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wreath for Blyth Public School.
By Phaedra Scott
On Nov. 23 students are beginning
their plans for the celebration of
Blyth Public School. The first
meeting will be held at Blyth Public
School at 7 p.m. Students are hoping
to gather parents and community
members to participate in a positive
celebration of the school’s history
around its closing next year.
If any parents or guardians are
interested, pictures from the boys
volleyball tournament at Central
Huron Secondary School are now
posted at: http://conrkuip.typepad.
com/chss_chronicle/2011/11/junior-
boys-annual-elementary-feeder-
school-tournament-part-two-blyth-
and-clinton-public-.html
The staff at F.E. Madill would like
to hear from all parents and
guardians of Grade 7 and 8 students.
There is a survey online or you can
ask the school principal for a paper
copy of the survey. If you would like
to have your voice heard go to the
school website: http://femadill.com
They would love to hear what you
have to say.
Unfortunately, Courtney Bachert
couldn’t be here this week so, I will
be covering the primary news. This
week, the Junior Kindergarten
students began to use their new
pencil skills to print. It was an
incredible amount of work but all
the students were successful. They
learned about the two different
sounds the letter I makes and looked
for the letter in print and words
around the school.
They also started their unit on
transportation and sorted their
classroom vehicles into categories
based upon the number of wheels
each had. They learned that “uni”
means one, “bi” means two and “tri”
means three … as they looked at
unicycles, bicycles and tricycles. In
relation to that, they learned about
bike safety and why it is so
important to wear a helmet when
biking.
The Senior Kindergartens began
their unit on “Fabulous Fairytales.”
They made connections between the
fairytale of Sleeping Beauty and
themselves. They looked at the
pattern that the seasons follow and
tried to discover what months were
fall ones, winter ones, spring ones
and summer ones and found that
there are three months that belong to
each of the four seasons.
They visualized five frames in their
heads and reviewed planting
of mental math facts from one to
five.
They also concentrated on the
letters S and A and the letter blend
of “sh” by talking about snakes,
sharks and spiders.
A dental hygienist will be paying
a visit to JK, SK, Grade 1 and
Grade 2 so remember to brush your
teeth
Pics available from volleyball
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invited members of the congregation
to come and join them. Kathy
explained to them that we should
draw our circle wider so that
everyone is welcome to join in.
Rachel taught the children a new
way to sing, “Jesus Loves Me.” The
children went down to
Sunday School for their time of
fellowship.
The scripture was from Ruth 1:1-
19 dramatized by Kathy and Rachel.
Their message to the adults was
“The Story of Naomi and her
daughters-in-law.” Naomi was an
old woman and she was frightened
sad and angry. Naomi’s husband and
two sons had died in the land of
Moah and she decided to return
home to Bethlehem. Naomi’s
daughters-in-law went with her but
part way there Ruth told them to
return to their own country. Oprah
did return home but Ruth went on
with Naomi trusting that God would
be there. Rachel sang the hymn,
“Where Ever You May Go, I Will
Follow.”
We are frightened, sad and angry
but God shows us the way. It takes
practice to see clarity even through
all the troubles we encounter. Our
friends help us to grow in a wider
circle and we must listen to each
other. The older ones are wise but
we must let the younger people
find their way. We never walk
alone.
Rachel read a letter from Lindy
Bancraft who was to be there to help
with the service but was ill. Her
story was being afraid to leave home
and go on to university. With God
being with her she went off to
university. Rachel’s testimony was
that she was afraid of change but
realizes change has to happen. She
would like to go to Kenya to help
out there. There are a lot of “What
Ifs.” We all have a lot of “What Ifs.”
Ruth changed her life and trusted in
God.
We must trust that God will help
us make the changes we need to
make.
The choir anthem was “Where No
One Stands Alone.” The offering
was received followed by the
offertory hymn and prayer.
The prayers for the world and
silent prayers were offered as Kathy
made the Singing Bowl sing and a
very quiet time for prayer.
The last hymn was “Make a Joyful
Noise,” followed by the
singing of the chorus “Where
Ever You May Go, I Will
Follow.”
Everyone was invited for coffee
and treats and to visit with Rachel
and Kathy
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Welcome aboard
The Blyth Lions Club recently welcomed a new member in
Lisa Bromley. Bromley was sponsored by current Lions
Club member Dave Kelly. (Photo submitted)
Award
The Blyth Lions Club was awarded the Membership
Excellence Banner Patch from Lions Club International for
achieving the club’s 2010/2011 membership goals.
Accepting the award on behalf of the club are the club’s
membership chairperson Barney Stewart, left, and past-
president Alex Blair. (Photo submitted)
Garbage needs to be curbsideResidents of the new seniorapartment complex on Gypsy Lane
in Blyth are going to need to keep
walking their garbage to the curb
and make do with the lighting they
have.
Residents of the complex wrote to
North Huron Township Council
requesting that they instruct Waste
Management, who handles the
garbage removal for the Blyth area,
to enter their complex and pick up
their garbage, also asking that a
street light be placed as they feel
their section of the street is dark.
Deputy-Reeve David Riach stated
that he had toured the area “to check
the lay of the land” and found thattheir requests either weren’t theresponsibility of council or were not issues he felt council shouldpursue.
“The entrance to the apartments
from Gypsy Lane is quite dark, I
agree with that, but there is a street
light to the north and to the south of
the entrance,” he said. “When I
drove past their apartments tonight,
they all had their [exterior] lights
turned off, so the complex was quite
dark.
“I think that if they worked
together they could have their lights
on until 10 or 11 p.m. and it would
solve the problem.”
As for the garbage truck, Riach
said he didn’t believe that a garbage
truck could easily manoever thearea. Riach’s initial thoughts prompteddiscussion but it turned out thatneither decision was really up to
council.
“Staff had similar concerns about
the property as Deputy-Reeve
Riach,” Chief Administrative Officer
Gary Long stated. “But lighting falls
onto the property owner as part of
the development when the buildings
were built and our garbage
collection agreement is for curbside
pick-up only.”
Council suggested a formal letter
be drafted informing the residents of
the decision and suggesting they
consider private waste removal
through an on-site dumpster.
By Denny ScottThe Citizen