Remembrance tea planned

The Legion Br. #29 Ladies Auxiliary reminds everyone that their annual Remembrance Day tea will be held this Sunday (Nov. 5) from 2-4 p.m. at the Fort Frances Legion.
Admission is $3 for adults and $1 for kids under 10.
Refreshments will be served in the upstairs hall while downstairs will see a variety of items for sale. This will be a good time to stock up on perogies, cabbage rolls, meat pies, baking, and candy.
As well, there will be crafts, knitting, and various draws to tempt all. This year’s main raffle is a beautiful curio cabinet as first prize and an upholstered storage cube as second.
These can be seen at Green’s Furniture.
Raffle tickets cost $2 each and can be purchased at the tea.
In other news, the auxiliary held a delicious pot-luck supper prior to the general meeting on Oct. 11. District Commander Bonnie Faults paid her annual visit to the auxiliary and brought greetings from provincial council.
She is very impressed with the amount of participation the Br. #29 auxiliary members give to the Legion and the community. She also remarked on the delicious food members brought to the supper.
She reminded all that the annual meeting will be held in Ear Falls this coming spring. More information will be given at a later date.
The meeting was chaired by president Silvia Gunderson and routine business was conducted. The next meeting, slated for Nov. 8 at the Legion, will see the election of the auxiliary’s executive for 2007.
If anyone is interested in serving on the new executive, contact either Silvia Gunderson or Mary Ducharme before the meeting date.
If you wish to be nominated for a position and will not be able to attend the meeting, you must submit your intentions in writing prior to the meeting.
The October birthday winner was D.C. Bonnie Faults and attendance prize was won by June Anderson.
< *c>Care packages
This year, our auxiliary is hoping to try something new for service personnel serving in Afghanistan. We have been informed that a shoebox filled with an assortment of items will be most appreciated by all.
We have been supplied with a list of appropriate articles to include, such as playing cards, baby wipes, individual drink flavour crystals, lip balm, etc. (for complete list, contact Silvia Gunderson).
It is our hope to send these boxes to personnel from this area. If not, then the boxes will be sent for distribution as deemed appropriate by Canadian Forces.
If you know of anyone from this area who is serving in Afghanistan, call Silvia Gunderson at 274-9388. We need to do this quickly, so please call ASAP.
Membership chair Josie Miller reminds all members that dues should be paid now in order to enter the early-bird draws. Any member wishing to purchase a new bylaw book can do so (cost is $2 each).
Finally, the Br. #29 Auxiliary urges everyone to come to the cenotaph on Saturday, Nov. 11 for service. Each year we have fewer veterans of World War II and we need to show them that we don’t forget what they endured for us.
That we will always remember them and the sacrifices given so we can live in freedom.
Services begin at 10.55 a.m. and afterwards everyone is invited to the Legion for lunch and fellowship. Please dress warmly and come out.