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THE NEW TANNERTHURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 2018 7THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 20186 Legion news By: David Maloney P.R.O. ~ Branch 197 HiLLsview RepoRt By: Julie Conroy With all the excitement about the Junior Hockey games and the upcom- ing Olympics, I am sure the lovely Team Canada hockey sweater will be a popular item to win. It is the prize for our Feb- ruary fundraising draw. What person would not love to own it? When I was at the Centre last Tuesday, I saw the ladies leaving the horticulture class with beautiful miniature flower arrangements. It was a reminder that things will improve on such a bitterly cold day. If you weren't able to at- tend this workshop, it is repeated on January 16. 18 people attended the Lunch and Learn on January 2. The next one will be on Tuesday, February 6, and the lunch will be assorted wraps, soup and des- sert. The speaker will be talking about the Halton Police Services. Now we are over the festivities associated with Christmas and the New Year, we are look- ing forward to enjoying Chinese food and dancing on Monday, January 15. The monthly Men's Breakfast is on Tuesday, January 30. The speaker this month will be a rep- resentative from Dufferin Aggregate. It should be a very interesting meeting. Men, if you are interest- ed, please sign up. Paula Alves won the birthday pedicure com- pliments Georgetown Uptown Spa. Florence asked me to mention that there is still room if you would like to go on the Valentine Mys- tery Trip on February 14. For more information, check out the travel clip boards, or contact Flor- ence at the Georgetown Centre. Roberta Thompson told me Thursday after- noon's bid euchre had a great start to the New Year with six mooners. Shirley Hunter had the first mooner followed by two others and Rob- erta Thompson, Cheryl Savage and Frances Ho- genbirk each had one. Lunch on F r iday, January 19 will be sal- ad, chicken fingers, and noodles plus of course dessert fol lowed by Bingo at 1:15 p.m. There was no winner this week for the 50/50 draw, so next Friday it should be around $480. If you haven't paid your 2018 membership, your name will be removed from the drum this week. The monthly evening Bingo is on Saturday, January 20 at 7 p.m. The Centre would like to extend their sympa- thy to Paula Alves and her family on the recent passing of her mother. President Graham, on behalf of the execu- tive and members of Branch 197, offers deep- est condolences to the MacPhail family for the loss of our comrade and fellow executive mem- ber, George. George has served the Legion this past year on the execu- tive, but has been a great help volunteering at our Canada Day celebrations and car shows for many years. He will be greatly missed at the Branch. President Graham, on behalf of executive and members, offers con- dolences to Tony and Sharron Rouse for the loss of Tony's mother. There will be a Legion Tribute tonight--Jan. 11--for George McPhail, at the McKinnon Funer- al Home commencing at 7 p.m. The Branch will host a celebration of life ceremony on Saturday, January 9 in the Main Hall. At the January 1 Levee, three members' names were drawn to have their memberships prepaid for 2019. They are: John Arnold, D. K. Ford, and Wayne Young. Congratu- lations, guys. Last Saturday, we sent several teams to the Zone Cribbage tourna- ment, but only one team managed to get through to the next round. Well done Frank Single, Ivan Kilby, Wally Ellla, and Bren Irwin. When we got back to the Branch, we were em- barrassed to hear that the ladies' darts team made up of Peggy Harris, Sue Poulson, Anne Horne and Joan Maloney had just returned from the Bramalea Branch having bagged first place in their tournament. There is a Euchre tour- nament at the Branch this Saturday afternoon, Jan 13. Check the not ices behind the bar for up- coming events. Ladies Auxiliary Notes: Another year has come to an end. Happy New Year to all our comrades. We have had a very busy las t couple of months in the kitchen. A big thank you to the ladies who gave up their personal time to help out. A reminder that our LA Appreciation Din- ner is on February 10. Cocktails will be served at 6:30 p.m. and dinner 7 p.m. Our next booking is the Hockey Heritage Dinner on March 5. It's a large banquet, so we are going to need everyone's help. The LA is about pro- moting the work of the Ladies Auxiliary by vol- unteering a couple hours of your time. If you are able to help in any way for any upcoming banquets i.e.: cooking, serving, set up, etc., please contact Kim Young or myself. Let's not leave it to the same group of ladies all the time. Come out to our meet- ings to find out what is going on through the months. There are still a few ladies who haven't come out to pay their dues. Please do so as soon as you can. A shout out to our shut-ins. We are thinking about you. Get well soon. Celine Clarke President Ladies Auxiliary By: Harry Rudolfs A Guelph-Ermosa man already charged with six counts of arson in Wel- lington County faces a new arson charge. 28-year-old Justin Nicho- las Johnathon Beal of Guelph-Eramosa Town- ship has been booked by Wellington OPP with a suspicious fire that oc- curred on Fife Road on December 5, 2016. Wellington OPP and the Ontario Fire Marshall have been investigating a string of suspicious fires that occurred on rural properties and abandoned buildings in southern Wellington County between Octo- ber 2016 and June 2017. Several suspicious fires were also set in Halton Hills and Erin Township during that time. These incidents remain under investigation. Beal was released on bail in Guelph on Oc- tober 30, and the new charge has been added to the list that he al- ready faces. "The case on these suspicious fires is not closed," accord- ing to Constable Joshua Cunningham, media re- lations officer for the Wellington OPP. Cun- ningham added that a big part of the investiga- tion has been led by tips from the public, and he encouraged anyone with any information on these incidents to contact au- thorities. Suspected arsonist charged in relationship to an additional fire USE CAUTION: Winter can make for pretty rural scenery, but when driving be extra careful of pedestrians needing to use the roads too. - Les Schmidt photo