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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2007-08-30, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2007. PAGE 3. We are sorry to hear that Merv Ritchie is a patient in London hospital. We wish him a speedy recovery. Happy birthday to Connor Brooks who will celebrate his birthday this week. Mait and Mary Edgar of Petrolia and Brenda Edgar of Clinton visited on Sunday afternoon with Mait’s sister Helen Stonehouse of Braemar Retirement Home in Wingham. They also called on their niece Marilyn Craig on their way home. BLYTH UNITED CHURCH Greeting at Blyth United Church on Sunday,Aug. 26 were Fred Meier and Joan Clark. Ushering were Hope Button and Terry Richmond. Guest organist was Elizabeth Stennett. Guest speaker Tom Dunbar first welcomed everyone to church. The first hymn was O for a Thousand Tongues, which was then followed by the Prayer of Confession, the Assurance of Pardon repeated responsively. The choir sang an anthem One More Step, which was then followed by the next hymn, which was Come Children Join to Sing. Mr. Dunbar had a story for the children which was followed by The Lord’s Prayer. The scripture was from Luke 10: 39-56 and Psalm 92 led by Ollie Craig. The hymn As Pants the Heart was sung. Mr. Dunbar’s message to the adults was A Compassionate Heart. The lesson is simple, be kind and compassionate to those in need. Mr. Dunbar referred to the Good Samaritan. God wants people to show compassion towards others. The Samaritan could have shown simple compassion by giving the injured man a drink of water and maybe helped bind his wounds, but he went much farther by taking him to the inn and asking the innkeeper to look after him and he would return to pay him for looking after the injured man. The point of this story today is not just to show compassion for others but to work outside of comfort zones. The Minute for Missions was read by Jessica Dunbar. Continued from page 1 the network, that company will be responsible for marketing. However, that said, the county will be setting up information and training nights beginning possibly as early as October in six different spots throughout the county. Vodden said he was overwhelmed with the response he got when he first put the word out requesting information from people who weren’t in a serviceable area for broadband and wanted to be. Vodden is still responding to people who wrote in, letting them know that their efforts were successful. Vodden served as a consultant a few years ago on a similar plan offered through the federal government when Huron County came up empty. However, having their paperwork in line for that project gave them a head start in this project. “The government attached such a tight deadline to this, that only organizations that have been through the process before have the time to get their ducks in a row,” Vodden said. The county has their work cut out for them now, but as Vodden said, they are ready for it. Details will follow in the coming weeks as the process continues to develop. Broad appeal Huron/Bruce MPP Carol Mitchell was on hand to deliver big news and congratulate Huron County on its successful application for the expansion of its broadband internet network on Tuesday. The province handed out $10 million to areas which had significant holes in high speed coverage and both Huron and Perth’s applications were approved. Of the 30 applications received by the province, only 18 were given the go-ahead. From left: Huron County warden Deb Shewfelt, Bluewater mayor Bill Dowson, Huron East mayor Joe Seili, Huron County planner Carol Leeming, Huron/Bruce MPP Carol Mitchell and Huron East councillor Bob Fisher. (Shawn Loughlin photo) Points of clarification There are two points of clarification regarding the story in last week’s issue on Maple & Moose, Blyth’s new Canadiana store. While most of the vendors are from south-western Ontario the products are from across the country. Also, though the hours may be reduced during the winter months, the store will be open year round. We apologize for any confusion the article may have caused. 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