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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-09-19, Page 9THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2013. PAGE 9. www.hc-cs.ca North Perth - Theft of ATV McKILLOP MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY Box 819, 91 Main Street S., Seaforth, Ontario N0K 1W0 Office: 519-527-0400 • 1-800-463-9204 www.mckillopinsurance.com Brought to you by: Perth County Crime Stoppers and the Perth County OPP are asking for your assistance in solving the following theft of an ATV. In the overnight hours of August 2nd, unknown culprits entered an unlocked barn located on Line 78 northwest of Atwood. At that time, they stole a green coloured 2013 Suzuki King Quad 500 ATV. The vehicle had been left in the barn with its keys in the ignition and the value of the stolen Quad was estimated to be $7500. If you have any information regarding this crime or any other crime, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit a tip online at pc- crimestoppers.ca. You could earn a cash reward of up to $2000, you will never have to reveal your identity or testify in court. And remember…Crime doesn’t pay…but Crime Stoppers does! Reforestation Assistance Service - Seedlings Roadside and Windbreak Tree Service This service provides assistance to landowners who are reforesting marginal lands or planting field windbreaks. Our staff will assist you in choosing appropriate species and creating a planting plan. Plant your own seedlings or have us do the planting for you. This service offers larger trees for planting along roadsides and in windbreaks. A variety of tree species are available from the MVCA based on a 50 tree minimum order. Call us at 519-335-3557 for information about the application deadlines for these services. PUT DOWN SOME ROOTS! 2014 Tree Planting Services Call us at 519-335-3557 or email maitland@mvca.on.ca for information and application forms. Pastor teaches students Bible is the ultimate tool Kim and Allen Walker greeted worshippers and handed out the service of worship at Knox United Church on Anniversary Sunday, Sept. 15. Potted mums adorned the sanctuary and Ruth Gordon had done beautiful arrangements of produce and preserves and much more. Ken Procter introduced the guest pastor, Brian Hymers who is a student minister from Dungannon- Trinity Pastoral Charge.Brian welcomed the congregation.Birthday greetings were extended to Bob Grasby who will be celebrating his 92nd birthday on Sept. 22. The congregation sang Happy Birthday. Greetings were extended to Hymers and his wife Sandy who will be celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary on Sept. 16. Vaughn Vincent also celebrated his birthday last week. Jonathan Vincent and Brian lit the Christ Candle followed by the call to worship read responsively and the singing of “Praise with Joy the World’s Creator.” The senior choir anthem was “Friends in Christ” accompanied by Ann Clark on the piano. Sharing the Peace of Christ was read in unison. The children gathered in the front pew for children’s time. Mr. Hymershad bought a tool bag with tools andhis talk with the children was entitled “What’s in Your Tool Bag?” There were different tools and objects that are used in our daily lives. The Bible is the ultimate tool to teach us how we should live our lives and be faithful to God. The children adjourned to Sunday School after prayer. The children’s hymn was “All Creatures of Our God and King”. The scripture lesson was taken from Exodus 16: 11-18 and the Gospel lesson from John 6: 49-51 and the hymn of praise was “Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart”. God’s word was entitled “Please Pass the Bread or Manna?” We need daily bread in our lives. It is a staple in our diet. We need grains, meat and protein. Animals need to have propernutrition to grow. Jesus is also asource of our daily bread. We need a daily dose to encounter everything in our daily lives. Jesus said he is the bread from heaven. Manna is the bread from heaven and the bread of life. We need only to look to Jesus and he gives us the everlasting bread. It is all that we need to sustain our lives. At the Last Supper he used bread to demonstrate as his body. The next time you celebrate communion, look at the bread that is given to you. Take the time to savour the gift of bread. Thanks to Jesus for the true forgiveness of our sins. He is the true gift of life. Doug Walker, Susan Jamieson and Rory took up the offering followed by the offertory prayer and offering praise. The commission was read responsively. The closing hymn “For the Music of Creation”, the benediction and “Go Now in Peace” concluded the morning worship service. Lunch and a time of fellowship followed in the lower hall. On Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 3 p.m. Huron-Perth Presbytery is meeting at Wingham United Church with a presentation by Michelle Owen, London Conference Personnel Officer on Effective Leadership Project. Church members are invited to the presentation. At Central United Church in Stratford on Wednesday, Sept. 25 there is amandatory boundaries seminar forpaid Acc. Ministers. The community extend congratulations and best wishes to Ruby Leishman who recently celebrated her 90th birthday. By Linda Campbell Call 357-2188 PEOPLE AROUNDBELGRAVE NEWS FROM BELGRAVE Gloves Downtown Blyth 519-523-4740 Bainton’s Old Mill By Ellen Jefferson The third and fourth meetings of the Wawanosh 4-H food preservation club were held at the Auburn Hall at 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 30. President Reba Jefferson began the meeting with the 4-H pledge, followed by roll call. The members watched a video on how to can peaches in syrup before heading to the kitchen. Half of the members started sterilizing jars, blanching, peeling and cutting peaches, and making a light syrup. The club used the cold pack method for canning the peaches. Members learned the importance of using a knife to get rid of trapped air and how to ensure adequate headspace at the top of the jar. Meanwhile the other half judged jars for canning and did their book work. Once the members in the kitchen finished filling a jar of peaches each, they put them in the canner and swapped places with the second group. When all jars were in the canner, members took a supper break. Members enjoyed pizza and veggies while leader Eileen George discussed the importance of each step in canning the peaches from sterilizing jars to using Fruit Fresh and sugar to improve flavour, stabilize colour and retain the shape of the peaches. Then, leader Cathy Drennan shared how she uses stewed tomatoes to make her spaghetti sauce. After cleaning up supper, members started the canning process 4-H club jars peaches, tomatoes Ambassadorial awards Avon Maitland Public School Board Trustee Colleen Schenk, right, handed out some special awards to Grace Caldwell, left, of Maitland River Elementary School. Caldwell was the ambassador for the 93rd annual Elementary School Fair in Belgrave. (Denny Scott photo) WALTON 519-887-8429 Fresh Hayter’s Turkeys Now taking orders Don’t want a whole turkey? Try Hayter’s turkey products, Norpac beef and Metzger’s pork products. We also have Jerry Rader products, Millbank cheese and ice cream for dessert. for Thanksgiving M-T council records surplus for 2012 Morris-Turnberry council received the official year-end financial figures from 2012 at its Sept. 3 meeting and it was good news. Bill Vodden of Vodden, Bender and Seebach, the municipality’s auditor, reported a surplus of $332,014 for the year ending Dec. 31, 2012, compared to a slight deficit of $23,504 in 2011. Revenue from taxation was $2,038,539, up from $1,720,486 in 2011. User fees brought in $892,285 compared to $850,420 the previous year. Transfers from senior governments were down however, to $1,654,115 in 2012 from $1,752,615 in 2011. On the expense side, the largest item was for roads – $1,914,542 – down slightly from $1,940,870 in 2011. Protection to persons and property (including fire and police services) was up a mere $400 from $710,475 in 2011 to $710,847. Environmental services, however, the third largest line item, increased to $696,323 for 2012 from 657,947 the previous year. The cost of general government was down to $526,178 from $593,743. Planning and development costs dropped to $265,288 from $326,735 in 2011. The municipality spent $261,219 on recreation and culture in 2012 compared to $224,466. The municipality’s accumulated surplus rose from $16,378,904 in 2011 to $16,710,918, a figure that includes the book value of all municipal assets. “It seems like we’re pretty much headed in the right direction with an increase in the surplus and an increase in reserves,” said Mayor Paul Gowing. By Keith Roulston The Citizen Continued on page 14