HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2012-04-12, Page 7THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012. PAGE 7.
The gift of gab
Blyth Legion Branch 420 President Andy Lubbers, left, and Branch Secretary Donna Govier,
right, recently presented public speaking awards to Hullett Central Public School students
Emily Wilts and Ethan Scrimgeour for their performance at the Zone Public Speaking
competition held in Wingham earlier this year. (Photo submitted)
Village busy withSongfest, activities
Next weekend is extremely busy
in our little village! Along with
Songfest are the following activities.
On Friday evening, April 13,
Hullett Central Public School invites
everyone to an evening of fun while
supporting their pupils. Monies
raised through this event allow
teachers to give the children a
variety of experiences and provide
for classroom extras. This year’s
theme is ‘Nascar’ and 2011 Nascar
Canadian Tire champion Scott
Steckley will be on hand to sign
autographs. There will be
entertainment for young and not so
young and plenty of silent auction
items to bid on. Activities begin at
5:30 p.m. and wrap up around 8:30
p.m.
Also on Friday evening, the
Happy Gang Seniors host their
regular euchre party at the
community hall at 7:30 p.m. Their
card party in support of the Clinton
Public Hospital Auxiliary is
Tuesday, April 17 beginning at 1
p.m. with dessert. Then the
Londesborough Lions Club will be
serving up breakfast at the
community hall from 9 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. An adult breakfast is $7.
Children under 12 are $3.
And mark your calendars now for
the Lions Club third annual Fish Fry
at the hall on April 28th from 4:30 to
7 p.m. Cost for adults is $12.50.
I warned you about reading those
garbage flyers more carefully. Some
of you got caught the first Monday
of April regarding kitchen waste
garbage collection by Bluewater
Recycling. The calendar was
somewhat misleading because the
dates for collection started with
January and then made a change in
April. The new garbage wheelies
and recycling get wheeled out on
Tuesdays now.
How did you spend ‘Earth Hour’?
Four at my house played cards by
candlelight. It was my ‘smell the
roses’ for the week for it was a fun
hour and an experience to remember
during future earth hours. Those
losing a hand tried to blame it on the
shadows created so they couldn’t see
the cards correctly!
Earth Hour began five years ago
and is having limited success. On the
last Saturday of March people in 511
Canadian cities and rural areas
joined millions around the world by
shutting out the lights to raise
awareness about the issue of climate
change. Our winter of 2011/2012
should be enough to make us
conscious that our weather is
changing. Now 150 countries around
the world participate hoping to
inspire action on climate change.
Canadian results were best three
years ago. This year the overall
savings were better than last year
however. Any measurable savings is
a plus. It certainly is no real hardship
for the ordinary Canadian for one
hour. Children would surely find it a
lark for an hour. I still question the
reason for the amount of lights
left on in office buildings every
night.
By BRENDA
RADFORD
Call
523-4296
PEOPLE AROUND
LONDESBORO
Hullett welcomes new teacher
There is a new face in the halls of
Hullett Central. Mrs. Ryan went on
maternity leave on April 5. Pam
Jewitt has taken over. Pam has been
teaching on a part-time basis in
schools in the Avon Maitland
District School Board for about three
years. She has always wanted to be a
kindergarten teacher and was
pleased to be hired here.
Honesty is the April character
attribute for everyone at Hullett this
month. This attribute means being
trustworthy, sincere and truthful.
Encourage the young folk
in your life to be honest, a trait
that will serve them well all their
life.
“He Is Risen!” announced the
senior choir at Londesborough
United Church on Easter Sunday,
April 8. It was a day for rejoicing for
Christ had fulfilled His prophecy
that He would arise again in three
days. Jenn Elliott was
organist/pianist for the Easter
service.
The responsive psalm that
morning was Psalm 150, a psalm of
praise to God. The events of Easter
Sunday and in the days following
when Christ appeared to many of
His followers are recorded in Mark
16:1-18. That was the chosen New
Testament scripture passage.
The children who gathered at the
front of the sanctuary for their time
with Terry Fletcher were delighted
by his magic trick about the invisible
Timbit. Terry explained that when
first people heard that Christ’s body
was not in the tomb they shrugged it
off as a trick, saying someone had
just moved his body.
When Christ appeared to His
disciples a few days later, they
thought they were seeing a ghost and
were afraid. When He ate with them
and they touched Him then they
believed He had defeated death.
Jesus wants all Christians to believe
through His death and resurrection
that there is life after death with Him
in heaven.
Terry’s message to the adults was
titled “The Rest of the Story”. The
number of appearances Christ made
to His followers as recounted in
Mark in the days following Easter
Sunday left no doubt that Christ was
alive.
During Christ’s three years of
ministry He was persecuted, reviled
by detractors and judged unfairly.
His death brought satisfaction to
these people.
Easter Sunday is also referred to
by scholars as ‘Holy Humour
Sunday’; God has had the last laugh,
so to speak. He has turned the tables
on the unbelievers; Christ is alive.
Our joy is complete for Christians
can look forward to heaven, the rest
of Christ’s story. He laid down His
life so we, too, can live.
In the Jewish tradition to ask to
share a meal with someone is the
supreme compliment. When Christ
shared a meal with His followers
they were convinced He was alive.
Terry stated that Christ is knocking
at the door of your heart. Open that
door, let Christ in and hear the ‘rest
of the story’.
Assisting Terry with the
Sacrament of Communion were
Helen Lyons, Brenda Konarski,
Adrian Salverda, Tom Duizer,
Darrell Bergsma and Murray Adams.
The Londesborough UCW will
hold their April meeting on Monday,
April 16 beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Londesborough United will hold
its annual Songfest Sunday evening
at 7 p.m. On the program are
Brittany Lyons; Camille Baker-
Lehnen; the Westfield Snell Family;
Clinton United Church Men’s
quartet and Ken, Bob and Barb.
Silent and Live Auction
Friday, April 13, 2012
Hullett Central Public School
5:30 - 8:30 pm
Special Guest
Scott Steckly
Autograph
Session
6:00 - 7:00 pm
Proceeds to support Hullett music, literacy, planners, graduation,
yearbook, and technology programs
“THE TICKETS”
for Toby Keith,
Blue Jays and Hedley
Bake Table ~ Games Room ~ Penny Table
Plasma Car Races ~ Pit Stop Challenge ~ Face Painting
Food booth
hotdogs, chili, pizza, ice cream, refreshments
Fun for the whole family!
NEWS
FROM LONDESBORO
God gets the last laugh with ‘Holy Humour Sunday’
The Blyth Business Improvement
Area (BIA) had to table several
issues for future conversation as key
members of the board weren’t
available for their April 5 meeting.
Future discussions will include
participation in the Huron Doors
Open event in the fall, the
fundraising tribute concert series
and discussion around a possible
travel article focusing on Blyth.
These issues were tabled until the
BIA’s next meeting on May 3.
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An idea for a sign including the
number of steps to specific locations
within the village of Blyth has been
put on hold due to a signage
initiative proposed by the county.
The sign, originally suggested
North Huron Deputy-Reeve and
BIA council representative David
Riach would have the number of
steps to locations like the Greenway
Trail, Blyth Memorial Hall and local
businesses put on it in hopes of
encouraging visitors to see the
sights of Blyth.
A new sign initiative, however,
explained by Huron Business
Development Co-ordinator Douglas
Barill, would see as much as 70 per
cent of metal kiosks paid for
throughout the community that
could feature a map of the village
and directions to local sights.
Riach’s project was tabled
pending further information
regarding the county’s signage
system.
Absent board members
delay BIA discussions