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Times -Advocate, March 18, 1998
Pi1za time
Smells great! The Second Exeter Brownies visited 'New Orleans Pizza in Exeter last. Wednes-
day night and liked what they saw. The girls tried their -hands at making pizza and learned
how to prepare subs.
Lenten Reflections well attended
By Muriel Lewis .
Granton correspondent
GRANTON - - .A number from
Granton attended the 1:011C11- lunch-
eon. hosted ;u the L_ucan Christian
Revival Ccntrc at noon on \\'udnc-
day. March 1 1. Pastor N ,rmalic
Voakcs ga'c the meditation ren the
voice of St: Luke based on Luke '19
(28-44):. , •
There was no service al thc Gran-
ton United- Church on Sundae,
March 15 as the service for the pas-
(oral charge wase held at Wesley
United Church. Pastor Norntalie..
Voakes entitled her sermon 'Down
the road' based -On the lessons from
Isaiah 55 and Mark 10.
Next Sunday. there will he one
Service only to be held at 11 ,►.m.'at
Granton United Church.
At St. Pauls Anglican Church M.
Kirkton on March 15 Rey. •Glenda
Meakin - celebrated the Holy I:u-
•charist and her message was about
repentance and forgiveness through
trust in God's • love. The - lessons
were. read by Kathy- Blacklcr and
the minister.
:The Lenten Reflections and
luncheon were well -attended at -St.
Pauls. K irkton on Monday. March
9 at noon led by Res'. Glenda Mea-
kin..
.. Lenten -Reflections will continue
each Monday during Lent.
Granton 4H club
On. Wednesday March I I the
Granton 4H Club mei al the home
Of leader Margaret Bryan. Rebecca
Harlton read the minutes of the last
meeting and then each one di& a
hook cover. "These were judged and.
Jodie - Pronchuk won the • first
choice. The roll call was answered
by telling what happened to thc wa-
tcr in the glass and the shallow pan
experiment and how long it took.
Tire function and the operation of •
the maple syrup evaporator was
discussed. The group then did the
Maple Mountain Quit game and
the daily weather charts that -each
one had done and their 'significance
were discussed. There will not he a
meeting during March break and
plans,'wcre trade 1 rr (he next meet-
ings including the achievement
night on April 8 at the Granton Fina
'Hall. -
Scott Har)ton was the secretary
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Optimist Club organizes a free skate for
Zurich children during March Break
By Carmel Sweeney
Zurich correspondent
ZURICH - The Provincial ladies
Auxiliary meeting will he held at
the Ncith-view Home for the Aged
in New Hamburg on April 8, with
registration beginning at 9:30 a.m.
The cost is $9 which includes
lunch. if you want to go. pIB►ne
president Marsha Risi at 236 90
before April 1.
The Mother's Day Tea at the
Blue Water Rest Home has been set
for May 9 from 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Members of the Auxiliary are
asked to bring one or two canned
goods to be used in a grocery ham-
per draw to their next meeting on
April 7 .
The Lions Club held their
monthly meeting. at the Dominion
Tavern last Wednesday. There
were four guests from the Vanastra
Lions Club attending. President
Louis Willcrt chaired the. meeting.
There -will he four Lions going to
the convention in Stratford the end
of March. • •
A C.W.L. Convention Day of
.Spirituality will be held in London
on April 28 as part of their three
day conference. .
A day of relics:non for Lent will
take place on March 19 at St.
Boniface parish .rom 9:30 a.m. to
3:30 p.m. with the speaker 'being
Fr, Paul Mooicy. Mass will be at 2
p.m: Bring along a hag lunch.
The musical concert Cincmagic -
presented by sonic of the senior
students ofSi. Boniface School last
was enjoyed by many members of
the coniinunity. -
An annual quilting bee was helti
at St. Peter's Lutheran parish hall
last Wednesday. followed by a -
potluck supper.
Residents at the Blue Water Rest
Home enjoyed St. Patrick's Day on
Tuesday with a musical program
and potluck, supper afterwards.
Dog owners will soon he con-
tacted by the Municipal Office
about the new dog tags. If you are
anreport r.
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Two new w residents at Blue Water Rest Home * %*From the Principal's desk
. - , By Deb Homuth
ZURICH - Wednesday alicr-niion tea had a Johnny
'\ppI • Jack has esecJ
not already on the list, please phone
Carmel at 236-4702.
The ne.xt progressive euchre
party will be held at the township
hall on March 23 at 7:30 p.m. The
cost is S2 at. the door with refresh-
ments and door prizes. This event
is sponsored by.the Golden Alters.
On' March 24 the K. of C. is
sponsoring a card party at St.
Boniface Parish Hall at •7:30 p.m.
following Mass. Admission is S2.
The next Agricultural Society
meeting will be held at the town-
ship hall on March 19 at 8 p.m.
The Optimist Club wilt be treat-
ing children and their. families to
free skating, popcorn and hot
• chocolate 'on- March 25 from 2 to 4
. p.m.
There will be a co-ed volleyball
tournament on March 27 and 28
hosted by K. of C., at St. Boniface
School gym and the Zurich
Community Centre. The proceeds
will go toward the Bell Tower. For
more information and a sign-up
form. call Louis Masse at 236-4867
as soon•as possible.
The Youth Club of St. Boniface
School will he taking part in a 24
- hour fast in the gym from March i9:
at I p.m. to March 20 at 1 p.m.
This will raise money for develop- -
ment and peace.
The tundra swans have returned
and during the last two weekends
of.March some special events will.
be taking place at the Lambton
Heritage Museum.
Personals •
A 25th wedding anniversary cel •
-
• ebration was held on Sunday at St.
Boniface Parish Hall in honor of
Leo and. Gail Debus, of near
Stratford. Family members and rel-
atives attended a dinner, followed -
hy an open house in the afternoon.
Joe and Marilyn Kenda, along
with Carolyn and Joe Rau, returned
home from a'two week vacation in
Florida.
Vic and Irene Hartman recently
spent a two week holiday in Cuba. .
Michael and Yvonne Hartman of
theme. -
John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed) lived from
March 11..1-775 to J845. He opened the frontier by-
-
y
- travelling the•states of Ohio and Indiana planting apple -
trees• and mint and returned the following year to keep
the trees pruned, healthy and to harvest. The red -and
golden delicious. Jonathan.. Granny Smith and.w•inesap
. trees made Chapman very wealthy. in spite of his
wealth and foresight. people considered him a little
nutty because. he travelled with a hear. wore odd hats
ind.•was doing something out the ordinary. - -
Rev. Bob Putman- Grand Bend United Church, hat-
tled the weather io conduct Thursday afternoon chapel
• service at Blue.Water Rest_ Home. •.
Fr. Matthias Wronski: St. Boniface 'Church. Zurich
celebrated Mass with the rest home residents and
members of the community. .
- The residents enjoyed their weekly activities of
group singing on Monday morning, Fun and Fitness.
Tuesday morning, newspaper reading Wednesday
morning, rhythm hand and bingo Friday afternoon and
evening. • - -
Crafts arc also a daily afternoon occurrence for some
residents and Monday afternoon some residents gatht!i•
to roll hoinemadcrcookies. The smell of molasses.
chocolate chip and coconut permeates the. air and
everyone makes a,hce-line,for the'hohhy room to cash
in. on the- fresh product:
Best wishes to resident Harold (Scotty)Fiix who is a
• patient at University Hospital, London. Best wishes to
... B.W.R.H.Aparttncnt tenant•Stewart Thiel who is atal
patient at SI..Joscph's Hospital, London.
Welcome to Arthur John (Jack) McClinchey of South Huron-Dish-idHighSchool
Clinton who is a new resident at the home. .s , .
met new friends and has been reunited with old friends
at the home. This is a welcome change to Jack: after.
spending a long period of time in hospital.
Welcome to Margaret (Maggie) Catherine Hess of
Zurich whi) is a new resident at the home. Margarcl..or.
Maggie as her friends call her. will he missed at her
post on the Main Street of Zurich in front of her jew-
ellery store where she whiled away many an hour
keeping track of the Zurich folk: however she has
found a good location at the -home to keep track of the
coming and goings and not too many a folk can pass
her by whom'she is not acquainted with.
The past two weeks have been relatively quiet; how-
ever this week they will hardly have timc.to catch their
breath with Gladys VanEgmond and The Merry,
Makersand a potluck supper with the staff on Tuesday
afternoon.
The Crediton Womcns' institute. 'ill host the March
birthday party for nine birthday celebrants on
Wcdncsday evening. • -
Thursday .evening Max Ducharme and The
Townliners will entertain and .Friday afternoon Art
Coker will play the organ.
Sunday afternoon the Swinging Seniors entertain
and Tuesday evening March 24 the Christian .
Reformed Church. Exeter will visit.
That Tuesday the residents plan lunch out at
Millingtons of Brucclicld.
March 26 the Zurich Connection will entertain and
March 28 the Highbury Gospel Hall Singers will visit.
Crimes of
the week
Tools stolen •
Thieves entered a residence on Concession 3.Colbornc Township
between March 5 and 8. The house was under construction at the time
of the break and enter. Several power tools were stolen including a
Milwaukee sawzall. Dewalt drill. cordless drill. drywall screw gun.
Kango hammer drill. Remington hilti gun. Black & Decker jigsaw.
mitre saw. cordless drill. Porter Cable skill saw, Stihl chain saw. and
Makita grinder. •
• Tires stolen
• Six tires were stolen from a tire rack at Archie$ UPI gas station at
Goderich Street in Seaforth on March 8. The theft occurred between 5
and 10 p.m.
Vehicle stolen
On March 5 an unknown person stole a 1990 Chrysler van from the
hack of the Clinton High School. The vehicle was later located in the
parking lot of St. Anne's High School. The van had been locked and
the keys were missing.
Mail boxes smashed
Since March 1 there have been 'several incidents of mail boxes hong
smashed. This has occurred in townships including Ashfield. Hullctt,
West Wawanosh, and Stephen.
If you have information about these or any other crimes, call
.Crime Stoppers of Hanna County, 1-800.222.8477 and you could
receive a reward of up to $1,000.00.
Re member, crime doesn't pay, Crime Stoppers does.
New client access
centre announced
TORONTO - Roberta Jamieson,
Ontario's Ombudsman has an-
nounced that effective March 9
Ombudsman complaint . services
will be coordinated through a new
Client Access Centre operating out
of the Toronto head office.
There will he one province -wide
toll free number for all Ontario rest-
- dents: 1-800-263.1830.
Jamieson said the Access Centre
will replace the use -of local and re-
gional intake phone lines by pro-
viding a central communications
system for all calls.
"As a result of budget cuts we re-
cently closed liver regional offices
and streamlined our procedures to
ensure that with fewer- resources
there will still he efficient handling
of all complaints and inquiries. -
Wc remain committed to provid-
ing accessible complaint services,
hut we arc adjusting the way we
provide this service. We will con-
tinue to provide assistance to indi-
viduals who have complaints about
unfairness in the administration of
government services and pro-
grams."
This Week 1 had the opportunity to sit down with
1 some ofurstudents enrolled in on-line learning
i courses to watch them work. It scented to me that
the question is no longer "Will we do on-line learn-
ing•'": but rather, "How will we do it?" It reminds
me of a debate of a few years ago on whether all
kids can -learn. That was the wrong question. too..
We should ask, "How can we make that happen?"
South Huron has a new responsibility in this
hoard and that is to help create the system's -first
Virtual School.-Ohviously, we must begin, at least,
to think about what that means and how we ought Deb Homuth
to proceed. But regardless of that challenge, on-
line learning is here and we must begin to wrestle
with how as a school we can do a good job of it. By on-line learning, •
mean accessing the World Wide Weh. ,
Therc-arc four main types of on-line learning situations The first
level is that Of on-line information. For example, a course outline or
evaluation policy is lound on-line at a specific web site. The second
level is called supplemental learning. Here, lcarrcrs choose to access
a supplemental article on the web that will increase the learner's
depth of knowledge about a topic. The third level, called dependent
learning, finds students accessing the web to find their course mate-
rial and assignments. Finally, fully -webbed learning occurs'when stu-
dents complete their entire course on-line. All four type; of on-line
learning arc availahlc at this school.
This semester several of Our students arc enrolled. in Algebra
and/or Canadian Literature at the Ontario Academic Credit level
through a. fully webbed course of study. These students work at their
courses anytime. any place they have access to the Internet. Mr.
Wally Webster, from South Huron, is responsible for the creation of
the Algebra course. Hours of work have gone into the coursc.and •
what Wally has been able to produce is simply first-rate.
The students enrolled in these two courses will leave our school so
much better prepared for their post -secondary education and work
experiences. Many universities arc now offering on-line learning as a
• regular part of their program ol• studies. In business and industry, the
call for innovative technological systems that can reach the great
numbers of.pcople with a vast amount of information under a variety
of conditions is•crcating a "just -in -time" approach to training in the
workplace. Further, the constraints. of time and distance are creating a
strong demand of more efficient ways to distribute necessary infor-
mation. South Huron students enrolled in on-line learning will be
ready for these educational and work settings.
There are many fallacies about on-line learning. In fact, what we
have discovered first hand about this new medium for learning is (hat
• students and teachers can successfully collaborate on learning with-
out having to meet physically face to face; that the rapid exchange of
questions, answers, comments and proposals made possible by elec-
• tronic communication make the on-linclearning process rich and -
cl•licient; that students can work when and where it is convenient for
them which means that if they are on-line they arc "checked in" to
the learning of they wouldn't have come on-line. (Unfortunately, that
is not always the case in traditional classrooms where students arrive
physically but with no intention of "checking.in" to -the learning
going on there.") On-line learning is demanding work requiring us to
think differently about the teaching and learning process.
According to thc Edmonton Journal, there are more than 2.3 mil-
• lion registered Internet Users in Canada. These numbers suggest that
on Internet Website can be a very useful tool for people seeking spe-
cific information. At South Huron we're making it a very useful tool
i for getting an education.
Bayfield recently returned home
from a vacation ion Florida. .
• Mel and Mary -Ellen Gingerich
returned home on the weekend
after spending thc past three weeks -
in Sarasota, Florida. '
• Trudy Smith spent a holiday in
B.C. visiting her threc•children and
families.
Beth, Carmel and Meagan •
Sweeney spent Friday and Saturday
• in Oakville, visiting-witi.Cartie
and Dan Eyhcrgen and tficir two
girls. They attended the rhythmic
gymnastic competition in
Etobicoke on, Saturday- that grand-
daughter Tiffany was in. Tiffany
won three medals. •
Josephine. Denomtne recently.
spent -a week -visiting with her
daughter Debbie and family in
Bright's Grove and relatives in
- Warren, Michigan. - •
Vic and Irene Hartman. Ray and
Janice and['Michael Hartman
attended the funeral for their aunt
Alhina Ducharme in Detroit on
- Monday. • -
Carmel Sweeney and Members,.
of her family attended the wake and
funeral of thcir uncle Pete Cecile in
Tecumseh, Windsor on Monday .
and Tuesday.
Kaitlyn Jeanne McCarter, daugh-
•
ter of Dan and Vicki was baptized
on March 8 at St. Boniface Church -
hy Fr.Wronski.
Doug Klopp of Oakville spent
the weekend with his parents
Donna and. Herb Klopp. He recent
ly returned from a two-week vara -
tion in Miami, accompanied by his -
sister Martha of Toronto. They vis-,
lied with friends there.
Margaret Hess has taken up rest
Bence at the Blue Water Rest Home
in Zurich. -
Happy birthday wishes gni to .
Gord Hay and Barb 'et trey, h )th -
on March '22. •
Justin Hay of Landon is spend- -
ing this week with his grandparents -
Gord and Jeanne Hay in Zurich. •
Investment
Matters
by Mark Hartman
Manager of Personal
investments, Exeter, lucan,
Zurich and Grand Bend Areas.
Tel: 1-888-219-9542
Question: There are .many things
that we want to do during our
retirement years - and some of then)
are going 10 cost money' How can
we ensure- that we nice( our
retirement goals?
Answer: One of the most important
things that you can Jo as you head
into your retirement years is to
establish a financial plan. Defining
your financial objectives - and
making sure that within a marriage.
both partners unuerstand and agree
with those objectives •- is a key
factor as you star to develop a plan
that will work for you. important
things to consider as you start to
work on your financial plan are.'
I. The goals you hope to achieve.
These might include travel.
spending the winters in Florida,
leaving a nest egg for grandchildren
etc.
2. All of the sources of income -that
you will be drawing on, including
government sources (such as OAS,
CPP). employment related sources '
(which might include a company
pension plan). and your own
personal savings - RRSP/RRIF as
well as non -registered savings and
investments.
3. All of'the regular monthly and
annual expenses which must he
met.
Obviously setting up a budget - and
living within it - is a necessity in
having a worry free retirement.
Unlike when you were working. if
you go over budget one year you •
might not he able to make up the
shortfall in the following year.
4. To ensure that you continue to
receive income throughout the years
ahead you need a well diversified
financial plan hccausc no single
investment type will perform well
under every economic condition. In
fact investments that worked well in
the past might not be the ones you
choose for the future, so it's
imponant to understand how your
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For many people the hest way to do
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