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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1999-05-05, Page 16EXtifeertinsfAtiVetste Community Wednesday, Ma 5, 1999 Happy 97th! John Pepper, a resident at Hensall's Queensway Nursing Horne, celebrated his 97th birthday with a game of shuffleboard last week at the Hensall Community Centre. Bluewatcr Recycling Association wins highest honours CENTRALIA - The Bluewater Recycling Association is among 60 proud recipients of the 1998 Ontario Waste Minimization Awards, bestowed by the Recycling Council of Ontario. In ceremonies held on Earth Day (April 22) in Toronto, the Association was presented with the newly established Platinum Municipal M„ Award, created to recog- nize communities gener- ating less than 75 kgs. of waste per capita (an 80 percent reduction from the provincial average). The Municipal Waste Reduction Achievement Award recognizes munic- ipalities, regional govern- ments, and groups of municipalities that work co-operatively within a county or regional munic- ipality to divert a signifi- cant percentage of municipal waste from landfill through 3 Rs ini- tiatives. Specifically, these awards recognize those municipalities that have reduced their per capita disposal of residential solid waste. Of the 23 municipalities that were honoured for their waste reduction achievements, the Association was the only one presented with the highest award, the , Platinum Award, for their achievements in reducing waste. This award recognizes the efforts of over 60,000 households in member municipalities. Through their efforts, the associa- tion diverted 11,118.39 .tonnes of material from the traditional waste stream, an increase of 16.98 percent from last year. The Bluewater Recycling Association is a non-profit corporation incorporated in 1989 to promote, foster, and apply the concept of envi- ronmentally conscious resource management. The Association develops and maintains facilities on behalf of, and in coop- eration with the munici- pal sector. Presently, the Association delivers ser- vices to approximately 280,000 people from 79 municipalities in the counties of Huron, Perth, Lambton, Middlesex, Oxford, Bruce, Grey Chatham -Kent and the Regional Municipality of Hq.ldimand-Norfolk. For further information, please contact Wendy Yamamoto -Chapman. Special Projects Coordinator at (519) 228- 6678 ext. 23. • Plans underway fo!Hensall yard sale HENSALL - The guest speaker at Hensall United Church was Elizabeth Stinson of Clinton Ontario St. Church. Her message was "There is Alchemy in Sorrow". Mark Garlough was the organist. Judy Simmons was the greeter and also lit the candle. The ushers were Cecil Pepper, Bill Fuss, and Raye Jacobe. Donations were received for Camp Menesetung. Prayers were asked for the Gorrie and Wroxeter charges. A youth group will be organized on May 5. For more information contact the church office. On May 16 a barbecue will be held at the manse at 5 p.m. Flowers were in memory of John Castledine. The Hensall and District Horticultural Society will meet on May 17 at 7:30 p.m. for the spring plant auction. Each .member will receive a free box of pansies. • Sympathy of the com- munity goes to friends of the late Joh Castledine. Sympathy of the com- munity is also extended to Hilda Payne in the loss of her sister, and to the Moodie and Towle fami- lies on the passing of their sister Marilyn Hohner. Hensall residents are reminded the second installment of taxes is due May 15, payable at the Municipal Offide. Plans for the village yard sale day continue to devel- op. The last Saturday in May will have sales on every street. Come early for the Firefighter Breakfast. The Kinsmen Kar Show will be at the Hensall Arena. International Year of Older Persons Community Dinner will be Friday, June 25. This event is being hosted by Hensall and Area organizations (Kinsmen, Kinettes, Legion, Parks Board and Queensway), and tickets are available from mem- bers or from the Hensall Municipal Office. Dinner will be catered by Pineridge Barbecue Company. Entertainment will begin at 5:30, and continue until dinner. As part of this special year, a permanent commemora- tive display will be created of this event. Thanks are extended to Ken Clarke for his generous assis- tance in creating this last- ing display: Watch for additional information as the plans for this event continue to develop. Any proceeds from the event will go to Seniors' projects in the community. Trivia hosts workshop EXETER - On Saturday, the choir members of Trivitt Memorial Anglican Church were hosts to visitors from St. George's, Goderich; St. John's by -the -Lake, Grand Bend; St. Bartholomew's Anglican and St. Paul's United, Sarnia; St. Thomas in Seaforth; St Mark's United Church, London; Lutheran Church in Zurich; Zion United Church, Usborne; Holmesville United Church, and Immaculate Heart of Mary, Grand Bend, for a workshop on some of the new church music which is available Lecturer Alan Whitmore, is a noted musicologist who studied in Stuttgart, Germany and is as much at home at the organ and harpsichord as he is at the piano. He represents Woodlake Books whose headquarters are in Kelowna, B.C. He explained licencing and copyright laws to the group. As well, Whitmore spent time playing and singing the Woodlake publications, with the group singing along and learning the melodies. 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