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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1984-03-28, Page 7is• ODDFELLOWS CELEBRATE - The Exeter Lodge No. 67 of the Independent Order of Oddfellows celebrated their 114th anniversary with a Saturday night dinner at the South Huron Rec Centre. From the left are Barb Whiting, NG of Huron Pride; Gordon Papple, District 8 DDGM; Marion Rose, OD president of District 23; Orville Christie, GM of Ontario Grand Lodge; Sadie Thomas, president of Ontario Rebekah Assembly and Charles Atthill, NG of Exeter Lodge. Oddfellows celebrate 114 years Saturday, March 24 was a red letter night for members of ExeterLodge IOOF No. 67, when 225 members, wives and friends gathered in the South Huron Rec Centre to celebrate 114 years of Odd Fellowship in Exeter. A delicious roast beef dinner was served by the UCW of Ex- eter United Church. Head table guests were Bro. Orville Christie, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ontario and Sis. Christie, Sis. Sadie Thomas, President of Wedding Cake Rentals Now Available Fountain rental available with decorated cake Will deliver within 20 miles of Lucan. For ap- pointment please phone Cake Creations Aleda McComb 227-4817 the Rebekah Assembly of On- tario and Bro. Thomas, DDGM Gordon Papple of Huron District No. 8 and Sis. Papple, DD President Sis. Marion Rose of Huron District No. 23 and Bro. Jim Rose, Sis Barbara Whiting NG of Pride of Huron Lodge No. 338 and Bro. Norm Whiting, Noble Grand Bro. Chas Atthill, of Exeter Lodge and Sis Mavis. Mayor Bruce Shaw and wife Fran and PDDGM Garnet Hicks and wife Sis. Olive. Mayor Shaw brought greetings from the town and Natalie Sully a recent winner in the publie speaking contest sponsored by the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs in Huron Coun- ty related some of her ex- periences of her United Na- tions Pilgrimage for Youth trip. Bro. Hicks was MC for the evening. An evening of dancing was enjoyed with the Ambassadors supplying the music. Mrs. Herb Broom 420 Marlborough Street won the 50-50 draw. WIN BUNNY BUNDLE BONSPIEL - A rink skipped by Bea Dawson won Wednes- day's annual Bunny Bundle curling bonspiel at the Exeter club. Shown with the trophy are Bea Dawson, Sylvia Smith, Eileen Ronnie and Jean Mills. T -A photo Don't hop away without Tasty Nu Bread. Medium Dutch Apple Pie $2.49 Medtum heddar 3.09 asty, 9" Cheddar ery & Cheess House Canadian Swiss Ib. 3.39 Save 40¢ Fresh Soft Dinner Rolls 990 doz. Exeter 233-0332 . AN ► MR . JOHN EVANS Connie Marie Francis, daughter of• Mr. and Mrs. Stan Francis, RR 1 Kirkton, and John Murray Evans, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Evans, London were married March 16 in London. Panasonic microwave cooking at bite -size prices $69000 $52000 • 'Automatic O 'TUmtable c) 04_`4-50 ar Panasonic® just slightly ahead of our time ZIMMER'S TV DA5HWOOD 237-3428 Times -Advocate, March 28, 1984 Page 7 To streamline family systemviolence The victims of family violence in Htron County will continue to call 482-7988 for help, but some changes are being made in order to streamline the system, says Ann McBride, secretary of the Board of Directors of the Huron County Family Crisis Centre. "We found that the seven - bedroom house we have been using as a sanctuary near Bayfield has been too big and too costly to operate, so we have rented a small house in Vanastra instead," Mrs. McBride explained. The new facility will be in- stantly available to a woman or family in a crisis situation, just as the big house has been for the past year, but instead of a live-in counsellor, will be staffed by a roster of volunteers, one of whom will always be ready to move into the house with a client, prepared to stay for as long as the need exists. Starting April 1, Crisis Cen- tre calls will be taken by the Women Today office in Clin- ton during working hours. After hours, a recording device will give clear instruc- tions as to the number to call in case of emergency. As before, the women will be asked to meet the Lioness sell Easter bunnies The Exeter Lioness club held their January regular meeting at the Exeter Masonic Hall, where a lovely dinner was prepared by the Eastern Star ladies. Lioness members present were treated to a display of scarfs and techniques for tying and creating with every kind of scarf available, which was presented by Linda Fink- beiner, Manageress of Jace- quline's Specialty Shop located in the Centre Mall. Proceeds raised for the Christmas Auction were $650.55 and Regal Orders $340. The Lioness carried out the March of Dimes canvass in January. Members present were asked to think of sugges- tions for the club to celebrate Ontario's Bi -Centennial in 1984. The February regular meeting was held at Masonic Hall, at which Lifts John Stephens and George Godbolt of the Exeter Lions Club were present to explain the background of the Lioness Club and opportunities for Service Work and involvement. District Governor John Stephens carried out the In- duction of Lioness Kittens Mary Jane MacDougall, Con- nie Birmingham and Joan Flunking into the Exeter Lioness Club. The Lioness Club decided to carry out the March of Dimes canvass for the up -coming year, on the basis of a blitz campaign. Lioness members will be rais- ing funds by selling chocolate Easter bunnies at $2.50 and Regal Card Order Books. The club met at the Masonic Hall for their March regular meeting. Valerie Bolton from the Women To- day group spoke on "It's Just Your Nerves" as part of the presentation, the effects of Alcholism and Drugs were discussed. The club will be staging a fashion party Tuesday, April 24 as a fund raising project. Final plans were made for the Easter bunny hop dance on Saturday, April 21 at the South Iluron Rec Centre. The Twin club in Richmond Michigan will be attending the April meeting. The club will purchase space in the Iluron County Historical Atlas, 1984, with details of the founding of the club and various activities. A tree will be planted for Bi - Centennial and an ap- propriate plaque mounted. The club will add to the Creative Playground in the Community Park, estimated cost is $1,584.00. Financial assistance will be sought from other service clubs in the area to supplement our club's donation. Officers for 1984-85 are past president - Sue Pearson, president - Liz Stephens, vice- president - Bev McGregor, Joyce Eveland and Lisa Frayne, treasurer - Nancy Rooth, Secretary - Rosemary Straw, tamer - Doreen Tieman, twister - Liz Bell, hulletion editor - Diane Darl- ing, director - Laurie Dykstra, Janis Dougall and Elaine Pinder. Cancer can be beatend� CANADIAN CANCER SOCIETY i volunteer, who will be accom- panied by a policeman if necessary, on neutral ground outside her home; she will then be taken to the Crisis Centre home, where she may stay for up to six weeks, while her situation is being resolved. According to Mrs. McBride, the most probable solutions to the crisis include helping the victim to find a place of her own in which to live, return- ing to her own home after her partner has been served with a restraining order, or leav- ing the area. "The ideal situation would be for the woman to return to her partner once the situation has been permanently resolv- ed," says Mrs. McBride. "Un- fortunately, this is not always possible, and the victim of violence must make a new life for herself and her family." Although professional and volunteer assistance is available to the client every step of the way, from initial contact in crisis to the final resolution of the situa tion, no fee is ever demanded by the Crisis Centre. However, if a woman is financially able, it is expected that she con- tribute to the Centre's operating costs. ' The idea for the Huron County centre was first con- ceived by Gordon and Ruth Johnson of Dungannon in April, 1982. Dismayed by growing evidence of family violence, and encouraged by front-line workers at Huron County Family and Children's Services, a com- mittee was soon formed to in- vestigate the feasibilty of the project. Within a few weeks the need was established, and in the Fall of 1982 a county -wide fund-raising drive was laun- ched, spearheaded by members of the Mennonite Churches in Zurich, Dungan- non and Brussels. The cam- paign netted over $15,000 In private donations, and these funds, together with a grant from the Wilfred Schlegel Foundation in Parkhill, were used to opal the Bayfield house on May 1st, 1983. The next day, the first client arrived, marking the start of eight weeks of near - capacity use. Later, the de- mand eased off somewhat, and Mrs. McBride suggests that possibly the initial heavy use indicated a backlog of cases within the county, reflecting that there were women in dangerous and dif- ficult situations with nowhere to turn. Eventually the Crisis Cen- tre Board hopes to have a net- work of volunteers evenly spaced across the county, ideally with at least one "safe" overnight home in each community. Once these are established, victims of violence could remain over- night in their own communi- ty, then move to the Centre's Vanastra house the following day. The Board plans to mail let- ters to all communithy ser- vices and volunteer groups in Huron to advise them of the Lib's Centre's new location, to publicize the need for the centre, and to make people everywhere aware of the issue of family violence. As well, support will be sought for advertising the Centre's phone number in the classified sections of all ten Huron County and area com- munity newspapers, on an ongoing basis. At present, the Wingham Optimists Club sponsors an ad in the Wingham Advance -Times. 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