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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2013-06-06, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013. PAGE 3. Blyth Community Vacation Bible School 2013 9-11:45 am at Blyth CRC Ages JK-Gr. 6 Ph. 519-523-4903 Register online tinyurl.com/blythvbs2013 Colour this in and drop off at mailbox in front of Blyth C.R. Church to enter a draw for a prize! Child’s Name..............................................Phone #.......................... July 15-19 Open 9 am - 8 pm Monday ~ Saturday Closed Sundays For Beautiful Plants to garden with... we have the selection and quality you’re looking for Spring Breezes greenhouses 83189 Scott Line, RR 3 Blyth 519-523-9456 (Check us out on Facebook too!) - baskets, patio pots - flats and flats of all your favourite annuals - impatiens, marigolds, etc. - wave petunias in all colours - PW (Proven Winner) plants for great gardens and pots - beautiful geraniums, begonias, spikes, and so much more - vegetable plants - 1 gallon perennials that are off to a great start - soils, mulch, fertilizer and so much more Gazanias $150 Variety of colours ~ Yellow, Burgundy, Orange, Rust 4" pot This Week’s SpecialThis Week’s Special TCC works with NH to bring fibre optics to BlythThe next generation of technologyis coming soon to Blyth.Tuckersmith Communica-tions Co-operative Ltd. (TCC), in conjunction with the Township of North Huron, is working on increasing the fibre capacity to Blyth. This will allow for improved bandwidth offerings to residential customers and it will make fibre optic services available to Blyth businesses and municipal facilities. Fibre has the highest bandwidth capacity available for both sending and receiving data and this occurs almost instantly. TCC and North Huron haveentered into an agreement to allowTCC to install fibre optic cable andequipment at the Emergency Services Training Centre (ESTC) in Blyth to serve as TCC’s hub so that it can expand its telecommunications infrastructure to Blyth and the surrounding area. “This investment will provide Blyth with access to the most technologically advanced infrastructures in the area,” said Rob Van Aaken, General Manager, Tuckersmith Communications Co-operative Ltd. “Our residents and businessesdepend on fast and reliable telecommunications to share information and stay connected,” said North Huron Reeve Neil Vincent. “TCC’s investment in Blyth to improve connectivity will encourage other partnerships, retain and attract residents, and generate investment and new economic opportunities.” Those looking for more information on TCC’s services and these advancements can contact thebusiness office at 519-606-2211.TCC has been offeringcommunications services throughout the area for over 100 years. In operation since 1909, TCC has evolved from a small, local independent telephone company to one of the leading full-service communications firms in Huron County. TCC is proud to invest in local communities – giving residents and businesses one of the most advanced communications infrastructures in Canada. Sunday School service held at camp Blyth United Church held its regular Sunday School Church Service at Camp Menesetung on Sunday, June 2. Lorna Fraser welcomed the few that gathered together and drew their attention to the announcements printed in the bulletin. Special mention was made that the Sunday Church Services are changing to 10 a.m. with Sandra Cable taking the service for the year while Rev. Gary Clark is on a year’s leave of absence to help out the churches of Atwood, Monkton, Trowbridge and Donegal as they go through a transition to one church. The call to worship was repeated responsively with the congregation and the children saying their parts. The hymn, “All Things Bright and Beautiful” was sung. The scripture reading was from John 4: 5-30, 39- 42. The offering was received followed by the offertory prayer. The children said their prayer followed by The Lord’s Prayer repeated in unison by the congregation. The next song was “Oil In My Lamp” sung the way the children had learned it in Sunday school during the year. Lorna’s message was, “The Good Shepherd”. Lorna compared her journey of being a Sunday school superintendent to the story of the Good Shepherd comparing the children to the sheep and them following along. The shepherd guides the sheep and takes care of them. Lorna has seen the children grow through the years, learning the stories of the Bible and some of the memory verses. Some of the verses were very short so that even the youngest child could learn them. Some of the older children that now help with the younger children were the young children when she started. Lorna also reflected to some of the things they had learned during the years and the children participated. The children sang the song “The Lord is My Shepherd” the way they sang it every Sunday during the year. Everyone repeated the parents’ prayer printed in the bulletin. The children presented Lorna with a gift for her long-term dedication to Sunday school. The children were all given a certificate for their attendance at Sunday school. The children were all given a certificate for their attendance at Sunday school. They were also given a gift and a flower for their garden to blow in the wind and remind them of Sunday school. Everyone sang the song “God is Good” that the children had learned in Sunday school during the past year. Emily Phillips thanked Lorna for her many years of service. Some of our churches have Sunday school with only three or four children. Blyth United Church has as many as 12 to 20 children going to Sunday school on some Sundays. Connor Brooks said Grace and everyone went to the dining hall for a delicious potluck lunch. Well done children and Sunday school staff. We will miss you Lorna, the good shepherd. Happy birthday to Cindy MacDonald and Rylee Chalmers who celebrate June 9; Jim Howson and Ron Howson, June 10; Carson Bromley, June 11 and Scott MacDonald, June 12. Blyth Legion Ladies Auxiliary are having their monthly luncheon on June 13 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Legion Hall. Menu this week is soup and sandwich. Takeout orders are available by calling 519-523-9535. There is no more community kitchen until September. Have a good and safe summer. Broken Washer? Blyth Laundromat 191 Westmoreland St., Blyth 519-523-9687 Christian amusements (J.R. Miller, “In Green Pastures” 1890) Amusement must never become an end in life. It must always be a means, a help on the way--just as sleep is, just as rest is. An hour’s amusement, should be to you, just what a night’s sleeping is. It should make you stronger, clearer-headed, braver, calmer-souled, more hopeful, more earnest, more enthusiastic--inspiring you for godly living. Anything which leaves a taint of impurity upon the life, or starts a thought of impurity in the mind, anything which degrades or debases the soul--is an unfit and unworthy amusement for a Christian. Christian amusements must be such, as do not harm spiritual life; they must be means of grace. “Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do--do everything for God’s glory!” 1 Cor. 10:31 A Grace Gem Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church, Listowel, ON 519-291-1956 BLYTH LEGION DECORATION SERVICE Blyth Union Cemetery Sunday, June 9, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Les Cook Everyone Welcome at Searching for a good read The Blyth Festival held its annual book sale last weekend. The sale is annually one of the Festival’s biggest fundraisers. Here, Julie Shannon of Blyth browsed what the lower hall of Blyth Memorial Hall had to offer that might occupy her time this summer. (Jim Brown photo) By Marilyn Craig Call 523-9318 From Marilyn’s Desk