The Times Advocate, 2004-02-25, Page 13J
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
Exeter Times—Advocate
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Potluck lunch in Varna
By Joan Beierling
VARNA CORRESPONDENT
VARNA - The Bluewater
Stanley Rec Committee is
hosting a bus trip to
Toronto to the
Convention Centre for
Canada
Blooms
2004 on
Sat., March 6. The cost is
$46 per person which
includes transportation
and ticket. Pickups would
be at Varna Complex
7:30 a.m., then Hensall,
Kippen and Seaforth.
Contact Sandra Turner at
233-5350 or 263-5350 for
tickets. Deadline is Feb.
26.
High shufflers for last
week were Arnold Keys
321, Marg Hayter 300,
Bernice Reid 241 and
Wes McBride with 230
points.
The Stan Lee Club will
meet March 2 at 12:30
p.m. for a potluck lunch
at the complex. There will
be entertainment to fol-
low. Everyone welcome!
Church was in Varna
on Sunday with Pastor
Elly Van Bergen with the
welcome and announce-
ments and the Call to
Worship. Communion was
celebrated. Feb. 29 will
be the first Sunday of
Lent. The 2004 Calendar
of Lent is out, so get yours
and see how much you
can give to the Mission
and Service Fund each
day. On Friday add a
loonie for every hand-
shake you get and also a
nickel for every smile!! On
Saturday
add 25 cents
for each
weekend movie or
favourite television show
you watch.
On Thurs., March 4
there will be a Lenten
noon service at Wesley
Willis United Church in
Clinton with Rev. Peter
Vellenga. The service
starts at 12 noon and the
free-will offering lunch
will be at 12:30. See
Pastor Elly Van Bergen if
you would like to go.
On Thurs., March 4 the
World Day of Prayer ser-
vice will be held in
Goshen United Church at
8 p.m. The service is writ-
ten by the women of
Panama In Faith Women
Shape the Future.'
The Varna community
was saddened by the sud-
den loss of the oldest resi-
dent Wildred Chuter on
Saturday night. Wilfred
will be missed by his
many friends and neigh-
bours. The community's
thoughts and prayers are
with the Chuter family.
VARNA NEWS
Next WI meeting
Mar. 17 -wear green
ELIMVILLE - Seven members of the Elimville
Women's Institute met at the home of Muriel Parsons
on Feb. 18. A tasty soup and sandwich luncheon was
served by the hostess.
President Shirley Cooper opened the meeting with a
humourous reading, Senior Sentiments. The Institute
Ode was sung and the Mary Stewart Collect recited.
Members told of something interesting they had
learned from a recent meeting, in response to the roll
call.
Correspondence included a letter from the Huron
County Health Unit with an updated edition of the
Huron County Food Programming. This included 'Ten
concerns about food security and our health.' A letter
from the FWIO (Federated Women's Institutes of
Ontario) informed the group of an increase in mem-
bership fees April 2004.
The price of the Food Box in the county has
increased to $14.
Program convener Muriel Parsons focussed her
theme on health and nutrition. Numerous readings
including: Cooked Carrots, a Countertop Attack; Foods
that Fight Wrinkles; Caffeine Count; The Healing
Power of Gossip --The Healing Power of Laughter,
were enjoyed. Everyone participated in a quiz that
tested nutrient knowledge about fat, fibre and vitamin
C. This was a learning exercise.
The next meeting will be held March 17 at Grace
Pym's home. Remember St. Patrick's Day by wearing
something green.
UM NICIPALITY OF
BLUEWATER
BAYFIELD - HAY - HENSALL - STANLEY - ZURICH
2001
NOTICE OF SPECIAL
COUNCIL MEETING
2004 BUDGET DELIBERATIONS
AND ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET
FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2004
9:00 A.M. at the
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
AT THE STANLEY COMPLEX
38594B MILL ROAD
ABCA reminder to stay away from waterways
AUSABLE BAYFIELD —
Tobogganing, skating and winter
walks down by the water are
some of the activities children love
to do during the March Break.
However, local watercourses can
be extremely dangerous during
this time of year. Rivers, creeks,
streams and ditches may seem
safe with the amount of snow and
colder temperatures experienced
over the last few weeks, but it
could only take a couple of milder
winter days to change that.
Dozens of fatalities occur in
Ontario each year because of
unnecessary risks taken around
water.
"Education is the key to keeping
our children safe and away from
dangerous waterways," states
Erin Dolmage, Conservation
Education Specialist with the
Ausable Bayfield Conservation
Authority (ABCA).
Each year the ABCA offers the
Spring Water Awareness Program
to students from kindergarten to
Grade 8 at local schools within the
watershed.
"The program covers a number
of spring hazards such as thin ice,
flooding, slippery stream banks
and hypothermia to list a few,"
says Dolmage.
Presentations, demonstrations,
games and activity sheets are
directed towards primary, junior
and intermediate students. In the
hour-long junior and intermediate
programs, students learn about
making safe decisions in the win-
ter along with some information
on floods and flood forecasting.
Primary students receive a similar
message through a short story and
games.
The Spring Water Awareness
Program is offered at no cost to
schools through sponsorship by
watershed municipalities, Ausable
Bayfield Conservation Foundation
and the ABCA. To book this safety
program at your school, contact
the ABCA at 519-235-2610.
Sentenced for home invasion
SOUTH HURON — On Feb. 20 a London man was sen-
tenced for a home invasion on McTaggart Line in South
Huron. The break-in took place Nov. 17, 2003 in the
middle of the afternoon. The 60 -year-old male victim
returned home to find a strange vehicle in his driveway.
He walked to the door of the house and found it had
been forced open and confronted two men inside. He
was assaulted before the two men fled the house with a
large quantity of jewelry, a television and other elec-
tronic products.
A few days later Warren Brothers was arrested in
another community. He attended court in Goderich Feb.
20 and received a sentence of two years less one day for
break, enter and committing an indictable offence plus
two counts of possession of stolen property. He was also
placed on three years probation and a lifetime prohibi-
tion of weapons.
Battery stolen
SOUTH HURON — On Feb. 22 at 10 p.m. OPP were
alerted of the theft of a battery from a car left parked in
a driveway on Prince Arthur Street in South Huron. An
officer was told a white 1993 Chev Cavalier had been
entered overnight in Centralia and a 2003 Canadian
Tire Motomaster car battery was stolen. If you can help
solve this crime call the OPP or Crime Stoppers at 1-
800-222-8477 (TIPS).
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