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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2006-04-19, Page 27Wednesday, April 19, 2006 Exeter Times–Advocate 27 St. Boniface production Grade 5-8 students at St. Boniface School in Zurich will have their talents on display this week as they give their performance of"Music Man Junior." Performances will be held tonight (Wednesday),Thursday and Friday at 7 p.m.Above from left are Shannen Regier, Kayleigh Waring -Walpole, Fallon Fleming and Alyssa Becker, while at right are Sheldon Clausius and Zach Ratte. (photos/Scott Nixon) Piecemakers show coming soon Honouring the ST. MARYS — Local quilters will be in heaven next weekend when the biannual Piecemakers Quilt Show brings almost 300 items to the community centre at the St. Marys arena April 27 to 29. Bed quilts, wall hangings, cloth- ings and novelty items such as tree skirts, bags and table runners will be on display, courtesy of the Huron -Perth Quilters Guild and the Stonetowne (St. Marys) Quilters Guild. Challenge pieces will also be fea- tured, and visitors can visit the merchants' mall for quilting needs, enter draws for prizes and stop for a quick bite at the quilters' cafe. There will also be an antique quilt appraiser on hand, plus a daily bedturning event at 1 p.m., where the age of quilts will be determined by fabric. Admission is $5 at the door, and the show runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. Buses are welcome. For more information, contact Mary Anne Charlton at 519-284-5741, or Bonnie Hammond at 519-284- 3893. Piecemaker organizers from the Stonetowne and Huron -Perth Guilds give a preview of quilted pieces that will be on display at the show April 27 to 29. Front row from left are Joan Robinson, Betty Burns, Mary Lou Davis, Debbie Morrison, Darlene Roger and Beth Tubb; in back from left are Brenda Miller, Judith Elder -McCartney, Janice Hawkins, Mary Anne Charlton, Bonnie Hammond, Sandra Holland and Shirley Bobier. (photo/submitted) POLICE BRIEFS Stolen vehicle tour ends in Exeter HURON —On April 12 an unlocked vehicle was stolen from a residence on Toronto Street in Goderich. The 1995 green Plymouth Acclaim was located in a parking lot of a business on London Road in Exeter. The vehicle was found running with damage to the interior of the vehicle. Huron OPP issue 17 tickets HURON — Huron OPP kept busy over the weekend conducting R.I.D.E. and vehicle checks. In completing this, officers located 17 drivers throughout Huron County that were drinking and driving with open bottles of booze. In total 17 male drivers ranging in age from 16 to 26 were issued Provincial offence notices for open alcohol in a motor vehicle. Each will pay an out of pock- et fine of $215. Huron OPP wish to remind motorists the dangers to yourself and others when drinldng and dri- ving. gift of life National Organ and Tissue Awareness week in 2006 is April 23-30. It is a special time of year to thank and honour those who have generously given the gift of life through organ and tissue donation. Volunteers and organizations around the country will help to raise awareness about the critical selfless acts of kindness, and the ongoing need for organs and tis- sue for the thousands of Canadians still on transplant waiting lists. In Ontario, Trillium Gift of Life Network reaches out to consumer health groups, hospitals, health profes- sionals and volunteers, to ensure that the message about organ and tissue donation is heard. But the most important factor is the thoughtful actions of those who have signed an organ and tissue donor card and have ensured their families are aware of their wishes so that those wishes are respected. While the topic of organ and tissue donation may be an uncomfortable one to talk about, family members are often faced with this difficult decision at the worst of times. Things can be made a little easier if family members are aware of one another's wishes about organ and tissue donation – knowing that their loved one's final wishes were carried out, and helped to save and improve lives in the process, can be a great source of comfort. The decision of a single donor could save the lives of several people. Each year in Ontario, hundreds of people, young and old, receive the gift of life thanks to organ and tissue donors. Unfortunately, the gap between those on the wait- ing list and availability of organs and tissue continues to grow. In Ontario, there are more than 1,800 peo- ple on the transplant waiting list and whose health has reached a critical state. Diagnosed with diabetes at the age of nine in her native Kenya, Rizwana Ramzanali has led a full, though not always fully healthy life. By 2003, her situation was urgent. Placed on the transplant list in her home community of London, Ontario in March 2004, the "call" came in August of that year. If you want to have your organs and tissue available for donation after your death, the most important thing you can do is to sign your donor card and speak to your family members about your wishes. For more information or to receive a donor card, contact Trillium Gift of Life Network at 1-800-263-2833 or visit www.giftoffife.on.ca You can also register your wishes with the Ministry of Health and Long -Term care by obtaining a donor registry form at: • OHIP offices • MOHLTC offices •Through the Ministry's website at vvvvvv.gov.on.ca/health