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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2016-04-14, Page 6PAGE 6. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 2016. Homes in the village give a history of local families PEOPLE AROUND LONDESBORO 1 By BRENDA RADFORD Call 523-4296 In the "Looking Back through the Years" section of last week's The Citizen I noticed an item in the 1986 column that read: "A Londesborough house was found to be damaged beyond repair as a result of a fire that was believed to have started in the trash" It took a day or two for me to identify that house. And then I looked up the "Londesborough Memories" book begun by Genevieve Allen and now kept up to date by Karen Dolmage and found the site I had been looking for. The house in question was identified by me as the house in which for a time the Langille family had lived. I remember them for the boys were often seen playing road hockey in front of the church. The house was razed and the site is the church lawn to the west of the building where the exit from the parking lot is located. This was a large brick house which often was home to two families. The memories book states that originally it was the home of Mrs. Jennie Lyon but over the years was occupied for short times by a variety of folk. If you remember the house you probably remember others who Shelter Link program explained to UCW Pulling ahead Bev Hagedorn, Executive Director of Shelter Link in Stratford, spoke to the Londesborough UCW about the prevalence of homelessness among youth throughout Huron and Perth counties on April 4. (Vicky Bremner photo) On Monday, April 4 the Londesborough United Church Women hosted the annual Spring Fling of the Huron -Perth Presbyterial of London Conference. President Joan Whyte presided over the event. Greetings to those assembled were brought by Helen Lobb of the Londesborough UCW, Sandra Stock, president of London Conference UCW and Rev. Gary Clark as a representative of Huron -Perth Presbytery. Gary remarked that it is the "W" that makes the "UC" work. Later Sandra conducted the installation of executive members for 2016. Joan has chosen `It Only Take a Spark to Get a Fire Going' as the theme for the group for 2016. She and Eileen Townsend conducted a short devotion around that theme. They spoke about a campfire and the fact that initially the centre of a fire ignites and the spark/ fire spreads to the outer edges until the whole is burning. Sometimes the edges of a fire need prompting just like people sometimes do in order to feel involved. Like the coals of a fire people need the gathering together to feel part of the community. The scripture reference was Exodus 13:21. They asked everyone to give some quiet thought to those in their lives who had been a spark. Both the afternoon and evening session began with a much enjoyed hymn sing led by Wanda Keith and accompanied by Barb Bosman. Susan, manager of the Mitchell Resource Centre, had an interesting book display for perusal during the supper break. The afternoon session was the business part of the event and the ladies heard a variety of committee reports, news from Camp Menesetung and Camp Bimini and details about upcoming gatherings. The evening was given more to entertainment and began with music by Londesborough's own Snell Family. Rob, Barb, Bette and Bonnie treated the ladies to a number of their favourite tunes from years of singing together including, "Do What You Do Do Well", "Turn Your Radio On", "Praise God", "Hallelujah". Bev Hagedorn, Executive Continued on page 9 dwelt there at some point. Long-time residents of the area will remember John [Johnnie] Peckitt who grew up in the village. John passed away on Thursday, March 31. The Peckitt family lived in the house now owned by Mickey Smith, next to Ann Potter. John's father operated a plumbing and heating business out of the former blacksmith shop across from the old general store. John was a brother to Barbara [John] Jewitt. He married Marguerite Appleby. John served as an officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and the couple lived in Ottawa. Condolences from the village to his relatives and friends in the area. I spent a little time with Helen Lee one afternoon last week and she made an appeal for milk bags. Seems someone who resides at Goderich Place makes those sleeping mats we've heard of and would welcome donations of bags for the project. On March 11, Mrs. Plumsteel's Grade 2/3 from Hullett Central School visited McGavin's Sugar Bush and each pupil tried their hand at tapping a maple tree. The McGavins made the tapping more memorable by recognizing fallen soldiers on the lids of their pails. Each pupil chose the picture of a soldier for their particular tap. The experience had an impact on the children who returned to class to see how they might help the soldiers' families. As a result this Friday, April 15, will be RED day. For $1 pupils will be allowed to wear red to class — red pyjamas, red hat, red jersey, etc. to show their Canadian spirit. The Londesborough Lions Club will be serving up their Olde Tyme Country Breakfast this Sunday, April 17 from 8 to 11 a.m. Wilbee to take over church services The hymn/anthem sung by the senior choir at Londesborough United Church on Sunday, April 10 was titled "Said Judas to Mary" and it was a conversation that might have taken place at the first Easter. Tom Pollard read the morning's Minute for Missions. When the children gathered at the front of the sanctuary with Rev. Fletcher, he offered an all ages story and cautioned the adults to be listening as well. Terry offered a variety of circumstances and the listeners had to decide "who will you put your trust in?" Who should fly your vacation plane or help with your stomach ache? The big question was who will you trust to guide you to heaven? The answer, of course, was Jesus, who walks with everyone every step of the way. Acts 5:27-42 was the scripture passage supporting Rev. Fletcher's message to the adults, "The Test of Failure". In these verses Gamaliel warned that persecuting the apostles for teaching about God might backfire for the disciples might be spreading the real truth. Rev. Fletcher gave several examples of things which, in spite of naysayers, have stood the test of time: communism, depotism, air- planes, telephones, computers, etc. Although society has changed, 2,000 years of evidence supports the teach- ings of God. The basic message is still, God loves us totally as we are. Gloria Wilbee will be conducting the Sunday services the next two Sundays as Terry takes study leave. The Swiss Chalet take-out is by advance tickets only. 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