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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2004-10-06, Page 35Wednesday, October 6, 2004 Exeter Times -Advocate 35 Announcements Parent/teacher open house at St. Boniface School Oct.19 By Carmel Sweeney ZURICH CORRESPONDENT ZURICH - A lovely wedding was held for our niece Chantel Gelinas and Jake Day on Oct. 2 in Dublin at St. Patrick's Church by Father Charbonneau, followed with dinner and reception at the Oakwood Inn, Grand Bend. The bride is the daughter of Mozart and Julie Gelinas of Listowel and the groom is the son of Simon and Gloria Day of Grand Bend. Ernst and Christa Ihrig of Hessenland are happy to announce the arrival of their first grandchild. Sebastian was born on Sept. 24 to proud parents Frank and Elizabeth Ihrig of RR 2, Zurich. The annual craft and bake sale at the Exeter Legion will be held on Sat., Oct. 9 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., plus this year there will be a pennysale table. Everyone is welcome. Happy birthday to Jacob Rothenberg who was 14 years old on Oct. 1. Edgar and Ann Steinbach recently returned from a nice two-week vacation. They visited relatives in Cavalier, North Dakota and Deloraine, Manitoba. They also saw friends in Saskatchewan. The couple drove back home via Northern Ontario. The leaves were spectacular to see along the way and at Manitoulin Island. Happy 40th birthday wishes go out to Vicki Ducharme on Oct. 3. A family celebration and dinner were enjoyed Sunday. Did you see the big blue sign on her front yard saying, "Vicki Rocks at 40!" complete with bright coloured stones all over the grass? A very informative Catholic Women's League deanery meeting took place Sept. 29 in Dublin at St. Patrick's parish hall which was very well attended by council from various places. Those going from St. Boniface CWL were president Joan Regier, along with Mary and Rose -Marie Regier and Carmel Sweeney. Also, presi- dent Dianne Tucker and Susan Nyenhuis from St. Peter's Catholic Women's League at St. Joseph. The youth group from St. Boniface School (Grades 5- 8) will hold their first meeting on Thurs., Oct. 7 in the gym at 7 p.m. Parents are also invited to attend. Call Dianne Miller at 236-4479 for more information. David Mainse (of 100 Huntley Street) will be at the Zurich Arena Complex from Oct. 22 to Oct. 24 each evening at 7:30 p.m. And on Sunday morning services at the Zurich Mennonite Church at 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. He will be speaking on the family. Coffee and muffm time are being held again for the winter months at the Zurich Emmanuel United Church every Tuesday morning 10 to 11 a.m. with a free will offering. Everyone is welcome to come out. The Zurich Diners will be having their Thanksgiving turkey dinner with all the trimmings this Wed., Oct. 6 at the Zurich Complex. Anyone wanting to join the Seniors every Wednesday at 12 p.m., call Kay Hay at 236-4632 by noon on the Monday before, to add your name to the list. St. Peter's Lutheran Church will be having a special German church service on Sun., Oct. 17 at 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. The Exeter Legion is having a harvest dance and din- ner on Sat., Oct. 30 to Don Harvey's music. Cost is $20 which includes dinner from 6 to 8 p.m. and dance from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. Anyone wanting to go to the annual district #8 Agricultural Society dinner and meeting at the Hensall Community Centre on Tues., Oct. 26 are to call Margaret at 236-4130 by Oct. 10. Tickets are $20 a person. Displays and social begins at 6:15 p.m. with supper at 7 p.m. There will be a parent/teacher open house at St. Boniface on Oct. 19, which begins with mass at 5:30 p.m., followed by chili or pizza supper at the school along with bake sale table and penny sale. Donations and helpers are needed. All proceeds go towards new playground equipment. Our best wishes go out to Clem Regier as he is adjust- ing to Queensway Nursing Home in Hensall. This Fri., Oct. 8 the Bank of Montreal in Hensall will be having a fundraising event for the food bank. They will be selling hotdogs and drinks from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., plus you can throw a pie at the bank manager. All of this for only $5. So, come out and join the fun. The next bus going to the Bank of Montreal in Hensall is Wed., Oct. 13, 9:15 a.m. from Blue Water Rest Home and 9:30 a.m. in Zurich at the Main Street blinking light. Congratulations to Darren Oesch and Alicia VanderLoo who were married on Oct. 2 at St. Joseph's Church in Clinton followed by dinner and reception held in Varna at the Complex. The groom is the son of Ron Oesch of RR 2, Varna. Rob and Wendy Nye and two boys from California spent most of last week in Zurich visiting her mother Doreen Oesch at the Blue Water Rest Home and family members in the area. They attended the wedding of Darren and Alicia Oesch on Oct. 2. There will be a Time, Talent and Treasure Auction at the Recreation Centre in Exeter on Fri., Oct. 15 with viewing at 4:30 p.m. and selling items will begin at 5:30 p.m. All proceeds will go to Community Living in South Huron. The London Area Convention for the Women's Institute is being held in Holmesville at the White Carnation on Wed., Oct. 5 with some going from the Zurich group along with president Bridget Groot and district president Joan Smith. Have you got your Cash Calendar yet? Draws start Nov. 1 daily till the end of February 2005. Tickets are only $20 with lots of chances to win some money. They are available around town or call Mary -Ann Craner at 236-7107. It is not too late to join the Blue Water Skating Club for lessons at the Zurich Complex. Call president Mary Becker at 237-3628 for information on dates and prices. Remember there is a free try out day at the arena Sat., Oct. 30 for all ages. A musical comedy play called The Reeve's Dilemma will be at Play House II in Grand Bend as a fundraiser for the United Church on Fri., Oct. 22, Sat., Oct. 23 at 8 p.m., and on Sun., Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. Advance tickets are now available at $15 adults and $10 students. Call 238- 8912. The Lions Club is holding their next meeting at Erb's Country Kitchen on Wed., Oct. 13, being the second week of October. Dinner is at 7 p.m. Call lion John Becker if you want to attend. More lions are needed; both men and women are welcome. ZURICH NEWS Cheryl and Martin Gelinas, Francis and Cindy Denomme along with family and friends from Stratford, Mitchell, London, Lucan, Tillsonburg, Goderich and Windsor (25 in all) spent Sept. 19 to 24 on vacation in Las Vegas. While there they enjoyed great weather and took in a variety of entertainment including stage shows, gondola rides at the Venetian Hotel, roller coaster and amusement rides, horseback riding and an authentic Hawaiian Luau. There is an Oktoberfest community lunch Wed., Oct. 20, 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the Grand Bend Adult Day Centre, located at the Grand Bend Community Health Centre, featuring barbecued sausage on a bun, sauerkraut, apple crisp and root beer or non-alcoholic beer. Delivery available, call 238-6289. Jennifer Jeffrey, a native of Zurich, daughter of Charlie and Barb Jeffrey and sister of Alan will be in Kitchener, Oct. 3 to 10 playing for a spot on the Canadian Women's Hockey Team. She is one of 40 girls at this last hockey camp. During the course of the week they will play Sweden and Russia in exhibition games. Final cuts will be made and the team will go on to Lake Placid, New York Nov. 10 to 14 to play the Four Nations. And then off to Linkoping, Sweden in April, 2005. Game times in Kitchener are as follows: Jennifer is on the White Team. Wed., Oct. 6, 7:30 to 10 p.m.: White vs Sweden. Thurs., Oct. 7, 7:30 to 10 p.m.: Red vs White. Sat., Oct. 9, 7:30 to 10 p.m.: White vs Russia. Sun., Oct. 10, 12 noon: Bronze final; 3 p.m.: Silver and Gold. All games to be played at the Kinsmen Arena, Memorial Auditorium. Come out to the games and show your support. MEUNIER / VANDEWORP Ashley, Daemon and Ravyn are pleased to announce the upcoming marriage of their parents, Bobbi Meunier and Bill Vandeworp. The wedding will take place Saturday, October 9, 2004 at the Zion Lutheran Church in Dashwood, Ontario. Following the ceremony, family and friends are wel- come to celebrate at the Hensall Community Centre for an open reception at 9 p.m. RESTEMAYER / REGIER Glen and Peggy Restemayer and Clarence and Joan Regier are pleased to announce the forthcom- ing marriage of their children, Tammy and Rob. The wedding will take place on Saturday, October 9, 2004 at Zion Lutheran Church, Dashwood. Family and friends will celebrate with a reception to follow at South Huron Rec Centre. OVERHOLT / CYR Melody and Michaela wish to announce the forthcom- ing marriage of their parents Colleen Marie Overholt to Michael Anthony Cyr. Colleen is the daughter of Helen Overholt and the late Garry Overholt. Michael is the son of Marie Cyr -Whitney and the late Paul Cyr. The wedding will take place at St. Boniface Church in Zurich on Saturday, October 9th, 2004. An open reception will follow at the Bluewater Community Centre, Zurich, Ontario - 9 p.m. VanALTENA Beverly and Andy / WELLS . r ." r...., ` "' were unit- , , i'. . S.a .0 ed in mar + „ *, riage on ' - - ' Saturday, August 21, 2004. '' ,f _ ia 0,4t w Thank you to our fami- ly and friends for making our day special. ' Thank you to . ' -1 Shandelle, Cameron, , • Kodey and Kyley for all your love and support.