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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2013-05-02, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2013. PAGE 9. The Council of the Township of North Huron has passed a revised Property Standards By-law and a new Yard Maintenance By-law. The By-laws contain minimum standards of maintenance and occupancy which all properties and buildings should meet. These By-laws are to ensure that properties and buildings in the community are kept in good condition and repair. The ideal approach is for the municipality to foster a climate of co-operative compliance. The By-laws can be viewed on the Township’s website. www.northhuron.ca Property Standards Dave Black Chief Building Official By-law Enforcement Officer P.O. Box 90, 274 Josephine Street, Wingham, Ontario N0G 2W0 Phone 519-357-3550 Fax: 519-357-1110 Township of North Huron Council & Committee Meeting Schedule May - July 2013 Regular Council Meetings 7:00 p.m. Location: North Huron Council Chambers Dates: Monday, May 6 Tuesday, May 21 Monday, June 3 Monday, June 17 Tuesday, July 2 Monday, July 15 North Huron Police Services Board Meetings Dates: 6:00 p.m. May 21 7:00 p.m. June 18 Location: Police Station Board Room Exchange has Rev. Kugba-Nyande visiting Belgrave Betty Ross and her grandchildren, Alexa and Jack Harrison greeted worshippers and handed out the service of worship at Knox United Church on Sunday, April 28. Rev. Tom Murray welcomed the congregation and went over the announcements. On April 30 at 7 p.m. in the lower hall of Knox United Church there will be an audio/visual travelogue of Israel by Rev. Richard and Barb Hall. Everyone is welcome. Chime in choir will play May 5 in church. A big thank you to all the volunteers who helped make the Swiss Chalet chicken supper such a success. In addition to a pleasant social time, $1,000.85 was realized. On Sunday, May 5 the North Huron Ministry Exchange is takingplace. Rev. Tom is going toWingham United and Rev. Dr. PeterKugba-Nyande of Bluevale-Walton is coming to Knox United Church, Belgrave. Movement of pastors and members is encouraged so we can broaden our relationships with sister churches. This coming week, the pastors of eight churches involved in this exchange are meeting to reflect, discuss, and discern what the next step might be for our United Church in North Huron. Keep our pastors in your prayers. On Mother’s Day, May 12 Karrin and Shane Davenport will present their daughter Madison Louise for the sacrament of baptism at the morning worship service. Alexa and Jack Harrison assisted by Rev. Tom lit the Christ candle and the Candle of Compassion followed by the call to worship read responsively and the singing of “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty”. After the senior choir sang, “This I Pray” accompanied by Elizabeth Procter, the children went to the front pew for story time with Rev. Tom. He asked the children the golden rules for living and they replied fittingly. If you open it – close it, ifyou turn it on – turn it off, if youunlock it – lock it, if you move it –put it back, if it belongs to someone else – get permission to use it, if you borrow it – return it, if you don’t know how to operate it – leave it alone, if you use it – take care of it, if you break it – admit it, if you mess it up – clean it up, if you can’t fix it – call someone who can, if it’s none of your business – don’t ask questions and love God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit and love one another just as I have loved you. After prayer the children adjourned to Sunday school. Psalm 148 was sung followed by the scripture readings, Acts 11: 1-18 and John 13: 31-35. The hymn, “O Holy Spirit Root of Life” was sung followed by God’s Word which was entitled “Out of the Box Evangelism 1”. Peter came out to bring a message of love, power and justice to people who didn’t share his views. The church needs us to come out of the boxes we’re in. Christ was crucified and resurrected so that we could come out of the boxes we’re in. Jesus calls us to come out of the box, for the empty box is the empty tomb. We need to take a message of hope to all people.Ben Procter and Doug Walker tookup the offering followed by theoffering praise and the offertory prayer. The sending forth was read responsively. “We Shall Go Out with Hope” was the closing hymn. The sung benediction concluded the morning worship service. Elizabeth Procter played the organ and piano. The two beautiful arrangements of flowers at the front of the sanctuary were placed in loving memory by the families of Gladys VanCamp. The community extends sincere sympathy to Winona Thompson and all families of Laurine Wright, who passed away on Friday, April 19. The community extends sincere sympathy to Nancy and Harold Jardin, Keith and Joyce VanCamp and Kevin Can Vamp in the loss of a dear mother, Gladys VanCamp who passed away suddenly on April 21. Keith and Joyce VanCamp of Cayley, Alberta, Kate Longson, Carsen and Sydney Longson, Tim VanCamp and Katrina Davis were guests at the home of Joyce’s parents Mary and Jim Hunter. Chanda and Kash Casemore also visited there. While here they also all visited with Nancy and Harold Jardin and otherfamily members, friends andrelatives.The community extends sincere sympathy to Neil and Ruth Olson and all families in the loss of their sister, Nola Ferster of Edmonton, Alberta at the age of 62 on April 9. By Linda Campbell Call 357-2188 PEOPLE AROUNDBELGRAVE NEWS FROM BELGRAVE By Margaret E. McMahon The Associated Country Women of the World Church service was held in St. Paul’s United Church on Sunday, April 28 hosted by Lily Dempsey and Gravelridge branches from the Huron Perth District Women’s Institute. Eleanor Elg welcomed everyone and gave the call to worship. Barb Elg lit the candles representing Christ, in memoriam of past WI members and the celebration of ACWW and home and country. Jeanette Harrow introduced the special music provided by the quartet Jubli. Charles King spoke on their trip to Nicaragua to help build a feeding centre for 200 children. The team had to raise $15,000 to build the facility. The people there are very grateful for anything they receive as they have no funds available to purchase anything. While there they visited a men’s prison and likened it to a holocaust camp. Donna Brooks told how she had made sun hats for the children suffering with cancer. The grocery store in Milverton donated 150 cloth shopping bags which were then filled with supplies to take with them. Marilyn Matheson spoke on the daily living habits of the Nicaraguan people. She also worked on the construction site and said one needed to drink lots of water, as it is extremely hot – the temperature is 30°C most days. Dirk Wilekmsen told how the construction site was happy to see someone of his height as he could lift the building blocks up higher than most workers. His carpentry skills were also put to use. He said the natives are very willing to help, as they haven’t funds to purchase any materials themselves so provide labour as their contribution. Betty Wilekmsen spoke on visiting a women’s cancer hospital. Security had to open the gates to allow the visitors to enter the facility. The women stay at the hospital all the time during their treatments as they don’t have the travel money to go back and forth from the hospital to home. During their visit they hosted a birthday party which raised the women’s spirits. Each team member took two hockey bags full of all sorts of supplies – school, hygiene, dental, etc. District President Winnie Traschel spoke on the working of ACWW with seven million women in 70 countries in all five continents. The ACWW is pledged to raise the standard of living for women and families, relieve poverty and protect and preserve health through education and assistance. The collection was divided, half goes to PAN for the 2014 trip and half to Water for All, an ACWW project aiming to provide clean water for drinking and sanitation. NOT SO LITTLE! Over the years many people have complimented The Citizen as “a nice little paper”. Today The Citizen is #3 in paid circulation of the 8 newspapers serving Huron County. The Citizen Proudly Community-Owned Since 1985 What a performance The Almost Famous Players took to the Blyth Memorial Hall stage on Sunday. The afternoon featured several different performances, including song and dance. Here Sara, left, and Kim Souch pleased the audience’s ears with some music. (Vicky Bremner photo) Nicaragua trip featured at St. Paul’s United service