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Times Advocate, 1998-03-18, Page 7I'4 M 1 Y Times -Advocate, March 18, 1998 Page 7 Celebration held in Dashwood Winter returns With the return of wintery weather, the Grade 3 class at McGillivray Central School took to the drifts on their snowshoes. Above, Kyle Baltessen and Jessie Nethercott take some time out; while the student at right finds out that snow - shoeing is just a little tricki- er than it appears at first. "God has blessed us through you. Thanks, • Grandma." By Mindy Gough • 1)ash►rrtod News DASHWOOD - A Targe and joy- ful celebration was held Sunday for • the hirthday of one of Dashwood's long-standing residents. Frieda Kel- ler achieved the line age of ninety, and was thrilled to he surrounded • by ,over two hundred guests - her children, grandchildren. great- grandchildren. relatives, friends and neighbors. When the special day began, Frieda was where she is most every Sunday morning - in the front pew at Zion Lutheran Church. Her grandson, Vicar Jini Keller, de- livered the sermon and included a moving tribute to Mrs. Keller. Vic- ar Keller stated, "Things have changed in Dashwood in the nearly thirty years that have passed since lived here. But one thin.g hasn't. My grandmother, who has touched so many lives in her ninety years, is still here ... This day I have just one thing to say to her, and I think I speak for everyone: God has blessed- us through you. Thanks. Grandma." An open house fol- lowed, at which guests enjoyed sumptuous fare. Mrs. Keller, dy- namic, warns and young at heart!, distributed hugs and handshakes and posed for photographs. Special New co-op student at Queensway HENSALI. - Fun and Fitness had everyone off to a good start Mon- day morning as residents of Queensway worked their way through their regular exercise -rou-. tine. In the afternoon residents tried their luck at bingo sponsored by the Hensall Legion Ladies Auxiliary. Monday was also Anita Garnets first day as a Co-op student. Gar- nets will he at Queensway. for the months of March and April training an Activity Aide and Retirement Home Attendant. jg Point to fonder ... by Rev. Vernon Dean Exeter Pentecostal Tabernacle to& : )1, Noted psychologist, author and conference speaker, Dr. James Dobson; told a story years ago that was vid- eo recorded and sold under the title, "A Father Looks Back." Every year or so, I pull out the tape and watch it. Here's the part that is so meaningful to me. "My daughter came home a few years ago and said she had obtained anew game called Monopoly and wanted us to play. She obviously didn't know that it had been on the market for many years prior to her birth. Anxious to show off my skills at this game i gladly accepted the challenge. Here we were, Shirley and I and our two children in the great game of Mon- opoly. Almost immediately, I started winning. I purchased Baltic Avenue, Park Avenue, Mediterranean and even.the util- ities. Soon i had little green houses and as my family began landing on my property and paying me, the little houses be- came large red hotels. Ah - this was life at its best. My fami- ly, however, did not share my enthusiasm. It wasn't very long before they were all bankrupt and 1I owned it all. In disgust, they left me to put the game away myself. I had money in my pockets and under the game board. I sat for a few minutes gloating in my success. Finally, 1 began to put the money and houses and hotels away. Suddenly, i became aware of that still small voice of the Lord speaking to nay heart. 'Pay attention, Jim. There's a lesson here for you.' As i pondered those words I realized that life is much like a Monopoly gime. There comes a time when it all goes back in the box. All the - riches, all the property. the boat, the traitor; all the deeds, everything - it all goes back in the box. As someone has no- ticed, "There are no U -Hauls behind the hearses." Jesus said that our most important task is to love the Lord our God with all our heart, mind, soul and strength and then to love our neigh - hour as ourselves. Heavy duty points to ponder, heh? Host Your Next Outdoor Event In St le ► • 1. 4-„_ • jt�;, r1 ROY -AL RENTALS PARTY CENTRE 215 Eramosa Rd., Guelph 823-1881 • Toll -Free 1-888-823-1881 • "U otnisi • • uali for : occasion or location” Rev. Tuininga_ of the Exeter Christian • Reformed Church led Worship Service Tuesday after- noon with Belva Fuss as pianist. Volunteer, Marg Cole assisted resi- dents. Wednesday afternoon was cer- tainly a special one for Dorothy Wildfong as her family from Chat- ham visited to present a beautiful musical program. Three genera- tions entertained consisting of daughter, Marie Klatt, granddaugh- ter. Heidi Toyc and great grandchil- dren. Alex. Mark and Laura On pia- no, saxophone. clarinet. and flute entertained. Due to the inclement weather un- fortunately the Farm Show trip had to he cancelled. Coming events March 19: Queensway entertains at Hensall Dining for Seniors March 20, 7:30 p.m. Audibly Awesome entertains at Friendship Friday. Interested in unusual perennials? HENSALI. - At Queensway Nursing Homc.Deh Witte of Parkhill will speak about landscap- ing with unusual perennials on March 16 during the Hensa1Ti1r►d District Horticultural Society's March meeting: Also the -draw for 'Free Attendance of the District 8 Annual Meeting' will he on April 25 in Lucknow. Prizes include trans- portation and dinner. Paid-up mem- hers will he entered in the draw. If you've received a renewal slip in the mail please fill it out and bring it to the meeting. ,,,),..,-,. z ECLIPSE *:: • Hairstyling, Esthetics & Tanning �7nz Family Hair Care, Where We Care March TANNING Packages 300 minutes = $ 75.00 +tax 500 minutes F $100 + tax FREE 8 oz. Australian Gold Accelerator 50 Thames Rd. E. (valu-mart plaza) 235-1880, walk-ins welcome guests included Aveleigh Keller, not quite two weeks of, age, enjoy- ing her first outing. Birthday greet- ings were sent from the offices of Prime Minister Jean Chretien, Gov- ernor General Romeo Leblanc, Prc- mier Mike Harris, and M.P.P. Hel- en Johns. M.P. Paul Steckle arrived in person to present a hirthday cer- tificate. Frieda Keller was celebrat- ed as a .gentle, kindly woman who has demonstrated in her daily life the values of faith, family together- ness, mutual aid, and fun. A- very, very happy hirthday to this grand lady! Monte Carlo Night Dashwood's annual Monte Carlo evening was held on March 6 at the Dashwood Community Centre. Over 100 people attended thM ex- citing event. One of the event's or- ganizers, Kathy Hayter, sends a warm thank you- to everyone who made the evening such a huge suc- cess. Personals Alma Genttner was delighted .10 have guests from as far away as Barrie, Ontario to help her cele- brate her eightieth hirthday last weekend. Alma's children Don and Barb, Ken and Linda, and their families, and many of Alma s friends joined in• her special cele- hration. if she herself hadn't told me it was her eightieth year, 1 wouldn't have believed it - happy birthday to a youthful lady! Zion Lutheran Chruch Zion Lutheran Church has joined the intormation age. The church now has a website to assist it in reaching out to the community. Features of this site include a refer- ence guide to comforting bible verses, reprints of the church's newsletter, and listings of upcom- ing events. Lural net surfers can lind Zion's. website at http:// www.hay.net/-zion. The Dash- wood church is also listed in an electronic guide to every church in North America, and that site is lo- cated at hop://www.housesof wor- ship.net/NOMINOLCZ. Dashwood's News is published once monthly. if you have "Dash- wood doings" to share, please con- tact Mindy Gough at 237-3892. PAINT THE HURON SHORES ART SHOW & SALE 50 Paintings by participating artists from all over Ontario.March 21-29. Gallery hours 12-5 PM. 57 Ontario St.,S.(HWY 21) Grand Bend. 238-6874 Country Bakery 367 Main St. S. Exeter 235-2525 Wed., Thurs., Fri. and Sat. Mar. 18,19,20,21 Crusty Dinner Rolls 6/690 $2.79' White Bread .790 Fruit Pies - Apple Cherry, Blueberry "MAKING SMART CHOICES" The Ontario Government has promised -to deregulate the electrical industry and give customers a choice of suppliers, possibly by the year 2000. The Exeter Public Utilities Commission customers are being contacted by Energy Marketers requesting the right to act as agents in the purchasing of electricity at specified prices. These brokers may tell you that you may save a great•deal of money in the future. You should know before signing a contract that these claims are unsubstantiated. Be aware that these marketers are not associated with our utility in any way and we want to caution you, our valued customers, to fully understand any agreement you maybe signing. ` The Exeter Public Utilities Commission will continue to be -your supplier and deliverer of electricity and will keep you informed concerning electricity supply to the year 2000 and beyond. The Exeter Public Utilities Commission has joined ENERconnect, a new buying co-operative made up of Ontario's publicly owned, non-profit electric Utilities. ENERconnect will assist your utility with power purchasing services in a deregulated electricity market. This decision is expected to , ensure competitive electricity rates and a secure supply of power for the residential and commercial customers served by the Exeter Public Utilities Commission. What this means for customers is access to the buying power of utilities such as Ajax, Belleville, Brampton, Burlington, Dundas, Exeter, Guelph. 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