HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2007-04-12, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2007. PAGE 3.
We are glad to hear that Harold
Campbell is home from Clinton
hospital.
Euchre results for April 9 will be
in next week’s paper.
We wish Nancy Wasson and Nan
Gore speedy recoveries in their
upcoming surgeries. Hope they will
be both be home quickly.
BLYTH UNITED CHURCH
Greeting at Blyth United Church
were Barb Richmond and Fred
Hakkers. Brett and Bryce Glousher
gave everyone an Easter egg from
the Sunday school. Ushering were
Joann MacDonald, Lois van Vliet,
Brenda Brooks and Elaine Brown.
Guest speaker, Bruce Whitmore
welcomed everyone to church.
Flowers in the church were in
honour of Lenora Davidson’s 90th
birthday on April 7, in memory of
Mary and Lloyd Walden, Tyler
Wilson and Don Craig.
Everyone sang Happy Birthday to
Lenora Davidson.
The choir sang an anthem, Father
Almighty.
The children’s hymn was Jesus
Christ is Risen Today and the
children went to the front of the
church during the last verse. For the
children’s story Mr. Whitmore had a
hot-cross bun and asked the children
if they knew what it was. He told
them that a baker in Scotland had
baked the first Easter hot-cross bun.
The bun is round like the stone in
front of the empty tomb, it has a
cross made of icing which connects
it to the Easter story.
He then told the children how it
was connected to the Easter bunny
because the bunny’s tail is round.
The scripture readings were from
Psalm 118: 1-2, 14-24 and Mark 16:
1-8.
Mr. Whitmore’s message to the
adults was Because of the Empty
Tomb. He started out by asking the
congregation if they remembered
some special dates; for example, the
death of Princess Diana, the death of
Elvis Presley, 9-11 and Paul
Henderson’s winning goal for
Canada in 1972. We remember these
dates but when our generation is
gone will these dates be
remembered? he asked. The death of
Jesus is remembered for thousands
of years because of the empty tomb.
The UCW made a special
presentation by Deb Hakkers to
Lenora Davidson with her Life
Membership Pin.
The last hymn was All Hail the
Power of Jesus’ Name. Everyone
formed a circle of friendship around
the church sanctuary and repeated
the New Creed followed by the
Benediction and singing of Go Now
In Peace.
Everyone was invited to stay and
have birthday cake, ice-cream and
coffee and wish Lenora Davidson a
happy birthday.
Blyth’s own Jill Cooper, a Master
Corporal in the Canadian military, is
on a pilgrimage to Vimy Ridge to
mark the 90th anniversary of the
epic battle.
Cooper, a photographer in the
military as well, was in France to
photograph the ceremony which
was attended by nearly 30,000
people. Thousands of soldiers,
veterans, government officials,
students and Queen Elizabeth II was
on hand to honour Canada’s fallen
soldiers.
The ceremony has particular
significance for Cooper, she set foot
on the same ground her grandfather
did 90 years ago. Arthur Cooper, a
British-born Canadian, fought in the
bloody battle that commenced on
Easter Monday 1917.
Jill Cooper is the third generation
in her family to wear the uniform of
Canada’s armed forces. Not only did
her grandfather serve, but her uncle,
who shares his father’s name,Arthur
Cooper served in Canada’s Air
Force during the second World
War.
Now 88, Arthur Cooper still
remembers the battle well and
recalls memories his father had
about the battle of Vimy Ridge. He
was haunted by the loss of a close
friend, who died by his side at the
epic battle in France.
Although many Canadian soldiers
lost their lives at Vimy, the
Canadians won, despite enduring
tough conditions.
After joining the military six years
ago, Jill Cooper has embarked on
several assignments, but this will no
doubt be her most personal
assignment to date.
While she has spent the last few
years photographing military
manoeuvres and great advances in
modern warfare as record for the
military, her research on her
grandfather takes a much different
path.
Cooper has been tireless in her
efforts to learn more about her
grandfather and his efforts at Vimy
Ridge.
Although he died when she was
nine in 1971, she has spent
years pouring over letters, film
footage and old photographs nearly
a century old chronicling her
grandfather’s service to his
country.
While she has found several
photographs and other items that
help her to know more about her
grandfather, Cooper found that the
letters he sent home provided the
biggest pieces to the fascinating
puzzle.
Through the large amount of
letters that he sent home, Cooper
found her grandfather to be a brave
anti-aircraft gunner who served his
country at a young age and took
down many enemy planes.
Cooper is grateful to be in France
honouring her grandfather and
others who lost their lives fighting
for their country.PUBLIC NOTICE
Re: 2007 COUNTY OF HURON BUDGET
This notice is given under the provisions of the Municipal Act,
2001, S.O. 2001, c 25, s 291(1) Notice - Before adopting all or
part of a budget under section 289 or 290, or amending such a
budget, a municipality shall give public notice of its intention to
adopt or amend the budget at a council meeting specified in the
notice.
The Draft 2007 County of Huron Budget will be presented for
deliberation and consideration at the April 17, 2007 Committee
of the Whole meeting at 9:00 a.m.,. Council Chambers, Court
House, Goderich, Ontario.
Barbara A. Leamen
County Clerk
The Corporation of the County of Huron
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Photographer honours
soldiers at Vimy Ridge
On sale now
The 1st Blyth Brownies, including, from left, Phaedra Scott, Nicole Whyte, Tia Badgerow, Zoe
Bieman, Jenna McDonald, Ally Glousher, Jamie Eckert and Avery Whyte will be selling cookies
this Saturday, April 14 at Scrimgeour’s Food Market in Blyth from 10 a.m. until noon. The
initiative is a fundraiser for the annual spring camp next month. Absent were Kathryn Chalmers
and Alexis Merner. (Photo submitted)