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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2013-12-04, Page 5Wednesday, December 4, 2013 • News Record 5 community www.clintonnewsrecord.com Huron Centennial holding gift card fundraiser Varna News Joan Beierling White gift was celebrated at the Bruce - field Community United Church on Sunday with Colin Snyder as Worship Leader. Helen Faber read the scripture and greeters were June Cooper and Sha- ron Chuter. Sunday Dec. 8 will be Muffin Sunday. Please stay after the Service for a time of Food and fellowship. Thanks to those whom so generously donated to the Typhoon Haiyan Relief Fund. The Brucefield Community United Church raised $1875, which will be matched by the government until Dec. 8 if anyone still wants to donate. Luke Hill (#8) • E )1( Huron Centennial School is offering a wide variety of gift cards that you can purchase. They will arrive prior to Christ- mas. If you are interested in ordering any speak to any student going to Huron Centennial or call the school. Due date is Dec. 6. This is a school fundraiser and these cards are available to be purchased at the beginning of each month. Euchre Night was Thursday Nov 28 at the Brucefield Odd Fellows Hall. High man was Barb Hoy playing as a man, low man was Jim Collins, hlgh lady Ethel Walker, low lady Nancy Turner and the most lone hands was Betty Graham Draw winners were Betty Graham and Jim Collins. Next party will be Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. 9i56 Crokinole Players met last Tuesday Nov. 26 at the Brucefield Community United Church for doubles play by drawing cards for partners. In first place was Dave Whyte playing alone with 36 points, second was Alec Ostrom and Ivan McClymont with 33 points, third was Jack McLachlan and Doug Mills with 27, fourth with 25 points were Ken Pollock and Sjoukje Steenbeek. Fiftth spot was a tie for 24 points were Brad Sangster and Ralph Stephenson and Sam Bradica and Joan Beierling. The club will meet Dec. 10 at 7:30 p.m. for the last night before the New Year. Jonnie Lavis (#7) ;S,r 2 4 Kris Huber gets just enough glove on the puck to make the save. BCH action Gerard Creces Clinton News Record It was a close call for the BCH Ice Dogs Bantam Rep team Sunday, as they lost a close 3-2 match against Goderich in the final match of a home tournament Dec. 1. BCH beat Hanover 2-1 in the semi final. Pictured, the Local League team beat the Port Stanley Junior Sailors 5-2 in regular tournament play. The LL final was between Blyth/Brussels and Hanover, with Blyth/Brussels coming out on top. The Local League Ice Dogs are sitting third in their division behind Blyth/Brussels and Seaforth, while the Bantam Reps are sitting in first, just one point ahead of Listowel. Poinsettias a long-standing Christmas tradition Londesborough News Brenda Radford Considering what nature has been hitting us with the past couple of weeks I offer this little note from a `Cherished Ted- dies' book: "The first snow seems more lovely than all the oth- ers that follow. It brings back warm memories of winters past and it welcomes winter present. It blankets the season with nature's beauty." The poinsettia, a symbol of Christmas cheer, comes from the pre -Christian Aztec civilization of Mexico. The Aztec name for the flower is lost but Christian missionaries called the flower, Flores de Noche Buena or flowers of the holy night. This name comes from the legend about a young Mexican peasant girl named Maria. Legend has it that Maria lived on a poor family farm near a small village. The village people offered gifts to the Baby Jesus on Christmas Eve. The children were encouraged to make gifts to offer. Maria wanted very badly to march with the other chil- dren at church and offer a gift but she had nothing. On the way to church Maria saw a bright star and thought she heard a voice tell her that Jesus would love anything she brought with love. Maria picked some tall weeds growing by the side of the road, tucked them inside her manto and ran off to church. The Padre, realizing how frightened and embarrassed she was, gently encouraged her to present her gift. When she opened her cloak every weed that tumbled out had a flaming bright scarlet flower. Maria's love had created a miracle for Jesus. The poinsettia has bloomed every Christmas since. The plant was a favourite of King Montezuma. Franciscan priests in Mexico made the plant part of their nativity proces- sionals. It was considered a symbol of purity. The poinsettia is named after the United State's first minister to Mexico, Joel Roberts Poinsett. He is responsible for bringing the plant north to the Americas where it has been cultivated and become part of Christmas celebrations around the world. Legend or no, that poorest gift as been glorifying God ever since. The actual flower of the poinsettia is the yellow centre or star that is said to represent the star that shone over the Christ Child. The red leaves stand for the blood of male infants slain by Herod and the blood shed on the cross. The Happy Gang Seniors held their annual Christmas gath- ering on Wednesday, November 27. A festive turkey dinner was catered by ladies of the Londesborough United Church. An integral part of any Christmas get together is music and there was plenty in the Londesborough Community Hall that afternoon. Mel Knox, accompanied by Barb Bosman on piano sang a number of Christmas selections, Mary's Boy Child, White Christmas, and Star of the East, among others. Then vocal pupils of Barb's Ciska Oosthuizer, Claire Scrimgeour, Bailey Hamp, Mikayla Brak, Brianna Graf and Sara Hunking enter- tained as well. The girls sang The Bell That Couldn't Jingle, Merry Christmas to You and Calypso Noel. Before everyone headed out into the snow there were three draws for door prizes. Dorothy Johnston won the amaryllis donated by Betty Millar; Willis Bromley will be writing notes with the pen handmade by Milt Dale and Joanne Lyon will have help with her Christmas cooking with the groceries donated by Marie Bromley. Unfortunately Marie Glousher missed the celebration. Seems she was spending some time in a London hospital. She might appreciate of note/call of cheer. There are a number of green Service Order books on the table in the narthex of Londesborough United Church. If you are interested in having one, please help yourself. The cupboard which housed these books is no longer needed. If you are inter- ested in purchasing it, please contact the church office. These items were displaced through the chancel renovations.