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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2004-04-21, Page 3838 Exeter Times–Advocate Wednesday, April 21, 2004 Hannah McGowan holds up her Red Cross blood donor card while making her 28th donation assisted by phlebotomist Claudia Gard during a blood donor clinic held April 14 at South Huron District High School. (photo/PatBolen) POLICE BRIEFS Bike stolen SOUTH HURON — On April 15 at approximately 2:30 p.m. OPP were called to Suntastic Greenhouses located on Thames Road in South Huron over the theft of a bike. A man who had borrowed a bike from a friend arrived at work that morning and left the bike lying outside. When he went to leave at 2 p.m. the navy blue CCM adult mountain bike was gone. If you can help in fording this bike call the OPP office in Exeter. ATV stolen LUCAN BIDDULPH — An ATV was stolen from a yard on Elginfield Road near Adelaide Road last week. The 1993 red Yamaha Big Bear with licence plate number TL388 was reportedly worth $1,000. There are no suspects. Precious Blood CWL plan April 21, 22 rummage sale EXETER -The monthly meeting of Precious Blood Catholic Women's League was held on April 13 in Precious Blood Parish hall following 7 p.m. Mass. The meeting was opened with the League prayer followed by a spiritual reading entitled, 'The Holy Alphabet,' given by Anna Marie Cook. Mariette Bilcke introduced the guest speaker, Jack Phillips, who shared his success story with the members. Philips was diagnosed with diabetes 42 years ago. At that time it was difficult to control his dia- betes. He was very fortunate to have a kidney transplant 12 years ago when his kidneys failed. A year ago Philips had a second chance when he had a pancreas transplant that saved his life again and he now leads a normal life, free of insulin injections. He encouraged every- one to sign their donor cards. Organ donors are really needed to give others a second chance to live. Joan Agnew reminded everyone of the Marriage Tribunal presentation on April 15 in Precious Blood Parish hall. The topics include Marriage and Nullity wn�F (marriage annulment). Cecilia Mittelholtz asked for volunteers to help with the rum- �� mage sale on April 21 and 22. A reverse collection for the Food +' Bank was discussed. A basket will be passed around at Mass and everyone will be encouraged to take a paper from the basket with a food item to be purchased for the Food Bank. This will ensure a good variety of needed items. The door prize was won by Nellie Mommersteeg. The meeting was closed with the Prayer for Vocations. Stroke strategy promotes better care Every year in Ontario, more than 16,000 people suffer a stroke. It's the fourth leading cause of death in Canada. But the stroke is preventable and treat- able. Immediate care for a person suffering from a stroke can make the difference between life and death. Caught in time, the effects of stroke may be prevented, or even reversed. Through its stroke strategy, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long -Term Care is working to decrease the incidence of stroke and to deliver faster care to patients who have had a stroke. To keep people healthy, Ontario is ensuring everyone has access to stroke care by establishing a network of nine regional stroke centres and 18 district stroke centres and 19 secondary preven- tion clinics from Thunder Bay to Ottawa, Kingston to Toronto. These centres and clinics mean that victims of stroke will get faster and better care when and where they ned it. It is expected that, when the Ontario stroke strategy is fully implemented, almost 10,000 lives will be saved over a five-year period. There are about 115,000 stroke survivors in Ontario, while the number of seniors living at home following a stroke has increased more than 20 per cent in the last decade. Surviving stroke is often a life -changing even both for the patient and his or her family. Many resources are available to help care for stroke survivors living at home. There's even a picture book story for children called, Jack's Story so that young people can understand what is happening when a loved one suffers a stroke. Senior Citizens' Spring Rally in HensallApr. 22 By Carmel Sweeney ZURICH CORRESPONDENT ZURICH - Eight members of the Zurich Women's Institute had their annual meeting and lunch in Bayfield. The meeting opened with The Ode and the Mary Stewart Collect. The minutes were read and approved. Roll call was payment of dues. Several upcoming meetings were reported. The district annual will be hosted by Zurich and will be held May 20 in the Hay Township Hall at 6 p.m. The annual picnic will be in Crediton July 6 hosted by Crediton. The area convention will be held in Holmesville Oct. 5. The WI are hosting the birthday party at the Blue Water Rest Home April 19 at 2:30 p.m. Program Co-ordinator Pearl Heimrich gave an interesting report of the past year's activities and the Good Cheer con- vener reported sending four cards and one flower. Agricultural Society The Zurich Agricultural Society spon- sors of the Annual Zurich Fair are hav- ing a 140th Anniversary Dinner on Sat., May 8 at the Bluewater Community Centre with a social time at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m. There will be entertainment. Tickets are $15 pur- chased from the Agricultural Society directors, Paul Klopp 236-4291 and Margaret Deichert 236-4130. Everyone is welcome to celebrate this special anniversary and see the new Bluewater Community Centre. Around Town The BX -93 dance and elimination draw brought hundreds of people from far and near last Saturday night. The lucky winner of the $2,000 was Larry Merner of RR 3, Zurich. He has donated $500 back to the Zurich Minor Athletic Association. The next big event at the Community Centre is this weekend, April 23, 24 and 25 with a fish -fry supper, $10 a person, on Friday from 5-8 p.m. and a sports and leisure show Saturday and Sunday (no admission) sponsored by the Lions Club. There will be lots to see. It sure was scary in town on Sunday morning when high winds blew down several big trees, damaged cars, broke windows, tore down sheds and hydro wires plus many more things. A Bean Festival meeting will be held tonight April 28 at the firehall beginning at 8 p.m. Come out and help president Rose Erb and her committee plan for the next festival on the fourth Saturday in August. Wed., April 28 is Blue Water Rest Home Volunteer Appreciation Night being organized by Patti Groot and held at the Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall at 7 p.m. The St. Boniface Catholic School play Into the Woods will be held this week from Wed., April 21 to 23 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets available at the door. There was a buck and doe for Kim Keller and Randy Jones last Saturday at the Exeter Recreation Centre. Kim is the daughter of George and Elaine Keller of Exeter. The couple are planning a June wedding. Congratulations to Bill and Mary Rowcliffe of Hensall who celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on April 14. The family of Gerald and Susan Nyenhuis of RR 2, Zurich helped them celebrate their 45th anniversary at Erb's Country Kitchen on Sunday. Welcome to town Adam and Stephanie Gascho (nee Hoytema) who were mar- ried on April 10 in Auburn. He is the son of Carol and Glenn Gascho of Blake. Bernadette Denomme from Tecumseh is presently visiting with relatives in the area: Theresa Stark and Rose Regier (sisters) and Adeline Denomme in Exeter. Congratulations and birthday wishes go out to Emma Schilbe who celebrated her 99th birthday on April 16 with a family brunch held at Erb's Country Kitchen followed by a get-together at her home. It is nice to see that Rachelle Beauchamp is back home again after being away for the past six months working on a cruise ship, The Carnival, as a Massage Therapist. Welcome back home to Hubert and Marg Schilbe who spent the winter in Florida. Happy birthday to Lylyan Greb on ZURICH NEWS April 8. Congratulations to Don and Charlene Oesch of RR 2, Zurich who celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary on April 27. The couple along with their children Mark and Sabrina Oesch, Sean and cousin Jim Oesch recently enjoyed a week's Caribbean cruise and returned home April 11. The family of Fred Haberer helped him celebrate his 75th birthday on April 12 along with Easter at the same time. Audrey Smith recently spent some time visiting with her children in Newmarket. Get -well wishes for a speedy recovery go out to Steve Meidinger and Keith Westlake. Sincere sympathy is offered to wife Verlie and family of Goalie Lavery who died on April 12. The Zurich Cubs, leaders and some parents had an interesting tour of the Pepper Greenhouse in Exeter for their April 13 meeting. They also did some badge work and Waved games at the Zurich Public School. An open house was held for Ethel Masse on Sat., April 10 to help celebrate her 65th birthday at the Dashwood Community Centre with several relatives and friends attending. A surprise 50th birthday party was held for Janisse Zimmerman at the Hay Township Hall on April 10 with several friends and relatives attending. It was arranged by her co-worker, Cindy Denomme. Mark and Annette Stephan and three girls from Tokyo, Japan are spending the next month in the area visiting their parents, Jack and Sandy Stephan and Karl and Mary Regier, as well as visiting with other family members. Welcome home to Mick and Kathlene Todoroff this past week who spent the winter months visiting relatives in Tennessee, Kentucky and Florida with their motor home. The Lions Club are sponsoring the can- cer drive once again and will be around to collect your donation before the end of April. The family of John and Bridget Groot celebrated Easter together at their home on Parkside. Lost and Found There is a car key with a black GMC door opener which has been left at Erb's Country Kitchen in Zurich. Call 236- 4812 for information. Spring Rally The Senior Citizens Spring Rally will be held at the Hensall Arena this Thurs., April 22 with registration beginning at 11 a.m. It is hosted by Zurich and Dashwood clubs. St. Boniface School took the award for top school at the Huron -Perth Avon Maitland School Board Regional Science Fair.