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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1995-11-08, Page 9Page 8 Times -Advocate, November 8, 1995 COMMUNITY Forthcoming marriage - Mr. and Mrs. Bob Herbert and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Prance are pleased to announce the forthcoming marriage of their children Catherine Marlene and David John on November 18 at Hensall United Church at 3:00 p.m. Open reception to follow at the Kirkton- Woodham Community Centre (9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.) Centralia hosts party for children Centralia was visited by a crowd of strange creatures on October 31. Mary Peterson CENTRALIA - Weird witches, scary vampires, happy clowns and friendly cows knocked on doors and shouted '"Trick or Treat" in Centralia on October 31. After walking through the village, the children visited the Hallowe'en Party hosted by the Town Fathers at Centralia Community Centre. Costumes were judged during a Hallowe'en parade, and awards were presented for interesting cos- tumes. The following children re- ceived awards: Joel Veri - best Hal- lowe'en character (pumpkin, witches or vampires), Megan Masse - best homemade costume (girls); Danny Caslick - best home- made costume (boys); Ryan Knee - most unusual costume; Kelly Cro- nyn - best TV character; Brendan Farr-Gayner - scariest costume; Mellisa Cronyn - best dressed (5 and under); Katlyn Nicole - best dressed (6 and over); Luke Kenne- dy - best animal costume; Holly Seabrook - best in general. Every- one enjoyed pop and hot dogs pro- vided by the organizers following the judging. At the euchre party at Heywoods recently, Rhea Beatson won the special. High hand winners were Eunice Patterson and Mary Scott, while Grace Wurm and Charlie Rollings were lone hand winners. Local worship services Remembrance Sunday was cele- brated on Sunday, November 5 at Zion And Centralia United Chuch- es. Red carnations and poppies re- minded the congregation of the lives sacrificed during the wars. Gladys Buswell's photos helped everyone remember the many brave men and women involved. The recent assassination of Itsak Playhouse Guild reports on year's accomplishments Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - Members of the Huron Country Playhouse Guild met on October 25 at Oakwood Inn in Grand Bend for their annual general meeting and elections. The event began with a luncheon served by Oakwood Dining Room, followed by a brief business meeting. Guild president Shirley Platt chaired a short monthly meeting, where she gave members an update on Simon and Gloria Day, and Richard McCloud, all of whom are recovering from a serious traffic accident last month. The Guild sent three large fruit baskets to them, and some members have sent food during their recovery period. Simon Day is at Exeter Hospital for a long session of physiotherapy. Everyone sends them best wishes, and hopes to see them back at the Play- house in the spring, working their magic with sets and lighting on stage. Just down the hall from Simon is Guild member Grace Paris, Southcott Pines, who is also receiving physiotherapy for a broken hip. There was a 50/50 draw, won by Molly Wharton, and a draw for two bottles of wine, won by Shirley Platt and Carol Gingrich. The Guild then went into their AGM, and approved Nle minutes of last year's AGM. Nora Vickers gave her annual report of this years guest speakers and meeting sites in the minutes. The treasurer's report listed a grand total of over $16,000 donated to a variety of projects at the Play- house in the past year, including the Public Address System, a new piano and fixing the kiosk, among oth- ers. Income for this year includes over $6,000 from the Farmhouse Gift Shoppe, $2,200 + from the raffle on the Royal Doulton Figurine and a hand crafted quilt donated by the Sauble Court quilters and over $2,700 in membership fees. Marg Andrews, Farmhouse Gift Shoppe Manager, gave a report on a very successful year, and thanked her committee for all their hard work, plus thanks to all the Guild members who took turns staffing the store for each performance throughout the Playhouse season. General inventory is down, so lots of dona- tions will be needed to restock shelves for next year. Special thanks went to Mary Spindler and Madelaine Arnshy, who donated a large amount of craft items. At the conclusion of her report, Marg Andrews presented Guild president Shirley Platt with a cheque for $5,200. Molly Russell gave the report for the Historian Committee. on their archives project at the Playhouse. The historical archives display has been well received. It will be continued next season with changes to the wall display cases and photographs, with new material for each production. The committee will be needing volunteers in the spring to sort and file display items for the special 25th anniversary season of the H.C. Playhouse. Annual reports were received from each of the other committees. Doreen Dech, from the hospitality com- mittee had arranged meetings at Hessenland, Colonial Restaurant, the Playhouse, Southcott Pines Clubhouse, and Oakwood Inn. Her committee members have made over 1,400 phone calls to confirm attendance over the course of one year. Yvonne Beuchey reported a total of 140 members paid up for the year 1995. Frances Fletcher Jr. reported that 154 tickets were sold for the annual Fashion Show, for a profit of $1,200. Eileen Pullen chaired the third annual artist's show and sale, with 25 artists, and $500 commission on sales for the Guild coffers. Reports were also received from Dolores Thurston for Marathon Bridge; Linda Gilmour for the clerical committee; Doris MacArthur for the annual Flower Planting on Playhouse grounds; the busy Catering Committee with Pat Venton and Mary Burdon; the "Meet and Greet" volunteers at the kiosk, plus the snack sellers at the student performances from the kiosk, with Mary Jane McArthur and Madelaine Arns- .J y, Joyce King, Projects Chair; and Roberta Walker, Publicity. The new officers for the H.C.P. Guild for 1995-96 are: Past President Mary Metcalfe; President Shirley Platt; First Vice President Shirley McIntyre; Second Vice President Marg Andrews; Secretary Nora Vick- ers; Treasurer Kay Dunbar. Chairs of the Standing Committees are: Farmhouse Shoppe Manager Mary Andrews; Historian Gwen Min- nis and Molly Russell; Hospitality Carol Gingerich and Bette Tufts; Projects Co-ordinator Joyce King; and Publicity Roberta Walker. The next meeting will be on November 22 at Oak- wood Inn, and members are asked to bring about three dozen cookies or tarts to sell for $3.00 per dozen in a "cookie exchange" for Christmas. John McHenry, business manager of the H.C.Playhouse, presented a new fundraiser for the Hu- ron Tourism Association of which he is president. They are selling calendars with photos of Huron County attractions, for $15.00 each, and only 2500 have been printed, so your chance of winning a prize is better than one in 12. What prizes? When you purchase a calendar, your ticket is entered for a monthly draw on a grand prize like two subscriptions to the Blyth Festi- val or a painting by a local artist. There's also a draw each week next year for cash - two winners of $25.00 each and one of $50, Arawn each week. Every other week entitles you to a draw on merchandise, like a Playhouse sweatshirt, certificates at local merchants or accommodation at local inns or guest houses. These fundraising calendars are on sale at the Huron Country Playhouse, J.D.'s Restaurant and the Sun Shop in Grand Bend. Donations for hurricane victims Generous donations were made last week by the families of McGillivray Central School, Cargill of Greenway and W.G. Thompson of Hensall as they packaged foodstuffs bound for the Hurricane stricken Caribbean Islands of Antigua and Barbuda. Above, Travis O'Neil, Katelyn and Kelly -Jo Robinson help the cause. >I, Rabin, the Prime Minister of Israel, served as a vivid reminder of the danger to those who strive to bring about peace in troubled countries. The choir chose the anthem "Let There Be Peace On Earth" for this special worship service. Faye Skinner told the children the story of Zaccheus, the tax col- lector whose life was changed by the visit of Jesus to his village and his home. Jean Rook read the scrip- tural references to Zaccheus from 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4 and 11-12 and Luke 19:1-10. Heather Smith's sermon de- scribed the changes in the life of Zaccheus' wife after he vowed to help the poor and become a batter person. The story that she told was written by Janet Norman of St. An- drew's United church in Sault Ste. Marie. Operation Christmas Guild In last week's column, I wrote about the Sunday School's request for assistance to provide Christmas presents to children in countries that are torn apart by war such as Rwanda, Bosnia, Romania, Slove- nia and Croatia. Operation Christ- mas child is a program organized by Samaritan's Purse, an interna- tional Christian relief organization working in over 40 countries around the world. The program en- courages donors of all ages to fill shoe boxes with items such as school supplies, clothing, hygiene items and toys for distribution to children in those conflict areas. On the outside of the box, indi- cate whether the gift is for a boy or First' snow fall causes minor accidents EXETER - On Friday night unex- pected snowy conditions resulted in many minor accidents in the area. Although two accidents involved extensive property damage, seatbelt usage led only to minor injuries. Other vehicles were sliding off the roads into ditches. Police warn drivers to watch for unexpected weather conditions, es- pecially when highways become icy in a short time. Hunter -Omar Auto Body 284-2888 St. Marys a girl and the age of the child (0-2, 3-6, or 7-13). Filled shoe boxes may be left at the church until No- vember 19. The goal is to send over 108000 boxes from Canada. Copies of additional information are available at the church. South Huron Foodgrains Project The committee extends thanks to everyone who contributed to the successful planting, tour and har- vest for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank. The Harvest resulted in an average of approximately 127 bushels of dry corn per acre. That crop will be matched 4:1 by the Canadian government and will sup- ply many meals for people in needy areas. What an exciting pro- ject. If you have an idea for next year's project or would like to be part o the committee, please con- tact Margaret Hern or Brent Cas- lick. Church activities Centralia Sunday School invites everyone to a lunch of hot dogs and sundaes after worship on Sun- day, November 12. The stewards at Centralia United Church have tickets for the Turkey Supper on Friday, November 17. Dinner will be served at 5:00 p.m. and at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $8.50 for adults and $4.25 for children aged 6 to 12. rCHave as news at a Times -Advocate fl es Advocate 235-1331 Centralia Stewards will meet at the church at 7:30 p.m. on Novem- ber 12. A Joint Stewards meeting will follow at 8:00 p.m. to set the 1996 budget. On November 23, the Session will meet at 7:30 p.m. and the Official Board at 8:00 p.m. at Zion. r ----- MINI MINI III 1 Jim's Meat 1 Market 14 Victoria St. West • Crediton 234-6072 ; II Gift Baskets & 1 Gift Certificates 1 1 Free delivery In 1 1 Credlton 1 L— — tmttm..tt —J Visscher Farms Country Market Broccoli 754, Cauliflower $1.00, Cabbage 754, Potatoes 1.25 10 Ib. bag $5.00, 50 lbs, Apples,$10. bushel, Apple Cider Syrup, jams, honey Mon. - Thurs. 12-5 Fri. & Sat. 9-5 Closed Sunday 3 miles west of Exeter on Hwy. 83 237-3442 The Ministry of the Solicitor General and Correctional Services seeks applicants to fill one vacancy on the Exeter Police Services Board. The Police Services Board advises the local Ontario Provincial Police service. The three-member board meets once a month and members are required to attend other related meetings, training sessions and conferences. A small honorarium is given to each appointed member. Candidates should have an understanding of policing issues, experience in policy making and budgeting, some volunteer involvement in community organizations, and knowledge of the Exeter Community. Any resident of the Town of Exeter interested in serving as a provincially appointed member of the Exeter Police Services Board may apply by forwarding his/her detailed resume to: The Public Appointments Unit The Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor General and Correctional Services 11th Floor, 25 Grosvenor Street, Toronto, Ontario M7A 1Y6 Fax (416)314-3536; Tel: (416) 314-9335 Resumes must be submitted by November 22, 1995. Our Earth by Disposing Way! Household Hazardous Waste Days home, and protect our environment Association program may bring their Il from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. where it event. When you use hazardous products, you should dispose of them just as carefully. will recognize them by these warning of Household Hazardous Waste the Proper give you an opportunity to clear potentially dangerous waste out of your at the same time. Residents that participate in the Bluewater Recycling hazardous products to the Hensall Public Works Yard on November will be collected and distributed by trained professionals. This is a free you use them carefully. When you don't need the products anymore, In every home there are products that require special care. You symbols. ro 0 00 --- al Iiii .v.. I .., TOXIC REACTIVE FLAMMABLE CORROSIVE • Pesticides • Pool Chemicals • Paints, Solvents • Batteries • Rat Poison • Ammonia • Oils, Gasoline • Drain Cleaners • Pharmaceuticals • Bleach • BBQ Starter • Oven Cleaners • Cleaning Fluids • Aerosols • Propane Cylinders * Another High tfficlency Low Price project by the Bluewater Recycling Association