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The Times Advocate, 2008-07-30, Page 27Wednesday, July 30, 2008 Times -Advocate 27 Zurich's annual yard sale and Firemen's Breakfast Aug. 9 By Carmel Sweeney ZURICH CORRESPONDENT ZURICH - All those who attended the Zurich Fair over the weekend had a good time. The Friday evening program which included informative facts about space and mars through a video / slide show was present- ed by Melissa Battler from the University of Western Ontario Space Society. Master of ceremonies was Kristylee Varley from 104.9 The Beach radio station in Goderich. It was also nice to hear Kati Durst sing with her band. Draw winners The lucky winner of the $1000 Elimination Draw was Gerry Prosser from Zurich. The sec- ond last prize of $100 went to Ken Mungar of St. Joseph. The 50/50 Draw worth $155 was won by Shannon Keller. Several nice door prizes were given away that were donated by various places, plus several other money prizes on the Elimination Draw were won. A big thank you goes out to all the local businesses in town that once again so kindly donated the lovely door prizes for the Baby Show on Saturday. A total of 13 babies were all winners. They were all so cute. The volunteer appreciation supper will be held on Wed., Aug. 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the home of Paul and Heather Klopp. It's too bad the horse show had to be cancelled due the the wet grounds from heavy rain earlier in the week. A baby shower was held for Miranda Knight and Jaden of Hensall at the home of Patti Armstrong in Zurich on Sunday. Doug and Rini Erb spent last week on holidays travelling to Kingston to visit with their son, Jason and Rachel Erb for a cou- ple days then to Quebec City. Mark and Shannon Crane and family; Doug and Joanne Finlay and family all of Zurich; along with Janet and Kevin Lavery and family all went camping with their trailers to Emily Provincial Park near Peterborough last week. Zurich yard sale and Firemen's Breakfast Mark your calendar for Sat., Aug. 9 - Zurich's annual yard sale and Firemen's Breakfast in the morning at the fire station. Due to these events there will be no Men's Breakfast at Erb's as previously scheduled. Several senior youth from the Zurich Mennonite Church enjoyed spending the weekend camping at the Pinery Park near Grand Bend from Friday to Sunday. They joined with other youth campers for a joint chapel on Sunday. The next meeting for the Ladies Auxiliary to be held at the Blue Water Rest Home is on Tues., Aug. 5. All are welcome to attend at 6:30 p.m. Entertainment will be Murray Armstrong and group. The annual Ducharme family picnic /reunion was held in Zurich this year at the home of Ron and Diane Ducharme on Sun., July 27 with relatives com- ing form various places. Recent visitors at the home of Lewis and Marlene Gingerich were their son Richard and Richelle Gingerich and daughter from California. They also enjoyed having their grandchil- dren Emma and Justin Tate from Barrie, during the week of Vacation Bible School. All attended the Gerber family reunion a the Lutheran Church hall on July 13. Skating registration Any children or adults still wishing to register for skating lessons at the Bluewater Recreation Complex that did not sign up at the fair last Saturday can still do so by calling Kathy Steckle at 236-4080 or Vicki McCarter at 236-4234. There will be another registration day in September. Happy Birthday wishes go to Margaret Elliot of the Exeter Villa who celebrated her 90th birthday on July 23. An open house was held in her honour on Sunday at the home of daughter Joan and Evert Vansligtenhorst, RR 1 Zurich. It was nice to see Margaret and her family stop in to see the Zurich Fair on Saturday. Earl Flaxbard who is 91 years old and still living at home with the help of his family (his chil- dren take turns caring for him), enjoyed spending the day at the fair on July 26, seeing people he knows. Once again this year Wayne and Nancy Lessard of Windsor (and their son) attended the fair dance at the complex last Friday night and on Saturday partici- pated in the MS Rona Bike Tour from Grand Bend to London, returning home Sunday to share supper and visit with friends Paul and Heather Klopp. Eugene and Shirley O'Brien and Betty Oke recently spent two weeks on holidays at Deer Trail Lodge North of Perry Sound, which is a fishing and hunting camp. Zurich Diners The Zurich Diners invite you to come out and have lunch at the complex every Wednesday at noon. If you need a ride let them know by calling Kay Hay at 236-4632 (no later than noon the Monday before to help them estimate numbers for the meals). July 30 - Bingo after the lunch. Aug. 6 - Picnic meal with Audrey Haugh to entertain. Aug. 13 - Progressive euchre game following lunch. On Wednesdays there are organized exercises and a shuf- fle board game in the morning before the lunch. St. Boniface Parish will be hav- ing their annual Pork Barbecue Supper on Sun., Aug. 10 that will begin at 5 p.m. Tickets are now on sale from K. of C. mem- bers Michael Hartman, John Jacobs 262--2013, Gordie Smith 236-4188 or from the church office 236-4191. Cost is only $10 for adults and $5 for kids six to 12 years old. Under six are free. Anniversary CD Anyone wanting a CD of St. Peter's Parish recent 135th anniversary celebration can call to order at 238-8580. Ready by the first part of August, the cost will $10 if picked up at the church or $15 if received by mail. POLICE BRIEF BLUEWATER — On July 4 a Huron OPP officer was conduct- ing radar enforcement on Airport Line in Bluewater when a southbound vehicle was observed traveling at a speed above the posted speed limit. The radar reading confirmed the observations of the officer and the vehicle speed was locked in at 136 kph in a posted 80 kph zone. The driver, a 21 - year -old woman of Bluewater was charged with Racing. Her licence was suspended for seven days and her vehicle was impounded for seven days. RCMP ready to ride into town on Thurs., S ept. 11 EXETER — Ticket sales for the Sept. 11 South Huron R.C.M.P. musical ride are under way and are around 25 per cent sold. The schedule for the event is as follows with all events on the grounds of the South Huron Rec Centre. • 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Featuring "Canadians in Uniform" An invitational career day for the South Huron and area schools; • 3 to 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 to 9 p.m. Stables at the South Huron Agriculture Building are open to the general public at no cost. Come out and meet the RCMP offi- cers and their horses; • 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Roast beef dinner available at the Rec Centre organized by the Exeter Legion. Tickets are $12 each for adults, with chil- dren $6 and youth under five years free. For tickets contact Esther Hillman at 235-1167, any legion member or at the legion at 235-2962. • 5 to 7:50 p.m. Free public skating at the Rec Centre; • 5 p.m. Gates open to the general public to see the musical ride and the South Huron District High School (SHDHS) band. Tickets are $10 each with chil- 4 dren under one year of age free. Tickets are available from the following locations: Thomas H. Fine Menswear and Brigitte's Fashions, Gar's bar, Sears/Dashwood Lock and Key, Scotiabank, Heartland Credit Union, MacLeans Home Hardware, Exeter Co-op gas bar, South Huron Recreation Centre, any Lions member or any member of the steering committee. For more information check www. town. southhuron. on. ca • 6 p.m. The SHDHS band and the feature presen- tation of the musical ride. /- Almost ready — Roger and Belle Ratz (left) of Dashwood recently presented to Bruce Shaw (right), executive director of Community Living South Huron, 50 tickets for the clients of Community Living South Huron to the upcoming R.C.M.P. musical ride to be held at the South Huron Recreation Center Sept. I I .Also pictured are from left, R.C.M.P. musical ride host Bob Gehan,Tyler Finch, R.C.M.P. musical ride co- ordinator George Finch and Shaw. (photo/submitted) A whimsical look at male/female relationships By Deb Lord TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF GRAND BEND - Lots of laughs and guffaws could be heard throughout the crowd at the Huron Country Playhouse II's opening night of "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change." This whimsical look at relationships covers all the bases, with great songs and a perfect script. Cast members Mairi Babb, Kristin Galer, Michael Lomenda and Mark Weatherley introduce the crowd to the logical sequence of couples meeting, first dates, courtship, mar- riage, children, aging and even widowhood. All the skits were funny but some come to mind. Weatherley is hilarious attending a chick -flick with his girlfriend Galer trying to show how macho he is throughout the play. In the end, the flick catches his attention and he starts to bawl. The "Whatever Happened to Baby's Parents?" scene depicts new parents showing endless slides of their new addition, much to the bore- dom of a fellow male friend. The memorable music by Joe DiPietro and Jimmy Roberts is perfect with witty and sad numbers throughout the production. Four outstanding perform- ers with an unbelievable range of musical talent blend together to make a very enjoyable ensemble. Theatregoers left the per- formance still humming the songs and laughing at the antics of the performances of some very true-to-life story lines. "Playhouse II is known for staging excellent comedies, and this production is no exception" says artistic direc- tor Alex Mustakas Make sure you catch this production playing at Huron Country Playhouse II until Aug. 30. Tickets can be ordered by calling the box office at 238-6000 or toll free at 1-888-449-4463. You can also visit www.huroncountry playhouse. com. Vacation Bible Camp great fun By Muriel Lewis GRANTON CORRESPONDENT GRANTON - The annual Bryan family picnic was held at the Granton Park Pavilion on Sunday afternoon, July 27. The Granton -Wesley United Church congregation held its annu- al breakfast in the park pavilion on Sunday morning, July 27. The church service followed, and was led by Bob Heywood, in song and in word.Regular church services resume at St. Paul's Anglican Church in Kirkton next Sun., Aug. 3 at 9:15 a.m. Vacation Bible Camp The Vacation Bible Camp was held at Granton -Wesley United Church last week, with the theme "The Pirates are Here." John Herbert was Captain John and Paul Vollick was Polly the parrot. Music was provided by Cindy Bilyea, and Terry Herbert and April Bryan were in charge of the rock mountains and science lab. Games were led by Taylor Jones and Jenna Cook. Instruction for the Treasure Island crafts was given by Doreen, Amie and Pennie McRobert. The floating life saver was Jean Bryan. Snacks were nec- essary, too, and Cathie Westman, Cheryl Wright, Mynta and Carly Westman looked after them. The ship mates were Elizabeth Herbert, David Gatt, Page and Blake Foran, Stacey Harlton, Colin Burford, Dylan Jones, Kevin Bilyea, Mitch Benner, Emily Young and Max Westman. In addition, there was a crew of 40 (ranging in age from four years old to 12). It sure sounds like an amazing accom- plishment that was fun for every- one!