HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2018-08-02, Page 13THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 2018. PAGE 13.
Londesborough United services resume Aug. 5
By BRENDA
RADFORD
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I learned just this week that John
Lyons has been in hospital most of
July. He is being treated for a
staph/blood infection which got
ahead of him and ran rampant in his
system. It may be he will be home to
a local hospital later this week. Keep
him and Helen in your thoughts and
prayers.
Services will resume at
Londesborough United Church this
coming Sunday, Aug. 5. Paul and
Imagination
As part of a new Summer Drama Day Camp program
hosted by the Blyth Festival last week, students aged 8-13
were invited to flex and tone their creative muscles. Above,
Blyth's Audric Cherrey reimagines a spyglass as a mind-
reading device during one creative exercise. (Denny Scott photo)
Festival request approved
By Denny Scott
The Citizen
The Blyth Festival will have the
ability to offer extended liquor
services during its annual Bonanza
Weekend this month.
During North Huron Council's
July 19 meeting, staff presented a
request from the Festival to council
asking for a temporary extension on
the liquor license to allow service in
the lobby and courtyard.
Regularly, the licence covers the
lower hall, but for that specific
weekend the licence will be
extended.
Bonanza Weekend features four of
the five main -stage performances
at the Blyth Festival this season,
with The Pigeon King not being
produced. The event runs Aug. 10-
12.
In an interview with The Citizen,
Festival Artistic Director Gil Garratt
explained the change was made to
allow meals to be served in the
courtyard. The practice isn't new,
going back several years, and it
allows for a unique experience for
guests to Bonanza Weekend.
The request was for 4-8 p.m. and
required a letter of no objection from
the municipality.
Reeve Neil Vincent asked Fire
Chief Marty Bedard to comment
on the issue, as it could result in
crowding of the exits, however
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Bedard said he didn't foresee an
issue.
Nancy Buttar will lead that service.
Many of you will recognize the
saying, "Let go and Let God" As we
work our way through the next few
weeks/months, perhaps
Londesborough United's adherents
will need to let go of the past and
consider how, during this concerning
present, we can let God work
through each of us to keep our faith
community together and promising
for the future. See you Sunday
morning at 11 a.m.
A resumption of services will
mean coffee and conversation will
be meeting again on Wednesday
mornings.
Radford's Farm Equipment is
planning to cease operations by
year's end. So a period of slowing
down starts with shortened hours.
Beginning Aug. 1 they will be open
from 9 to noon and 1 to 4 p.m.
Currently many tools and
miscellaneous parts are available for
purchase at reduced prices.
Remember the saying about another
man's treasure.
The halls of Hullett Central Public
School will have another change
come September. Since the school
opened in the fall of 1966 there have
been only two caretakers. Helen Lee
cleaned the 11 classrooms from
1966 to 1989 when attendance was
at its highest. In the fall of 1989
Allan Bosman took charge of the
mops.
As of the end of June, Allan
Bosman has retired. The school has
changed somewhat in those
29 years. Allan remarked that
Kindergarten rooms were added in
1995 and again in 2013 to
accommodate all day Kindergarten
classes.
The amalgamation with Blyth
Public School in 2012 necessitated
adding a portable, which meant
carrying the mops a little further
each day.
Over his time at Hullett, Allan
commented also that, since the
school opened, a classroom was
transformed into the office and staff
room and a library crosses the front
of the building.
Attendance is much lower these
days and come September there
will likely be just nine classrooms
FROM LONDESBORO
plus the two Kindergarten rooms.
Best wishes on your retirement,
Allan, and thank you for all those
years of service to the community.
There will be children this fall who
will miss your friendly presence.
Pit being added to inventory
Huron County Council is now in
the process of converting the former
Varna Pit into part of the Huron
County forest inventory.
Forest Conservation Officer Dave
Pullen spoke to Huron County
Council on the issue at a recent
committee of the whole meeting.
He said that the diverse and
unique ecological features of the
property make it a special addition
to the Huron County forest
inventory.
Through recent assessments,
Pullen said that there are several
different species of trees on the
property, including cedar, hemlock,
cherry, sugar maple, silver maple,
yellow birch, beech, elm, hickory,
white pine, cottonwood and
ironwood. Pullen said that while the
woodlands on the property aren't
suitable for large-scale commercial
timber harvest, there is potential for
strategic, low -impact harvest
activity if it's timed appropriately.
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He also said that during a visit to
the property in May, 2018, well over
20 songbird species and several
other wildlife species were observed
there.
"The consensus of those attending
the May 24 visit was that this
property has great ecological
significance due to the variability of
habitats available to birds,
pollinators, plants, mammals,
reptiles and amphibians. The variety
of water features, including
wetlands, shallow ponds, vernal
ponds and streams, combined with
the forest cover, has important
implications for water quality and
wildlife habitat in the county."
He said that not only would the
property mean a lot to the county in
ecological terms, but that there
could be tourism benefits to such a
beautiful property as well.
"Transferring the property into the
inventory of County Forests is an
investment, as this property has
significant potential as an eco -
tourism asset. Improvements to the
property, if necessary, would be
funded by the county timber sales
via the Forest Conservation Reserve,
as is currently the model for the
other 13 County Forest properties."
Council approved Pullen's
recommendation.
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