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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2009-04-23, Page 11THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 23, 2009. PAGE 11. Some of the ladies from Belgrave and area attended the 15th Women’s Day Out at the Blyth Memorial Community Hall on Saturday, April 18, sponsored by the Blyth United Church Women. The theme this year was, Safety First. After registration at 9 a.m. the ladies enjoyed coffee, juice and muffins. As usual there was the Toonie Sale with many prizes to be won. The Goderich Suzuki Violin School entertained followed by a warm welcome and opening remarks. The featured guest speaker was Lindsay Snowe. Annie Sparling sang many musical numbers. The demonstrators were introduced. They represented Blyth Fire Department, Huron County Health Unit, Huron Women’s Shelter, Huron County Emergency Measures and the Huron OPP. The informational speakers were Provincial Constables, Juanita Draper and James Stanley. Musical entertainment was enjoyed with the Nicholson family. A bountiful cold meat and salad lunch, complete with dessert and coffee, was enjoyed. It was great to see the men helping out again. After lunch everyone listened to the keynote speaker, Mary Elliott Huyzen. The afternoon entertainment was supplied by John and Geneva Heaman. Some of the area ladies were lucky and won either a door prize or something from the toonie draw. The 16th annual Women’s Day Out will be held on April 10. Happy belated birthday to former Belgrave resident Helen Stonehouse of Braemar Retirement Home in Wingham who recently celebrated her 92nd birthday. The community also extends best wishes and Happy Birthday to Florence McArter who will be celebrating her 80th birthday on April 23. The Madill boys curling team consisting of skip Kyle Forster, vice Ben Procter, lead Matthew Cottrill, second Matthew Hallahan and coach Steve McKague, curled their way to a 3-1 record at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations(OFSAA)championshi ps in St. Catharines recently. This advanced them to the quarter-finals against Etobicoke. The game was close as the lead changed several times. It came down to the last rock to decide the game, but Madill lost a hard-fought match and was eliminated. It is the farthest the boys curling team from Madill has ever advanced. Jim Lamont passed away at Seaforth Community Hospital on Saturday, April 11. The community extends sincere sympathy to Jim’s wife, Irene and families: Dale and Colleen Lamont, Donelda and Mike Cottrill and Shawn, Christopher and Matthew and Dwight Lamont. On Thursday,April 23 at 7 p.m. at the Blyth Memorial Hall, Celebrate Volunteers – The Spirit of Our Community. The guest speaker is Eric Coates. There is no cost. All are welcome. RSVP to Connie, 519- 357-1096. A ham and scalloped potato supper will be held on Wednesday, April 29 at the Community Centre. There are two sittings at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are available from Amy Steward. Colleen Irwin and Mark Commandant of Muskoka district visited for a couple of days with Colleen’s mother, Betty Irwin. Words in his mouth John Heaman and his friend were among the featured performers for this year’s annual Women’s Day Out in Blyth on Saturday. The event is hosted by the Blyth United Church Women. (Vicky Bremner photo) Norman, Florence and MacKenzie Wightman greeted worshippers at Knox United Church on Sunday, April 19 - Earth Sunday. Rev. Tom Murray welcomed the congregation. The hymn-sing selections were Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Give Thanks and I Danced in the Morning accompanied by Elizabeth Procter. The call to worship was read responsively and the Prayer of the Day was said in unison. The Opening Prayer that the congregation sang was Welcome Happy Morning. The senior choir sang, Here in the House of the Lord, accompanied by Elizabeth Procter. The children went to the front of the sanctuary for storytime, entitled The Little Blue Top. Rev. Murray showed them a picture. The planet Earth keeps spinning around and has never stopped since, he said. God created it, it is up to people to take care of it. He referred to the little blue top as being like the earth. During the last verse of the singing of, For the Beauty of the Earth, the children went down to Sunday school. The scripture readings were Acts 2: 14a, 22-32 and I Peter: 3-9. These were read by Dorothy Coultes. God’s word was entitled, Heart Over Mind Over Matter Over Body, and it was based on John 20: 19-31. Joyce Vincent and Megan Carter took up the offering. This was followed by the singing of Your Work, O God Needs Many Hands. Holy communion was served by members of the session, Joyce Vincent, Don Procter, Ken Procter, Pat Hunking, Jim Barnes and Brian Potter. The closing hymn was, Rejoice the Lord is King. The choral blessing concluded the morning worship service. The flowers in the sanctuary were placed by the Lamont family in loving memory of Jim Lamont. The congregation answered a questionnaire and voted against doing renovations to make the church accessible. The official board accepted the results of the questionnaire and voted to put this issue of accessibility on hold. Ladies enjoy day out NOTICE TO DOG OWNERS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF MORRIS-TURNBERRY 2009 Dog Tags and licences are now available (Monday to Friday 9 am to 5 pm) at the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry Municipal Office, 41342 Morris Rd. R.R. 4, Brussels, ON N0G 1H0 *** Tags can be picked up in person or ordered by telephone*** All dogs must be licensed in compliance with By-law No. 63-2004. A copy of the complete By-law is available for review at the Municipal Office. All dogs must be identified by means of a tag and licence, issued for a (1) one year period by: Friday, April 24, 2009 The fee schedule shall be as follows: 1/All Dogs (except those listed in #2) - males, females, and spayed females $20.00 per dog 2/Pit bulls, Pit bull crosses, Staffordshire terriers $100.00 per dog 3/Kennel Licence Fee $75.00 (for a kennel of dogs that are registered or eligible for registration under the Animal Pedigree Act) 4/Late Payment Charge $20.00 per dog (Shall be assessed in addition to the licence fee, if the licence and/or tag is not purchased by April 24th) Excrement: The By-law requires dog owners to forthwith remove excrement left by a dog, from property other than the premises of the owner of the dog. Any person contravening this provision is subject to a $50.00 fee. For further information contact: The Municipality of Morris-Turnberry Telephone: 519-887-6137 Fax: 519-887-6424 E-mail: morris@scsinternet.com MEETING NOTICE MUNICIPALITY OF MORRIS-TURNBERRY The upcoming Council and Committee meetings for the Municipality of Morris- Turnberry will be held: Tuesday, April 28 at 7:00 pm Fire Services Meeting Tuesday, May 5 at 7:30 pm Regular Council Meeting Wednesday, May 6 at 7:00 pm History Book Committee Meeting Tuesday, May 19 at 7:30 pm Regular Council Meeting NEWS FROM BELGRAVE By Linda Campbell Call 357-2188 PEOPLE AROUND BELGRAVE Wightmans greet at Knox ON $6.00 THURSDAYS Drop into either of our offices any Thursday with your word classified (maximum 20 words) and pay only $6.00 + GST (paid in advance). That’s $1.00 off regular rates. The Citizen