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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2012-06-21, Page 16PAGE 16. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2012. United Church welcomes Habitat guest speakers Two fire calls made in Londesborough last week MARIANNA RYAN Marianna Josephine (Grobbink) Ryan of RR 4, Walton passed away surrounded by her family on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at Seaforth Community Hospital. Born in Enschede, the Netherlands on March 9, 1948, Marianna was in her 65th year. Marianna was the beloved wife for 43 years of Jack and will be sadly missed by her children Stephen and his special friend Darlene, Joe and Rhonda, Peggy and Terry Sloan and Monica and Steve James. Marianna was the dear sister of Henry and Mary Ann Grobbink, Catherine Grobbink and sister-in-law of Ted VanderWouden. She is also loved by her grandchildren Roan, Johnnie, Mackinley, Owen, Adam, Sarah and Spencer, her brothers and sisters-in- law and many nieces and nephews. Marianna was predeceased by her parents Bernardus and Geertje (Terpstra) Grobbink and her sister Emma VanderWouden. Friends were received by the family on Thursday at the Schimanski Family Funeral Home where the Parish prayers and rosary were offered Thursday at 6:30 p.m. The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated by Rev. Father Keith Morrison at St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church, Brussels on Friday, June 15 at 11 a.m. Burial was in St. Ambrose Cemetery, Brussels. Carrying floral tributes were Anita McClure, Bonnie Glanville and Mary Jan Grobbink. Pallbearers were Lorne Glanville, Albrecht Ringgenberg, Matthew Ryan, Greg Ryan, Jeff Grobbink and Robert VanderWouden. As an expression of sympathy memorial donations made to London Health Sciences Foundation Oncol Run for Ovarian Cancer, the Seaforth Community Hospital Foundation or Wingham and District Right to Life would be appreciated. Online condolences may be left at www.schimanskifamilyfuneral home.com VERA WEBER Vera Arlene (Cardiff) Weber of RR 2, Brussels passed away at her residence on Wednesday, June 13, 2012. Born in Grey Township on March 8, 1929, Vera was in her 84th year. Vera was the beloved wife of the late Lloyd Weber and will be sadly missed by her children Patricia Moran of Listowel, Bruce Weber and Dianne Seymour of Kitchener, Jo Anne and Rob Johnston of Salford, John and Brenda Weber of Palmerston and Bill and John Weber of London. Vera was the dear sister of Viola Riley of Clinton and Olive and Art Bell of Goderich. She is also loved by her 14 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and two great- great-grandchildren. Vera was predeceased by her great-granddaughters Kassandra Johnson and Amelia Nelson, her brothers Clifford, Bill, Jack and George, her sister Mary, her son-in- law Patrick and daughter-in-law Sharon. Friends were received by the family three hours prior to the funeral service conducted from the Schimanski Family Funeral Home, Brussels on Saturday, June 16. Cremation followed. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the WatchTower Bible and Tract Society. Online condolences may be left at www.schimanskifamilyfuneral home.com For residents of Central Huron just a reminder that the second installment of property taxes is due this Friday, June 22, not June 29 as one might be thinking. Parents may already be planning activities for children for the two summer months and might keep in mind that the Blyth Christian Reformed Church will hold their vacation Bible school from July 16- 20. Children who have completed JK thru Grade 6 are invited to come for loads of fun in the Sonrise National Park. The North Huron Fire Department made two calls to the village lastweek.Friday afternoon about 4:30 p.m. the transformer on the hydro pole across from the laneway at the former Millar farm blew. The fireball spread debris onto both sides of the county road resulting in grass fires. We had quite a view of the activity from our patio as the fire brigade hosed down what was heavy smoke. Hydro One spent a number of hours repairing the damage into the wee hours of Saturday morning. The Brohman family who are currently living in the farmhouse may have been the only persons inconvenienced by an outage. The other fire call was to Hullett Central Public School mid-morning on the previous Tuesday. My roving reporter stated that when the fire alarm went off the general feeling in the classrooms was more of a surprise than of fear. And all classes exited the school in an orderly fashion as they had learned during fire drills. All classesgathered on the front lawn of theschool to await direction by the firefighters. The Blyth responders found no evidence of fire with their infrared sensors and felt certain there was a fault in the system. Perhaps the fault was a result of the humidity and heat we were experiencing at the time. Braden reported that eventually the pupils and teachers went back to their regular routine and were interrupted several more times during the day by the ringing of the alarm. On subsequent episodes of the alarm they did not exit the school. My ‘roses’ for this week is more of a comment. Although I watched on television Nik Wallenda every inch of the way across the Niagara gorge last Friday evening, when it was all over I still found it hard to believe. During the weeks leading up to his historic wire walk I wondered why anyone would want to attempt such a feat. Nik was so calm, composed and in control it was astounding. I wasrelieved to see he had agreed to alifeline, but truly, the man never faltered during the entire walk. And even gave live interviews during his feat! Granted, Nik comes from a family of daredevils and stated that this walk was something he had wanted to do from a very young age. On his arrival in Canada his message to everyone, especially young people, was to pursue a dream/challenge and not give up. I was impressed by the trust he exhibited in his faith and his own ability. In this aspect he is an example to all young people. What young people with a dream need to do is seek out the best people in the field as support, to learn all they can and to train, as he has for years. I believe people have a tendency to ‘sell themselves short’ and need to have more faith in their own abilities. We all need to think ‘I can try.’ rather than ‘I can’t.’ Not that we all want to walk across the Falls. Ourdreams may not be so grandiose orpublic but Nik would encourage everyone to strive forward. Members of the session, Mel Knox, Brenda Konarski and Brenda Radford assisted with the Sunday service at Londesborough United Church on June 17. Minister Terry Fletcher has left for six weeks of study. Showing faith through deeds was the underlying theme. Supporting scripture passages were Isaiah 11:6 and Luke 10:25-37, the story of the Good Samaritan. Psalm 25 was the morning’s responsive reading. Guests were Ena De Haan of Exeter and Glenn Hayter of Clinton, representatives of Habitat for Humanity for Huron County. During the children’s story Ena delivered the message that to help one is better than doing nothing. She discussed with the children gathered at the front the fact that starfish can live only in the water, that they dry up and die on the beach. She told the story of a young girl who, when walking along the beach, picked up starfish and threw them back into the water. When reminded that she could never throw back all the stranded starfish she stated that at least the ones she found would live, making a difference one at a time. Offering a hand up, not a hand out one family at a time is the premise behind Habitat for Humanity and the members of the congregation learned about Habitat through a conversation between Ena and Glenn. Habitat for Humanity is a faith- based non-profit charitable organization whose goal is to provide safe, healthy and affordable housing in a modest but comfortable home for low income families. Miller and Linda Fuller started the Habitat idea in 1976 in the deep south of the United States. Now there are affiliates in 90 countries worldwide working to eliminate poverty in housing. Habitat for Humanity came to Canada in 1985. Canada has 72 affiliates including the Huron County one which was recognized in 2005. Almost 2,000 homes have been built/refurbished nationally and Huron County is working on their eighth. The current build, the second for Clinton, will be ready for occupancy in September. Homes have been built in Wingham, Hensall, Goderich, Exeter, Seaforth and Brussels. Habitat partners with a family that has met the requirements and demonstrated a need for a home by essentially holding the mortgage for the house. This is a no-down- payment and no-interest mortgage that is reassessed every year as conditions for the family change. The family must also contribute 500 hours of ‘sweat equity’ to the build as well. A build can not begin until the organization has a minimum of $50,000. Some of this seed money comes from mortgage payments, donations and their current penny collection. Gifts-in-kind of up to $40,000 are also required. These are commitments in labour, materials and furnishings. Habitat operates two ReStores in Huron County which provides materials and monies for the organization. You can help by donating to the ReStores, making monetary donations, volunteering/ assisting with the actual build in a variety of larger or smaller ways and praying for the group. For more information call Clinton at 226-420-3008 or Goderich at 519-612-1614. Conducting the service on June 24 will be Jill Ten Hag and her team from Camp Menesetung. There will be no services at Londesborough United for the five Sundays in July. Regular Sunday services will resume Aug. 5. Ball’s Cemetery will hold its Decoration Service on July 1 at 3 p.m. Rev. Allan Livingston of St. George’s Anglican Church in Goderich will be lead the service. The Goderich Harbouraires will offer special music. Share Your School Memories The Citizen With the closures of Blyth Public School, Brussels Public School and East Wawanosh Public School soon upon us, The Citizen invites you to send in your special school memories to share with our readers. 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