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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1996-03-20, Page 7Times -Advocate, March 20, 1996 Page 7 Precious Bleed fundraiser Zurich skaters perform at annual carnival Toni D%ng was caught in action at Saturday's March Break Kickoff at the South Huron Rec Centre. In addition to a pie throwing contest, the Precious Blood School P.T.A. fundraiser featured gold fish races, clowns, face painting, Snake Lady WI! Williams and Mr. Monkey Belly and The Amazing Eliff. Davis earns fifth place Harley Davis compet- ed on the weekend in Michigan. H. Davis SAINTSBURY - St. Patrick's Morning Prayer service was held at 10:30 a.m., the fourth Sunday of Lent, March 17. Rose Cunningham led the service from the Book of Alternative Services. The service opened with the hymn "Breathe on me Breath of God". Rose Cunningham read the scripture readings from the Old and New Testaments, Responsive Read- ing was Psalm 23. The Holy Gos- pel was John 9:1-41. Suzanne Da- vis gave an excellent message based on the readings for the day. Harley Davis took up the offer- ing. The service closed with the hymn "The Lord's My Shepherd". Mary Davis provided the music for the service. Women stayed after the service to set up for the Dessert Euchre. March 24, the fifth Sunday of Lent, St. Patrick's again will hold their Morning Prayer Service at 10:30 a.m. Scripture readings are to be Ezekiel 37:1-14, Romans 8:6- 11, Psalm 116:1-8, The Holy Gos- pel John II: (1-16) 17-45. Bob MacGillivray, Courtney, Ka- tie -Scarlett, Caleb and Corbin visit- ed on the weekend with mother Ste- vie MacGillivray of Lions Head. Hazel Davis attended the Wednesday Lenten Service at St. Pauls Cathedral in London and de- livered items for Daily Bread. Travis and Starr Davis visited this week with Mary and Hub Thiel of Zurich. Sarah Walker and Alai- na Hern visited with Crystal Davis during the winterbreak from school. Mary Davis was a guest along with other friends on Friday at the home of Agnes Hotson of Lucan to honor Florence Hodgins on her 93rd birthday. Congratulations to Harley Davis on Saturday winning fifth place in the 60 CC at Moreland Moto Cross Raceway, Stanton, Michigan. Pop - pa Hugh Davis accompanied Har- ley and his dad Michael. Prayers for good health go to Ross McFalls from all his friends at St. Patrick's and community. Sincere sympathy from the Hod- gins relatives of St. Patrick's and area to the Schendera families in their loss of a husband, father and grandfather, Ted, who passed away Friday, March 15 and whose funer- al service was held Monday from the C. Haskett and Son Funeral Home in Lucan. Bdated birthday wishes from the community to Harry Carroll, who celebrated his birthday on the weekend. South Huron Recreation Centre Hockey Pool 1995-96 Standings as Rank Standings Pts. 1 Kenn Beatson 1051 2 Jim Lewis 1044 3 John A. Lind 1042 4 Kevin Gingerich 1031 5 Mike Schwindt 1026 6 Marty Merner 1025 7 Wendy Schwindt 1016 8 Marty Merner 9 Lorne Haugh 10 Carolyn Gilfillan 11 Lorne Haugh 12 Bob McNaughton of Manch 16 Prizes • Ellison -$600.00 certificate Ellison - $300.00 Rap Ironwood Golf Passport Ellison - $130.00 Pepsi - $100.00 value S.H. Racquet Club - money Becker Farm Equipment - money • 994 'Reseal! Co -Op - $50.00 98$r,4hy's Pub -Eatery 904 $40.00 value 981 Casey's Lawn Care - money 978 New Orlean's Pizza The thertie this year was "Holidaze on Ice." Carmel Sweeney ZURICH - A meeting of the Blue Water Rest Home Ladies Auxiliary was held at the Home on March 5. A musical program was present- ed by Idella Gabel playing Irish songs on the piano. Sisters Mo- nique and Stephanie Gelinas sang. President Donna Klopp chaired the business 'and reported the Mother's Day Tea will be at the Home on May 11 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Anyone with crafts are welcome to set up a table in the auditorium to sell their articles. Phone Donna if you are interested in doing so, 236-4675. Quilt tickets are now available from Marie Gelinas Sr. or Mary Ducharme. The next birthday party will be on March 26 at 7 p.m., hosted by the Dashwood Women's Institute. The 'next meeting will be held on April 2 with an Easter theme. Hay Days hockey game The Hay Days N.H.L. Oldtimers will play at the Hensall Arena on March 23 at 7:00 p.m. For tickets or information phone Barb West- lake -Power, 262-2812. A pre -game exhibition of Hensall Minor Hock- ey Tyke players will begin at 6:00 p.m. Skaters from the Zurich Fig- ure Skating Club will be providing entertainment between the second and third periods. Proceeds from this event will be used for various projects and sports in the Hensall area. Free skating The Optimist Club is sponsoring free skating and treats for children on March 20, today, at the Zurich Arena from 2 to 4 p.m. Agricultural Society The Agricultural Society will be holding their meeting at the Hay Township Hall this Thursday at 8 p.m. Visitors are welcome to help plan the next Zurich Fair in July. Egg hunt The Optimist Club are busy mak- ing plans for their fourth annual Easter Egg Hunt on April 6 at the arena playground, beginning at 10:00,-,t},n}., c ildr+,,a ages ;up to 1210ats Qid are istvitedrto is ei)iart in this free, fun event. Skating carnival The•annual Zurich and Area Fig- ure Skating Club carnival was a success. The theme was "Holidaze on Ice", with skaters dressed in costumes representing various holi- _ days, New Years, Valentine's Day, Ground Hog Day, etc. Solo skaters were Shelley Miller and Jeff Miller, Julie Semple, Sa- rah -Rae Lovie and Krista Schilbe. Master of ceremonies for this event was Jim Chapman from CJBK and Jody Durand of Zurich. Several Sweeney relatives spent the weekend at a get-together in London to celebrate St. Patrick's Day at a dance at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Cousins, aunts and uncles came from Windsor, Detroit, Thedford, Kitchener, Dornoch, London and Zurich. Many stayed over to attend Sunday brunch and finish visiting. Besides enjoying the Sweeney family reunion, Jerome and Carmel and Jerome's sister Sharon attend- ed a special Mass at St. Patrick's Church in London with celebrant Bishop John Sherlock. Irish music was performed by members of the parish who were originally from Ireland. Birthday cake and coffee was served afterwards in the meeting room as a surprise for the Bishop's recent 70th birthday. Corkey and Shirley Bedard of Detroit spent a couple days last week with his sister Beattie and Clarence Geoffrey and all attended the funeral of sister-in-law Joan Bedard on March 14. Mozart and Marie Gelinas Sr. at- tended the wedding of their niece Elaine Chirita on March 16 in St. Marys. She is the daughter of Yvonne and the late Earl Dietrich of Exeter. Several Zurich relatives of the late Dennis Denomme attended his funeral in Toronto March 13. Eugene and Shirley O'Brien spent the weekend with friends in Fort Erie. Rachel Simmone . Vanneste, daughter of David and Sherri, was baptized at St. Boniface Church on Sunday by Fr. Wronski. Don and Donna O'Brien returned home recently from their winter va- cation in Florida. Their two granddaughters joined them for the past couple weeks while (heir mother, Pam, is away visiting with her brother Brent •O'Brien in Singapore. • Ruth -Ann Flaxbard, London, spent the weekend with her parents Earl and Anne, and along with oth- er family members, attended the fu- neral of Gertie Fleischauer on Fri- day. UCW unit meets EXETER - The afternoon unit of Exeter UCW met on March 14 with 29 members in attendance. Doris Denham opened the meeting with a poem "Friendly Fruit". A musical worship service. underthe direction of Marion Dearing, fol- lowed. Call to worship, scripture, prayer and hymns of dedication and ado- ration were done using singing and taped music. Bible study on the bent -over -woman (Luke 13: 10-17) was given. The women walked around the room bent over to appreciate the woman's plight. They also identified with the bent -over woman as she represents all oppressed people by helping each other stand erect we extend a helping hand to others. Elmira Ford and Doris Denham read scriptures identifying times when Jesus had rebelled against petty rules of the synagogue. Discussion then took place on the question "Are there rules in the church that need to change?" Consensus seemed to be that some small things could change but that our rules are very good. The meeting closed with the UCW benediction and a St. Patrick's Day lunch. Foot care clinic There will be a foot care clinic at the Maple Woods Apartments on April 1 from 9 a.m. to noon. If you ire interested, bring along a towel and 510.00. K. of C. A Knights of Columbus meeting was held at St. Boniface Parish Hall on March 18 with District, Deputy Bro. Ted Thuss attending. Raffle tickets for a car are now on sale from any K. of C. member of Iohn Jacob, 236-4826. Baseball registration If any children missed signing up for this summer's baseball pro- gram, they can still do so by phon- ing Shelley Geoffrey at 236-7258 as soon as possible. Coaches are also needed. Chamber of Commerce The Chamber of Commerce held their monthly dinner meeting at March 19 at Erb's Country Kitchen at 7 p.m. President Joan Cassidy chaired the business, with speaker Wayne Caldwell of Goderich. Personals Sincere sympathy goes to the family of the late Joan Bedard, who passed away on March 12; and to the family of Gerrie Fleis- chauer, who passed away suddenly on March 12. She will be missed by her many friends, as she was a very well-known and active mem- ber of the community. Sympathy goes also to the family of Mrs, Minderlein, who passed away on March 16. She was a resident of the Blue Water Rest Home. Ts Bunn County Board of Education CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR ADULTS . SOUTH HURON DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL . NIGHT SCHOOL COURSES n.English CO Mathematics res Science CO History o Computer Applications Special Interest, Courses ® Advanced WordPerfect 6.0 6 weeks S60.00 April 2 - May 6, 1996 ▪ Introducing the Internet and Telecommunications 2 nights 525.00 April 16 and 18, 1996 Registration: South Huron District High School office Monday, March 25, 1996, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. All registrations must be accompanied by the course fee. Courses leading to Secondary School Diploma or up- grading - book deposit only. R. Brown Chair P. Carroll Director r I •. ! 1\ \1l 1 R t R) 1 .I 1 \ \ 11 1 i - ll.' By 31sters Fashion Police... 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