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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1998-05-27, Page 12Page 12 ,Times -Advocate, May 27, 1998 „ Village prepares for annualyard sale By Liz Sat —1Pi - Hensall correspondent HENSALL • - At Hensall's Community -Wide Yard Sale, May 30.. the Hensall and District Horticultural Society will be having a sale at the corner of Nelson and Main. in front of- William's Hairstyling. Donations of perenni- als, gardening tools, houseplants. books on gardening, herbs. pots, bulbs etc. arc welcome. These may be dropped off prior to sale day at William's Shop or at Liz . Sangster's. phone 262-2715 for more infonnation. • - • On May 28 the Society will he ' planting the village beds starting at 9 a.m. The general membership will not he phoned regarding this but anyone intere.ted in helping out is encouraged to meet at the par- • kette. • _ If you are a member and haven't yet picked up your pansies please do so et the -following locations: William's .Hairstyling or by phon- ing Jancth at 262-2715. if you ere - not a member hut want to he you buy a membership from these sources and gel your pansies and up to a 10 Per cent discount at Local greenhouses.. •A fancily get-together was held . Sunda • afternoon at ,Beth Grenicr's apartment to celebrate the engagement other grandson Robert Luther. Rohert is the son of Carole and Larry. Luther of Grand Bend and is marrying.Joy Cooper. daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs..Dave Cooper of Stcrling,Heights. Michigan. ' The Hensall Park Board will he hosting a Smart. St -ve Training Session on June 24 The session _ will he from 7 too 10:30 p.m. at the • 'Hensall. Community Centre. Smart Serve •is a training program for . servers. which outline: the skills or responsible service. The Smart • Serve .qualification was developed by the Ontario Hospitality. Industry. and has replaced the previous train- ing known as Server Intervention • Program. Smart :Serve- highlights the prevention of problem situs - tions. as well as intervention when :problems do arise. The training is useful Pot/ anyone involved in the pr:oytsion of alcohol serving events,. • • The Fist includes -such persons as hartendcrs. wait staff. -caterers. managers. owners, security staff: •and special occasion permit hold- • ers: Additional information is avail- able from the Hensall Arena (262- '3206) and Hensall Municipal Office (262-28122). Collection of special household garbage will .take place June 1 in the Village of Hensall. Residents should.have items to the curb h� , a.m. to ensure pickup. Special • household garbage includes, such - items as: furniture:. appliances. (tagged frcon fret. if applicable). waste in containers: Metal items must he piled separately. Carpet must he rolled. and no longer than four feet: mattresses must he rolled and -tied. Items which are not accepted. include: tires. harhecue' • tanks. building materials. batteries. paint. or regular. taggahlc garbage. Questions regarding the collection can he directed to the Hensall Municipal Office.. It's your last chance to nominate someone you know for reeognitiun as a Hensall • volunteer. . Nominations are being accepted for: Civic •volunteer. Humanitarian • Volunteer and Service to Sports. The selected volunteers will he rcc• - ognized at the Hensall Parks -. Board's Beef barbecue in. August. This is the third annual, barbecue co -hosted by the Hensall Kinsmen and Firefighters. Nomination forms • are available at the Municipal Office and Arena. The deadline for nomination submissions is June 1 ' at 5 p.m. ' On May 22 Hensall Legion and Ladies Auxiliary held joint installa- tions with Blyth. The officers and Executive for the next term are Past President Bryan Fink, President Dave Smale, First vice Larry Uyl. Second vice Gerry Glenn, Secretary -treasurer Bea UyI, Service Officer Larry UyI and Sgt. - at -Arms Pete Zwaan, Executive Betty Simmons. Donna Smale, Jane Glavin. lea Reid, Stewart Taylor and Lillian- Beer for the Legion; Auxiliary President Iva Reid. Secretary Donna Smale, Treasurer Lillian Beer. Executive Joan - Beierling and -Bea -1.1y]. At the regular meeting of the Branch. it was agreed to.donate'to the Children's Aid Societe- for camping .and St. Boniface School, Zurich, towards purchasing play-- ,ground lay-.ground equipment. -Hensall Legion has just received a much needed face lift. New.. .drapes were installed and it was painted. On Junc 6 the Legion arc holding their Elimination - _ and l;ntcrtainment Night. The Ladies Auxiliary Penny Sale is now open • Tuesdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 'with draws June 2..It is located at 120 King St. in Hensall. • Margaret and Jack Consist •cele- brated their golden wedding annivcrsar� at Erb's Country Kitchen recently. Another celebra-. . tion took. pla a in Kitchener "when the' met with Fred endBarh Birosh- cif St. Catharines and Marg and Ray, •Consitt of Exeter for dinner. Carmel.Presbyterian Church will: celebrate the 150th anniversary on Ma 31 at 9:45'a.rn. The P.C.W..w•ill meet June 1 at 8 P.m •. On Ma. 24 at Hensel' United Church it was Conference Sunday. Cecil Pepper conducted the service and Ann Marie McGregor read the children's stor\ The greeter was Hazel Corbett. Chuck Mallette was the usher and Pat'Veal was the lec- tor. There will he no service at Hensall United Church on May 31 due to the 150th anniversary at Carmel'Presb.'Itr:an church. A meeting will he held after the. service on Junc 7: Prayers arc asked -for the executive staff• and committees of the Presbytery. - The Friendship Circle will meet on Monday ai 4:30 to .tour lcc Culture. followed. by a potluck' nice! at McAllisters• in Bayfield. Thursday afternoon- ladies meet June 4 at Millingtons for -lunch at - noon. .. - -Bake table donations will be.' received from 7 109 p.m. on'Friday in the fellowship hall. Coffee and - mufiins will he served on Saturday morning and lunch will he avail-. able at the friendship -hall. • It's time to start thinking about Hensall Spring Fair on June 12 and 13. The theme is "Focus on Pork" Donations and support frvrn arca individuals and. business has made the fair possible. • • _ •. The proud tradition is approach- ing the 130th 'year. The forerunner of the Hensall Spring Fair was the South Huron Electoral Agricultural Society formed in 1868. Earlier fairs were rotated between Bruceficld. Hensall. Kippen and Seaforth. The society sponsored plowing and reaping and. mowing matches. in 1869 the mowing match featured 13 entries and over 1,0(X) spectators. The agricultural society was formed to promote . new and improved farming equipment, seed crops. livestock bloodlines and • farming practices. The fairs were also an important social event. Today fairs may 'look different than in years gone by but their purpose .hasn't changed. In 1951, 50 calves were pur- chased from Western'Canada. The calves were distributed to local calf club children to ready for the show and -sale at the '52 spying fair in May. The club was so successful, the 1965 fair saw 113 entries. This year there are approximately 60 calves which will he shown and sold at the fair: • A Swine Show and Sale.will be introduced at the '98 lair following the Calf Sale. ` - - Team Penning.is a new addition to the program this year. It is a horse and cattle event hound to lend a western flavor. Three riders must sort out cattle with assigned numbers, from the herd, and move them down the corral -and into a three sided pen. They have 90 sec- onds to pen the cattle in order to place. There arc six classes includ- . ing youth 14 to 18, and 1.3 .and under. There is a novice class, ladies class and a Pro -Am as well as an open class. This fast growing event is a great spectator event. The popular traditional livestock shows - sheep, goats. horse and poultry shows will. be featured. • • Friday night will see the ambas- sador and the Jr. Prince and. Princess crowned. Local talent will provide entertainment in the, talent show. The Midway will provide "Pay One Price" midway entertain- ment Friday•evening and operate all day Saturday. . • Enjoy • a hearty. ,breakfast Saturday 'morning from .8 to 10 a.m. The parade has an earlier start this year at 11 a.m. Saturday. The categories for the photo con- test arc "This Little Piggy" and "Home Sweet Home". Entry -forms and rules are available at the • Municipal Office. Deadline for - entries is Junc 5. 1998.. Deli • Campbell. Regional Pronlotional Co- old inaior of -- Ontario Pork will give Cooking' demonstrati(ins'•featuring. pork re:apes and samples of the product. Marg Oke will demonstrate the art of chainsaw woodcarving and -Ice Cultuie will showcase ice carv- ing. • The Blucwater Tug'of War will 'hold a competition and later •coach the amateur teams. Area youth arc welcome to put a team together and join the fun. . , - The Porcelain Pony races will return followed by Big Round Bale Rolling and these events are open - • to the public. • . Mutton.Busting will be staged Saturday afternoon, for children up to six years old and sheep undecd- rating for children' seven years,to grade eight. . • " "Babies on Parade" with prizes for all entrants will take place Saturday. at 1 p.m. Popular with the children is the Pct show Saturday morning. at 9 - a.m. ' . The '99-Internati(inal Plowing Match Family Lifestyles Committee will sponsor a "Soup of. the.Match" competition at each Huron ,County Fair this year. The best soup of each' fair will compete • at the 'District Annual Meeting in October in. Exeter. The Grand • Champion Huron County Soup winner will receive $25 and the soup will be served at various events at IPM '99. • Prize lists can be obtained from the hanks, municipal office, post office. William's Hairstyling or by calling 236-4558. Sunday School children to conduct Pentecost service By H. Davis - Saintsbury correspondent SAINTSBU•RY - St. Patrick's -congregation met on May 23 at 7 p.m. *to celebrate their evening prayer service with Hugh Davis leading from • the Book of Alternative Services. • Margaret Carroll assisted with the scripture readings -and Suiannc Davis read the collect for the sev- enth Sunday of Easter. Sunday School was led by Courtney and Katie -Scarlett MacGillivray and prayers and 'account of the 15I st Synod was given by Hazel Davis. St. Patrick's was represented at the Diocesan Synod in 1860 by Patrick Jameson. St. Patrick's will celebrate Evening Prayer on May 30 at 7 p.m. as the Sunday School children will take the service of Pentecost. The Rev. Stanley Jay will cele- brate the Anniversary Service on June 7, Trinity Sunday at 10:30 a,m. Janett Barker and daughter Joan Beaune called on mother and grandmother Mary Davis last week at the Exeter Villa. Cousins Art and Marion Abbott also visited: • Bob and Heather MacGillivray. Courtney, Katie -Scarlett, Caleb and Corkin visited with the Clarks in Walton on Saturday evening'. Nephews Jim and Greg Clark. both in the Ontario Provincial Police Force, were home on a' visit from northern Ontario. Get well wishes go to Mabel Needham, a patient in hospital. Congratulations -to Harley -Davis who took' fourth place honors in 80 cc and third place in Super Mini at Auburn Hills Raceway on Saturday and Sunday. Rebekahs elect officers for following year EXETER -. On May 20. 20 Sisters of the Pride of Huron Rebekah Lodge met and draped the charter in memory of departed, brothers and sis- ters. Wilf and Bea Bowman are transferring their memberships to Huronic Lodge in Clinton. Officers elected for the term '1998-99 are as follows: NG Sis. Jean Hodgert; GB Sis. Audrey 'MacGregor; Secretary Sis. Gloria McFalls; Financial secretary Sis. Barb Tiedeman; Treasurer Sis. Grace Ballantyne: Trustee Sis. Iva Blair. The next meeting will be the group's 51st birthday party., Guests are invited from Ilderton, Stratford, St. Marys and Victoria Lodge in London. A reminder to officers - they will open in long form but long, white dress- es are not necessary. The group made $313.40 in a recent Ike sale. The evening closed with games of bingo and lunch. Hensall playground equipment -For the kids. Contributors to -the new., play station at the Hensal! Public School cut the rib- bon .Monday afternoon. From left, School Advisory Council president Ron McTaggert, Sue Elder of .the Optimist Club,. Avon Maitland District School Board Trustee Bob Allan, Li- oness Liz Stephens, Lillian Beer of -the Hensall Legion and Denise Troyer, chair of the Playground Committee. Contributors .who were absent during the ceremony were the Exet- er Lions Club, W.G. Thompson and ,Sons; Hensall District Co -Op .and Cooks. The com- '•mittee continues to raise money for the newly -installed equipment. New Orleans Pizza • cards will be sold at the optimist booth at the Hensall Yard Sale on Saturday. As well, money raised at the Optimist booth will be donated to the playground project. School windows smashed ZURICH - Several Windows at Zurich Public School have been broken by vandals over the past few weekends, London-OPP Const. Donna.Shulist said. • The damage is estimated at over'$500 • • Tool theft in Hensall HENSALL - An impact wrench and drill were stolen from an Oxford St. garage in Hensall on May 22. .• , . . The value of the stolen goods is estimated at about $400. Thirsty thieves. in Exeter EXETER - Thieves broke into a Carling St. garage in Exeter to' wet their whistles.. ` Shulist Saida quantity of beer was stolen in the theft: Taxi stolen from Mr._ Mugs GRAND BEND - A wrhitc '87 . Pontiac -6000 'Beyond the Bend' taxi was stolen from the parking lot -of Mr. Mugs in Grand.Bend on May 18. The car was left running when - it was stolen and the car contained an undisclosed amount of fares . and a Motorola cell -phone - If you have an information on this crime. call the North Lambton OPP at (519) 786-2349 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-265.-7500. Beware phony .money GRAND BEND - The North . Lambton.OPP warn Grand Bend. business owners.that counterfeit hills are circulating in the area again. . North Lampton OPP Const. Luke George said two Grand Bend businesses reported receiving fake bills over the Victoria Day weekend. Other police agencies in the region have also reported . fielding calls about counterfeit bills being passed. George urges business owners to take extra time to examine all money before taking it. He gives this advice: •Phony money will not have raised graphics: •The small water marks called planchettes can be rubbed off on real bills but can't be taken off fake bills; •The two-tone colored lines behind the 'faces of the money are actually the denomination of the bill and on fake bills the numbers are not discernible; If you have any information on counterfeit bills being passed, call the North Lambton OPP or Crime Stoppers at the above phone numbers. 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