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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2011-10-06, Page 18PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2011. Service with a smile Alex and Gloria Westerhout prepared takeout meals at the Londesborough Hall on Sept. 24 for the Londesborough United Church dinner hosted there. (MS photo) UCW meet highlighted by playA humourous play, titled MissionFlight 2011 was part of the wor-ship/program at the Septembermeeting of the LondesboroughUCW. Presented by Barb Bosman,Jane Hoggart, Lena Nesbit, AnnAdams, Bev Riley and LyndaHorbanuik, the skit addressed thetheme of leaving negative attitudesand behaviours behind rather thancarrying them with you on theflight/journey of life. The hymn, “Open My Eyes” was appropriate for the theme,“Attitude”. Two short readings abouthumour in life and rememberingwhen also advanced the theme as didthe “Nots” prayer. A good theme forthe beginning of a new season.Because the weather has had anegative effect on the UCWChristmas meeting in recent years, itwas decided to celebrate on theNovember meeting date. Ergo, theChristmas potluck will be held this year on Nov. 2. Check with the other members of your group to see whatare needed.Members of the community areinvited to a Women’s Retreat Day atCamp Bimini on Saturday, Oct. 15.It is described as a day to celebratebody, mind and spirit through pho-tography, hiking, water colours, Nia,Taize, meditation, etc. It is forwomen of all ages and runs from 9a.m. to 7:30 p.m. with food supplied.Contact the church office for more details. Hullett naming survey re-opened The decision to close a number of elementary schools in the northern area of Huron County was made nearly two years ago now. Over the 2010/2011 school year suggestions were passed on to the Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB) regarding names for the new school to be erected in Wingham and vari- ous other schools throughout their jurisdiction that were being altered. Folks in the Hullett catchment area were relieved to learn that the AMDSB had decided to leave Hullett Central Pubic School open – for the time being at least. The Hullett school is expected to wel- come Blyth Public School pupils displaced by the closing of that school. Although it does seem that the adjusted boundaries means only pupils from Blyth that are in Hullett Township will be coming south. In the spring of 2011 an initial sur- vey was conducted on the topic of what to call the new school which will be created at the end of the Blyth-Hullett transition year. In other words regarding a new name for Hullett Central Pubic School. Many people responded at that time to the survey. For a variety of rea- sons when the Transition Committee met in June, the members chose to delay their decision regarding a name. In September the committee decided to reopen the survey to gath- er additional information to help them make the most informed deci- sion possible. The survey will be open for 15 days, from Oct. 1-15. All original submissions will still be considered in the process. The school is encouraging all students, past and present, parents and com- munity members to share their ideas. The survey may be accessed at http://yourschools.ca/transitions/ blyth-hullett/. You are also invited to attend the next transition meeting on Monday, Oct. 24 at the school at 7 p.m. NEWS FROM LONDESBORO Village welcomes new resident born Sept. 3 The village has a new wee resi- dent, Braxton Stryker, born Sept. 3. Braxton is keeping mom, Dakota Riley and dad, Nicholas Stryker on their feet and busy. Big sister, Peyton, is hoping Braxton soon gets big enough to be a playmate and the two of them can keep mom and dad busy on their feet. Londesborough United will be observing the Sacrament of Baptism again this Sunday, Thanksgiving Sunday, Oct. 9. The following week, Oct. 16, Londesborough congregants are encouraged to worship in Auburn. Knox United will be hold- ing their anniversary service that day. There will be no service in Londesborough as a result. Londesborough United will hold their anniversary service the follow- ing week, Oct. 23. Bruce Whitmore will be the guest speaker that day. The Londesborough Happy Gang Seniors enjoyed a talk and slide presentation by Mike Powell on Sept. 28. Mike is a geological chemist who spends months at a time in impoverished countries studying soil conditions. Initially his work was commissioned by the University of Western Ontario. More recently he works through govern- ment contracts. However he is increasingly disillusioned with the red tape and wasteful spending by government organizations. The orig- inal purpose to help is being over- shadowed. Mike stated to the seniors that soil conditions influence the culture of a country. Soils determine what indigenous people can grow, what animals can be grazed, etc. These factors dictate that people eat and how they live. These facts were made clear through the slides Mike showed of his times in India, China, Mexico and Ecuador. He integrates with the peoples of the areas he is studying, living and eating as they do to gain their trust and help. He does soil analyses to see if changes can be made to control some of the circumstances and improve conditions. Mike encour- aged those present to ask questions. His talk was very enlightening. In this season of Thanksgiving, the sen- iors, many from a farming back- ground, would realize they have much to be thankful for in this area of rich soil conditions. The Marigold is the flower for October. And marigolds are still flourishing in various colours in our flowerbeds. Amongst a host of other things, October has been designated breast cancer awareness month, AIDS awareness month, clergy apprecia- tion month and, oddly enough, sar- castics awareness month. This month you could appreciate caramels, cookies, country ham, pretzels, a vegetarian diet and pump- kins. There are some tie-ins with special days this first full fall month. Oct. 3 was techies day while Oct. 29 is international internet day. Farm ani- mals day was Oct. 2 and Oct. 8 is Farmers’ day. On Oct. 28 you are told to bring your jack-o’-lantern to work and, of course, Halloween is celebrated on Oct. 31. A number of days are rather light- hearted. Oct. 4 is world smile day; Oct. 6 is international frugal fun day (take a walk around your neighbour- hood and enjoy the fall colours); take your teddy bear to work on Oct. 10; applaud someone you know for being bald and free on Oct. 14. Grouch day is Oct. 14. The next four one-day observanc- es are, I think, celebrated only to remind us all of things that are important every day. Global learn day is Oct. 8 and train your brain day is observed on Oct. 13. International forgiveness day is slotted on Oct. 24 and Oct. 28 is celebrated as make a difference day. I heard a great suggestion on Sunday. Canadians don’t seem to realize what a great privilege it is to be able to vote. Thursday, Oct. 6 is election day in Ontario. If you are headed to the polls invite someone to go along with you, someone who may not otherwise make casting a vote a pri- ority. Happy Thanksgiving everyone! RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE • CELEBRATING ACHIEVEMENT www.amdsb.ca/CHSS/ Clinton, Ontario Canada Central Huron Secondary School Please Join Us for our annual Awards Assembly Commencement Exercises at 9 a.m. at 7 p.m. Friday, October 7 This invitation is extended to all our graduates, their proud parents, relatives, and cheering friends. Graduates, Award Winners and Presenters - please arrive at the school no later than 6:30 p.m. We’ve reservedWe’ve reserved a seat just forYou!a seat just forYou! Continued from page 1 Jim Ginn attempted to highlight the positive aspects of the centre, rather than the negatives they said council and the public has been focusing on. “I hope we can keep this on track,” Barnim said. “It seems like every- thing we build has a negative conno- tation to it. This is a very positive thing.” Ginn agreed with Barnim, saying he had heard nothing but positive comments on the centre. “We were there on two different nights and I heard nothing but positive feedback. There’s almost a ‘wow’ factor to it,” Ginn said. “If it takes us a lit- tle longer to get there, then it takes a little longer to get there.” Council hopes to keep centre positive By BRENDA RADFORD Call 523-4296 PEOPLE AROUND LONDESBORO