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Happy Gang Seniors decide to fold card partiesAlthough we have done somecomplaining about the cool weatherexperienced so far this spring, thereseems to be a silver lining. Have younoticed how full the flowering
bushes and trees are this year? Every
lilac bush in Huron County seemed
to be weighted down with blooms as
do the chestnut trees. My snowball
bush is loaded with balls this year in
spite of being trimmed back
drastically last summer. Across thehighway from our farm along theproperty line of the former home ofthe Stepans’ there is a row of somesort of flowering tree that is
absolutely gorgeous right now. I
have no idea what kind of tree it is
but the other night there was a lovely
fragrance on the night air which I
believe came from those trees.
Check them out as you head south to
Clinton.This coming Sunday is Father’sDay and you might like to start theday by taking Dad out to breakfast atthe Londesborough Community
Hall where the Lions Club will be
serving up their ‘olde tyme
breakfast’ all morning long.
The Happy Gang Seniors held
their May meeting at the
Londesborough Community Hall on
Wednesday, May 29. LorneMcKenzie was the entertainmentthat afternoon. He played keyboardand sang a variety of tunes familiarto the seniors.
It was decided during the business
part of that afternoon that the seniors
will host their last card party ever on
June 14. A number of factors have
resulted in this decision. The
Londesborough seniors will
entertain at Huronlea on Tuesday,
June 18. Seniors planning to attend
that afternoon are asked to take
along some cookies. Two prizes of
$25 each will be presented to Grade
8 graduates for history and
French at the graduation ceremony
on June 26.
The Happy Gang Seniors will hold
their June meeting on Wednesday,
June 26. This will be a 6 p.m.
potluck meal, everyone is
encouraged to bring along a dish for
each course.
Mike Powell of London, who does
research projects for University of
Western Ontario will be the guest
speaker.
By BRENDA
RADFORD
Call
523-4296
PEOPLE AROUND LONDESBORO
NEWS
FROM LONDESBORO
Single-mindedness proven useful by churches
Assisting Terry Fletcher with the
serving of Communion at
Londesborough United Church on
Sunday, June 9 were Brenda
Konarski, Cheryl Trewartha, Brenda
Radford, Mark Mitchell and Murray
Adams.
This Union Sunday the senior
choir sang the anthem, “Father, Hear
the Prayer We Offer”.
During the children’s time Terry
discussed how hard it can be to do
two things at once, like patting one’s
head and rubbing one’s tummy
simultaneously. He suggested that
there are times when being single
minded is good. If one concentrates
on doing good things there would be
no time or head room for
thinking/doing bad things.
Eighty-eight years ago, in 1925,
four religious denominations,
United, Presbyterian, Methodist and
Congregationalist, came together to
form the United Church of Canada.
The believers in these different
churches found it exciting to commit
to a new unified church, to be
all in one as God is one in all
believers.
It was a different time 88 years
ago. Radios were only five years
old; there was no TV or internet and
few cars. Movies were silent and
shown black and white; persons
danced to live bands. Minimum
wage was 78 cents an hour and life
expectancy was 60. Telephones
were new. And women were not
considered suitable as United
Church ministers.
It was a very different world when
Jesus walked among men as well. In
Mr. Fletcher’s message to the adults
that morning, his supporting
scriptures were John 17: 1-2, 6 and
17-23. John recounts how Christ
prayed that all Christians be as one,
and that His Father be with His
disciples and all to whom they
ministered. In that scripture passage
Jesus was asking God to love and be
with all who hear the word right
down to today in Londesborough
United Church.
The United Church is again in an
era of change. Church attendance in
United churches peaked in 1965 and
through the 88 years has
experienced many ups and downs.
Attendance is down today as people
are less interested in being part of a
formal faith community. The United
Church needs to change, to find out
what society wants so they can learn
that God’s love is for them. This is
the challenge going forward.
Support for Room2Grow must be
returned by this Sunday, June 16,
Father’s Day.
Londesborough United is looking
for a new custodian. If you are
interested in this position contact
Carmen Drost at 519-523-9017 for
information.
Neil Lackey will conduct the
morning service on Father’s Day
Sunday.
The UCW has changed their
meeting to Monday, June 24
beginning at 7:30 p.m.
A special meeting of
Londesborough United’s official
board is set for Wednesday, June 26
beginning at 7:30 p.m to discuss
chancel and choir loft changes. A
quorum of persons is essential so
mark your calendars.
Hullett students attend Friendship Games
Again this year five Hullett
students attended the Friendship
Games in Goderich. It’s a day
organized and run by the high
school students at Goderich District
Collegiate Institute. The students
enjoyed a day filled with a variety of
activities consisting of running
races, bowling, obstacle courses,
chicken throw and many more. They
were treated with a yummy lunch
consisting of pizza, Timbits and
juice. The day ended with everyone
singing songs. The smiles and
determination on these students’
faces proved that no matter if they
won or lost, they all walked away
winners.
Please search your homes for
missing library books and
textbooks. Let’s see if we can get
everything back to school this week.
On June 17 Hullett Central will
host its first-ever vow of silence.
Money raised will be used for clean
water projects in India.
If students raise at least $10 in
pledges they can join the fun and not
only help silence the staff and raise
money for clean water, but take the
vow of silence themselves for the
day. Cheques should be payable to
Free The Children. Those who
donated $10 on more will receive a
receipt from that organization. Join
the fun and watch the staff go silent.
Two hundred dollars will silence
two staff members, Beautiful Bell
and Beloved Barnett, $250 will also
silence Magical McLay and
Graceful Gerber, $300 will silence
Adventurous Armstrong and
Tremendous Gerber, $350 will
silence Magnifique Maver and
Mighty Middleton, $400 will silence
Clever Caldwell and Delightful
Dale, $450 will silence Glamorous
Gilroy and Marvelous McNichol
and $500 will silence Awesome
Allen.
The Vow of Silence is a Free The
Children initiative. Free The
Children is a Canadian social action
organization started by Craig
Kielburger to make positive changes
in the world. Free The Children
strongly discourages students from
going door to door unless they are
accompanied by their parent or legal
guardian.
By Morgan Howson
Last week at Hullett Central the
Delightful Dale and the
Kindergarten A and Kindergarten B
classes had a pajama day. This week
they will be dressing in costumes for
the day. They are continuing work
on the number eight, Canadian coins
and two- and three-dimensional
shapes.
In their writing journals they
wrote about what they would do if
they had all the money in the world.
Both classes came up with very
creative ways to spend their money.
They are on their way to finishing
the alphabet. They were working on
the letter Y last week, but now they
will be finishing up with Z.
In the Grade 1 class last week
students were exploring different
ways to listen to reading, listening to
iPads, using the listening centre,
listening to the teacher, listening to a
partner, reading in groups, using
RAZ kids on the computer, using
Tumblebooks on netbooks,
computers or iPads and listening to
the Grade 5/6 reading buddies.
They were also busy working on
Grade 1 sight words/high frequency
words, reading and spelling the
words.
By Colton Rodger
The Grade 4/5 class has finished
its fractions unit in math and three-
quarters of them sighed with relief.
They are also beginning a new unit
in science – The Human Body. In
social studies students are creating
board games about different ancient
NOTICE OF OPEN HOUSE
REGARDING A REVIEW OF
THE NORTH HURON
OFFICIAL PLAN
TAKE NOTICE that the Township of North Huron will hold an Open
House to consult with the public about potential revisions and updates
to the North Huron Official Plan.
ANY PERSON may attend the open house for the opportunity to review
and ask questions about the Official Plan and the proposed changes.
Any person may submit questions, comments and/or suggested
changes to the Official Plan, either in writing or verbally for staff to
record during the open house.
PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE will be held:
Between 6:00-8:30 pm
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
at the Belgrave Community Centre, 12 Queen’s Street, Belgrave
PURPOSE
The Township of North Huron is undertaking a review of the Official
Plan. The Official Plan is a land use planning document that is a
statement of where and how building and development should take
place in the Township. The Plan contains the vision, goals and policy
direction for development in North Huron.
You are invited to learn about required updates to the Official Plan to
ensure conformity with County and Provincial Planning documents, as
well as discuss potential changes you would like to see made to the
North Huron Official Plan.
We want your comments on this important document!
Dated at the Township of North Huron this 29th day of May, 2013.
Gary Long, CAO/Clerk
Township of North Huron
P.O. Box 90, 274 Josephine Street
Wingham, Ontario
N0G 2W0
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