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Times-Advocate, 1996-03-27, Page 10Page 10 Times -Advocate, March 27, 1996 Firefighter service HSN BALL TVCKEP5MlTH HAY Fire Chief Jim Hyde, at left, presents firefighter Pete Zwaan with a certificate for 20 years of service on the Hensall Fire Department. Rebekahs drape Charter EXETER - 'The Charter was draped in loving memory of Sis. Viola Coates, Sis. Eula Hyckie, APP, Sis. Alberta Hudkins PPI - ARA, Bros. George Harrison PGM. Sisters Margaret McBride and Beatrice Richardson both had eye surgery and are recuper- ating at home. Next euchre will be April 10, thirty-six attended the entenain- ment for Oddfellows and their wives. After a pot luck Meal., there were readings, a story by Elly Van Bergen and a skit•by Sisters Audrey MacGregor, Leo- na Hern, Bernice Ford and Doris Denham. Some stayed for a few games of euchre. The hall was beautifully decorated for St. Pat- rick's. The lodge has been invited to Victoria Lodge #I, London for theiri Musicians Night, May 2 and to Brussels to see the Pres- entation of Decoration of Chiv- alry April 13. There was also an invitation to May Queen#5, • London for Brothers Night April 17. A donation was made to Pal- liative Care Volunteer Program. From the Tabloid -Camp Trilli- um was started in 1984 through a donation of $4000 from the Oddfcllows and Rebekahs. By 1986, the Oddfellows and Rebe- kahs were contributing $25,000- $30,000 per year. When the per, manent site at Garrett's Island became a reality, the donations increased to $40,000 per year. In 1993 a new Chapel/Activity Hall was built, mainly through a donation of $60,000 from the Oddfellows and Rebekahs of Ontario. The next meeting, April 3, is the visit of DDP Sis. Erma Cart- wright, Clinton. Pot luck at 6:30, followed by a meeting at 8 p.m. Remember you can use our new lift chair. Just call Sis. Mavis Atthill to arrange for a key. April 10 is the District meeting at 2 p.m. April 28 is the annual church service at Hensall United• Church at 10 a.m. May 11 is the bake sale. May 6 is Friendship Night at Clinton.. Sis. Jean Hodgcrt PDDP and Sis. Mavis Atthill PNG will go to the Assembly Sessions in June. Sis. Jean Hodgen has been asked to serve on the Honor Guard when Sis. Diane Cole, is ,inala s1Atily.Preskleitte tune 10. § e is to be on the Hon- or Guard in the 1997 sessions also. Several sisters will be attend- ing Friendship Night at Si. Mar- ys April 4. Sis. Gloria McFalls PNG and Sis. Barbara Tiedeman JPNG will be the District Repre- sentatives for 1996-97. Five members attended the Irish Stew and Brothers Night at Dorchester and five members went to Stratford to see them confer the Degree on two candi- dates. The program committee con- ducted a silent auction. Sand- wiches were served for lunch. Beta Sigma Phi tours recycling plant EXETER - On March 19 Alpha Tau Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met at Huron Park for a tour of the Blucwater Recycling Association facility. Greg Archibald showed us the different items that are acceptable for recycling. He stressed that if there are any questions as to wheth- er or not an item was recyclable just to phone the Association. The group saw how the items are sorted and prerired for shipping as well as some of the products made from recycled material. it was an interesting and informative eve- ning. The business portion of the met- ing was at the home of June Essery.• Maida Gaiser reported on the final plans for Daffodil Day On March 29. Rosemary Schaefer announced that tickets had been purchased for the members to attend the play Jo- seph and the Amazing Technico- lour Dreamcoat at the Grand Thea- tre ory April 30. A donation Was made to the School Section of;t6e Kirkton Fall Fair. A thank you note was read by Elsie Herman .• lam, Jenn Ellison for our contribution to the cost of her attending the Porum for Young Canadians, . The special prize donated by the Ways and Means .Corninittee was won by Veria Russell. Lunch was served by Rosemary Snhaefer end Pat Patterson. ri Volunteers canvass Varna community for the Heart and Stroke Foundation Varna area residents donated $1,175 to the Foundation. Jean Belierting VARNA - Instead of their regular meeting, the Stan Lee will host an open euchre party on April 3 al 8 p.m. at the Stanley Complex, The proceeds will go to the Clinton Public Hospital Awtiliary. Admis- sion is S2 and there will be lunch and door prizes. Heart and stroke canvass The Orange Lodge reports that the Heart and Stroke Foundation canvass has been completed with $1,175 raised from the Varna and the Central Stanley area. This marks the fourteenth consecutive year that the Lodge has organized the canvass. The canvassers were Floyd McAsh, Ruby Lafaive, Keith Stephenson, Gerry Pennings, Jack Eckel, Allan Hayter, Bill Dowson, Doug McAsh, Loren Love, Charles Reid and Ivan McClymont. Church servkla Rev. Willie Zielger led wor- ship service in Goshen 1auunday and combined church services will be in Goshen again Sunday, March 31 with Ellie Van Bergen. Church services will be held in Varna April 7 with Rev. Zielger. There will be a Maundy Thurs- day service in Brucefield April 4 and all are invited to attend. There will be an April Thankof- fering in St. Andrews Church in Bayfield and Varna U.C.W. are in- vited April 10 at 7:30 p.m. Tile guest will be Sue Bell, speaking on the blind. Kippen U.C.W. have also invited the Varna U.C.W. to attend their ' ff--ins' April 9. Jean Be, e Food Gra Partners • in Comneunit) Living are sponsoring a Spring Sing to be held at the Exeter United Church Sunday, March 31 at 7:30 p.m. The St. Marys Childrens Choir will be singing. For advance tickets con- tact Barb Consltt at 233-9297. There will be a free, s nursery for children four . Baseball registration Stanley Township ball registra- tion will be held April.6 and April 13 from 9:00 until 12:00 noon. T ball is $15 per child and all other ball is $20 per child or $40 per family. Bring your health card with you when registering. They are also looking for. interested coaches and other helpers. Contact Loren Love at 263-5349 if you are inter- ested or let them know the day of registration. Canoe rally The annual canoe rally sponsored by the Stanley Township Rec CoM- mittee will be held April 14. CWL members encouraged to write letters to government leaders Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - The Catholic Women's League of Immaculate Heart of Mary Council met on March 12 in the parish hall after Mass at the church. President Gera Peters presided over the business. Cathy Vrolyk read the correspon- dence, which included two invita- tions front Sacred Heart-Boornish CWL of Parkhill ; March 20 for a Day of Recollection and Mass with Father Joseph Kavanaught, from 9:30 a.m. until 3 p.m.; and April :1 11, a special 75th Anniversary Mass at 6 p.m. celebrated by Bish- op John Sherlock as guest. Contact Trucie Cornelis for information. There were thank you notes from the Tai Chi Society for the CWL donation and from the Lamhton Right -to -Life for our donation. Lia Vandenberk encouraged members to read the Right -to -Life# newsletter. Their annual dinner is., on Monday, April 29 in Wyoming. 7Tha to prif)1 J Q for ublic education "difec e�ens. "Abstinence makes the Heart growi. fonder" and on a picture of aibeau-° tiful baby it read "It's amazing how fast a man leaves when one of these enters the picture." She also report- ed on attending the annual Wonder- ful World.of Women seminar, held this year in Wyoming. It was very 1 inspiring, talking about the relation- ship of women, money and self es- teem. In a woman's life time, they earn 3/4 or less of men's wages, and most women get no pension Z plan. One third of all women over 65 and two thirds of all women` over 25 live below the poverty line. Women live longer and are poorer than men. Another topic covered was "Live Your Dream" and sug- gested that you write a letter to yourself for the year 2005: Where you and the world are now, and where you and the world will be in 10 years. Lunch groups, fees and enter- tainment were organized. Tillie VanLeeuwen has volunteers orga- nized for delivery of Meals on Wheels. Toni Vandenberk will get raffle tickets printed for•the annual quilt raffle. The materials will be set up in the parish hall for a quilt- ing bee, to begin after Easter. Quilt- ing novices and experts are invited to help. The CWL London Diocesan Con- vention will be held in Windsor from April 22-24 with Gera Peters and Josey Britton as delegates. The nomination forms for election of officers for the diocesan level were filled out during the meeting. Ro- berta Walker gave the report on res- olut'iotts5, pop, to.,brought for- ward - � t be introducedt at e 'pfo`Vint ialcon- venVon. The CWL National Office reminds members that some areas addressed by resolutions in the past, May reappear as current issues to be dealt with, like cigarette ad- vertising and capital punishment. Letters are needed again to the Minister of Health requesting that all alcohol containers carry warning labels stating the risks of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. The Provincial/Territorial Health Ministers are now requesting the Federal Government take action on the preventable condition •of fetal alcohol syndrome. This time your letter will count more than ever. Sunday School is going very well, i'et' A / N. i_• 614 wiOyour special day !ed&,W !PIms? Start planning your special day with IP Wedding Invitations r Place Cards r Napkins Confetti Cards r Scrolls Matchbooks V Notepads Bookmarks r Pens Glassware Guest books and Keepsake albums 5-I'I';c_ 'I n i ,I1. IN 1`J`-; When wedding invitations are dfdered from us,, we will place your wedding picture or engagement notice in our newspaper FREE OF CHARGE (Value $26.75) 424 Main St. Exeter r t 235-1331 •<' with Bonnie Vandenberk as orga- nizer, and the CWL continues to cover the cost of materials. Candi- dates for confirmation will be in- volved in Holy Week services. An infant will be baptized during the Easter Vigil, but there are no new adult candidates this year. The next meeting will be Tues- day, April 16 at 8 p.m., with guest Irene Cahill, who will speak about items you can donate for Save the Children program. Cash stolen from Co-op Gas Bar rl :I EXETER - A break, enter and. ' I theft was reported on Thursday , from the Co-op Gas Bar. in Exeter. Asafe, containing approximately $3,000 cash: was removed. i According to Olt'P, there is a po#-i sible correlation to similar incident:1 in the area and they arc continuing their investigation. zsidt.fd fi t LOOKING FOR A NEW CAREER Festival School of Hairstyling, Stratford. is accepting registration for their next class Make-up Artistry and Nail Technology offered at no extra charge. OSAP available for those that qualify. For further information call 519-271-9551 EllicilAiM1 [0\7117! & HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALSN; Xbe Citiffing akta (Beside Murphy s) 235 -HAI RI (4247) Vicki Parsons Kim Scott Terri Farquhar-Vanneste Rhonda Lightfoot Hours: Mon. -Fri. 9-7•Sat. 9-4 • Waxing and ear piercing SENIORS DISCOUNT on Mon., Tufo., Woe. 1, UTS<PLUS Family Hair Care • Tanning • Waxing • Esthetics WALK-INS WELCOME Judy Nedza Mari Kerslake Daum Bates CALL 235 -CUTS (gi) 363 Main St.. S. Exeter ��.. .L L .\`_Ll.:. �. L.._ .LL _ JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN • (Some schools) and Th. kiddissestemrlY KINDERGARTEN PRE -REGISTRATION Sean at Iduesdlon Pre -registration for .children eligible to commence KINDERGARTEN in September 1996 is being carried out in Middlesex County Public Schools. Children who will be five years old by December 31, 1996 are eligible to attend. NOTE: If your child is currently enrolled in Junior Kindergarten at a Middlesex County Public School, you do not have to re -register your child. With the impending reduction or elimination in grants from the provincial government, the feasibility of all programs is currently under examination by the Board. Consequently, Junior Kindergarten may not be provided in 1996-97. The Board cannot make a decision until funding information is received from the Ministry of Education and Training. A formal announcement will be made once this decision has been made. Nevertheless, pre -registration is proceeding as usual. Pre -registration for children eligible to commence JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN in September 1996 is being carried out in the following schools: Caradoc Central Lucan Caradoc South McGillivray Central Carodoc North Metcalfe Central Centennial Central Moss Central Delaware Central Oxbow Central. EkCoe Central Parkview East Williams Memorial. Prince Andrew Leeeboro.oentral Valleyvlew Children who reside within the boundaries of the above schools and who will be four years old by December 31, 1996 are eligible to attend. 0,01110 contact your local school by April 4, 1996 for more btMnhatlon regarding registration times and procedures. s.E. Peteri a' relry,0f8on E. D. Anderilod Director of Educat;on