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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2015-01-22, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2015. PAGE 9. MEETING NOTICE MUNICIPALITY OF MORRIS-TURNBERRY The upcoming meetings for the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry will be held: Tuesday January 27 at 5:00 pm Budget Meeting Tuesday February 3 at 7:30 pm Regular Council Meeting Tuesday February 10 at 7:00 pm Budget Meeting Tuesday February 17 at 7:30 pm Regular Council Meeting Thursday February 19 at 7:00 pm Budget Meeting Mark McIntyre Hearing Instrument Specialist 25 Years Experience Dispensing Hearing Aids and Troubleshooting MCINTYRE HEARING CARE HOME VISITS Serving Wingham and Listowel area 1.888.552.2613 Hearing Aids • Hearing Tests Repairs to All Makes Winter weather recalls days of isolated communities One of the worst blizzards which has struck this community for many years came last week. The storm commenced on Tuesday morning, Jan. 19 and increased in strength each day until all the roads were blocked to traffic. Londesborough was completely cut off from the outside world for several days. Then came the bread, milk, meat and mail famine. Then a resident with a horse volunteered to go to Blyth for bread. He hitched his horse to a stone boat and started out. How that man battled through the drifts no one knows but eventually on Friday evening he arrived at the store [in the village] with a few boxes of bread, tired but happy. The bread was quickly disposed of, one loaf to each man. But more was needed. On Saturday news came that there was a stock of bread had got as far as the 13th Concession. Another attempt was made to reach it. Two men with a span of horses and a light sleigh started out. They had not gone far when part of the sleigh was left on the road. They proceeded with the front hob and with much difficulty from a breaking harness and horses getting down they got through and reached the bread. What a welcome sight when the bread reached the stores! But the highway was still blocked. Someone said “If we could only get some mail”. But, alas, no mail got in or out until Monday, Jan. 25 when the mail truck got through. Many were on hand to receive it with open arms. Seven men helped carry in the load of mail bags. The post office workers were kept busy most of the day sorting mail. The rural mail did not get around for another day or two longer. Another report stated that in early February 1943, during another storm, “The mail truck from Clinton reached here on Saturday having to travel many miles around by Goderich, Auburn and Blyth to reach Londesborough, making two trips on Saturday.” The farmers were out of chop for their animals. The men on the concessions turned out with shovels on Friday when the storm abated and by hard work and going through fields they reached the mill. The drifts were so high that some householders in the village could not see over them from their downstairs windows and were obliged to go upstairs to see out. Some residents happened to go to Clinton on Tuesday where they were forced to remain for six days. When the first plow got through at last, which was on Sunday, the citizens took courage and were seen to smile once more. On Tuesday, Jan. 26, traffic has commenced to go through much as usual and the deserted village, after a whole week of a shutout, has come to life again. Every stormy morning in 2015 one listens to CKNX or checks the internet to see if school is closed giving pupils a snow day. That February storm account had an interesting item about schooling in 1943. In that time pupils in secondary school stayed in town during the week apparently. Talk about dedication. The students who attend the Clinton Collegiate were stranded as were also others. So after the road was broken through from Blyth they set out to reach the CPR Station at Blyth and boarded the train en route to Goderich. Their train was late which left them barely time to make connections with the CNR to Clinton. A taxi was called to transfer them to the CNR station reaching it just in time, eventually reaching Clinton having been many hours on the way. No. 8 school was closed all week until Friday, the teacher being unable to get through. No. 8 school was situated where Jack’s General Repair is today at the corners of Highway 4 and the Hullett-McKillop Road or the 13th Concession. By BRENDA RADFORD Call 523-4296 PEOPLE AROUND LONDESBORO A new Lion The Londesborough Lions Club welcomed a new member last week in the form of Bert Vandendool, centre. Welcoming Vandendool into the club are his sponsor Carl Nesbitt, left, and Zone 8 Chair and club member Ralph Deweerd. (Photo submitted) The flowers on the memorial table at Londesborough United Church on Sunday, Jan. 18 were placed in loving memory of Willis Bromley. Rev. Fletcher told the children who gathered at the front of the sanctuary for their special time that he liked to see their smiles. Then he told them about the dogs who visited the house of 1,000 mirrors. The first dog was a happy tail wagging dog, who when he visited, saw 1,000 other happy dogs wagging their tails. He decided he would visit that house again for it cheered him up. The other dog was a sad and gloomy dog who, when he visited saw 1,000 sad and gloomy dogs. He vowed never to visit that house again. The truth being, the house was as they were. The children were reminded that others are your mirror, giving back the smile or frown you present to them. So, go everywhere with a smile. “Worry No More” was the title of Rev. Fletcher’s message to the adults. His supporting scripture was Luke 12: 13-31, in which Jesus points out that wealth, food, clothes and real estate too often preoccupy a person’s mind. He reassured them and us that God, who takes care of the animals, birds and flowers, will also meet one’s everyday concerns. Worry/fear is a universal human response to danger, daily concerns and world affairs. Jesus says worry is futile, dangerous and conflicting with the ordinary affairs of life and God will protect His followers. Moreover one tends to worry about things that never happen. One wonders how to achieve a trouble- free state of mind, to become a master of living well. To do this one needs to face the worries head on, analyze them to see just they really are and find an outlet in action. For example, a merry heart is the greatest medicine for one’s health, not worry. When we take our worries to God for help, His help may be broadening our vision, gaining wisdom and setting guideposts. Terry suggests we must delve deep into the Spirit to eradicate worry. Nothing can separate us from the love of God and His help. A quote in the Order of Service by Ralph Waldo Emerson points our the futility of worry, “But what torrents of grief you endured from the evil which never arrived.” The morning’s responsive psalm was Psalm 49. The senior choir sang a lively number “Praise the Lord with the Sound of Trumpet”. Londesborough United will hold their annual meeting on Feb. 22. Fletcher explains how self is reflected in others to children Continued from page 1 one meeting it, someone is going to.” He also told councillors about the definite economic development component of what the centre is trying to do, saying that the development of programs could result in millions for the Blyth and Central Huron communities, and for all of Huron County. In the centre’s funding application, Sparling illustrates what he hopes will be a massive increase in student days at the centre. With 881 student days recorded at the ESTC in 2014, he projected that number to grow to 1,142 in 2015, 3,108 in 2016 and to 4,022 in 2017. Based on the accepted 4:1 economic impact ratio, the increases could mean $128,550 in non-municipal course revenue in 2015 with $514,200 in economic impact, $486,730 in course revenue and $1,946,920 in economic impact in 2016 and $679,045 in course revenue and $2,716,180 in economic impact in 2017. As part of his presentation, Sparling also laid out the centre’s history, telling councillors that it opened in July, 2004, at a time when only the Ontario Fire College in Gravenhurst was offering similar fire training. The ESTC was then made a satellite campus for the college in 2005. It also began to offer specialized propane training, becoming one of only three facilities (Texas, Massachusetts and Blyth) in North America to offer such training. Council received Sparling’s presentation and directed county staff to prepare a report for council to be considered at a future meeting. NEWS FROM LONDESBORO ESTC offers unique training and courses