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High winds cause damage
High winds whipped through Southwestern Ontario all weekend causing extensive dam-
age. Early Monday morning, staff from National Trust in Exeter were busy clearing debris
caused by their sign smashing down onto Main Street.
Children learn of special
Harley Davis assisted
in the lighting of the
first Advent candle for
Hope.
SAINTSBURY - St. Patrick's
Holy Communion Service was held
at 11:00 a.m. Advent I on Sunday
November 27.
Rev. Emery for his children's fo-
cus talked about the Special Season
of Advent and the four weeks we
are preparing for the coming of Je-
sus the Christ - God's special
Christmas gift to the world.
Harley Davis assisted in the light-
ing of the first Advent candle for
Thanks for
the tour!
The grade 5/6 class
from Stephen Central
Public School toured the
Times Advocate last
week. All the letters received were appreciated
and we want to share some of them with our
readers.
Dear Mrs. Lord and Mr. Harte:
Thank you for letting us come to visit the T.A. We learned a lot about
how the paper is put together. We did not know how much work it is to
complete the paper and to beat the deadlines. I liked the great big cam-
era the best.
Thanks again for all your time.
Yours sincerely
Lindsey Green
Thanks for letting us come to the Times Advocate. The most inter-
esting things were thc dark room with the camera and the wax that you
put on the pictures. I learned lots of things! It was very interesting.
By the way, the reason Mrs. Miller said this could be the last trip in
awhile was because some people were running to the bus.
Yours truly
Jesse Schroeder
I would like to thank you for letting us come to the times Advocate
and taking your time to help us with our news unit. I learned that wax
can be sticky and hot at the same time. Thanks for all the information.
Yours sincerely
Michelle Mahle Desjardine
Thank you for showing us around. 1 really liked the whole tour of the
T.A. I really liked the computers there! Thanks for taking thc time to
shbw us around.
Also thanks for showing us a lot about the T.A. My favourite part was
the big camera when it took the picture of the page of thc newspaper. I
really like it there. I would like to come again.
Yours sincerely
Andrew Pfaff
Thank you for letting us come to the Times -Advocate, Mrs. Lord and
Mr. Harte. I enjoyed seeing the big camera and the wax machine, but
when we were at the end, I was tired!
Yours sincerely
Miranda Noels
Thank you for letting us come to the Times Advocate. It was really
fun! I learned how you make the newspaper and I also learned how you
pay for the newspaper. I saw all the machines that arc used to make the
paper. 1 learned that each machine has its own part for making the paper.
Yours sincerely
Matthew Brannon
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gift
Hope.
Following Sunday School, the
message and the Eucharist, the con-
gregation sang the closing hymn.
Courtney MacGillivray and Crystal
Davis were servers for the service.
Sunday, December 4, Advent 2
the Morning Prayer Service will be
held at 8:30 a.m., scripture readings
to be Malachi 3:1-4, Phillipians
1:3-11, Psalm 126, The Holy Gos-
pel Luke 3:1-6.
Sunday, December 18, Bishop
Robert Townshend will join us for
Confirmation Service at St. Thom-
as, Granton for an all Parish service
at 11:00 a.m.
Personals
Nieces Johan Beaune of London
and Heather MacGillivray, Lucan
were visitors with Aunt Marguerite
Greenlee on Friday.
George Miller of Flint, Michigan,
Nancy Taylor of Fort Polk, Loui-
siana and Virginia Harrison of
Flushing, Michigan were Monday
visitors with Hugh and Hazel Da-
vis, also calling in were Heather
MacGillivray. Ross and Audrey
McFalls, Michael, Suzanne, Crys-
tal, Harley, Travis and Starr Davis
and Joyce and Ralph Simpson of
London.
Hazel Davis accompanied friends
Howard and Sandra McDonald of
Lucan to Toronto on Saturday
where they attended the excellent
musical production of 'Miss Sai-
gon' at The Princess of Wales
Theatre.
The Davis' were guests at the
Banquet honouring Middlesex
County Warden Earl French and
his wifc Barbara on Saturday eve-
ning at the Lucan Community Cen-
trc.
St. Patrick's ACW will hold their
Christmas potluck lunch on
Wednesday, December 7 at 12:30
p.m. at the Davis'.
Boh and Heather MacGillivray
visited with Auntie Anne Steven-
son of Toronto on Sunday, Court-
ney visited with the Michael Davis
family.
Our prayers for good health from
all your friends and relatives from
St. Patrick's and community go out
to Marguerite Greenlee and to Har-
ry Carroll who are both ill .
Sarah Walker of Centralia was an
overnight visitor Friday evening
with the Davis'.
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Chapman retires as trustee
After six years as a trustee on the Huron Board of Educa-
tion, Chapman has some views on where local schools are
going, and how they get there from here
By Heather Vincent
T -A Staff
EXETER - Jim Chapman,
trustee with the Huron County
Board of Education will be re-
tiring effective December 1.
Chapman plans to stay active
on a few committees and serve
in an advisory capacity if need-
ed. He hopes his retirement
from the board will mean more
flexibility if not a slower pace.
With a background as a teach-
er for 35 years, his position on
the board may have been met
with some trepidation. He feels
his experience proved to be a
help rather than a hindrance.
Board Chair, Graeme Craig
agreed at the special board meet-
ing, November 28 that Chap -
man's contribution was an asset
and he always maintained a high
level of professionalism during
his six years with the board.
Chapman said he, "tried to
contribute wherever I could".
He thinks the objectives of the
educators and the board is the
same: to provide good educa-
tion. The only disparity is ev-
ident over issues concerning
money - what salaries to give
and what salaries teachers
should accept.
When asked what he felt the
board's role in education should
be, Chapman said local board
control is necessary but does not
support heavy local financing.
"Education is a provincial con-
cern and should receive govern-
ment backing," he said.
Of late, the creation of a junior
kindergarten program was con-
troversial in Huron County.
Chapman felt, as many did, it
was not a real necessity in Hu-
ron. The issue he felt was one
of a day care rather than an ed-
ucational need. Now the pro-
gram has been deemed war-
ranted by the government, it has
been heavily subscribed to.
"Once it was established, all
those eligible to attend have
been attending," said Chapman.
The proposed use of video
cameras in buses is of direct in-
terest to Chapman as a school
bus driver. He said cameras are
not necessary if the drivers are
given the authority to radio for a
specific child creating a dis-
turbance to be removed. Once
this precedent has been set, he
feels the problems will likely di-
minish.
What does the future hold for
education? This veteran pre-
dicts the areas of concentration
will be in technology, dif-
ferential staffing (non -teacher
expertise In the classroom) and
alternative educational settings.
Chapman looks forward to
spending time travelling with his
wife, Dorothy when the op-
portunity presents itself. He will
no doubt continue to make val-
uable contributions to the South
Huron community. Chapman
said, "I appreciate all the support
that I've had as both an educator
and trustee. This community
has been good for us as a family
and me personally. I hope I
have done something for the
community". He said he wishes
his successor, Pauline Van Der
Ley all the best in her new posi-
tion representing Exeter on the
Huron board.
Jim Chapman
Queensway residents prepare for Christmas
Their Christmas open house is this Sunday afternoon,
December 4
HENSALL - Excitement is looming as Christ-
mas preparations continue at Queensway Nursing
Home.
Following the weekly bingo program sponsored
by the ladies from the Bethel Reformed Church,
the residents sang Christmas carols.
Reverend Philip Bender came Tuesday afternoon
for the weekly church service.
Phyllis Desjardine provided musical accompani-
ment on the keyboard for the service.
Also on Tuesday another gingerbread house was
started. With the help of volunteers, it was decorat-
ed Friday morning, and now sits in the small tele-
vision lounge for everyone to enjoy.
Thursday morning the Swinging Seniors were in
to provide entertainment for the November birth-
day party. November birthdays included Vera Park-
er, Milford Durst, Evelyn Fletcher and Carl Payne.
Another project the residents are working on is
homemade chocolates for open house.
The residents watched during a recent baking club
as chocolate was melted and moulded into Christ-
mas decorations.
Please remember the Christmas open house is this
Sunday afternoon December 4 from 2 - 4 p.m.
Upcoming events
December 6, 7 p.m. - Christian Reformed Church.
December 8, 7 p.m. Calvinettes.
December 10 Christmas "Movies of Jesus".
December 12 Hensall Public School Christmas
Concert.
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