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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-02-28, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2013. PAGE 3. World Day of Prayer to be held at Living Water churchDon’t forget the World Day ofPrayer on Friday, March 1 at 7:30p.m. It is being hosted by the LivingWater Christian Fellowship on Blyth Road. All the churches in Blyth takea part in the service. Everyone iswelcome.Happy birthday to Joann MacDonald who celebrates Feb. 26;Dana Weber, every four years onFeb. 29 and Brendan Hallahan,March 3. Happy anniversary to Gay and Merv Datema and Sheron and John Stadelmann who celebrate March 3. There were eight-and-a-half tables of players for the Monday, Feb. 18 euchre held at the Legion Hall. Winners were: high lady, Dorothy Carter, 74; high man, Harold McClinchey, 76; ladies’ lone hands,tied, Mae Ritchie, Jane Glousher andGrace Cartwright, three; men’s lonehands, Gordon Gross, five; low lady,Sally Pollard, 39; low man, Jack Lee, 46; door prize, Vaughan Hunking and Hugh Cook; share the wealth, Shirley Wood, Doris McClinchey and John Pollard. The next euchre is March 4 at 1:30 p.m. at the Legion Hall. Come out and show your card skills. By Marilyn Craig Call 523-9318 From Marilyn’s Desk Showing off their moves Dance Techniques out of Clinton held a dance showcase at Blyth Memorial Hall on Saturday featuring several performances by both groups and solo dancers. As part of the afternoon, the Almost Famous Players out of Wingham were on stage for a special guest performance. (Jim Brown photo) Church holding movie nights Greeting worshippers at Blyth United Church on the second Sunday of Lent, Feb. 24 was Donna Moore. Ushering was Hope Button. Floyd Herman was music director and Connor Brooks ran the power point. Rev. Gary Clark reminded everyone of the movie nights on Feb. 28 and March 7. Everyone is welcome. Come at 6 p.m. and enjoy soup and a bun before the movie. He also reminded everyone that the meat pie orders are sold out until October. The Food Bank is in need of Jello and pudding powders, pie filling, cake and muffin mixes, cans of icing, canned fruit, peanut butter and any kind of crackers including gluten-free right now. The call to worship was the singing of two hymns, “Dance with the Spirit” and “I am a Child of God”. The prayer of confession and the assurance of pardon was followed by the singing of The Lord’s Prayer. The scripture reading was from Luke 13: 31-35. The children were asked to come to the front for their story time. The choir sang a special piece of music. Rev. Clark’s message to the adults was “Sound Check”. The next hymn was “Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life.” The offering was received followed by the offertory response, the offertory prayer, the prayers for the people and silent prayers. The last hymn was, “My Faith Looks Up to Thee”. The commissioning and benediction were followed by the singing of the response, Go Now In Peace. During the service a plaque was presented to Lorna Fraser and Terry and Barb Richmond for their dedicated services the past few years. Everyone was invited down to the auditorium for pizza, salad and tarts before the annual meeting. Church holding movie nights Greeting worshippers at Blyth United Church on the second Sunday of Lent, Feb. 24 was Donna Moore. Ushering was Hope Button. Floyd Herman was music director and Connor Brooks ran the power point. Rev. Gary Clark reminded everyone of the movie nights on Feb. 28 and March 7. Everyone is welcome. Come at 6 p.m. and enjoy soup and a bun before the movie. He also reminded everyone that the meat pie orders are sold out until October. The Food Bank is in need of Jello and pudding powders, pie filling, cake and muffin mixes, cans of icing, canned fruit, peanut butter and any kind of crackers including gluten-free right now. The call to worship was the singing of two hymns, “Dance with the Spirit” and “I am a Child of God”. The prayer of confession and the assurance of pardon was followed by the singing of The Lord’s Prayer. The scripture reading was from Luke 13: 31-35. The children were asked to come to the front for their story time. The choir sang a special piece of music. Rev. Clark’s message to the adults was “Sound Check”. The next hymn was “Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life.” The offering was received followed by the offertory response, the offertory prayer, the prayers for the people and silent prayers. The last hymn was, “My Faith Looks Up to Thee”. The commissioning and benediction were followed by the singing of the response, Go Now In Peace. During the service a plaque was presented to Lorna Fraser and Terry and Barb Richmond for their dedicated services the past few years. Everyone was invited down to the auditorium for pizza, salad and tarts before the annual meeting.Maintenance bylaws deferred in NH North Huron Council deferred the passing of two new bylaws regarding property maintenance during its Feb. 19 meeting. The bylaws, which, among other things, control or prohibit grass length, noxious weeds, derelict vehicles and regular maintenance, yard care and property maintenance, were too heavy for some councillors to be comfortable passing that night. After the meeting, Deputy-Reeve David Riach explained that, having received a report regarding the bylaws four days earlier, he wasn’t comfortable enacting them. “It’s a very lengthy report and we hadn’t had enough time to study it completely and review it to put questions to Dave Black, the Chief Building Official, about it,” he said. “It was just too big a document to pass that night as we had a very full agenda.” Riach explained that the bylaws would come to council again at an upcoming meeting. By Denny Scott The Citizen NH council reduces rental fee North Huron Township Council agreed to reduce the cost of renting a facility for Hullett Central Public School by 50 per cent. The school was seeking to rent the Blyth and District Community Centre on May 3 of this year to run its annual School Spring Auction and Carnival in order to raise funds for the school and student materials. Previously the event had been held at the school but, with the influx of students after the closure of Blyth Public School, some events are possibly going to be shifted to larger sites to accommodate more visitors including this event and Grade 8 graduation. Deputy Reeve David Riach stated that the municipality had similar arrangements with Blyth Public School and that it made sense to continue with an agreement like this that benefits the students in Hullett. “North Huron supports our students and this is a continuation of a practice of giving to the students of Blyth,” he said after the meeting. “So many of the students from Blyth are going to Hullett, it’s good for us to help them with their fundraising.” NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Under Section 7 (2), (60), (7) & (8) Of The Building Code Act 1992 S.O. 1992 Chapter 23 as amended A Public Meeting will be held MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2013 AT 7:05 P.M. In the Township of North Huron Council Chambers 274 Josephine Street, Wingham, Ont. To review and consider changes to SCHEDULE “A” OF BY-LAW NO. 19 - 2006 BEING A BY-LAW TO REGULATE THE PERMIT CLASSES AND FEES, MAINTENANCE AND PROPERTY SERVICE FEES AND ZONING BY-LAW INSPECTION FEES IN THE TOWNSHIP OF NORTH HURON Further information can be obtained by contacting Dave Black, Chief Building Official at 519-357-3550 ext. 41 Tuesday-Friday By Denny Scott The Citizen Get breaking farm news on the Rural Voice section of our website at www.northhuron.on.ca He will sustain you! (J.R. Miller) “Cast your burden upon the LORD--and He will sustain you.” Psalm 55:22 The promise is not that the Lord will remove the load we cast upon Him, nor that He will carry it for us--but that He will sustain us so that we may carry it. He does not free us from the duty--but He strengthens us for it. He does not deliver us from the conflict--but He enables us to overcome. He does not withhold or withdraw the trial from us--but He helps us in trial to be submissive and victorious, and makes it a blessing to us. He does not mitigate the hardness or severity of our circumstances, taking away the difficult elements, removing the thorns, making life easy for us--but He puts Divine grace into our hearts, so that we can live sweetly in all the hard, adverse circumstances. “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!” Philippians 4:13 A Grace Gem Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church, Listowel, ON 519-291-1956 BE A FACE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CANCER BECAUSE CANCER IS IN YOUR COMMUNITY, SO ARE WE. Your donation is needed to fund life-saving cancer research and vital support services for people living with cancer. Please give generously when a Canadian Cancer Society volunteer knocks at your door this April. www.cancer.ca HELP US MAKE CANCER HISTORY.