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Opinion Forum News
ROSS
HAUGH
BACK IN TIME
I OYEARS AGO
May 29, 1996- Jen Jeffrey of
Zurich, Janet Carey of Mount
Carmel and Melinda Drury of
Parkhill were selected from this
area to be added to the Forest City
Bantam A level one Triple "A"
ladies fastball team.
After 28 years of working at the
Huron Park Post Office, Mary
Pavkeje has retired. Crediton resi-
dent Glenda Wuerth will fill the
vacancy.
20YEARS AGO
May 28, 1986- Exeter council members want no
part of the Ontario government's proposal to allow
municipalities to decide whether liquor will be sold
in grocery and variety stores.
30YEARS AGO
May 30, 1976 - Specials at Exeter Pharmacy this
week include a tube of Colgate dental cream for 97
cents and Gillette foamy shaving cream and a pack-
et of Wilkinson razor blades at 77 cents each.
35YEARS AGO
May 27, 1971 - If Linda Bourne is able to carry
out her present plans, Exeter will have a nursery
school for pre-school children next fall. She recently
graduated from a two year course in Early
Childhood Education at Sarnia's Lambton College
and has made arrangements to rent the local Scout
Hall for three classes for three and four year olds.
Harry Stuart has been elected president of the
Exeter Optimist Club succeeding retiring president
George Pratt. Vice-presidents are Bill Dinney and
Ben Hoogenboom and Brian Sanders is the secre-
tary.
45 YEARS AGO
May 27, 1961 - Charlie Godbolt's brilliant young
pacer, Dust -A -Bout came home with a second and a
first in Western Fair Raceway's D-1 pace last week.
Tom Yearley as the winning driver.
50YEARS AGO
May 28 1956 - Murray Dawson, 20 year-old son
of Mr.and Mrs. Fred Dawson of R.R. 1, Hensall
topped 265 other contestants at the Huron County
Junior Farmers' livestock competition in Seaforth,
Friday.
Maxine Reder has successfully completed the
spring singing examination of the University of
Western Ontario and Marilyn Bissett has completed
with first class honours the intermediate exam at
the same university. Both are pupils of Mrs. Harold
Sturgis.
60YEARS AGO
May 29, 1946 - The price of milk to consumers in
Exeter was raised to 12 cents a quart on Saturday.
Mr. William Chambers has purchased the butcher
business from Mrs. J. Hunter, formerly owned by
her husband.
The 24th anniversary of the opening of the
Centralia Church ws observed Sunday with Rev. W.
Cleave of Grand Bend in charge.
Dr. F.J. Milner is this week moving into the resi-
dence he recently purchased on Anne street
85 YEARS AGO
May 30, 1921 - The Central Experimental Farm
at Ottawa has leased for a period of two years the
Clinton Flax Mill and will operate it as an experi-
mental station.
The ceremony of unveiling the tablet in honour of
those members of the Bank of Commerce staff who
enlisted in the Great War, took place at the bank on
Thursday afternoon last. Appropriate remarks were
made by Rev. Trumper, Rev. Foote, Reeve Beavers
and Major Heaman. Manager Chapman occupied
the chair.
I I OYEARS AGO
May 29, 1896 - The township of Blanshard now
enjoys total prohibition. The licence granted this
year to the hotel at McIntyre's Corners has been
returned as no tenant could be gotten to take the
premises. That closes the last hotel in the township,
one after the other giving up because of lack of
patronage. So it will be with all other townships in
time without any coercive measure of prohibition.
August Hill of Crediton is the possessor of a
curiosity in the shape of a white blackbird. They are
pure white of the blackbird species and were cap-
tured in an old barn along the river.
The Ladies Society of James Street Methodist
Church will hold their annual strawberry festival on
June 9. Admission is 25 cents.
Seniors' Perspective
By Jim Bearss
ADULT ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR
Quotation Corner! Dear Lord, keep us from being like
porridge, slow to boil and hard to stir and make us more
like corn flakes always prepared and ready to serve
Amen
AdultsTrade Fair & Information Expo:
Wed., June 7 is the 4th Annual Trade Fair &
Information Expo at the Rec. Centre 94 Victoria Street
Exeter. This exciting event goes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Good food, food samples, and exciting entertainment.
Stars such as Lil' Audrey, The Otterbein Family, The
Giles Family, Lois Hodgins with her group of entertainers
and Harvey Smith and his group to keep you entertained
for the day. Vendors such as; The Alzheimer Society of
Huron County, Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority,
Best Computers, Big Brothers, Big Sisters, Bio
Connections, The Canadian Diabetes Association, The
Co-operators Insurance, The Crest Centre featuring their
home-made baking again, Cruise Selloffs, Drayton
Entertainment, Dura -Med, Edward Jones Investments,
E -Vert Energy, Stephanie Elliott, Massage Therapist,
Exeter Library, Exeter Villa, Gary Bean Securities Ltd.,
Heartland Community Credit Union, Hopper -Hockey
Funeral Home, Huron Apothecary, Huron County Health
Unit, Huron County Housing, Huron County Pork
Producers, Avon Maitland Centre for Employment &
Learning, Huron Patient Transfer, Ice Culture, The
Jewelry Box, Lifetime Home Products, M & M Meat
Shops, Maitland Manor, Goderich, McCully Hill Farm,
Municipality of South Huron -Cemetery Division, John
Morgan Fire Chief and other EMO officials, O'Shea's
Farm Fresh, Partner's In Learning, Pints Unlimited,
PROBUS of Grand Bend, Hensall Queensway Retirement
Home, RBC Royal Bank, RSD Authentics, Red Hat
Society, Jennifer Regular, Right Path Consulting, Royal
Canadian Legion, Royal Lepage Realty, Saint Elizabeth
Health Care, Scotia Bank, South Huron Chamber of
Commerce, South Huron Hospital, Total Energy, Town &
Country Support Services, VON Palliative Care Volunteer,
Welcome Wagon, Wellesley Apple Products, and Wuerth
Shoes and more will be in attendance with lots of new
ideas and information for you. You will also have a
chance to talk to Jay Campbell, A Channel Weather
Expert, who will help open the show at 1 p.m. For more
information about general information, get in touch with:
Jim Bearss 235-0310 x 239 or home 235-4243 or Donna
Clarke at 228-6800 and for volunteer information con-
tact Ann Wernham at 235-1969. There promises to be
many door prizes. Starting at 11 a.m. the first draw will
happen and draws every hour after... Cost for this fun
and informative day is only $2.
Upstairs at Hansen's
Caring with Confidence is a four-week education series
offered to personal caregivers. The main focus of this
series is to learn how to balance the needs of the person
with the disease with those of the caregiver.
Topics include:
• Building a relationship with your doctor
• An overview of Alzheimer's Disease
• The brain and behaviour
• Strategies facing difficult behaviours
Held on Tuesdays June 6, 13, 29, & 27 7 — 9 p.m. at
Hansen's Upstairs, Community Room, Exeter.
Alzheimer Support Groups
Hensall Support Group:
Information is shared on 2nd Monday of every
month at Queensway Nursing & Retirement Home,
Hensall evening 7 — 9 p.m. Facilitator is Shirley
Philips.
Grand Bend Support Group:
Mark your calendar for the 1st Monday of every
month at Grand Bend Community Health Centre,
Grand Bend evening 7 — 9:00 p.m. Facilitator is also
five members of the Donnelly family were brutally mur-
dered in Biddulph Township near Lucan. No one was
ever convicted of the crime, and the case was never RE-
OPENED until now! Written by Christopher Doty,
Produced by Grant Doty and Directed by Jeff Culbert on
June 3, & 4, 2006. For tickets call: Community Centre
Muriel (519) 227 4766, Main Street Lucan Sheila (519)
227 1812
Bingo Centralia -Huron Park Lions:
On Sunday, June 4th plan to attend another Centralia -
Huron Park Lions Club Bingo at the South Huron
Recreation Centre Exeter. Doors open at 12 p.m. and
bingo starts at 1 p.m. A special game of Progressive
Bingo with 157 numbers called. For more information
contact Harvey at 235-1167.
Annual General Meeting & Volunteer Appreciation:
The Alzheimer Society of Huron County cordially
invites you to join them for their Annual General Meeting
and Volunteer Appreciation evening on Thursday, June
22, 7 p.m. at the Betty Cardno Memorial Centre on 317
Huron Road, Clinton. Listen to the dynamic motivational
speaker, Norman Barlow and refreshments to follow.
Please RSVP by Friday, June 16th at 482-1482 or 1-800-
561-5012.
Life after Work: The Complete Retirement Workshop
— it's not just about the money! Join Jen Denys of The
Right Path Consulting Group and Paul Ciufo of Godbolt,
Ciufo Insurance & Financial Services Inc. as they present
the six pieces of the Retirement Puzzle: Health, Marriage
& Family, Friends, Moving, Work and Money.
Two sessions to choose from: 2 — 4 p.m. or 7 — 9 p.m.,
Thur., June 15 upstairs at Hansen's Independent Grocer,
Exeter. Reserve your spot by calling: 519.235-2740.
$20 per person door prizes and refreshments Jen Denys,
B.A., CHRP the Right Path Consulting Group Phone -
519.294.6345 Fax - 519.294-0061 Web - www.right-
pathconsulting.com
The Kirkton Agricultural Society presents
Canada's LargestTraveling Barn Dance Show:
Jim Swan and the Barn Dance Show Band is Master of
Ceremonies and special guests are: Marie Bottrell, John
& Geneva Heaman, Ron Coulthard, Aaron Shane and
James Rutherford will entertain you with their own
unique style of Country Music. Plan to attend this excit-
ing event on Father's Day, Sun., June 18 at the Kirkton-
Woodham Community Centre Kirkton, and the concert
is from 2 — 4 p.m. Advance tickets available from;
Kirkton Market 229-8923, Ernie King Music — Goderich
& Wingham, Wayne Otterbein's Barber Shop 235-0559,
Russ & Cathy Barker 229-8157 or Vern & Melanie
Thompson at 229-8286. Refreshments on site,
Wheelchair Accessible and Doors Open @ 1 pm;
Legion at the Christian Reformed Church:
Comrade Eric Heywood has written many books on
the topic on the 1st and 2nd World Wars and Cenotaph
Remembrance History Books etc.
The many descendants of the war years in Holland go
to the Christian Reformed Church, Exeter Ontario. The
congregation is still overwhelmed with the help and
assistance of the Canadian troops in Holland during the
dreaded war years. On April 29 the evening started with
Karen Knip and her daughter Maria entertaining the
crowd. Eric K. Heywood then gave a history of the
church property which originally was his, the Heywood
home and also commented on his book "Cenotaph
Remembrance History Book. Comrade Bob Reynolds
presented the "Legion History" accepted by Ken
Boersma for the Christian Reformed Church. Comrade
Norm Eveland presented the "Legion and Stephen
Township" book to Henny Poortinga. Comrade
Bill Dougherty presented the "Legion and the
Town of Exeter" book to Karen Knip. Comrade
Howard Holtzman presented the "Legion and
Usbourne Township" book to Peter Visscher.
Comrade Rick Smith presented the "Hensall
2nd World War Book" to Bert Branderhorst
who also accepted the book and he also
Shirley Philips. thanked Canada's War Veterans for all they
Call 482-1482 or 1-800-561-5012 if you would Jim Bearss had done to liberate the Dutch people. Comrade
like to attend a support group or if you prefer indi- .9Vera Armstrong presented the "Hensall 2nd
World War" book to Comrade John McAllister
for the Hensall Legion and Comrade Glen Robinson pre-
sented the "1st World War" book to Comrade Larry Uyl
for the Hensall Legion. The closing ceremonies were
conducted by Comrade Eric K. Heywood. A delicious
lunch was served after the presentations.
The public is reminded that if you are interested in
finding out or looking up information on various people
who gave their lives for us and where they lost their lives
or where they are buried, please go to the Municipal
Office, Exeter, Exeter Library, or The Royal Canadian
Legion Exeter, and now the Hensall Legion and research
the information or contact Eric K. Heywood if you need
to know more.
Ten Digits Dialing Arriving in June:
See PERSPECTIVE page 6
vidual support, please call the Society to arrange an
appointment.
Stephen Township Fireman's Breakfast:
This is an early notice for you to plan to attend this
great breakfast. Please come to this event very hungry!
Come to the Crediton Ball park on Sat., June 3- 7 to 11
a.m. For more information contact Doug Lightfoot at
234-6287. Cost for breakfast is adults $6 and children
under 12 - $4.
Subject:The DonnellyTrial, Lucan June 3, & 4,
2006 Lucan Area Heritage & Donnelly
Museum
Presents: An Engrossing even Haunting Theatrical
Experience; THE DONNELLY TRIAL
(In memory of Christopher Doty) On February 4, 1880,