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Londesborough United sets annual general meeting
On Feb. 10, Susan Barnett will be
leading the morning worship at
Londesborough United Church.
In order to accommodate Knox
United in Auburn and its annual
meeting, on Feb. 17 Londesborough
United will worship at 9:30 a.m.
The following Sunday, Feb. 24,
Londesborough United will hold its
annual meeting. Following the
service that day congregants are
welcome at a finger food potluck
meal. By attending the meeting after
lunch you are helping plan the
affairs of your church for 2019.
Susan Barnett will again lead that
morning’s service and Rev.
McAuslan will oversee the meeting.
What a nasty spell of cold and
windy weather we’ve just come
through! Some might say it was like
“the good old days”. Either way, one
can hope it’s over! Schools all over
the province were coping with snow
days all of January, beginning with
their second day back. It has been a
real struggle for high schools to get
their first semester exams written.
Hullett had three snow days last
week alone and then Feb. 1 was a PA
Day.
A staff change at Hullett has Amy
Ferguson teaching Kindergarten B.
Mrs. Anderson is off on maternity
leave. Another new face in our
school halls is Tom Baldwin, the
evening custodian.
The Avon Maitland District
School Board has a ban on
unauthorized motorized vehicles on
school properties. And this means
snowmobiles using the grounds at
Hullett. Now there is a difference
between crossing the property,
which many of us have done over the
years and actually running on the
grounds for periods of time. This
truly is a safety issue for both
parties.
Recently snowmobiles were on the
property when there were still
people in the building and after
school programs happening. On the
other hand, there are a number of
playground apparatus that pose a
danger to snowmobilers, especially
as we get more snow. It is somewhat
a question of driving safe and
showing respect for others.
Area folk had been aware that
Bruce Bergsma was not in the best
of health but his death on Jan. 23 still
came as a shock to both family and
friends.
Bruce came to Canada from the
Netherlands at 10 years of age. But it
wasn’t until 1972 that he came to the
small farm east of the village with
Marie. Until 2010, the family
operated a pig farm. Four years ago
Bruce and Marie moved into the
village into the house next to the
church.
Those who knew Bruce know he
was always a hard worker. While
running a sow operation and raising
nine children, Bruce worked at a
variety of part-time jobs off the farm
and he encouraged his children to
always give 100 per cent to
everything they did.
Those who knew Bruce remember
he had strong opinions on many
subjects. He shared those ideas by
serving as a Hullett Township
Councillor for a time and was active
with the Pork Board and Pork
Congress. This set a good example
for his children.
Those who knew Bruce realized
that in spite of everything, he knew
his God and had faith and hope
along the journey.
Those who knew Bruce will
remember he always enjoyed family
and having them around. Family
gatherings big and small were a time
for jokes, teasing, fun and catching
up with everyone in spite of his
serious demeanour. He always
stayed involved and interested in
what was happening in the lives of
his many siblings, his own children
and his 30 grandchildren. Bruce was
always available to help with
whatever the children needed.
His love of music has been shared
by his children. He loved to hear
them sing and music was part of
family gatherings.
His presence will be missed by
many. Please keep his family and
friends in your thoughts and prayers
as they come to terms with life
without Bruce.
Some area schools missed as many
as seven days in January and yet
some other activities did happen at
Hullett. A large number of pupils
from Grades 1-8 spent a fun day
tubing at the River Valley Tube Slide
in St. Marys on Wednesday, Jan. 16.
The regional junior volleyball
tournament was held in Goderich on
Monday, Jan. 21. The Junior Boys
team from Hullett, coached by Mr.
Caldwell and Mr. Campbell, won
first place. The girls team coached
by Mrs. Gilroy didn’t fare so well
and finished last.
In spite of the weather, Grade 8
students are making plans for their
step up to high school. courses are
being worried over and the decision
of which school to attend is being
considered.
To help them and their parents feel
confident, Central Huron Secondary
School in Clinton held its annual
open house on the evening of
Tuesday, Jan. 15.
NEWS
FROM LONDESBORO
By BRENDA
RADFORD
Call
523-4296
PEOPLE AROUND
LONDESBORO
In the swing of things
The warm weather on Monday led to some limited offerings for students to have fun on the
playgrounds of local schools. Soccer fields remained bare at Hullett Central Public School, but
that didn’t stop Paige Ferguson, left, and Elizabeth Miller-Goddard, right from having fun.
(Denny Scott photo)
THE EDITOR,
On behalf of the Blyth Festival, I
want to offer our deepest gratitude to
the Fire Department of North Huron
for their immediate leap to do
everything they could to protect
Blyth Memorial Community Hall,
save the art gallery and protect
everyone in the building.
As many of you already know,
Friday was Feb. 1, the first day of
sales for members of the Blyth
Festival, and what is usually one of
our busiest, wildest days of the year.
True to form, 9 a.m. saw every
phone line light up in our box office.
The excitement was palpable.
You can imagine our distress
when moments later, the fire alarm
began to ring, the sprinkler system
burst, water began filling the gallery
and the lobby, and we had to call
911.
Our first responders were there
within minutes of that alarm going
off, safely evacuating everyone.
Moments later, standing ankle deep
in water, in -15°C temperatures,
with giant squeegees in hand, North
Huron’s finest worked quickly and
vigilantly to save everything they
could and prevent serious damage.
On behalf of the sculptors and
painters whose work will hang on
those walls this coming summer, and
the thousands of patrons who will
come from all over Ontario and
abroad to stand in that gallery and
take in the beauty and the inspiration
of our artists, we are in your debt.
Once again, you’ve proved yourself
our heroes, and we can’t thank you
enough.
Gil Garratt, Artistic Director,
Blyth Centre for the Arts.
Letter to the Editor
AD Garratt thanks firefighters
In a story about two new Brussels
businesses opening in the former
Cinnamon Jim’s Café in last week’s
issue of The Citizen, the
Homegrown Food Basket was
identified as being established
before the Homegrown Land Bank,
when the reverse is true and the food
basket was established under the
land bank.
David Scherpenzeel should have
also been identified as the co-
founder, co-president and secretary
of the land bank.
The Citizen apologizes for any
confusion caused by the errors.
Correction
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