HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2008-07-24, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JULY 24, 2008. PAGE 3.
Congratulations to Toni and
Adrian Vos who celebrate their 60th
wedding anniversary on July 22.
Happy anniversary to Deb and
Fred Hakkers who will celebrate
their anniversary on July 24.
Happy birthday to Kelsey Kerr
who celebrates July 28.
Happy birthday to Doug Craig of
Atwood who will celebrate July 30.
Happy birthday to Emily deCorte,
daughter of Tony and Sandra
deCorte who will celebrate on July
31.
The Morris-Turnberry history
committee is looking for help in
finding stories of people who live in
Morris-Turnberry or have lived in
the township in the past. They are
compiling a history book. If you
have any stories or pictures please
pass them along to me or send them
to the township office at 41342
Morris Road, RR 4, Brussels, ON
N0G 1H0.
BLYTH UNITED CHURCH
Greeting at Blyth United Church
on Sunday, July 20 were Ollie and
Bodie Craig and Mary Lou Stewart.
Ushering were Cliff Snell, Elaine
Brown and Mary Lou Stewart.
Capucine Onn accompanied the
music on her violin. Guest speaker
Melissa Snyders welcomed everyone
to church.
The flowers at the front were from
Isabel Holland’s funeral.
The call to worship was repeated
responsively, followed by the first
hymn God Is Here, the gathering
prayer and the words of
reassurance.
The children’s hymn was This is
God’s Wondrous World. Melissa’s
question to the children was “What
starts out small and grows big?”
The answer was a tree. She asked
how the tree was fed. The trees are
fed through the roots and the roots
help the tree stand straight and tall
and to withstand the weather and
winds.
God is their roots, she said, As
people grow their faith also grows.
The children and the congregation
repeated The Lord’s Prayer in
unison.
The scripture reading wasEphesians 3: 14-21 and 4: 1-6 andColossians 2: 2-10.Capucine Onn favoured thecongregation with a violin solo.Melissa’s message to the adultswas Deep Roots. Melissa asked thecongregation it anyone had laiddown below a tree and just looked upand saw how magnificent a large treereally is. A well-rooted tree can
withstand anything. People, she said,
are at risk if their roots are shallow.
If roots of faith in God go deep a
person can weather anything.
Coming to church on Sundays is like
the rain, it feeds people and they set
aside that hour to deepen their roots.
Melissa challenged everyone to
stand under a big tree this next week
and look up.
While the offering was received
Capucine Onn played a violin solo.
Glad Days have arrived in Blyth to
raise the public awareness of and
funds for epilepsy.
Gladioli will be sold at the Blyth
post office on Aug. 7 and Aug. 8 and
at Wingham’s post office, CIBC and
Dean’s Valu-Mart as part of the Give
Light and Dreams campaign. They
will be sold in Clinton on Aug. 13 at
the Clinton post office, the
Heartland Community Credit Union
and Moore’s Foodland.
The campaign will be taking place
all across Canada and ensures that
any money raised will stay in its
local community to support those
affected by epilepsy and to provide
educational programs to the public.
It was first introduced by Beth
Parker, a woman living with
epilepsy.
One bunch containing five stems
will cost $5, while two bunches will
cost $9.
For more information, call (519)
527-0033 or 1-866-374-5377.
Annual Yard Sale
Thurs. July 24 & Fri, July 25 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sat, July 26 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Variety of items including:
“Odds ‘n’Sods” Patio Furniture, Lawn & Garden, Hanging Baskets, Clothing,
Assorted Pots & Giftware, Annuals, BBQs, Landscape Supplies,
Power Equipment, Carts & Wagons
AND MUCH, MUCH MORE
AUBURN CO-OP
Auburn 519-526-7262
BELGRAVE CO-OP
Belgrave 519-357-2711
Rain or Shine in the Greenhouse
Jack & Sylvia Nonkes
R.R. #1 Auburn ~ 519-523-9456
Open 9-6 Mon. to Wed., 9-8 Thurs., Fri. & Sat., Closed Sundays
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All Annuals
Priced to Clear
Sat., July 26
5 pm to 7 pm
at the
Blyth Legion
Advance tickets only.
Adults - $12.00
Children under 10 - $6.00
Sponsored by the Blyth Legion
Pork
Chop
Supper
By MarilynCraigCall 523-9318From Marilyn’s Desk
NEWS
FROM BLYTH
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Every Saturday
1:00 - 4:30 pm
until September 6
Corner of
Queen &
Dinsley
Streets
Fresh fruits & vegetables,
home baking, jams, jellies,
pickles, maple syrup,
meat products
Vendors Wanted
call 519-523-4792
or 519-523-9636
Hang time?
Good weather brought Bryce Wheeler out this weekend to
work on his skateboarding skills at the Blyth youth activity
park. (Vicky Bremner photo)
Glad Days in Blyth
ON $5.00 THURSDAYS
Drop into either of our offices any
Thursday with your word classified
(maximum 20 words) and pay only
$5.00 + GST (paid in advance).
That’s $1.00 off regular rates.
The Citizen
Despite criticism from some
ratepayers, Morris-Turnberry
councillors will go ahead with
repairs to the Blind Line Bridge.
Mayor Dorothy Kelly told
councillors at the July 8 meeting,
she’d received a call from a
ratepayer who complained council
was throwing away money by
repairing the old bridge instead of
borrowing money and constructing a
new bridge. “It’s absolutely crazy,”
she quoted the caller as saying.
But deputy-mayor Jim Nelemans
said that while cost of repairs to a
century-old, single lane bridge
seems like a lot of money, (the
lowest tender submitted was by
Owen King Construction at
$106,869) if it gets council by for a
few years before a new bridge needs
to be built, it was a good investment.
He noted to build the bridge would
amount to a three per cent increase
in taxes for Morris-Turnberry.
Councillor Paul Gowing agreed,
noting council could expect to spend
well in excess of $1 million to build
the bridge. If this was borrowed, the
interest would be $60,000 a year, he
said. It didn’t take much time for
that to add up to the money council
is spending.
Barry O’Krafka noted that time
would be needed for engineering
studies before either of the
alternatives, to build a new bridge or
to build a new road from County
Road 86, could be undertaken.
Councillor Mark Beaven agreed
council should stay the course with
its plans.
“We can defend it financially.”
By Keith Roulston
The Citizen
Morris-Turnberry to go ahead
with Blind Line bridge repairs