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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2004-02-25, Page 27Wednesday, February 25, 2004 Exeter Times–Advocate 27 Buy your tickets for elimination draw and video dance By Carmel Sweeney ZURICH CORRESPONDENT ZURICH - The World Day of Prayer service will be held in Zurich on Fri., March 5 at the Mennonite Church begin- ning at 2 p.m. All are invited to attend from all the churches in town. The annual Work-A-Thon Quilting Bee put on by the women at the Lutheran Church in Zurich will be held on Tues., March 9 at 9 a.m., continuing all day. These tied quilts will be given to local charities and Lutheran World Relief. Supper will be served to the quilters. Several members of the Blue Water Zurich Skating Club took part in the HOME Competition held in Strathroy Feb. 21 to 23. The girls skated at vari- ous times of the day and all did well in their flights. I enjoyed going on Saturday to watch the skaters from our club and especially our granddaughter Heidi Klopp. The Has -Bean's Old Timers hockey team played in a tournament on the weekend in Goderich and won in their division. The Zurich Skating Carnival is Sun., April 4 at the Hensall Arena with the theme being, Wheels On Ice. We will have more information at a later date. Please mark the date on your calendar. The skating club is also having a ham and turkey bingo as a fundraising event in March at the Hay Township Hall. Mr. Brock Appel spent a quiet week- end in Stratford watching T.V. with his parents. Mr. Dan Gracey had a lovely brunch with his mother-in-law hi London. Anyone who buys a loaf of bread at Tasty -Nu Bakery in Zurich from now until the end of March will be helping our new arena as Doug Oesch is donat- ing twenty cents on every loaf to the arena building fund. The family of Ray Hartman had a get- together at St. Boniface Parish Hall to celebrate Ray's birthday. The youth -group fast will be on March 5 and 6 at St. Boniface School in the gym. Any parents who can help please call Dianne Miller 236-4479; Tanis 236- 4644 or Karen 236-4310. The Zurich Youth Bowling League are having a fundraising event at their banquet in May. They are also plan- ning a penny sale at the bowling lanes and are looking for your donations. Any kind of crafts, new items, etc, will be most appreciated by the children. The annual meeting of the Blue Water Rest Home will be at the Zurich Mennonite Church on Wed., March 3 at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. The St. Boniface Knights of Columbus held their monthly card party on Tues., Feb. 24 at 8 p.m. with a good turn out. Jim and Joy Hogg recently spent a week in Florida at a resort with some friends. Joe and Carolyn Rau returned home from a two week vacation in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Sisters, Carrie Eybergen of Oakville and Rene Sweeney of London spent last week in Georgia visiting friends and daughter, Tiffany Eybergen in Athens, Georgia, where she attends university. Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Marg Horner of Exeter who is home recuperating from a hip operation. Farewell to our two families Shaw and Nadir and their wives and children from Afghanistan who lived in Zurich for over two years. They are moving to Toronto. We will miss seeing Nadir working at Foodland. St. Boniface Catholic Women's League meeting was held on Feb. 17 following Mass by Father John. There were 21 members in attendance. A profit of $550.00 will be sent to India for Brother Bob's work with the Mission. The gift basket was won by Ben Debus, and the Afghan won by Tony Kester. Donations were given to the Youth Club and Save a Family plan. Membership drive will be held after Mass on Feb. 28 and 29 and March 6 and 7. Cost is $15 a year. The Fun Night will be held Mon., April 9 followed by dinner at the Knights of Columbus Hall. Tickets are available from Joan Regier at $16. Henrica Masse displayed a lovely patch quilt that was made by some women. It is to be auctioned off to raise money for breast cancer research. Readers are needed for the World Day of Prayer March 5 at 2 p.m. at the Mennonite Church. The Catholic Women's League Convention will be held in Woodstock from April 21 to 27. Helen Regier dis- played the beautiful quilt the has been completed for the Bean Festival in August. Tickets will be made to sell. Elections were held by Mary Lou ZURICH NEWS Queensway welcomes 'Audibly Awesome' HENSALL - Fun and Fitness got everyone off to a great start Monday morning when residents met in the sunroom to work through the routines. Following the exercises, quiz and word games helped to sharpen mental func- tion. In the afternoon a good crowd turned out for bingo with the Kippen United Church women. Breakfast group met Tuesday morn- ing for pancakes and syrup, with breakfast sausage and honeydew melon slices. Piping hot coffee and tea along with good conversation complet- ed the meal. Auxiliary volunteer Edna Deitz assisted. Rev. Lil Wilton led wor- ship Tuesday afternoon with Belva Fuss as volunteer pianist. Volunteers Marg Cole organized sev- eral tables of friendly euchre competi- tion Wednesday afternoon while anoth- er table of Scrabble enthusiasts played their favorite game. Thursday morning Coffee and Current Events drew several residents for their weekly discussion of the news from the daily and weekly papers as well as news items they've heard from radio and television. Some very insight- ful opinions are shared from a wealth of life experiences. Musician Bill Durst, provided a rol- licking evening of entertainment in the retirement home lounge for Friendship Friday. The clapping, singing along to the Al Jolson tunes, and wide smiles of residents confirmed that all had a super time. Queensway is grateful to have a wonderful group of dedicated entertainers willing to share their tal- ents. Coming events • Thurs., Feb. 26: 6 p.m. Senior Diners; 7 p.m. Birthday party, `Audibly Awesome.' • Tues., Mar. 2: 7 p.m. Christian Reform Singers. OPP looking for female shoplifter BAYFIELD — On Feb. 22 at 9 p.m. OPP was called over a theft at JD's Variety Store in Bayfield. The officer learned the theft took place at approximately 3:30 p.m. According to police a suspicious woman used the washroom facility of a restaurant which shares the building and stayed inside for an extended period of time. She left the facility through a rear employee door. A check of the washroom turned up some price tags from the Variety Store and glass figurines were missing from the shelf inside the store. Huron OPP are looking for a woman in her 60s approximately 5'3" tall with shoulder length brown curly hair. Blue Water Rest Home ANNUAL MEETING to be held Wed., March 3, 2004 at 7:30 p.m. at Zurich Mennonite Church Chairman: Brian McHugh Secretary: Laurene Corriveau Denomme. President, Joan Regier; pres- ident-elect, Deb Pennings; first vice- president, Janet Soudant; recreation secretary, Carmel Sweeney; correspon- dence secretary, Patti Hunt and treasur- er, Pat Meidinger. The Zurich First Beavers have been busy at their Wednesday meetings from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the Zurich Public School gym making wooden beavers and puppets. On Wed., Feb. 25 the Beavers are visit- ing the Exeter Police Station with their leaders and some parents. Happy birthday wishes to Larry Robinson at the bowling lanes on Feb. 22. The Novice Classics Synchronized Skating team from the Exeter area recently took part in a competition held in Mississauga. The Exeter Skating Club carnival is on Sun., March 7 in Exeter. Clare and Margaret Deichert attended the convention for the Agriculture Society at the Royal York in Toronto from Feb. 19-21. The Good Roads Convention was held in Toronto with a few from our area attending. Tickets are now on sale for the Zurich Minor Athletic Association Elimination Draw and Video Dance party by BX 93 to be held at the new Blue Water Community Centre Sat., April 17 at 9 p.m. Tickets are $20 each from any hockey member. The last ticket drawn that night will be worth $2,000. All pro- ceeds go to the Arena Building Fund. Singing of Happy Birthday surprises Hazel Davis By H. Davis SAINTSBURY CORRESPONDENT SAINTSBURY - On Tues., Feb. 17, the women from St. Patrick's met for lunch and ACW meeting. Over coffee, devotions began with the Members Prayer in unison followed by prayer for missionaries led by Liz Jay, remember- ing our Prayer Partner Simon Beaver Jr. Prayer for God's Blessings on our work was led by Heather MacGillivray; Psalm 1 was led by Viola Atkinson The meditation was given by Hazel Davis with theme, Happy are Those, fol- lowed by a reading enti- tled, A Letter From Jesus, Your Loving Friend Forever. Jay gave a short reading entitled, Celtic Childhood, and closed with the Walking Prayer about Celtic people. Margaret Carroll closed devotions with prayer. Business followed with a reminder to bring used stamps to church for Mrs. Greene. The work needed at church and parish hall prior to events coming up Celebrate International Women's Da y Nominate a Special Woman in Your Life Who Has Contributed to Our Community She may be a volunteer, a caregiver, a coach, a teacher, a community leader, or she may have contributed in some other special way! Nominees will be acknowledged in the March 10th issue Please submit one paragraph about your nominee, with her name & phone number by mail, fax, email, or drop off at: WOMEN TODAY OF HURON 45 West St. Goderich, N7A 2K5 Phone : 524-6767 Fax: 524-1233 Email: womentoday@hurontel.on.ca this spring was discussed. Luncheon offering to go toward the Huron Hunger Fund and to be given at the Synod Service in May. Another date to mark on the calendar is the Perth Deanery Service of Witness to be held April 18 at St. Paul's Stratford with Archdeacon John Spencer (retired) as guest speaker. The afternoon was spent working on the ACW Spring Deanery Service. Happy Birthday Davis was surprised by the singing of Happy Birthday and all enjoyed the beautiful cake along with candles presented by her daughter Heather. Ron and Margaret Carroll visited the Hopper - Hockey Funeral Home this week to pay their respects to the family of the late Marjorie Delbridge on Monday and Wednesday, the family of the late Rick Bilke. Our sincere sympathy also goes out to the Carrolls on the death of Margaret's sister-in-law Margaret Bertram of Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Our prayers are with them at this time. Heather MacGillivray and Katie -Scarlett called on parents and grandpar- ents Hugh and Hazel. Sunday, Katie -Scarlett was overnight visitor. Michael and Suzanne Davis also visited on Sunday. Service was cancelled at St. Patrick's on Sunday due to most families unable to get out. Sun., Feb. 29, weather permit- ting, Rev. Stanley Jay will celebrate the Holy Eucharist at 10:30 a.m., First Sunday in Lent. Fifty-third weekend schedule of events and registration forms are available if anyone wishes to attend; this special weekend takes place at Huron University College May 28, 29, and 30, 2004. SAINTSBURY NEWS CLINTON AND DISTRICT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION will be held on Friday, March 5 from 9 until noon Students must be five years of age on or before Dec. 31, 2004 Bring your child, visit the K room and meet the teacher For more information contact the principal, Mr. Clarence Bos 482-7851