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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2016-05-12, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2016. PAGE 9. Auburn children raise money for Fort McMurray `;'', f �I F r1 • e► 1 v itr Sl raiseCipt EaC- ,OCK S1; d WO' T 4Q1.3te Will 13 ctly to core ...ho The spirit of giving During the annual village -wide yard sale in Auburn on Saturday, several groups of young people took the opportunity to try and raise money for the community of Fort McMurray, which is being ravaged by wildfire in one of the worst disasters Canada has seen in years. From left: Brook Ohm, Addison Andrews and Emily Andrews. (Mark Royal' photo) PEOPLE AROUND AUBURN By Mark Royal' Call 519-441-2223 You know you live in a rural community when — the youth leader in your church finds out you have been suffering with a sprained ankle, gives you some Udder Comfort Cream meant for cows and says, "Try this, it will work". I refused, but my wife made me use it. She applied it to my ankle and... I must admit, I think it helped. As a bonus the cream has a nice peppermint smell to it, but I am not really sure why cows would care about this. This past Saturday I experienced another adventure in living the good old rural life. It was time once again to embark on the village -wide yard sale in Auburn along with the Lions Club breakfast. I hit the streets of Auburn last Saturday to check it all Muffins for the Mac Livia, left, and Halli MacVicar spent last Saturday selling muffins in an attempt to raise money for Fort McMurray, which is in a state of emergency due to spreading wild fires. The pair felt the village's annual yard sale was a perfect venue for their charitable venture. (Mark Royal' photo) out. I began at the Auburn Memorial Hall where Jim Schneider was at the door ready to greet the many people who came to eat a fantastic Lions Club breakfast. As always, I found Travis Teed manning the grill flipping and filling plates with dozens and dozens of pancakes. After visiting some satisfied breakfast customers at the Memorial Hall I made my way back out onto the street. I walked past the United Church where I always like to stop and visit with the ladies who sell baked goods, among other things, there. I asked them what the best sellers have been for them this year. The first of the two items they mentioned didn't surprise me. "Pies," they said. But the other best- selling item was a bit of a revelation, "and pickles," they responded. Pie and pickles. Two things that always taste better when they are homemade. A little further down the street I saw something new this year and it really warmed my heart. I came across three young girls, Brooke Ohm and Addison and Emily Andrews with a food stand selling muffins, candies and drinks. All the proceeds from their sales were going to help the people out in Fort McMurray who have been suffering from the onslaught devastation of fires. Brooke had a friend who had recently moved to Fort McMurray and, like all the other residents there, had to evacuate the city for her safety. On the other side of Auburn I came across two more young girls, sisters Livia and Halli MacVicar who were also selling muffins to help the people out in Fort McMurray. Both groups of girls were able to raise over $200 each for their cause. Well done girls. At Huron Chapel we had another tremendous Sunday morning service where extra chairs had to be pulled out so people would have a place to sit. This is becoming more and more the norm on Sundays. One of the highlights of the morning service was calling up our Huron Chapel missionaries Dave and Deb Rodges to pray over them as they prepare to head back this week to their mission field in Papua New Guinea. This time they are taking two of their grandchildren with them for a few months so they can experience life there with them in Papua New Guinea. On Saturday, I went to Kitchener in the afternoon to perform a funeral for a stillborn baby of a young couple in our church. Sunday morning I put out a simple small box on the table at the front of our sanctuary. I announced how after the morning service people could come forward at any time and put something in the box to help the couple with the funeral expenses they would incur. As I visited and prayed with people following the service I could see out of the corner of my eye people quietly coming forward every once in a while and putting something in the box. Before leaving the church Sunday morning I was able to give this couple an envelope with close to $2,400 in it. See histories and historic photographs on the Huron History section of our website www.northhuron.on.ca eniral Huron FA9ADE GRANT PROGRAM The Municipality of Central Huron is pleased to announce their annual Central Huron Fagade Grant Program. The Program includes facade improvements for properties in Central Huron that are assessed as Commercial for taxation purposes. The Municipality has set aside funds to assist property owners in the expansion or improvement of the building facade or signage. The proposed facade improvement must meet the specific property criteria outlined in the "Facade Improvement Concept" and enhance the "cosmetic" appeal of the structure from a streetscape viewpoint. Deadline Applications must be received by the undersigned by 4:00 p.m. Friday, May 20, 2016. Questions or comments may be directed to the Municipal office at 519-482-3997. "Central Huron Facade Grant Program" Attention: Brenda Maclsaac, Clerk Municipality of Central Huron P.O. Box 400, 23 Albert Street Clinton, Ontario NOM 1L0 info@centralhuron.com Fax: (519) 482-9183 The Municipality reserves the right to fund projects as deemed appropriate. www.centralhuron.com FROM AUBURN So perhaps living in a rural community may mean having to allow my wife to put some cow udder cream on my ankle every now and then. I will take it because I know living here also means having neighbours like those young girls who wanted to help out the people in Fort McMurray, or the United Church ladies selling pies and pickles or the Lions Club flipping pancakes so they can invest in the lives of others. For me, living here means being able to pray with missionaries who are willing to leave it all to serve others halfway across the world or to be a pastor of a church family who want to help a young couple as they experience deep sorrow. This is a pretty good place to live. 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