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South Huron Hospital .
Auxiliary member Betty
Brand (left) helped sell tick-
ets for the group's quilt
draw during the Summerfest.
sidewalk sale. Tickets are •
$1 each or 3 for $2 and are
still available at the hos-
pital. The draw will.be held -
Dec.8. At right, Daryl Weaver
buys a ticket.
Church bulletin bloopers
The following church bulletin
bloapers were emailed, the T -A
last week.
The Scouts arc saving aluminum
cans, bottles; and other items to be
recycled. Proceeds will be used to
cripple children.
The outreach committee has
enlisted 25 visitors to make calls on
people who are not afflicted with
any church.
The Ladies Bible Study will be
held Thursday morning at 10. All
ladies are invited -to lunch in the
Fellowship Hall after the B.S. is
done: • -
. Evening Massage - 6 PM
The pastor would appreciate if
. the ladies of the congregation
would send .him their electric gir-
dles for pancake breakfast next
Sunday morning.
The audience is asked to remain
seated until the end of the reces-
sion.
Low Self Esteem Support Group
will meet Thursday at 7 PM. Please
use the back door.
Ushers will eat latecomers.
The third verse of Blessed
Assurance will be sung without
musical accomplishment.
For those of you who have chil-
dren and don't know it, we have a
nursery downstairs.
The Rev. Merriwethcr spoke
briefly, much to the delight of the
audience. '
The pastor will preach his
' farewell message, after which the
choir will sing, 'Break Forth into
Joy."
• A songfest was hell at the
Methodist church Wednesday.
Next Sunday Mrs. Vinson will
be .soloist for the morning service.
The pastor will then speak on "It's a
Terrible Experience."
Dye to the Rector's illness,
Wednesday's healing service will
be discontinued until further notice.
Stewardship Offertory: "Jesus
Paid It All"
The music for today's service
was all _composed by George
Friedrich Handel in celebration' of
the 300th anniversary of hisbirth. •
•
Remember in prayer the inany
who arc sick of our church and
community.
The eighth -graders will be pre -
sen' ' l,espearc's Hamlet in the
ct• • tient noon Friday at 7
,:ongregation is,invited to
4,,.11.1 ails tragedy. • �..
The concert held in Fellowship
Hall was a great success. Special
thanks are due to the minister's.
daughter, who labored the whole
evening at the piano, which as -
usual fell upon her.
Twenty-two. members were pre-
sent at the church meeting held at
the home of Mrs._ Marsha
Crutchfield last evening.
Mrs.Crutchfield and Mrs. Rankin
sang.a duet, The Lord Knows Why.
Don't let worry kill you. Let the
Church help.
Thursday night -Potluck Supper.'
Prayer and medication to follow.
The rosebud on the altar this.
morning is to announce the birth -of
David Alan Belzer, the sin of Rev.
and Mrs. Julius Belzer.
This afternoon there 'will be a
meeting in the south and north ends
of the church: Children will be bap-
tized at both ends.
Tuesday at 4 PM there will bean '
ice cream social. All ladies giving
milk will please come early.
Wednesday, the Ladies Liturgy
Society will meet. Mrs_: Jones will
sing "Put Mc In My Little Bed"
accompanied by the pastor.
Thursday at 5 PM there will be. a
meeting of the Little Mothers Club.
All • wishing to become Little
Mothers. please seethe minister in
his private study.
This being .Easter Sunday; we
will ask Mrs. Lewis to come for
ward and lay an egg on the altar. -
Next Sunday, a special collection
- will be taken to defray the cost of
the pew?. carpet. All those wishing
to do something on the new carpet
will come forward and get a piece -
of paper.
• - The ladies of thc church have
. cast off clothing or every kind and
they may he seen• in the church
basement friday.'
A bean supper Will be held on
Tuesday evening in the church hall.
Music will follow. -
At the evening service tonight,
the sermon topic will be "What is
Hell'..?" Come early and listen to our
choir practice. -
Weight Watchers will meet at 7
PM at the First .Presbyterian
Church. Please use large double
door at the side entrance.
Pastor is on vacation. Massages
can,he given to the church secre-
tary.
8 new choir robes are currently
needed, duc to the addition of sev-
eral new members and to the deteri-
oration of some older ones.
Mrs. Johnson will be entering the
hospital this week for testes.
The Senior Choir invites any
member of- the congregation who
enjoys sinning to join the choir.
Please join us as we show our
support for Amy and Alan who are
preparing for the girth of their first
child.
The Luthcran Men's group will
meet at 6 PM. Steak, mashed pota-
toes, green beans, bread and dessert
will be served for a nominal feel.
The Associate Minister unveiled.
the church's new tithing campaign
slogan last Sunday: "I Upped My
Pledge --Up Yours."
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Laying the foundation
On their way. McCann.Redi-Mix employees Ron Clarke, left, and Craig Kennedy do founda-
tion work on at the Lucan Area Heritage log cabin site_ on Monday in, preparation for the cab-
in's arrival from Port Elgin on either Aug. 10 or 11. The circa 1830 cabin will become Lu -
can's newest tourist attraction and Heritage president Mike Anderson said they hope to fast
track -the work on the project to have it completed by Lucan Heritage Days set for Aug. 15-
16. Anderson said project fundraising is going well with half of the $20,000 in the bank so
far. The total project cost is $4Q,000. .
Have a news tip? Call the Times -Advocate 235-1331
Police Briefs
Teen hurt in accident
HAY TWP. - A Hensall teen rec !ived a broken leg
in a jeep -motorcycle accident on Thursday at about
5:40 p.m.
Jesse Kuicack, 17, of RR2 Hens all was riding his
'80 Kawasaki motorcycle on Airpe rt Line at Walnut
Rd. when he tried to pass a '95 Jecp Cherokee driven
by Barry Harrison of London. Har ison broadsided
Kuicack while he was trying to pa s in an attempt to
turn left. - .
Kuicack was taken by ambulant e to South Huron
Hospital where' he was treated for t broken leg.
Harrison is charged with unsafe turning under the
Highway Traffic Act, Exeter OPP: aid. •
Man seriously hurt in crash
HENSALL - An RR3 Ilderton nian is recovering
from serious injuries in London's'iictoria Hospital
after an accident on Hwy. 4 in Hersall on Saturday at
about 6:45 p.m.
Exeter OPP said Jason Hoekstr<-Battar was riding
his '83 Honda motorcycle southbo.rnd. on Hwy. 4 in
excess of the speed limit when he rear-ended a '98
Chcv Lumina driven by Scott Mel or of Vanastra. •
Hoekstra -Batter was first taken o South Huron
Hospital and later transferred to.Viztoria Hospital's:
South Si campus in London.
At press. Hbekstra-Batter was tilted in serious but
'stable condition after undergoing surgery. '.
Lucan man charged EXETER -
Lucan's Christopher Prefontaine, 19, is charged with
assault in connection with an incident outside South
Huron.Ree Centre after a 'buck an doe' on July 19
at about 1:30 a.m.
Two women were assaulted and taken to South
Huron Hospital where they were treated and released
for minor injuries.
• Prefontaine-wi l I next appear in Exeter court Sept.-
24.
ept:24.
Library windows vandalized
EXETER - Vandals used marbles to vandalize two
double windows at the rear of Exeter Library last
week, Exeter OPP said.
The damage was discovered on Friday. Exeter
OPP said the marbles left holes in the windows.
Anti -flower thugs in Exeter
EXETER - Several large flower pots along
Exeter's Main St. were overturned and damaged by
vandals at about 2:10 a.m. on Saturday. Exeter OPP
said.
More fake bills surface
GRAND BEND - The North Lambton OPP are
warning business owners about counterfeit money
being passed in Grand Bend and at bank machines.
The latest round of fake bills are S20s, $50s and
$100s bEaring serial number ESV6143I60,
FHH4358542, EST8836279 or SAZ0522363.
The OPP said the bills are of good quality. Those
checking money should look for whether the
planchettes can be scrapped off.
Another test is to put a black light on the bill. If
it's fake, the paper will show up as white; if the bill's
genuine, the paper will be slightly shaded.
if you come across a fake bill or have any
information on these crimes, call your nearest OPP
detachment or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477
(TIPS).
Lawn tractors stolen ZURICH -
Four lawn tractors together valued at S6,400 were
stolen from C.G. Farm Supply overnight July 6.
Don't swim there
EXETER - Some Exeter area youths found out why
-you should follow the rule of don't go where you're
not supposed to.
The youths were seen swimming in Exeter public
pool iii the wee hours of luly 11. They -were found by
the OPP and charged with trespassing.
The OPP reminds people that swimming at the pool
- -after hours is not only a crime, trespassing, it is •
dangerous.
There's an arsonist out there
STEPHEN TWP. - There could be an arsonist
amongst us. •
Stephen Twp. firefighters battled a blaze at an .
abandoned house near the Centralia -Huron Park
Airport. -
Fire protection officials and the Exeter OPP are still
investigating the fire believed to have been
deliberately set,
Who was that driver?
HENSALL - The Exeter OPP hope to find the
driver of a car that was driving erratically on Main St.
in Hensall at about 5 p.m. on July 11.
The car is described as a two-tone Camaro. The
OPP said though fortunately no one was.hurt, they still
would like to identify the vehiclo.and driver.
Bikes stolen and found
SOUTH HURON- Several bikes have either been
stolen or found recently in the South Huron area.
Three bicycles were found and reported to the OPP
from July 5-13, one in Huron Park and two in Exeter.
The bikes can be viewed and claimed at the Exeter
OPP detachment.
During the same week, a boys blue CCM mountain
bike was stolen from the Exeter ball diamonds.
Exeter OPP said that noting the serial numbers of
your bicycles and other property greatly assists in the
recovery of stolen property and. identifying the owner.
-The OPP. also reminds bike owners to lock bicycles in
a secure place since most stolen'bikes werenot
secured.
Anyone with information on any of the above
occurrences are asked to call the Exeter OPP at 235-
1300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
It's pot find time
SOUTH HURON - If it's summer time, it's pot
finding time in farmers' -fields.
Exeter OPP said they have been contacted about
marijuana plants growing in fields beside legitimate
crops. The OPP said farmers arc inmost.
unaware of the pot growers' activities which is done
without the fanners' consent.
Marijuana is often grown in thc middle of fields and
cannot be seen from the ground. The OPP said the pot
is easily distinguished from other crops from the sky.
To foil the OPP's helicopters. pot growers have taken
to woodlots to conceal their crops from the air.
The OPP ask those who spot some pot to make note
of the location via the Global Positioning System or its
grid reference from a topographical map, street
address or lot and concession number and call them.
The OPP also advises those who see any signs of
unusual pedestrian or off-road vehicle traffic or
anything suspicious near fields or woodlots to contact
your nearest OPP detachment or Crimc Stoppers.
Man charged with trafficking
HURON PARK - Peter J. Overall of Huron Park is
charged with possession of a controlled substance for
the purpose of trafficking by Exeter OPP after a
warrant was executed at a Huron Park residence.
The Exeter OPP executed the warrant on June 22.