The Citizen, 2006-04-27, Page 13A quartet of three
Three members of the Dashwood Quartet were among those entertaining at the annual
Londesborough Songfest on Sunday evening. (Vicky Bremner photo)
United hosts 26th Songfest
By BRENDA
RADFORD
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THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2006. PAGE 13.
Gospel music lovers filled the
sanctuary of Londesborough United
Church on Sunday evening for the
26th annual gospel Songfest.
Two very composed young girls
from the Londesborough
congregation, Kelsey Falconer and
Mikala Allen, shared their gift of
song. Accompanied by Barb
Bosman, the girls offered numbers
typical of young folk, for example,
Rockin' the Boat and The Butterfly
Song.
A trio of men from The Dashwood
Quartet harmonized familiar gospel
songs such as I Come to the Garden
and You're Drifting Too Far from
Shore. This group found they shared
a love for gospel and bluegrass
music while sharing another
favourite pastime. They are all
members of the motorcycle club, the
West Coast Riders from South
Huron.
One guitar provides
accompaniment ordinarily yet
during their second set they sang
unaccompanied, In Glory Land.
This group brought home to
Londesborough United, Murray
Hunking who grew up on a farm on
the 13th of Hullett.
Beyond Bliss, a quartet of young
singers, has been singing spirituals a
cappella for eight years. Precious
Lord, Take My Hand and Ain't a
That Good News were among the
enjoyable numbers they offered.
The largest group of the evening,
seven musicians, was a return
engagement for the gospel group
Oracle. Most members of this group
The Londesborough United
Church Wometi who attended the
meeting on Monday evening, April
17 heard a most informative and
informal presentation by Maggie
Brennan, education co-ordinator for
the Alzheimer's Society. Using her
computer Maggie showed the ladies
an overview of the disease, spoke
about causes and new research, etc.
The evening was advertised as a
dialogue and many felt comfortable
hail from the Milverton area and
have a Mennonite background.
They have been ministering in
song together for 14 years in a
southern gospel style. Their
repertoire included Peace on the
Valley, I'll Fly Away and What a
Day That Will Be.
The male members of the group
sang, Just a Little Talk With Jesus
bringing to mind the Statler
Brothers.
and concerned enough about the
disease ro interrupt her many times
to ask questions and get clarification
about what they were hearing. The
society's slogan is "Help for today
and Hope for tomorrow*' and Maggie
addressed both those aspects during
her talk.
Despite the fact that every country
in the world is doing research into
this disease, there is no cure for it at
this time. However there are changes
Club meets
A smaller than usual number of
Cheerio Club ladies met for-a noon
meal at the Betty Cardno Centre in
Clinton on April 19. After dinner the
guest speaker informed the group,
about the Lions Club Guide Dog
program.
Dorothy Johnston began the
business portion of the club's
gathering with a serenity prayer.
As is the custom, roll call was
answered with humour,
Reta Kelland won the gift of the
month given for April by Geraldine
Johnston.
The rest of the afternoon was
spent playing some friendly games
of cards.
The club will meet again on May
24.
There have been so many rumours
circulating in the village the past
couple of weeks, it is hard to know
just what the truth is. However,
• nothing is as constant as change and
there is one rumour I can clarify.
Tom and Dianne Codyre have
closed their corner store and that
necessitates some changes. A variety
store in a small community has
many facets that now will have to
find new accommodation.
Rather than set up corner boxes,
Canada Post has agreed to move the
post office to new quarters at
Radford's Farm Equipment. But this
one can make in lifestyle that may
delay the onset of Alzheimer's and
perhaps slow its progression.
Brennan encouraged everyone to
never stop accepting new challenges
in life and to actually seek them out
for mental health arid agility.
The key to dealing with this
disease for those affected is
education and the women learned
much they can consider for their own
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FROM LONDESBORO
is a change that can not happen
overnight, paperwork and levels of
authority take some time.
For the present, you can pick up
your regular mail as usual at the
corner store. Notice will be given
when that change, hopefully early in
May will be made.
Parcels can be claimed at
Radford's.
Until the new boxes are in place,
you will have to send parcels and
buy supplies at another location,
either Clinton or Blyth. Try to be
patient with a learning staff until
everything shakes into place.
The London Free Press will also
be handled by the folks at Radford's
and until the post office is moved,
your paper can still be picked up at
the corner along with yOur mail.
In conversation with some longer-
term residents of the village and area
there has been only one other
change in the location. of the post
office in their memory and that came
about because of 'the big fire'.
In November of 1939, buildings
along King Street in the first block
east of the corner were razed, in a
nighttime blaze. Wells' garage, two
sheds/warehouses and the corner
grocery store were lost. The groc,ery
store were lost. The grocery store
was operated at that time by
McCools and housed the post office.
Employee Gladys Mountain, later
Josling, ran the mail service from
the Mountain home until the present
building was built.
For newcomers to the village, that
house is now home to the Popp
family at the west end of the village.
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