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The Times Advocate, 2008-11-19, Page 1414 Times -Advocate Wednesday, November 19 2008 Volunteer for Adult Away Program EXETER - The Nov. 11 meeting of the Precious Blood Catholic Women s League opened with the League Prayer after Mass celebrated by Fr. Ray Lawhead. Tammy Antaya spoke about the Exeter Adult Away Program held in the basement of the hospital Tuesday and Thursday each week. Volunteers are needed to help drive clients in, to help in the kitchen to prepare the noon meal and to spend some one-on- one time with clients. Our spiritual segment was a memorial service honouring our two deceased members Kath- erine Blair and Thelma Ducharme. Twenty members were in attendance. The penny sale held Nov 5 was a success thanks to Teri Pearson and Marlene Moore. These convenors thanked all who donated to and helped with the event. Joanne Steffens was thanked for looking after the sale of raffle tickets. Winners were: First prize (Oakwood gift) - Dan Overholt; Second prize (Shakespeare Fes- tival tickets and meal) - Keltie Keller; Third prize (Eddington s gift certificate) - Cathy Musser; Fourth prize (Detailers Car Care) - John Wilds; Fifth prize ($100 cash) - Darcy Rathwell Membership dues will be collected after mass. They are due by the end of Decem- ber. Charitable donations for October and November will be given to Exeter Adult Day Away Program and Goats for Africa. The December donation is being made to the Christmas Bureau. The next meeting is a Christmas Pot Luck being held Tues., Dec. 9. Stan Lee Club Christmas party By Joan Beierling VARNA CORRESPONDENT VARNA The Varna Crokinole Club met last Tuesday evening with 16 Members in attendance. Players played singles and Abe Leitch was the High with 62 points, Robert Bonnett 55, Ken Pollock 52 and Alec Ostrom with 49. The Club will meet Tues., Nov 25 for Doubles Play. Worship leader Colin Snyder led the service in Goshen on Sunday. Time for children and youth was on the tool box. Do you use your tools that God gave us? Colin s G.I.C.'s 70% Awry Gaiser `•IU1Kneale Ins. Broker Inc. EXETER - 519-235-2420 GRAND BEND - 519-238-8484 CLINTON - 519-482-3401 B tNESS Sew & Save Repairs TO ALL MAKES FREE ESTIMATES 90 DAY WARRANTY Experienced since 1952 Sew and Save Centre Ltd. 149 Downie St., Stratford Phone 271-9660 TaeKwonDo TRI STAR TaeKwonDo Teaches self-discipline, self-confidence & physical health TUES. & THURS. NIGHTS 4-6 yrs., 7-13 yrs. a Adult Classes. 4LESSON MAEETRIAL Call 235-4571 for more information message was on Using the Gifts God Gave Us . We all have gifts. Sympathy goes out to the family of 103 year old Emma Schilbe who passed away. Birthday wishes were extended to Heather Dawe. Goshen U.C.W. meeting will be Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Anna Keys. This meeting will be to finish up the year s business. Please try to attend. Varna Christmas Tree decorat- ing at the Church will be Nov. 23 at 7 p.m. The Gift of Music Concert featur- ing Mary Smith and Phil Main is Sat., Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. at the North Street United Church in Goderich. Tickets are $25 each and proceeds go towards the CT Scanner. The Blyth Festival Singers Christmas Concert is Sun., Dec. 7 at 2:30 p.m. at the North Street United Church in Goderich. Spe- cial guest Kincardine Brass Band under the direction of Nancy Ross. A great family concert. Tick- ets are $12 for adults and 12 and under are $6. See Willi Laurie for tickets for both of these events. Worship services will be held in Goshen for Nov. 23 and Nov. 30. White Gift Service will be held Dec. 7 in Varna. Please keep this event in mind when shopping and help make this Christmas a joyful one for the children of Hu- ron County. Support Huntington Society To order your amaryllis grow- ing kits and support the programs of the Huntington Society of Can- ada, contact Bill Taylor. These kits sell for $12 and make great Christ- mas gifts. The Hope Book, Alternative Gift Catalogue has arrived. This Christmas buy a gift for someone in real need. Gift options available for Japan, Cuba, Mazambique and also missions in Sarnia , Windsor and London. Stan Lee Club have their Christ- mas Party Tues., Dec. 9 at 5 p.m. with a dinner catered by the Varna UCW The cost is $15 and if you wish to attend this must be paid to Bill Taylor by Dec. 1. Entertain- ment will be supplied by Kenny Boyce and the Jammers from Goderich. FoTLI �T ' Q.0 AMANDA MARSHALL While working in Ottawa, Amanda met her husband, who is originally from Goderich and they moved together to London halfway between Goderich and Hamilton (where Amanda is from). During their time in London they would visit Goderich twice a month and they loved small town life so, as soon as they were able, they moved to Huron County. Amanda would commute to London every day for work but one day she saw an ad in the paper for an Events Coordinator at the South Huron Chamber of Commerce. She applied and got the position. The position was originally only a part-time internship, but Amanda was excited as it would allow her to use her education in advertising, sales and marketing which her previous position did not allow. As time went by she was able to renegotiate her contract and now works full-time for the Chamber. Her job entails coordinating events that the Chamber puts on and doing much of the nitty-gritty work as everyone else is a volunteer. What she likes most is that she gets to visit other towns, meet local busi- ness owners and promote their products, but most importantly, she likes actually getting to live in Huron and not just sleep here. Amanda loves living in Huron because the people are very friendly, she thinks there is something special about Huron County people that outsid- ers can see but those in Huron often don't. Creating the opportunity for people to have fun, spend their money locally and discover new products is what motivates her. Amanda plans to stay in Huron County and support the local economy by showing people that everything they want can be found in Huron and they do not have to travel to London or Stratford. "Here in Huron" is the name of the show that she is planning for the spring to showcase local products and encourage people to buy them. Amanda participated in an internship funded by the HBDC. SEIAT11 11115 11SKED 1116 HELPERS 11T THE EXETER TIMES-nDvOonTE TO OO1,IEOT LETTERS FROM 1115 LITTLE FRIEADS RAD PRIAT THEM IA THE 011RISTf11AS EDITIOA OR DEO. 17 Santa loves to see pictures of the children who write to him, so please send one along. Write the child's name on the back. If you wish to have the photo returned to you, either pick it up or in- clude a SAS envelope. DROP YOUR LETTERS OFF AT THE TIMES -ADVOCATE OR SEND TO: Santa Claus c/o Times -Advocate 424 Main St., Exeter, ON NOM 1S6 or e-mail ads@southhuron.com DEADLINE IS THURS., DEC. 11 Please keep the letters short and very neat as Mr. and Mrs. Claus have a lot of reading to do. Use pen please. Child s Name: Place of Residence: Age: Parent s name(s) •