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BERNICE SHORTT
It is with great sadness that the
family of Bernice Shortt announces
her passing on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2013
at the Milton District Hospital. She
was in her 77th year.
Bernice was the beloved wife of
the late Gordon Shortt (2004) and
the cherished mother of Doug and
Janet, Milton; Gail Shortt, Etobicoke
and Brenda and Daryl Bakalar,
Wingham. She was the loving
grandmother of Jocelyn, Crystal,
Stephen, Damon, Dakota and Dustin
and great-grandmother of Cole and
Juliet.
Bernice was predeceased by her
parents Gladys and Edward
Johnston, brother Donald, sisters
Doris and Elaine and a daughter
Rose Lyn. She is also survived by
several nieces and nephews.
Friends and relatives were invited
to share memories of Bernice during
visitation at McCleister Funeral
Home in Brantford on Thursday,
Oct. 10. The funeral service was
held on Friday, Oct. 11 with
interment on Saturday, Oct.
12 in Forest Lawn Cemetery,
London.
In Bernice’s memory, donations to
the charity of one’s choice would be
gratefully appreciated.
Memories and condolences can be
forwarded to the family through
mccleisterfuneralhome@rogers.com
NORMAN WIGHTMAN
Norman Earl Wightman of
Huronlea Home for the Aged,
Brussels and formerly of Auburn,
passed away peacefully, with his
family by his side at Huronlea
Home, Brussels on Tuesday, Oct. 8,
2013. He was in his 81st year.
Norman was the beloved husband
of Florence (nee Wilson) for 60
wonderful years. He was the dear
father and father-in-law of Murray
and Patricia Wightman,
Bowmanville; Juliette Sweeney,
Toronto; Marilyn and Don Bucholtz,
Cherry Valley and Brian and Alison
Wightman, Auburn.
Norman will be lovingly
remembered by his grandchildren
Joel, Ryan, Jacqueline, Melanie,
Rosalind, Krista, Jenna, Autumn,
Sydney, Mackenzie and Olivia and
two great-granddaughters Navilyn
and Kayleigh. Norman was the
brother and brother-in-law of
Margaret Hildebrand, Auburn;
Hattie Boothman, Calgary, Alberta
and Evelyn Wightman, Niagara
Falls.
He was predeceased by his son
Glen, two brothers Elvin and Harvey
Wightman and two brothers-in-law
John Hildebrand and Harry
Boothman.
Friends and family were invited to
visit with Norman’s family at
Falconer Funeral Homes, Clinton
Chapel on Friday, Oct. 11.
In keeping with Norman’s wishes,
his body has been accepted into the
Body Bequeathal Program at the
University of Western Ontario.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
donations to the Alzheimer Society
of Huron County or Belgrave United
Church would be greatly
appreciated.
Messages of condolence for the
Wightman family may be sent
through www.falconerfuneral
homes.com
Obituaries
Huron Victim Services held its
annual Dancing with the Stars
fundraiser over the weekend and
competitor Les Cook said it was a
great event.
Blyth’s Cook, a professional
dancer paired with local star
Stephanie Currie of the Emergency
Services Training Centre, has been a
part of the event since its inception
five years ago and said this year was
one of the best yet.
“It went very well,” he said.
“Every year things get better and
better.”
Cook and Currie placed third, beat
out by the teams Katrina Bos and
Matt Hoy and Wayne Bos and
Bethany Davidson who placed first
and second, respectively. In his
mind, however, Cook and Currie
really could not have done much
better.
“Our routines were good and
Stephanie never made a mistake,” he
said. “That’s not surprising though,
as she worked really hard.”
Looking back over the last five
years, Cook said participating in the
competition isn’t as difficult as it
was.
“For me, it just gets easier to
participate every year,” he said.
“Each time it’s a little less daunting,
a little less intimidating than it was
the year before.”
Over the years, he said, he is
getting more and more experience.
However, he isn’t the only one.
“The volunteers from the Knights
of Columbus and Victim Services
always do a great job and every year
they are getting better,” he said. “The
decorations are doing great.”
Other instructors also seem to be
finding the competition less
intimidating, Cook said, as well as
getting to the point where they are
having more fun with each other.
That said, there is still a good
amount of friendly competitiveness
among the pros and star dancers.
“The competition is friendlier
every year,” he said. “We’re all
dancing better, but, since that first
year, we seem to be more interested
in seeing everyone do well than we
are in beating other people.
“We definitely still want to win,
but it’s more about winning and less
about beating people,” he said.
Being one of the two professionals
involved since the beginning as a
dancer, the other being South
Huron’s Reanna Ramaker, means
Cook has a unique perspective on the
event.
Ramaker competed with volunteer
firefighter Jamie Chisolm.
The fifth pair was Ken Scott of the
Londesborough area and Cidalia
Cabral.
The judges for the evening were
three former dancers, including
Ashley Phillips (nee Howson) who
grew up and attended school in
Blyth.
As far as new parts of the evening,
Cook explained there was a live
auction at the event and a testimonial
from a former client of Victim
Services.
The testimonial really helped to
connect the funds raised to the work
done by Victim Services according
to Cook.
Victim Services, for the last 10
years, has been working alongside
emergency services personnel to
help victims of everything from
homelessness to fire to assaults to
tornadoes providing everything a
victim could need to get their life
back to some semblance of
normalcy.
For more information, visit
www.victimservices.cc
Answers to Crossword
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By Denny Scott
The Citizen
Londesborough UCW’s Christmas meal set for Nov. 18
The Londesborough UCW met at
the church on Monday, Sept. 16.
Betty Hulley brought along the
finished quilt the ladies had been
working on since the spring, notingthe many hours of stitching by manydifferent hands. It was a tremendouseffort and a book telling its story will
be compiled.
Lena Nesbitt reported that the
ladies have in excess of $6,000 in the
bank. Next month decisions will be
made regarding the yearly donations.
Joan Whyte volunteered to set up the
mitten tree in November so those
donations can be included in the
boxes going to the Huron County
Christmas Bureau following the
White Gift Service. A reminder
should go in the order of service to
remind ladies of the congregation tobe knitting. Lynda Horbanuik hasextra yarn for anyone who might useit.
The Christmas potluck will be
held Nov. 18 beginning at 6 p.m. Be
sure to check what your group will
be responsible for. Arrangements for
the upcoming caterings was noted.
The next regular UCW meeting
will be Monday, Oct. 21. Guest
speaker that evening will be Mike
Sullivan who volunteers with the
Trillium Gift of Life. He will speak
about the process of registering as a
donor and its benefits. As an organ
recipient himself he can witness to
how organ donation impacts andsaves lives. All ladies of thecongregation are invited to attend.The interesting program about
colours at the September evening
was led by Group 4, Barb, Jane and
Lena - the colours of fall, Joseph’s
coat of many colours, colours as
mentioned in the Bible and what the
colours of the world symbolize. Barb
Bosman’s fall reading encouraged
the ladies to go forward in faith.
Jane’s reading, a supposed e-mail
from God, reminded everyone that
faith and grace ensure immediate
access to God’s gifts.
The most appropriate hymn, "For
the Beauty of the Earth" was sung.All the ladies enjoyed a musicalcolours quiz and a ‘colour my worldpalette’ activity. A very insightful
program.By BRENDA
RADFORD
Call
523-4296
PEOPLE AROUND LONDESBORO
NEWS
FROM LONDESBORO
Keeping that stiff upper lip
Kyle Josling, left, did his best to keep any fear under wraps
when members of the Huron County Health Unit, like Lisa
Ulch, visited Hullett Central Public School to administer
shots for Hepatitis B and Meningitis. (Denny Scott photo)
Thanksgiving Sunday seemed an
appropriate time to acknowledge
and dedicate the changes made to
the chancel area of the sanctuary.
The upgrade has enhanced the choir
area and Terry Fletcher
acknowledged that the
Londesborough congregation is
truly blessed to have the
participation of the choir in its
services.
During the service, in keeping
with the holiday, the choir offered
the anthem “Blessings Keep Falling
on Me”.
Terry’s message that morning was
titled “Thankful Hearts”. Supporting
scripture passages were Col. 3:12-17
and the responsive psalm, Psalm
100.
A quote from the service by
Thornton Wilder was, “We can only
be said to be alive in those moments
when our hearts are conscious of our
treasures.”
Londesborough United Church is
invited to worship with Knox
Church in Auburn on Sunday, Oct.
20 at 10:30 a.m. as they celebrate
their anniversary service. Special
music will be provided by the
Lucknow-South Kinloss Church
Trio. Refreshments and a social time
will follow the service.
The following Sunday, Oct. 27,
Londesborough United will hold its
anniversary service. Gary Clark will
lead the service. Along with special
music by the senior choir, Peter
Postill and his daughter, Myra
Parsons, will share their gifts of
song.
All invited to Auburn anniversary
Perhaps you might consider
attending the Londesborough Lions
Club Olde Tyme Country Breakfast
on Sunday, Oct. 20 at the
Londesborough Community Hall.
Then that afternoon from 2 to 5 p.m.
the community is invited back to the
hall to help Ken Hunking celebrate
his 70th birthday. Best wishes only,
please.
Lions breakfast set
for Oct. 20 at hall
Cook, Currie place third in Dancing with the Stars