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Maitland Valley Region H.A.S.C, Fall Newsletter - January 2009

We hope that everyone had a good Christmas with their family and that 2009 will be a happy & healthy year for you. We certainly are having lots of winter wether and there doesn't seem to be any change in store. It seems like we are in for an even colder week so bundle up and plan to stay inside as much as you can and keep warm.

An executive meeting was held at the home of George & Helen Underwood on Monday, January 5th to plan upcoming events.

Indoor meetings will be held in January, March and April on Sunday afternoons starting at 2:30 pm. These will be followed by a potluck supper. Please bring something for first course or dessert as well as your own plates, cutlery, mugs, etc. The club will supply beverages.

***There will not be an indoor meeting in February. Some members are going to be away and since it is often a stormy time, we have decided to eliminate that meeting.***

Coming Events

Sunday, January 18th - This will be our first indoor meeting for 2009. It will be held at the home of Helen & George Underwood (357-3619). They live on County Road #7 just north of Wingham (fire # 40413). George will give a presentation on Changes in Agriculture during the past 40+ years.

Sunday, March 15th - This meeting will be held at the Trillium Insurance Company office on top of the hill at the south end of Formosa. Our hosts will be Joe & Terri Reichenbach (507-2441). Jodi Benninger will give a talk on her work with HIV infected people when she travelled to Africa.

Sunday April 19th - This meeting will be held at the home of Burt & Marya Pinder (367-2778) in Mildmay. They live at 8 Pinkerton Street (3 blocks east and 1 block north of the traffic lights). Tim Willis & Ken Wood will give a presentation on the trip they took to Churchill, Manitoba in October.

*** If you have any questions about directions to the meeting places, please call the hosts and they will provide more directions. ***

Sunday, May 3rd - Our vehicle inspection will be held at the old wightman garage in Clifford (2 blocks south and 1 block east of the traffic lights) from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm. It is important to have your vehicle checked and mandatory if you plan to use it for club sponsored events. Bring your lawn chairs and plan to stay for a social time. The club will be supplying refreshments.

Monday, May 4th - An executive meeting will be held at 7:30 pm at the home of Murray & Mary Hall (335-6243). If you have any ideas for future meetings or tours please come to a meeting or contact one of the executive members with your suggestions. We are always looking for new places to visit and new programs for our indoor meetings.

Saturday, May 23rd - Our spring tour will be to the Blyth/Hensall area. We will leave from the plaza at the south end of Wingham at 9:30 am sharp. We plan to visit Everett Hessel's garage in Blyth and see his organized shop and collection of Model A Ford cars. From there, we will travel to Londesborough to Greyhaven Greenhouses to see their beautiful display of plants (Yes, they are for sale!!). We will have lunch at Kates station at Vanastra. After lunch, we will travel to Hensall to have a tour of the Iceculture plant (They have shipped their fantastic ice sculptures all over the world).

***This tour may have to be changed to Friday, May 22nd depending on the tour at Iceculture. This will be confirmed at an indoor meeting.***

Saturday, June 27th - This will be the date for our summer tour to Goderich. More details will be available in the next newsletter.

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