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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News Record, 2014-02-26, Page 5letters to the editor Public needs a voice for Unfair Elections Act Dear Editor: The Harper government has introduced a bill that makes it illegal for Elections Canada to encourage citi- zens to vote. It also makes it harder for mobile citizens (students and the poor) to vote. It makes it harder for Elections Canada to investi- gate cheating in elections and silences Elections Can- ada from announcing cheaters. The Harper government has already pleaded guilty in May 2011 for the improper movement of funds (money laundering). With such sweeping changes to a major bill that protects Canadians' right to vote fairly then I believe there should be pub- lic hearings on the matter. If you are tired of our failed democracy then check out leadnow.ca/connect and if you want to help call 519- 482-9475 or email hullett@ live.ca. Dan Taylor, Clinton Reader frustrated with self-serving Ottawa (re: How to gut a nation of voters Conservative style — page 4, Feb. 12) Dear Editor: Well said, Gerard. Canada is functioning less and less like a democracy as Con- servative control continues. No consultation, no debate, no voter say in what is foisted upon them. Ottawa has become a self-serving bubble. Navel gazing at its worst! Carolyn Parks Mintz Clinton, Ontario LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The News Record welcomes letters to the editor. All let- ters must be signed and include a daytime phone number for verification purposes. Letters can be sent care of the Internet at clinton.news@sunmedia.ca, sent via fax at 519- 482-7341 or through Canada Post care of The Editor, P.O. Box 39, Clinton, ON NOL 1LO. Young Entrepreneurs encouraged to make their pitch While the Huron Small Business Enterprise Centre's (SBEC) Summer Company program has been providing young entrepre- neurs with start-up funds for 14 years now, the new Make Your Pitch video competition is ready to unroll. The SBEC is hosting an information session on their youth programing opportunities from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday March 5, at the Huron Business Centre in Seaforth. To register, or for more details, contact infohbc@ smallbusinesshuron.ca. With summer jobs for youth few and far between, young entre- preneurs from Huron County between the ages of 15 to 29, have the opportunity to take matters into their own hands and operate their own businesses this summer. The students receive financial assistance from the Summer Company, a provincial youth -entre- preneurship program funded by the Ministry of Economic Devel- opment, Trade and Employment The Summer Company program aims to inspire more young people to choose entrepreneurship as a career and to equip them with the tools they need to succeed. CONTINUED > PAGE 10 Wednesday, February 26, 2014 • News Record 5 i www.clintonnewsrecord.com Hullett Central students have fun in the snow Londesborough News Brenda Radford HULLETT CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOL Hullett Central School held a winter play day last week organized by Mr. Coups and his Grade 7/8 class. One day the events were for pupils from Grade 1 through 8. Another day the Kindergar- ten children had their play day. Emma Bernier and Hailey Nelson from Grade 4/5 report on the fun. "After second nutrition break we all got dressed in our warm winter wear and met in the gym to get into our teams. All the classes were mixed together so all the teams had kids of all ages. Once we were in our teams we headed outside for fun. The Grade 7/8 class organized the activities for us. They deserve the credit for coming up with the good ideas for the games. Some of the activities were snow castle building, soccer, dodgeball, parachute game, snow flags, an obstacle course and tug-of-war" Hailey reports her favourite activity that day was snow flags. "I didn't like running through the deep snow but it was fun to get the most bean bags for your team and avoid the guards': Emma reports her favourite activity was probably the snow castle making. "It was fun because you had to gather as much snow as you could and make a tall building before it collapsed. Our building was so tall we had to have the Grade 7 and 8s guard it:' Kindergarten pupils reported the part they liked the most about play day was getting a chance to play with their Grade 7 and 8 buddies. Gage from Grade 8 reported it was a fun day but it would have been helpful if he had remembered his snow pants. Unfortunately he wasn't the only one who forgot. ET CETERA The Londesborough Happy Gang Seniors will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at their usual time of 12:30 p.m. for potluck. Their January meeting was canceled because of poor weather so the group will be looking forward to their time together this month. Annie Riley will be there to provide musical entertainment. The items pictured in last week's space, "What Is That?" are can openers. At the bottom of the two smaller open- ers one can see 'points' These small tri- angles were used to puncture the cans and then tear the way around the top of the can. The edge of the can and the lid would, I expect, be very jagged. One would need to be very careful not to be cut by these edges. To use the larger can opener one would place the can in the circle on the wooden stand. The large triangular 'point' would be lowered to puncture the can. Then the can would be turned so the cutter could remove the lid. I know we are all tired of the snow but each new fall covers the dirt and sand and makes the world fresh again. Have you noticed that with even just a little moon light the world seems brighter at night with the reflection? No one would need to use a nightlight on full moon nights. And the world is beautiful on sunny days. LONDESBOROUGH UNITED CHURCH Londesborough United Church held their service on Sunday, February 16 at 9:30 a.m. The senior choir was on hand to sing the anthem "Who Is My Mother?" which delivered the message that all are equal despite 'labels'. A floral Valentine on the communion table had been placed to remember all who are no longer in our daily lives. During what was the children's time Terry talked about the Olympics cur- rently being held in Sochi, Russia. Eve- ryone was keeping track of our athletes and their sports and the medals they are bringing home. Every athlete is to be commended for the efforts they make on behalf of their country. Terry made note of what he termed a real 'Olympic' moment. Apparently a Rus- sian skier ran into difficulty and broke a ski. In true Canadian fashion the Cana- dian coach raced out with a spare ski and helped him get back into the race. "Working on the Puzzle" was the title for the morning's message. The sup- porting scripture was Sirach 37: 17-28. This book has been omitted from the Bible used by the United Church. How- ever Terry noted that Jesus quoted from this Old Testament time book of writ- ing. It is a large book of wisdom whose passages seem appropriate for a life in Christianity. Minister Fletcher remarked that there are those who are content to go through life without questioning how their life unfolds, accepting the highs and lows as they present. However there are oth- ers who are somewhat restless, feeling there must be more to life or more pieces to their life's puzzle. These people are the ones who ques- tion what God wants them to do with their lives; who are looking for a more meaningful way of living. Christians, in particular, are aware of God's prompt- ing to changes. The world of work or vocation is where one spends the majority of time. How can we connect our faith and our vocation? Guidance can be found in the scriptures. As Terry remarked, Christianity has/ will prevail through the ages. However our individual time on earth is short. Ergo we must be diligent to ensure our efforts will live on, like the planting of a tree and follow the two greatest com- mandments, to love God uncondition- ally and our neighbour as ourselves. Today's career landscape is ever- changing and people today are search- ing for ways to be career disciples. God works through each of us. The Minute for Mission story told how the Bissell Centre in Edmonton uses Mission and Service funds to finance a 24/7 Mobile Assistance Pro- gram. MAP equals hope: hope for a safe place to rest at night, hope for a family to be restored, hope of escaping the trap of poverty and hope for a different future. The official board is giving advance notice of their plan to hold a yard sale at the church on the May holiday Satur- day. A stormy day is a great time to root out those items someone else will enjoy having. Get a box and start filling it! www.clintonnewsrecord.com