The Citizen, 2005-02-24, Page 7THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 24, 2005. PAGE 7
PEOPLE AROUND
LONDESBORO
Four guests joined 10 regular
members of the Cheerio Club at the
Betty Cardno Centre in Clinton for a
noon meal on Wednesday, Feb. 16.
Musical entertainment was provided
by Mr. and Mrs. Jim Scott of
Goderich.
A serenity prayer by Dorothy
Johnston opened the meeting. The
group was pleased to have both
Betty Fisher and Marie Giousher
back in their midst following their
respective surgeries. A get-well card
was signed for Mary East who
missed the meeting having been
admitted to Clinton hospital. Roll
call was answered with humourous
readings.
The ladies enjoyed some games of
cards to complete their afternoon.
The Happy Gang Seniors hosted a
progressive euchre on Wednesday
afternoon, Feb. 23 to benefit the
Tsunami Relief Fund.
An icy morning on Valentine’s
Day caused the cancellation of
school at Hullett Central and the
postponement of speeches until
Tuesday. This second round of
public speaking was held at Blyth
Public School. Pupils from Hullett
competed with pupils from Blyth
school and did themselves proud.
In the primary division Lexi
Aitken with her story about Alice the
Fairy was chosen as the best
storyteller and Ellie Edwards placed
third with Andrew’s Loose Tooth.
Her speech about Shoes gained
Heather Gibson a second in the
junior competition. The Evolution of
Communication by Kyle Middegaal
was chosen for second place as well.
These young people will
compete at the next level early in
March.
The elementary school Central
Region basketball tournament was
held at Central Huron Secondary
School on Thursday, Feb. 18. Hullett
School was one of five sending
teams from Grades 7 and 8. Mrs.
Turcotte coached the girls’ and the
boys were coached by Mr. Caldwell.
Competition was stiff and at the
end of regular games and playdowns
both Hullett teams placed second in
the tournament.
Mr. Caldwell became a first-time
father last week. His wife, Corinne,
gave birth to a baby girl the couple
has named Kennedy.
Congratulations from the school and
community.
Hullett Central school has been
recognized for improving its scores
Allens take part in
Don and Catherine Allen and their
daughters extinguished the second
candle for Lent during the Tenebrae
observance at Londesborough
United Church on Sunday. Feb. 20,
the second Sunday of Lent. The
senior choir sang the anthem God Is
So Good.
When Rev. Pat Cook asked the
boys and girls at the front to name
symbols they recognize as church
symbols, they suggested a cross,
manger, Bible, star, and wreaths.
These symbols are expressions of
joy and love.
Rev. Pat told the children about
another Lenten symbol. A monastery
baker always baked a shaped bread
for the monastery which looked to
him like little arms or crossed arms.
Today's children recognized the
bread as pretzels.
Led by God was the title for Rev.
Cook’s message to the adults
supported by the scripture passages
Genesis 12: 1-4 and John 3: 1-17.
The responsive psalm was the
familiar Psalm 121 in which the
author recognizes that his help
comes from God.
In the Old Testament reading God
asks Abram to leave his home with
his family and go where God would
lead him to a new country with new
blessings for His people. Abram had
faith in God and headed into the
unknown. John records how
Nicodemus, a pharisee, sought out
Jesus at night to discover the
unknown. He wanted to know how
to enter the Kingdom of God. He,
like many, looked for miracles in his
life and in his church.
Rev. Cook reinforced the need for
Christians to just believe, to trust
and to have faith in God. By
in the Grade 3 EQAO standardized
testing from 1998 to 2004. The
Fraser Institute for Research in
Education and the Garfield Weston
Awards for Excellence in Education
recognized the improvement.
The school is one of the finalists in
the Improvement in Academics
category. The school’s principal and
a teacher have been invited to the
awards celebration in Toronto on
March 3. Congratulations Hullett on
being recognized.
Will they or won’t they play this
year? That is the question that just
doesn’t seem to be getting a definite
answer. Will the NHL have a season
for 2004-2005 or even for 2005-
2006?
My suggestion would be that all of
you follow the season of the NLL
whose schedule is in full gear. The
National Lacrosse League has a
team that also plays in the Air
Canada Centre and games can be
seen on television as well. The
Toronto Rock have been the league’s
champion several times in recent
years and this year is again winning
more than losing.
Tickets are still available for the
rest of this season and are much
cheaper than NHL tickets.
A number of NHL players have/do
also play lacrosse. Some, Domi and
Shanahan for example, have
invested monies in these teams. It’s
rumoured that Shanahan has been
practising with the Toronto Rock
service
listening to God’s promptings
Christians will have the confidence
and help often needed to risk and
face life’s unknowns, to change and
grow. God’s spirit will guide and
protect them into eternal life.
The Sunday school will host a
soup and sandwich fundraising
lunch after the morning service on
Feb. 27. Everyone is invited to stay
and be a part of the social time.
A Lenten Bible Study will be held
at Knox United in Auburn beginning
March 1 at 1:30 p.m. open to all.
Presbytery’s triennial review of
Londesborough United will take
place on Tuesday, March 8. A
congregational meeting will begin at
7 p.m. that evening.
this year to
keep in shape just in case the NHL
ever gets organized.
Lacrosse has aspects of basketball
and hockey and is gaining popularity
across the country at all age levels.
It's an action-packed game and the
noise and excitement “rocks” the
ACC on game days.
The Toronto Rock play from
January to early May and most of
those players also play summer field
lacrosse. In our area, London.
Kitchener and Owen Sound have
active lacrosse associations. Check it
out.
The community offers
condolences to Bert and Joanne
Lyon and family on the death of
Joanne’s mother on Saturday. Mrs.
Grace Eason was just settling in at
Huronview when she was called
home to God.FROM LONDESBORO
Winners
On Feb. 15, Hullett Central Public School and Blyth Publ.c
School students competed in the L egion’s public speaking
contest at Blyth. With Legion representative Belinda
Marshall are Hullett winners, back row, from left: Kyle
Middegaal, intermediate, second and Heather Gibson,
junior, second. Front: Ellie Edwards, primary, tnird and Lexi
Aitken, primary, first. (Photo submitted)
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It was a campout weekend at Londesborough Hall for
members of the 1st Blyth Cubs. Creating their ‘cars’ for the
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