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The Citizen, 1999-06-16, Page 9THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1999. PAGE 9. 4 prepare for confirmation Rev. Janies Murray welcomed everyone. After the opening hymn he announced that next Sunday will be communion and confirmation. There are four young people being confi rmed. Oz Amal came forward and read scripture. The combined choirs, with Marion Godkin at the piano, sang Get on Board. Rev. Bonnie Cole-Arnal called the children to the front. She told them how an anniversary service is like a birthday, a time to remember and to celebrate being people of God. She told them that God had promised Abraham and Sarah that they would have a huge family. She asked if anyone knew just how many? As many as the stars in the sky. On that note she called Oz up and he asked the children if they knew the names of some of the stars. He showed them a star chart and told them that next time there was a clear night to look for the planet Venus. The trio of Kendall, Denise and Carmen Carnochan sang Hands United in Peace and Our God is an Awesome God. Rev. Cole-Arnal opened her sermon by saying how wonderful it was to be back to the Walton-Bluevale charge. Walton-Bluevale was her first charge and she told how people were there for their ordination, how they later welcomed Oz into her life and were there for their wedding. She went on to say how anniversary is a time to pause and take stock, to remember who we are, to dream dreams and to chart a course to pursue those dreams. To look at the rich legacy left by those who have gone on before. What does it mean to be people of God now going into the next century? To her it means being committed to live her faith 24 hours, every second of every day, according to the pattern Jesus set. When Jesus looked out on the crowd he had compassion for the people, she said. They were people filled with longing, searching for something in their lives. “Can we find ourselves in that crowd?” “We are to live compassionate lives for when we do, other lives are transformed as well as our own. When we give love away we become more Christ like.” Her prayer fonthis church is to be an outward-looking church, to have a trusting relationship with God so that He may empower with compassion to bring healing to the world. The trio sang once more during the taking up of the offering. A delicious lunch was served downstairs and people had a chance to visit with Bonnie and Oz. WI goes fishing AValtonThe news from Compiled by Patty Banks Phone 887-6156 Pupils meet penpals SDHS gives awards The Seaforth District High School held its annual honours banquet on Thursday, June 10 at the Seaforth Legion. It was noted by Principal Bruce Eccles that Seaforth is one of the few that honour its students this way for their academic achievement. Students must carry an 80 per cent plus average in at least six subjects for the year. In the Grade 9 class, from the Walton area were Anthony Bachert, Aaron Barker, Nick Elligsen, John Glauser and Brandi Williamson. In Grade 10 were Chris Blake, Katie Emmrich, Cindy McClure, Kelly McDonald and Erin Rock. For Grade 1 1 it was Wendy Glauser and Sandra McNichol and in Grade 12, Jennifer Lubbers. Grade 13/OAC’s were Stephanie MacDonald and Christine Rock. Congratulations to all these students who began their scholastic endeavours at Walton Public School. The Walton WI meeting is Wednesday, June 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hall. Members will go to Hedley Fish Farm with the meeting to follow. Frasers greet Doug and Marj Fraser were greeters at Duff’s United Church anniversary service. Phyllis Mitchell, Marion Godkin and Glenda Carter entertained with their pre-service music. The Walton Public School kindergartens had a visitor on Friday. A recent grad from the Faculty of Education from Western University, Jill Fowler spent the day with them. It was so hot she took them out under the tree where she read stories to them, played games with ice cubes such as 'hot potato and little relays.’ As far as work went they have been busy reviewing letters and numbers, etc. Grade 2/3s had a wonderful day on Friday as they took a trip to Stratford to Falstaff Public School where they met their penpals for the first time. The students are in Mrs. Vivian’s (former teacher at Walton) class and they have been corresponding all year. They learned more about each other by playing Mix ‘n Mingle games. Then they walked to the park where they ate their lunch and played various penpal relays,and parachute games. Their pre-planned boat trip didn’t happen due to engine failure but they had a great time anyway. They had a wonderful walk along the Avon River with their pals. All too soon it was time to go and some of the pals exchanged addresses so they can keep in touch. Grade 3/4 French class took their turn at weeding the garden this week. Some had hoes and some pulled weeds by hand. They celebrated Laura Bowers birthday by having popsicles on Friday. They have been working on their art for the Brussels Fair in the fall. They also talked about festivals and all the different kinds. They studied festivals all across Canada. McGavins host reunion The McGavin reunion took place at Brian and Shelley McGavins on Sunday afternoon. The descendants of the late Mr. and Mrs. William McGavin joined together to share food, play games and swap stories. The youngest there was Hayden Kelso (Heather and Brian’s child) and the oldest was Dr. John Turnbull. Moving up There was a celebration in Blyth recently when these Cubs moved up to Scouts. In back from left: Jacob Rouw and Terry Radford. In front, from left: Eric Caldwell and Josh deGans. Deric Kruse was absent. Steckle debates Continued from page 8 Minister of Justice in response to the tabling of legislation designed to attack the serious social crime of impaired driving. Bill C-82, An Act to Amend the Criminal Code (impaired driving and related matters), was introduced for first reading June 7 in the Commons by the Minister of Justice. The draft legislation, which resulted from the recommendations of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Resources, is intended to underscore that driving under the influence of alcohol is unacceptable. Included among the proposals are measures aimed at combating the destructive effects of impaired driving. If passed, the legislation would, among other things, provide provisions for probationary ignition interlocks, raise the mandatory minimum fine, increase the maximum driving prohibition from three years to life, impose a maximum prison term of life for individuals convicted of impaired driving causing death and, it would specify that a blood alcohol level of twice the legal limit must be considered to be an aggravating factor. “There is no community in Canada that has not been touched by the horribly devastating effects of drunk driving. It damages our society and it destroys families. I am very pleased to see that this Bill is coming before the House and I eagerly look forward to participating in the forthcoming debate,” said Steckle. Becoming a venturer Jesse Hakkers, left, and David Kelly moved from Blyth Scouts to Venturers in a ceremony held recently at Blyth Lions Park. THANK YOU The Huron County 4-H Chinchilla Club would like to thank the following buyers and sponsors for making his year a very successful club. Especially May 1, 1999. Greg Riedstra - Judge Jim Campbell - Auctioneer MGM Townsend Tire Janet's Donut Stewart's Chinchilla Ian Jarvis Cargill Rose Workman Zack Rosenfeld Georgian Bay Chinchilla Club Gerald Golem Ray Storey Jack Wilkins Brad Montgomery Lucknow Co-op Hillbert Koopman Hensail Co-op Seaforth Milton Dietz Limited Richard Epil Medic Alert SPEAKS FDR YOU 1-BOO-66S-15EJ7 www.medicalert.ca Members of the club were Amanda Haak, Jessica Lowrey, Tonya and Shawn Drost, John & Allan Storey, Nicole and Sara Moore, Tim & Matt Wilkins, Joel Thomas and David VandenHoven. Leaders Ray & Barb Storey.