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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2005-04-20, Page 31Wednesday, April 20, 2005 Exeter Times—Advocate 31 Classifieds / Community 20 Property for Rent "Your Stuff" Self -Storage 280 THAMES RD. W., EXETER 235-2345 NEED SPACE? WE HAVE IT! Indoor and Outdoor QUEEN MARY APTS. - HEN- SALL - 2 bedroom upper $545. Water & sewage included. Parking and laundry facilities. 262-3267. (13tfn) 20 Property for Rent ZURICH - 2 BEDROOM APT. - 4 appliances, $435 plus hydro. 679-5810. (15-22*) 1 & 2 BEDROOMS - Fridge & stove included. References, first and last. 235-1950 or 659-9831. (12tfn) 23 Wanted to Rent SHED OR BARN SPACE FOR - straw storage for 2005, 2006. Phone 229-8176. (14tfn) PASTURE NEEDED - 30 to 50 acres. Exeter, St. Marys area. Call 229-8656. (15;16*) 28 Auction Sales 28 Auction Sales AUCTION SALE to be held at Seaforth Fairgrounds Agri Plex Building for Margret Mayman of Goderich, Estate of Allen Caswell of Exeter plus good additions THURS. APRIL 21 AT 5 P.M. PARTIAL LISTING: 2 Royal Doulton figurines, Beswick horses, donkey, owl and squirrel, soapstone carvings, chintz dish, Peter Snyder collector plates, Jewellers balance scale, pictures, spinning wheel, 32" TV, antique and modern furni- ture, walker w/brakes, 6 hp self-propelled lawnmower like new, plus hand and power tools etc. 2 AUCTIONEERS SELLING STARTING AT 5 P.M. AUCTIONEERS: Richard & Ben Lobb 1-519-482-7898 CLINTON www.lobbauction.on.ca for full listing CLEARING FARM AUCTION On location at 4059 McGillivray Drive (1-1/4 miles west of Ailsa Craig then north approx. 4 miles or 3 miles north of Lucan to McGillivray Drive then west for 5 miles). SATURDAY, APRIL 30 AT 10:00 A.M. Tractors: Int. 574 dsl., 2 spd. trans.; McCormick W-4 standard; Farmall C w/hydr.; Oliver 88 row crop. Vehicles: 1987 Pontiac 6000; 1987 Pontiac Sunbird; selling as is. Equip., Antiques & Misc.: Craftsman riding mower, 13-1/2 hp - 42"; 2 & 3 fur. trail plows; McCormick side rake (2); NH Super 66 bir.; 15 run seed drill; 9' & 10' Int. cult.; 5' & 10' stiff tooth drag cult.; 7' pto sickle mower; 3 sets of drag discs; horse drawn mower on steel; horse drawn scuffler (wooden wheels) land roller; diamond harrows; flat rack and wagon; trailer w/racks; walk behind scuffler; HD gravel scoop; open bale elevator; 2 push mowers; air compressor; chainsaw; hand and power tools; jackall; root pulper; old wooden barrels; steel posts; platform scale; bag cart; alum. & wood ladders; bikes and parts; lumber; scrap iron; Enarco grease can; horse related pcs. and hundreds of items found at an old farm sale. Proprietor: Gordon Morley AUCTIONEER: BOB HEYWOOD 519-235-0874 or www.bobheywoodauctions.com 27 Tenders Wanted 27 Tenders Wanted County of Huron Highways Department 2005 Tenders for Winter Sand, Sub -drain and Re -shingling Sand Domes SEALED TENDERS will be accepted until 12:00 noon local time on: Thursday, May 5, 2005 For the following Winter Sand Contracts: HC -05-101 1,000 t Zurich Patrol HC -05-102 8,500 t Auburn Patrol HC -05-103 5,000 t Wingham Patrol HC -05-104 6,000 t Wroxeter Patrol For the following Re -shingling Contracts: HC -05-901 Replace Shingles on Sand Dome in Wingham HC -05-902 Replace Shingles on Sand Dome in Grand Bend For the following Sub -Drain Contract: HC -05-801 9,000 m Install Sub -drain Cty. Rd. 4 at various locations between Wingham and Teeswater. Forms available upon request from the office of the undersigned. Lowest or any bid not necessarily accepted. County Engineer 1 Court House Square Goderich, Ontario N7A 1M2 Tel: (519) 524-7412 Fax: (519) 524-9291 CreditonWl elects officers CREDITON - The annual meeting of the Crediton Women's Institute was held April 13 at the home of Rosemary Neeb with 13 members in attendance and president Anne Cottel in charge of the business meet- ing. The roll call was "Share a momento or story of some- thing passed down to you from your ancestors." Annual reports were given and members are reminded to send them on to the area before May 1. President Anne gave the board meeting highlights and the new rally information was handed out with further discussions to be held at the September meet- ing. An upcoming event to note is the Huron South District annual meeting May 19 at the Crediton Hall. The next meeting for the Crediton Institute will be May 25 as all members and spouses or friends go on the annual Mystery Tour. Lois Hodgins is the leader for that night. Membership fees were set and Dolores Shapton presided for the installation of officers of the Crediton Institute for 2005-2006. Past president Anne Cottel; president Alma Davey; vice-president Anne Cottel; secretary Jane Dearing; assistant secretary Noella Triebner; treasurer Alma Davey; assistant treasurer Jean Neil; district director Anne Cottel; alternate director and Rose Education co- ordinator Cheryl MacLeod; Newspaper correspondent Irene Haugh; curator Dolores Shapton. Advocacy co-ordinator Lois Brownlee; history com- mittee Irene Haugh, Lois Hodgins, Alma Davey, Mary Kenney; branch directors Anne Cottel, Rosemary Neeb, Ada Dietrich, Mary Kenney; nominating committee branch directors; good cheer Rosemary Neeb, Lois Brownlee; pianists Lois Hodgins, Cheryl MacLeod; financial examiners Cheryl MacLeod, Christina Vanhie. President Anne presented the group's newest mem- ber Christina Vanhie with her membership pin. Alma Davey presented president Anne with gifts of apprecia- tion for being president for the past three years. Rosemary Neeb chaired the program and the motto was "Be careful when you shake the family tree, you never know what may fall out." She commented on the Reuben R. Sallows Digital Library in Goderich and showed pictures available on the Internet and told of sites to record family histories and concluded with a reading "Common Sense." Noella read three fitting sto- ries, "Grandma's Apron, Brown stockings" and "The old gas station." Members made a Grandmother's soap basket and delicious lunch was served by Rosemary and Noella. Church News At Sunday morning's regular service at Zion United Church in Crediton, Good Shepherd sunday was recog- nized with Stephen township sheep farmer Peter Dearing bringing a small lamb to the delight of the large group of children. The final youth group meeting of the year will be held Wed., April 20 at 4 p.m. with a trip to the Zurich Bowling Lanes. Bible study on the Gospel of John continues this Friday morning at 10 a.m. preceded a half hour earlier by a walk, weather permitting. The current confirmation class is holding a retreat at Camp Bimini Fri., April 29 and Sat., April 30. For fur- ther information contact Rev. Sheila Macgregor at 235- 0613. On Sat., May 7 ladies are reminded to join in on a Pampered Chef luncheon to help whip Breast Cancer. Registration begins at 11 a.m. with luncheon an hour later. Naturopath Andrea Gingerich will be speaking and there will be a healthy food demonstration. Please contact Dianne Finkbeiner at 238-2670 for more infor- mation and tickets. The annual anniversary of Zion Church will be observed at 10 a.m. on Sun., May 15 with former pas- tor Rev. Ed Laksmanis as the guest speaker. Sunday School will be hosting their Spring Soup and Sandwich Luncheon on Sun., April 24 beginning at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Enjoy soup, sandwich and dessert for $5. For tickets call Kristina at 234-6128 or Ruth at 234-6035. Tickets may be purchased at the door. Frozen food orders should be submitted to the Sunday school the same day. Awards given to employees for t HENSALL - Queensway retirement residence men's club held an information night about the Goderich Salt Mine Thurs., April 14 at 7 p.m. Presenters, Grant McGregor and Mark Consitt showed a video and brought many interesting artifacts associated with the salt mine. Admission to this event was an item for the Exeter Food Bank. The Men's Club was pleased to have several boxes of canned and non-perishable items for pick up by the food bank. Thirty years of service The grand finale of the evening happened when two 28 Auction Sales 28 Auction Sales FARM AUCTION ,:�: Q* REMINDER eC�DpR SAT. APR. AT A.M. � G ON LOCATION AT 40549 , STAFFA LINE, TUCKERSMITH TWP. (3-3/4 miles north of Hensall then east for 1-1/2 miles on Staffa Line) for MR. AND MRS. LAIRD FINLAYSON 263-6009 FULL LIST IN LAST WEEK'S EDITION INCLUDES J.D 2130 - live power -duals; JD1120;AC Gleaner "K" combine - gas with reel & soybean head and 12" floating pickup; 4 good gravity wagons; JD 7000 planter, along with tillage, spraying and misc. equip. Few small items so come early.Lunch booth. Auctioneer Bob Heywood 519-235-0874 www.bobheywoodauctions.com Auctioneer Bob Heywood 235-0874 www.bobheywoodauctions.com WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 27 AT 5 P.M. AT THE SOUTH HURON REC CENTRE, EXETER We will be dispersing a large offering of household effects, antiques, collectibles and misc. items from the McGillivray Twp. century home of Mr. Ken McFalls along with additions from a cen- tury home in Crediton and from London. PARTIAL LISTING INCLUDES: 8 pc. dining suite with ext. table and 6 chairs and matching hutch and buffet; 9 pc. antique dining suite with sideboard, china cabinet table and six chairs; teak din- ing table and matching china cabinet and tea wagon (no chairs); 8' antique oak bench out of Parkhill R/R station; 5 drawer bureau; antique dressers; blanket boxes and humpback trunk; drop front desk; drop leaf table; treadle sewing machine; dbl. pedestal oak desk; 2 oak tub chairs; organ stool; pressback rocker; Ig. area rug; a large offering of small wares and collectibles incl. china and glass; dinnerware sets incl. "Parcek" and Regent by Wood's Ivoryware pressed glass, 3 old clocks; crock churn, hand cream separator; good old quilts; old frames and paintings incl. "M Schilling" and "C Herring 1897", oil can "GTR", oil lamps and old LP records, antique spinning wheel; Delta 16-1/2" drill press; table saw; chainsaw; rototiller and much more. years service employees were honoured at Queensway Nursing & Retirement Residence for 30 years of service. Elaine Stebbins RPN works in Queensway nursing department and Sandra Consitt, cook is employed in the dietary department. Both women have shown commitment and dedication to the residents of Queensway over the years and have seen and adapted to many changes in long term care. Each was presented with a beautiful lead crystal vase and a dozen roses. Friendship Friday Harvey Smith played guitar, Harold Mills the accor- dion, Don Finkbeiner, piano and Devon Martene, his vio- lin, when they entertained at Friendship Friday, in the retirement residence lounge Friday evening April 15. Their audience responded with singing and applause as the hour of entertainment went all too quickly. Volunteer, Edna Deitz was on hand to help serve refreshments. Pastor Elly Van Bergen of Varna and Goshen United Churches led worship at Queensway Tues., April 12 with Belva Fuss as volunteer pianist. Residents appreciated Van Bergen's service especially as she delivered it on short notice when the scheduled minister was ill. Pastor Van Bergen provides volunteer pastoral care at Queensway each Tuesday to residents desiring it. Residents benefited from massage with Lori Burt RMT on Monday and music with trained music therapist Lisa Stewart on Friday. Throughout the week, bingo, exercis- es, games and manicures kept residents busy. Coming Events April 20: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Stop and Shop with Geri Fashions Clothing Co.; April 24: 2 p.m. Fellowship Gospel Singers; April 28: 6 p.m. Senior Diners; April 28: 7 p.m. Birthday Party with entertainment by the Huron Strings. Bullying forum planned in Lucan By Stephanie Mandziuk TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF LUCAN — Bullying is the focus of an open forum at Lucan Public School May 17. Principal Patti Baker says it's a joint presentation of her school's parent advisory council, Biddulph Central and St. Patrick school. Susan Dale, a learning coordinator for safe schools with the Thames Valley District School Board, is the speaker. The community presentation gets underway at 7:00 p.m. in the gymnasium of Lucan Public School.