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The Times Advocate, 2006-03-22, Page 1212 Exeter Times -Advocate Wednesday, March 22, 2006 Above Bart DeVries receives his 30 -year service award from president Bob Reynolds at Exeter's Royal Canadian Legion Br. no. 167 service awards. Below Don McCurdy receives his 20 -year service award. In the background of awards pictures is Honours & Awards Chairman Bill Dougherty. (photos/submitted) The Royal Canadian Legion Br. no. 167 in Exeter handed out service awards recently.Above, Roy Hunter and at right Eric Heywood receive their 55 - year service award from president Bob Reynolds. Crediton WI enjoys fun night CREDITON— The Crediton Women's Institute held their annu- al Family Fun Night at Ausable Court in Grand Bend on March 15 with 26 members, family and friends enjoying a bountiful pot luck supper. President Alma Davey welcomed all and opened the business part of the meeting. Final plans were made for the birthday party March 22 at the Bluewater Rest Home, the fair prize list was discussed and fees set for the annual meeting in April. Members were reminded of the board meeting April 4 and the annual meeting April 19 at the home of Rosemary Neeb with the executive in charge. Dolores Shapton was chair lady for the program. She read "A moment for you" and Jane Dearing told the story of the $20 bill. The person wearing the most green was Danielle Kennedy, Lindsay Vanhie won the candies in the jar contest and Jean Neil won "What's in the box" prize. The Oreo Personality test was enjoyed with Dolores as commenta- tor. All enjoyed 12 games of bingo with Gerald Dearing as caller. Everyone thanked Ada Dietrich for being the hostess of the meeting. CHURCH NEWS At Zion United Church Sunday morning, Rev. Sheila Macgregor's sermon was entitled "What Gets Your Dander Up?" and Linda Finbeiner read the scripture lesson. Rev. Macgregor is on study leave this week and anyone needing emergency pastoral care should call Rev. Harry Disher in Grand Bend at 238-2402. Mark Graves of Stratford will be the speaker next Sun., March 26 at 10 a.m. The Board of Stewards are sched- uled to meet on March 27 at 7:30 p.m. and the next session and offi- cial board meeting is set for Tues., April 4. There will be no bible study this week but will resume on March 31 at the Exeter Villa. There will be a Good Friday morning service at 10 a.m. with an Easter Sunday breakfast at 8 a.m. POLICE BRIEF Several boats broken into GRAND BEND — Sometime between March 9 and March 13 unknown parties broke into several boats located at Southwest Marine on 13 Harbour Court in Grand Bend. Thieves removed an undetermined amount of TVs, VCRs and other elec- tronic units. Estimated loss is unknown. HCFA response to farm funding CLINTON — Ontario Agriculture Minister Leona Dombrowsky recently announced $125 million in financial assistance to the province's farmers. Local response to the announcement for the most part has been one of thanks but much more a feeling of being let down because it has failed to address agriculture's real needs, according to a Huron County Federation of Agriculture (HCFA) news release. Huron farmers have been very vocal to both their MPP and MP on the need for investment into the grains and oilseed sectors, along with the livestock sectors still suffering from the BSE crisis. The funding announcement will be split out as follows: • $80 million for grain and oilseed producers, which will include farm fed, to offset their losses on the 2005 crop; • $35 million for producers of all edible horticultural crops to offset their past loss- es; • $10 million for an Ontario livestock and poultry trace- ability system to assist the province's agri-food industry to strengthen emergency management and capitalize on market opportunities President of the HCFA Nick Whyte says, "The $80 million from the province added to the federal commitment of $120 million to grains and oilseed producers will follow the traditional split on pro- gram payments." Whyte adds, "Those dollars will be well used to help pay last year's costs, but the announcement falls short of a fully funded Risk Management Program that farmers have presented to government." on April 16 followed by an egg hunt communion at 10 a.m. at 9 a.m. and regular service and garybean � SECURITIES LTD. 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