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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2012-02-16, Page 7THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2012. PAGE 7. John and Sheila Nixon greeted worshippers and handed out the service of worship at Knox United Church on Sunday, Feb. 12. Steve Coultes went over the announcements. On Tuesday, Feb. 21 the Women’s Institute will hold their potluck atnoon in the church basement. Pleasebring your own dishes and cutleryand something for the potluck. The program will be featuring local musical talent. Birthday greetings were extended to Debbie Hopper and Gord Folkard. Rev. Tom Murray welcomed the congregation. He lit the Christ Candle as a sign of God’s Spirit at work in the world. After the hymn, “Praise My Soul” the call to worship was read responsively. “There’s A Wideness in God’s Mercy” was sang by the senior choir accompanied by Ann Clark. The children gathered in the front pew for story time. Rev. Tom asked the if they had ever wished on a star. God put a special star in the sky when Jesus was born. When Jesus was baptized the spirit of God came down from heaven which looked like a dove. It landed on Jesus. A star is a symbol of hope. After The Lord’s Prayer the children adjourned to Sunday School. After the singing of “Amazing Grace”. Rev. Tom read scripture from Corinthians 9: 24-27 and Mark 10: 35-45. God’s Word was entitled, “On Star or North Star?” It’s only likely for most that as life draws to a close, that’s when most discover the light followed is not the North Star. In this real world, success is the result of winner-take- all and take-no-prisoner ambition. Success becomes the North Star. Those who carry the most weight inour lives are those who define theirsuccess as our success. We knowJesus is the right North Star for us. Dare we pursue the course Jesus took; the journey heavy with risk and the unknown. Christ followers don’t impact others by pointing to their own star – they point to the North Star. It’s time to take our faith back and move not in “On Star’s”direction, but by the light of ourNorth Star.Doug Walker and Don Procter took up the offering followed by the offertory prayer. The closing hymn, “Where Cross the Crowded …”, sending forth and the singing of “Go Now in Peace” concluded the morning worship service. There were six tables of shoot in play on Friday, Feb. 10 at the Belgrave Community Centre. Winners were: high pink card, Jessica Nethery; second high pink card, Jane Grasby; most shoots, pink card, Mary McIntosh; high white card, Ross Taylor; second high white card, Ron Taylor and most shoots white card, Merv Schneider. The next shoot party is Friday, Feb. 24. Everyone is welcome. Knox United learns to wish on a star UCW holds meeting Shoot party held NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MORRIS-TURNBERRY 2012 Dog Tags and licences are now available: (Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm) at the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry Municipal Office, 41342 Morris Rd. PO Box 310 Brussels, ON N0G 1H0 *** Tags can be picked up in person or ordered by telephone*** All dogs must be licensed in compliance with By-law No. 63-2004. A copy of the complete By-law is available for review at the Municipal Office. All dogs must be identified by means of a tag and licence, issued for a (1) one year period by: Friday, April 27, 2012 The fee schedule shall be as follows: 1/All Dogs (except those listed in #2) - males, females, and spayed females $20.00 per dog 2/Pit bulls, Pit bull crosses, Staffordshire terriers $100.00 per dog 3/Kennel Licence Fee $75.00 (for a kennel of dogs that are registered or eligible for registration under the Animal Pedigree Act) 4/Late Payment Charge $20.00 per dog (Shall be assessed in addition to the licence fee, if the licence and/or tag is not purchased by April 27th) Excrement: The By-law requires dog owners to forthwith remove excrement left by a dog, from property other than the premises of the owner of the dog. Any person contravening this provision is subject to a $50.00 fee. For further information contact: The Municipality of Morris-Turnberry Telephone: 519-887-6137 Fax: 519-887-6424 E-mail: nmichie@morristurnberry.ca Corporation of the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry Notice of a Public Meeting to consider amendments to the Building Permit fees: Notice is hereby given pursuant to the 2006 Building Code Article, Division C, 1.9.1.2, that the Council of the Corporation of the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry will be considering the following at a Public Meeting, which will be held on: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 8:00 pm 1. Building Permit fees: a review of a proposal to amend the building permit fees for 2012, 2013 and 2014. The meeting will be held at the Council Chambers located at 41342 Morris Rd., RR 4, Brussels, ON. Everyone is welcome to attend. A copy of the proposed fees can be obtained at the municipal office or on the municipal website. Nancy Michie - Administrator Clerk-Treasurer Telephone 519-887-6137 Email: nmichie@morristurnberry.ca Website: www.morristurnberry.ca MEETING NOTICE MUNICIPALITY OF MORRIS-TURNBERRY The upcoming Council and Committee meetings for the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry will be held: Thursday February 16 at 6:00 pm Special Council Meeting Tuesday February 21 at 7:30 pm Regular Council Meeting NEWS FROM BELGRAVE By Linda Campbell Call 357-2188 PEOPLE AROUNDBELGRAVE Gladys Van Camp and Nancy Jardin hosted the Belgrave Tuesday afternoon UCW meeting on Feb. 7. Muriel Coultes was in charge of the meeting and welcomed everyone to a meeting honouring Black History Month. She read the poem, “Love Bugs”. Nancy Folkard had as her theme for worship, “A Love Song” which emphasized how everyone has a voice and although you may not be given the gift of music, you can use your voice in many different ways. The roll call was answered by 12 women, and they shared their ancestry with everyone with most coming from England and Ireland. Pat Hunking reported she had sent seven cards. The World Day of Prayer was announced for Friday, March 2 at the Belgrave United Church. Mrs. Coultes asked everyone to share what they thought was the most popular food custom of their ancestors. She then told of three different types of food that the black people of other countries ate. “Cassava” is over 5,000 years old and grows mainly in South America. It was used to feed Christopher Columbus and his crew when they travelled to the West Indies over 500 years ago. Cassava is now an international dish that can be used in many different ways: porridge, baby food and it is a must-have in soups and in another favourite dish – metagee. Maize Meal – cornmeal and corn institute the staple diet of most countries in sub-Saharan Africa. It is also the cornerstone of the traditional Zimbabwe and southern African meal. It is served with red or white meat, vegetables and sugar beans, and it is served in a communal bowl and taken with the right hand, rolled into balls, and dipped into sauce, gravy or stewed vegetables. A good harvest and full granaries symbolizes blessings. Stew peas is a favourite dish of Rev. Eleanor Scarlett who the group had speak at their September meeting. Her grandmother passed on many stories and as a child, stew peas was one of her favourite dishes and still is today. Enslaved Africans had commune gardens, in which they planted peas, beans, green vegetables, yams, cassava and numerous spices. They were usually given the scraps from the masters’ table. The enslaved were very resourceful people, and they turned what was once useless into hearty meals. When Eleanor first came to Canada she drove many miles just to get some home-cooked stew peas. It is a comfort food. The next meeting will be at the home of Beryl MacGowan on Tuesday, March 6. Barbara Harper and Sheila Nixon with the help of Nancy and Gladys, served a delicious lunch. 2012 Tree Planting Program The Municipality of Morris-Turnberry has ordered trees from Maitland Valley Conservation Authority, for the 2012 spring season. The Municipality is supplying the trees at no charge, however, the property owner must pick up, plant and maintain the tree on private property. The trees cannot be planted on the road allowance. Trees are limited to two (2) trees per property. Types of trees available are: • Native Red Maple - bare root • Sugar Maple - bare root • Crimson King Maple - bare root • Norway Spruce - bagged and burlapped Anyone who was placed on the waiting list for a tree in 2011 and has never received a tree through this program, will be contacted first to receive a tree in 2012. If you wish to order a tree, please call the Municipal office at 519-887-6137 or email nmichie@morristurnberry.ca, ASAP, as the trees are available on a first come, first served basis. Last date to order a tree is April 1, 2012. (The trees will be available for pickup the 3rd week of April, 2012) Fire costs discussed Continued from page 1 the full report before commenting. Deputy-Mayor Jason Brecken- ridge said “it is extremely unfortunate that North Huron refused to negotiate” on the cost of its service to Morris-Turnberry. The report detailed a meeting held Sept. 8, 2011 with North Huron CAO Gary Long and Fire Chief John Black at which Michie and Morris-Turnberry Community Safety Officer James Marshal questioned why Morris-Turnberry was being charged the same proportion of fire costs as it had paid previously paid for 100 per cent coverage from the former Blyth and Wingham departments, when the actual, area covered by North Huron had been reduced by 37 per cent due to expansion of the area served by Huron East and Howick. Dissatisfied with the results of that meeting, Gowing, Breckenridge, Marshall and Councillor Neil Warwick met with North Huron council on Oct. 17, 2011. “We were basically told if we didn’t like the cost we could start our own department,” Breckenridge said. “People need to know that it was North Huron that refused to negotiate, not Morris-Turnberry.”