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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1995-03-15, Page 8The Ladies Auxiliary of the Blue Water Rest Home met at the Home on March 7. There was a good atten- dance in spite of the ice storm that night. Seventeen women from the Seaforth Harmony Hi- Lites Barbershop group entertained the residents and Auxiliary. Two of the group were Mary -Lou Erb and Cathy Shantz from Zurich. Following lunch the meeting was chaired by Donna Klopp. Another quilt is being put together soon in the apart- ment common room at the Home. The Birthday party will be held on March 22 by St. Peter's C.W.L., St. Joseph parish. Two aprons were brought in for the apron wheel. If you have any to donate (handmade ones), phone Marie Gelinas Sr. at 236-4981. Plans were discussed for the upcoming Mother's Day tea, bake sale and craft show to be held in the au- ditorium and front lobby on May 13 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sympathy and birthday cards were sent out by Verda Baechler while Gertie Fleischauer brought fresh flow- ers to new residents. New ideas were discussed of running the tuck shop and adding different gifts that visitors to the home might like to purchase for residents. Children's books are now available for visitors to use from the tuck shop to keep them busy while mom is visiting at the rest homy•. The next Auxiliary meeting will be on Tuesday, April 4. If anyone has news for the paper next week, would they please bring it into the office before noon on Monday as I will be away on holidays. Personals Rene Sweeney is spending the week in Kitchener visiting with friends Missy McDonald and family. Eugene and Shirley O'Brien recently spent a week in Georgia along with friends from Fort Erie and went to many interesting places. Victor and Irene Hartman spent the weekend in Windsor and attended the 25th wedding anniversary celebration on Sunday for relatives on Irene's side of the family. Happy birthday wishes to Jean Armstrong on March 10; Sharon Silverstein, London, on March 15; and Christina Erb (10 years old) on March 21. Congratulations to Natalie and John Mason, Dash- wood, who celebrated their 20th anniversary on Febru- ary 28. Page 8 Times -Advocate, March 15,1995 Iviiviii]V ITY Free family skating during March break The Zurich Optimists are sponsor- ing the free skate. By Cannel Sweeney ZURICH - The Zurich Optimist Club are sponsoring free family skating on March 22 from 2-4 p.m., which includes hot chocolate and popcorn. Barbershop show The Seaforth Harmony Kings will be presenting their annual Barbershop Show at the High School in Sea - forth on Saturday, April 8 with two performances at 1:59 and 7:59 p.m. Tickets cost 58.00 for adults and students $4.00 "The Homecoming" will be the theme and special guest quartet singers are The King Pins along with the Harmony Hi-Lites. You can get your tickets early from Don Gingerich at 236-4852 or Bill Gibson at 236-2102. Stamping The art of rubber stamping will be taught to children between the ages of eight and 12 on March 25 from 1:30 to 3:30. For more information phone Bonnie Schenk at 236-4691. Day of reflection Several C.W.L. women from St. Boniface, Exeter and St. Peter's, St. Joseph, enjoyed a spiritual day of reflection held in the parish hall and church last Tues- day. They were led in prayer and talks by pastor Fr. Wronksi, who also celebrated his 28th year of priest- hood March 11. Hockey tournament A peewee hockey tournament took place on the weekend at the arena. Fair board meeting The next fair board meeting of the Agricultural Soci- ety will be held at the township hall on March 16 be- ginning at 8 p.m. A report on the recent convention in Toronto will be given. Girl's Club The next Girl's Club meeting is set for Thursday af- ternoon, March 6, in the form of a skating party at the Zurich Arena. Parent/Community meeting A parent/community council meeting will be held on March 29 in the gym beginning at 7:30 p.m. Sandra Shaw -Young was appointed to serve as coun- cil chair. Plans for playground restoration will be dis- cussed that night. Ladies Auxiliary A spring break for families of Crediton United Church CREDITON -If you are a mem- ber of Zion United Church in Cre- diton or a friend of the congrega- tion, here's your chance to get the winter doldrums out of your sys- tem. At 6.30 p.m. on Friday night, March 17, everyone is invited to the church to participate in a pot luck supper and lots of friendly chatter. Parents or guardians are asked to bring their children along to make it a real fun family night. There could be a surprise or two for anyone wearing something green to commemorate St. Patrick's Day or using the St. Patrick's theme to any degree. Jim and Dorothy Chapman will be in attendance to show slides re- garding their current project which is "Sleeping Children Around the World" where bed kits are provided for children in Thailand and other underprivileged countries. The Queensway auxiliary plans March schedule HENSALL - The members of the Volunteer Auxiliary of Queensway Nursing Home met Monday morn- ing to discuss upcoming events for the month of March. For the entire month, the Hensall Legion Ladies Auxiliary is sponsoring the Mon- day afternoon bingos. On Tuesday afternoon they had a special guest to help with church service. Ms. Sharon Wurm of Hen- sall provided a wonderful message about Trust. Early Thursday morning some residents gathered for a Breakfast Club. They enjoyed a hearty meal of bacon, eggs, toast, juice and cof- fee. Later in the day, some of the residents gathered for Baking Club. They made two pans of rice krispie squares for snack later in the eve- ning. Upcoming March 17 at 2 p.m. there will be a St. Patrick's Day party with Gladys VanPgmond; March 20 at 2 p.m. the Legion Auxiliary will sponsor a bingo; and March 21 at 2 p.m. the Emmanuel Baptist Youth Group will visit Queensway. Chapman's have indicated they will keep the slides interesting for all ages, especially for the children in attendance. Come on out and satisfy your Friday night appetites and meet your old friends and possibly meet some new ones. Plan fundraising auction Plans for a fund raising Time and Talent auction sponsored by Zion United Church of Crediton are well underway. It will be held at Stephen Central School on Fri- day evening, April 7 at 7 p.m. As proceeds are going to be di- vided between church funds and community organizations, all resi- dents of Crediton and area are asked to participate as donors and as buyers. Auctioneers Bob Heywood and Jack Riddell will be in charge of taking bids for the live auction and a number of items will be available in a progressively bid silent auc- tion. The range of items to be donated and sold could be very wide, any- thing from a dozen tarts a month for a year, to a week at a summer cottage, to quilts, comforters, a load of hay, homemade jams, pick- les, relishes and services for grass cutting, etc. Maybe you can come up with a novel idea. If you haven't been contacted and wish to make a contribution call Don Finkbeiner at 234-6278 or Dianne Finkbeiner at 238-2670. Ball registration There will be registration for Crediton Minor Baseball at the Crediton Parks Board Room on Thursday, March 16 from 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, March 18 from 10 to 12 noon. Coaches are needed for the up- coming year. Lucan UC Dinner Theatre On the weekend, the Lucan United Church was sold out for three performances of "The Rev.'s Dilemma", a dinner theatre performance by a cast of local church characters.The five scene one -act musical comedy took the audience through Market Street Park, the Em- ployment Agency, the Shillelagh, the park and a choir practice at the church. Play director Barb Coughlin commented, " This all came together because a lot of people volunteered their time and talent. Working with this cast and choir has been very special for me. They gave their time and energy so willingly." 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