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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1995-02-15, Page 26Times -Advocate, February 15,1995 Page 25 t."'r Valentine's visit The Exeter Brownies visited the Exeter Villa last Wednesday eve- ning as a prelude to Valentines Day. The girls brought along a collection of Val- entines they made for the residents, and also had a selection of songs to sing. Lucan residents' honoured Bake sale raises mission money Baking was sold at St. Boniface Church to raise funds. By Carmel Sweeney ZURICH - Bro. Bob's bake sale held at St. Boniface Church hall over the weekend, after masses, was a big success. The sale was to raise money for his mission work in India. If anyone missed getting there and would like to make a money donation, you can still do so this week by contacting Mary Regier (4035) or putting it in a marked en- velope in the collection basket next Sunday. Quilting Quilters may help work on the bean festival quilt that is now set up in the Narthex of St. Boniface Church. The C.W.L. ,are in charge of the project. Bean Festival meeting The first meeting to plan for the 30th edition of the Zurich Bean Festival will be held on January 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the library of Zurich Public School. Anyone is welcome to come out and get involved. Dance The Optimist Club is having a Valentine's youth dance at the Zu- rich Community Centre on Friday, February 17, running from 7 to 10 p.m. Cost is $3.00 at the door with Hook's Party Sound playing the music. Fire victims Your help is needed as Jack For- rester and Jane Toten recently lost all their belongings in a house fire and are in need of bedroom and liv- ing room furniture. baby things and children's clothes. For more infor- mation please phone Faye and Bob Forrester at 236-4617 or Ken Johns at 229-6172. Elimination Draw The K. of C. Elimination Draw and Karaoke Night will be held at the Zurich Arena on Friday, Febru- ary 24. Admission is $6.00 for the even • ickets are available from St. Boni a s f C. member. Valentine ' nce A number of Lucan residents who have served the village on a variety of boards and com- mittees were honoured recently on their retirement. Above, reeve Tom McLaughlin presents gifts to Andy Van Geel, 12 years; Bill Haskett, 12 years and Sue Haskett, six years. Missing were Ed Melanson, 15 years; Pat Ryan six years and Gary Wilcox, four years. The senior students of St. Boni- face School enjoyed a change of pace on Tuesday afternoon at a Valentine Dance in the gym. PTA meeting A reminder to parents of school children that the P.T.A. meeting will be held at St. Boniface School gym on Thursday, February 16 be- ginning at 7:30 p.m. Following the meeting, the intermediate grade fi- nalists will say their speeches. Eve- ryone is encouraged to attend. World Day of Prayer The World Day of Prayer will be held on Friday, March 3 at St. Bon- iface Church in Zurich. Members from all the churches in town are invited to attend this non- denominational service. Girl's Club The Girl's Club will be present- ing a program at the rest home on Thursday night, February 16. Games will follow at the Mennon- ite church. 4-H If you are interested in going to 4-H, phone Sylvia Neeb at 236- 4042 this week. Poor boy lunch Several members of the Lutheran Church enjoyed a poor boy lunch after the service on Sunday in their Parish hall. Homemade soup by Jerry Rader, along with sandwiches and cupcakes decorated for Valen- tine's Day were enjoyed by those present. The lunch was a way of raising money for the Building Fund of their parish hall. Ladies Auxiliary The Ladies Auxiliary held their meeting at the rest home on Febru- ary 7 with a good turnout in spite of the weather. President Donna Klopp chaired the business. A quilt top was displayed by Martha Ducharme that will soon be set up at the home in the Common Room where the apartments are. Anyone who likes to quilt is wel- come to come out and- work on it. A birthday party at Blue Water Rest Home will be held on Febru- ary 15, sponsored by Immaculate Church C.W.L. in Grand Bend. Bus tripe If you would like some informa- tion on upcoming bus trips, come down to the Hay township hall in Zurich this Thursday, February 16 at 7:30 p.m. as Ellison Travel from Exeter, along with Doug Erb have an assortment of day trips lined up for the next few months. Door prizes and refreshments will be served'Everyone welcome. Personals Nicholas Joseph Masse, son of Mike and Wendy, was baptized at St. Boniface on Sunday, February 12 by Fr. Wronski. His God- parents are Ed Meidinger and Deb Jeffrey. Congratulations to Michael and Shelley Bedard (nee Skinner) on the arrival of their first baby, a boy, born on January 30. Zachary Mitchell is the third grandchild for Tony and Marlene Bedard of Zu- rich. Congratulations to Mark and Tra- cy Hartman, Owen Sound, on the arrival of their first baby, a girl. Emily was born on February 7. This is the sixteenth grandchild for Vic and Ire Hartman of Zurich. They are planning to go to Owen Sound and see the baby as soon as the weather clears up. Marie Cyr recently returned home after spending a nice warm month in Florida with her brother, Jerome and Grace Durand. She ar- rived back during a snow storm. Jerry- Banks from Toronto has been spending the past two months at the home of her sister Cecile and Leo Meidinger. They all attended the baptism of grandson Nicholas Masse on Sunday followed by a family get-together afterwards at the home of the baby's parents Mike and Wendy Masse. RR #3 Zurich. Vicki Rau, daughter of Clarence and Sharon Rau, RR #2 Zurich is spending three months in Quebec as an exchange student with the family of Annie Belangie who was an exchange student with the Rau family for'three months recently. The girls have become good friends. Major changes in school system g'i'ORONTer.- tast tuesday, Ed - %cation Minister Dave Cooke an- nounced the first of major changes to be implemented in the Ontario school system. The changes stem f'rom recommendations in the re- port of the Royal Commission on Learning released January 26. The changes will affect the cur- riculum in Ontario schools. The Ministry of _Education will assume responsibility for the development of curriculum, avoiding duplication and reducing school board costs to the tune of $30 million, said Cook in his announcement. The ministry will also be de- veloping a standardized report card Rez Sisters a change for Grand Sisters a comedy which deals with everyday problems By Heather Vincent T -A staff LONDON - When was the last time you heard of going to the theatre and playing bingo at the same time? During each performance of the Rez Sisters, the audience participates in a live bingo with a prize of $100. The Rez Sisters which opened last Friday at the Grand Theatre in London offers a refreshintdeparture from the more temperate theatre the Grand usually presents. Sisters, by Tomson Highway, runs until February 25. It was nominat- ed for the Governor -General's Award for Drama and won the Dora Ma- yor Moore Award for Best New Play in 1987-88. The play is a celebration of life, featuring the everyday struggles of seven women. of the Wasaychigan Hill Indian Reserve (the rez). The women have one consuming goal in the play, to go to Toronto and play THE BIGGEST BINGO IN THE WORLD. The bingo is a working class phenomenon which is economically, a form of oppression. The sisters are able to pool their resources to pay for their expenses but end up losing much of their money. Each woman has hopes and dreams tied up in winning the bingo. "After I win THE BIGGEST BINGO IN THE WORLD, I will go shop- ping for a brand-new stove. In Toronto. At the Eaton Centre," says Veronique Si. Pierre played by Margaret Cozry. The bingo is a symbol of the pull away from the traditional native way of life towards modern life. A new myth is slowly replacing the old folklore. The myth that is emerging is one about the bingo, which has become a closed community of its own. "In the old days, when Bingo Betty was still alive and walking these dirt roads, she'd come to every single bingo and she'd sit there like the Queen of Tonga, big and huge like a roast beef, smack-dab in the mid- dle of the bingo hall," says Philomena Moosetail, played by Bernelda Wheeler. Nanabush, the "Trickster", is present throughout the play. He is a sore figure in Native culture. Some say that Nanabush left this con- tinent when the white man came. Palajia Patchnose (Gloria Miguel) has a dream to see change on the reserve, to have paved roads and bring Nanabush back. "I'll tell him the people will stop drinking themselves to death be- cause they'll have paved roads to walk on. 111 tell them there'll be more jobs because the people will have paved roads to drive to work on," said Palajia. Sisters is basically a comedy but also deals with the real' problems which exist for natives living in this country both on and off the reserve. The play is rowdy and at times startling, but the audience Friday night showed their appreciation with loud guffaws and earnest applause. Let to r(ght, Doris Linklater is Marle,Adele Sterblanket, Margaret Corry Is jl reelque St. Pierre end Michelle Thrush is Zhaboonigan P tersorTtn-The Rez Sisters. which will result in making a stu- dent's mark mean the same no mat- ter where a child attends school. In a press release from the Min- istry of Education, Cooke said, "At the heart of the changes in cur- riculum is the need for high quality, consistent curriculum in all study areas for all schools throughout the province, and the need for clear and hight standards of achievement ex - pected of stutents." Trustees at the Huron County Board of Education made mention of the announcement during their meeting last Tuesday but declined to make any comment regarding curriculum changes until they had an opportunity to study Cooke's re- port. REX DIDN'T ADUERTISE. REX NOW HUES IN A MUSEUM AUDIO EXTINCTION - CALL 235-1331 1