The Citizen, 2009-11-19, Page 22PAGE 22. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009.Under sunny skies the entirestudent body of Hullett CentralPublic School walked to theLondesborough United Church tohold its annual Remembrance DayService. Several community folk andparents attended the service as well.
Two members of the Clinton
Cadets Connor Wilts and Damian
Riley-Cronk brought the Canadian
flag into the sanctuary. Three
members of the student council,
Valerie Westerhout, Lexi Atkin and
Jason S. capably emceed the service.
Barb Bosman played the piano and
organ for the service.
Ten girls, vocal pupils of Barb
Bosman, began the service by
singing, What Can I Do.
The song suggested that being astrong light in the world could helpbring peace, at least in their smallpart of the world.Bruce and Marg Whitmoreperformed a short skit, supposedlyfrom their kitchen. They had written
about what it might have been like for
a farm couple during the war. They
spoke about hearing the words of
Winston Churchill on the radio.
Their explanation of the rationing
of items such as tea, sugar, flour and
gas and how it affected their lives but
helped send food to the armed forces
could be easily understood by the
children. Margaret told about ladies
of the community who knit socks and
vests, etc. to be sent overseas and of
those women who went to work inthe factories in the absence of themen.When a mailman brought atelegram that said Marg’s brother was‘missing in action’the children got aninkling of how families carried worry
and sorrow during those years.
The skit was thought-provoking
and will surely be remembered by the
pupils each year as Remembrance
Day is observed.
The kindergarten pupils sang two
short songs, Remembrance Day and
Little Poppy. Remembrance Day
Song was sung by the Grade 1/2
class. A choral reading, Peace is Not,
by Grade 2/3 offered insight from a
different perspective.
Sue Barnett led the primary choir
in their singing of, Prints of Peace.
The posters made by Grade 4/5s
were displayed while others read thepoems they had penned. Nine pupilsfrom Grade 5/6 offered their poemsof reflections. Seven personalthoughts about Remembrance Daywere read by seven pupils of Grade7/8.
Representatives from each
classroom laid the class wreath at the
front of the sanctuary at the foot of
the cross. Claire Fleming read, In
Flanders Fields in French to lead into
the two minutes of silence. All pupils
went forward to put their poppy on
the cross before heading quietly back
to the school.
Appropriately, the character
attribute under study at the school in
November is ‘courage – facing the
challenge’.
Hullett students march to church
At the Nov. 5 meeting of the
Londesborough Lions Club, the
members approved monetary
donations to a number of community
organizations:Alexandra Marine and
General Hospital, ALS Society of
Ontario,Alzheimer Society of Huron
County, Big Brothers and Big Sisters
of North Huron, Blyth junior
broomball league, Blyth Legion
poppy fund, Blyth Minor Hockey,
Blyth Skating Club, Canadian Cystic
Fibrosis Foundation, Clinton Public
Hospital, Easter Seal Society,
Epilepsy Ontario (Huron Bruce
Perth Chapter), Blyth Scouts, Heart
and Stroke Foundation of Ontario,
Huron County Children of
Chernobyl, Huron County Christmas
Bureau, Huron County HIV/AIDS
Network, Law Enforcement Torch
Run, Londesborough Minor Ball,
Midwestern Adult Day Services,
Parkwood Hospital Foundation and
Sunshine Foundation of Canada.
Many Lions-affiliated groups also
benefitted from the generosity of the
group: Camp Dorset, Campaign
Sight First 2, Children’s Health
Foundation, CNIB, Diabetes
Awareness, Effective Speaking,
Homes for the Deaf, Lake Joseph,
Lions Clubs International
Foundation, Lions Foundation of
Canada, No Child Without (Medic
Alert), Participation Lodge, Peace
Poster Contest, Youth Exchange
Program.
These charitable donations
confirm the commitment of the
Londesborough Lions Club to
bettering the community and
assisting groups in need of support.
If you have attended one of their
breakfasts you have helped them
help others. In total the club donated
$5,300.
District A Governor Ron Elliott of
Palmerston and First Vice-Governor
John Stewart of Blyth attended the
Oct. 1 meeting of the
Londesborough Lions to induct a
new member to the Londesborough
group. The Londesborough Lions
Club welcomes Lion Ron Kassies.
Paul and Marilyn Elgie led the
morning service at Londesborough
United Church on Sunday, Nov. 15.
Marilyn, who is a member of the
board for Camp Menesetung, asked
that the congregation consider that
camp, which is supported by the
Presbytery of Huron-Perth, as a
mission field close to home. She
remarked that the camp has campers
from many different religious
backgrounds who feel at home there.
Marilyn asked that the
Londesborough congregation pray
for the continued growth of the camp
and its ministry.
Mrs. Elgie spoke with the children
who gathered at the front for their
special time. She asked Jacob to hold
up two words, sun and son. The
children readily accepted that sun
meant a light in the sky. Through
conversation she taught them that
Jesus was a son, the son of God and
that He came to earth to bring light,
the light of love and faith.
Showing them a suncatcher the
children knew how the sun shining
through it brought sparkles to a
room. Marilyn went on to explain
that Jesus shines His light into the
world through them. Children are
like suncatchers to spread sparkles
and light to everyone in their world
just as the words to the old hymn,
Jesus Bids Us Shine, suggest.
The senior choir offered the
anthem, And Can It Be.
Following the dedication of the
offering, Paul played a medley of
three familiar hymns. Once
congregational members had
identified them he gave a brief story
of Amazing Grace, How Great Thou
Art and He Touched Me.
The morning’s scripture passages
were, 1 Chronicles 16: 8-12 and 1
Corinthians 13: 4-8.
Jesus was the great teacher and
Paul Elgie stated that if one lives
their life following Christ’s example
and the teachings of the Bible, their
life will be blessed. He reinforced
the fact that each of us is unique with
individual personalities and talents.
Just as Jesus came to earth to serve
and not to be served, Paul
commissioned the members at
Londesborough United to live a life
Registration made fun
Local youngsters who are preparing to head to school for
the first time next September were invited to area schools
last week for kindergarten registration. Tanya and three-
year-old Myra Caldwell were among those at Hullett Central
Public School last week to register and take part in some
arts and crafts put on by the school. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
NEWS
FROM LONDESBORO
Lions donate to
community groups
Superstition didn’t keep card
players home from the
Londesborough Community Hall on
Friday, Nov. 13. The Happy Gang
Seniors had 15 tables of euchre
players at their card party that
evening.
Winning first place by a country
mile were Illa and Kay with a score
of 82. Harold and Doris McClinchey
took second place with 72 points.
There was a tie for third place. Pairs
Ethel and Lois and Delores Howatt
and Dorothy Dalton each racked up
69 points.
Six successful lone hands was the
magic number and four couples
shared that prize money – Bush and
Olave, Gloria McEwing and
Geraldine Dale, Eric and Kathy
Driscoll and Doug and Lorna.
The club will hold its next evening
of cards on Dec. 11.
Folks lucky
at cards on
unlucky day
Elgies lead United service
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