HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2007-09-20, Page 7Many villagers will be
aware that the former home of
Raymond and Tanya Verburg
and family has new residents.
Murray Miller and Joann
Broda took possession of the
house in mid-August.
Originally from the Milverton
area,
Murray now works at
Vanastra.
Some of you may already
know Joann for she is
employed by Scrimgeour’s
Food Market in Blyth. Joann
has childhood roots in Huron
County.
Joann’s two children,
Hunter, 12 and Aaly, eight,
attend Hullett Central.
It’s great to have new
neighbours. Welcome to all of
you.
Radford’s Farm
Equipment/post office invite
you to an Alzheimer’s Coffee
Break on Friday, Sept. 21
beginning at 9 a.m.
The halls and playground of
area schools are once again
alive with young folk.
Already they have completed
two weeks of a new school
year. Hullett’s numbers are
very close to last year’s with
only one change in staffing.
Principal at Hullett this year is
Joy Antoniuk who brings
experience in various areas of
education.
The character education
program will continue at
Hullett this year with respect
being the trait being
emphasized in September.
Respect, as explained for the
children, means valuing self,
others and the world.
To kick off the school year,
each child went home with a
special treat, a cookie from
principal Antoniuk. It was her
way of expanding on the
character program and
sharing a synopsis of the
book, Cookies: Bite-Size Life
Lessons by Amy Krouse
Rosenthal. Along with each
cookie went home a story
about cookie bites. I thought I
would share them with
readers a few at a time. We
can all relate to this cookie
baking story.
Cookie Bite #1 – Co-
operate means, How about
you add the chips while I stir?
Cookie Bite #2 – Patient
means waiting and waiting for
the cookies to be done. A few
more minutes. Still waiting.
(You will have to wait until
next week for the next bite.)
The sympathy of the
community is extended to
Gloria McEwing and her
family on the recent death of
her husband, Jim. Health
problems have plagued Jim
for some time and he was a
resident of the Seaforth
Manor for the past eight or
more years.
Jim and Gloria moved into
the village from a farm on the
13th of Hullett in the late
1960s. He worked for a time
at Radford’s Farm Equipment
and drove school bus for
them. Then he returned to his
former occupation as an
electrician until retirement.
Retirement meant winters in
Florida for the McEwings.
Jim and Gloria alwaysenjoyed card playing withother couples. It was notunusual for Jim’s wit tosurface during these timestogether. Since his move toSeaforth Jim enjoyed thevisitors who would play a fewhands of cards with him topass the hours.
Until his health no longer
permitted, Jim was a member
of the Hullett Lodge. In
earlier times he bowled with
the Londesborough men. Jim
enjoying hunting and each fall
went north with other hunters
from the area.
Rumour has it that they
always had a great time andoccasionally brought homemeat to the freezers.Jim became known in thearea for his clocks. Clocks ofmany shapes and sizes camefrom his workshop. He had atouch for fashioning a designto order and installing themechanism to suit.
A number of his clocks
were donated to fundraisers
such as village events and the
Clinton hospital penny sale.
Others were gifts to friends
and family members.
To have a clock made
by Jim is considered a
treasure.
THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2007. PAGE 7.
In the principal’s office
Students at Hullett Central Public School were
greeted by a new face in the office this fall. Joy
Antoniuk is in the principal’s chair. (Bonnie Gropp
photo)
Being Lost, Then Found
was the theme for the service
at Londesborough United
Church on Sunday, Sept. 16.
During their time at the
front the children helped Rev.
Pat Cook tell a story. A lady
who lived in a very small
house at the edge of town put
her special scarf on one
morning and realized she had
lost one of the special coins
from it. She swept her house
carefully and God helped her
find that lost coin.
Psalm 51, a plea to God by
a repentant sinner, was the
responsive reading. The
morning’s gospel reading
from Luke 15: 1-10 was an
account of Jesus telling the
crowds two parables – about
the lost sheep and the lost
coin. Parable were stories by
Christ that give insight into
the message He intended. Just
as there was happiness about
the return of a lost sheep or
coin, there is joy in heaven
when a sinner returns to his
faith.
Just as every effort is made
to find something that is lost,
so, too, Christ makes every
effort to find a lost soul. He
asks that we respond to the
lost on His behalf. Rev. Cook
suggested three ways to reach
those needing guidance. First,
show compassion by being
loving and not judgmental.
Second, one should be pro-
active with regards to
encouraging someone to
return to their faith. Outreach
needs to be a significant part
of a Christian’s daily life.
Finally, if persistent efforts
are made to help eventually
the lost will return to the
fold.
To Jesus a repentant sinner
is cause for celebration, so
they must matter as much to
us. We all have a role to play
in searching for the lost and
returning them to the fold.
Londesborough United’s
senior choir will gather for
practice at 10 a.m. on Sept.
23.
The annual pork roast
supper will be held on
Saturday, Sept. 22 at the
Londesborough Hall from 5 -
7 p.m. Advance tickets,
available from any member of
the board of stewards are $12
for adults, $6 for children six
- 12.
Members of the
Londesborough United’s faith
community may wish to
remember Rev. Paul and Ruth
Ross in their prayers. Paul’s
father passed away this past
weekend.
The Camp Menesetung
board and staff invite you to
attend their fall appreciation
afternoon on Sunday, Sept. 23
from 1 - 3 p.m. It is a wrap-up
for 2007 and a look forward
to 2008.
A new face greeted students
to Hullett Central Public
School this fall.
Principal Joy Antoniuk is a
resident of London, who has
been with the Avon Maitland
District School Board for
eight years. She replaces
Gladys Rock who was at
Hullett for one year before
retiring in June.
After moving from the
Thames Valley board,
Antoniuk was principal to
Downie Central in St. Marys,
then Hamlet Public School in
Stratford.
She comes to Hullett after a
three-and-a-half year
secondment to the provincial
schools branch. “This means
that you are still employed by
the board, but given a
professional growth
opportunity,” explained
Antoniuk.
During her secondment she
served as principal in three
roles. The was at Amethyst
Demonstration School for
severe learning disabled
adolescents in Grades 7-10.
“It was an amazing
experience,” Anotniuk said.
Next she was in the
administrative role at Robarts
School for the Deaf, for
students from junior
kindergarten to Grade 12. Her
final two years she was
principal of resource services,
a program that provides
support to children with
hearing loss through home
intervention programs and the
resource to the board’s
program.
Hullett is the first Huron
school for Antoniuk. “It’s
wonderful to have the
opportunity to work in this
family of schools, and to
work with people I hadn’t
worked with before.”
Evident from the beginning
has been the strong sense of
community, said Antoniuk.
“Everyone has been very
welcoming. It’s
heartwarming for me. I don’t
feel like an outsider.”
“People are already
concerned about my winter
drive,” said Antoniuk, who
commutes each day from the
home where she resides with
her life partner John Fritz, at
the north end of London. “It’s
a lovely drive now. No
congestion. But people have
already told me it will get
nasty in the winter and I’ve
been invited to stay at several
places. That’s been quite
incredible.”
An avid reader and
certified floral designer,
Antoniuk enjoys filling her
spare time as well with “any
outdoor pursuits. I ski, swim,
bowl, I’m not particularly
good at any one of them,” she
smiles, “but I love them
all.”
Her strong background in
special education, as well as
in physical education and
library are things she feels
she can bring to enhance the
programs in existence at
Hullett.
Antoniuk said she is a
highly organized, hard-
working, positive and
energetic administrator who
is passionate about her work.
“I’m very dedicated to
making sure each student
achieves their maximum
potential.”
“I really care about the
children and the community I
represent. I try to have a
positive relationship and
work with the strengths of the
people in the school
community.”
HCPS welcomes
new principal
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The Citizen
NEWS
FROM LONDESBORO
By BRENDARADFORDCall 523-4296PEOPLE AROUND LONDESBORO
The Happy Gang Seniors
held their monthly card party
at the Londesborough
Community Hall on Friday,
Sept. 14. Prize winners that
evening had very close scores.
Carman and Ila Pollock
won first prize with 77 points,
just one point ahead of the
second-place couple, Delores
and Evelyn. Harold and Doris
McClinchey, with 75 points,
took home the third-place
money.
Eric and Kathy Driscoll
won the lone hands prize for
having played seven
successfully.
The next euchre party will
be held on October 12.
The new year of regular
meetings for the seniors’
group begins with a noon
potluck meal on Sept. 26.
Being lost, then found
United service theme
Seniors hold card party