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Exeter Times—Advocate
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
The Annual Valentine Tea was Saturday at the Exeter Library recognizing library patrons.Tea
coffee and baked goods were served. From left are tea helper and former children's super-
visor at Exeter Library Dorothy Moffatt, and library patrons Mabel Stanlake and Patricia
Mullen. Stanlake has come to the Exeter Library since 1 942.The event has run for over 25
years.This year it was organized by library supervisor Jane Hundey. (photo/Nina Van Lieshout)
Lots of activities in Centralia
By Mary
Peterson
CENTRALIA
CORRESPONDENT
CENTRALIA -
Winter weather
returned recent-
ly to our little
corner of
Southwestern
Ontario, and as
a result of the
stormy weather,
worship was not
held at Centralia
United Church
on Sun., Feb. 5.
On Sun., Feb.
12, Rev. Michelle
Down welcomed
everyone back to
worship. She lit
the Christ candle
and led the Call
to Worship.
The opening
hymn, played by
organist
Marjorie Johns,
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3) monitoring the quality of the water to
provide feedback about the stewardship
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with approach number one.
The successful candidates should have
excellent communication skills, an interest in
water quality, a rural background and pleasant
demeanor. Landowner interviews will be
conducted to collect information that will be
used to assist with approaches two and three.
Successful candidates will be paid a per diem
and mileage (personal vehide required).
Your interest in this work can be delivered by
fax, e-mail or regular mail. Letters of interest
must be received by ABCA, 71108 Morrison
Line, RR 3 Exeter, ON
NOM 1S5, by 12:00 noon
local time
February 24,
2006.
0
was "0 For a
Thousand
Tongues to
Sing". Scripture
readings includ-
ed the Old
Testament
Lesson 2nd
Kings 5:1-14
and from the
Gospel of Mark
1:40-45.
Rev. Michelle's
message,
"Willing to
Receive", was
followed by the
hymn "Come
and Find a Quiet
Centre".
Rev. Michelle
led the celebra-
tion of
Communion.
Everyone then
enjoyed lunch
and participated
in the annual
meeting.
Congratulation
s to Tate Tindall
who is celebrat-
ing her 8th
birthday. We
also hope that
her little broth-
er, Samuel, is
feeling much
better now.
Rev. Michelle
will be on study
leave from Feb.
15 to March 6.
Dave Williams,
minister at
Thames -Road
Elimville, is
available in case
of emergency.
He can be
reached at the
church at 235-
2803 or at home
at 229-8200.
Rev. Kathi
Urbasik-Hindley
from Central
United Church in
Stratford will
lead worship
while Rev.
Michelle is
away. Rev. Kathi
will conduct
joint worship for
services for Zion
West and
Centralia. She
will lead wor-
ship at Zion
West on Feb. 19
at 9:45 a.m. and
at Centralia
United Church
on Feb. 26 at
11:30 a.m.
Ash
Wednesday
Service will be
held on March 1
at Zion West
United Church
at 7:30 p.m. Rev.
Michelle will
lead worship to
mark the begin-
ning of the
Lenten journey.
World Day of
Prayer service
will be hosted by
the Centralia
UCW on Thurs.,
March 2 at 8
p.m. All ladies
from Zion West
and Crediton are
invited to partic-
ipate. Rev.
Michelle will
speak about her
travels to South
Africa in 1999.
Centralia stew-
ards are asked
to meet at the
church on Feb.
16at8:15p.m.
Huron Perth
UCW
Presbyterial
annual meeting
has been
rescheduled to
Feb. 29 at
Ontario Street
United Church in
Clinton. The
theme for the
day is
"Dreaming
Towards
Tomorrow".
Registration will
be held from 9
to 9 a.m. Lunch
will be provided
at a cost of $6.
Rev. Tom and
Maureen
Beecroft will
provide special
Gratitude from area firefighters
I would like to take the opportunity to thank a few of the many businesses
in South Huron that support the organization of which I am a proud mem-
ber - the South Huron Fire Department.
On the evening of Feb. 5 at 11 p.m., our department received a page/call
for Mutual Aid to our neighboring station, Dashwood, to a structure fire in
the village of Dashwood.
The weather was far from great, the roads even worse and the power was
out. We arrived on scene to the General Store with the back of the store
fully involved in fire. Zurich is now being paged/called as well. After about
three hours of fire suppression it was announced that fresh, hot coffee and
doughnuts were at one of the rescue vans. By this time almost all firefight-
ers were covered in a layer of ice about 1/8 inch thick. You
have no idea how great a hot cup of coffee felt from
a business in Exeter. We had to take off our gloves
in order to hang on to the cups of coffee.
Again and again businesses in this community
come through to assist us in times of emergencies.
Very early on Monday morning Dashwood business
owner, John and Liz arrived with fresh coffees for
the firefighters, still on the scene some eight hours now.
Again another showing of what small communities are all about.
On Tuesday morning George and Shelia from another Dashwood business
provided hot coffee to members still at the fire scene. Words cannot
express the gratitude from all the firefighters from the three stations on
scene that night and early morning. To Dennis and his staff in Exeter, John
and Liz in Dashwood, and George and Shelia in Dashwood, thank you,
thank you, thank you! From all the firefighters in Dashwood, Exeter and
Zurich stations.
Sincerely, covered in ice, JEFF MUSSER, firefighter, Exeter
Letters to the editor policy excludes business names. If you would like to
know the above business names please feel free to ask an Exeter firefighter.
Letters
tO the
Editor
Same game,
different team
Stephen Harper seems to have
established a new record in
Canadian politics for reneging on
election commitments. After
promising Canadians to form a gov-
ernment based on honesty, integrity
and accountability, then abandon-
ing these pledges within the first 24
hours of taking office, he has
demonstrated once again to
Canadian voters that it is still the
same game, only a different team is
at bat.
The foul plays so far? Enticing a
freshly elected member to switch
parties, thereby dishonouring those
constituents who voted for someone
gory Gaiser
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EXETER --1235-2420
GRAND BEND - 238-8484
CLINTON - 482-3401
they thought was a Liberal. Offering
a key government post to an indi-
vidual who has not been duly elect-
ed and will never face a Question
Period in the House of Commons.
Appointing this same person to the
Senate while promising Senate elec-
toral reform. Appointing a military
lobbyist to the position of Minister
of Defence after implementing, ear-
lier the same day, a five-year wait-
ing period between cabinet and lob-
bying roles. Quite a day, really.
When will we, the Canadian pub-
lic, remember that when we vote
the same way we have always
voted, we get the same government
we have always gotten?
JIM JOHNSTON
Green Party, Lucan
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