HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2005-03-31, Page 19THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2005. PAGE 19.
PEOPLE AROUND
LONDESBORO
By BRENDA
RADFORD
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523-4296
The farmers attempted once again
to bring their plight to the attention
of the city folk and the government
recently by staging a demonstration
near the casino in Windsor. The
government has committed a great
deal of money to enlarge the casino
there.
How many of these casinos do we
need anyway when money is needed
elsewhere? Moreover social
services monies are now being
allocated for programs to deal with
problem gamblers. Trouble is there
are likely now more casino goers
than farmers.
Residents at the end of Elizabeth
Street had a little excitement last
weekend. A police chase ended
there Saturday when the driver of a
truck abandoned his vehicle and
tried to escape on foot. The truck
was towed away pn Sunday.
A domestic dispute brought
several cruisers back to the village
on Thursday. It is to be hoped all
ends well for that young family.
It’s hard to believe that we have
come to the end of March already
and it seems to be leaving lamb-like
as well. There are some April events
to remind you of so you won’t miss
out on any of the fun.
April 15 will be the Community
Fun Night and Silent Auction at
Hullett Central School beginning at
5:30 p.m. This year’s theme is
“Magic”.
Go for a supper of hot dogs and
ice-cream sundaes and stay to
browse the bake table, used books
and toys tables and check out the
silent auction items.
The evening is sponsored by the
Parent Advisory Committee and
Families donate floral tributes
to decorate church for Easter
raises funds for “extras” for the
school. And it is a good chance to
visit with the folks you’ve not seen
all winter and to check out just what
goes on at our school.
They welcome donations for their
auction and you can do that by
calling the school.
The next day, Saturday, April 16,
Londesborough United Church
celebrates 25 years of Songfest.
There will be two concerts -
afternoon and evening. A concert
ticket includes a light supper to be
served that Londesborough Hall.
Check out the posters for more
information or speak to a member of
the board of stewards.
Then on Sunday morning, April
17, the Londesborough Lions Club
plan to cook you an Olde Tyme
Breakfast at the Londesborough
Hall.FROM LONDESBORO
It was appropriately a glorious
morning March 27, Easter Sunday
and the sanctuary at Londesborough
United Church was decorated with
floral tributes. Flowers had been
donated by Allan and Barb Bosman,
Rob and Traci Radford, Josephine
MacGregor, Ed and Mary Salverda,
Don and Joan Goodall, Betty Fisher,
Doug Vincent and family, Willis and
Marie Bromley, Londesborough
UCW and Burns UCW in
remembrance and celebration.
The last candle, the central white
candle marking the end of the Lenten
tennebrae, was lit by Don and Joan
Goodall. The senior choir offered
two anthems of rejoicing about the
Easter message.
The responsive psalm that
morning. Psalm 118, was a psalm of
praise and thanksgiving. Matthew
28: 1-10 was the gospel reading, an
account of the two Marys arriving at
the tomb only to find it empty. They
were addressed by the angel and sent
on their way only to be the first of
Christ’s followers to encounter the
risen Lord.
These scripture passages
supported Rev. Pat Cook’s Easter
message titled The First Witnesses.
Baptism will be celebrated May 8.
Anyone wishing baptism for their
child please contact the church office
by April 3.
New repair business
to hold open house
on Saturday morning
Families First workshop
addresses bullying problem
A community family workshop to
address bullying problem is being
held in May.
Huron County Child Abuse
Prevention Committee and Rural
Response for Healthy Children are
hosting Families First... Building A
Strong Foundation at Vanastra
Christian Reformed Church, from 7-
9 p.m., May 16. The guest speaker is
victimization.
Bullying problems extend far
beyond the individual child
involved in bullying and/or
victimization to include everyone
who has a relationship with these
children. Parents are very important
in resolving and reducing the
problem.
Research shows that relationships
are critical for children and the
influence of relationships can
promote healthy or risky
development as a child grows.
The workshop is free and childcare
is provided.
Pepler invited children age 10 and
older to attend the presentation.
As you’ve been out and about this
past week you may have noticed a
new sign on the building at the north
end of the village. Gone is the
Nesbitt Construction sign close to
the road and on to the building itself
is the new name, K & A Repairs.
Merner Construction, in conjunction
with Nesbitt Construction, was
operating and repairing their own
heavy equipment from the building.
Now the .premise are rented to Andy
Snell, owner of K & A Repairs.
Andy and Brent Dougherty, will
be repairing heavy trucks,
construction equipment and trailers
from the location. Both young men
are from the Oakville area. The
business is up and running now and
they have planned an open house for
Saturday, April 2 from 9 a.m. to
noon. They hope the community will
feel free to drop by to look at their
endeavour.
Andy is the nephew of Bruce
Shillinglaw and he had been looking
for an opportunity to get out of the
city and into a rural setting. He has
purchased the former home of Steve
Bromley in Belgrave and the two
men are residing there. Another note
of interest and a connection to our
community I have learned, is that a
close friend of Andy’s is Kerri
Coxton. Kerri, you may remember,
is the young lady who purchased that
steam engine from Betty Hulley and
brought it to last year’s
Threshermen’s Reunion.
Welcome to our community and
best wishes for success in your
venture.
Dr. Debra Pepler, a Canadian
researcher on issues of bullying and
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Last weekend, Bob invited
his friends over to help
lacquer his floors.
It was a blast.
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Looking for local heroes
There are so many people out there who do
so much to improve their community.
Now you have a chance to say thanks.
Nominate that special person for the 20th
Annual Citizen Citizenship Awards.
Each year a committee chooses an outstanding citizen from each of the Blyth and area
and Brussels and area communities to receive an award for contribution to the
community. If you know someone you think should be honoured, please fill in the ballot
and send it in. You may attach a longer explanation of why you think your nominee
should win, if you like. If you have nominated someone before and he or she didn't win,
please feel free to try again.
I nominate-------------------
as Citizen of the year for □ Brussels
& area
I feel she/he deserves this award because
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free from all ignition sources
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Nomination Deadline April 30, 2005. *
Name and phone number of nominator_________________________________________________________________________________