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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1999-11-03, Page 11Wednesday, November 3, 1999 Exeter Thms-Advocata 11 News from St.Anne's school by Phil j. McMillan CLINTON - This is production week for The Arts Alliance production of -Our Town. are almost done and the student cast and crew are hopeful that people will take the time to see the production this Thursday. Friday and Saturday at 7:30 PM, or Sunday for the matinee at 2PM. Call the school at 482- 5454. for more information or to order tickets. Today,Wednesday, is "Take Our Kids to Work Day" for all grade nine stln- dents. Students will spend today with a parent at their work, or at a work set- ting of their choice that will suit their career goals. This a great start to the development of career goal setting as students step out of the school setting and into the area of work that interests them. There is a growing need for stu- dents to be aware of what they hope to do after they leave high school. The Teacher Advisers will be challenging students to create a plan that considers goals after graduation. Basketball continues to hold the inter- est of student spectators as our girls' teams defeated F. E. Madill last week. I watched the senior girls' game. All watching said it was a great game as St. Anne's was victorious in overtime action. The boys volleyball teams defeated C.H.S.S. last week as well . Academics, Arts and Athletics keep staff and students working together at a fast pace as the year evolves. There are many other groups working hard to make changes in our communities and beyond. Amnesty International, OSAID, Youth for Life, Peer Mentors, Tutors and Mediators are all active at our school. This week stop and consider the ener- gy, the positive energy, that flows from the schools in your town. There are a. large number of youth changing, from the inside out, how things work. They care enough to make the effort. I am always proud to see the work students can accomplish. In a world that often only markets bad news, it's a welcome change of pace . Domestic abuse TV advertising campaign ,HURON COUNTY - uron County Crime Stoppers is pleased to announce there will be a major TV advertising campaign starting Oct. 26 and running for four weeks addressing domes- tic violence reporting to Crime Stoppers. The Ministry of the Solicitor General's Office, in conjunction with the Ontario Women's Directorate, the Chief Firearm's Office and the Ontario Association of Crime Stoppers have partnered in creating this important media cam- paign. The thrust` of the TV commercials will be to reinforce to our com- munity members that domestic violence is not only immoral, but also illegal. Persons with knowl- edge of domestic abuse taking place will be encouraged to contact the Crime Stoppers hot line at 1 -800 -222 -TIPS (8477) any time day or night, in order to share their knowledge of domestic atrocities. Crime Stoppers will then ensure. the anonymity of the caller, while making the appro- priate police agency aware of the allegations to be investigated. Should charges result from these tips, the caller will be eli- gible for a cash reward between $50 and $1,000. Research has indicated that many victims of domestic abuse would disclose these cowardly criminal acts to police, if only they were asked. Many victims are also reluctant to make initial contact with counseling agencies in their commu- nities. The .goal of this cam- paign is to not only make our community more aware of Crime Stoppers, but also to assist all vic- tims of crime in making their environments safer and more secure. This campaign is tar- geting those individuals with knowledge of domestic abuse. Victims of domestic abuse are still encouraged to con- tact their local police agencies directly to have their issues dealt with. Due to the anonymity of the caller, Crime Stoppers does not take reports from the victim of the crime. -Submitted by Huron County Crime Stoppers 4-H members decorate and taste cake LUCAN - On Oct. 30, Lucan #3 4-H held their third meeting at Jen Hogervost's. Hogervost opened the meeting with the 4-H pledge. The girls then baked a butte"' cake. The cooks were Hogervost and Jessica VanHie. Karen Crowley read the directions. Mel Marr and Brianna McWhirter made the icing for the angel food cake that was already made by Mel Marr. All the girls. iced the cake and decorated it with sprinkles. Then the girls read how to check a cake with a toothpick for doneness. After having the snack, the meeting with closed with the 4-H motto. The next meeting will be held Nov. 6 at Janelle Cornish's house. Team travels to help orphans EXETER - What do six guys from the Exeter area have to offer sick kids in an orphanage in Tokmak, Kyrgyzstan, Christians who have suffered and are suffering intense persecution in Uzbekiston and a lot of other people in Moscow, Kiev and Dnepropetrovsk? That's the question Ken Triebner, Ron Walker, Harry Stuart, Bert Visscher, Leroy Hoffman and Vernon Dean are asking themselves, and God. On November 22tid, these six unlikely men are departing from London to fly to Toronto, Frankfurt and then Kiev, Ukraine to begin their three week adventure. Their goals are: to encour- age the Christians who have been through so much over the last few years, to share the love of Christ in some of the orphanages that have been ahan- doned'by the government, to check out areas where our church and community can render help, and to just offer love and help in any way that they can. Most of the travellers reported feeling very inadequate for the task ahead. One of the interim missionaries stated, "There's no question that many of the Christians in the former Soviet Union could teach us about being strong in the face of opposition." The six members of the team have been raising their own financial support of over $3,000 each. Members of Exeter Pentecostal Tabernacle have been help- ing in that endeavour and have also been contributing various small items for the team to take along for distribut- ing during their travels. In many places that they will be travelling to, the unem- ployment rate is almost 60% andThere there are people literally begging for a penny for a piece of bread. Bars of soap; aspirin, Tylenol, toothbrushes and toothpaste are luxury items for many people. Anyone interested in helping this out- reach endeavour should contact Exeter Pentecostal Tabernacle at 235-2991. Prayer is especially solicited before and during this upcoming trip, November 22 to December 10. Students at Hensall Public School dressed up for Halloween last Friday and held a parade in the gym. In the "funniest costume" category were, from left, Lindsay Corbett and Dimitrii.and Artemysia Fragiskatos. (photo/Scott Nixon) POLICE BRIEFS Thefts/frauds in area NORTH LAMBTON — The North Lambton OPP are urging people to take their valuables with them when leaving your vehicle for any length of time due to a recent series of thefts and frauds in the area. Thieves have been entering locked unat- tended cars at golf --courses and arenas stealing purses, wallets or credit cards. In some cases they are stealing the bank cards after finding the PIN numbers in the victim's wallet or purse. An OPP spokesperson urges the public to "be smart with your valu- ables, especially at this time of the years." 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