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The soul’s hardest lesson
(MacDuff, “Thoughts for the Quiet Hour”)
And He said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for You. Take this cup away from
Me; nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will.” Mark 14:36
“Not my will, but Your will,”is the soul’s hardest lesson; and, when learned, it is its
highest achievement!
A Grace Gem
Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church,
Listowel, ON 519-291-1956
Blyth BR&E report begets emotional responses
North Huron Township Council
was taken back by the results of a
business retention and expansion
report presented to them during theirOct. 1 council meeting.The report, which focused on
Blyth business owners, elicited a
plethora of powerful results from
council, most of which weren’t
initially positive.The report, which makes referenceto problems with communications
with North Huron Township staff
and council, “red tape” and a lack of
support for theatre and businesses
from council, is one of perceptions
according to the consultant Genny
Smith who put the report together.
“The first thing you have to realize
is that this is about perceptions,”
Smith said. “This is what people feel
from Blyth and it might not reflect
reality, but it reflects how they feel.”
The end result of the study
suggests that the Blyth Business
Improvement Area (BIA) hire a part-
time marketing co-ordinator who
would liaison between the
community development officer,
council and the BIA as well as
attending all pertinent meetings,
market Blyth all year, network with
Blyth BIA businesses, enable
service seminars to help local
businesses and conduct a resident
survey.
Huron County Business
Development Co-ordinator Douglas
Barill said that the suggestion
reflected a situation of understaffing
in North Huron and wasn’t a
comment on the quality of North
Huron staff.
“The hiring of a marketing co-ordinator isn’t a slight to any NorthHuron staff,” he said. “It speaks to
an under-resourced staff.”
He said that, while dealing with an
entrepreneur looking at expanding
into Wingham, he realized that
North Huron faces specific
challenges that are only experienced
at one other place in the county.
“North Huron has two vibrant
villages but only one development
co-ordinator, most other centreshave one major commercial core andone officer,” he said.
Councillor Bernie Bailey felt this
would be compounding one of the
other problems however and felt that
Blyth wasn’t aware of the
investments made in the village (see
insert).
“You talked about a lot of red tape
By Denny ScottThe Citizen
Better Water
NOW!
519-379-9765 Rick Dupuis
Say:
The following is a list of investments that North Huron Township has made in
the Blyth area gathered by Councillor Archie MacGowan and provided to The
Citizen by Councillor Bernie Bailey:
• Blyth Festival Marketing Partnership $20,000 annually for past four years
• Blyth Festival - Electrical Upgrades 2011 - $16,000
• Blyth Festival –other programs $5,000 annually
• Memorial Hall - $140,000 in 2006 in exterior improvements
• Memorial Hall – new flooring 2010 - $10,000
• Memorial Hall 2010/2011 - $88,000 on exterior upgrades in partnership with
Festival and Trillium Foundation
• ESTC Building - $1.2 million
• Full-time ESTC Co-ordinator - $50,000
• New Tanker – Blyth Station - $313,000
• John Deere Tractor - Blyth Works Yard- $62,000
• Blyth Campground – 2006 – expand the site - $159,000
• Blyth Campground – New Shed 2009 - $80,000
• Blyth Campground – hydro upgrades 2011 - $14,000
• Blyth Downtown Streetscape Master Plan – Consultant - $10,000
• Blyth Library - $12,000 rent annually
• Blyth Ball Diamond Upgrades in 2009 - $15,000
Rev. Tom Murray visits Blyth in exchange
Greeting worshippers at Blyth
United Church on Sept. 30 was
Terry Richmond. Ushering were
Andrew Wharton, Nancy Hakkers,
Mary Lou Stewart and Rob Mason.
Floyd Herman was music director
and Fred Hakkers ran the power
point. Rev. Tom Murray was the
exchange minister from Belgrave.
Rev. Murray welcomed everyone
to church and drew attention to the
announcements in the bulletin and
on the power point. Special mention
was made that the UCW ladies will
be making turkey pies on Oct. 10
and beef pies on Oct. 31. Call Joann
MacDonald if you wish to order.
Rev. Murray gave the
congregation a short version of his
ministry and places he had been.
The call to worship was the singing
of, “Come All You People” and
“This is the Day”, followed by the
prayer of approach and the singing
of The Lord’s Prayer. The offering
was received followed by the
singing of the offertory response,
“What Can I Do?”
The scripture reading was from
Ephesians 6: 10-20. The children
were asked to come to the front for
their story time. Rev. Murray asked
the children if they thought they
were all here this morning. Then he
explained that sometimes we are
only here in body and our mind is
somewhere else. If we go to play
ball we have to have all our
equipment like a bat, ball and glove.
He had Floyd Herman play the piano
to show the children how it sounded
when played well. He asked Floyd
to play with just his right hand and
then his left hand and it sounded
totally different. The sound with
both hands was far better than with
one hand. It is good when we use all
our parts to work together. We can
pray to God to help us be truthful
and faithful. He said a prayer with
the children and invited the
congregation to join in.
The choir sang the anthem, “My
Hope is Built on Nothing Less” with
Elizabeth Moffat playing the
trumpet for the last verse. Murray’s
message to the adults was “Dancing
with the Stars.” We have the promise
for justice right now because of the
law of God. He asked the
congregation to think of Dancing
with the North Star. Toddlers are
always dancing and moving in all
directions and don’t care if they look
silly but we lose this ability when we
grow up. In Scotland people are
encouraged to dance from the very
young to the old. We all long to
dance with the music.
The congregation sang a verse of
“When the Saints go Marching In”
and inserted the word “out” for the
word in. In the scripture Paul refers
to everyone as a Saint. He
encourages us to claim our own
identity. There may be a Saint sitting
beside you or you may meet one of
them on the street. We should share
with others and to make them feel
included. It is team work that pulls
us together and many things can
happen if we work together. For
everything there is a time. Dancers
have partners and without a partner
the dance would not be the same.
Paul let everyone know that we must
trust in God.
The next hymn was “God of Grace
and God of Glory” followed by the
prayers for the people, the singing of
the last hymn, “The Earth and All
Who Breathe”, the commissioning
and benediction.
The UCW invited everyone for
lunch and the goodwill offering
was given to Bicycles for
Humanity.
The Citizen
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Monday, October 8
for Thanksgiving
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Friday, October 5
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Vision for change
Past District Governor John Stewart, right, presents Blyth
Lions Club President Ryan Lee, left, with a certificate of
appreciation for its collection of used eye glasses from
Medical Ministry International. The glasses are tested,
repaired and then sent to third world countries where they
are given to those who need them free of charge. (Photo
submitted)
Continued on page 26
By Marilyn
Craig
Call
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From Marilyn’s Desk
Happy birthday to Bill Young who
celebrates Oct. 4 and Jeffery
Walden, Oct. 9.
Happy 25th wedding anniversary
to Kim (Craig) and Mark Hornyak
of Strathroy who celebrate Oct. 10.
As I sit here writing this column
and look out my window, what a
beautiful fall day. The sun is shining
and the temperature is about 15°C.
The farmers in the area are
thankful for these dry days and are
able to get their crops in from the
fields.
Hornyaks mark 25 years