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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1999-12-15, Page 14t.•.i r. 14 Exeter 'Univ -,Advocate Wednesday,December 15, 1999 Community First SH Christmas bird count scheduled forSatur SOUTH HURON — For the first time, bird enthusiasts in South Huron can participate in a local bird count. The Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority is hosting the new South Huron Count on Saturday, December 18 with the Administration Offices at Morrispn Dam Conservation Area act- ing as Count Headquarters. Any birder, whether avid or amateur is wel- come to participate in this event. The National Audubon Society asks all Counters to register with a $5 fee payable to the Society. Two types of counters will be needed for this cause. Roaming Counters will travel around the study circle for a few hours on Saturday morning (8 a.m. to 11 a.m.). At the end, draw prizes such as hats and bird feed. will be available to these counters. Separately, Feeder Pause for reflection next week EXETER — Trivitt Memorial Anglican Church in Exeter is inviting people to take a break from their hectic Christmas preparations. From Dec. 20 until Christmas, the church will be opening its door at 6 p.m. each evening. Church member Kim Bilcke said there will be a 15 minute time of reflection led by people from the Exeter/Grand Bend area. "The stilling moment at the end of the day takes the emphasis off shopping and more on what it's all about," Bilcke said. She stressed this is an event for all faiths. Hensall Legion plans 'wing night By Liz Sangster BENSALL CORRESPONDENT HENSALL - Hensall Legion members held their December meeting last Wednesday night. Three new members were initiated into the Branch - Joan Corbett, Sandy Peters and Robert Carlisle are new non-voting affiliate members. The Poppy Chairman reported a very successful campaign this year. A total sum of $1,897 was raised from poppy dona- tions. A "Wing Night" will be held at the Branch on December 18 from 5 to 9 p.m. Wings will be on sale for 255 each. Solo will begin January 5, running every Thursday night for ten weeks. At Hensall United Church on Sunday, Pirie Mitchell's message was entitled "What Are You Waiting For?" Chuck Mallette was the organist. Pat Pryde and Janice Alderdice lit the candles. Pat Veal was the greeter and lit a candle. The offering was received by Ross Riley and John Thompson. Flowers in the sanctuary were in memory of Ellen Mitchell, placed by Pirie, Alison, and Stephen. Doug and Kathy Mann also donated a poinsettia in memo- ry of Tove Bell. The compact discs of the Amabile Boys Choir are defective. Please return your disc to the church and it will be replaced with a good copy. On December 1'9 at 7 p.m. the Christmas Story will be told in story and song. There will be a free-will offering. There will be a box at the church to receive any donations to the Food Bank. 'Get well wishes are extended to Grace Eyre, a patient in South Huron Hospital. The sympathy of the community is extended to Zophia Stasik and family. The sympathy of the community also goes to Lillian Beer and family on the passing of her cousin Miss Mitchell of Brussels. At Hensall Carmel Presbyterian Church on Sunday, Tracey -Annette Whitson-Bahro was the minister with Joyce Pepper playing the organ. Al Hoggarth gave a reading and lit the Advent candle. The offering was received by Robert Bell and Harry Smith. Marg Baker was in charge of the children's class. A Christmas Eve service will be held December 24 at 7 p.m. Hensall residents are advised that Christmas trees will be collected on January 3. Trees must be free of all decorations (including tinsel),;, unwrapped (no bags) and to the curb by 7 a.m. Trees not adhering to these specifications will not be collected. Counters will be needed to keep track of the birds at their feeders throughout the day. One hundred years ago, the first Christmas Bird Count was held with 27 conservation- ists gathering data on local winter birds on Christmas Day, 1100. Local counters will be among the 50,000 vol- unteers participating in the National Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count, Dec. 16 - Jan. 3, 2000. Volunteers from North and South America, Bermuda, the West Indies and the Pacific islands count and record every individual bird and bird species encountered during one calendar day. About 1,800 individual Christmas Bird counts are set up and each has a designated circle, 15 miles in diameter - where they try to cover as much ground as pos- sible within a 24 hour calendar day. The data collected by each count group are then sent to the National Audubon Society in New York City for publishing. 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