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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1998-09-09, Page 8Page 8 ['',rut's Advocate,- September' 9, 1998 • COMM II NI TY Garden show host to attend banquet HENSALL - Grahame Beakhust - "The 'Guerilla Gardener" will be the guess speakerat fiensall and District Horticullurad. Society's 15th Anniversary Bai►quet un Mon- day. September 21„ 1998. Beaklturst is' the popular host of the TV stiuw "Guerilla Gardener". which can he seen trod(, coast to coast on the Discovery Channel• He was born in London, England and grew up with a gardening la- ther who ,is now 87 and still going swung... and was featured in Ca- nadian Living Magazine. Beakhust is an. active gardener wind is the head gardener at Ruse Cottage in Toronto, tile- original Esisr *From the Principal's desk By Dell Homutlr • _ South Hum! Uistrti f Hiy►it School • • South.Huron District High Schol opened as doors to W O sitidents on September) ti► mark the begin- ' ping of its .50th year as it secondary school. "Lite students were greeted with a sparkling clean .facility thanks to the dedication of a terrific custo- dial stall. The secretaries had placed the Bowers and fruit on the counter welcoming back everyone who alinc into our newly refurbished main office. The students' council had posted paper stars with tonics orf them all over the halt walls- one fur eery person who goes t0 school or works here. The place was titled with colour, noise and laughter- It was clear to. me that the magical "hack to school" feeling . was in the air. Fresh starts and new beginnings are good. for all of us. They are filled with such excitment and potential. (inc of my jobs, I believe, is to keep the tremendous energy and optimism that a new school sea- son brings percolating throughout the year.. 'there isa great deal that is gaud about this school; but continuous. improvcincnt roust he what we are aboni. In Order to focus our col- - Iectivc energy tin building on our strength.~ and improving our weak- nesses; a set of goals and priorities needs to be developed for this school year. Tlie groundwork will be laid at a planning session atter school on September 9: Parents from the school council will juin ire the process to provide shat important perspective on what is needed from parents' perspectives if we are to continue W grow as a school community. . Parents should be aware that the Student Planners were distributed on the •first day. Contained in the planner are the dates of exams. School holidays, report card distributions, parents' nights, informa- • tion on attendance; behavior rules and. special costs. All parents are strongly encouraged to road the planner carefully. We have no other means of getting this-infonuation.home to you, so do spend tinge reading it this week. - Understanding and respecting each,othcr's work as parents and educators requires Tots of communicating. 'ibis weekly article is intended to help the process. • The children and young people of our families and schools are our most valuable resource. They deserve our collective best effort - parents. educators and support staff. • i look forward to working with you on their behalf. Deb Homuth Rose Cottage. of Rosedale that . Jaws hack to the (840's. He has . lived on the Toronto Island' stir 20. years where he coutinues lo.. de- velop and tend.gardens with neigh - hors and friends. Ile frequents'. works with culptor/artist lan Roh ertsun front London's Slade School . of Ari, who Is also a great huildcr • of . garden spaces. and water Ica - lures; Together they . arc res: urrccting-a ,3,000 sq. It. greenhouse in Hui -linguini where They • plan to do • spi cialited growing including geraniums and ferns. Other than gardening, Beakhust taught • graduate envronmentul studies for 10 years at York- Uni- i•crsrty, he was a management con- sultant with Deloitte & 'l'uuchc; Chief of. Staff to The Ministry of Corrections K Solicitor General of Ontario" and iS currently president • of 'mistral Hovercraft Iric. - The company has built a 10.passenger commercial. prototype hovercraft that has no propeller and runs as' quietly as .. boat. He has it love for music and has played lion .many years with a group of friends, in- cluding parades ,ld-Carahana; ori his E flat sousaphone and now his F3 flat tuba. Beakhusi continues to study Mario and jilt', with his. friend Bobby Fenton. who. in his early years accompanied' the -legendary, 131115 Holiday.• For - ticket information for the banquet. call Lit Sangster al 262- 2715. or check at arca businesses displaying our Banquet Poster: CORRECTION NOTICE we wish. to draw your attention to the following in our current "The Savings Add Up" flyer ' - f'age 12. Ileum 510 8c 11. Air -Rifles. 75.5085-0/75-4751-6 Gun locks .re- sold separately. 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All other offers not applicable. 5350 discount applies to a high -efficiency furnace and air conditioner purchased together. O Union Gas limited 1998. 1 800 860-2223 0 miongas energy for you Officers installed New executive. The Grand Bend Golden Agers Club No. 758 celebrated the installation of their new executive with a lunch at the Legion on Sept. 2. Pictured from left are treasurer Betty Haist, president Ron Dann, assistant secretary-Audrey..Tibbitts and secretary Gloria Mousseau. Absent is 1st vice'president Dorothea Knight. The officers will hold their posi- tions for the next two years: Installation upcoming li\I: IIiR - A put luck supper at Noble (;rand Bev Campbell's home started another year for the Piute of -Huron Rebekah Lodge With about 25 people attending. Ock►ber 7 trill he Exeter's instal- lation 'night. by I)I)P Molly ('os Isom Clinton. ,()n September 8. eight sisters will travel to Brussels Lodge fo take the travelling gavel to thorn. 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