HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2007-12-13, Page 20For the second Sunday of Advent,the Mitchell family, Mark, Laurel,Jacqui and Tyler, lit the secondcandle in the Advent wreath, thecandle of peace at LondesboroughUnited Church. They closed with thefamiliar prayer of St. Francis of
Assisi. The candles of Advent are a
sign that the Christian world waits
for the prophesied Saviour.
The morning’s Old Testament
reading, Isaiah 11: 1-10, prophesies
that from the branch of Jesse shall
come a root/shoot.During the children’s time, Rev.Pat Cook explained that Jesse wasKing David’s father and the Christchild was a descendant of David.They discussed that some of thesymbols used to decorate the
Christmas trees in our homes have
roots in the Old Testament –
shepherd staffs, king’s crowns, stars
and musical instruments.
The fulfillment of the prophesy
was the coming of a little child to
bring love, light, peace and joy to theworld. God works in the world andour lives in quiet ways, noted Rev.Cook. The world’s greatest eventsare not calamities but the birth ofchildren for with each child comesanother chance for God’s
world/word to become manifest.
Rev. Cook reminded everyone that
God wants each of us to find a way
to live that fulfills God’s purpose for
us; to help the world become a place
of peace, justice and equality. We
should welcome and help oneanother as Christ welcomes us to alife of peace and love.The senior choir sang the seasonalanthem, When Jesus Came.The senior choir will gather forpractice at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Dec.
16.
Londesborough United Church
will hold a Longest Night Service on
Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. All are welcome to
attend this quiet service intended to
help persons cope with loss.
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The character attribute under
consideration at Hullett Central
Public School in December is
compassion. Compassion means to
show care and consideration for
others; understanding another’s
suffering and wanting to do
something about it.
With that in mind, the school has
collected non-perishable food items,
hats, waterproof mitts, etc. since the
first of December for the Huron
County Christmas Bureau.
On Nov. 15, the boys’ and girls’
volleyball teams took part in the
regional tournament at Central
Huron Secondary School in Clinton.
Congratulations to both teams who
came home with first-place finishes
being undefeated in any of their
games. The coaches recognized the
students for representing Hullett so
well and for their determination and
great sportsmanship.
Compassion, attribute at Hullett school
Morris-Turnberry councillors
could offer solutions for some
problems to Morris Ward residents
John and Deb Smuck at the Dec. 4
meeting of council, but not to the
couple’s ultimate issue of not being
able to get heavy equipment to their
farm.
The couple first appeared before
council at the May 15 meeting with
a number of complaints, the biggest
being the load limit on the bridge on
Abraham Line leading to their farm.
John Smuck admitted the load
limit was in place when he bought
the farm but argued “I’m feeding
five times as many cattle as when I
bought the farm. That’s what it takes
to maintain the same income.”
As well as weight restrictions
there are problems with the width of
the bridge compared to the
equipment that must go over it, he
said. Even with the header off, a
combine is too wide for the bridge,
he said. “Even my cultivator is too
wide.”
The solution has been to drive
equipment through the river but —
“It’s illegal for us to be driving down
through the river with equipment.”
While the Smucks are the only
people living on the road, other
farmers are operating in the area
who are hampered by the bridge, he
said. “You’re looking at 400 acres
that is going to be put out of
production,” he said.
He argued that the bridge will be
100 years old next year and that it
should either be replaced or a new
road should be build from County
Road 86.
“What do you think other
ratepayers would say if we spend $1
million on the bridge?” wondered
councillor Bill Thompson.
He suggested that the Smucks
bring delegation of all property
owners detrimentally affected by the
bridge to council.
Deputy mayor Jim Nelemans
suggested the Smucks should appeal
their assessment to get lower taxes
because their property value was
diminished as a result of the
difficulties caused by the bridge.
When John Smuck asked to know
whether or not council would take
action to solve their problem with
the bridge, mayor Dorothy Kelly
said council was not in a position to
discuss the issue at this time. “We
are not going to spend money on a
bridge until we look at it at budget
time,” she said.
Earlier in the meeting the Smucks
had objected to comments reported
in The Citizen from the Oct. 16
council meeting in reply to a letter
from the couple asking for answers
to their concerns from the May 15
meeting over such things as dust
control, winter maintenance of their
road and a dispute with municipal
road officials over an entrance to
their property.
“We have no control over what is
in the paper,” said councillor Paul
Gowing.
“The paper doesn’t always get it
right,” said Kelly at another point in
the heated argument.
Councillors promised to look into
complaints such as winter
maintenance to see if the problem
could be resolved.
Mitchell family lights Advent candle
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FROM LONDESBORO
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By Keith Roulston
The Citizen