HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1998-10-07, Page 35Wednesday. October 7, 1998
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Usborne opens new library
Ilderton Fair
Usborne senior kindergarten student Thomas Beniot and his aunt Lynda Denham
were among many people who checked out Usborne Central. School's new library
on Sept, 29.
. 'USIJOItNi'. '1'WI'. —
Teachers. students _.and
parents wetcunred iii:.the
new school year. at Lis-
burne 'Central School with
meet the teacher night
and the opening of its
new library. '
Cotistructon on the new
library started last Fe_bru,
ary and finished just in
time for the official, open-
ing. it includes internet
aecess for • the student:
and has 14 computers.
two laptops - and eight
portable word processors.
It also has new furniture,.
new shelves and is air
conditioned.
Lisburne principal Jim
Binns calls the new li-.
brary attractive and mod-
ern and says its environ-
inent encourages .students
First YFC
Rally of
'the season
EXI1'l'li The first
South Huron Youth For
Christ Halle of the• season
was held, at. llurop
Centennial St:hoot' .on
Saturday evening, October,
3.
• 11 Was a Coffee (louse
style -with a Thanksgiving
theme.
• Ail exciting Bible Quiz
was conduct'ed from "1 -
"I•ipiotliy: chapter 1' 'with
teams participating from,
Gu'dt,ricli, Zurich and
Centralia. -
Goderh h Bethel Youth
presented a drama, "One
Way -Mission. .'
Everyone sat around
tables 'and was able to
purchase. a ,snack and
apple juice while listening
to familiar tunes played on
the guitar.
The Rally' was well
attended and everyone is •
invited to the next one to
be•heid Novetntaer 7 when
a group from New York
will present a Praise
Drama team.
to learn. Ile adds the .new
library, sets up the school
• for the new _milleiununr.
making.., Usborne "a • ver.
viabh• school."
limns said tin' school
hopes the cuminunity_ will
take advantage of the' new
technology in the school
and ••says • there's a• posse:
bility UAC classes may be.
offered at night this win-
ter in the- school's new
"virtual classroom". a
joint venture with "t'Vtl.
Binns, added _the -dew
clianges to '. tht, school,
which include . a • new of-
fice area. a new health
rooms and a wheelchair -
accessible wasiirootn.
have made the teachers
and students feel good
about the school.
According to Binns, the
- !funny. Count. Board of
`fiducittiun ha, t s tin remo-
vating libraries in all of its
schools•' Usbtirue, he said.
was • fast on the list and
benefitted --irons the expo-
' rience the hoard (now the
Avon Maitland . -District
School Board) "gained
from renovating oflier
.. schools. •
"l'he • new fibrar� - still
needs•a few touch-ups mi-•
chiding suns' paint and
ue�w.tiuoks
and the'sctivul
has begun _a •Domatt,-a
• Book program through
'whictr .parent,s can donate
books t» the school:
The renovations: ac-
cording to the school's
council chair • Carotyn
Johns, Cost' $200,(JUO
which was raised through
the board.
Helping out at the=llderton
Fair's midway games Friday
night were, from Ieft,Ashley
Campbell-; Kristina Tilmans
and Jackie Dodd:
Among the liderton Fair's
•many displays -inside the
-arena were artwork from
area students, 4-H con►peu-
• tions, baking and sewing
• contests and largest veg-
".:etablecontests, which saw
Lucan's Mike Harrigan win
with his 43I -pound pump-
kin. Pictured here, Denfield's
Anthony Lepore, t2 was
among a huge crowd of kids
who were intrigued -by the
pumpkin.
Donations from Friedsburg Days Committee
The Friedsburg Days Committee donated $3,000 to eight area organizations last week at the Dashwood Memorial Community Cen-
tre. The money will be used for the beautification of the village's Main Street. Pictured in front row from left are: Kathy Hayter, Block
Parents; Harold Stire, bashwood Hall Board; Brendan and Phil Walker, Alhambra; Dwight Shepp., Dashwood Fire Department; Pam
Bieman, VON paliative care volunteer program; Ed Scott, Blue Water fire brigade; Laurence Scott, Blue Water fire brigade; Bruce
Stanlake, Blue Water fire brigade; Tom Hayter, Dashwood Minor Ball; and Judy Delange, Dashwood Athletic Field Board. Pictured in
the middle from left are committee members Wendy Becker, Kim Laporte, Joe Ford, Darlene O'Rourke, Christine Schade and Karen
Schade. In the back row from left are committee members Julia Tieman, Cheryl Becker, 'Glenn Ford, Jim Crown, Rob Hoffman, Jen
Taylor, Wayne Becker and Rob Vanderhoek. Absent from the photo are committee members Jeremy Becker, Dennis Dietrich and
Greg McCarthy.