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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2006-01-12, Page 18V .,41 9.4111,1,‘ IRV 14C`lini NEWS CELEBRATING OVER YEARS ON TELEVISION MOP* WW1 St" lith Oka 111 Shoe Cad !kaki, • Balna English • Big Tiny Little • lack Imo. 4, Mary LOU Metzger Bleb Dale • Ave Barber Acconlisols1 Tim Padilla ma Wall 1•11641111 Pasha a Ilona with The Champagne Music Makers .`"Vi. )11 11 41:0! II I r . tt FRIDAY, MARCH 17/06 - 2PM CENTENNIAL HALL — LONDON,ON Tickets available at the Centennial Hall Box Office. Charge by phone: 519-672-1967 or online at www.centennialhall.london.ca Discount available for groups of 20 or more. Call for details PAGE 18. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2006. Great-grandma's girl Ninetieth birthday celebrant Margaret Good enjoyed a spe- cial time with friends and family, among them great-grand- daughter Bayley Pellow, at an open house in Londesborough Hall on Sunday afternoon. (Vicky Bremner photo) M. Good marks 90th Margaret Good of Londesborough, and now a resident of Queensway Nursing Home in Hensall was the birthday girl at an open house in Londesborough Hall on Sunday, Jan. 8. The guest of honour was born 90 years ago, Jan. 11, 1916, to the late Joseph and Amelia Ann (Adams) Yungblut, in Londesborough. As a girl, she attended SS#3 Hullett at Kinburn, then later the School of Commerce in Clinton. She was employed at Beatty Bros. in Fergus until her marriage on Oct. 20, 1945 to Russell Good after which she became a stay-at-home housewife caring for her husband and their two daughters, Helen (Mrs. John Lyons) now of Hullett Twp. and Sandra (Mrs. Randy Logan) of London. By Bonnie Gropp Citizen editor What rules do we follow? This was the question on the minds of some county councillors at the Jan. 5 meeting regarding the environmental tobacco bylaw. Councillor for Central Huron Bert Dykstra brought up the fact that while Huron's bylaw had excemp- tions for such places as psychiatric wards in hospitals, the provincial one doesn't. Penny Nelligan, health unit direc- tor, said that the provincial legisla- tion will supercede any local bylaw so the health unit will be looking at it closely and working with agencies to offer support to smokers in these circumstances. Nelligan said they have also applied for $50,000 worth of assis- tance to purchase such things as Nicoderm, for people who want to quit. "There was also some extra money in one project for enforce- Their family today now includes six grandchildren and three great- grandchildren. Mrs. Good has been a member of the Londesborough United Church, the Happy Gang Seniors and the Cheerio Club. She was also, until recently, a participant in the adult day program at the Betty Cardno Centre in Clinton. Her interests have included cooking, baking, knitting and sewing. Family and friends celebrated her milestone at the open house from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, then she enjoyed supper with immediate fam- ily, nieces and nephews. Visitors attended from Niagara Falls, Woodstock, Tavistock, St. Clements, London and the surround- ing area. ment, not a lot, but we anticipate more." The idea that money needed to be spent to help people quit raised an eyebrow of North Huron councillor Doug Layton. "We provide Nicoderm to people who can't afford it, but they can buy ciga- rettes?" "It's incentive," said Nelligan. Central Huron councillor John Bezaire said it was his understand- ing that the stricter bylaw would be the one used. However, he wondered how it worked if portions of the province's bylaw were stricter than Huron's and vice-versa. Nelligan said her understanding of the Ontario bylaw is that it is stricter than Huron's, though some areas were the same. Since Huron's bylaw came into effect, five tickets have been issued to businesses or individuals for non- compliance.. There was one court case, which the county won. Margaret Good returned to the village on Sunday afternoon to cele- brate her 90th birthday in familiar surroundings. Well wishers dropped by the Londesborough Community Hall to offer their congratulations and enjoy ice cream and birthday cake. Marg has been accepting the help of staff at the Queensway Nursing Home in Hensall with her daily liv- ing but enjoyed being in her home community to mark this auspicious occasion. Villagers and area residents were saddened to learn last Wednesday morning that Bruce Roy had lost his valiant and quiet battle with cancer. Sympathy is extended to his family and that of his caring companion, Genevieve Allen. Bruce was raised on Lot 18, Conc. 9 of Hullett Twp. .along today's Winthrop Road. His father, original- ly from Hamilton, had purchased that property in 1919 on a veteran's act following the First World War. In 1949, Roy brothers, Bruce and Murray, bought the farm property that today is home to Bill Roy and family. However, for eight years, beginning in the early 1950s, Bruce worked for eight years for Ontario Hydro as a concrete inspector. During his time in Niagara and the building of the Sir Adam Beck Power Plant, Bruce met a Scottish girl by the name of Nancy who became his wife. Following a time in north-western Ontario working on hydro projects, the couple returned to the farm in Hullett Twp. with young Bill in 1960. Although Bruce turned the day-to- day running of the farm over to Bill in 1980, he never truly retired and even this past fall spent some time at The Ontario Provincial Police, Huron detachment is currently delivering the VIP program to Grade 6 students across Huron County. VIP stands for Values, Influences and Peers. It is a preventative pro- gram that involves team teaching by a police officer and a classroom teacher. This year, several Huron,, OPP officers are helping teach the. prograni. The program helps students devel- op self worth, self-respect, moral awareness and values that will help them as they mature. It also makes students aware that problems are a natural part of life and that there are positive problem-solving choices available to them. Most importantly,, VIP students learn to take responsibility for their actions. VIP lessons include topics that focus on positive attitudes and skills that can be related to prosocial behaviours such as values, rules, peer pressure, youth and the law, drugs, alcohol, tobacco and respect- ing authority figures. If you see a police officer at your child's school, don't be alarmed. They are most likely there to help teach your child this vital informa- tion that will be beneficial for life. Huron OPP offers many more the farm when, he was feeling able. Bruce was a familiar face to many farmers in the area as he was _a Pioneer seed dealer for 45 years. Bill continues to carry on that seed busi- ness as well. In 1985, Bruce and Nancy moved to Clinton. Nancy passed .away 13 years ago. As a youth, Biuce was an athlete and during his years at university in Guelph, 1944-1946, he was a mem- ber of the track team. Both Bruce and Nancy were avid bowlers at one time with the Londesborough bowling teams. Rumour has it that one evening, Bruce was one pin short of a perfect game. Apparently after 9 2/3 frames of strikes, his last ball left a corner pin. A good many of us came to know Bruce better when he became a com- panion to Genevieve here in Londesborough. We will. not soon forget their caring devotion to each other especially in these last months when both have been failing in health. Ten past 10 or so years they have enjoyed winters in Florida and sum- mer weeks at the trailer at Pine Lake. Bruce certainly learned to enjoy music as he accompanied Genevieve to concerts, etc. They attended sen- iors gatherings and enjoyed playing cards as well. Seniors meet The Happy Gang Seniors will gather for their first meeting of 2006 at the Londesborough Community Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 25. Following their potluck meal at 12:30 p.m., there will be a short business meeting. Games of all sorts will complete their afternoon together.. Along with euchre, the folks will be playing crokinole, scrabble, solo, dominos and crib- bage. Everyone is invited to join in the fun and - socializing and perhaps --learn a new game. programs for students and schools as well the public and social groups. If you would like to learn more about these programs, call Const. Jeff Walraven at 519-524-8314. FROM LONDESBORO Getting results, theme of service Producing Results was the title of Rev. Pat Cook's message on Sunday, Jan. 8 at Londesborough United Church. Through baptism Christians become bearers of God's love to the world. His power equips each for their ministry in the world if they answer His call. Only then can a Christian produce results for His world. Supporting scripture passages were Psalm 29 and Mark 1: 4-11, which is the account of Christ being baptized by John the Baptist at the beginning of His ministry. Kerri (Szusz) Grant was the organist for the service. Flowers had been placed in the sanctuary in memory of Bruce Roy by his family. Next Sunday, Jan. 15, the senior choir will gather for practice at 10 a.m. Reports for the annual report should be in the church office by that morning as well. The official board will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 17 beginning at 7:30 p.m. Sunday school teachers and par- ents are invited to meet the follow- ing evening, Jan 18. at the same time. County discusses changes with provincial bylaw OPP take VIP to county's Gr. 6s