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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1998-05-27, Page 10Generosity pays off Fringe benefit. Exeter administrator. Rick Hundey, left, ac- cepts a certificate for a night's accomodation and two -rounds of golf at .Oakwood Inn • from Exeter OPP Const. Dianne McGregor last week. Hundey won the draw prize af- ter donating.money towards the Cops For Cancer event that saw -McGregor and four other Exeter OPP officers lose their hair for the Canadian Cancer Society. The Exeter event; one of many nationwide, raised over. $2,000.• Panther Profile, By Sarah Vermunt Theschool show "Blood Relations" was a big success. The perfor- mances on both Thursday and Friday night were excellent. The cast -and. crew of "Blood Relations" have been -working together since late November and all of their hard work paid off in the success of their • show. Congratulations to everyone who was in the show or helped to put it together. -It turned out to be a great show! Student council elections arc officially over. Speeches and voting took place on Friday, May 22. The positions of the :1998-1999 student •council 'are Sarah, Vermunt as premier, Julie Darling 'and Marcy • Swance as co-deputyypremiers, Jesse Bergman as social convener; Ja- mie Reahurn as athletic chairperson, Harmony Spivy and Katie Fox as grade ten representatives and Sarah Hodge 'and Jan Fischer as grade 11 representatives: ' . Several other positions for next 'year's student councilhave' not y'et been decided:'A selected council will go through applications and ay - point the remaining positions this week. An updated outlineof next year's student•council will be included in next'weck's Panther Profile. The big school trip to the air expo will be on Wednesday, June 3. The entire school will ho travelling to ,Huron Park for the day. The trip includes watching the air show and attending the career fair -held there. - The athletic banquet is scheduled for• Tuesday; June 2. Everyone who has played.on any school sports team is invited to the school that night for supper. and awards after. It is' a night of fun and recognition for South Huron's athletes: . Exams are only a few weeks away. The -last day of classes will be Monday, June 15. This year exams will be running from. Tuesday, June 16 until Monday, June 22. - Upcoming events . - Wednesday. May 27 - Volunteer appreciation coffee break in the cafeteria from 10 to 10:30 a.m., Spanish class fiesta from 1 to 3:30 p.m., Huron/Perth and WOSSA rugby in Stratford; . Thursday, May 28 - Play school children come to school with grade eleven family studies classes, jr. girls WOSSA soccer, boys WOSSA soccer at SHDHS; , . Friday, May 29 - Peer helper training session, jr. girls WOSSA soc- cer, boys WOSSA soccer at SHDHS, track and field OFSSA; Saturday, May 30 - Track and field OFSSA; Tuesday, June 2 -Athletic banquet Wednesday. June 3 School trip to air expo. Confirmation this Sunday at Thames Road church Rhoda Rohde Thames Road correspondent THAMES ROAD - Confirmation Sunday is scheduled for May 31 at Thames Road. Lunch will follow • the service. On June 7 there will be a baptism 'service at Elimville. On June 14 a Sunday School celebration will be held at Thames Road. It's Carnival Time at Usborne .Central School on June 12 begin- ning at 5 p.m. The organizing com- mittee needs 1 kg.'clear plastic peanut butter jars with lids. If you have any, please bring them to the school or contact Janine Dougall at 263-5124. . The June meeting of the U.C.W. COMM lJt\JITY Page 10 Times -Advocate, May 27, 1998 Buildings moved to new location , • By_Annte Morena . $hipka correspondent SHIPKA How many -readers .recall when there were church ser- vices held at the -Star Lite Theatre Drive Inn at Shipka in the 1960s? The song leader at that time was Rev. Dr. Robert J. •Graham of Huron Park, who was guest speaker at 'the. Grand Bend .United Church Women's meeting on May 14. He also sang several sacred songs and hymns accompanied by his wife Ellen on violin and Idella.Gabel at., the piano. Rev. Graham recalled that Harry Hoffman of Dashwood helped with singing also. Annie Zielman spent Mother's Day with daughter Angie and Mark Bousfield, Dirk and Madison at • Simcoe. Later in the week she visit- ed her brother Bill and Ellen Janzen at Leamington forher brother's 60th birthday, and then on to Essex to•_daughter Susie and Wayne Robson, Colin,. Breagh and Sheina, for a short visit. - Another landmark in the village 'disappeared last week. when the buildings -were moved to another *location from the Imperial Fuel business run by the late Art Webb, and later by the late Cliff Russell and sons, and lately by Anderson Fuels of Strathroy. Al Lawson and Pat Champion of St. Marys were Sunday visitors with Ken and Marg Baker. With Leota. Snyder on Mother's Day were .all her family, Suzanne and Otto Plein,Elmira, Esther and Ric Storey, London, Edwin and Gail Snyder, Mt. Brydges, Keith and Nancy Snyder, Greenway, Jim and Judy Snyder, this area, also nine grandchildren, Christopher and Melissa Plein, Stephen and Scott. Storey, Colin; Corey, Nicholas, Lisa and Sarah Snyder. Happy 90th birthday wishes to Edith Baker of Dashwood. Friends and relatives held Open House at Dashwood United Church on May 17 for her. - Recent visitors with Hugh and Annie Morenz were Connie and Bob Chaffe.of Mitchell, Carol Coleman, Elisha and Brandon of . Kippen. • Hugh and Annie Morenz's son Bill of London has returned home after a holiday in B.C.. with his daughter Persephone. First phase of project passes GRAND BEND The proposal to build a bath house on Grand Bend's beach ik one step closer to becoming a reality.' - . - ' Council passed 'a motion_on Tuesday to proceed with- phase one of the -- proposal by Breivik, Scorgie; Wasylko, Morrison'to build the bath house. • Council received -a recommendation from the Community Enhancement. Advisory Committee to proceed after the committee met with the firm. The motion was passed with the condition that the architectural firm be prepared to participate in the public meeting process. Mayor Cam Ivey commented that the public meeting to discuss the pro- • posal will be held over the -summer but an exact -date hasn't been set. "By the end of June the firm -will be able to provide the public with a conceptualized drawing of the beach scape and provide a dollar amount of how much the project will cost," Ivey said. - 1 will he held at Thames Road on June 9. The program will be pre- sented by Sharon. Pavkeje, Pat Ballantyne, June Stewart and Jean Johns. The roll call will be 'Summer holiday plans'. Group W will serve lunch. Personals • Many people from this area called at the Hopper Hockey Funeral' Home on Monday evening and Tuesday to pay their respect to the late Philip Johns and also attended his funeral on Wednesday. Sympathy is extended to his wife Marjorie and family. Bill and Rhoda Rohdc, Glenn and Marilyn Rohde spent' Saturday with Dan and Nancy Rohde at their new home in Ballinafad. Good turnout for. Centralia yard sale Several people held yard sales: By Mary Peterson Centralia correspondent CENTRALIA Saturday, . May 23, was a good day to visit Central-' is if you were looking for some bargains. Several people held yard sales. • . Centralia United Church The- London Conference of. the United Church. of Canada was held ' •at Centralia International Academy from May 22 to May 24. Everyone from Centralia United Church was invited to participate .in worship at 2 p.m. on Sunday. The service was very well orga- nized. Special music was provided by the Blyth Festival Orchestra with Conductor James Ford and Brian 13elleth, the soloist. The highlight of the service was the ordination, commissioning and recognition of several candidates to the ministry. Rev. Glen Wright was the ordination minister. . • Upcoming events If you're able to participate, wor- ship will be held with the residents of Exeter Villa on May 27 at 7 p.tn. at the Villa. Also on May 27 at 6:30 p.m:, a fun night will be held at 6:30 p.m. I for children at Centralia United Church. Thy, WOTCH Community would appreciate assistance to purchase a new or used van. If anyone would like to contribute, please send your donation to WOTCH, ,Club Huron, Box 2417, Exeter, ON NOM ISO. Receiptsdor donations will be pro- vided. The Good Sam Program will be held on Saturday. June 6 at the Cen- tralia Community Centre..A picnic lunch will be followed by a base - 3 hall game if the Weather permits. If ,you have some time to spare, please come and assist with the - program which begins at 12:30 and ends at 2 p.m. - Sunday. June 7 the Centralia Sunday School Anniversary and potluck .hutch will be held. Wor- ' ship will be at 11 a.m. with guest speaker •Kathy Wreford from Cen- tral United Church in Stratford. Golfers should note that a tourna- ment sponsored by Exeter United, Church will be held on June 7 at the Exeter Golf Club. The entry fee of $30. $15 for club members; in- cludes 9 holes of golf. a light din- ner, and a donation to the Mission and Service project. Please provide a cheque to Exeter United -Church by May 31 to register. The U.C.W. are planning a pot- luck picnic ;dinner on June 4 at 6 p.m. at Centralia Community Park. Women 'are asked to bring first course food. dishes - and cutlery. Dessert and drinks will be provid- ed. In case of rain it will be held in the church basement. Centralia Faith Tabernacle A Praise Rally to learn songs for the March for Jesus will lie held on Thursday, May 28 from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Faith Tabernacle Church. This year's celebatory march will be Saturday' May 30, beginning at 1:30 p.m. in Exeter. There will be a Gym Night for the youth this Saturday, May 30 at 7 p.m. at Exeter Pentecostal Church. All youth are welcome to attend. Euchre results In Crediton recently,. Low Hand winners• were Helen MacDonald and Alwina Galloway in the euchre games. Gird Eaton and Ethel Berry were High Hand .winners. Lone Hand winners were Marian Noels and Lloyd Wainer. Plant auction Plant lovers heaven. The Grand Bend and Area Horticultural Society held their third annual plant auction on Monday night. Both a live and silent auction were held to sell plants donated by local individuals and businesses. Last year the auction raised over $700 for the horticultural society. Pictured above is horticultural member Hank Ford. our Views Letters to the ltor Searching for a cure ...we are asking you to come down and show your support." Dear Editor: - Everybody knows somebody -with diabetes, Many think we cannot change that. • However, Shoppers Drug Mart and the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation of Canada are devot- ed to finding a cure! Did you know that: - • 2.25 million Canadians suffer from diabetes There are 60,000 new cases of diabetes_ diagnosed in_Canada every year - - •Diabetes is the leading cause of new blindness - • Is the underlying cause of 50 per cent of all heart attacks • 75 per cent of all those who - suffer strokes have diabetes - - • Kidney failure is diagnosed 17 times more often in those with diabetes . • Less than five per cent of Canadian medical research dol- lars are currently devoted to -dia- betes- - The list of horrifying facts goes on and on. Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Canada is, part of an international health • agency, whose mission is to sup- port and fund research to f nd a cause, cure, treatment and pre- vention of diabetes and its com- plications. • . To date, JDF Canada have given more funds directly to dia- betes research than any other pri- vate health agency in the world. Shoppers Drug Mart is deeply - committed to diabetes. Our goals are twofold: - . 1. To better manage the dis- ease for our customers.This will lead to fewer complications and is the reason why the Diabetes Care Centre is in every Shoppers Drug Mart store. 2. To help fund research, through the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Canada, to -find a -cure for diabetes. We are asking for your sup- port! Allison Graham, Donald Storey, Tara Dekort and Exeter Shoppers Drug Mart are holding our second annual "Walk for the Cure" fundraiser for JDF on May 30, 1998. To support our ongoing com- mitment to JDF Canada, Exeter Shoppers Drug Mart is holding a barbecue and draw on Saturday, May 30 and we are asking you to conte down and show your sup- port. We will be selling one hotdog and pop for only $1. You can • also purchase a ticket for a chance to win a picnic basket filled with supplies (retail value of over $70) for only $1. If you would like to learn more about diabetes, contact your fam- ily physician or pharmacist. Or you can attend Exeter Shoppers . Drug Mart's Diahetes Awarcness Day on Thursday, June 4, 1998. If you would like to know more information regarding Juvenile Diabetes.Foundation Canada and the Walk For The Cure, feei'free to contact Janet at London JDF at (519) 686-5081 ext. 219, or contact their website via the Internet ' http://www. jdfcure.com/walk.ht m. Your Exeter Shoppers Drug Mart.staff, along with all diabetes sufferers, look forward to you helping us find a cure! 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