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Times Advocate, 1999-06-02, Page 11Wednesday, June 2, 1999 Exeter Time*.. Advocate 11 Recreational program planne in Hensall By Liz Sangster fiENSALL CORRESPONDENT HENSALL - Community organizations in the Village of Hensall and area are hosting a Family Dinner in conjunction with the International Year of Older Persons. The event is set for June 25 at the Hensall Community Centre. Doors open at 5 p.m. with displays available for viewing at this time. Entertainment will begin at 5:30 p.m. Dinner, catered by Pineridge BBQ, Hensall, will be served at 6 p.m. Following dinner, Pirie Mitchell of the Hensall United Church will be the guest speaker. Dessert is being provided by Hensall area organizations (Hensall Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Carmel Presbyterian Church and Hensall United Church). The Hensall and Area Horticultural Society is providing centrepieces for the tables. These will be given away as door prizes after the meal. Tickets are available from the Hensall Municipal Office and organization members. For those in need, transportation can be arranged by contacting Betty Simmons (262-2106). This event is for everyone. It is intended to embrace the inter -generational goals of the International Year of Older Persons. In addition, the event is bringing together£inany community groups. Hensall residents are reminded that tagged garbage and recyclables should be to the curb by 7 a.m. (Wednesdays) to ensure collection. Make sure your blue box is 'tidy'. A sorting guide is available from Bluewater Recycling Association and the Municipal Office. Also, residents should note that garbage bag tags ($2 each) are available from the Municipal Office, Ron's Health Centre, Charlene's (Sears) and now at Bob Erb's Garage. Should you require a receipt for your tag purchase, the tags should be purchased at the Municipal Office. Summer is going to be here before you know it! It's time to check out the Hensall Summer Playground Program. This is a recreational program for children aged four to 12 years. The program includes: crafts, games, sports, special events and much more. The pro- gram will begin July 19 (please note date). The first two weeks are afternoons only, but beginning August 3 to 20, the program runs 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Children are welcome to remain for a supervised lunch time too. A payment plan is available. Additional information and registration forms are available from the Hensall Municipal Office. Also, community service groups are making financial assistance possible this year. The Children's Aid Society in Goderich should be contacted for information and/or a referral. There is still time to submit a nomination for an important volunteer in the community. The annual Volunteer Recognition Awards sponsored by the Hensall Parks Board will be recognizing one person in each of the following: Civic Volunteer, Sport Volunteer and Humanitarian Volunteer. This is the third year that formal acknowledgement of these important con- tributions will be made. Please submit nomination by 5 p.m., June 1. Information is available.jrom the Municipal Office. Tory slumbers wrong Figures used in a Times- Advocate front page story on an all -candidates meet- ing at Brucefield's Huron Centennial School didn't include an important deci- mal point. } The amount the provin- cial Progressive Conservative government will spend on agriculture if re-ehacted is actually 0.7 E per cent according to the $386 million MPP Helen Johns said her govern- ment would spend on the sector out of a total $53 billion budget. The Times -Advocate regrets any confusion this error may have caused. Tree dedication A tree dedication ceremony at the Exeter Retirement Home on Friday morning bridged the generations. Students representing Exeter Public School and Precious Blood School joined Resident Council President Rev. Stewart Miner, Mayor Ben Hoogenboom, Jeanne Kading and Lynn Siddall, RPN to dedicate 1999 as the Year of the Older Person. Members of the Ontario Residential Care Association across Ontario were planting trees Friday. g bike ride ough Hensall By Liz Sangster ILENSALL CORRESPONDENT HENSALL Hensall Carmel Presbyterian Church celebrated its 151st anniversary with Rev.., Nicholas Vandermey as the guest minister. Joyce Pepper was the organist and accompanied the guest soloist Sarah •Noakes- as she sang "Amazing Grace" and "How Great Thou Art". The offering was received by Harry Smith, John Baker, Al Hoggarth, and Robert Bell. Lunch was served by the P.C.W. The sympathy of the community goes to the fam- ily of the late Ruby Bell. The Heart and Stroke Big Bike comes to Hensall this Sunday, June 6. Twenty-nine people from Hensall and Zurich area will ride the bike for about 3 km, through the village. The ride com- mences at 3:30. p.m. from the village hall and will pass by the arena, Northcrest and Queensway Nursing Horne and then return to the village hall. ST FAMILIES NEEDED Ama from Noway, 16 yrs. Lures skiing swimming, dancing Wit AIS 4 , IS 681110dilit an eic/w►ge sues* Founded 1976 Make a new lifelong friend from abroad. Enrich your family with another culture. Now you can host an exchange student (girl or boy) from Scandinavia, ,f Germany, France, Spain, , England, Japan, Brazil or Italy. T Becoming a host to a young international visitor is an experience of a lifetime! Call for information or to choose your own exchange student. Large variety of nationalities, interests, hobbies, etc. now available (single parents, couples with or without children many host). Call now: For your information call Mary -Jo Atkinson at 519-652-9883 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAMS wvvw.Aose.com ... • ASSE International Student Exchange Program is a' public benefit non-profit organization KIMw from'6arrraa►ry, 15 yra tam carni*I9 arw plhing Mar - ' drawn i ban Is 'pond school yaw In Nor* *wigs 1 Fully Accredited International Organization THANK YOU FRIENDS OF THE GAMES The Grand Bend 2001 Canada Summer Games Friends of the Games Committee wishes to thank all of those people who helped to make our May 7th Kick Off Party a resounding success. First of all we wish to thank the 630 people who purchased tickets t to the event and those who attended to help us launch this very important project. Our sponsors for the evening deserve a great thanks. Oakwood Inn for generously donating a delicious buffet from 8:30 p.m. until midnight. The Gables for donating the facility, helping with the . decorating and for generously sharing the bar proceeds with the Games. Lambton Heart Health for donating publicity, programs, tickets and T-shirts. Special thanks to the donors of the prizes for the evening: Fettes Carlson Wagonlit Travel for the Caribbean Cruise which was won by-• Mr. Craig Comb of Port Franks. P.O.G. Inc. for the television sets which were won by Mr. Bruce Roberts of London, Ontario. And the following donors: Anstett Jewellers Barbara's of Grand Bend Serca Foods Country Corners Printing Inc. Exeter Glass Elliott's Land Services Fettes Carlson Wagonlit Travel Fisher & Co. Gables Gifts & Scripts Gilpin Furniture Henry of Pelham Hernder Estates House of Flags Ltd. Huron Country Playhouse Inniskillin Wines Interiors by Susan McCarroll John Wright IGA Labatt . Longo Food Service Lynda Crossman Nash Jewellers Nottawasaga Inn Convention & Golf Course Oakwood Inn P.O.G. Inc. Quadrant Cosmetics Red Pump Stedmans V & S The Wine Shop 3M Union Gas Wharncliffe Plymouth Chrysler A Special'ihailks to the foll Andraza Shirley Andraza Carol Beamish Phil Bowman Shannon Brownlee Craig Combe Nettie Drew Ruth Dunlop Betty Jean Edwards Janet Ferguson Libby Fowler Peter Garland h<< L Susan Hamilton Anne Hutchison Cam Ivey �'`,};- Rick Jackson Richard Jennison Wendy Jennison Andrea Joad Diana Joad Evelyn Jones Dr. Tom Jory Jacqui Krech Ann Lappin Ute Lawrence Col. Tom Lawson Claudette Leger Kathy Longo Phil Maguire Judy Mason owing volunteers Larry Mason Dave Matheson Bonnie McCann Mike McCann Jane Musser John Musser Bruce Peat Dorothy Peat Christine Preece Rudy Prinz. Don Prowse Mary Margaret Prowse Marl Roberts Bob Roney. Tim Sample Ken Savage =`' Dave Scatcherd Helene Scatcherd Michelle Scatcherd Valorie Scatcherd George Shaw Jake Shields Pat Shields Jackie Stenhouse Paul Turnbull Susie Turnbull Dinie Twynstra Heather Waters Sarah Wilkens Thank you all, Hank Krech, Chairperson 1 r