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By Kettie Lrcoli
T -A Staff
HENSALL - Being the only
woman in her graduating class did
not faze Anne Mousseau. In fact,
she says the week she spent with
her "fellow' auctioneer students
was like spending time with a
bunch of 'big brothers.'
Last November, Mousseau went
to Woodstock for an intensive
week of 14 -hour days at the South-
western Ontario School of Auctio-
neering. She admits being sur-
prised that there were no other
women in the class.
"When I called to register 11kked
if there were any other women.
The gentleman diplomatically said
that he did not have his book in
front of him so he did not know,"
she says, adding that it was a little
overwhelming at first walking into
a lobby full of men.
Mousseau, a Personal Banking
Representative at the Canadian Im-
perial Bank of Commerce in Exet-
er, has had a long interest in auc-
tions. She says that since her
brother went to auctioneering
school in Montana 15 years ago,
she has had in the back of her mind
that it is something she also would
.4ike to do.
'. The mother of two sons, .aged
Height and 10, Mousseau says that
Ther husband Brad has been very
supportive of her and she is encour-
aging him to take the next auctio-
neering course in March.
"I think that it is something that
we could work on as a family. I
wduld like to get the boys involved
in the sales activities or as runners,"
she explains.
During the week of classes in
Woodstock the 22 students pwc-
Used chanting drills, learned about
licencing and clerking, and profes-
sional auctioneers spoke to them
about various aspects of the busi-
ness. Mousseau explains that the
class would often be divided into
two groups and they would take
turns chanting in front of the micro-
phone. They also practised number
drills, tongue twisters and rhythms
to limber up the mouth.
"1 was a little nervous at first,"
Mousseau explains. "It was the
first time that I had ever been in
front of a microphone. Everyone is
in the same boat though, so you
quickly get rid of your inhibitions."
Students were given 10 -minute
breaks, every hour, which Mous-
seau says were well warranted, add-
ing that there is an apparent reason
for everything in the course. She
explains that the constant drilling,
which helps develop fluency, pitch,
speed and tone, tires the mouth
quickly.
Her classmates ranged in age
from 19 to 65, represented all
"walks of life" and came from all
over—as far away as Halifax. She
says that at times the emotional lev-
el among her classmates was run-
ning fairly high.
"You can't spend that much time
with people and not form bonds,"
Mousseau states.
At the end of the week the auctio-
neering students were given a
speech to recite on which they were
evaluated, along with their chant
ability and appearance. The week
closed with a graduation ceremony
which included a public auction for
the students to assume the role of
auctioneer.
"It is customary for the auction-
-xter:to buy the first item of his or
Blue Water Rest Home
ZURICH - Last Thursday evening i residents enjoyed a sing -a -long,
Max & the Townliners visited Blue newspaper reading. games night,
Water Rest Home with their old bible reading, mental aerobics and
time music and kept the residents bingo.
swaying to the music. Band mem- The residents look forward to
bers • were Max Ducharme, Mosart-iitheir monthly Birthday Party on
Gelinas, George :.Mathorsia, Liwldi aohairy 49th hosted • by :members
Otterbein, Joyce Pepper and Balagzcof Lady of Mt. Carmel Church.
Insley. Eldon Johnston found it a Welcome to Margaret Mousseau
fun evening as he celebrated his of Zurich who is a resident at
birthday while showing his fine B.W.R.H. Mousseau was born in
form on the dance floor with his fe- Hay Township and is well known
male peers. Chop suey, rolls, to many residents for the vegetable
cheese, tea and coffee completed the farming business she shared with
evening. her late twin brother.
On Tuesday evening the Christian Congratulations to Lome and Lo -
Reformed Church Choir, Exeter vis- teen Devine who quietly celebrat-
ited the Home and sang many popu---ed their 45th wedding anniversary
lar hymns, including Blessed Assu- " -on January 10 at Loreen's apart -
ranee, Rock of Ages Cleft for Me-:finent at R.W.R.H.
and God Be With You Til We Meet,,
Again. Poems were read by Peter
Visscher and Annie Van Bergen.
On the choirs' last visit they sang a
carol in Dutch and the residents
have requested more of the same.
Wednesday afternoon tea was
served by Gladys Martin and Mar-
friorie Lave to residents. family and
ends in the auditonum.
Rev. Stephen Alics, St. Peter Lu-
theran Church, Zurich was in
charge of Thursday afternon Chap-
el Service. Fr. Peter Hayes, St.
Boniface Church, Zurich celebrat-
ed Mass.
For their weekly activities, the
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monarch is primarily interested
in attracting tourists to Britain.
The more tourists, the more em-
ployment. The more employ-
ment, the happier and prosper-
ous the country.
There would be no additional
. cost. Government House (now
the home of the Governor Gen-
eral) would be renamed Royal
Palace (the home of the King or
Queen). The Lieutenant Govern-
ors (figureheads) of the Provinc-
es would be renamed Dukes or
Duchesses and also appointed on
merit only.
The wife of the King would be
called the Princess of Canada
and the husband of the Queen
would be called the Prince of
Canada. Like their spouses, the
Princes and Princesses would
have only ceremonial functions.
Do you know why it may nev-
er happen? It's too simple. The
constitutional lawyers . would
hate it, because there is nothing
much to figure out. Everything
would be .as before, except the
names would change. And wed
be ioq.andent at last.
Hensall
by Vanessa Cook
HENSALL - On Monday, January
11 seven girls and their partnering
coach, Donald Broadfoot, attended a
test day held in Exeter with excel-
lent results.
Passing their dances were Brittany
Caldwell, Kim Forrest and Miranda
Knight for their Dutch Waltz. Tara
Fidler completed her preliminary
dances with her Baby Blues; Kerrie
Consitt completed her Junior
Bronze dances with her Willow
Waltz and Leann Consitt and Dana
Cooper have completed their Senior
Bronze dances with their European
Waltz.
her first sale. My first item was a
��t�ers. We sold pliers all
weeek�llen 1 was finished, I did
not want to see another pair of pli-
ers," Mousseau jokes.
She recommends the auctioneer-
ing course to anyony who works
with people.
"Going through the course helps
you no matter what you do. 1
thought of it as a survival course—
if I could do that, then I could con-
quer anything," she says.
For now, Mousse -au is interested
in getting involved in fundraising.
She would like to host charity auc-
tions for local organizations or
sports teams in which she would
donate her services. She is also
keeping her eyes open for other op-
portunities, such as estate auctions,
where she can apply and profit
from her new skill.
"If you treat the business right, it
will treat you right. It is important
to operate with integrity," Mous-
seau states.
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brae. dile
After spending an
intense week at
auctioneering,school,
Anne Mousseau
graduated with her
"fellow" classmates,
eaming her diploma in
auctioneering and a
souvenir gavel. Anne is
eager to apply her skills
to area auctions.
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