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Adventure in Citizenship
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Nicole Stewart displays her Canadian Citizenship Certificate received during the Rotary Adventure in Citizenship Program she attended this past May in Ottawa.
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Nicole Stewart (middle right) and Tristyn Wylie at the home of their hosts Isabel and Paul Moen during the Rotary Adventure in Citizenship Program this past May in Ottawa.
ThankstotheRotaryClubofTavistock,NicoleStewarthas
manymemoriestoshareofher4-dayAdventureinCitizenshipPrograminOttawa.Thispastspring,May3rdto7th,2014,Nicolejoinedwith200otherstudentsfromacrossCanadaforthe64theditionoftheprogramhostedbytheRotaryClubofOttawa. Itwasauniqueopportunityfortheseyoungstudentsto“familiarizethemselveswiththekeyvaluesthatshapeCanada,”saidGovernorGeneralDavidJohnston,whowroteawelcomelettertothestudentsduringtheir
Calmingthe chaos! TheTavistockMinisterialheldanothersuccessfulEcumenicalServiceintheParkonSunday,August10,2014.Morethan300peopleworshippedintheQueen’sParkPavilionandenjoyedsausageonabunandhotdogstoppedwithMen’sClubsauerkraut.ThemeatwasdonatedbyPorkforLifeandthebunsfromValumart. Entitled“CalmingtheChaos,”themessagewaspresentedbyRev.DickHolmofBethanyLutheranChurch,Woodstock.“Godcomestousasstillnessandsilence,”Matthew14:32. PastorRichardBrownofTrinityLutheranChurchwelcomedeveryoneandofferedthecalltoworhsip.Rev.HughRutledgeofTavistockMissionaryChurchcontinuedtheservicewithprayersandsongfollowedbyachildren’smessagebyPastorBrown.GraceUnitedChurchPastorMaryStewartandmembersJeanLoweandMargPletschgavethescripturereadingsalongwithTrinitymemberRichardWilker. TheservicewasarrangedbyTrinityLutheran,St.Matthew’sLutheran,andtheTavistockMissionaryChurch.Theannualeventwasabletoraise$2,700.00fortheTavistockAssistanceProgram(TAP).
BIRTHCROFT:AnnaandJeffarepleasedtoannouncethebirthoftheirdaughter.Jenna JeanwasbornonTuesday,July15,2014,atStratfordGeneralHospital.Jennaweighed8lb.3oz. ProudGrammasareNancyCroftandJeanRothandlookingdownfromHeavenareGrampaGordyandGrampaEarl.
visittotheParliamentbuildings.Thefinaldayoftheprogram,eachstudentattendedaCitizenshipCeremonyandre-affirmedtheircitizenship,eachreceivingaspecialcertificate. “IguessIwaspayingattentioninhistoryclass,”Nicolenoted,becausesherememberedthattheParliamentaryLibrarywasnotaffectedwhentheCentreBlockburnedin1916.DailyschedulesincludedatouroftheLibraryandArchivesofCanada,theHouseofCommons,theSenate,andgroupphotoswiththeSpeakeroftheHouse,TheHon.AndrewScheer,M.P.ThefirstdayalsoincludedakeynoteaddressbyRotaryAdventureinCitizenshipchairmanJulie
CugaljandMasterCpl.JodyMiticoftheNeverQuitFoundation. NicoleandroommateTristynWylieofBrantfordwerefortunatetobebilletedwithPaulandIsabelMoen,wholivedacrosstheroadfromtheGovernorGeneral.Mr.MoenwasamemberoftheOttawaLiberalRidingAssociationandthegirlswerehonouredtoattendaLiberalcampaignbreakfastatwhichOntarioPremierKathleenWynnewasthespeaker.NicolewasabletomeetwiththePremier,oneonone,andtalkwithheraboutherexperiencesthereinOttawa.TheMoensalsotookthegirlstotheQuebecMuseumofHistory,tothemarketanddowntownshops. InOttawa,thestudents
Waterloo-OxfordDistrictSecondarySchoolinBaden.ShetookthetrainfromWoodstocktoOttawa,herfirstexperienceontherailline.NicoleenjoysfigureskatingandisworkingonherSeniorSilverwithSkateCanadaaswellasherSilverTriathalonwhichincludesSkills,Solo,andInterpretiveskating.SheskatesinPlattsvilleandTavistockwithcoachCindyBrickandisalsoamemberofasynchronizedskatingteam.NicoleworksatTavistockIDAPharmacy.ShewastheBlandford-BlenheimTownshiprepresentativeintheQueenoftheFurrowcontestlastyear. WhenaskedaboutherexperienceinOttawa,Nicoleadmittedshewas“alittlenervoustogo.”However,“itgavemeachancetomeetnewpeople,”sheadded.SheisnowlookingintothepossibilityofjoiningaRotaryteamthatisgoingtoCostaRicatohelpbuildhousesandprovidecommunitysupport.
touredtheCanadianMuseumofHistory,St.Brigid’sArtCentre,andtheUniversityofOttawaalongwithothermonumentsandpointsofinterest.“IthinkImetonepersonfromeveryprovinceandterritory,”Nicolesaid. Atthestart,thestudentsweredividedintogroupsandeachwasgivenapoliticalpartycolourandeachchosetheirownleader.DuringtheirdayattheUniversityofOttawa,thegroupswereinformedaboutpeaceandconflictresolutionandtouredtheWabanoCentreforAboriginalHealth.FollowingapresentationbyElectionsCanada,amockfederalelectionwasheldwitheachstudentleadermakingtheirpoliticalpitch.“Wetalkedaboutlegitimateissues,”Nicolestated.Theeventconcludedwitha“CanadaQuiz”providedbytheRotaractClubofOttawa. AdaughterofFrankandRachelStewartofTavistock,Nicole,17,isaGrade12studentat
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