HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2003-01-15, Page 7THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2003. PAGE 7.
Australian student visits local family
FROM LONDESBORO
Generosity
virtue
at Hullett
school
and Phil. Their calls that day
included a visit to a Mennonite farm
which offered her a look at another
segment of Canadian society.
The Londesboro Lions Club
welcomed Louise to their Christmas
party and also to their Jan. 2 meeting
when she talked with them of life in
Australia.
Louise was also busy with the
regular Christmas activities and that
gave her several opportunities to
make and share an official Australia
dessert, pavlova.
Along with the members of her
host family, Louise saw Treasure
Island at an I max theatre, shopped at
the Eaton Centre, marvelled at
Niagara Falls, and had supper at the
top of the CN Tower. She claims to
have enjoyed her rickshaw ride in
Toronto more than her day trucking
with Don.
Included in the many photos she is
taking home is a picture of one of
Toronto’s “dressed up” moose. It
seems Sheppardton, Australia,
similarly features cows.
When Louise heads home on Jan.
11, she will have a two-day layover
in Los Angeles, California. Some 30
Australian exchange youth will
gather there to tour Disneyland and
Universal Studios.
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Everyone at Hullett Central Public
School this week is learning that
'‘generosity” means giving and
sharing. Principal Tebbutt’s quote for
the week is credited to Catherine
Drinker Bowen, “One of the marks
of a true genius is a quality of
abundance.”
If you were too busy before
Christmas to pick up one of the
school’s coupon books, there are still
a few left. The majority of the
coupons either have no expiry date
or are good until the end of 2003.
Some folk I spoke to have already
recouped the $15 cost of the book
when shopping. Call the school
office for a book.
Exchange student Louise Leyden of Australia, left and her
host Liz MacGregor of the Londesboro area visit the CN
Tower in Toronto, (photo submitted)
PEOPLE AROUND
LONDESBORO
By BRENDA
RADFORD
Call
523-4296
Would you trade six weeks of
warm summer weather to come to
Huron County in December? That’s
what 17-year-old Louise Leyden of
Merrigun, Australia did. She arrived
at the home of Don and Kittie
MacGregor on Dec. 3 as part of the
Lions Club International exchange
program.
From her home farm to the
MacGregor farm was a 32-hour trip.
Being the same age as host
daughter, Liz, Louise has been
included in a number of normal
teenaged activities. She attended the
high school semi-formal on Dec. 5, a
New Year’s Eve party, a pre
Christmas shopping trip to London
(in a snowstorm), a bus trip to the
ROM and the Art Gallery of Ontario
and attended classes at CHSS.
Shortly after Louise returns home,
she will start her final year of high
school, El2. The private Catholic
school she attends is a 30-40-minute
bus ride from her home.
Commenting that much about life in
both countries is similar, Louise
noted that life for Australia young
folk is stricter.
Her family’s dairy farm is in a
farming district two hours north of
Melbourne. Louise is the oldest of
four children, all of whom help on
the farm.
Although being around cattle on
the MacGregor farm is familiar to
Louise, barns are not. The 180 cows
roam freely on her family’s 200-acre
farm, summer and winter, being
sheltered only twice daily for
milking. Weather is more moderate
in Australia with no snow.
Dad Leyden enjoyed Louise’s
account of the night-time tractor
parade along Sawmill road on Dec.
8.
Louise plans a career in
veterinarian science and spent a day
travelling with Blyth vets, Laverne
^An Invitation to all former
Seaforth District High School
Commencement Award Donors
Egmondvilie United Church Hall
Thursday, January 23rd @ 7:30 p.m.
Please Join Us for an Evening dedicated to
Celebrating Your Tradition of Generosity
Enjoy refreshments, entertainment, and a brief presentation
highlighting how you can continue your financial support
of Seaforth and area Graduates and Scholars.
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Guest minister uses
The Londesboro Men’s Bowling
League are concerned about one of
their veteran bowlers. Dennis
Penfound is in hospital.
Gai! Lear may welcome your
phone call over the next 10 weeks to
chase away cabin fever as she
recovers from ankle surgery.
OPP
investigate
theft in
Huron E.
On Jan. 6 at 7 a.m. OPP were
called to a trailer located just off of
St. Michael’s Road in Grey Twp.,
part of Huron East over a break-in.
Sometime over the last week a tool
trailer left near a bush was forced
open. Stolen were eight Stih!
chainsaws. Three of them were
Model 066s while the other five
were Model 088s. They are valued at
approximately $3,000.
Anyone with information is asked
to call the OPP or Crime Stoppers.
popular comic strip
for children’s time
On Sunday, Jan. 12, at Londesboro
United Church, Rev. Nelson used a
comic strip of Calvin and Hobbes to
begin the children’s time. Like many
people, at the beginning of each year,
the comic strip characters were
making dreams and wishes. Through
the discussion, the boys and girls
realized that some things wished for
do not bring happiness. True
happiness comes from home,
friends, love and the Bible.
The senior choir sang bi The Quiet
Curve of Evening as the morning
anthem.
On that second Sunday of
Epiphany, Rev. Nelson’s message
was titled, The First Time Jesus
Went to Church. The text was taken
from Luke 2: 22-38. That scripture
passage is the story of the
presentation of Jesus by Joseph and
Mary at the synagogue. This formal
presentation was done according to
the law of the time after Mary’s time
of purification. The baby Jesus was
only 40 days old.
A dictionary meaning of “to
present” is “to place beside”. Joseph
and Mary, recognizing that Christ
was a holy person, were placing Him
alongside the presence of God. They
were symbolically returning the gift
to the giver.
When a Christian enters the house
of God, they, too are placing
themselves alongside their Creator.
They go in love knowing God can
use them in His service.
To be God’s requires one to repay
His goodness. By passing God’s love
on to someone else, a Christian
hopes to be making a difference in
the life of another.
The next Senior choir practice will
be Sunday, Jan. 26 at 10 a.m.
The Londesboro UCW will gather
at the church on Monday, Jan. 20.
Dessert will be served at 7:30 p.m.
with the meeting to begin at 8 p.m.
Belgrave United Church will hold
a prayer vigil against threatened war
in Iraq at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan.
18.
Overheard in conversation at
church, two proud grandmothers
talking about their brand new
grandsons. Owen William joined the
household of Brian and Keri Whyte
on Dec. 30. Ryan Nelson was an
early arrival last week for Blaine and
Kelly Marks.
LEWIS / STADELMANN
Jennifer Sheron, daughter of John and Sheron Stadelmann of Blyth,
Ont. and Dean Edward, son of Tom and Marilyn Lewis of Powell
River, B.C. were united in marriage on September 28, 2002 at Christ
Church Cathedral, Victoria, B.C. Matron of honour was Rhonda Ryan
of Walton, Ont. Bridesmaids were Pam Mills of Clinton, Ont.,
Christine Heimpel of Kitchener, Ont. and Deborah Webster of B.C.
Best man was Kent Lewis of Powell River, B.C. Groomsmen were
Ryan Curtis, Micah Aivazoff and Travis Findlater, all from B.C. The
i is now living in Ladysmith, B.C. ________________dp Jiappy couple