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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2006-02-22, Page 9Wednesday, February 22, 2006 Exeter Times—Advocate 9 Get ready to bowl for kids! Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Huron would like to announce that our 26th Annual Bowl for Kids Rodeo Days is underway during the month of February and March in Lucan and Zurich. Dress up in your western duds and gallop to the lanes for an afternoon of bowling, fun and prizes. Feb. 26 in Lucan or March 5 in Zurich. There are many different ways to participate in Bowl for Kids: make a donation, collect pledges and bowl, challenge your employer to match the amount of your pledges or create a bowling team with friends, family or co- workers. Book a time through our office to bowl. Information and pledge sheets are available on line at httpl/www.shbbs.on.ca or by calling our office at 235-3307 As a registered charity operating with a very limited budget, BBBSSH receives no government funding and relies on community support to offset 100 per cent of operating costs. If you are unable to bowl or pledge please consider making a donation directly to our agency. Get involved and support the children of your community! DIANNE BEACH, Executive Director BBBSSH A heartfelt thanks We would like to publicly extend a very sincere thank you to those who came to our aid on Feb. 5 during the fire at the general store in Dashwood — Jenna Becker, Kim Ryckman, Rob Hoffman, Bob Hoffman and Jo -Aim Kadlecik. You each played an important part in getting our family to safety with the fire burning mere feet from our home. You acted swiftly and you kept our children amazingly calm in what was a very scary situation. We will forever be grateful to each one of you. To the volunteer firefighters from Dashwood, Zurich and Exeter who were on scene that cold, dark and windy night, we extend our deepest gratitude. We could have lost everything that night through no fault of our own and we know that a special effort was made to save our home. Words can never adequately express how thankful we are and how lucky we feel. A thank you to the OPP who were on duty throughout the night of the fire and the investigation in the days following. Your presence comforted our children and made them feel safe enough to go to sleep in their own beds again. They did check out the windows to make sure you were still there during the night! Also, a special mention to the Ontario Fire Marshall for the long hours spent investigating the cause of the fire in less than ideal weather conditions. There have been countless members of the community who have expressed concern for our family and we feel truly blessed. It is wonderful to be a part of such a caring and generous community. It is truly sad to have lost such a historic part of our small community. The landscape of Dashwood has been tragically changed. GREG AND SUSANNE MCCARTHY, Dashwood Silence does not mean approval This letter responds to Friedhelm Hoffman's "facts" lecture in last week's Times - Advocate. Mr. Hoffman states that the finance committee did not discuss the execu- tor's fee. Why not? Surely this would have been the group most qualified to discuss it. What does this committee do, if it does not discuss significant financial issues? If the church could truly have lost financial status by pay- ing the executors' fee, all churches would notice a significant drop in bequests. I hope the board will manage this generous gift wisely, as they may never see another. "The pastoral care is nobody's business", Mr. Hoffman said. Yet often we hear about the church as community, It was, and is, very much a concern of every member of Trivitt Church. Many members are seniors who have been part of the church for many years. They are reluctant to speak up because they find conflict upsetting. That does not mean that they approve. Some have decided to attend church elsewhere. Some, like me, have chosen to stay away entirely and avoid the politics of the church. While the decision may be legally correct, it is morally and ethically wrong. I have always hoped to find kindness and compassion in a Christian church. It saddens me to learn, yet again, that Christians can be cruel. This matter could have been resolved amicably and privately. Instead it was public and antagonistic. Even now, unpleasant conduct continues. Friedhelm's personal rebuke of Bob Sims was unwarranted. It does not matter if Bob is attending Trivitt. He was defending his mother, as any son or daughter has the right to do. Some of us are hurting because of the treat- ment of Edna Sims, a cherished and giving member of the church. Edna was instrumental hi bringing this bequest to the church. She is owed our heartfelt thanks, as well as a sincere apology for the emotional anguish which she has endured. HELEN HODGINS, Exeter Not everyone has the Internet In response to Mr. Reaburn's article on the problem of bus cancellations - I get very upset when anyone says to check the website. News flash! Not every household has a computer and not every computer is connected to the Internet. All homes do have a telephone. I know your response. There are too many students to phone everyone. I say it can be done and has been done. When I drove bus for the Avon Maitland Board out of Stephen Central, Rob Snell was principal. The bus drivers were given six parent names. When buses were cancelled, Rob phoned the drivers and we in turn phoned these parents and they phoned others until everyone was notified. 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