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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2016-06-02, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2016. Walking the drone Central Huron Secondary School students enjoyed some time outdoors with their drones last week. Under the watchful eye of teacher Jacqui Vercruyssen, the students flew a number of drones outside on the school grounds. From left are Quincy Baldwein, Ryan Edwards -Kiss, Stuart Perkes and Sam Hearn. (Denny Scott photo) UCW meeting focuses on Mothers Appropriate for the month of May, "Mothers" was the theme for the time of meditation at the UCW meeting on May 15 led by Joan Goodall, Margaret Wright, Joan Howatt and Brenda Konarski. The Christ candle was lit as a symbol of God's presence at the meeting. A second candle was lit to represent Christ's light in mothers all around A penny for your... hippo Last week and into the weekend, the Blyth Branch of the Legion and the Legion Ladies Auxiliary held their annual penny sale. The event attracted a lot of attention, as it was held on the same weekend as the annual Barn Dance Jamboree in Blyth. After an early rush, it was quiet on Saturday afternoon when Catherine Howson and her four- year-old daughter Emma came through and Emma had her eye on a new stuffed friend to bring home. (Shawn Loughlin photo) the world. In prayer God was beseeched to give mothers help and wisdom for the task of being responsible for raising the next generation and looking after His creation. The readings from Ephesians 5: 25-33 and 6: 1-4 give instruction to family members to respect each other. The reflection talked about "the life sentence" mothers have. For they can never truly let go of the worry, concern and responsibility for their children through all the stages of growing up and even when they themselves become parents. The joy and heartache of motherhood is theirs for a lifetime. But mothers draw strength from the knowledge that God is always with them offering His love and wisdom. A cute aside in the program was offered: "Everyone wants to save the earth but nobody wants to help Mom with the dishes." A short business meeting followed presided over by President Helen Lobb. June 6 is UCW Camp Day this year at Camp Bimini. Helen can supply further details. Tickets are available for the UCW summer theatre outing to Blyth on July 12. Call Joan Goodall for booking and info. The UCW will meet again on June 20 beginning at 7:30 p.m. FREE 2016 Citizen Phone Books are available at our offices in Blyth and Brussels The Citizen 413 Queen St., Blyth 541 Turnberry St., Brussels Duck race a success PEOPLE AROUND LONDESBORO By BRENDA RADFORD Call 523-4296 In 1960, well-known songwriters, Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer were assigned to write music for the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's. Their major challenge involved writing a song for Audrey Hepburn. Those who have enjoyed this classic have realized that Audrey was never cut out to be a musical performer. Seems her vocal range was very limited. Her solo needed to be easy for her to sing but still move the plot forward. Her rendition of "Moon River" nearly got cut from the film but for the insistence of director Blake Edwards. And "Moon River" was nominated for an Oscar. Has anyone else noticed there seem to be more dragonflies around this year than normal? I drove through a cloud of them coming home from Clinton recently and they were all about when I cut grass on the weekend. Perhaps like last fall's influx of ladybugs, the dragonflies are at the top of a cycle. So often we go from cold straight to summer heat without much springlike weather. This year again the heat came in like gangbusters. If we have to miss the gradual warming, couldn't we also miss the dandelions? We have come through the period of yellow flowers and white blooms but it may take a cut or two to rid the lawns of the ugly stems/sticks. And the farmers have taken another hit. They have been advised to not aggressively spray for dandelions as they are essential to the production of honey. On Sunday, June 5, the entire community is invited to Londesborough United Church's outdoor service. The community ball park is the location of the event at regular service time of 11 a.m. The worship time will be followed by a free barbecue, activities for the children and a ball game for older attendees. The official board of t AI .,; t 1 •« Cllncn, Ontario `� �'a 519-482-3642 •a • 1 Dog Walk 1. & Silent Auction Sunday, June 5th 2' I. at t t Seaforth Dog Park f if Optimist Park, Seaforth ', Don't miss the t: '` Silent Auction °'' t and BBQ serving e; *; Hamburgers & Hot Dogs p 4' Registration begins 11, at 3 pm t: t: For more information or pledge - sponsor :! 10 sheets, and silent auction donations 1 tt 'T is t' ►: iv :r Please contact Dene at 519-527-1500 or 3 Main St. S., Seaforth Pledge sheets also available it from Mike at 519-441-8959 $; Londesborough United will meet on Tuesday, June 7 beginning at 7:30 p.m. It seems to be the weekend of anniversary celebrations. Saturday evening, May 28, the Blyth Festival Singers celebrated 35 years of making music holding their annual Cabaret at the Varna Complex. Sunday afternoon we watched the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500. And a rookie won for the first time in the race's history. Also on Sunday afternoon the Londesborough Lions Club held their 10th annual duck race and, as usual, all 500 ducks had a sponsor. The heat may have kept some spectators at home. Low water levels affected the speed of the swimmers who had to be encouraged at times to keep going. All the monies stayed local this year. The winning duck made $500 for Helen Hummel. Steve Radford was awarded second prize of $200 and Julie Wright received $100 for the third duck to finish. The last duck to finish earned Bud Chamney $20. The club thanks Bev and Helen Wallace for accommodating the duck race on their corner again this year. FROM LONDESBORO '0 Clinton, Ontario i Dog of the Week! 'f / $1 1t +11 .r y1 1 s Angel is a 4 -year-old female $, German Shepherd. She is a'+' wonderful girl but unfortunately �� has really bad hips. We have the funding through donations to get her first hip operated on and are ;g looking for a FOSTER HOME. She is quiet, calm, low energy, ♦r ♦.+ please no small children, no +1+ it dogs or cats. 1t For more info please �1 1r Contact Bow Wow Rescue mm.layton@tcc.on.ca or PM Bow Wow Rescue on Facebook www.bowwowrescueontario.com This ad is sponsored by r, ,11WINGF-IAM ,0 ° VETERINARY CL/NIC Dr. Allen A. Hawkins I 11 Alfred E., Wingham i '++ 519-357-2471 ' a•fH i 1i 1 11 , M 0.4/14/ 'r +1,