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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2009-06-11, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2009. The Auburn Women’s Institute will meet at the Auburn Hall June 18 at 1:30 p.m. Corrie Bos of Blyth will demonstrate exercises to keep a body in good health. Everyone welcome. Turn about The tables turned last week as the Londesborough Lions served the ladies of the United Church. Bob Cook delivers the salad to Joan Whyte, left, and Irene Bromley. (Vicky Bremner) Wow! What an absolutely special evening that was! Since the Londesborough Lions Club received their charter about 30 years ago, they have held meetings twice a month in the Londesborough Community Hall which they now maintain. For all of those years, ladies of the Londesborough community have served them dinner. Originally, ladies of the Londesborough Women’s Institute catered one meal a month and ladies of the Londesborough UCW catered the other meal. In a small community that means some ladies were involved in both meals. When the Institute disbanded, the UCW took over the catering for both meals. Last Thursday evening the men decided it was time to turn the tables, so to speak, and they entertained the women. The meal itself was all very hush-hush. Not even the wives of the Lions Club members knew or were involved in the planning or preparations. The men did enlist the help ofsomeone outside the community toassist them with the planning andorganization but on Thursday eveningthe men did it all.And it was special, from thegreetings at the door to the farewellcarnation every lady received. Theroom was decorated in a flower/spring theme with soft pastel green tablecloths. Four ladies were fortunate to take home a hanging basket of flowers as door prizes. Rumour has it that the men had an evening of practice and coaching and it showed. From the beautifully appointed table settings through the serving of several courses the meal went off without a single hitch and the women enjoyed the pampering. Thanks, fellas, we appreciated being appreciated. Ladies, we may have to raise the bar from now on when we serve the Lions their meals. If word gets out about these men, they could be in high demand. Following the meal, while the men did cleanup, the ladies enjoyed a presentation upstairs from Iceculture Inc., a different kind of ice company. In the late 1980s Julian Bailey and his wife began making ice punch bowls for events as a kind of hobby. It is one of their signature products 20 years later and they make between 30 and 40 of them still every month. However, today, working withother family members and about 40employees, punch bowls are one ofthe more commonplace items theymake from snow and ice. Thepresentation included a slide show ofsculptures the company has done anda talk.Another of their signature items are ice curtains, their daughter’s idea. One of their ice bars is used every other day on average someplace, for not only do folks in Huron County appreciate their novel ice sculptures but they are in demand around the world. Julian claims that they are doing less business in the United States currently because of its new “protectionist policy” but more work in other areas of the world. The rapidly growing city of Dubai is one of their busiest customers. Ice bars, large scale alcohol bottles, sculpted figures, waterfalls, candelabras, fountains, cake stands, trophies, the list of items their designers can create seems endless. This company has the only fully automatic ice carving machine in the world. All the carving is done in their plant in Hensall and then shipped by truck or plane to the setup sites along with their employees. Things like large chairs, a horse and carriage, slides and cars are used as photo opportunities by thecompanies who commission thecarvings. Julian noted that they are now ableto reproduce coloured logos as wellusing food colouring and, in somecases, locally grown spices.Iceculture Inc. is constantlyrecreating themselves in order tosatisfy the demands of customers. Consequently they are slightly behind schedule with the display museum they want to open in their building. What a great place that will be to visit on a hot afternoon and marvel at the ingenuity of their designer/creators. The Londesborough Lions will be cooking again on Father’s Day. But it’s back to more familiar fare as they serve up another of their ‘Olde Tyme Country Breakfasts’that day, June 21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. NEWS FROM LONDESBORO By BRENDARADFORDCall 523-4296PEOPLE AROUND LONDESBORO Don Atkinson led the service at Londesborough United Church on Sunday, June 7. Offering her gift of music on the organ that morning was Kerri Grant. When the children gathered at the front, Don discussed special days and holidays with them - the end of school for the year, birthdays, Mother’s Day, Christmas, etc.- days they would understand. Then he commented that June 7 was Trinity Sunday and that trinity means three. Using pictures Don explained that God is also Jesus in another form and that the Holy Spirit is as well. He likened the spirit to the wind, something they can’t see but feel. In place of a psalm Don chose the Nicene Creed as the responsive reading. Originating in 300 A. D. this creed is full of content about the Trinity. The epistle reading was Galatians 5:22-26, a passage which speaks of the fruits of the spirit - love joy, peace, etc. One of the encounters between Jesus and Nicodemus from John 3: 1-17 was the gospel reading. Jesus tells Nicodemus he must be born again of water and the spirit to enter the kingdom of God. Actually the New Testament mentions three encounters between Jesus and Nicodemus and each of them gives the impression that Nicodemus, in spite of being a Pharisee, is growing closer to the faith. Just as ‘doubting Thomas’ needed to see Christ’s hands to believe, Don thinks Nicodemus should be known as ‘questioning Nicodemus’. Similarly God wants everyone to question their faith in order for the fruits of the spirits to mature. Only then can we have the faith and trust one needs to live a life in Christ. Don explained that God is the creator, Jesus is humanity and the Holy Spirit is the faith within us. The sacrament of communion will be held at Londesborough United on June 14 . On Monday, June 15 the UCW will gather at 7:30 p.m. for dessert followed by the regular monthly meeting. Graduation Shawn Clark, son of Joan and Lavern Clark received a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Plant Agriculture from the University of Guelph at Convocation, February 18, 2009. Shawn is employed at the National Research Council of Canada in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Congratulations Shawn, with love from your family. Don Atkinson leads United Church service By Anya Scott Call 526-1111 PEOPLE AROUND AUBURN Classified advertisements published in The Citizen are now available on our website at www.northhuron.on.ca