The Citizen, 2013-06-20, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2013. PAGE 9. Formerly mentioned ‘pretty’ trees may not be so niceThere is an expression I remembermy elders using, “Pretty is as prettydoes.” Apparently those prettyflowering trees I mentioned in this
space last week have a nasty, not so
pretty, side. Jim Carter stopped by
the post office last week to say the
trees are a locust variety; he thought
a honey locust. Apparently they are
no better than a weed, spreading
through their roots. He fears they
will eventually make their way into
the village and become a scourge.The next time I passed the area I didnotice there are now some smalltrees along the roadside heading
north.
An item included in this space in
late March spoke about the death of
the former Velma Hesk. Last
Saturday there was a memorial for
Velma at the home of Flora Hesk.
Flora was wife to Velma’s brother.
Velma, the daughter of Emerson and
Mae Hesk was born on April 13,1929. Present from the village andarea at the gathering were Joan andRobert Hoggarth, Helen Dale and
Jack and Helen Lee.
John and Margaret Pickett of
Ottawa visited in the Londesborough
area last weekend. They came home,
so to speak, to attend the memorial
service for Velma Hesk, who was a
good friend of Marg’s. Sunday they
visited with Jack and Helen Lee and
John and Barb Jewitt. John Pickett is
Barb’s brother.
There were 15 tables of euchre
players at the last card party to be
hosted by the Happy Gang Seniors
on Friday, June 14 at the
Londesborough Community Hall.
There was a tie for first place as two
couples earned 76 points, Murray
and Marlene Forbes and Helen Dale
and Harry Lear. Just a point behind
for third place were George and
Gloria. Six lone hands were won by
two couples as well, Doug and Ann
Hugill and Jared and Craig.
Last Aug. 11 Karen Bergsma
married Frank Gerretsen and became
the wife of a dairy farmer near
Listowel. Last Thursday, June 13
Frank and Karen became parents of
twins, a boy and a girl and all are
doing well. Dylan Theo weighed in
at 8 lbs., 15 oz. and Bianca Maria
was 6 lbs., 3 oz. Mom and twins
went home from hospital on
Saturday. Congratulations! These
children are the 27th and 28th
grandchildren for Bruce and Marie
Bergsma.
The Thompson family, who lives
in the former Duizer home across
from the township shed were
obviously celebrating last Saturday.
Villagers became part of the
celebration enjoying a nice display
of fireworks after dark.
We welcome to the village Rick
Swanson and Koreen Moss and
Koreen’s two children, Jacob and
Sara. The foursome chose to live in
Londesborough so the children
could continue to attend Hullett
Central. Formerly the Moss family
lived in Auburn. Koreen was the
Auburn correspondent for The
Citizen for a time. The newcomers
are residing in Gloria McEwing’s
former home. We trust you will
enjoy life in the village. It’s
wonderful to have more children in
our midst.
Rev. Neil Lackey conducted the
morning service at Londesborough
United Church on Sunday, June 16.
All levels of the United Church in
Canada recognize religion/faith is
currently undergoing change. How
best to adapt to that change is
uppermost in everyone’s mind. Rev.
Lackey’s service was titled
“Stepping Into Change”. As part of
his message Neil had a video
presentation on ‘Foundations of
Trust’. His supporting scriptures
were John 21: 1-19 and Acts 9:1-20.
Londesborough United will not
hold services during the month of
July. Congregants are encouraged to
worship in other churches in the
area.
The Londesborough UCW will
hold their June meeting on Monday,
June 24, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Guest speakers are Gail Fraser,
Program Co-ordinator for Social
Services and Volunteer Coordinator
for Community Food Advisors for
the Health Unit, and Nicole Fraser, a
nutrition student at Brescia College.
Don’t forget your donations for
Camp Menesetung as suggested by
their wish list.
By BRENDA
RADFORD
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PEOPLE AROUND LONDESBORO
NEWS
FROM LONDESBORO
One quiet teacher
Mrs. Thompson, right, showed her support for the vow of silence program run by students at
Hullett Central Public School by exploring non-verbal education practices on Monday. The
school raised $727, enough money to have many of the teachers and students stay in
complete silence all day including, from left, Shea Cox, Drew Wilts, Sophia Greydanus, Myra
Caldwell and Cal Taylor. (Denny Scott photo)
The Kindergarten classes went to
Storybook Gardens on Friday, June
14. Thank you to all the parent
volunteers for helping make sure the
classes stayed safe. We had so much
fun!
On June 17 and 18 the
Kindergarten A/Kindergarten B
classes had a teddy bear picnic.
What fun it was to see the students
bring all of their stuffies in and sit on
the ground to eat.
The Kindergarten A class raised
over $600 for Jump Rope for Heart,
making this class the top fundraisers
for the school. Students will be
enjoying an ice cream sundae party
on Wednesday to celebrate.
The Grade 5/6 class received a
fully-funded workshop “Structured
Dance” with Les Cook from the
Foundation for Education on Friday
morning. In this workshop the
students learned basic structured
ballroom and Latin dance
techniques. This included dance
steps, proper embrace and floor
craft. Through this medium the
children learned valuable interaction
and co-operation skills, improved
their respect for themselves and
others and learned the value of
leading and following. They also
learned respect for the personal
space of others through the art of
dance.
Last Thursday the Grade 7 and 7/8
classes headed to Tillsonburg to re-
enact the War of 1812. In
Tillsonburg the Grade 7 class
became Americans and the Grade
7/8 class became British. Cannons
were powered by thrown tennis balls
and dog kibble was hurled out of the
wood and the plastic muskets
lacrosse style. Everyone had a great
time whether they were storming
the village or fighting in
formation.
On Monday the school was
noticeably more quiet as a number
of students and teachers took the
vow of silence on behalf of those
who don’t have a voice. Money
raised will be used to dig a well in
India.
Staff and students are working
hard to finish off year-end tasks.
Nobody can believe that the year is
also over.
Students dance, take part in vow of silence
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The Ausable Bayfield
Conservation Authority’s second
watershed report card was delivered
to Central Huron Council by
specialist Hope Brock at Council’s
June 11 Committee of the Whole
meeting.
In presenting the report’s findings,
Brock said this is the second-ever
report card, which is produced by the
Conservation Authority every five
years. Brock said the goal of the
Authority is to ensure the region’s
water is “drinkable, fishable and
swimmable” and to break down its
findings it splits the watershed into
16 zones and studies four indicators
including both forest and wetland
cover, and both surface and
groundwater conditions.
While noting most of the
watershed received a D grade for
forest conditions, the Main Bayfield
North watershed proved to be above
par with a B grade. She said one
area, the Old Ausable Channel
watershed, earned an A grade.
When it comes to wetland cover,
Brock said the region does not do
well as a number of F grades were
recorded, though the Main Bayfield
North watershed earned a higher
grade of D.
Due to the region’s reliance on
agriculture, the forest cover is low at
around 14 per cent whereas
Environment Canada recommends
30 per cent forest cover. In terms of
surface water quality, Brock said
there have been some improvements
made including in Bannockburn
where there has been a significant
decrease in phosphorous. She said
more good news comes in the form
of a B grade for the Main Bayfield
watershed though other areas scored
lower.
When reviewing water quality,
Most of ABCA receives
‘D’ grade for forests
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By Cheryl Heath
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