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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1999-05-26, Page 19Wednesday. May 26, 1999 Exeter Times -Advocate 19 Conununity 50 -year Veterans jewels • V •. • At the meeting of Pride of 'Huron Rebekah Lodge #338, Exeter on April 21, a So -year Veterans jewel was presented to (from left) Sisters Is. Smith, Beatrice Richardson, Evelyn McBeath and Luella Taylor. Sister Norma "(t-Tonor) Dick of London was unable to be present but received her jewel the following day when five sisters travelled to London to present her with her jewel. "Con- gratulations Sisters on a grand achievement!" photo/contributed Fun night organized for children By Mary Peterson CENTRALIA CORRESPONDENT CENTRALIA - Welcome summer! Fireworks during the long weekend in. May are always a sign that summer is here. Thankfully this brings with it a little rain this year for the v$ry'dry soil and plants. We hope: that ctheijet*jggv rain to follow soon.'y Minister Heather Scott led worship on May 23 at Centralia United Church. Her sermon was entitled 'The Sound of God'. Upcoming activities There will not be a worship service at Centralia United Church on May 30. Gary Alan Price will be the guest speaker at the joint worship for the Community of Churches on May 30 at Thames Road United Church. A Ladies' Choir is suggested for Father's Day worship. Practices *ill begin in June. Fun Night for the children . of Centralia United Church and their friends will be held at 6:30 p.m. on June 2. Everyone is invited to Spruce Grove, the home of Mary Peterson and Rob and Jason Essery otr Highway 4 north of Heywoods Restaurant. The event will be held at the churth if it rains., The I.C.W. group of Centralia United Church will enjoy a (tinier meeting at the Berkley Restaurant on June 3. Members shod meet at the church at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be at 6 p.m. The Sunday School at Zion West United Church will celebrates their annitverSarrn June 6. '-y= This will be a joint worship with Centralia. • Guest speaker be Roy Dreaning, a children's storyteller._-.. r., A potluck lunch will be held follow- ing worship at Brenda Uern's home. Centralia Sunday School will cele- brate their anniversary on June 13. This will be a joint worship with Zion. 'Guest speaker will be Rev. Tracy Crick. A potluck lunch will follow worship. Euchre results In the Monday afternoon euchre games held recently in Crediton, the High Point winners were Pat Davis and Harvey Latta. Shirley Kirk and Howard Dolan were the Lone Hand winners. Doreen Lightfoot and Allan Berry had the Lowest Points of the day. Phoma cop on the loose in Grand GRAND BEND — Police are warning the public to be weary of someone impersonating a police officer in the village. The North Lambton OPP are, investigating an incident where a victim lost money to a phony policy officer early Saturday morning. . The victim was driving along the Main St. around 1:30 a.m. when he was nagged down by a male dressed in OPP dress carrying a full length service baton but no side arm. The phony officer stopped the man on the premise of a violation and than took money from the victim and left. The impersonator is described as: white male, mid -twenties, short dark hair, thin moustache, 5'10" and 180 lbs. OPP have also received information that similar incidents may have hap- pened over the long weekend. The police would like to remind the public that police officers don't take cash for payment of fines. POLICE BRIEFS • POLICE BRIEFS Im aired driving charge MET—ER --- On May 23, police stopped a car on north of Exeter on Hwy. *4 and the driver was found to be cannoning alcohol. A 32 -year-old London man was charged with impaired driving. Problem gambling issues to be explored CLINTON - The Ministry of Health and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health are collaborating with local addiction agen- cies throughout the province to provide infor- mation to communities on the issues of compulsive gambling. A study conducted in Ontario revealed that 67 percent of Ontario adults, aged 18 to 74, had gam- bled in their lifetime and 77 percent of these adults had done so in the last 12 months. The American Psychiatric Association estimates that 1-3 percent of the adult population are pathological gamblers. Dr. Nancy Petry, University of Connecticut, claims that more than five percent of people develop a gambling prob- lem at some time in their life - five times the rate of schizophrenia and twice that of cocaine addiction. Many of these gambling activities include casino gambling, betting at ::he race track, card games, bingo and scratch -and - win tickets. Another sur- vey conducted by the Eanadian Foundation on compulsive Gambling found that teenagers are involved in a broad base of gambling activities, i.e. games of skill,, card games, scratch -and -win lotteries and rattles. Dr. Howard Shaffer, Harvard University, has revealed a rate of problem gambling among adoles- cent of 9.4 percent. Experts say that 10-15 percent of youth who start gambling soon lose con- trol over their gambling behavior, and that men with severe gambling problems typically started gambling before they were 14 years old. Many teens do not see sport lot- teries, break open tickers or lotto tickets as gam- bling activities. The Canadian Imperial Bank. of Commerce report that three quarter f Canadians buy lottery tickets and more than half have been doing so for more than ten years. Astonishingly, 11 percent are betting that some of their retirement income will come from lottery winnings. The number of individu- als experiencing problems with gambling may increase with the tvelop ment of four charity casi- nos, and the introduction of slot machines at com- munity race tracks. As well, there is a •growing concern regarding the involvement of individuals in. Internet gambling. Even though this type of gambling behaviour is still d Ina1 actress accepted. -at the Nationa Theatre School BLYTH - Erin Roulston is a very happy young woman these days. The Central. Huron Secondary School student is a graduate of the Blyth Festival's Young Company and she is now poised to 'make her mark on the treatre scene at several levels. The National Theatre School of. Canada has accepted Erin into its first-year class for the fall of 1999. The competition for enrollment at the prestigious school is fierce. More than 1,000 young actors and actresses audi- tioned for a total of 18 available spots. Located in Montreal, the National Theatre School offers a three-year intensive acting program which is widely regarded as the finest in the country. For her final audition, Roulston was required to pre- pare a monologue from an existing play, a three-minute version of another play, and a "personal presentation" designed to reveal her own approach to the arts. Unlike many students her age, the 19 -year-old has a signficiant amount of experience in and around profes- sional theatre. On June 1 she will begin rehearsals .for the world premiere of That Summer by David French which plays at the Blyth Festival from June 23 to August 27. Later in the season Roulston will play the comic role of Officer McGuire in Blyth's production of When the Reaper Calls by Peter Colley. Roulton is no stranger to Peter Colley's plays as she recently directed a production of I'll Be Back Before Midnight with her own company... And Perhaps a Play. Eric Coates, who will direct Roulston in When the Reaper Calls, is thrilled to see the Young Company vet- eran pursue training at the National Theatre School. "Erin is one of those rare students who is fearless," says Coates "Just being accepted at the National Theatre School shows that she has the potential to be a great star. And with her determination I have no doubt that she will succeed. We are very proud of her." As for her father, Keith Roulscon, this latest develop- ment marks a new chapter in his longstanding love for the theatre. A founding board member of the Blyth Festival as well as a popular playwright, Roulston sim- ply beamed when asked if he was ready to support his daugther's career choice. "Montreal is a long way," he said, "but the National is simply the best training out there." in its infancy, there is the potential for a dramatic increase in gambling problems. In light of this, Huron Addition Services, the Ministry of Health and the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health are offering a workshop to community professionals, as well as a public information session for community members to explore and discuss gambling -related issues that may impact on indi- viduals and their families. The speakers for these events will be Roger Horbay, Certified Gambling Counselor, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Donwood Division and Meryl Thomas, . Program Director, Huron Addiction Services. The Community Information Session will be held at the Clinton town Hall on June 2, beginning at 7:30 p.m. All interested individuals are invited to attend. If you require more information, please call Huron, Addiction Services at 482- 1767. CORRECTION NOTICE We' wish to draw your attention to the following in our current `Great Weekly Sales' flyer. Page 9 Country Cooker, 85- 1109-6. Should read: `Croc Pot sold separately'. Page 35 Item #9, Rexplate, 15- 5000X. 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