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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Times Advocate, 2008-07-23, Page 7Festival Hydrc A An oHioielfmark by Ontario Porter Authority_ •OflaP1 n fiHrrby service provider. • Trademark of Toronto Hydro Lorporatioa Used under 'tensa. Trademarx or P s"'"Hye"" rc ural m. pe { ero nti We'll install a switch that will allow us to cycle down your air conditioning temporarily j, it during peak electricity demand periods this summer. We'll only do it when it's absolutely necessary to reduce the strain on the system.Your fan can continue running to circulate air and the temperature in your home will only change slightly, so you should hardly even notice a difference.You'll be helping your community save electricity - and that means you'll also help the environment. Plus you'll end up with a cool $25.* Visit www.festivalhydro.com or call us at 519.271.4700 or toll free at 1.866.444.9370 Sign up for pea saver an every P kilowatt counts - Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Times—Advocate 7 Skating Club registration this Saturday after the parade By Carmel Sweeney ZURICH CORRESPONDENT ZURICH - Congratulations to newly weds Meghan Regier and Jim Seaton who were married on Sat., July 19 at Mount Carmel Church with dinner and reception held at Hessenland. The bride is the daughter of Randy and Nancy Regier of RR #3 Zurich. Congratulations go out to Phil and Linda Regier of Zurich who celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on July 20. A spe- cial mass was held on Saturday at 2:30 p.m at St. Boniface Church followed by supper and open house in the evening at the Bluewater Complex. Several relatives, family members and friends were in attendance. Congratulations go out to Larry and Barb Robinson of Zurich on the occasion of their 40th anniversary July 20. The couple spent a few days away this week visiting with friends in Tawas City Michigan. Leo and Irene Hoffman recently spent a few days in Sudbury and visited with a friend Mrs. Florence Legault. Pat and Evelyn Regier of RR 3 Zurich are happy to announce the arrival of their 20th grand- child Ruby Jane born on July 15 to proud parents Roxanne and Andrew McClenaghan of London. Ted and Hilda Lansbergen and grandson Montana spent the weekend in Oil springs and took part in a Horse Show Competition. Zurich Fair this weekend! Be sure and come to the fair from Friday to Sunday. Elimination draw tickets are still available for $10 for the dance (July 25) starting at 8 p.m. on the ice surface at the complex. If you don't have a ticket admis- sion at the door is only $15 per person. The event includes dancing to a live band called Quarter Mile Lane with singer Kati Durst and a delicious lunch served at 11 p.m. WorldYouth Day 2008 Sixteen young people from the Zurich area along with leaders Fr. Peter Keller and Heidi Klopp travelled to the Martyr Shrine in Midland taking part in the Regional World Youth Day's cel- ebration. Andrew Hartman is currently in Sdyney, Australia attending World Youth Day 2008. A recognition Ceremony will be held at the rest home on Wed., July 23 at 1 p.m for all who assisted with the Rest Well Campaign. Everyone is wel- come. A family get-together was held at the home of Pat and Steve Meidinger on Sun., July 20 to help their Dad celebrate his birthday. Summer Playground program Several children are having fun at the Zurich Playground program with coor- dinator (also of Bayfield and Hensall cooking with memories BY DEBBY WAGLER Easy Pasta Alfredo WAGLER Easy Pasta Alfredo WE ALL LOVE THOSE' SPECIAL' BIRTHDAYS!MY LAST ONE WE ALL LOVE THOSE' SPECIAL' MY ONE DID HOLD A NICE TREAT WITH IT. ANY GUESTS WHO CAME BROUGHT RECIPES FOR ME! NOW THAT IS A GIFT I REALLY ENJOY. RECIPES FROM OTHERS ARE USUALLY THE MOST TRIED AND TRUE ONES TO GET YOUR HANDS ON. PEOPLE LIKE TO GIVE YOU A FAVORITE ONE. THIS RECIPE COMES FROM MY COUSIN WHO IS A COOK AND SHE LOVES TO EXPERIMENT AND ENJOY A NEW TWIST TO OLD STANDBYS. ENJOY THIS EASY TO PREPARE RECIPE SOME NIGHT WHEN YOU WANT A BREAK FROM THE BBQ BUT DON'T WANT TO HEAT THE KITCHEN UP TOO MUCH! la cup butter 1 cup whipping cream I /8 tsp. ground nutmeg 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese 1 pkg. (19 oz) frozen tortellini or a dry pasta Your favorite cooked vegetables and meat (broccoli, mushrooms and chicken work well) In a saucepan melt butter over med-low heat add cream and nutmeg. Heat through but do not boil. Stir in parmesan cheese until melted. Cook tortellini or other pasta according to directions, drain. Transfer to a large serving bowl. Add hot vegetables and meat as desired and the toss with sauce. Homemade al fredo-what a way to go! WANTED! 7 HOMES THAT NEED ROOFING 7 homes in your area will be given the opportunity of having an INTERLOCK metal roofing system installed on their home at a reasonable cost. This lifetime product is capturing the interest of homeowners across the country who want to know this will be the last time they will have to re -roof their home. Our product is environmentally friendly and comes with a transferable Lifetime Limited Warranty with an excellent choice of colours to complement your home and is going to be introduced to your local market. Your home can be a show place in your neighbourhood and we will make it worth your while if we can use your home. Please call: 1-866-733-5808 Toll -Free 24 hours 7 Days a week area) Courtney Overholt, daugh- ter of Charlene and Mike of Zurich. On Tues., July 7 the program began with a `welcome day' at the complex. The kids enjoyed sports, games and activities. Each Friday they go to the park for 'wet and wild' days with their leaders. The week of July 14 the kids did creative art and had a nature day. They enjoyed watching movies along with doing lot of other activities and playing on the playground equipment. Local music teacher honoured Aimee Rau (Music For Young Children piano teacher) of RR 2 Zurich recently attended the M.Y.C. conference in Niagara Falls from July 11 - 14 where she received an award for the theme song she wrote for MYC. The Ladies Auxiliary meeting will be coming up soon on Tues., Aug. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at the Rest Home with Carmel and Hilda in charge. Quilt tickets are now available for the Bean Festival in August. The annual Smith Family reunion was held on July 12 with relatives attending from far and near. Due to rain that day, the event was held at the Alhambra Hall in Grand Bend. A wrap-up weekend for the Travel Light trip coming up in August was held for the 20 young people from the Lutheran Church who are going to White Horse from Aug. 11 - 21 along with their five leaders. The group are gathering from places such as Woodstock, Milverton, London and Zurich. The wrap- up weekend was held at the home of Donna and Herb Klopp. The group slept in tents and cooked their meals outdoors with Sharia and Mike Ciupak and Tracy Luther. Cassie Groot, 17 year old daughter of Patty and Joey Groot of RR 1 Zurich along with a girlfriend Ali Leslie of Exeter, travelled by train to Montreal and Quebec for two weeks for the 400th Anniversary festivi- ties. Blue Water Rest Home It's nice to see that Josie Denomme has recently been able to move to the Blue Water Rest Home. Residents have been enjoying various summer activities to keep busy such as having picnic lunches and barbecues outdoors in the courtyard. The Grand Bend ladies held the July birthday party on July 15, and they played bingo. Some residents went on a bus ride to see the horses at the Eilers farm. Harvey Smith and Corky Bedard and groups have played music. Bill Gibson and the Lakeview Choir have enter- tained in the auditorium. A lovely neighbour get-togeth- er and social barbecue and potluck supper was held July 16 at the home of Elena and Jack Baker with 16 of us attending. The Zurich and Bluewater Skating Club will be having their registration at the complex this Sat., July 26 after the Zurich Fair Parade (which begins at Noon starting from the public school). For more information or to register call the president Kathy Steckle at 236-4080. There will also be lots of chil- dren's games to play at the fair along with a petting zoo etc. (no charge). A sincere thank you from Albert and Wilma Erb to their family and friends for the gifts, cards and flowers along with the preparations for their 60th anniversary celebrations. Everything was greatly appreci- ated. Special thanks to Doug and Riny Erb, Dale and Rose Erb. Luna Thiel daughter of Sombra Fernandez and Dan Thiel was baptized on July 6 at St. John Fisher Roman Catholic Church, Brampton, Ontario. Proud grandparents are Lois and Doug Thiel and great grandma Alice Thiel attending from Zurich.