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The Citizen, 2017-01-26, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2017. PAGE 3. Sunday collision results in injury, road closure Collision A collision at County Roads 4 and 25, also known as London Road and Blyth Road, resulted in the intersection being closed for an hour on Sunday, Jan. 22. Reports indicate that a driver entered the intersection from the east after stopping, but was unable to clear it when he spotted a south -bound driver. The resulting collision involved three vehicles and saw the road closed from approximately 6:15 p.m. to shortly after 7 p.m. (Dennyscottphoto) Holly Rollers resume pie making Greeting worshippers at Blyth United Church on Sunday, Jan. 22 were Lorie Falconer and Donna Moore. Ushering were Emily Phillips and Nicole Kerr. Susanne Lyman was guest organist and Katie Dockstader was choir director. Fred Hakkers ran the Power Point. John Stewart welcomed everyone to church and drew attention to the announcements printed in the bulletin and rolling on the Power Point. Special mention that the Holy Rollers are back in action. Turkey pies are being made on Feb. 1 and beef pies on Feb. 15. Please call Donna Moore at 519-523-9855 to order. He also mentioned the annual meeting being held after the service. The loose coins this month are going to the Hunger in the North project through the Missions and Service Fund. Feb. 12 is "Bring your sweetheart to church and stay for lunch". The first hymn was sung. The children went downstairs with Mary Ross and the Sunday Fun team teachers for their time of fellowship. Rev. Gary Clark led the prayer of approach with sign language in the response. Rev. Clark invited everyone to greet one another. The scripture reading was from John 2: 1-12, the story of the miracle of Jesus turning the water into wine at a wedding. The second hymn was sung. The choir sang the anthem, "Lord Be With Us On This Day". Get wedding advice and tips, see a case study and read about local brides on the Brides in Huron section of our website www. northhuron.on.ca Rev. Clark's message to the congregation was the stories of miracles. The miracle of Jesus turning the water into wine is the first miracle that we hear about in the Gospel of John. When Jesus is presented with the problem that the wine has run out at the wedding, Jesus says it is not His time but Mary, Jesus' mother know it is His time. From here on, Jesus' life changes. Jesus tells the stewards to fill the water jugs with water and by the time it gets to the head steward the miracle has happened and the water has changed to wine. John tells us that Jesus is the bridegroom and we, the church are the bride. A miracle is proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy. The refugees from south Sudan know that a table full of food is a miracle. Another miracle for them is that the girls can go out on their own and not be afraid of being attacked. Someone is waiting for us to impact their lives and this is a miracle. We cannot have a miracle without a need. Gary leaving us has created a need for a new minister who needs a place, so we are the miracle. The next hymn was sung. The Offering was received followed by the singing of the response, "In Gratitude and Humble Trust," the offertory prayer, the prayers for the people and the singing of the Lord's Prayer. The last hymn was followed by the benediction and the singing of the response. Rev. Clark said grace and invited everyone to go downstairs for lunch and the annual meeting. The children had written messages of "Love" on the placemats during their time of fellowship. By Denny Scott The Citizen A three -vehicle collision closed the intersection of County Roads 4 and 25, or London Road and Blyth Road, for approximately an hour on Jan. 22. The collision, which occurred at approximately 6:15 p.m., saw a westbound Chevrolet Silverado truck stop at the intersection before entering at which point a collision occurred with a south -bound Chevrolet sedan, resulting in injuries to the driver of the sedan. A Chevrolet Equinox sustained heavy damage to its front end as a result of the collision. The injured driver, a 66 -year-old female from Goderich, was taken to the hospital with non -life- threatening injuries. The driver of the Silverado, a 19 - year -old from Kincardine, was charged under the Highway Traffic Act for start from stop not in safety. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Huron County Emergency Services and the Fire Department of North Huron attended the scene. The road was re -opened at approximately 7:30 p.m. *** An increased police presence in the village of Blyth was a result of a fleeing individual who was going to turn himself into police, but changed his mind and fled. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attended to arrest a wanted 22 -year- old male on Jan. 19 in Blyth. Prior to the pickup, however, the individual fled. As a result, police patrolled the village of Blyth and Wingham but were unable to locate the male that day. The male was located and arrested without incident on Jan. 21 on St. Michaels Road. *** Thieves attempted to gain access to several laundry machines in the Euchre set for Jan. 31 Happy birthday to Fred Hakkers who celebrates Jan. 27; Alvin Wallace, Jan. 28 and Doug Howson, Jan. 31. Winners of the Jan. 16 euchre were: ladies', first, Kay Hesselwood, 82; second, Marilyn, 70; lone hands, Dorothy Carter, two; men's, first, Harold, 81; second, Hugh Cook, 71; most lone hands, Nancy Turner, three. The next euchre is Monday, Jan. 30 at 1 p.m. in the Legion Hall. Come out and enjoy the fun and fellowship NORT HURON Council & Committee Meeting Schedule Regular Council Meetings 7:00 p.m. Location: North Huron Council Chambers Dates: Monday, February 6 Tuesday, February 21 Monday, March 6 Monday, March 20 Monday, April 3 Tuesday, April 18 North Huron Police Services Board Meetings Location: Police Station Board Room Dates: February 21 (6:00 p.m.) March 21 and April 18 (7:00 p.m.) Animal Licensing — Dog Tags and Licences are due February 1, 2017 and are available at the Municipal Office. All dogs must be licensed in compliance with Township of North Huron By-law No. 41-2008. An owner or boarder of a dog(s) shall within 10 days of becoming such an owner or boarder, and thereafter on or before the 1st day of February cause such dog(s) to be licensed for one year. A $15.00 late payment charge shall be assessed in addition to the licence fee after the due date. Proof of Rabies Vaccination must be available at the time of purchase. The By-law requires dog owners to forthwith remove excrement left by the dog anywhere in the municipality of the Township of North Huron. Any person contravening this provision is subject to a $100.00 fine. P.O. Box 90, 274 Josephine Street, Wingham, Ontario NOG 2W0 Phone: 519-357-3550 Fax: 519-357-1110 www.northhuron.ca and get rid of all those wintertime blues. The lift is available to those who need it. village of Blyth this month resulting in damages to the machines. On Jan. 8, between 1 and 4 a.m., unknown suspects drilled into a coin box on a machine at the Blyth Laundromat. While the suspects didn't access the coin storage, there was approximately $320 in damage according to OPP reports. Laundry machines at an apartment building on Gypsy Lane were also targetted. Sometime between nightfall on Jan. 10 and morning on Jan 11, unknown suspects entered an unlocked door at the building and attempted to drill into the machine The suspects left empty-handed. The building was targetted again on Jan. 16, when suspects attempted to get coins from a dryer but, once again, left empty handed. Any person with information regarding these crimes should immediately contact Huron OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or (519) 524-8314. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1 -800 -222 -TIPS (8477), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000. FROM BLYTH Laundromat Blyth Laundromat 191 Westmoreland St., Blyth 519-523-9687 He loves us too well to promise that! (J.C. Ryle) "Man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward" Job 5:7 "Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows" John 16:33 If we are true Christians, we must not expect everything smooth in our journey to Heaven. We must count it no strange thing, if we have to endure sicknesses, losses, bereavements, and disappointments, just like other men. Free pardon and full forgiveness, grace along the way, and glory at the end --all this our Saviour has promised to give. But He has never promised that we shall have no affliction. He loves us too well to promise that! By affliction He teaches us many precious lessons which without it we would never learn. By affliction He... shows us our emptiness and weakness, draws us to the throne of grace, purifies our affections, weans us from the world, and makes us long for Heaven. In the resurrection morning, we shall all say, "It is good for me that I was afflicted." We shall thank God for every storm. "You do not understand now what I am doing --but you will understand later on!" John 13:7 A Grace Gem Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church, Listowel, ON 519-291-1956