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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1996-02-28, Page 19Rebekah Lodge Invited to Forest BXBTBR - Sis. Dods Denham aged for .the N.Q. and Sis. Jean Hodgen was in the V.0.8 chair. Sis. Dods road a poem "February". It was reported that Sis. Kay Morley was with her daughter, Shirley Cooper fora few days. Next euchre will bo March 13. An invitation was received from Royal- ty Rebekah Lodge, Forest, to be at the meeting April 16 on the occa- sion of the visit of their D.D. P. and from Lady Howard Rebekah Lodge, Strathroy, inviting the group to to their meeting April 16 to see a command drill performed by Lon- don #1 LAPM. The speak -off for children in high school to compete for a trip to New York to visit U.N. and other notable buildings will be in Clinton March 1. Oddfellows Friendship Night will be March 23 at Kirkton. A bake sale will be held May 11 just before Mother's Day. The visit of our DDP will be April 3, starting with a pot luck supper. Don't forget the evening with the Oddfellows March 15, starting with a meal at 6:30, followed by entertainment. Sis. Ruby Beaver visited Sis. Mary Van Camp in Huronview. She said Sis. Mary is terribly" crip- pled. Readings by sisters. Chris Phil- lips, Ruby Beaver and Almira Ford followed by a sing -song led by Chris Philips and accompanied by Sis. Elaine Skinner on the piano. Lunch. Cruelty to puppies We then brought the garbage bag to shore, inside we found seven more -puppies. They had all drowned... To whom it may concern: Are you interested in knowing what happened to the 12 puppies you dropped off the Kippen bridge into the icy creek on the afternoon of Tuesday, Feb- ruary 20? Then read on : They landed on the ice in the middle of the rising creek. Five puppies crawled out of the garbage bag (I guess you didn't want to waste a twist -tie closing the bag.) Two of them ended up falling in the water but three managed to crawl blindly around on the ice. This is around the time my sister-in-law was go- ing for a walk and heard their cries. She tried to reach them but since they were about 20 feet from shore and the water was icy and rising she couldn't get to them. At home she made frantic calls trying to find someone who could help rescue them. By the time we got there the water had risen a lit- tle higher and was partially covering the ice. We couldn't reach the two in the water, but managed to reach the three on the ice with a pool skimmer - un- fortunately it was too late. We then brought the garbage bag to shore. Inside we found seven more puppies. They had all drowned. They were adorable, black, chubby little puppies (a Black Lab mixture?). They were obviously healthy - maybe a week old. I am sure their mother is wondering what's happened to them and when they are coming back. (You can tell her that they have now been buried). I believe this is a criminal offense, but unfortu- nately my sister-in-law didn't get your license plate number. (You came back while she was on the phone calling for help. Why? Did you have a change of heart or did you just want to watch them die?) Do you think you could possibly get your dog spayed once she has recovered from giving birth? If not, maybe you should consider giving her up for adoption. There are many people out there who love animals and I don't think you're one of them. This kind of cruelty is intolerable and I don't believe you should have the privilege of owning a pet. Pam Ross Exeter Responds to W.P. Fydenchuk letter Are we willing to lose these institutions for the sake of one movie admission per year for every resident of Huron? .. Dear Editor: I felt compelled to respond to the letters of W.P. Fydenchuk regarding the Huron County Council funding of the museum at Goderich. It is unfortunate that few Huron County residents have had the pleasure to view the real value of the t uso.umin. to-klyrop.Cpunty its gcchives. The Ar- chives houses-dociinaents that date back to the 1840s when this county was first being settled by the ancestors of many residents still living in Huron County. The records have proven to be valuable sources of information to the individuals who have volunteered thousands of hours to the preparation and publication of the township histories - Howick, Hay, East Wawanosh, Ashfield, West Wawanosh, Usborne, Stephen, etc. It is unfortunate that the preservation of our history has been placed on the shoulders of a few people however, the success that these books have had shows that the people of Hu- ron County are interested in their history if they can access it in an easy manner. As chairman of the Huron County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society, I would like to take this opportunity to describe our group and explain the significance of the Huron County Museum to our aims. In 1995 our branch celebrated 15 years of promoting genealogy and reached its highest mem- bership ever - 383 members of which 53 resided in Huron County. Since its formation the branch has had over eleven hundred different members re- searching their roots in Huron County. Our branch was federate four years ago in arranging an agree- ment with the Huron County Museum to rent the log cabin to house the branch library. We had 89 re- searchers in 1995 - 24 from Huron; 39 from Onta- rio; three from Alberta; 22 from the USA; and one from Australia. These researchers aided the Huron County economy by purchasing gas, meals, accom- modations, and souvenirs. In addition our Research Co-ordinator answered 95 letters - 43 from Ontario; 20 from Western Canada; 32 from the USA - of which only 15 were from members. These research- ers all benefit from the existence of the Archives at the museum to help provide insight into the every- day lives of their ancestors. The Huron County Branch O.G.S. has been com- piling reference materials of genealogical impor- tance to aid researchers. In 1995 the Port Albert Ce- metery transcription was completed to bring to completion the transcription of all the known ceme- teries in Huron - in excess of 120. To make them easily available to researchers, complete sets were donated to the Wingham, Seaforth, Clinton, Exeter and Goderich libraries as well as the Archives. The branch is now embarking on extracting genealogical information from early Huron County newspapers. The branch has racr,tly purchased the microfilm indexes of the Ontario Vital Statistics and placed them in the Goderich Library for the use of all re- searchers. This was made possible by the generous donations in memory of Beryl Reid, a dedicated member and volunteer of our branch. The key point is that organizations must work together. There is strength in numbers. What is the cost to the residents of Huron County to maintain the funding of the museum at its current level? Mr. Fydenchuk's statistics are misleading in several regards. The total expenditures to operate' members of the Huron County Branch O.G.S., Hu- ron County Historical Society; W.I. Tweedsmuir historical committees; etc. • to voice their opinions to their local representative. regarding funding to the museum. I welcome all cdAthseals/good and bad, at the address provided below this letter. If the the museum in 1995 were $437,920. However, these expenditures covered the operation of the museum, historic gaol, and the Marine Museum. Attendance at the museum was just over 23,000 but when add- ed to attendance at the other two museums totalled 38,000. The salaries paid were spread among the three museums. The people of Huron County are the losers because the promotion of Pat Hamilton, a tru- ly extraordinary lady, to curator of the gaol has left the position of Archivist vacant with no likelihood of it beins filled in the near future. Mr. Fydenchuk should alto be mindful of the fact that although the museum paid Mr. Breede's salary for the last few years, the majority of his time was spent overseeing the renovations at the old Huronview building in Clinton. This allowed the county to save money by avoiding the employment of a consultant to oversee Huronview. Also the storm of 1995 likely contribut- ed to greater expenditures in time and money to re- pair damage done by high winds and fallen trees. With a population of approximately 57,000 men, women and children, the grant given by the Huron County Council represents an expenditure of less than $5.50 per capita. The total operation costs of the museums, gaol, and marine museum represents a cost of less than $8 per capita. Are we willing to lose these institutions for the sake of one movie ad- mission per year for every resident of Huron? The museum provides one of only a few county -wide fa- cilities which benefit all municipalities. Should all residents partially finance at the county level the air- port at Goderich which benefits a few local resi- dents and businesses. Is the proposed dump in Ash- field Twp. to be a county -wide disposal site or it is being funded by all Huron taxpayers for the benefit of a few municipalities? At the township and town level, recreational facilities in the form of arenas and ball diamonds are more heavily funded per capi- ta than the museum. Should everyone pay for these facilities to be used by a few? Mr. Fydenchuk does a disservice to the Friends of the Museum when he suggests that they use volun- teers to run the museum. Volunteers have always been a valuable asset in the operation of the mu- seum. In the "Museum Musings" column of the Goderich Signal Star of January 24, 1996 it was not- ed that over 250 volunteer hours were logged in No- vember and December of 1995. However, some jobs require expertise which one cannot expect to find in volunteers and this is where the paid employees fit into the picture. Also, Mr. Fydenchuk should be aware that in northern Huron County volunteer fire- men are paid between $15 and $25 per hour while fighting fires. To expect them to do otherwise would be foolishness. I would also recommend several things to Mr. Fy- denchuk in regards to receiving government grants to hire students. It is not the fault of Mr. Breede and the staff of the museum that he was denied financial assistance to hire a student. The government deter- mines the guidelines, not Mr. Breede. The fact that Mr.. Fydenchuk has a private collection is likely the major reason. There is no guarantee that the collec- tion will be kept as a permanent collection when the control of it rests in the hands of an individual. If he desires government assistance, perhaps he should consider donating the collection to the local legion branch or another service group with more standing with the government. If Mr. Fydenchuk feels the policy should be changed then he should approach his MP and MPP to voice his concern. Finally, I encourage all concerned individuals - unthinkable should happen, please show your sup- port to the museum by making a donation of your time and/or money. Yours truly Donna Nicholson, Chairman, Huron Co. Branch O.G.S., Box 469, Ooderiich Ontario N7A 4C7 Phone 519-887-9245 Times -Advocate, February 28, 1996 'age 19 Pancake night. Catherine Elstorr collects a tray full of pancakes from Les Hills while Jane Russell looks on. The Trivitt Memorial Church held their annual pancake night last Tuesday. Competition at Legion Liz Sangster Carmel Presbyterian HENSALL - At Carmel Presby- terian Church, this past Sunday, Rev. Roushourne's message was "Jacob: Man in Minature." Joyce Pepper was organist for this special day when Blair Moir, son of Harry and Beverly, joined the church. Communion was served the church elders. The World Day of Prayer will be held at Carmel Presbyterian Church at 2 p.m. March 1. At Hensall United Church, Rev. Henry Annen's message was "Temptation". Doug Klopp con- ducted the ministry of song. The Jr. choir sang a chain of love. The Marlette family greeted for wor- shipers and also read scriptures. Garry Alderdice and John Thomson were the ushers. The annual United Church dinner will be on April 24 with two sittings at 5 and 6:30 p.m. The senior ladies meet March 7. Flowers were placed in the church in memory of George Dowson. Public speaking Tuesday evening, February 20, Public Speaking was held at the Hensall Legion to determine the winners at the Branch level. There was good support from family and friends to hear the students from St. Boniface, Zurich Public, and Hen- sall Public schools. In the storytell- iing 'category; ...1st: ;place.. winner Breanne Becker, St. Boniface; 2nd Ashley Ingram, Hensall Public; 3rd Sarah Kyle, Zurich Public; Runners up Brittany Pilgrim and Amanda Zehr. QUILT SHOW/SALE ALERT Naim Mennonite Church is planning our second Biannual Qulft Show and Sale on Sept. 27 and 28. We are now inviting local quitters and quilt collectors to display with us. School groups are encouraged to reply. For more information or a registration package, please contact: Kathryn Anderson at 519.432-0681, Ruby Otterbein at 519-293-3497 or Ruth Amel 519-293-3314. Lucan Community Centre Bingo Wed. Feb. 28 Bingo starts 7:30 p.m. Regular Games $1000 Jackpot Game 54 calls or less $2500 bonus Total prizes $3000 Due to the licence regulations, no one under 18 allowed to play Licence #537495 ROTARY CLUB OF ST. MARYS [Ind 0RC1892 $7,500 PRIZE BOARD ST. MARYS AREA COMMUNITY CENTRE SATURDAY, MARCH 16 1-5 At the Jr. level: 1st Candace Becker, St. Boniface; 2nd Ashley Erb, Zurich Public and 3rd, Jenny McKinnon, St. Boniface. Intermediates: 1st Stephanie Erb, Zurich Public; 2nd Nic Bayley, Hensall Public; 3rd Breanne Web- ber, Hensall Public. Judges, Dave Frayne, Joan Van Sligtenhorst and Betty Jinks had a difficult time making their deci- sions as the speeches were well •presented. The legion wishes to thank the judges of a job well done. First place winners will go on to compete at Zone level in Clinton March 2. After the presentation of trophies refreshments were served. Fashion show Hensall residents, Linda Fergu- • son and Barbara Westlake -Powers added their special talents to the Reflections of Hay Fashion Show, held Saturday night at the Zurich Arena. Many Hensall residents at- tended this evening of historical fashions. Susan Pollock, resident of Queensway, also contributed to the success of the evening, as she loaned many costumes to the show. Contributed by Hilda Payne: The "Chain of Love" was dem- onstrated by the combined Jr. and Sr. choir at Hensall United Church. February 25, Family Sunday, every member of the congregation. wis � �. .• Exeter ll inti ni iltttU !Y{I •Leglon Ladies Auxiliary i BINGO i Thurs., Feb. 29 7:00 p.m. 10 Regular Games 5 Specials 1 Share the Wealth Jackpot $650 No one under 18 admitted Lic. #M125539 VVNVVVVV Dance Hall 9pm lam 78Line Dsrers i xtne Fri., Mar. 1 Joan Spalding and The Foggy Mountain Band Sat.. Mar. 2 Marion's Country Band Sun. Mar. 3 Old Time Fiddlers Jambouree (2 p.m. - ?) given a red heart to wear and the song described how love is passed from person to person, like the links in a golden chain. Finally everyone in the congregation was ' included forming a golden chain of loving hearts around the nave of the church. �jzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz=; 14 Stag and Doe ;; ►1 for Glenn McBeath & ►; 14 14 14 14 Angle Alcock 11 14 Sat., March 2 14 14 Goderich Arena it .14 1 9 p.m. -1 a.m. 14 ► Bus from Zurich Arena ►t n 9:00 p.m. Returns at 1:00 a.m. i 0 Age of majority. Tickets $5.00 N tfzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzxxxx± Buck & Doe for John Hamilton and Stephanie Woods Sat., March 9 South Huron Rec i Centre Buck10141Doe for Sue MIzzl & John Kemps Sat., March 2 Albatross Tavern, Huron Park Dancing 9 p.m. -1 a.m. Music by DJ Lunch provided. For more information call 237-3116 Regier - VanBolhuis On December 15, 1995, Sheri Regier and Duane VanBolhuis were married in a small ceremony in Stratford, Ont. Kelli Regier (sister of the bride) was maid of honour and Chris Haynes (friend of the groom) was best man. An Open Wedding Reception is to be held on March 2, 1996 at the St. Marys Community Centre and Arena. The dance begins at 9 p.m., all friends and neighbours welcome. WEEKLY MEAT DRAWS at the Royal Canadian Legion, Exeter Branch, on Satur- day afternoons between 4-6 p.m. All proceeds w support the Huron -Middlesex Army Cadet Corps. Everyone welcome to attend. 431fnc CELEBRATE! International Women's Day with The Dursts, Heavy Foot. Kim Souch and the Bay Side Blues, Bud Mabon's Band. 7:30 p.m., Friday, March 8 at The Livery, Goderich. Dancing. Cash bor. Tickets 57.50 each: 825.00 per family. Proceeds to Wom- en's Shelter. Tickets at door or call 524-5333. 9c ARE YOU GRIEVING? loin us for an evening of companionship at 7 p.m. on Mon- day. March 11. at Zion Lutheran Church, Frederick St., Dashwood. We are a group of gneving pmple who hope to continue meeting for support and friendship. No cost. Con- tact Mi y at 237-3892 for further details. 9,10• REBEKAHS will be entertaining Oddfellows and wives on March 15, 1996. Supper at 6:30 p.m. 9.10,11 • ROAST BEEF DINNER, Ailsa Craig United Church. Thursday March 21,.5-7 p.m. Aduhs 58.50, children six to 12 years 54.00. Tickets available from United Church Worsen or call Margaret 232-4707 or Wilma 293-3650. Advance tickets only. 9, I0,(11)c HENSALL UNITED CHURCH Beef Supper, April 24. 1996, 5:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m aktlnp. Adults 58.50; children $4.50. 9* ANY RESIDENT OF HAY TOWNSHIP who would like to participate in the Ecu- menical Choir for Hay Days Celebration Worship Service on Sunday, June 30, 11:00 ata. M Zurich Community Centre, please contact Mrs. Audrey Haberer 236-4966 for hither information. 8,9e A.