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The Times Advocate, 2008-08-06, Page 1616 Times—Advocate Wednesday,August 6, 2008 Teen Challenge brings "a message of hope" Performance in Exeter —Teen Challenge Farm brought a message of hope to the Exeter Parkette Friday night with a performance by its band and testimonials by former and current students. From left are Paul Klemmer, Zac, Kristy James and Ryan McLaughlin. (photo/Scott Nixon) By Scott Nixon TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF EXETER — Those at the Exeter Parkette Friday night were treated to the musical talents and testimonials of students and staff of the Lambeth Teen Challenge Farm. Teen Challenge Farm is a faith -based residential drug and alcohol rehabilita- tion program for men and women 18 and over. According to its website, Teen Challenge Farm has a 70 per cent cure rate. With over 1,000 Teen Challenge Farms across the world, and with the 50th anniversary celebrated earlier this summer in New York City, development director Peter Millar said thousands of drug and alcohol addicts have been "set free" by Teen Challenge Farm. Millar said Friday night that the evening would offer "a message of hope. He described the program at Teen Challenge Farm as "grueling." Structure is put into the lives of those in the pro- gram and they get up at 6:30 a.m. every day and work on chores, Bible study, work programs and the vehicle donation program. "There is hope. It's awesome," Millar said. Lambeth's Teen Challenge Farm now has about 50 males in its program. Along with providing entertainment through their music Friday night, for- mer and current students told their sto- ries of drug and alcohol abuse. Will James, a graduate of the program who now works at Teen Challenge Farm, spoke of his struggles with alcohol growing up in Wales after his parents separated and his mother moved away. James' partying and drinking escalated in college and beyond when, at the age 20 he says he attended church with his mother and, standing outside the church having a cigarette, thought he heard God's voice telling him to "get saved." Five years ago he entered a Teen Challenge Farm program in Wales. "It does work," he said. "It was a long, painful, hard struggle." Three and a half years ago James Out of the Cold program can use student volunteers By Rhoda Rohde THAMES ROAD CORRESPONDENT THAMES ROAD - Many people called at the Haskett Funeral Home in Exeter on Thursday evening to pay their respects to the Phyllis (Cann) Miller who passed away recently. Sympathy is extended to her husband Andy and her family and relatives. Sympathy of the community is extended to the family and relatives of the late Evelyn Horne who passed away last week. Quite a number of people from this area attended the surprise birthday party for Ross Hodgert's 80th birthday, which was on July 29 at the Ironwood Golf Course on Saturday evening. Happy Birthday Ross. Happy 10th Wedding Anniversary to Ben and Karen Geiger on Aug. 15. Happy Birthday to Brian Parsons whose birthday is Aug. 5 and to Robert Bray Aug. 16, to Janet Cunnington on Aug. 18, to Dennis Rowe and Joan Cooper on Aug. 22. Karel Hodgert of Toronto spent the weekend with her cousins Arnold and Marion Cann. About 60 people attended the Thomson Cousins pic- nic at Kirkton Community Centre on Sunday. THAMES RO are no church services in August. Announcements If you have a pastoral concern/emergency please contact John Miner or Kathy Bray and they will pro- vide contact information for the appropriate person while Rev. Judith is on holidays. Aug. 18 - Out of Cold program - Murray and Beatrice Dawson have volunteered to go and are won- dering if there are any high-school students who need 'volunteer hours' to go with them. Contact Beatrice for a ride. Sept. 3 - Standing committees meet at 7 p.m. followed by council meeting at OAD NEWS 8:15 p.m. Sept. 7 - First Sunday back! Our first worship ser- vice for the fall with communion will be celebrated at 10 a.m. in the lower part of the church. Sept. 9 - UCW meeting at 8 p.m. Program: Shirley Cooper, Pat Ballantyne, Margaret McCarter, Shirley Kerslake. Roll call: What did you do special this sum- mer? Lunch: Doris Elford, Ruth Anne Osgood, Janet Coward, Margaret Stewart Confirmation classes this fall: Any people interested from Grades 7 and up please contact Rev. Judith before the end of July at the church 235-2803 or E- mail thameselimvilleuc@sympatico.ca Crediton Cubs win two league games CREDITON - The Crediton Cubs fastball team won two league games this past week. The home squad defeated the Ilderton Int. team 5-3 and won 8-7 after a come -from - behind four -run seventh inning against Oneida Wild. Crediton 5 vs Ilderton Int. 3 The Ilderton Int. team jumped on the scoreboard early in Crediton's home game scoring three runs in the first inning. Crediton played its strong defensive strategy for the remainder of the game allowing only four batters per inning. The Cubs tied the game in the fourth inning after Ange Gould pounded out a home run scor- ing Kelli and Kerri Fulton. Crediton closed the door on its opponent in the sixth inning with back-to-back triples from Gould and Nikki Cyr combined with a single hit from Natalie LaPorte. Gould led her team at the plate with her homerun and triple while Nildd Cyr added a double to her sixth inning triple. Mary Glen went two for three at the plate. Single hits came from the bats of Megan Preszcator, Kelli Fulton, Kerri Fulton, Natalie LaPorte and Carrie Dixon. Dixon was the starting pitcher for Crediton with relief from Kathy Glen. Crediton 8 vs OneidaWild 7 It was a real spec- tator's game when Crediton defeated Oneida Wild in the seventh inning with a triple from Megan Preszcator clearing the bases for the win. The Cubs scored a run in the sec- ond inning after Kerri Fulton walked and was sent home from single hits by Nikki Cyr and Natalie LaPorte. Oneida replied with a run in the Natalie LaPorte fourth inning to tie the game and went ahead 3-1 in the fifth. Crediton again took the lead in the sixth inning with Preszcator, Kathy Glen and LaPorte scoring. Oneida took a strong 7-4 lead in the last inning but Crediton rallied to score four of their own and win the game. LaPorte led her team at the plate with a double and two singles. Nikki Cyr went three for four at the plate. Megan Preszcator and Kelli Fulton's precise triple and double respec- tively took the lead in the last two innings of the Megan Preszcator game. Kathy Glen added two singles while Suzy Smith pounded out a double in the seventh. Natalie LaPorte pitched strongly for Crediton with relief from Kathy Glen. came to the Teen Challenge Farm in Lambeth and now works there. Current Teen Challenge Farm student Zac (whose last name won't be used to protect his privacy), from Texas and now in his eighth month in the program, spoke of his struggles with drugs. Zac said he grew up with "lots of abuse" in his home with drug -addicted parents. "Drugs tore my parents' relationship apart," he said. After his father left the home, Zac moved with his mother into an uncle's house, where his uncle introduced him to methamphetamines at the age of 14. Zac is now 22 and says the drug use "really ripped away those years of my life." Ending up on the streets at 17 and unable to hold a job because of his drug addiction, Zac eventually met with his father who by then was off drugs and suggested Zac get help. "There is hope. There is a solution," Zac said Friday night, explaining that he has left his problems and baggage back home in Texas. Since arriving at the Teen Challenge Farm he says his memory and happi- ness have returned. "I can smile. I can laugh now." More information on Teen Challenge Farm can be found at www.tcfarm.org Kippen Gun Club scores Kippen Gun Club July 30 Trap Brad Mann 50, Kyle Mann 25, Steve Johnson 25, Chuck Krieger 25, Jody Mosurinjohn 25, Jim Hill 25, Terry Caldwell 25, Brittany Caldwell 25, Wayne Peachey 25, Dan Crerar 23, Don Neil 22, Barry Comeau 22, Reinhardt Gotz 22, Glen Mogk 20, Bryce Mann 19, Ryan Caldwell 15 Huron Perth Crisis Intervention Program HURON PERTH CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM 24 hours a day, 7 days a week crisis service. Supporting & working with the residents of Huron & Perth counties with mental health concerns. 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