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Times-Advocate, 1996-05-29, Page 20This week is Fit Week and South Huron has a few activities planned to get the students active. Wednesday at lunch the Peer mentors are holding the second annual Nutrithon. The nutrithon is a marathon to see which team can eat food from the four food groups the fastest. Thursday at lunch the Student Council from this year and next year are working together to run Play Hour at lunch. Play Hour consists of six events: Tug -o -war, Sac Race, Three-legged race, obstacle course, wa- ter balloon toss and clothes tine. Members of the community are wel- come to come and watch. Also Thursday night there is movie night. We hope lots of students come and enjoy the movie "Black Sheep". The school year is starting to run down with only about three weeks left of ichool. These last three weeks are going to be busy with stu- dents finishing projects, teachers writing exams and events such as the formal and the Athletic Banquet. The Athletic Banquet is being held Tuesday, June 4. If parents would like to come, tickets are $11 and will be available at the school until Friday. Upcoming events Wednesday, May 29, Nutrithon; Thursday, May 30, Play Hour, Mo- vie Night; Friday, May 31, HOBY Leadership Seminar at the Lions Youth Centre; Tues., June 4, Athletic Banquet; Friday, June 7, Formal. TRUSH SST© SPEW UR IN MALIN OSCARME(r]Diiiki REE©N MAW PARK E J[[N NP E© WY ARUM'] I ©AMMNML4Wki AD I N RG1 [JANN MTN[R WM1G1 G1LE P i AN ilMiiik1WMii3 END MUWA AIO Fkj ULIJP. 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LONDON BRIDAL SHOWCASE (Western Fairgrounds) LCOME» * Fashion Show 0 Door PrizesWAGON * FREE invitation l4ow Open BIG COUNTRY DRIvE-IN. ye'' OS cam' 0'110 • comes with our own special sauce Soft Ice-cream is the best around Full menu Call ahead service King St. Hensall 262-3215 HURON TOURISM ASSOCIATION presents a gala fundraising event ,4.c &motKq the rg7t4. Saturday June 8 begining at 6 pm at Huron Country Playhouse featuring • Huron Society of Artists • Homespun or Pinola MacGinty '. Silent Auction • Hors d'oeuvres • Raffle • Preview performance of ANNIE rickets only $35 each available by calling 236-7137 or 238-2093 or 524-6600 Proposal to reduce council EXETER - Exeter Council was advised it has several options in re- gards to replacing a councillor who vacates his/her chair mid-term. Council's policy, as printed in its procedural bylaw, is that, depend- ing on the number of months left to run before the general electro, the vacancy wilt be filled by the losing candidate who has the largest num- ber of votes. (In this case, Don Winters qualifies.) Council may, however, take one of several ac- tions: conduct an election, appoint someone from the community, draw lots or even flip a coin. Council has decided to put its philosophy of downsizing on the table. It is recommending to the Minister of Municipal Affairs the size of Exeter Council be reduced from nine to seven members in time for the next election. Council has received one resignation (which will not be replaced) and pending a favorable response from the minister to reduce the size of council, the town's procedural by- law will be amended. "Are we then saying that amal- gamation is a dead issue?" asked Councillor Robert Drummond. Reeve Bill Mickle answered, "Not at all. We need a 'position', and we will continue as though amalgamation will take place. What we're really trying to do is cover ourselves both ways." Councillor Roy Triebner added, "We have to have permission, and so we have to look ahead." Legion sets date for chili cookoff EXETER - June 29 is the date of the 6th annual Exeter Legion Chili. Cookoff. The date was moved up from September to incorporate the event with the Canada Day Celebrations that have proven to be a popular an- nual event. The cookoff will be located at the South Huron Rec. Centre. Registra- tion chairman Casey Zeehuisen said there is a limit of 30 teams on a ftrst come, first served basis. For additional information Zeehuisen can be contacted at,235-1885 or 235-3638. PH01'E BOOK CORRECTION Mike's Signs 235-0287 Mike Brintnell 235-3867 Times -Advocate, May 29, 1996 In -your -face worship "...consider that your path (relig- ious or otherwise) is not the one and true way while all others are simply wrong." Dear Editor. Regarding the March for Jesus To those involved in the march: first, 1 sincerely applaud you for rejoicing in the love of your Deity. Secondly, I must frown upon the manner in which this celebration was performed; specifically closing down Main Street. Let me make it clear that I respect Christians as brothers and sisters of Faith although I am not a Christian myself. 1 also respect Jews, Buddhists, Muslims, Pagans, etc. in the same manner (and atheists and others for being true to themselves). I whole-heartedly respect and encourage others to worship whatever gods as they see fit, but I was bothered by the fact that a group believed they had the right to interrupt my life with their worship. "Sorry, but you'll have to take a detour because our worship is more important than your regular daily life." I don't think that those involved in the march considered that others may not appreciate this in - your -face expression of their personal beliefs. Before you get uptight and make claims to your rights, be honest and consider how much you appre- ciate a member of a different religion giving you lit- erature on your doorstep on a Sunday afternoon. Now I can't help but take a tangent on the discus- sion and observe that the march was open to Chris- tians of all denominattons. initially I am impressed by the fact that Catholics, Anglicans, Protestants, and others joined together in worship. Then I must ask why no one else was welcome. Why couldn't we all join together as a community and celebrate the joy of life with an unnamed Divine or Divinities instead of only Jesus? I wonder how enthusiastically the town would en- courage a march for Allah? You may claim that Christians greatly outnumber others in the commu- nity and that is why focus is directed to Jesus. So once again, the majority rules and the minorities are condescendingly ignored. This country was founded by Christians and long ago those of differing beliefs were viewed at worst with contempt and at best with pity for their ignorance. Now we claim to be a cultu- ral mosaic welcome to all people but, honestly and deep down, have we truly discarded our prejudices? In conclusion, I ask everyone just to consider that your ,ath (religious or otherwise) is not the one and true way while all others are simply wrong. Just consider that your path is the best one for yourself. Rejoice and be proud of your ways and assume that others may live with different symbols and structure that are best for them. Consider that all paths may travel upon different terrain but all lead toward the Truth. I look forward to the day when all can wholly and honestly respect and love each other in spite of our differences. Sincerely, Dan Bengough SHIRLEY'S TAKE O J is OP NI MONDAY TO FRIDAY 11 A.M. TO 7:30 P.M. SAT. 11 A.M. - 4 P.M. SUNDAY CLOSED (I) #ivv. i 1/1/11 0, Dna Handl 9pm..ttua tirN otrlte�Woken Fri. May 31 Sunrise Sat., June 1 The Bay Boys Sun., June 2 Old Time Fiddlers Jambouree vivvvw Lucan Community Centre Bingo Wed. May 29 Bingo starts 7:30 p.iil. Regular Games $1000 Jackpot dame 51 calls or less $600 bonus Total prizes $3000 Due to use kenos regi Ions, no one under 18 Wowed to play Licence 1537495 Resident inadvertently omitted In checking our records we find that Mr. Westman was inadvertently omitted from the circulation.... Dear Editor: This is in regards to a letter to the editor from Ron Westman who was concerned about a semi- detached dwelling being constructed to the east of his property. Mr. Wessman indicated some doubt that he had been properly notified of the zone change that would have permitted this development. (A rezon- ing from R-1 which permits single detached dwell- ings to R-2 which permits the semi-detached dwell- ing). On checking our records we find that Mr. West - man was inadvertently omitted from the circulation list of in excess of 100 names/properties. It is not clear how this oversight happened, but we have changed the procedure to prevent a reoccurrence. We have also apologized to Mr. Westman. Your very truly, Rick Hundey, Chief Administrative Officer Dave Moyer Chief Building Official Lucan councillor answers letter My work as a consultant has fo- cused on family violence, AIDS, the arts and publishing.... Dear Editor: Mr. McFall's 'diatribe' recently published in your newspaper clearly needs to be addressed. His letter insinuates that I have personally profited from my role as Councillor. He bases this assumption on the fact that I earned more than my colleagues. He fur- ther qualified that by stating my attendance at politi- cal seminars/conferences directly benefits my busi- ness. It is a fact that my earnings, for the year 1995, are greater than those of my colleagues. Why? Simply because I was the only member of Council who had a perfect record of attendance. And yes, I attended more conferences than any other single member'of Council. My participation was highly encouraged by my colleagues given my 'rookie' status in poli- tics. I attended conferences which dealt with matters such as restructuring, land -use planning, provincial downloading and policing. I was directed to these tasks and I accepted, fulfilling my duty as Council- lor. Aside from the Councillor -in -training seminar the other conferences were also attended by one or more of my colleagues. It doesn't take a rocket sci- entist to figure out that these conferences are politi- cal in nature -and as such have no impact, financially ordtthik' l*e, on krfy personal business: My work as a consultant has focused on Family Violence, AIDS, the arts, and publishing. These contracts obviously did not originate within Lucan but within national and international organizations. They have been the source of my work for several years. My attendance at these conferences served to benefit only Lucan. However, my voluntary commitment of time, ener- gy and resources to Lucan-based initiatives have benefited from my experience as a consultant. Had Mr. McFall's conducted some actual research he would have noted that I will be one of the lowest paid Councillor's in 1996. Clearly, Mr. McFall's has no concept or aware- ness of my personal business or of the issues which are the focus of my work. In his case, ignorance is not always bliss. Mr. McFall's would be well advised to expand his energy on positive developments in Lucan and to spend some time at keeping current and informed! Thankfully, Mr. McFalls, does not represent the ma- jority of knowledgeable and informed residents in Lucan. Sincerely, Rosemary Gahlinger-Beaune Councillor, Lucan Thanks Within minutes, John Bruls, Bill Reynolds and Carol Cruikshank came to my rescue.... Dear Editor: On March 26, 1996, while leaving the Centralia Huron Park bingo hall, I fell on the sidewalk. With- in minutes, John Bruls, Bill Reynolds and Carol Cruikshank came to my rescue, and stayed with me until the ambulance arrived. I enjoy going to the Centralia Huron Park Lions bingo, and would like to thank the above mentioned. It was greatly appreciated. Yours truly Mary McKenzie Huron Park Magic in Crediton Dr. Norman Barlow provided a rellglous magic show for the annual Sunday School program at Crediton United Church, Sunday morning. At the top he covers a bunch of green stems and be- low produces a bouquet of flowers. Enjoying the magic Is Maggie Barrett.