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The Citizen, 2017-10-05, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2017. PAGE 3. BIAs look to form governance committee to plan future By Denny Scott The Citizen The Blyth and Wingham Business Improvement Areas (BIA) are looking to the future with the creation of a governance committee. During the Blyth BIA's Sept. 6 meeting, North Huron Economic Development Officer Connie Goodall explained that the two organizations need to have one governance committee to streamline processes and mirror each other's governing decisions. "[The Blyth BIA has] been in existence for four years and Wingham for three years," she said. "Both were formed with sample constitutions and information from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). You have been working through what works for you" Goodall explained that both BIAs need to update their constitution and she wants the two documents to mirror each other. To that end, she has been preparing to have two members from each BIA join the governance committee and work through the project, which she says will have ample direction from North Huron staff. "I want to make it as painless as possible," she said. "We don't expect you to come in blind and we will have highlighted all the important information." She said the new constitutions Blyth UCW craft, bake sale set for Nov. 4 From Marilyn's Desk By Marilyn Craig Call 523-9318 Happy birthday to Jeffery Walden, who celebrates Oct. 9. Sympathy is extended to the family of Joan Watson, who passed away on Sunday, Sept. 29. Don't forget to come out to the Blyth Legion Luncheon on Thursday, Oct. 12 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Blyth Legion Hall. Chicken is on the menu. Take-out orders are available by calling 519 - Marking the occasion Living Water Christian Fellowship held a celebration for its 16th anniversary over the weekend. The event included a pot -luck dinner and Helen Keenliside of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank making a presentation. (Denny Scott photo) Everybody is going to be saved --and nobody is going to be lost! (J.C. Ryle, 1884) One great danger of the church today, consists in the rise and progress of a spirit of indifference to all doctrines and opinions in religion. A wave of latitudinarianism about theology, appears to be passing over the land. The minds of many seem utterly incapable of discerning any difference between... one belief --and another belief, one creed --and another creed, one tenet --and another tenet, one opinion --and another opinion, one thought --and another thought, however diverse and mutually contrary they may be! Everything is true --and nothing is false. Everything is right --and nothing is wrong. Everything is good --and nothing is bad --if only it comes to us under the garb and name of religion. Most think that it is kind and liberal, to maintain that we have no right to think that anyone is wrong, who is in earnest about his creed. We are not allowed to ask what is God's truth -- but what is liberal, and generous, and charitable. These people live in a kind of mist or fog! They see nothing clearly, and do not know what they believe. They have not made up their minds about any great point in the Gospel, and seem content to be honorary members of all schools of thought. For their lives --they could not tell you what they think is truth about...forgiveness of sins, or justification or sanctification, or saving faith, or the future state. Ignorance, I am compelled to say, is one of the grand dangers of professors of religion in the present day. When there is no creed or standard of doctrine, there can be no church, but a Babel. Let me venture to advise all true Christians to never to be ashamed of holding Evangelical views. Those views, I am quite aware, are not fashionable nowadays. They are ridiculed as old-fashioned, narrow, defective, and out of date --and those who hold them, are regarded as illiberal, impracticable old fossils!" Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage --with great patience and careful instruction. For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths!" 2 Timothy 4:2-4 A Grace Gem Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church, Listowel, ON 519-291-1956 523-9535 with delivery within the village. The lift is available for those who need it. Shoot is played at Trinity Anglican Church every second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Next shoot is Oct. 10, starting at 1 p.m. Come out and enjoy the fun and fellowship. Brucefield Community, Brussels and Parkview United Churches are presenting a benefit concert for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank featuring the Celtic music of the Flailing Shillelaghs on Saturday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. at Brucefield Community United Church. Advance tickets $20. Call Bob Kellington at 226-921- 1392 for tickets and more information. Blyth United Church UCW are planning a craft and bake sale with additional vendors on Saturday, Nov. 4 at the Blyth United Church auditorium from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. FROM BLYTH should be ready for fall of next year to be in place for the 2019 annual general meetings of the two groups. The Blyth BIA chose Chair Karen Stewart and Treasurer Deb Sholdice to sit on the committee. VI vkcic a Poste costume company >( Selling Vintage, Theatrical Costumes & Accessories 432 Queen Street, Blyth Hours: Fri Oct. 13: 4pm - 9pm Sat Oct. 14: 9am - 9pm Sun Oct. l5: 9am - 7pm Sat Oct. 21: 10am - 8pm Sun Oct. 22: 12pm - Spm Sat Oct. 28: 10am - 8pm Sun Oct. 29: 12pm - 5pm a • • ICAPPOINTMENTIP I T -l- •• MMI NMI MUM --PP- -i MM:'; MIN r; Miff��'t. Keith Roulston, President of North Huron Publishing Company Inc., is pleased to announce the appointment of Deb Sholdice as Publisher of The Citizen, The Rural Voice and Stops Along the Way. Deb joined the company in December 2016 as Associate Publisher. Deb has lived virtually her whole life in Huron County and has a long family and business connection with Blyth. She attended the Business Administration program at Georgian College in Barrie. She worked for Windsor Salt in Goderich as the Office Manager for 10 years and then spent seven years as a Sales Co-ordinator for Seaforth Creamery. For the last decade, she was the General Manager of the Blyth Festival. Deb is an active community volunteer and has worked with local schools, sports organizations, as well as local, provincial and national cultural organizations such as Huron Arts & Heritage Network and Theatre Ontario. She says she is happiest when she is doing dishes or organizing events! She will add to the strong leadership team which publishes The Citizen, chosen the best newspaper in Canada in its circulation class in 2016.