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Times-Advocate, 1988-06-22, Page 17St. Patrick's students enjoy long journey tb; Quebec LUCAN - -At 5:30 a.m. on Wed- nesday, May 25, students from St. Pauicks School started our long journey to Qucbcc. Little did we know that at 9:30 a.rn. we would be stuck at 'a truck stop between Pe- terborough and Napanee. for five hours. As soon as the air compres- sor was fixed, we were on our way again. We arrived at the hotel at 9:15 p.m. On entering the Manoir Montmorency we were informed that we would have to dress up as it was not allowed to wear jeans in the dining roost. Students and teachers learned a lesson from this. After dinner we were told the rules of the hotel which would apply for that night, tomorrow, Friday and Saturday morning except for free .time. We then went to our rooms after a very tiring day. We woke up the next morning at 8 a.m. and were informed we would be eating breakfast at 8:30 a.m. Af- tcr breakfast we gathered together to meet our francophone partners which we would be spending the day with. We started some games to get to know everyone and to break the ice. We got into groups and had to make up a skit. We had to speak French and the francophones had to speak English. It was a challenge to communicate but we made it through the day. Seniors hear report on federal grants LUCAN = LucanSeniors and Busy Buddies met in the Scout ha!' opening with 0 Canada with Muriel Coblcigh at the piano. Minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. President, Jint Davis, gave a re- port on a meeting Monday at the Villa with a federal government representative on grants for Seniors Clubs. There were some questions raised and a discussion followed.. Mrs. Loycns was welcomed back to the club after several wecks ill- ness. Lunch next week will be convened by Helen MacDonald and !Larry and Marian Noels. A reading by Helen MacDonald "Old Age is Hell" and one by Mary Kooy "The General Store" was much enjoyed. We adjourned for cards, the win- ners being - ladies high Mary Scott, ladies lone Mary Mickle, la- dies low- Ethel Langford. Men's high Pat Davis, men's lone hands Five accidents for Lucan OPP force LUCAN - During the week of June 12-18 Ontario Provincial Po- lice in Lucan investigated five mo- tor vehicle accidents, only one in- volved minor injuries. O.P.P. officers investigated 28 general occurrences over this period of time, including three impaired drivers, one high specdpursuit, one assault, two break, enter and thefts and numerous liquor violations. On Saturday June 18 Lucan OPP with the, assistance of the Exeter OPP and London OPP attended a large disturbance in Granton. Upon arrival the officers found a gathering of approximately 35-40 people on Main Street in Granton. The crowd had been throwing beer bottle, bricks and other various de- bris. .Three stale parties were barged with assault with a weapon. Lucan soccer In Lucan and District Minor Soc- cer League action this week, Lucan 'Yee \V,' ' boys, strongly augmented by Pec '`Vee girls, boys' Mosquito players and an Atom evened their season record at one win, one, tie and one loss with a 7-0 win over Nairn. /lard work and determination, articularly by Amy Sullivan, Lo - Foran and Brian Heckman set he pace for an aggressive Lucan 'fence. Randy Rcymcr, playing in net er the second half of the game add several good stops to prc- rve the Lucan shut -out. ykes underway EXETER - The Exeter Centennial cer Club would like to formally elcome the Tyke division to it's g list of teams. n the past, Tyke teams have :cticcd once a week seeing little anized competition. In order to mote more fun in the program,. club divided the thirty young- rs into four teams and set up a mament. n this weeks action, the yellow emerged victorious with two s. raig Overholt, Bradley Baker and as Bruxcr played well. second place was, the light blue with two wins as well. cgory Roy, Ryan Sullivan and hew Ilummcl played well. c rcd team finished third with win. Ryan Groot and Allison sma played well. c dark blue team, lcd by Caleb s and David Overholt finished despite intense play. omp-Account Computerized Accounting small R medium sired businesses ale corporations, manufacturers inancial statements and rojections ccounts receivable payable ayroll anogement reports omplete management counting and bookkeeping rvices 't fly by the Seat of Your Pants, up help you manage your ness better with accurate timely management reports. all Now - 262-3431 Highway 4 - Hensall Jean Miller, men's low Adriane Bax. A bouquet donated by Hazel Cunningham was presented to Florence Hodgins being the oldest lady present. Villa fun on Saturday LUCAN - Mello to everyone, from the Villa residents. We have had an enjoyable weekend, and have been quite busy over the Fathers Day celebration. Thank you to all our visitors and family, for making this day memorable. Kiddies! Please come and bring Mom and Dad to our open house and white elephant sale, being held on June 25 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Fun galore for everyone. From alI reports given to our rov- ing reporter Alex Young, Art La- Londe, Esther Craven and Gordon Smith spent an exciting Fathers Day with their families. Regular Friday night bingo win- ners were Rolando Turgeon (three games), Pat Caddock, and Stewart Munro. Extra bingo games were won by Stewart Munro. To all the fathers in the commu- nity we hope you all enjoyed your special day, from the residents of Lucan Villa. Atter lunch we came back to the hotel and played a game which in- volved answering questions both in French and English. When we were finished, we said good-bye to our French partners and went to Quebec City for two hours of free time. We had dinner back at the hotel. Order- ing in French is very difficult to do, but luckily we didn't have to answer many questions because our meals were basic but good (most of the time!). That night we were supposed to go to the Plains of Abraham, -but because of the rain we went roller skating instead. This seemed to be very strenuous on some of us, espe- cially Mr. Gardiner, who hurt his knee while skating. We got back to the hotel at 10:00 p.m. and had to be in our rooms by the 10:30 cur- few. This gave us'sornetirne to vis- it our friends on the different floors. Friday morning we were awak- ened at.6:30 a.m. With breakfast at 7 a.m., we had little time to be- come fully alive. At breakfast we all looked as bad as the eggs tasted. At 9:00 a.m. we were on the road to Ste. Anne de Beaupre.. We then went down one of the oldest streets in Canada. We saw all the different houses that have been built in the history of Quebec. This had to be the most colourful street in Canada because of the purple roofs and green shudders. All of us were amazed by the beautiful architecture of the Basili- ca. After a visit to the gift shop, we boarded the bus and headed to a shop which sold maple sugar prod- ucts. On our way into Qucbcc we stopped at the Montmorency Falls. From where we were, we could also see the green roof of our hotel. On entering Quebec, we were told that we would have an hour for lunch. ,,. After lunch we went on a tour. through Quebec. We went to the_ Notre Dame Cathedral, visited the seminary, went down the break neck stairs that led to lower Que- bec. We saw all the statues (Cham- plain, Louis XIV, Wolfe and Mont - calm) and also saw the barracks of Quebec. We theh thanked our tour guide. We had another hour of free .time to see a slide presentation at the Musee du Fort on the different battles fought in Qucbcc. We head- ed back to the hotel at 5:00 p.m. After'supper we had a dance but before this started•we listened to a man sing French songs. He sang a lot of different songs and to ht us a new way to sing "Happy irth- day". This was a very different ex- perience. After the singing was fi- nally over we began the dance. Our French friends were invited also. They danced differently than. us. The dance was fun and one of the highlights of the trip. When the dance was over we were all told to go to our rooms and get ready for bed. Saturday morning after breakfast, everyone packed up their belong- ings and went to watch a play put on by our tour guides. They picked students from the audience to play the people in the story. The play was very good and the 'Killer Sea- gull" added to the play's amuse- ment. When the play was over eve- ryone went and got their suit cases All you need to remember about home comfort is SYSTEMS BY LENNOX INSTALLED BY cervi ng from Lucas to Blyth / HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING? %HENSALL "We're proud to be your Lennox Dealer" and headed out to the bus. '/lie joke on the way home was that the bus would probably break lows again. It wasn't very funny when it did. We had a two and one half.hour wait on the edge of a highway running into Montreal. With 30 degrees C weather every- one was hot, tired and hungry. Soon another bus came and picked us up and took us to the garage where all the buses are kept. We had another hour wait until they found a bus that we could take. By then, everyone was starved and our first stop was at McDonald's. \Vc then drove straight until 8:00 p.m. when we stopped for a bite to eat. We arrived back at school at 12:30 a.rn. Sunday morning. We all went home after a long day. We'd like to thank Mlle Renders, Miss Barry, Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner for taking us on this trip. It was an event which we will never forget. Merci!! GRADUATE - Fred and Sharon Mardlin, RR2 Dertf!e'd, a'a proud to announce the recent graduation -of their daughter, Louise, from Medical Laboratory Technoiojy, Fanshawe College. Louise is presen?+y em- ployed at London Biochemistry Ref- erence Laboratory. NOTICE TO PUBLIC UTILITIES WATER CONSUMERS To conserve water, the Exeter Public Utili- ties will limit the use of hoses for the wa- tering of lawns and gardens. This require- ment includes new lawns- and sod. Effective immediately and until furtherno- tice, the following schedule for- the use" -e4 hoses will be permitted. Residential Customers (househoids) Sunday to Saturday -inclusive: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Commercial Customer (businesses) Monday, Wednesday & Friday 9 a.m.- - 11 a.m Due to the extremely hot and dry spring, these hours will be strictly enforced and any customer not adhering to these -restrictions risks disconnection and/or - a fine. - The co-operation of all customers wit! be ap- preciated. • Exeter Public Utilities Commission 47011aarx>rraRe1S,aasEVASA SZINIEarrras "We had to retrain our workers or we'd all lose out." ma, 3-4 Manitoba Rolling Mills is a steelworks near Winnipeg. Two years ago, they badly needed to expand and modernize. Many of their 700 workers needed to upgrade their skills—to keep up with rapidly - changing technology. Rod Leduc, Manager of Employee Relations at Manitoba Rolling Mills, turned to their Canada Employment Centre for help. With funds supplied by both the company and the federal government, the Canada Employment Centre first set up a training trust fund. Then, working closely with the company, they set up skills development courses for both on-site training and workshops at local technical colleges. Today, the much-needed modernization program is rolling along smoothly. The product is better; the company is stronger; the jobs are more secure. At Canada Employ- ment Centres, we have highly skilled people and innovative programs. We help companies like Mani- toba Rolling Mills secure jobs for the future. Jerry Phomin, Skill Investment Consultant. headed up the program 1 s L Thanks to the help, all our workers are keeping up with the changes' — Rod Leduc Our programs are working! • We have a group of in-depth programs called the Canadian Jobs Strategy. It helps people who have lost their jobs, and people whose jobs are threatened by change. It also helps women, young people and others who have difficulty finding work. • We help businesses hire, train new workers. and upgrade the skills of current workers. From entry level to managerial positions. • Last year. in more than 650 locations, we helped more than 5 million Canadians. • More than 400.000 Canadians participate in our employment and training programs each year, • Three months later, 88% of these people say they benefitted. If you need help, contact your Canada Employment Centre. We want to help. We're ready to help. And we care. I 9Canada Employment Centres *,Employment and Emplol et InuMgration Canada Immigration Canada Air 1.1