Make plans to take part in Frost Fest
Annual celebration of winter in Prescott set
for Feb. 14-16
PRESCOTT Expect a flurry of activity in the Fort
Town next weekend.
This year's Frost Festival runs from Friday, Feb. 14 to Sunday,
Feb. 16. Sponsored by the Prescott BIA, the municipality, The
Prescott Journal and other companies, groups and advertisers,
the town's winter festival will offer numerous indoor and outdoor
activities for people of all ages.
"It will be a little bigger than ever," said organizer
Mike Boyles.
Leading off the schedule is a Valentine Tea and Bake Sale
Friday from 11 am to 1:30 pm at St. Paul's United Church Hall.
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 97 will host a Valentine Dance
Friday night. Music will be performed by Sue Munro and Key Country.
The annual Randy Kroone Memorial Mixed Sno-Pitch Tournament
will get the ball rolling Saturday morning and afternoon at the
RCA ball park near the corner of Sophia and Churchill.
The Kinsmen Club of Prescott is sponsoring the event; proceeds
go to local palliative care services. To enter a team, contact
Art at 925-1315.
The popular lumberjack contest will take place Saturday morning
in the parking lot in front of Beach Home Hardware. Everyone
is welcome to participate.
Events include chain sawing, cross-cut sawing and nail driving.
Prizes will be awarded. Registration is set for 9 am; the fun
begins at 10 am.
Downtown, free hay rides will be offered from noon until 2
pm at the clock tower lot.
Friendship Hall on Henry Street West will be the site of the
U.N. Student Committee's roast beef dinner late Saturday afternoon.
Dinner will be served at 4:30 and 6 pm.
The evening will be capped at 7:30 pm by a giant fireworks
show on the waterfront near Fort Wellington.
Branch 97 will also be serving breakfast Sunday morning. The
menu includes bacon, ham, eggs, home fries, juice and coffee.
Admission can be paid at the door.
The big event of the day will be the dog sled run at the Prescott
Golf Club. There will be free rides for the kids after the run,
time permitting. The club house will be open for refreshments.
Kids of all ages are encouraged to take part in a snowman
contest. Build a snowman in the front yard and you may win a
prize. Judging will is scheduled to take place Sunday, Feb. 16.
Call 925-4324 to enter; leave your name and address.
In addition to the scheduled activities, there will be sledding
and tobogganing opportunities throughout the weekend on the hills
at Fort Wellington.
Free public skating will be offered Friday from 2:30 to 3:30
pm and Sunday from 2 to 3:30 pm at the Leo Boivin Community Centre.
For more information on the 2003 Fort Town Frost Festival,
call 925-2812.
THIS WEEK
McDonald's expected to open next month
PRESCOTT Anyone experiencing a Big Mac attack will have
to wait a bit longer to satisfy the craving in Prescott.
Construction of a McDonald's Restaurant on Prescott Centre
Drive north of South Grenville District High School is slightly
behind schedule, according to a company spokesperson. It had
been expected the fast-food outlet would be open by the end of
February.
However, it now appears the opening date will be in mid to
late March, according to the spokesperson.
The new restaurant, which will include a drive-thru, will
employ about 50 people. Job applications for the Prescott outlet
are being accepted at the Brockville McDonald's restaurant on
Parkedale Avenue (342-5551).
The Prescott location will be company owned and operated.
Shakespeare festival volunteers to meet
PRESCOTT Anyone interested in volunteering for the upcoming
St. Lawrence Shakespeare Festival is invited to attend a meeting
to be held tonight (Wednesday, Feb. 5) at 7 pm at Walker House.
The first annual festival is set for this June and July at
the amphitheatre on Prescott's waterfront.
Walker House is located at the corner of King and Mary streets
just west of Prescott Health Centre.
The festival has announced its first corporate event co-sponsor
is Prescott-based Grenville Community Futures Development Corporation.
Tickets now on sale for chamber banquet
PRESCOTT Tickets are now on sale for the Prescott and
District Chamber of Commerce 2003 awards banquet.
The silent auction and dinner, which will include the presentation
of awards recognizing business achievement, community service
and youth, will take place Monday, March 10 at St. Mark's Parish
Centre.
The guest speaker at this year's banquet will be Steve McAllister,
a former Prescott resident who is sports editor of The Globe
and Mail.
Guests can view and bid on the many silent auction items during
a get-acquainted hour beginning at 6 pm. Dinner and the awards
presentation will follow.
Tickets ($25) are available at all three banks in Prescott
or from Debbie Lawless at 925-2171. She and Mike Boyles (925-4324)
will accept bookings to reserve tables for parties of eight people.
Silent auction items can be dropped off at RBC Royal Bank
in Prescott or by contacting Boyles for pick-up.
Expansion in the works at Pirelli
Johnstown plant may hire up to 50 new workers; company
officials caution plans yet to be finalized
By Monica Whitney, Journal Staff Writer
JOHNSTOWN Pirelli Cables Inc. east of Prescott is seeing
a boost in activity as the company gears for an expansion of
facilities and increase in employees to handle extra work.
Pirelli officials confirm the local manufacturer of medium
and high-voltage cables for utility companies is expanding, although
they stress the plans are not yet formalized.
Local office administrator Carol Singleton said an expansion
is occurring due to the closure of a Pirelli Cables plant in
Colusa, California last December. The Johnstown plant is receiving
some of that company's equipment and some construction work has
begun locally, she added.
The company is "still trying to keep a lid on things,"
she said, adding she had no further details or specifics on the
expansion.
Although Singleton is expecting more information on the plans
in the next couple weeks, she said there has been some speculation
the company could be hiring up to 70 people.
In the meantime, the company has been operating with a minimal
staff of 24 (22 in the plant and two in the office) since downsizing
in 1996.
"It's wonderful news; it really is," Singleton said,
although she cautioned it is important people do not get their
hopes up at this point.
"We're trying to keep as low a profile as possible.
"Things are happening, but we don't know exactly what
the structure is going to be," she added.
Sylvain Dubois, Pirelli human resources manager for Canada
who oversees the Johnstown plant, also confirmed the expansion
plans, but noted nothing is formal.
"We don't want to create expectations," he said
from his St. Jean, Quebec office Monday afternoon.
Pirelli in Johnstown is receiving machines and equipment,
and could be hiring close to 50 people if the project plans are
confirmed, Dubois said.
He added he hoped to have more details in one or two months.
Pirelli opened the 75,000-square-foot plant in Johnstown in
Sept. 1982 at a cost of $15 million.
It opened with 49 employees, and at its peak, employed about
70 people.
The plant rebounded after a shutdown of several months as
a cost-cutting measure during a North American market slump in
the fall of 1992, and it again experienced a downturn in 1996,
when staff went from 67 to 13 people.
The local site is one of about 63 Pirelli cable manufacturing
plants worldwide.
The company also has plants in tire and telecommunication
divisions.
The North American head office is located in Columbia, South
Carolina, while worldwide operations are guided from Milan, Italy.
Charges pending in fatal collision
Family and friends gather to pay tribute to crash victim
PRESCOTT Charges are pending in a two-vehicle collision
late last Wednesday afternoon that claimed the life of an Edwardsburgh/Cardinal
woman.
Jane Stuart Kines, 68, died from injuries she sustained in
the crash that occurred on County Road 2 just east of Bingo International.
Grenville County OPP report a Mazda Protege driven by Kines
was eastbound at about 5:30 pm when it was struck almost head-on
by a westbound Oldsmobile Achieva driven by Terry Hutt, 50, of
Johnstown.
Firefighters extricated both drivers from their vehicles.
They were then transported by ambulance to Brockville General
Hospital, where Stuart was pronounced dead. Hutt, who sustained
serious injuries in the crash, including a fractured leg and
collapsed lung, was transferred to Kingston General Hospital
that evening in critical condition.
No one else was in either car.
County Road 2 was closed for more than four hours as investigators
gathered information at the scene. Eastbound traffic was rerouted
to Windmill Road; motorists travelling westbound were advised
to use highways 16 and 401.
An OPP news release issued late Wednesday stated alcohol was
being investigated as a possible factor in the collision. The
road was bare and dry at the time of the collision
Constable Holly Howard, community services officer at Grenville
detachment, said Monday charges are pending. She also noted anyone
who witnessed the collision is asked to contact the OPP at 925-4221.
Constable Dave Thompson is the lead officer in the investigation.
Celebrating a productive life
At a funeral service held Monday morning at St. John's Anglican
Church in Prescott, hundreds of people gathered to celebrate
the life of Jane Kines. The British-born nurse, educator, journalist
and church activist who lived in the Cardinal area the past six
years was remembered as someone who did not back down from a
challenge.
Kines worked as a district health nurse in Kenya and founded
training and health care centres in that African nation and in
Central America to deal with famine, disease and poverty. In
addition to her time as an editor and photographer, Kines was
a district governor of Toastmasters International and a lay reader
at her home church, St. Paul's Anglican in Cardinal.
Bishop George Bruce described Kines as "a complete woman"
who saw a need in the community and did something about it. Rev.
Tom Wilson, an Anglican priest and friend of Kines, noted Kines
had an energy that enabled her to accomplish a great deal in
her lifetime.
"She cared about many things and many people," Wilson
said.
Kines is survived be her husband Wayne, son Robin and daughter
Helena as well as step-children, grandchildren and step-grandchildren.
A memorial service will take place Saturday, Feb. 22 at St.
John's Anglican Church in Ottawa.
Buy a ticket and support scholarship program at Grenville
Christian College
Dream home, gold bullion among the options available to
grand prize winner
By David Dickenson, Journal Staff Writer
MAITLAND - The time has come for Grenville Christian College's
2003 Super Lotta Gold Rush.
The annual draw, which has been run since 1986, is the university
preparatory school's largest fundraiser for the college's scholarship
program.
"All the proceeds go towards our scholarship and bursary
program since we get no money from the government," said
Grand Draw Manager, Teresa Jansman. The draw helps out students
in Ontario who would flourish in the environment but wouldn't
be able to attend due to financial constraints."
According to Jansman, more than 50 students, including many
from the area, received financial aid from last year's draw.
"The draw seems to be helping more and more local students
attend," said Jansman. "We've had a significant increase
in our day students and more students are now able to look at
GCC as an option."
This year's draw has some changes in it which the school believes
will make it more exciting.
"We are very excited that for the first time our dream
home will be in Brockville," said Jansman. "It's being
built by Coombe Custom Homes and will be an exciting change with
the home so local. Last year's home was in Gananoque and we've
had cottages along the 1,000 Islands, but never anything so close."
Only 11,000 draw tickets will be sold with one in every nine
tickets a winner. This years grand prize options include a dream
home built on Cuthbertson Ave. in Brockville and gold bullion.
Early bird draws offer $1,000 every week for 15 weeks.
"We go about this by selling dreams," said Jansman.
"Tickets are $100, but I believe we are the only draw in
Ontario to offer discounts to people on the tickets, for instance
if you bought three tickets it would cost $250 instead of the
$300 it would cost normally."
This year's winner will have their choice of a dream home
in Brockville valued at $210,000, $150,000 in gold bullion, $50,000
in cash as well as a 2003 Jaguar XK8 convertible valued at $172,756.75,
a three-in-one automotive package of a 2003 Chevy Trail Blazer,
Mercedes SLK 320 sport and a Harley Davidson FatBoy valued at
$156,912.60.
"Also for the first time, beginning on Feb. 13 we will
be live on the radio every Tuesday to give away $1,000 in an
early bird draw," said Jansman. "Every ticket drawn
for this will receive the prize and be put back into the draw
for more chances to win."
The ticket purchase deadline is May 25, with the grand prize
draw on May 29.
Tickets can be purchased by calling the 24-hour express ticket
sales line at 1-800-268-3253 or 341-9329.
OPP NEWS
Four charged in recent cases involving snowmobile, ATV thefts
SOUTH GRENVILLE Four people face charges in connection
with a string of snowmobile and ATV thefts in the Prescott area.
Constable Duke made four arrests last week. Three 17-year-old
youths from the area and one Prescott man have been charged with
theft under $5,000, break and enter and possession of property
obtained by crime. Further charges are pending, an OPP news release
stated.
One young person believed to be involved had yet to be arrested
as of Monday morning.
ATV stolen at Bethel Road business
AUGUSTA Grenville County OPP are investigating the theft
of another ATV.
A green 2001 Honda TRX 350 "Four Trax" was left
at Knapp's Paving on Bethel Road on the afternoon of Jan. 29;
the machine was taken later that night. The ATV had an Ontario
licence plate 38AP3 attached.
Constable Gaston Thibodeau is the investigating officer.
VIN was changed, driver charged
PRESCOTT A Cardinal man was charged following an early-morning
vehicle stop Feb. 1. OPP Constable Duke pulled over a 1990 Ford
Taurus wagon on Edward Street just after 4 am. The car was found
to have a vehicle identification number that had been changed.
The vehicle was held for examination by an expert. A 34-year-old
Cardinal man was charged with possession of property obtained
by crime and is scheduled to appear in Brockville court March
14.
Alcohol stolen from residence
EDWARDSBURGH A break and enter occurred at a Rooney
Road residence Feb. 1.
Constable Duke arrived at about 11:30 pm to find a door to
the home had been forced open and damaged. A case of beer and
several bottles of liquor were taken. Police believe at least
two people were involved; a small pick-up truck may have been
used, according to police.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the OPP detachment
in Prescott (925-4221) or Crime Stoppers (1-800-222-8477).
RIDE check in Augusta Township results in drug charge, warnings
AUGUSTA A RIDE check conducted during the early-morning
hours of Feb. 2 resulted in four Highway Traffic Act warnings
and one drug charge.
A 19-year-old Augusta Township man driving a 1996 Pontiac
Grand Prix was stopped at the intersection of county roads 15
and 26. He was subsequently arrested, as was a 19-year-old male
passenger also from Augusta.
The driver was released unconditionally; the passenger is
facing charges in connection with a controlled substance.
Two hundred nineteen vehicles were stopped by OPP officers
at the RIDE check.
Chamber seeks nominees for local awards
PRESCOTT Nominations are now being accepted for the
annual awards presented by the Prescott and District Chamber
of Commerce.
The awards for community service and business achievement
will be presented Monday, March 10 at the chamber banquet to
be held at St. Mark's Parish Centre. The Connie Dickey Youth
Award will also be presented at the banquet.
The guest speaker is Steve McAllister, sports editor of
The Globe and Mail and the son of Jean Dufour and Lionel
McAllister of Prescott.
The deadline for nominations is Wednesday, Feb. 26. Entries,
which should include the name of the nominee and information
supporting the nomination, can be mailed to Awards Committee,
Prescott and District Chamber of Commerce, Box 2000, Prescott
ON K0E 1T0.
For more information on the awards or for tickets to the banquet,
contact Mike Boyles at 925-4324 or Lewis Beach at 925-4286.
St. Lawrence Printing, publisher of The Prescott Journal,
was the recipient of last year's business achievement award.
Norm Fortier received the community service award, and Kaitlynn
Dodge and Mackenzie Eaton were co-winners of the Connie Dickey
Youth Award.
Van stolen from parking lot at South Grenville high school
PRESCOTT A van was stolen last Thursday from the main
parking lot of South Grenville District High School, according
to the Prescott Police Service.
The blue Dodge Caravan with Ontario plates AEXR 329 is believed
to have been stolen sometime between 8 am and 1:20 pm that day.
The van had not been recovered as of Monday; Constable Darren
Davis is the investigating officer.
In all, the municipal police department investigated 56 general
incidents and three motor vehicle collisions between Jan. 27
and Feb. 2.
On Jan. 27, police were advised the locks on pop machines
located on both sides of King Street West between Centre and
George streets had been cut off during the overnight hours. However,
entry was not gained in either case. Constable Cindy Bisson is
the investigating officer.
Anyone with information on these or any other occurrences
in town is asked to contact the Prescott Police Service (925-4252)
or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
The Prescott Police Station is located at the corner of Centre
and Henry streets.
Temporary changes are not enough
High school principal asks town for crossing guard at
Edward Street crosswalk
By Tim Ruhnke, Journal Editor
PRESCOTT The principal of South Grenville District High
School has asked the town to provide a crossing guard at the
Edward Street crosswalk near the school.
In a letter received by the municipality Monday, Brenda Ramsay
notes recent changes made to the street near the Prescott Centre
Drive intersection may provide some relief to motorists. The
town installed flex posts down the centre line last Tuesday and
later placed overhead signs to mark the return of two northbound
and southbound lanes just south of the intersection. The area
was designated a construction zone; measures taken by the town
are temporary.
Last November, the Ministry of Transportation added a left
turn lane northbound on Edward; this resulted in the loss of
a southbound lane between the intersection and the main entrance
to the high school.
In her letter, Ramsay states the changes made by the town
last week do not address concerns about the crosswalk just south
of Victor Road. There are no overhead lights or signals to alert
drivers to the crosswalk.
The principal is asking the town to post a crossing guard
at the crosswalk for an hour before school starts each morning,
during lunch hour and after school lets out in the afternoon.
Ramsay noted in a presentation to council late last year the
crosswalk had always been a safety concern given the number of
incidents in which pedestrians were struck or almost struck by
vehicles. Increased traffic volumes and changes made to Edward
Street last fall made the situation worse, according to Ramsay.
A crossing guard is in place at the crosswalk for elementary
school students, but at different times than what the high school
is requesting.
Councillor Terry McConnell, chairman of the town's transportation
and environmental services committee, noted Monday night the
crosswalk is now believed to be illegal because of its proximity
to the traffic lights to the north. Town officials will look
into how that may affect the use of crossing guards at that site,
he added.
The municipality is studying possible options to address concerns
about crosswalks on Edward Street and pedestrian traffic in the
area.
Local Catholic schools report mixed results in province-wide
testing
PRESCOTT Provincial test results for individual schools
operated by the Catholic District School Board of Eastern Ontario
have been released.
The annual assessments, administered last spring by the Education
Quality and Accountability Office, tested students in grades
3 and 6 for their proficiency in reading, writing and mathematics.
St. Mark Catholic School in Prescott scored above the provincial
and board averages in Grade 3 reading and mathematics. Fifty-six
per cent of St. Mark Grade 3 students met or exceeded the provincial
standard in reading; the board and provincial scores were 46
and 50 per cent respectively.
In mathematics, 62 per cent of St. Mark students reached the
provincial standard compared to 53 per cent board-wide and 58
per cent of Grade 3 students across Ontario.
However, St. Mark scored below the board and provincial averages
in reading. Forty-six per cent achieved the provincial standard
at St. Mark; the board and province-wide totals were 49 and 54
per cent respectively.
"We continue to stress the necessity for daily reading,"
St. Mark's February newsletter states. "It is necessary
for our students to master and become proficient readers; therefore,
daily reading practice with parents is necessary."
Grade 6 students at St. Joseph Catholic School scored below
the board average in all three subjects in tests conducted last
spring. Thirty-seven per cent of Grade 6 students at St. Joseph
met or exceeded the provincial standard in reading compared to
46 per cent board-wide. St. Joseph scored 37 and 43 per cent
in mathematics and writing respectively; Eastern Ontario Catholic
district Grade 6 students scored 42 per cent in mathematics and
45 per cent in writing.
Board officials and principals are working with teachers and
school councils to review test results and develop achievement
goals as part of improvement plans for each of the Eastern district's
33 elementary schools that took part in either the Grade 3 or
Grade 6 testing.
Order crocuses now
SOUTH GRENVILLE There is still time to place orders
for this year's CNIB crocus sale.
To place an order, call Doug Mather at 342-3062. Crocuses
will also be sold by volunteers this Saturday, Feb. 8 at the
mall in Brockville.
Town council gives skateboarders a boost
PRESCOTT A bid to obtain Trillium Foundation funding
for a skateboard park in the north end of town has received support
from Prescott council.
A group of skateboard enthusiasts has been trying to secure
a permanent site in town. A temporary site in a portion of the
clock tower parking lot was used on a trial basis last summer.
A possible site between the two ball diamonds near the corner
of Sophia Street and Churchill Road West has been identified,
according to group spokesperson Nancy Lane. She told council
Monday night the location is "a good spot" for a park;
lights are already in place, and the site is away from residential
areas.
The recreational site is on land that is the subject of a
lease agreement between the municipality and Kriska. The company
has been very supportive of the skateboarders' effort, council
was told.
Mayor Robert Lawn said he would send a confirmation letter
to Trillium on behalf of the municipality.
The group has already begun fundraising activities in support
of the skateboard park initiative.
Full house expected at fish and game club annual banquet
PRESCOTT - A full house is expected at the annual Grenville
Fish & Game Club Banquet this Saturday, Feb. 8
"Our banquet has been sold out since before the tickets
were even printed in November," said club President Lynn
Holmes.
"I wish I had more to give, since we are still getting
calls for tickets. We even have people wanting to buy tickets
for next year."
This is the fifth straight year the club has sold out the
annual banquet, according to Holmes.
The night at St. Mark's Parish Centre (corner of Edward and
James streets) will begin at 5 pm with supper beginning at 6
pm with an auction and dance to follow.
The night will also see the unveiling of the painting the
club commissioned from an Ottawa artist which includes a member
of the club that won last year's goose hunt.
Notable prizes for the auction include a log splitter, a computer
and a boat motor and trailer.
"It's going to be a good night," said Holmes.
"Ours is always a little bit different from everyone
else's. There's a nice supper, an auction and a dance to follow."
SCHOOL SCENE
CENTENNIAL '67/NORTH EDWARDSBURGH PUBLIC SCHOOL: This is Winter
Fun Week at Centennial '67 with a variety of school spirit activities
organized by our student council: pajama and bedtime story day,
Hawaiian beach day, hat day, skating, scavenger hunt and outdoor
winter activities.
Our boys basketball team competed in intramural games Monday
at St. Michael's.
French club is rehearsing a play during after-school meetings.
At NEPS, we welcome back Mrs. Doucette (Kindergarten) after
her medical leave.
SOUTH EDWARDSBURG PUBLIC SCHOOL: Staff members Mr. McElrea
and Mrs. Ion, and our grades 5/6 students, left early this morning
for an exciting and cultural trip to "École de neige"
in the Province of Quebec. Bon voyage!
Congratulations to our French "Étoiles de la semaine"
for the week ending Jan. 31: grade 1/2 Delanie Bertrend;
grade 3/4 Sailor St. Louis; grade 5/6 Dustin Rennick
and Marise Bailey; grade 7/8 John Bosman.
The Kindergarten class acknowledges Mrs. Albers for joining
with her guitar to sing "Space Songs" in the month
of January. February's theme is Friendship and Nursery Rhymes.
The hot lunch today is pizza; next week, it's hot dogs.
ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC SCHOOL: Congratulations to our senior
boys and girls basketball teams. Both teams played in a tournament
at St. Michael's School last Thursday. They are to be congratulated
on their level of play and their sportsman-like conduct. They
will be busy preparing themselves for an upcoming tournament
next week.
We will be having a school mass this Wednesday at 11 am in
our school gymnasium. All parents and friends are invited to
attend.
Grade 8 graduation pictures will be taken this Thursday, Feb.
6.
Our school council is sponsoring another dance for students
this Friday. Students had a wonderful time at the December dance,
and this one should prove to be just as good. Come out and show
your support!
The Knights of Columbus Free Throw Competition will be held
Saturday at St. Joe's. Our school will be welcoming students
from all over. Those students chosen to attend should be at St.
Joe's for 8:45 am. Registration will take place prior to the
event.
Congratulations to our students of the week: Alexandra Wynands,
Charlie Hansen, Amanda Kinch, Ryan Pyke, Chris Foster, Mark Charlebois,
Shane Whitney, Chris Noonan, Matt Pigeon, Jordan Villeneuve.
ST. MARK CATHOLIC SCHOOL: We will continue mid-year testing
in mathematics, reading and writing this week in our grade 1-3
classes.
Our EQAO results were presented to school council last week
and to all of our parent community via our february newsletter.
Any parents requiring further information are invited to contact
the school.
St. Mark Catholic School council is sponsoring a valentine
chocolate fundraiser by selling Caramilk chocolate bars. The
campaign will run from Feb. 5-19. An early bird draw for a CD
Walkman will be held Feb. 14, and mini-draws and the grand prize
draw will be held at an assembly Feb. 19.
Kindergarten Registration Week is Feb. 17-21. Parents having
children four years of age by Dec. 31/03 are eligible for junior
kindergarten registration. Parents having children five years
of age by Dec. 31/03 are eligible for senior kindergarten. Kindly
contact the school at 925-3581 to set up an appointment.
Our All Star Reading Strategies this week are: Kindergarten
Book Awareness Strategies ("Which way do you go?");
Grade 1 Book Awareness Strategies ("Super see-through");
Grade 2 Ways to respond ("Read and do"); Grade
3 Unstuck Strategies ("Word power with rhyming parts").
The hot lunch this week is pizza (Wednesday for JK/SK A and
Thursday for JK/SK B).
Weaving and dinner on the menu
WALKER HOUSE NEWS by MARNIE LIPPIATT
A good group attended our pot luck and annual meeting. Although
only a few people stayed for the evening, we enjoyed playing
some of the old board games. If anyone knows the general rules
of dominoes, perhaps they would share them with us.
We still have room for one more in our "Learn to Weave"
class Tuesday afternoons. Please call 925-5300 for information.
Mark your calendar for a pork dinner Feb. 21. We will also
have a vegetarian dish plus all the fixings. Please call to reserve
your seat.
Board members are reminded of the next meeting Monday, Feb.
10 at 10 am.
Card game winners: Monday bridge 1st, Ruth Britnell;
2nd, Bea Hemsley; door prize, Kitty Wormington. Thursday night
euchre 1st, Pete Lowry; 2nd, Mary Reynolds; 3rd, Gladys
Somerville; door prize, Pat McPhee.
Party celebrates ski trails
MAITLAND NEWS by Jane Fullarton
There will be a Family Fun Day to celebrate the 30th anniversary
of the Maitland Trails Saturday, Feb. 15 from noon to 4 pm at
the Maitland hall. Come and enjoy an afternoon of cross-country
skiing on the trails or skating on the MERC rink. Refreshments
will be available in MERC Hall. There will be a bonfire, and
outdoor games for children are planned. The day promises to be
fun for the whole family. For more information, call Wayne Brohman
at 348-3432.
A youth dance will be held at MERC Hall Friday, Feb. 7 from
7 to 10 pm for students in grades 5 through 8. Wear red and white
to help celebrate an early Valentines Day. Supervisors are always
needed. Call Cindy Turton at 348-1760 or Susan Clarke at 348-3088
if you can help.
The next Seniors' Luncheon in Maitland will be held Feb. 12
from noon to 1:30 pm at MERC Hall. The menu this month is ham,
scalloped potatoes, dessert and coffee or tea. Entertainment
will be music and humorous recitations by Ruth Vincent and Ralph
Hopkins. Transportation is available. Call the VON office at
342-3693 by Feb. 10 to confirm attendance.
Gentle yoga classes are being offered at Maitland Public School
on Thursdays from 8:45 to 10:15 am in the gym. Call Carole at
345-7519 for more information.
Sweatheart of a luncheon set for Valentine's Day
PRESCOTT A special Valentine's Day luncheon and bake
sale will be presented at St. Paul's United Church hall Friday,
Feb. 14 from 11 am to 1:30 pm.
Tickets are available at the door; the church is located at
George and Dibble streets in Prescott.
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