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Wednesday, September 19, 2007
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Furniture for charity — Corey Allison, Lambton County director of mar-
keting and development for Lambton County Developmental Services
accepts a cheque for $5,000 worth of furniture from Henry (left) and
Andrew Martens of Forever Furniture in St. Josephs Sept. 13. Below, from
left, Scott Matusiak, St. Francis Team Leader Charlene Wilcox and Ian
McDonald accept a cheque for $5,000 in furniture from the Martens.The
donations were the result of Christine Asford of London being drawn as the
winner of the company's $10,000 contest with Asford able to pick a charity
to give another $5,000, with the developmental services the recipient and
Fine Furniture picking St. Francis to give another $5,000 to. (photos/Pat Bolen)
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Euchreama Fri., Sept. 28
EXETER - Exeter Seniors met Sept. 4 for their first fall meeting. Fifty-
five people enjoyed a great pot luck supper at 6 p.m. President Mildred
Chalmers presided for the meeting. "Happy Birthday" was sung to Marian
Dougall and Sam and Aldeen Skinner and Ray and June Hodgson cele-
brated anniversaries. Willi Laurie and Diane Schultz gave us a very inter-
esting video and talk presentation on the CT scanner for Huron County for
Goderich. They answered the many questions the members had about the
benefits of having a scanner in Huron County.
Reports were given and the upcoming Euchreama Sept. 28 was finalized.
June Hodgson reported on Senior Regional games. District 29 won the
most medals. The upcoming Rally Oct. 11 was discussed and gifts from
each group to be brought to the next meeting Oct. 2. Mildred chaired the
program. Lila Ellis read "A Special Prayer When I Get "Out Of Bed in the
Morning", "Placing An Ad In The Local Paper" and "Senior Citizens
Lament"
Jim Bears reported for Senior Activities. Orno Adair Salesman for
McCann Redi-Mix Construction Company told the members of the upcom-
ing 49 unit three story building they are building. They hope to get started
in early October 2007 and hopefully ready for October 2008. Orno
answered questions and said that anyone wanting to know about this pro-
ject to just call McCann's Office. Jim told us a couple of humorous stories.
Door prize winners were Almira Ford, Vera Mason, Gladys Bierling,
Elaine Regier, Bill Thomas and Ruth Insley. Share The Wealth Winners
were: Lois Armstrong, Ray Hodgson, Vera Mason, Almira Ford, Jeanene
Hayter, Gerald Dearing, Madeline Switzer and Ruby Beaver.
Lila Ellis read a humorous story on "Cooking". Mildred read about
"Health Care". Meeting closed with The Seniors Prayer.
Next meeting is Oct. 2 at 6 p.m. for a pot luck supper.
All seniors over 55 are invited to come and join us.
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Discussion about
"first impressions"
EXETER — Every community struggles
with it, and there is no sure way of
increasing it. We complain about it, get
frustrated, but somehow we all realize the
importance of it. What is it? It's communi-
ty participation.
We all know participation is
essential to ensure the long-term
success and vibrancy of our com-
munity. Most of us have been vol-
unteers at one time or another in
our lives, and we know the hard
work and dedication it takes to
assist with community events.
With increasing work and family
responsibilities, fording time to get
involved in the community takes
some extraordinary time -manage-
ment skills. However, participation
does not just mean helping with
events — it also means sharing
your comments and experiences
for the benefit of others.
One often unused advantage of commu-
nity participation is that it brings out con-
cerns and issues that are not always obvi-
ous. Sometimes a fresh perspective is all
we need to change the way we see our
community. While we may not realize we
have precious commodities in our back-
yards, visitors willingly point out the many
strengths of our area in comparison to
their own hometowns. So how do we tap
into a new point of view?
Residents of South Huron and the sur-
rounding communities are invited to
attend a presentation Thursday (Sept. 20)
called "An Evening on First Impressions."
This presentation will discuss the new
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Affairs (OMAFRA) program called First
Impressions Community Exchange. Two
communities exchange volunteer groups
to visit and reveal their first impressions
on a community's appearance, services
and infrastructure.
As a "secret shopper" type of review, the
unannounced visits provide impartial feed-
back with a fresh point of view. Those in
attendance will hear about exciting new
strategies for downtown revitalization and
how they can be funded. The presentation
will be held at 7 p.m. in the
Ranch House Conference Room
at 414 Main St. in Exeter.
The main speaker is Nancy
Ross, economic development
consultant with OMAFRA's
Woodstock regional economic
development team covering the
six counties of Huron, Perth,
Oxford, Brant, Norfolk and
Haldimand. Much of her work
focuses on building the capacity
of community organizations and
facilitating community econom-
ic development. She has worked
with a number of communities
on downtown revitalization ini-
tiatives, Business Retention and Expansion
projects and the First Impressions
Community Exchange program. Nancy
grew up on a farm in Usborne Township
and attended high school in Exeter.
Joining her will be Claire Dodds, planner
for the County of Huron, who will speak
briefly about how planning tools can assist
in implementing a strong community
vision.
This is your chance to voice your opin-
ion, talk with the speakers, give us your
suggestions and most of all — get
involved! For more information on the
presentation, you can phone me at 235-
0310, ext. 239. Hope to see you there!
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Mock moved to Victoria in 1978 to attend
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