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Hobb y Farm 38572 BLYTH RD., AUBURN $359,000. Spacious three bedroom, 2 bath, hobby farm situated on 3.21 acre lot. Home has newer floors and windows, bathroom with whirlpool tub on main floor. A spacious eat-in kitchen, fireplace and woodstove, attached 2 car garage and beautiful landscaping with pond and garden shed. Call Harry Wilson*. MLS# 83044. New Listin g 294 MAIN ST., LONDESBORO $139,900. Spotless! You’ll be impressed with this updated two bedroom home. Many recent renovations! Spacious rooms, main floor laundry, loft master bedroom with ensuite. Large 40'x16' insulated workshop. Fenced, private yard. Call Don A.*, Fred Lobb***, Rick Lobb* or Kathy Homan*. MLS# 83498. Brussels United Church Women met at Maple Villa on Nov. 4. Nelva Scott opened with the UCW Purpose. Rene Richmond gave the report from the stewards’ meeting. The white gifts service will be Sunday, Dec. 7. A soup and sandwich lunch will follow the service. Boxes for the shut-ins will be prepared in the Sunday school room on Dec. 20. Anyone wishing to make donations should bring them to the church that day by 1 p.m. Cookies, fruit or donations of money would be welcomed to buy supplies. Bible studies will continue at the manse on Wednesdays at 2 p.m. Plans for the UCW meeting were made. It will be held on Dec. 3 at 6 p.m. at the church in the form of a potluck supper. Guests are welcome from the community. Joel Kipfer will speak on his time in Belize this past summer with his family. Donations to the food bank will be accepted that evening. Scripture John 15: 9-17 was read by Joan Bernard, followed by a Remembrance Day prayer given by Isabelle Wheeler. Mrs. Bernard gave a timely topic, A Day of Remembrance followed by In Flanders Fields. She also read the story about the few minutes it took Colonel John McCrae, of the Canadian Army to write the poem, and how it was originally thrown away. A fellow officer retrieved it and it was published on Dec. 8, 1915. Isabelle Wheeler gave the treasurer’s report. Money will be transferred to the board of stewards and the mission and service fund. There was a report on the roast beef supper of Oct. 19. The UCW will continue to cater the Lions’ dinner. Mrs. Scott closed the meeting with the new UCW prayer. The hockey draw winner from the Auburn Lions’ hockey draw last week was Ed Giesbrecht. At Knox United Church on Sunday, Nov. 9 it was the Remembrance Day service. The message was entitled, The Tapestry of Life and was given by Rev. Pat Cook. The guest speaker at Knox United this Sunday, Nov. 16 will be Erin Roy. She will be sharing her experiences relating to carrying the Olympic Torch in memory of her uncle, Det. Const. Rob Plunkett. The service starts at 9:30 a.m. and everyone is welcome to attend. At Huron Chapel Evangelical Missionary Church Nov. 9, Pastor David Wood’s message was Ready or Not. He wondered, What have we done with what we have been given? The video series on Israel: a journey through time concluded Sunday evening, Nov. 10 with the video, What Time Is It? A time of discussion and reflection followed. Nov.13 Auburn Horticultural Society hosts its Christmas decorating meeting starting at 7 p.m. at the Auburn Community Hall. Marion Kroekenstal of Pondsview Garden Centre will be sharing. A green step Hullett Central Public School’s parent advisory committee pulled together to present each student with a stainless steel water bottle with the school’s logo on it on Monday. The committee provided the bottles in the hope of reducing waste from plastic bottles at the school each year. Back row, from left: Amanda Aitken, Missy Gibbings, Michelle Hoggart, Jen Fleming and Suzanne Burwell of the Dearness Environmental Society. Burwell was there giving a presentation on environmentally-friendly items, which fit right in with the committee’s initiative. Front row, from left: Lexi Aitken, Paige Gibbings and Travis Hoggart. (Shawn Loughlin photo) By Gail Dobie Call 519-526-7539 PEOPLE AROUND AUBURN North Huron council said no to the request of Wingham police chief Tim Poole to apply for funding for an additional officer. Poole had attended the Nov. 3 meeting of council to inform them about the federal grant that would see $70,00 per year for five years towards the salary of a full-time officer. The deadline for requests to the Ontario Police College is Nov. 15 and signed documentation must be to the Ministry by Nov. 21. Currently, said Poole, the Wingham Police Service has one chief, one sergeant, five constables and a civilian member. One of the constable’s main roles is to conduct criminal investigations and act as the intelligence officer. This is mandated under the Police Service Act. “When an officer is away, this officer and our sergeant fill in on the shift rotation.” Poole said that one officer is leaving in December for a position with the Barrie Police Service. “We will be without that body for six months, as the replacement will be at police college then must intern with another officer.” Poole said that in comparison to other places it has been said Wingham is over-policed. “I would have to say that is probably true if you look at the population to officer ratio.” The national ratio is 512:3.1; provincial, 521:6.1 and Wingham, 428:6.1. “But that’s negated in our schedule because we have to police 24 hours a day.” Councillor Archie MacGowan asked what the reduction in overtime would be with the addition of another officer. Last year about $30,000 was spent on overtime, which would probably be reduced by $10,000 it was determined. Clerk-administrator Kriss Snell explained that while the grant would pay an officer’s salary, there would be the additional costs of benefits to the township, probably in the area of $5,000. Councillor Greg McClinchey questioned how difficult it would be to get the force back to its original size should the grant end. “A hearing would have to determine whether we had an adequate number of police. I can’t determine what the future would be,” said Poole. “I guess what we have to consider is whether the trade off in increased costs is worth it for an extra officer,” said McClinchey. “Personally, of course, I think it is,” answered Poole. McClinchey said he would like a little more time to consider the request and with deadlines looming it was agreed that an answer would be given at Monday night’s committee of the whole. At that point, councillors expressed concern over the fact that should the funding no longer be available in five years, a hearing would be required to eliminate the position. Under those circumstances they agreed that the benefits did not outweigh the unknowns. Council says no to WPS hiring By Bonnie Gropp The Citizen Brussels UCW plans shut-in boxes The Ethel euchre was held on Monday, Nov. 3 with 8 1/2 tables in play. Winners were: share the wealth, Lloyd Smith, Bush Whittard; high, Helen Cullen, Grace Stewart; lone hands, Edna McLellan, Bush Whittard; low, Leona McDonald, Lloyd Smith. Tally winners were: Joyce Alexander, Joan Jacobs, Olive Little, Kay Whaley, Myrna Burnett, Dorothy Martin, Sharon Freeman, Keith Turnbull, Beryl Smith, Allan Martin, Shirley Verstoep, Earl McNaughton and Iola Subject. The next euchre will be held on Monday, Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. 8 1/2 tables in play at Ethel euchre Money raiser Janelle Ditner, four, was the winner in her category for the most pledge money brought in to the Blyth Skating Club’s skate-a-thon this past Friday night. (Vicky Bremner photo)