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Exeter Times -Advocate
Wednesday,May 11, 2005
The Kirkton Horticultural Society held its `Gardens Alive in 2005' show at the
Kirkton-Woodham Community Centre May 3.Winners during the evening were
from left, Most points in Show and tied for Most Points in Horticulture -Sandra
Kemp, Best Design in Show and Most Points in Design -Louise Young and tied for
Most Points in Show -Diane Herniman. (photo/ Pat Bolen)
Kayak goes to highest bidder
By Stephanie Mandziuk assortment of unique and the auctioneer is Bob
items donated by area Heywood.
merchants. Tickets are $40 each or
GRAND BEND — There will be an addi- $350 for a table of ten. In
Twenty-five live auction tional 150 silent auction Exeter, tickets can be pur-
items, including an Ocean items as well as raffles for chased at Gaiser Kneale
Kayak package, will be great prizes including a Insurance, Exeter Animal
sold to the highest bidders 52" RCA HDTV. Hospital, Tuckers &
Fri., June 17. Proceeds from the event Company and Eddington's
It's all part of the first will be directed to the of Exeter. In Grand Bend
annual Animal House Huron branch of the contact Baillie's Picture
Dinner Auction, support- OSPCA. The agency res- Framing Inc., beside the
ing the Huron branch of cues neglected and aban- post office.
the Ontario Society for the doned animals, arranges You can also check out
Prevention of Cruelty to necessary medical treat- the charity's Web site at
Animals ment and sets up adop- www.huronspca.ca and
Dave Gill, of Southwest tions from its shelter in click on news and events
Marine Services in Grand Goderich. Agents and to see pictures and
Bend, has donated a two- investigators respond to descriptions of the auction
seater Ocean Kayak with cruelty complaints involv- items.
two backrests and pad- ing domestic and farm To make donations or
dies. There are also cot- animals The OSPCA does advertise in the auction
tage rentals, catered din- not receive government catalogue contact Kate
ners at private homes, funding. McKenzie, the auction
event tickets, golf pack- Dinner will be catered chair, at (519)236-4044.
ages and an incredible by Jerry Radar of Zurich
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
Ej. Cooper memorial
concert in Crediton
CREDITON — Local
country music fans will
have the chance to pay
tribute to a legendary
entertainer this weekend
at the Crediton
Community Centre.
A wide variety of singers
will play in a memorial to
E.J. Cooper, who was best
known for his Willie
Nelson impersonation
show.
Cooper died Oct. 10 in
Oshawa from prostrate
cancer.
Known in Canada and
the USA as the premier
Willie Nelson imperson-
ator, Cooper was given
the exclusive rights to
portray Nelson in Canada.
The `Tribute to Country
Legends' show will fea-
ture the music of Johnny
Cash, Waylon Jennings,
Jim Reeves, Eddie Arnold,
Allan Jackson and Toby
Keith.
Performing in the show
will be Bob Gill as
Jennings, Scott Daniels,
Gary Boyle and Randy
Kay as Cash.
The show is being put
on by M.C. Ralph (Rocky)
McComb and goes from 7
p.m. to midnight.
Tickets are $8 per per-
son or $14 per couple.
McComb said all the
singers are performing
Geronimo Stilton made a visit to Our Lady of Mount
Carmel School last week during Catholic Education
Week.The school held a literacy morning May 5, during
which students travelled to different rooms in the
school hearing stories by Geronimo, playing games and
making crafts.With Geronimo are Junior Kindergarten
student SpencerYearly, left, and Daniel Pavkeje, Grade I.
(photo/Scott Nixon)
Grade 3 and 4 Precious Blood students were among the classes at the school which got the chance to see a
propane truck from the inside May 5 at the school.The demonstration, which was part of Education Week,
featured a propane truck which has been turned into a propane safety vehicle, driven by Scott Sutton (right)
regional sales manager for Sparlings Propane from Blyth. (photo/Pat Bolen)
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