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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2004-03-03, Page 7Wednesday, March 3, 2004 Exeter Times—Advocate 7 Get -well wishes go out to Rev. Stanley Jay By H. Davis SAINTSBURY CORRESPONDENT SAINTSBURY - On Mon., Feb. 23, Katie -Scarlett MacGillivray Youth Delegate to Synod and Hazel Davis Lay Delegate for St. Patrick's attended Perth Deanery Great Chapter meeting at St. James' Stratford and earlier in the day visited with Rev. Stanley and Liz Jay at their home in Mitchell. On Thursday Hugh and Hazel Davis enjoyed dinner with Ralph, Joyce and Darren Simpson n London to celebrate Hazel's birthday, SAINTSBURY NEWS also calling on cousin Marjorie Davis, a resident at Kensington Village Retirement Home in London. Friday, Michael, Suzanne and family, Bryan and Crystal Ellerington, Bob and Heather MacGillivray all surprised their mother with a visit to celebrate her big day. On Saturday a good crowd of faithful parishioners gathered at St. Patrick's to begin cleaning and some renovations to prepare for the spring events which includes a special Palm Sunday Service with the former Archdeacon John Spencer, retired, along with the Rev. Stanley Jay to officiate and preach. Late Saturday everyone enjoyed the birthday cake presented to Hazel and Travis and Starr by Margaret and Ron Carroll. (I feel very blessed as the cele- brations go on and on.) Evening Prayer for Lent 1 followed with Starr Davis leading the service and prayer, Margaret Carroll and Crystal Ellerington assisted with the Scripture readings and Hazel Davis gave the focus and meditation entitled, Guide My Feet, calling all to be mindful of God's pres- ence. Service closed with prayer and Lenten hymn. Get -well wishes go out to Rev. Stanley Jay who is a patient in Stratford General Hospital. Prayers are with him. Michael and Suzanne Davis, Crystal and Bryan Ellerington and friends enjoyed an evening of bowling in London recently, cele- brating Travis and Starr's 15th birthday Feb. 28 and congratulations to Michael and Suzanne who are celebrating their wedding anniversary Feb. 29. Sat., March 7, Lent 2, St. Patrick's will hold their Evening Prayer Service fol- lowing another work day. A letter from St. Stephen's Anglican Church in Gorrie was read at Evening Prayer at St. Patrick's along with a pic- ture of the triplet baby girls Marie, Elizabeth and Veronica who will cele- brate their first birthdays May 19. Prayers and best wishes continue to be with the Darling family. Hopes are to see them this summer. Michael and Suzanne Davis attended the wedding reception Saturday evening honouring Jaime (Palsa) and Rob Drouillard following their wedding in Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic in January. The party was held at the Exeter Legion on Saturday evening. Celebrate St. Pat's with music HENSALL - Audibly Awesome Quartet with Graham Bowker on the bass fiddle, Len Lobb playing guitar, Richard Lobb and his mandolin, all singing with Bill Strong, made beautiful music for the February birthday party, Thurs., Feb. 26. Residents celebrating birthdays were Jean McEwen, Helen Anderson, Mabel Reid, George Van Horne, Ina Russel, Grace Wurm, Edna Waters, Luecha Taylor and Norm Smith. Many family members and friends attended the party adding to residents' enjoy- ment. Monday afternoon, the Kippen United Church women provided assistance and prizes for the last bingo in February. The Kippen UCW will sponsor bingo in July as well. The Hensall Legion Ladies will be operating the bingo games in March. Pastor Cathy Prout of Centralia's Faith Tabernacle led worship on Tuesday afternoon for an attentive audience. In the evening, the Lakeview Singers pre- sented a wonderful program of Gospel music, followed by a time of visiting over refreshments with residents. Wednesday, Father Thomas of St. Boniface in Zurich led Mass for all the Roman Catholic residents with volunteer Mariette Bilke assisting residents. In the afternoon, Marg Cole presided over several tables of euchre as residents benefited from visiting over the friendly competition. Resident council met Friday morning to discuss upcoming events and any issues or concerns. Resident council is a good forum for residents to take an active part in their home, activities and care Family members are welcome to attend a meeting. Coming events Fri., March 5: 2 p.m. Presbyterian World Day of Prayer. Thurs., March 11: 6 p.m. Senior din- ers. Sat., March 13: 2 p.m. St. Patrick's Party with music by Ivan Norris and his band. Cottage break-ins BLUEWATER — Property owners contacted Huron OPP Feb. 25 and Feb. 26 over cottage break-ins in the Municipality of Bluewater. On Feb. 25 two break-ins were discovered within 15 minutes of each other. In one case the door had been forced open the cot- tage ransacked and a small amount of cash stolen along with $300 worth of liquor. The second cottage, which was next door to the first, had also been forced open through a door. Police and the owner are still attempting to find out what may have been taken from the home. Both of these homes were on Bluewater Highway in Bayfield. South of Bayfield on Moore Crescent located in St. Joseph Shores another cottage door was forced open and a brand new 24" television was stolen. The Awry Gaiser ,Kneale Br'ker EXETER - 235-2420 GRAND BEND - 238-8484 CLINTON - 482-3401 break-ins took place sometime in the last two weeks. If you can help the investigators solve these crimes call the Huron OPP or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS). Bev Connelly, Elizabeth Trembulak and Pat Campbell model T-shirts which can be won at Curves during March as part of the Food for Friends campaign. Each woman who loses five inches or five pounds and brings in a bag of food to donate will receive aTshirt. (photolMary Simmons) Curves holds food bank drive this month By Mary Simmons TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF EXETER — The Food for Friends program is back through Curves International. The month-long food drive will take place throughout the month of March. Curves in Exeter will be collecting items for the local food bank for the third year, hoping to top its average of between 2,000 and 2,500 pounds of food. Nearly 7,000 Curves locations will participate in the sixth annual food drive. POLICE BRIEFS Buildin entere ZURICH — On Feb. 22 at 9:15 a.m. a construc- tion company reported a break-in to one of their buildings on Park Street in Zurich. Sometime through the night a door to the building was forced open. Hand tools, power tools, a compressor, a cement saw, a socket set, a digital camera and liquor were stolen valued at under $10,000. If you can help in solving this case call the Exeter OPP office or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477(TIPS). 1l�7 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 Last year, 4,250,000 pounds of food was col- lected. The food collected at the Exeter location will be weighed and reported to Curves International at the end of March. As part of the food drive, a signing bonus will be given to new members who bring a bag of food. Their start-up fees, which are nearly $200, will be waived during the week of March 8. As another incentive, women who lose five inches or five pounds who bring in a bag of food will receive a T-shirt. Anyone may drop off non-perishable food items at Curves Monday through Friday during business hours. With almost 7,000 loca- tions, Curves is the world's largest fitness franchise and the fastest growing franchise in his- tory. Curves helps more than two million women real- ize their fitness and weight loss goals every day. 1st & 2nd Mortgage MONEY AVAILABLE at 6.5% interest or less Personal Loans Totally Unsecured if you qualify, Monthly payments as low as Amt. App. Mthly Payt. $5,000 $27.68 $10,000 $54.16 $15,000 $81.25 UP TO $400,000. We Specialize in difficult mortgages. 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