The Citizen, 2006-03-30, Page 121
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There are so many people out there who do
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Each year a committee chooses an outstanding citizen from each of the Blyth and area
and Brussels and area communities to receive an award for contribution to the
community. If you know someone you think should be honoured, please fill in the ballot
and send it in. You may attach a longer explanation of why you think your nominee
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as Citizen of the year for
Nomination Deadline April 28, 2006.
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PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2006.
Sunday school hosts crokinole party
FROM LONDESBORO
On Friday, March 24,
Pianovations in Londesborough was
host to the Ontario Registered Music
Teachers Association for their Guild
meeting.
Teachers came to the event from
Whitby to Walkerton as well as the
immediate area.
Upon arrival all sat at a piano in
the showroom and played. It was a
new experience for most of them as
well as for the owners of
Pianovations to have nine pianos
being played at once.
Then the Guild members had a
On March 16, during the March
school break, the Londesborough
United Sunday school held its
annual crokinole party in the church
basement. There were enough
nimble fingers to have nine tables of
enthusiastic players.
Josh Rynard was the evening's
high scorer.
A number of worker bees showed
up at the Londesborough United
Church on Friday, March 24 to
spend time doing a variety of odd
tasks and enjoying some good-
natured fellowship at the same time.
Ladies of the senior choir made
repairs to the choir gowns while
others worked on baby blankets. The
kitchen cupboards and pantry
tour of the piano restoration shop
and heard of the various services
provided by co-owners Leann and
Tamara.
A special guest that day was
Edward Sambell, a piano technician
for 65 years. Edward has been the
personal piano tuner for many
highly-acclaimed pianists including
Glen Gould and Anton Kuerh.
Pianovations has expanded into
other instruments and now have over
80 guitars in stock. You might want
to drop by the store Wednesday to
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
received some attention and re-
organizing and the sanctuary
windows were vacuumed.
Several other small jobs were also
completed to everyone's benefit.
The opportunity to purchase a
unique Mother's Day gift is the
result of the kitchen cleaning. As a
mug is the norm for serving tea and
coffee these days, the decision was
made to clear out the old cups and
saucers. For $8 you can have one of
these sets filled with ivy — a neat idea
and just in time for Mother's Day
and springtime.
An order sheet is on the table in
the narthex. Sign early so as not to
miss out.
Two new carts for table cleaning,
etc. have been purchased by the
United Church Women. If you
would be interested in one of the old
stands/cards contact president Barb
Bosman.
Don and Catherine Allen and girls
extinguished the fourth Lenten
candle at Londesborough United
Church on Sunday, March 26.
Rev. Pat Cook titled her message
that morning Gratitude for Life.
The responsive psalm. was Psalm
107 whiCh speaks of God's manifold
providence to His people. Numbers
21: 4-9 was the Old Testament
scripture passage and the gospel
readings was John 3: 14-21.
The senior choir will gather for
practice at 10 a.m. on Sunday, April
2.
Anyone wishing to place flowers
in the sanctuary for Easter should
contact Jane Hoggart.
Pianovations hosts teachers
Lakers gala dinner in Blyth
The Huron-Perth Lakers AAA
Hockey Association will celebrate
another season of hockey excellence
- and the organization's 10th
Anniversary - with a gala dinner and
evening scheduled for the arena
floor of the Blyth and District
Community :Centre, Saturday, April
8.
"This has been the most successful
season in the history of Laker
hockey. The commitment made ten
years ago, to build a AAA system to
develop players from Huron and
Perth counties is making a
difference" says Dave Partridge of
Exeter, president of the Huron-Perth
Lakers.
Hundreds of current and alumni
players, their families, friends and
supporters will be attending the
event, which begins at 5 p.m. A
gourmet dinner will be served,
followed by team introductions and
a dynamic presentation by five-time
Stanley Cup winner and Hall of
Earner, former Montreal Canadiens
star, Steve Shutt. (Steve Shutt was
the first left winger to score 60 goals
in one NHL season.)
The evening will also feature a
silent auction and several special
live auction items available only at
the Laker gala.
"Thanks to the support of so many
sponsors, volunteers and parents
over the years, it is our privilege to
host this 10th anniversary gala", said
Partridge. "We are thrilled to host
the gala in Blyth. Blyth is a great
hockey community, it's a great
facility, and this is going to be .a
memorable evening", he adds.
The gala is open to the public. If
you are interested in attending, the
deadline to order your tickets is 5
p.m., Friday, March 31. Tickets are
$20 per person (1993 birth year and
younger) and $25 for 1992 and
older.
For more information, call
Candace Chaffe, one of the gala
planners, at 1-800-561-7727,
extension 238. Visa and MasterCard
accepted.-
The Huron-Perth Lakers
organization includes seven teams
from Minor Atom to Minor Midget
and they compete in the Alliance
AAA Minor Hockey Association.
Laker teams play in a league
against other Alliance AAA
centres, including Brantford,
Cambridge, Chatham, Elgin-
Middlesex, Hamilton, Kitchener,
London, Sun County, Waterloo and
Windsor.
Happy feet
Hullett Central's Grade 3/4 and Grade 3s enjoyed a wonderful dance workshop led by Leslie
Walker-Fitzpatrick. This class was supported through the Foundation for Enriching Education
Perth and Huron. The students learned different dance steps including a medieval dance.
Walker-Fitzpatrick performed an interpretivd dance dressed as Mother Nature. The children
then divided into groups to create and perform their own interpretive dance. From left: Lucas
Mclntosh-Schilder, Jordan deBoer and Connor Rodger. (Photo submitted)