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Clinton News Record, 2013-11-13, Page 1010 News Record • Wednesday, November 13, 2013 Londesborough Lions induct first female member Londesborough News Brenda Radford Condolences are extended to former village resident, Eric Anderson and his family, on the passing last week of his wife, Marjorie. Marjorie had been a resident of Seaforth Manor for many years before her death. Eric had moved there just a short time ago to be closer to her. Your prayers and concern will help the family deal with their loss. Eric himself is currently dealing with issues related to his diabe- tes and spending time in hospi- tal as a result. Ladies, if you ever entertained the idea of being a Lions member, take heart. At their last meeting, on November 7 the Londesborough Lions inducted their first Lioness, Kittie Mac- Gregor. Perhaps she has paved the way for others. Congratula- tions, Kittie. Are you like me tired of hear- ing about the antics of Rob Ford and Justin Bieber? I just want to shout, "Grow up!" People in the public eye, like these two are, in spite of their differing lives, need to recognize they need to set a better example for the youth who are watching. There is no such thing as a private life for these people in today's world. There is always a camera run- ning. Besides, don't they each have advisors and bodyguards in their employ? Should those employees not be preventing these types of behavior? How did Ford ever get elected if this is the type of person he is? What a reflection he is for all elected officials? Canada is being watched around the world for all the wrong reasons. The next item is just another random thought from a world most of us never experience. Our home has followed "The Battle of the Blades" each year it has been presented. It occurs to me that the couples who skate have stepped out of their com- fort zones when they accepted the challenges involved in this experience. 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Morag Watt, secretary at Hullett Cen- tral, shared a neat surprise with us at the post office one day last week. The parcel she was picking up on behalf of the school had her puzzled. Turns out the package contained two very colour- ful Japanese children's books and a CD direct from Japan. (Imagine at a little post office like ours.) It was apparently a true gift for the school was not expect- ing them from a Mr. Naoyuki Matsuka. How cool is that! The school council executive has been settled and you can turn to these particular people if you are interested in events at the school. Co-chairs are Amanda Anderson, Amanda Aitken and Julie Wright. Tammy Graf records the meetings discussions and Shirley Ann Boven deals with the finances. LONDESBOROUGH UNITED CHURCH "The Everlasting Arms" was a fitting anthem for the senior choir to present on Remembrance Sunday, November 10 at Londesborough United Church. A quote by Robert Frost on the morning order of service was also appropriate, "Freedom lies in being bold." During the children's time Terry Fletcher and the boys and girls talked about bird nests. The children recognized how difficult it would be to build their own special place using their mouths as the birds do. And they discussed that each kind of bird, from hummingbird to eagle, builds its own kind of nest. The building of a nest demonstrates persistence. Terry reminded the children that Jesus wants them to show persistence in prayer. Not only does He want them to repeat the Lord's Prayer often but to pray their own prayer frequently, just to keep in touch. "Wanting to See" was the message Mr. Fletcher delivered to the adults that morning. The supporting scripture pas- sage was Luke 19:1-10, the story of Zacchaeus. When Jesus spotted Zacchaeus up in the tree where he could get a better look at Jesus, He gave Zaccheaus no choice when He declared He was coming to his home. Zaccheaus could have made a variety of excuses but Christ knew the time was right for Zaccheaus to change his life. The attention he received from Christ caused Zaccheaus to publicly admit to his wrongdoings and make retribution for his life. Terry posed the question, "What would we do if we met Jesus?" As he stated, resumes, real estate ads and car sales reports, etc, are all not necessarily quite truthful. Perhaps we need to toss away the rose coloured glasses, so to speak, and admit the truth. By living up to a higher standard, one's whole life may change. Confession brings redemption. Terry ended with the hope that we might all come to see Jesus in such a way as to have a life changing experience. The official board of Londesborough United will meet on November 20 beginning at 7:30 p.m. In preparation for the budget presentation that evening, the stewards will meet on Thursday, November 14 at 7:30 p.m. The Outreach Committee of Londes- borough United wish to thank all who supported the Thanksgiving food drive and the Alzheimer coffee break, two worthy causes. Everyone is invited to join the Sun- day School at their annual swim party on Saturday, November 16 at the Vanas- tra pool. You swim from 4 to 5 and enjoy pizza from 5 to 6 p.m. Donations for the pizza would be appreciated and one might also bring along a bit of finger food to share. Drinks and fun are free! Londesborough United will hold the Sacrament of Communion on Novem- ber 24th. Thompson talks up PC horse racing plan The Ontario PC Party is creating a plan to help save the horse racing industry in Huron -Bruce and across the province. The announcement came Friday from Queen's Park. "For the people of Huron -Bruce, horse racing is a personal issue," said PC MPP Lisa Thompson. "We are proud to put forward a plan that will protect 60,000 people currentlyworking in horse racing in the province, and return the industry to growth in the near future According to the Nov. 8 release, the plan would immediately stop the closure of racetrack slots, and would work to put together a race track slots program that is transparent and accountable. It would also establish public-private partner- ships with businesses with experience in the gaming industry to increase revenue that can be shared with the horse racing industry. The plan was formulated by Rural Affairs Critic with Responsibility for the Horse Racing Industry, Randy Petta- piece, and seeks to provide much- needed action for an industry Thomp- son says is under attack by the Liberal government. "The industry is in trouble, and all the Liberals can do is propose what amounts to a new government horse bureauc- racy;" said Thompson. "That's what you get with this government, fewer jobs and more bureaucracy." She said the Liberal approach will only lead to track closures and more lost jobs.