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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2004-03-24, Page 66 Exeter Times -Advocate Wednesday,March 24, 2004 Opinion Forum News Seniors' perspective Continued from page 5 Stephen Township, his father John, was born in August 1854, his mother Sarah A. was born January 22nd 1871, Wilson was born October 7th 1893, his sister Ethel M. was born April 18th 1896 and his brother Gordon was born March 7th 1900. Next week "Charles Stewart Cann" An Irish Wish: May there always be work for your hands to do; May your purse always hold a coin or two; May the sun always shine on your windowpane; May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain; May the hand of a friend always be near you; May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you. God's Wings: After a forest fire in Yellowstone National Park, forest rangers began their trek up a mountain to assess the inferno's damage. One ranger found a bird literally pet- rified in ashes, perched statuesquely on the ground at the base of a tree. Somewhat sickened by the eerie sight, knocked over the bird with a stick. When he gently struck it, three tiny chicks scurried from under their mother's wings. The loving mother, keenly aware of impending disaster, had carried her offspring to the base of the tree and had gathered them under her wings, instinctively knowing that the toxic smoke would rise. She could have flown to safety but had refused to abandon her babies. Then the blaze arrived and the heat scorched her small body; the mother had remained steadfast. Because she had been willing to die, those under the cover of her wings would live. "He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge." Psalm 91:4 Another Mule Story: A man from the city is out plowing his field and gets his tractor stuck in the wet ground. A farmer driving by stops his truck and walks to the fence to call over the city feller. You need a mule to plow such wet ground he says. "Where can I buy one?" he is asked. "Well, I just happen to have one for 100 dollars," he says. "I'11 take him," says the other man as he counts out the money. I can't bring him over today. I don't work on Sunday morrow OK? "Sure." The next day the truck pulls up and the old farmer gets out. He says, "sorry, bad news." I went out after breakfast and the mule was dead. The city feller says just give me my money back then. "Can't, spent it already!" "Well... unload the mule then." "What ya gonna do with him?" "Raffle him off!" "Naw, ya cant raffle off a dead mule!" "Just watch me! Us city fellers know a few tricks." One month goes by and the city feller and farmer run into each other at the barber shop. "What did ya do with that dead mule?" "Raffled him off, sold 100 tickets at two dollars each and made 98 dollars profit." "Didn't anyone complain?" "Just one guy so I gave him his two dollars back!" Lucan Area Heritage 6th Annual Awesome Charity Auction: Sat. March 27th, 2004 at Lucan Community Centre . Proceeds go to support Lucan Area Heritage. Live, Silent & Raffle Items. Variety of new & used items. Food Booth. Lots of fun & Fellowship. Daffodil Day April 2 Dear Editor: We began selling daffodils for the Cancer Society in 1975 and are still doing it today. In 1995, we sold 250 bunches and donated $314 to the Cancer Society. Today, 25 years later we sell approximately 1100 bunches and donate $5,000 annually. Over this period of time we are very proud to have donated between $75,000- $80,000 to the Canadian Cancer Society. We are a group of 20-30 people, so are very proud of our accomplishments. Hopefully, some day soon a cure will be found. BETA ALPHA MASTER CHAPTER, Exeter, On. Welcome back to routine March break, words that couldn't sound better to a student at this point of the school year, for those who take advantage of the time off that is. While I was reflecting back on my March break I came to the conclusion that I did absolutely nothing exciting other than work. This didn't bother me though, it was still much more enjoyable than having to get up for school. But alas, my brief holiday is over and students have to almost immediately get back into the routine of reading, writing and arithmetic now that the crunch time is on before final exams. For many students, myself included, this time of the year begins to become extremely stressful as they realize how quickly the year will be over, and how much more they still need to do before exams. This could bring up the whole "semestered or desemestered" issue again. On one hand, with semesters, you would only have to worry about a maximum of four classes at a time, but you're given half the time to get it done as you would otherwise. On the other hand, even though there may be several of them, desemestered classes would have an entire year to work on those inde- pendent projects that are usually assigned at the beginning of the year; however, the fact just has to be accepted that about 90 per cent of students are born procrastinators. Anyways, I remember back in my good elemen- tary school days when there were still two weeks of March break. I know, since we do seem to live in an area that is susceptible to snow all but three months of the year, that snow days are what are seeming to be a regular occurance, so it was thought that that extra week of holidays is no longer needed. I couldn't disagree more. Yes, snow days are always a surprising joy to a student who was lucky enough to still be in their pajamas in the early morning when buses are cancelled and schools are closed, but it's nothing like having an actual planned holiday. Personally, I would gladly trade in those snow days for anoth- er week of holidays. It is time, unfortunately, to face the fact that a few weeks from now I will be seeing those circles under my fellow classmates eyes continue to dark- en with the future late night, rushed projects or cram sessions. Oh, the joys of high school. vir DEBRA TOONK SUNDAY MIXED: Tina Riley 328 710, Donnie Morgan 281 696, Caitlin Hill 240 631, Marie Jaques 255 595, Norma Culbert 221 586, Floyd Riley 225 579, John Jaques 224 568, Rob Riley 222 563, Tom Dobinson 221 560, Brad Ankers 243 554, ArmMarie Riley 205 546, Gary Melvin 222 545, Lloyd Rimmer 194 524, Jim Simpson 224 520. MONDAY LADIES: Heather Smith 229 647, Beulah Storey 220 569, Jenn Ankers 209 559, Joan Oneill 268 548, Krista Smith 207 545, Marg Elson 213 542, Jean Hickson 195 536, Tracy Snell 186 521, Louise Sutherland 189 502, Joyce Sovereign 170 501, Pat Hodgins 178 499, Pat Davis 179 486. MEDWAY: Nico Gillis 213 567, Glen Powell 226 559, Frank Clark 219 521, Jon Bradshaw 219 488, Clark Rollings 169 473, Grace Rollings 167 461, Ruth Parkinson 171 447, Bill Mardlin 164 429, Penny Turner 147 429, Grant Wales 148 421, Dennis Turner 147 421, Eileen Clark 167 416. SENIOR CITIZENS: Bill Butler 240 567, Evelyn Smith 219 551, Ron Dann 216 538, Jack Vangaal 241 534, Carlie Grieve 181 525, Hugo Vandaele 175 459, Art Oberlin 156 445, Theo Sentjens 174 434, Cathie Westman 166 426, Mac MacCormack 164 424, Milt Robbins 148 410. WEDNESDAY MIXED: Warren Kellestine 261 689, Doug Beaudoin 272 632, Debbie Thompson 234 623, Harvey RoRings 213 585, Dave Johnston 205 584, Hi Thompson 248 578, Terry Morgan 219 551, Lawrence McGee 197 550, Scott Martin 210 548, Julie Bieber 209 544, Kevin Rollings 223 539, Linda Thompson 205 519, Larry Bice 200 519. THURSDAY MEN: Make up for Jan. 22; Chris Smith 266 775, Laurie McGee 296 741, Bob Smith 324 709, Doug Lee 262 696, Doug Beaudoin 270 695, Fred Wells 317 691, Brian Ankers 251 691, Scott Smith 244 685, Pete Smith 247 687, Don Cunningham 255 674, Gord Brewer 288 659, Don Watt 249 649, Jack Currie 235 634, Andy McIntyre 222 627, Bill McDonald 248 624, Rod Willert 274 622, Paul Smith Jr. 220 619, Wayne Smith 229 610. MARCH 18: Bill McDonald 340 771, Roger Bennewies 270 768, Doug Lee 262 743, Pete Smith 282 719, Jim Dixon 275 706, James Quance 253 687, Brian Ankers 315 671, Paul Smith Jr. 312 668, Laurie McGee 267 666, Don Watt 250 666, Mike Dow 249 660, Doug Beaudoin 300 650, Marcus Appelman 268 634, Don Cunningham 247 632, Mike Apps 238 628, Earl Allison 253 622, Steve Wells 270 609, Brian Sanders 231 609. Principal's message EXETER - This week and next we have two groups heading off to OFSAA to represent our school and WOSSAA in provincial champi- onships. This week, our boys' curling team, coached by Cathy Pfaff and Roger Dougall, heads to Sudbury and next week, our girls' hockey team, coached by Heather Strano, Lynne Farquhar and Marj Green, travels to Pembroke. These will be the second and third teams we have sent to OFSAA so far this year, which is a great accomplishment for a school of our size. I would like to congratulate these teams and wish them good luck as they head off to the provincial championships. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our coaches for their hours of work with all of our teams and the parents who have been so sup- portive all season long. We are very fortunate to have such a supportive community behind us, and this no doubt contributes to our success in all extracurricular activities. I would like to remind parents and students also that next Monday, March 29, is a regular school day. It was originally scheduled to be a PA Day, but that was changed as a result of all of the snow days we have had this year. March 29 will be a Day 1 in our timetable rotation, and we will then continue on Tuesday with Day 4 so that the rest of the year remains as scheduled. On March 31 we will be issuing the second report card of the year: so parents can expect to receive the report cards when the students arrive home at the end of the day. I would also like to announce some programs that may be of interest to parents. The Huron County Parent Education Resources Committee is presenting a series of workshops for parents at Goderich District Collegiate Institute in the school library. The sessions are free and run from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Here is a list of the dates and topics: March 24 - "Surviving Your Adolescents" - improving your relationship with your teen March 31 - "Drugs and Alcohol" - how to talk to your teen about substance abuse, what kids are using, what to look for April 7 - "Sexuality" - how to talk to your teen, the facts April 14 - "Who Stole My Teenager?" - what's normal, what's not, resources in our communi- ty. We have also received information about an eight week workshop for parents of children with ADHD. This workshop has a cost of $75, but it may provide invaluable assistance to par- ents who have children with ADHD. The goals of the workshop are: to help parents develop more specialized strategies to support their child; to help parents teach their child appropriate social and daily living skills; to help parents develop working partnerships with the school and class- room teacher; and, to give parents the opportu- nity to share their knowledge and expertise with other parents. This workshop is presented by the London Region of the Learning Disabilities Association and more information on the work- shop is available here at the school. South Huron will be hosting two upcoming events that should also be of interest to parents and students. On Thursday, April 8, the South Huron Chamber of Commerce is presenting a job fair where students can find out about career opportunities in business and industry right here in the South Huron area. This event will run from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. in the large gym. On Thursday, April 15, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., the South Huron School Council is holding a community forum called "Teenagers: Under the Influence." We have invited a number of experts in a variety of fields to comment on the various influences that teenagers face every day. We will be inviting parents and members of various community groups to come together to discuss a number of issues relating to teenagers in our community. I will be providing more specific information on this event as the arrangements become finalized JEFF REABURN PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE