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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 2002-03-20, Page 22By BRENDA RADFORD Call 523-4296 CANADIAN ROCKIES BY RAIL. CANADA'S WEST HAS NEVER BEEN MORE AFFORDABLE! TORONTO $298 from LONDON $3 398rIp Book a ROCKY MOUNTAINEER RAILTOURS vacation package and take advantage of these and other special airfares. Boox BY APRIL 30, 2002! SPACE IS LIMITED! • Whi with minima,' pirr.base $1659 pp rod toms pachker from 20(12 RSIR brocivire. Mhos condifinns ROCKY MOUNTAINEER RAILTOURS® www.rockyrnountairteer.corn CARLSON WAGONLIT ELLISON TRAVEL Exeter 235-2000 or 1-800-265-7022 Goderich 524-8692 or 1-877-847-1272 www.ettravel.com www.ridethetrains.com MARCH IS EPILEPSY MONTH "Bring Epilepsy out of the Shadows into the Light" Epilepsy is the most serious brain disorder experienced by people in every country of the world; it is also the most neglected. Please help improve the lives of those suffering from seizure disorders. Friday, March 22, 2002 Epilepsy Huron-Perth-Bruce will be holding their annual "Awareness Campaign for Epilepsy Month" Please come out and enjoy a coffee or tea for epilepsy at the following restaurants that are supporting us. Thanks to all who are assisting us in heightening Awareness about Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders. Coffee Capers 2002 j Mark your calendars! Friday, March 22nd Is the day when participating restaurants throughout Huron and Perth Counties will donate a portion of their coffee and tea sales to Epilepsy RESTAURANTS SUPPORTING EPILEPSY BAYFIELD JD's Café & Family Restaurant The Little Inn Albion Hotel Docking Joe's Admiral's BLYTH Grandview Restaurant Season's Case Dining CLINTON Bartlift's Kate's Station Mrs. D's Donut Café Dinner Bell Tom's Place Subway HENSALL Reid's Family Restaurant Erb's Garage/Sharon's Food to go Kosy Komer Three Boy's LONDESBOROUGH G.T. Corner Café Today's Restaurant & General Store SEAFORTH Sparky's Place Tasty-Nu Bakery • Terry's Family Restaurant The Lager House Pub & Grill Wongs (Donation) WINGHAM Maitland Restaurant Fireside Café Riverboat Restaurant Riverview Drive In Jags Roadhouse Frosty Queen Drive In ZURICH Erb's Kountry Kitchen Tasty-Nu Bakery Bygone Days Café & Antiques DUBLIN Lai King EXETER Donuts Now Three AAA's Restaurant Gar's Bar & Grill Burkley's Restaurant Malibu Heywood Café GODERICH Zoni's Skippers GRAND BEND Lakeview Cafe Riverbend Bar & Grill Colonial Hotel Aunt Gussies LISTOWEL Golden Barrel David Carson's Farm & Auction Service Sir Williams Restaurant & Coffee Shop AI Jerkys New Orleans Listowel Arena MITCHELL The Crosswinds Restaurant Merle's Dot's Donuts Rose & Crown Go Bananas Hutchys MILVERTON/MILLBANK Granny's Country Kitchen Anna Maes Bakery & Restaurant Martha's Main St. Pizzeria & Cafe SHAKESPEARE Rose Marie Family Restaurant ST. COLUMBAN Dianna's Country Bakery Restaurant ST. MARYS Smith Latham Stacey's Pizza Stone Town Diner Stone Willow Inn Sunset Café Tj's Diner Tollgate Coffee House Westover Inn STRATFORD Most Restaurants & Pharmacies THANK YOU ALL FOR SUPPORTING EPILEPSY Together We Can Make A Difference PAGE 22. THE CITIZEN , WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2002. Residents' son deployed for combat Allan Hillis Deployed March 2 New Yorkers gathered at ground Rev. John Roberts was the guest minister at Londesboro United Church on Sunday, March 17. Greeting churchgoers were Mike and Shannon Clark and family. Rick a.id Brenda Konarski received the offering. Playing the organ that morning was Gail Lear. During the children's time Rev. Roberts showed the boys and girls two drawings. One picture was of a duck or a rabbit; the other was of a young or old lady depending on one's perspective. He cautioned the young people about judging circum- stances or people too quickly. Time and care is needed to see things as they really are. The theme for the service was the story of Jonah, the facts of which You have received in the mail in the last week a large white envelop. Those of us who are residents of the Municipality of Central Huron may easily have disregarded the envelope as the return address is Twp. of North Huron. That is unless one rec- ognized the slogan Heart and Soul in the top left corner. Heart and Soul is the slogan given to the fundraising campaign for the new Blyth and District Community WI disbands Eight members were present at-the Londesboro Women's Institute meet- ing on Monday, March 11. Those members voted unanimously to dis- band the group. They agreed to donate monies in their account to the following causes — Pennies for Friendship, Huron County 4-H, Summer Team Ontario Street United Church, Londesboro Lions Club, Londesboro United Church Organ Fund and the Children's Hospital of Western Ontario. Two gifts for this year's graduates at Hullett Central School - will be purchased as well. Money left after a complimentary dinner for members and friends will be given to the Erland Lee Museum. This final bit of business to dis- burse their money was in keeping with their motto, for home and coun- try. zero on March II for a memorial service on the six month anniversary of an event that reverberated around the world. Throughout history the attack on the World Trade Centre will be known as 9/11., Coincidentally on March 1,I, The Toronto Sun's cover story headline was Canucks Head to Combat. The article states, "practice is over; it's time to get on with the real thing". The accompanying front page pic- ture is of Canadian soldierS"boarding a Hercules aircraft. One of those light infantrymen pic- tured is Master Corporal Allen Hillis, son of Bob and Annemarie Hillis of Londesboro. A member of the Second BattaliOn of the Princess Patricia Division out of Winnipeg, Allen was deployed on March 2. This group of Canadian soldiers had been on standdown alert for two months. When the orders came, they were on their way within a week. The troops flew to Germany on INeie given during the scripture les- sor ,. Four lessons or facts were identified during the message. Firstly, Rev. Roberts pointed out the persistence of God's call. Jonah could not escape God's mission for him either by fleeing or being swal- lowed by a whale. Likewise Christians are constantly reminded of their lives with/in God. Fact number two was Jonah's aloofness or determination not to get involved with God's mission for him. Likewise, God wants Christians to get involved with life. Jonah was angry when the people of Nineveh did not get what he thought they deserved because of their wickedness. Christians, too, need to remind themselves in similar Centre. All residents in that catch- ment area were sent an appeal. This is a most ambitious project undertak- en to make major improvements to the existing building. Find your copy of the information, read it and give it your considera- tion. I admit to have been taken aback by the suggestion each house- hold should give $1,000 until I read further and realized other amounts were also acceptable. Situated as we are between Clinton and Blyth, Londesboro families have made use of the existing facility over the years. As a couple we are not reg- ular attenders of events there. However, in the past our family spent many hours each week there for minor sports. I would be disap- civilian aircraft and boarded American troop transports for Afghanistan. They are to assist U.S._ forces in the battle zone in the east.- ern mountains where the Taliban and al-Qaida holdouts are hiding in caves. There are now 1,000 Canadian troops on the ground in Afghanistan. This is the first combat for Canadian troops since the Korean War. They are engaged in what is being called Operation Harpoon. His family have. concerns for Allen's safety, naturally. But Allen has assured his father that these men are well trained for this type of fight- ing having also done exercises alongside the crack airborne division, in the United States. His worried parents wish he was on a humanitarian aid mission as he had been in Bosnia. Allen's current tour of duty in Afghanistan is rumoured to be for six months: Then he may be reassigned to Bosnia. circumstances that God is gracious and forgiving. This was lesson three. Lastly is the whole question of faith which is fundamental to life. All of us express or live our faith in different ways. We need to open our hearts and minds to people of all faiths and extend love uncondition- ally. Endemic to faith is the knowl- edge that one can come to God as they are; there are no conditions or rejections. Next Sunday being Palm Sunday the Londesboro congregation will celebrate the Sacrament of Holy Communion. The Sunday School is asking con- gregants to bring spring flowers to church on Easter Sunday to decorate the sanctuary for the service. pointed if future young people and families did not have the same opportunity. Give the appeal some thought, ask questions and be prepared when a volunteer contacts you regarding your help. Pupils returned to classes at Hullett Central this week for the last term of the school year. Justice is the virtue being emphasized and Sergio Vieira de Mello offers this quote. "One injustice cannot be redressed by another injustice." For eight Wednesdays, beginning today, March 20, Hullett's Grade 5s will be taking swimming lessons at the Vanastra Recreation Centre. This program is supported by the Blyth Legion. However this being the career path chosen by Allen, they realize he was anticipating and ready for action. Bob Hillis had some misgivings, when asked how he felt about Allen's assignment. As a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Bob says the Legion has had a difficult time convincing our government of the need to maintain a strong modern armed force. This was a promise made to the veterans of the other great wars. This promise needs to be addressed by the government, he 'feels. A glaring example of the unpreparedness is sending troops to a desert operation in jungle fatigues. Bob and Annemarie and Allen's wife Kathy and his two daughters, Briaana and Alyssa, anxiously -await his return proudly aware that Allen is protecting our freedom and way of life. FROM LONDESBORO Check out The Citizen's WEBSITE at www.northhuron.on.ca Rev. Roberts leads service