The Citizen, 2011-03-24, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2011. PAGE 3.
Royal Canadian Legion
Branch 420 - Blyth
Nominations and
Elections
Tuesday,
April 5th, 2011
8:00 pm
General Meeting
at the Branch
All members should consider
running for a position on the
executive and really helping
your Branch out.
Your support would be
appreciated.
NEWS
FROM BLYTH
By Marilyn
Craig
Call
523-9318
From Marilyn’s Desk
Happy birthday to Paul Popp who
celebrates March 28; Matt and
Aaron Popp, March 30 and Bill
Craig of Wingham. Happy birthday
to you all.
Don’t forget the Legion Daffodil
Tea at the Blyth Legion Hall on
Thursday, March 31 at 11 a.m.
United Church holdsminute of silenceGreeting worshippers at Blyth
United Church on Sunday, March
20 were Doug and Barb Howson.
Ushering were Elaine Chamney,
Terry Richmond and Lavern Clark.
Floyd Herman was music director
and power point operator was Bryce
Glousher.
Rev. Clark drew everyone’s
attention to the announcements in
the bulletin with special mention to
Women’s Day Out. There are a few
tickets still available. The ladies will
be making meat pies March 30,
turkey pies on April 19 (please
notice the change of day) and beef
pies on April 27. These will be your
last chance to order until September.
Lorna Fraser, Sunday School
Superintendent thanks everyone for
coming out to the March Break
events, both participants and
helpers. She also mentioned that the
Sunday School was saving pennies
for Parda all this month. Lorna also
invited everyone downstairs for
Irish Stew lunch that the Sunday
School were having in connection
with their birthday Sunday to
celebrate all the March birthdays.
Rev. Clark asked everyone to
remain silent for one minute to
honour the firefighters who had lost
their lives in Listowel and also for
the people in Japan.
The first hymn was “Come Let Us
Sing of a Wonderful Love”,
followed by the prayer of approach
and invention. “O God We Call” was
sung, along with the assurance of
pardon. The scripture reading was
from Luke 21: 1-4.
The children were asked to come
to the front for their story time. Rev.
Clark had everyone sing the song
about the green alligators and the
unicorn. He told them the story of
the ark and how God had saved pair
of each animal in the world. The
mission story was that of a widow
lady putting what she had in the
collection box to help someone else
who might have less than she had.
He explained to them that this is
what the mission and service
committee does with the money the
church sends them. They give it to
others who do not have what we
have.
The children went down to their
time of fellowship and worship.
Reid Button carried the Christ
Candle downstairs.
The choir sang the anthem, “This
Little Light of Mine” for the
congregation to enjoy. Rev. Clark’s
message to the adults was “Your
Two Cents Worth”.
He said the story in the scriptures
this morning told of a widow
woman putting two small coins in
the collection box as she wanted to
help someone else that might be
poorer that her.
We often feel our two cents is not
worth much, but sometimes our two
cents is worth more than we realize.
Our two cents worth maybe will
save someone’s life.
It isn’t the amount of the gift but
why we give the gift. The volunteer
firefighters are the same. They give
their time to train and save lives.
When they are called to a fire they
don’t know if they will come home
or not. This is what happened to two
firefighters from Listowel. They
gave their lives for others.
The next hymn, “My Faith Looks
Up to Thee” was followed by the
receiving of the offering, the
offertory response, “O Jesus I Have
Promised”, the prayer of dedication,
the prayers for the world and the
singing of The Lord’s Prayer. The
last hymn, “Immortal, Invisible
God” was followed
by the commissioning, the
benediction and the choral response,
“Come Let Us Sing of a Wonderful
Love.”
Everyone was invited downstairs
for lunch and to celebrate the March
birthdays.
Head to head
Travis Sloan, left, goes head to head with an opponent
during a road hockey tournament held at the North Huron
Wescast Community Complex on Wednesday, March 16.
Sloan’s team, part of the Blyth Green Broomball Team, had
fun according to coach Fred deBoer, and broke even with a
2-2 record. (Denny Scott photo)
BUY? SELL? TRY CLASSIFIED
Local fire chiefs
react to deaths
Continued from page 1
County Warden Neil Vincent stated
at the March 21 meeting of North
Huron council that the people of
Listowel are in the hearts of North
Huron as well as all of Huron
County.
“Our hearts go out to the families
and the people in the area,” he said.
“The loss of community volunteers
is tragic no matter where it
happens.”
Vincent also stated, in his Reeve’s
report, that tragedies like the one in
Listowel played a part in why the
council of the day decided to change
North Huron’s fire protection
model.
“Events like this are a big part of
why the previous council moved to a
different fire protection delivery
model,” he said. “Hopefully, the
extra training and equipment will
help prevent these kinds of deaths.”
Official statements were released
from several political leaders in the
days subsequent to the tragic deaths
in Listowel.
“These were remarkable
individuals – heroes who
volunteered to do life-threatening
work to keep their communities
safe,” read a statement by Prime
Minister Stephen Harper on March
18.
“Every time Raymond Walter and
Kenneth Rea donned their
firefighter’s uniform, it was out of
pride for their communities and care
for their neighbours,” read a
statement by Liberal leader Michael
Ignatieff.
“This is a tragic loss for the
families and loved ones of these
brave firefighters,” said Perth-
Wellington MP Gary
Schellenberger. “Our thoughts and
our prayers go out to them from all
parts of the community and the
country,”
Contingents from several Huron
County fire departments, including
the North Huron Fire Department
and Brussels Fire Department, will
be attending a memorial service
for their two lost comrades at
the Listowel Memorial Arena
on Thursday March 24, at 2
p.m. The County of Huron
is organizing buses to transport
the firefighters to and from the
service.
Actor Rod Beattie, a household
name in Canadian theatre, will
return to the Blyth Centre for the
Arts as the critically-acclaimed Walt
Wingfield for two shows in 2011.
Beattie has played to sold-out
crowds at the Blyth Festival in the
past.
As the first frosts come to
Persephone Township, Walt and
Maggie Wingfield are all set to
welcome new life to the farm. She's
expecting and he's nesting. But Walt
is alarmed about the old feuds that
divide the neighbours and disturb
the tranquility of the community.
His attempts to mend other people's
fences meet with a resistance as stiff
and cold as the weather itself. And
the biggest challenge to all of them
is looming on the horizon.
Wingfield on Ice, the fifth
installment of the enormously
popular series will take place on
Friday, April 15, at 8 p.m.
Wingfield’s Inferno, the sixth play in
the series, will follow on September
16. Wingfield on Ice and Wingfield’s
Inferno are written by Dan
Needles and directed by Douglas
Beattie.
Tickets to each performance are
$33 per person and are available for
purchase online at
www.blythfestival.com or by calling
the Blyth Festival box office at 1-
877-862-5984.
Country suppers are also available
prior to each performance for $15 a
plate.
Suppers will be served in the
lower hall at the Blyth Memorial
Hall at 6 p.m.
Wingfield back on Blyth stage
CORPORATION OF
THE TOWNSHIP OF
NORTH HURON
TAXES DUE
The first 2011 tax installment for the Township of North Huron is
due on Friday, March 25, 2011. Interest at 1 1/4% per month, or
any part thereof will be charged on unpaid accounts as of March
28, 2011 and the first day of each month thereafter. NOTE:
Persons who have acquired properties and have not received a
tax bill should contact the Municipal Office. Failure to receive a
tax bill does not relieve a taxpayer from responsibility for
payment of taxes, nor from penalty for late payment.
Please contact the Treasury Department in regards to the various
payment options available. Pre-authorized payment sign up
forms are available at www.northhuron.ca or at the Town Hall.
Donna White
Director of Finance
Township of North Huron
We begin at the lowest grade
(J.R. Miller, “Devotional Hours with the Bible”)
“Learn from Me — for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for
your souls.” Matthew 11:29
All of Christian life is a school.“Learn from Me,” said the Master. We are only
beginners when we first become Christians, and enter Christ’s school. We begin at
the lowest grade.We do not have to wait until we know a great deal before we
begin to attend school. School is not for finished scholars — but for the most
ignorant. We may come to Christ when we know almost nothing. He is the teacher
—and all believers are learners.
“Learn from Me — for I am gentle.” Gentleness is a lesson which we are to learn.
It will probably take us a good long while to learn this lesson — but we must learn
it because it is in Christ’s curriculum for all His students.
Contentment is another lesson which we must learn. When he was well along in
life, Paul said, “I have learned the secret of being content in any and every
situation.” It was a long and difficult lesson for him to learn.
Patience is a lesson that has to be learned. An impatient person is not a complete
Christian.
(To be continued next week.)
A Grace Gem
Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church,
Listowel, ON 519-291-1956