The Creemore
Echo
Friday, April 7, 2017 Vol. 17
No. 15
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News and views in and around Creemore
Inside the Echo
Strumming Along
Sweet Celebration
Mulmur celebrates Canada150
Student gets the gift of music
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New church comes to Creemore
Choir performs wartime music
by Trina Berlo Clearview Community Church is branching out, bringing a weekly Sunday service to Creemore starting April 16. The majority of the weekly sermons will be delivered by Clayton Culham, who grew up in Creemore. He will be the campus pastor, while lead pastor for both branches of Clearview Community Church Tony DenBok will be in Creemore once a month. Culham said the two pastors will coordinate their sermons in order to keep a common thread between the two churches. Culham has been at Clearview Community Church for two years, running missions, training small group leaders, discipleship, and leading a mid-week service. He also runs the Creemore Kids Club, held the last Friday of the month at Nottawasaga and Creemore Public School. He said between 15 and 20 youth in Grades 1-8 attend each month to play games in the school gymnasium. “We s ee a need for another communication of what church is about,” said Culham. “We run into a lot of families in Creemore that have expressed a need for help and we want to help support them and help them (See “Services” on page 3)
The Treblemakers are performing a concert in Creemore this Saturday, April 8, featuring music of the 1920s to the 1940s: Remembering the War Years, featuring special guests Susan Connolly on violin and bass, and percussionist Quammie Williams. The choir is directed by Penelope Dale, accompanied by Rich Maddock. The concert is at the Creemore Legion, beginning at 2 p.m. Free will offerings accepted. For more information and to order advance tickets, contact Penelope Dale at 705-352-4595 or info@ thetreblemakers.ca.
New Lowell Legion hosts hypnotist
Staff photo: Trina Berlo
Clayton Culham is the campus pastor at the new Creemore branch of Clearview Community Church, offering Sunday services at Station on the Green.
RAY's Place builds scholarship fund by Trina Berlo Looking to support students in the upcoming school year, RAY’s Place is offering scholarships to those in post secondary school and exploring ways to support younger students as they choose a career path. RAY’s Place scholarships are available to students in Clearview and Mulmur Townships and applications are now available at Collingwood Collegiate Institute, Stayner Collegiate Institute, Jean Vanier Catholic High School and Centre Dufferin District
High School in Shelburne. Since the scholarship program began in 2012, RAY’s Place has awarded 12 scholarships and 23 bursaries, totalling more than $250,000. For the coming school year, there is at least one full university scholarship and $4,000 in bursaries available for the next academic year but Chair Doug Mills said he is hoping there will be more. Eligible students must have an academic average of 80 per cent or higher and demonstrate a financial need. More than 60 applications were
You are invited to join us for The Purple Hills Arts and Heritage Society`s
Annual General Meeting Sunday, April 9 at 1:30 p.m. at Station on the Green
considered during the past two years. Mills said RAY’s Place is launching a new fundraising campaign. “We have not gone out to the community for two years,” he said. “We wanted to stand back and reassess what we wanted to do.” The organization was founded as a resource for youth, named for its RentA-Youth program (RAY). In addition to collecting scholarships and other fundraising, RAY’s Place continues to connect young people (See “RAYʼs” on page 3)
The New Lowell Legion is hosting hypnotist Adam Graeme on Friday, April 21. The family-friendly show begins at 8 p.m. Admission costs $10 in advance and $12 at the door for adults and $5 in advance and $7 at the door for youth 12 and under. Proceeds go the Legion. For tickets and information call 705424-1621 or drop in to the Legion on Friday nights.
Lions host medium The Stayner Lions Club is presenting an evening with spiritual medium Chris Stillar on Saturday, April 22. The event is a fundraiser for the club’s community projects. The event includes a Q&A session and opportunities to experience random messages from “the other side”. Tickets cost $30 in advance and $35 at the door. The seminar runs from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Stayner Arena. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. For more information call Sandra Squire at 705-428-6316. Tickets are available at Stayner Home Hardware and Torn Pages.
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Followed by a screening of
Creemore Springs: The Inside Story plus Q&A with John Wiggins and a few other folks from the Brewery starting at 2:30 p.m.
Feel free to enjoy all or part of the afternoon with us. Popcorn and beverages will be served.
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