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uee's new .:rrep.;
Eatber.Handy,.
The invitation e�t
onde
d
to me recently `to take
.over • from our retiring
Vanastra ,Correspondent
Maureen D
smore,
wh
o
las with distinction,
and forquite some time,
filledthat post•
ad-
mirably, and faithfully, ,
came at the outset, not"as
a : shock,. but' as
bshell, for . , my jour..
nalistic experience
stands virtually ' at a'
batting average of close
tozero..
However, tot
withstanding m '' shor*'
tcomings: in . this drec-
tion, but being desirous to -
continue having our
community news made
widespread through the'
good offices of our. local
medium,; that I, accepted
the responsibility,: .
Understandably, . such
an undertaking is entirely
ion an L
The Vanastra Lioness
held their dinner meeting
this month, Feb, 7 at the.
Elm • Haven now known
•as the Raven Disco, with
19 ladies present A roast
beef dinner was served,
_ and enjoyed by all,, and
later, a meeting was held
at the Rec Centre in
Vanastra, with guest
speaker Ken Mack
Lveen, who s
hawed sli des
on what the . benefits of a
new additionto the Rec
Centre willbring, to the
handicap and disabled
citizens. Following .the
slide -presentation there
was a short question and
answer period.
A• reminder to ell Lions
and Lioness, this
Saturday, Feb. 16, 8 p.m.
at the Curling Rink,
members will be_ _par-
ticipating in .a fun,,curling
night. A"' Chinese 'dinner
will be servedafterwards:
at $5 per person, but if
Chinese food is -not your
thing, couples may bring
a boxed lunch.
So . come on out guys
and gals for an evening of
fun, with most of us not
familiar with curling this
could prove to bre a very
interesting, but enjoyable
evening.
The nomination ' fqr
Lions officers will be held(,
on February 20, and all
nominations must be
handed in before this date
either to Clem Goulding,
Jeff Dixon ' or Bernie
t
dependent upon the
--willingness of 411 .our.
re
• :de
si. nts in Vanastrato.
participate ',and,. sizn "1' pY;
lift the telephone to tell
,
me' of,: , even the smallest
item
of happenings, to
zn.ake ,up our weekly.
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number .io82-7619'' or if
you're driving; by, drop in
and 'tell me, at' 19 Win-
nipeg., ,(Twenty -Four
Hour Service); Esther
Handy.
Valentine's ° Day 1 Ah .a
day for hearts and love,.
as Cupid soars around the
area. shooting "Little
Arrows'. ,Everywhere".
Welt' on Feb, 8, Valen-
tine's Day came early, as
the . children from
Vanastra and surroun-
ding u comniunit es;
• dressed in their',finest, to
enjoy a night dancing. ,
What's, so different
about that? 'YOU MAY
ASIS YOURSELF.''Well,¢.
when you're. onl 8
years
•
old, your "first" dance is
•>a big event,: This month
theLioness . introduced
their first pre -teen dance
at the red, .centre, ages 8-
12 yearsand "Cupid"
Was out in all its glory, as
little girls ,and boys
Ventured . out to their
"first';. real social.
-:otlorgerour:-
t
teenagers: � After all
they're —an "old hand" at
dances, so the Lioness
are putting • o ,.,another'
Teen Pence, Friday;
February 15, from 8:30
p.m. to 12:30 a.m. at $3
per person or .$5 per
couple for our 13 to _18
On ,Feb, 29, ,the Lions
and Lioness will be
holding a fun night at the
Rec Centre More details
next week.
On June 20, the Lions
--will : be having a slow
pitch tournament at the
, Rec Centre followed by a
dance, The Country
Companions will be
playing. More on this
event as the date
draws
nearer.
The plans this year for
our Vanastra-
Tucketsrnith Fair are
'well underway. Th?e
theme this year is an Qld
Time Country Fair to be
held on Aug. 15 and 16.
More ews on that as it
comes In
Also in the Lions and
Lioness news, there:'s a
convention coming up,
March 28 and ' 29 in
Str -ford at'the, Victoria
at
Inn, so there's another
fun weekend to mark on
your calendar,
Community calendar
Garbage Thurs. night pr Fri. morn.
Teen Dance - Fri. Feb: 15,-8 ..30 p,m. - 12:30 a.m.
Rec Centre,
Lions and Lioness Curling:- Sat. Feb, 16, 8 p,m.
Voting - Polls open 9 a.m. - 8 p,m. Church.
No Scouts or Brownies Monday Feb. 1$,,_
Guide" and Scout Week- Feb. 17 -Feb. 24
' Father and Son Banquet Feb. 22 Rec-.Centre
Lions Nominations - Feb,''20,
--Church Service Feb: 24 Scouts, Cubs, Brownies,
Guides. •
•
Church says'gQodbye -
toll"o e . Bakker family
Last Sunday -t'he several years, par-
congregationof the ticularly with 'boys and
Vanastra: Christian girls. in the. Come Alive
Church said good-bye to Club and Sunday School,
Mrs. Rose Bakker and The theme of the
family. In a few` weeks service was "Farewell,
time ,the, Bakker ,family it s joy and pain,•it s loss
wih move 'from their. and • gain". A special
farm home atSeaforth to memento was presented
their new farm operation to Rose by. Mr. John
in Vancouver Island B.C. Boven for all her labour
Mrs. Bakker has been of love' to the church and
B working for the V C C `for the people.
ryan. . •
P bli h
year olds. Proof of age is
required, so come on out
and have a good time.
r
And -not fo etirt
. gt
g
mom and dad, they too
had their dance on,
Saturday February 9; at.
the Rec. Centre (ages 19-
.- proof of age always a
iucThe e
s "_.,put
n t an was
J
,,on by the Curling .Club,
•This was their first dance
and there was a real good
' turnout, 'Congratulations
Our next dance
Will
l
be
April 12, 'when .Pons. •
Clubbwil beputting
this
one on, music by
Kadenza, so. mark this.
date•on your calendar-,°
Well folks, it's -been
almost three weeks since
our pick-up of garbage
days was changed to
Friday -mornings,' -instead
of aur.usual Saturday, but
alas; `tie a mas o us out
here, I too can't get used
to.the change, It's still put
out Friday night, 15 hours
after theyVe been to pick
it up, where it sits, like
everyone else's for yet
another week.
Now here's the plan.
We're going to shock the
U c sc
U SC . O
The pupils at the •
Vanastra Public School
have been, over the past
two weeks, decorating
their Valentine ' Tree.
Money, that normally.
would be spent ,on luxury
items , by our children, is
being donated to this very
worthwhile cause.
For each ' nickel'
• donated, the child
receive.s. :- one .. paper
Valentine which. , he -she
gets to place on the tree.,
The •- honey that __ is
collected in • this way is
donated to, the Canadian
Save the Children's Fund.
Earlier in this year our
boys and girls • collected
$34.12 for UNICEF.
Just a reminder that
our school public
speaking contest will take
place on • Thursday,
February 21 at 1:30 p.m.
You are welcome to at-
tend.
On .Friday,.„ F'ejraary"
22, the Grade 6 class' will`.
conduct an "Eskimo
Day". All of our children
will take part in this
activity and_ parents are
welcome to come up to
Parents entertained Oy clubs
Cubs
The Cubs are having a
"Father and Son"
banquet on--t^iday,
February 22, when a
turkey supper is to be
provided at a cost of ,$3.50
per person. The banquet
will commence at 7 p.m.
and end at about 9 p.m.
All monies are to be in by
Feb. • 18. If your father
can't come, mothers can
' come in their place.
Most of the. Cubs have
handed in their. posters
for Scout and Guide Week
Feb. 17 to Feb. 24, so if
you haven't handed yours
in yet, bring them next
Monday, where they will
be judged and displayed'
in the church and stores
in the communities.
Scouts
There will be no Scout
meeting next Monday
Feb. 18, due to the
election and meetings
will, resume again Feb.
25. '
If there are any Scouts
who would like to attend
the "Father and Son"
banquet on •Friday
February 22, please have
your money. handed into
Dave Dunsmore at 1
Quebec -St by February
18. The cost is $3.50 per
person.
You haven't handed
your poster in yet? Bring
it to Dave's house also by
Feb. 18 if you want to see
it displayed in the church
and stores, there to be
judged first, so do a good
job. • .-.'
Another thing r would
like t�' add is the set of by-
laws our , Scouts brought
home. Please remember
them boys, and
remember, your leaders
are donating 'their ,tinte to
teach you to be Scouts.
Not only will they, be
proud of you• but your
parents and your come+
• amunity will alsobeproud,
do 'don't let us down. Show
you, leaders, as well as
y"o1rkl'yes,, that you can
beconteasoml Scouts.
Brownies had a party
for Thinking Day and
V'alentine's this past
MGnday--after-noon..
Following the opening,
the girls . exchanged
Valentines. They all
made posters for Guide
Scout week.
Shelley . Stone and
Heather Brownridge
were _given prizes for the
best posters made for
Thinking Day. The girls
were _given treats and
played games: We then
had closing, and went
home.
There will be no
Brownies' on February 18
because of the election.
On February 22, all
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.girls are to wear their
uniforms to school.
On February 24 ' there
will be church services
held. Ail girls are to be in
uniform. More -in-
formation on this later.
of news
the school and watch. Hot
chocolate will be on sale
by the pupils. Proceeds,
will got—into the student
bank account.
garbageznen this. week
`As you read this it's
Thursday night, so put
yourand
paper down take
p pe
out the garbage, and
when that's done,you n
ba
y
relax your
e xenjoy
a and
local paper, with a feeling.
of
satisfaction, W'n
kn i
0 8
that on. Friday; morning
between 8 a.m. and 8:30
a.m.,. your' 'garbage w l
meet its final . resting
ground, , • -«
Of course, there will
always befewus
lwa
ys of,(me
included) who will be
hauling: theirs Out, ,you.
guessed it, Friday night,
Oh well, nobody's per-
fect,.
Thanks to the fast
response of.our,O.P.P.
the stereo was returned.
to our'Rec Centre last
Ex_ da3g,-•a
.
break-in
b k -n i
'Thursday night. •,
Welcome , home to
Glenda Bel Air, hope
you're feeling better after
your stay lathe hospital.
I feel we all need
reminding at some time.
or another so I have come
up with a Memo Corner.
Cut it out for future
reference.
Please note that Esther
Handy writing i
t•'
for
inthe
Vanastra Voice. Esther
has many new ideas for
our "Voice" and we wish
her all the best in her
endeavours. If you have
i
, not
reminders or gossip,
Esther at 482.`7818.
The Vanastra n
a stx = Com-
munity
Assoc att'hn's
general � meeting al eet i
m n will .
g g
be
held on�Monday,
y
February 25 at 8.30 p.m.
at the Rec Centre. This is
f
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s . e nfor80:
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so cope out and brin ,,
your Ideas and opinions.
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