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The revival of the Blyth Rutabaga
Festival continues to gain
momentum after a special event saw
approximately 100 people show up
to help shape the future of the event.
On Tuesday, Feb. 19, the Blyth
Community Betterment Committee
held the Blyth Rutabaga Festival
launch at Blyth Memorial Hall,
helping the community look ahead
to the event, set for Oct. 5 of this
year.
The public event encouraged
visitors to share their thoughts and
ideas of what the event should look
like through brainstorming
activities.
Candace Chaffe, a volunteer who
helped to gather the suggestions,
said the event was a good starting
point for the revival.
“We received an incredible
amount of ideas for this year’s
festival,” she said. “More than we
expected.”
Samples of food produced with
rutabagas, including cake, cookies
and pulled pork sliders with
rutabaga coleslaw were available by
donation.
Linda Stewart, a volunteer in the
kitchen for the event, said that the
pulled pork sliders, which were
topped with locally-produced
Mother Hubbard’s coleslaw were a
huge hit.
The evening also featured
entertainment as Alex Blair
serenaded the crowd with “The
Rutabaga Song” in honour of the
event.
Visitors could take in trophies,
memorabilia and photos of previous
festivals that were on display.
Attendees could also take a selfie
with the festival’s mascot, a giant
inflatable rutabaga that has been
turning heads at local events and
parades since late last year.
For more information, search for
the festival on Facebook.
Rutabaga Festival launch welcomes 100 visitors
NEWS
FROM BLYTH
We are glad to hear that Linda
Pease is recovering in Victoria
Hospital, London. We hope she will
soon be home.
Happy birthday to Brendan
Hallahan who celebrates March 3;
Barry MacDonald, March 4; Debbie
McDougall, March 5 and Lauren
Wharton, March 6.
Happy anniversary to Sheron and
John Stadelmann who celebrate
March 4.
Winners of the Feb. 18 euchre at
the Blyth Legion Hall were: first,
Jane Glousher, 76 and Harold
McClinchey, 75; second, Edna
McLellan, 73 and Randy Hugill, 70;
lone hands, Lillian Appleby, four
and Mae Ritchie, five; share the
wealth, Gord Haggitt and Nancy
Turner. The next euchre is on
Monday, March 4 at the Blyth
Legion Hall. Doors open at 12:30
p.m. with cards beginning at 1 p.m.
Come out and join in the fun.
Come out and enjoy pancake
Tuesday on March 5 from 5 - 7 p.m.
at Blyth Trinity Anglican Church.
Songs and Stillness: a peace-
filled, contemporary service of
candlelight, music and prayer will
be held on the second Sunday
evening of each month.
Next service is Sunday, March 10
at 7 p.m. at Blyth Trinity Anglican
Church.
By Marilyn
Craig
Call
523-9318
From Marilyn’s Desk
Pancake breakfast
set for March 5
Memories
Susan Hubbard of the G.L. Hubbard Rutabaga Ltd. stands
behind a trove of trophies from past Rutabaga Festivals at
the Rutabaga Festival launch held at Blyth Memorial Hall
last week. (Deb Sholdice photo)
Cable ponders ‘Retaliation or Reconciliation’
Greeting and ushering
worshippers at Blyth United Church
on Sunday, Feb. 24 were Hope
Button and Marilyn Craig, Marilyn
Scott was organist and Katie
Dockstader, choir director. Lavern
Clark ran the Power Point.
Guest speaker Sandra Cable
welcomed everyone to church on a
rainy Sunday. She drew everyone’s
attention to the announcements
printed in the bulletin, with special
mention that the March order for
meat pies is full and April orders
will be the last orders taken until
fall.
Turkey is being made on April 3
and beef on April 17.
If you wish to order please give
Donna Moore a call at
519-523-9855 and avoid being
disappointed.
Sandra lit the Christ candle and
the other candles on the altar table.
She invited everyone to greet one
another. The first hymn, “I Can Feel
You Near Me, God” was followed
by the call to worship and the
opening prayer said in unison. The
children’s hymn was, “Jesus Came a
Child Like Me”.
Sandra told the story of parents
taking their blind son to the
specialist and the specialist telling
them that there was nothing they
could do for the boy as he had
glaucoma. The mother offered one
of her eyes to be transplanted to the
boy. An eye for an eye, an act of love
not hate.
The congregation repeated the
prayer after Sandra. The scripture
reading was from Genesis 45: 3-11
and 15, the story of Joseph making
himself known to his brothers. The
Gospel reading was from Luke 6:
27-36, the story of Jesus talking to
the disciples and teaching them to
find a different way to solve their
problems.
The choir sang the anthem,
“Wonderful Words of Life”. The
response, “Holy, Holy, Holy” was
sung.
Sandra’s message to the
congregation was, “Will It Be
Retaliation or Reconciliation?”
Jesus taught His disciples to find
another way to solve their
differences. We often tell someone to
“Go Fly a Kite”. We really do not
mean it literally, we just mean to go
away. When we hear of a woman and
her children fleeing from an abusive
marriage, we should have
compassion for that family. Jesus
tells us not to be quick for revenge
but have compassion. Don’t be quick
to blame, find a way to solve the
problem. Anger only fuels the fire.
Jesus tells us to love our enemies.
Enemies can be transformed into
peaceful relationships. It may take a
while but it can be done when we
show God’s presence in our lives.
The hymn, “When We Are Living”
was sung. The offering was
received, followed by the offertory
response, “What Can I Do?”, the
offertory prayer, the singing of
“Lord Listen to Your Children
Praying” leading into the prayers for
the people, silent prayers and the
singing of the Lord’s Prayer. The
last hymn, “Blest Be the Tie That
Binds”, was followed by the
benediction and the singing of the
response, “Walk With Me.”
Everyone was invited for coffee
and fellowship.
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