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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1997-11-19, Page 30Page 28 Times -Advocate, November 19,1997 COMMUNITY Tea time Volunteers honored at appreciation dinner The Trlvitt Anglican Women served tea at the Exeter Villa on Monday afternoon. Beatrice Tate (left) and Ruby Pepper (right) were being served tea by Audrey Bentley while Florence Gettner was following with the cream and sugar. • By Carmel Sweeney • Zurich correspondent ZURICH - About 45 people attended the bean festival apprecia- tion dinner at the Dominion Tavern on Sunday.. The same executive will be in charge of -next year's event, president Jody Durand and main cook Donna Thiel •and their_ helpers. A potluck supper will be held November 20 for the annual meet ing of the Fair Board. beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Township Hall. The meeting will begin at 8 p.m. Cash calendar winners for the week of November 16 to 22 were:. Ed Bezaire, Seaforth, $100; George Mathonia, RR 2, Zurich, Tara Bedard and Craig Redrick, Zurich, Mary Morley. Seaforth, Mike Ryckman, Zurich, Doug Geoffrey,' Exeter. Louise Masse, Zurich, $50 each... Open skating is being offered at the arena for children and their families on Saturday and Sunday afternoons at 1 p. -m. For more information. phone the arena at 236-4969. Moms and tots can skate on Mondays. There will be a parents meeting for students of St. Boniface and St. Peter's Catholic Schools on. .November 19 in the gym beginning at, 7:30 p.m. with principal Mr. Kraftcheck. The topic will, be the gradethree assessment results and Ontario. curriculum. An open house was held at the Mennonite Church fellowship hall • • on November 8 in honor of newly weds Jason and Rachel Erb. The couple_. were married September 13 - in Kitchener. He is the son of Doug arid Rini Erb. Anyone wanting to join a 3 -on -3 hockey league over the -age of 19 • are ,to phone Jim Ramer at the Zurich arena, 236-4969 or nights at 236-7332 for more information. He is looking for six teams with up to 10 players on each team, three lines of•three skaters plus -a goalie. Games will' be played on Sunday • from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. The next Golden Agers card • parly__wiILbe held -at- the -Township Hall on November 24 at 7:30 p.m. The cost-is$2 at the door plus lunch and door prizes.. The Zurich Cubs travelled to ARC Industries in Dashwood on Tuesday. The Girls Club will be meeting at the Mennonite Church on November' 21 at 7 p.m": for a Mystery Supper. Some members of their parish will he going on a bus trip November 23 to see a play "Bethlehem Live." Personals Percy and Marie Bedard Sr. cele- brated'their 60th wedding anniver- sary on November 15 at the Zurich Community Centre with all their family attending. There were Donor options for Christmas Seal campaign STRATFORD Three and a half million pieces of mail from. •The Lung Association, destined to homes across Ontario. are. at "a' standstill today at a Canada. Posi. •butlet. They won't be delivered white a strike by_ Canada Post workers is in place. The mail is part of The Lung' Association's most Crucial fundraising drive. the Christmas Seal Campaign. In an effort to help donors maintain their commitment to give to the Christmas Seal Campaign.. The Lung Association is'providing the following donor options: ••Call The Lung Association toll-free .at 1-800-668-7682 to make your donation by credit card. • Visit the Huron -Perth Community Office at the Jenny. Trout Centre. suite 121. 342 Eric Street, in Strafford during regular business hours to make your dona- tion in person. • Donors who received the Christmas Seal mail piece ,in October can.place their donation " in -the Royal Bank envelope pro- vided and take it to any branch of the Royal Bank. The Lung Association -regrets that the Royal Bank cannot accept donations witliout the specific Royal Bank envelope. • Royal Bank customers can_ alsomake a d, nation through Royal Direct. . "Every dollar we receive is cru- cial. We need everyone's Christmas Seal donations' to run our many commnity health educa- tion programs and services and 10 fund vital medical research.' says Trish MacGregor, volunteer chair of the board of The Lung Association, .Huron, -Perth Counties. "Please don't let the postal strike be an -excuse not to give." For further information about The Lung Association and the Christmas Seal Campaign, please call 519=271-7500.. Avoid Christmas financial hangover The Christmas rush is upon us once again. We make our lists. check them twice,:and-then run out the door and- rack up the largest credit card bill of the year' -, many of 'us. taking until next May to pay it off, some of us never paying it - off. This is certainly a very difficult time of the year from a financial point of view. There are, however. certain step you. can take to avoid the bills after Christmas. - Before , you purchase anything, Paul Sampson,, author of Taming Personal debt , (McGraw - Hill Ryerson, 1997), stresses that we must consider the following: how much cash have you saved towards these seasonal expenses? • how many gifts do you need to purchase, and for whom? • how many additional charitable expenses will you have? • 'how. much will the company parties and holiday get-togethers cost.' • how many.other annual bills do .you have at this tinie ofthe year? • will you have travel or vacation expenses over the holiday season? • keep in mind that RRSP season. as well as tax time. are just around the corner. . Once you have considered these expenses. it is easier to determine just how much you can really afford to spend on gifts..Prepare_a budget and put a value on each gift, and stick to your budget. If you are -creative. perhaps you can make some gifts. such'as seasonal baskets or crafts. Though handmade gifts may take more time. they • can be substantially less expensive. not to mention furi to make as well.' Craft and bake sale Hensall Minor Hockey held a craft and bake salefund- raiser on Nov. 15 at the Hensall Community Centre. All proceeds went to support Hensall Minor Hockey. Show 'Here are two organizers of the event Karen. Campbell, left, 'and Judy Garniss. a Erik II to the uoters of Biddulph for electing Leroy Maguire to Biddulph Township Council It also helps to start yout .shopping early if you can. "My wife and I try to do our shopping in October and November. to spread sonic of the' expenses over a few months and avoid the crowds in December," says Sampson. If you. consider this advice. you could have a very nice present for yourself --• a credit card bill you can afford to pay off. - Paul Sampson. Vancouver, B.C. is the author of Taming Personal Debt, McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1997. . ?a`3 it a If ra. l 041 li l Ic >< _ list ! a M I X 11:1 lsr •l1• ." Thank You for your support on November I0 Robert ,Drummond dill 11111111n 11:111 rai' 'g Ca !'i's a s n 1Tr i mi l im it st approximately 150 people to help them celebrate the occasion. They also held a pre -Christmas party. . Arnold and . Coby Vandenboomen celebrated their 40th anniversary on Saturday at the Dashwood Community Centre with family and friends. Family mem- bers from Hollandalso attended. Maurice and Florence Denomme .held.an open house at the Blue Water Rest Home in Zurich on November 15 to celebrate their 65th anniversary. Happy 15th anniversary to Cathy; and Rick Skinner on November 20. Tony and Adeline Denomme cel- ebrated their 56th anniversary on October 25. • A surprise birthday party was held for Keith Thiel on November 15 in Windsor at -the home of his daughter Carolyn and Dave Stark. Son Randy and. Karen Thiel. Dashwood and brother, Glen and Donna Thiel were also there to sur- prise him for supper at the "Top Hat" in Windsor. Carmel Sweeney spent Saturday and Sunday in Windsor visiting.her aunt. Eleanor Cecile, now in I.O.D.E. Hospital. Sweeney spent the night with a friend Roxic Michalski and family. • • Special happy 94th birthday wishes go to•Josephine Dietrich on November 22. Nora Corriveau of the Spruce Villa Apartments, along with daughter Julie and Mozart Gelinas Jr. recently attended a surprise birthday party/supper held in London at the Harmony Buffet. Restaurant. A surprise baby shower was held for Cathy Clausius (nee Overholt) of Exeter recently at the home of her sister Patti Geoffrey with sever- al relatives attending. A baby shower was also held for; her in Grand Bend with her girl friends attending. t I would like to thank the voters in Hensall for their support in my bid for council. Greg Da yrnan Township of Stanley Thank you to all the voters who supported me at the polls. Your vote was appreciated. Jack Coleman 7 To the electorate of Stephen Township Thank you to everyone who came out to vote for me at the Municipal Election on Monday, November 10: I truly appreciate your support. Robert Pertschy .Many Thanks To Town of Exeter Voters for your support Nov, 10th . Dan Traquairl, 74444 yea To the 1263 voters who voted in the Stephen Township election. A. very much appreciated THANK YOU to those 586 voters who voted for me, electing me to be your reeve for the next three years. To the approximately 3700 voters in Stephen Township, I will try and represent and help you with your concerns. and questions for the next. three years. For any concerns, comments, or questions pleasephone me at 237-3694. a/te.tat Rae • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •••••••••••• • • A social climber at a lease that isn't steep at all. 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