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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2009-03-12, Page 13THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2009. PAGE 13. On Sunday, March 8 at Knox United Church in Auburn the message shared was, Carrying Our Cross. The scripture reading was from Mark 8: 31-38 with Lectionary readings from Exodus 20: 1-17 and John 2: 13-22. The official board of Knox United will be meeting on Tuesday, March 17 at 7 p.m. Bible study will also be resuming on Tuesday, March 17 at 7 p.m. The next confirmation class was held on Monday, March 9 at Knox United. Mentors attended the classes as well. Londesborough United Church family movies night will be held on Friday, March 27 at 7 p.m. The feature movie is The March of the Penguins. Nursery care will be provided. At Huron Chapel Evangelical Missionary Church on March 8, Pastor David Wood’s message, A Societal Anomaly was shared. Upcoming events to look forward to at Huron Chapel include the Olympians Gargantuan Birthday Bash on March 18 from 1 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. This is open for all children ages junior kindergarten to Grade 6. Senior and junior youth snow camp and compassion weekend is taking place March 20-21. For more information contact Rob Campbell at 519-526-1131. Youth and parents are invited to come out for some friendly competition every Monday night from 7 - 9 p.m. for hockey and soccer. Regular readers of this column will remember that in the summer of 2008 you learned that John and Jane Klasen ‘vacation’ each January in Haiti. In the weeks following that story, all of us heard of the hurricanes that devastated that island. Jane wondered at the time just how the area to which they go had been affected. In January of this year are folks were back in Haiti and Jane filed this report: “Carl Boven, Gaye Datema, John and Jane and Jeff Klasen, Herman Thalen, Joanne Van Amersfoort, Susan and Cheryl Wilts spent two weeks volunteering in Haiti. For some it was the first time encountering the sights and smells of Haiti while for some of us it was all too familiar. For all of us it was time to see first hand the damage wrought by the hurricanes. The Haitians in general have recovered from the devastation and returned to their daily routine. But the storms have left their mark on many buildings, towns, rivers, etc. Driving to the compound that is our home in Haiti, we saw how the fast flow of water can collapse buildings and damage houses. We got to see how the force of water can erode dirt roads leaving more potholes than ever. On arrival at the compound it was strange to actually see it from the road. All the walls that once surrounded the camp were down ordamaged. The river that runs besidethe compound has only a trickle ofwater now but the river bed waseroded to triple its size. The gate thatusually kept us safe inside andstrangers out was nowhere to befound. At the height of the storm, aneight-foot wall of water slammed thebus against the school, overturned a dump truck, washed away all medical supplies and left two feet of silt and dirt everywhere, inside and out. Our team of 43 people from around the world were eager to get started and the Haitians quickly set to cleaning up the debris. We all found our spot and focused on the jobs that needed done. Some worked on building a new, stronger wall; some carried heavy buckets of concrete; some cleaned up the pharmacy finding many supplies along the riverbank outside the camp. Still others made new cabinets and installed them in the pharmacy relocated to the second floor of the building. Another group went to work sorting through the many totes in which we brought supplies, from tools to tuna. One group worked at locating the children of the sponsorship program and handed out their gifts. In the end, we showed the Haitians how to continue the wall forming; we finished the gravity flow water tower; installed the plumbing in the orphanage and held four medical clinics. All but three of the sponsored children were located and we handed out 125 bags of rice and beans. Although our team had to resort many times to ‘plan C’ we were happy with the results of this trip. We were pleased to give the Haitians a glimmer of hope in what can seem to be a hopeless situation. Lives were saved by the clinics, food wasgiven to those in need and the kidsgot a dose of smiles and hugs andgifts. But in the end it is again theirthankful hugs that makes a trip likethis such a blessing to us.”Children in the east ward ofCentral Huron wanting to playminor ball this summer shouldregister at the Londesborough shedon Thursday, March 19 from 6 - 8 p.m. or Saturday, March 21 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information contact Doug and Karen Dolmage at 519-523-4726. The Londesborough Lions will hold a rubber duck race again this spring and tickets are now available. The race will go on Sunday, May 24. The ducks cost $5. The used book sale held at Radford’s Farm Equipment has been such fun. And it has been a resounding success. We had no idea when we started the project how it would go. Initially we worried that we would have no books to sell. Then suddenly the books began pouring through the door. Then, of course, we worried we wouldn’t get buyers. We worried needlessly. We want to thank everyone who donated and/or purchased for their generosity. The monies realized will surely come in handy for B.J. and Ange Cullen in the coming months of her cancer treatments. We have been asked what we intend to do with the books that are left. They will be recycled. Some items, books, movies and puzzles, have already been donated to Rural Response for Healthy Children. Londesborough United Church has a fresh supply of storybooks in the nursery. More will be offered for sale at the church yard sale in May. Still others will be donated to the book sale held in Blyth in June. Last summer this space recounted some history of the village. But thefact that Londesborough once had alibrary, a branch of the HuronCounty Library, was nevermentioned. I learned of it during thebook sale. Mabel Scott was thelibrarian for a time. The library itselfwas in a room at the back of the building where Bradley McVittiebuilds his cabinets. One entered thelibrary through the door at the backon the southeast corner.The years of its existence I don’tknow; I have no recollection of it.Genevieve Allen writes of it beingthere in 1947. WALTON 519-887-8429 Workwear All Work Clothes 25%off March 13 ONLY! • Dotzert Gloves • Baffin Rubber Boots • Terra Work Boots Hours: Mon.-Fri. 6:30 am - 7 pm, Sat. 8 am - 7 pm, Closed Sun. Mom’s fresh baked goods available Friday By BRENDARADFORDCall 523-4296PEOPLE AROUND LONDESBORO By Anya Scott Call 526-1111 PEOPLE AROUND AUBURN Good job! Two of East Wawanosh Public School’s students, Kendall Jardin, left, and Brookelyn Johnston performed exceptionally well at the public school speak-off against Wingham Public School. Jardin placed second in the junior public speaking division and Johnston placed first in the storytelling division for Grades 1-3. She will go on to compete at the next level. (Shawn Loughlin photo)