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The Times Advocate, 2005-11-23, Page 1JOHN DEE. (519)235-1115 www.hurontractor.com W HURON TRACTOR Exeter J CjJ wwwhoy.nel HIGH SPEED INTERNET SERVING EXETER & SURROUNDING AREAS For as low as $19.95/mo. (519)236-4333 TIMES -ADVOCATE Exeter, Ontario, Canada Wednesday, November 23, 2005 x.25 (includes GST) The Exeter Food Drive sponsored by the Exeter firefighters, Scouts, Cubs, Beavers Brownies and Sparks was Saturday with dona- tions going to the Exeter Community Food Bank. Participants included Adrian Timmermans, lan Dunlop, Craig and Brandan Hannah,Adam Renning, Joseph Scott, Bradley Schwartzentruber, Brayden Regier, Dylan Johns,Tyler Krainz, Jared Welsh, Larry, Terry and John Hartman and Jonathan Upshall. (photo/Nina Van Lieshout) Santa visits on Saturday NORTH POLE — Jolly St. Nick will make his yearly trip to Exeter this Saturday. The annual Santa Claus Parade starts at noon, during which mem- bers of the Exeter Lioness Club will collect food, new toys and clothing and unwrapped gifts for the South Huron Christmas Bureau. In addition to the parade, there are many other Christmas activities going on this weekend, starting with the Exeter Lioness annual lighting of MacNaughton Park Friday night at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to enjoy car- olling with the Hartmans and free refreshments provided by Tim Hortons. After Saturday's parade, the Lions Christmas Party will take place at the downtown parkette at 1:30 p.m., which includes a charity barbecue. Meet Santa and his elves and enjoy McDonald's refreshments while hanging out with Grimace, Hamburglar and Birdie. Free skating will be held at South Huron Rec Centre Saturday from 2- 3:50 p.m. Christmas songbook The Times -Advocate is pleased to include our annual Christmas song- book in this week's edition, courtesy of our advertisers. For those who need them, extra copies of the book are available at the T -A at 424 Main St. S. Help families by donating to the Christmas Bureau EXETER — This Christmas you can do the right thing by helping those who need it most. A donation to the Christmas Bureau helps ensure there is food in every household and gifts for every child in Huron County. As readers will notice, the Huron County Christmas Bureau bag is included in this week's paper. Printed on the bag are details of where each of the county bureaus are and the times gifts and food can be dropped off. Locally, the Exeter Christmas Bureau is at Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church at 200 Sanders St. W. The church will be open to receive gifts the week of Dec. 5-9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Since 1967, churches and the Children's Aid Society have worked together to make sure every family has food and gifts. The churches in the county manage the five Christmas Bureaus and distribute donations to fam- ilies in the area. In 2004, 1,087 children in Huron County were helped through the Christmas Bureau program. To receive assistance, families do not need a connec- tion with the Children's Aid Society. Families must live in Huron County and the person registering the children must be the custodial parent. For many families, the Huron County Christmas Bureau is their only contact with the Children's Aid Society. Appointments made by families needing assistance are confidential. Money donated to the bureau is used to buy food cer- tificates and clothing. All items are bought from local businesses. Some ideas of gifts you can donate include: non-per- ishable food, new underwear, socks, pyjamas, sweat- shirts and pants, blue jeans and toys. For more information, call 524-7356 or 1-800-265- 5198, ext. 3271. TIMES - ADVOCATE GIFT SUBSCRIPTION CANADIAN SUBSCRIPTION RATES ne Year - $38.00 + 2.66 GST = $40.66 Two Year - $70.00 + 4.90 GST = $74.90 ORDER BY PHONE, FAX OR EMAIL WITH VISA OR MASTERCARD � M (GIFT CARD INCLUDED) TIM S ADVOCATE 424 MAIN ST. EXETER, ONT. NOM 1S6 (519) 235-1331 • FAX (519) 235-0766 email: srollings@southhuron.com �� �_