New Lowell News
By Sandra Bednarek
There isn’t a nicer time of year when spring has sprung and is leading into summer. Take a walk around the village and you will see green luscious grass, lovely flowers and busy people out walking, riding or just visiting with neighbours. Oh, it is great to live a small, safe neighbourhood!
The Seniors invite you to join them at 1:30 pm on Wednesday for an afternoon of euchre at the New Lowell Legion. It is a delightful way to spend an afternoon with friends.
The New Lowell United Church will be hosting a Golf Tournament on Saturday, June 21 at the Wasaga Sands Golf and Country Club starting at 1:30 pm. If you are reading this on Friday, July 20, you still have time to call Tom Macham at 705-424-0579 to book a place. It is a real deal – you get 18 holes of golf, a cart, prizes galore and a tasty roast beef dinner all for $110. You will be receipted for some of this amount. If you would like to join us for just the meal, it is $25. This is our annual fundraiser for our Accessibility fund. The Contractor will start our new addition to the church in early March, 2015.
Avening United Church will have its last service in the 142-year-old church on Sunday, June 22. This service will be a “family” service for all of the families that have worshiped there in the past and present. Reverend Tony Rennett will lead the congregation through this difficult, but also joyous, service. After June 22, the Creemore United Church Pastoral Charge will be a two-point charge with St. John’s United Church in Creemore and New Lowell United Church.
Starting on Sunday, June 29, and for the month of July, there will be one service at 10:15 am at St. John’s. In August, the services will be at New Lowell United. Beginning in the fall, you are welcome to worship at 9:45 am at New Lowell United or at 11 am at St. John’s on Sundays.
The children at the New Lowell Central Public School are getting ready for their summer vacation. The week of June 23 will be busy with graduation, class programs, and, I am sure, some cleaning out of those desks! A thank you to all of the staff at the public school for a successful year with all of our children.
Please watch for the children on the roads as they are riding bikes and running with their friends. The community says a very important thank you to Laura Macham for doing an outstanding job of making sure our children get to school safely while having to cross a busy road. Thanks, Laura, for your year as a Crossing Guard!
To Jane Anderson, the school secretary who answers phone calls, deals with children, staff and parents, plus all the other office duties throughout the day, we say a big thanks for a job well done.
A certain very busy member of our village celebrated a special birthday on June 6. She is a kind and gentle person who loves to help out her church, family and friends. Happy Birthday, M.M.
Don’t forget our Farmers’ Market on Wednesday evenings from 6 pm til dusk. You will be surprised with all of the crafts, flowers and home baking. It surely is a good place to meet those neighbours who have been shut in during the nasty winter months. So come over to the Recreation Park and enjoy a nice village evening. You also might take in a soccer or baseball game on the same night.
Talking about soccer, the TV at my house has been on all day every day with the World Cup. This shouldn’t be a surprise to those that know that “Mr. Soccer” lives with me! He sits and uses his referee skills from his lounging chair, and often he calls it before the referee blows the whistle. It is a fun time, but frankly I am glad it only comes every four years! Oh, yes we don’t cheer for any particular team, just “watch and enjoy” -– the best team will win! (From the “Book of Philosophy on Soccer” by F.B.!)
That’s the news from in and around New Lowell. If you have anything to share, please contact Sandra (between 4 pm and 7pm) at 705-424-6497 or sandra@bednarek.ca.
