HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-12-19, Page 40 PAGE 40. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2013.
Total receipts for Brussels
Livestock for the week ending Dec.
13 were 2,438 cattle, 1,148 lambs
and goats. On Tuesday fed steers and
heifers traded on a very strong active
trade at prices $1 higher. Choice
steers and heifers sold $128 to $131
with sales to $142. Second cut sold
$125 to $128. Cows sold on an
active market at prices $2 to $3
higher. On Thursday veal sold
on a strong market at lower prices.
Light lambs sold at steady prices
while heavy lambs sold barely
steady. Sheep and goats sold fully
steady. On Friday all classes of cattle
traded on a strong active market.
Yearlings traded at prices $3 to $5
higher.
Southlore Farms of Palmerston,
consigned three steers averaging
1,457 lbs. selling for an average of
$130.45. One black steer weighed
1,495 lbs. and sold for $133.75.
Elam S.B. Martin of Wingham,
consigned eight steers averaging
1,426 lbs. selling for an average of
$127.77. One red steer weighed
1,570 lbs. and sold to St. Helen’s
Meat Packers for $131. Noah
Weppler of Ayton, consigned three
steers averaging 1,500 lbs. selling
for an average of $127.93. Two black
steers averaged 1,478 lbs. and sold to
St. Helen’s Meat Packers for
$130.50. Prout Farms of Exeter,
consigned seven steers averaging
1,569 lbs. selling for an average of
$127.98. A group of two charolais
steers averaged 1,510 lbs. and sold to
Norwich Packers for $130. Dennis
and Marylou Bross, consigned one
black steer that weighed 1,565 lbs.
and sold for $129.
John Wiersma of Blyth, consigned
seven heifers averaging 1,388 lbs.
selling for an average of $136.04.
One red heifer weighed 1,515 lbs.
and sold to Horizon Meat Packers
for $142. William G. DeJong of
Brucefield, consigned one grey
heifer weighing 1,275 lbs. that sold
to Norwich Packers for $130.75.
Murray Gordon of Blyth, consigned
one grey heifer that weighed 1,110
lbs. and sold for $130.50. Paul B.
Bowman of Lucknow, consigned
three heifers that averaged 1,260 lbs.
selling for an average of $129.09.
One red heifer weighed 1,280 lbs.
and sold for $130.25.
There were 493 cows on offer.
Export types sold $68.50 to $80 with
sales to $81.50; beef, $71.50 to $86
with sales to $88; D1 and D2, $54 to
$63; D3, $45 to $52; D4, $37 to $45.
Fred Phillips of Lucknow, consigned
one charolais cow that weighed
1,660 lbs. and sold for a top of $88.
Brian Oldfield of Seaforth,
consigned six cows that averaged
1,625 lbs. and sold for an average of
$80.06. One black cow weighed
1,695 lbs. and sold for $86. Perry
Eliott of Ripley, consigned 13 cows
that averaged 1,474 lbs. and sold for
an average of $66.75. One hereford
cow weighed 1,450 lbs. and sold for
$82.50.
There were eight bulls selling $50
to $80. Onias B. Martin of Clifford,
consigned one charolais bull that
weighed 1,915 lbs. and sold for $80.
Ken McKinnon of Teeswater,
consigned one limousin bull
that weighed 1,890 lbs. and sold for
$80.
There were 144 head of veal on
offer. Beef sold $145 to $185 with
sales to $206; good holsteins, $130
to $140 with sales to $156; medium
holsteins, $115 to $125; heavy
holsteins, $125 to $135. Jonathan
Jantzi of Linwood, consigned six
veal averaging 796 lbs. selling for an
average of $189.29. One charolais
heifer weighed 700 lbs. and sold for
$206. Lamar Frey of Listowel,
consigned 10 veal averaging 763 lbs.
selling for an average of $175.34.
Three limousin heifers averaged 770
lbs. and sold for $199. Angus M.
Martin of Lucknow, consigned three
veal averaging 772 lbs. selling for an
average of $182.91. Two limousin
steers averaged 768 lbs. and sold for
$191.
Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $180 to
$300; 50 - 64 lbs., $167 to $315; 65
- 79 lbs., $137 to $282; 80 - 94 lbs.
sold $139 to $202; 95 - 109 lbs.,
$130 to $167; 110 lbs. and over,
$122 to $151.
Sheep sold $50 to $95.
Goats: kids sold $60 to $135 per
head with sales to $150; nannies,
$70 to $135 per head; billies, $150 to
$350 per head.
Top quality stocker steers, under
400 lbs. sold $160 to $196; 400 - 499
lbs., $176 to $193; 500 - 599 lbs.,
$168 to $203.50; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$137.50 to $187.50; 700 - 799 lbs.,
$139 to $173; 800 - 899 lbs., $150 to
$169; 900 - 999 lbs, $158.50 to
$170; 1,000 lbs. and over, $125.50 to
$160.
Top quality stocker heifers, 300 -
399 lbs., sold $142 to $180; 400 -
499 lbs., $143 to $167; 500 - 599
lbs., $133 to $160; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$135 to $157; 700 - 799 lbs., $142 to
$161.75; 800 - 899 lbs., $146.50 to
$154.25; 900 lbs. and over, $139 to
$150.50.
Continued from page 39
Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, King
David, King Solomon. But Matthew
also sees fit to include some
unlikely, imperfect, maybe even
“unsavoury” persons into his list of
family members. Although several
of the Davidic kings of the time had
less than exemplary reigns, the
Gospel writer specifically includes
four women swimming in this
genetic gene pool that a different
historian might have found better to
forget.
There was Tamar, whose
scandalous commitment to passing
on her deceased husband’s line is
told in Genesis 38. Rahab, the
“Pretty Woman” of Joshua 2, who is
identified as the birth mother of
Boaz. Boaz who then married Ruth,
whose morals, while not scripturally
questioned, who was clearly a
genetic outsider, a Gentile. Matthew
even emphasizes the outcast nature
of King Solomon’s mother,
Bathsheba as “the wife of Uriah.”
The identity she held before King
David saw her bathing on a rooftop,
seduced her, got her pregnant, and
had Uriah killed.
The Jesus “family tree” reads
more like a family briar patch: A
nest of nasty thorns and prickly
brush for all those outside its
message, yet a surprising safe haven
for all those who enter into it.
Mary seems to fit perfectly into
this family with her own touchy
dilemma - found to be pregnant
while engaged to Joseph and living
apart from him. According to the
law, Mary was a living death decree.
Stoning was set for the sin of
adultery. According to Matthew’s
Gospel, she was one of a number of
remarkable, resilient women who
embraced God’s promise and
presence instead of sliding off the
pages of history.
This was Matthew’s “Messiah” - a
child who, if conceived by Joseph,
would have been a member of a
mangled family tree. But the essence
of Matthew’s message, the bigger
truth he has to tell, is this: that at
second glance, none of that matters.
Because of the angelic directive to
Joseph in a dream, thus Joseph and
Mary are married and Jesus is
“named” by Joseph. Thus wiping
away any rumour curious of Jesus’
lineage. Joseph’s “adoption” of
Jesus is complete the moment he is
named by Joseph. But the bigger
truth is what Matthew reveals, not
what Joseph declares. Jesus was
conceived “from the Holy Spirit;”
and as such the long awaited
Messiah, who’d “save his people
from their sins.” From the outset,
Matthew makes it clear that Jesus
the Messiah is very different from
the one everyone was expecting.
The perfect Messiah for an
imperfect world is an “imperfect”
Messiah. There was nothing “fairy
tale” about Jesus’ earthly parents or
Jesus’ earthly ministry. In human
terms, the “perfect” Saviour would
have expected prestige and
influence. The “perfect” Messiah
would have had military might and
unquestioned power. But Jesus’ birth
is not about perfection. Jesus’ birth
is about incarnation: the incarnation
means God steps in up to God’s hips
in the messy, mundane, miserable
and miraculous moments that make
up every human being’s real life.
The deliberateness of God to plunge
headfirst into the incarnated
existence of his sinful world is the
greatest gift, the grandest miracle, of
Christmas. The I.M.-perfection of
everything in the Christmas story is
what makes it the perfect expression
of God’s redemptive work in a
messed up world.
There are two types of people in
this world; those who greet the
unexpected “Aha moment” and
those with a “eww”. For all those
“eww-sayers” Christmas is the time
to take a second glance to find the
beauty, to find the truth, or find the
unexpected insight waiting beyond
our first glance. No one truly falls in
love “at first sight.” True love takes a
second glance. A look beyond the
first impression, a look beyond the
world’s notions.
Two years ago in 2011 this
season’s best seller, in pet stores
globally, was a book entitled Oogy,
written by Larry Levin, the father of
Oogy’s adoptive family.
Oogy is the story of a one-eared,
horribly scarred Dogo Argentina
breed [originally thought to be a pit
bull.] who had been used as “bait” in
a dog fighting ring at 10 weeks old.
With nothing but a history of abuse
and pain, the injured dog was left for
dead when it was rescued and nursed
back to health. Adopted by the Levin
family with two young sons, Oogy
became an ugly, unlikely, unlooked
for conduit of love, forgiveness,
acceptance and wholeness, for an
ordinary, which is to say,
extraordinary, family.
Look again at the Christmas story
and at your Christmas decorated
home. Are you prepared for the
peculiarity of Christmas? Are you
prepared for the uncontrollable,
unpredictable presence in this world
of the Holy Spirit? A Holy Spirit that
participates in conceiving a baby,
explaining things to Joseph, assuring
a frightened Mary, descending upon
a grown Jesus at his baptism,
moving among his disciples at
Pentecost, blowing the first century
church community into the world,
breathing loudly whenever “two or
three are gathered.” That is the
“Incarnate-Messiah-Perfect” spirit
of Christmas: unpredictable,
changeable and unrepeatable.
But look again, with a second
glance, without focusing on the
imperfections and scars. Focus on
the presence of Christ, for when we
take that second glance, second
look, that’s when we see the truth.
To the eyes of the world, the cross is
ugly, but to the eyes of faith the most
beautiful expression of God’s love is
conveyed. In the words of
independent filmmaker Nic Askew
in his film Second Glance.“Perhaps
true beauty is something that draws
our attention at second glance, once
the judgment of a first glance has
realized its mistake.”
So this year, have a “Jolly Perfect
and Incarnate-Messiah-Perfect
Christmas!” Have a Christmas that
welcomes in the imperfections of
your family, your hopes, and your
dreams! Welcoming what the world
saw as an imperfect Saviour who
was God’s perfect gift to this world!
Amen!
Jesus’s family tree a ‘safe haven’ for those inside
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Is there any appeal to municipal
fitness? Central Huron Council
debated the issue at its committee of
the whole meeting on Tuesday, Dec.
10. The issue arose as looming
budget increases coincide with
YMCA contract renewal time.
Councillor Dan Colquhoun said
there could be considerable savings
– and income – for Central Huron
should they decide to run the fitness
facility themselves.
Right now, council has three
options: renew the contract with the
YMCA, put out a request for
proposals or take the facility over
and run it internally.
Councillor Burkhard Metzger
said while he felt the YMCA is a
good match for the community,
there is no harm in opening up
discussion with other potential
providers.
Colquhoun said with about 420
members, the money being
generated at the YMCA could offer
a substantial stream of income to
Central Huron.
“We’re talking about $200,000 in
revenue and we’re giving it away,”
he said. Councillors Metzger and
Alison Lobb both stated they feel
the YMCA name does carry
some weight with it, as does the
fact Central Huron members
are able to go to the Goderich
YMCA to use the pool and facilities
there.
Should council choose to go on its
own, the revenue is up for grabs,
Colquhoun said. Council decided to
hold off voting on the matter until
more councilors were present.
Councillors Brian Barnim, Marg
Anderson and Deputy-Mayor
Dave Jewitt were absent for the
meeting.
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