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Fireworks display planned
On May 22, there will be a
fireworks display in Vanastra
at the Parade Square at 9 pm.
The Vanastra Resource
Centre, Vanastra Lions Club
and Vanastra Community
Association are co-ordinating
this event. Donations for this
event are being received
from many Vanastra
businesses, and the
organizations involved are
contributing manpower and
are setting up the event.
After the fireworks display,
there is a street dance
planned. Entertainment is
being arranged by the Lions
Club and will be announced at
a later date. This event
promises to be a fun evening
for the whole family so all
Vanastrians, plan to attend.
There will be refreshment
booth and hot beverages.
There will also be a car
charge of $2. for this event.
Thanks go out to local
businesses for their support
of this event, and to all the
willing workers in the
community who are helping
Teen club clean-up success
The clean up that the Teen
Club had was a success. They
made $321.46 which will go
towards the Club's programs.
Sixteen people cleaned up
paper and garbage from the
area.
The Teen Club would like to
thank Mr. Clem Goulding,
Mr. Jim Ryan and the rest of
the Community Association
for their help in organizing,
also Mr. and Mrs. Dennis
Smith, Mrs. Clem Goulding
and Mr. Ken Miller for
volunteering their help.
We would like to end by
thanking everyone in
Vanastra for supporting us.
Prizes were given to Kim
Goulding for collecting the
most bags (301 and to Lisa
McCarthy for the most money
earned ($103.40) .
Our last meeting was held
on May 5. We had a meeting
and then had a euchre
tournament. Sonya Leduc
and Lisa McCarthy were the
winners, and they each
received a crossword puzzle
book as a prize.
The Girl Guides and Brownies were out in full force last
weekend in ,Clinton selling their traditional Girl Guide
cookies to help raise money. Here Brownies Shirley
Watkins, centre, and Peggy Byrne, sell a box to Andrea
Fitzgerald of James Street. (News -Record photo)
Through the otherweekliesResource centre examines
Block Parent program
The Exeter Times
Advocate reported that
members of the Exeter
council aren't particularly
concerned about the books
being taught in some Huron
secondary school English
classes.
The council decided to file a
resolution from Turnberry
Township which called for the
banning of three novels on the
English courses. Councillor
.Steve Plaff noted . that his
brother was studying one of
the books in question in his
Grade 11 course and said,
"How naive do you want
children brought up."
Deputy -Reeve • Don
MacGregor said there were
some things in the books he
wouldn't even say to his wife,
bu Councillor Derry Boyle
relied, "I hope not, but you'd
say it to me though."
If everything goes as
planned, the new grandstand
in Goderich should begin
construction on May 15,
according to the Goderich
Signal Star.
The architectural and
structural drawings, by Hill
and Borgal were scheduled to
be completed by the end of
last week and ready for
presentation to the Ontario
Racing Commission this
week.
The Kincardine News
announced last week that a
new newspaper will by hitting
the streets of town on May 12,
"The News Weekender."
Along with their Wed-
nesday edition, the staff of the
Kincardine News will be
presenting their new Friday
morning paper. The tabloid
size edition will emphasis
features and photographs
along with sports, TV guides,
and children's pages for an
example.
Not only will the paper be a
new adldition to the com-
munity, but the use of carrier
boys will make the "News
Weekender" a unique bi-
weekly edition.
The Wingham Advance -
Times reported that a grant
of $4,156 to the Wingham and
District Heritage and
Historical Society will be
used for cataloguing articles
in the town's museum.
The grant will be used for a
summer program in which
several students will be hired
to catalogue artifacts and
identify displays in the
museum, The Advance Times
explained.
Those hired to work will
probably come from Fan-
shawe College or the
University of Guelph and with
interests in art or ar-
chitecture, for three months
during the summer.
The St. Marys Journal
Argus reported that students
at St. Marys District
Collegiate and Vocational
Institute got an unexpected
break from classes Thursday
when a bomb threat was
phoned to the school.
Classes were disrupted for
an hour after an unidentified
caller told the secretary at
the school that a bomb would
go off at 12 noon.
While the building was
searched by police, students
and teachers who had vac-
cated the building joined with
students protesting the work -
to -rule Campaign in the
school parking lot.
Student walkouts continued
at the school over the week as
students protested. On Friday
several brought lawn chairs
and one student set up a
barbecue unit.
The Blyth Standard
reported that the village's
Figure Skating Club has
decided to hire a pro to teach
skaters next fall.
Debbie Jefferies of
Goderich will be conducting
classes on Tuesday evenings.
As well she will teach in
Brussels, Lucknow and
Clinton.
Debbie has been studying
figure skating for a number of
years and has completed her
4th figure and received her
gold medal in dance. She is
presently working with
children at a summer school
for skaters.
The Huron Expositor told
its readers last week of a new
column that will be featured
in the paper.
The new weekly column
called Pet Peeves will give
pet owners advice on their
animals. The column will be
aptly written by Seaforth°
veterinarian Dr. Bob
Friendship. Dr. Friendship
will answer questions from
readers on pet problems in
future columns.
The Brussels Post reported
that some 75 teachers from
the North Huron Unit of the
Ontario Women Teachers
Federation attended a dinner
recently in honor of the 60th
anniversary of the federation.
A special event of the
evening were speaches from
nine ladies who had been
teaching in 1918. They in-
cluded: Mrs. Luella Hall,
Blyth; Mrs. John Bowman,
Brussels: Mrs. Milton
Fraser, Brussels; Miss Verna
McLaughlin, Wingham; Mrs.
Chris Currie, Wingham; Mrs.
Grace Campbell, Lucknow;
Miss 'Ada Armstrong,*
Brussels; Miss Ada Webster,
Lucknow; Mrs. John Speir,
Brussels.
Mitchell council decided to
ease up on the parking
requirements, and with that
move it looks like developers
can go ahead -with a proposed
commercial mall ' and
apartment complex in the
town.
The planned mall will be
built at the main intersection
in Mitchell in place of the old
Whyte Packing Co. building
at the corner of St. George
Street and Ontario Road.
The Mitchell Advocate
explained that council
originally demanded 41
parking spaces at the
proposed complex, however
changed their decision and
now only 15 spaces will be
required.
The complex will even-
tually be served by 32 parking
spaces, 17 of which will be
locally, fully or partially, on
town property. The 15 spaces
which will be provided by the
developers will be built in an
underground parking garage
and will be for use by the
tenants of the 12 apartments
to be built.
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This Thursday, May 11, at
the Resource Centre there
will be an open workshop on
the Block Parents
Association and all interested
community members are
encouraged to attend.
Mrs. Jennifer Webb of
Kincardine will be speaking
on how this program was set
UD in her community
On May 18, we hope to have
a follow-up meeting on Block
Parents with interested
people and the possibility of
forming an association here.
Mr. Ron Allin from Ron
.Allin Management and
Financial Consultants will be
at the Centre on May 25 to
speak on money
management. Handling the
family budget and in-
vestments are the topics
Guides host tourney
On April 29 the Radar
District Guides hosted the
annual division volleyball
tournament at the high school
in Clinton. Teams from as far
away as Parry Sound
travelled to Clinton
After the tournament ap-
proximately 130 girls came
out to Vanastra for an hour's
swim. After the swim the
Vanastra Guides and
Brownies served a light
snack. The Brownies and
Guides would like to thank all
the mothers . who donated
cookies, squares etc.,
Last Saturday May 6 the
Guides and Brownies of
Vanastra were out selling
cookies in the area to help
raise money for their various
activities. "Cookie Day" was
a tremendous success and a
Mustangs busy
With Mother's D6 1ast
approaching, the Mustangs
were busy making crafts for
gifts. Next week, May 12, the
Mustangs will visit the
Hullett Conservation Area. If
any parents are willing to
supply transportation it
would be appreciated.
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The mother and daughter
banquet will be held on May
31 at the Vanastra Recreation
Centre. Would the parents
please have their daughters
return their slips to the
leaders as soon as possible.
Church holds ascension service
Last Sunday w L celebrated
the Lord's supper at a special
Ascension day service. The
Public
school
On Tuesday„May 9, a group
of young people visited our
school. They came from
Wingham and participated in
several physical activities
with our grade 3 and 4 class.
The no,xt day Mr. Hingley
visited our school to do pic-
ture retakes.
May is always a busy
month. Many extra-
curricular activities are
being sponsored each day.
Our choir is meeting on
Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Thursday mornings to
prepare for "Music Night" at
CHSS Clinton, on Wednesday
evening May 17.
Mrs. Smith is working with
a' gymnastics group two days
a week after school.
Pupils are also trying out
for our track and field team.
The coaches are Mrs. Smith,
Mr. McConnell and Mr. Ross.
Our grade 5 and 6 class is
getting ready to do a puppet
show
Birthday club
Birthday greetings are
extended to:Sheila Maxwell,
11 years on May 3; Susan
Lehnen, 8 years on May 11;
Jody Lee, 6 years on May 13;
and Darlene Smith, 10 years
on May 15.
If anyone is having a bir-
thday be sure to let us know
by calling the Resource
Centre at 482-7972 or call Mrs.
Thomas at 482-9467.
Calorie counters
The Vanastra Calorie
Counters would like to thank
Mrs. Carol Bowker for the
enjoyable evening she spent
with us on May 5. Con-
versation centred on exercise
and its effects on weight
reduction and weight control.
Carol also led the Club
through a half hour of
refreshing exercise. It is
hoped that this meeting will
encourage every member of
the Club to keep fit.
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chapter of Acts entitled "The
Ascension Power". After the
sermon the choir sang "Sons
of God" as the table was
prepared for Communion.
Remember the "arts and
crafts" program on Tuesday
evenings. Dedicated teachers
are willing and ready to share
a bible story and teach a craft
idea to children of all ages.
Things get underway at 7:30
pm.
Our Pastor is going to be in
Orangeville Wednesday for a
meeting of Classis Huron of
MM:e
the Christian Reformed
Church and following that
meeting, will be in Toronto
for a conference sponsored by
the Ontario Association of
Children's Aid Societies.
On June 21, we are getting a
team of four highschool
persons to work for our
church. The people are
coming from Holland,
Michigan as a part of a
summer workshop in mission
program. They will be living
in the community and helping
with our VBS program. By
the way, our Vacation Bible
School will be from July 5-21.
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