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Times Advocate, 1989-06-28, Page 15Thames Road by Rhoda Rohde THAMES ROAD - The ladies of the United Church Women and girls served about 600 people at their Strawberry and Ham Supper last Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Jaques, Mr. and Mrs. Elson Lynn, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Johns, Mr. and Mrs. Ho- ward Johns, and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rohde were among those who went on a bus trip to White Rose Garden Centre at Cambridge, and to the Geritol Follies at Hamilton Place. It was the 14th Anniversary of the Follies. We had supper at Tama Inn. • Our host and hostess on the trip were Irvine and Lois Armstrong. It was a very worthwhile and interest- ing trip. Thanks Iry and Lois. Tammy Rohde attended the Grade eight banquet and graduation of Karen Rohde of Exeter Public School Wednesday evening at South Huron Rec. Centre. Bill and I also attended the graduation exer- cises. Congratulations Grade eight- ers. Alan and Michele Hodgert enter- tained the Exeter Petite Ringette to a campout in their back yard on Saturday evening. They had a camp -fire. On Sunday morning the girls were treated to a pancake breakfast. Among the ten girls from this area who attended were Jo -Dee Rowe and Danielle Miners. The church services for the month of July will be combined at 10 a.m. The first service July 2 at Thames Road and the second ser- vice July_9 at Elimville and so on. Crediton V 4-H CREDITON - The fifth meeting Crediton No. 5 4-H club was held at -the home of Mary Glavin on June 19. The other Crediton club joined us. Julie Kaak, President,'led in the 4-H pledge. Julie assigned a member to read the roll call, it was answered by all members. We then looked back at meeting four's home activity and took it up. We then discussed achievement which is July 1 at Springbank Park. We will meet at the old Train track. Julie then assigned members to read "What is fertilizer? When to fertilize woody plants. Insects and disease, some insects and diseases in the landscape. Other ailments which involved unscrambling the words to com- plete the ailment. Then unscramble all -the circled letters to find which three parts are affected. Pruning which involved filling in blanks. How to prune. Home activ- ity. Press reporter Rosemary Thomp- son. Dashwood -by Bernice Boyle DASHWOOD - Calvary United Church Sunday service was a com- bined Communion service with Emmanuel Zurich U. C. This was the last service conducted by Pastor Bob Sinasac who is leaving the Dashwood -Zurich Pastoral Charge for London. Allan Scott,Zurich, and Bill We- ber, Dashwood, made a presentation of a word processor typewriter to Pastor Bob for his four year service. Finger food was served to over 100 members in the Sunday school rooms. The spring round up for the Good Companion Sr. Citizens was in form of a pot luck supper. The 36 members played bingo to select 12 winners. The fall meeting will be Septem- ber 18 at 8 p.m. The Town and Country Home- makers Association held their annu- al meeting at Holmesville Commu- nity Centre. After a delicious banquet they held a draw on an af- ghan won by Marion Rader of Dashwood. Vacation Bible School will be held for all interested Dashwood children at the Zurich Public school and Lutheran church. The theme is "Journey through time and space with Jesus." For more information _pk+.xae„. .2,inrc Kiirr►fer or AI!is in Zurich. Day camp at CCAT HURON PARK - Young teens, who Iovc food, preparing food and eating it - are signing up for Cen- tralia College's latest kids' program, FOOD FOR FUN. Happening Au- gust 15 - 18, this day camp is available to 12 - 15 year olds. Foods instructor and co-ordinator of Food For Fun, Deb Campbell says "Food has to be fun for people to enjoy it". The concept of a camp about food "is the concept of cooking school in a camp setting;, it's a casual learning experience". The camp includes favorites such as homemade yeast bread, frozen desserts, healthy and yummy lunch- es. On Friday, the campers entertain guests for lunch. To register and for further details contact Centralia College, Huron Park, Ontario. NOM 1Y0 (519) 228-6691 extension 245. Living nuru Making contacts - Jim Roberts, Mdncton area (left), Rob Noakes, Seaforth and Ted Roberts, Tuc er- smith township, were among the members of the South Huron Amateur Radio Club taking part in the North American radio amateurs' annual field day. A portable amateur radio station was set up on the Roberts' farm. Times -Advocate, June 281989 Page 15 'Ham' -field day By Don Reynolds TUCKERSMITH TWP. - Last Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. and continuing for a 24-hour period the South Huron Amateur Radio Club (S.H.A.R.C.) took part in the an- nual American Radio Relay League (A.R.R.L.)/Canadian Radio Relay League (C.R.R.L.) Field Day oper- ations. The purpose of field day is to test emergency amateur radiocommuni- cations using generator power and home-made antennas. Amateur ra- dio operators around the world have helped provide communications dur- ing natural disasters. Approximately 525 contacts were made from the field day site located on the farm of Ted Roberts at Chi- selhurst. Ted is the president of S.H.A.R.C. Contacts were made with almost all the states in the U.S.A. includ- ing Puerto Rico, Hawaii, provinces and territorie>'; of Canada, Johnston Island in the central Pacific, Costa Rica and a scientific station located in the N.W.T. Although not part of field day op- erations, contacts were made with an Australian st: •-on near Sydney and a Japanese station near Toyko. In addition contacts were made with an Ontario -named RCMP station, official bulletin stations of ARRL/ •CRRL and the USN aircraft carrier "Yorkton". The S.H.A.R.C. club meets regu- larly at the South Huron District High School in Exeter. 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