HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2010-04-08, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2010. PAGE 3.
Landfill closure raises issues
The temporary closure of the
Blyth-Hullett Landfill is going to be
felt throughout its service area, but
not only because of the extra
distance people now have to travel in
order to dump garbage at the
Holmesville site.
According to Fred Peel, assistant
supervisor at the landfill, there are a
lot of services provided by the site
that can’t be replicated at
Holmesville.
“I guess first, we break the
scavenging rule,” he said, speaking
of a rule that forbids scavenging
through the garbage on the site’s
land.
Peel explained that the landfill
reduces a lot of the waste that enters
the dump by recycling it.
“We give people books, and
plywood from old Blyth Festival
sets, and those materials are put into
use in the community,” he said. “I
think there are probably 10 sheds in
the community built from the
plywood we gave them.”
According to Peel, the landfill also
provides services to low-income
families that require the extra
assistance, offering bikes that are
serviceable and firewood for low
income homes.
“People can come and get a bike,
and trade it in when they need a new
one,” he said. “Nowhere else offers
that kind of service.”
The landfill also has accolades to
its name, as Peel explained that the
Communities in Bloom judges said
it was the best landfill site they’ve
seen.
“We’ve also offered services, with
the townships’permission, to Blyth.”
Peel said. “We cleaned up dirty lots
on Blyth’s main street, and provided
compost for people.”
Peel wanted to thank the people
who use the dump, and the North
Huron firefighters, who provided
CPR and first aid services for the
landfill site.
I want to wish my aunt Helen
Stonehouse of Braemar Retirement
Home in Wingham a happy 93rd
birthday on Saturday, April 10.
Sympathy is extended to former
Blyth resident Doris Laidlaw and
family in the death of her husband
Jim Laidlaw who passed away this
past week.
Sympathy is also extended to the
family of Bernice (Hunking)
Norman in her sudden death this past
week.
There were nine tables playing at
the euchre party, Monday, March 29.
Winners were: high lady, June
Robinson with 76; high man, Willis
Bromley, 82; ladies’ lone hands,
Jean Nethery, three; men’s lone
hands, Jewel Plunkett with four; low
lady, Marie Glousher, 45; and low
man, Doug Cartwright, 45. The door
prize was won by Geraldine Dale
and share-the-wealth went to Betty
Archambault, Marie Glousher and
Bernice Moore. The next euchre will
be Monday, April 12 at 1:30 p.m. inthe Legion Hall. Everyone iswelcome.What a beautiful Easter weekend.This weather is more like summerthan spring. I was looking at lastyear’s column for this date andMother Nature played tricks on us.The schools in the area were closedbecause of high winds and blowing
snow.
BLYTH UNITED CHURCH
Greeting worshippers at Blyth
United Church on a beautiful Easter
Sunday were Terry and Barb
Richmond.
Ushering were Karen Glousher,
Arletta Hallahan, Emily Phillips and
Terry Richmond. Floyd Herman was
music director and Fred Hakkers ran
the power point.
The flowers at the front of the
church were from the funeral of Jim
Laidlaw this past week. Also there
were flowers in memory of Tyler
Wilson placed there by Linda and
family and in memory of Don Craig
placed there by Marilyn and family.
Anne Elliott read a story
beginning with Good Friday while
Doug Whitson played the mournful
drum sound. The first hymn was,
“Jesus Christ is Risen Today.”
The children were asked to come
to the front for their story time. Rev.
Clark had three pictures on the
Power Point. The first one was
Humpty Dumpty. He asked the
children if they knew whathappened in that picture. Everyone’sanswer was he fell off. The next onewas picture of a car and train and thechildren thought the train must havehit the car. The third picture was of acat and mouse and their answer wasthe cat ate the mouse. But in Rev.Clark’s story, a girl came along andtook Humpty Dumpty’s hand and he
didn’t fall. In the next picture, the
train missed the car. So he concluded
that some times good things come
out of bad situations. In the last
photo the mouse wasn’t so lucky.
The Easter story is about good things
happening. The children said a
prayer along with the congregation
and went downstairs for their time of
fellowship and fun.
The choir sang the Easter version
of the scripture, “Hallelujah”.
Rev. Clark’s message to the adults
was, “You Are Going to Die!
Question Mark or Period.”
Humanity believes that we are good
at knowing what comes next. We
know something will happen the
way it is.
We are all going to die. We know
the signs of life will stop but if we
have faith life will go on. For
example we often talk about those
who have passed away and this is
one way that their life continues. A
kernel of grain looks like it has no
life but put it in a damp warm ground
and it begins to grow. Our actions
have a lot to do with the future of ourchildren and grandchildren. Do youwant to believe we will live on afterdeath?The offering was received. SadieChalmers sang, “Walk on Water”,accompanied by Floyd Herman atthe piano, Doug Whitson on thedrums, Rev. Clark on the guitar andCappy Garrett with the violin.
Everyone was invited to have
Communion served by Barb
Richmond, Fred Meier, Arletta
Hallahan, Mary Lou Stewart and
Lori Brooks. The last hymn,
“Welcome Happy Morning” was
followed by the commissioning and
benediction and the singing of the
“Three-Fold Amen”. Everyone was
invited to have coffee and cookies in
the narthex.
For final revision and approval
(J.R. Miller, “Readings from the Psalms” 1912)
“No good thing will He withhold, from those who walk uprightly.” Psalm 84:11
This may seem to be a surprising statement at first glance. Does God withhold no
good thing from His people? We must focus on the word “good”. It is not merely
the things which we want -- that God always gives. Nor is it not the things which
we think are good -- that God gives. Perhaps they are not really ‘good things’-- as
God sees them.We must always leave to Him -- to decide whether they are good
or not. He is wiser than we are -- and knows just what effect on us, the things we
crave would have. We must submit all our requests to Him -- for final revision
and approval, when we make them.
This is the teaching about prayer, so prominent in the New Testament, which bids
us to add to all our most earnest pleadings: “Nevertheless not my will -- but may
Your will be done.” If the thing we ask for does not come -- we must therefore
conclude that in God’s sight, it is not a “good thing” for us. Thus it is -- that God’s
withholdings are as great a blessing to us -- as His bestowings!
There is another phrase here, which we must study. It is “from those who walk
uprightly”that God will withhold no good thing. It is only when we are walking
obediently, in God’s ways -- that we have a right to claim this promise. For, “if I
regard iniquity in my heart -- the Lord will not hear me!” Psalm 66:18
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