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ANSWERS
WEIGH DOWN
WORKSHOP
There will be a tree
weigh dowr
Orientation Night ori
Mon., Jan. 11
at 7:00 p.m.
At Exeter Pentecostal
iiiio,Tabernacle
670 Main St. Exeter.
Come discover why
10's of 1000's are
learning to eat God's
way.
Dance Hall
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Lira erre s Wercame
Thurs., Dec. 31
New Year's Eve
Country Justice
Sat. Jan. 2
Country Versatiles
Sun. Jan. 3
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New Year's Eve Dance
Sponsored by Hensall Minor
Hockey
Dec. 31
8 p.m. -2 a.m.
Hensall Community
Centre.
Music by "Firefly's"
Lunch catered by Jerry Rader.
Tickets only $30/couple.
includes lunch and party
favours. Tickets available by
calking Trine 263-3227. Randy
262-3226 or from Linda at the
Hensel! Post Office. All proceeds
benefit Hensall Miner Hockey.
i rout
Pauline Worrell's
Guest House
R.R. #1 Centralia
"TOMES - DIE'TRIC;H,
Rosanne
Geraldine, daugh-
ter of Stephen and
Josephine
Dietrich.,
Dashwood and
Jaynes William,
son of Tom and
Phyllis Tomes,
Centralia were
united in marriage
On October 17,
1998 at Our Lady
of Mount Carmel
Church by Father
Paul Baillargeon.
Maid of honour
was Rose
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8 Lambregts, friend
of the bride.
'Bridesmaids _were
Alice Dietrich, sister of bride, !retie Tait, sister
of bride, Shelley Gill; sister of groom and
Melissa Labreche, friend of bride. Flowergir!
was. Kristie Dietrich, niece of bride. Best man
was Steve Greb, .friend of groom. Groomsmen
were George Tomes, brother of groom, Dennis
Dietrich, brother of bride, Tom Gil!, brother-in-
law of groom and. Steve Dubarry, friend of
groom. the couple are now residing in Colorado
Springs, Colorado. Jamie and Rosanne wish to
thank everyone for making this day so special.
Easter
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Granton services celebrate Christmas
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GRANTON - At the
Granton Unite Church
on Sunday. Dec. 27 Lay
Pastor Val Hodgins enti-
tled her sermon 'Come
close to the stable'.
On Christmas Eve, a
Christmas candk'kght and
communion service was
held at Wesley United
Church.
At St. Paul's Anglican
Church in Kirkton on
Christmas Eve. Rev.
Glenda Meakin celebrated
the Holy Eucharist and
her message was about
September 2nd, 1998
* The Terry Fox run in Exeter has been set for
Sept. 20. Last year, over 50 people participated in
the even in Exeter and raised nearly $2.000.
* An engineer. from the toWe's engineering firm.
will attend a meeting tonigWt about the flooding that
happened three weeks ago. The affected homeown-
ers have created a group called "Citizens Against
Recurring Floods" and have been pressuring council
for answers.
* Lindsay Hardy was named the new Ilderton fair
ambassador at the annual competition on Aug. -27 at
the Ilderton Community Centre. The Ilderton fair
runs Oct.2-3.
September 9th, 1998
* School starts. with teachers back in the class-
rooms but sports are still doubtful in the future.
Talks between the Avon Maitland. school board and
secondary teachers have broken down leaving
sports jeopardized.
* The trial of the driver charged ire the Nov. -24.
1996 crash that killed four young adults and seri-
ously hurt two other started on September 8th.
* After meeting -with province officials, the Luc.an
•
and Biddulph merger has become strained as the
guveriunertt officials laid the guidelines for the amal-
gamation.
September 16th, 1998
*Bonsai District Co-op won the .11.1. Heinz Quality
award un August 20. The award was presented by
Heinz representatives at the Second Nav) Bean
Seminar in London. '!'kite award is for proceed and
shipped white- beans of the highest quality stan-
dards.
* A local.Zurich band seized a big opportunity and
played at the Grand Bend inoturplex after the origi-
nal bands left due to equipment dainage. Although
this was .theirbiggest gig yet. they played amazingly.
* An agreement has been reached for.. Catholic
• schuul teachers in Huron -Perth. l'he teachers, who
were un partial strike and wouldn't do any extra-
curricular activities due to extra workload put un by
••provincial goverrunent, now will do extra -curricular
_activities because of -replacement teachers taking
over extra classes. -
September.23rd, 1998 -
• * A major fire was averted on September 21st, by
early detection. The fire, which was at 411 Main St.,
was believed to be caused by fluorescent lighting
equipment on the buildings sign. Nobody was hurt.
* The village of Zurich has asked its. residents to
help pay for a new arena floor. which will cost -$:300
00U. About 100 residents attended ,a public meeting
concerning the floor and the decision was made.
* A blaze un September 18th. destroyed a barn at
Lot 17, Cont. 3, Stephen Twp. iie7use tenant 1)an
• Stanley alerted the Exeter Dire deparWient but the
fire had already spread through the empty wooden
structure and was fully engulf.. The fire was consid-
ered accidental and nobody was- hurt.
•September 30th, 1998
*The Avon Maitland District Sellout Board and the
Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation.
District 8, have. reached a tentative .agreement for
the 1998/99 and 1999/2000 school years. The
details- could nut be released however, until the- deal
is ratified. if ratified. teachers should be back doing
extra -curricular activjtios again -
* Due to the Ministry of Education's new formula,
based on enrellutent, up to 14 schuuls in- Huron -
Perth counties could be dosed. - The 'Avon Maitland
school bard had the support of over 250 people at a'
meeting un the 29th to fight the closure.
* The Ausable hayfield Conservation Foundation
,held its tree planting ceremony at Morrison Dant CA
to -remember the people for whom trees had been
planted. Thirty-four new trees were aisu added, with
100 family inenibers of the deceased attending.
the hope that comes
through the (lyrist child.
The Christ Candle was
lit by Aubrey and Neil
Thomson. The reader was
Ray Venturion and
Candice O'Brien assisted
as server. Special.music
by the choir was an
anthem 'There's a song m
the .air.' Flowersat the
-altar were given in mem-
ory of Mr. and Mrs. Alt
Collier and Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Bailey by Grace
and Clayton Ross.
Granton Masonic Lodge
officers for 1999 are:
Worshipful Master - Larry
E. Hein, I.P.M. - Robert
Andersen, Sr. Warden -
Murray K. Switzer. Jr.
Warden. - Daniel F.
Richardson, Treasurer -
Christopher J. Beard.
Secretary - Carl F. Mills.
Sr. Deacon • Gerald F.
Hart. Jr. Deacon • Kent J.
Harding, Inner Guard -
Robert A. McAlorum, Sr.'
Steward - Jeffrey G.
McCurdy. Jr Steward -
Paul G. Squire, chaplain - •
Robert S. Spence. D. of C.
Robert C. Wilhelm,
Tyler -Norris A. Atthill.
Ruth and Cliff Cook
entertained Cliffs broth-
ers and sisters at a
Christmas family gather-
ing on Sunday. Dec. 27.
Norah Wissel spent
Christmas day at a family
gathering at Jim and
Audrey Scott's home at
Clandeboye.
Muriel Lewis and Larry
of London were Christmas
Day guests with Roger
and Margaret Gardiner of -
London.
Ilappy New Year!
October 7th, 1998
* The Avon Maitland district school board and
District 8. of the Ontario Seeondar-y .School
't'eacher's, ratified the two year deal. Under the new -
deal, teachers will not have to teach the extra class-
es that it they would have to under Bill 160. Instead.
10 new teachers will be hired to 'do the extra work.
* Parents and trustees alike have taken to protest-
ing the anticipated closure of three local schools.
Parents from Stephen Central, McCurdy and Hensall
public schouls have voiced their. concerns over
school closure. Trustees from the Avon Maitland
school board also had concerns.
* According to the investigation by the firm of B.M.
Ross, the Old Pryde street sewer is to blame for the
flooding during high rainfall. Although the investi-
gation -is not complete, an engineer from B.M. Moss
gave a list of recommendations to the town council.
October 14th, 1998
* The village of Zurich council decided at its (ct. 8
meeting.to pull out of talks 'with its municipal
restructuring cutnrnittee ot'six and pursue talks with
Hay township. -
* 5111)115 annual commencement and graduation
exercises were held on October 9th .with awards and
• scholarships being handed out. The valedictorian
was Terri Hamather and the top students were
Jacob Weber and Jilleana Knip.
*The town will hire a new manager after internal
restructuring. The new manager will be the Service
Delivery Manager and will be reslo,nsible for plan-
ning and delivering public works, recreation pro-
grams and facilities, parks and cerneteries.
October .21st, 1998
* 'the Exeter Public School now hats a new mascot
•
identity and name. After a contest; the judges unani-
mously picked Beth Ilundey's drawing of an eagle
and Jeff' Weidu's name of Sonic.
*The town of Exeter- and its insurance• agency has
decided that it will nut pay for the damage caused by
the basement floodings. A group of homeowners
whose houses were flooded demanded that the town
pay.
* Victim's rights activist Donna French spoke in
l.ucan on Sunday night. Drench, who was'the Moth-
er of Kristen French; documented what it felt like
during and after her daughter's disappearance.
Kristen went missing on April •16, 1992 and police
found her body in Burlington twei weeks -later. Paul
Bernardo and Karla lfomolka were charged.
-October 28th. 1998
* 'Town of Exeter staff' investigated downspouts in
the Dow subdivision and along Abbey Lane,
Pinewood, and Huron St. 1:. to .determine if there
.were any connections to the sanitary sewers ' 'li -
gal connections were found.
* Over 600 people marched on Saturd.,i,
protest possible school closures in Huron al,
Counties. Parents, students, teachers .and even some
board trustees walked through the streets of down-
town Stratford.
* 911 emergency signs are -now up in Usborne
•county with die erection of property plates.. Most of
the signs are up but some are still missing from
sideroads and a few concessions.