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Times Advocate, 1995-03-08, Page 24Page 24 Times -Advocate, March 8, 1995 COMM1JIV[TY K -W Farmers Club has good year By Ross Haugh T -A staff KIRKTON - Another successful year has been completed by the Kirkton- Woodham Fanners Club. At Thursday's annual meeting at the Kirkton- Woodham Community Centre, secretary -treasurer Lisa Sutherland reported sales for 1994 totalled $2,538,252. That's an in- crease of $537,000 from the previous year. Although there was a net Toss on the club's opera- tion of $538, president Albert Weernink said, "It was an adequate year. Some of our members are real pioneers. We need your continued support and are always looking for new members. It's important that we work together." Secretary Sutherland reported that the club ob- tained 15 new members in 1994 and has added two more this year. Fertilizer was the commodity with the highest to- tal in sales of $1,076,601, followed by chemicals at $967.005. Rebates paid out to members during the year based on the amount of products purchased totalled $185,575. Sutherland reported that fertilizer prices have risen considerably this year. She added, "Some fertilizer prices have been locked in as of January 9 of this year and will be still available until March 9 at the same prices plus a two percent service charge. All prices for fertilizer are expected to climb even higher by spring. For the best deal for yourself and the club as a witole please give me a cell for the best fertilizer price." The secretary told members, "In order to avoid con- fusion, always remember to advise your dealer when you want an item billed through the Kirkton- Woodham Farmers Club." Some of the area suppliers are W.G.Thompson and Sons, Cook's, the new Perth County Co -Op, Hensall District Co -Op , Pickseed Canada, Dave Moore Fuels, Hutton Farm Supplies, Rosebank Seed Farms,, Ideal Supply, Andex, Vic -West Steel, DeKalb, Jacques, Paul Toohey, Salem Enterprises and John Kelly. The nominating committee recommended that the present board of directors be returned by acclamation and that move was supported by the close to 40 mem- bers in attendance. President is Albert Weernink, Dave Marshall is vice-president, the recording secretary is David Wheeler, Lisa Sutherland is secretary -treasurer and Jack Wiles is assistant to the treasurer. The board of management consists of Keith Selves, Murray Switz- er, Tim Shute and Gary Urquhart. As the result of a recommendation from the board of management, the wage structure for 1995 was es- tablished. Secretary -Sutherland will receive a small increase to $17,000 per annum. Recording secretary' David Wheeler's salary will be the same as in the past at $85 for each board meeting and $95 for the annual meeting. Also remaining on the present scale will be assistant to the treasurer Jack Wiles at $700 a year and the board of rpanagement at $40 per meeting. The officers of the Klrkton-Woodham Farmers Club will remain the same for another year. Back, left, past president Ted Brine and board of management members Gary Urquhart. Tim Shute, Murray Switzer and Keith Selves. Front, assistant to the treasurer Jack Wiles, vice- president Dave Marshall, secretary -treasurer Lisa Sutherland, president Albert Weemink and recording secretary David Wheeler. Royal Doulton donated for raffle By Roberta Walker GRAND BEND - Members of the Huron Country Playhouse Guild held their monthly luncheon meeting on February 22 at Oak- wood Inn Dining Room. President Shirley Platt convened the business meeting. Molly Russell won the 50/ 50 draw. Noreen Culp obtained a beautiful Royal Doulton figurine, the 1995 special model, Deborah, for the summer raffle as a Guild fund raiser. This lovely figurine was donated to the Guild by James O. Poag Jewellers of Strathroy. A glass display case will bc made for the figurine, which will be raffled on September 2. The annual membership letter will be going out in March. The March meeting will be held at the Gables Restaurant and members are asked to invite potential new mem- bers to this meeting. Marlene Bren- ner and her play reading/research committee will give a presentation. The special guest speaker was Bob Sharen, introduced by Shirley Platt as the former Grand Bend Reeve, local politician, successful businessman and dedicated com- munity volunteer. Sharen spokc about the project of the new com- munity policing committee. The idea was introduced by the OPP to deal with social problems and led to the idea of a youth drop-in cen- tre. The committee formed last fall, holding its first meeting in October, discussing a wide range of issues, including needs of senior citizens. The committee is presently looking at the old Kadlecik building on Main St. or possibly the present public works building on #21, soon to be vacated. Funding and support will be needed from Iot;al service clubs: 50 percent from the province and 50 percent locally. Sharen esti- mated a cost of $600 monthly to run the centre, plus initial purchas- es of computers for homework and games. Some area young people are actively involved in the planning. They hope a juke box and pop ma- chine will defray some expenses. The youth will set their own code of conduct for the centre, with three to five adjudicators and adult vol- unteers. The Children's Aid Society and some area social workers have of- fered to provide guidance and ad- vice in the initial organization, and a parents group will be involved. Hours will be limited to volunteers available, probably evenings until 11 p.m. in winter but longer in the summer. Between 50 to 75 young people in this community have been identified as needing some support. All young people arc wel- come. Volunteers are needed. May- be you can help out a young person on the road to becoming a valued, contributing member of society. Church service Immaculate Heart of Mary Cath- olic Church in Grand Bend parish- ioners are encouraged to attend spe- cial Lenten devotions on Thursday evenings at 7:15 p.m. for Stations of the Cross and Benediction. Con- fessions will be available before all Masses during the week and on the weekends. Choir rehearsals for the Easter Liturgy will be held on Thursday evenings after devotions and Father Beck encourages more people to join the choir and partici- pate in the Easter celebrations. Each year during Lent, the Devel- opment and Peace collection is tak- en in Catholic churches across Can- ada, to assist the poor people in the Third World. Last year the Grand Bend parish collected over $5,000, one of the highest contributions made by a parish this size, and of course, Father Beck hopes for a re- peat performance for this Lent 1995. There will be a parish wine and cheese party on Thursday, March 23 at 7:15 p.m. for all the ushers, choir members, altar servers, read- ers, collection counters and bulletin printers. The guest speaker will be Sister Loretta Manzara C.S.J. from the London Diocesan Liturgy Of- fice. A Day of Recollection was scheduled at St. Boniface Church in Zurich on Tuesday, March 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Rev. M.R. Wronski is the facilitator. Watch CFPL London, CHWI Windsor or CKNX Wingham on Sunday, March 12 at 9 a.m. or Lon- don's Community #13 at 1:30 p.m. for "Life and Faith". Incluied is a! look at the ministry of healing ini the Catholic Church, with Father Vincent Van Zutphen, and "On the street" interviews on "What does lent mean to you?" This program is! repeated on Sunday, March 19 at the same time. World Day of Prayer The annual World Day of Prayer Ecumenical Service was hosted this' year by the Anglican women of St. John's By -The -Lake in Grand Bend. Women (and a few men) from seven local churches took part in the program, The Church of God, Dashwood United, Grand Bend United, Immaculate Heart of Mary R.C., Dashwood Lutheran and the Lakeshore Community Church. People in over 170 countries all over the world gather at 2 p.m. on the First Friday of March, to pray for peace, with over 3000 services held in communities across Cana- da. The theme for 1995 is "The Earth is a House for All People", written by the women of Ghana in Africa. Their prayers called for peace and forgiveness, for racial harmony, and praises to God for this beautiful Earth we all share. Pauline Heal and Dorothy White were the hostesses for the Anglican Church, and Idella Gabel was the organist. Four women from differ- ent churches acted in a short drama of the parable of the "Prodigal Son", retold by the people of Gha- na. Roberta Walker performed a vocal and violin solo of "The Lion and the Lamb". The sum of $125 was collected for projects sponsored by World Day of Prayer, here in Canada and world-wide. Some Canadian pro- jects include training an alcohol abuse counsellor from the native community in Peace River, Alberta, or a campaign to end child prostitu- tion in Asian tourism through edu- cational and legal tactics based in Toronto. Funds also go toward teaching crafts, sewing skills, and farming expertise in Mexico, Cen- tral and South America. ; made due with little snow, creating snow castles. 'Job well done" in Zurich ' "The arena was deco- rated nicely for the oc- casion as well" By Carmel Sweeney ZURICH - Members of the Zu rich and Area Figure Skating Club are once again to be congratulated on a job well done! With this year's theme being "A Trip Down Memory Lane", all the music, costumes and skaters were just great. The arena was decorated nicely for the occasion as well. The little ones were so cute doing their best. While the older skaters gracefully glided along very professionally doing their routines and solo parts in the show. Special thanks go out to the exec- utive and president Brenda Schilbe (who are also parents of the chil- dren in the club) as without all their hard work, and dedication along with the coaches there just wouldn't be a Carnival. Master of Ceremonies for the vent was Rick Powell. The program booklets with the skater's pictures this year are nice, also very infor- mative with the competition results listed on the back. World Day of Prayer A nice sunny day last Friday ena- bled several ladies from the com- munity to attend the annual "World Day of Prayer" that was held this year at St. Boniface Church. Theme this year was The Earth is House for Ail People, was de- scribed through slide pictures by Jean Bennett of how the people live in the Country of Ghana. This was very interesting and informative. Ladies from the various churches read parts of the program and spe- cial music was supplied by Har- riette VanderBurgt and Diane Mill- er from Si Peter's Parish (St. Joseph). Huron -Perth Presbytery The third regular meeting of the Huron -Perth Presbytery of the Unit- ed Church of Canada was held at the Emmanuel United Church at Zurich February 28 at 9:45 a.m., with registration and coffee at 8:45 a.m. This meeting was well attended with pastors and delegates from all United Churches in Huron and Perth. Rev. Gani Lazaro, the host, wel- comed all warmly. They received reports from all Divisions Finance and Administra- tion, Division of World Outreach, Personnel, Pastor Care, Missions and Stewardship. They were thanked for their gifts to Missions, Food Grains and Camp Menesetung. Lunch was served by the Zurich. UCW at the arena. Compliments were heard from all. A meeting for Youth will be held at the Exeter United Church, April 1st. Also Active Parenting for teens, will take place at Cedar Springs Retreat Centre, RR Strat- ford, Friday, March 31 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 2 at 1 p.m. Bev Robinson, Education and Program Minister for London Conference will speak. Forms are available at Calvary Emmanuel Church. All church members are invited to Central United Church in Strat- ford to hear Marion Best, the Mod- erator of United Church Canada, Sunday, April 30 at 2;30 p.m. The visit by the Moderator is one of the highlights of the churches 150th an- p • niversaryear. The 71st annual meeting of th London Conference will take plac in may at Sault Ste. Marie. Courtesies were heard and the benediction closed the meeting Next meeting is April 25. Ash Wednesday dinner A delicious Ash Wednesday din ner of chicken and fish was served to 52 diners at the Community Centre. Verda Baechler was the 50-/.50 winner. Three students from St. Boniface School and their teacher Patti Welsh entertained the diners with public speaking. Charles Rau (Klu Klux Klan), Chantelle Geli- nas, (Dione quints) and Anita Bed- ard (marijuana). Progressive euchre followed. high Elizabeth Granger, low Har- vey Rohner, lone hands Elsie Stew- ard and Annie Finkbeiner (tied). Personals Beth Sweeney of Toronto spent the weekend with the family, Je- rome and Carmel, and helped sister Renee celebrate her 18th birthday which is on March 7th. Joey and Sandra Overholt of London and daughter spent Satur- day and Sunday in town visiting with her parents Phil and Vonnie Overholt and his sister, Rosie Ro- thenberg and two children as hus- band Jeff was away. Brian Geoffrey, Detroit visited over the weekend with his parents, Clarence and Beattie Geoffrey. Have you noticed the boxes for the "Heinz Baby Food labels" that the Optimist C4ub have put up at the drug store, Seyler's and Ten- derspot and at the municipal of- fice? Proceeds from the labels go to the children's hospital. Recently a family twosome bowling event was held on a Satur• day morning at the Town and Country Lanes for the youth league (YBC)•) Each bowler had an adult partner (parent or relative) to share their score with. The Bean Festival "Cookbook" committee are now looking for var- ious kinds of recipes that are made with "Beans". If you have one give it to Rose Erb or Cynthia Tripp. Their next festival meeting is on Wednesday, March 22 at the Zurich Public School at 7:30 p.m. in the library. Everyone is welcome to attend. A family get-together was held at the home of Rick and Cathy Skin- ner recently on Saturday, February 25 following a family hockey game and skating at the arena. The grade 7 and 9 students of St. Boniface School enjoyed going ski- ing near Collingwood last Tuesday, February 28 on a bus trip w Talis- man Ski Resort along with their teachers Mike Masotti and Patti Welsh.Parent helpers were Marty Cick, Debbie Regier, Denise Mei- dinger, Wendy Masse and Vicki Geoffrey. All came back safe and sound! Another Poor Boy Luncheon and hobby will be held at St. Peter's Lutheran Church on Sunday, March 12 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Everyone welcome. Wayne and Laurie Nigh a;rd e daughter Erin from Sarnia picked e up his grandmother Mrs. Annie Finkbeiner on Saturday and all helped his dad, Frank Nigh cele- brate his birthday along with his wife Leona. All enjoyed going on an old fashioned sleigh ride with - their team of horses and bales of hay to sit on. The ladies group from St. Peter's Lutheran Church ELW will be hav- ing their annual quilting bee in their fellowship hall Tuesday, March 14 at 9 a.m. Bring along a brown bag lunch and a pot luck supper will be served followed by a short meet- ing. Come early and stay for the day. Get well wishes to those home recuperating from being in the hos- pital, Bill Wagner and Cynthia La- zaro. The families of Steve and Deb Overholt and Steve and Pattie Ge- offrey returned home recently after spending a nice two week holiday in Florida and going to various places, such as Disney World. Congratulations to Kevin and Brenda Regier, RR1 Zurich on the recent arrival of their third son Shawn Paul who was born on Feb- ruary 12. Another little grandchild for Frank and Doreen Regier of Ex- eter. Paula and Isidore LaPorte spent a holiday in Florida last week visit- ing with her parents there. The next CWL meeting at St. Boniface parish hall will be held on Tuesday, March 21st. following the 7:30 Mass. Three couples from Knights of Columbus council of St. Boniface attended a Pro -Life Dinner in Strat- ford held at the K of C hall last Thursday (march 2). Special speaker for the evening was Bishop Sherlock was very in- formative and interesting talk. Bus trips Are you getting tired of being home during these winter months and thinking of getting away for a day on a bus trip? Well, just phone Doug Erb at 236-4052 as he has a lot of exciting things lined up. There is A Country and Western tour to see Vince Gill and Patty Loveless in Rochester, New York on Saturday April 8 with a bus leaving from Zurich, Hensall and Seaforth. Then on Saturday, May 27 he is headed to the Mennonite Relief Sale in. New Hamburg with dinner in St. Jacobs at the Stone Crock, then will do some shopping. Phone Doug Erb for more infor- mation and prices etc. Erb drives for Ellison Travel in Exeter. Teddy bears Recently the Si Boniface CWL donated six soft and cuddly teddy bears to the Zurich Ambulance for the use of helping young children cope with the fear they may have if having to ride in an ambulance on the way to the hospital for some reasr'n. Debating team C' ngratulations to Stephanie Erb. grade 7 student at the Zurich Public School who did so well in Paul and Dorothy Ducharme, t Dashwood returned home recently • i after spending six weeks in Florida around the St. Petersburg arca. A basketball tournament was held at the public school on Friday t night with several teams taking o art from various places. he recent debating champions held n Cambridge as she came in 4th place.Good luck is wished to her when she travels to Halifax to com- pete again on May 11 -13th. She is he daughter of Phil and Laurie Erb f Zurich. Lisbon's Cental had sunny If cold weather for their winter carnival Wednesday. Students t. •