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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2004-05-05, Page 13Wednesday, May 5, 2004 Exeter Times–Advocate 13 Hensall Legion'sAnnual Penny Sale May 14 to 31 By Liz Sangster HENSALL CORRESPONDENT HENSALL - The Hensall Legion will be holding their Annual Penny Sale from May 14 to May 31, 10am to 5pm daily at 114 King Street, Hensall. The Penny Sale will be closed Sundays and on Mon., May 24. At Carmel Presbyterian Church, Tracy Whitson-Bahro was the minister with Joyce Pepper playing the organ. The offering was received by Harry Smith and Robert Bell. The spring lunch held on Thursday was a sell-out event. Thanks to anyone who helped in any way with this annual luncheon. The April meeting of the Hensall and Community Horticultural Society was held at Hensall United Church on Wednesday evening. President Luanne Phair opened the meeting by welcoming everyone and then asked that the minutes of the last executive meeting and the March general meeting be read. Janeth asked that the minutes be accepted as read. Kathy Mann seconded the executive minutes and Cecil Pepper seconded the general meeting minutes. Janeth introduced the guest speaker, Martin Quinn of Kincardine. Quinn needs no introduction in Hensall as he has spo- ken here before. He is now the president of the Kincardine Horticultural Society and co-chair of Ontario Communities In Bloom. Quinn showed many interesting slides to illustrate his informative talk. He praised the park in Exeter and showed a slide of it as well. Quinn showed a slide of the Cuddy Gardens in Strathroy and also of Michael Pascoe's garden there. Each slide was chosen to illustrate a different way of planting. Liz Sangster thanked Quinn for his interesting talk. Draw prize winners were Klaas Van Wieren, Carol Campbell, and Leigh Stelk. Lunch was provided by Ruth Johnston and Jeanette Turner. The plant auction will be held on May 26 at Hensall United Church with Rev. Pirie Mitchell as the auctioneer. Everyone is welcome to attend this fun event. On May 29 the Hensall Village -Wide Yard Sale will celebrate its 20th anniversary. On May 11 at the Hensall Arena at 7 p.m. all directors and committee members of the South Huron Fair are asked to attend a fair meeting. The date of the fair is Fri., June 18 and Sat., June 19. On Saturday, Hensall will be hosting the CKNX video dance party, stay tuned for more news. The ambassador of the fair contest will be sponsored by the Hensall Kinette Club, interested youths should contact Barb Caldwell at 262-2339 for more information. At Hensall United Church the service began with the Organ Prelude followed by welcome and announce- ments and the passing of the peace. The Christ candle was lit by Glenn Hayter. A special time for children included story, prayer and song. Pastor Darke's mes- sage was titled 'The Shepherd.' The service of dedication followed with Vern and Mona Alderdice donating a new door and entrance to the Chiselhurst Hall and the Kyle family donating a gift to upgrade the sound system so that the gift of music could be better shared in memory of their parents Dave and Mildred. The service closed with commissioning and prayer. HENSAL South Huron Idol EXETER — South Huron residents will get the chance to be local ver- sions of Canadian Idol when South Huron Idol runs this summer in con- junction with the 150th anniversary of the Exeter Fair. The contest is being organized by Linda Finkbeiner of the South Huron Chamber of Commerce and Jillian Cowling. The Idol competition will have three categories for singers up to age 13, 14 to 21 and 21 and over. There will two prelimi- naries, with the first held during Canada Day cele- brations at the South Huron Rec Centre and the second Aug. 14 in Victoria Parkette. The finals will be held Sept. 26 during the Fall Fair 15 singers compet- ing, depending on how many initially enter. Anyone wishing to enter can call the South Huron Chamber of Commerce at 235-4520. Entrants are required to supply only the music they wish to use. The sound system will be sup- plied. Prizes will be awarded and Finkbeiner said orga- nizers are looking for a sponsor for the contest as well as guest judges. The registration dead- line for the July 1 part of the show is June 15 and for the deadline for the Aug 14 show is July 30. The winner of each cat- egory will also be taped and shown on ETM televi- sion. Finkbeiner said the goal right now is to get contes- tants. "We need people to come out of the wood- work." Covenanting Service On Sunday evening a Covenanting Service was held between Les Hills and the congregation of Hensall United Church and the Huron -Perth Presbytery and the Lay Pastoral Ministry Supervision Team. This included a prelude by Ralph Topp and Anne Spivey, a presenta- tion, service of the word, covenanting action, statement of ministry, promises of the candidate, promises of the congrega- tion, promises of the presbytery, reception of the candi- date, presentation of the candidate, and a postlude by Ralph Topp and Anne Spivey. Les Hills special covenanting message was as follows: "I would like to take this opportunity of thanking the many people who helped with this service. To Ralph Topp and Anne Spivey - a very grateful thanks for the gift of music. To the choir - thank you for singing this evening. The ministry of music is very important. To Dave Williams and Fred Darke - thank you for keeping L NEWS me on track and agreeing to do everything I asked you to do. To Rev. Janet Fradette - thank you for being with me from the beginning of this journey. You have been a great support and a comfort and a guide. To my Discernment Committee - Rev. Janet Fradette, Rev. Judith Ritchie, Kathy Mann, Ross Kercher, Glenn Hayter - without your support, I would not be where I am right now. You walked with me along a very special road, and I can't think of anyone else I would rather have had as my companions. To Linda Firman and her `kitchen ladies' - I just had to ask and you agreed to do every- thing for me. A very special and heartfelt thank you for everything that you did for me today. To everyone else who helped tonight - thank you very much. To the con- gregation of Hensall United Church - it seems that when I started this journey four years ago, I could not have picked a better place to start. Thank you for your con- tinued support to Bill and I. To all who attended tonight - thank you from the bottom of my heart. It is really wonderful to have good people to support me." Some people say that hog manure is more trouble than it's worth. Now that stinks. Organic The perfect fertilizer doesn't need processing. Or sterilizing. Or packaging. 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