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The Citizen, 2006-03-30, Page 18Invitation to Bid EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS at the BLYTH MEMORIAL HALL by The Township of North Huron The project involves removal of existing exterior concrete ramp and stairs and construction of an enclosed exit stairway. Work will also include brick restoration, concrete sidewalks and landscaping. Construction is to start April 20 and be completed by June 15, 2006. General Contractor bidders are required to provide, with the bid submission: - a $5,000 Bid Security in the form of a Bond or Certified Cheque - an agreement to provide a $25,000 Performance Security in the form of a Bond, Irrevocable Letter of Credit or Certified Cheque - Certificate of Insurance stating minimum $2.0M general commercial liability insurance coverage Bid Documents for a stipulated price Contract may be obtained from the office of the Architect after March 30. Only General Contractors will be provided with Bid Documents at no cost. Offers under seal will be received at the office of The Township of North Huron located at 274 Josephine Street in Wingham, Ontario, at or before 12:00:00 PM on April 13th, 2006. ALLAN AVIS ARCHITECTS INC. 60 West Street, Goderich, Ontario N7A 2K3 Tel: (519) 524-5313 Fax: (519) 524-5253 PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2006. Classified Advertisements Tenders Tenders What a slice Bob Bennett was one of the busy volunteers getting the delicious beef dinner ready at the annual Huron beef pro- ducers supper in Brussels on Saturday night. (Vicky Bremner photo) Pretty miss Residents of Huronlea were treated to a fashion show by the members of the Melville Presbyterian Guild. Jasmine Vader looked adorable as she `vogued' in her pinafore. (Photo submitted) FROM AUBURN WI hears coming events The Auburn Women's Institute meeting was held Thursday, March 23 in the community hall. There was a good attendance. President Erma Cartwright opened the meeting with the Institute Ode and Mary Stewart Collect. 0' Canada was sung. She gave a reading, The Quilting Bee. Tena Empey read the minutes and the card report was given by Laura Mae Chamney. Teresa Roetcisoender gave the treasurer's report. A gala celebration for the Clinton Public Hospital Foundation's 100 years will be held at the Stanley Complex, Varna, April 22. The Huron County Historical Society meeting will be April 18 at 8 p.m. in the Zurich to celebrate 150 years. The planning meeting for the annual meeting of the Huron West District of the WI will be held April 3 in the Auburn Community Hall at 1:30 p.m. The District meeting will be in Auburn Community Hall May 29. Registration is 9:15 a.m. The annual meeting of the Auburn WI branch will be April 20 at 12:30 p.m. at Stickers Restaurant in Auburn. On display were wall hangings made by some members. Curator Laura Mae Chamney read interesting facts on and changes in the Auburn community over the last year. She also played some piano solos. Bingo was played and prizes were received. Grace was sung followed by lunch. Hostess gifts were given out. The fourth annual Alice Munro Festival of Writing kicks off with a short story writing contest. Writers are invited to send in their short stories (maximum 5,000 words) by June 9. Cost for entry is $10/story, with a maximum of three stories accepted. The prizes are $200 for first, $100 for second and $50 for third. All entries must be original and unpub- lished pieces of work typed on 8 1/2 x 11 paper in a standard font such as Knox United Church is having its famous mouthwatering annual beef supper on April 5 at 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Details can be found in the advertisement, elsewhere in this paper. Those who have attended in the past, say that it is the best supper in the region. There is a writers potluck to be held in Wingham on Sunday, April 30 at the Adult Day Centre at 350 Josephine St. This is I believe the seventh year for the word-weaver's tri-county event. Writers of all genres come together for good food, great fun and make friends with like-minded people who are also isolated as they work. We get together spring and fall to help each other with contacts and contests, information on work- shops and give each other encour- agement and feedback which is Times New Roman, font size !I or 12. Short story entries are to be sub- mitted to Kathy Steele, c/o Wingham Advance-Times, 206 Josephine Street, Wingham, ON NOG 2W0. The writing contest is just the start of the festival. On July 8, the closest Saturday to famous Canadian short story writer Alice Munro's birthday (July 9), the festival will host a writ- ers' workshop at the Wingham exactly what writers need to keep plugging away on any lengthy work. But — it's mostly the food. Our group, Between the Sheets, which meets each Monday at 10 a.m. at the Goderich Library will be well represented with several mem- bers attending. The tri-county event hosts members from approximately 10 writers' groups throughout Grey, Huron and Bruce Counties. You do not have to belong to a group to join in the fun. You can call me for more details or a ride. The Auburn Women's Institute held a dessert euchre party on March 23. There were 14 tables of euchre and three tables of cribbage. First and second winners received money. There were five share-the- wealth and several draw prizes including for lone hands. Dessert was served. All proceeds from the day are going to the Clinton Hospital Auxiliary I was away for most of the week, visiting my Aunt Annie back where I call home. We did a little bit of seascape painting, some visiting with other area friends and we sure kept the kettle busy. Tea time with Aunt Annie is always a perfect time. And that is about it for me this week. Keep smiling. Library, at lunchtime to explore Alice Munro's hometown main street and an afternoon of. readings by local published authors and the winners of the short story contest at the North Huron Museum. Cost for the day is $20 if regis- tered before July 1. Individually the morning workshop is $15 and the afternoon readings are $10. Call Kathy at 519-357-2320 or e- mail Jodi at nhdmuseum@wight- man.ca for more information. Short story writing contest kicks off Alice Munro Festival