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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2005-07-06, Page 31Wednesday, July 6, 2005 Exeter Times–Advocate 31 Storm damages trees A June Strawberry Social at Queensway Nursing and Retirement Home in Hensall, raised money for VON Palliative Care. Kim Winbow ofVON (left) accepts a cheque from Kathy Holdsworth, Queensway's admin- istrator. (photo/submitted) A brief, yet powerful rainstorm, accompanied by heavy winds, tore through the area on the afternoon of June 30.This tree in Elliott Park was unable to withstand the strong gusts of wind. (photo/Scott Nixon) Many thanks to school's volunteers Volunteers make a huge difference throughout the school year when it comes to lending a helping hand. On June 29 Exeter Public School thanked its 49 volunteers during an assembly on the last day of classes. (photo/Stephanie Mandziuk) Sheena Forrester, 9, left, and Brittany Nicholls, 13, both of Exeter, helped beat the heat during last week's scorching temperatures with their lemonade stand on Exeter's Main Street. (photo/Scott Nixon) POLICE BRIEF Theft from hotel GRAND BEND — On the morning of June 21, OPP were notified about the theft of a ring from a room at a local hotel at the north end of Grand Bend. A young couple with two small children had been staying at the resort when someone entered the room between June 20th and June 21st. Stolen from the room was a white gold wedding band with a braid design, valued at $2,000. Carnival at Pork Blake park from July 7 to July 10 By Carmel Sweeney ZURICH CORRESPONDENT ZURICH — Big changes are going on at the Town and Country Bowling Lanes in Zurich as they are in the process of putting in computerized, auto- matic score keepers. Everything should be up and running around the first part of August. League games will begin in September again. Congratulations to Paul and Cathy Steckle who recently celebrated their 40th Anniversary with family and relatives at Hessenland. A very nice Canada Day staff party beginning with a golf tournament at Bayview was held for Erb's Country Kitchen and ended with a delicious barbecue supper at the home of Mike and Kim Ryckman in Dashwood. A western -style buck and doe party was held for Mike (Mouse) Masse and Dianne Dearing recently at RR #3, Zurich. A good time was had by all. Mike is the son of Louis and Catherine Masse, Zurich. The couple are planning to be married in November. On Tues., July 5 members of the Women's Institute were among those who attended their Huron South district picnic at the Grand Bend Legion. The Zurich group are also getting things ready for their display at the Zurich Fair on July 22, 23. Little Nicole Elizabeth Heard, daughter of Kristin and Keith of Arva, was baptized on Sun., July 2 at St. Patrick's Church in Lucan by Father Vince. A family get-together followed at the home of grandparents, Melissa and Neil Francis in Lucan with relatives attending from Zurich. St. Boniface Catholic Women's League held their last meeting on June 21 with speaker Shelley McPhee-Haist from Town and Country Support Services. President Joan Regier opened the meeting with prayer. Patti Hunt read the correspondence and an invitation was received by the Zion Lutheran Church women for Sept. 16 to hear Elaine Bickel at 7:30 p.m. The topic will be "Daughters of God - Reflecting His Love." Helen Regier has volunteered to make a new coffin banner to be used at the funeral home for our Catholic Women League members. The annual St. Boniface Parish Knights of Columbus chicken barbecue will be held Sun., Aug. 14 outdoors. Joan thanked everyone for all the items collected for Dr. Simone recently and especial- ly to the Arc Angels store in Dashwood. A motion was made for the league to pay half of the amount of the cost for prayer books in church and see if the Knights of Columbus will pay the rest. It was also decided to start collecting our mem- bership dues early this year (Sept. 24 and 25 and Oct. 1 and 2.) at Masses so that Janet Soudant can get the money into head office on time. Groups to work at the pie booth at Bean Festival on Aug. 27 were able to pick their times and all quilt tickets and money can be returned to the drum at the back of the church or give it to Julie Becker. The next meeting will be held on Sept. 20 with a ZURICH NEWS potluck supper and early Mass with Rose Marie Regier and Mary Lou Denomme groups in charge. Also 25 and 50 -year pins will be handed out that night. No meetings in the summer John and Debbie Pennings also attended the presidents meeting in Dublin on June 25. There will be a big carnival at the Port Blake park at the Waterworks on the Bluewater Highway from Thurs., July 7 to Sun., July 10 with lots of rides, food and entertainment. It's nice to see Annette Stephan and three chil- dren home for the summer months until the end of August. They are here from Tokyo, Japan to visit her parents, Karl and Mary Regier and in-laws Jack and Sandy Stephan, all of Zurich. Husband Mark will be joining them for holidays later on. Relatives from the Zurich area attended an engagement party for Jim Denomme and Cassandra Frescura held in London Sat., July 2 at the home of her parents. The couple are planning a wedding next year. Jim is the son of Francis and Cindy Denomme of Zurich. Children's soccer games are being held at St. Boniface schoolyard every Monday at 7:30 p.m. for ages 14 years and up. Games for the smaller ones will be held on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. for three years and up. For more information call 236-7493 in the mornings. Family camping for St. Peter's Lutheran Church is at the Old Homestead in Bayfield. Call Michelle Depaepe at 236-7979; there are sites still avail- able.