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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2019-03-07, Page 3THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2019. PAGE 3. My last words shall be (William Grimshaw) “Whom have I in heaven but You? And earth has nothing I desire besides You!” Psalm 73:25 When I come to die, I shall have my greatest grief and my greatest joy. My greatest grief--that I have done so little for Jesus. My greatest joy--that Jesus has done so much for me! My last words shall be:“Here goes an unprofitable servant!” A Grace Gem Submitted by: Immanuel United Reformed Church, Listowel, ON 519-291-1956 401 Albert Street, Box 340, Brussels, ON N0G 1H0 Phone: 519-887-6336 ~ Fax: 519-887-6438 email: riversidefuneralhome@hotmail.com www.riversidefuneralhome.ca Nominate someone you know who doesn’t have a subscription to The Citizen but should! Promoting our Community CitizenTh e $1.25 GST included Serving the communities of Blyth and Brussels and northern Huron County Thursday, December 13, 2018 Volume 34 No. 49 RESPONSE - Pg. 3 Morris-Turnberry Mayor calls for autonomy CONCERT - Pg. 6 Brussels Ministerial comes together for show FUNDING- Pg. 2 Education Minister in Blyth to hand out grants Publications Mail Agreement No. 40050141 Return Undeliverable Items to North Huron Publishing Company Inc., P.O. Box 152, BRUSSELS, ON N0G 1H0 INSIDE THIS WEEK: Seaforth’s Fisher elected Huron East Deputy-Mayor 4-H Clubs awarded Seaforth Councillor Bob Fisher isHuron East’s new deputy-mayor, besting two others who put their names forward at the inauguralmeeting of Huron East Council onDec. 4. Fisher, Tuckersmith Councillor Ray Chartrand and Grey CouncillorAlvin McLellan all let their names stand for the municipality’s second- in-command position. This came after Huron East eliminated the at- large deputy-mayor position,reducing the size of council from 12members to 11 just ahead of October’s election. It was Fisher who nominatedChartrand for the position.Chartrand then paid the favour back by nominating Fisher. Former Deputy-Mayor Joe Stefflernominated McLellan for theposition. Fisher told his fellow councillors that he has lived in the community for over 40 years. In addition, he has been a councillor for 12 years andspent nearly 40 years in business, allexperience he felt would aid in being the deputy-mayor. Fisher also listed a number ofprojects he’d like to see undertakenor continued both in Huron East and in Huron County. In Huron East, Fisher said hewanted to see the municipality’scommunity centres better utilized and to promote a harmonious relationship between residents of all of Huron East’s five wards. At the county level, Fisher said hewanted to see a greater focus ontourism, saying that Huron County could easily be the Prince Edward County of southwestern Ontario. Healso said that while the county’saccessibility advisory committee has done a lot of great work, there is still more to be done.Fisher also said that, as someonewho is legally blind, he also hoped that being named deputy-mayor would inspire others with disabilities saying that if they “get [their] ass off the couch and do something” like he has they can accomplish anything.McLellan said that his decades of experience as a councillor and on numerous boards and committeeswould make him an ideal choice forthe deputy-mayor position. He said that being self-employed would ensure that he wouldn’t missany meetings, adding that he hates tomiss any council meetings. He said he had been asked if he The Huron County 4-H Leaders’Association Awards Program wasrecently held at the Seaforth Agriplex, recognizing 4-H members for their efforts throughout the year.COUNTY AWARDS Loretta Higgins won the Murray Cardiff Award for Top All-RoundMember.The Don Pullen Award for highest overall score in the county went to Evy Verschaeve. She also won theDedication Award for dedication tothe club. The Warden’s Novice Award for first year competitive member with the highest score wentto Emily Datema. The Ben Lobb Award for the junior member with the top essay went to Kayla Drennan.Emily Franken won the OntarioPlowmen’s Association Award for outstanding agricultural 4-H member as well as the LongstandingGraduating Member Award. Shealso received her graduation seal. The Citizen-Rural Voice Awards for press reporter book competitionawards went to Dugald McIntosh (first) and Mercedes Prout (second). The Huron County 4-H Leaders’Association Award for clubsecretary book competition were awarded to Emily Bieman (first) and Kayla Drennan (second).The winning team for the countyGo for the Gold Competition was the South Huron Sheep Club Team which consisted of Amanda Bos,Rachel Gras, Grace Hallahan andEvy Verschaeve. The Top Gate Sign Award for the White Christmas The snow was falling on Friday night as Clinton held the final Santa Claus parade of the Huron County season, bringing residents and visitors out to the town to help celebrate the holiday season. One of the main attractions of the parade every year is the Clinton Pipe Band, seen here appealing to the ears of all in attendance. (Nick Vinnicombe photo)Continued on page 12 REALIZE YOUR DREAM IN IT TO WIN IT: brought to you by the Libro Prosperity Fund, Wingham BIA, North Huron Economic Development Committee, Huron County Economic Development and Community Futures Huron. Enter the In It to Win It contest to Win! $10,000 Prize Package. Receive invaluable (mandatory) business training to give you a good foundation in your dream to expand an existing business or establish a new business on Main Street in Wingham. Full details at www.northhuron.ca Contest opens December 12 Applications will be accepted until January 25th, 2019 at 4:30 pmForms are available online or at the Township of North Huron office at 275 Josephine Street in Wingham Email: inittowinit@northhuron.caor call the Project Co-ordinator at 519-441-7629. Continued on page 15 By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen Recipient will be announced in the last paper of the month. Riverside Funeral Home will sponsor one new subscription per month. Call, email or fax your submission to Riverside Funeral Home - include person’s name, complete mailing address and your name and number. Sawchuk pens story to be featured in collection Local accessibility advocate and former teacher Julie Sawchuk can now list published author to her list of accolades. Sawchuk is one of the contributing writers to Shine 3: Inspirational Stories of Choosing Success Over Adversity, published by Suzanne Doyle-Ingram and Prominence Publishing. The book is now the top seller on Amazon.ca in two categories for its Kindle edition. Its print version will be available soon. The book is the third installment in the inspirational book series, produced by Doyle-Ingram, CEO of Prominence Publishing. Since she was struck while riding her bike on Blyth Road several years ago, sustaining a spinal cord injury that paralyzed her from the chest down, Sawchuk hasn’t been shy about sharing her story. Through interviews, her personal blog and a regular column in The Citizen, Sawchuk has been writing about her journey, both physical and emotional, but being part of a book was another step for her; one that she embraced right away. Through a friend, Sawchuk was put in touch with Doyle-Ingram, who was searching for inspirational authors for the third installment in her Shine series. Sawchuk met with Doyle-Ingram and says the two instantly hit it off and wanted to work together on the book project. Because she had been sharing her story of recovery on a regular basis, Sawchuk said she was “all in with both feet” right off the bat and was eager to write. She worked with Doyle-Ingram, the book’s editor, to craft her chapter, noting that Doyle- Ingram gave Sawchuk the freedom to write about whatever aspect of her journey she wanted. The title of Sawchuk’s chapter is “From Two Wheels to Four: Flipping and Forgiving” and in it she details the incident that led to her injury, her recovery and the path to forgiving the driver who hit her that day. She also talks about “flipping” her attitude in the wake of dark days and doing her best to turn a bad day into a good one or a bad situation into a good one. After sustaining her injury and making several recovery breakthroughs, Sawchuk says that a regular refrain from people is, “I don’t know how you do it. I don’t know how you keep going.” Sawchuk says the answer is easy for her, because she doesn’t have a choice. She has to keep going. However, making those decisions every day is the hard part, she said, and it takes “flipping” situations from bad to good, which is something she still does on a daily basis. Though no stranger to writing, Sawchuk says she’s very happy with how the piece turned out and she anticipates feeling the true impact of being a published author when she reads the book in print form. Working with Doyle-Ingram, Sawchuk said, was a great exercise and she was really able to tell her story in an effective way with a great flow. In fact, Sawchuk is already working on two new book projects, one of which is with Doyle-Ingram. Sawchuk is already hard at work on a project with Spinal Cord Injury Ontario, a non-profit organization, on a handbook for people who experience a spinal cord injury. It will lay out what they can expect, information they need to know and answer questions they have. When Sawchuk first sustained her injury, she was surprised at the lack of resources available. She and her husband Theo were left to their own devices in many ways to learn about their new reality, so Sawchuk is hoping that by penning the handbook, she can help others who experience a spinal cord injury and better prepare them for what to expect in the coming months and years. The second project is a resource for people wanting to build an accessible home. Again, Sawchuk was surprised at the lack of resources and endeavoured to change that through her experiences. The Sawchuk family just recently moved into a new, accessible home on their Blyth Road property thanks to local contractor Casey Bovan. She is working on this project with the help of Doyle-Ingram and the two are hoping to fill the gap for those looking to build with accessibility in mind. As for her piece in Shine 3, Sawchuk is hoping it will connect with readers who know her and those who don’t. “I hope people will see that they’re not alone and that it gets better,” Sawchuk said, adding that it’s still something she tells herself all the time. For more information on Shine 3: Inspirational Stories of Choosing Success Over Adversity, find the book online at Amazon.ca or at prominencepublishing.com. Welcome to March. Do you remember if it came in like a lamb or a lion? It was definitely a lamb. It was a beautiful day on Friday with lots of sun to enjoy and melt some of the snow again. Unfortunately, that could mean out like a lion. We might not see an early spring after all, according to groundhog, Wiarton Willie. We will just have to wait and see, deal with what we get and just know that good weather will arrive, sooner or later. The poor snowmobilers had another day or two of riding and then the mild temperatures arrived again. From our front window, we have seen trailer after trailer heading north with machines to enjoy the winter sport. Our sympathies are extended to Kim and Kelly (Stephenson) and families, on the passing of Bill Stephenson. Bill was a soft-spoken fellow; a main street businessman with Stephenson grocery store, an LCBO employee for many years and just a very nice man. I enjoyed my many visits with him and hearing of his times overseas. Our condolences to all. Welcome home to Ruth Lowe, who has retuned from a vacation in Florida. She was down visiting with her sister Kathryn and her husband Keith for a week. She had been under the weather before leaving and the hot sun has made her feel much better. We hope she continues to feel better and be soon back at work at the variety store. We have had good news about Gord Pryce. Gord was badly injured in a motor vehicle accident a couple of weeks ago and has been in hospital in London. He has now been transferred to Stratford and hopefully in the near future, he will be transferred to Seaforth Hospital. He will be quite awhile recovering and having rehab and will enjoy visitors to help pass the days. Our thoughts of a good recovery go out to Gord. We would like to share an update on Ray Hallahan. Ray underwent open-heart surgery two weeks ago and is doing very well. He had the surgery at St. Mary’s Hospital in Kitchener and hopefully will be transferred to a hospital closer to home within a week or so. He will be glad of visits with his Thresher friends while going through rehab. The Cranbrook Dart Club only had 15 players out on Wednesday evening, again with the weather playing a part. The threat of freezing rain, then snow, kept a few away. Team four managed to take the lead with five games to their credit. They were Ern Lewington and Steve Bowers. Gayle Speiran was the high lady with 102 and George Zwep the high man with 120. Chris and Judy Lee held an open house for their passive home on the weekend. They had over 100 come and see how compact, warm and energy efficient their home is. There is no furnace and carbon footprint on the environment, and yet it is very warm and comfortable. Great job and a lovely home. The many folks attending had many questions for the Lees and Chris attempted to answer them all. Celebrating birthdays this past week include finishing February with Drew Wilts, Ava Robinson, Nathan Bachert, Ryan Baan and Pam McLellan. Celebrating in March are Pearl Lee, Stacey Linton Courtney, Emmett Houston, Jeffrey Huether, Holly Ryan, Crystal Whyte, Adam Ryan, Owen Ryan, Megan Den Dekker, Kathy Ryan, VeraLynn Smith, Sloane McCallum and Sandra Watson Butler. Happy birthday to all. NEWS FROM WALTON By Jo-Ann McDonald Call 887-6570 PEOPLE AROUND WALTON Lees host passive house opening By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen Threading the needle A member of the St. Anne’s Catholic Secondary School girls hockey found her way around a defender from St. Michael Catholic Secondary School on Feb. 27 at the Huron-Perth Athletic Association varsity hockey tournament. St. Anne’s beat St. Michael 3-0, claiming the gold medal for the tournament. (Denny Scott photo) Greener thinking Walton’s Chris Lee, right, and his wife Judy, not shown, held an open house on the weekend for their recently completed passive house. The home uses advanced building techniques to create a greener home. Lee is seen here in the house’s utility room. (Shawn Loughlin photo)