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Open House
Please join us as we celebrate the
50th Wedding Anniversary
of our parents
Neil and Marie McGavin
Saturday, May 26, 2012
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Brussels, Morris & Grey Community Centre
Brussels, Ontario
Our wish is that all come to share food and fellowship with us.
If desired, we would be honoured with a gift to your favourite charity.
Friends and family are invited
to a
40th Anniversary Dance
for
Brian and Rita Potter
on
Saturday, May 26,
from 8:00 pm to 12:00 am
at the Belgrave Community Centre
Children are welcome.
There will be special activities
for the young and young-at-heart.
Music by DJ.
Refreshments and lunch provided.
In lieu of gifts a donation to the Belgrave
Community Centre would be appreciated.
40th Anniversary
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of Joshua’s relatives were on hand
for this special day in his life.
Assisting with the baptism were
Darrell Bergsma, chairperson of the
official board, and Sherry Postma,
president of the UCW. In lieu of a
story that morning the children in
attendance had front row seats for
the baptism. At the end of the service
the Sunday School children gave all
the women present a Mother’s Day
card with a scrubby flower for
making dish time easier and a packet
of seeds for the flower bed.
Another special of the day was a
men’s choir that sang two numbers,
“I Hear Music in the Air” and
“Never-ending Joy”.
The scripture passages from
Ephesians 5:25-33 and 6:1-4 offered
instructions to husbands and children
regarding their wives and parents
respectively.
“Caregiving” was the title of
Terry’s message. He made note of a
recent survey of thousands of
persons around the question, “What
is the greatest threat to family life
today?” The answer, inattentive
parents. Terry remarked that
parents/caregivers who are attentive
to the children around them are a
true blessing. They pass on the
heritage of Christian values and set
examples.
Although Christian families come
in all shapes and types children still
receive the love and nurture they
need. It has been researched that the
quantity of time is not as important
as the quality of time one spends
with a child. It is not the ‘things’ a
child receives that is important but
the attentive and listening ear that
make him/her feel important and
happy.
Terry finished his message by
reading a very tongue in cheek poem
about parenting and instilling the
standards to live by, “My Mean
Mother”.
The Official Board of
Londesborough United will meet on
May 29 beginning at 7:30 p.m. The
Londesborough UCW will hold their
May meeting on Monday, May 21
beginning with dessert at 7:30 p.m.
Margaret Bakker is looking for the
guest book from the 150th
anniversary service. If you know the
whereabouts of this book please call
the church office.
This Saturday morning, May 19
from 9 a.m. to noon, the UCW will
hold a bake sale in the Sunday
school room. You can drop off items
for the sale on Friday evening or
very early on Saturday morning.
Don’t forget to drop by to buy as
well. Frozen fruit pies will be
featured at the sale.
Six years after he passed away,Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)Constable Dave Mounsey is stillhaving a profound effect on people through the Dave Mounsey Memorial Foundation(DMMF).The recent DMMF Run Around
the Square was hosted in Goderich
on May 13 and raised money for the
Foundation which installs
defibrillators in high-use locations tohelp those who suffer from heartfailure. The event featured three differentraces: a 0.7 kilometre race for youths11 and under around The Square inGoderich, a five-kilometre racethrough Goderich’s historical streetsas well as The Square and a 10-kilometre race throughout the town.
Fellow OPP officers have taken up
Mounsey’s cause of trying to better
the world by joining Canada Sings, a
reality show on Global TelevisionNetworks which has individuals andgroups face-off against each other inmusical numbers.The team competing on behalf ofthe OPP plans to donate anywinnings to the DMMF and consistsof team captain and 911 DispatcherCeleste Bailey, 911 Dispatcher DebBenjamin, Detective ConstableValerie Burns, Superintendent and
Bureau Commander Susanne
Decock, Staff Sergeant Barry
Farndon, Native Awareness Trainer
and Aboriginal Police officer AshleyKeays, Provincial ConstableNicholas Keays, Technology TrainerDoug Sgariglia and Sergeant JeffSimpkins. The idea for the event was bornfrom Bailey, who is also a formerpresident of the Foundation, seeingtwo of her teammates, Ashley andhusband Nicholas Keays, perform inan OPP Idol fundraiser.
Mounsey, who was from Blyth,
passed away due to complications
resulting from a collision with a tree
during dangerous weather on hisway to investigate another collision.His friends and families started theDMMF in 2009 to continue his goodwork according to fellow OPPofficer and Mounsey’s probationaryofficer when he joined the force,Patrick Armstrong.In a previous interview with TheCitizenArmstrong said thatMounsey had given of himself and
the Foundation was a way of
continuing that giving in his
name.
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program in Stratford. Wagler
and board chair Jenny Versteeg,
who also represents North
Perth, voted against the motion
before the board.
***
Which communities will see an
accommodation review next won’t
be known until board staff presents
their annual student accommodation
report, possibly this June or
September.
In an e-mail, AMDSB manager of
communications Steve Howe wrote
that, “the report does not
always recommend a review and can
just be an overview of the current
situations and analysis of future
trends.”
When trustees voted to
place Colborne Central and
Holmesville schools under review
this past September, the
board already had another
accommodation review in
Stratford underway.
Director of education Ted Doherty
noted that the move was very
unusual and only came about
because of the damage discovered at
Colborne Central.
At the time, Doherty said the next
preliminary accommodation review
would not be until the 2012-2013
school year, and likely later in the
year.
In their June 2011 preliminary
accommodation analysis report,
board staff noted a “general
commitment” to not conduct a
review in an area more than once
every five years, although the board
could conduct a review but not
implement the decision until farther
in the future.
Both the areas of West Perth and
Perth South last underwent an
accommodation review in 2007-
2008.
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“On the other hand, we’re very
stretched for money.”
Riach echoed those comments but
said he had spoken to people on the
ground regarding the event.
“I spoke with three people in
charge of organizing the event and
they worked hard and put a lot of
time and effort into it,” he said.
“Like Brock, I have mixed emotions
but I think this is something good for
our young people and they might get
the attendance they want next year. I
would really hate to short change or
not help out the kids because they
are the ones we want to keep in the
area.”
Reeve Neil Vincent, before
agreeing to waive the $391.88 that
council could, wanted to know if
local people were involved. At that
point, it was explained to him that
Douglas was from Blyth and many
of the performers were from the
area.
Engagement
Brian & Elaine Armstrong
and
William and Dorothy Edgar
are delighted to announce
the engagement
of their children
Laura Elise
to
Peter Joseph Allan
Their wedding date is
July 28, 2012
at Melville Presbyterian Church,
Brussels
Local church board meets May 29
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award. The auxiliary is busy making
exciting plans for its donations to the
auction at the CPH Foundation’s
Gala in June. Fundraising events are
ongoing with successful card
cavalcades and Clinton’s tag day
completed. Upcoming events
included a yard sale on May 12 and
hot dog days on June 15 and 16 at
Clinton Foodland.
Members assist the hospital in
many ways. New members are
welcome. The next meeting will be
held at St. Andrews United Church,
Bayfield at 9:30 a.m. on Monday,
June 4, followed by a potluck
luncheon. Members are reminded to
bring food, dishes and cutlery.
Guest speaker will be Eunice
Russell.
Auxiliary making plans for gala
Canada Sings team raises money for Mounsey Fund
Future review locations still unknown to board
Councillors have mixed feelings over Blyth event
By Denny ScottThe Citizen
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