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Grade 2 boys best seniors in inter-class competition
My ‘roses’ for this week comes
from close to home, from my roving
reporter. First of all I didn’t even
realize I had a roving reporter which
just goes to show that adults can’t
always understand how childrenconnect adult ‘things’. My eldestgrandson came home from schoollast Friday suggesting I use this littlebit of trivia in this week’s column.
Cool, eh?
As reported in an earlier column
Hullett Central Public School
recently held their in-school track
and field day. This grandson is in
Grade 2 and the boys in his class
competed against the Grade 3 boys.
One of his Grade 2 classmates, Joey
Scrimgeour, finished first in the
grouping. My grandson felt it
merited recognizing that it was the
first time at Hullett Central that a
Grade 2 boy had bested Grade 3boys.And did you happen to see thatwonderful red sunset last Thursdayevening just before the rain finally
came?
The next is an aside also having to
do with Hullett Central School. And
aren’t we lucky to still be having a
school in our midst with so many
changes for so many pupils? A proud
mom passed on this bit of news for
me to pass on to you.
A former Hullett grad, Trevor
Trewartha, will graduate from
Concordia University in Montreal on
June 18 with a PHD in Psychology.
Trevor is currently working atQueen’s University in Kingston. Heis the son of Doug and Cheryl Trewartha of Clinton and graduatedalso from CHSS. Congratulations,Trevor.
Volunteering
The first Friday of every month in the school year students
from Blyth Public School help OneCare put out a meal for
seniors in the community at the Blyth Anglican Church.
Shown is Courtney Bachert wiping down the tables before
the meal. (Denny Scott photo)
Church celebrates rural life
Londesborough United Church
celebrated rural life Sunday on May
20, the Sunday of the Victoria Day
holiday weekend. By this time in the
calendar, the farmers across the
country and in our immediate area
are racing the clock and weather to
get their crops planted. Others are
planting gardens and tending to
flower beds, etc. So it is an
appropriate time to talk about
‘fertile soil’.
Group 1 of Yvonne Hoggart,
Marie Bromley, Marie Bergsma and
Helen Lyons chose to continue that
theme at the UCW meeting held on
May 21. Spring becomes a time to
renew faith as one experiences daily
the new life and hope God provides.
It is a time to ponder our own lives
and the journey of life.
The group reminded the other
ladies present that evening that
Jesus’ teachings included many
parables, stories that contained
messages for life. They chose to
discuss the parable of the good seed
as found in Matthew 13:1 to 9 an
easy parable for folk in rural areas to
visualize.
The sower in the parable sows
seeds that fall on a variety of soils.
Some fall on hardened ground, stony
ground, weedy ground and fertile
soil. Likewise the word of God falls
on hearts that don’t hear, on lives
that follow His teachings for a short
time and into lives
that bear fruit for God in the
world.
On a less serious note the ladies
gave examples about “you might be
a farmer if”. For example, a farmer
refers to farms by who owned them
50 or more years ago; a farmer never
throws away a five-gallon pail, etc.
A poem, “Just a Farmer”, by Helen
G. Coon suggests that God chose
farmers to care for His earth because
He knew their worth.
During the business part of the
meeting upcoming caterings and
future events were discussed.
Crystal Whyte was given permission
to purchase new items for the cabin
at Camp Menesetung and to see to
having the floor painted. UCW
ladies are encouraged to bring
cookies for the camp to the meeting
on June 18.
By BRENDA
RADFORD
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PEOPLE AROUND LONDESBORO
School awards to be presented
Six young folk declared their faith
in front of relatives and friends at
Londesborough United Church
during a Confirmation ceremony on
June 3 – Connor Driscoll, Joshua
and Kendra Rhynard, Mary Kate
Allen, Nicole Whyte and Tyler
Westerhout. During the ceremony
minister Terry Fletcher reminded the
new members of Londesborough
United Church that as disciples of
Jesus they must live in His love and
serve Him.
Session member Adrian Salverda
assisted Terry with the laying on of
hands. Terry commended the
confirmands for their courage in
declaring their faith and the
congregation for the support which
helped the young folk reach this
point in their faith journey.
Assisting with the following
Communion service were Adrian
Salverda, Don Goodall, Brenda
Radford, Darryl Bergsma, Cheryl
Trewartha and Brenda Konarski.
The senior choir sang the anthem,
“Breathe on Me, Breath of God”.
The scripture passage Romans 12:3-
8 reminded everyone gathered that
morning that the body of Christ has
many members all with different
gifts to further the teachings of
Christ. The responsive psalm was
Psalm 111.
The children gathered at the front
heard about a recent walk Terry had
taken down a country road. He was
unable to convince the red winged
blackbird who was worrying about
her nest nor the dogs in a yard that
he really meant them no harm, that
he really is a nice person.
Likewise, sometimes people the
children might meet may seem
alarming, just because they look
different. However with some
understanding and a kind word, the
situation may change and a new
acquaintance may be made.
Terry Fletcher began his message
to the congregation with the
question, “Why is it necessary to
publicly proclaim one’s faith?” He
went on to state that soldiers in any
battle are not expected to support the
fighting, but to be a part of it; to not
just wave a flag but to be part of the
action. He remarked that when one
stands up and declares their faith in
God they are proclaiming that as
Christians they will use their gifts
from God for His glory.
Next Sunday the Sunday school
will hold its promotion and award
ceremony. There will be women’s
choir that morning. A time of
fellowship will follow the service.
You are reminded to bring finger
foods to share. This will be the last
day of Sunday School until
September.
Tony and Fran McQuail and three
student workers will be guests that
day. The youth from Tanzania and
South Africa are staying with the
McQuails and are involved in a
unique sustainable agricultural
project in their African countries.
This work project is supported by
the United Church of Canada. Please
be welcoming.
NEWS
FROM LONDESBORO
Continued from page 1
representative on the Goderich Fire
Board, said that while there
hasn’t been any discussion of the
kind, if one day fire coverage
costs in Goderich, which covers
portions of Goderich Township,
were to increase significantly,
Central Huron would eventually
be forced to find an alternative as
well.
For the residents of Auburn,
however, it was the safety of
residents that was at the
forefront of their minds, as their
letter stated.
“We ask for transparent
presentation of costs, so that the
receiving municipalities may
understand fully what service are
being provided,” the letter stated.
“We ask that you, the councillors of
North Huron, Central Huron and
ACW negotiate fire and emergency
response for your residents and
taxpayers in good faith. Thank you
again for allowing our voices to be
heard.”
A motion to send a letter asking to
be included in future fire coverage
discussions to North Huron, Morris-
Turnberry and ACW was then
carried.
Central Huron seeks place at
NH-MT fire negotiation table
Credit union donates to charities
A celebration luncheon held in
Clinton on May 31 saw thousands
of dollars distributed to local
charities through United
Communities’ unique staff reward
program
Initiated in 2009, the gift
matching program rewards credit
union staff for their donation of time
and funds to local community
groups. The 2012 program resulted
in $10,000 to be dispersed to local
non-profit organizations. A total of
$4,850 was contributed on behalf of
United Communities Huron and
Perth County staff to such charities
as the Clinton Public Hospital
Foundation, Blessings Community
Store and Foodbank, the Huron
County Food Distribution Centre,
The Alzheimer Society of Huron
and many more.
The balance was dispersed on
behalf of United Communities
Essex County staff at a similar event
at the beginning of May.
“In September we will celebrate
one million pounds of food shared
with local foodbanks,” states Mary
Ellen Zeilman, President of the
Huron County Food Distribution
Centre. “This would not have been
possible without the support of
United Communities Credit Union
and the many community programs
they have including this great staff
gift match initiative.”
“We are proud to be a part of
making our communities great
places to live and work,” says Jim
Lynn, President and CEO of United
Communities Credit Union. “Our
staff embodies that commitment –
91 per cent of our employees
volunteer with non-profits, giving
over 6,500 hours of their time in
2011. We think that is remarkable.”
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