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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2011-02-10, Page 11THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2011. PAGE 11. SAVE up to $2850 a year Off the newsstand price Newsstand price - $1.25/week Subscription price - 68¢/week Yes - I want to save money. Enclosed is $34.00 for a 1-year subscription Continued from page 3 have stolen things that don’t belong to us. Everyone joined hands and said a prayer along with the congregation. Rev. Clark told the children about how the Mission and Service fund helps buy bikes for other countries in the world. The children went downstairs for their time of fellowship. Candice Abell-Rinn carried the Christ candle downstairs to Sunday school. The choir’s anthem was, “Blest Be the Ties that Bind”. Some of the verses from the old version and some verses that Mr. Herman had, were put together to go with Rev. Clark’s message. Rev. Clark’s message to the adults was “Your Cheating Heart”. The song, “Your Cheating Heart” came out in 1952 after Hank Williams had died. Our whole culture seems to thrive on infidelity and cheating. The story in the scripture reading was one of cheating a brother out of his inheritance. Knowing that Esau was to get the inheritance, Jacob waited for his chance to trick his father into giving him the inheritance. Jacob wanted it all. We are often like Jacob and lose everything that we cheated to get. We should always compare our actions to the golden rule, “Do unto others as we would have others do unto us”. Always measure our cheating to the golden rule. The next hymn was, “Lord Speak to Me” was followed by the offering being received, the offering response and the prayer of dedication, the prayers for the world and the singing of The Lord’s Prayer. The last hymn, “All the Way My Saviour Leads Me” was followed by the commissioning, the benediction and the choral response, “Sent Forth By God’s Blessing”. Everyone was invited for coffee and cookies after church. The Township of North Huron will have 145 trees available on a first-come, first-serve basis, limited to one (1) tree per urban property and two (2) trees per rural property. Residents are responsible for picking up trees from the Wingham Public Work Shed, planting and maintenance of these trees. Trees available include Sugar Maple, Native Red Maple, Red Oak, which are bare root trees and Colorado Blue Spruce which are bagged. Specify type of tree when placing order. Place your order early as supplies are limited. To order your free tree or for further information, please call the Municipal Office, at 519-357-3550 Ext. 21 by March 14, 2011. The Township of North Huron is promoting a tree planting program for RESIDENTS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF NORTH HURON Blyth United reminded of golden rule Continued from page 3 best. Last week at Blyth Public School students had a PA Day on Wednesday. We asked what everyone did. Greg in JK said he watched TV. Riley in Grade 1/2 said he also watched TV and went snowmobiling. Ella in Grade 2/3 made a snow fort and Joy in Grade 3/4 played in the snow. In Grade 5/6, Joseph played a hockey game and Jeff in Grade 5/6 went tobogganing. Also Dawn in Grade 7/8 played in the snow then went skating and got hot chocolate. This week in Grade 1/2 they have been focusing on oral communication. In preparation, for the upcoming storytelling, poem recitations and speeches, they have been learning the strategies which are most effective to engage the audience. As they practise the retelling of stories, at literacy centres they are learning to pick out the important information and put it back together into a comprehensive and coherent retelling. Highlighting the use of dialogue using gestures, facial expression and voice is powerful. They have enjoyed many stories which are great for retelling and students continue to learn how to add props and their own ideas to stories to bring them to life. Also last week, we took a survey. The survey question was “what is your favourite winter sport?” We got a lot of different answers. In Junior and Senior Kindergarten Dale likes snowmobiling. Heidi in Grade 1/2 loves skating. In Grade 2/3 Kennedy likes hockey. In Grade 4 Colin likes skiing. In Grade 5/6 Jamie-Lee and Logan love broomball. In Grade 6/7 Jenna likes figure skating. And last but not least in Grade 7/8 Mackenzie and Dalton are all for hockey. Students watched TV, played in snow Continued from page 10Monday, Jan. 31 for the 44th annualmeeting of the UCW Presbyterial.The theme for the meeting was“Trees and the Circle of Life.”Providing background music as the ladies gathered that morningwere Margaret Hern and BarbBosman. Terry Fletcher, minister at Londesborough, and LyndaHorbanuik, past-president of theLondesborough UCW, welcomedeveryone.Worship was led by Ruth Long and Margaret Hern. As Christians, the caretaking of God’s creation or the stewardship of the earth, is our responsibility. Trees are a source of and symbol of life. This theme formed the basis of the worship. Ruth spoke about a tree that her grandfather had planted on the front lawn of his farm home. During her childhood she recalls that shade tree being the centre of family gatherings and a place to play in and under. It provided shelter on a rainy day and was home to birds. Although the family no longer own the property the tree lives on for someone else to enjoy. Kate Monk of the Ausable- Bayfield Conservation Authority was the guest speaker. She grew up on a property with a wooded area at the rear which became part of the family garden. Early she recognized the importance of having and planting trees. Kate remarked that in the past, trees were cleared off land in the interest of farming. Now folks are recognizing this was a mistake and are beginning to replant. It was suggested that areas not conducive to good farming might better be planted in trees. An advantage to thispractice is better air quality.Only 13 per cent of Huron Countyand nine per cent of Perth Countyare wooded. As it takes a long time for a tree to mature, Kate suggested people need to plant larger trees, not very young seedlings, and to choose trees that are native to a specific area. Trees are needed along fields and laneways as windbreaks and along waterways to prevent erosion and improve water quality. The time of devotion ended with the ladies sharing “An Agape Meal”. An Agape meal is a meal shared with prayer and scripture. The sharing of food and drink reminds Christians of the times Christ shared meals with people. Agape is Greek for unconditional love and that is the kind of love Christ has for the world. This agape meal of dried fruit and crackers was a way of sharing communion. Lunch was provided by the ladies of Londesborough United Church. Following lunch, reports about the many aspects of the UCW Presbyterial were heard. The president of London Conference of the UCW was on hand to install the officers for 2011. Special music was offered by Deb Siertsema and Darlene Vanderveen. Trees importance outlined to UCW by ABCA Different strokes for different folks Mr. Gole’s Grade 2/3 class at Blyth Public School is learning how different cultures live their lives. The Grade 2 students learned about Inuit life and made dioramas about it. The Grade 3 students had a similar project with a focus on native life. (Denny Scott photo)