The Citizen, 2003-05-21, Page 7THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2003. PAGE 7.
PEOPLE AROUND
AUBURN
By
Margaret
Fraser
Call
526-1112
The general meeting for the 150th
celebrations will be held on
Monday, June 16 at 7:30 p.m. at
Knox United Church.
Lois Haines had her family Ron
and Margaret Livermore and Ed and
Margaret Haines for Sunday supper.
At Knox United Church, Rev. Ted
Nelson’s message was Zacchaeus
was Treed. The spiritual reading was
Luke 19: 1-10.
On Thursday, May 8 the Clinton
Bowling Club card party had 10
tables of players. Lois Haines,
Frances Clark and Grace Cartwright
enjoyed an afternoon of cards.
Bible study was held at the Knox
United Church last week with nine
people in attendance. The next
meeting will be in Londesboro.
Happy birthday wishes to John
Koopmans, Amy Meier, Markus
Redmond, Rick Archambault, Ron
Woods, Laurie Errington, Marshall
Dumin, Betty Anne Chisholm, Phil
Garriock, Don Rea, Larry Johnston,
Raymond Hanna, Jason Zondervan,
Carol Atkinson, Litsa Cartwright,
Pat Mailloux, Nancy Volk, Michele
14 guests
Last Thursday the Auburn
Women’s Institute held its meeting
at the Auburn Community Hall.
Fourteen guests of the St. Helen’s
and Maitland WI were in
attendance.
Jean Plaetzer and Lois Elliot were
in charge of the meeting. The topic
was a brief history of the earliest
Historical Soc.
meets
Grigg, Trevor Grigg, Laura Hood,
Lauren Cronin, Jim Mathers, David
Giousher and Jim Ermel.
Happy anniversary to Andre and
Jean Delbergue, Wayne and Cathy
Carter, Aimee and Matt Townsend,
Dave and Karen Atkinson and Kelly
and Tanya Cunningham.
attend WI
days of WI. They had slides to show.
The roll call was early memories of
a WI by stories or pictures. That was
very interesting and educational for
the new members.
Hostesses for the lunch were
Gwen Bidwell and Tina Empey.
The annual meeting is at
Dungannon on May 26.
The Auburn WI next meeting will
be held June 19.
FROM AUBURN
A garden addition
The Auburn Horticultural Society held its annual plant sale
last week. With auctioneer Joan Reinhart, left, are Maxine
Seers, centre and Jane Stryker. (Sarah Mann photo)
Thieves take dirt bike from shed
On May 15 at 8 a.m. OPP were
called to a
Line north
Twp. over
bike.
Sometime
entered an
walked away with a yellow 2003
residence on Brussels
of Brussels in Grey
the theft of a dirt
overnight
open shed
a person
door and
Suzuki CR-60 85 cc dirt bike. The
motorcycle is valued at $5,200 and
had one black and one grey
handlebar.
Anyone with information on this
bike and its whereabouts, or
possible suspect, is asked to call the
local OPP or Crime Stoppers.
The annual meeting of the Huron
County Historical Society was held
on Thursday evening, May 15, at
7:30 p.m. at Christ Anglican
Church, Port Albert.
Paul Carroll, acting/interim co
ordinator, welcomed everyone.
Secretary-treasurer, Rae McFarlane
read the minutes and treasurer’s
report. The membership report was
given by Jean Fraser. Presently there
are 188 members.
Officers elected for 2003-2004
are: past president, Ross Duncan,
Wingham; president, vacant; first
vice-president, vacant; secretary
treasurer, Rae McFarlane, Bayfield;
membership secretary, Jean Fraser,
Ethel; publicity, Jean Fraser;
councillors, Patty Archibald,
Clinton, Debbie Bauer, Auburn,
Malcolm Campbell, Goderich, Bill
Dineen, Goderich, Ross Duncan,
Wingham, Frank Gardiner, Port
Albert, Janeth Sangster, Hensall,
Elaine Snell, Blyth, Pamela Stanley,
Clinton, David Yates, Goderich;
acting/interim co-ordinator Paul
Carroll, Goderich.
The topic, Plans for the Future -
the New Bruce County Museum and
Archives Facilitis by Barbara Ribey,
museum director, was presented
orally, with slides showing the
present structure and the design of
the new facility.
The next meeting will be held on
Sept. 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Huron
County Museum. The topic is Early
Lake Huron Commerce - Wooden
Ship building.
Horticultural Society holds
annual plant auction
On May 12 the Auburn
Horticulture Society had its annual
plant sale. They had a very good
turnout.
During the plant sale there was a
number of door prize winners:
Evelyn Christensen, Sherry Blay,
Lisa Pot, Maureen Bean, Jean
Nethery, Erlene Caldwell, Jacquie
McKee, Pat Hulley and Elaine
Fraser. Maxine and Bill Seers
organized setup and provided the
lunch. Joan Reinhart was the
capable auctioneer again this year.
Appreciation to Jane Stryker, Frits
Datema, Sylvia Nonkes and Marg
Fraser, those who donated plants
and those who supported the sale.
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