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Who:Children ages 7-14
What:Children’s Choir
When:January 24th - May 2015
Saturdays 9:30 am - 11:00 am
Where:Auburn United Church
Why: Because Children & Music Matter!
The choir will be under the direction of Suzanne MacVicar.
For more information contact Suzanne at 519.526.7189 or email
at suzmacvicar@gmail.com
A small registration fee of $40.00 will apply to help cover choir
expenses. If you have any financial concerns please do not
hesitate to contact Suzanne. All financial inquiries will be
confidential. It is our mandate that ALL children have access to
the joy of making music!
Wild winter weather reminiscent of 1947 blizzard
The big topic of conversation last
week was, of course, the weather.
Area residents paid for the good
weather enjoyed over the holiday
season with Huron County winter
blasts and cold temperatures.
Occasionally I receive articles from
years past from persons cleaning out
cupboards, corners, etc. Last week
when John was taking it easy at
home recovering from some
Christmas week health issues and
getting a little bored, he looked into
the most recent packet I had
received. And didn’t he come across
this article from 1947.
The article has no byline, so I
assume it was a newspaper staffer
who wrote the account and I thought
you might find it interesting reading.
The title for the article is “Week of
Blizzard” (sound familiar?) Below
the headline read “Snowplows and
Bulldozers Battle with Mountains of
Snow”.
Here is the article:
“For over a week this community
has been practically isolated as a
week-long blizzard raged, filling all
roads and cutting off all motor
traffic.
The last trip the mail truck made
north on No. 4 highway was on
Wednesday of last week. From then
until Friday the road was entirely
blocked. On Friday the storm abated
and plows began to work south from
Wingham, and by Saturday
afternoon a one way track was
punched through as far as Blyth. By
Saturday night the Londesborough
hockey team was able to journey to
Wingham for their game with
Gorrie. Those attending the game
reported the roads very narrow and
heavy.
Traffic was able to get through
from the south on Sunday but on
Monday morning residents were
greeted by a brand new blizzard that
raged right through until Tuesday
night. Wednesday dawned with
prospects of the storm breaking and
plows and bulldozers which had
been idle since Sunday night began
the huge task of plowing out the
highway.
A bulldozer is reported working
on the stretch of highway between
Clinton and Blyth and George
Radford’s huge machine started
operations from Blyth north this
Wednesday morning. As this is
written Wednesday afternoon the
machine was still working within the
Corporation on the hill going north
out of Blyth. There was a report that
the plows coming from Wingham
were stuck tight in a drift just a mile
or so south of the town. They were
calling for shovellers.
When and if the banks are pushed
back they will probably reach to the
telephone and hydro wires in many
places.
The CPR train running from Blyth
to Goderich was cancelled on
Tuesday and Wednesday. The cause
was the derailment of the engine and
snowplow somewhere between
Guelph Junction and Guelph. Mr.
Rutledge, local CPR agent said on
Wednesday that it was quite possible
that Thursday train would get
through providing the plow was
back on the track and able to get to
Blyth.
Blyth is most fortunate in having
all the facilities necessary to supply
everyday necessities. So far as we
know no one suffered from the lack
of any commodity although this
Wednesday meat supplies were
running low and butter was reported
scarce.
A team came in from
Londesborough before the road was
opened last Saturday and took back
bread and other short supplies. Our
correspondent reported another
bread shortage there on Tuesday. Mr.
Durward, our local dairyman, was
able to get to Londesborough on
Saturday and Sunday but since then
no milk delivery has been possible.
Only partial milk deliveries were
possible in Blyth on Tuesday and
Wednesday mornings. Many people
walked to the dairy for their bottle of
milk. Some of our residents even had
to use snowshoes to get to the main
streets of town. The storm has been
general over Ontario and most of
Eastern Canada. What has happened
in this community is just an example
of what other communities are also
experiencing.”
Another article we found would
have me believe that the
Londesborough correspondent
mentioned would have been a Mrs.
Margaret Manning, who wrote the
Londesborough column for 20 years
around that time.
John and I thank all for the
concerns expressed over his health
recently. The hope is that life is on
the upswing and your prayers
certainly helped us both through
those anxious days.
An item from the Clinton News-
Record from Jan. 4, 1968 offered
this suggestion when considering the
year past, “Count your blessings if
you’ve made a friend, had a thrill,
done one good thing and loved
somebody.” Sounds like good advice
for the year ahead as well.
Some good news in another area
of life, Canada Post will maintain
the current prices for stamps and the
mailing of domestic lettermail and
U.S. and international lettermail
through 2015.
By BRENDA
RADFORD
Call
523-4296
PEOPLE AROUND
LONDESBORO
NEWS
FROM LONDESBORO
It seems a long time since
Christians around the world were
preparing for the Christmas season.
After all, by the time you read this
column, it will be mid-January.
Being shut in by the winter snow
machine of last week means almost a
lost week unless you were
productive with chores indoors.
Rev. Fletcher posed an interesting
question to the children present at
Londesborough United Church on
Christmas Sunday, “What if it was
your birthday and a great party was
had but you weren’t invited?” He
reminded the children that Jesus’
birthday is coming and all of us are
celebrating. We mustn’t forget to
acknowledge Christ’s birthday and
invite Him to our party.
The gift of love was born that first
Christmas. Christianity is the largest
religion in the world. Just consider
how many persons celebrated
Christ’s birthday!
Rev. Fletcher led a meaningful
service of familiar readings and
carols for the well attended
Christmas Eve service on Dec. 24.
Flowers on the communion table
were placed in memory of Tom
Duizer by his family.
As usual, music was an integral
part of the evening. Barb Bosman
and Marsha Szusz offered organ and
piano accompaniment for the
singing of carols. Churchgoers also
enjoyed their duets during the
receiving of the offering and as
REPRINTS
OF PHOTOS
taken by Citizen
photographers are
available to purchase.
ALL ARE IN COLOUR
4x6 - $4.00
5x7 - $5.00
8x10 - $8.00
Phone to order ~
519-523-4792
or 519-887-9114
Geronimo!
In clearing off driveways and walkways, plows and shovelers create massive temporary hills
that provide the perfect opportunity for sliding and playing on. The snow moved from around
Hullett Central Public School is no different as proven by Justin Fleet, bottom, and Brooklyn
Lammerant who were enjoying sliding down a man-made hill at the school at recess last
Monday. (Denny Scott photo)
Reason for Christmas forgotten
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