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Business WISE helps Lucan woman's hobby expand
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Times -Advocate, July 6, 1994i
Page 5
Rural businesses find co-operation better than competition
By Erin Lobb
T -A staff
LUCAN - Middlesex County
women are discovering new ways
rural
net -
to promote and encourage
businesswomen through
working and friendship. -
"I grow and arrange my own
dried flowers. Beinginvolved with
Business WISE gave me the op-
portunity to meet with other wom-
en, like me who are interested i
making extra income at home
said Sharon Haskett, a new Busi-
Back in Time...
By Ross Haugh from the archives of
the Exeter Times Advocate
10 YEARS AGO
July 4, 1984 - The village of Ilensall marked the end of l(x) years
of official history and launched itself into its second century with a
spirited, well-planned, event -filled four-day birthday party that was
thoroughly enjoyed by hundreds of local residents and guests from
as far away as Europe and British Columbia.
SHDHS math teacher Joanne Young was the recipient of some
surprising news, as well as some that was expected, during the past
'week.
The surprise came when she was acquitted on a trespass charge in
a Toronto court and the expected came when she received a letter
from the Huron County Board of Education advising she had been
suspended until further notice. Young says this summer she will
"join a peace camp in northern Saskatchewan to protest the seizure;,
of native lands to help test the cruise missile."
Since last week's reference to Fleck Manufacturing at Huron Park
receiving a Ford Motor Company plaque, it has been learned that
this award has been received by only six percent of Ford's
3,000 supplier plants.
25 YEARS AGO
July 3, 1969 - John Goddard of Hensall was the top grade 13 stu-
dent at SHQHS this year and marked the fourth consecutive time he
has headed his class. Best in the other four grades were Beth Cook,
Hensall; Anne Herdman, Centralia; Susan Tuckey, Exeter and John
Blackwell, Hensall.
Enrollment at the Huron Hope school for the Mentally Handi-
capped at Huron Park is expected to he up sharply this fall if present
plans materialize.
Rev. Howard G. Zurbrigg, minister at Crediton United Church for
the past four years has accepted a position as district secretary of the
Canadian Bible Society in the Hamilton District and Arthur Rader
of Dashwood has' received a call to be pastor of Peace Lutheran
Church in Calgary, Alberta.
35 YEARS AGO
June 4, 1959 -'Huron MPP C.S. MacNaughton and Mrs. Mac -
Naughton attended a Province of Ontario civic dinner in Toronto
Monday night in honour of Queen Elizabeth and PrincePhilip.
Corporal Tony Aquilina of Andrew street, Exeter as a member of
the RCAF Training Command Band has seen the Queen five times
already during Canadian tour.
40 YEARS AGO
June 12, 1954 - For 50 years Grand Bend has had an outdoor
church during the summer. This year's service started on Sunday
when cottagers and residents joined together to worship under the
trees at Grand Bend Unitcd Church.
Hensall's debenture bylaw to provide $30,000 for the installation
of an artificial ice plant has been passed.
50 YEARS AGO
July 4, 1944 - Gooseberry jam for overseas will he made at James
Street Church. Friday mo?ning. Any donations of gooseberries will
he gratefully accepted along with help in jam making.
75 YEARS AGO
July 5, 1919 -Mr. S.B. Stothers, agricultural representative for Hu-
ron county visited Dashwood Monday evening to arrange the prize
list for the Fall Fair. He also inspected the school garden and pro-
nounced it the best in Huron county.
A special Thanksgiving service for Peace was held at Trivitt Me-
morial Church Sunday evening. It was also the occasion of the annu-
al parade for the Orangemen of the district.
Exeter Methodists defeated Crediton Evangelicals in a league
game of baseball by a score of 14 to 7, Friday night.
ness WISE member.
Business WISE is an offshoot of
WRED (Women and Rural Ec-
onomic Development). WRED
was formed to identify five areas
where networking models could be
established.
It is believed that ,through net-
working amongst community mem-
bers better adaptations to changing
economic times will occur by dis-
cussing, organizing and taking in-
itiatives in projects targeted toward
rural business.
ural women have been iden-
tifi d by the Ontario Ministry of
Economic Development and Trade
as a priority group. Perth, Mid-
dlesex and Huron County have
been identified as countys with the
greatest need.
"Business WISE was formed as a
way to have women exchange idcas
in a casual seeing while having
fun," said Diane Hahn, Business
WISE organizer.
According to Hahn new business
*elationships have formed out of
networking. She explains that a
woman from Clinton who decorates
cakes will be providing them to an-
other woman who is having a grand
opening celebration.
"I met up with a woman from
Chirp Works who makes miniature
victorian birdhouses. I decided to
have her make some for the
wreaths that 1 make," said Haskett.
The evening social. usually be-
gins with dinner, and is followed
with floor prizes and an opportunity
for women to get up and talk about
or er . roe • ower arrangements is Sharon
Haskett. Rhian's Everlasting is the name Haskett has giver)
to the arrangments she creates. The Business WISE network
has allowed Haskett to meet other rural women involved in
businesses. It has also provided her an opportunity to nrafce
new friends and contacts without involving tvoical volunteer
duties.
Happy Birthday
CGlebraNng its 1 -25th Birthday on June 22 was the Royal Bank, Exeter branch. The bank
had some free gifts along with a b rbecue lunch. In the morning, Michael Skochinskl, left;
the manager of personal bankin(In Exeter, got some help from retired bankers Ralph
Marshall, centre; and Bud Wilson to cut the official birthday cake.
their business.
"This evening is ptrictly for
women. We all acknowledge that
the partner is equally involved, so
we are not excluding mcn. Women
are just much freer about dis-
cussing the problems and successes
of business. We didn't want to sti-
fle that energy by including men,"
said Hahn.
Business WISE organizations
arc making -their way into Huron
County. Haskett says that she ma*
CONSIDERING
BANKRUPTCY?
Call For Alternatives
Non -Profit
Credit Counselling
now available
in
Huron County
273-1020 .
family Counselling
hold the next one at her home in
Lucan. WRED would also like to
get five more local networks get es-
tablished.
"In these times we need to be
co-operative rather than com-
petitive," says Hahn.
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