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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2015-03-19, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2015. Majority votes to disband, close Duff’s United The regular service at Duff’s United Church had Gloria Wilbee as the speaker. She was assisted on the fourth Sunday of Lent by Marion Godkin in the Lenten Candle Liturgy. Marion also read the scrip- ture readings for the day. The gath- ering of nearly 30 sang birthday greetings to Fred McClure and Keith Wilbee. The group enjoyed the min- istry of music provided by Gloria, Pearl McCallum and Marion, who sang Amazing Grace. Gloria’s mes- sage was entitled “ Are We There Yet?” and spoke of the journey of faith from the beginning of Adam and Eve to present day worship and faith. Greeting worshippers at the door were Fred and Heidi McClure and collection was taken by Fred and Stan McClure. Announcements included the reminder of Holy Week services to be held with the Monday luncheon organized by Duff’s United. Service for the first three days of the event will be held at Melville Presbyterian Church (12:05 p.m.), Maundy Thursday service at St. John’s Anglican (12 p.m.) and Good Friday service at Brussels United (9:30 a.m.). A Duff’s Unified Board meeting will be held March 24 at 7 p.m. The meeting is being called by Sandra Cable, pastoral charge supervisor and Teresa Baan, unified board sec- retary. It will be a regular board meeting as well as planning for the upcoming months. There are many decisions to be made in the coming months and you do not need to be on the board to attend the meetings. All input to help plan and brainstorm are welcomed. Items to be included on the agenda can be passed along to Teresa Baan. The congregational meeting previ- ously held on March 10 had a good attendance of over 30 members of Duff’s. The meeting was called to have a vote to close and disband Duff’s United at a date to be deter- mined or to continue to worship at Duff’s United. There was some dis- cussion held, questions asked, some answers given, and the vote was held. It is with great sadness to report that the majority of members voted to close and disband Duff’s United. A date of Sept. 27 will be the last service in Walton. The church will continue with worship services on Sunday, will fulfill its fundraising obligations and the board and UCW will continue to meet regularly as usual. The ongoing expenses of operating a Church will continue, so we hope the members of Duff’s will continue to attend and support the church during the next months. A point of interest was made at the meeting that if circumstances change, decisions can be reversed. It only takes a congregational meeting and another vote to change the future of Duff’s. A reminder that the UCW meeting will be April 1 ( no April Fool’s joke) at 7:30 p.m. Lynn Godkin will be guest speaker about becoming involved in the 2017 International Plowing Match. Everyone is wel- come. What a change in the weather in just a week! The snow is gradually melting and I have not heard of any water problems around the area. Unfortunately, the frozen water pipes around the area, are still frozen, but here’s hoping they soon thaw. As I listen to the radio Monday morning, a lady has reported her first sighting of the return of a robin. Must be spring! Judy Emmrich certainly noticed a change on her return from a seven- day vacation in Las Vegas. When she left, it was -17°C, lots of snow and she was even stuck while delivering the mail that morning. On her return, she was welcomed by a lot less snow, mild temperatures of 0°C and the snow cleared away from most of the mailboxes. Great! Judy went to Vegas with her sister in law, Jennie from Waterloo. They had great weather, not really hot, but very enjoyable temperatures. They spent a lot of time people watching, which can be very entertaining in Vegas! They spent two full days going to two national parks, Red Canyon and Valley of Fire, and they were beautiful. They saw red sands, colourful reds of plants of the desert and some mountainous regions as well. They went on a boat ride on Lake Meade above Hoover Dam and enjoyed the scenery. Time was spent at the pool, walking and seeing the sights and a little time spent gam- bling, but no big winnings! They went on the world’s largest observa- tion wheel, just new in the last cou- ple of years and the view was awe- some. Judy reports a wonderful trip and a good time spent with Jennie. Welcome back! Our happy healing wishes go to Marni Knight as she recovers from some knee surgery last week. She is coming along nicely and is planning Locals return Getting some shade Snowman building was the name of the game at North Woods Elementary School last week as part of one of the school’s spirit days, but here, Bentley Jenken had a different approach, turning himself into a bit of a snowman, creating a snow seat. Once he was done, he kept busy keeping the sun out of his eyes while watching his classmates. (Shawn Loughlin photo) Looking for local heroes There are so many people out there who do so much to improve their community. Now you have a chance to say thanks. Nominate that special person for the 30th Annual Citizen Citizenship Awards. Each year a committee chooses an outstanding citizen from each of the Blyth and area and Brussels and area communities to receive an award for contribution to the communi- ty. If you know someone you think should be honoured, please fill in the ballot and send it in. You may attach a longer explanation of why you think your nominee should win, if you like. If you have nominated someone before and he or she didn't win, please feel free to try again. I nominate as Citizen of the year for I feel she/he deserves this award because Nomination Deadline April 30, 2015. Name and phone number of nominator ❑Blyth & area ❑Brussels & area By Jo-Ann McDonald Call 887-6570 PEOPLE AROUND WALTON NEWS FROM WALTON Continued on page 19