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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-12-12, Page 2THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2013. PAGE 7. At Christmas all roads lead home. Marjorie Holmes Holiday Hours Municipal Office December 25-27 inclusive CLOSED December 30-31 8:30 am - 4:30 pm January 1 CLOSED January 2-3 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Wishing you the very best of the holiday season from the Council and staff of North Huron Cottrills continue to advance through curling events Shawn and Katie Cottrill both qualified in Ontario Curling Association zone competitions thispast weekend to advance to the nextround of play. Katie and Team Flaxey will be curling in the Scotties regional playdowns in Guelph from Dec. 14 - 16. Shawn and Team Aprile will be competing in the Dominion Tankard Regional playdowns in Dundas on Jan. 4 and 5. Congratulations to Shawn and Katie on their continued success. Knox United Church Women met at the home of Donna Shaw for their Christmas luncheon meeting.Chinese food was enjoyed. Afterlunch the group sang carols and songs. The treasurer’s report was given and after discussion the budget was adopted. Some ideas were considered for next year’s 150th anniversary. The new year will have a potluck meeting on Jan. 7, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. On Sunday, Dec. 8 Advent 2 was celebrated at Knox United Church. It focused on Christ’s coming bringing forgiveness from our sins. The baptism of Penelope AdriannaPileter, daughter of Tim and EllenPileter of Trowbridge and granddaughter of Don and Marlene Procter was also celebrated. The Chime-in choir travelled to Lucknow and performed at the River Valley Apartments and at Pinecrest Manor on Sunday, Dec. 8. On Dec. 15 the Chime-in choir will entertain at Braemar Retirement Centre in Wingham and Huronlea Home for the Aged, Brussels. On Sunday, Dec. 15, White Gift Sunday, please be aware that you are to bring White Gift offering in a plain white envelope. The money will go to the Food Bank in Wingham as offerings for the Christmas Bureau had to be in this past Friday. There will be Christmas Carolling in Belgrave on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. Please gather at the church to form groups and travel out to share Christmas carols. Afterwards we will return to the lower hall for hot apple cider, hot chocolate and snacks to warm up. On Wednesday, Dec. 11 the Belgrave Kinsmen will be collecting food for their annual food drive. On Sunday, Dec. 8 the Fair Haven Youth Mennonite Christmas Choir performed at Knox United Church.They delighted the crowd with several hymns and Christmas carols. Lunch and a social time followed in the lower hall. NEWS FROM BELGRAVE By Linda Campbell Call 357-2188 PEOPLE AROUNDBELGRAVE Two Locations To Serve You Better 222 Josephine St., Wingham 519-357-3466 120 Inkerman St. E., Listowel 519-291-4920 During the week of December 16-21 5% of its sales to the local Food Bank. Bring in a Food Bank donation and receive 5%off your purchase Pandora’s Pantry will donate thanks the following for their participation in DOCTOR APPRECIATION WEEK Mrs. Wright’s Grade 3 class Mrs.Reynen’s Grade 3 class from Howick Central School Mrs. Hammermueller’s Grade 2/3 class from North Woods Elementary Mrs. Goodall’s Grade 2 class from Maitland River Elementary Vintage Wines Recreation Department of the Township of North Huron J.R. Fear Apiaries Maitland Family Dental Clinic Gay Lea Foods Municipality of Morris-Turnberry Wingham Business Improvement Association Wingham Golf and Curling Club Sweets N’ Treats Chocolates Sparlings Propane Queens Bakery SHEAR TALENT Hair Design & Tanning Blow ‘n Go Smoothing $15000 + tax 45 West St., Goderich 519-524-6555 Donation The Libro Financial Group and Howick Mutual Insurance recently donated nearly $5,500 to local sports organizations, profits the groups realized from the recent Wingham Ironmen/NHL Alumni game. From left: Heather Collins, South Bruce Minor Hockey; Mike Mulvey, Wingham Minor Hockey; Sandra King, Howick Minor Hockey; Dennis Knox, Howick Mutual; Connor McDonnagh, McDonnagh Insurance; Patty Knox, Libro Financial; David Willis, Wingham Ironmen Executive; Sheila Marklevitz, Wingham Ironmen Executive and Rob Gordon, Blyth Brussels Minor Hockey. (Photo submitted) Volunteers outline challenges The North Huron Museum is looking to the future to make sure it can manage artifacts under their care and continue to provide an educational opportunity in North Huron. In a presentation led by Peter Gray, a new addition to the Friends of the Museum volunteer organization that runs and maintains the Wingham site, he explained the museum has seen a boom in activity since the announcement of Alice Munro’s Nobel Prize for Literarture win, however, there is still a lot of work needs to be done. Verna Steffler, who has dealt with inquiries about Wingham’s most famous resident, then explained what the prestigious award has done for the museum. “No one has done more than Alice Munro for tourism between the garden, our exhibit and the Nobel Prize,” Steffler said. She pointed out she had spent a grand total of 32 hours dealing with journalists from as far away as Russia. She also stated the museum had been opened for extra days in November to accommodate the increased traffic generated by Munro’s win and said many people said they would come in the spring to find out more about Munro. She said the news has even led to more donations, pointing out the museum had not been able to get a complete set of Munro’s books but they now had sets with some individual books to spare. The Nobel Laureate has even signed the museum’s hardcover books. Gray later explained to council what the strengths and challenges are for the group, pointing out one of the big issues is the cataloguing and storing of artifacts. Aside from stating he would like to start a program to catalogue all the items in the museum, he explained the storage conditions weren’t terrific and white mold had appeared on an artifact in the storage area on the third floor. Other challenges he outlined included preservation of the artifacts, finding fundraising opportunities, finding new homes for artifacts that don’t have a connection to North Huron or the surrounding area and data entry of the artifacts. Councillor Archie MacGowan thanked the group for its dedication and said it was amazing what the small core group had accomplished over the last 15 years. By Denny Scott The Citizen