The Citizen, 2017-03-30, Page 9Party Line
Students at Hullett Central Public School had a warm,
foggy recess on Monday. The unseasonably warm weather
lead to some muddy fields so some students picked drier
activities. Here, from left, Jermaine Hendricks, Clay
Hoggart and Kaleb Lyons play with a playground telephone
pipe on a dry patch of land. (Denny Scott photo)
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2017. PAGE 9.
UCC workshop set for April 11
PEOPLE AROUND
LONDESBORO
By BRENDA
RADFORD
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Assisting Rev. Terry Fletcher with
the Sacrament of Communion at
Londesborough United Church on
Sunday, March 26 were Mel Knox
and Mark Mitchell.
During the children's time with
Terry Fletcher, they talked about the
fact that spring has officially arrived.
The signs of spring one can see are
snowdrops, crocus, budding trees
and returning birds. In their prayer
they thanked God for the seasons
and asked that they be open to seeing
the changes.
Rev. Fletcher made a point of
inviting all congregants to a
workshop on Tuesday, April 11 at 7
p.m.to learn about the changes
coming in the United Church of
Canada.
"Learning to See" was the theme
of the message to the adults that
morning. The supporting scripture
passage was John 9: 1-41. Psalm 23
was the responsive psalm.
Persons with sight actually learn
to see and make sense of the world
slowly as they grow and mature.
Someone who regains sight has to
learn how to use sight and make
sense of their world. It was truly
astonishing to be able to see for the
first time as the man in the scripture
passage who was blind from birth
did.
However, the Pharisees at the time
were not able to see the real miracle
and who Jesus really was, for they
were only concerned with objecting
to things Jesus had done. Jesus
remarked that the Pharisees were the
truly blind ones. Rev. Fletcher asked
the question, "Are our eyes open to
everything or do we see only what
FROM LONDESBORO
we want?" He remarked that we all
need to give thanks for the
gift of sight and the beauty
of the world.
Lack of confirmed REACH partners a concern: Hessel
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envisions the purchase of new
equestrian stalls for $75,000 and
then forecasts that funding
requirements will be reduced every
year for the next five.
In year one, he said, he has
budgetted to use $72,500 of the
$300,000, followed by $52,500 in
year two, $47,000 in year three,
$33,000 in year four and $20,000 in
year five.
The centre currently has a positive
relationship with its local partners,
whether it be the community centre
or the Clinton Raceway, in that
REACH can expand what it does for
students or sports tourists, but not
have to add buildings and capital
requirements.
Huron East Mayor Bernie
MacLellan said he was concerned
about trusting the centre's new
vision that the equine diploma
course is the education of the future.
Just a few years ago, he said,
REACH was telling councillors that
the farrier program was the
education of the future and it has
since fallen by the wayside.
Lee said it was a fair point, but
that a lot of research had gone into
the centre's direction and those
behind the shift in focus feel
confident they're going in the right
direction.
Bluewater Mayor Tyler Hessel
levelled a criticism at REACH
similar to that brought about during
discussions with the Canadian
Centre for Rural Creativity, saying
that Lee was talking a lot about
partnerships but very few of them
had been put to paper.
"If you can talk about
[partnerships], but you don't have
them – you don't have them," Hessel
said.
Warden Jim Ginn said he was
confident in what he had been
hearing from REACH officials that
the second year of the equine
diploma program would be coming
to Clinton, which would be a game -
changer.
In addition, the focus on sports
tourism is predominantly on
international barrel competitions,
which is one of the fastest-growing
competitions in many of the western
disciplines.
In addition, Lee said that barrel
competitions have had the largest
attendance and produced the most
revenue at the centre in
recent years.
Competitive barrel events, Lee
said, require a great number of stalls
in order to make the event work,
which is where that funding request
comes from.
While council had made a motion
UCW marks World Day of Prayer
The Londesborough UCW
observed the 2017 World Day of
Prayer service on their regular
meeting night on March 20. This
year's service was prepared by the
women of the Philippines.
HE appoints
new officiant
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of the municipality's specifications
and came in at the lowest price. Five
tenders were submitted, ranging
from Smith's $1.66 million to
another that came in at $1.93
million.
Mills also stated in his report that
the project is largely funded from
outside sources, including the
Ontario Community Infrastructure
Fund for $801,283 and the
Cleanwater and Wastewater Fund
for $186,188 for a total funding of
just under $1 million.
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Chief Administrative Officer Brad
Knight has authorized another
municipal employee to carry out
civil marriage solemnization
services.
In a report to council at its March
21 meeting, Knight said that
employee Sherrie Oliver had
completed her training and wished
to have Knight's authority in the
process delegated to her.
Council approved the
recommendation.
Laura Scott and Harriett
Shillinglaw co-ordinated the service
and played music of the Philippines
before the service and during the
collection of the offering. The
Lord's Prayer was listened to said in
the country's national language, then
repeated in English by the ladies
gathered in the church basement. In
acknowledgement of the fact that
women everywhere are sisters the
Londesborough ladies sang the
hymns "I, the Lord of Sea and
Sky"and "Blest Be the Tie that
Binds".
The service began by showing
items that speak of the Philippines –
a cross, a Bible, a candle, water,
their flag, flowers, fruit, rice and the
water buffalo. One of the neat things
about the World Day of Prayer
service is learning about life,
particularly for women, in other
countries. Through a 12 -minute
video shown by Crystal Whyte and
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"SPECIAL"
1 Month of Classes +
FREE Uniform - $39.00
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CLASSES:
Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday Night
from 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Children ages 4-7 • Ages 8-12
Teens and Adults
All classes held at the
Holmesville Community Centre
To register call
Sensei Ron Tyndall at 519-482-3634
to support REACH at a closed
session in August, 2016, councillors
requested a staff report on the
centre's grant request, which will be
presented to council at a future
meeting. Council approved the
motion requesting a staff report,
meaning that funding for the centre
will be considered again later
this year.
Trick put in charge
of manse item sale
The Countdown Club has begun
again for children in Senior
Kindergarten through Grade 6. The
first gathering was March 23 and
runs until April 27 every Thursday
evening from 6:15 until 8 p.m. at the
Fellowship Bible Chapel in
Londesborough. This spring's theme
is "Jesus Is Coming Again" and will
be explored through games, Bible
lessons and memory verses. For
more information contact Elaine
Steinson at 519-482-5218.
Anyone interested in the items for
sale from the Londesborough
United Church manse must submit a
sealed bid to Bob Trick by April 12.
Presbytery has approved the sale of
the manse so realtor signs at the
manse will be up soon.
Perms $57 + tax
Partials M6 + tax
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