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Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Zurich Skating Club will still take newcomers
By Carmel Sweeney
ZURICH CORRESPONDENT
ZURICH - It was a nice sunny day on Sunday to attend
the open house at the Rest Home to help Stewart Thiel
celebrate his 90th birthday. Afterwards several family
members and relatives from various places enjoyed sup-
per at the Lutheran Church fellowship hall.
The residents' Christmas family dinner will be held
this Sun., Nov. 12 with entertainment starting in the
lounge at 2 p.m. and setting for supper at 4 p.m.
On Wed., Nov. 8 Grace, Dwayne and Irvin Martin will
entertain at 6:30 p.m. Several residents enjoy going for
walks on Friday mornings at Huron Ridge Green House.
Harvey and Friends will be there to play music on Wed.,
Nov. 15 at 6:30 p.m.
The monthly birthday party for the residents is on Fri.,
Nov. 17 at 2:30 p.m. hosted by the Grand Bend
Women's Institute.
Congratulations to Tony and Theresa Kester on the
occasion of their 25th Wedding Anniversary on Nov. 6.
Relatives and friends helped them to celebrate last
Saturday with supper and a party at the Legion in
Exeter.
Right to Life Membership dues are now being collected
at St. Boniface Parish for $10 per family. If you have
missed getting yours, call Carol Prang at 519-236-4661
as soon as possible.
Doug and Julie Debus spent Sat. and Sun. in Windsor
visiting relatives.
Parish Bazaar
Immaculate Heart of Mary C.W. Parish Bazaar will be
held this Sat., Nov. 11 in Grand Bend from 11 a.m. to 2
p.m. in their Parish Hall. Everyone is invited to attend.
Do you have your ticket for the Fall supper on Sat.,
Nov. 18 at St. Peter's Lutheran Church Hall. Cost: $12
for Adults - call Bob 519-236-4337 or Glen 519-236-
4060 to see if any tickets are remaining
Don't forget to come out to the FREE Flu Shot Clinic in
Zurich at the Complex on Tues., Nov. 21 from 4:30 - 7
p.m. and bring your health card.
This Sun., Nov. 12 is the Christmas Open House at the
stores in Zurich from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Congratulations go out to Edgar and Ann Steinbach
who celebrated their 45th Wedding Anniversary recent-
ly on Oct. 27.
The November meeting for St. Peter's E.L.W. will be
on Tues., Nov. 14 with the topic "The Importance of
Clean Water." Both men and women are invited to this
meeting.
Sylvia Mittleholtz recently spent a few days in Oakville
visiting with relatives and helping out her nephew and
family (Stephen Merner) due to recuperation from a
hospital stay.
Stone Meadows
The new subdivision in Zurich called "Stone
Meadows" is really nice and all ready. Three of the con-
dos are occupied by: Cleve and Margaret Gingerich,
Betty Oke, and Mary-Eleen Gingerich.
Personals
Fred Denomme of Calgary along with his daughter
Anna and her boyfriend recently visited for a week with
his mother Josephine Denomme at the Maple Woods
Apartments.
Howard and Elaine Daters recently
spent a week at a cottage near
Orillia at Port Stanton.
The Zurich Cubs and Scouts have
been busy at their weekly meetings.
On Oct. 30 they had a Hallowe'en
party together along with the
Beavers at the Lutheran Church hall.
Recently they went to the Corn
Maize near Grand Bend and attend-
ed the Remembrance Day Service in
Bayfield and Hensall.
The Brownies attended the
Remembrance Day Service in Exeter
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at the Legion on Sunday.
Best wishes for a speedy recovery goes out to Pauline
Miller.
A Buck and Doe was held for Craig Overholt and
Melissa Hall on Fri., Nov. 3 at the Complex in Zurich
which had a Jamaican Theme. Craig is the son of Ron
and Marje Overholt R. R #2, Zurich. The couple are
planning to be married in January 2007.
Congratulations to Joyce Rau and Kevin Cole who
were married recently on Oct. 21 in Tillsonburg. Joyce
is the daughter of Darryl and Tillie Rau of Zurich.
The next Men's Breakfast is on Sat., Nov. 11 at Erb's
Country Kitchen at 8:30 a.m. with Bob Sharen speaking.
Call Jack Baker at 519-236-4845 for tickets.
I'm sure Tootie Merner (Elizabeth) will be greatly
missed by her co-workers at the LakeShore Advance
newspaper office in Grand Bend as she has retired now
after being in the business for about 20 years. She had
typed a lot of my news columns every week for ages. We
started off at Herb Turkheim's Zurich Harold many
years ago. Tootie was always there when I needed her
help, even bringing my cheques to me every month!
Skating Club
The BlueWater Zurich Skating Club is going strong
with lessons taking place at the complex every Tuesday
evening from 6 - 8 p.m. and Saturday mornings from 10
a.m. - noon. The coach is Patty Dougherty and free-
lance - Kathy McLlwain. All ages are still welcome to
come out the arena on skating days to watch or to join
in. For more information call president Heather Klopp
or Lea Paulger 519-236-7845. Due to a hockey tourna-
ment on Sat., Nov. 11 there will be no skating lessons
that day.
The last 150th Anniversary Committee meeting was
held on Nov. 2 at the church hall. The special edition
Anniversary Book is still available at various stores
around town for only $10 and will make a great
Christmas gift!
A report on the Fashion Show was given by Marg
Deichert which was a great success. The dvd's of the
Fashion Show should be ready soon.
Plans for the upcoming Christmas parade hi Zurich on
Sun., Dec. 3 are well underway at 6 p.m. The parade
will be followed by a visit from Santa at the complex for
the kids to get some candy.
Anyone wishing to be in the parade can call Vicki
Wilder to register at 519-263-5343.
Be sure to spend New Year's Eve Dec. 31 at the com-
plex as a big dance is being planned along with the
draws from tickets being sold on our three great prizes
(tickets are still on sale at various businesses).
The closing ceremonies for our Sesquicentennial Year
will take place on New Year's Eve at this event, so mark
it down and plan to attend. More information will fol-
low.
The Golden Agers meeting will be held on Mon., Nov.
13 at the Town Hall at noon for the winter months.
Bring along a sandwich for your lunch and dessert and
coffee will be provided by the committee in charge.
Everyone is welcome.
Blood Donors Needed
The Blood Donor Clinic is this Fri., Nov. 10 at the com-
plex in Zurich from 5 - 8 p.m.
There will be a "Turkey Bingo" sponsored by the
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Zurich Lion's Club on Wed., Nov. 29 at the Complex.
Come out and have some fun as the profit will go
towards buying candy for the kids at the Santa Claus
parade, Dec. 3.
The Bayfield Christmas parade will be this Sun., Nov.
12 at 2 p.m.
Be sure to vote on Mon., Nov. 13.
Bus Trip
Six members of the Smith Family along with their
spouses recently traveled to the Smokey Mountains in
Kentucky and Tennessee. Leo and Mary, George and
Cleo, Raymond and Mary, Catherine, Ed and Dorothy,
Gord a Cecilia, Marg and Jim Kendall all travelled with
Elison Travel Exeter. While there they attended the
Comedy Barn Theatre, Smith Family Theater and sever-
al others. Also went to Dolywood and the Aviation
Museum and Kentucky Horse Park where they saw Bob
Hamather's horse "Staying Together". The drive
through the Cumberland Gap was spectacular.
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