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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1998-05-06, Page 12Page 12 Times -Advocate, May 6.1998 fTOM MIJN I TY K -W Optimists hold annual spelling bee Bluewater Recycling Association wins gold Spelling Bee contestants - Twelve children from South Perth Centennial, Holy Name of Mary, and Usborne Central, competed in the Kirkton-Woodham Optimist Club spelling bee. April 20. Front row, from left, are: Maureen Elliott and Amanda Snelgrove of South Perth, Karen Van De Walle and Kaydee Hartmarx of Holy Name 'of Mary, Ben Willis -Leake, and Zachary -Dougall of Usborne Central. Back row: Cristin•1Miller and Eric Coddington of South Perth, John Glover and Jenna Thomson of Holy Name of Mary, Eric Cosman and Sarah Neeb of Usborne Central. seventh annual spelling bee held The Kirkton=Woodham Optimist Club recently held their seventh annual spelling bee at the Kirkton Community Centre. There were 12 competitors in all, representing South Perth Centennial, Holy Name of Mary, and Usborne Central. Taking part were: Maureen -Elliott, Amanda Snclgrovc, Karen Van De Walle. Kaydee Hartman, Ben Willis -Leake, Zachary Dougall. Cristin Miller, Eric Coddington, John Glover, Jenna "Thomson, Eric Cosman and Sarah •Neeb. Zachary Dougall of Usborne Central finished in first place, with Holy Name of Mary's Karen Van Dc Walle placing second. Eric Cosman, also of Usborne Central, finished in third. Blanshard Mutual Insurance donated dictionaries as prizes for all the children, as well as cash prizes to the winners. Exeter choir performs at Blue Water ZURICH • - The Exeter Community Choir, Exeter and area, visited Blue Water Rest Home under the direction of Bob Robilliard and pianist Ralph'Topp. About 30 members performed a wide variety of choral. arrange- ments they sung during their recent spring concert at South Huron High .School, Exeter. Men and women of all ages singing six part harmony grac..1 the stage. Many of the choir members were former -members of the New Huronia Singers; and the New Huron Singers of many moons no. Everyone socialized after the event with the residents and apartment dwellers.- Tuesday morning the Grade five Buddies from St. Boniface School. Zurich visited the Home to make - crafts with their resident buddy. The Buddies made butterflies to hang on the residents' doors with. the use of four handprints. Each Buddy had written a poem and each recited it for the group, sang a cou- ple songs for the residents and the residents joined with them for a sing along, of their favorite songs. The Buddies have only two more meetings before school ends. In June they celebrate with a picnic meeting. Wednesday evening was games night and pet therapy for the resi- dents. Midnight and her owner vis- ited with residents while other resi- dents faced the challenge of bridge, euchre, shuffleboard and crokinole. Rev. Ross Thomson, St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Zurich conducted Thursday afternoon Chapel Service. Fr. Matthias Wronski, St. Boniface Church, Zurich celebrated Mass: The family of resident Juliette Denomme gathered at St. Peter's Parish hall, St. Joseph to celebrate her 96th birthday. Approximately HURON PARK - For the second year in a row, the Bluewater Recy- cling Association has been awarded gold, the highest achievement, in the category of Municipal Waste ` Reduction Achievement, from the I Recycling Council of Ontario. The Municipal Waste Reduction Achievement. Award recognizes municipalities, regional' govern- ments and groups of municipalities that work co-operatively (i.e. with- in a county or regional municipali- ty) I to divert a significant percent- 1 age of municipal waste from landfill through 3 Rs initiatives. Specifically, this award recognizes those, municipalities that have re- duced their per capita : disposal of residential solid waste. The . Gold Award is presented to those munic- ipalities generating less than 150 kgs per capita; 40 per cent reduc- tion from the generally accepted standard. The membership of the associa- tion should take pride in their ef- forts to reduce waste, which has re- sulted. in an average of 71 kilograms of waste per capita per year being sent for disposal. This accomplishment has resulted in the association also being hon- ored with the Best Overall Munici- pal Achievement Award. At the Awards Ceremony in Toronto, Wendy Yamamoto -Chapman, in accepting the,award- on behalf of the Bluewater membership noted "the success of the, Association over the last nine years. is due to a 50 family members - sons, daugh- ters, grandchildren, nieces, nephews attended. Flowers, cards, gifts and well wishes were expressed. Bingo was held on Friday after- noon conducted by Hobby .Room Convenor Ann McBride with the assistance of Adjuvant Cathy Shantz while Martha and Josef Risi, Administrator are vacationing in Switzerland and attending the 60th birthday party of Mr; Risi''s youngest sister Pia Christen. Organist Art Cokcr played popu- lar selections in the chapel ton Saturday afternoon to entertain the residents. Thc residents look forward to`an Operetta at. Zurich Public School on May 4,. Bible Study and Ole Auxiliary May 5, an Umbrella ea on May 6, bingo on Friday after- noon and the barber and Auxiliry Bazaar On May 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. Hensall prepares for annual yard sale days, By Liz Sangster • Henson correspondent , HENSALL.- Service clubs. community groups and organizations are busy with plans for Hcnsall's annual village -wide yard sale. Events will include a food booth sponsored by the Hensall and District Optimist Club, proceeds from which will go to the Hensall Public School Playground, equipment; pony rides, sponsored by Tinkcr Tots Co-op Nursery School Inc.. Hensall-Kinsmen Kar Show, at the community centre; the Hcnsall Legion ladies Penny Sale on King Street; and of course there's also sales on every street! All these festivities take place on May 30. Come early and enjoy the Firefighters' Early Bird Breakfast. • National Composting Awareness Week from from May 4 to 10. Compost is available from the Hensall Compost Facility, in bagged or bulk quantities. This is fiii;iiii y compost that your plants will thank you for. I Ir: Village of Hensall returns to weekly collection of tagged garbage and recyclables in the month of May. Items should be to the curb by 7 a.m. to ensure pickup. Hensall residents who require collection of green waste should have items to the curb by 7 a.m., Mondays. Green waste includes: trimmings, grass clip- pings, garden waste, etc., in cardboard boxes, or con- tainers. No bags arc accepted. At Hensall United Church on Sunday, Nancy Fraser was the minister while Mark Garlough conducted the ministry of song. Helen MacLean was the greeter. Doug and Pat Cook were the ushers. Tracy Macintosh was the lector. Boxes have been placed in the church to receive donations for camping. May 10 is Family Sunday and communion will be served. Vicki Mann Hayter will be the soloist. Thc afternoon ladies group will meet May 7 at 2 p.m. Sybille Schaufler, Jen Kipfcr, Marg Hayter, Rachel Schwalm, Eliz. Sangster, Pamela Sangster and Janeth Sangster attended the O.H.A. District 8 meeting in Lucknow on Saturday. New library in the planning stages EXETER - Exeter Council's sub- committee has had a number of preliminary planning meetings to discuss the development of a new library. It is clear that the task is too large for the Council to under- take alone. Moreover, it is felt that the project belongs to the commu- nity and, for that reason, the devel- opment of a new library should be a broadly -driven effort in which the Council is one partner. Council supports its sub -commit- tee in the view established at its April 28 meeting that we need a community-based steering commit- tee whose task will be to develop a plan of action, to organize and to co-ordinate efforts. It is anticipated that the project will commence with discussions, plans and.com- munity agreement on building loca- tion, size, design and function. The steering committee will work with the Exeter Council, area councils, the County Library Board and its staff, and the people of South Huron in this all-important plan- ni>.t• stage. Armed with a vision of our new library, the steering committee may decide to create various working commiitees to handle publicity and various fund-raising endeavors: It 'is clear that this project requires strong community support and positive -thinking. As is the cast with any major undertaking, the project's success will depend, in great measure, on the strength of its leadership. Council is very inter- ested in receiving submissions and. proposals from the community to take that leadership role and simi- larly in offers from the community to actively support the cause. Exeter Council looks forward to its role as one of the partners and anticipates your support. Proposals, ideas and recommendations arc ;requested over the next month. combination , of factors, primary among them, the commitment of residents to various waste reduction initiatives, including recycling, the leadership and . innovative ap- proaches of the associations man- agement, and the dedication of the collection drivers and plant staff." The Association was also recog- nized as a finalist in the category of Outstanding Recycling Program Operator. This award was open to either private or public sector rccy- cling program operators involved in residential or lC&I collection and/ or processing. Bluewater has won this award four times in the, past, and has been a finalistthree times. This accomplishment is unprece- dented among program operators. Capsule Comments with Ernie Miatello • p A new use for ultrasound has been approved in the U.S. Doctors have found that pulsed low -intensity ul- trasound can speed the healing of leg fractures. It has reduced the disability' time for a tibia fracture from 176 days to 96 days. Reduced healing time re- duces healthcare costs. Using the computer for long- periods of time can cause muscle stress. To ease this stress, sit with your thighs horizontal and your feet flat on the floor. Your monitor should be slightly below eye level about 18 inch- es away. Keep your forearms and hands in a straight line and your lower back supported. And take a break often. Our grandparents consumed an average of 50 grams of fibre per day. To- day, we consume only 13-15 grams. Only insoluble fibre stays in the bowel, but it requires extra water intake to do its job. High fibre cereals like All -Bran and Fibre -1 have 3-4 times the insoluble fibre as most other cereals. Increased fibre intake reduces the risk of colon cancer, Have you checked your medicine cabinet for old drugs lately? Check for expired drugs, discoloured tablets, old eye drops or liquids with particles in them. Bring them to your pharmacist for safe disposal. HURON APOTHECARY «d. Phone 235-1982 440 Main St., Exeter "Your Health Care Pharmacy" VILLAGE VwiE YLORISYS 117 King St. Hensall, Ont. MoM 1)Co phone: 519-262-1013 - Tax: 519-262-3537 Village Vines Florist wants to remind you that, Mother's Day is coping... Sunday,, May to/98 Seeing how special this day is we have brought in some pretty cool gifts to give Mora...7 • * Russ Teddy Bears �!!r Engraved Picture frames tQt Old Port Candles & Holders te Goodies by Iwo Shoes > S ingaigrettes, dam and chocolate chip cookie mix. (in a cool container) fpr Scented Sachets Fresh Cut dowers & Arrangements * Artificial Arrangements * Planter 8asltets Cr Sugar & Spice Chocolates * Outdoor Hanging Baskets & Planters and lots more... Also - we have TREE Girt WRAPPIMG Hope to see you... Katie Sue and Michelle Graduation day The Story lluur ,d I itch: 1 drubs gualualiott took place at the Fxeter Christian Reform Church last Tuesday. 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