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Carter presented with lifetime UCW membership
PEOPLE AROUND
LONDESBORO
By BRENDA
RADFORD
Call
523-4296
The Londesborough UCW
acknowledged the dedication of one
of their members at their Jan. 25
meeting. Dorothy Carter was
presented with a life membership pin
by the group for her service to the
UCW.
In her casual and informal manner
Morag Watt spoke passionately
about South Africa. Morag has fallen
in love with the country and still
marvels at how at home she feels
when she spends her summers there.
She has visited this country six times
in five years.
The country of South Africa was
settled by the British and Dutch as a
stop -off port for the spice trade. That
was the start of the multicultural
aspect and the complex social
system of the country. There
continues to be a great deal of
animosity between the various races.
This diversity resulted in Apartheid
Stretch
On Saturday at the Brussels, Morris and Grey Community Centre, the Blyth Brussels Novice
Rep Crusaders took on their neighbours to the south in the form of the Bayfield Clinton Hensall
(BCH) Ice Dogs. It was a tight contest, with BCH squeaking out a win on the road by the
slimmest of margins, 4-3. (Vicky Bremner photo)
which controlled the government for
years. Morag feels Nelson Mandela,
who was responsible for eliminating
Apartheid, was a true gift to the
country and the world.
Since the eradication of Apartheid,
there have been problems with the
transition from a government
controlled by whites to one
controlled by blacks Consequently
there are many inequalities in
employment and wages, housing,
education and health care. The
animosity between the groups is
unfortunate considering how
beautiful the country is and how
extremely friendly the peoples are.
The peoples of South Africa are
filled with the joy of living every
moment of every day.
Morag spends time each summer
visiting schools and hospitals in the
area she visits. Her current pet
project is raising funds here in
Canada for an isolation ward at the
Clanwilliam Hospital.
Barb Bosman and Lena Nesbitt
chose a reflection "Hearing Loss"
for the women to contemplate as the
new year starts. The reading began
with the story of a woman who was
having difficulty hearing and learned
from her audiologist that she needed
hearing aids. To put off wearing
hearing aids might result in her brain
losing some of its hearing response.
The longer she waited the harder it
would be to adjust to the help.
In Mark 4:9 Jesus says "Those
who have ears to hear, let him hear."
When it comes to our faith
sometimes we require hearing aids
as well to hear God's message to/for
us. We can develop a faith loss.
Jesus' ideas, His message of love
and forgiveness, was new for the
people of His time. Similarly we
FROM LONDESBORO
need to re -hear His message, to open
our hearts to accept new teachings.
The message was that we need to
listen with new ears on Sunday
mornings and see with new eyes the
words of the Bible. Decide this year
you want to hear well God's words.
During the business part of the
evening it was decided that the
Mission and Service allocation for
2016 for the group would be the
same as in 2015. Due to the
increasing cost of groceries, a slight
change was made in catering prices.
The Londesborough UCW will
host the Huron -Perth UCW
Presbyterial's Spring Fling the
evening of April 4. In preparation for
this there will be shine up day on
March 14.
The group's next meeting will be
on Monday, Feb. 15 beginning at 7
p.m. with coffee, etc.
Darby scored 'Love Me Tender' under wife's name
As this is the love month and movie at least once and the song
Sunday is Valentine's Day, I decided
to have a look into a song all readers
will know that was written for Elvis
Presley for his first movie role, a
western, originally titled The Reno
Brothers. Hollywood took a chance
in 1956 deciding to make movies
with Elvis, but they recognized they
would need to have him sing if fans
would watch the movie.
So the producers hired Ken Darby
to pen a quartet of songs. Thinking it
below his reputation to write for a
rock and roller, having just finished
The King and 1, he submitted the
musical score under his wife's name.
He may have regretted this as the
movie title became the same as one
of the songs, "Love Me Tender".
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itself sold millions of copies.
Keeping love in mind, neighbours
of the Laxton family who lost their
home to fire on Saturday, Jan. 30,
hope to have a drop-in 'day of
support' for them at the
Londesborough Hall. Haward and
Anna have two daughters and are
expecting a third child any day.
Consequently the date for the drop-
in hasn't been set. Anna wishes to
wait until the baby arrives. Currently
the family is living in a farmhouse
further down the 13th, the house
where Haward's parents had lived at
one time which was sitting empty. I
will keep you up to date on this
event. With snow in the forecast for
several days this week one wonders
if there will be snow for Snowarama
on Saturday. Community folk can
still drop by for breakfast beginning
at 9 a.m.
HULLETT CENTRAL PUBLIC
SCHOOL
Hockley Valley Ski Resort
closed their ski hills last week
Join us for
Family Dayat
Falls Reserve
Conservation Area
Monday Feb. 15,
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
• Admission $5 per vehicle
▪ FREE Snowshoe Rentals for ages
4 and over
▪ Sleigh rides $4 per person
▪ 5 km of groomed trails
▪ FREE hot chocolate and popcorn
▪ Chili and hot dog lunch available
▪ Campfire and marshmallows
HEALTHY KIDS
COMMUNITY SHALLENGE
COUNTY OF NNNON
.o Maitland
CONSERVATION
Falls Reserve is located at
80900 Falls Reserve Line at
Benmiller, east of Goderich.
For information call
519-524-6429 or visit
because of unsafe icy conditions on
the slopes. Hullett Central pupils
have rescheduled their trip to Feb.
25.
The in -school speech competition
will take place on Feb. 23 beginning
at 9 a.m. Community folk are
invited to drop by that morning and
enjoy.
The senior volleyball team will
take part in the district tournament at
CHSS on Tuesday, Feb. 16, the day
after Family Day.
PROM 2016
HAS ARRIVED
LD MILL
1 mile south of Blyth - 519-523-4595
MCKILLOP
MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
Notice of Annual General Meeting
The 139th Annual Meeting of the Members of
MCKILLOP MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
will be held at the office of McKillop Mutual
91 Main Street South, Seaforth, Ontario
Wednesday, March 9th, 2016
at 2:00 p.m.
To receive, consider and approve the 2015 financial statement and
auditor's report. The statement will be available on the Company's website
at www.mckillopmutual.com and a member may request a copy by
contacting the head office in Seaforth, Ontario at least 14 (fourteen) days
before the Meeting.
To consider and if thought fit, to adopt, with such amendments as may be
made at the Meeting, those amendments to the Company's By-law 1 as
were passed by the Board of Directors on December 16th, 2015. The By-law
amendment consisting of the deletion of General By-law 21(f) requiring a
person to be a member of the Corporation and insured therein for a
continuous period of at least one year prior to the date of election.
To appoint Auditors for 2016.
To elect two qualified Directors for a term of three years. Any qualified
member wishing to seek election must file his or her intention to stand for
election in writing with the Secretary of the Company at least 21 (twenty-
one) days in advance of the Annual Meeting.
By order of the Board of Directors
McKillop Mutual Insurance Company
Seaforth, Ontario
Rob Moorehead, CIP
Corporate Secretary